DE69129480T2 - Anordnung zur Modifikation der Firmware, wobei ältere Versionen erneut geladen werden können. - Google Patents

Anordnung zur Modifikation der Firmware, wobei ältere Versionen erneut geladen werden können.

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DE69129480T2
DE69129480T2 DE69129480T DE69129480T DE69129480T2 DE 69129480 T2 DE69129480 T2 DE 69129480T2 DE 69129480 T DE69129480 T DE 69129480T DE 69129480 T DE69129480 T DE 69129480T DE 69129480 T2 DE69129480 T2 DE 69129480T2
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reloaded
firmware
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Masato Maebayashi
Makoto Kimura
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Fujitsu Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/22—Microcontrol or microprogram arrangements
    • G06F9/24—Loading of the microprogram
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F8/00—Arrangements for software engineering
    • G06F8/60—Software deployment
    • G06F8/65—Updates
    • G06F8/66—Updates of program code stored in read-only memory [ROM]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/22—Microcontrol or microprogram arrangements
    • G06F9/26—Address formation of the next micro-instruction ; Microprogram storage or retrieval arrangements
    • G06F9/262—Arrangements for next microinstruction selection
    • G06F9/268—Microinstruction selection not based on processing results, e.g. interrupt, patch, first cycle store, diagnostic programs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/32—Address formation of the next instruction, e.g. by incrementing the instruction counter
    • G06F9/322—Address formation of the next instruction, e.g. by incrementing the instruction counter for non-sequential address
    • G06F9/328—Address formation of the next instruction, e.g. by incrementing the instruction counter for non-sequential address for runtime instruction patching

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Stored Programmes (AREA)
DE69129480T 1990-08-23 1991-08-22 Anordnung zur Modifikation der Firmware, wobei ältere Versionen erneut geladen werden können. Expired - Fee Related DE69129480T2 (de)

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JP22179590 1990-08-23

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DE69129480T2 true DE69129480T2 (de) 1998-10-01

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EP (1) EP0472433B1 (de)
AU (1) AU630038B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2049690C (de)
DE (1) DE69129480T2 (de)

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AU8268391A (en) 1992-04-16
DE69129480D1 (de) 1998-07-02
CA2049690C (en) 1999-12-28
EP0472433A3 (en) 1992-12-30
US5450589A (en) 1995-09-12
CA2049690A1 (en) 1992-02-24
EP0472433A2 (de) 1992-02-26
EP0472433B1 (de) 1998-05-27

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