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US 8,914,607 B2Granted
Broadcast receiving apparatus and memory managing method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung-ho Choi
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Abstract
A broadcast receiving apparatus and memory managing method thereof are provided. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes a storage unit which includes a plurality of memory areas for each of a plurality of operating systems, a determination unit which periodically determines a retrievable memory area for each of the plurality of memory areas, and a controller which reallocates at least part of the retrievable memory area, if memory area reallocation is necessary.
Claims16
A method for managing a memory of a broadcast receiving apparatus, the method comprising:
- allocating a first memory area to a first operating system for providing a first service, and a second memory area to a second operating system for providing a second service;
- determining a first retrievable memory area that is re-allocable to the second operating system among the first memory area;
- and
- reallocating at least part of the determined first retrievable memory area to the second operating system,
- wherein the first operating system is used for providing a basic service of the broadcast receiving apparatus and the second operating system is used for providing an additional service provided by the broadcast receiving apparatus,
- wherein the determining comprises periodically determining a second retrievable memory from the second memory area, and
- wherein the reallocating comprises reallocating at least part of the second retrievable memory area to the first operating system.
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A method for managing a memory of a broadcast receiving apparatus, the method comprising:
- allocating a first memory area to a first operating system for providing a first service, and a second memory area to a second operating system for providing a second service;
- determining a first retrievable memory area that is re-allocable to the second operating system among the first memory area;
- and
- reallocating at least part of the determined first retrievable memory area to the second operating system,
- wherein the first operating system is used for providing a basic service of the broadcast receiving apparatus and the second operating system is used for providing an additional service provided by the broadcast receiving apparatus, and
- wherein the reallocating comprises reallocating the second retrievable memory area by giving priority to the first memory area over the second memory area.
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A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit which includes a first memory area allocated to a first operating system for providing a first service, and a second memory area allocated to a second operating system for providing a second service;
- a determination unit which determines a first retrievable memory area that is re-allocable to the second operating system among the first memory area;
- and
- a controller which reallocates at least part of the first retrievable memory area to the second operating system,
- wherein the first operating system is used for providing a basic service of the broadcast receiving apparatus and the second operating system is used for providing an additional service provided by the broadcast receiving apparatus,
- wherein the determination unit periodically determines a second retrievable memory area from the second memory area, and
- wherein the controller reallocates at least part of the second retrievable memory area to the first operating system.
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A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit which includes a first memory area allocated to a first operating system for providing a first service, and a second memory area allocated to a second operating system for providing a second service;
- a determination unit which determines a first retrievable memory area that is re-allocable to the second operating system among the first memory area;
- and
- a controller which reallocates at least part of the first retrievable memory area to the second operating system,
- wherein the first operating system is used for providing a basic service of the broadcast receiving apparatus and the second operating system is used for providing an additional service provided by the broadcast receiving apparatus, and
- wherein the controller reallocates the second retrievable memory area by giving priority to the first memory area over the second memory area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.