Method and device for providing downloaded objects to an application

A computer method of providing downloaded objects to an application, the method including:

• downloading from a received transport stream a module containing one object including an object requested by an application;
• storing the downloaded module;
• monitoring whether the stored module is the current version;
• providing the application with the object from a stored module when the application requests an object of a stored module and the stored module is a current version;
• and
• copying only the objects of the stored module still in use by the application, downloading the current version of the stored module and overwriting the stored module with the downloaded current version of the stored module when the application requests an object of a stored module and the stored module is not a current version.

A computer program, stored in a tangible storage medium for providing downloaded objects to an application, the program comprising executable instructions that cause a computer to:

• download from a received transport stream a module containing at least one object including an object requested by an application;
• store the downloaded module;
• monitor whether the stored module is the current version;
• provide the application with the object from a stored module when the application requests an object of a stored module and the stored module is a current version;
• and
• copy only the objects of the stored module still in use by the application, download the current version of the stored module and overwrite the stored module with the downloaded current version of the stored module when the application requests an object of a stored module and the stored module is not a current version.