Patents by Inventor Melky SILUVAINATHAN

Melky SILUVAINATHAN 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).

  • Field update of boot loader using regular device firmware update procedure
    Patent number: 9959125
    Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive concept include a boot loader update firmware (305), a system and method for producing the boot loader update firmware (305), and a method for using the boot loader update firmware (305) to update a boot loader module (160) in a device (110, 205, 210, 215). The boot loader update firmware (305) can include logic (310) to install firmware (315) in non-volatile memory (145). The firmware (315) can include a binary image (320) of the updated boot loader module (160). When the device (110, 205, 210, 215) is rebooted, the firmware (315) is activated, which can then copy the binary image 320) into non-volatile memory (150). When the device (110, 205, 210, 215) is rebooted again, the updated boot loader module (160) is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Melky Siluvainathan, Truong Nguyen
  • FIELD UPDATE OF BOOT LOADER USING REGULAR DEVICE FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20170039053
    Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive concept include a boot loader update firmware (305), a system and method for producing the boot loader update firmware (305), and a method for using the boot loader update firmware (305) to update a boot loader module (160) in a device (110, 205, 210, 215). The boot loader update firmware (305) can include logic (310) to install firmware (315) in non-volatile memory (145). The firmware (315) can include a binary image (320) of the updated boot loader module (160). When the device (110, 205, 210, 215) is rebooted, the firmware (315) is activated, which can then copy the binary image 320) into non-volatile memory (150). When the device (110, 205, 210, 215) is rebooted again, the updated boot loader module (160) is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Melky SILUVAINATHAN, Truong NGUYEN