CN106951284A - User interface upgrade method, device and the intelligent terminal applied based on Android system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a user interface upgrading method, device and intelligent terminal based on an Android system application. The user interface includes at least two plug-ins, the plug-ins include a first plug-in and a second plug-in, and the first plug-in includes the The layout information of the user interface, the method includes: receiving plug-in update information; updating the software version of the corresponding plug-in according to the plug-in update information; reading the layout information of the user interface from the first plug-in, the The layout information includes the corresponding area of the plug-in in the user interface; according to the layout information, the plug-in is loaded into the corresponding area of the user interface to upgrade the user interface. The user interface of the present invention adopts a modular design, and some plug-ins can be selected to be upgraded. The user interface is partially updated, and the user interface upgrade is more targeted, which facilitates the expansion of the user interface, more convenient upgrade, and good user experience.

Description

Android system application-based user interface upgrading method, device and intelligent terminal

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of computer processing, in particular to a user interface upgrading method, device and intelligent terminal based on an Android system application.

Background technique

With the popularity of smart TVs based on the Android operating system (referred to as smart TVs), there are more and more applications on the smart TVs. Because each application may have various problems after it is actually used by users. For example, some applications have defects that need to be repaired, some functions of some applications need to be changed, etc. These repairs and/or changes more or less result in the need to update the user interface (User Interface, UI) of the application. In addition, even if there are no bugs to fix or functions to change, UI updates are relatively common, because users who use the same UI for a long time are prone to aesthetic fatigue; moreover, UI design trends are different every year, resulting in more or less new versions of applications. Seldom will be accompanied by changes in the UI interface.

The UI update of the existing application needs to upgrade the entire application. However, the waiting time for the entire application upgrade is long, and the application is not available during the application upgrade and installation process. Updating the UI in this way affects the normal use of the application by the user , The UI upgrade experience is not good.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a user interface upgrading method, device and intelligent terminal based on an Android system application, which realizes partial upgrading of the user interface and provides good user experience.

The present invention adopts following technical scheme:

In a first aspect, the present invention provides a user interface upgrading method based on an Android system application, the user interface includes at least two plug-ins, the plug-ins include a first plug-in and a second plug-in, and the first plug-in includes the user Interface layout information, the method includes:

Receive plugin update information;

updating the software version of the corresponding plug-in according to the plug-in update information;

Read layout information of the user interface from the first plug-in, where the layout information includes a corresponding area of the plug-in in the user interface;

According to the layout information, the plug-in is loaded into a corresponding area of the user interface to upgrade the user interface.

Exemplarily, the first widget includes a navigation bar widget, wherein the navigation bar widget includes layout information of the user interface.

Optionally, the updating the software version of the corresponding plug-in according to the plug-in update information includes:

determining a plug-in with an updated version according to the plug-in update information;

downloading from the server an updated software version of said plug-in with the updated version;

Correspondingly updating the plug-in to the downloaded software version according to the identification of the plug-in with the updated version.

Further, after downloading the updated software version of the plug-in with the updated version from the server, it also includes:

The updated software version of the downloaded plug-in is verified, and if the verification fails, the updated software version of the plug-in is re-downloaded from the server.

Exemplarily, the corresponding update of the plug-in to the downloaded software version according to the identification of the plug-in with an updated version is specifically:

saving the updated software version of the plug-in with the updated version into a local cache;

Delete the original version of said plugin with the newer version.

Further, after updating the software version of the corresponding plug-in according to the plug-in update information, it also includes:

A trigger event for upgrading the user interface is detected.

Further, before receiving the plug-in update information, it also includes:

Send a message to the server to get plugin update information.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a user interface upgrading device based on an Android system application, the user interface includes at least two plug-ins, the plug-ins include a first plug-in and a second plug-in, and the first plug-in includes the user The layout information of the interface, the device includes:

A plug-in update information receiving unit, configured to receive plug-in update information;

A plug-in software version updating unit, configured to update the corresponding plug-in software version according to the plug-in update information;

a layout information reading unit, configured to read the layout information of the user interface from the first plug-in, where the layout information includes the corresponding area of the plug-in in the user interface;

The user interface upgrading unit is configured to load the plug-in into a corresponding area of the user interface according to the layout information to upgrade the user interface.

Exemplarily, the first plug-in includes a navigation bar plug-in, wherein the navigation bar plug-in includes layout information of the user interface;

The plug-in software version update unit includes:

A plug-in determining unit with an updated version, configured to determine a plug-in with an updated version according to the plug-in update information;

A plug-in update version downloading unit, used for downloading the updated software version of the plug-in with the updated version from the server;

A plug-in updating unit, configured to correspondingly update the plug-in to the downloaded software version according to the identification of the plug-in with the updated version;

The plug-in updating unit is specifically configured to save the updated software version of the plug-in with the updated version into a local cache; delete the original version of the plug-in with the updated version;

The device also includes:

A verification unit, configured to verify the updated software version of the downloaded plug-in, if the verification fails, re-download the updated software version of the plug-in from the server;

An upgrade trigger event monitoring unit, configured to monitor a trigger event for upgrading the user interface;

The message sending unit for obtaining plug-in update information is configured to send a message for obtaining plug-in update information to the server.

In a third aspect, the present invention provides an intelligent terminal configured with the Android system application-based user interface upgrading device described above.

The technical scheme provided by the invention brings the following beneficial effects:

Divide the user interface into multiple plug-ins, update the software version of the corresponding plug-in according to the plug-in update information, and then load the plug-ins involved in the user interface into the user interface according to the layout information of the user interface to upgrade the user interface. The user interface adopts modularization Design, you can choose to upgrade some plug-ins, the user interface can be partially updated, the user interface upgrade is more targeted, it is convenient for the expansion of the user interface, the upgrade is more convenient, and the user experience is good.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention , for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to the content of the embodiment of the present invention and these drawings without any creative effort.

Fig. 1 is a method flow chart of the first embodiment of the Android system application-based user interface upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a method flow chart of the second embodiment of the Android system application-based user interface upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a method flow chart of the third embodiment of the Android system application-based user interface upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a method flowchart of the fourth embodiment of the Android system application-based user interface upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a structural block diagram of the first embodiment of the Android system application-based user interface upgrading device provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a structural block diagram of a second embodiment of an Android system application-based user interface upgrading device provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a structural block diagram of a third embodiment of an Android system application-based user interface upgrading device provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

In order to make the technical problems solved by the present invention, the technical solutions adopted and the technical effects achieved clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only the technical solutions of the present invention. Some, but not all, embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is a method flow chart of the first embodiment of the Android system application-based user interface upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the present invention. The user interface provided by the technical solution includes at least two plug-ins, the plug-ins include a first plug-in and a second plug-in, the first plug-in includes the layout information of the user interface, and the method for upgrading the user interface based on the Android system application includes :

S101. Receive plug-in update information.

In this embodiment, the updated software version of the plug-in of the user interface is stored in the server. After the plug-in releases a new software version, the server can be used to actively notify the smart terminal that the plug-in has an updated version, or the smart terminal can actively query the server for plug-in updates periodically. way of information.

User interface plug-ins Each plug-in will define a corresponding plug-in interface, such as the navigation bar plug-in INavigateUI and the content plug-in IMajorUI. The plug-in interface is defined as follows:

After the plug-in interface is defined, the plug-in interface needs to be implemented. The plug-in project depends on the plug-in interface project. After the necessary interface is realized, the plug-in project can be compiled and packaged into an apk file, such as NavigatePlugin.apk.

After making the plug-in update software version, you can publish the plug-in update software version by logging into the server plug-in management system.

S102. Update the software version of the corresponding plug-in according to the plug-in update information.

In this embodiment, the plug-in update information includes plug-in category identifier, plug-in download address, version number and other information. The plug-in category identifier can match the version number of the corresponding plug-in, and the plug-in download address is used to download the software update version of the plug-in according to the download address.

S103. Read layout information of the user interface from the first plug-in, where the layout information includes a corresponding area of the plug-in in the user interface.

Exemplarily, the plug-ins described in this embodiment may include a navigation bar plug-in, a status bar plug-in, and a content plug-in, etc., which are only for illustration and are not intended to limit the technical solution, and the plug-ins can also be divided according to other principles. The first plug-in includes a navigation bar plug-in, wherein the navigation bar plug-in includes layout information of the user interface. The technical solution divides the first plug-in and the second plug-in only for the convenience of description, the plug-in containing the layout information of the user interface is called the first plug-in, and the other plug-ins that do not contain the layout information of the user interface are called the second plug-in. In this embodiment, the layout information of the user interface is contained in the navigation bar plug-in, of course, in some other embodiments, the layout information of the user interface can also be distributed in several plug-ins, for example, the layout information of the status bar is contained in The navigation bar, and the layout information of the content plug-in is included in the status bar plug-in; of course, the layout information of the user interface can also be designed separately in an independent plug-in.

S104. According to the layout information, load the plug-in into a corresponding area of the user interface to upgrade the user interface.

The user interface includes multiple plug-ins, each plug-in is loaded in a different location, and the layout information of the user interface defines the location where each plug-in is loaded. For example: the layout information specifies the placement of the navigation bar plugin, content plugin, and status bar plugin. You can specify that the navigation bar is on the left, the content plugin is on the right, and the status bar plugin is on the top; or you can specify that the navigation bar plugin is on the top. The content bar widget is below, the status bar widget is on the left, etc. According to different fashion trends and user habits, design different user interface layouts.

Some of the plug-ins loaded into the user interface are updated plug-in software versions, and some are not updated plug-ins; if the layout of the user interface changes, the updated plug-ins and plug-ins that have not been updated will be loaded into the user interface according to the new layout; if the user interface If the layout of the user interface does not change, the plug-in without update does not change, and the updated software version of the plug-in with update is loaded into the corresponding area of the user interface. Therefore, when some plug-ins are updated and some plug-ins are not updated, a partial update of the user interface is realized.

Specifically, write the main application program, in which the user interface only writes an empty container, the main application program first loads the navigation bar plug-in, after loading, it will obtain the layout information of the user interface from the navigation bar plug-in, according to the layout of the user interface Information to load other plug-ins, just add the plug-ins to the corresponding area of the container.

To sum up, the user interface upgrade method based on the Android system application provided by the embodiment of the present invention divides the user interface into multiple plug-ins, updates the software version of the corresponding plug-in according to the plug-in update information, and then updates the user interface related to the user interface according to the layout information of the user interface. The plug-ins are loaded into the user interface. If some plug-ins are updated and some plug-ins are not updated, the user interface is partially updated, and the entire user interface does not need to be updated. The user only needs to release a new software version of the plug-in that needs to be updated. , after the plug-in is loaded into the user interface, the part of the user interface corresponding to the updated plug-in is upgraded, so as to realize the partial update of the user interface, the user interface upgrade is more targeted, and the modular design of the user interface is more convenient for the expansion of the user interface. Moreover, the upgrade of the user interface will not affect the normal use of the TV user, and there is no need to reinstall the entire application program, which makes the upgrade more convenient and provides a better user experience.

Fig. 2 is a method flow chart of the second embodiment of the Android system application-based user interface upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is based on the method shown in FIG. 1. Further, S102, updating the software version of the corresponding plug-in according to the plug-in update information includes:

S1020. Determine a plug-in with an updated version according to the plug-in update information.

In this embodiment, the plug-in update information includes plug-in category identification, plug-in download address, version number and other information. The plug-in category identifier can match the version number of the corresponding plug-in, and the plug-in download address is used to download the software update version of the plug-in according to the download address.

Specifically, the version number of the plug-in stored in the local cache may be compared with the version number of the corresponding plug-in in the plug-in update information. If the version number of the plug-in stored in the local cache is lower, it means that the plug-in has released an updated version. For example, the original plug-in version is 1, and the newly released plug-in version is 2.

S1021. Download the updated software version of the plug-in with the updated version from the server.

According to the plug-in download address in the plug-in update information, the updated software version of the corresponding plug-in is downloaded from the server. In this embodiment, the downloaded plug-ins are stored in the local cache. When the device leaves the factory, the local cache will save the preset user interface plug-in for the user to use when starting it for the first time. If the plug-in is updated later, the updated plug-in will replace the original corresponding plug-in.

Specifically, the plug-in file specified in the download address can be downloaded from the server by means of http file download. Of course, other file downloading methods may also be used.

Preferably, in some embodiments, after step S1021, further include:

The updated software version of the downloaded plug-in is verified, and if the verification fails, the updated software version of the plug-in is re-downloaded from the server. Specifically, the downloaded plug-in software version file can be verified by using md5. After file integrity verification, the accuracy and integrity of file downloads are improved to ensure the reliability of user interface upgrades.

S1022. Correspondingly update the plug-in to the downloaded software version according to the identifier of the plug-in with the updated version.

In this embodiment, the plug-in identifier of the updated version may be a version number, of course, in other embodiments, it may also be a category code or other identifiers to distinguish it from other plug-ins.

Specifically, saving the updated software version of the plug-in with the updated version in a local cache; deleting the original version of the plug-in with the updated version. After each update, the original version of the plug-in is deleted and only the updated version of the plug-in is kept, which is beneficial to save space in the local cache.

To sum up, the Android system application-based user interface upgrade method provided by the embodiment of the present invention first determines the plug-in with an updated version, then downloads the plug-in from the server, and performs the update, and the download speed of the plug-in is fast.

Fig. 3 is a method flow chart of the third embodiment of the Android system application-based user interface upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is based on the method shown in FIG. 1, and further, after step S102, after updating the software version of the corresponding plug-in according to the plug-in update information, further includes:

S301. A trigger event for upgrading the user interface is detected.

The trigger event for upgrading the user interface may be initiated by the user. After the plug-in is updated, the user is reminded whether to upgrade the user interface now, and the user chooses whether to upgrade now.

It can also be automatically upgraded in the background, and after the plug-in is updated, the user interface is automatically triggered to upgrade.

The user interface upgrading method based on the Android system application provided by this embodiment will only enter the process of user interface upgrading after monitoring the trigger event for upgrading the user interface, and will not upgrade while downloading, which improves the stability of user interface upgrading sex.

Fig. 4 is a method flowchart of the fourth embodiment of the Android system application-based user interface upgrading method provided by the embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is based on the method shown in FIG. 1, and further, before step S101, receiving plug-in update information, further includes:

S401. Send a message for acquiring plug-in update information to the server.

In this embodiment, the smart terminal actively sends a message to obtain plug-in update information to the server. After obtaining the plug-in update information, it determines whether to download the plug-in from the server according to the plug-in update situation.

In the user interface upgrade method based on the Android system application provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the smart terminal queries the server for plug-in update information, avoiding the server from pushing the plug-in update message to all smart terminals, which requires higher server configuration and heavy server workload. The smart terminal decides whether it needs to download the plug-in from the server, which reduces the amount of data transmission and lowers the requirements for server configuration.

It should be noted that the methods shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 can be combined with each other to form a more preferred embodiment, which will not be described in detail here.

Fig. 5 is a structural block diagram of the first embodiment of the Android system application-based user interface upgrading device provided by the embodiment of the present invention. The device is used to execute the method shown in FIG. 1, the user interface includes at least two plug-ins, the plug-ins include a first plug-in and a second plug-in, the first plug-in includes layout information of the user interface, and the The first plug-in includes a navigation bar plug-in, wherein the navigation bar plug-in includes layout information of the user interface; the device includes:

A plug-in update information receiving unit 10, configured to receive plug-in update information;

A plug-in software version updating unit 20, configured to update the corresponding plug-in software version according to the plug-in update information;

A layout information reading unit 30, configured to read the layout information of the user interface from the first plug-in, where the layout information includes the corresponding area of the plug-in in the user interface;

The user interface upgrading unit 40 is configured to load the plug-in into a corresponding area of the user interface according to the layout information to upgrade the user interface.

To sum up, the Android system application-based user interface upgrading device provided by the embodiment of the present invention divides the user interface into multiple plug-ins, updates the software version of the corresponding plug-in according to the plug-in update information, and then updates the user interface related to the user interface according to the layout information of the user interface. The plug-ins are loaded into the user interface. If some plug-ins are updated and some plug-ins are not updated, the user interface is partially updated, and the entire user interface does not need to be updated. The user only needs to release a new software version of the plug-in that needs to be updated. , after the plug-in is loaded into the user interface, the part of the user interface corresponding to the updated plug-in is upgraded, so as to realize the partial update of the user interface, the user interface upgrade is more targeted, and the modular design of the user interface is more convenient for the expansion of the user interface. Moreover, the upgrade of the user interface will not affect the normal use of the TV user, and there is no need to reinstall the entire application program, which makes the upgrade more convenient and provides a better user experience.

Preferably, the plug-in software version update unit 20 includes:

A plug-in with an updated version determining unit 200, configured to determine a plug-in with an updated version according to the plug-in update information;

A plug-in update version downloading unit 201, configured to download the updated software version of the plug-in with the updated version from the server;

The plug-in update unit 202 is configured to update the plug-in to a downloaded software version according to the identifier of the plug-in with the updated version; specifically, it is used to save the updated software version of the plug-in with the updated version in the local cache; delete The original version of the plugin with the updated version.

In some embodiments, the device further includes a verification unit 203, configured to verify the downloaded updated software version of the plug-in, and re-download the updated software version of the plug-in from the server if the verification fails.

Fig. 6 is a structural block diagram of a second embodiment of an Android system application-based user interface upgrading device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is used to execute the method shown in Figure 3, based on the device shown in Figure 5, further, the device also includes:

The upgrade trigger event monitoring unit 50 is configured to monitor a trigger event for upgrading the user interface.

The user interface upgrading device based on the Android system application provided by this embodiment will only enter the process of user interface upgrading after monitoring the trigger event for upgrading the user interface, and will not upgrade while downloading, which improves the stability of user interface upgrading sex.

Fig. 7 is a structural block diagram of a third embodiment of an Android system application-based user interface upgrading device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is used to execute the method shown in Figure 4, based on the device shown in Figure 5, further, the device also includes:

The message sending unit 60 for obtaining plug-in update information is configured to send a message for obtaining plug-in update information to the server.

In the user interface upgrading device based on the Android system application provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the smart terminal queries the server for plug-in update information, so as to prevent the server from pushing the plug-in update message to all smart terminals, which requires higher server configuration and heavy server workload. The smart terminal decides whether it needs to download the plug-in from the server, which reduces the amount of data transmission and lowers the requirements for server configuration.

The present invention also provides an intelligent terminal configured with the above-mentioned Android system application-based user interface upgrading device.

The smart terminal can be a mobile phone with an Android system, a tablet with an Android system, and the like.

The smart terminal can upgrade the user interface without affecting the normal use of the user, and can also partially upgrade the user interface. The user interface is modularized, with little correlation, the upgrade is more targeted, more convenient, and the user experience is good. .

The above content is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there will be changes in the specific implementation and application scope. limits.

Claims (10)

1. a kind of user interface upgrade method applied based on Android system, it is characterised in that the user interface is included at least Two plug-in units, the plug-in unit includes the first plug-in unit and the second plug-in unit, and the layout that first plug-in unit includes the user interface is believed Breath, methods described includes：

Receive update of plug-in information；

According to the software version of the corresponding plug-in unit of the update of plug-in information updating；

The layout information of the user interface is read from first plug-in unit, the layout information includes the plug-in unit described Corresponding region in user interface；

According to the layout information, the plug-in unit is loaded into corresponding region in the user interface and carries out the user interface Upgrading.

2. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that first plug-in unit includes navigation bar plug-in unit, wherein, it is described Navigation bar plug-in unit includes the layout information of the user interface.

3. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that described according to update of plug-in information updating correspondence plug-in unit Software version, including：

Plug-in unit with more redaction is determined according to the update of plug-in information；

The renewal software version of the plug-in unit with more redaction is downloaded from server；

The software version for being updated to download by plug-in unit correspondence according to the mark of the plug-in unit with more redaction.

4. method according to claim 3, it is characterised in that described to download the inserting with more redaction from server After the renewal software version of part, also include：

The renewal software version of the plug-in unit of download is verified, if verification failure, described insert is downloaded from server again The renewal software version of part.

5. method according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the mark of the plug-in unit with more redaction described in the basis The software version that plug-in unit correspondence is updated to download, be specially：

Software version after the renewal of the plug-in unit with more redaction is saved into local cache；

Delete the prototype version of the plug-in unit with more redaction.

6. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that described to be inserted according to the update of plug-in information updating is corresponding After the software version of part, also include：

Monitor the trigger event upgraded to the user interface.

7. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that before the reception update of plug-in information, also include：

The message for obtaining update of plug-in information is sent to server.

8. a kind of user interface update device applied based on Android system, it is characterised in that the user interface is included at least Two plug-in units, the plug-in unit includes the first plug-in unit and the second plug-in unit, and the layout that first plug-in unit includes the user interface is believed Breath, described device includes：

Update of plug-in information receiving unit, for receiving update of plug-in information；

Plug-in software version updating unit, for the software version according to the corresponding plug-in unit of the update of plug-in information updating；

Layout information reading unit, the layout information for reading the user interface from first plug-in unit, the layout Information includes the plug-in unit corresponding region in the user interface；

User interface upgrade unit, for according to the layout information, the plug-in unit being loaded into corresponding in the user interface Region carries out the upgrading of the user interface.

9. the user interface update device according to claim 1 applied based on Android system, it is characterised in that described the One plug-in unit includes navigation bar plug-in unit, wherein, the navigation bar plug-in unit includes the layout information of the user interface；

The plug-in software version updating unit includes：

Plug-in unit determining unit with more redaction, for determining inserting with more redaction according to the update of plug-in information Part；

Update of plug-in version download unit, the renewal software version for downloading the plug-in unit with more redaction from server This；

Update of plug-in unit, the soft of download is updated to for the mark according to the plug-in unit with more redaction by plug-in unit correspondence Part version；

The update of plug-in unit is specifically for the software version after the renewal of the plug-in unit with more redaction is saved into Local cache；Delete the prototype version of the plug-in unit with more redaction；

Described device also includes：

Verification unit, the renewal software version for the plug-in unit to download is verified, if verification failure, again from service Device downloads the renewal software version of the plug-in unit；

Upgrading trigger event monitoring unit, for the trigger event for monitoring to upgrade to the user interface；

Update of plug-in informational message transmitting element is obtained, the message of update of plug-in information is obtained for being sent to server.

10. a kind of intelligent terminal, it is characterised in that be configured with the use applied as claimed in claim 8 or 9 based on Android system Family interface update device.