System and method for automating firmware maintenance

Details System and method for automating firmware maintenance System and method for automating firmware maintenance

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CA 2495600

Described is a system and method for automatically updating a firmware program. During an initialization process of a portable card (e.g., a wireless radio card), a first version of the firmware program is determined. The first version is a version which is currently stored in a non-volatile memory of the card that is connected with a computing device. The first version is compared with a second version of the firmware program. The first version is automatically updated with the second version in the non-volatile memory if the second version is a subsequent verison of the firmware program. After the firmware is updated, the card is activated using the second version.

L'invention concerne un système et un procédé permettant de mettre à jour automatiquement un programme de micrologiciel. Pendant un processus d'initialisation d'une carte portative (par exemple une carte radio sans fil), une première version du programme de micrologiciel est déterminée. La première version est une version qui est actuellement stockée dans une mémoire non volatile de la carte connectée à un dispositif informatique. La première version est comparée à une seconde version du programme de micrologiciel. La première version est automatiquement mise à jour avec la seconde version dans la mémoire non volatile si la seconde version est une version subséquente du programme de micrologiciel. Après la mise à jour du micrologiciel, la carte est activée au moyen de la seconde version.

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