A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING THE AVAILABILITY OF A SOFTWARE UPGRADE

The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for advertising the availability of a software upgrade. More specifically, there is provided a method comprising determining a version of software that supports a set top box, adding information indicative of whether the set top box is running...

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Hauptverfasser:	MCCLEARY, MARK, ALLEN, GUTKNECHT, GARY, ROBERT, KRAKORA, ROBERT, VINCENT
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRICITY PHYSICS PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Zusammenfassung:	The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for advertising the availability of a software upgrade. More specifically, there is provided a method comprising determining a version of software that supports a set top box, adding information indicative of whether the set top box is running the supporting version of the software to a packet, wherein the packet contains data representative of a satellite service, and transmitting the packet to the set top box.