| 摘要 |
<p>An IP set top box (200) for use in a network is described, including the apparatus (200) and a method (300) for updating the apparatus in a network. The method (300)includes interfacing (302) the device to a network, launching (304) a service related to interfacing the network to the device, determining (305) if the service¿s operating properly, requesting (306) information related to the service if it is not operating properly, and updating (314) the service using the requested information without restarting the device. The apparatus (200) includes a network interface (256) for communicating with a network including a request for an update related to a service and an updated value related to a service, a memory (230) for storing a value related to the service, and a processor (210) operatively coupled to the network interface (256) and memory (230) for managing the update related to the service in the apparatus by allowing a change to the value in the memory (256)without restarting t he apparatus (200).</p> |
