Dual-mode download manager
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorDerek Alan Winters
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for automatically changing the mode of download of a download manager in a device are provided. The download manager can send a timeout option to a TFTP server and automatically change the mode of download based on whether a timeout option acknowledgement is received. The download manager can include a first control attribute to enable or disable sending a timeout option to the TFTP server and/or a second control attribute to set the initial download mode of the device.
Claims8
A method for automatically changing the mode of download of a download manager in a device, the method comprising:
- sending a timeout option to a TFTP server;
- determining whether a response to the timeout option is received;
- and
- automatically changing the mode of download based on whether a response is received.
A computer readable medium having instructions for causing a computer to execute a method for automatically changing the mode of download of a download manager in a device, the method comprising:
- sending a timeout option to a TFTP server;
- determining whether a response to the timeout option is received;
- and
- automatically changing the mode of download based on whether a response is received.
A system for automatically changing the mode of download of a download manager in a device, the system comprising:
- means for sending a timeout option to a TFTP server;
- means for determining whether a response to the timeout option is received;
- and
- means for automatically changing the mode of download based on whether a response is received.
A download manager comprising:
- a first control attribute to enable or disable an automatic mode change feature;
- a second control attribute to set an initial download mode of the download manager;
- and
- means for automatically changing the mode of download of the download manager.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.