US 12,260,227 B2
Binary image publication by firmware
Eugene Khoruzhenko, Redmond, WA (US); and Jeffrey Michael Bush, Wylie, TX (US)
Assigned to Absolute Software Corporation, Vancouver (CA)
Filed by Absolute Software Corporation, Vancouver (CA)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/687,896.
Application 17/687,896 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/769,185, granted, now 11,269,606, previously published as PCT/CA2018/051575, filed on Dec. 11, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/598,319, filed on Dec. 13, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/598,095, filed on Dec. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0197673 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 9/24 (2006.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 9/44505 (2013.01) [G06F 9/4406 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2013.01); G06F 9/4408 (2013.01); G06F 11/1417 (2013.01); G06F 21/572 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for publishing multiple binary images from firmware in an electronic device to an operating system in the electronic device, the method comprising:
during booting of the electronic device, the steps of:
installing a first binary image, which is stored in the firmware, into a configuration table in the electronic device;
installing a second binary image, which is stored in the firmware, into the configuration table; and
saving a copy of the first binary image in a file system of the operating system; and
after the operating system has started loading, the step of executing the copy of the first binary image to deploy the secondary binary image.