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Remote program downloading system and apparatus

US6266810A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1998
Grant dateJul 24, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/8166
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

For updating the entire region of the control software stored in the memory of the information terminal, the invention provides a system and apparatus for remote program downloading characterized by downloading a download process program exclusive for downloading process in a region indifferent to download process by using control software at the terminal, downloading the download process program portion of the control software to be updated by using this exclusive download process program, and finally, by using this download process program, downloading the program other than the download process program portion of the control software to be updated.

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