JP2008040747A - Self photo printer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow change of a settlement method without requiring much labor even if a price for print processing exceeds a settlement allowable amount of a settlement card. <P>SOLUTION: The self photo printer is provided with a settlement method change means 24. If the price for print processing exceeds the settlement allowable amount of the settlement cards Ca and Cb, while order data acquired by an order data acquisition means 32 are kept stored, the settlement method change means 24 selectively displays a list of other settlement methods instead of settlement methods by the settlement cards Ca and Cb on a liquid crystal display 2 for allowing settlement by the settlement method selected from the liquid crystal display 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention acquires an image data acquisition unit that acquires image data recorded on a medium, an order data acquisition unit that acquires order data necessary for print processing based on a customer's operation, and the order data acquisition unit. The present invention relates to a self-photo printing apparatus including a print processing unit that performs print processing of the image data on a print medium based on order data, and a charge management unit that realizes payment for the print processing.

  Patent Documents 1 and 2 are disclosed as similar to the self-photographic printing apparatus configured as described above.

  Patent Document 1 accepts image information taken by a customer with a digital camera, displays this image information on a display unit, and selects a necessary print as a print from the displayed image information. The purpose of use (“High-quality print”, “Quick print”, “ID photo (print)”, “Create album (print)”, etc.) can be selected as a processing menu, and according to the use purpose selected by the customer according to this display The image processing is executed, and then the charge is displayed on the display unit. By inserting the bill into the bill slot or coin slot according to this display, the amount to be inserted is determined, and the change needs to be paid out. Is changed, the change is discharged to the change discharge port, and the printing process is executed. Since such a self-photo printing apparatus can be operated unattended, it has many advantages such as a reduction in operating personnel costs and a 24-hour operation.

  In Patent Document 2, when the customer selects the type of billing for the use of the service (coin rack, Felica card, or Debit card) on the main menu screen and then selects copy as a service, The processing form is set so that the charge amount is calculated based on the number of printed sheets, the paper size, monochrome, or color. In addition, when the FAX is selected as the service, the billing amount is calculated in the same manner, and thereafter the billing process is executed by the module program. In this billing process, billing can be executed by one or more of a plurality of billing devices, and the balance of a plurality of types of billing is displayed on the balance display screen, and priority is given to a plurality of types of billing. Can be set and displayed on the payment order selection screen, and charging can be selected based on these displays.

JP 2000-006490 A (paragraph numbers [0020] to [0033], [0051] to [0058], FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 5) JP-A-2006-072451 (paragraph numbers [0032] to [0045], FIGS. 1 to 9)

 In the self-photo printing apparatus configured as described above, it is also conceivable that a customer pays for a print price (a price for print processing) using a card such as a credit card or a prepaid card (hereinafter referred to as a payment card). . Credit cards are signless in the case of small payments, but some require a signature if the payment amount exceeds a set upper limit. In the case of a prepaid card, the balance of the card is an amount that can be settled.

  Both credit cards and prepaid cards are being developed as non-contact IC cards. With such non-contact IC cards, the payment card can be shortened by simply bringing it close to the reader / writer. Information is read and written between the payment card and the reader / writer over time, and payment is realized. In particular, in recent mobile phones, there are mobile phones that realize payment by bringing the mobile phone close to a reader / writer in the same way as a non-contact IC card. It is also envisaged to set an upper limit.

  In the self-photo printing device, when considering payment processing and payment processing with a mobile phone equipped with a payment function, for example, in the case of a payment card, the number of prints, print size, etc. with the payment card set It is also conceivable to acquire the order data, calculate the value of the printing process from the acquired order data, and set the processing sequence so that the price is settled with a payment card. However, the consideration (amount) of the printing process may exceed the amount that can be settled by the settlement card. In order to cope with such a situation, the customer may change the payment method. However, in the case where the operation is restarted from the beginning according to the above-described processing sequence, the order data such as the number of prints and the print size for the image data is not obtained. There is room for improvement in terms of time and effort that must be performed again.

  An object of the present invention is to realize a change in a payment method without taking time and effort when the value of print processing exceeds the payment possible amount of a payment card or a mobile phone having a payment function.

A feature of the present invention is that an image data acquisition unit that acquires image data recorded on a medium, an order data acquisition unit that acquires order data necessary for print processing based on a customer operation, and an order data acquisition unit In a self-photo printing apparatus comprising a print processing unit that performs print processing of the image data on a print medium based on the acquired order data, and a charge management unit that realizes payment for the print processing,
An electronic information acquisition unit for acquiring information of the electronic payment means, wherein the billing management unit is based on the information of the electronic payment means acquired by the electronic information acquisition unit after acquiring the order data in the order data acquisition unit; A payment processing means for realizing electronic payment for the print processing,
When the charge management unit determines that the value of the print processing exceeds the settable payment amount set in the electronic payment unit when the electronic payment is performed, the charge management unit stores the order data. It is in the point provided with the payment method change means which permits the change of the payment method as it is.

  With this configuration, when the print processing value is settled by the electronic payment means, when it is determined that the print processing price exceeds the payment possible amount of the electronic payment means, the payment processing means has already acquired it. Since the change of the payment method is allowed while the order data is stored, it is not necessary to perform an operation for acquiring the order data again after changing the payment method. As a result, there has been configured an apparatus that realizes a change in the settlement method without taking time and effort even when the print processing value exceeds the settlement possible amount of the electronic settlement means.

  In the present invention, when the payment method changing means allows the change of the payment method, a plurality of payment methods are displayed on the display so as to be selectable, and a method selected from the plurality of payment methods is set as the payment method. Processing may be performed.

  With this configuration, when it is necessary to change the payment method, a new payment method can be selected from a plurality of payment methods displayed on the display.

  According to the present invention, before the billing management unit acquires the order data in the order data acquisition unit, the electronic information acquisition unit acquires the information of the electronic payment means, and the settlement possible amount is set. If it is determined, a notifying processing means for notifying that the amount that can be settled and the settlement method can be changed may be provided.

  With this configuration, when a payment amount is set for the electronic payment method, the customer can not only grasp the upper limit of payment before obtaining the order data, but the print processing price exceeds the payment amount. In such a case, it can be grasped before the operation that the settlement is possible by changing the settlement method.

  The present invention may include a money acquisition unit that acquires the amount of money that has been inserted, and the payment method changing unit may set a process of acquiring money in the money acquisition unit as one of the payment methods. .

  With this configuration, it is possible to change the settlement means and settle the price for the printing process using money (cash).

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
〔overall structure〕
FIG. 1 shows a print kiosk terminal as a self-photo printing apparatus according to the present invention. This print kiosk terminal is installed in a store such as a DP store or a convenience store, and the shot frame image data (hereinafter referred to simply as “photographing”) acquired using the still shooting function of a digital still camera, a mobile phone with a camera, or a digital movie camera. Although the abbreviated frame image, the image itself visualized by the captured frame image data is also referred to as a captured frame image within a range that does not cause confusion) It has a function of making an album and storing it in a storage medium such as a DVD-R or CD-R, and various operations are performed by a customer's self-service.

  This print kiosk terminal is provided with a photo processing service accepting part A at the upper part, and a billing settlement part B and a print processing part P at the lower box-shaped console.

  The photo processing service reception unit A includes a liquid crystal display 2 in the upper housing 1, and a display surface of the liquid crystal display 2 includes a touch panel 2T for performing operation input on a graphic operation screen. Yes.

  On the front surface of the upper housing 1, a plurality of types of media drives 3 (images) for acquiring captured frame images from a memory card Ma mainly composed of flash memory, such as CompactFlash (trademark), SD card (trademark), and Memory Stick (trademark). An example of a data acquisition unit) and a shot frame image or a CG image from a disc-type recording medium Mb such as a CD-R or DVD-R (in this specification, a CG image is also regarded as an artificial shot frame image, A disk drive 4 (an example of an image data acquisition unit) that acquires a frame image including a CG image) and a receipt printer 5 that issues a receipt R are provided. Further, the upper housing 1 is provided with a data transmission connector 6 such as a USB that enables direct transfer of a shot frame image from a camera-equipped mobile phone or a digital camera. The main control unit 30 is provided in the upper housing. Is provided. The disk drive 4 also functions as a drive for writing and recording photographed frame image data on the disk type recording medium Mb.

  The billing settlement unit B discriminates coins inserted into the coin insertion hole 11 on the front of the box-shaped console 10, outputs a determination result, and pays change from the lower change payment outlet 12 based on the control signal. 13, a bill validator 15 for discriminating a bill inserted into the bill insertion hole 14 on the front of the box-shaped console 10 and outputting a discrimination result, and a contact-type settlement card Ca (electronic settlement means inserted in the card insertion hole 16 Of the contact type reader / writer 17 that acquires and outputs information and writes necessary information, and a contactless payment card Cb (an example of electronic payment means) that is brought close to the antenna unit 18. ) And a non-contact type reader / writer 19 for writing necessary information. The box-shaped console 10 has a charging settlement unit functioning as a charging management unit. The door 20 is provided. The coin mech 13 and the bill validator 15 constitute a money acquisition unit, and the contact reader / writer 17 and the non-contact reader / writer 19 constitute an electronic information acquisition unit.

  The contact-type payment card Ca and the non-contact-type payment card Cb are generic names of cards that enable payment by electrical processing, such as credit cards, prepaid cards, and electronic money. Indicates that information can be acquired by reading magnetic data formed on the card, or information that can be acquired via electrodes formed on the card, and a non-contact payment card Cb Is a structure including an antenna, a memory, and a control IC (so-called IC card), and has a function capable of acquiring information via the antenna. Further, in the present invention, a mobile phone having a function of realizing settlement by approaching a reader / writer in the same manner as a non-contact type payment card Ca (non-contact IC card) is assumed as an electronic payment unit. In the present embodiment, a form of processing corresponding to the contact-type payment card Ca and the non-contact-type payment card Cb is described.

  Note that the print kiosk terminal of the present invention does not require a customer's signature even when the payment for the print processing is performed using either the contact-type payment card Ca or the non-contact-type payment card Cb. A signless payment is assumed.

  The print processing unit P includes two sublimation type printer units 40 inside the box-shaped console 10 and photographs a paper Q (an example of a print medium) on which image data is printed in each sublimation type printer unit 40. The print outlet 41 is configured to accumulate and discharge. The photographic print outlet 41 is provided with a lid 42 made of a transparent plate that can be opened and closed by swinging around a laterally oriented axis.

  The sublimation-type printer unit 40 can output photographic prints of different sizes and different surface finishes without changing the print medium by loading different types of print media, for example, different paper sheet widths and materials. it can. Other printing methods employed in the sublimation type printer unit 40 include a thermal transfer method and an ink jet method, but the present invention does not limit a specific printing method. Further, the printer unit 40 may be composed of one unit or three or more units.

(Control configuration)
The control system of this print kiosk terminal is shown in FIG. The main control unit 30 that manages the entire apparatus including the photo print processing is an input / output interface that realizes access to information among the microprocessor (CPU), the liquid crystal display 2, the touch panel 2T, the media drive 3, the disk drive 4, and the like. (I / O), a memory 31 (RAM / ROM), a general-purpose OS 32, and an image data acquisition processing unit 33 including a program managed by the general-purpose OS 32; an order data acquisition processing unit 34; , A print output processing means 35, a paper take-out control means 36, and a message display means 37.

  The image data acquisition processing means 33 realizes a process of acquiring a shot frame image via the media drive 3, the disk drive 4, or the data transmission connector 6 and storing it in the memory 31. The order data acquisition processing means 34 displays the acquired photographed frame image on the liquid crystal display 2, specifies the photographed frame image to be printed based on an operation such as a customer touching the touch panel 2T, and print size The processing for obtaining the order data such as the number of prints is realized. The print output processing unit 35 controls the printer unit 40 based on the acquired photographic frame image data and order data, thereby realizing a process of printing the photographic frame image on the paper Q.

  The paper take-out control means 36 removes the contact-type payment card Ca prior to taking out the paper Q from the photo print outlet 41, and the liquid crystal display 2 so as to prevent forgetting to take out the payment card Ca. Process to display a message on The message display means 37 performs processing for displaying a message necessary for the print processing on the liquid crystal display 2.

  The billing and settlement unit 20 for realizing the payment for the print processing with cash or the settlement cards Ca and Cb realizes information access between the microprocessor (CPU), the coin mech 13, the bill validator 15, and the like. A payment processing means 23, a payment method changing means 24, which includes an input / output interface (I / O) and a memory 21 (RAM / ROM), is equipped with a general-purpose OS 22 and is managed by the general-purpose OS 22, A notification processing means 25 is provided.

  The settlement processing means 23 uses a cash settlement process 23A that realizes a settlement with cash by the coin mech 13 and the bill validator 15, and a settlement by card by using the contact reader / writer 17 or the non-contact reader / writer 19. And a card settlement process 23B for realizing the above.

  In this print kiosk terminal, the main control unit 30 is provided with a communication path L between the input / output interface (I / O) of the main control unit 30 and the input / output interface (I / O) of the billing settlement unit 20. Necessary information can be accessed between the unit 30 and the billing settlement unit 20, and the main control unit 30 and the billing settlement unit 20 perform processing in cooperation when performing print processing.

  In this control system, the image data acquisition processing means 33, order data acquisition processing means 34, print output processing means 35, paper take-out control means 36, message display means 37, settlement processing means 23, settlement method changing means 24, notification processing. Each of the means 25 is configured by software, but may be configured by hardware or a combination with hardware.

  In the print kiosk terminal of the present invention, when the payment for the printing process is made by card payment (electronic payment), the price for the printing process exceeds the payment possible amount that can be settled in a signless manner using the payment cards Ca and Cb. If the value of the print processing exceeds the balance (payable amount) of the settlement cards Ca and Cb, instead of settlement with the settlement cards Ca and Cb, another settlement method (other settlement (Settlement using means) is characterized in that the settlement is realized, and these controls will be described below.

[Reception process]
The outline of the control mode of the print kiosk terminal is shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, when there is no customer operation, an initial screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 2 (# 01 step). In this situation, when the customer performs print processing, a message prompting the user to set the memory card Ma or the disk type recording medium Mb is displayed on the liquid crystal display 2 by operating the buttons displayed on the touch panel 2T. When the customer sets the memory card Ma according to the display (the disc type recording medium Mb may be set), the shot frame image data is acquired from the memory card Ma (step # 02). In this process, a simple process is performed in which the image data acquisition processing means 33 acquires a plurality of captured frame image data from the memory card Ma set in the media drive 3 and records them in the memory 31 when acquiring the captured frame image data. Is called.

  Next, a “settlement method list screen” shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 2 to perform a process for obtaining a selection of a settlement method (step # 03). On this “payment method list screen”, a credit card list is displayed on the credit card display unit 71 as a selectable button as a payment means usable in the print kiosk terminal, and is displayed on the prepaid card display unit 72. A list of prepaid cards that can be used in the print kiosk terminal is listed and displayed as a selection button, a cash settlement button 73 is displayed, and an OK button 50 for confirming that the selection has been determined is displayed. Although not shown in the drawing, the processing form may be set so that the mobile phone is displayed on the “payment method list screen” so that the mobile phone can be selected as the payment method.

  When the customer selects the payment cards Ca and Cb as the payment method on the “payment method list screen” displayed in this way, an operation of setting the contact type payment card Ca in the contact type reader / writer 17 or A message (not shown) that prompts the user to bring the contactless payment card Cb closer to the contactless reader / writer 19 is displayed. When the customer performs this operation, information is acquired from the payment cards Ca and Cb. Is done. Then, when the payment cards Ca and Cb are credit cards or prepaid cards and an amount set as a payment possible amount (for example, 3000 yen) is set, a “confirmation message screen” shown in FIG. Display on the display 2 and display the payment possible amount on the screen. At the same time, if the value of the print processing exceeds the payment possible amount of the card, the customer is informed that the payment method can be changed. Processing to display the message to be recognized.

  Similarly, when the payment cards Ca and Cb are prepaid cards and the balance is a set amount (for example, less than 2000 yen), the “confirmation message screen” shown in FIG. In this screen, the amount that can be settled is displayed, and at the same time, if the value of the printing process exceeds the amount that can be settled, a message that displays to the customer that the payment method can be changed is displayed. (Steps # 04 to # 06).

  The process of displaying the “confirmation message screen” is executed by the notification processing means 25. By operating the OK button 50 displayed on this screen, the process proceeds to the next process and is displayed on the screen. The processing is canceled by operating the cancel button 48. In addition, although a control form is not shown, the state in which this “confirmation message screen” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 2 and the state in which it is not displayed are configured to be selectable by a person installing the print kiosk terminal. Yes.

  Next, a process for acquiring information for identifying a customer is performed (step # 07). In this process, the “name input screen” shown in FIG. 8 and the “telephone number input screen” shown in FIG. 9 are sequentially displayed. On the “name input screen”, a message “Please input name” is displayed and an input board 63 having a name display part and a keyboard is displayed. Next, the “phone number input screen” is displayed by operating the OK button 50 after inputting the name. On this screen, a message “Please enter a phone number” is displayed, and an input board 64 having a phone number display portion and a keyboard is displayed. The customer touches the keyboard to perform an operation. By operating the OK button 50 after inputting the telephone number, the acquisition of the information for identifying the customer is completed, and the return button 49 is operated to return to the previous process.

  Next, processing for obtaining order data and processing for calculating the compensation for the printing processing are performed (steps # 08 and # 09). The order data is data necessary for print processing, such as data for specifying photographed frame image data to be printed, data for specifying a print size, data on the number of prints, the liquid crystal display 2, the touch panel 2T, The main control unit 30 and the order data acquisition processing unit 34 function as an order data acquisition unit.

  When order data is acquired, a “print size selection screen” shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 2. On this screen, a message “Please select a print size” is displayed, and a plurality of size designation buttons 51 corresponding to a plurality of print sizes such as “L version” and “2L version” are displayed in the center of the screen. Then, any one of the size designation buttons 51 is operated to move to the next process. In addition to the characters indicating the print size, the “print size selection screen” displays a numerical value indicating the print size, a print unit price, and a basic charge for printing.

  Next, a “print number setting screen” shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 2. A message “Please set the number of prints” is displayed on this screen, and a plurality of captured frame images acquired from the memory card Ma or the like are listed and displayed as thumbnail images S in the center of the screen. Next, a next button 52 is displayed, and the amount of cost required for printing is displayed in the information area DE together with the order information at the center position on the lower side of the screen.

  The name of the file specifying the image information and the extension indicating the file type are displayed in the upper part of the frame 54 of the thumbnail image S, and the number display area 55 for displaying the number of prints is displayed in the lower part of the frame 54. A + button 56 for increasing the number of prints one by one and a-button 56 for decreasing the number of prints one by one are displayed at positions sandwiching the number display area 55. Further, as described above, the cancel button 48, the return button 49, and the next button 52 are displayed on the lower side of the “print number setting screen”, and the selected print size is displayed in the information area DE. Information, the total number of prints set, the total amount of money required for printing, and the number indicating the page are all to increase the number of all prints by one + the button 57 and the whole to decrease the number of all prints by one- A button 57 is displayed.

  In this “number-of-prints setting screen”, eight thumbnail images S are displayed as one page, and the display order is set so that the shooting date or creation date of the image is the oldest and the newest is the newest. . Accordingly, eight thumbnail images from the oldest image information are displayed on the initial screen of the “print number setting screen”. When the next button 52 is operated, the eight thumbnail images of the next page are displayed, and when the return button 49 is operated, the previous eight thumbnail images S are displayed. Then, after selecting image information to be printed based on the operation of the next button 52, an OK button 50 functioning as a save button is operated instead of the next button 52 as shown in FIG. The order data is taken in, and the process proceeds to the next process.

  After obtaining the order data in this manner, the “order content confirmation screen” shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 2 and the consideration of the print processing calculated as described above is displayed on this screen to ask for confirmation. On this “order confirmation screen”, a message “please confirm the contents of the order” is displayed, and a confirmation sheet 65 listing the details and amounts of the order data entered by the customer from the print kiosk terminal. Is displayed. If there is no error in the displayed contents, the OK button 50 is operated to calculate the print processing value based on the acquired order data.

  After completing these processes, a settlement process is performed (# 100 step), and after this settlement process, the receipt R is printed and the print process is executed (# 10, # 11 steps). When the printing process is completed in this way, a “processing completion screen” shown in FIG. 14 is displayed.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the settlement process (# 100 step) is set as a settlement process routine in the form of a subroutine (process by the settlement processing means 23). When it is determined that the cash settlement button 73 has been selected in this settlement processing routine, processing by the cash settlement processing 23A is executed (steps # 101 and # 102). In the cash settlement process 23A, when change is necessary due to the amount of coins and bills inserted into the coin mech 13 and the bill burr 15 and the value of the print process, the change is paid out from the change payment outlet 12. It is.

  Further, when payment cards Ca and Cb are selected as the payment method, the print processing value is acquired. If no payment amount is set for the payment cards Ca and Cb, or the print processing value is If it is determined that the amount that can be settled does not exceed, card settlement processing 23B is executed (steps # 103-105).

  If it is determined that the value of the printing process exceeds the payment possible amount of the payment cards Ca and Cb, a “payment method change screen” shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 2 to inform the customer of the payment method. Selection is requested (# 106 step). Similar to the “payment method list screen” described above, a list of credit cards that can be used in the print kiosk terminal is selectably displayed on the credit card display unit 71 as a selection button, and the print is displayed on the prepaid card display unit 72. A list of prepaid cards that can be used in the kiosk terminal is listed and displayed as a selection button, and a cash settlement button 73 is displayed. In this “settlement method change screen”, the already selected settlement card is not displayed.

  In the “payment method change screen”, when the customer selects the payment cards Ca and Cb as the payment method, the processing from the step # 103 is performed again (steps # 107 to # 109). When it is determined that payment is possible by this processing, the card payment processing 23B is executed, and for example, a payment possible amount is set in the payment cards Ca and Cb selected in this way, and the print processing price is set. If the settlement amount exceeds the value, the “settlement method change screen” is displayed on the liquid crystal display 2 again to request the customer to change the settlement method. Although not shown in the drawing, the payment card already selected is not displayed on the “payment method change screen”.

  When the payment method is changed in this way, if the contact-type payment card Ca is selected first, the payment card Ca is discharged from the contact-type reader / writer 17 and the next payment card Ca is inserted. An operation for inserting into the hole 16 or an operation for bringing the contactless settlement card Cb closer to the contactless reader / writer 19 is required, and a message indicating that such an operation is necessary is displayed on the liquid crystal display 2. Is done.

  In addition, when cash is selected as the payment method on the “Payment method change screen”, the cash settlement process 23A is executed, and payment of the consideration in cash is received via the coin mech 13 and the bill validator 15. (Step # 110).

  As described above, according to the present invention, when a customer performs print processing at a print kiosk terminal, when payment for the print processing is performed by the payment cards Ca and Cb, the print processing is paid for the payment cards Ca and Cb. If the amount exceeds the amount that can be settled without signing (the amount that can be settled), or if the value of the print processing exceeds the balance of the settlement cards Ca and Cb, the settlement card remains with the order data remaining. Instead, other payment methods can be selected, so that payment can be made without the trouble of newly inputting order data.

  In particular, when a payment card Ca, Cb such as a credit card or prepaid card or a mobile phone having a payment function is used for payment for the print processing, the mobile phone having the payment card Ca, Cb or the payment function is used. If it is determined that a payable amount has been set for the phone, even if the print processing value exceeds the payable amount, it is possible to make a payment with another payment method before obtaining the order data. By telling the customer, the payment cards Ca and Cb can be used without resistance to the customer.

[Another embodiment]
The present invention may be configured as follows in addition to the embodiment described above.

(A) In the above-described embodiment, the main control unit 30 and the billing settlement unit 20 are configured to include a microprocessor. However, the processing system including a single microprocessor is included in the print process and the billing process. You may comprise so that.

(B) When a customer uses the payment cards Ca and Cb, payment is made from the plurality of payment cards Ca and Cb at the initial stage of the operation so that the highest payment amount can be selected from the plurality of payment cards Ca and Cb. The processing form may be set so that the possible amount is acquired and displayed on the liquid crystal display 2. Even if the processing form is set in this way, if the value of the printing process exceeds the settlement possible amount, another settlement method is used.

(C) In the above description of the embodiment, the self-photo printing apparatus has been described in the form of a print kiosk terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this form. A mode in which an actual photo print output process is performed at a place different from the place where the process for selecting a frame image and paying the fee is performed, and the output photo print is delivered, that is, the print processing unit C May be configured as a device independent of the photo processing service accepting unit A and the billing settlement unit B.

Perspective view showing a print kiosk terminal Block diagram showing the control system of a print kiosk terminal Self-print flowchart Settlement processing routine flowchart Figure showing the payment method list screen Figure showing the confirmation message screen Figure showing the confirmation message screen Figure showing the name input screen Figure showing the phone number input screen Figure showing the print size selection screen Figure showing the print count setting screen Figure showing the print count setting screen Figure showing the order confirmation screen Figure showing the processing completion screen Diagram showing payment method change screen

Explanation of symbols

2 Display (Liquid Crystal Display)
3, 4 Image data acquisition unit 13, 15 Money acquisition unit 17, 18 Electronic information acquisition unit (reader / writer)
20 Billing Management Department (Billing Settlement Unit)
23 payment processing means 23C compound payment processing 24 payment method changing means 25 notification processing means Ca, Cb electronic payment means (settlement card)
Ma media (memory card)
P Print processing section Q Print media (paper)

Claims (4)

Based on the image data acquisition unit that acquires the image data recorded on the media, the order data acquisition unit that acquires the order data necessary for the print processing based on the operation of the customer, and the order data acquired by the order data acquisition unit A self-photo printing apparatus comprising: a print processing unit that performs a print process of the image data on a print medium; and a charge management unit that realizes payment for the print process.
An electronic information acquisition unit for acquiring information of the electronic payment means, wherein the billing management unit is based on the information of the electronic payment means acquired by the electronic information acquisition unit after acquiring the order data in the order data acquisition unit; A payment processing means for realizing electronic payment for the print processing,
When the charge management unit determines that the value of the print processing exceeds the settable payment amount set in the electronic payment unit when the electronic payment is performed, the charge management unit stores the order data. A self-photo printing apparatus provided with a settlement method changing means that allows a settlement method to be changed.   The payment method changing means, when allowing the change of the payment method, displays a plurality of payment methods in a selectable manner on the display, and performs a process of setting one selected from the plurality of payment methods as the payment method Item 2. The self-photo printing apparatus according to Item 1.   When the billing management unit acquires information of the electronic payment means in the electronic information acquisition unit and determines that a settlement possible amount is set before acquiring the order data in the order data acquisition unit 3. The self-photo printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising notification processing means for notifying that the amount that can be settled and the settlement method can be changed.   The money acquisition part which acquires the amount of the inserted money is provided, and the process which acquires the money in the money acquisition part is set as the payment method change means as one of the payment methods. The self-photo printing apparatus according to any one of the above.

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