Patent ID: 6990554
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: G06F,G11C

Abstract:
1. A plate recording medium comprising: an update data recording region having recorded therein update data for updating data stored in a nonvolatile memory of a portable digital operating apparatus, wherein the plate recording medium is removably installed in the portable digital operating apparatus; a program data recording region having recorded therein program loading data for use in transferring the update data from the plate recording medium to the nonvolatile memory of the portable digital operating apparatus; and a discrimination data recording region having recorded therein discrimination data for reading by the portable digital operating apparatus to determine whether the plate recording medium has the program loading data recorded thereon; a first position recording region for recording first position data indicating a position of the update data recorded in the plate recording medium; a management data recording region having recorded therein management data for managing the data recorded in the plate recording medium, separate from the first position recording region in which the first position data is recorded.