User selection of software components in a television set-top box

摘要

A method for allowing user selection of interactive video software components in a television STB operatively coupled to a video content network includes the steps of: affording the user a selection of interactive video software components to run on the set-top box; and loading selected interactive video software components onto the set-top box. The selected interactive video software components are delivered from a remote node over the video content network to which the STB is coupled.

主权项

1. A method for allowing user selection of interactive video software components in a television set-top box operatively coupled to a video content network, the method comprising the steps of:
affording the user a selection of interactive video software components to run on the set-top box by allowing the user to initiate a selection routine on the set-top box, the selection routine providing an interface for the user to select, from among a plurality of interactive video software components, one or more interactive video software components to run on the set-top box; loading the one or more selected interactive video software components onto the set-top box, the one or more selected interactive video software components being delivered from a remote node over the video content network; obtaining a local list of interactive video software components to load on the set-top box; establishing a connection between the set-top box and a configuration database; and when at least a given one of the interactive video software components to load on the set-top box does not match a corresponding interactive video software component stored in the configuration database, updating the given one of the interactive video software components.