IP Library Granted Patent US 7,644,260
Granted Patent B2
US 7,644,260 · App. 11/258,294 · Granted Jan 5, 2010

File update system and boot management system of mobile communication terminal, method of updating file in mobile communication terminal, and method of booting mobile communication terminal

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,644,260
App. No.
11/258,294
Granted
Jan 5, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a file update system of a mobile communication terminal which is capable of recovering Same Owner ID Error caused by damage of a file header in an EFS (Embedded File System) area of the mobile communication terminal, a boot management system of a mobile communication terminal which is capable of preventing a fatal error caused by damage of a file header in an EFS area of the mobile communication terminal, a method of updating a file in the mobile communication terminal, and a method of booting the mobile communication terminal which is capable of preventing a fatal error caused by damage of a file header in an EFS area of the mobile communication terminal.

Claims (10)

1. A file update system of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

an EFS (Embedded File System) area of a mobile communication terminal memory;

a file reader to read a file to be updated from a first region of the EFS area of the mobile communication terminal;

an EFS area assignment unit to assign a second region of the EFS area of the memory for storing an updated file; and

an update processor to store the updated file in the second region of the EFS area assigned by the EFS area assignment unit, and if the header of the updated file is damaged, to read old version information from a header of the file to be updated, and to record newer version information than the old version information in a header of the updated file.

2. A mobile communication terminal equipped with the file update system of claim 1 .

3. A method of updating a file in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising the operations of:

reading a file to be updated from a first region of an EFS (Embedded File System) area of the mobile communication terminal;

assigning a second region of the EFS area for storing an updated file; and

storing an updated file in the second region of the EFS area, and if the header of the updated file is damaged, reading old version information from a header of the file to be updated, and recording newer version information than the old version information in a header of the updated file.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2020
From: PANTECH INC.
To: PANTECH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052662/0609 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO REMOVE PATENT NUMBERS 6741868,7203514,7321764 AND 7505783 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 040001 FRAME 0617. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE DE-MERGER Recorded Jan 20, 2017
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 041440/0549 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE LISTED OF PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040414 FRAME: 0617. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Jan 20, 2017
From: PANTECH & CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.
To: PANTECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041472/0406 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 12, 2016
From: PANTECH & CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.
To: PANTECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040414/0617 →
DE-MERGER Recorded Sep 12, 2016
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 040001/0617 →