Patent ID: 8010638
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of updating an interface unit which interfaces between a portable audio/video player and another audio/video player, comprising the following steps of: creating an update file for updating the interface unit when an operation of the portable audio/video player is updated, said update file being designed to implement the update of the interface unit corresponding to the update of the portable audio/video player; storing the update file in the portable audio/video player through a process identical to that storing a music file in the portable audio/video player for reproducing audio sounds and/or video images; connecting the portable audio/video player with the interface unit; checking if the update file exists in the portable audio/video player; displaying the update file in a music list which lists music files to be reproduced to determine whether to run the update file on said interface unit; resetting a microprocessor of the interface unit if the update file exists; starting a bootloader to update the interface unit; and running the update file stored in the portable audio/video player so that the update file is transferred to the interface unit; wherein the update file stored in the portable audio/video player is in a format identical to that of the music file for the portable audio/video player and said another audio/video player acts as a user interface to display said update file and activate said running of said update file on the portable audio/video player, and the step of creating the update file includes a step of converting the software data for the interface unit to a format identical to that of the music file used in the portable audio/video player.