Firmware updating method and electronic device using the same
US11042365B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/654
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A firmware updating method applicable to an electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises a non-volatile memory comprising a firmware partition and a spare partition. The firmware updating method comprises: executing an auxiliary firmware, wherein the firmware partition comprises a first block and a second block, and the auxiliary firmware is in the first block and comprises a disk partition table of the non-volatile memory; receiving a system update file corresponding to a system firmware of the electronic device; and when a storage space required by the system firmware is larger than an available storage space, writing the system firmware into the second block of the firmware partition and a spare block of the spare partition according to the disk partition table and the system update file.
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