Patent ID: 8713624

Claim:
A method for reprogramming a receiver station that receives television or radio programming, said receiver station having a data network connection, a processor, an input device, and a data storage device, said method comprising the steps of: storing first operating instructions at said data storage device at said receiver station, said first operating instructions including computer instructions that control said receiver station; executing said first operating instructions with said processor at said receiver station to control said receiver station; generating a query at said input device of said receiver station under control of said first operating instructions, said query comprising a request by said receiver station for reprogramming by replacing at least a portion of said first operating instructions with new operating instructions; promulgating said query from said receiver station through said data network connection to a data network; receiving second operating instructions in response to said step of promulgating said query, said second operating instructions including computer instructions that control said receiver station; and reprogramming said receiver station to change an operating system function of said processor by: storing said second operating instructions at said data storage device at said receiver station, and executing said second operating instructions with said processor at said receiver station.