Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration – Loading initialization program
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-10
2005-05-10
Lee, Thomas (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Loading initialization program
C713S001000, C713S191000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06892297
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for updating a current boot code in a data processing system in which the current boot code is used to load an operating system from a storage device. The storage device is searched for an updated boot code for the operating system in response to starting the data processing system. The current boot code is updated prior to loading the operating system for the data processing system if the updated boot code is present in the storage device.
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Aguilar Maximino
Gupta Sanjay
Stafford James Michael
Cockburn Joscelyn G.
Lammes Francis
Lee Thomas
Suryawanshi Suresh
Yee Duke W.
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