Method and system for updating software

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Control technique

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C707S793000, C711S103000, C714S006130

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07664923

ABSTRACT:
A method and a system for updating software stored in a flash memory, which enables a user to resume a suspended updating process even when log data stored in a journaling area is lost. According to the present invention, log data indicating the results of implementation of each step of the updating process is stored in a journaling area allocated in a flash memory to update the software. The data stored in the journaling area is copied into a first backup journaling area allocated in the flash memory whenever each step is completed. Concurrently, log data indicating the copying results is stored in a second backup journaling area.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6263399 (2001-07-01), Hwang
patent: 6526447 (2003-02-01), Giammaria
patent: 6604237 (2003-08-01), Giammaria

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