FIRMWARE UPDATE METHOD AND DEVICE Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC G06F9/24 G06F9/445 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: firmware update method that includes, when the electronic device is in startup phase, determining whether a device needs driver connected to the electronic device before the startup stage, if it is detected that the connected device does not require a driver, the recording o updating firmware, contained in the connected device, into an electronic device, and, if the electronic device is in normal operation mode after the restart, startup of updating firmware, recorded in the electronic device. Procedure for determining whether driver is required for the device connected to the electronic device before the startup stage includes obtaining the device interface descriptor information connected to the electronic device before the startup stage if the interface descriptor information indicates that the connected device is a mass storage device, receiving information on the type of connected device, and, if the device type information indicates that the connected device does not require driver, determining that the connected device is used without driver.

EFFECT: possibility to update the firmware of electronic device, even if the driver is not installed in it, using a device that does not require driver and which is connected to this electronic device.

11 cl, 5 dwg