Patent ID: 7903174

Claim:
A broadcasting data receiving apparatus which can receive broadcasting data and update software by using software update data received as the broadcasting data, the apparatus comprising: a receiving portion operable to receive broadcasting data; a video processing portion and an audio processing portion respectively operable to process video data included in the received broadcasting data for video display and audio data included in the received broadcasting data for audio output based on stored software; an operation input portion operable to receive a user operation; and a control portion operable to (i) control the processing in the video processing portion and the audio processing portion, and (ii) cause software update processing on a necessary component by using received software update data if the received broadcasting data includes the software update data, during the software update processing, a first determination is made as to whether the operation input portion has received a user operation to start the apparatus and when a result of the first determination indicates that the operation input portion has received the user operation to start the apparatus a second determination is made as to whether the software processing currently being performed involves the control portion and when a result of the second determination indicates that the software processing currently being performed does not involve the control portion the apparatus is placed in a minimal power on state such that the apparatus is able to perform only minimal operations and when the result of the second determination indicates that the software processing currently being performed does involve the control portion the apparatus is not placed in the minimal power on state or in a normal power on state.