| Document
Code: PH A |
| [21] Application Number: | 1-2003-000211 |
| [54] Title: | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REWRITING PROGRAM EXECUTED IN A DISK DRIVE |
| [72] Inventor(s): |
TAKAO AOKI, OF , SAITAMA-KEN, JAPAN YASUMASA NAKANO, OF , TOKYO, JAPAN |
| [73] Assignee(s): |
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA , OF TOKYO, JAPAN |
| [74] Attorney/Agent: | SAPALO & VELEZ |
| [22] Date Filed: | 4/15/2003 |
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| [51] International Class7: | G06F 19/02; G11B 20/10; G06F 9/06; G06F 13/10; G06F 3/06; G11C 7/00 |
| [57] Abstract: |
| If a disk drive receives a program transfer command issued by a host system, a program specified by the command is written to a disk. Next time the disk drive is powered on, a process is executed during an activating process, the process including using the program written to the disk to rewrite a program stored in a nonvolatile memory. |
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| Search Report |
| [58] Field of Search: | G06F 19/02; G11B 20/10; G06F 9/06; G06F 13/10; G06F 3/06; G11C 7/00 |
| [56] Documents Considered to be Relevant |
| Category | Citation of Document |
| A | EP 0 994 410A (ALPS ELECTRIC CO. LTD.) 19 APRIL 2000 (THE WHOLE DOCUMENT) |
| A | US PAT NO. 5,521,896 (BAJOREK, ET. AL.) 28 MAY 1996 (THE WHOLE DOCUMENT) |
| A | US PAT NO. 6,393,561 (HAGIWARA, ET. AL.) 21 MAY 2002 (THE WHOLE DOCUMENT) |
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