Method of setting driver program of image processing device and image processing system with transparent function

Abstract

A method of setting a user interface of a driver program of an image processing device includes applying a transparent setting to display the driver program in a transparent state on a display device to the driver program, and displaying the driver program with the applied transparent function on the display device when an application program operates the driver program. The driver program does not block an acquired result of the application program, and a user is able to perform a scanning operation at an optimum environment by adjusting a transparency level of the driver program displayed over the application program.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of controlling a driver program and an application program displayed on a display, the method comprising:
 displaying an image data on a first window of the display;   displaying a graphical user interface on a second window of the display;   changing a characteristic of the second window according to data of the first window when the first window and the second window are displayed on the display simultaneously to both be fully visible regardless of an overlap; and   displaying an changed image data on the first window of the display when user adjust a control menu of the graphical user interface .   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the control menu comprises any one of image size control menu and resolution control menu. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the second window comprises displaying the second window on at least a portion of the first window displayed on the display so that the first window and the second window overlap at the at least a portion. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first window corresponds to the application program and the second window corresponds to the driver program. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the changing of the characteristic of the second window comprises selecting one of a transparent setting and a non-transparent setting. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the changing of the characteristic of the second window comprises selecting one of a translucent setting and a non-translucent setting. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the changing of the characteristic of the second window comprises changing the characteristic of the second window when data is displayed on at least one portion of the first window. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one portion of the first window is covered by the second window. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one portion of the first window is exposed through the second window when the characteristic of the second window is changed. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the changing of the characteristic of the second window comprises:
 determining whether a portion of the second window is overlapping the first window displayed on the display; and   when the portion of the second window is overlapping the first window, controlling the portion of the second window to be transparent or translucent.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the changing of the characteristic of the second window further comprises:
 setting a level of transparency of the second window.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the controlling of the portion of the second window to be transparent or translucent comprises controlling the portion of the second window to be transparent or translucent according to the set level of transparency. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second window corresponds to one of a tool-kit without an important name, TWAIN, driver, a windows image acquisition, WIA, driver, and an image and scanner interface standard, ISIS, driver. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 inputting image data from an image reading device to the application program through the driver program;   displaying the application program including an image corresponding to the image data in the first window on the display; and   displaying a graphical user interface of the driver program in the second window on the display, wherein at least a portion of the graphical user interface is transparent or translucent.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising: setting a transparency level of the graphical user interface. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the displaying of the graphical user interface of the driver program in the second window on the display comprises:
 displaying the graphical user interface with the at least a portion thereof transparent or translucent according to the set transparency level of the graphical user interface.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein an overlapping portion of the graphical user interface overlaps with a portion of the application program, and the overlapping portion of the graphical user interface is transparent or translucent. 
     
     
         18 . An image processing system comprising:
 a display; and   a host including a first program to display an image corresponding to input image data on the display, and a second program to display a graphical user interface, GUI, on the display, wherein when a portion of the GUI obstructs the image displayed by the first program, the obstructing portion of the GUI becomes translucent or transparent, such that the GUI allows a user to visibly alter the image in real-time.   wherein the host to control the display to display an changed image data when user adjust a control menu of the graphical user interface .   
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing a method of controlling a driver program displayed on a display at the same time as an application program, the method comprising operations of:
 displaying an image data on a first window of the display;   displaying a graphical user interface on a second window of the display;   changing a characteristic of the second window according to data of the first window when the first window and the second window are displayed on the display simultaneously to both be fully visible regardless of an overlap; and   displaying an changed image data on the first window of the display when user adjust a control menu of the graphical user interface .   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 19 , wherein the second window corresponds to the driver program comprising one of a tool-kit without an important name, TWAIN, driver, a windows image acquisition, WIA, driver, and an image and scanner interface standard, ISIS, driver.