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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cory Lappi, Rochester, MN (US);
William Jared Walker, Rochester, MN (US);
Xin Chen, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 8/654 (2018.01); G06F 8/61 (2018.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01); G06F 9/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/654 (2018.02); G06F 8/61 (2013.01); G06F 9/52 (2013.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01);
Abstract
A method for performing a download operation is described comprising detecting an updated firmware for installation, transmitting at least one slice of the updated firmware from an updated firmware location to a second firmware location, determining if a synchronization has completed with the at least one slice of the updated firmware and determining if additional slices are to be synchronized when the synchronization has completed with the at least one slice of the updated firmware.