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Patent No.:

US 8250560 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012

Filed:

Mar. 06, 2007
Applicant:

Noriyuki Hirayama, Fuchu, JP;

Inventor:

Noriyuki Hirayama, Fuchu, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes memory in which first firmware is stored; a controller to execute the firmware; a storage device in which update data corresponding to second firmware that can be used to update the first firmware stored in memory; and a processing unit configured to (a) transfer the update data, and (b) indicate which regions of the memory require updating; and an updating unit configured to rewrite a region in the memory using the update data in response to the indication of which regions of the memory require updating.


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Hirayama, Noriyuki. (2012). Information processing apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 8250560). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8250560

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