Patents by Inventor Gatien Chapon

Gatien Chapon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Network node firmware update
    Patent number: 11876676
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for updating the firmware version in a network node is described. The firmware is divided into a plurality of blobs, each blob having an associated blob version. Each blob version is associated with a firmware version. The method includes receiving notification from a client server network node of an updated version of a first blob and the compatible versions of the remaining blobs. A blob upgrade order is determined from the first blob updated version, the remaining blobs compatible versions, and the remaining blobs current versions. Each blob is upgraded in the blob upgrade order. The client is restarted after each blob upgrade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc
    Inventors: Bruno De Smet, Gatien Chapon
  • NETWORK NODE FIRMWARE UPDATE
    Publication number: 20210119858
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for updating the firmware version in a network node is described. The firmware is divided into a plurality of blobs, each blob having an associated blob version. Each blob version is associated with a firmware version. The method includes receiving notification from a client server network node of an updated version of a first blob and the compatible versions of the remaining blobs. A blob upgrade order is determined from the first blob updated version, the remaining blobs compatible versions, and the remaining blobs current versions. Each blob is upgraded in the blob upgrade order. The client is restarted after each blob upgrade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Bruno De Smet, Gatien Chapon