Terminal apparatus updating method, data writing apparatus, and terminal apparatus
First Claim
1. A terminal apparatus updating method comprising:
- performing a wireless power supply process of wirelessly supplying power to a terminal apparatus equipped with a wireless power reception portion so as to start up said terminal apparatus thus powered;
performing a wireless transmission process of wirelessly transmitting firmware write data to said terminal apparatus started up in said wireless power supply process using a suitable wireless communication function;
performing a write process of causing said terminal apparatus having received said firmware write data in said wireless transmission process to write said firmware write data to a storage portion inside said terminal apparatus; and
stopping said wireless power supply process upon determination that said write process is completed.
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Abstract
A terminal apparatus updating method is disclosed which includes: performing a wireless power supply process of wirelessly supplying power to a terminal apparatus equipped with a wireless power reception portion so as to start up the terminal apparatus thus powered; performing a wireless transmission process of wirelessly transmitting firmware write data to the terminal apparatus started up in the wireless power supply process using a suitable wireless communication function; performing a write process of causing the terminal apparatus having received the firmware write data in the wireless transmission process to write the firmware write data to a storage portion inside the terminal apparatus; and stopping the wireless power supply process upon determination that the write process is completed.
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1. A terminal apparatus updating method comprising:
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performing a wireless power supply process of wirelessly supplying power to a terminal apparatus equipped with a wireless power reception portion so as to start up said terminal apparatus thus powered; performing a wireless transmission process of wirelessly transmitting firmware write data to said terminal apparatus started up in said wireless power supply process using a suitable wireless communication function; performing a write process of causing said terminal apparatus having received said firmware write data in said wireless transmission process to write said firmware write data to a storage portion inside said terminal apparatus; and stopping said wireless power supply process upon determination that said write process is completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data writing apparatus comprising a control portion configured to supply power wirelessly to a terminal apparatus equipped with a wireless power reception portion so as to start up said terminal apparatus thus powered;
- to transmit firmware write data wirelessly to said terminal apparatus started up when wirelessly supplied with power using a suitable wireless communication function so that said firmware write data is written to said terminal apparatus; and
to stop the wireless power supply following the writing of said firmware write data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- to transmit firmware write data wirelessly to said terminal apparatus started up when wirelessly supplied with power using a suitable wireless communication function so that said firmware write data is written to said terminal apparatus; and
- 13. A terminal apparatus comprising a control portion configured to start up said terminal apparatus upon detecting reception of power in a wireless power reception process and, upon receiving firmware write data in the start-up state using a suitable wireless communication function, to perform a control process of writing the received firmware write data to a storage portion of said terminal apparatus.
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