Device Firmware Update Techniques

Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a network interface receiving a firmware update from one or more packets. In some examples, the one or more packets indicate a start of a firmware update. In some examples, the network interface can also perform authenticating the start of firmware update indication and based on authentication of the firmware update, permit a firmware update of a device. In some examples, the device is one or more of: Board Management Controller (BMC), central processing unit (CPU), network interface, Ethernet controller, storage controller, memory controller, display engine, graphics processing unit (GPU), accelerator device, or peripheral device. In some examples, an end of firmware update indicator is received in the one or more packets. In some examples, communications are maintained through a port during a firmware change.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

16 September 2022

Publication Number

38/2022

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Status

Email

ipo@iphorizons.com

Parent Application

Applicants

INTEL CORPORATION

2200 Mission College Blvd Santa Clara, California 95054

Inventors

1. LIEDTKE, Kevin

12261 NW Welsh Drive Portland, Oregon 97229

2. HEARN, James R.

1221 NE 51st Ave #310 Hillsboro, Oregon 97124

3. DUBAL, Scott P.

16160 Widman Court Oregon City, Oregon 97045

4. OLIVER, Jeffery

8640 SE Causey Ave APT R303 Happy Valley, Oregon 97086

5. MCLAUGHLIN, Patrick J.

7120 SW Highland Court Wilsonville, Oregon 97070

6. SHIDDIBHAVI, Sharada Ashok

7466 NE Owens Street Hillsboro, Oregon 97124

7. OSAWA, Daniel K.

16790 SW 113th Avenue Tigard, Oregon 97224

8. COUCH, Kelly J.

8980 SW Capriole Place Beaverton, Oregon 97008

9. PLUCINSKI, Maciej

2111 NE 25th Avenue Hillsboro, Oregon 97124

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	202247053033-FORM 18 [12-04-2024(online)].pdf	2024-04-12
1	202247053033.pdf	2022-09-16
2	202247053033-PRIORITY DOCUMENTS [16-09-2022(online)].pdf	2022-09-16
2	202247053033-FORM 3 [14-03-2024(online)].pdf	2024-03-14
3	202247053033-FORM 1 [16-09-2022(online)].pdf	2022-09-16
3	202247053033-Proof of Right [12-09-2023(online)].pdf	2023-09-12
4	202247053033-FORM 3 [21-08-2023(online)].pdf	2023-08-21
4	202247053033-DRAWINGS [16-09-2022(online)].pdf	2022-09-16
5	202247053033-FORM 3 [14-03-2023(online)].pdf	2023-03-14
5	202247053033-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [16-09-2022(online)].pdf	2022-09-16
6	202247053033-FORM-26 [28-12-2022(online)].pdf	2022-12-28
6	202247053033-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [16-09-2022(online)].pdf	2022-09-16
7	202247053033-FORM-26 [28-12-2022(online)].pdf	2022-12-28
7	202247053033-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [16-09-2022(online)].pdf	2022-09-16
8	202247053033-FORM 3 [14-03-2023(online)].pdf	2023-03-14
8	202247053033-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [16-09-2022(online)].pdf	2022-09-16
9	202247053033-FORM 3 [21-08-2023(online)].pdf	2023-08-21
9	202247053033-DRAWINGS [16-09-2022(online)].pdf	2022-09-16
10	202247053033-FORM 1 [16-09-2022(online)].pdf	2022-09-16
10	202247053033-Proof of Right [12-09-2023(online)].pdf	2023-09-12
11	202247053033-PRIORITY DOCUMENTS [16-09-2022(online)].pdf	2022-09-16
11	202247053033-FORM 3 [14-03-2024(online)].pdf	2024-03-14
12	202247053033.pdf	2022-09-16
12	202247053033-FORM 18 [12-04-2024(online)].pdf	2024-04-12
13	202247053033-FER.pdf	2025-06-24
14	202247053033-FORM 3 [18-07-2025(online)].pdf	2025-07-18
15	202247053033-OTHERS [30-09-2025(online)].pdf	2025-09-30
16	202247053033-FER_SER_REPLY [30-09-2025(online)].pdf	2025-09-30
17	202247053033-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [30-09-2025(online)].pdf	2025-09-30
18	202247053033-CLAIMS [30-09-2025(online)].pdf	2025-09-30

Search Strategy

1	202247053033E_07-01-2025.pdf