STB-driven upgrade of remote server application
US9075682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4882
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A client application, executed on a set-top box with a local network, detects that a media server application, executed on a computing device within the local network, is eligible for a software upgrade. The set-top box provides, based on the detecting, an interactive prompt, on a separate television display, to request authorization for the software upgrade. The set-top box receives user input, via a remote control, authorizing the software upgrade and provides, to the media server application on the computing device, a signal for the media server application to initiate the software upgrade.
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