System and method thereof

Abstract

A system and method thereof are provided. The example method may include downloading first information, from a host device, associated with an operation of a non-volatile memory and downloading second information associated with an operation of the system including the non-volatile memory, the second information downloaded based on the operation of the non-volatile memory in accordance with the downloaded first information. The example system may include a host device configured to provide first information associated with an operation of a non-volatile memory and second information associated with an operation of the system, the system including the non-volatile memory, the second information downloaded based on the operation of the non-volatile memory in accordance with the downloaded first information.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate example embodiments of the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain principles of the present invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional system.

FIG. 2 illustrates a system according to an example embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a process of downloading a system program according to another example embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method of operating a system, comprising: downloading first information, from a host device, associated with an operation of a non-volatile memory; anddownloading second information associated with an operation of the system including the non-volatile memory, the second information downloaded based on the operation of the non-volatile memory in accordance with the downloaded first information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the downloaded first information is a non-volatile memory driver program and the downloaded second information is a system program.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein downloading the first information further includes: determining whether the downloaded first information is correct; andprompting an entity sending the downloaded first information to resend the downloaded first information if the determining step determines that the downloaded first information is not correct.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: repeating the determining and prompting steps until one of the repeated determining steps determines that the downloaded first information is correct.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the non-volatile memory driver program is stored in a volatile memory.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the volatile memory is included within the system along with the non-volatile memory.

7. The method of claim 1, downloading the second information further includes: determining whether the downloaded second information is correct; andprompting an entity sending the downloaded second information to resend the downloaded second information if the determining step determines that the downloaded second information is not correct.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: repeating the determining and prompting steps until one of the repeated determining steps determines that the downloaded second information is correct.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the host device receives the downloaded first information via a physical storage medium.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the physical storage medium is one of a diskette, a CD, a DVD, a Blu-ray disc, an HD-DVD and an internet access device.

11. The method of claim 2, further comprising: receiving a download command including instructions for downloading the system program.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the download command is one of (i) a command for downloading an initial system program and (ii) a command for modifying a previously stored system program.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the download command is generated by one of the host device and a central processing unit (CPU), each of the host and the CPU included within the system.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising: rebooting the system in accordance with the downloaded second information.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the system includes an information communication device performing data communication with a host through one of a wired interface and a wireless interface.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the interface includes at least one of a universal serial bus (USB) interface and an advanced technology attachment (ATA)/attachment packet interface (ATAPI).

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the information communication device includes at least one of an MP3 player, a navigation system for a car, and a personal digital assistant (PDA).

18. A system, comprising: a host device configured to provide first information associated with an operation of a non-volatile memory and second information associated with an operation of the system, the system including the non-volatile memory, the second information downloaded based on the operation of the non-volatile memory in accordance with the downloaded first information.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the downloaded first information is a non-volatile memory driver program and the downloaded second information is a system program.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising: a boot memory, the boot memory not including the non-volatile memory driver program.

21. The system of claim 19, further comprising: a volatile memory configured to receive and store the non-volatile memory driver program.

22. A method of operating the system of claim 18.