Process for downloading data preceded by announcement signals
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsNadine Patry, Louis-Xavier Carbonnel, Eric Gautier, Laurent Lesenne, François Roudier
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Abstract
Update data is dispatched by a communication center to terminals with the aid of a broadcasting network. Next, the terminals report their update to the center through a bidirectional network. The center renews a current campaign or stops the campaign as a function of the number of terminals updated. When only a minimum number of terminals need to be updated, the campaign is stopped and the last terminals that were not updated through the campaign transmitted through broadcast network will be updated via the bidirectional link.
Claims12
Method for transmitting update data from a telecommunication unit to a plurality of terminals with memory means comprising:
- creating at least one announce signal identifying update data emitted at a specific time by said telecommunications unit;
- transmitting said announce signal by the telecommunication unit;
- receiving said announce signal and triggering a display of a message to a user for asking if the user agrees to update a user terminal at said specified time;
- transmitting said update data by the telecommunication unit on a communication channel, and
- updating said terminal when the user agrees to an updating of said user terminal by storing said update data received on a communication channel in the memory means.
Method for receiving update data sent from a telecommunication unit to a plurality of terminals equipped with memory means comprising:
- receiving of at least one announce signal identifying the update data emitted at a specified time by said telecommunication unit;
- displaying a message to a user asking if the user agrees to updates a corresponding terminal at a specified time;
- and if the user agrees, then:
- activating in the corresponding terminal an update data reception mode;
- and
- writing in a memory means said update data.
A terminal comprising:
- a memory for receiving update data sent from a telecommunications units;
- a reception means for receiving at least one announce signal identifying the update data emitted at a specified time by said telecommunications unit;
- a displaying means which is triggered to display a message to a user asking if the user agrees to update said terminal when an announcement signal is received by said receiving means;
- an inputting means for receiving a response corresponding to said agreement by said user and activating a reception mode to receive update data;
- and
- a memory for storing said received update data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.