Wireless router remote firmware upgrade

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8402109
SERIAL NO

13587394

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A wireless router receives a firmware update from a remote server, and destructively overwrites router firmware in flash memory in a chunk-wise manner, and then writes a kernel memory before going live with upgraded firmware. Some routers authenticate the firmware image. In some cases, image chunks are re-ordered into an executable order after receipt and before finishing their final arrangement in the flash memory. In some routers, a maximum firmware image size is at least two chunk sizes smaller than the flash memory storage capacity. Some routers remap ROM to RAM memory. Some decompress data from flash into a RAM. Some save text file configuration settings in flash before rebooting. Some detect a user's inactive billing status and redirect a web browser to a billing activation page.

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  • OGILVIE, JOHN W.;GYTHEION NETWORKS LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fortin, Jonathan Montreal, CA 16 474
Marino, Joseph P New York, US 16 557

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