Patent ID: 8930934
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for replacing an updated resident application residing on a set top terminal with a previous version of the resident application, comprising: storing said previous version of the resident application; transmitting a first control message to said set top terminal to control said set top terminal to download said previous version of the resident application; transmitting a message in a first format via a multi-channel delivery network to the set top terminal on which said previous version of the resident application is to be installed, said message in the first format causing said set top terminal to download a restore application, said message in the first format being transmitted as part of a re-installation of said previous version of the resident application, said updated resident application using user parameters which are different from previously used user parameters which were previously used by said set top terminal with said previous version of the resident application; receiving, at an application server located at a remote location from the set top terminal, a request from said set top terminal for said previously used user parameters; and transmitting from the application server to the set top terminal, said previously used user parameters which were previously used by said set top terminal with the previous version of the resident application.