CN1296822C - Drive program installation method for immediate plug-in instant use apparatus - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a driver installation method for a plug and play apparatus. Beside a primary function apparatus, the plug and play apparatus is also provided with a storage apparatus which accords with standard specifications, and a driver required by the primary function apparatus is stored in the storage apparatus. After the plug and play apparatus is arranged at a main control end, the primary function apparatus and the storage apparatus are connected to the main control end in two modes. The first mode is characterized in that the primary function apparatus and the storage apparatus are simultaneously connected to the main control end, the main control end can firstly load a standard driver for the storage apparatus and then loads the driver required by the primary function apparatus, wherein the standard driver is built-in in the main control end, and the driver required by the primary function apparatus is stored in the storage apparatus. The second mode is characterized in that the storage apparatus is firstly connected to the main control end; the main control end copies the driver which is prestored in the storage apparatus for the primary function apparatus to the storage device in the main control end, and then the main control end is connected to the primary function apparatus; thus, the main control end directly load the copied the driver for the primary function apparatus so as to access the primary function apparatus.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of installation method of driver, and be particularly related to a kind of drive programe installation method of plug-and-play apparatus.
Background technology
The development of computer industry in recent years is at a tremendous pace, and in order to allow the user can connect peripheral hardware more simply, it is very important that plug and play just seems.Nearly all hardware (for example printer, scanner, modulator-demodular unit, display card etc.) all adopts the design of plug and play at present, because present most peripheral hardwares are not the standard set-ups that main control end can directly be supported, therefore the consumer is when buying hardware, will enclose driver in the packing of product, to allow the user when hardware is installed, use with CD or disk storage.During installation, the user must allow main control end read to be stored in the driver in the CD earlier, could step by step installation procedure be finished then, and process is very trifling.On the other hand, though the installation of plug-and-play apparatus is convenient at last, because driver is to leave in CD or the disk, if lose, hardware may just can't use.For instance, the general mood of computing machine assembling at present is quite prosperous, operating system (operationsystem, OS) replacing is also very usual, changing operating system needs the driver that each is peripheral to reinstall often, and this moment, it also was useless on foot hardware being arranged if driver has been lost.Certainly the user also can be left the driver of all hardware in the hard disk in and be backed up, but so can take suitable hard drive space, can not the very appropriate at last practice.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the present invention aims to provide a kind of drive programe installation method of plug-and-play apparatus, allow the driver that is built in the plug-and-play apparatus be made things convenient for the driver of main control end loading plug-and-play apparatus, to improve the convenience of plug-and-play apparatus by the main control end access.
According to purpose of the present invention, driver (driver) installation method of a kind of plug-and-play apparatus (plug and play device) is proposed, in order to this plug-and-play apparatus is mounted to main control end, this drive programe installation method comprises: this plug-and-play apparatus of a. comprises the memory storage and the major function device of standard specification, and the driver that has one of this major function device in this memory storage, wherein step a is further comprising the steps of: earlier this plug-and-play apparatus is connected to this main control end, wherein this main control end is that standard specification is installed this memory storage because of this memory storage; After this memory storage installs, make this main control end duplicate this driver from this memory storage; And this driver duplicate finish after, make this memory storage and this main control end the broken string; And b. makes this plug-and-play apparatus and this main control end online again, when online again, this major function device is connected to this main control end, to allow this main control end load to have duplicated this driver that finishes so that this major function device is installed.Because the standard specification that this memory device main control end can directly be supported, main control end can utilize the storage driver of standard that the major function device driver in the memory storage is read, therefore after plug-and-play apparatus is mounted to main control end, main control end just can be utilized the driver of the major function device that prestores, and the major function device is installed smoothly.
The mode that major function device and memory storage are connected to main control end has two: one, this two devices are connected to main control end simultaneously, and main control end can be written into the standard driver of this memory storage that is built in the main control end earlier, so that this memory storage of access; Main control end reloads the required driver of major function device that is stored in this memory storage then, but so that this major function device of main control end free access.Two, earlier memory storage is connected to main control end, the driver that main control end will be pre-stored in the major function device in this memory storage copies to the interior memory storage (as disc driver) of main control end, and then connection major function device, at this moment, main control end just can directly load the driver of the major function device that has duplicated, and then this device is carried out access.
The drive programe installation method of the disclosed plug-and-play apparatus of the above embodiment of the present invention, can effectively solve hardware unit and lose the problem of driver, and no longer need CD or disk because hardware is installed, so facility more when hardware is installed also more can show the spirit of plug and play.
For the present invention's above-mentioned purpose, feature and advantage can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. describe in detail.
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The drive programe installation method process flow diagram of a kind of plug-and-play apparatus that is provided according to the embodiment of the invention one is provided Fig. 1.
The drive programe installation method process flow diagram of a kind of plug-and-play apparatus that is provided according to the embodiment of the invention two is provided Fig. 2.
Fig. 3 illustrates the present invention and is connecting memory storage and the handling procedure that is connected between modulator-demodular unit.
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110: connect memory storage and major function device
120: the driver that loads the major function device
210: connect memory storage
220: the driver that duplicates the major function device
230: connect the major function device
240: the driver that loads the major function device
325: with online once more behind the memory storage broken string
Embodiment
For can be when plug-and-play apparatus connects main control end, automatically required driver is installed and need not be used extra driver CD or disk, one of concrete practice, be that the driver that plug-and-play apparatus is required is built in the device for the main control end loading, allow main control end after picking out this plug-and-play apparatus, can load built-in driver and also be controlled.Hereinafter, will be with the modulator-demodular unit of plug and play a example, with convenient explanation drive programe installation method provided by the present invention as plug-and-play apparatus.
[embodiment one]
The making manufacturer of modulator-demodular unit is numerous because each type all differs from one another, therefore certainly will need to develop separately be applicable to this type driver with the performance product function.For driver being built in the modulator-demodular unit, on the practice, can in modulator-demodular unit, dispose the memory storage of a standard specification, this standard specification for example is USB (Universal Serial Bus) mass memory level (Mass StorageClass, hereinafter to be referred as MSC) specification, and with driver store in this memory storage.For instance, the inventor can dispose an internal memory (memory) that meets USB MSC specification in modulator-demodular unit, be used for depositing required driver.On the whole, the modulator-demodular unit of plug and play can comprise memory storage and major function device two parts of standard specification, the major function device is all functions that are used to realize modulator-demodular unit, then has the required driver of major function device in the memory storage.
Please refer to Fig. 1, drive programe installation method process flow diagram of a kind of plug-and-play apparatus that is provided according to the embodiment of the invention one is provided for it.After modulator-demodular unit connects main control end, modulator-demodular unit can be simultaneously be connected to main control end (step 110) with the memory storage and the major function device of a standard specification, this moment, main control end was regarded it as one multi-functional (multi-function) device with this modulator-demodular unit, and began this two devices is installed.Because main control end can utilize the storage driver of standard that memory storage is installed, so can load the driver (step 120) that is stored in the major function device in the memory storage in advance after device to be stored installs, the major function device is installed.
[embodiment two]
Please refer to Fig. 2, drive programe installation method process flow diagram of a kind of plug-and-play apparatus that is provided according to the embodiment of the invention two is provided for it.After modulator-demodular unit connects main control end, can be earlier the memory storage of a standard specification be connected to main control end (step 210).Because the driver of modulator-demodular unit has been recorded in the memory storage and this memory storage is a standard specification, so main control end can utilize the storage driver of standard that (step 220) read and duplicated to the modem driver in the memory storage.Treat main control end with driver duplicate finish after, modulator-demodular unit is about to the major function device and is connected to main control end (step 230), then main control end will be duplicated the modem driver loading that finishes, finish the installation procedure (step 240) of modulator-demodular unit.
Then please refer to Fig. 3, it illustrates the present invention and is connecting memory storage and the handling procedure that is connected between modulator-demodular unit.As indicated above, when modulator-demodular unit connects main control end, can be earlier the memory storage of standard specification be connected main control end, treat main control end with the drive unit in the memory storage duplicate finish after, again the major function device is connected to main control end, allows main control end continue installation procedure according to duplicating the driver of finishing.Further, main control end with driver duplicate finish after, can cut off after online between main control end and the memory storage online again (step 325) once more earlier, modulator-demodular unit is about to the major function device and connects main control end at this moment, because this moment, main control end possessed the driver of this modulator-demodular unit, so control this modulator-demodular unit fully after driver can being installed.It should be noted that, on line state between main control end and modulator-demodular unit can change by the current potential that changes some online signal, just, just can reach, not need really signal wire to be pulled away or reclosing modulator-demodular unit broken string or online purpose as long as adjust the height of signal voltage.
What deserves to be mentioned is that plug-and-play apparatus mentioned in the foregoing description can be modulator-demodular unit, printer or scanner etc., does not exceed with modulator-demodular unit; That is any hardware that meets plug and play interface (for example USB, IEEE 1394, PCI, interfaces such as PCMCIA and Compact Flash) specification all is applicable to drive programe installation method provided by the present invention.
In sum; though the present invention is open with aforesaid preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to restriction the present invention; any those skilled in the art; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; can make various changes and improvements, so protection scope of the present invention is with being as the criterion that claims were limited.
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1. the drive programe installation method of a plug-and-play apparatus, in order to this plug-and-play apparatus is mounted to main control end, this drive programe installation method comprises:
A. this plug-and-play apparatus is connected to this main control end, and wherein this plug-and-play apparatus comprises the memory storage and the major function device of standard specification, and has one of this major function device driver in this memory storage, and wherein step a is further comprising the steps of:
Earlier this memory storage is connected to this main control end, wherein this main control end is that standard specification is installed this memory storage because of this memory storage;
After this memory storage installs, make this main control end duplicate this driver from this memory storage; And
After this driver duplicates and finishes, make this memory storage and this main control end broken string;
And
B. make this plug-and-play apparatus and this main control end online again, when online again, this major function device is connected to this main control end, to allow this main control end load to have duplicated this driver that finishes so that this major function device is installed.
2. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this plug-and-play apparatus meets usb compliant.
3. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 2, wherein this standard specification is a mass memory level specification.
4. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this plug-and-play apparatus meets IEEE 1394 interface specifications.
5. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this plug-and-play apparatus accord with PCI interface specification.
6. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this plug-and-play apparatus meets the pcmcia interface specification.
7. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this plug-and-play apparatus meets Compact Flash interface specification.
8. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein this memory storage is online by signal wire and this main control end.
9. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 8, wherein step a and b utilize the current potential of this signal wire to adjust the emulation broken string with online.
10. the drive programe installation method of a plug-and-play apparatus, in order to this plug-and-play apparatus is mounted to main control end, this drive programe installation method comprises
A. this plug-and-play apparatus is connected to this main control end, wherein this plug-and-play apparatus comprises the memory storage and the major function device of standard specification, and has one of this major function device driver in this memory storage, and wherein step a is further comprising the steps of:
Simultaneously this memory storage and this major function device are connected to this main control end, so that this main control end is considered as a multi-function device with this plug-and-play apparatus, and desire is installed this memory storage and this major function device, and wherein this main control end is that standard specification is installed this memory storage earlier because of this memory storage;
And
B. after this memory storage installs, make this main control end load interior this driver of this memory storage that exists so that this major function device is installed.
11. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 10, wherein this plug-and-play apparatus meets usb compliant.
12. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 11, wherein this standard specification is a mass memory level specification.
13. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 10, wherein this plug-and-play apparatus meets IEEE 1394 interface specifications.
14. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 10, wherein this plug-and-play apparatus accord with PCI interface specification.
15. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 10, wherein this plug-and-play apparatus meets the USB specification.
16. drive programe installation method as claimed in claim 10, wherein this plug-and-play apparatus meets Compact Flash interface specification.
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