System using separate modules to update software and the method thereof

• US 20110252414A1
• Filed: 05/03/2010
• Published: 10/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Cai, Minjie, Chiu, Chaucer
• Application Number:
  US12/662,755
• Publication Number:
  US 20110252414A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

System and method using separate modules to update software separates an update program into a pre-update module and a core module. When the pre-update module determines the existence of an update file corresponding to the core module, the pre-update module first uses the update file to update the core module and then loads the updated core module. The core module thus updates the target file contained in the software. The update program can update itself. The user does not need to update the update program manually.

Claims

1. A method of using separate modules to update software used in an update program of software, comprising the steps of:

separating the update program into a pre-update module and a core module;

after determining the existence of an update file for the core module by the pre-update module, using the update file to update the core module;

loading the updated core module by the pre-update module; and

updating at least one target file contained in the software by the core module.

2. The method of using separate modules to update software of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying a user interface by the pre-update module precedes the step of determining the existence of an update file for the core module by the pre-update module.

3. The method of using separate modules to update software of claim 1, wherein the step of determining the existence of an update file for the core module by the pre-update module determines the existence of the update file by connecting the pre-update module to a server and checking whether the server stores the update file.

4. The method of using separate modules to update software of claim 1, wherein the step of updating the target file contained in the software further includes the step of updating the pre-update module by the core module.

5. The method of using separate modules to update software of claim 1, wherein the step of terminating the execution of the pre-update module by the pre-update module or the core module precedes the step of updating the target file by the core module.

6. The method of using separate modules to update software of claim 1, wherein the step of loading the updated core module by the pre-update module is achieved by loading the updated core module by the pre-update module using the dynamic linking library (DLL) or reflective technique.

7. A system of using separate module to update software used in an update program of software, comprising:

a core module for updating at least one target file contained in the software; and

a pre-update module as one of the target files and including;

a determining unit for determining the existence of an update file for the core module;

an updating unit for using the update file to update the core module when the determining unit determines the existence of the update file; and

a core loading unit for loading the core module.

8. The system of using separate module to update software of claim 7, wherein the pre-update module further includes a user interface for displaying interactive information therein.

9. The system of using separate module to update software of claim 7, wherein the pre-update module further includes a transmitting unit for connecting to a server, the determining unit uses the transmitting unit to determine whether the server stores the update file, and the transmitting unit downloads the update file from the server.

10. The system of using separate module to update software of claim 7, wherein the pre-update module or the core module terminates the execution of the pre-update module.