Memory Flash Apparatus and Method For Providing Device Upgrades Over A Standard Interface

A memory interface device comprising:

• an interface module having a communication port for communicating with an external device attached to said communication port;
• a memory interface module for communicating with a memory subsystem including a boot Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM);
• and
• a routing logic coupled to said interface module and said memory interface module, said routing logic operative to route data from said external device to said boot PROM, said data for modifying a boot code stored on said boot PROM.

A method comprising:

• detecting a device at an interface port of an electronic device;
• detecting, by a routing logic, that an external device, connected at a communication port of an electronic device, is a PROM programming device;
• and
• routing data from said external device, to a memory subsystem of said electronic device, said data for modifying or replacing a boot code stored within said memory subsystem.

A computer readable memory comprising:

• executable instructions for execution by at least one processor, that when executed cause said at least one processor to:
• detect a device at an interface port of an electronic device;
• detect that an external device, connected at a communication port of an electronic device including said at least one processor, is a PROM programming device;
• and
• route data from said external device, to a memory subsystem of said electronic device, said data for modifying or replacing a boot code stored within said memory subsystem.