Study on binary code synchronization in consumer devices
Ryozo Kiyohara, Satoshi Mii, Kōichi Tanaka, Yoshiaki Terashima, Hidetoshi Kambe · IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics · 2010
This paper presents the technology for fast code synchronization or reprogramming method during the testing and debugging phases in the development of consumer devices. The increasing number of features in cellular phones, car navigation systems, and other consumer devices has made it difficult to release bug-free devices. Software for these types of consumer devices has to be developed and tested using a cross-platform simulator. However, many cases have to be considered while using the target devices during testing, making several debugging phases and software update releases inevitable. These processes have to be performed iteratively. Therefore, the time required for the binary code to download to the target devices should be small. In this paper, we propose a fast synchronization or reprogramming algorithm for these types of consumer devices.