TWI489283B - Install method, print method and print equipment using same - Google Patents

Description

Installation method, printing method and its applicable printing device

The present invention relates to a printing apparatus and method, and more particularly to an installation method, a printing method and a printing device thereof applicable to a printing system of a portable electronic device.

In view of the popularity of portable electronic devices and the improvement of their performance, such as smart phones or tablets, people are expected to be able to carry portable electronic products due to their slimness, compactness, versatile integration, high processing speed and portability. The device performs all the work of a traditional personal desktop or laptop, replacing the role of a desktop or laptop with a portable electronic device.

In general, portable electronic devices have a small screen size. If it is inconvenient and difficult to read data directly on the screen, users often need to print out the data in the portable electronic device. In view of this, the industry has developed a variety of printing devices with different functional positioning, such as multifunction printers, laser printers and inkjet printers. Moreover, black and white printing or color columns are also available. Printed to distinguish the printing equipment to meet different printing needs. Therefore, in commercial, teaching or home settings, such as offices, studios, research rooms or homes, there are often multiple printing devices for printing on all computers and portable electronic devices in the area.

Traditionally, in order to meet economic efficiency and convenience considerations, multiple printing devices are often connected to the regional internal network, that is, the regional network, and use the network communication protocol as a printing device to receive the input interface of the printed data. When the user wants to use the portable electronic device to print through the designated printing device, the driver corresponding to the specified printing device must be installed first, please refer to FIG. 1 , which is the installation of the traditional printing device. Method flow chart. As shown in FIG. 1 , the printing device installation method of the conventional portable electronic device includes the steps. First, as shown in step S1, the user obtains the Internet Protocol address corresponding to the designated printing device (Internet Protocol). Address, IP Address); secondly, as shown in step S2, the portable electronic device searches through the network and obtains a list of printing devices, where the printing device list usually includes the names of the plurality of printing devices and the corresponding Internet. a path protocol address; then, as shown in step S3, the portable electronic device displays the list of the printing device on the screen for the user to select; then, as shown in step S4, the user addresses the Internet protocol according to the address The designated printing device is selected in the printing device list; finally, as shown in step S5, the portable electronic device installs a driver corresponding to the designated printing device. After the driver is installed, the portable electronic device can print through the designated printing device.

To complete the driver installation of the printing device through the above installation method, the user needs to have the Internet or information related expertise to obtain the Internet Protocol address corresponding to the printing device for installation. However, for the average user or the general public, not only the acquisition of the Internet Protocol address has high technical complexity, but also the Internet Protocol address is a series of digital combinations, which is meaningless to the average user, and more It is easy to cause confusion or identify the wrong situation. In addition, since the user must select the designated printing device in the printing device list, when the user cannot obtain the Internet Protocol address corresponding to the designated printing device, the user must further obtain the name or model of the printing device. Not only is it difficult to identify, but it is more likely to occur in a printing device having a plurality of printing devices of the same name or model, and since the screen size of the portable electronic device is limited, a printing device list containing a plurality of information is included. When displayed on the screen, it is often accompanied by problems that are too small to be easily recognized due to the font size.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an installation method, a printing method, and a printing device thereof, and to solve the problem that a conventional portable electronic device is required to install a printing device driver for printing, due to high technical complexity Obtain the Internet Protocol address, name, or confusion and recognition error of the specified printing device, and the limitation of the size of the screen, which causes the printing device list font to be too small to be easily recognized.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an installation method, a printing method, and a printing device thereof, which can display a corresponding specific printing device through a portable electronic device and a printing device, and can directly select a corresponding printing device to be driven. The program is installed to reduce the technical complexity and avoid confusion and identify errors, so as to enhance the user experience.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an installation method, a printing method and a printing device thereof, which can effectively utilize the display module of the portable electronic device and the printing device by displaying the specific and simple features of the graphic. The dimensional characteristics are displayed and easily identifiable, selected and installed.

In order to achieve the above object, a broader aspect of the present invention provides a mounting method comprising at least the steps of: providing a portable electronic device and at least one printing device; the portable electronic device searching through a network and obtaining a column a printed device list; the portable electronic device displays a list of the printing device including at least one specific graphic; the printing device displays the specific graphic corresponding to the printing device; and selects a corresponding graphic in the printing device list The printing device; and the portable electronic device installs a driver corresponding to the printing device.

In order to achieve the above object, another broad aspect of the present invention provides a printing method comprising at least the steps of: (a) providing a portable electronic device and at least one printing device; and (b) transmitting the portable electronic device. The device selects the printing device to prepare for a printing job; (c) the portable electronic device determines whether a driver corresponding to one of the printing devices is installed; (d) when the determination result is no, the portable device The electronic device searches for and obtains a list of printing devices through a network; (e) the portable electronic device displays a list of the printing devices including at least one specific graphic; (f) the printing device displays the corresponding printing device a specific graphic; (g) selecting the printing device corresponding to the specific graphic in the printing device list; (h) the portable electronic device installing the driver corresponding to the printing device; and (i) The portable electronic device performs the printing operation through the printing device.

In order to achieve the above object, another broad aspect of the present invention provides a printing device, which is applicable to a printing system including a portable electronic device, and includes at least: a control module; a storage module; The control module is connected to store a type of information and an internet protocol address; a communication module is coupled to a network and connected to the control module for receiving the portable electronic device The network sends a broadcast signal, and after receiving the model information and the Internet Protocol address to the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device sends a specific graphic; a display module connected to the control module for displaying the specific graphic image, and a printing module connected to the control module and configured on the portable electronic device When selected, the portable electronic device is designated to print one of the jobs.

Some exemplary embodiments embodying the features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following description. It should be understood that the present invention is capable of various modifications in the various aspects of the present invention, and the description and drawings are intended to be illustrative and not limiting.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , which are block diagrams of the printing method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention and the printing system architecture applicable to the mounting method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the printing method of the present invention is applicable to the printing system 1, and includes at least the steps. First, as shown in step S10, the portable electronic device 2 and at least one printing device 3 are provided. The portable electronic device 2 can be, for example, but not limited to, a smart phone, a tablet, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, or a palmtop computer, and the printing device 3 can be, for example but not limited to, a multifunction printer. a laser printer, an inkjet printer, or a dot matrix printer; secondly, as shown in step S20, the portable electronic device 2 searches through the network N and obtains a list of printing devices, wherein the network N is The network can be an Internet, a mobile communication network, a regional network, or a wireless local area network, but is not limited thereto. Then, as shown in step S30, the portable electronic device 2 displays at least one specific graphic. Printing device list; next, as shown in step S40, the printing device 3 displays the specific graphic corresponding to itself; again, as shown in step S50, selecting the printing device 3 corresponding to the specific graphic in the printing device list; Finally, as shown in step S60, the portable electronic device Set 2 to install the driver corresponding to the printing device 3. It can be seen that the present embodiment displays the same specific graphic through the portable electronic device 2 and the printing device 3, and can directly select the corresponding printing device 3 for driver installation, thereby reducing technical complexity and avoiding confusion and identifying errors. In order to enhance the user experience.

Please refer to FIG. 4 and cooperate with FIG. 2 , wherein FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of step S10 and step S20 shown in FIG. 2 . As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the step S10 of the printing device mounting method of the printing system of the portable electronic device of the present invention provides the portable electronic device 2 and at least one portable electronic device 3, for example, three. Portable electronic device 3, but not limited to this. When the portable electronic device wants to install the designated printing device 3, in step S20, the broadcast signal BS is sent through the network N to search for the printing device 3 in the network N, and each printing device 3 receives the data. After the broadcast signal BS, the model information and the Internet Protocol Address (IP Address) are transmitted to the portable electronic device 2, and the model information and the Internet Protocol address transmitted by the system are transmitted simultaneously or according to the reaction time. Passed, and the model information can include the model code and model name, etc., but not limited to this. After receiving the model information and the Internet Protocol address transmitted by each printing device 3, the portable electronic device 2 integrates the model information and the Internet Protocol address corresponding to each printing device 3 to obtain the printing. Device list T.

After obtaining the printing device list T, the portable electronic device 2 encodes each printing device 3, and each printing device 3 corresponds to a specific graphic. Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 2 , wherein FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of step S30 and step S40 shown in FIG. 2 . As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, in step S30 of the installation method of the present invention, the portable electronic device 2 displays a printing device list T, wherein the printing device list T includes at least one specific graphic W, and can further The information content of each printing device 3 and the information content of the Internet Protocol address are included, and the displayed information content can be manually or automatically adjusted according to the size characteristics of the display module of the portable electronic device 2, so that the model information and The information content such as the Internet Protocol address is selectively displayed on the portable electronic device 2, for example, to provide the user with the type information of the printing device 3 and the display of the information content such as the Internet Protocol address. Or by automatically displaying the font size of the font displayed on the display module, and automatically selecting whether to display the type information and the Internet Protocol address, etc. depending on the size of the display module of the portable electronic device 2, Limited. In this embodiment, the model information of the printing device 3 and the display of the Internet Protocol address can be manually or automatically adjusted according to the size characteristics of the display module of the portable electronic device 2, or even the model information is not displayed at all. And the Internet Protocol address, and only the specific image W is displayed, so that the specific image W can be easily and clearly identified when displayed on the display module of the portable electronic device 2. And installation and other functions.

While the portable electronic device 2 displays the printing device list T, the portable electronic device 2 transmits the specific graphic images corresponding to the respective printing devices 3 to the respective printing devices 3. After receiving the specific graphic W sent by the portable electronic device 2 and corresponding to itself, each printing device 3 displays a specific graphic W corresponding to itself according to step S40, except that the user can view, identify and confirm whether it is In addition to the designated printing device 3, the user can further confirm and verify whether the physical setting position of the designated printing device 3 is correct. For example, when a plurality of printing apparatuses 3 having the same name are displayed in the printing apparatus list T, if the physical setting position of the printing apparatus 3 is not confirmed and verified in the installation method of the present case, the selection may be correct. The name of the printing device 3 is printed, but the printing operation is performed by the printing device 3 located on different floors in the adjacent building. On the contrary, the installation method of the present invention can effectively avoid the occurrence of situations such as printing operations by selecting an incorrect printing device.

According to the concept of the present case, the specific graphic text W can be a sequence of numbers or letters, etc., for example: "1, 2, 3", "a, b, c", "α, β, γ" or "A, B , C, etc., but not limited thereto, may also be non-sequential symbols or images, such as but not limited to "θ, Ω, Σ", to correspond to individual printing devices 3, and for user identification and Select the corresponding printing device 3. Since the printing device installation method of the present invention only needs to select the printing device 3 corresponding to the specific graphic W in the printing device list T displayed by the portable electronic device 2, that is, the printing device displaying the same specific graphic W is displayed. 3, so regardless of whether the specific graphic W has the concept of order, it can be easily identified, selected and installed through the installation method of this case.

Please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 2 , wherein FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of step S50 and step S60 shown in FIG. 2 . As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , the printing method of the present invention displays the specific graphic image W corresponding to the printing device 3, and the user is displayed in the portable electronic device 2 as shown in step S50. The printing device 3 corresponding to the specific graphic W is selected in the printing device list T, and as shown in step S60, the portable electronic device 2 is installed with the driver corresponding to the printing device 3. Taking the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 as an example, the user selects a specific printing device W in the printing device list T displayed by the portable electronic device 2, that is, the printing device 3 displaying the character "2", and Install the driver of the printing device 3 that also displays the text "2", and complete the installation process of the printing device 3, but not limited thereto.

Please refer to Figure 3 again with Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6. In some embodiments, the printing system 1 to which the installation method of the present invention is applicable includes the portable electronic device 2 and the printing device 3. The printing device 3 includes a control module 31, a storage module 32, a communication module 33, a display module 34, and a printing module 35. The storage module 32 is connected to the control module 31 for storing the model information 321 and the internet protocol address 322. The communication module 33 is connected to the network N and connected to the control module 31 for receiving the broadcast signal BS sent by the portable electronic device 2 through the network N, and transmitting the model information 321 and the Internet in response to the broadcast signal BS. After the network protocol address 322 is connected to the portable electronic device 2, the specific graphic W sent by the portable electronic device 2 is received. The display module 34 is connected to the control module for displaying a specific graphic image W, and the printing module 35 is connected to the control module, and is configured on the portable electronic device 2 by a specific graphic image. When selected, the printing operation specified by the portable electronic device 2 is performed.

According to the concept of the present invention, the display module 34 of the printing device 3 of the present invention further includes a display panel 341 for displaying a specific graphic image and other printing information, and the control module 31 of the printing device 3 further includes a panel. The control protocol processing unit 311 receives and processes the specific image W transmitted by the portable electronic device 2 through the panel control protocol of the common industry standard, and displays the image on the display panel 341 of the display module 34, but does not limit.

The portable electronic device 2 includes a control module 21, a storage module 22, a communication module 23, a display module 24, and a human-machine interface 25. The control module 21 is configured to control the overall portable electronic device. The operation of device 2. The storage module 22 is connected to the control module 21 for storing the printing device searching system 221 and the printing device database 222. The communication module 23 is connected to the network N and connected to the control module 21 for transmitting the broadcast signal BS through the network N, receiving the model information 321 transmitted by the printing device 3, and the Internet Protocol address 322 and issuing Specific graphic W to print device 3. In this embodiment, after the communication module 23 receives the model information 321 and the Internet Protocol address 322 transmitted by the printing device 3, the control module 21 will correspond to the model information 321 and the Internet of each printing device 3. The route protocol address 322 is integrated to obtain a list of printed devices T. The display module 24 is connected to the control module 21 for displaying the printing device list T. The human machine interface 25 is connected to the control module 21 for providing the user with the operation and selecting the printing device 3 corresponding to the specific graphic W.

According to the concept of the present invention, when the portable electronic device 2 searches for and obtains the printing device list T through the network N and installs the driver for the corresponding printing device 3, the portable electronic device 2 stores the storage module in the portable electronic device 2 respectively. The printing device search system 221 of 22 and the printing device database 222 are implemented. In other words, the portable electronic device 2 searches for and obtains the printing device list T through the network N by using the printing device search system 221 stored in the storage module 22, and when the driver corresponding to the printing device 3 is installed. The printing device database 222 stored in the storage module 22 searches for the matching driver and performs installation to complete the installation process of the printing device 3, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the display module 24 of the portable electronic device 2 can be integrated with the human-machine interface 25 as a touch screen for the user to operate intuitively, but not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 3, wherein FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the printing method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7, the printing method of the present invention includes at least the steps. First, as shown in step S100, the portable electronic device 2 and at least one printing device 3 are provided. Secondly, as shown in step S200, The printing device 3 is selected by the portable electronic device 2 to prepare for the printing operation; then, as shown in step S300, the portable electronic device 2 determines whether the driver corresponding to the printing device 3 is installed; In step S400, when the determination result in step S300 is negative, the portable electronic device 2 searches for and obtains the printing device list through the network N. Then, as shown in step S500, the portable electronic device 2 displays at least a printing device list of a specific graphic; further, as shown in step S600, the printing device 3 displays a specific graphic corresponding to itself; and then, as shown in step S700, selecting a corresponding graphic in the printing device list And printing the device 3; then, as shown in step S800, the portable electronic device 2 is installed with a driver corresponding to the printing device 3; finally, as shown in step S900, the portable electronic device 2 is processed by the printing device 3. Print the work. In other embodiments, when the determination result in the step S300 is YES, the step S900 is directly performed, and the portable electronic device 2 can directly perform the printing operation through the printing device 3.

In summary, the present invention provides an installation method, a printing method, and a printing device thereof, which can display a corresponding specific printing device through a portable electronic device and a printing device, and can directly select a corresponding printing device to be driven. The program is installed to reduce the technical complexity and avoid confusion and identify errors, so as to enhance the user experience. In addition, by displaying the simple and clear characteristics of the specific graphic, the display module of the portable electronic device and the printing device can be effectively used for display, and the functions of easy identification, selection and installation can be achieved.

The present invention has been described in detail by the above-described embodiments, and may be modified by those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

1. . . Printing system

2. . . Portable electronic device

twenty one. . . Control module

twenty two. . . Storage module

221. . . Print device search system

222. . . Print device database

twenty three. . . Communication module

twenty four. . . Display module

25. . . Human machine interface

3. . . Printing equipment

31. . . Control module

311. . . Panel control protocol protocol processing unit

32. . . Storage module

321. . . Model information

322. . . Internet Protocol Address

33. . . Communication module

34. . . Display module

341. . . Display panel

35. . . Print module

BS. . . Broadcast signal

N. . . network

S1~S5. . . step

S10~S60. . . step

S100~S900. . . step

T. . . Print device list

W. . . Specific graphic

Figure 1 is a flow chart of the installation method of the conventional printing device.

Figure 2 is a flow chart of the installation method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram of the printing system architecture to which the mounting method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is applicable.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the steps S10 and S20 shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing step S30 and step S40 shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing the steps S50 and S60 shown in Fig. 2.

Figure 7 is a flow chart of the printing method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

S10~S60. . . step

Claims (10)

An installation method comprising at least the steps:
Providing a portable electronic device and at least one printing device;
The portable electronic device searches through a network and obtains a list of printed devices;
The portable electronic device displays a list of the printing devices including at least one specific graphic;
The printing device displays the specific graphic corresponding to the printing device;
Selecting the printing device corresponding to the specific graphic in the printing device list; and the portable electronic device installing the driver corresponding to the printing device. The installation method of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device transmits a broadcast signal through the network, and receives one type of information and an internet address for each of the printing devices to be broadcasted. The network protocol address, which integrates the model information and the Internet Protocol address to obtain a list of the printed devices. The installation method of claim 2, wherein the model information of the printing device comprises a model code and a model name. The installation method of claim 2, wherein the printing device list further includes the model information of each of the printing devices and the internet protocol address, and the model information and the internet protocol The address is selectively displayed on the portable electronic device. The installation method of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device displays the list of the printing devices including the at least the specific graphic, and the corresponding graphic is corresponding to each of the printing devices. Passed to each of the printing devices separately. The method of claim 5, wherein the printing device further comprises a control module and a display module, the control module includes a panel control protocol processing unit, and the display module is The display panel includes a display panel, wherein the panel control protocol processing unit of the control module receives and processes the specific graphic transmitted by the portable electronic device through a one-page control communication protocol, thereby displaying the corresponding printing device The specific image is on the display panel of the display module. The method of installation of claim 1, wherein the specific graphic is a sequence of numbers or letters, or a symbol or image that is not sequential. A printing method comprising at least the steps of:
(a) providing a portable electronic device and at least one printing device;
(b) selecting the printing device through the portable electronic device to prepare for a printing job;
(c) the portable electronic device determines whether a driver corresponding to one of the printing devices is installed;
(d) when the determination result is negative, the portable electronic device searches through a network and obtains a list of printing devices;
(e) the portable electronic device displays a list of the printing devices including at least one specific graphic;
(f) the printing device displays the specific graphic corresponding to itself;
(g) selecting the printing device corresponding to the specific graphic in the printing device list;
(h) the portable electronic device mounts the driver corresponding to the printing device; and (i) the portable electronic device performs the printing operation through the printing device. The printing method according to claim 8, wherein when the judgment result of the step (c) is YES, the step (i) is directly performed after the step (c). A printing device suitable for printing a system including a portable electronic device, comprising at least:
a control module;
a storage module coupled to the control module for storing a model information and an internet protocol address;
a communication module connected to a network and connected to the control module for receiving a broadcast signal sent by the portable electronic device through the network, and transmitting the model information according to the broadcast signal After the Internet Protocol address is addressed to the portable electronic device, receiving the specific graphic text sent by the portable electronic device;
a display module connected to the control module for displaying the specific graphic image, and a printing module connected to the control module and configured on the portable electronic device When selected, the portable electronic device is designated to print one of the jobs.