Patent · US Expired

Method for downloading programs

US5778234A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Filing dateJul 24, 1997
Grant dateJul 7, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/34
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A modified version of the operating communication program of a stored program controlled apparatus is downloaded by first downloading a segment of the new package of programs which contains the essential portion of the new programs. Control of the apparatus is then transferred to the new program segment. Thereafter, utilizing the downloaded essential portion of the new package of programs, the remainder of the new package of programs is downloaded.

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