System and method for delta-based over-the-air software upgrades for a wireless mobile station
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1. A mobile station capable of being upgraded by a delta file received from a software upgrade server via a wireless network, said mobile station comprising:
- a memory capable of storing an original image file, said delta file, and a first version indicia identifying a current version of said original image file, wherein said delta file is suitable for upgrading said original image file and said delta file is identified by a second version indicia; and
a controller capable of modifying said original image file according to a comparison between said first version indicia and said second version indicia, and instructions stored in said delta file to thereby generate an upgraded image file.
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A mobile station capable of being upgraded by a delta file received from a software upgrade server via a wireless network. The mobile station comprises: 1) a memory for storing an original image file and the delta file, wherein the delta file is suitable for upgrading the original image file; and 2) a controller for modifying the original image file according to instructions stored in the delta file to thereby generate an upgraded image file.
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1. A mobile station capable of being upgraded by a delta file received from a software upgrade server via a wireless network, said mobile station comprising:
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a memory capable of storing an original image file, said delta file, and a first version indicia identifying a current version of said original image file, wherein said delta file is suitable for upgrading said original image file and said delta file is identified by a second version indicia; and a controller capable of modifying said original image file according to a comparison between said first version indicia and said second version indicia, and instructions stored in said delta file to thereby generate an upgraded image file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. For use in a mobile station capable of being upgraded by a delta file received from a software upgrade server via a wireless network, a method of upgrading software in said mobile station comprising the steps of:
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receiving from said software upgrade server a delta file capable of upgrading an original image file stored in a memory of said mobile station; storing said delta file and a first version indicia identifying a current version of said original image file in said memory of said mobile station; comparing said first version indicia with a second version indicia identifying said delta file; and modifying said original image file according to said comparison and instructions stored in said delta file to thereby generate an upgraded image file. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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