Patent ID: 9420330
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for presenting a custom content in a set top box, comprising: checking a display cache and a flash memory of the set top box after the set top box is powered on by performing a self test on the display cache and the flash memory, the self test including reading initialization information of the display cache and the flash memory; writing the custom content, which includes a display file and that is stored in the flash memory into the display cache in response to the checking the display cache and the flash memory indicating that the display cache and the flash memory are each configured normally; controlling the custom content written into the display cache so that the display file is presented to a user on a video terminal connected to the set top box; performing additional set top box start up after the display file is presented to the user on the video terminal, the additional set top box start up including checking another hardware device other than the display cache and the flash memory in the set top box by performing a self test on the another hardware device, starting an operating system of the set top box, and performing network authentication; sending a custom content update request to a network-side service server by the set top box, wherein the custom content update request comprises a serial number of the set to box, a user account, and file information of the custom content in the flash memory of the set top box; obtaining, by the set to box in response to the custom content update request, an updated custom content that is configured by the network-side service server according to the custom content update request, the updating the custom content comprising: writing the updated custom content into the flash memory.