Automatic software update
AssigneeHirschmann Automation and Control GmbH
InventorsZbigniew PELZER, Stephan KEHRER
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for automating software updates and/or programming logic updates of network subscribers. A network, having a firmware master, and a plurality of network subscribers that can communicate with one another are used. The firmware master can then manually obtain new firmware. The firmware master then distributes this new firmware to all adjacent network subscribers, which, after obtaining the new firmware, check said firmware for compatibility and, in the case of compatibility, independently execute an update process. These now updated network subscribers subsequently distribute the new firmware in turn to all network subscribers adjacent thereto and thus bring about the update process of these network devices.
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A method of automating software updates for network participants, wherein a firmware master and several network participants can communicate with one another in a network, and wherein:
- the firmware master receives new firmware manually;
- the firmware master then distributes this new firmware to all neighboring network participants;
- after receiving the new firmware, the network participants check it for compatibility and, if compatible, carry out an update process independently;
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- subsequently distribute the new firmware to all neighboring network participants.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.