Software upgrade over a USB connection

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

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C713S002000, C375S222000, C717S168000, C717S169000, C717S170000, C717S171000, C717S172000, C717S173000

Reexamination Certificate

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10697476

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is related to an electronics device, such as a modem, having an interface operable with a complete protocol stack code in normal operation, and comprising a non-volatile memory, such as a flash memory containing a code for booting said device. The device is characterized in that software of said device is upgradable during a booting operation of said device via said interface, wherein said boot code comprises a lightweight protocol stack code for said interface, said lightweight protocol stack comprising a subset of the layers of the complete protocol stack.

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