STB (Set Top Box) upgrading method and equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of a STB (Set Top Box), discloses a method and equipment for upgrading the STB and is used for carrying out automatic upgrading when a user does not use the STB. The method comprises the following steps: the STB detects standby information triggered by the user, wherein the standby information is used for triggering the STB to start a standby mode; the STB acquires any one piece of fixed frequency point information in system parameters; the STB receives transmission streaming data of a page identifier of any one teletext packet identifier of the frequency point information; the transmission streaming data of the page identifier of any one teletext packet identifier of the frequency point information is analyzed into data of a STB database; the data of the STB database, which is obtained after analysis, is written into a flash memory of the STB; and the STB is transferred to enter a standby state. According to the embodiment of the invention, the automatic upgrading can be carried out when the STB is idle, so that the user is avoided being influenced to view programs and the troubles brought to the user are reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of set-top boxes, and in particular relates to a set-top box upgrading method and equipment. Background technique [0002] The Set Top Box (STB) database refers to the data structure used to store information such as satellites, frequency points, programs, etc. It can be pre-implanted by operators through software upgrades, or generated manually by users (manually adding satellites, frequency points, etc.). , Add program database through single frequency point search, multi-frequency point search and other search methods, which is stored in a fixed hardware device (usually flash memory) and will not be lost due to power failure, shutdown and other operations. [0003] At present, the main way for users to upgrade the database is to upgrade the entire system by upgrading the new version of the software, and the database will also be updated at the same time. Or when upgrading a new version of the software, c...

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Problems solved by technology

Users can upgrade the new version software through Universal Serial Bus (Universal Serial BUS, USB), network, over-the-air upgrade, personal computer (Personal Computer, PC) upgrade tool, etc. It is completed in the process of use, which affects users watching programs, takes up a lot of time for users, and also brings great troubles to beginners or users who are not familiar with the operation of set-top boxes.

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