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Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 13, 2010
Applicant:

Takashi Hironaka, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventor:

Takashi Hironaka, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/167 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/665 (2013.01); H04N 21/443 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/8166 (2013.01); H04N 21/4424 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device comprising: a central processing unit; memory in data communication with the central processing unit; a network connector in data communication with the central processing unit; a firmware image stored in a compressed format within the memory, wherein the firmware image includes a plurality of software components; and an update agent stored within the memory and configured to provide a list of software components for communication out the network connector, wherein the electronic device is configured to communicate the list of software components out the network connector and receive a modified firmware image in a compressed format that includes at least one additional software component.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hironaka, Takashi. (2015). Electronic device with customizable embedded software and methods therefor (U.S. Patent No. 9058238). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9058238

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