METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE AS A BACKGROUND TASK
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1. A method comprising:
- storing data in a first memory that includes a first portion that has read-only access during a normal mode of operation; and
during an update mode of operation;
copying at least one data structure from the first memory to a second memory where it is available for use during the update mode; and
updating data in the first portion of the first memory.
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Abstract
A method comprising storing data in a first memory that includes a first portion that has read-only access during a normal mode of operation; and during a update mode of operation: copying at least one data structure from the first memory to a second memory where it is available for use during the update mode; and updating data in the first portion of the first memory.
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1. A method comprising:
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storing data in a first memory that includes a first portion that has read-only access during a normal mode of operation; and during an update mode of operation;
copying at least one data structure from the first memory to a second memory where it is available for use during the update mode; andupdating data in the first portion of the first memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A computer program comprising computer program instructions for:
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changing a mode of operation of a device from a normal mode of operation in which a section of a first memory has read-only access to an update mode of operation in which the section of the memory is updatable; and during the update mode of operation, enabling copying of at least one data structure from a first memory to a second memory and updating of data in the section of the first memory, enabling a user to specify the one or more data structures for copying to the second memory, preventing access to the first memory, copying an update application to the second memory for restarting the update procedure if it is terminated.
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41. An apparatus comprising:
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a first memory that includes a first section configured for read-only access during a normal mode of operation; a second memory configured to store data for use during an update mode of operation; and an update controller arrangement configured to control the transition from the normal mode to the update mode, to enable the transfer of data for use during the update mode from the first memory to the second memory and enable updating of at least a part of the first section of the first memory during the update mode. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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