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Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2011
Applicants:

Darin S. Petkov, Zürich, CH;

Andrew DE Los Reyes, Belmont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Darin S. Petkov, Zürich, CH;

Andrew De Los Reyes, Belmont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1407 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for safeguarding against interruptions when updating data of an electronic device are provided. In some aspects, a method includes applying a current operation of a plurality of operations to the data. The plurality of operations is associated with a current update for the data. The method also includes generating current a current version of a checkpoint if the applying step has completed. The current version of the checkpoint comprises a next operation indicator that specifies a next operation of the plurality of operations to be applied to the data. The method also includes storing the current version of the checkpoint on the electronic device such that the current version of the checkpoint persists across reboot of the electronic device.


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