Method for upgrading firmware in an electronic device
US6988182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/65
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved method of upgrading the firmware of an electronic device is disclosed. The method is executed over a communications link. The method includes compression of a portion of the new firmware, but does not require the device to have any pre-existing decompression algorithms built into it. A system and device capable of executing the method is also disclosed.
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