JP2009237796A - Delivery system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To constitute a system for automatically delivering a printed recording medium to a customer without requiring any person, even when print processing for a large photo print is requested. <P>SOLUTION: This system is constituted with a storage device F provided with a plurality of drawers 52 for storing a recording medium P too large to be stored in a delivery device E. The recording medium P is stored manually in each drawer 52, and the drawer 52 is associated with identification information of the recording medium P when stored. A lock mechanism is provided in the storage device F, to keep close the drawer 52, and the lock mechanism of the drawer 52 associated with the identification information is released when the customer receives the identification information of a reception certificate R by a barcode reader 44 of the delivery device E. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention realizes delivery of a recording medium associated with the identification information by obtaining the accommodation unit having a plurality of accommodation spaces for accommodating the recording medium in order units and the identification information associated with the recording medium More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for delivering a recording medium such as photographic paper on which an image is printed to a customer.

  As a delivery system configured as described above, there are those described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2. In Patent Document 1, a processor unit that prints from photographic film to photographic paper, a shipping unit that packs and returns the DPE product, and centrally manages the DPE product based on an ID assigned to the photographic film. An automated lab processing system with a central manager is shown.

  In this patent document 1, after accepting a printing process from a negative film and paying money, a card in which an ID is recorded in the data recording area 46 together with the reception date and time, the scheduled date and time of completion, etc. is created for the customer. Deliver. After this acceptance, print exposure and development from negative film to photographic paper are performed. Next, in the bag filling section, negative sheets and prints are packed in DP bags and dropped from the hopper section onto the table of the conveyor stock section and stocked.

  In the shipping unit controller, the address of this table is associated with the ID given to the DP bag. The plurality of tables of the conveyor-type stock unit are rotatable about an axis in the left-right direction, and are configured so that the DP bag placed can be slid down and sent out by rotating around the axis. Next, when the customer inserts the card into the system and requests return, the shipping unit controller searches the address from the ID based on the ID of the card, and makes the table corresponding to the address correspond to the return port, The table is rotated around the axis, and the DP bag is guided to slide down to the return port and sent out.

  In Patent Document 2, an automatic reception unit and an automatic delivery unit are provided, and an automatic print acceptance / delivery device is installed on the outer wall surface of the store. In this device, in the automatic reception unit, the customer inputs the order information and the information for identifying the customer himself, and the order information is printed by inserting a film or a recording medium used in the digital camera into the film reception unit. A magnetic card type order card is printed out.

  Next, printing is performed from a film at a photo shop or the like, and the printed processed product (recording medium of the present invention) is stored in a storage room in a state of being stored in a storage bag (package of the present invention). This storage room is equipped with a lockable door. After that, when the customer receives a processed print, the order card is inserted into the order information confirmation section, and the charge displayed on the monitor is sent to the charge reception section. By paying, the number of the storage corresponding to the order is displayed on the monitor, the door of the storage is unlocked, and the customer opens the door to receive the print processing product.

JP-A-9-15827 (paragraph numbers [0035] to [0088], FIGS. 1 to 3) JP 2003-157474 A (paragraph numbers [0014] to [0065], FIGS. 1 to 5)

  Considering a small-scale DP store, in order to perform efficient processing with a small number of people, as described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a printed matter is requested without passing through store personnel. It is effective to be able to perform a process of handing over to a customer who has made it.

  Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 assume a relatively small size printed matter called a service size, and correspond to a large size printed matter such as 4 cuts (254 × 305 mm) or A3 (297 × 420 mm). There were difficult aspects to do.

  In other words, large prints are received less frequently than relatively small prints called service sizes, and the storage space of the storage unit is set so that it can store such large prints. In this case, the entire apparatus becomes large. For this reason, an apparatus that can accommodate a small-sized printed matter to a large-sized printed matter has not been assumed.

  In addition, there is a tendency for customers to request album prints in which a plurality of images are printed as albums on a relatively large size photographic paper, or enlargement prints that are simply enlarged and printed on large size photographic paper, There is a demand for an apparatus that can deliver such a printed matter to a customer without using store personnel.

  An object of the present invention is to rationally configure a system capable of automatically delivering a printed recording medium to a customer without any personnel even when a large-size print processing request is made.

A feature of the present invention is that a storage unit having a plurality of storage spaces for storing recording media in units of orders and acquiring the identification information associated with the recording medium, thereby delivering the recording medium associated with the identification information. A delivery system having a delivery control unit for realizing
A lock that includes a storage unit having a plurality of storage spaces capable of storing recording media of different types from the storage media that can be stored in the storage space of the storage unit, and that maintains each storage space of the storage unit in a closed state. With a mechanism,
When the control unit determines from the acquired identification information that the recording medium associated with the identification information is stored in the storage space of the storage unit, the recording medium is stored. The lock mechanism of the storage space is unlocked.

  According to this configuration, a predetermined recording medium can be stored in the storage space of the storage unit, and a recording medium of a different type can be stored in the storage space of the storage unit. If it is determined that the recording medium is stored in the storage space, the customer can take out the recording medium from the storage space by unlocking the lock mechanism of the storage space in which the recording medium is stored. Become. That is, for example, when a customer who has requested printing of small-size image data and printing of a large size such as four cuts receives the recording medium, the recording medium is removed from the storage unit and the storage unit based on the identification information. It can be received. As a result, a system has been constructed that can automatically deliver a printed recording medium to a customer without any personnel even when a large-size print processing request is made.

  In the present invention, the storage unit, a sending unit for sending out a recording medium stored in the storage unit, and the control unit are stored in a single housing, and the storage unit is mounted on a frame separate from the housing. You may prepare. According to this, when receiving the recording medium from the storage unit, the sending unit sends out the recording medium, and when receiving the recording medium from the storage unit, the recording medium is received from the storage space of the frame separate from the housing. It is also possible.

  In the present invention, when the recording medium is artificially stored in the storage space of the storage unit, position information indicating the plurality of storage spaces may be output in response to the input of the identification information. According to this, for example, when a DP store personnel artificially puts a large-sized recording medium into the storage space, the identification information associated with the recording medium is input, so that the location information indicating the storage space is used. Can be stored properly.

  The present invention may include a print unit that prints image data on the recording medium, and an automatic loading unit that accommodates the recording medium printed by the print unit in a housing unit of the housing. According to this, for example, it is not necessary for the DP store personnel to store the recording medium in the storage space of the storage unit.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
〔overall structure〕
As shown in FIG. 1, a receiving device A and a silver salt printer B that prints image data on a recording medium P made of silver salt type photographic paper based on information from the receiving device A are provided and recorded. The delivery system includes a delivery device E that delivers the medium P to the customer, and a storage device F that stores the large-sized recording medium P that cannot be stored in the delivery device E and delivers it to the customer.

  The delivery device E includes an inkjet printer C and an envelope D that encloses the printed recording medium P in a processing bag Q. The envelope D delivers the recording medium P that is enclosed in the processing bag Q. Automatic loading into the accommodation unit 46 of the device E.

  This delivery system is assumed to be installed in a relatively large DP store, large electrical store, etc., and at this DP store, the counter table G can be used to receive photographic film from customers and receive orders. It also has.

  This delivery system realizes control for delivering the finished recording medium P to the customer even after the DP store is closed or in an environment where there are no personnel to manage. In order to realize such control, the delivery device E is installed at a part facing the outer wall surface or the passage of the store. The delivery system also includes an operation for printing image data on a recording medium P of a predetermined size, an operation for enclosing the processed recording medium P in a processing bag Q, and a processing bag Q in which the recording medium P is enclosed. The operation of loading the delivery device E is automatically performed. Thereby, in this delivery system, the amount of work of the DP store personnel is reduced.

  In the present invention, the delivery device E and the storage device F may be provided in the same housing, or a system may be configured by arranging a plurality of storage devices F in the vicinity of one delivery device E.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the receiving device A, the silver salt printer B, the inkjet printer C, the developer D, the delivery device E, and the storage device F are connected by a communication cable L, and are mutually connected. Information is configured to be accessible. Note that the communication cable L is assumed to perform communication using a wired LAN technique, but may use an intranet technique or a wireless communication technique.

[Outline of processing]
When the receiving apparatus A receives an order for print processing from a customer, the receiving apparatus A acquires image data, receives a fee corresponding to the order, and receives a receipt R (FIG. 2) on which identification information and the like are printed. , (See FIG. 7) is issued (printed out).

  When the print size ordered by the receiving apparatus A is a relatively small size called a preset service size, the image data received by the receiving apparatus A is transmitted to the ink jet printer C and is made of recording paper. Printing is performed on the recording medium P, and the printed recording medium P is sealed in the processing bag Q by the developer D, and the processing bag Q is loaded into the delivery device E by the developer D.

  When the customer receives the recording medium P after the processing bag Q is accommodated in the delivery device E, it is associated with the identification information by causing the barcode reader 44 of the delivery device E to read the identification information of the receipt R. The processing bag Q in which the recording medium P is sealed is automatically sent out from the delivery device E so that the customer can receive it.

  In particular, when the print size ordered by the accepting device A is larger than a preset service size, or when creating an electronic album by recording image data on a recording medium P made of CD-R. Then, the image data received by the receiving device A is transmitted to the silver halide printer B, and the operator performs necessary processing to print on the recording medium P. In this way, the recording medium P on which the image data is printed and the recording medium P composed of the CD-R on which the image data is recorded are stored on the predetermined drawer 52 (an example of the storage space in FIG. 6).

  When the customer receives the recording medium P after the recording medium P is stored in the storage device F, the customer can receive the recording medium P by reading the identification information of the receipt R with the barcode reader 44 of the delivery device E. The drawer in which the recorded recording medium P is stored is unlocked and the lamp 54 of the drawer 52 is blinked, so that the drawer 52 also recognizes that there is a recording medium P to be received and delivers it to the customer. Realize.

  When the order received from the customer by the accepting device A is a mixture of a service size and a large size, the above-described two types of processing are performed simultaneously, and the customer performs the delivery device E and the storage device F. The recording medium P is received from the above.

[Reception device]
As shown in FIG. 2, the accepting device A is composed of an upper accepting terminal AU and a lower fee accepting terminal AD. The reception terminal AU obtains shooting data from the front surface of the main body 1 from a semiconductor type medium (not shown) composed of a flash memory such as a compact flash (trademark), an SD card (trademark), or a memory stick (trademark). A plurality of types of semiconductor drives 2, a disk drive 3 for acquiring shooting data from a disk type medium (not shown) such as a floppy disk (trademark), MO, or CD-R, and a receipt R to be printed and ejected And a touch panel 6 formed on the display surface so as to display necessary data. The connector 5 is connected to a camera-equipped mobile phone on the upper surface of the main body 1 and the photographing data is acquired. A liquid crystal type monitor 7 is provided, and an acceptance control unit for processing received information and sending it out via a communication cable is provided inside the main body 1. It is equipped with a door 8.

  The fee receiving terminal AD includes a coin receiver 11 for receiving coins from a coin insertion hole 11A at an upper position of the vertically long case 10, and a bill receiver 12 for receiving banknotes from a bill insertion hole 12A. A change dispenser 13 for discharging change from the change discharge port 13A is provided at the position.

  The reception device A follows the guidance displayed on the monitor 7 at a reception terminal AU in a state where a customer has set a medium in the semiconductor drive 2 or the disk drive 3 or a mobile phone is connected to the connector 5. When the customer performs an operation of bringing the finger into contact with the touch panel 6, a process of acquiring image data from a medium or a mobile phone and acquiring order information necessary for a print process or the like is realized.

  In this system, when an order is acquired, a reception processing sequence is set so that the order is completed by the customer paying a fee required for processing at the fee receiving terminal AD.

[Silver printer]
As shown in FIG. 1, the silver halide printer B has a dark box structure housing 20, a film scanner 22 on the upper surface of the console 21 at the end of the housing 20, a monitor 23 for displaying information, and a disk drive 24. And a main control unit 26 for performing processing necessary for printing.

  Although not shown in the drawing, the housing 20 includes an exposure unit that exposes the recording medium P made of photographic paper, a phenomenon processing unit that performs development processing of the recording medium after exposure, and a post-development processing unit. A drying unit for drying the recording medium. The outside of the housing 20 is provided with a transport belt 27 to which the recording medium P after drying is sent out, and a sorter 28 for sorting the recording media from the transport belt 27 in order units.

  In this silver halide printer B, an operator creates an electronic album using print processing or CD-R based on the image data and order data transmitted from the receiving device A.

〔inkjet printer〕
As shown in FIG. 3, the ink jet printer C has a conveyance path in which a plurality of pressure rollers 31 are arranged so as to convey a recording medium P made of recording paper wound up in a roll shape. A print head 32 that ejects ink while reciprocating in the main scanning direction orthogonal to the sub-scanning direction with respect to the recording medium P sent in the sub-scanning direction along the path, and a recording in which image data is printed by the print head 32 A cutter 33 that cuts the medium P into a print size and a print control unit 34 that controls them are provided.

  In the inkjet printer C, the print control unit 34 controls the pressure roller 31, the print head 32, and the cutter 33 based on the image data and the order data transmitted from the receiving device A, and the recording medium P made of recording paper is used. The image data print processing is realized. Then, the recording medium P on which the image data is printed is continuously sent to the developer D described below.

[Enveloper]
As shown in FIG. 3, the developer D stacks and temporarily stores the recording media P printed by the ink jet printer C, and encloses the recording media P in the processing bag Q in units of orders. In addition, a shift mechanism 37 that sets the processing bag Q in which the recording medium P is sealed in the sealing portion 36 to the insertion level, sets the processing bag Q to the insertion level, and sets the processing bag in the lateral direction, and the shift mechanism in the insertion position. The pusher 38 which inserts the process bag Q mounted in 37 to the delivery apparatus E, and the enclosure control unit 39 which controls these are provided. The shift mechanism 37 and the pusher 38 constitute the automatic loading unit of the present invention.

  In the enveloper D, the enclosure control unit 39 packages the recording medium by inserting the recording medium P continuously fed from the ink jet printer C into the processing bag Q having a predetermined size and closing it. At the same time, control is performed for insertion into the accommodation space of the delivery device E described below.

  The developer D performs a process of enclosing the recording medium P in the processing bag Q. As a process for packaging, the enveloper D encloses the recording medium in a box-shaped container, or the recording medium P A processing form may be set so that a resin sheet is wound around and packaged.

[Delivery device]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the delivery device E includes a monitor 43 in which a touch panel 42 is formed on a display surface for displaying information on the front surface of the housing 41, and a barcode reader 44 that reads identification information from the receipt R. And a speaker 45, and three openings 41 </ b> G through which the recording medium P enclosed in the processing bag Q is sent out at the center position of the housing 41. In addition, an inlet 41 </ b> H for receiving the processing bag Q sent out from the developer D is formed on the rear surface side of the housing 41.

  The housing 41 includes two housing units 46 that move up and down, and an electric lift motor 46M that moves the housing unit 46 up and down. Three delivery plates 47 (an example of a delivery unit) are provided so as to send out the processing bag Q accommodated in the space S from the opening 41G, and an electric withdrawal / retreat motor 47M that drives the three delivery plates 47 to move out and back. The housing 41 is provided with a delivery control unit 48 for controlling them.

  The housing unit 46 is provided with a plurality of support plates 46A, thereby dividing the space inside the housing unit to form a plurality of housing spaces, and configured as a rack in which a plurality of housing spaces S are formed. . The two storage units 46 are arranged in parallel on the left and right, one of which is provided with two rows of support plates 46A and the other of which is provided with a row of support plates 46A.

  The two storage units 46 are moved up and down along guide rails (not shown) when the driving force from the lifting motor 46M is transmitted through the chain. In addition, the weight balance is balanced by setting the drive mode so that each of them moves up and down in the reverse direction.

  By acquiring the raising / lowering position of the storage unit 46 with a sensor (not shown), the positional relationship between each storage space S and the opening 41G is determined. Similarly, the position between each storage space S and the introduction port 41H is determined. Configured to determine relationships. The delivery control unit 48 manages the position of the recording medium P accommodated in the accommodation space S (position of the processing bag Q).

  As a result, when receiving the recording medium P enclosed in the processing bag Q from the developer D, the delivery control unit 48 raises and lowers the storage unit 46, so that the storage space S in which the processing bag Q is not stored. Move to the position of the inlet 41H. Similarly, when the recording medium P enclosed in the processing bag Q is sent out from the delivery device E, the storage unit 46 is moved up and down to open the storage space S in which the processing bag Q to be sent out is stored. It will be moved to 41G.

  When the customer receives the recording medium P, the delivery control unit 48 causes the bar code reader 44 of the delivery device E to read the identification information on the receipt R, so that the delivery control unit 48 has the recording medium P associated with the identification information. The storage space S that is stored is identified, the storage unit 46 is moved up and down, the delivery plate 47 is operated, and the recording medium P enclosed in the processing bag Q is sent out from the opening 41G. The recording medium P enclosed in the can be received.

[Storage device]
The storage device F includes a plurality of drawers 52 that can be moved out and with respect to the frame 51 (an example of a storage unit). The internal space of the drawer 52 becomes a storage space T. The frame 51 is provided with a lock mechanism 53 that keeps each drawer 52 closed, and a lamp 54 is provided on the front surface of the drawer 52. In addition, a storage control unit 55 is provided inside the frame 51, and a handy type barcode reader 56 is further provided.

  The storage device F stores a recording medium P having a large size that cannot be stored in the delivery device E, or a recording medium P made of a CD-R on which an electronic album has been created by recording image data. Is done artificially by DP store personnel.

  When the customer receives the recording medium P, the delivery control unit 48 transmits the identification information to the storage control unit 55 by causing the barcode reader 44 of the delivery device E to read the identification information on the receipt R. When the storage control unit 55 determines that the recording medium P associated with the identification information is stored in the drawer 52 of the storage device F, the lock mechanism 53 of the drawer 52 is unlocked, The lamp 54 of the drawer 52 is blinked. In the delivery device E, a message indicating that the recording medium P is stored in the storage device F is displayed on the monitor 43, and at the same time, a similar message is output from the speaker 45 in human language.

[System control configuration]
As shown in FIG. 7, a signal system for transmitting information from the reception control unit 8 of the reception device A to the main control unit 26 of the silver halide printer B via the communication cable L is formed, and the reception control unit 8 Is transmitted to the print control unit 34 of the inkjet printer C, the encapsulation control unit 39 of the developer D, and the delivery control unit 48 of the accepting device A via the communication cable L. Further, a signal system for accessing signals is formed between the delivery control unit 48 of the delivery device E and the storage control unit 55 of the storage device F.

  The reception control unit 8, the main control unit 26, the print control unit 34, the enclosure control unit 39, the delivery control unit 48, and the storage control unit 55 each include a microprocessor and software for realizing processing corresponding to the microprocessor. Yes.

  The main control unit 26 has a function of managing the entire delivery system of the present invention. The main control unit 26 has a print control unit 34, an enclosure control unit 39, a delivery control unit 48, and storage. A signal system for accessing information from the control unit 55 is formed.

[Handling procedure]
A flow chart of FIG. 8 shows an outline of a processing flow when the recording medium P is created using the system configuration shown in FIG. 7 and the recording medium P is delivered to the customer.

  That is, the reception process is executed when the customer sets the medium on which the image data is recorded on the reception terminal AU of the reception apparatus A and places an order (step # 101).

  More specifically, when the customer starts an order by touching an icon displayed on the monitor 7 with a finger or the like in the receiving device A, the reception control unit 8 assigns an order number and is necessary for the printing process. Order data such as print size and number of prints is acquired.

  Next, when this order is set, the reception control unit 8 displays the amount of the fee required for processing on the monitor 7, and in response to this, the customer inputs the coin insertion hole 11A of the fee receiving terminal AD and the bill. After payment of a fee for charging the insertion hole 12A is performed, image data to be processed is acquired. Thereafter, a receipt R is issued (printed) by the receipt printer 4. The receipt R is printed with an order number, a scheduled finish date, order contents, a receipt amount, identification information including a barcode, and the like.

  When the reception control unit 8 determines that the print size is a size that can be automatically loaded into the delivery device E by the developer D from the order data acquired in this way, the order data is transmitted to the inkjet printer C, and this In the ink jet printer C, print processing based on the order data is executed. Subsequently, the developer D encloses the recording medium P in the processing bag Q in units of orders, and the envelope D loads the processing bag Q into the delivery device E (steps # 102 to # 104).

  In particular, in step # 102, it is determined whether or not the print size is the developer D and all of the orders are sizes that can be automatically loaded into the delivery device E, and a part of the print size is transferred to the delivery device E by the developer D. When it is determined that the size cannot be automatically loaded (including the case where an electronic album is created with the recording medium P made of CD-R), the reception control unit 8 sends an image to the inkjet printer C and the silver halide printer B. Data and order data are transmitted.

  In this series of processing, in the inkjet printer C, the print control unit 34 receives the image data and the order data from the reception control unit 8, and the print control unit 34 controls each part of the inkjet printer C based on the order data. The image data is printed on the recording medium P made of recording paper.

  In the developer D, the enclosure control unit 39 receives information from the print control unit 34, determines the number of prints of the order, and encloses the print medium Q corresponding to the order in the processing bag Q. Is done. When loading the processing bag Q into the delivery device E, the enclosure control unit 39 acquires the positional information of the accommodation space S to be loaded from the delivery control unit 48 and moves the shift mechanism 37 to the corresponding inlet 41H.

  In conjunction with this, the delivery control unit 48 of the delivery device E controls the lifting motor 46M to move the accommodation space S in which the processing bag Q is to be accommodated to the position of the introduction port 41H. Information indicating that the movement has been completed is transmitted to the enclosure control unit 39, which operates the pusher 38 to load the processing bag Q into the accommodation space S.

  When this accommodation is completed, association information for associating the identification information of the recording medium P with the position information of the accommodation space S is transmitted to the delivery control unit 48 and stored, and at the same time, stored in the main control unit 26. Is done. The main control unit 26 stores this association information to specify the delivery device E in which the recording medium P managed by the identification information is stored, and the silver halide printer B determines whether or not the delivery is performed. I can grasp.

  Also, when it is determined from the order data acquired in the receiving device A that the print size includes a size that cannot be automatically loaded into the delivery device E by the developer D (create an electronic album with the recording medium P made of CD-R) Print the image data on the recording medium P made of photographic paper with the silver halide printer B, or record the image data on the recording medium P made of CD-R and Create an album. In accordance with the creation operation of the recording medium P for each order data, an identification certificate RX including identification information is created by the silver halide printer, and the identification certificate RX of the recording medium P is provided to the DP store personnel (# 102, # 105). Step # 108).

  In this process, if all of the orders cannot be automatically loaded, the process directly proceeds to the process of step # 108. If a part of the order contains both auto-loadable and non-automatic-loadable ones, the process determination result shifts to the process of step # 103 for those that can be automatically loaded, and the process determination result For those that cannot be automatically loaded, the process proceeds to step # 108.

  When the processing at the silver halide printer B is completed in this way, the personnel at the DP store stores the recording medium P by manual operation with respect to the drawer 52 of the storage device F (step # 109).

  When the recording medium P is stored in the drawer 52 of the storage device F, the storage control unit 55 performs an operation of reading the identification information of the identification certificate RX with the barcode reader 56 so that the storage control unit 55 can store the recording medium P. The lock mechanism 53 is unlocked, and the lamp 54 of the drawer 52 is blinked. In this way, the drawer 52 designated by the storage control unit 55 is pulled out, and after setting the recording medium P, the drawer 52 is closed to complete the storage.

  When this storage is completed, the association information that associates the drawer 52 with the identification information is transmitted to and stored in the delivery control unit 48 and simultaneously transmitted and stored in the main control unit 26. The main control unit 26 stores the association information so that the silver halide printer B can grasp whether or not the recording medium P managed by the identification information has been delivered.

  Thereafter, when the customer causes the receipt R to approach the bar code reader 44 of the delivery device E to read the identification information, whether the recording medium P associated with the identification information is accommodated in the delivery device E or not. Determined. When it is determined that it exists, the processing bag Q in which the corresponding recording medium P is enclosed is delivered from the delivery device E and can be received by the customer (steps # 110 to # 113).

  When the processing bag Q encapsulating the recording medium P is sent out from the delivery device E in this way, the delivery control unit 48 controls the lifting motor 46M to open the accommodation space S containing the processing bag Q to be delivered. The target processing bag Q is sent out from the opening 41G by moving to the position 41G and controlling the retracting motor 47M to cause the delivery plate 47 to project.

  When the processing bag Q enclosing the recording medium P is delivered from the delivery device E in this way, whether or not the storage device F has the recording medium P having the same identification information as the identification information to be delivered exists. To determine. This determination is made based on the association information already acquired in the delivery control unit 48.

  When it is determined that the recording medium P having the same identification information as the identification information exists in the storage device F, and the recording medium P having the predetermined identification information exists in the storage device F in the above-described step # 111. Is displayed, information indicating the stored drawer 52 (for example, drawer number) is displayed on the monitor 43 together with a message indicating that the recording medium P is stored in the storage device F. The message and information are output from the speaker 45 as human language (step # 114).

  In cooperation with this, the lock mechanism 53 of the drawer 52 in which the target recording medium P is stored is unlocked, and the lamp 54 of the drawer 52 is blinked (step # 115).

  That is, when the recording medium P is stored in the storage device F, information for specifying the drawer 52 by allowing the drawer 52 to be manually opened and simultaneously blinking the lamp 54 of the drawer 52. Is displayed on the monitor 43 so that the customer can reliably take out the recording medium P.

  In the present invention, an actuator that opens the drawer 52 is provided, and when it is determined that the recording medium P corresponding to the identification information is stored in the storage space T of the drawer 52, the drawer 52 is automatically opened. You may comprise so that it may open-operate. In this configuration, the drawer 52 cannot be opened while the actuator is stopped, and this actuator functions as a lock mechanism.

[Other Embodiments]
In the present embodiment, the silver halide printer B is used for large-size print processing, and the inkjet printer C is used for small-size print processing including service sizes with high reception frequency. The present invention is not limited to this, and any apparatus suitable for printing each size may be used. The large size may be configured to print with the inkjet printer C, and a thermal printer or the like may be used to print both.

  In the present embodiment, the identification RX has been shown to be printed together with the printer of the recording medium P by the silver salt printer B. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a label printer placed in the vicinity of the silver salt printer B The label printed on the recording medium P may be pasted on the recording medium P, or may be drawn on a part of the drawing on the recording medium P printed by the silver salt printer B. The identification information of the identification certificate RX has been described as being the same as that of the reception certificate R. However, instead of this, the identification information may be completely different managed by the data associated with them.

[Effect of the embodiment]
Since it comprised in this way, the recording medium P of the small size is accommodated with respect to the accommodation space S of the accommodation unit 46 of the delivery apparatus E, and the recording medium P larger than this is accommodated in the drawer 52 (storage space T of the storage apparatus F). ) Can be stored. When the identification information is acquired from the customer's receipt R in the situation where the recording medium P is accommodated in the delivery device E and / or stored in the storage device F in this manner, The recording medium P is automatically sent out or the recording medium P is artificially taken out from the drawer 52 of the storage device F.

  Thereby, for example, when a customer who has requested printing of small-size image data and printing of a large size such as four cuts receives the recording medium P, the delivery device E or the storage device is based on the identification information. F, or the recording medium P can be received from the delivery device E and the storage device F. As a result, it can be received without going through the DP store personnel, and the number of personnel can be reduced.

The perspective view which shows the whole structure of a delivery system Perspective view of the reception device Longitudinal cross section showing inkjet printer, developer and delivery device The perspective view which shows the outline | summary of a structure of a delivery apparatus The figure which shows the front upper part of a delivery device Perspective view showing storage device Block circuit diagram showing the control configuration of the delivery system Flow chart showing the procedure of delivery processing

Explanation of symbols

41 Housing 46 Housing unit 47 Sending unit (sending plate)
48 Control unit (delivery control unit)
51 Frame 52 Storage unit (drawer)
53 Locking mechanism C Print unit (inkjet printer)
D Automatic loading unit (Enveloper)
F Storage unit (storage device)
P Recording medium S Storage space T Storage space

Claims (4)

A storage unit that has a plurality of storage spaces for storing recording media in units of orders, and a delivery control unit that realizes delivery of the recording medium associated with the identification information by acquiring the identification information associated with the recording medium A delivery system comprising:
A lock that includes a storage unit having a plurality of storage spaces capable of storing recording media of different types from the storage media that can be stored in the storage space of the storage unit, and that maintains each storage space of the storage unit in a closed state. With a mechanism,
When the control unit determines from the acquired identification information that the recording medium associated with the identification information is stored in the storage space of the storage unit, the recording medium is stored. A delivery system that unlocks the lock mechanism of the storage space.   The storage unit, the sending unit for sending out the recording medium stored in the storage unit, and the control unit are stored in one housing, and the storage unit is provided in a frame separate from the housing. The delivery system according to claim 1.   The delivery according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the recording medium is artificially stored in the storage space of the storage unit, position information indicating the plurality of storage spaces is output in response to the input of the identification information. system.   4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a print unit that prints image data on the recording medium, and an automatic loading unit that houses the recording medium printed by the print unit in a housing unit of the housing. The delivery system described.

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