CN109542372B - Icon display control method, icon display control device and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The icon display control method, icon display control device and electronic equipment provided in the present application relate to the technical field of icon display. Wherein, the icon display control method is applied to an electronic device, the electronic device is pre-installed with a print driver, and the print driver is installed together with the operating system of the electronic device to control the image forming device, and the method includes : monitor whether the electronic device is connected with the image forming device corresponding to the print driver; when it is detected that the electronic device is connected with the image forming device corresponding to the print driver, display the image corresponding to the print driver on the system desktop of the electronic device A status monitoring icon; when it is detected that the electronic device is not connected to the image forming device corresponding to the print driver, the status monitoring icon is hidden on the system desktop. Through the above method, the problem of low user experience existing in the prior art can be improved.

Description

Icon display control method, icon display control device, and electronic device

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of icon display, and in particular, to an icon display control method, an icon display control device, and electronic equipment.

Background technique

Image forming equipment is generally used to print images or characters on imaging media (such as paper). The traditional operating system generally integrates some general drivers, and then the manufacturer of the image forming device will develop a corresponding print driver based on the functions supported by the image forming device, so as to cooperate with the general driver to control the connected image forming device .

Therefore, when a user needs to use an image forming device, he needs to acquire a corresponding print driver and install it. The acquisition and installation process of the print driver greatly reduces the user experience.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the purpose of the present application is to provide an icon display control method, an icon display control device, and an electronic device, so as to improve the problem of low user experience existing in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiment of the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

A method for controlling icon display, applied to an electronic device, the electronic device is pre-installed with a print driver, and the print driver is installed together with an operating system of the electronic device to control an image forming device, the method comprising:

Monitoring whether the electronic device is connected with an image forming device corresponding to the print driver;

When it is detected that the electronic device is connected to an image forming device corresponding to the print driver, a status monitoring icon corresponding to the print driver is displayed on the system desktop of the electronic device;

When it is detected that the electronic device is not connected to the image forming device corresponding to the print driver, the status monitoring icon is hidden on the desktop of the system.

In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned icon display control method further includes:

When it is detected that the electronic device is not connected to the image forming device corresponding to the print driver, stop executing the monitoring program in the print driver, wherein the monitoring program is used to monitor the state information of the image forming device monitor.

In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, in the above icon display control method, the status information includes at least one of remaining toner, paper jam status information and paper out status information.

In a preferred embodiment of the present application, in the above icon display control method, before the step of monitoring whether the electronic device is connected to the image forming device corresponding to the print driver, the method further includes:

The status monitoring icon is hidden on the system desktop.

In a preferred embodiment of the present application, in the above 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:

Acquire the pre-generated status monitoring tray icon corresponding to the print driver;

The status monitoring tray icon is displayed on the system task bar of the system desktop.

The embodiment of the present application also provides an icon display control device, which is applied to an electronic device, the electronic device is pre-installed with a print driver, and the print driver is installed together with the operating system of the electronic device to perform control, the device includes:

a device monitoring module, configured to monitor whether the electronic device is connected to an image forming device corresponding to the print driver;

An icon display module, configured to display a status monitoring icon corresponding to the print driver on the system desktop of the electronic device when it is detected that the electronic device is connected to an image forming device corresponding to the print driver;

The first icon hiding module is configured to hide the status monitoring icon on the system desktop when it is detected that the electronic device is not connected to the image forming device corresponding to the print driver.

In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned icon display control device further includes:

The execution stop module is used to stop the execution of the monitoring program in the printing driver program when it is detected that the electronic device is not connected to the image forming device corresponding to the printing driver program, wherein the monitoring program is used to process the image The status information of the formed equipment is monitored.

In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, in the above icon display control device, the status information includes at least one of remaining toner, paper jam status information and paper out status information.

In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned icon display control device further includes:

The second icon hiding module is configured to hide the status monitoring icon on the system desktop before the device monitoring module monitors whether the electronic device is connected with the image forming device corresponding to the print driver.

In a preferred embodiment of the present application, in the above icon display control device, the icon display module includes:

An icon acquisition submodule, configured to acquire a pre-generated status monitoring tray icon corresponding to the print driver;

The icon display submodule is used for displaying the status monitoring on the system tray of the system desktop.

The embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic device, the electronic device is pre-installed with a print driver, and the print driver is installed together with the operating system of the electronic device to control the image forming device, the electronic device includes a memory , a processor and the icon display control device, the icon display control device includes one or more software function modules stored in the memory and executed by the processor.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the program is executed, the steps of the icon display control method above are implemented.

The icon display control method, the icon display control device, and the electronic equipment provided by the present application can avoid the need of the user in the prior art by installing the print driver for controlling the image forming equipment when the operating system is installed in the electronic equipment. Going to obtain the print driver and complete the installation results in poor user experience. Moreover, by monitoring whether the electronic device is connected to the image forming device, and when it is detected that the electronic device is not connected to the image forming device, the corresponding status monitoring icon is hidden, which can prevent the user from choosing not to connect the electronic device to the image forming device. The device is connected, but the status monitoring icon is displayed on the electronic device, which causes the user to be troubled, thereby avoiding the problem of reducing the user experience, and has extremely high practical value.

In order to make the above-mentioned purpose, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, preferred embodiments will be described in detail below together with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of interaction between an electronic device and an image forming device according to an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an icon display control method provided by an embodiment of the present application.

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 including sub-steps.

FIG. 5 is an effect diagram of the status monitoring icon displayed on the system tray provided by the embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of functional modules included in the icon display control device provided by the embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram of sub-function modules included in the icon display module in FIG. 6 .

Icons: 10-electronic equipment; 12-memory; 14-processor; 20-image forming equipment; 100-icon display control device; 110-equipment monitoring module; 120-icon display module; 121-icon acquisition sub-module; 123- The icon shows the submodule; 130—the first icon hides the module.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purposes, 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 in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments It is only a part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the application generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a variety of different configurations.

Accordingly, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the application provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but merely represents selected embodiments of the application. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of this application.

It should be noted that like numerals and letters denote similar items in the following figures, therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not require further definition and explanation in subsequent figures. In the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth" and so on are only used for distinguishing descriptions, and should not be interpreted as merely or implying relative importance.

Image forming equipment generally includes, but is not limited to, printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, and all-in-one machines that integrate multiple functions such as printing, copying, faxing, and scanning. Wherein, the image forming device generally prints images or characters on an imaging medium (such as paper) through the control of connected electronic devices.

In the existing electronic equipment, when controlling the image forming equipment, some general drivers in the operating system (such as constructing the framework of the printing driver and generating some basic standard instructions) and the manufacturer of the image forming equipment are required to form Cooperate with the development of the corresponding print driver for the functions supported by the device. Among them, the print driver developed by the manufacturer needs to be downloaded and installed by the user when using the image forming device. Moreover, the installation needs to be carried out according to the specified steps, which will make the entire installation process very complicated, resulting in low user experience and not taking advantage of market promotion.

Therefore, after long-term research, the inventor found that the print driver developed by the manufacturer can be installed together when the operating system is installed, so that when the user needs to use the image forming device, the image forming device can be directly and effectively control, thereby avoiding the inconvenience caused by the need for the user to install the print driver by himself, and effectively improving the user's enthusiasm for using the image forming device. At the same time, the inventor also found that after the print driver is installed, a corresponding status monitoring icon will be generated and displayed on the system desktop. Moreover, not all users who use the electronic device with the print driver installed in advance choose to connect the image forming device. Therefore, for some users who do not know how to use an image forming device, if the aforementioned status monitoring icon is also displayed on the system desktop of the electronic device, the users will be confused.

Based on the above research, the inventor proposes a technical solution that can solve the above technical problems. Specifically, as shown in Figure 1, the embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device 10, the electronic device 10 is pre-installed with a print driver, and the print driver is installed together with the operating system of the electronic device 10 to The image forming apparatus 20 performs control. Moreover, the electronic device 10 may include a memory 12 , a processor 14 and an icon display control device 100 .

The memory 12 and the processor 14 are electrically connected directly or indirectly to realize data transmission or interaction. For example, they can be electrically connected to each other through one or more communication buses or signal lines. The icon display control device 100 includes at least one software function module that can be stored in the memory 12 in the form of software or firmware. The processor 14 is used to execute executable computer programs stored in the memory 12, for example, the software function modules and computer programs included in the icon display control device 100, so as to realize the icon display control method.

Wherein, the memory 12 can be, but not limited to, random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), read-only memory (Read Only Memory, ROM), programmable read-only memory (Programmable Read-OnlyMemory, PROM), Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), Electric Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), etc. Wherein, the memory 12 is used to store programs, and the processor 14 executes the programs after receiving execution instructions.

The processor 14 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capability. Above-mentioned processor 14 can be general-purpose processor, comprises central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), network processor (Network Processor, NP), system on chip (System on Chip, SoC) etc.; Can also be digital signal processing DSP, Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components. Various methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented or executed. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, or the processor may be any conventional processor, or the like.

It can be understood that the structure shown in FIG. 1 is only for illustration, and the electronic device 10 may also include more or fewer components than those shown in FIG. 1 , or have a configuration different from that shown in FIG. 1 . Each component shown in Fig. 1 may be implemented by hardware, software or a combination thereof.

With reference to FIG. 2 , the embodiment of the present application further provides an icon display control method applicable to the above-mentioned electronic device 10 . Wherein, the method steps defined by the process related to the icon display control method may be implemented by the electronic device 10 . The specific process shown in FIG. 2 will be described in detail below.

Step S110, monitoring whether the electronic device 10 is connected with the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver.

In this embodiment, the electronic device 10 is installed with a print driver when the operating system is installed. Therefore, after the electronic device 10 is started, it can be monitored whether the electronic device 10 is connected with the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver. And, when it is detected that the electronic device 10 is connected with the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver, step S120 can be executed; when it is detected that the electronic device 10 is not connected with the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver, step S120 can be executed Step S130.

It should be noted that the detection that the electronic device 10 is not connected to the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver may include that the electronic device 10 is not connected to any image forming device 20, and the electronic device 10 is connected to the image forming device 20. However, this image forming device 20 is not the image forming device 20 corresponding to the installed print driver.

Step S120 , displaying the status monitoring icon corresponding to the print driver on the system desktop of the electronic device 10 .

In this embodiment, when it is detected that the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver is connected to the electronic device 10, it means that the user of the electronic device 10 also belongs to the user of the image forming device 20. For the monitoring of the image forming device 20, the status monitoring icon corresponding to the print driver (also called the icon of the status monitor of the image forming device 20) can be displayed on the system desktop of the electronic device 10.

Wherein, after the status monitoring icon is clicked, the device management interface of the image forming device 20 can be displayed, and the display content of the device management interface can include the type and model of the image forming device 20, the connection mode with the image forming device 20 and the For the status information and the like obtained through monitoring by the image forming apparatus 20 , refer to FIG. 3 for details.

Optionally, the specific content of the status information is not limited, and can be selected according to actual application requirements, as long as it has all the status information that the image forming device 20 can monitor, for example, according to different image forming devices 20, The status information may include at least one of remaining toner, paper jam status information, and paper out status information.

Step S130 , hiding the status monitoring icon corresponding to the print driver on the system desktop of the electronic device 10 .

In this embodiment, when it is detected that the electronic device 10 is not connected to the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver, it means that the user of the electronic device 10 does not belong to or currently does not belong to the user of the image forming device 20, therefore, In order to prevent the user from being disturbed by the displayed status monitoring icon corresponding to the print driver, the status monitoring icon may be hidden on the system desktop of the electronic device 10 .

It should be noted that the above-mentioned print driver program is not a part of the program developed by the manufacturer of the image forming device 20 for the image forming device 20, but the entire program currently developed, which can directly control the image forming device 20 without adding other programs. The image forming apparatus 20 performs all functions.

Wherein, the above-mentioned print driver can be integrated in the operating system, and can be released and upgraded together with the operating system. Therefore, even if the manufacturer further develops the print driver in the later stage, the user does not need to download and install the program by himself. , which further improves the convenience of using the image forming device 20, which is conducive to expanding the application scope of the market and improving market competitiveness.

Moreover, the type of the above-mentioned operating system is not limited, and can be selected according to actual application requirements. For example, it can be a domestic operating system such as Zhongke Fangde, Winning Kirin, and Yinhe Kirin.

Optionally, the manner of performing step S110 to monitor whether the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver is connected is not limited, and can be selected according to actual application requirements. For example, in an alternative example, it is possible to monitor whether there is an image forming device 20 of a predetermined model in a printing port or a printing queue of the operating system. Among them, in the Microsoft Windows system, it can be monitored based on the print port; in the Linux system, it can be monitored based on the print queue.

For another example, in another alternative example, it is possible to monitor whether there is an image forming device 20 of a predetermined model on the physical communication port of the electronic device 10, and when there is an image forming device 20 of a predetermined model, it can be determined that the electronic device 10 An image forming device 20 corresponding to a print driver is connected to the device 10 .

Optionally, the manner of performing step S120 to display the status monitoring icons is not limited, and may be selected according to actual application requirements. For example, in an alternative example, it may be displayed on any area of the system desktop of the electronic device 10 so that the user can see it.

For another example, in another alternative example, in order to facilitate the user to operate the status monitoring icon, it can be displayed on the system task bar of the system desktop, 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 pre-generated status monitoring tray icon corresponding to the print driver.

Step S123, displaying the status monitoring tray icon on the system task bar of the system desktop.

In this embodiment, after the print driver is installed, a corresponding status monitoring tray icon can be generated, and then, when step S121 is executed, the status monitoring tray icon can be acquired. In addition, when step S123 is executed, the status monitoring icon can be displayed on the system task bar of the system desktop, so as to be convenient for the user to view and operate, which has high practical value.

Wherein, it should be noted that, the above-mentioned system task bar refers to the display area at the lower right corner of the system desktop, and this display area is also called the system tray area. For details, refer to FIG. 5 .

Optionally, the manner of performing step S130 to hide the status monitoring icon is not limited, and can be selected according to actual application requirements. For example, if the status monitoring icon is not displayed on the system desktop before step S110 is executed, it is only necessary to continue to maintain the status when step S130 is executed.

For another example, if the status monitoring icon has been displayed on the system desktop before step S110 is executed, when step S130 is executed, a hidden action needs to be performed so that the status monitoring icon is not displayed on the system desktop.

It should be noted that the specific way of performing the hidden action so that the system desktop does not display the status monitoring icon is not limited, for example, it can be controlled by calling the port (API port) of the print driver to complete.

Further, in order to avoid the situation that the status monitoring icon is displayed on the system desktop before step S110 is executed, in this embodiment, the icon display control method may further include the following steps: hiding the status monitoring icon on the system desktop .

That is to say, in this embodiment, the default status of the status monitoring icon can be set to be hidden, so as to avoid the unconnected image forming device 20 being displayed on the system desktop due to failure to perform steps S110-Step S130 in time when a fault occurs. The situation where the status monitor icon is displayed further avoids problems that may cause confusion to the user.

Further, considering that the pre-installed print driver includes a monitoring program, when the monitoring program is executed, the status information of the image forming device 20 (such as the remaining amount of toner, paper jam status information and paper out status information, etc.) will be monitored , in order to avoid the problem of waste of processor 14 resources caused by executing the monitoring program when the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver is not connected, in this embodiment, when it is determined that the electronic device 10 is not connected For the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver, the following step may also be performed: stop executing the monitoring program in the print driver.

That is to say, when it is detected that the electronic device 10 is not connected to the image forming device 20, the state information of the image forming device 20 is not needed and cannot be monitored. Therefore, the execution of the corresponding monitoring program can be stopped to save the processor 14. resource.

Further, considering that the electronic device 10 and the image forming device 20 are generally connected through the network, in order to effectively prompt the user when the network is disconnected, it is also possible to determine whether there is currently a job to be printed, and then, based on different judgment results Perform different steps.

For example, in an alternative example, when it is determined that there is currently no job to be printed, the status monitoring icon can be hidden; when it is determined that there is currently a job to be printed, the status monitoring icon can be displayed as offline Status, for example, can change a colored status monitor icon to a gray status monitor icon to alert the user.

With reference to FIG. 6 , the embodiment of the present application further provides an icon display control apparatus 100 applicable to the above-mentioned electronic device 1010 . Wherein, the icon display control device 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 electronic device 10 is connected with the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver. In this embodiment, the device monitoring module 110 can be used to execute step S110 shown in FIG. 2 , and for relevant content of the device monitoring module 110, reference can be made to the description of step S110 above.

The icon display module 120 is configured to display a status monitoring icon corresponding to the print driver on the system desktop of the electronic device 10 when it is detected 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 can be used to execute step S120 shown in FIG. 2 , and for relevant content of the icon display module 120, reference can be made to the description of step S120 above.

The first icon hiding module 130 is configured to hide the status monitoring icon on the system desktop when detecting that the electronic device 10 is not connected to the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver. In this embodiment, the first icon hiding module 130 may be configured to execute step S130 shown in FIG. 2 , and for relevant content of the first icon hiding module 130 , reference may be made to the foregoing description of step S130 .

Referring to FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, the icon display module 120 may include an icon acquisition submodule 121 and an icon display submodule 123 .

The icon acquisition sub-module 121 is configured to acquire the pre-generated status monitoring tray icon corresponding to the print driver. In this embodiment, the icon acquisition sub-module 121 may be configured to execute step S121 shown in FIG. 4 , and for relevant content of the icon acquisition sub-module 121 , reference may be made to the foregoing description of step S121 .

The icon display sub-module 123 is configured to display the status monitoring on the system task bar of the system desktop. In this embodiment, the icon display sub-module 123 can be used to execute step S123 shown in FIG. 4 , and for relevant content of the icon display sub-module 123 , reference can be made to the previous description of step S123 .

Further, in this embodiment, the icon display control device 100 may further include an execution stop module and a second icon hiding module.

The execution stop module is configured to stop the execution of the monitoring program in the printing driver program when it is detected that the electronic device 10 is not connected to the image forming device 20 corresponding to the printing driver program, wherein the monitoring program is used for The state information of the image forming apparatus 20 is monitored. The status information may include at least one of remaining toner, paper jam status information and paper out status information.

The second icon hiding module is used to hide the state monitoring on the system desktop before the device monitoring module 110 monitors whether the electronic device 10 is connected to the image forming device 20 corresponding to the print driver. icon.

In the embodiment of the present application, corresponding to the icon display control method shown in FIGS. The respective steps of the icon display control method described above are performed.

Wherein, the various steps executed when the aforementioned computer program is running will not be repeated here one by one, and reference may be made to the previous explanations of the icon display control method.

In summary, the icon display control method, the icon display control device 100, and the electronic device 10 provided by the present application, when the operating system is installed in the electronic device 10, a print driver for controlling the image forming device 20 is installed together, It can avoid the problem in the prior art that the user needs to obtain the print driver by himself and complete the installation, resulting in low user experience. Moreover, by monitoring whether the electronic device 10 is connected to the image forming device 20, and when it is detected that the electronic device 10 is not connected to the image forming device 20, the corresponding status monitoring icon is hidden, which can prevent the user from not choosing to connect the electronic device 10 to the image forming device 20. The device 10 is connected to the image forming device 20, but the status monitoring icon is displayed on the electronic device 10, causing the user to be troubled, thereby avoiding the problem of reducing the user experience, and has extremely high practical value.

In the several embodiments provided in the embodiments of the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods may also be implemented in other ways. The device and method embodiments described above are only illustrative. For example, the flow charts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings show possible implementation architectures of devices, methods and computer program products according to multiple embodiments of the present application, function and operation. In this regard, each block in a flowchart or block diagram may represent a module, program segment, or part of code that includes one or more Executable instructions. 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 in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or they may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It should also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, can be implemented by a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified function or action , or may be implemented by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

In addition, each functional module in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated to form an independent part, each module may exist independently, or two or more modules may be integrated to form an independent part.

If the functions are implemented in the form of software function modules and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art or the part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including Several instructions are used to make a computer device (which may be a personal computer, electronic device, or network device, etc.) execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application. The aforementioned storage media include: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), magnetic disk or optical disc, etc., which can store program codes. . It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article or apparatus comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent in the process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or apparatus comprising said element.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, there may be various modifications and changes in the present application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of this application shall be included within the protection scope of this application.

Claims (10)

1. A method for controlling icon display, applied to electronic equipment, characterized in that the electronic equipment is pre-installed with a print driver, and the print driver is installed together with the operating system of the electronic equipment to control the image forming equipment , the method includes: Monitoring whether the electronic device is connected with an image forming device corresponding to the print driver; When it is detected that the electronic device is connected to the image forming device corresponding to the print driver, a status monitoring icon corresponding to the print driver is displayed on the system desktop of the electronic device; wherein, after clicking the status monitoring icon, the The system desktop displays the device management interface of the image forming device; When it is detected that the electronic device is not connected to the image forming device corresponding to the print driver, the status monitoring icon is hidden on the system desktop; When it is detected that the electronic device is not connected to the image forming device corresponding to the print driver, stop executing the monitoring program in the print driver, wherein the monitoring program is used to monitor the state information of the image forming device monitor. 2 . The icon display control method according to claim 1 , wherein the status information includes at least one of remaining toner, paper jam status information and paper out status information. 3 . 3. The icon display control method according to any one of claims 1-2, characterized in that, before the step of monitoring whether the electronic device is connected to the image forming device corresponding to the print driver, the method further includes : The status monitoring icon is hidden on the system desktop. 4. The icon display control method according to any one of claims 1-2, wherein the step of displaying the first status icon corresponding to the print driver on the system desktop of the electronic device comprises: Acquire the pre-generated status monitoring tray icon corresponding to the print driver; The status monitoring tray icon is displayed on the system task bar of the system desktop. 5. An icon display control device, applied to electronic equipment, characterized in that the electronic equipment is pre-installed with a print driver, and the print driver is installed together with the operating system of the electronic equipment to control the image forming equipment , the device includes: a device monitoring module, configured to monitor whether the electronic device is connected to an image forming device corresponding to the print driver; The icon display module is used to display the status monitoring icon corresponding to the print driver on the system desktop of the electronic device when it is detected that the electronic device is connected to the image forming device corresponding to the print driver; wherein, clicking the After the status monitoring icon, the system desktop displays the device management interface of the image forming device; A first icon hiding module, configured to hide the status monitoring icon on the system desktop when it is detected that the electronic device is not connected to the image forming device corresponding to the print driver; The execution stop module is used to stop the execution of the monitoring program in the printing driver program when it is detected that the electronic device is not connected to the image forming device corresponding to the printing driver program, wherein the monitoring program is used to process the image The status information of the formed equipment is monitored. 6 . The icon display control device according to claim 5 , wherein the status information includes at least one of remaining toner, paper jam status information and paper out status information. 7 . 7. The icon display control device according to any one of claims 5-6, further comprising: The second icon hiding module is configured to hide the status monitoring icon on the system desktop before the device monitoring module monitors whether the electronic device is connected with the image forming device corresponding to the print driver. 8. The icon display control device according to any one of claims 5-6, wherein the icon display module comprises: An icon acquisition submodule, configured to acquire a pre-generated status monitoring tray icon corresponding to the print driver; The icon display submodule is used for displaying the status monitoring on the system tray of the system desktop. 9. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device is pre-installed with a print driver, and the print driver is installed together with the operating system of the electronic device to control the image forming device, the electronic device includes a memory, A processor and the icon display control device according to any one of claims 5-8, the icon display control device comprises 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, when the program is executed, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1-4 are implemented.

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