Method for upgrading home appliance, and device implementing same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJu Hyun PARK, In Sung JUNG, Chan Sung JEON
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Abstract
Disclosed are a method for upgrading software of a home appliance, and a device implementing same. During the process of upgrading a plurality of software, the disclosed home appliance can collectively download a plurality of pieces of software data and then record the plurality of pieces of downloaded software data. In particular, the download may be performed in a hidden manner. Accordingly, even when the upgrade of the home appliance fails, the home appliance can be used normally, and from the perspective of a user, the upgrade time may be shortened.
Claims23
A home appliance comprising:
- a communication unit configured to communicate with a management server;
- and
- a controller in which software is installed,
- wherein the communication unit is configured to:
- transmit an inquiry message of upgrade software to the management server based on a preset upgrade schedule;
- and
- download upgrade software data transmitted from the management server based on the inquiry message.
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A method of upgrading software of a home appliance performed by the home appliance, comprising:
- checking whether upgrade software is present in a management server based on a preset schedule;
- automatically downloading and storing upgrade software data from the management server when the upgrade software data corresponding to the upgrade software is registered in the management server;
- and
- writing the downloaded upgrade software data in the controller of the home appliance and upgrading the software.
(canceled)
A management server comprising:
- a communication unit configured to communicate with a home appliance;
- a storage configured to store upgrade software data corresponding to upgrade software executable in the home appliance;
- and
- a controller configured to control the communication unit and the storage,
- wherein the communication unit is configured to:
- receive an inquiry message of upgrade software transmitted from the home appliance based on a preset upgrade schedule;
- and
- sequentially upload the upgrade software data to the home appliance based on the inquiry message.
(canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.