Receiving device, printer, and firmware update system
First Claim
1. A receiving apparatus to be used under a printing system including a printing apparatus and the receiving apparatus, said receiving apparatus comprising:
- a reception unit operable to receive externally;
(i) update data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus; and
(ii) a display content which includes a description indicating that the update data is to be printed;
a display unit operable to display the display content;
a command obtainment unit operable to obtain a print command for the display content; and
an output unit operable to output the update data as data to be printed, according to the description, when the command obtainment unit obtains the print command.
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Abstract
An STB (120), to which a printer (130) is connected, includes: a reception unit (121) to receive externally update data for updating a firmware of the printer and a display content which includes a description indicating that the update data is to be printed; a display data generation unit (122) to generate display data for displaying the display content on the TV (123); a remote control reception unit (125) to receive a print command for the display content; and a print output unit (127) to output, to the printer (130), the update data, as data to be printed, when the remote control reception unit (125) receives the print command.
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Citations
44 Claims
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1. A receiving apparatus to be used under a printing system including a printing apparatus and the receiving apparatus, said receiving apparatus comprising:
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a reception unit operable to receive externally;
(i) update data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus; and
(ii) a display content which includes a description indicating that the update data is to be printed;
a display unit operable to display the display content;
a command obtainment unit operable to obtain a print command for the display content; and
an output unit operable to output the update data as data to be printed, according to the description, when the command obtainment unit obtains the print command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A receiving apparatus to be used under a printing system including a printing apparatus and the receiving apparatus, said receiving apparatus comprising:
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a reception unit operable to receive externally;
(i) print data which is not to be displayed; and
(ii) update data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus; and
an output unit operable to output the print data to the printing apparatus, wherein the output unit outputs the update data as the print data. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A receiving apparatus to be used under a printing system including a printing apparatus and the receiving apparatus, said receiving apparatus comprising:
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a reception unit operable to receive;
(i) update data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus; and
(ii) a display content which includes instruction information for urging a user to update the firmware;
a display unit operable to display the instruction information;
a command obtainment unit operable to obtain a command to update the firmware, sent from the user based on the displayed instruction information, as a print command for the update data; and
an output unit operable to output the update data to the printing apparatus when the print command is obtained. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A receiving apparatus to be used under a printing system including a printing apparatus and the receiving apparatus, said receiving apparatus comprising:
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a reception unit operable to receive;
(i) update data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus; and
(ii) a display content which includes a description indicating that the update data is to be printed and instruction information for urging a user to update the firmware of the printing apparatus;
a display unit operable to display the instruction information out of the display content;
a command reception unit operable to receive a print command;
a command obtainment unit operable to obtain a command to update the firmware, sent from the user based on the displayed instruction information, as a print command for the update data; and
an output unit operable to output print data to the printing apparatus when the print command is received by the command reception unit, and to output the update data to the printing apparatus based on the description when the print command is obtained by the command obtainment unit.
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15. A receiving apparatus to be used under a printing system including a printing apparatus and the receiving apparatus, said receiving apparatus comprising:
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a reception unit operable to receive print data which is not to be displayed but to be printed only; and
an output unit operable to output the print data to the printing apparatus without displaying the print data, when receiving a print command for the print data, wherein the reception unit receives update data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus, as the print data, and the output unit outputs, the update data, to the printing apparatus, as the print data, according to the print command.
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16. A receiving apparatus to be used under a printing system including a printing apparatus and the receiving apparatus, said receiving apparatus comprising:
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a reception unit operable to receive;
(i) update data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus; and
(ii) a display content which includes instruction information for urging a user to update the firmware of the printing apparatus;
a display unit operable to display the instruction information; and
a command obtainment unit operable to obtain a command to update the firmware of the printing apparatus, sent from the user based on the displayed instruction information, as a print command for the update data.
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17. A printing apparatus comprising:
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an obtainment unit operable to obtain print data from a receiving apparatus;
a judgment unit operable to judge whether or not update data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus is included in the obtained print data; and
an updating unit operable to update the firmware based on the update data when the judgment unit judges that the update data is included in the print data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable storage medium in which a broadcast content is stored,
wherein the broadcast content includes: - update data for updating a firmware of a printing apparatus; and
a display content which includes a description indicating that the update data is to be printed. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
- update data for updating a firmware of a printing apparatus; and
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28. A server to be used under a firmware updating system including a server that distributes a content, a receiving apparatus that receives the content from the server, and a printing apparatus that operates according to a firmware stored in a ROM and prints a print content inputted from the receiving apparatus, the server comprising:
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a content generation unit operable to generate a content that includes a firmware update file, as a print content which is not to be displayed, said file being a file in which data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus is described; and
a content sending unit operable to send the generated content to the receiving apparatus.
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29. A server to be used under a firmware updating system including a server that sends an e-mail, a receiving apparatus that receives the e-mail from the server, and a printing apparatus that operates according to a firmware stored in a ROM and prints print data inputted from the receiving apparatus, the server comprising:
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an e-mail generation unit operable to generate an e-mail to which a firmware update file is attached as print data which is not to be displayed, said file being a file in which data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus is described; and
an e-mail sending unit operable to send the generated e-mail to the receiving apparatus.
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30. A firmware updating system comprising a server that distributes a content, a receiving apparatus that receives the content from the server, and a printing apparatus that operates according to a firmware stored in a ROM and prints a print content inputted from the receiving apparatus,
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a content generation unit operable to generate a content that includes a firmware update file, as a print content which is not to be displayed, said file being a file in which data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus is described; and
a content sending unit operable to send the generated content to the receiving apparatus, the receiving apparatus includes;
a content reception unit operable to receive the content from the receiving apparatus;
a print instruction obtainment unit operable to obtain, from a user, an instruction to print a print content; and
a print output unit operable to output, to the printing apparatus, the print content included in the received content, without performing processing related to display, when the print instruction is obtained, and the printing apparatus includes;
a judgment unit operable to judge whether or not the print content outputted by the receiving apparatus is a firmware update file;
an updating unit operable to update the firmware using the print content, in the case where the print content is a firmware update file according to the judgment; and
a printing unit operable to print the print content in the case where the print content is not a firmware update file according to the judgment. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A firmware updating method for a system including a server that distributes a content, a receiving apparatus that receives the content from the server, and a printing apparatus that operates according to a firmware stored in a ROM and prints a print content inputted from the receiving apparatus, said method comprising:
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steps A to be executed by the server;
steps B to be executed by the receiving apparatus; and
steps C to be executed by the printing apparatus,wherein the steps A include;
a content generation step of generating a content that includes a firmware update file, as a print content which is not to be displayed, said file being a file in which data for updating a firmware of the printing apparatus is described; and
a content sending step of sending the generated content to the receiving apparatus, the steps B include;
a content reception step of receiving the content from the receiving apparatus;
a print instruction obtainment step of obtaining, from a user, a print instruction for the print content; and
a print output step of outputting, to the printing apparatus, the print content included in the received content, without performing processing related to display, when the print instruction is obtained, and the steps C include;
a judgment step of judging whether or not the print content outputted from the receiving apparatus is a firmware update file;
an updating step of updating the firmware using the print content, in the case where the print content is a firmware update file according to the judgment; and
a printing step of printing the print content in the case where the print content is not a firmware update file according to the judgment. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A program for a server to be used under a firmware updating system including a server that distributes a content, a receiving apparatus that receives the content from the server, and a printing apparatus that operates according to a firmware stored in a ROM and prints a print content inputted from the receiving apparatus, the program causing a computer to execute:
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a content generation step of generating a content that includes a firmware update file, as a print content which is not to be displayed, said file being a file in which data for updating a firmware of the printer is described; and
a content sending step of sending the generated content to the receiving apparatus.
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43. A program for a receiving apparatus to be used under a firmware updating system including a server that distributes a content, a receiving apparatus that receives the content from the server, and a printing apparatus that operates according to a firmware stored in a ROM and prints a print content inputted from the receiving apparatus, the program causing a computer to execute:
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a content reception step of receiving the content from the receiving apparatus;
a print instruction obtainment step of obtaining, from a user, a print instruction for the print content; and
a print output step of outputting, to the printing apparatus, the print content included in the received content, without performing processing related to display, when the print instruction is obtained.
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44. A program for a printing apparatus to be used under a firmware updating system including a server that distributes a content, a receiving apparatus that receives the content from the server, and a printing apparatus that operates according to a firmware stored in a ROM and prints a print content inputted from the receiving apparatus, the program causing a computer to execute:
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a judgment step of judging whether or not the print content outputted by the receiving apparatus is a firmware update file;
an updating step of updating the firmware using the print content, in the case where the print content is a firmware update file according to the judgment; and
a printing step of printing the print content in the case where the print content is not a firmware update file according to the judgment.
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