METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING METADATA TO DEVICES IN A NETWORK AND CORRESPONDING METADATA DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR RECEIVING METADATA FROM DEVICES IN A NETWORK AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE

摘要

Metadata is distributed to devices in a network. Updates to metadata are transmitted to devices in the network via update notification messages and requests for transmission of updates. The metadata updates are transmitted and installed by devices in the network. Information comprising a selection of devices in the network that have installed the metadata update is transmitted to devices in the network so that the devices in the network can retrieve updated metadata from the (other) devices in the network.