US 2006/0069836 A1 · Communication system and method for upgrade of user terminal software and user terminal upgraded by the same

Abstract

Disclosed is a communication system for a software upgrade, including a user terminal (UT) for transmitting an IP address assignment request message containing software information of the UT an upgrade-providing server including upgrade data regarding every software of the UT; and a server for determining whether or not software upgrade of the UT is necessary with reference to the software information when the request message is received, and transmitting an address and upgrade information of the upgrade-providing server to the UT when the software upgrade is necessary.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A communication system for software upgrade comprising:

a user terminal (UT) for transmitting an Internet Protocol (IP) address assignment-request message containing software information of the user terminal;
an upgrade-providing server including upgrade data regarding software of the UT;
and
a first server for determining whether a software upgrade of the UT is necessary with reference to the software information when the request message is received, and transmitting an address and upgrade information of the upgrade-providing server to the user terminal when the software upgrade is necessary.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/037,954Filed 18 Jan 2005

Priority

KR 72234/20049 Sep 2004

Published

30 Mar 2006

Term ends

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Classification7 codes

G06F 8/65
Software deployment: updates
H04L 61/5014
Internet protocol [IP] addresses: using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP]
H04L 67/04
Protocols: specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
H04L 67/34
Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications: involving the movement of software or configuration parameters

Communication system and method for upgrade of user terminal software and user terminal upgraded by the same

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Communication system and method for upgrade of user terminal software and user terminal upgraded by the same

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Abstract

Claims18