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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Wonsuk Jung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Wookwang Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device having an external memory according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include a communication unit; an internal memory configured to store a first electronic device information of the electronic device and a first booting data in a first booting area, said first booting data is loaded when an electric power is supplied to the electronic device; an external memory configured to store a second electronic device information of the electronic device, firmware corresponding to the electronic device in a firmware storage area, and updated firmware received via the communication unit in a firmware update information storage area; and a controller configured to compare the second electronic device information stored in the external memory and the first electronic device information stored in the internal memory and configured to control to change the firmware in the firmware storage area based on the updated firmware stored in the firmware update information storage area during booting of the electronic device when the first and second electronic device information are not identical.