Upgrade system and method having adaptive changeable upgrade process

A client, an upgrade type of which may be adaptively changed, comprising:

• a client adaptor controlling a connection to a server;
• a polling unit downloading a module from the server;
• and
• a polling scheduling unit connecting to a ticket controlling apparatus, receiving from the ticket controlling apparatus a ticket comprising information relating to an upgrade, and scheduling an upgrade of the client based on the received information relating to the upgrade,
• wherein the information relating to an upgrade comprises information about a distribution strategy, information about the upgrade type, and information about a module to be distributed.

A ticket controlling apparatus used between a server and a client to adaptively change an upgrade type, the apparatus comprising:

• a ticket storage unit storing a ticket comprising information about the ticket;
• and
• a ticket management unit analyzing the information about the ticket stored in the ticket storage unit, and generating a channel between the server and the client based on the analyzed information;
• wherein the ticket comprises information about a distribution strategy, information about an upgrade type, and information about a module to be distributed.

A method of adaptively changing an upgrade type in a server, the method comprising:

• connecting to a ticket controlling apparatus;
• receiving from the ticket controlling apparatus a ticket comprising information relating to an upgrade;
• registering at least one client that is to be upgraded;
• and
• scheduling the upgrade of the registered client based on the ticket,
• wherein the information relating to an upgrade comprises information about a distribution strategy, information about the upgrade type, and information about a module to be distributed.

A method of adaptively changing an upgrade type in a client, the method comprising:

• connecting to a server;
• connecting to a ticket controlling apparatus;
• receiving from the ticket controlling apparatus a ticket comprising information relating to an upgrade;
• and
• generating an upgrade schedule based on the ticket,
• wherein the information relating to an upgrade comprises information about a distribution strategy, information about the upgrade type, and information about a module to be distributed.

A method of adaptively changing an upgrade type in a ticket controlling apparatus, the method comprising:

• connecting to a server and at least one client;
• and
• analyzing information about a ticket, and generating a channel between the server and the at least one client based on the analyzed information,
• wherein the ticket comprises information about a distribution strategy, information about the upgrade type, and information about a module to be distributed.

A system for adaptively changing an upgrade type in a server, the system comprising:

• a ticket controlling apparatus providing a ticket comprising information relating to an upgrade;
• a server comprising:
• a server interface unit receiving the ticket from the ticket controlling;
• a pushing unit, in which at least one client to be upgraded is registered;
• and
• a pushing scheduling unit connecting to the ticket controlling apparatus, receiving the ticket from the server interface unit, and scheduling an upgrade of the at least one client by using the pushing unit based on the received ticket;
• and
• a client comprising:
• a client adaptor controlling a connection to the server;
• a polling unit downloading a module from the server;
• and
• a polling scheduling unit receiving the ticket from the ticket controlling apparatus, and scheduling an upgrade of the client based on the received ticket,
• wherein the information relating to an upgrade comprises information about a distribution strategy, information about the upgrade type, and information about a module to be distributed.