Broadcast receiving apparatus and method for managing memory thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung-ho Choi
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Abstract
A broadcast receiving apparatus and a method for managing a memory are provided. The method for managing a memory includes setting a part of a memory to be a first memory area to be used for a first operating system; setting a portion of the memory which is not set as the first memory area to be a second memory area; and if a second operating system uses the memory, expanding the first memory area to include at least part of the second memory area. Therefore, the broadcast receiving apparatus uses a plurality of operating systems.
Claims33
A method for managing a memory, comprising:
- setting a part of a memory to be a first memory area for a first operating system providing a basic service for playing back a broadcast signal;
- setting a part of the memory which is not set as the first memory area to be a second memory area;
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- in response to recognizing a selection of a service of a second operating system, expanding the first memory area to include at least a part of the second memory area for providing an additional service related to a broadcast content.
A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:
- a storage unit which comprises a first memory area which is set for a first operating system providing a basic service for playing back a broadcast signal and a second memory area which is not set as the first memory area;
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- a controlling unit which controls the first memory area to be expanded to include at least a part of the second memory area for providing an additional service related to a broadcast content in response to recognizing a selection of a service of a second operating system.
A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:
- a first storage unit which is used for operating a CPU of the broadcast receiving apparatus;
- a second storage unit which is used exclusively for operating a predetermined module and disposed separate from the first storage unit;
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- a controlling unit which allocates the second storage unit for performing an additional service related to a broadcast content, when the first storage unit lacks space for performing the additional service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.