Peripheral Driver Installation Automation with Shortcut Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing driver program installation methods for peripheral devices, such as image forming devices, are inconvenient as they require manual installation of extension programs, lack transparency in the installation process, and do not provide shortcuts, leading to user difficulty in accessing and managing device functions.
Innovation Solution
A program installation method that automatically downloads and installs driver and extension programs in response to a connection signal, creating shortcuts in the user interaction interface using a device information file, thereby enhancing user convenience and visibility of installed functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If extension programs are installed manually, then users can install extension programs, but user convenience deteriorates due to manual installation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The operating system pre-configures the automatic installation of extension programs along with driver programs. When a peripheral device is detected, the system automatically downloads and installs both the driver program and the corresponding extension program without requiring user intervention, thereby improving user convenience while maintaining automation.
2Extent of automation
If automatic installation is performed, then installation automation improves, but user awareness of installed programs deteriorates due to silent installation
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to the user after automatic installation by creating a shortcut on the desktop or in the start menu. This visual feedback mechanism informs users that the extension program has been successfully installed, allowing them to locate and use the program easily, thus resolving the information loss issue while maintaining automation.
3Extent of automation
If extension programs are installed automatically, then installation automation improves, but user ability to access functions deteriorates due to lack of shortcuts
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures the creation of shortcuts as part of the automatic installation process. After installing the extension program, the system automatically creates a shortcut on the desktop or in the start menu, enabling users to easily access the program's functions without needing to search for it in the installation directory.
4Extent of automation
If driver programs are installed automatically, then installation automation improves, but user knowledge of installed drivers deteriorates due to silent installation
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to the user after automatic driver installation by creating a shortcut on the desktop or in the start menu. This visual feedback mechanism informs users that the driver program has been successfully installed, allowing them to locate and use the driver's functions, thus resolving the information loss issue while maintaining automation.
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AI summary
A program installation method and device, a storage medium, and a computer device are provided. The program installation method is executed after installing a driver program corresponding to a peripheral device through a first method. The first method includes automatically downloading a driver package and automatically installing the driver program in response to a connection signal of the peripheral device. The program installation method includes: installing an extension program in the driver package; and creating a shortcut of the extension program in a user interaction interface according to a device information file.