CN115086726A - Method, system and storage medium for deploying application by set top box - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a method, a system and a storage medium for deploying application by a set top box, and relates to the technical field of set top boxes. The method for deploying the application by the set top box comprises the following steps: the method for deploying the application by the set top box is applied to the server and comprises the following steps: acquiring first application parameters of a first application; taking the first application parameter as first configuration information; generating a first data file and first version information corresponding to the first data file according to the first configuration information; receiving a first request sent by a set top box; wherein the first request includes second version information; and judging whether the first data file and the first version information are sent to the set top box or not according to the first version information and the second version information. The method for deploying the application in the set top box can automatically deploy the application in the set top box, does not need to manually perform complex operation, reduces the operation burden of personnel, and improves the installation efficiency.

Description

Method, system and storage medium for deploying application in set-top box

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of set-top boxes, and in particular, to a method, system, and storage medium for deploying applications in a set-top box.

Background technique

In the related art, a set-top box is a terminal device connected to a TV, and is widely used in family life. In recent years, with the development of electronic technology, IPTV (interactive network television) technology has emerged. IPTV is a broadband cable television network that integrates various technologies such as the Internet, multimedia, and communication. A new technology for a variety of interactive services including digital TV. At present, the traditional set-top box is usually loaded with ECOS (Embedded Configurable Operating System). If you want to achieve rapid deployment of IPTV third-party applications, the current deployment method, It is to manually add codes, delete some codes and perform firmware upgrades on each model, which is cumbersome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present application aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present application provides a method, system and storage medium for deploying applications in a set-top box, which can automatically deploy applications in a set-top box, without requiring manual complex operations, reducing the operating burden of personnel, and improving installation efficiency.

The method for deploying an application on a set-top box according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present application, applied to a server, includes:

obtaining the first application parameter of the first application;

using the first application parameter as the first configuration information;

generating a first data file and first version information corresponding to the first data file according to the first configuration information;

The first request sent by the receiver top box; wherein, the first request includes second version information;

According to the first version information and the second version information, it is determined whether to send the first data file and the first version information to the set-top box.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the acquiring the first application parameter of the first application includes:

obtaining application information of the first application supported by the set-top box;

According to a preset configuration item, the first application parameter is extracted from the technical document corresponding to the application information.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the extracting the first application parameter from the technical document corresponding to the application information according to the preset configuration item includes:

Extract the server address of the first application described in the technical document, the system function number called by the communication encryption method, the system program interface number that needs to be used for downloading and parsing data, the data access memory block number, the account parameter that the user needs to initialize, Whether to allow the user to edit the parsed program data of the first application, and the UI interface number, UI color, and control size used for display after the parsed program data of the first application.

According to some embodiments of the present application, the first version information includes a first version number, and the method for deploying an application on the set-top box further includes:

Each time the first application modifies the preset system database and saves it, the first version number is incremented by one; wherein the first version number is used to represent the current number of times the first application data is modified.

According to some embodiments of the present application, determining whether to send the first data file and the first version information to the set-top box according to the first version information and the second version information includes:

Verifying whether the media access control address, serial number, and client type information in the first version information and the second version information correspond to each other;

When the media access control address, the serial number, and the client type information are corresponding, it is determined that the type of the set-top box is correct;

Determine whether the first version number in the first version information and the second version number in the second version information are the same;

When the first version number and the second version number are the same, the first data file and the first version information are sent to the set-top box.

According to some embodiments of the present application, there are multiple first applications; the first data files are in one-to-one correspondence with the first applications.

The method for deploying an application on a set-top box according to the embodiment of the second aspect of the present application, applied to the set-top box, includes:

sending a first request to the server; wherein the first request includes second version information;

receiving a first data file and first version information; wherein the first data file includes an interface number;

Parsing the first data file to obtain the interface number;

The content data of the first application is downloaded and cached according to the interface number.

According to some embodiments of the present application, before the sending the first request to the server, the method includes:

send a second request to the server;

The second version information and the second data file are received.

A system for deploying an application on a set-top box according to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present application includes:

at least one memory;

at least one processor;

at least one program;

The programs are stored in the memory, and the processor executes at least one of the programs to implement one of the following:

The method described in the embodiment of the first aspect;

The method described in the embodiment of the second aspect.

According to a computer-readable storage medium of an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present application, the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-executable instructions, and the computer-executable instructions are used to cause a computer to execute one of the following:

The method described in the embodiment of the first aspect;

The method described in the embodiment of the second aspect.

The method for deploying an application on a set-top box according to an embodiment of the present application has the following beneficial effects: first, the first application parameter of the first application is acquired, and the first application parameter is used as the first configuration information; secondly, the first application parameter is generated according to the first configuration information A data file and the first version information corresponding to the first data file; then, the first request sent by the receiver top box, wherein the first request includes the second version information; finally, according to the first version information and the second version information, determine Whether to send the first data file to the set-top box. In the method for deploying an application on a set-top box of the present application, by obtaining the second version information of the set-top box, it can be verified whether the set-top box needs to deploy a new application. Furthermore, in the subsequent steps, the set-top box can quickly install the application according to the issued first data file, without requiring frequent manual operations by technicians, and the installation speed is fast. Therefore, the method for deploying an application in a set-top box of the present application can automatically realize the deployment of an application in a set-top box, without requiring manual complicated operations, reducing the operating burden of personnel, and improving the installation efficiency.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth, in part, from the following description, and in part will become apparent from the following description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Description of drawings

The application will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, wherein:

1 is a schematic diagram of an operation flow of a server of a method for deploying an application on a set-top box provided by an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic diagram of an operation flow of a server of a method for deploying an application on a set-top box provided by another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for deploying an application on a set-top box according to an embodiment of the present application.

Reference number:

Memory 200, processor 300.

Detailed ways

Embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application, but should not be construed as a limitation on the present application.

It should be noted that although the functional modules are divided in the schematic diagram of the system and the logical sequence is shown in the flowchart, in some cases, the modules can be divided differently from the system, or executed in the order in the flowchart. steps shown or described. Terms and the like in the specification and claims and the above drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence.

In the description of this application, the meaning of several is more than one, the meaning of multiple is two or more, greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood as not including this number, above, below, within, etc. are understood as including this number. If it is described that the first and the second are only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, it cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance, or indicating the number of the indicated technical features or the order of the indicated technical features. relation.

In the description of this application, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installation, and connection should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in this application in combination with the specific content of the technical solution.

In the description of this application, references to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "exemplary embodiment," "example," "specific example," or "some examples", etc., are meant to incorporate the embodiments A particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described or exemplified is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The following describes a method for deploying an application on a set-top box according to an embodiment of the present application with reference to FIG. 1 .

It can be understood that, as shown in FIG. 1 , the method for deploying an application on a set-top box, applied to a server, includes:

Step S100, acquiring first application parameters of the first application;

Step S110, using the first application parameter as the first configuration information;

Step S120, generating a first data file and first version information corresponding to the first data file according to the first configuration information;

Step S130, receiving the first request sent by the top box; wherein, the first request includes the second version information;

Step S140, according to the first version information and the second version information, determine whether to send the first data file and the first version information to the set-top box.

At present, the existing non-intelligent system set-top boxes usually load the system ECOS (Embedded Configurable Operating System). Compile, get upgraded firmware after compiling, and then realize the update of third-party applications, especially based on IPTV applications. If the user has multiple set-top boxes, each set-top box must do such an operation once, which is cumbersome, time-consuming and laborious. On the one hand, customers need to wait patiently. On the other hand, it increases the technical burden of technicians. If the modification is frequent, it is necessary to go to the user side for maintenance frequently, and the maintenance cost is high.

Using the method for deploying an application on a set-top box according to an embodiment of the present application, first, first application parameters of the first application are acquired, and the first application parameters are used as the first configuration information; secondly, a first data file and a first data file are generated according to the first configuration information. The first version information corresponding to a data file; after that, the receiver receives the first request sent by the top box, wherein the first request includes the second version information; finally, according to the first version information and the second version information, it is judged whether to convert the first data The file is sent to the set-top box. In the method for deploying an application on a set-top box of the present application, by obtaining the second version information of the set-top box, it can be verified whether the set-top box needs to deploy a new application. Furthermore, in the subsequent steps, the set-top box can quickly install the application according to the issued first data file, without requiring frequent manual operations by technicians, and the installation speed is fast. Therefore, the method for deploying an application in a set-top box of the present application can automatically realize the deployment of an application in a set-top box, without requiring manual complicated operations, reducing the operating burden of personnel, and improving the installation efficiency.

It can be understood that obtaining the first application parameters of the first application includes:

Obtain application information of the first application supported by the set-top box;

According to the preset configuration item, the first application parameter is extracted from the technical document corresponding to the application information.

It can be understood that, according to the preset configuration items, the first application parameters are extracted from the technical document corresponding to the application information, including:

Extract the server address of the first application in the technical document, the system function number called by the communication encryption method, the system program interface number to be used for downloading and parsing data, the data access memory block number, the account parameters that the user needs to initialize, and whether to allow the user to edit The parsed program data of the first application, and the UI interface number, UI color, and control size used for display after the parsed program data of the first application.

It should be noted that the required technical document should be understood as the technical development document of the first application.

It should be noted that, according to the technical development document of the first application, the technician extracts the application information of the application content according to the description of the technical development document, and the application information includes the server address URL of the APP, the system function number called by the communication encryption method, download and System program interface number to be used for parsing data, data access memory block number, account parameters to be initialized by customers, whether users are allowed to edit the parsed APP program data, the UI interface number and UI color used for display after the APP program data is parsed , and the size of the control as a configuration item; wherein, the first application is a third-party IPTV application.

It can be understood that the first version information includes the first version number, and the method for deploying the application on the set-top box further includes:

Each time the first application modifies the preset system database and saves it, the first version number is incremented by one; wherein the first version number is used to indicate the number of times the current first application data is modified.

It should be noted that the extracted configuration items are filled in the corresponding columns one by one according to the configuration page of the server. For example, the server address is filled in the new APP address (URL) column of the configuration page, and the encryption method number and secret key are filled in respectively. In the encryption column and the secret key column, the function number that can parse the downloaded APP data is filled in the calling function column. After that, the server generates a JSON data file in the form of a list according to the filled first configuration information. The JSON data file in the form of a list is convenient for the set-top box to quickly and accurately parse the relevant information according to the fixed JSON file format after receiving it, and generate a new JSON data file. The first version number. The first version number is automatically incremented by 1 each time the new APP modifies the system database and is saved, and is 0 when the APP is just generated. The first version number represents the current number of times the APP data has been modified.

It can be understood that, according to the first version information and the second version information, judging whether to send the first data file and the first version information to the set-top box includes:

Verify whether the media access control address, serial number, and client type information in the first version information and the second version information correspond;

When the media access control address, serial number, and client type information correspond, it is determined that the type of the set-top box is correct;

Determine whether the first version number in the first version information and the second version number in the second version information are the same;

When the first version number and the second version number are the same, the first data file and the first version information are sent to the set-top box.

It should be noted that, when the set-top box is turned on or manually operated by the user, it will send the APP version information generated by the first application that was requested last time to the server, that is, the second version information obtained when the first application was installed last time, and the server will be based on The MAC (media access control address), SN (serial number), customer type information, etc. of the set-top box in the second version information match the first version information recorded in the generation database when the machine leaves the factory, and verify whether it is correct If the type of set-top box is correct and the version requested by the set-top box is inconsistent with the version on the server, the first data file generated this time, that is, the json data file, will be delivered to the requesting set-top box. If it does not belong to the correct type of set-top box, a prompt message is issued to prompt the set-top box whether its request identity is legal. If the type of the set-top box is correct and the version requested by the set-top box is the same as the version on the server, a prompt is sent to the set-top box that all the current software of the set-top box is the latest version of the json data file, and there is no need to download the software data corresponding to the json data file.

It can be understood that there are multiple first applications; the first data files are in one-to-one correspondence with the first applications.

It should be noted that adding an ID identifier to the first data file of each first application can ensure the uniqueness of the first data file, so as to facilitate the set-top box to find and change the json data file corresponding to the ID, and then in one request. Send multiple APP data.

The following describes a method for deploying an application on a set-top box according to an embodiment of the present application with reference to FIG. 2 .

It can be understood that, as shown in FIG. 2 , the method for deploying an application on a set-top box, applied to a set-top box, includes:

Step S200, sending a first request to the server; wherein, the first request includes the second version information;

Step S210, receiving the first data file and the first version information; wherein, the first data file includes the interface number;

Step S220, parsing the first data file to obtain the interface number;

Step S230, download and cache the content data of the first application according to the interface number.

It should be noted that if there is a json data file to be issued, or if there is no json data file to be issued, but the set-top box has requested and downloaded the json data file last time, the parsing interface is called to parse the application information in the json data file, and according to the The interface number indicated by the interface number, and the corresponding interface is called to complete the downloading and caching of the corresponding first application content data. If the json data file was not obtained last time, that is, the set-top box does not have any software related json data file in the storage, then request the server to update the json data file again. If the update is successful, the APP content will be displayed, otherwise, no APP content information will be displayed.

It can be understood that, before sending the first request to the server, it includes:

send a second request to the server;

The second version information and the second data file are received.

It should be noted that both the second version information and the second data file are the corresponding information that matched with each other when the first application was installed last time.

It should be noted that, if the first application has never been installed, the second version number in the second version information is an empty number.

Hereinafter, the method for deploying an application in a set-top box of the present application will be described as a whole.

1. According to the third-party APP development documents, extract the key information of the APP content and abstract it into a single node information;

2. The information extracted in step 1 is configured one by one according to the server configuration page, and then the server generates a json data file according to the filled configuration information, and generates a new version number;

3. When the STB (set-top box) is turned on or manually operated by the user, it will send the version check information to the server, and verify whether it belongs to the correct type of STB. If the STB type is correct and the version is inconsistent, the json data file generated in step 2 will be sent to the server. The requested STB, otherwise a prompt message will be issued;

4. If there is a json data file issued, or there is no json data file issued, but the JSON data has been obtained in the last request, the STB first ID item name identification ("ID": "****") from the json data file Extract the ID, count the number of all APPs, and then find the specific APP json data file for use in step 5 through ID matching, otherwise no APP content information will be displayed.

5. Call the parsing interface to parse out the key information extracted in step 1, and call the corresponding interface according to the interface number indicated by the interface to complete the downloading and caching of the APP content data.

6. The platform uses the cached data obtained in step 5 to display the APP media content to the user.

The following describes a system for deploying an application on a set-top box according to an embodiment of the present application with reference to FIG. 3 .

It can be understood that as shown in Figure 3, the system for deploying the application on the set-top box includes:

at least one memory 200;

at least one processor 300;

at least one program;

The program is stored in the memory 200, and the processor 300 executes at least one program to implement the above-mentioned method for deploying an application on a set-top box. FIG. 3 takes a processor 300 as an example.

The processor 300 and the memory 200 may be connected through a bus or in other ways, and FIG. 3 takes the connection through a bus as an example.

As a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the memory 200 can be used to store non-transitory software programs, non-transitory computer-executable programs, and signals, such as program instructions corresponding to the system for deploying the application in the set-top box in the embodiment of the present application. /Signal. The processor 300 executes various functional applications and data processing by running the non-transitory software programs, instructions and signals stored in the memory 200 , that is, implementing the method for deploying an application on a set-top box in the above method embodiments.

The memory 200 may include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system and an application program required by at least one function; the storage data area may store relevant data of the above-mentioned wireless charging coil simulation method, and the like. Additionally, memory 200 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-transitory memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other non-transitory solid-state storage device. In some embodiments, the memory 200 may optionally include memory located remotely relative to the processor 300, and these remote memories may be connected to the wireless charging coil emulation system through a network. Examples of such networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet of Things, software-defined networks, sensor networks, the Internet, intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof.

The one or more signals are stored in the memory 200, and when executed by the one or more processors 300, perform the method for deploying an application on a set-top box in any of the above method embodiments. For example, the above-described method steps S100 to S140 in FIG. 1 , method steps S200 to S230 in FIG. 2 are performed.

A computer-readable storage medium according to an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to FIG. 3 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-executable instructions that are executed by one or more processors 300 , for example, executed by one of the processors 300 in FIG. 3 , which can cause the above-mentioned one The processor or processors 300 execute the method for deploying an application on a set-top box in the above method embodiments. For example, the above-described method steps S100 to S140 in FIG. 1 , method steps S200 to S230 in FIG. 2 are performed.

The system embodiments described above are only illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place , or distributed to multiple network elements. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution in this embodiment.

From the description of the above embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or some of the steps and systems in the methods disclosed above can be implemented as software, firmware, hardware and appropriate combinations thereof. Some or all physical components may be implemented as software executed by a processor, such as a central processing unit, digital signal processor or microprocessor, or as hardware, or as an integrated circuit, such as an application specific integrated circuit . Such software may be distributed on computer-readable media, which may include computer storage media and communication media. As is known to those of ordinary skill in the art, the term computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information. Computer storage media include, but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disk or other optical disk storage, magnetic cartridges, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or may be used to store desired information and any other medium that can be accessed by the computer. In addition, communication media typically embodies computer readable signals, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and can include any information delivery media, as is well known to those of ordinary skill in the art .

The embodiments of the present application have been described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and within the scope of knowledge possessed by those of ordinary skill in the art, various Variety. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present application and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

Claims (10)

1. The method for deploying the application by the set top box is applied to the server and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

acquiring a first application parameter of a first application;

taking the first application parameter as first configuration information;

generating a first data file and first version information corresponding to the first data file according to the first configuration information;

receiving a first request sent by a set top box; wherein the first request includes second version information;

and judging whether to send the first data file and the first version information to the set top box or not according to the first version information and the second version information.

2. The method for deploying an application by a set top box according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the first application parameter of the first application comprises:

acquiring application information of a first application supported by the set top box;

and extracting the first application parameter from the technical document corresponding to the application information according to a preset configuration item.

3. The method for deploying the application by the set top box according to claim 2, wherein the extracting the first application parameter from the technical document corresponding to the application information according to a preset configuration item includes:

extracting the server address of the first application, the system function number called by the communication encryption mode, the system program interface number required to be used for downloading and analyzing data, the data access memory block number, the account number parameter required to be initialized by the user, whether the user is allowed to edit and analyze the program data of the first application, and the UI interface number, the UI color and the control size which are used for displaying after the program data of the first application are analyzed in the technical document.

4. The method for deploying an application by a set top box according to claim 1, wherein the first version information includes a first version number, and the method for deploying an application by a set top box further comprises:

when the first application modifies and stores a preset system database each time, adding one to the first version number; wherein the first version number is used to indicate the number of times the first application data is currently modified.

5. The method for deploying an application by a set top box according to claim 1, wherein the determining whether to send the first data file and the first version information to the set top box according to the first version information and the second version information includes:

verifying whether the MAC address, the serial number and the client type information in the first version information and the second version information correspond to each other;

when the media access control address, the serial number and the customer type information correspond to each other, determining that the type of the set top box is correct;

judging whether a first version number in the first version information is the same as a second version number in the second version information;

and when the first version number is the same as the second version number, the first data file and the first version information are sent to the set top box.

6. The method for deploying applications by a set top box according to claim 1, wherein the first application is provided in plurality; the first data files correspond to the first applications one to one.

7. The method for deploying the application by the set top box is applied to the set top box and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

sending a first request to a server; wherein the first request includes second version information;

receiving a first data file and first version information; wherein the first data file comprises an interface number;

analyzing the first data file to obtain the interface number;

and downloading the content data of the first application according to the interface number and caching the content data.

8. The method for deploying an application by a set-top box according to claim 7, wherein before the sending the first request to the server, the method comprises:

sending a second request to the server;

and receiving the second version information and the second data file.

9. A system for deploying an application at a set top box, comprising:

at least one memory;

at least one processor;

at least one program;

the programs are stored in the memory, and the processor executes at least one of the programs to implement one of:

the method of any one of claims 1 to 6;

the method of any one of claims 7 to 8.

10. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform one of:

the method of any one of claims 1 to 6;

the method of any one of claims 7 to 8.

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