Patent · US Expired

Method for replacing software modules utilizing a replacement address table

US5727215A · kind A · utility

22Cited by
26References
9Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 1995
Grant dateMar 10, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 30, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/24
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for downloading software includes transmitting only that portion of the program which is to be updated or otherwise changed. In a preferred aspect, a key is also transmitted which must match a key last stored in EEPROM, to permit the download to be effected.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.