Flash memory and method of dynamically loading firmware operation module in optical drive
US7814261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/654
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flash memory in which a code for debugging an optical drive and a code for controlling the optical drive are downloaded when required, the functions of the downloaded code are subsequently executed, and the executed code is then deleted. The flash memory includes a first area where a firmware operation module that is received from an external source is executed and deleted; and a second area allocated to store a code for loading the firmware operation module that is stored in the first area, a code for executing the firmware operation module that is stored in the first area, and a firmware code.
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