US-20260126983-A1 - DEVICE UPGRADE METHOD AND DEVICE UPGRADE SYSTEM

Abstract

A device upgrade method includes the following steps. A control module of a display device and an information technology management module of a remote server are used to establish a network connection through the switch module of the display device. The control module is used to transmit device information to the information technology management module. The information technology management module is used to perform a verification process on the device information and generate device upgrade information to the control module. The control module downloads the device upgrade data from the information technology management module according to the device upgrade information, verifies the device upgrade data, and performs an upgrade process on a function device of the display device according to the device upgrade data.

Inventors

• Jiasheng Chen
• JunXin Qiu
• Yongqiang Li
• Qiyuan SU

Assignees

• WISTRON CORP.

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20250103

Priority Date

20241101

Claims (20)

1. 1 . A device upgrade method, comprising: using a control module of a display device and an information technology management module of a remote server to establish a network connection through a switch module of the display device; using the control module to transmit device information to the information technology management module; using the information technology management module to perform a verification process on the device information and generate device upgrade information to the control module; and using the control module to download the device upgrade data from the information technology management module according to the device upgrade information, to verify the device upgrade data, and to perform an upgrade process on a function device of the display device according to the device upgrade data.
2. 2 . The device upgrade method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of using the control module of the display device and the information technology management module of the remote server to establish the network connection through the switch module of the display device comprises: using the control module to send a network connection request to the information technology management module through the switch module; using the information technology management module to generate feedback information to the control module according to the network connection request; and using the control module to establish the network connection according to the feedback information.
3. 3 . The device upgrade method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the step of using the control module of the display device and the information technology management module of the remote server to establish the network connection through the switch module of the display device further comprises: using the control module to set the control module as a connection host and transmit setting information to the information technology management module; and using the information technology management module to set the information technology management module as a connection slave device according to the setting information.
4. 4 . The device upgrade method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of using the control module of the display device and the information technology management module of the remote server to establish the network connection through the switch module of the display device comprises: using the information technology management module to send a network connection request to the control module through the switch module; using the control module to generate feedback information to the information technology management module according to the network connection request; and using the information technology management module to establish the network connection according to the feedback information.
5. 5 . The device upgrade method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the step of using the control module of the display device and the information technology management module of the remote server to establish the network connection through the switch module of the display device further comprises: using the information technology management module to set the information technology management module as a connection host and transmit setting information to the control module; and using the control module to set the control module as a connection slave device according to the setting information.
6. 6 . The device upgrade method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the device information comprises a display device name and a display device serial number corresponding to the display device and a device name, a device serial number, a local address and firmware version information corresponding to the function device.
7. 7 . The device upgrade method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of using the information technology management module to perform the verification process on the device information and generate device upgrade information to the control module comprises: using the information technology management module to determine whether the display device name and the display device serial number match a predetermined display device name and a predetermined display device serial number; in response to the display device name and the display device serial number matching the predetermined display device name and the predetermined display device serial number, using the information technology management module to determine whether the device name, the device serial number and the local address match a predetermined device name, a predetermined device serial number and a predetermined local address; in response to the device name, the device serial number and the local address matching the predetermined device name, the predetermined device serial number and the predetermined local address, using the information technology management module to determine whether a firmware version of the firmware version information is the same as a predetermined firmware version; and in response to the firmware version not being the same as the predetermined firmware version, using the information technology management module to generate the device upgrade information to the control module.
8. 8 . The device upgrade method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of using the control module to download the device upgrade data from the information technology management module according to the device upgrade information, to verify the device upgrade data, and to perform the upgrade process on the function device of the display device according to the device upgrade data comprises: using the control module to determine whether the control module is set as a connection host according to the device upgrade information; in response to determining that the control module is not set as the connection host, using the control module to download the device upgrade data from the information technology management module, to verify the device upgrade data, and to perform the upgrade process on the function device of the display device according to the device upgrade data; in response to determining that the control module is set as the connection host, using the control module to determine whether the control module receives a device upgrade instruction; in response to determining that the control module receives the device upgrade instruction, using the control module to download the device upgrade data from the information technology management module, to verify the device upgrade data, and to perform the upgrade process on the function device of the display device according to the device upgrade data.
9. 9 . The device upgrade method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the device upgrade instruction comprises an immediate upgrade instruction, a scheduled upgrade instruction or a non-upgrade instruction.
10. 10 . A device upgrade system, comprising: a remote server, comprising an information technology management module; and a display device, comprising: a function device; a switch module, connected to the information technology management module; a control module, connected to the switch module and the function device; wherein the control module and the information technology management module are configured to establish a network connection through the switch module, the control module is configured to transmit device information to the information technology management module, the information technology management module is configured to perform a verification process on the device information and generate device upgrade information to the control module, the control module is configured to download the device upgrade data from the information technology management module according to the device upgrade information, to verify the device upgrade data, and to perform an upgrade process on the function device of the display device according to the device upgrade data.
11. 11 . The device upgrade system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the control module comprises: a gateway module, configured to establish the network connection with the information technology management module through the switch module, transmit device information to the information technology management module, and download the device upgrade data from the information technology management module according to the device upgrade information; a verification module, configured to verify the device upgrade data to generate a device upgrade notification; a log module, configured to record the device upgrade notification; and an upgrade module, configured to use the device upgrade data to perform the upgrade process on the function device according to the device upgrade notification.
12. 12 . The device upgrade system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the control module further comprises: a storage module, configured to store the device upgrade data.
13. 13 . The device upgrade system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the control module is configured to send a network connection request to the information technology management module through the switch module, the information technology management module is configured to generate feedback information to the control module according to the network connection request, and the control module is configured to establish the network connection according to the feedback information.
14. 14 . The device upgrade system as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the control module is configured to set the control module as a connection host and transmit setting information to the information technology management module, and the information technology management module is configured to set the information technology management module as a connection slave device according to the setting information.
15. 15 . The device upgrade system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the information technology management module is configured to send a network connection request to the control module through the switch module, the control module is configured to generate feedback information to the information technology management module according to the network connection request, and the information technology management module is configured to establish the network connection according to the feedback information.
16. 16 . The device upgrade system as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the information technology management module is configured to set the information technology management module as a connection host and transmit setting information to the control module, and the control module is configured to set the control module as a connection slave device according to the setting information.
17. 17 . The device upgrade system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the device information comprises a display device name and a display device serial number corresponding to the display device and a device name, a device serial number, a local address and firmware version information corresponding to the function device.
18. 18 . The device upgrade system as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the information technology management module is configured to determine whether the display device name and the display device serial number match a predetermined display device name and a predetermined display device serial number, in response to the display device name and the display device serial number matching the predetermined display device name and the predetermined display device serial number, the information technology management module is configured to determine whether the device name, the device serial number and the local address match a predetermined device name, a predetermined device serial number and a predetermined local address, in response to the device name, the device serial number and the local address matching the predetermined device name, the predetermined device serial number and the predetermined local address, the information technology management module is configured to determine whether a firmware version of the firmware version information is the same as a predetermined firmware version, and in response to the firmware version not being the same as the predetermined firmware version, the information technology management module is configured to generate the device upgrade information to the control module.
19. 19 . The device upgrade system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the control module is configured to determine whether the control module is set as a connection host according to the device upgrade information, in response to determining that the control module is not set as the connection host, the control module is configured to download the device upgrade data from the information technology management module, to verify the device upgrade data, and to perform the upgrade process on the function device of the display device according to the device upgrade data, in response to determining that the control module is set as the connection host, the control module is configured to determine whether the control module receives a device upgrade instruction, and in response to determining that the control module receives the device upgrade instruction, the control module is configured to download the device upgrade data from the information technology management module, to verify the device upgrade data, and to perform the upgrade process on the function device of the display device according to the device upgrade data.
20. 20 . The device upgrade system as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the device upgrade instruction comprises an immediate upgrade instruction, a scheduled upgrade instruction or a non-upgrade instruction.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority of China Patent Application No. 202411555710.0, filed on Nov. 1, 2024, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention An embodiment of the present invention relates to an upgrade method and an upgrade system, and in particular it relates to a device upgrade method and a device upgrade system. Description of the Related Art Generally, software and hardware are generally highly integrated, interrelated, and coordinated by multiple modules because display devices have various functions. In addition to the main display function, other configuration devices are independent software, hardware and systems, such as the electronic control unit (ECU). How to uniformly upgrade products on the market, maintain each device, provide new functions, provide optimization, and perform related services has become a major issue. If this problem is not solved, it will incur high costs in terms of time, labor, and capital, and affect the user's experience of using the product. Maintaining and upgrading these devices is difficult, especially when devices with large-scale defects appear on the market. Currently, a display device can be upgraded using a software client download in an operation mode. Manual upgrades of the display devices are also a common method used in the industry. The user needs to log in to the product's official website, search for the corresponding device model, find the required upgrade option content, download the client upgrade package software, turn on and connect the display device, and click to run the software to perform the upgrade. The entire upgrade process requires the user to spend a lot of time to complete these complex and cumbersome operations, and this process is required for each upgrade, seriously affecting the user experience. Upgrading each device is a very large project that incurs high usage costs on users and may lead to user complaints and returns, especially for companies that purchase display devices on a large scale, with hundreds or thousands of devices. The risk may cause huge loss of profits for the brand and its products. Therefore, how to effectively increase device upgrade efficiency has become one of the important problems to be solved. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention provides a device upgrade method and a device upgrade system, thereby effectively increasing the efficiency of device upgrade, decreasing the time cost and complexity of device upgrade, improving the user experience, improving the process of the device upgrade and maintenance and increasing the convenience of use. An embodiment of the present invention provides a device upgrade method, which includes the following steps. A control module of a display device and an information technology management module of a remote server are used to establish a network connection through the switch module of the display device. The control module is used to transmit device information to the information technology management module. The information technology management module is used to perform a verification process on the device information and generate device upgrade information to the control module. The control module is used to download the device upgrade data from the information technology management module according to the device upgrade information, to verify the device upgrade data, and to perform an upgrade process on a function device of the display device according to the device upgrade data. An embodiment of the present invention provides a device upgrade system, which includes a remote server and a display device. The remote server includes an information technology management module. The display device includes a function device, a switch module and a control module. The switch module is connected to the information technology management module. The control module is connected to the switch module and the function device. The control module and the information technology management module are configured to establish a network connection through the switch module. The control module is configured to transmit device information to the information technology management module. The information technology management module is configured to perform a verification process on the device information and generate device upgrade information to the control module. The control module is configured to download the device upgrade data from the information technology management module according to the device upgrade information, to verify the device upgrade data, and to perform an upgrade process on a function device of the display device according to the device upgrade data. According to the device upgrade method and the device upgrade system disclosed by the embodiment of the present invention, the control module of the display device and the informati