Patent ID: 9112891
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for firmware updating for a plurality of electronic devices each connected on a user intranet behind a firewall, each of the plurality of electronic devices including firmware stored on device memory, the method comprising: maintaining a management gateway connected on the intranet behind a firewall and to the Internet through the firewall, the management gateway configured to control all firmware update activity for each of said plurality of electronic devices; maintaining an electronically accessible firmware repository for storing firmware updates, including firmware updates for said plurality of electronic devices; accessing the management gateway to establish a firmware update activity schedule for each of said plurality of electronic devices, said firmware update activity schedule including a location of firmware in the firmware repository, and a time schedule for conducting the firmware update activity; conducting a firmware update activity for each of said plurality of electronic devices in accordance with said time schedule; monitoring said firmware activity by the management gateway to determine whether the firmware update activity results in a successful firmware update for each of said plurality of electronic devices; and wherein said accessing the management gateway comprises receiving authorized electronic instructions at the management gateway through the firewall from a remote management console connected to the Internet at a remote site outside the firewall regarding updating the firmware of the plurality of electronic devices, and further comprising limiting access of the remote management console to only the management gateway while preventing access to the plurality of electronic devices and other devices installed on the network behind the firewall.