Patent ID: 7222338
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for upgrading data in a processor, comprising: loading a new program and a changing unit configured to change old data; generating new data to be used by and adapted to the new program by processing the old data using the changing unit; storing the generated new data in a separate memory area; determining whether the new program operates normally by implementing the new data; and deleting an old program and the old data if the new program is determined to be operating normally, wherein the new program is different from the new data generated by the changing unit and wherein the changing unit generates the new data by adding or deleting one or more data attributes of the old data, wherein the data attributes include interface, address, netmask, or speed or a combination thereof, wherein the changing unit generates the new data by further adding one or more tuples to or deleting one or more tuples from the old data, wherein each tuple corresponds to a set of values provided for one or more attributes in a relation table of a relation data base, and wherein the values are stored in the relation table, said table having rows corresponding to said one or more attributes and columns corresponding to the tuples.