Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Communication method and communication system, and information receiving device used in the communication system
- Patent Title (中): 通信方式和通信系统,以及通信系统中使用的信息接收装置
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Application No.: US11053949Application Date: 2005-02-10
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Publication No.: US07707570B2Publication Date: 2010-04-27
- Inventor: Sohichi Yoshimura , Naoyuki Kamei , Kazushi Yamaneki
- Applicant: Sohichi Yoshimura , Naoyuki Kamei , Kazushi Yamaneki
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JP2004-036925 20040213
- Main IPC: G06F9/445
- IPC: G06F9/445 ; G06F3/12

Abstract:
A user machine is made aware of a need for communication to update a version of a firmware by communication from a service center (a notification that the latest version has been released). After shutting off this communication once, communication is carried out between the official service center and the user machine by the user machine commencing communication with the official service center, the contact information of which is stored, and the service center provides information for updating the new version to the user machine in this communication state.
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