Patents by Inventor Sidney Jacobi

Sidney Jacobi 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).

  • Initialization and update of software and/or firmware in electronic devices
    Publication number: 20070089108
    Abstract: A system and method to effectively and efficiently update a version of firmware resident in a device memory is provided. A method of identifying one or more versions of firmware is provided by way of initializing a device memory with a known pattern. In addition, the amount of free unused memory space may be identified and calculated in a device memory. The system and method generates software update packages that are minimal in size providing cost benefit to a manufacturer and convenience to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Shao-Chun Chen, Patric O'Neill, Peter Sotos, Jeong Lim, Sidney Jacobi
  • Initialization and update of software and/or firmware in electronic devices
    Publication number: 20050102660
    Abstract: A system and method to effectively and efficiently update a version of firmware resident in a device memory is provided. A method of identifying one or more versions of firmware is provided by way of initializing a device memory with a known pattern. In addition, the amount of free unused memory space may be identified and calculated in a device memory. The system and method generates software update packages that are minimal in size providing cost benefit to a manufacturer and convenience to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Shao-Chun Chen, Patrick O'Neill, Peter Sotos, Jeong Lim, Sidney Jacobi
  • Mobile handset with update agent implemented in hardware
    Publication number: 20050055684
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention may be seen in a system and method for speeding up the processing of update packages by an update agent, by implementing at least a portion of the update agent in hardware. In an embodiment of the present invention, the update agent in hardware may process executable instructions in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Bindu Rao, Xuguang Yang, Harri Okonnen, Sidney Jacobi