System for upgrading functionality of a peripheral device utilizing a removable ROM having relocatable object code

An apparatus is disclosed for extending functionality to a peripheral. The apparatus included a peripheral device having a processor, a dedicated storage device containing an enabling algorithm comprising a program code, and a receiver adapted to receive a removable storage device. An embedded operating system of the apparatus is associated with the peripheral device. The apparatus includes a removable storage device containing code. The code is indicative of extended functionality comprising extended features enabled via the embedded operating system. The receiver is configured to receive the code from the removable storage device which is operatively associated with extending functionality to the peripheral device. A method according to the apparatus is also disclosed.