Digital broadcasting receiving apparatus and method for upgrading software thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyung-chul NAM, Doo-hee LEE
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Abstract
A digital broadcasting receiving apparatus and a method for upgrading software thereof are provided. The digital broadcasting receiving apparatus includes a memory interface unit which supports an interface with an external memory device; a platform unit which requests a headend whether an upgrade of software is acceptable, when the external memory device is connected to the memory interface unit; and a function execution unit which upgrades previously installed software using software in the external memory device, when notified from the headend that the upgrade of software is acceptable.
Claims13
A digital broadcasting receiving apparatus comprising:
- a memory interface unit which supports an interface with an external memory device;
- a platform unit which requests a headend whether an upgrade of software is acceptable, when the external memory device is connected to the memory interface unit;
- and
- a function execution unit which upgrades previously installed software using software in the external memory device, when notified from the headend that the upgrade of software is acceptable.
A method of upgrading software of a digital broadcasting receiving apparatus, the method comprising:
- requesting a headend whether an upgrade of software is acceptable, when an external memory device is connected;
- receiving a notification from the headend of whether the upgrade of software is acceptable;
- and
- upgrading previously installed software using software in the external memory device, when notified that the upgrade of software is acceptable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.