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Method and system for automatic firmware updates in a portable hand-held device

  • US 8,214,821 B1
  • Filed: 06/18/2004
  • Issued: 07/03/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for automatically updating firmware of a user'"'"'s hand-held device by an update application, the user'"'"'s hand-held device comprises a user interface, the method comprising the steps of:

  • executing, by a processor of the user'"'"'s hand-held device, the update application;

    determining, by the update application, whether a flag has been set in the user'"'"'s hand-held device, the flag indicating a previous execution of the update application;

    if the flag is not set, determining, by the update application, whether a device ID of the user'"'"'s hand-held device matches a device ID stored in the update application;

    updating, by the update application, firmware of the user'"'"'s hand-held device if the device ID matches the stored device ID and thereafter terminating the updating operation; and

    wherein the method of automatically updating the firmware is not viewable by a user that currently interacts with the user interface and does not require initiation or intervention by the user.

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