Patent ID: 9213537
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for updating firmware components of a client device, the method comprising: receiving a firmware update configuration file at the client device via a network, wherein the firmware update configuration file identifies a firmware repository server and at least one firmware update package, respectively, for at least one firmware update; based on the firmware update configuration file, determining a network address for the firmware repository server; using the network address, confirming with the firmware repository server that the firmware updates specified in the firmware update configuration file are available from the firmware repository server; receiving, on the client device, from the firmware repository server, a first firmware update package for a first firmware update, wherein the first firmware update package is identified in the firmware update configuration file; validating contents of the first firmware update package; performing a backup of a firmware component installed on the client device, the firmware component corresponding to the first firmware update; and installing the first firmware update on the client device, including updating the firmware component.