Patents by Inventor Youn Lae KIM

Youn Lae KIM 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).

  • FOTA based data update method and mobile terminal supporting the same
    Patent number: 8825991
    Abstract: A Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA) based data update method and a mobile terminal of supporting the same are provided. The FOTA based data update method for a mobile terminal includes loading a pre-boot file stored in a second memory in a pre-boot loading area of a first memory, identifying version information of a first version bootloader file stored in a first bootloader file area and a second version bootloader file stored in a second bootloader file area, loading a newer version bootloader file, corresponding to a new one of the first version bootloader file and the second version bootloader file, in a bootloader loading area of the first memory, loading, upon bootloader file activation, a FOTA engine and activating the FOTA engine, and updating, upon FOTA engine activation, a bootloader file area storing the older version bootloader file on the basis of received boot related data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn Lae Kim, Ki Wook Hong
  • FOTA BASED DATA UPDATE METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120254599
    Abstract: A Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA) based data update method and a mobile terminal of supporting the same are provided. The FOTA based data update method for a mobile terminal includes loading a pre-boot file stored in a second memory in a pre-boot loading area of a first memory, identifying version information of a first version bootloader file stored in a first bootloader file area and a second version bootloader file stored in a second bootloader file area, loading a newer version bootloader file, corresponding to a new one of the first version bootloader file and the second version bootloader file, in a bootloader loading area of the first memory, loading, upon bootloader file activation, a FOTA engine and activating the FOTA engine, and updating, upon FOTA engine activation, a bootloader file area storing the older version bootloader file on the basis of received boot related data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Youn Lae KIM, Ki Wook HONG