Patent ID: 8484672
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a digital television receiver associated with a television, comprising: storing in a memory a first rating configuration, including a region identification of the first rating configuration and a version identification of the first rating configuration, for rating a television program in accordance with a rating scheme; storing in the memory an identification of a first television channel as a default channel for the rating scheme; receiving a subset of a group of transport packets via a receiving channel that is one of the first television channel or a second television channel; extracting a region identification of a second rating configuration and a version identification of the second rating configuration from the subset of the group of transport packets; comparing the region identification and the version identification of the second rating configuration with the region identification and the version identification of the first rating configuration, respectively; verifying that the region identifications of the first and the second rating configurations are the same; verifying that the second configuration is newer than the first rating configuration; attempting to download, via a downloader, the second rating configuration over the default channel; and if the download succeeds, storing in the memory the downloaded second rating configuration for rating in accordance with the rating scheme.