Apparatus connected to other apparatus via predetermined network for automatic upgrading of firmware and method for upgrading thereof

摘要

This invention is a device and the firmware of that device is connected over a predetermined network to automatically update the firmware discloses a method to update. ; According to the present invention, is connected through a predetermined network, receives the firmware to be transmitted over the network to update the firmware in the device, by selecting the master device, the device to transmit information including information about the firmware and the firmware on the device can be used to update via the network, and to update the firmware, the firmware update is in his device through the network to other devices connected to the network connection information, and broadcast information including the model information and firmware version information of the firmware information to the firmware for the device can be used in devices that can be used, for the other device receiving the transmitted information is received information to their as compared to the information, the firmware update apparatus is capable of requesting the firmware sent to the device that transmitted the information, and receiving the firmware transmission request unit transmits the received firmware information to the requesting device, receiving the firmware device is transmitted With the firmware to update their firmware, the network administrator using the present invention, when a firmware update for only one master device, it is possible to automatically perform the operation to update the firmware of the other devices connected to the network at a time.