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PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING A FIRMWARE LOADER FROM A HOST COMPUTER

  • US 20100241752A1
  • Filed: 11/09/2009
  • Published: 09/23/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

  • a storage system;

    at least one processor; and

    a device downloading unit stored in the storage system and executable by the at least one processor, the device downloading unit comprising;

    a device connecting module operable to establish a communication connection between a host computer and the portable device over an input/output (I/O) interface;

    a device synchronizing module operable to communicate with the host computer to verify that the portable electronic device is ready to receive a firmware loader;

    a device configuring module operable to configure a plurality of transmission parameters between the portable electronic device and the host computer;

    a device transmitting module operable to receive the firmware loader from the host computer according to the transmission parameters, and store the firmware loader into the storage system;

    a device checking module operable to verify the received firmware loader;

    a device notifying module operable to obtain a start address of the firmware loader in the portable electronic device from the host computer; and

    a device disconnecting module operable to terminate the communication connection with the host computer.

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