METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPGRADING WIRELESS DATA CARD

• US 20120117557A1
• Filed: 04/09/2010
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Li, Xipeng
• Application Number:
  US13/383,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20120117557A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/173
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A method and a system for upgrading a wireless data card are disclosed. The method includes: a home gateway downloads upgrade data using a firmware over the air (FOTA) download technique, wherein the upgrade data comprises first upgrade data for upgrading the wireless data card (S302); the home gateway upgrades the wireless data card using the first upgrade data (S304). The technical solution as above enables the wireless data card to not only upgrade itself, but also be upgraded by other modules such as the home gateway etc.

Claims

1. A method for upgrading a wireless data card, comprising:

downloading, by a home gateway, upgrade data by using a firmware over-the-air download technique, wherein said upgrade data comprises first upgrade data used for upgrading the wireless data card; and

upgrading, by said home gateway, said wireless data card by using said first upgrade data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein after upgrading said wireless data card, said method further comprises:

informing, by said wireless data card, said home gateway of a result of successful upgrade of said wireless data card.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein after downloading said upgrade data, said method further comprises:

S1, checking up said upgrade data;

S2, if the check-up succeeds, carrying out the operation of upgrading said wireless data card;

S3, if the check-up fails, downloading said upgrade data again and returning to S1.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said upgrade data further comprises second upgrade data used for upgrading said home gateway.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein after upgrading said wireless data card, said method further comprises:

said home gateway upgrading itself by using said second upgrade data.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the step of said home gateway upgrading itself comprises:

rebooting said home gateway;

upgrading said home gateway by using said second upgrade data;

feeding back a result of successful upgrade of said wireless data card and said home gateway by said home gateway.

7. A system for upgrading a wireless data card, comprising:

a download unit configured to download upgrade data by using firmware over-the-air download technique, wherein said upgrade data comprises first upgrade data used for upgrading the wireless data card; and

a first upgrade unit configured to upgrade said wireless data card by using said first upgrade data.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said system further comprises:

a second upgrade unit configured to upgrade the home gateway by using second upgrade data in said upgrade data.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein said system further comprises:

a checking unit configured to check said upgrade data downloaded by said download unit.

10. The system according to claim 8, further comprising:

a scheduling unit configured to schedule said first upgrade unit, and schedule said second upgrade unit according to the operation results of said first upgrade unit.

11. The system according to claim 9, further comprising:

a scheduling unit configured to schedule said first upgrade unit, and schedule said second upgrade unit according to the operation results of said first upgrade unit.