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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2015
Home Control Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Tong Peow Ow, Singapore, SG;
Ching Guan Tay, Singapore, SG;
Home Control Singapore PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A system () enables installation of a computer program on a (small-memory) device (). The system comprises the device and a host device (). The host device is arranged for sending data packets. At least some of the data packets comprise respective portions of the computer program. The device has a program memory () for containing the computer program, a boot memory () having a boot loader, and a processor (). The boot loader is also arranged for installing the computer program. The boot loader comprises: detecting a data packet, extracting (a) a portion of the computer program and portion metadata and/or (b) program metadata, determining a memory location in the program memory based on said portion metadata, maintaining progress information representing extracted portions stored in the program memory, and determining completion of storing the collection of portions based on the progress information and the program metadata.