Recording/reproducing apparatus and method for updating firmware of the apparatus

A recording/reproducing apparatus configured to record information in a recording medium and reproduce the information from the recording medium, the apparatus being capable of communicating with a data transmission site and an other apparatus through a network, said recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a control unit configured to control the recording and reproducing of the information based on firmware;
• a receiving unit configured to receive first information from the other apparatus through the network, the first information including a request of update page data;
• a first output unit configured to output second information to the data transmission site trough the network in response to reception of the first information, the second information include a request of transmitting the update page data;
• a unit configured to acquire the update page data from the data transmission site trough the network;
• a unit configured to transfer the update page data to the other apparatus through the network;
• a unit configured to receive third information from the other apparatus trough the network, the third information includes a request of updating of the firmware;
• a second output unit configured to output fourth information to the data transmission site through the network in response to reception of the third information, the fourth information includes a request of transmitting fifth information used for updating the firmware;
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• a unit configured to acquire the fifth information from the data transmission site through the network.

A method which is applied to a recording/reproducing apparatus configured to record information in a recording medium and reproduce the information from the recording medium based on firmware, and which updates the firmware, said method comprising:

• receiving first information from a network, the first information being information requesting updating of the firmware;
• outputting second information to the network in response to reception of the first information, the second information being information requesting third information used for updating the firmware;
• and
• acquiring the third information from the network.

A method which is applied to a recording/reproducing apparatus configured to record information in a recording medium and reproduce the information from the recording medium based on firmware, and which updates the firmware, said method comprising:

• receiving first information from a network, the first information being information requesting an update page data of the firmware;
• outputting second information to the network in response to reception of the first information, the second information being used for requesting the update page data;
• acquiring the update page data from the network;
• outputting the update page data through the network to a transmitter from which the first information is transmitted;
• receiving third information from the network, the third information being information requesting update data;
• outputting fourth information to the network in response to reception of the third information, the fourth information being information requesting the update data;
• and
• acquiring the update data from the network.