Apparatus and method for updating firmware

Details Apparatus and method for updating firmware Apparatus and method for updating firmware

2004-12-22

2008-09-02

Patel, Nitin C. (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

C713S002000, C711S100000, C711S103000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07421573

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for updating firmware of an embedded controller (EC) constituted in portable machinery. Embodiments of the present invention can set identification information for maintaining a system power-on state before performing operations of updating the firmware of the embedded controller. In the ROM area of the embedded controller, a new firmware file is updated and recorded. Then, the new firmware file can be updated and recorded in the RAM area of the embedded controller after system re-start or while maintaining the system power and without system re-start responsive to the identification information.

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Chinese Office Action dated Sep. 22, 2006.

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