Method and apparatus for upgrading software of digital broadcasting receiver

• US 20080077681A1
• Filed: 01/22/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Koh, Kwang-hyun
• Granted Patent: US 8,799,433 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/221
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/91 broadcasting computer programmes
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/25 Arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method and apparatus of upgrading software in a digital broadcasting receiver are provided. The apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives upgrade information including information on versions of a plurality of modules included in the software and information on an upgrading method, and an upgrading unit which performs the upgrading of the software according to the upgrade information by using upgrade data. Accordingly, only the modules which need upgrading can be selectively upgraded, so that it is possible to increase the efficiency of the upgrading.

Claims

1. A method of upgrading software in a digital broadcasting receiver, comprising:

receiving upgrade information of the software and upgrade data required for performing the upgrading; and

performing the upgrading of the software according to the upgrade information by using the upgrade data,

wherein the upgrade information includes information on versions of modules included in the software and information on an upgrading method.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information on the upgrading method includes at least one of a type of the upgrade data, a transmission scheme of the upgrade data, a position for storing the upgrade data in a memory, and a time for the upgrading.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the upgrade information and upgrade data comprises:

receiving the upgrade information of the software;

determining whether a plurality of modules included in the software need to be updated, based on the upgrade information; and

selectively receiving upgrade data for individually upgrading the modules which need upgrading according to a result of the determination.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the upgrade information is included in an XML or binary file.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the upgrade data includes an upgrade application or script which is used to perform the upgrading based on the information on the upgrading method included in the upgrade information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the upgrading comprises performing individual upgrading for one of a plurality of modules included in the software.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the upgrading performed according to the upgrade information succeeds; and

selectively recovering the software according to a result of the determination.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the recovering of the software comprises:

receiving an application or script which is required for selectively recovering the software according to the result of the determination; and

performing the recovering by executing the application or the script.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the software includes at least one of a boot-loader, an operating system (OS), device drivers, libraries, and built-in applications of the digital broadcasting receiver.

20. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for the method of claim 1.

10. An apparatus for upgrading software in a digital broadcasting receiver, comprising:

an upgrading unit which performs the upgrading of the software according to received upgrade information and upgrade data by using the upgrade data,

wherein the upgrade information includes information on versions of modules included in the software and information on an upgrading method.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a receiving unit which receives the upgrade information of the software and the upgrade data required for performing the upgrading.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the information on the upgrading method includes at least one of a type of the upgrade data, a transmission scheme of the upgrade data, a position for storing the upgrade data in a memory, and a time for the upgrading.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the receiving unit comprises:

an information receiving unit which receives the upgrade information of the software;

a determination unit which determines whether a plurality of modules included in the software need upgrading, based on the upgrade information; and

a data receiving unit which selectively receives upgrade data for individually upgrading the modules which need upgrading according to a result of the determination.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the upgrade information is included in an XML or binary file.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the upgrade data includes an upgrade application or script which is used to perform the upgrading based on the information on the upgrading method included in the upgrade information.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the upgrading unit performs individual upgrading for one of a plurality of modules included in the software.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a recovery unit which determines whether the upgrading performed according to the upgrade information succeeds and selectively recovers the software according to a result of the determination.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the recovery unit comprises:

a recovering determination unit which determines whether the upgrading performed according to the upgrade information succeeds;

a recovering data receiving unit which receives an application or script which is required for selectively recovering the software according to the result of the determination; and

a recovering performing unit which performs the recovering by executing the application or the script.

19. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the software includes at least one of a boot-loader, an operating system (OS), device drivers, libraries, and built-in applications of the digital broadcasting receiver.