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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
May. 02, 2002
Applicants:
John Steven Langford, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Youhour Lim, Leander, TX (US);
Hemlata Nellimarla, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
John Steven Langford, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Youhour Lim, Leander, TX (US);
Hemlata Nellimarla, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F012/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method apparatus, and computer instructions for updating a flash memory. Information regarding the flash memory, for example, configuration and size information, is determined, and the determined information is then used to apply a code update to the flash memory. The invention allows for the same update program or tool to be used for data processing systems with different sizes or configurations of flash memories.