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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2004
Shao-chun Chen, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Young Hee Choi, San Diego, CA (US);
James P. Gustafson, Irvine, CA (US);
Shao-Chun Chen, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Young Hee Choi, San Diego, CA (US);
James P. Gustafson, Irvine, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An electronic device network including a plurality of electronic devices. The electronic devices may each have updating software adapted to update firmware/software resident in the electronic devices. The electronic devices may also employ additional software for updating the updating software in the electronic devices. The electronic devices may also have software adapted to determine whether a current version of the updating software is to be invoked or whether a previous backup version of the updating software is to be invoked. The determination may be made based upon status information resident in a update status indicator. The status information may indicate that an update upon the updating software is to be conducted, rather than a normal startup operation without performing any updates. The network may also include an update generator adapted to generate updates for use in updating the updating software in the electronic devices.