METHOD FOR PROVISIONING NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDER APPLICATION IN DIGITAL INTERACTIVE BROADCASTING ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method for provisioning a network service provider application (NSP application) in a digital interactive broadcasting environment, comprising the steps of:
- A) at a broadcasting headend server, incorporating an application provisioning descriptor including at least an application version information and a location information of the NSP application to be provisioned into an application information table (AIT table) and transmitting the AIT table through a digital broadcasting network in a form of ATTS (always tuned transport stream); and
B) at a user set-top box,b-1) checking the application version information specified in the application provisioning descriptor and a downloaded status of the application, and comparing the application version information with a version information of an application previously stored into the set-top box,b-2) if the application version specified in the application provisioning descriptor is the same with the version of the application previously stored in the set-top box and downloading of the application has been performed normally, executing the previously stored application without any downloading, andb-3) if the application version specified in the application provisioning descriptor is different from the version of the application previously stored in the set-top box or if downloading of the application has been performed abnormally, accessing and downloading the application based on the location information of the application to be provisioned, which is specified in the application provisioning descriptor.
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Abstract
There is provided a method for provisioning a network service provider application in a digital interactive broadcasting environment. The method comprises the steps of: A) at a broadcasting headend server, incorporating an application provisioning descriptor including at least an application version information and a location information of the application to be provisioned into an application information table (AIT table) and transmitting the AIT table through a digital broadcasting network in a form of ATTS (always tuned transport stream); and B) at a user set-top box, b-1) checking the application version information specified in the application provisioning descriptor and a downloaded status of the application, and comparing the application version information with a version information of an application previously stored into the set-top box, b-2) if the application version specified in the application provisioning descriptor is the same with the version of the application previously stored in the set-top box and downloading of the application has been performed normally, executing the previously stored application without any downloading, and b-3) if the application version specified in the application provisioning descriptor is different from the version of the application previously stored in the set-top box or if downloading of the application has been performed abnormally, accessing and downloading the application based on the location information of the application to be provisioned, which is specified in the application provisioning descriptor.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for provisioning a network service provider application (NSP application) in a digital interactive broadcasting environment, comprising the steps of:
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A) at a broadcasting headend server, incorporating an application provisioning descriptor including at least an application version information and a location information of the NSP application to be provisioned into an application information table (AIT table) and transmitting the AIT table through a digital broadcasting network in a form of ATTS (always tuned transport stream); and B) at a user set-top box, b-1) checking the application version information specified in the application provisioning descriptor and a downloaded status of the application, and comparing the application version information with a version information of an application previously stored into the set-top box, b-2) if the application version specified in the application provisioning descriptor is the same with the version of the application previously stored in the set-top box and downloading of the application has been performed normally, executing the previously stored application without any downloading, and b-3) if the application version specified in the application provisioning descriptor is different from the version of the application previously stored in the set-top box or if downloading of the application has been performed abnormally, accessing and downloading the application based on the location information of the application to be provisioned, which is specified in the application provisioning descriptor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for provisioning a network service provider application (NSP application) in a digital interactive broadcasting environment, comprising the steps of:
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A) at a broadcasting headend server, incorporating an application provisioning descriptor including at least an application version information and a location information of the application to be provisioned into an application information table (AIT table) and transmitting the AIT table through a digital broadcasting network in a form of ATTS (always tuned transport stream); and B) at a user set-top box, i) starting a provisioning monitor application when the user set top box is booted, ii) tuning to the ATTS and checking the AIT table in the ATTS and the application provisioning descriptor within the AIT table, iii) checking the application version information specified in the application provisioning descriptor and a downloaded status of the application, and comparing the application version information with a version information of an application previously stored into the set-top box, iv) if the application version specified in the application provisioning descriptor is the same with the version of the application previously stored in the set-top box and downloading of the application has been performed normally, executing the previously stored application without any downloading, v) if the application version specified in the application provisioning descriptor is different from the version of the application previously stored in the set-top box or if downloading of the application has been performed abnormally, recording last version of the application in order to update the version information, setting the downloaded status as “
downloading”
, and checking the location information of the application to be provisioned, which is specified in the application provisioning descriptor,vi) downloading the application to be provisioned based on the location information from DSM-CC carousel or HTTP, and vii) killing the previously stored application and setting the downloaded status as “
downloaded”
if the downloading of the application has been completed normally.
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Specification