Storage medium unit controlled by downloaded programs
AssigneeSony Europa B.V.
InventorJohan De Vos
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Abstract
A storage medium unit is used as a part of a system for providing information-on-demanding service. The storage medium unit has a storage device for storing information data including video data and/or audio data to be retrieved therefrom and transmitted to end user devices of the information-on-demand service, a memory controller for controlling the storage device, and a memory device for storing software program. The software program is downloaded from a system manager of said system into said memory device. The memory controller controls operation of the storage device according to the downloaded software program.
Claims10
A storage medium unit for use as part of a system for providing information-on-demand service, said storage medium unit comprising:
- storage means for storing information data comprising video data and/or audio data to be retrieved therefrom and transmitted to end user devices of the information-on-demand service;
- control means for controlling the storage means;
- and
- memory means for storing a software program;
- wherein at least a portion of said software program is downloaded from a system manager of said system into said memory means, said control means controlling operation of said storage means according to said downloaded software program.
A method for use in a system for providing information-on-demand service, the method comprising:
- providing at least one storage medium unit having:
- a storage medium for storing information data comprising video data and/or audio data to be retrieved therefrom and transmitted to end user devices of the information-on-demand service;
- a memory;
- and a controller for controlling at least data retrieval from the storage medium;
- downloading at least a portion of a software program from a system manager of said system into said memory;
- and
- said controller controlling operation of said storage medium according to said downloaded software program.
A storage medium unit for use as part of a system for providing information-on-demand service, said storage medium unit comprising:
- a storage medium for storing information data comprising video data and/or audio data to be retrieved therefrom and transmitted to end user devices of the information-on-demand service;
- a controller for controlling at least retrieval of data from the storage medium;
- and
- a random access memory for storing a software program;
- wherein at least a portion of said software program is downloaded from a system manager of said system into said memory during the course of operation of said information-on-demand service, said controller controlling operation of said storage means according to said downloaded software program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.