Universal printing method of non-drawing files, driving module and electronic device

Abstract

The invention relates to a general printing method for a non-graphic file, a driving module and an electronic device. By installing a general printing driving program on an intelligent mobile phone or personal digital assistant which supports a PictBridge, the general printing method for the non-graphic file executes the steps as follows: an application program is started and a non-graphic file is opened; the non-graphic file is converted into at least an image file by the driving program and an imaging module in an operation system; finally, at least one image file is transmitted to a printing device by the PictBridge. The method converts the non-graphic multipage files which can not be generally printed by the PictBridge originally into image files, thus printing the non-graphic multipage files by the printing device which supports the PictBridge.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a general printing method, in particular to a general printing method, a drive module and an electronic device for non-graphic files used by small electronic devices carried around. Background technique [0002] With the increasing popularity of digital (ie, digital) cameras, the demand for digital image output is also increasing. In the early days of digital image output, it was necessary to use computers and related software to read and even adjust image files in digital cameras or memory cards before printing out digital photos. In recent years, in order to make the digital image output of digital cameras more convenient, a number of photocopiers and digital camera manufacturers have jointly published the "Image Bridge Printing Protocol (hereinafter referred to as PictBridge)", as long as the digital camera supporting PictBridge and the printing Connected with a computer, it can directly output digital photos, and even set ...

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[0004] However, the small electronic device 10, in addition to existing functions such as calling, memorizing and the aforementioned digital camera functions, also has functions such as sending and receiving emails, browsing web pages, opening / or even editing WORD, PDF, PPT, HTML and other non-graphic functions. However, even if the small electronic device 10 and the printer 15 both support the PictBridge protocol and can easily print the image file 110, because PictBridge does not support file formats other than image files, when the user wants to print the small electronic When the non-graphic files 120 such as WORD, PDF, PPT, HTML in the device 10, but still need to print photos like the early digital camera-through a computer 13 and its related application programs (programs are programs, hereinafter all referred to as programs) The file can be printed only after the module 131 reads the file

It can be seen from this that the portable small electronic devices 10 such as smart phones or personal digital assistants are inconvenient in the output and use of non-graphic files 120, so there is indeed a need for research and development. The problem

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