Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Initialization and update of software and/or firmware in electronic devices
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Application No.: US12057067Application Date: 2008-03-27
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Publication No.: US09361088B2Publication Date: 2016-06-07
- Inventor: Shao-Chun Chen , Patrick O'Neill , Peter L. Sotos , Jeong M. Lim , Sidney Andrew Jacobi
- Applicant: Shao-Chun Chen , Patrick O'Neill , Peter L. Sotos , Jeong M. Lim , Sidney Andrew Jacobi
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: HP Inc Patent Department
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44 ; G06F9/00 ; G06F9/445
Abstract:
A system and method to effectively and efficiently update a version of firmware resident in a device memory is provided. A method of identifying one or more versions of firmware is provided by way of initializing a device memory with a known pattern. In addition, the amount of free unused memory space may be identified and calculated in a device memory. The system and method generates software update packages that are minimal in size providing cost benefit to a manufacturer and convenience to a user.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080184220A1 INITIALZATION AND UPDATE OF SOFTWARE AND/OR FIRMWARE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES Public/Granted day:2008-07-31
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