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US 2007/0168573 A1Published application
Updating method of usb device
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHee KIM, Sun PARK
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Abstract
A method of updating a plurality of USB devices is provided. Firmwares of the USB devices are updated by discriminating the USB devices using their unique device interface IDs. Accordingly, a plurality of USB devices of the same product family can be discriminated using device interface IDs and thus the firmwares of the USB devices can be updated at the same time.
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An updating method of a USB (universal serial bus) device, comprising:
- recognizing an access of N number of USB devices at a host performing USB communication with the USB devices, and identifying unique device interface IDs assigned to each of the USB devices;
- checking the unique device interface IDs of the USB devices at the host, executing a program to update operation programs of the USB devices, and creating a device handle for controlling the at least one USB device;
- creating N number of lower control windows for performing separate updates of the USB devices with reference to the device handle;
- and
- separately performing the updates of the plurality of USB devices according to an external control signal received through the N number of the control windows.
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A recording medium storing a program, the program having a function of updating a USB (universal serial bus) device, the program comprising:
- a first function of recognizing an access of N number of USB devices at a host performing USB communication with the USB devices, and identifying unique device interface IDs assigned to each of the USB devices;
- a second function of checking the unique device interface IDs of the USB devices at the host, executing a program to update operation programs of the USB devices, and creating a device handle for controlling the at least one USB device;
- a third function of creating N number of lower control windows for performing separate updates of the USB devices with reference to the device handle;
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- a fourth function of separately performing the updates of the plurality of USB devices according to an external control signal received through the N number of the control windows.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.