Efficient system and method for updating a memory device

A method for updating a first data image stored across multiple memory blocks of a block-structured non-volatile memory device, comprising:

• creating an instruction set based on comparing the first data image and a second data image, said instruction set forming an update package;
• communicating said update package to a client device containing said memory device;
• applying said update package by interpreting the instruction set to direct the updating of specific first data image memory blocks in said client device to create the second data image, said applying employing a series of status identifiers configured to track update product status and resume updating the first data image memory blocks in the event of an interruption.

A system for updating a first data image on a client device, comprising:

• an update generator that creates an instruction set based on comparing the first data image and a second data image to create an update package;
• and
• an update decoder resident on the client device, configured to interpret the instruction set to direct the updating of specific first data image memory blocks in said client device to create the second data image, said update encoder employing a series of status identifiers configured to track update product status and resume updating the first data image in the event of a client device interruption.