Execution of measure command for firmware update and firmware update
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJoonhyung Hwangbo, Jihoon Kim, Hyunji Kim
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Abstract
An example firmware update method of an image forming apparatus includes receiving a command file including a measure command, a patch file, and a firmware file for firmware update, based on an automatic firmware update menu being selected, generating a command table including an execution order of the measure command based on the command file, and executing the measure command and updating the firmware based on the execution order of the measure command and a patch file related to the measure command.
Claims14
A firmware update method of an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving a command file input from an external apparatus comprising a measure command, a patch file, and a firmware file for firmware update;
- receiving a selection via a menu of whether to automatically update firmware for the image forming apparatus;
- based on the automatic firmware update menu being selected, generating a command table including an execution order of the measure command based on the command file;
- executing the measure command and updating the firmware based on the execution order of the measure command and a patch file related to the measure command;
- and
- based on a general firmware update menu being selected, deleting the measure command and the patch file included in the command file and updating the firmware based on the firmware file.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an input interface;
- and
- a processor,
- wherein the processor is to:
- receive a command file input from an external apparatus comprising a measure command, a patch file, and a firmware file for firmware update through the input interface;
- receive a selection via a menu of whether to automatically update firmware for the image forming apparatus;
- based on the automatic firmware update menu being selected, generate a command table including an execution order of the measure command based on the command file;
- based on the command table comprising a preliminary measure command to be executed before the firmware update, execute the measure command and update the firmware based on the execution order of the measure command and a patch file related to the measure command;
- and
- based on a general firmware update menu being selected, delete the measure command and the patch file included in the command file and update the firmware based on the firmware file.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium on which instructions for executing a firmware update method of an image forming apparatus is recorded, the non-transitory computer-readable recording medium comprising:
- instructions to receive a command file input from an external apparatus comprising a measure command, a patch file, and a firmware file for firmware update;
- instructions to receive a selection via a menu of whether to automatically update firmware for the image forming apparatus;
- instructions to generate a command table comprising an execution order of the measure command based on the command file, based on the automatic firmware update menu being selected;
- instructions to execute the measure command and update the firmware based on the execution order of the measure command and the patch file related to the measure command;
- and
- instructions to, based on a general firmware update menu being selected, delete the measure command and the patch file included in the command file and update the firmware based on the firmware file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.