A portable device is equipped with a broadcasting operating mode in which
the broadcasting portable device executes a verbatim memory data image
copying to another device or plurality of devices equipped with receiving
modes of operation. Single-threaded OS free commands may be utilized to
control both the broadcasting and receiving devices during a data copy
session. In another aspect, a reprogramming system includes a symbol
generator and a reconfigurable device. The symbol generator processes
user input data to encode a reprogramming symbol, and the reconfigurable
device reads the reprogramming symbol.