Method, system, terminal and device management server for installing software components

• US 9,141,366 B2
• Filed: 01/20/2014
• Issued: 09/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Cui, Shouling, Chai, Xiaoqian, Tian, Linyi, Li, Kepeng
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Assistant Examiner(s): BUI, HANH THI MINH
• Application Number:
  US14/159,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20140137103A1
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1433 during software upgrading
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/12 Protecting executable software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

A method for installing software components includes: a terminal receives a software component package delivered by a Device Management (DM) server directly or a download address of the component package and a command instructing to download delivered by the DM server, where the software component package contains more than one software component; when the terminal receives the download address and the command instructing to download, the terminal downloads the software component package from the download address; the terminal installs the obtained software component package locally and generates management nodes and subnodes of the management nodes corresponding to the software components under a Deployed subtree of the Software Component Management Object (SCOMO) of the terminal. With the present invention, the process of installing software component is more reasonable. A system and apparatus for installing software components are also provided.

Claims

1. A method for installing software components, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal, a download address of a software component package and a download instruction command from a Device Management (DM) server, wherein the software component package contains one or more software components;

downloading, by the terminal, the software component package according to the download address and the download instruction command; and

installing, by the terminal, the downloaded software component package locally and generating a management node corresponding to each software component and subnodes of the management node under a Deployed subtree of a Software Component Management Object (SCOMO),

wherein generating the management node corresponding to the each software component and the subnodes of the management node under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO comprises;

obtaining, by the terminal, an identifier (ID) of one software component and assigning, by the terminal, the ID to a value of an ID subnode of the management node corresponding to each software component under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein the ID of the software component is provided by a network and delivered to the terminal as a part of the software component package;

wherein after generating the management node corresponding to the each software component and the subnodes of the management node under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, the method further comprises reporting, by the terminal, an installation response message to the DM server, and wherein the installation response message comprises a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the management node generated under the Deployed subtree;

wherein the installation response message further comprises a name or an ID of each software component and is reported in a synchronous mode or an asynchronous mode, and when the synchronous reporting mode is applied, the URI in the installation response message is carried in an ITEM element of a STATUS command.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein when the download instruction command is an instruction to download the software component package, after the terminal downloads the software component package according to the download address and before the software component package is installed locally, and the method further comprises:

generating, by the terminal, a management node corresponding to the software component package and subnodes of the management node under a Delivered subtree of the SCOMO; and

assigning access control rights to the management node corresponding to the software component package and the subnodes of the management node.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the method further comprises generating, by the terminal, a management node corresponding to the software component package under a Download subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein assigning the access control rights to the management node corresponding to the software component package under the Delivered subtree comprises assigning an access control right of the management node corresponding to the software component package generated under the Download subtree to the management node corresponding to the software component package generated under the Delivered subtree.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein assigning the access control rights to the subnodes of the management node corresponding to the software component package under the Delivered subtree comprises allowing the subnodes of the management node corresponding to the software component package generated under the Delivered subtree inherit the access control rights of the management node.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein assigning the access control rights to the subnodes of the management node corresponding to the software component package under the Delivered subtree comprises assigning an access control right of an executable node under the Download subtree to an executable node under the management node corresponding to the software component package generated under the Delivered subtree.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein when the download instruction command is an instruction to download and install the software component package and when the terminal downloads the software component package successfully but fails to install the software component package, the method further comprises:

generating, by the terminal, a management node corresponding to the software component package and subnodes of the management node under a Delivered subtree of the SCOMO; and

assigning an access control right to the management node and the subnodes of the management node under the Delivered subtree of the SCOMO.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the method further comprises generating, by the terminal, a management node corresponding to the software component package under a Download subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein assigning an access control right to the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises assigning an access control right of the management node generated under the Download subtree to the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein assigning the access control right to the subnodes of the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises allowing the subnodes of the management node generated under the Delivered subtree to inherit the access control right of the management node.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein assigning the access control right to the subnodes of the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises assigning an access control right of an executable node under the Download subtree to an executable node under the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein when the download instruction command is an instruction to download and install the software component package, but not to activate the software component package, and when the terminal downloads the software component package successfully, but fails to install the software component package, the method further comprises:

generating, by the terminal, a management node corresponding to the software component package and subnodes of the management node under a Delivered subtree of the SCOMO; and

assigning access control rights to the management node and the subnodes of the management node.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the method further comprises generating, by the terminal, a management node for the software component package under a Download subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein assigning an access control right to the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises assigning an access control right of the management node generated under the Download subtree to the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein assigning the access control right to the subnodes of the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises allowing the subnodes of the management node generated under the Delivered subtree inherit the access control right of the management node.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein assigning the access control right to the subnodes of the management node under the Delivered subtree comprises assigning an access control right of an executable node under the Download subtree to an executable node under the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein after generating the management node and the subnodes of the management node under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, the method further comprises updating, by the terminal, a state value of the software component package recorded in the subnode when the state of the software component package changes.

15. A terminal having at least a processor executing instructions, comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a download address of a software component package and a download instruction command from a Device Management (DM) server, wherein the software component package contains one or more software components;

a downloading unit configured to download the software component package according to the download address and the download instruction command;

an installing unit configured to install the downloaded software component package locally and generate a management node corresponding to each software component and subnodes of the management node under a Deployed subtree of a Software Component Management Object (SCOMO); and

a reporting unit configured to report an installation response message to the DM server after the management node corresponding to the each software component and the subnodes of the management node are generated under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, wherein the installation response message comprises a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the management node generated under the Deployed subtree,

wherein when generating the management node corresponding to the each software component and the subnodes of the management node under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, the installing unit is further configured to obtain an identifier (ID) of one software component and assign the ID to a value of an ID subnode of the management node corresponding to each software component under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, and

wherein the ID of the software component is provided by a network and delivered to the terminal as a part of the software component package;

wherein the installation response message further comprises a name or an ID of each software component and is reported in a synchronous mode or an asynchronous mode, and when the synchronous reporting mode is applied, the URI in the installation response message is carried in an ITEM element of a STATUS command.

16. The terminal of claim 15, wherein when the download instruction command is an instruction to download the software component package;

after the terminal downloads the software component package according to the download address and before the software component package is installed locally, the terminal further comprises;

a first generating unit configured to generate a management node corresponding to the software component package and subnodes of the management node under a Delivered subtree of the SCOMO; and

a first right assigning unit configured to assign access control rights to the management node corresponding to the software component package and the subnodes of the management node.

17. The terminal of claim 16, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the receiving unit is further configured to generate a management node corresponding to the software component package under a Download subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein the first right assigning unit is further configured to assign an access control right of the management node corresponding to the software component package generated under the Download subtree to the management node corresponding to the software component package generated under the Delivered subtree.

18. The terminal of claim 15, wherein when the download instruction command is an instruction to download and install the software component package, when the terminal downloads the software component package successfully, but fails to install the software component package, a first generating unit of the terminal is configured to generate a management node corresponding to the software component package and subnodes of the management node under a Delivered subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein a first right assigning unit of the terminal is configured to assign access control rights to the management node and the subnodes of the management node under the Delivered subtree of the SCOMO.

19. The terminal of claim 18, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the receiving unit is further configured to generate a management node corresponding to the software component package under a Download subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein the first right assigning unit is further configured to assign an access control right of the management node generated under the Download subtree to the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.

20. The terminal of claim 15, wherein when the download instruction command is an instruction to download and install the software component package, but not to activate the software component package, when the terminal downloads the software component package successfully, but fails to install the software component package, a first generating unit of the terminal is configured to generate a management node corresponding to the software component package and subnodes of the management node under a Delivered subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein a first right assigning unit of the terminal is configured to assign access control rights to the management node and the subnodes of the management node.

21. The terminal of claim 20, wherein before the DM server delivers the download instruction command, the receiving unit is further configured to generate a management node corresponding to the software component package under a Download subtree of the SCOMO, and wherein the first right assigning unit is further configured to assign an access control right of the management node generated under the Download subtree to the management node generated under the Delivered subtree.

22. A system for installing software components, comprising:

a Device Management (DM) server configured to deliver a download address of a software component package and a download instruction command to a terminal, wherein the software component package contains one or more software components,

wherein the terminal has at least a processor that is configured to;

receive the download address of the software component package and the download instruction command from the DM server; and

when the download address and the download instruction command is received, download the software component package according to the download address and the download instruction command, install the downloaded software component package locally, generate a management node corresponding to each software component and subnodes of the management node under a Deployed subtree of a Software Component Management Object (SCOMO), and report an installation response message to the DM server after the management node corresponding to the each software component and the subnodes of the management node are generated under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, wherein the installation response message includes a name or an ID of the each software component and is reported in a synchronous mode or an asynchronous mode, and wherein when the synchronous reporting mode is applied, the URI in the installation response message is carried in an ITEM element of a STATUS command, the installation response message further comprising an Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the management node generated under the Deployed subtree,

wherein when generating the management node corresponding to the each software component and the subnodes of the management node under a Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, the terminal is further configured to obtain an identifier (ID) of one software component and assign the ID to a value of an ID subnode of the management node corresponding to the each software component under the Deployed subtree of the SCOMO, and

wherein the ID of the software component is provided by a network and delivered to the terminal as a part of the software component package.