Methods and apparatus for updating electronic system programs and program blocks during substantially continued system execution
US6779176B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/656
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of implementing program updates in an electronic system includes requesting the system to accept a program update and loading replacement programs for execution. The method includes using an operating system to determine when programs running on an electronic system have finished an execution cycle and then commencing the replacement process.
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