Patent ID: 6601212
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for downloading firmware responsive to a request by an operatively connected client computer from a connected host or a source to a peripheral device of the type which has a non-volatile memory, the peripheral device being adapted to download the firmware comprising the operating instructions and data into the non-volatile memory having at least one backup image partition for storing basic configuration and utility operations relating to the firmware and at least one code image partition for storing the firmware, the method comprising the steps of:receiving a download file for the requested firmware from the client computer; saving a specific data image of said file into one of the image partitions designated by said data image; performing an error check on said data image saved in the designated image partition; initiating a termination process if an error is found; and, repeating the above steps of the process for the next data image of said file if no error is found.