Printer drive ppd automatic configuration method

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of printer configuration, and particularly provides a printer drive ppd automatic configuration method, which comprises the following steps: when a printer configuration event is triggered, obtaining printer equipment information; acquiring ppd configuration information from a printer server according to the equipment information and the operating system information; adding a corresponding printer through the acquired ppd configuration information; after printer adding is completed, printer information collected in the adding process is recorded; and executing a system restarting prompt, and displaying peripheral printer information. The problem that in special printer drive configuration in the prior art, ppd information configuration accuracy cannot be guaranteed is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of printer configuration, and in particular provides a printer driver PPD automatic configuration method. Background Art

[0002] At present, some printer driver management tools for Linux desktop operating systems at home and abroad can automatically complete many aspects of printer management functions, including printer hardware identification, online search and installation of drivers, and automatic installation of printers. For printer configuration management, after installing the corresponding driver, you also need to find the corresponding ppd file in the driver to obtain the available printer attributes and the corresponding driver binary file. For general print drivers, the driver will contain multiple ppd files to record the configuration information of different models of printers (for example, the Linux driver package of HP manufacturer printers is hplip, but different models will correspond to different ppd files). Under normal circumstances, the information in ppd will correspond to the manufacturer model of the printer one by one, and only simple logic is needed to achieve the matching of printer information and ppd information. However, for some special manufacturer drivers, non-simple logic cannot meet this scenario and can ensure that the information in ppd corresponds to the manufacturer model of the printer one by one.

[0003] Therefore, the existing driver management tool can only ensure the correct installation of the driver, but in the subsequent configuration process, especially when selecting the ppd file, it only relies on a simple matching algorithm and cannot provide effective support. Accordingly, a new solution is needed in the art to solve the above problem. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the above defects, the present invention is proposed to solve the problem in the prior art that the accuracy of ppd information configuration cannot be guaranteed in the configuration of special printer drivers.

[0005] The present invention provides a printer driver PPD automatic configuration method, comprising the following steps:

[0006] S10: when the printer configuration event is triggered, obtain printer device information;

[0007] S20: Obtain ppd configuration information from the printer server according to the device information and the operating system information;

[0008] S30: adding a corresponding printer through the obtained ppd configuration information;

[0009] S40: After the printer is added, the printer information collected during the adding process is recorded;

[0010] S50: Execute the system restart prompt and display the peripheral printer information.

[0011] Furthermore, the device information includes printer manufacturer information and printer model information.

[0012] The printer manufacturer information is used to receive the printer manufacturer information and locate the driver. By default, VID is used first. If VID is empty, the printer manufacturer information is used for matching.

[0013] The printer model information is used to receive the printer model information and locate the driver. By default, PID is used first. If PID is empty, the printer manufacturer information is used for matching.

[0014] Furthermore, the operating system information includes system release information and system architecture information.

[0015] The system release information is used to locate different operating system versions;

[0016] The system architecture information is used to locate the driver of the architecture.

[0017] Furthermore, the ppd configuration information includes a series of driver package lists for displaying driver lists corresponding to peripheral printers.

[0018] Furthermore, the printer information includes manufacturer code, model code, peripheral manufacturer information, peripheral model information, http request uri, request result and ppd configuration information

[0019] Further, the step S30 includes:

[0020] Check whether the obtained ppd configuration information is available. If available, add it according to the obtained ppd configuration information; if not available, prompt the user to report an error.

[0021] Furthermore, the step S40 also includes sending the collected printer information to the data collection system at a regular time, analyzing the ppd usage, and updating the ppd configuration information in the printer server according to the ppd usage.

[0022] Working principle and beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0023] In the technical solution of the present invention, when the event of configuring the printer is triggered, the printer device information and the operating system information are first obtained, and then the matching PPD configuration information is automatically obtained from the driver printer server. Using this information, the system automatically adds and configures the corresponding printer. After the configuration is completed, the system will record the printer information collected during the entire installation process, and prompt the user to perform a system restart to ensure that the configuration takes effect, and display the configured peripheral printer information after the restart, thereby realizing a fast, automatic and accurate configuration process of the printer driver. A fine matching of the printer driver PPD is achieved, providing users with more reliable driver support. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The disclosure of the present invention will become more easily understood with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that these drawings are only for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, similar numbers in the figures are used to represent similar components, among which:

[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic flow chart of the main steps of a method for automatically configuring a printer driver PPD according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] Some embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present invention and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic flow chart of the main steps of a method for automatically configuring a printer driver PPD according to the present invention. Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment proposes a method for automatically configuring a printer driver ppd, which solves the problem that the current Linux desktop operating system cannot automatically select the ppd file when operating the printer, so that the ppd file can be automatically configured when configuring the printer driver under Linux, which is simple and convenient to use, reduces the user's repeated operations, improves work efficiency, and increases the friendliness of the system. It mainly includes the following steps S10-step S50.

[0028] Step S10: When the printer configuration event is triggered, the printer device information is obtained.

[0029] In one implementation, when a printer configuration event is triggered, the current printer device address is obtained through a USB interface or network detection, and the device information is obtained through the device address. Specifically, the device information is the manufacturer information and printer model information of the printer. By obtaining the device information, the required PPD information can be more accurately located, thereby providing a more accurate and convenient PPD configuration experience for the user.

[0030] Step S20: Acquire ppd configuration information from the printer server according to the device information and the operating system information.

[0031] In one implementation, for a printer server, the input parameters include:

[0032] Device Information

[0033] Printer manufacturer information / manufacturer code (VID): used to receive the printer's manufacturer information to locate the driver. By default, VID is used first. If VID is empty, the printer manufacturer information is used for matching.

[0034] Printer model information / model code (PID): used to receive the printer model information to locate the driver. By default, PID is used first. If PID is empty, the printer manufacturer information is used for matching.

[0035] Operating system information

[0036] System release information: used to locate different Kylin system versions, such as V10, V10SP1, etc.

[0037] System architecture information: used to locate the driver of the architecture. Generally, drivers will provide different driver packages according to different system architectures, such as x86, ARM, etc.

[0038] Output parameters include:

[0039] ppd configuration information: Output a series of driver package lists to display the driver list of the corresponding peripherals.

[0040] In this embodiment, intelligent search and matching of ppd configuration information is implemented in the printer server. The system can automatically search and obtain corresponding ppd configuration information according to hardware information, avoiding the steps of manual search and manual configuration of ppd configuration information, and improving overall convenience of use.

[0041] Step S30: adding a corresponding printer through the acquired ppd configuration information.

[0042] In this embodiment, it is first detected whether the obtained ppd configuration information is available. If available, it is added according to the obtained ppd configuration information; if not available, the user is prompted to report an error.

[0043] Step S40: After the printer is added, the printer information collected during the adding process is recorded.

[0044] In one embodiment, the printer information includes a vendor code (VID), a model code (PID), peripheral vendor information (vendor), peripheral model information (model), an http request uri (httpRequest), a request result (result), and ppd configuration information (ppdName). After the above information is collected, it is sent to a data collection system at a regular interval to analyze the ppd usage, and the ppd configuration information in the printer server is updated according to the ppd usage.

[0045] In this embodiment, through the feedback mechanism, the system can convert the user's experience into data to improve and optimize the data in the printer server. This dynamic data update mechanism ensures that the ppd configuration information in the printer server is always kept up to date and accurate, improving the accuracy and success rate of ppd configuration, thereby providing more reliable driver support for Kylin desktop operating system users.

[0046] Step S50: Execute the restart system prompt and display the peripheral printer information.

[0047] It should be pointed out that although the various steps in the above embodiments are described in a specific order, those skilled in the art can understand that in order to achieve the effects of the present invention, different steps do not have to be performed in such an order. They can be performed simultaneously (in parallel) or in other orders. These changes are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0048] So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the protection scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principle of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or substitutions to the relevant technical features, and the technical solutions after these changes or substitutions will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A printer driver ppd automatic configuration method, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S10: when the printer configuration event is triggered, obtain printer device information; S20: Obtain ppd configuration information from the printer server according to the device information and the operating system information; S30: adding a corresponding printer through the obtained ppd configuration information; S40: After the printer is added, the printer information collected during the adding process is recorded; S50: Execute the system restart prompt and display the peripheral printer information.

2. A printer driver ppd automatic configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The device information includes printer manufacturer information and printer model information. The printer manufacturer information is used to receive the printer manufacturer information and locate the driver. By default, VID is used first. If VID is empty, the printer manufacturer information is used for matching. The printer model information is used to receive the printer model information and locate the driver. By default, PID is used first. If PID is empty, the printer manufacturer information is used for matching.

3. A printer driver ppd automatic configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operating system information includes system release information and system architecture information. The system release information is used to locate different operating system versions; The system architecture information is used to locate the driver of the architecture.

4. A printer driver ppd automatic configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ppd configuration information includes a series of driver package lists, which are used to display the driver list corresponding to the peripheral printer.

5. A printer driver ppd automatic configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The printer information includes manufacturer code, model code, peripheral manufacturer information, peripheral model information, http request uri, request result and ppd configuration information.

6. A printer driver ppd automatic configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step S30 includes: Check whether the obtained ppd configuration information is available. If available, add it according to the obtained ppd configuration information; If it is not available, the user will be prompted to report an error.

7. A printer driver ppd automatic configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step S40 also includes sending the collected printer information to the data collection system at a regular interval, analyzing the ppd usage, and updating the ppd configuration information in the printer server according to the ppd usage.

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