Patent ID: 9058238
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: at least one processing device; at least one memory in data communication with the at least one processing device; a network connector in data communication with the at least one processing device; a compressed firmware image configured to be utilized by a compressed file system and thereby stored in a compressed format within the at least one memory, wherein the compressed firmware image includes a plurality of software components; and an update agent stored within the at least one memory and configured to survey the electronic device for information about the electronic device, the information including at least a list of the plurality of software components, the update agent further configured to provide the list of software components for communication out the network connector, wherein the electronic device is configured to: communicate at least the list of software components out the network connector; responsively receive a modified replacement compressed firmware image configured to be utilized by the compressed file system in a compressed format that includes at least some of the plurality of software components and at least one additional software component; and replace the compressed firmware image with the modified replacement compressed firmware image, thereby storing the modified replacement compressed firmware image in a compressed format within the at least one memory.