Operating system upgrading
US6604235B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/65
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for upgrading the operating system of an appliance and/an one or more applications run by the appliance. The method can be used to reload existing software, to add an operating mode to the appliance, and/or to enable an existent but previously disabled operating mode of the appliance. Also disclosed are methods for making a laser readable disk which is used in the upgrading process and which also can be encoded with an operating system and/or application software.
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