Memory data copying system for devices
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1. A system comprising:
- a broadcasting portable device having a display and a keyboard, and a memory including a broadcaster kernel, a broadcaster file system, said broadcasting portable device operable in a user actuatable broadcast mode;
at least one receiving portable device operable in a user-actuatable receive mode of operation;
wherein said broadcasting portable device, in said broadcast mode includes (a) kernel without file system;
(b) file system without kernel; and
(c) combined kernel and file system data copying options;
wherein said at least one receiving portable device, in said receiving mode includes (a) kernel without file system;
(b) file system without kernel; and
(c) combined kernel and file system options; and
wherein said broadcasting device executes a verbatim copying of said broadcaster kernel to said receiving portable device, without executing a copying of said broadcaster file system when said option (a) kernel without file system is selected in both of said broadcasting device and said at least one receiving device.
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Abstract
A portable device is equipped with a broadcasting operating mode in which the broadcasting portable device executes a verbatim memory data image copying to another device or plurality of devices equipped with receiving modes of operation. Single-threaded OS free commands may be utilized to control both the broadcasting and receiving devices during a data copy session. In another aspect, a reprogramming system includes a symbol generator and a reconfigurable device. The symbol generator processes user input data to encode a reprogramming symbol, and the reconfigurable device reads the reprogramming symbol.
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31 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a broadcasting portable device having a display and a keyboard, and a memory including a broadcaster kernel, a broadcaster file system, said broadcasting portable device operable in a user actuatable broadcast mode; at least one receiving portable device operable in a user-actuatable receive mode of operation; wherein said broadcasting portable device, in said broadcast mode includes (a) kernel without file system;
(b) file system without kernel; and
(c) combined kernel and file system data copying options;wherein said at least one receiving portable device, in said receiving mode includes (a) kernel without file system;
(b) file system without kernel; and
(c) combined kernel and file system options; andwherein said broadcasting device executes a verbatim copying of said broadcaster kernel to said receiving portable device, without executing a copying of said broadcaster file system when said option (a) kernel without file system is selected in both of said broadcasting device and said at least one receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for using a portable device having a processor IC chip and main operating system, said method comprising the steps of:
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controlling said device utilizing single-threaded commands to generate a broadcast option menu user interface screen; selecting a data copy option from said broadcast option menu user interface screen; copying data to at least one other portable device in accordance with said selected option utilizing communication link; and subsequently booting up said main operating system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A portable device comprising:
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a hand held housing; a display; a keyboard; an image sensor, said hand held housing encapsulating said image sensor; a control circuit having a memory configured to capture frames of image data and decode decodable symbols therein, and being configured to operate in a broadcast mode of operation; and a main operating system resident on said memory, said device having at least one operating mode in which said control circuit operates in accordance with said operating system; wherein said control circuit in said broadcast mode of operation controls said display and keyboard utilizing at least one of OS free or single-threaded commands to display a broadcast option menu screen user interface of said display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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