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Method and system for performing a peripheral firmware update

US6708231B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 1999
Grant dateMar 16, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F8/65
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides systems and methods for performing a firmware update. In one embodiment, a peripheral reset signal is masked in response to a peripheral firmware update command. The firmware update is loaded into a peripheral's nonvolatile memory while the reset signal is masked.

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