System and method for over-the-air update of wireless communication devices

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1 . A method of updating wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device includes a memory, and wherein the memory includes a direct-addressable portion and a non-direct-addressable portion, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting an update package to the wireless communication device over-the-air; applying the update package on the wireless communication device, the update package performing an update on the direct-addressable portion of memory in the wireless communication device, the update package installing an agent in the direct-addressable portion of the memory; and executing the agent on the wireless communication device, the agent updating the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory.

Claim 3

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of removing the agent from the wireless communication device after the step of executing the agent.

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3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the update package comprises an update based on a difference between a current state of the direct-addressable portion of memory and a desired state of the direct-addressable portion.

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4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the step of executing the agent on the wireless communication device performs a record-by-record update of the non-record-addressable portion of the memory.

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5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the step of executing the agent on the wireless communication device comprises performing a record-by-record update of the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory using API calls on the wireless communication device.

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6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the agent updates the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory to disable over-the-air update package functionality of the wireless communication device.

Claim 8

7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless communication device comprises a wireless telephone.

Claim 9

8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the update package installs the agent as part of a power-up power-down procedure in the direct-addressable portion of the memory.

Claim 10

9 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: transmitting a second update package to the wireless communication device over-the-air; applying the second update package on the wireless communication device, the second update package performing a second update on the direct-addressable portion of memory in the wireless communication device, the update package installing a second agent in the direct addressable portion of the memory; and executing the second agent on the wireless communication device, the second agent updating the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory.

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10 . The method of claim 9 wherein the second agent updates a different portion of the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory than the first agent.

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11 . The method of claim 1 wherein the step of executing the agent comprises restarting execution if execution of the agent is terminated prior to completion.

Claim 13

12 . The method of claim 1 wherein the memory comprises firmware.

Claim 14

13 . A system for updating wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device includes a memory, and wherein the memory includes a direct-addressable portion and a non-direct-addressable portion, the system comprising: an update package, the update package transmitted to the wireless communication device over-the-air; and an update agent on the wireless communication device, the update agent applying the update package on the wireless communication device to perform an update on the direct-addressable portion of memory in the wireless communication device, including the installation of an agent in the direct-addressable portion of the memory, the update agent then executing the agent on the wireless communication device to update the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory.

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13 . A system for updating wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device includes a memory, and wherein the memory includes a direct-addressable portion and a non-direct-addressable portion, the system comprising: an update package, the update package transmitted to the wireless communication device over-the-air; and an update agent on the wireless communication device, the update agent applying the update package on the wireless communication device to perform an update on the direct-addressable portion of memory in the wireless communication device, including the installation of an agent in the direct-addressable portion of the memory, the update agent then executing the agent on the wireless communication device to update the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory.

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14 . The system of claim 13 wherein the agent is removed from the wireless communication device after agent is executed.

Claim 17

15 . The system of claim 13 wherein the update package comprises an update based on a difference between a current state of the direct-addressable portion of memory and a desired state of the direct-addressable portion.

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16 . The system of claim 13 wherein the agent on the wireless communication device performs a record-by-record update of the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory.

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17 . The system of claim 13 wherein the agent on the wireless communication device performs a record-by-record update of the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory using API calls on the wireless communication device.

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18 . The system of claim 13 wherein the agent updates the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory to disable over-the-air update package functionality of the wireless communication device.

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19 . The system of claim 13 wherein the wireless communication device comprises a wireless telephone.

Claim 22

20 . The system of claim 13 wherein the update package installs the agent as part of a power-up power-down procedure in the direct-addressable portion of the memory.

Claim 23

21 . The system of claim 13 wherein the memory comprises firmware.

Claim 24

22 . A method of updating wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device includes a memory, and wherein the memory includes a direct-addressable portion and a non-direct-addressable portion, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting an update package to the wireless communication device over-the-air, the update package comprising update an update based on a difference between a current state of the direct-addressable portion of memory and a desired state of the direct-addressable portion that includes an agent for updating a non-direct-addressable portion of memory; applying the update package on the wireless communication device, the update package performing an update on the direct-addressable portion of memory in the wireless communication device, the update package installing the agent in the direct addressable portion of the memory; executing the agent on the wireless communication device, the agent updating the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory by performing a record-by-record update of the non-direct-addressable portions of the memory using procedure calls on the wireless communication device; and restarting execution if execution of the agent is terminated prior to completion.

Claim 25

22 . A method of updating wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device includes a memory, and wherein the memory includes a direct-addressable portion and a non-direct-addressable portion, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting an update package to the wireless communication device over-the-air, the update package comprising update an update based on a difference between a current state of the direct-addressable portion of memory and a desired state of the direct-addressable portion that includes an agent for updating a non-direct-addressable portion of memory; applying the update package on the wireless communication device, the update package performing an update on the direct-addressable portion of memory in the wireless communication device, the update package installing the agent in the direct addressable portion of the memory; executing the agent on the wireless communication device, the agent updating the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory by performing a record-by-record update of the non-direct-addressable portions of the memory using procedure calls on the wireless communication device; and restarting execution if execution of the agent is terminated prior to completion.

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23 . The method of claim 22 wherein the agent updates the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory to disable over-the-air update package functionality of the wireless communication device.

Claim 27

24 . The method of claim 22 wherein the wireless communication device comprises a wireless telephone.

Claim 28

25 . A system for updating wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device includes a memory, and wherein the memory includes a direct-addressable portion and a non-direct-addressable portion, the system comprising: update package, the update package transmitted to the wireless communication device over-the-air, the update package comprising update an update based on a difference between a current state of the direct-addressable portion of memory and a desired state of the direct-addressable portion that includes an agent for updating a non-direct-addressable portion of memory; and an update agent on the wireless communication device, the update agent applying the update package on the wireless communication device to perform an update on the direct-addressable portion of memory in the wireless communication device, the update installing the agent in the direct addressable portion of the memory, and wherein the update agent executes the agent on the wireless communication device to update the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory by performing a record-by-record update of the non-direct-addressable portions of the memory using procedure calls on the wireless communication device, and wherein the update agent restarts execution if execution of the agent is terminated prior to completion.

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25 . A system for updating wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device includes a memory, and wherein the memory includes a direct-addressable portion and a non-direct-addressable portion, the system comprising: update package, the update package transmitted to the wireless communication device over-the-air, the update package comprising update an update based on a difference between a current state of the direct-addressable portion of memory and a desired state of the direct-addressable portion that includes an agent for updating a non-direct-addressable portion of memory; and an update agent on the wireless communication device, the update agent applying the update package on the wireless communication device to perform an update on the direct-addressable portion of memory in the wireless communication device, the update installing the agent in the direct addressable portion of the memory, and wherein the update agent executes the agent on the wireless communication device to update the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory by performing a record-by-record update of the non-direct-addressable portions of the memory using procedure calls on the wireless communication device, and wherein the update agent restarts execution if execution of the agent is terminated prior to completion.

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26 . The system of claim 25 wherein the agent updates the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory to disable over-the-air update package functionality of the wireless communication device.

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27 . The system of claim 25 wherein the wireless communication device comprises a wireless telephone.

Claim 32

28 . A program product comprising: an update package, the update package for being transmitted to a wireless communication device that includes a memory, and wherein the memory includes direct-addressable portion and a non-direct-addressable portion, the update package including an update for the direct-addressable portion of memory in the wireless communication device, including the installation of an agent in the direct addressable portion of the memory, the agent configured to update the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory; and a) computer-readable signal bearing media bearing said update package.

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28 . A program product comprising: an update package, the update package for being transmitted to a wireless communication device that includes a memory, and wherein the memory includes direct-addressable portion and a non-direct-addressable portion, the update package including an update for the direct-addressable portion of memory in the wireless communication device, including the installation of an agent in the direct addressable portion of the memory, the agent configured to update the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory; and a) computer-readable signal bearing media bearing said update package.

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29 . The program product of claim 28 wherein the update package comprises an update based on a difference between a current state of the direct-addressable portion of memory and a desired state of the direct-addressable portion.

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30 . The program product of claim 28 wherein the agent on the wireless communication device performs a record-by-record update of the non-direct-addressable portion of the memory.