Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-25
2006-04-25
Lee, Thomas (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
C713S002000, C713S100000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07036007
ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the invention provides a firmware architecture which splits firmware modules to support safe updates of specific modules as well as supporting multiple different processors. A firmware image is partitioned into several different binaries based on their update requirements and processor/platform dependence. A firmware interface table enables safe updates by enabling the option of redundant copies of specific modules as well as supporting systems with different and/or multiple processor types, mixed processors from the same family, and/or fault resilient firmware updates.
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Elkhoury Bassam N.
Greene William R.
Lovelace John V.
O'Donnell Amy L.
O'Shea David J.
Bae Ji H.
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Intel Corporation
Lee Thomas
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