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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2000
Iris M. Plaxton, Austin, TX (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for processing program files by formatting the program file information for storage in permanent memory in a device memory, allowing later additions without requiring storage in dynamic memory. A mapping mechanism is used to allow references to previously processed files. In one embodiment, the mapping mechanism is a link file. The original preprocessing is typically done during manufacture and stores the programming for basic functionality in a device. Later user-specific functions are added by using the mapping mechanism and preprocessing just the use-specific code. Multiple program file units may be added to the application, where the application device either includes the preprocessing tool or has access to it from a desktop or other application. The preprocessing tool may be implemented in software or hardware, and may be resident on the application device or used via a desktop application.