CN109542372B - Icon display control method, icon display control device and electronic equipment - Google Patents
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Abstract
The application provides an icon display control method, an icon display control device and electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of icon display. The icon display control method is applied to an electronic device, a print driver is installed in advance in the electronic device, and the print driver is installed together with an operating system of the electronic device to control an image forming device, and the method comprises the following steps: monitoring whether an image forming device corresponding to a print driver is connected to the electronic device; when it is monitored that the electronic equipment is connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program, displaying a state monitoring icon corresponding to the printing driving program on a system desktop of the electronic equipment; and hiding the state monitoring icon on the desktop of the system when the condition that the electronic equipment is not connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program is monitored. By the method, the problem of low user experience in the prior art can be solved.
Description
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to the field of icon display technologies, and in particular, to an icon display control method, an icon display control apparatus, and an electronic device.
Background
Image forming apparatuses are generally used to print images or characters on an image forming medium such as paper. A conventional operating system generally integrates a plurality of general-purpose drivers, and then, a manufacturer of an image forming apparatus develops a corresponding print driver based on functions supported by the image forming apparatus, so as to control a connected image forming apparatus in cooperation with the general-purpose driver.
Therefore, when the user needs to use the image forming apparatus, the corresponding print driver needs to be acquired and installed. The acquisition and installation process of the print driver greatly reduces the user experience.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide an icon display control method, an icon display control device and an electronic device, so as to solve the problem of low user experience in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiment of the present application adopts the following technical solutions:
an icon display control method applied to an electronic device, the electronic device having a print driver installed in advance and installed together with an operating system of the electronic device to control an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
monitoring whether an image forming device corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic device;
when it is monitored that the electronic equipment is connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program, displaying a state monitoring icon corresponding to the printing driving program on a system desktop of the electronic equipment;
and hiding the state monitoring icon on the desktop of the system when it is monitored that the electronic equipment is not connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program.
In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, in the method for controlling icon display, the method further includes:
and when it is monitored that the electronic equipment is not connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program, stopping executing a monitoring program in the printing driving program, wherein the monitoring program is used for monitoring the state information of the image forming equipment.
In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, in the icon display control method, the status information includes at least one of toner remaining amount, jam status information, and paper shortage status information.
In a preferred alternative of the embodiment of the present application, in the icon display control method, before the step of monitoring whether the image forming apparatus corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic apparatus, the method further includes:
hiding the state monitoring icon at the system desktop.
In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, in the icon display control method, the step of displaying the first status icon corresponding to the print driver on the system desktop of the electronic device includes:
acquiring a state monitoring tray icon corresponding to the pre-generated print driver;
and displaying the state monitoring tray icon on a system task bar of the system desktop.
An embodiment of the present application further provides an icon display control apparatus applied to an electronic device, where a print driver is installed in advance in the electronic device, and the print driver is installed together with an operating system of the electronic device to control an image forming device, the apparatus including:
the device monitoring module is used for monitoring whether the electronic device is connected with the image forming device corresponding to the printing driving program;
the icon display module is used for displaying a state monitoring icon corresponding to the printing driving program on a system desktop of the electronic equipment when the situation that the electronic equipment is connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program is monitored;
and the first icon hiding module is used for hiding the state monitoring icon on the desktop of the system when the condition that the electronic equipment is not connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program is monitored.
In a preferred alternative of the embodiment of the present invention, the icon display control device further includes:
and the execution stopping module is used for stopping executing the monitoring program in the printing driving program when the fact that the electronic equipment is not connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program is monitored, wherein the monitoring program is used for monitoring the state information of the image forming equipment.
In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, in the icon display control device, the status information includes at least one of toner remaining amount, jam status information, and paper shortage status information.
In a preferred alternative of the embodiment of the present invention, the icon display control device further includes:
and the second icon hiding module is used for hiding the state monitoring icon on the desktop of the system before the equipment monitoring module monitors whether the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driver is connected with the electronic equipment or not.
In a preferable selection of the embodiment of the present application, in the above icon display control device, the icon display module includes:
the icon acquisition sub-module is used for acquiring a state monitoring tray icon corresponding to the pre-generated print driving program;
and the icon display sub-module is used for displaying the state monitoring on a system task bar of the system desktop.
The embodiment of the application also provides electronic equipment, wherein the electronic equipment is pre-provided with a printing driver, the printing driver and an operating system of the electronic equipment are installed together to control the image forming equipment, the electronic equipment comprises a memory, a processor and the icon display control device, and the icon display control device comprises one or more software function modules which are stored in the memory and executed by the processor.
An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and the program, when executed, implements the steps of the above-described icon display control method.
According to the icon display control method, the icon display control device and the electronic equipment, when the operating system is installed in the electronic equipment, the printing driver program for controlling the image forming equipment is installed together, so that the problem that in the prior art, a user needs to obtain the printing driver program and complete installation, and the user experience is low can be solved. Moreover, whether the electronic equipment is connected with the image forming equipment or not is monitored, and when the situation that the electronic equipment is not connected with the image forming equipment is monitored, the corresponding state monitoring icon is hidden, so that the problem that a user is puzzled due to the fact that the user does not select to connect the electronic equipment with the image forming equipment but displays the state monitoring icon on the electronic equipment can be avoided, the problem that the user experience degree is reduced is avoided, and the method has high practical value.
In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating interaction between an electronic device and an image forming device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an icon display control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 3 is a functional interface diagram corresponding to a status monitoring icon provided in the embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of step S120 in fig. 2, which includes sub-steps.
Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating an effect of a state monitoring icon displayed in a system taskbar according to an embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 6 is a block diagram illustrating functional modules included in an icon display control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating sub-function modules included in the icon display module of fig. 6.
Icon: 10-an electronic device; 12-a memory; 14-a processor; 20-an image forming apparatus; 100-icon display control means; 110-a device monitoring module; 120-icon display module; 121-icon acquisition submodule; 123-icon display sub-module; 130-first icon hiding module.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application, generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, can be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures. In the description of the present application, the terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," and the like are used merely to distinguish one description from another, and are not to be construed as merely or implying relative importance.
The image forming apparatus may generally include, but is not limited to, a printer, a copier, a facsimile machine, a scanner, and a kiosk machine that integrates various functions such as printing, copying, facsimile, scanning, and the like. Among them, the image forming apparatus generally prints an image or characters on an image forming medium (such as paper) by the control of an electronic device connected thereto.
In the existing electronic device, when the image forming apparatus is controlled, some common drivers in the operating system (such as standard instructions for constructing a framework of the print driver and generating some bases) and manufacturers of the image forming apparatus are required to develop corresponding print drivers based on the functions supported by the image forming apparatus. Among them, a print driver developed by a manufacturer requires a user to download and install it when using an image forming apparatus. In addition, the installation also needs to be carried out according to the specified steps, so that the whole installation process is very complicated, the user experience is low, and the market popularization is not utilized.
Therefore, after long-term research, the inventor finds that the print driver developed by a manufacturer can be installed at the same time when the operating system is installed, so that a user can directly and effectively control the image forming apparatus when the user needs to use the image forming apparatus, thereby avoiding the problem of inconvenience caused by the need of the user to install the print driver by himself, and effectively improving the enthusiasm of the user for using the image forming apparatus. At the same time, the inventor also found that after the print driver is installed, the corresponding status monitor icon is generated and displayed on the system desktop. Moreover, not all users who use the electronic apparatus in which the print driver is installed in advance select to connect the image forming apparatus. Thus, for a part of users who do not use the image forming apparatus, if the aforementioned status monitor icon is also displayed on the system desktop of the electronic apparatus, the user may be confused.
Based on the above research, the inventors propose a technical solution that can solve the above technical problems. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device 10, where a print driver is installed in advance in the electronic device 10, and the print driver is installed together with an operating system of the electronic device 10 to control an image forming apparatus 20. Also, the electronic device 10 may include a memory 12, a processor 14, and an icon display control apparatus 100.
The memory 12 and the processor 14 are electrically connected, directly or indirectly, to enable the transfer or interaction of data. For example, they may be electrically connected to each other via one or more communication buses or signal lines. The icon display control apparatus 100 includes at least one software function module that can be stored in the memory 12 in the form of software or firmware (firmware). The processor 14 is configured to execute executable computer programs stored in the memory 12, such as software functional modules and computer programs included in the icon display control apparatus 100, so as to implement the icon display control method.
The Memory 12 may be, but is not limited to, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Read Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), an Erasable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), an electrically Erasable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), and the like. Wherein the memory 12 is used for storing a program, and the processor 14 executes the program after receiving the execution instruction.
The processor 14 may be an integrated circuit chip having signal processing capabilities. The Processor 14 may be a general-purpose Processor, including a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Network Processor (NP), a System on Chip (SoC), and the like; but may also be a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware components. The various methods, steps, and logic blocks disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented or performed. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like.
It will be appreciated that the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is merely illustrative and that the electronic device 10 may include more or fewer components than shown in FIG. 1 or may have a different configuration than shown in FIG. 1. The components shown in fig. 1 may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination thereof.
With reference to fig. 2, an embodiment of the present application further provides an icon display control method applicable to the electronic device 10. Wherein the method steps defined by the flow related to the icon display control method can be implemented by the electronic device 10. The specific process shown in fig. 2 will be described in detail below.
In step S110, it is monitored whether the image forming apparatus 20 corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic apparatus 10.
In the present embodiment, the electronic device 10 has the print driver installed at the same time when the operating system is installed. Therefore, after the electronic apparatus 10 is started, it is possible to monitor whether or not the image forming apparatus 20 corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic apparatus 10. And, when it is monitored that the image forming apparatus 20 corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic apparatus 10, step S120 may be executed; step S130 may be performed upon monitoring that the image forming apparatus 20 corresponding to the print driver is not connected to the electronic apparatus 10.
It should be noted that the case where it is monitored that the electronic device 10 is not connected with the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver may include the case where the electronic device 10 is not connected with any image forming device 20, and the electronic device 10 is connected with the image forming device 20 but the image forming device 20 is not the image forming device 20 corresponding to the installed print driver.
In step S120, a status monitor icon corresponding to the print driver is displayed on the system desktop of the electronic device 10.
In the present embodiment, when it is detected that the image forming apparatus 20 corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic apparatus 10, it is explained that the user of the electronic apparatus 10 also belongs to the user of the image forming apparatus 20, and therefore, in order to facilitate the monitoring of the image forming apparatus 20 by the user, a status monitoring icon (also called an icon of a status monitor of the image forming apparatus 20) corresponding to the print driver may be displayed on the system desktop of the electronic apparatus 10.
After the status monitoring icon is clicked, a device management interface of the image forming device 20 may be displayed, and the display content of the device management interface may include the type and model of the image forming device 20, the connection mode with the image forming device 20, status information obtained by monitoring the image forming device 20, and the like, which may be specifically referred to fig. 3.
Alternatively, the specific content of the status information is not limited, and may be selected according to the actual application requirement as long as there is all status information that can be monitored by the image forming apparatus 20, for example, the status information may include at least one of toner remaining amount, jam status information, and paper out status information according to different image forming apparatuses 20.
In step S130, the status monitor icon corresponding to the print driver is hidden on the system desktop of the electronic device 10.
In this embodiment, when it is detected that the image forming apparatus 20 corresponding to the print driver is not connected to the electronic apparatus 10, it is described that the user of the electronic apparatus 10 does not belong to or does not belong to the user of the image forming apparatus 20 at present, and therefore, in order to avoid the user from bothering the displayed status monitoring icon corresponding to the print driver, the status monitoring icon may be hidden on the system desktop of the electronic apparatus 10.
The print driver is not a part of the program developed by the manufacturer of the image forming apparatus 20 for the image forming apparatus 20, but may be a whole program currently developed, and may directly control the image forming apparatus 20 to perform all functions without adding another program.
The print driver may be integrated in the operating system, and may be issued and upgraded along with the operating system, so that even if a manufacturer further develops the print driver at a later stage, the user does not need to download and install the program, thereby further improving the convenience of using the image forming apparatus 20, facilitating expansion of the application range of the market, and improving the market competitiveness.
The type of the operating system is not limited, and may be selected according to practical application requirements, for example, the operating system may be a domestic operating system such as chinese curdlan, chinese winning kylin, and silver river kylin.
Alternatively, the manner of performing step S110 to monitor whether the image forming apparatus 20 corresponding to the print driver is connected is not limited, and may be selected according to actual application requirements. For example, in an alternative example, it may be monitored whether a print port or a print queue of the operating system has a predetermined model of the image forming apparatus 20. In the Microsoft Windows system, monitoring can be carried out based on a printing port; in the Linux system, monitoring can be performed on the basis of a print queue.
For another example, in another alternative example, whether or not there is a predetermined model of the image forming apparatus 20 at the physical communication port of the electronic apparatus 10 may be monitored, and when there is a predetermined model of the image forming apparatus 20, it may be determined that the image forming apparatus 20 corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic apparatus 10.
Optionally, the manner of displaying the status monitoring icon in step S120 is not limited, and may be selected according to the actual application requirement. For example, in an alternative example, the display may be displayed in any area of the system desktop of the electronic device 10 so as to be viewable by the user.
For another example, in another alternative example, in order to facilitate the user to operate the status monitoring icon, the status monitoring icon may be displayed on a system task bar of the system desktop, and specifically, as shown in fig. 4, step S120 may include step S121 and step S123 to complete the corresponding icon display.
Step S121, acquiring a status monitoring tray icon corresponding to the print driver generated in advance.
Step S123, displaying the status monitoring tray icon on a system task bar of the system desktop.
In the present embodiment, a corresponding status monitoring tray icon may be generated after the print driver is installed, and then, when step S121 is performed, the status monitoring tray icon may be acquired. In addition, when step S123 is executed, the state monitoring icon may be displayed in a system task bar on the system desktop, so as to be convenient for the user to view and operate, and therefore, the method has a high practical value.
It should be noted that the system task bar refers to a display area at the lower right corner of the system desktop, and the display area is also called a system tray area, which may specifically refer to fig. 5.
Optionally, the manner of hiding the status monitoring icon in step S130 is not limited, and may be selected according to the actual application requirement. For example, if the state monitoring icon is not displayed on the system desktop before step S110 is executed, it is only necessary to continue to maintain the state while step S130 is executed.
For another example, if the state monitoring icon is already displayed on the system desktop before step S110 is executed, it is necessary to perform a hidden operation so that the state monitoring icon is not displayed on the system desktop when step S130 is executed.
It should be noted that the specific manner of performing the hidden action so that the system desktop does not display the status monitor icon is not limited, and for example, the hidden action may be controlled by calling a port (API port) of the print driver.
Further, in order to avoid the situation that the state monitoring icon is displayed on the desktop of the system before the step S110 is executed, in this embodiment, the icon display control method may further include the following steps: hiding the state monitoring icon at the system desktop.
That is, in the present embodiment, the default state of the state monitoring icon may be set to be hidden, so as to avoid the situation that the state monitoring icon is displayed on the system desktop without being connected to the image forming apparatus 20 due to the failure of timely performing steps S110 to S130 when a failure occurs, and further avoid the problem that may cause trouble to the user.
Further, considering that the pre-installed print driver includes a monitoring program, which monitors the status information (such as toner remaining amount, paper jam status information, paper out status information, etc.) of the image forming apparatus 20 when executed, in order to avoid the problem that the resource of the processor 14 is wasted when the image forming apparatus 20 corresponding to the print driver is not connected, in the present embodiment, when it is determined that the image forming apparatus 20 corresponding to the print driver is not connected to the electronic device 10 through step S110, the following steps may be further performed: stopping execution of the monitoring program in the print driver.
That is, when it is monitored that the electronic device 10 is not connected to the image forming device 20, the status information of the image forming device 20 is not needed and cannot be monitored, and thus, the resources of the processor 14 can be saved by stopping the execution of the corresponding monitoring program.
Further, considering that the electronic apparatus 10 and the image forming apparatus 20 are generally connected via a network, it is also possible to determine whether a job to be printed currently exists in order to prompt the user effectively when the network is disconnected, and then perform different steps based on different determination results.
For example, in an alternative example, when it is determined that there is no job to be printed at present, the status monitor icon may be subjected to concealment processing; when it is determined that there is a job to be printed currently, the status monitor icon may be displayed in an offline state, for example, the color status monitor icon may be changed to a gray status monitor icon to prompt the user.
With reference to fig. 6, an embodiment of the present application further provides an icon display control apparatus 100 applicable to the electronic device 1010. The icon display control apparatus 100 may include a device monitoring module 110, an icon display module 120, and a first icon hiding module 130.
The device monitoring module 110 is configured to monitor whether the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic device 10. In this embodiment, the device monitoring module 110 may be configured to execute step S110 shown in fig. 2, and reference may be made to the foregoing description of step S110 regarding the relevant content of the device monitoring module 110.
The icon display module 120 is configured to display a status monitoring icon corresponding to the print driver on a system desktop of the electronic device 10 when it is monitored that the electronic device 10 is connected to the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver. In this embodiment, the icon display module 120 may be configured to perform step S120 shown in fig. 2, and reference may be made to the description of step S120 about the relevant content of the icon display module 120.
The first icon hiding module 130 is configured to hide the status monitoring icon on the system desktop when it is detected that the image forming apparatus 20 corresponding to the print driver is not connected to the electronic apparatus 10. In this embodiment, the first icon hiding module 130 may be configured to execute step S130 shown in fig. 2, and reference may be made to the description of step S130 for relevant contents of the first icon hiding module 130.
With reference to fig. 6, in this embodiment, the icon displaying module 120 may include an icon acquiring sub-module 121 and an icon displaying sub-module 123.
The icon acquiring sub-module 121 is configured to acquire a status monitoring tray icon corresponding to the print driver that is generated in advance. In this embodiment, the icon obtaining sub-module 121 may be configured to execute step S121 shown in fig. 4, and reference may be made to the description of step S121 in the foregoing for relevant contents of the icon obtaining sub-module 121.
The icon display sub-module 123 is configured to display the status monitor in a system task bar of the system desktop. In this embodiment, the icon display sub-module 123 may be configured to perform step S123 shown in fig. 4, and reference may be made to the description of step S123 regarding the relevant content of the icon display sub-module 123.
Further, in this embodiment, the icon display control apparatus 100 may further include an execution stop module and a second icon hiding module.
The execution stopping module is configured to stop executing a monitoring program in the print driver when it is monitored that the electronic device 10 is not connected with the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver, where the monitoring program is configured to monitor status information of the image forming device 20. The status information may include at least one of toner remaining amount, jam status information, and out-of-paper status information.
The second icon hiding module is configured to hide the status monitoring icon on the system desktop before the device monitoring module 110 monitors whether the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic device 10.
In the embodiment of the present application, corresponding to the icon display control method shown in fig. 2 to 5, a computer-readable storage medium is further provided, in which a computer program is stored, and the computer program executes the steps of the icon display control method when running.
The steps executed when the computer program runs are not described in detail herein, and the explanation of the icon display control method may be referred to.
In summary, according to the icon display control method, the icon display control apparatus 100, and the electronic device 10 provided by the present application, when the operating system is installed in the electronic device 10, the print driver for controlling the image forming device 20 is installed together, so that the problem of low user experience caused by the need of the user to obtain the print driver and complete installation in the prior art can be avoided. Furthermore, by monitoring whether the image forming apparatus 20 is connected to the electronic apparatus 10 or not and hiding the corresponding status monitoring icon when it is monitored that the image forming apparatus 20 is not connected to the electronic apparatus 10, it is possible to avoid a problem that a user does not select to connect the electronic apparatus 10 to the image forming apparatus 20 but displays the status monitoring icon on the electronic apparatus 10, which causes a user to have trouble, thereby avoiding a problem of a reduction in user experience, and having an extremely high practical value.
In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method can be implemented in other ways. The apparatus and method embodiments described above are merely illustrative and, for example, the flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of apparatus, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
In addition, functional modules in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated together to form an independent part, or each module may exist separately, or two or more modules may be integrated to form an independent part.
The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application or portions thereof that substantially contribute to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium and including instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, an electronic device, or a network device) to perform all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes. It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrases "comprising a," "8230," "8230," or "comprising" does not exclude the presence of additional like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made to the present application by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.
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1. An icon display control method applied to an electronic device, wherein a print driver is installed in advance in the electronic device, and the print driver is installed together with an operating system of the electronic device to control an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
monitoring whether an image forming device corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic device;
when it is monitored that the electronic equipment is connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program, displaying a state monitoring icon corresponding to the printing driving program on a system desktop of the electronic equipment; after the state monitoring icon is clicked, the system desktop displays an equipment management interface of the image forming equipment;
hiding the state monitoring icon on the desktop of the system when it is monitored that the electronic equipment is not connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program;
and when it is monitored that the electronic equipment is not connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program, stopping executing a monitoring program in the printing driving program, wherein the monitoring program is used for monitoring the state information of the image forming equipment.
2. The icon display control method according to claim 1, wherein the status information includes at least one of toner remaining amount, jam status information, and out-of-paper status information.
3. The icon display control method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein before the step of monitoring whether an image forming apparatus corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic apparatus, the method further comprises:
hiding the state monitoring icon at the system desktop.
4. The icon display control method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the step of displaying the first status icon corresponding to the print driver on a system desktop of the electronic device includes:
acquiring a state monitoring tray icon corresponding to the pre-generated print driver;
displaying the status monitoring tray icon on a system task bar of the system desktop.
5. An icon display control apparatus applied to an electronic device, wherein a print driver is installed in advance in the electronic device, and the print driver is installed together with an operating system of the electronic device to control an image forming device, the apparatus comprising:
the equipment monitoring module is used for monitoring whether the electronic equipment is connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program;
the icon display module is used for displaying a state monitoring icon corresponding to the printing driving program on a system desktop of the electronic equipment when the situation that the electronic equipment is connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program is monitored; after the state monitoring icon is clicked, the system desktop displays an equipment management interface of the image forming equipment;
the first icon hiding module is used for hiding the state monitoring icon on the desktop of the system when the condition that the electronic equipment is not connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program is monitored;
and the execution stopping module is used for stopping executing the monitoring program in the printing driving program when the fact that the electronic equipment is not connected with the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driving program is monitored, wherein the monitoring program is used for monitoring the state information of the image forming equipment.
6. The icon display control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the status information includes at least one of toner remaining amount, jam status information, and paper out status information.
7. The icon display control apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 6, characterized by further comprising:
and the second icon hiding module is used for hiding the state monitoring icon on the desktop of the system before the equipment monitoring module monitors whether the image forming equipment corresponding to the printing driver is connected with the electronic equipment or not.
8. The icon display control apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 6, wherein the icon display module includes:
the icon acquisition submodule is used for acquiring a state monitoring tray icon corresponding to the pre-generated print driving program;
and the icon display sub-module is used for displaying the state monitoring on a system task bar of the system desktop.
9. An electronic device, wherein a print driver is pre-installed in the electronic device and installed with an operating system of the electronic device to control an image forming apparatus, the electronic device comprising a memory, a processor, and the icon display control apparatus of any one of claims 5-8, the icon display control apparatus comprising one or more software function modules stored in the memory and executed by the processor.
10. A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, characterized in that the program, when executed, carries out the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 4.
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