COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAM UPDATE METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide communication equipment and a program update method capable of updating a program at a high speed by utilizing a highly functional communication I/F even in little memory capacity. SOLUTION: The communication equipment is provided with a program storage part 106 for storing a system program, a second load program storage part 112 for downloading an update program of the system program, communicating with an update server storing a second load program for updating the system program through a network and storing a first load program for downloading a second load program and the second load program for loading the first load program, and a control part 105 for executing the first load program, downloading the update program stored in an update server designated by the second load program and updating a program stored in the program storage part 106. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT