Claims
- 1. A persistent memory area for use in a computer system, comprising feature functions, a download program, and combined network drivers operable to provide a common interface for the feature functions and the download program to connect to a computer network.
- 2. The persistent memory area according to claim 1, wherein the feature functions include a download program section that contains the download program.
- 3. The persistent memory area according to claim 1, further comprising:a feature code section that includes the feature functions; a download program section that contains the download program; and a combined network driver section that includes the combined network drivers.
- 4. The persistent memory area according to claim 3, further comprising a persistent variable storage section configured to store persistent configuration information and a persistent program code storage section configured to store factory permanent product programs.
- 5. A persistent memory area for use in a computer system, comprising:a persistent variable storage section; a persistent program code storage section; and a feature code section that includes feature functions, a download program, and combined network drivers operable to provide a common interface for the feature functions and the download program to connect to a computer network.
- 6. The persistent memory area according to claim 5, wherein the feature functions include a download program section that contains the download program.
- 7. The persistent memory area according to claim 5, further comprising a combined network driver section that includes the combined network drivers.
- 8. A computer system, comprising a central processing unit, a volatile memory area, network communication hardware and a persistent memory area electronically interconnected with one another, the persistent memory area comprising feature functions, a download program, and combined network drivers operable to provide a common interface for the feature functions and the download program to connect to a computer network.
- 9. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the persistent memory area is implemented with flash memory and the volatile memory area is implemented with random access memory.
- 10. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the feature functions include a download program section that contains the download program.
- 11. The computer system according to claim 8, further comprising:a feature code section that includes the feature functions; a download program section that contains the download program; and a combined network driver section that includes the combined network drivers.
- 12. The persistent memory area according to claim 11, further comprising a persistent variable storage section configured to store persistent configuration information and a persistent program code storage section configured to store factory permanent product programs.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/132,846 filed Aug. 12, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,937,198, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/704,434 filed Aug. 28, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,812,857.
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