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Apparatus and method for upgrading a computer system operating system

  • US 5,930,515 A
  • Filed: 09/30/1997
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for upgrading an operating system in a computer system of a satellite video receiver, the computer system including a main processor, a video decoding chip, a first memory, and a second memory, wherein an existing operating system resides in the first memory, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a new operating system in the second memory;

    erasing the existing operating system from the first memory; and

    loading the new operating system into the first memory.

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