CN1752952A - How to install drivers built into hardware devices - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for installing a driver built in a hardware device, which mainly comprises the following steps: when the electronic device is inserted into a slot of a computer system, the electronic device is scanned to obtain hardware information of the electronic device. The controller of the electronic device then executes the program code stored in the system memory of the electronic device and indicates that the electronic device has a storage memory and a hardware core device. Then, the computer system detects the storage memory and the hardware core device according to the hardware information, and the driver is stored in the storage memory. And then reading the driving program stored in the storage memory. And finally, selecting a driver corresponding to the hardware core device for installation so as to simplify the installation procedure of the electronic device, and solving the problem that the driver is difficult to store by utilizing a storage memory for storing the driver.

Description

How to install drivers built into hardware devices

technical field

The invention relates to a method for installing a driver, in particular to a method for installing a driver built in a hardware device.

Background technique

Fig. 1 illustrates the installation method of the driver of the known digital camera (Digital Still Camera, DSC). In step 100, first insert the universal serial bus (USB) of the digital camera into the USB slot of the personal computer. Then in step 102, the operating system in the personal computer requires the user to insert the CD or disk of the digital camera driver, so as to use the driver provided by the manufacturer to drive the digital camera. Then in step 104, the driver program in the optical disk or magnetic disk is read. Finally in step 106, the user completes the installation of the driver step by step according to the instructions of the installation steps. Specifically, the known technology needs to use at least two steps to complete the installation of the driver, including the step of inserting the USB communication port into the USB slot and putting the CD containing the driver into the optical drive.

Since the above-mentioned driver installation process must use the CD or disk with the driver, it is necessary to keep the driver CD or disk properly, but if the CD or disk is accidentally lost, the digital camera will not be able to be used, so this installation method Quite inconvenient. Especially after the operating system is reinstalled, the driver program of the digital camera must also be reinstalled, so the above-mentioned relatively complicated two-step installation operation must be performed again. And when the CD or disk is damaged, the digital camera cannot be connected with the computer system for online operation.

Therefore, how to install the driver program of the electronic device, make the installation program of the hardware device more simple and convenient, and improve the problem of difficult storage of the driver program has become an urgent issue in the industry.

Contents of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for installing a driver program built in an electronic device, which uses a single step to install the driver program without additionally inserting a CD or disk containing the driver program into the computer system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for installing a driver program built in an electronic device, which stores the driver program in the electronic device, so as to solve the problem that the driver program is not easy to save.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention proposes a method for installing a driver built in an electronic device, so as to use the program to transmit and receive signals between the electronic device and the computer system. First, when the electronic device is inserted into the slot of the computer system, the electronic device is scanned to obtain hardware information of the electronic device. Then the controller of the electronic device executes the program code stored in the system memory of the electronic device, responds to the scanning step, and indicates the storage memory and the hardware core device in the electronic device. Then the computer system detects the storage memory and the hardware core device according to the hardware information, and the driver program is stored in the storage memory. Then the computer system names the storage memory to generate a disk character corresponding to the storage memory, and sets the storage memory as a disk device recognizable by the computer system to access the driver program in the storage memory. The drivers stored in the storage memory are then read. Then select the driver program corresponding to the hardware core device to perform the installation steps of the driver program. Finally, the installation screen of the driver is displayed on the computer system, so as to complete the installation procedure of the driver according to the instructions of the installation steps, so as to drive the electronic device. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, before the electronic device is scanned, it is detected that the electronic device is a plug-and-play device, and the plug-and-play device uses a universal serial bus as a communication with the computer system interface.

The present invention also provides a method for installing a driver program built in an electronic device, using the driver program to enable the electronic device to communicate with a computer system, the installation method at least includes the following steps: when the electronic device is inserted into the When the slot of the computer system is used, the electronic device is scanned to obtain the hardware information of the electronic device; the controller of the electronic device executes the program code stored in the system memory of the electronic device, and instructs the electronic device to There is at least one storage memory and at least one hardware core device; the computer system detects the storage memory and the hardware core device based on the hardware information, and the driver program is stored in the storage memory; reads the stored in the storage memory and selecting the driver corresponding to the hardware core device to perform the installation steps of the driver.

In a word, the present invention utilizes the installation method of the driver program built in the electronic device to install the driver program and the driver program stored in the electronic device in a single step, so as to simplify the installation procedure of the electronic device.

The present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments and accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the flow chart of installation steps of known digital camera driver;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a hardware device of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of installation steps of the driver program of the electronic device according to the present invention.

Wherein, the reference signs are explained as follows:

200 controllers 202 hardware core devices

204 communication interface port 206 storage memory

208 system memory 210 computer system

Detailed ways

The invention provides a method for installing a driver built in an electronic device. The driver is installed in a single step to simplify the procedure for installing the electronic device in a computer system. And the driver program stored in the internal memory is used to solve the problem that the driver program of the electronic device is not easy to keep.

Referring first to FIG. 2 , it shows a block diagram of a digital camera (DSC) connected to a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It mainly includes a controller 200 , a hardware core device 202 , a communication interface port 204 , a storage memory 206 and a system memory 208 . Wherein, the controller 200 is used to control the operation of the digital camera. The communication interface device 204 is coupled to the controller 200 and the computer system 210. When the communication interface port 204 of the digital camera is inserted into the slot of the computer system 210, the computer system 210 can immediately detect the hardware device of the digital camera. The hardware core device 202 is respectively coupled to the controller 200 and the communication interface port 204 to enable the digital camera to provide signal processing functions. The system memory 208 is coupled to the controller 200 and is used for storing system programs required for the operation of the digital camera. The storage memory 206 is coupled to the hardware core device 202 and the controller 200 for storing the driver program for driving the digital camera. The controller 200 can be a central processing unit or a microcontroller in the above-mentioned digital camera, such as an Intel processor or a single chip of various brands.

In addition to the aforementioned core hardware device 202 being a core device of a digital camera, in the embodiment of the present invention, other types of core hardware devices 202 may be, for example, network communication devices, computer peripheral devices, and consumer electronics devices. The network communication device can be a network-type keyboard/video message/mouse switching device (KVM over IP), a network card, a hub, a virtual private network (Virtual Private Network, VPN), and a modem. Computer peripherals such as printers, scanners, mice, optical drives, tape drives. Or consumer electronic devices, such as digital cameras. The storage memory 206 can be, for example, non-volatile memory, such as flash memory and memory card. The system memory 208 can be, for example, a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), or an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). More importantly, the communication interface device 204 can be, for example, a plug-and-play Universal Serial Bus (USB).

Referring next to FIG. 3 , it shows a flow chart of installation steps of the driver program of the digital camera hardware device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The installation method of the driver program built in the electronic device of the present invention uses the program to enable the electronic device to perform signal transmission and reception between a computer system.

First, in step 300, when the electronic device is inserted into the slot of the computer system, the electronic device is scanned to obtain hardware information of the electronic device. Then in step 302, the controller of the electronic device executes the program code stored in the system memory of the electronic device in response to the scanning step, and indicates the storage memory and the hardware core device in the electronic device. Then in step 304, the computer system detects the storage memory and the hardware core device according to the hardware information, and the driver is stored in the storage memory.

Then in step 306, the computer system names the storage memory to generate a disk character corresponding to the storage memory, and sets the storage memory as a disk device recognizable by the computer system to access the driver program in the storage memory. Then in step 308, the driver program stored in the storage memory is read. Then in step 310, the driver program corresponding to the hardware core device is selected to perform the driver installation step. Finally, in step 312, the driver installation screen is displayed on the computer system, so as to complete the driver installation procedure according to the instructions of the installation steps, so as to drive the electronic device.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, before the electronic device is scanned, the computer system first detects that the electronic device is a plug-and-play (Plug and Play) hardware device, and the plug-and-play device uses a universal serial bus (USB), so in the above step 304, the product identification code (Product Identifier, PID) or manufacturer identification of various hardware core devices can be identified through the hardware specification of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) of the electronic device Code (Vendor Identifier, VID) to obtain the driver program corresponding to the hardware core device, so as to facilitate the computer system to correctly identify the electronic device.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the controller executes the program code stored in the system memory of the electronic device, it first indicates the storage memory, and then indicates the hardware core device. In other words, after the electronic device is inserted into the computer system, the storage memory for storing the driver program is detected in advance according to the hardware information, so as to be used for the subsequently detected hardware core device. In addition, the present invention further scans other hardware core devices before reading the driver program stored in the internal memory, and performs the above steps 308 to 312 until the driver programs of all hardware core devices are installed.

Due to the development of information technology, the capacity of the memory is getting bigger and lower, and the cost is low, so the present invention can build the exclusive application program of the electronic device into the memory, so that the electronic device can be installed immediately after the installation of the driver program is completed. s application. Therefore, the present invention stores the application program corresponding to the electronic device in the storage memory, so that the application program stored in the storage memory can be read immediately after the installation of the driver program is completed. Then select the step corresponding to the application program of the electronic device to perform the installation step of the application program. Finally, the installation screen of the application program is displayed on the computer system, so as to require the user to complete the installation procedure of the application program according to the instructions of the installation steps.

In addition, when a new version of the driver or application program is released, it only needs to store the new version of the driver program or application program in the non-volatile memory of the device to directly replace the old version of the driver program or application program, so that to install the most feature-complete driver.

According to the above, since the driver program is built in the storage memory of the electronic device, when installing the driver program, the electronic device is first inserted into the computer system. At this time, the computer system will first detect the storage memory of the electronic device and store the The memory is treated as a storage device and allows the user to select the drivers placed in the storage memory. Therefore, the present invention only needs to use one step of inserting the electronic device to complete the installation procedure of the driver program sequentially, providing excellent installation convenience and preservation of the driver program and application program.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when reinstalling the computer device operating system, such as Windows95/98/2000/ME/XP series or LINUX, UNIX operating system or its compatible operating system, the hardware device is still plugged in In the case of a computer device, the operating system first detects the storage memory of the electronic device, and at the same time installs the driver program in the storage memory, so that the user does not need to provide an additional disk or CD that stores the driver program. Specifically, the installation method of the present invention is especially suitable for portable electronic devices, that is, the driver program in the memory can be used to quickly install the driver program of the electronic device in the computer system.

To sum up, the present invention utilizes the installation method of the built-in driver program of the electronic device, and installs the driver program through a single step of inserting the electronic device into the computer system, so as to simplify the installation procedure of the electronic device. And the storage memory for storing the driver program is used to solve the problem that the driver program is not easy to save.

The present invention has disclosed preferred embodiments as above, which are only used to help understand the implementation of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. After comprehending the spirit of the present invention, those skilled in the art may, without departing from the scope of the present invention, Appropriate modifications and equivalent changes are made, but none of them depart from the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (20)

1. be built in the installation method of the driver of electronic installation in one kind, wherein this driver makes this electronic installation and a computer system carry out signal to pass and receive, it is characterized in that this installation method comprises the following step:

(a) when this electronic installation is inserted into the slot of this computer system, this electronic installation is scanned, to obtain the hardware information of this electronic installation;

(b) controller of this electronic installation is carried out the program code in the Installed System Memory be stored in this electronic installation, and indicates this electronic installation and be provided with at least one storage internal memory and at least one hardware core device;

(c) this computer system detects this storage internal memory and this hardware core device according to this hardware information, and this driver is deposited in this storage internal memory;

(d) this computer system is named this storage internal memory, produces the disk character that stores internal memory corresponding to this, and should store internal memory and be set at the cognizable disk set of this computer system, with this driver in this storage internal memory of access;

(e) this computer system reads leaves this driver in this storage internal memory in;

(f) choose this driver, to carry out the installation of this driver corresponding to this hardware core device; And

(g) installation screen that shows this driver is on this computer system, finishes the installation procedure of this driver with the indication of foundation installation steps, to drive this electronic installation.

2. installation method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, before (a) step, comprises also that to detect this electronic installation be plug-in device.

3. installation method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, in detecting the step that this electronic installation is a plug-in device, comprises at least and picks out this electronic installation and use USB (universal serial bus).

4. installation method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, in (c) step, comprises the product ID or the manufacturer's identification code that obtain corresponding to this hardware core device of this USB (universal serial bus) at least.

5. installation method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, before (e) step, also comprises the hardware core device that scans other, and carries out (e) step to (g) step, until the driver of all hardware core devices of installation.

6. installation method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises the step that transmits this driver that upgrades, to replace this driver in this storage internal memory.

7. installation method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, in (b) step, also comprises and indicates this storage internal memory earlier, then indicates the step of this hardware core device.

8. installation method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises the step of application program in this storage internal memory of depositing corresponding to this electronic installation.

9. installation method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, after (g) step, also comprises the following step:

(h) this computer system reads leaves this application program in this storage internal memory in; And

(i) installation screen that shows this application program is finished the installation procedure of this application program with the indication of foundation installation steps on this computer system.

10. be built in the installation method of the driver of electronic installation in one kind, wherein utilize this driver to make this electronic installation and a computer system carry out signal and pass and receive, it is characterized in that this installation method comprises the following step:

(a) when this electronic installation is inserted into the slot of this computer system, this electronic installation is scanned, to obtain the hardware information of this electronic installation;

(b) controller of this electronic installation is carried out the program code in the Installed System Memory be stored in this electronic installation, and indicates this electronic installation and be provided with at least one storage internal memory and at least one hardware core device;

(c) this computer system is according to this hardware information, and detecting this storage internal memory and this hardware core device, and this driver is deposited in this storage internal memory;

(d) read this driver that leaves in this storage internal memory; And

(e) choose this driver, to carry out the installation steps of this driver corresponding to this hardware core device.

11. installation method as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, before (a) step, comprises also that to detect this electronic installation be plug-in device.

12. installation method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, in detecting the step that this electronic installation is a plug-in device, comprises at least and picks out this electronic installation and use USB (universal serial bus).

13. installation method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, in (c) step, comprises the product ID or the manufacturer's identification code that obtain corresponding to this hardware core device of this USB (universal serial bus) at least.

14. installation method as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, before (d) step, also comprise the hardware core device that scans other, and carry out the step of (d) step, until the driver of all hardware core devices of installation to (e) step.

15. installation method as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, also comprises the step that transmits this driver that upgrades, to replace this driver in this storage internal memory.

16. installation method as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, also comprises the application program deposited corresponding to this electronic installation in this storage internal memory.

17. installation method as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, after (e) step, also comprises the following step:

(f) read this application program that leaves in this storage internal memory; And

(g) installation screen that shows this application program is finished the installation procedure of this application program with the indication of foundation installation steps on this computer system.

18. installation method as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, in (b) step, comprises at least and indicates this storage internal memory earlier, then indicates this hardware core device.

19. installation method as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, after (c) step, also comprise this storage internal memory is named, to produce the disk character that stores internal memory corresponding to this, and should store internal memory and be set at the cognizable disk set of this computer system, should store this driver in internal memory with access.

20. installation method as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, after (e) step, also comprise show this driver installation screen on this computer system, finish the installation procedure of this driver with the indication of foundation installation steps, to drive this electronic installation.

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