Apparatus for transmitting software of broadcast receiver and apparatus and method for downloading software of broadcast receiver

• US 20090300598A1
• Filed: 04/22/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Choi, Hyun Sik
• Application Number:
  US12/385,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20090300598A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

A broadcast transmitter, a broadcast receiver and a method of receiving software of the broadcast receiver are disclosed. The method of receiving the software of the broadcast receiver includes receiving software download code information, checking a software download mode based on download mode information included in the received software download code information, requesting input of a download selection command to a user if the download mode information is a user selection mode, and determining whether or not the download of the software is started based on the download selection command received from the user.

Claims

1. A method of receiving software of a broadcast receiver, the method comprising:

receiving software download code information;

checking a software download mode based on download mode information included in the received software download code information;

requesting input of a download selection command to a user if the download mode information is a user selection mode; and

determining whether or not the download of the software is started based on the download selection command received from the user.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining whether or not the download of the software is started using a manufacturer application if the download mode information is a manufacturer selection mode.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the manufacturer application determines whether or not the download of the software is started based on at least one of the number of available tuners and the number of available decoders.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving the software based on the software download code information if it is determined that the download of the software is started.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the receiving of the software includes receiving the software based on reception locator information included in the software download code information.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the receiving of the software includes receiving the software in the form of a Digital Storage Media Command and Control (DSM-CC) data download formatted code file.

7. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

requesting the input of a rebooting selection command to the user if the reception of the software is completed; and

determining whether or not rebooting is performed based on the rebooting selection command received from the user.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the software download code information includes at least one of manufacturer information and hardware information.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the software download code information is transmitted in the form of a Code Version Table (CVT).

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the CVT includes a descriptor field including hardware version information of a host, a descriptor number field including information about the number of descriptors, and a download command field including the download mode information.

11. A broadcast receiver comprising:

a tuner receiving software download code information;

a user interface unit displaying information or a command and receiving information or a command from a user; and

a controller checking a download mode based on download mode information included in the received software download code information and controlling the download of software according to a download selection command received by the user interface unit if the checked download mode is a user selection mode.

12. The broadcast receiver according to claim 11, wherein the controller controls a manufacturer application to determine whether or not the download of the software is started if the checked download mode is a manufacturer selection mode.

13. The broadcast receiver according to claim 12, wherein the manufacturer application determines whether or not the download of the software is started based on at least one of the number of available tuners and the number of available decoders.

14. The broadcast receiver according to claim 11, wherein the controller determines whether or not rebooting is performed based on a rebooting selection command received by the user interface unit if the download of the software is completed.

15. The broadcast receiver according to claim 11, wherein the software download code information includes at least one of manufacturer information and hardware information.

16. The broadcast receiver according to claim 11, wherein the software download code information is transmitted in the form of a Code Version Table (CVT).

17. The broadcast receiver according to claim 16, wherein the CVT includes a descriptor field including hardware version information of a host, a descriptor number field including information about the number of descriptors, and a download command field including the download mode information.

18. A broadcast transmitter comprising:

a controller selecting any one of a default mode, a monitor application selection mode, a user selection mode and a manufacturer selection mode as download mode information and including the selected download mode information in software download code information; and

a communication unit transmitting the software download code information.

19. The broadcast transmitter according to claim 18, wherein the software download code information includes at least one of manufacturer information and hardware information of a broadcast receiver.

20. The broadcast transmitter according to claim 18, wherein the controller controls the software download code information to be included in a Code Version Table (CVT) and controls the CVT to be transmitted.