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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2023
Roku, Inc., San Jose, 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., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are various embodiments for a media device upgrading system with a native user interface. An embodiment operates by displaying a native user interface of a media device configured to operate in both a normal mode without an upgrader device and an upgrader mode when an upgrader device is connected to an input port of the media device. It is determined that the upgrader device is connected a command is received via the native user interface. It is determined that the command operates a software component, and the command is provided to the upgrader device. A response to executing the command is received from the upgrader device, and a response is displayed on the native user interface.