Management system, management method, terminal device, management server and program

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8479190
APP PUB NO 20080178171A1
SERIAL NO

12014321

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There is provided a management system having a terminal device and a management server for managing terminal firmware of the terminal device. The terminal device includes: storing means storing the firmware to be capable of being updated by a user of the terminal device, and storing firmware version information to be incapable of being updated by the user; firmware updating means updating, on the basis of the version information, the firmware stored in the storing means with newer version firmware; and version information updating means updating the version information stored in the storing means with that of the updated firmware updated, and the management server includes: judging means judging, on the basis of the terminal firmware version information, a need or not to update the firmware; and transmitting means transmitting the newer version firmware to the terminal device if the firmware needs to be updated.

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  • SONY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hirano, Yoshiaki Kanagawa, JP 33 320
Sueyoshi, Masahiro Kanagawa, JP 90 1365

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