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Downloading file reception process

US8495109B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2011
Grant dateJul 23, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/91
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An audiovisual data reproduction device includes a connection to a central server configured to distribute files to the device. Reception functions associated with a respective type of data are provided to the device The device is configured to: select an available storage area of a specified minimum size, open a reception file on the audiovisual data reproduction device in the selected available storage area, receive each packet of a file sent by the server and write each packet sent to the reception file (with each file including information representative of a type of data associated with the file), and for each file received, search for a respective reception function associated with each received file based on the information representative of the type of data associated with the file. Each reception function is configured to process associated received files and update the device according to the data included therein.

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