Method and apparatus for downloading updated software to portable wireless communication units
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1. A method for an integrated battery charger and software downloader to receive updated software from a server, the method comprising steps of:
- coupling a portable wireless communication unit to the integrated battery charger and software downloader;
detecting, in the portable wireless communication unit, a flag that indicates availability of the updated software; and
receiving a priority indication from the portable wireless communication unit;
sending to the server, download session parameters to initialize a download session;
receiving, from the server, blocks of the updated software;
storing the blocks of the updated software to produce stored blocks;
updating the download session parameters when the download session has conclude.
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Abstract
A portable wireless communication unit (101) is coupled to battery charger/software downloader (108) via a unit interface (304). Upon detecting a flag (402) in the portable wireless communication unit, a software downloader that includes a processing unit (300) connected to a land-based public communication network interface (302) and a memory (306), receives updated software from a server (104) and downloads the updated software to the portable Wireless communication unit via the unit interface.
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1. A method for an integrated battery charger and software downloader to receive updated software from a server, the method comprising steps of:
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coupling a portable wireless communication unit to the integrated battery charger and software downloader; detecting, in the portable wireless communication unit, a flag that indicates availability of the updated software; and receiving a priority indication from the portable wireless communication unit; sending to the server, download session parameters to initialize a download session; receiving, from the server, blocks of the updated software; storing the blocks of the updated software to produce stored blocks; updating the download session parameters when the download session has conclude. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for an integrated battery charger and software downloader to simultaneously charge a battery of a portable wireless communication unit and to download updated software to the portable wireless communication unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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coupling the portable wireless communication unit to the integrated battery charger and software downloader; detecting, by the integrated battery charger and software downloader, a flag, in the portable wireless communication unit, that indicates availability of the updated software; receiving, by the integrated battery charger and software downloader, a priority indication from the portable wireless communication unit; initiating, by the integrated battery charger and software downloader, communication with a server via a physical connection to a land-based public communication network; sending, by the integrated battery charger and software downloader to the server, download session parameters to initialize a download session; receiving, by the integrated battery charger and software downloader from the server, blocks of the updated software; storing, by the integrated battery charger and software downloader, the blocks of the updated software to produce stored blocks; updating, by the integrated battery charger and software downloader, the download session parameters when the download session has concluded; and sending, by the integrated battery charger and software downloader, the stored blocks to the portable wireless communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An integrated battery charger and software downloader for use with a portable wireless communication unit comprising:
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a unit interface for providing connections to the portable wireless communication unit; a software downloader comprising; a processing unit operably coupled to the unit interface for detecting a flag, in the portable wireless communication unit, that indicates availability of updated software and for downloading the updated software to the portable wireless communication unit when the portable wireless communication unit is coupled to the unit interface; a land-based public communication network interface operably coupled to the processing unit for communicating with a server to receive the updated software; and a memory operably coupled to the processing unit for storing the updated software. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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