System, method and apparatus for embedded firmware code update

A method for updating code in a wireless telephone, comprising the acts of:

• providing a first operational code to the telephone, the first operational code being error-checked and being useful by the telephone for effecting wireless communication;
• engaging a wireless module with the telephone, the wireless module including a removable memory medium holding an updated operational code;
• transferring the updated operational code from the wireless module to the telephone;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting the updated operational code to the wireless module, wherein the updated operational code is transmitted to the wireless module using at least one format selected from the group consisting of:
• IS-95B, CDMA 2000 1x, CDMA 1x EV, CDMA ONE, Wideband CDMA, GSM, GPRS, and EDGE.

A method for updating code in a wireless telephone, comprising the acts of:

• providing a first operational code to the telephone, the first operational code being error-checked and being useful by the telephone for effecting wireless communication;
• engaging a wireless module with the telephone, the wireless module including a removable memory medium holding an updated operational code;
• transferring the updated operational code from the wireless module to the telephone;
• checking the updated operational code for errors;
• and
• only if the updated operational code is verified as error free, using the updated operational code at the wireless telephone in lieu of the first operational code for effecting wireless communication.

A method for updating code in a wireless telephone, comprising the acts of:

• providing a first operational code to the telephone, the first operational code being error-checked and being useful by the telephone for effecting wireless communication;
• engaging a wireless module with the telephone, the wireless module including a removable memory medium holding an updated operational code;
• transferring the updated operational code from the wireless module to the telephone;
• and
• storing incidental information related to the updated operational code to a NAND FLASH device in at least one of the wireless module, and the wireless telephone.

A method for updating code in a wireless telephone, comprising the acts of:

• providing a first operational code to the telephone, the first operational code being error-checked and being useful by the telephone for effecting wireless communication;
• engaging a wireless module with the telephone, the wireless module including a removable memory medium holding an updated operational code;
• and
• transferring the updated operational code from the wireless module to the telephone;
• and
• storing both operational codes in the wireless telephone for selective use thereof by the telephone.

A wireless communication device, comprising:

• storage means for storing both an initial operational code and an updated operational code;
• means for designating the initial operational code as a primary code to be used for wireless communication;
• means for subsequently designating the updated operational code as the primary code and undesignating the initial operational code as the primary code;
• and
• means for undesignating the updated operational code as the primary code and redesignating the initial operational code as the primary code.