CN101539844B

CN101539844B - Information processing apparatus and method

Info

Publication number: CN101539844B
Application number: CN2009101368325A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 斋藤惠美
Original assignee: Canon Inc
Current assignee: Canon Inc
Priority date: 2004-01-20
Filing date: 2005-01-20
Publication date: 2011-08-03
Anticipated expiration: 2025-01-20
Also published as: CN101539844A; JP2009205694A

Abstract

The invention discloses an information processing method characterized by including: a step of displaying a setting window, which includes customizable items, of a device driver; a step of registering items set using the setting window as customized items; a step of writing the customized items in user interface-related data of the device driver; and a user interface display step of displaying a user interface of the device driver with reference to the user interface-related data upon launching the device driver.

Description

Signal conditioning package and method

The application is that application number is 200510004380.7, the applying date is on January 20th, 2005, denomination of invention is divided an application for the application for a patent for invention of " signal conditioning package and method ".

Technical field

The present invention relates to can the carrying equipment driver signal conditioning package, control method, control program and medium.

Background technology

For example in the signal conditioning package of data such as output printed data, in the zone of determining according to certain rule, store default value.Thereby as long as do not change this zone, then default value does not change, and keeps original value, can not be value arbitrarily that the user was intended to as default value.In addition, also realize having the setting item of change default value and the tabulation of the value that hope becomes default value, can carry out various settings by user interface (UI).When the value of change setting project, whether just possessing forgets it can turn back to the function of standard setting in the change setting project.For example,, then have the option that is called " turning back to standard ",, can turn back to default value to each setting value by selecting this project if be that example is observed with the printed driver.

Yet the default value that uses in this printed driver is a predetermined value, can not change to the desirable value arbitrarily of user.This is owing to when generating printed driver, generate this default value to have specified scarce timesaving state.

Thereby, for handle is used as default value by the value of different user's appointments, when the generation of printed driver, for example, need only to generate the printed driver of the value of various user's appointments as default value according to desirable quantity, perhaps the combination with all default values generates printed driver.In addition, also consider to remove the value arbitrarily that these default values are stored user's appointment in addition in advance, when reading default value, under the situation of the default value that has this user's appointment, replace default value to read in and show the value of this user's appointment.Yet,, need loaded down with trivial details processing in order to be used in read in corresponding of various default values that such printing is set with the user.In addition, each user it must be understood that the data structure that printing is set for this reason, also must at length understand the standard of the printed driver of frequent change in addition, and each is all also impracticable.

Summary of the invention

The present invention put in view of the above problems at least one finish.

One object of the present invention is to provide the signal conditioning package and the method thereof that can easily customize the default value of setting in device driver.

Another object of the present invention is to provide signal conditioning package and method thereof, makes by the equipment for customizing driver, and the UI of slave unit driver limits a part of user's operation.

Signal conditioning package of the present invention possesses following structure.That is, feature is to have: the unit that shows the setting picture of the project that can customize that comprises device driver; The unit that the project of using above-mentioned setting picture to set is logined as the project that has customized; The above-mentioned project that has customized is read into the unit in the user interface associated data of the said equipment driver; When the starting of the said equipment driver,, show the UI display unit of the UI of the said equipment driver with reference to above-mentioned user interface associated data.

Information processing method of the present invention possesses following steps.That is, feature is to have: the step that shows the setting picture of the project that can customize that comprises device driver; The step that the project of using above-mentioned setting picture to set is logined as the project that has customized; The above-mentioned project that has customized is written to the step in the user interface associated data of the said equipment driver; When the starting of the said equipment driver,, show the UI step display of the UI of the said equipment driver with reference to above-mentioned user interface associated data.

Device driver of the present invention possesses following structure.That is, feature is to have: the unit that shows the UI of the setting item that comprises device driver; The project of using above-mentioned UI to set is logged on as the unit of default setting value in the user interface associated data of this device driver; When the starting of the said equipment driver,, show the UI display unit of the UI of the said equipment driver according to above-mentioned user interface associated data.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be clear and definite from the description that the reference accompanying drawing carries out, and wherein, in institute's drawings attached, identical reference symbol is specified identical or similar part.

Description of drawings

In conjunction with and the accompanying drawing of forming the part of instructions with the diagram example the specific embodiment of the present invention is shown, and and describe together, help explanation principle of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of structure that the printing treatment system of an example of the present invention is shown.

Fig. 2 illustrates starting predetermined application program and printing treatment associated program, has loaded the storage map of the RAM under the state of program or data in the RAM of principal computer.

Fig. 3 illustrates " page or leaf is set " picture in the printing setting picture.

Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram of display process of the default value in the printing treatment associated program of this example of explanation.

Fig. 5 illustrates the example of UI of the customization instrument of this example.

Fig. 6 illustrates the example of the UI of printed driver.

Fig. 7 illustrates the example of the UI of the gerentocratic printed driver of system-oriented.

Fig. 8 illustrates an example by the UI of the customization instrument demonstration of Fig. 5.

Fig. 9 illustrates the example of UI of the printed driver of the customization of having carried out this example.

Figure 10 is an example of equipment mode (DEVMODE) data structure that this example.

Figure 11 is the process flow diagram of action that the customization instrument of this example is shown.

Figure 12 illustrates the example that the version of the printed driver of this example shows.

Figure 13 illustrates the data layout of UPD file.

Figure 14 illustrates the customization that the driver of this example is provided with.

Figure 15 is the process flow diagram of action that the customization instrument of the invention process form is shown.

Embodiment

Below, explain desirable example of the present invention with reference to accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of structure that the printing treatment system of the present invention's one example is shown.The printer 1500 that this printing treatment system possesses principal computer 3000 and accepts to print from the data of this principal computer 3000.

In principal computer 3000, the CPU1 basis is stored in the program among the RAM2, overall control linkage each equipment on system bus 4.This RAM2 also plays the effect of the primary memory of CPU1 and workspace etc.ROM3 preserves various programs and data in advance, separately constitutes the font ROM3a of the various fonts of storage, the program ROM 3b of stored programme or BIOS etc. and the data ROM3c of store various kinds of data.

Keyboard controller (KBC) 5 control is from the key input of keyboard (KB) 9 or not shown pointing device (mouse).CRT controller (CRTC) 6 controls are for the demonstration of CRT monitor (CRT) 10.Disk controller (DKC) 7 controls are for the visit of external memory storages such as hard disk 11.Printer controller (PRTC) 8 is connected to printer 1500 through bidirectional interface 21, and communicates control and treatment between the printer 1500.

External memory storage 11 for example be hard disk (HD) or MO or floppy disk (registered trademark) (FD) etc., as shown in the figure, remove storage with operating system program (below, being designated as OS) various application programs headed by 205 are (for example, carrying out figure, image, literal, form etc. mixes the document that the output that exists handles and handles application program) 201 and printing treatment associated program 204 beyond, also store user file, editing files etc.Printing treatment associated program 204 uses PostScript to generate the program of described printed data, can utilize jointly for the plurality of printers of same train.In addition, this printing treatment associated program 204 also comprises printing steering order generation module (below, be designated as printed driver) 2041, printed driver user interface (UI) control module 2042.

The application program 201 that is stored in the customization implementing procedure (below, be called the customization instrument simply) of this example in the external memory storage 11 is loaded among the RAM2 to be carried out by CPU1.In addition, CPU1 for example carries out cutline font and handles to the expansion of RAM2, makes the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) on the CRT10 become possibility.And then CPU1 opens the various windows of being logined according to wait instruction of having indicated with the not shown mouse on the CRT10, carries out various data processing.The user opens the setting picture (by 2042 controls of printed driver UI control module) that printing is set when carrying out printing, can print the setting of machine and for the setting of the printing treatment that comprises the printed driver 2041 that printing mode is selected.

Secondly, the structure of printer 1500 is described.

The molar behavior of CPU12 control printer 1500.When RAM19 is used as the primary memory of CPU12 and workspace etc., also is used as output information and launches district and environmental data conservation zone.In addition, this RAM19 also possesses NVRAM (non-volatile ram) district, and constituting can be by being connected to the selection RAM extended memory capacity of not shown Extended Capabilities Port.ROM13 possesses the font ROM13a that preserves various fonts, the program ROM 13b that preserves the control program of being carried out by CPU12 and the data ROM13c that preserves various data.Carry out the transmitting-receiving of data between input block 18 and the principal computer 3000.Printing element interface 16 control and being connected as the printing element 17 of Printer Engine.

External memory storage 14 is by Memory Controller (MC) 20 control visit, comprise the hard disk (HD) that connects as target, MO, floppy disk (registered trademark) (FD), IC-card etc., store font data, simulated program, formatted data etc.In addition, do not connecting under the situation of external memory storages 14 such as hard disk, in the data ROM13c of ROM13, be stored in the information of utilization in the principal computer 3000 etc.In addition, this external memory storage 14 is not limited to 1, also can possess a plurality of, for example, can constitute and to connect a plurality ofly on the basis of interior dress font, preserve the external memory storage of the program of explaining target word body card, printer control language that language system is different etc.

The guidance panel of the operation that acceptance undertaken by the user is set, (not shown) such as switch that configuration is used to operate on this guidance panel and light-emitting diode displays in operating unit 1501.In addition, have not shown NVRAM, feasible storage is from the printer mode set information of guidance panel.

CPU12 is according to being stored in control program among the storage ROM13b of ROM13 etc., through printing element interface 16 to the picture signal of printing element (Printer Engine) 17 outputs as output information.In addition, CPU12 can carry out communication process with principal computer 3000 through input block 18, in the time of the printed data accepting to send from principal computer 3000, can be notified to principal computer 3000 to the information in the printer 1500.

Fig. 2 illustrates starting predetermined application and printing treatment associated program, has loaded the storage map of the RAM2 under the state of program or data in the RAM2 of principal computer 3000.

In RAM2, as shown in the figure, headed by BIOS206, OS205, application program 201, printing treatment associated program 204 and associated data 203 have been loaded.And then, also guarantee sky memory block 202.Thus, becoming can executive utility 201 and the state of printing treatment associated program 204.In addition, the printed driver UI control module 2042 (Fig. 1) in the printing treatment associated program 204 is according to user's printing setting command, show that on CRT10 printing sets picture, can use the setting from the user of KB9 etc.

Fig. 3 illustrates the demonstration example that picture is set in printing in the principal computer 3000 of this example.

Fig. 3 illustrates the picture that " page or leaf is set " in the picture set in printing, as with such shown in 301, the situation of " standard setting " is shown.Under this standard setting, original size 302 becomes " A4 ", and output paper size 303 becomes " identical with original size ", and umber 304 becomes " 1 part ", printing become " indulge " towards 305, and page or leaf design 306 becomes " 1 page/".

When initial the demonstration or during the indication button 307 that " turns back to standard ", show the default value of various projects.At this moment, printing treatment associated program 204 (Fig. 2) reads in default value, shows on picture shown in Figure 3.

Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram of the display process of for example default value in the printing treatment associated program 204 of this example of the explanation UI picture during for the starting of the such driver of Fig. 3.In addition, here, at the location storage default value of the rule of the ultimate system of deferring to principal computer 3000, as described later, the default value of user's appointment is stored in the position different with it.

At first, in step S401,, then enter into step S402, confirm whether to have stored the default value of user's appointment if the request that obtains of default value is arranged.Under the situation of the default value of having stored user's appointment, enter into step S403, obtain the default value of user's appointment, in step S404, show.On the other hand, in step S403, under the situation of the default value of not storing user's appointment, enter into step S405, obtain preassigned default value, in step S404, show.In addition, in this example, the default value of user's appointment is stored in the data file (UPD file) of the UI association of printed driver.

Fig. 5 illustrates the example of the UI of the customization instrument that is included in this example in the application program 201 that is stored in the external memory storage 11.In this Fig. 5, whether appointment can use control on the UI of printed driver UI is shown, here, and can be the tabulation of being appointed as the control that can not use as customization data, be kept in the UPD file of UI association of printed driver.This example is narrated in the back with reference to Fig. 8.

In a plurality of check boxes, selected is to use control.Equally, unchecked check box illustrates and can not use control.The check box of user by the control choosing hope and can use, the check box of the control that hope can not use is made as do not choose, thereby when the indication of having carried out generating button, can reflects its setting.

One of feature of this customization instrument is to load the printed driver 2041 that is customized, and sets default value easily.

Specifically, for example, if choose printing to set the check box of (Apply document setting), the property button 706 that indication (pushing) is set with paper then as shown in Figure 6, shows the UI of printed driver.

It is default to show among Fig. 6 that printing is set, and here, paper size is " letter size ", and Output Size is " consistent with original size ", and number of copies is " 1 ", and, 1 image of design in 1 page.

In addition, for example, if choose printer to set the check box of (Apply printer setting), the property button 705 that the indication printer is set, then as shown in Figure 7, display surface is to the printed driver UI of system operator.Among Fig. 7,, specify and supply with the export target of the setting of the tape transport of paper and the usefulness paper that finishes printing etc. as goal-setting with the supply source of paper.

Here, utilize the structure of OS205 (Fig. 1) the read printer driver 2041 of principal computer to realize this customization instrument.Therefore, also reproduce the conflict of printed driver 2041, can understand the default value of the printed driver 2041 that has customized reliably.

Among Fig. 5,701 illustrate in press the title of the printer that uses, and 762 illustrate the path for basic driver, and 703 illustrate the path of file of the driver of store customized.Input frame 704 is input fields of the custom code of specific customized content, can import value arbitrarily here.Here, by showing in the part of having a guide look of at the part (with reference to Fig. 1) or the display setting of the version information that shows printed driver, can differentiate the printed driver that whether customizes loading.Control selector button 707 be selected under having allowed the situation of control selected, be used to select the button of controlling.

The UPD file of the UI association of change printed driver generates the UPD file of customization when indication (pushing) generates button (Create) 709.If indicate this generation button 709, the UPD file that is then changed file copy is in addition carrying out preserving the UPD file after change is handled to preserving the position that customizes the driver group that finishes.Handle narration in the back about the change of UPD file.

Secondly, use the situation of display frame explanation renewal (Update) printed driver of Fig. 5.

It is to upgrade the printed driver that customization finishes in this example that this renewal is handled, and carries out when the wireless buttons of " Update " that choose " Make Style ".The folder path of customized drivers group has been carried out in input in input field 702, and in input field 708, input becomes its folder path of upgrading the driver group in source, and indication generates button 709.Thus, the file beyond the UPD file that has been changed is loaded into has specified customization to finish in the position of driver group in input field 703, the UPD file after having carried out change and having handled, be kept at this driver corresponding address in.For example, if a driver update that finishes with the 6.30 corresponding customizations of PDLX version is PDLX6.40, then generate the PDLX6.40 driver that is connected on the customization back of having carried out with PDLX6.30.

Fig. 8 illustrates the customization instrument with Fig. 5, has chosen check box 711, and control is selectable, and shown UI when having indicated selector button 707.This shows to control is carried out by the customization instrument.

Among the figure, the check box 800 that is used to limit the Watermark (watermark) of control is set to not to be chosen.If indication OK button 801 under this state, then this demonstration turns back to Fig. 5 from Fig. 8, the customization instrument storage state that is customized at this moment.And if indication generates button 709, then the customization instrument generates and has write the UPD file of value of indication that expression can not be operated the UI of Watermark by the user.

Fig. 9 illustrates the example of the UI of the printed driver 2041 that has carried out customization like this.

As mentioned above, the printed driver that has been customized reads in the UPD file that the customization instrument generates when loading or during starting, shows UI shown in Figure 9.In the example of Fig. 8, do not choose because the check box 800 of (watermark) is set to, so the full grey of control section 900 usefulness of the watermark of Fig. 9 shows that limited subscriber is for the operation of watermark.

Like this, the user only indicates the check box of UI shown in Figure 8, just can be enclosed in the printed driver 2041 as pre-seting the control that can not set the user in advance, can customize thus.

In addition, in this example, generate to use " heat single (favorites) " of the equipment mode (DEVMODE) that has customized in inside, printed driver is installed is made initial demonstration at " heat is single " combo box (combo box) of the printed driver that has customized.So-called this equipment mode is the address that is used to preserve the data structure of the printing setting data that defines with the OS that is popularized.According to the form of the data structure of this equipment mode, the logon area of the OS management that is kept at HD11 is set in various printings, perhaps similarly is stored in the zone 503 (Figure 13) of the UPD file among the HD11.

Printed driver 2041 is read logon area and is carried out the printing setting when action.In addition, print driver 2041 is read this equipment mode, generates the PDL data of the printing setting of deferring to this pattern, is sent to printer it is printed.Thus, printer is set according to the printing of the PDL form that sends from printed driver and is carried out printing treatment.

If use the customization instrument in this example, then pre-set as producer, it is single that the heat suitable with " standard setting " that provided is provided.For example, use the customization instrument,, then this printing is set as equipment mode (DEVMODE), be written in the presumptive address of data 503 of UPD file if the printing of the input bookbinding and the marking is set.Here, the printed driver that has been customized owing to be mounted to makes reads predetermined address in advance, if therefore read predetermined address, then the value of this equipment mode (DEVMODE) is set in the printed driver as default settings.And then, enroll " heat single " of the value of this equipment mode (DEVMODE) as setting value.Be sometimes referred to as the corresponding driver of customization at the driver of installing like this.

In addition, title that should " heat single " is used the title in the edit box 712 of " Profilename " that be input to Fig. 5 in the customization instrument.

Be added on the initial of " heat is single " combo box " heat is single " that add with customization, can not carry out the replacing of order." heat be'ss single " who adds with customization data are different with the heat list that common device driver has, owing to be not kept in the registration area (memory block), therefore identical with " heat is single " in driver with default input, can not edit (showing the red circle that expression can not be edited) by slave driver UI.Thereby, can make " heat is single " that add with customization in the interpolation editing dialog of " heat is single ", not show.And then, an example of the sign that " heat is single " that add with customization has been customized as expression, for example use Fig. 9 901 shown in, show the icon of finger." heat is single " who adds with customization turns back in hope and to use when the printing that has been customized is set after the user operates driver UI and changed the printing setting data.

In addition, because in " heat is single " label with the attribute display of the printers of the OS of Windows (registered trademark) NT system, do not show " heat is single " that add with customization, " allowing the single selection of heat " disconnected, make not allow to select the single function of heat to use for " heat is single " that add with customization.The function suitable with this function can disconnect by the check box that makes heat single (Profile) control in control is selected and realizing.

Figure 10 illustrates an example of the data structure of this equipment mode (DEVMODE).

Here, put down in writing the situation of usefulness paper of preserving towards (dmOrientation), paper size (dmPaperSize), usefulness paper width (dmPaperWidth) and umber (dmCopies) etc.In addition, DEVMODE data structure body is kept in the registration area.The DEVMODE data structure body that printed driver 2041 is preserved in the registration area by read-write can also reflect default printing set environment, and " heat is single " perhaps described later by reading in is reflected in the user interface.

Here, be that the setting that is summarised in is together set in a plurality of printings of printed driver 2041 as " heat is single ".The user is summarised in " heat is single " that setting is together formed by specifying by this with the user interface of printed driver 2041, can access desirable operating environment.For example, under the user's who often utilizes watermark and bookbinding situation, log on as " heat is single ", only select should " heat list " just can be set at desirable value to a plurality of setting items and print by the group that these bookbindings and watermark are set.

In addition, as the example that the printing that can be kept in this equipment mode is set, the example of removing Figure 10 also has following project in addition.The printed design of setting as page or leaf can define original size, output paper size, page or leaf design (image forms several pages logical page (LPAGE) in a Physical Page), watermark, margin frame, no frame, whether date of printing, whether print user name, whether the printed leaves number, whether cover printing etc.And then, can also set two-face printing, bookbinding direction (bookbinding of long limit, minor face bookbinding), bookbinding band, row's paper target, whether with the change row of part unit paper target, as printer fonts whether replace TrueType font, whether with the printing of economy pattern, whether use the TypeWing function, whether carry out image quicken to handle, whether all the time with image model printing pdf document etc.And then, they are all saved as equipment mode, the printed driver or the customization instrument of the customization correspondence in enough example of energy is treated to " heat is single ".

At first, in step S501, change setting makes becomes the setting value that hope customizes.This action for example shows the display frame of above-mentioned Fig. 5, in this picture, sets custom code 704, and it is suitable that the attribute of setting with the attribute 705 that printer is set or with paper 706 etc. is set at the desirable value of user.And if indication generates button 709 in step S502, then change is as the UPD file of the data file related with printed driver 2041UI.Then, in step S504, this driver group is copied in the original printed driver.

Figure 13 illustrates the data layout of UPD file.

As shown in the figure, the UPD file is made of title 501, ID definition 50 and data 503.In ID definition 502, preserve the ID of the data of being preserved in the data 503 and the group that data are preserved position (address).And, to preserve this group with the group of several considerable parts of ID.In the customization instrument of this example, the value of change and the corresponding data of ID that defined at the customization land used.In addition, do not defining under the situation of wishing the ID of the customization data of use in ID definition 502 interpolation and the corresponding new ID of this customization data in ID definition 502.

The UPD file is present in each device driver.Thus, under following such situation, also can customize.That is, use the driver group that finishes with the corresponding customization of certain machine, and then can also customize other machine.For example, use the setting content that in certain machine, customizes the driver group that finishes to customize the equipment of other machine.In addition, in ID definition 502, owing to use the ID of customization usefulness, therefore in the printed driver of redaction, can also continue the setting of the printed driver that has customized before this.

In addition, the corresponding printed driver of customization customizes with the customization instrument.Printed driver is mounted to and makes when loading or read in the UPD file when starting for the first time, reads in the data 503 with the corresponding preservation of predetermined ID of the ID definition 502 of UPD file.For example, in the UPD file that generates by the customization instrument, be located at and preserve the ID of expression " CUSTUMIZED " in the ID definition 502 and preserve the address X of position as these data.

The corresponding printed driver of customization defines 502 stored at ID and under the situation of id information of expression " CUSTUMIZED " when installing or use for the first time, is mounted to and reads in advance and the corresponding address of this information.Thus, this printed driver is when installing or when starting for the first time, when comprising the ID of expression " CUSTUMIZED " in the ID of UPD file definition 502, defines from this ID and to read the address X of corresponding data.Then, this printed driver is from the data 503 of this address X and then read data structure as the equipment mode of actual driver settings data.In addition, address X both can be a specific address here, also can be the start address of preserving data 503 in title 501 in advance, and the biasing address from the start address of these data 503 is set in the X of address.

Like this, by preparing the UPD file, the printed driver that has been customized automatically reads in the UPD file that is generated by the customization instrument when installing or when starting for the first time, and the default setting value of printed driver automatically is set as equipment mode.Thus, can easily construct the operating environment of the printed driver that has been customized.

Figure 14 illustrates the customization of driver group,, needed driver group and the driver group that is generated is described when the customization instrument 1400 of this example generates the driver group here.

Among the figure, the first half illustrates the state that generates new customized drivers group (with the wireless buttons of the Make Style that selects Fig. 5 " New " time situation suitable).Customization instrument 1400 can customized drivers group 1401 based on what become benchmark, rewrites the UPD file in this driver group, generates the driver group 1402 that customization finishes.

State when the latter half illustrates and upgrades (suitable) with the situation of the wireless buttons of the Make Style that has selected Fig. 5 " Update ".Be illustrated in the state of the setting of the driver that is customized before the continuity in the driver of redaction.Customization instrument 1400 uses the customizable driver group 1403 that becomes benchmark that has been updated and has been updated the driver group 1404 of the legacy version of (customization finishes), by the customization data of the driver group 1404 of the legacy version that has customized is updated in the customizable driver group 1403 that has been updated, generates upgrade the customization that finishes driver group 1405.In addition, when generating new customized drivers group 1402, and also need this customization instrument 1400 during the setting of the driver that in the driver of redaction, has customized before the continuity.

Figure 12 illustrates the example that the version of printed driver shows,, the example in the version part that a custom code (" 0001 ") adds the version information dialogue to is shown here.

Custom driver is added the value 704 of the custom code of importing with the customization instrument to show driver in " version information " label of driver UI version back shows.

Secondly, the change processing of the UPD file that the customization instrument by this example carries out be described.

The customization instrument generates according to following order and customizes the driver group that finishes.At first, read in the driver group of the customization correspondence of the benchmark that becomes customization.Revise the data file (UPD file) of the UI association of this device driver that becomes benchmark, generate the driver group that comprises the UPD file be customized.And, the driver group that has changed this UPD file as finish driver group output of customization.This driver group is the installation with based on AddPrinter corresponding " .inf form " that does not comprise erector.Wherein, also can be used as the driver group that comprises erector and carry out subpackage.

Below, the action example of the customization instrument of other example of the present invention is described with reference to the figure of the UI of the flow process of Figure 15 and presentation graphs 5.

The action of customization instrument shown in Figure 15 begins for the indication that begins of customization instrument according to the user.In addition, each step can also be carried out in proper order in change.In addition, the judgement of step S1505, S1508, S1511 both can be undertaken by the user, also can charge to the setting of whether carrying out among the step S1505 with the mark of the true and false hereof respectively in advance for printer, whether carry out the customization that the printing among the step S1508 is set, whether make the part among the step S1511 control the setting that becomes Disable (invalid).For example, can put down in writing hereof like that in advance as " printer is set (S1505): YES, prints and sets customization (S1508): YES, makes part control become Disable (S1505): NO ", this document is read in the customization instrument, carries out each determination processing according to this document.

At first, in step S1500, be identified in Fig. 5 701 in the printer of indication input.Then, in step S1501, be identified in the position of the basic driver of indication input in 702.Customization in this instrument is finished by the part that the change of customization instrument becomes basic driver group.Then, in step S1502, be identified in the generation position of the custom driver of indication input in 703.

By using the customization that generates in this position driver group that finishes, can load the printed driver that has changed default value.Then, in step S1503, identification is input to the custom code in 704.This custom code is by specify different values, the whether identical benchmark that is used as customization instrument or OS judgement of the driver group that can finish the customization after installing at every turn when the generation customization finishes the driver group.

The customization of the default value of printed driver is carried out later at step S1504.

In step S1504, indicate " New " of " Make Style " to form the driver group of having specified new default value for generation by the user.Then, in step S1505, judged whether to set the system of installing basis, bookbinding, double surface unit, comprised the information of destination apparatus etc. of the truing device of the finishing processing of carrying out other with reference to above-mentioned enactment document.Here, enter into step S1506 having under the situation of carrying out, under the situation of the input of not setting implication, enter into step S1508 for the input of the setting implication of printer.

In step S1505, be judged as under the situation of carrying out for the setting of printer, the customization instrument makes the check box of " Apply printer settings " become ON in step S1506.Then, in step S1507, the user pushes " Properties " button 705, by making the UI module of the driver that customizes tool drives Fig. 7, shows UI, sets the default value of being ready.Along with the setting that finishes this default value, if push the OK button then can turn back to the UI of Fig. 5.

Then, in step S1508, the customization instrument judges whether to print the customization of the default value of setting with reference to enactment document.Under the situation that is judged as the default value that custom printed sets, enter into step S1509, under the situation that is judged as the default value that custom printed not sets, enter into step S1511.

Under the situation of the default value that is judged as the custom printed setting, the customization instrument makes the check box of " Apply document settings " become ON in step S1509, then, in step S1510,, then customize this pressing operation of tool identification if the user pushes Propaties button 706.According to this identification, the UI of customization instrument displayed map 6 is set at the value that the customization tool interior is managed to default value arbitrarily.If the user finishes the setting of default value, then push the UI that the OK button turns back to Fig. 5.

In step S1511, the customization instrument judges whether part control becomes Disable.Become under the situation of Disable being judged as a part of control, enter into step S1515, do not become under the situation of Disable being judged as part control, enter into step S1512.

In step S1515, the customization instrument makes the check box of " Enable control " become ON.Customization instrument " Selectcontrol " button 707 that then if identification is undertaken by the user in step S1516 push input, then displayed map 8UI sets default value arbitrarily.If finish the setting of default value,, turn back to the UI of Fig. 5 then along with the input of pushing of identification from user's OK button.

Then, in step S1512,, then handle and entering into step S1513 if the customization tool identification is pressed the input indication that the generation of " Create " button 709 generations customizes the driver group that finishes.In step S1513, duplicate UPD file as the data file of the UI association of printed driver 2041, write the result of customization here and temporarily preserve.

In addition, about the content of UPD file, with illustrated identical of reference Figure 13.If in step S1513, finish the change of UPD file, then handle and enter into step S1514.In this step S1514, the customization instrument is from original driver group, the UPD file is replaced with on the basis of the UPD file that in step S1513, generates, in step S1503, in 703 (Folder path to save a customized driver), generate the group that customizes the printed driver that finishes in the appointed positions.

Specifically, in step S1507 and S1510 via driver settings set information in the GPD file, define new ID, the setting value that has customized is saved as data.In addition, the control of in step S1516, setting as control that should Disable, the GPD file or with the file of its different definition in, above-mentioned ID and other ID and the corresponding formation tabulation of definition.These customized files are built into the packet of driver.

The tabulation (also can be kept at the inside of GPT file) of these GPD files that customized that printed driver reads in that bundling becomes bag and control that should Disable, call the printing that has customized and set the user interface of the printed driver of displaying format customization.

Claims

1. information processing method is characterized in that having:

From a plurality of printed drivers, be chosen in the selection step of the printed driver that uses when generating printed data and sending to printer by main frame;

Show the step of the setting picture that comprises following project, promptly this project is the custom program that is used for customizing print machine driver by execution, can customize the project of the printed driver of being selected by above-mentioned selection step;

The custom program of carrying out printed driver, the step of using project that above-mentioned setting picture set to login as the project that has customized;

The above-mentioned project that has customized is written to the step in the user interface associated data of the printed driver of selecting by above-mentioned selection step; And

Form the step that forms of customizing print machine driver after the user interface associated data that has been write by above-mentioned write step is set in above-mentioned printed driver in the mode that when starting above-mentioned printed driver, shows the user interface of above-mentioned printed driver with reference to above-mentioned user interface associated data.

2. information processing method according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

The user interface of above-mentioned printed driver can show by the above-mentioned project that has customized with discerning forbids the project set.

3. information processing method according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

In above-mentioned custom program, can import at least one in the invalid indication of the editor that in printed driver, makes the invalid indication of watermark function and make watermark function.

4. information processing method, this information processing method is carried out processing according to the setting value of using user interface to set, it is characterized in that having:

Call the user interface of printed driver by custom program, show the demonstration controlled step of the user interface picture of the initial value that is used to be set by the user printed driver through printed driver;

By carrying out the storing step that above-mentioned custom program comes initial value that the user interface picture that uses above-mentioned printed driver has been set and above-mentioned printed driver to be associated and to store; And

According to the above-mentioned initial value of in above-mentioned storing step, storing, change and show the step of the user interface of above-mentioned printed driver.

5. information processing method is characterized in that having:

Carry out printed driver, show the step of the user interface of the setting item that comprises printed driver;

Carry out printed driver, the step that the project that use above-mentioned user interface has been set is logined in the user interface associated data of this printed driver as initial value; And

Carry out printed driver, when starting above-mentioned printed driver, according to above-mentioned user interface associated data, show at least one the user interface step display of user interface of above-mentioned printed driver of state forbidden in watermark function and the watermark editting function.

6. information processing method according to claim 5 is characterized in that:

Above-mentioned user interface step display can show owing to above-mentioned initial value is forbidden the project set with discerning.