Method and system for updating content stored in a storage device
US8561049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/658
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and system for in-place updating original content of an original version stored in a non-volatile storage device and for yielding updated content of an updated version. At least part of content of each one of n (n>1) blocks of the original version is modified in the updated version. The non-volatile storage device includes blocks. The method includes obtaining an update package. It also includes performing m block storage operations, wherein each block storage operation includes writing content to a block in the non-volatile storage device. The block storage operations include update block storage operations storing updated content of the updated version in the non-volatile storage device, while the updated content is generated in accordance with at least the update package, wherein 2<=m<2n.
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