Driver installation method and apparatus for terminal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9063812-B2
Application number	US-201214382047-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2012
Priority date	Mar 6, 2012
Publication date	Jun 23, 2015
Grant date	Jun 23, 2015

Abstract

A method and apparatus for installing a driver of a terminal device are provided. The method includes: calling a driver installation program, and setting the driver installation program to directly search for a driver program in a local machine; and searching for the driver program in the local machine through the driver installation program, and installing the searched-out driver program. The method and apparatus can improve the speed of a system for installing a driver of a terminal device, thereby improving user experience.

First claim

What we claim is:

1. A method for installing a driver of a terminal device, comprising:
calling a driver installation program;
setting the driver installation program to directly search for a driver program in a local machine, wherein setting the driver installation program to directly search for a driver program in a local machine comprises:
opening a driver query sub-key in a registry by using a registry opening function;
obtaining a key value of a first registry searching and matching driver mode and a key value of a second registry searching and matching driver mode in the driver query sub-key through a registry key value obtaining function; and
judging whether both the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode are equal to 1, if yes, then closing the registry by using a registry closing function, if no, then setting both the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode as 1 by using a registry key value setting function, and then closing the registry by using the registry closing function;

searching for the driver program in the local machine through the driver installation program; and
installing a searched-out driver program.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the step of obtaining a key value of a first registry searching and matching driver mode and a key value of a second registry searching and matching driver mode in the driver query sub-key through a registry key value obtaining function comprises:
storing a handle of the driver query sub-key in a first variable;
obtaining the handle from the first variable through the registry key value obtaining function, and obtaining the key value of the first registry searching and
matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode from the driver query sub-key according to the handle; and

storing the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode in a second variable and a third variable respectively.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, the step of judging whether both the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode are equal to 1 comprises:
judging whether both key values of the second variable and the third variable are equal to 1.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein, the step of setting both the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode as 1 by using a registry key value setting function comprises:
calling the first variable to set both the key values in the second variable and the third variable as 1 by using the registry key value setting function.

5. An apparatus includes at least one processor to install a driver of a terminal device, the apparatus comprising:
a calling module, configured to call a driver installation program;
a setting module, configured to set the driver installation program to directly search for a driver program in a local machine, wherein the setting module is configured to:
open a driver query sub-key in a registry by using a registry opening function;
obtain a key value of a first registry searching and matching driver mode and a key value of a second registry searching and matching driver mode in the driver query sub-key through a registry key value obtaining function; and
judge whether both the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode are equal to 1, if yes, then close the registry by using a registry closing function, if no, then set both the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode as 1 by using a registry key value setting function, and then close the registry by using the registry closing function;

a searching module, configured to search for the driver program in the local machine through the driver installation program; and
an installing module, configured to install a searched-out driver program.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein, the setting module is configured to obtain the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode in the driver query sub-key through the registry key value obtaining function by a following mode:
storing a handle of the driver query sub-key in a first variable;
obtaining the handle from the first variable through the registry key value obtaining function, and obtaining the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode from the driver query sub-key according to the handle; and
storing the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode in a second variable and a third variable respectively.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein, the setting module is configured to judge whether both the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode are equal to 1 by a following mode:
judging whether both key values of the second variable and the third variable are equal to 1.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein, the setting module is configured to set both the key value of the first registry searching and matching driver mode and the key value of the second registry searching and matching driver mode as 1 by using the registry key value setting function by a following mode:
calling the first variable to set both the key values in the second variable and the third variable as 1 by using the registry key value setting function.

Assignees

• Zhang Ke
• Zte Corp

Inventors

• Zhang Ke

Classifications

• G06F9/4411 Primary

  Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers · CPC title

• G06F8/61 Primary

  Installation · CPC title