Patents by Inventor George Hotz

George Hotz 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).

  • Multiple system images for over-the-air updates
    Patent number: 9183393
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile device performs an over-the-air firmware update by writing the updated firmware to a inactive system image partition, and rebooting the device. The security of the OTA update is maintained through checking a plurality of security signatures in an OTA manifest, and the integrity of the data is maintained by checking a hash value of the downloaded system image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Gueorgui Djabarov, George Hotz, Shaheen Ashok Gandhi
  • Multiple System Images for Over-The-Air Updates
    Publication number: 20140317614
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a client computing device may execute software from a first portion of memory of the client computing device. The client computing device may request from a server an over-the-air (OTA) update to the software. The client computing device may receive from the server a manifest for the OTA update. The client computing device may download from the server a payload pursuant to the manifest. The client computing device may install the payload into a second portion of memory of the client computing device, and execute the software from the second portion of memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Gueorgui Djabarov, George Hotz, Shaheen Ashok Gandhi
  • Multiple system images for over-the-air updates
    Patent number: 8832439
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile device performs an over-the-air firmware update by writing the updated firmware to a inactive system image partition, and rebooting the device. The security of the OTA update is maintained through checking a plurality of security signatures in an OTA manifest, and the integrity of the data is maintained by checking a hash value of the downloaded system image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Gueorgui Djabarov, George Hotz, Shaheen Ashok Gandhi
  • Multiple System Images for Over-The-Air Updates
    Publication number: 20140095857
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile device performs an over-the-air firmware update by writing the updated firmware to a inactive system image partition, and rebooting the device. The security of the OTA update is maintained through checking a plurality of security signatures in an OTA manifest, and the integrity of the data is maintained by checking a hash value of the downloaded system image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Gueorgui Djabarov, George Hotz, Shaheen Ashok Gandhi
  • Multiple system images for over-the-air updates
    Patent number: 8631239
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile device performs an over-the-air firmware update by writing the updated firmware to a inactive system image partition, and rebooting the device. The security of the OTA update is maintained through checking a plurality of security signatures in an OTA manifest, and the integrity of the data is maintained by checking a hash value of the downloaded system image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Gueorgui Djabarov, George Hotz, Shaheen Ashok Gandhi
  • Multiple System Images for Over-The-Air Updates
    Publication number: 20130185548
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile device performs an over-the-air firmware update by writing the updated firmware to a inactive system image partition, and rebooting the device. The security of the OTA update is maintained through checking a plurality of security signatures in an OTA manifest, and the integrity of the data is maintained by checking a hash value of the downloaded system image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Gueorgui Djabarov, George Hotz, Shaheen Ashok Gandhi
  • Multiple System Images for Over-The-Air Updates
    Publication number: 20130185563
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile device performs an over-the-air firmware update by writing the updated firmware to a inactive system image partition, and rebooting the device. The security of the OTA update is maintained through checking a plurality of security signatures in an OTA manifest, and the integrity of the data is maintained by checking a hash value of the downloaded system image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Gueorgui Djabarov, George Hotz, Shaheen Ashok Gandhi