Communication device, update method, and computer program product for updating a program based on received metainformation
US9442711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/65
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication device includes: a receiving unit that receives metainformation indicating an update from an update information providing device to provide information related to the update; a determining unit that determines, on the basis of the received metainformation, whether an update needed for the communication device exists; a notifying unit that notifies, when the update exists, a user of existence of the update; an operation unit that receives, when the update exists, a selection operation as to whether the update is to be executed from the user; and an update processing unit that executes, when the selection operation to execute the update is received by the operation unit, the update on the basis of the received metainformation.
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