Updating a firmware from a server in response to a request from an executing applicant program

An information processing system comprising:

• an input apparatus that uses firmware of the input apparatus;
• and
• an information processing apparatus to which the input apparatus is connected through a wire or wirelessly,
• the information processing apparatus including
• a memory, and
• a processor coupled to the memory,
• the processor being configured to perform operations comprising:
• execute a game application program in accordance with an operation by a user accepted by the input apparatus;
• obtain update data for firmware of the input apparatus from a server through a network;
• determine whether the firmware of the input apparatus should be updated;
• and
• in response to determining the firmware of the input apparatus should be updated, perform processing for updating the firmware of the input apparatus in response to a request from the game application program while the game application program is being executed;
• and
• the processor being further configured to suspend execution of the game application program before update of the firmware, determine when update of the firmware of the input apparatus has been completed, and resume execution of the game application program in response to completion of update of the firmware of the input apparatus.

An information processing method performed in an information processing apparatus to which an input apparatus which uses firmware of the input apparatus is connected through a wire or wirelessly, the method comprising:

• executing a game application program in accordance with an operation by a user accepted by the input apparatus;
• obtaining version information of the firmware of the input apparatus in response to a request from the game application program;
• obtaining update data for firmware of the input apparatus from a server through a network and store the obtained update data in the memory;
• determine in response to the obtained version information whether the firmware of the input apparatus should be updated;
• in response to determining the firmware of the input apparatus should be updated, performing processing for updating the firmware of the input apparatus in response to a request from the game application program while the game application program is being executed;
• suspending execution of the game application program before update of the firmware of the input apparatus;
• determining when update of the firmware of the input apparatus has been completed;
• and
• resuming execution of the game application program in response to completion of update of the firmware of the input apparatus.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable information processing program stored thereon, the information processing program being executed by a computer to which an input apparatus that uses firmware is connected through a wire or wirelessly, the information processing program causing the computer to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining update data for firmware of the input apparatus from a server through a network;
• obtaining version information of the firmware of the input apparatus in response to a request from the game application program;
• determining in response to the obtained version information whether the firmware of the input apparatus should be updated;
• in response to determining the firmware of the input apparatus should be updated, performing processing for updating the firmware of the input apparatus in response to a request from a game application program while the application program is being executed in accordance with an operation by a user accepted by the input apparatus;
• suspending execution of the game application program before update of the firmware of the input apparatus;
• determining when update of the firmware of the input apparatus has been completed;
• and
• resuming execution of the game application program in response to completion of update of the firmware of the input apparatus.