Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for updating firmware on a storage device
- Patent Title (中): 用于更新存储设备上的固件的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12701148Application Date: 2010-02-05
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Publication No.: US09063816B2Publication Date: 2015-06-23
- Inventor: Jeffrey R. Hobbet , Randall Scott Springfield
- Applicant: Jeffrey R. Hobbet , Randall Scott Springfield
- Applicant Address: SG Tech Park
- Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Tech Park
- Agency: Kunzler Law Group
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44 ; G06F9/445 ; G06F11/14
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for updating firmware on a storage device. The apparatus includes a detection module and an update module. The detection module detects, during a boot sequence, an indicator of an available update of firmware controlling a storage device. The available update is stored on non-volatile storage media of the storage device. The update module updates the storage device with the available update in response to the detection module detecting the indicator of the available update.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110197185A1 Method and Apparatus for Updating Firmware on a Storage Device Public/Granted day:2011-08-11
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