TW201944244A - Computer system, updating method thereof and computer program product - Google Patents

Abstract

A computer system, a updating method thereof and computer program product are provided. In the method, operated status while the computer system executing an operating system (OS) and system error situation of the OS are determined. If the operating status of OS is idle state or the system error situation is happened, the OS would be updated. Accordingly, the system performance and operating situation of user would not be influenced. In addition, the invention further provides updatable configuration duration, so that the updating procedure can be executed with the configuration duration, and a flexible configuration are provided.

Description

Computer system, its updating method and computer program product

The present invention relates to an operating system, and in particular, to a computer system for an operating system, an update method thereof, and a computer program product.

The operating system (OS) needs to update system vulnerabilities to avoid computer viruses or malicious programs, or to resolve system errors, or even add new functions. Compared with the past, which required users to manually perform updates, the update process of computer systems is becoming more and more automated, and convenience has also improved. For example, the operating system can be used to adjust the system update frequency (for example, 10 minutes, 1 hour), or it can be automatically updated as long as it is connected to the Internet. However, the existing update process does not take into account whether the current system performance is suitable for operating system updates, whether the computer is busy, or whether it will interfere with the user's work and so on. In the foregoing case, if the update is rashly performed, the system operation status will become busy and the execution speed will be slow, thereby affecting the user's operation.

In view of this, the present invention provides a computer system, a method for updating the same, and a computer program product, which can ensure that the system performs the update only in an idle (or idle) state or under normal circumstances.

The updating method of the embodiment of the present invention is applicable to a computer system running an operating system. This update method includes the following steps. Determine the operating status and system error conditions of the operating system of the computer system. If the operating state of the operating system is idle or a system error occurs, the operating system is updated.

The computer system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a memory and a processor. The memory records several modules. The processor is coupled to the memory, and loads and executes the modules recorded in the memory. Those modules include operating systems and automatic update modules. The automatic update module judges the operating state of the operating system and the system error situation, and updates the operating system if the operating state of the operating system is idle or a system error situation occurs.

The computer program product according to the embodiment of the present invention executes the following steps by loading a program in a computer system running an operating system. Determine the operating status and system error conditions of the operating system of the computer system. If the operating state of the operating system is idle or a system error occurs, the operating system is updated.

Based on the above, embodiments of the present invention provide at least two automatic update modes; one is to perform the update only when the operating state of the operating system is idle; the other is to perform the update only when a system error occurs in the operating system. In this way, the operating system update process will not affect the system performance, nor will it affect the user's current operating conditions.

In order to make the above features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments are hereinafter described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of components of a computer system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the computer system 100 includes a memory 110 and a processor 130. The computer system 100 may be a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a smart phone, a tablet computer, or the like.

The memory 110 may be any type of fixed or removable random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory (Flash Memory), or the like Or a combination of the above components, the storage 110 is used to store buffered or permanent data, operating system 111 (for example, Windows, OSX, Linux, Android, etc.), software modules (automatic update modules (including energy-saving updates) Module 113 and mandatory update module 115), custom update module 117, etc.), user interface, various log files, dump files, update times, failure times, event files, etc., and their details are to be implemented later Examples are detailed.

The processor 130 is coupled to the memory 110, and may be a central processing unit (CPU), or other programmable general purpose or special purpose microprocessor (Microprocessor), digital signal processor (DSP), and programmable Controller, special application integrated circuit (ASIC) or other similar components or a combination of the above. In the embodiment of the present invention, the processor 130 is configured to execute all operations of the computer system 100, and may load and execute the operating system 111 and each software module recorded in the storage 110.

In order to facilitate understanding of the operation flow of the present invention, a number of embodiments will be described in detail below.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an update method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 2. Hereinafter, the method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with components and modules in the computer system 100. Each process of the method can be adjusted according to the implementation situation, and is not limited to this.

In order to facilitate the operation of the user, this embodiment is implemented in the form of an application program (ie, a computer program product). The computer system 100 is installed with an application program that can execute the update method of the embodiment of the present invention (for convenience of explanation, hereinafter referred to as a system) After the updater, you can provide shortcuts (for example, on the start menu, desktop, taskbar, etc.) or shortcut keys. Users can click the corresponding shortcuts or press a specific shortcut to operate the system updater. Please refer to FIG. 3 for an example of a user interface UI of the system updater. The embodiments of the present invention are mainly divided into an automatic update mode and a user-customized mode, so as to avoid the update when the operating system 111 is busy or the user works. In response to receiving an automatic update on the user interface UI or a user-defined virtual button 310, 330 being selected, the processor 130 executes a corresponding update process.

First, for the automatic update mode, the energy-saving update module 113 and the forced update module 115 of the automatic update module will judge (scheduled or unscheduled) the operating status of the operating system 111 and the system error situation of the computer system 100 (step S210). . Specifically, the automatic update in the embodiment of the present invention is divided into an energy-saving update and a forced update. The energy saving update is to ensure that the operating system 111 is updated only when it is in an idle (or idle) state. There are many ways to determine the idle state. For example, the energy saving update module 113 can determine whether any foreground window is running (or whether any window is opened) through the Application Programming Interface (API). If there is a foreground window, It is in a non-idle state, and if there is no foreground window, it is in an idle state. The energy saving update module 113 can also generate text files (for example, log files, text files, word files, etc.) and write messages (for example, , Specific string, number string, symbol string or combination thereof) to this text file, and then determine whether the running time of generating the text file and writing this message is greater than the normal response time (for example, 3, 5, 10 seconds, etc.), if If it is not longer than the normal response time, it is idle; the energy saving update module 113 can call a specific application (for example, a benchmark test program, video playback software, etc.), and determine whether the time for the application to complete opening or executing a specific function is greater than Normal execution time, if it is not longer than normal execution time, it is idle; the energy saving update module 113 can also judge whether the hardware usage is It is in a high load state (for example, the memory usage exceeds 80%, the CPU usage exceeds 75%, etc.). If it is not in the high load state, it is determined that the operating system 111 is in an idle state. It should be noted that the foregoing embodiments for determining the idle state can be adjusted or even combined according to actual needs (corresponding to different operating systems and device types), and the present invention is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, the forced update is that the processor 130 first analyzes whether the operating system 111 causes an abnormality (ie, a system error situation) due to an internal problem. There are many ways to determine the system error situation. For example, the forced update module 115 can determine whether the hardware usage of the computer system 100 is abnormal (for example, whether the difference between the memory usage and the CPU usage is greater than a specific ratio (for example, , 25, 30, 35%)), if the hardware usage situation is abnormal, it means that the operating system 111 is too often divided and mistakes occur, and it can be inferred that there is a problem with the internal program or the hardware driver of the operating system 111; mandatory updates The module 115 can determine whether the out-of-box experience (OOBE) process is abnormal (for example, by searching the operating system event file and determining whether the operating system 111 is abnormally turned on or restarted (Kernel Power) occurs with msoobe The program execution time is the same, if they are the same, it means that the OOBE flow into the system is abnormal); the forced update module 115 can also analyze the dump file to determine whether the built-in function program of the operating system 111 is abnormal (for example, open a command prompt window (cmd) and enter "analyze-v", and / or preliminary analysis such as checking the stack status); the forced update module 115 can also judge repairing disk errors Count and / or analyze the log of the new experience of entering the system to determine whether there are serious errors or the travel interval is too long (for example, more than a specific number (for example, 5, 10, 15 times, etc.) of the operating system event file from the chkdsk program, which represents the operation The internal file of the system 111 is too damaged; analyze the msoobe log to determine whether there is a serious error or that each trip interval exceeds a certain time (for example, 10, 15, 17 seconds, etc.) to confirm that a system error situation has occurred in the operating system 111. It should be noted that the foregoing embodiments for determining the idle state can be adjusted or even combined according to actual needs (corresponding to different operating systems and device types), and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Next, if the operating state of the operating system 111 is an idle state or a system error situation occurs, the energy saving update module 113 or the forced update module 115 updates the operating system 111 (step S230). If the operating state of the operating system 111 is an idle state, the energy saving update module 113 will directly start a system update service to execute a system update program (that is, update the operating system 111). If a system error occurs in the operating system 111, the forced update module 115 will close all programs (for example, programs running in the foreground window and non-system background programs, etc.) and then open the full-screen update program (presenting full-screen pictures or images) ) (May also turn off the screen), so that the user cannot operate the computer system 111 through input devices such as a mouse, keyboard, touchpad, etc. before performing the system update process.

In addition, for the user-defined mode, the embodiment of the present invention allows the user to set one or more sets of setting intervals (for example, 8 to 10 am, 11 to 12 pm, etc.), and customizes the update module 117 It is determined whether the system time of the operating system 111 is within this set interval. If the system time is within the aforementioned setting interval, the custom update module 117 will update the operating system 111; otherwise, the custom update module 117 will not (or disable or suspend) the update of the operating system 111.

In order to help readers to better understand the present invention, different application scenarios are proposed below for energy-saving updates, mandatory updates, and user-defined updates.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a flowchart of energy saving update according to an embodiment of the present invention. The energy saving update module 113 searches the window title (title) and object (step S411) through the API calling method to determine whether any window is currently opened (step S412). If a window is opened, it means that the user is most likely using the computer system 100. At this time, if the operating system 111 is updated, the computer system 100 will become busy and the running speed will be slower. Therefore, the energy saving update module 113 stops the service of the operating system update (step S422). If no window is opened, the energy saving update module 113 generates a log file and writes a string to a hidden folder, and tests the system response time (or running time) in the foregoing process (step S413). Under normal circumstances, the operating system 111 can complete the process of generating a file and writing a string of characters at the slowest five seconds, and determine whether the response time has expired (that is, whether it is greater than the normal response time) (step S414); The response time exceeds five seconds, which indicates that the operating system 111 is currently busy (ie, not in an idle state), so the energy saving update module 113 stops the service of the operating system update (step S422). If neither of the above conditions (ie, steps S412, S414) occurs, the energy saving update module 113 starts a service (step S415) to perform a system update (step S416), and periodically determines whether the update is completed (step S417). If the system update is completed, the energy saving update module 113 may terminate the system updater.

In addition, the energy saving update module 113 can also count the number of updates and the system busy frequency. After the system is updated, the counter will increase the number of updates by one (step S418). If the response time is more than 5 seconds (that is, timeout), the counter will increase the number of failures by one (step S419), and the energy saving update module 113 will count the number of failures and determine whether the failure rate is too high (step S420). If the ratio of the number of failures to all the statistics (ie, the number of updates plus the number of failures) is greater than the threshold (for example, 3, 4, 6 times, etc.), for example, when the number of statistics reaches a multiple of 10, the energy saving update module 113 Will count the number of failures (system busy times) more than 3 times. If it is more than 3 times, it is very likely to indicate that the built-in program in the operating system 111 is abnormal or even damaged. At this time, analysis is necessary. Therefore, the energy-saving update module 113 can call the mandatory update module 115 to perform the analysis first (step S421, that is, judge Whether a system error condition occurs in the operating system 111). If not more than three times, the energy saving update module 113 stops the service of the operating system update (step S422).

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the order of the foregoing determination processes of steps S412 and S414 may be adjusted or only one determination may be made.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a flowchart of a forced update according to an embodiment of the present invention. The forced update module 115 can be attached to the original factory built-in automatic update function. Therefore, when the automatic update capability is activated, if the frequency of stopping the system update service is too high, the processor 130 will call the forced update module 115. The compulsory update analysis process is as follows. As long as one of the detected conditions (that is, the judgment condition is met) indicates that there is a problem in the operating system 111 or a system error situation, the compulsory update needs to be performed.

The forced update module 115 checks whether the difference between the memory usage rate and the CPU usage rate is greater than 25% (that is, whether the hardware usage is abnormal, step S511). If it exceeds 25%, it indicates that the operating system 111 frequently causes page faults and rotation , And there is a problem with the internal program or hardware driver of the operating system 111, and it is necessary to update.

The forced update module 115 searches for operating system event files, and determines whether the abnormal shutdown or restart (Kernel Power) of the system recorded in the operating system event files takes the same time as the msoobe program execution time, and / or determines whether there are too many from the chkdsk program. Call (that is, determine whether the OOBE flow into the system is abnormal, step S513). If the time is the same, it means that the OOBE process of entering the system is abnormal and the operating system 111 itself has potential problems; if most of the calls from the chkdsk program, it means that the internal files of the operating system 111 are damaged and difficult to repair; these system error conditions are forced to update necessary.

If the forced update module 115 finds a dump file, it can enter analyze-v into the command prompt window to analyze the dump file and check the stacking status (step S514). If the forced update module 115 finds that the problem comes from an internal program of the operating system 111 from the analysis results, a forced update is required.

The forced update module 115 may also analyze the log of msoobe (step S516), and determine whether there is a serious error or that the interval between each trip exceeds 10 seconds (that is, timeout) (step S517). If there is a serious error or the travel interval exceeds 10 seconds, it means that there is a potential problem in the operating system 111, so a forced update is required.

If the judgment results of the foregoing steps S511, S513, S515, and S517 are all in accordance with the system error situation, the forced update module 115 will close all programs and start a full-screen update program to perform an update to the operating system 111 (step S519). Conversely, if the system error condition is not met, the mandatory update module 115 will call the energy saving update module 114 to execute the energy saving update process such as that described in FIG. 4 (step S518).

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the order of the foregoing determination processes of steps S511, S513, S515, and S517 may be adjusted or only one determination may be made.

Please refer to FIG. 6 is a flowchart of user-defined update according to an embodiment of the present invention. The computer system 100 can provide a user interface so that the user can decide to perform a computer system update at a specific time interval, so as to prevent the user from being hindered by performing system updates at a time inconvenient for the user. The automatic update module 117 first determines whether the update file is completely (completely) downloaded from the remote update server (step S611). If the update file is not downloaded, the automatic update module 117 passes the communication module (not shown in the figure, for example, Ethernet Communication transceivers such as wireless networks, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks) continue to download the update file (step S712). If the download is completed, the automatic update module 117 starts system update. Before that, the automatic update module 117 reads the system time and determines whether the system time is within the range set by the user (step S613). If it is within the set interval, the automatic update module 117 starts a system update service (step S615) to execute a system update (step S616). If it is not within the setting range, the automatic update module 117 stops the update service (step S614). The automatic update module 117 also determines whether the update is completed (step S617) to end the operation of the system updater.

Another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program product for performing each step of the above-mentioned update method (the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2 to 6). This computer program product includes multiple program instructions, and after the processor 130 in the computer system 100 loads and executes these program instructions, the above-mentioned update method and the functions of the computer system 100 can be completed.

In summary, the computer system, the updating method and the computer program product of the embodiments of the present invention can automatically update the operating system when the operating system is idle or a system error occurs, so as to avoid busyness of the computer system or users Update using a computer system. On the other hand, the embodiments of the present invention are more open for users to set updated setting intervals, so that users can update computer systems without interference and without affecting their lives. Compared with the existing updated technology, the embodiments of the present invention can better meet the actual use requirements.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with the examples, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some modifications and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

100‧‧‧ computer system

110‧‧‧Storage

111‧‧‧operating system

113‧‧‧Energy saving update module

115‧‧‧Force update module

117‧‧‧Custom Update Module

130‧‧‧ processor

S210 ~ S230, S411 ~ S422, S511 ~ S518, S611 ~ S617‧‧‧steps

UI‧‧‧ User Interface

310, 330‧‧‧Virtual Button

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of components of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an update method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 illustrates an example user interface of the system updater. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an energy saving update according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a forced update according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a custom update according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

An update method suitable for a computer system running an operating system, and the update method includes: judging the operating state and system error conditions of the computer system executing the operating system; and if the operating state of the operating system is idle or occurs If the system fails, update the operating system. The updating method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein determining the operating status of the operating system and the system error conditions of the computer system includes: determining whether the operating system has any foreground windows running to confirm that the operating status is the idle status. The updating method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein determining the operating status and system error conditions of the computer system executing the operating system includes: generating a text file and writing a message to the text file; and determining the text file And whether the running time of the message is greater than the normal response time to confirm that the running state is the idle state. The updating method according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein after determining whether the running time for generating the text file and writing the message is greater than the normal response time, the method further includes: if the running time is greater than the normal response time, increasing by one The number of failures; and if the ratio of the number of failures to all the statistics is greater than the proportional threshold, it is judged whether the operating system has an error condition of the system. The update method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein determining the operating status and system error conditions of the computer system executing the operating system includes: determining whether the hardware usage of the computer system is abnormal, and determining a new experience upon entering the system ( out-of-box experience (OOBE), whether the process is abnormal, analyze dump files to determine whether the operating system's built-in functions are abnormal, determine the number of disk error repairs, and / or analyze the log of the new system experience to determine whether it is serious Wrong or trip interval too long to confirm that the operating system has the system error situation. The update method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein updating the operating system includes: closing all programs; and opening a full-screen update program. The updating method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, further comprises: determining whether the system time of the operating system is within a set interval; and updating the operating system if the system time is within the set interval. A computer system includes: a memory that records a plurality of modules; and a processor that is coupled to the memory and loads and executes the modules recorded by the memory, and the modules include: An operating system; and an automatic update module to determine the operating state and system error conditions of the operating system, and if the operating state of the operating system is idle or the system error condition occurs, the operating system is updated. The computer system according to item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the automatic update module includes: an energy-saving update module that determines whether the operating system has any foreground windows running; and generates a text file and writes a message to the text File, and determine whether the running time of generating the text file and writing the message is greater than the normal response time to confirm that the running state is the idle state; and a mandatory update module to determine whether the hardware usage of the computer system is abnormal ; Determine whether the process of entering the system ’s new experience is abnormal; analyze the dump file to determine whether the operating system's built-in function program is abnormal; and determine the number of disk repair errors and / or analyze the log of the system ’s new experience to determine whether there are serious errors Or the stroke interval is too long. A computer program product is executed by running a computer system loading program running an operating system: determining the operating state and system error conditions of the computer system executing the operating system; and if the operating state of the operating system is idle or the system occurs Error situation, then update the operating system.