Method and system for updating firmware of terminals in a broadcast system

Abstract

A method and apparatus for updating firmware of terminals in a mobile broadcast system including a Broadcast Service Distribution/Adaptation fragment (BSDA) and a Broadcast service Subscription Management (BSM) are provided. The method includes transmitting a request for creation of a content fragment, by the BSM, to the BSDA; delivering, by the BSM, a firmware package to the BSDA; broadcasting, by the BSDA, a service guide including the content fragment to at least one terminal; and distributing, by the BSDA, the firmware package to the at least one terminal.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of updating firmware of terminals in a mobile broadcast system including a Broadcast Service Distribution/Adaptation fragment (BSDA) and a Broadcast service Subscription Management (BSM), the method comprising:
 transmitting a request for creation of a content fragment, by the BSM, to the BSDA;   delivering, by the BSM, a firmware package to the BSDA;   broadcasting, by the BSDA, a service guide including the content fragment to at least one terminal; and   distributing, by the BSDA, the firmware package to the at least one terminal,   wherein the content fragment includes a terminal provisioning element to provide information that enables targeted terminals to retrieve the firmware package, and   wherein the content fragment includes sub-elements of the terminal provisioning element that are subject to a firmware update, the sub-elements of the terminal provisioning element including a manufacturer identifier element of a terminal, a model identifier element of the terminal, and a firmware version element provided for the firmware update.