APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A CABLE BROADCAST, DATA STRUCTURE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION AND METHOD FOR SENDING A DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION

摘要

A host is configured to communicate with a video data recording device. The host includes a host controller configured to receive a video data recording device diagnostic information request originated external to the host. The host controller is further configured to collect the video data recording device diagnostic information from the video data recording device in response to the external request.