FIRMWARE UPGRADE FOR THIN CLIENTS USING ONE OR MORE SERVERS
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1. A process for upgrading firmware in a thin client, comprising:
- sending an FTP request for a first firmware upgrade from the thin client to a first FTP server;
receiving the first firmware upgrade in response at the thin client from the first FTP server;
upgrading firmware in the thin client with the first firmware upgrade;
sending an FTP request for a second firmware upgrade from the thin client to a second FTP server that is different from the first FTP server;
receiving the second firmware upgrade in response at the thin client from the second FTP server; and
upgrading firmware in the thin client with the second firmware upgrade.
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Abstract
A process and system for upgrading firmware in a thin client in a network environment. The process may proceed on an automated basis during boot-up by using one or more FTP addresses stored in the thin client. Multiple FTP servers may be accessed. The same firmware upgrades may be stored on more than one FTP server. Different firmware upgrades may instead or in addition be stored on different FTP servers.
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24 Claims
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1. A process for upgrading firmware in a thin client, comprising:
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sending an FTP request for a first firmware upgrade from the thin client to a first FTP server; receiving the first firmware upgrade in response at the thin client from the first FTP server; upgrading firmware in the thin client with the first firmware upgrade; sending an FTP request for a second firmware upgrade from the thin client to a second FTP server that is different from the first FTP server; receiving the second firmware upgrade in response at the thin client from the second FTP server; and upgrading firmware in the thin client with the second firmware upgrade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for upgrading firmware in a thin client, comprising:
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storage media comprising instructions to be performed by a processing system in communication with a network interface, the instructions for performing the following; sending an FTP request for a first firmware upgrade from the thin client to a first FTP server; receiving the first firmware upgrade in response at the thin client from the first FTP server; upgrading firmware in the thin client with the first firmware upgrade; sending an FTP request for a second firmware upgrade from the thin client to a second FTP server that is different from the first FTP server; receiving the second firmware upgrade in response at the thin client from the second FTP server; and upgrading firmware in the thin client with the second firmware upgrade; the network interface; and the processing system configured to communicate with the storage media and the network interface and to perform the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Computer-readable storage media comprising instructions to be performed by a processing system in communication with a network interface, the instructions for performing the following:
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sending an FTP request for a first firmware upgrade from a thin client to a first FTP server; receiving the first firmware upgrade in response at the thin client from the first FTP server; upgrading firmware in the thin client with the first firmware upgrade; sending an FTP request for a second firmware upgrade from the thin client to a second FTP server that is different from the first FTP server; receiving the second firmware upgrade in response at the thin client from the second FTP server; and upgrading firmware in the thin client with the second firmware upgrade. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Computer-readable storage media comprising instructions to be performed by a processing system in communication with a network interface, the instructions for performing the following:
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sending a request for information about a first firmware upgrade from a thin client to a first server; receiving the information about the first firmware upgrade in response at the thin client from the first server; comparing the information about the first firmware upgrade with information about firmware in the thin client; based on the comparing, sending a request for the first firmware upgrade from the thin client to the first server; receiving the first firmware upgrade in response at the thin client from the first server; and upgrading firmware in the thin client with the first firmware upgrade. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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