Patent ID: 9661396
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04N,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method of processing a standby mode at a digital television, the method comprising; entering a standby mode after the standby mode is selected during a display of a User interface (UI) for selecting the standby mode, wherein the digital television of the standby mode performs a home network function, wherein the digital television of the standby mode stops processing data of an Audio/Video (AV) program, wherein the digital television of the standby mode receives control information for controlling an external device wirelessly connected to a home network, further the external device does not include any components within the digital television, controlling an operation of the external device based on the wirelessly received control information via the home network: upgrading software stored in a memory of the digital television if it is determined that there is an upgrade item of the software through the communication with a designated server while stopping processing data of an Audio-Video (AV) program in the standby mode, wherein the control information is received from an outside of the home network via a network interface; and wherein the network interface corresponds to an internet protocol (IP) network.