| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus for updating the software of a device that is a controlled device linked to a control device over a network. According to the method, a control device obtains information regarding updating of the software of a controlled device, determines whether updating is available using the information, and allows the controlled device to update its software, thereby easily updating the software of device. The apparatus can be a network device (206, 702, 908, 1102, 1308), connected to an update server (214, 718, 918, 1118, 1350) and another network device (202, 204, 704, 902, 904, 1104, 1302) in a network, for updating software of the other network device. The network device can include a control circuit (708, 908, 1108, 1312) configured to determine whether the updating of the software is required based on update information; and a transceiving unit (1314) configured to communicate with the other network device and the update server. |
