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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Roku, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
David Mendenhall, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David Sharp, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Ely, Knowles, CA (US);
Jim Funk, Los Altos, CA (US);
Charles Smith, Andover, MA (US);
Andrew Schultz, Los Gatos, MA (US);
Anthony Wood, Palo Alto, CA (US);
ROKU, INC., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a media device upgrading system. An embodiment operates by receiving a command at a media device that includes an upgrader device connected via or plugged into an input port of the media device. It is determined that the command is associated with modifying a software component of the media device, wherein both the media device and the upgrader device include operating systems configured to process the command and modify the software component. The command is provided to the upgrader device based on a determination that the media device is in an upgrader mode of operation. A visual indication corresponding to the modification is provided.