Method for updating software of a target device using an extended identifier in digital broadcasting

• US 20050108757A1
• Filed: 11/17/2004
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Kwang-Kee, Adams, Glenn A.
• Application Number:
  US10/989,252
• Publication Number:
  US 20050108757A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23617 by inserting additional data into a data carousel, e.g. inserting software modules into a DVB carousel arrangements for broadcast or for distribution of identical information repeatedly in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/443 OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4431 characterized by the use of Application Program Interface [API] libraries
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4586 Content update operation triggered locally, e.g. by comparing the version of software modules in a DVB carousel to the version stored locally deployment, distribution, installation, update of software G06F8/65; error detection or correction of the data by redundancy during software upgrading G06F11/1433; arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17309 Transmission or handling of upstream communications

Abstract

A method for updating software of a digital broadcasting receiving apparatus using an extended identifier, including broadcasting information having a version of an extended identifier and an extended software of a receiving device targeted for software updating using a data service announcement, and transmitting the software to the receiving apparatus having the extended identifier when the software transmission condition is met. Software update services can be provided by distinguishing receiving apparatuses in a unique manner using an UUID, with little or no modification of the conventional data broadcasting standards.

Claims

1. A method for updating software of a digital broadcasting receiving apparatus using an extended identifier, comprising:

broadcasting information including a version of an extended identifier and an extended software of a receiving device targeted for software updating using a data service announcement; and

transmitting the software to the receiving apparatus having the extended identifier when a software transmission condition is met.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the extended identifier comprises a universally unique identifier (UUID).

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the version of the extended software employs at least two sub-versions.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the version of the extended software employs at least two sub-versions.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the sub-versions have at least three layers including at least a major version, a minor version and a micro version, each of which is represented with 16 bits.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the sub-versions have at least three layers including at least a major version, a minor version and a micro version, each of which is represented with 16 bits.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data service announcement includes information on a time for a software update, and the software transmission condition is met when the time for software update approaches.

8. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the data service announcement includes information on a time for a software update, and the software transmission condition is met when the time for software update approaches.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the time information for the software update included in the data service announcement comprises information related to at least one of two cases:

one case in which the update is made within a predetermined period of time and another case in which the update is made after a predetermined period of time has passed.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the time information for the software update included in the data service announcement comprises information related to at least one of two cases:

one case in which the update is made within a predetermined period of time and another case in which the update is made after a predetermined period of time has passed.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the software is signaled along with the information including the extended identifier and the software version using a service description framework.

12. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the software is signaled along with the information including the extended identifier and the software version using use of a service description framework.

13. A computer readable recording medium for recording a computer readable program to perform a method for updating software of a digital broadcasting receiving apparatus using an extended identifier, said method comprising:

broadcasting information including a version of an extended identifier and an extended software of a receiving device targeted for software updating using a data service announcement; and

transmitting the software to the receiving apparatus having the extended identifier when a software transmission condition is met.

14. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 13, wherein the extended identifier comprises a universally unique identifier (UUID).