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US 2006/0190977 A1Published application
Upgrading software of set-top box
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorMoon-Hyun Nam
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Abstract
In an apparatus and method to upgrade software of a set-top box, when a malfunction renders it impossible to receive software upgrade data through System Information (SI), the data is received through Program Specific Information (PSI). Accordingly, it is not only possible to upgrade the software when a malfunction occurs, but also to recover from the malfunction.
Claims13
An apparatus to upgrade software of a Set-Top Box (STB), the apparatus comprising:
- a receiver adapted to receive a digital broadcasting signal and to extract Program Specific Information (PSI) from the received digital broadcasting signal;
- and
- a controller adapted to receive the PSI from the receiver and to receive software upgrade data using the received PSI to upgrade the software.
A method of upgrading software of a Set-Top Box (STB), the method comprising:
- detecting, by the STB, whether or not a request to upgrade the software has been made;
- extracting Program Specific Information (PSI) from received information;
- receiving software upgrade data using the PSI;
- and
- upgrading the software using the received software upgrade data.
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