CN101026684A - Condition judging method for digital television set top box software updating system - Google Patents

Condition judging method for digital television set top box software updating system Download PDF

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CN101026684A
CN101026684A CNA2007100272468A CN200710027246A CN101026684A CN 101026684 A CN101026684 A CN 101026684A CN A2007100272468 A CNA2007100272468 A CN A2007100272468A CN 200710027246 A CN200710027246 A CN 200710027246A CN 101026684 A CN101026684 A CN 101026684A
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李世平
苏晓燕
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The method includes three components: rules and procedures for determining software update condition, attribute field of set-top box needed by determining procedures, and attribute field of operation manager needed by determining procedures. Descriptor of software update condition for set-top box composed of the attribute field of set-top and the attribute field of operation manager are broadcasted by front end of digital TV set circularly. After receiving descriptor of software update condition, the set-top box uses information of attribute field self stored, and information of attribute field in IC card to determine whether self satisfies the software update condition based on rules for determining software update condition or not; if not, then exiting from the current procedure, and returning back to previous running state; otherwise, continuously carrying out next software update condition based on upgrading type pointed in conditional descriptor.

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Condition judging method in a kind of digital television set top box software updating system
Technical field
The invention belongs to the digital television broadcasting field, be specifically related to the condition judging method in a kind of digital television set top box software updating system.
Background technology
Digital television techniques is the new technology of radio and television, and it adopts digital signal to replace analog signal to come transmitting television program.In digital television system, user side need use set-top box to receive the digital television program of being broadcast by front end.When there is defective in the software in operator's increase Digital Television new business or the set-top box, need the software in the set-top box be upgraded, renewal process is to be finished by the software update system of set-top box.A complete set top box software updating process is as described below:
1) digital TV front-end broadcast (sites) in turn update software data flow and corresponding with it set top box software updating condition descriptor in transport stream;
2) after set-top box receives software upgrading condition descriptor, judge according to decision rule whether oneself satisfies update condition, if satisfy then receive the update software data flow;
3) after set-top box receives the update software flow data and finishes, software data is verified, checking by after can begin to carry out the software refreshing process, until finishing.
Wherein, set top box software updating condition descriptor is used for carrying the condition of software upgrading, and the software data stream and the executive software that promptly have only the set-top box that satisfies these conditions just can download will to upgrade upgrade operation.
Software refreshing is meant that set-top box writes process in the internal repository with downloaded software, promptly uses newly downloaded software to cover original software.
What above-mentioned steps 2) describe is exactly condition criterion process in the set top box software updating system, condition judging method has important function in digital television set top box software updating system, the digital-TV operator that can help perfect update software condition judging method realizes under the complex situations the effective enforcement and the management of set top box software updating such as (for example multistage operation, the many districts and cities of front-end platform shared), guarantees that operator carries out software upgrading to affiliated subscriber computer top box safely and reliably.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide the condition judging method in a kind of digital television set top box software updating system, this condition judging method has logic manage level clearly, can help digital-TV operator to realize under the complex situations the effective enforcement and the management of set top box software updating such as (for example multistage operation, the many districts and cities of front-end platform shared), guarantee that operator carries out software upgrading to affiliated subscriber computer top box safely and reliably.
Condition judging method in a kind of digital television set top box software updating system provided by the invention, it is characterized in that digital TV front-end circulation broadcasting set top box software updating condition descriptor, this condition descriptor comprises field contents as described below: Manu_code, HW_Version, Major_HW_version, Minor_HW_version, HW_Batch_No, Version_number, Region_Code_Start, Region_Code_End, Operator_Code, Upgrade_type, STB_Sequence_Start, STB_Sequence_End, after set-top box receives the condition descriptor, utilize the attribute field information of self preserving and the attribute field information in the IC-card, judge according to software upgrading condition criterion rule whether self satisfies the software upgrading condition, turn back to running status before if do not satisfy then withdraw from active procedure, otherwise continue to carry out ensuing software upgrading process according to the upgrading type of appointment in the condition descriptor.
The field contents that above-mentioned condition descriptor comprises is defined as follows:
Manu_Code: set-top box vendor code;
HW_Version: top-set hardware version information;
Major_HW_version: the top-set hardware key plate originally;
Minor_HW_version: top-set hardware time version;
HW_Batch_No: hardware batch number;
Version_number: current software upgrading version sequence number;
Region_Code_Star: initiation region code;
Region_Code_End: end region code;
Operator_Code: operator code;
Upgrade_type: upgrading type code;
STB_Sequence_Start: initial sequence number of set top box;
STB_Sequence_End: finish sequence number of set top box.
Condition judging method in the digital television set top box software updating system provided by the invention specifically comprises following steps:
(1) set-top box judges whether the Manu_code field value in self Manu_code field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, and does not then withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(2) set-top box judges whether the same field in self HW_Version field value or Major_HW_version field and Minor_HW_version field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, then do not withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(3) set-top box judges whether the HW_Batch_No field value in self HW_Batch_No field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, and does not then withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(4) set-top box judges whether the Version_number field value in self Version_number field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, and does not then withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(5) set-top box judges whether Region_Code field value in the IC-card drops within the scope of Region_Code_Start field value and Region_Code_End field value in the software upgrading condition descriptor, if in scope then continue to carry out the judgement of back, otherwise withdraw from the software upgrading process, state before turning back to;
(6) set-top box judges whether the Operator_Code field value in the Operator_Code field value and software upgrading condition descriptor mates in the IC-card, does not then withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(7) set-top box is determined updating type according to the Upgrade_type field value in the software upgrading condition descriptor, and whether the STB_Sequence field value of judging self is in the scope of the STB_Sequence_Start of updating type agreement and STB_Sequence_End field value, if in scope, then set-top box is carried out the software upgrading operation of respective type, otherwise withdraw from decision process and turn back to state before.
Each field and decision rule are defined as follows in the above-mentioned steps:
Manu_code: the set-top box vendor code, distribute to each producer's unique value by operator; The Manu_code field value that satisfies in the set-top box of promotion condition will mate mutually with the Manu_code field value that condition is upgraded in the descriptor;
HW_Version: the top-set hardware version has identical value to the same producer identical set-top box of hardware configuration; When being " 0 ", this value represents that this field is not as restrictive condition; When this value was not " 0 ", then Major_HW_version and Minor_HW_version field were invalid; The HW_Version field value that satisfies in the set-top box of promotion condition will mate mutually with the HW_Version field value that condition is upgraded in the descriptor;
Major_HW_version: the top-set hardware key plate originally; The Major_HW_version field value that satisfies in the set-top box of promotion condition will mate mutually with the Major_HW_version field value that condition is upgraded in the descriptor;
Minor_HW_version: top-set hardware time version, when being worth for " 0 ", expression time version is not as restrictive condition; The Minor_HW_version field value that satisfies in the set-top box of promotion condition will mate mutually with the Minor_HW_version field value that condition is upgraded in the descriptor;
HW_Batch_No: the hardware batch number, represent that this field is not as matching condition when being worth for " 0 "; The HW_Batch_No field value that satisfies in the set-top box of promotion condition will mate mutually with the HW_Batch_No field value that condition is upgraded in the descriptor;
Region_Code_Start: initiation region code;
Region_Code_End: end region code; The area code of set-top box is a code of being distributed to each administrative region by operator, this value is kept in the IC-card, and the value that satisfies Region_Code field in the IC-card of set-top box of promotion condition drops in the scope of Region_Code_Start and Region_Code_End field value; When having a value for " 0 ", Region_Code_Start or Region_Code_End field represent that area information is not as restrictive condition;
Version_number: software upgrading version sequence number, be used for the external logic control of software upgrading, this field has following rule: just can upgrade when 1. the value of current Version_number field is bigger than the value of the Version_number field in the software upgrading condition descriptor in the set-top box; 2. this sequence number is different from software version, and this value is not the unique conditional of software upgrading on Version Control, also must satisfy the actual version of update software simultaneously and be higher than the actual version of the current software of set-top box and just can carry out renewal; 3. " 0 " is maximum, and updating software release was not subjected to size restriction, the software of any version of promptly can upgrading when this value was zero; When this value was zero, except that Version_number field value in forebody is all upgraded for the whole set-top box that satisfy condition " 1 ", and the value of Version_number field was updated to " 1 " in the upgrading rear body; 4. should be worth when being not " 0 ", after the set top box upgrading success that satisfies condition, the value that is kept at the Version_number field in the set-top box is automatically updated into the value of the Version_number field in the software upgrading condition descriptor;
STB_Sequence_Start: initial sequence number of set top box has defined the lower limit of sequence number of set top box;
STB_Sequence_End: finish sequence number of set top box, defined the upper limit of sequence number of set top box, STB_Sequence_Start has defined the scope of sequence number of set top box with STB_Sequence_End;
Upgrade_type: the upgrading type code, this field and STB_Sequence_Start and STB_Sequence_End field work simultaneously.
Condition judging method provided by the invention, at least preserve the attribute field value relevant in its set-top box with the set-top box attribute, the attribute field value relevant with operator is kept in the IC-card at least, download algorithm is judging that the attribute field value relevant with set-top box that set-top box uses when whether satisfying software upgrading condition descriptor all is taken from the set-top box, and the attribute field value relevant with operator all is taken from the IC-card.The attribute field that wherein is kept in the set-top box comprises following content, and has as giving a definition:
Manu_Code: set-top box vendor code;
HW_Version: top-set hardware version information;
Major_HW_version: the top-set hardware key plate originally;
Minor_HW_version: top-set hardware time version;
HW_Batch_No: hardware batch number;
Version_number: current software upgrading version sequence number;
STB_Sequence_Start: initial sequence number of set top box;
STB_Sequence_End: finish sequence number of set top box.
The attribute field that is kept in the IC-card comprises following content, and has as giving a definition:
Region_Code_Star: initiation region code;
Region_Code_End: end region code;
Operator_Code: operator code.
In sum, condition judging method in the digital television set top box software updating system provided by the invention has logic manage level clearly, can help digital-TV operator to realize under the complex situations the effective enforcement and the management of set top box software updating such as (for example multistage operation, the many districts and cities of front-end platform shared), guarantee that operator carries out software upgrading to affiliated subscriber computer top box safely and reliably.
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At first, according to noted earlier, in set-top box and IC-card, preserve the respective attributes field: Manu_code, HW_Version, Major_HW_version, Minor_HW_version, HW_Batch_No, Version_number, Region_Code_Start, Region_Code_End, Operator_Code, Upgrade_type, STB_Sequence_Start, STB_Sequence_End, wherein field contents is defined as follows: Manu_Code: the set-top box vendor code; HW_Version: top-set hardware version information; Major_HW_version: top-set hardware key plate basis: Minor_HW_version: top-set hardware time version; HW_Batch_No: hardware batch number; Version_number: current software upgrading version sequence number; Region_Code_Star: initiation region code; Region_Code_End: end region code; Operator_Code: operator code; Upgrade_type: upgrading type code; STB_Sequence_Start: initial sequence number of set top box; STB_Sequence_End: finish sequence number of set top box.
Next, a newly-built set top box software updating bouquet in the defined BAT table of DVB standard, the Bouquet ID=0xFF00 (decimal=65280) of this group, definition comprises the linkage descriptor Linkage type=0x82 of software upgrading condition descriptor, and definition is described below:
Element Hexadecimal Length (byte)
Bouquet ID 0xFF00(decimal=65280) 2
PDSD: Tag=0x5F Length=0x04 Data=0x00000FF8(decimal=4088) 1 1 4
Linkage descriptor: tag=0x4A; length=0x33(decimal=51); TS_ID; Original_Network_ID; Service_ID; Linkage type=0x82(decimal=130) FF Manu_code * 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
FF HW_Version FF Major_HW_version * FF Minor_HW_version * FF HW_Batch_No FF Version_number^ FF Region_Code_Start * FF Region_Code_End * FF Upgrade_type FF STB_Sequence_Start FF STB_Sequence_End FF End_Code=0x11 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 1
Wherein, Field Definition such as TS_ID is as follows in the above table:
TS_ID: software update stream wraps the TS stream at place substantially.
Original_Network_ID: the primitive network ID of stream is upgraded in transmission.
Service_ID: the traffic ID of upgrading the stream place.
" FF " is blank character, and End_Code is an end mark, and all the other fields are described as defined above.
The Upgrade_type Field Definition is as follows:
Numbering Field value (binary system) Definition
1 00100010 Sequence number range is invalid, and the set-top box that all satisfies condition is manually upgraded
2 00100110 Sequence number range is invalid, the set-top box users permission auto-update that all satisfies condition
3 00101110 Sequence number range is invalid, the set-top box mandatory upgrade that all satisfies condition
4 01000010 The set-top box that satisfies condition in the sequence number range is manually upgraded
5 01000110 The set-top box users permission auto-update that satisfies condition in the sequence number range
6 01001110 The set-top box mandatory upgrade that satisfies condition in the sequence number range
7 10000010 The outer whole set-top box that satisfy condition of sequence number range are manually upgraded
8 10000110 Whole set-top box users permissions upgrade that satisfy condition that sequence number range is outer
9 10001110 Whole set-top box mandatory upgrades that satisfy condition that sequence number range is outer
10 10100110 The set-top box users permission auto-update that satisfies condition in the sequence number range, all the other set-top box that satisfy condition are manually upgraded
11 10101110 The set-top box mandatory upgrade that satisfies condition in the sequence number range, all the other set-top box that satisfy condition are manually upgraded
12 11000010 The set-top box that satisfies condition in the sequence number range is manually upgraded, all the other set-top box users that satisfies condition permission auto-updates
13 11001110 The set-top box mandatory upgrade that satisfies condition in the sequence number range, all the other set-top box users that satisfies condition permission auto-updates
14 11100010 The set-top box that satisfies condition in the sequence number range is manually upgraded, the set-top box mandatory upgrade that all the other satisfy condition
15 11101110 The set-top box users permission auto-update that satisfies condition in the sequence number range, the set-top box mandatory upgrade that all the other satisfy condition
Being allocated as follows of SI information word segment value in the BAT table:
Bouquet ID=0XFF00 (decimal=65280): represent code download bouquet.
PDSD data=0x00000FF8 (decimal=4088): the value of the proprietary descriptor of private data.
Linkage type=0x82 (decimal=130): the types value of linkage descriptor.
Tag=0x4A: the label value of linkage descriptor.
Tag=0x5F: the label value of the proprietary descriptor of private data.
Then, in PSI, do as giving a definition:
1. add software upgrading code downloading service among the SERVICE LOOP in NIT, and SERVICE TYPE is defined as 0X80.
2. in SDT, add software upgrading code downloading service in the TS of the corresponding description code downloading service stream, and SERVICE TYPE is defined as 0X80.
3. in the PAT of software upgrading code downloading service place TS stream, add a PID who describes the PMT of software upgrading code downloading service.
4. create new PMT, describe software upgrading code downloading service, the STREAM TYPE that code is downloaded is defined as 0X80.
Be provided with according to top described content, the subscriber computer top box is after the BAT information that receives the front end broadcasting, just can executive software update condition decision process, judge by the software upgrading condition descriptor of carrying in the coupling BAT table whether self satisfies the software upgrading condition, if satisfy, then further determine which business of software upgrading code downloading service on which TS stream, just can from NIT, obtain the tuner parameters of this TS stream then, be tuned to behind this TS stream, find actual code download stream by PAT and PMT, begin to download flow process then.
The set top box software updating decision process is as follows: (1) set-top box judges whether the Manu_code field value in self Manu_code field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, then do not withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(2) set-top box judges whether the same field in self HW_Version field value or Major_HW_version field and Minor_HW_version field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, then do not withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(3) set-top box judges whether the HW_Batch_No field value in self HW_Batch_No field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, and does not then withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(4) set-top box judges whether the Version_number field value in self Version_number field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, and does not then withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(5) set-top box judges whether Region_Code field value in the IC-card drops within the scope of Region_Code_Start field value and Region_Code_End field value in the software upgrading condition descriptor, if in scope then continue to carry out the judgement of back, otherwise withdraw from the software upgrading process, state before turning back to;
(6) set-top box judges whether the Operator_Code field value in the Operator_Code field value and software upgrading condition descriptor mates in the IC-card, does not then withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(7) set-top box is determined updating type according to the Upgrade_type field value in the software upgrading condition descriptor, and whether the STB_Sequence field value of judging self is in the scope of the STB_Sequence_Start of updating type agreement and STB_Sequence_End field value, if in scope, then set-top box is carried out the software upgrading operation of respective type, otherwise withdraw from decision process and turn back to state before.
Described above is a feasible embodiment of the present invention, and within the scope of the invention, the foregoing description can also have a variety of variations, for example can utilize NIT to carry software upgrading condition descriptor.To announcement of the present invention,, do not break away from guidance of the present invention and scope according to foregoing, the present invention is made various changes and variation is obviously for those skilled in the art.Therefore, the present invention attempts to be included in various variations and the change in the equivalence techniques scope of the present invention.

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1, condition judging method in a kind of digital television set top box software updating system, it is characterized in that digital TV front-end circulation broadcasting set top box software updating condition descriptor, this condition descriptor comprises field contents as described below: Manu_code, HW_Version, Major_HW_version, Minor_HW_version, HW_Batch_No, Version_number, Region_Code_Start, Region_Code_End, Operator_Code, Upgrade_type, STB_Sequence_Start, STB_Sequence_End, after set-top box receives the condition descriptor, utilize the attribute field information of self preserving and the attribute field information in the IC-card, judge according to software upgrading condition criterion rule whether self satisfies the software upgrading condition, turn back to running status before if do not satisfy then withdraw from active procedure, otherwise continue to carry out ensuing software upgrading process according to the upgrading type of appointment in the condition descriptor.
2, condition judging method according to claim 1, the field contents that the condition descriptor of it is characterized in that comprises is defined as follows:
Manu_Code: set-top box vendor code;
HW_Version: top-set hardware version information;
Major_HW_version: the top-set hardware key plate originally;
Minor_HW_version: top-set hardware time version;
HW_Batch_No: hardware batch number;
Version_number: current software upgrading version sequence number;
Region_Code_Star: initiation region code;
Region_Code_End: end region code;
Operator_Code: operator code;
Upgrade_type: upgrading type code;
STB_Sequence_start: initial sequence number of set top box;
STB_Sequence_End: finish sequence number of set top box.
3, condition judging method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that comprising following steps:
(1) set-top box judges whether the Manu_code field value in self Manu_code field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, and does not then withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(2) set-top box judges whether the same field in self HW_Version field value or Major_HW_version field and Minor_HW_version field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, then do not withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(3) set-top box judges whether the HW_Batch_No field value in self HW_Batch_No field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, and does not then withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(4) set-top box judges whether the Version_number field value in self Version_number field value and the software upgrading condition descriptor mates, and does not then withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(5) set-top box judges whether Region_Code field value in the IC-card drops within the scope of Region_Code_Start field value and Region_Code_End field value in the software upgrading condition descriptor, if in scope then continue to carry out the judgement of back, otherwise withdraw from the software upgrading process, state before turning back to;
(6) set-top box judges whether the Operator_Code field value in the Operator_Code field value and software upgrading condition descriptor mates in the IC-card, does not then withdraw from the software upgrading process if match, state before turning back to, otherwise continue to carry out the judgement of back;
(7) set-top box is determined updating type according to the Upgrade_type field value in the software upgrading condition descriptor, and whether the STB_Sequence field value of judging self is in the scope of the STB_Sequence_Start of updating type agreement and STB_Sequence_End field value, if in scope, then set-top box is carried out the software upgrading operation of respective type, otherwise withdraw from decision process and turn back to state before.
4, condition judging method according to claim 3 is characterized in that the condition criterion rule definition of the field that comprises in the software upgrading condition descriptor and set-top box end field is as follows:
Manu_code: the set-top box vendor code, distribute to each producer's unique value by operator; The Manu_code field value that satisfies in the set-top box of promotion condition will mate mutually with the Manu_code field value that condition is upgraded in the descriptor;
HW_Version: the top-set hardware version has identical value to the same producer identical set-top box of hardware configuration; When being " 0 ", this value represents that this field is not as restrictive condition; When this value was not " 0 ", then Major_HW_version and Minor_HW_version field were invalid; The HW_Version field value that satisfies in the set-top box of promotion condition will mate mutually with the HW_Version field value that condition is upgraded in the descriptor;
Major_HW_version: the top-set hardware key plate originally; The Major_HW_version field value that satisfies in the set-top box of promotion condition will mate mutually with the Major_HW_version field value that condition is upgraded in the descriptor;
Minor_HW_version: top-set hardware time version, when being worth for " 0 ", expression time version is not as restrictive condition; The Minor_HW_version field value that satisfies in the set-top box of promotion condition will mate mutually with the Minor_HW_version field value that condition is upgraded in the descriptor;
HW_Batch_No: the hardware batch number, represent that this field is not as matching condition when being worth for " 0 "; The HW_Batch_No field value that satisfies in the set-top box of promotion condition will mate mutually with the HW_Batch_No field value that condition is upgraded in the descriptor;
Region_Code_Start: initiation region code;
Region_Code_End: end region code; The area code of set-top box is a code of being distributed to each administrative region by operator, this value is kept in the IC-card, and the value that satisfies Region_Code field in the IC-card of set-top box of promotion condition drops in the scope of Region_Code_Start and Region_Code_End field value; When having a value for " 0 ", Region_Code_Start or Region_Code_End field represent that area information is not as restrictive condition;
Version_number: current software upgrading version sequence number, be used for the external logic control of software upgrading, this field has following rule: just can upgrade when 1. the value of current Version_number field is bigger than the value of the Version_number field in the software upgrading condition descriptor in the set-top box; 2. this sequence number is different from software version, and this value is not the unique conditional of software upgrading on Version Control, also must satisfy the actual version of update software simultaneously and be higher than the actual version of the current software of set-top box and just can carry out renewal; 3. " 0 " is maximum, and updating software release was not subjected to size restriction, the software of any version of promptly can upgrading when this value was zero; When this value was zero, except that Version_number field value in forebody is all upgraded for the whole set-top box that satisfy condition " 1 ", and the value of Version_number field was updated to " 1 " in the upgrading rear body; 4. should be worth when being not " 0 ", after the set top box upgrading success that satisfies condition, the value that is kept at the Version_number field in the set-top box is automatically updated into the value of the Version_number field in the software upgrading condition descriptor;
STB_Sequence_Start: initial sequence number of set top box has defined the lower limit of sequence number of set top box;
STB_Sequence_End: finish sequence number of set top box, defined the upper limit of sequence number of set top box,
STB_Sequence_Start has defined the scope of sequence number of set top box with STB_Sequence_End;
Upgrade_type: the upgrading type code, this field and STB_Sequence_Start and STB_Sequence_End field work simultaneously.
5, condition judging method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that preserving at least in the set-top box attribute field value relevant with the set-top box attribute, the attribute field value relevant with operator is kept in the IC-card at least, download algorithm is judging that the attribute field value relevant with set-top box that set-top box uses when whether satisfying software upgrading condition descriptor all is taken from the set-top box, and the attribute field value relevant with operator all is taken from the IC-card.
6, condition judging method according to claim 5, the attribute field that it is characterized in that being kept in the set-top box comprises following content, and has as giving a definition:
Manu_Code: set-top box vendor code;
HW_Version: top-set hardware version information;
Major_HW_version: the top-set hardware key plate originally;
Minor_HW_version: top-set hardware time version;
HW_Batch_No: hardware batch number;
Version_number: current software upgrading version sequence number;
STB_Sequence_Start: initial sequence number of set top box;
STB_Sequence_End: finish sequence number of set top box.
7, condition judging method according to claim 5, the attribute field that it is characterized in that being kept in the IC-card comprises following content, and has as giving a definition:
Region_Code_Star: initiation region code;
Region_Code_End: end region code;
Operator_Code: operator code.
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