Patents by Inventor Rafe V. Campbell

Rafe V. Campbell 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).

  • Update system capable of updating software across multiple FLASH chips
    Patent number: 7644406
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile services network including an electronic device with an update agent that may be capable of updating firmware and application software stored in non-volatile memory and employing multiple FLASH memory chips. The update agent may employ an update package generated to update firmware/software data segments and code segments. In an embodiment according to the present invention, the update agent may also employ a flash library supporting multiple FLASH memory chips from the same or different manufacturers. In an embodiment according to the present invention, the FLASH memory chips may be grouped. The update agent may also be capable of updating code in the multiple FLASH memory chips in the non-volatile memory of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James P. Gustafson, Toni Pakarinen, Karl W. Hammerberg, Bindu Rama Rao, Rafe V. Campbell
  • Update system capable of updating software across multiple FLASH chips
    Publication number: 20040243992
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile services network including an electronic device with an update agent that may be capable of updating firmware and application software stored in non-volatile memory and employing multiple FLASH memory chips. The update agent may employ an update package generated to update firmware/software data segments and code segments. In an embodiment according to the present invention, the update agent may also employ a flash library supporting multiple FLASH memory chips from the same or different manufacturers. In an embodiment according to the resent invention, the FLASH memory chips may be grouped. The update agent may also be capable of updating code in the multiple FLASH memory chips in the non-volatile memory of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: James P. Gustafson, Toni Pakarinen, Karl W. Hammerberg, Bindu Rama Rao, Rafe V. Campbell