WO2004054812A1

WO2004054812A1 - Print system and print method

Info

Publication number: WO2004054812A1
Application number: PCT/JP2003/015990
Authority: WO
Inventors: Fujio Minegishi; Mitsuhiro Okada; Masao Okada
Original assignee: Fj.Com Corporation
Priority date: 2002-12-17
Filing date: 2003-12-12
Publication date: 2004-07-01
Also published as: AU2003289080A1; JP3480734B1; JP2006130658A

Abstract

A print system and a print method capable of easily combining image data stored in a mobile terminal with various video and printing the combined video on a seal sheet, thereby enjoying creating various variations of seals. The print system includes infrared-ray data transmission/reception means for receiving image data infrared-ray-data-transmitted from a mobile terminal, image data display means for displaying the image data received by the infrared-ray data transmission/reception means, image data edition means for combining image data displayed by the image data display means with arbitrary image data stored/accumulated according to a user instruction, thereby editing image data, and printing means for printing the image data edited by the image data edition means.

Description

Description Print system and print method

The present invention relates to a printing system and a printing method, and in particular, receives an image data and the like transmitted from a mobile phone by infrared data transmission, corrects and processes the image data and the like, and performs a predetermined sealing sheet. The present invention relates to a printing system and a printing method for printing on a computer. Background art

Conventionally, devices that perform infrared data transmission have been used between remote controllers for remote operation and devices such as television receivers, between general-purpose small computers, and between general-purpose computers and printers. It is well known that infrared data is used as a data communication medium between various data processing devices (eg, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-56427 "Infrared data communication device"). In recent years, there has been proposed an infrared data communication device between a mobile phone and a portable data terminal, etc., which are being miniaturized.

No. 2 0 0—1 1 5 0 7 9 “Infrared data communication device and method” etc.).

And .. There are many mobile terminals such as mobile phones with camera function ο

On the other hand, at amusement facilities, etc., there are amusement machines that take pictures with friends or family or alone, combine the pictures with various images, and print them on sticker paper (for example, registered utility models). No. 31 4 7 3 3 “Video print supply device” etc.). In this amusement machine, photographs are synthesized based only on images taken by cameras installed in the amusement machine.

Under the circumstances described above, the person with the camera-equipped mobile terminal can view the video that he or she has taken on the display screen of the mobile terminal when he or she wants to see it, or print the video on his or her own printer. Was generally enjoyed, but if this could be combined with various images on amusement machines that print this on sticker paper, etc. You can create and enjoy various variations of stickers. In addition, if the printing procedure can be easily performed by giving guidance, etc., it can be easily used in a wide range of areas, such as children and the elderly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and can easily combine image data stored in a portable terminal with various images and print it on a sticker paper. An object of the present invention is to provide a printing system and a printing method that can create and enjoy a seal. Disclosure of the invention

The present invention, in order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, displays images and characters transmitted from a mobile terminal on a display unit of a printing apparatus, Is a printing system that edits and prints images, characters, etc. in accordance with the user's arbitrary instructions, and uses a camera of the mobile terminal with infrared function transmitted from the mobile terminal via infrared data. The image data that has been photographed and stored in the storage unit of the mobile terminal and the name of the name, the own mobile phone number, the own mobile e-mail address, etc., which are stored in advance in the storage unit of the mobile terminal. Infrared data transmitting and receiving means for receiving character data; means for displaying image data and owner data received by the infrared data transmitting and receiving means; and displaying the image data and owner data. Means for editing the received image data and the owner data by combining the image data and the owner data displayed by the means with arbitrary data stored and stored in advance, and the received image Printing means for printing the image data and the owner data edited by the means for editing the data and the owner data, and the name received by the infrared data transmitting / receiving means Means for associating at least one of the owner data such as a mobile phone number and own mobile e-mail address or an arbitrary combination of data with service charge data, and performing the association Means for storing and storing the data obtained by the means in the storage unit, and data stored and stored in the storage unit by the means for storing and storing the data via a network such as a public line network. Maintenance / maintenance of the charge management server or the printing device of the mobile phone provider (carrier). Means for transmitting to the maintenance / aggregation server; and in the means for displaying the image data and the owner data, if the received image data is a video data, The moving image data is divided into still image data at arbitrary time intervals, and divided display means is provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the data such as images and characters transmitted from the mobile terminal is displayed on the display unit of the printing apparatus, and the data such as the images and characters displayed on the display unit is transmitted to the user. A print method for editing and printing according to an arbitrary instruction, wherein the image is taken by a camera of a mobile terminal having a camera function and transmitted to a mobile terminal having infrared rays transmitted from the mobile terminal and stored in a storage unit of the mobile terminal. An infrared data transmission / reception procedure for receiving character data that is owner data such as the stored image data and a name stored in advance in the storage unit of the mobile terminal, own mobile phone number, own mobile e-mail address, etc., A procedure for displaying the image data and the owner data received by the infrared data transmission / reception procedure, and an image data displayed by the procedure for displaying the image data and the owner data. Combining the owner data with the previously stored arbitrary data and editing the received image data and owner data, and editing the received image data and owner data A print procedure for printing the image data and the owner data edited by the procedure for performing the above procedure, and the name received by the infrared data transmission / reception procedure, the own mobile phone number, the own mobile e-mail address, etc. At least one of the owner data, or any combination of data, a service charge data, and a procedure for associating the service data with each other; A procedure for storing and storing the data in the storage unit, and charging the data stored and stored in the storage unit by the storage and storage procedure to a mobile phone provider (carrier) via a network such as a public line network. Maintenance of the management server or the printing device · Maintenance ゃ Maintenance installed in order to aggregate the usage data, etc. · Procedure for sending to the aggregation server, and furthermore, the image data and the owner data And displaying the moving image data as still image data at an arbitrary time interval when the received image data is moving image data. . BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is an image diagram of a print system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a configuration of a mobile phone having a camera function. FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the configuration of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a breakdown of the image folder of the mobile phone.

Figure 5 shows a database that stores and accumulates data such as backgrounds, bills, typefaces (Edo characters, entertainment characters, sumo characters, etc.), illustrations, family crests, foreground frames, etc., built in the storage unit of the printing device. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a main flow of the print seal system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 8 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus. '

FIG. 9 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 10 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 11 is an image 0 showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 12 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 13 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 14 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 15 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

Figure 16 shows an example of the screen displayed on the display screen of the printing device. FIG.

FIG. 17 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 18 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the blind device.

FIG. 19 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the client device.

FIG. 20 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 21 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the client device.

FIG. 22 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the bundle device.

FIG. 23 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 24 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 25 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 26 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 27 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 28 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. ₂₉ is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 30 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus. FIG. 31 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the client device.

FIG. 32 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the client device.

FIG. 33 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 34 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the client device.

FIG. 35 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 36 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 37 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 38 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the blind device.

FIG. 39 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the blind device.

FIG. 40 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 41 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 42 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 43 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the client device.

FIG. 44 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the plant apparatus.

Fig. 45 Image showing an example of the screen displayed on the display screen of the printing device FIG.

FIG. 46 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 47 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 48 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 49 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

FIG. 50 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an image diagram of a print system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a camera-equipped mobile phone which is a kind of mobile terminal, and reference numeral 20 denotes a printing device.

The mobile terminal may be any device that can temporarily store image data and character data of still images and Z or moving images, and can transmit these data by infrared data communication. In the embodiment, description will be given based on a mobile phone having a camera function.

Here, the configuration of a mobile phone having a camera function will be described based on the schematic block diagram of FIG. The mobile phone 10 communicates with a control unit 101 that controls the entire mobile phone 10, an input unit 102 including a numeric keypad and various input keys, and wireless communication. A communication unit 103, a storage unit 104 for storing image data, character data, etc., a display unit 105 for displaying various information, a speaker 106 for outputting received voices and the like, and a voice. , A battery for supplying power to each part of the mobile phone, a camera for shooting video, and an infrared data receiver that can transmit and receive image data. It has an overnight transmission / reception unit 110. The storage unit 104 of the mobile phone 10 is provided with an image folder for storing the image data, and the image data is stored in the image folder. Figure 4 is a breakdown of the image folders in this image folder. Stored image data is managed by records with fields such as flag 'photo number' date and time, title, image size, file type, image data, etc. for each image. In the flag field, it is determined whether the image is a video taken by the camera of the user's mobile phone or a video downloaded from another. As a result, the video is determined to be a video downloaded from another. If this is done, a flag is set for the purpose of protecting copyright and portrait rights, and the transfer of the image is prohibited. The photo number field stores a unique number assigned to each image. The date and time column stores the date and time when the image was taken. Although the default is blank in the title column, the title data is stored when the title of the image is assigned by the user. The image size field stores the size of the image data. The file type field stores the file format (eg, JPEG, PNG, bitmap, MPEG, etc.) of the stored image data. The actual image data is stored in the image data column.

The printing device 20 can receive image data, character data, and the like, and can correct and process these data on a display screen (evening panel screen), and can print them on arbitrary paper such as a seal sheet. Anything that can be printed is fine.

Here, the configuration of the printing apparatus 20 will be described based on the schematic block diagram of FIG. The printing device 20 includes a control unit 201 for controlling the entire printing device 20, a sunset panel type display unit 202, a background, a bill, a typeface (Edo characters, performing characters, sumo characters, etc.), an illust, a family crest. · A storage unit 203 for storing and storing data such as foreground frames, a memory 204, an infrared data transmission / reception unit 205 capable of transmitting and receiving image data, etc., a printing unit 206 for performing print processing, and money input. A data conversion unit that converts text image data received by the money input unit 207 and the infrared data transmission / reception unit 205 into JPEG (joint photographi c expert s group) format, etc. It is equipped with a unit 208. Also, an input unit such as a control unit and various buttons and communication other than infrared communication are possible. A communication unit, a speaker, a microphone, an uninterruptible power supply unit (UPS), etc. may be provided as appropriate.

In the storage unit of the printing device, data such as backgrounds, bills, typefaces (Edo characters, entertainment characters, sumo characters, etc.), illustrations, family crests, foreground frames, etc. as shown in Fig. 5 are saved. An overnight base has been built. In addition, the history DB (database) in Fig. 5 stores various kinds of reports on the date and time of use of the printing device, the time of use, the type of seal selected by the user, background, and illustration. The information will be used later for tabulation and marketing. The mobile model DB stores operation manuals for each mobile phone model.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a main flow of the print system according to the present embodiment, and the outline will be described based on this diagram.

First, a person, animals, plants, landscapes, and the like are photographed by the camera 109 mounted on the mobile phone 10 (S10). In the case of still image data, this captured image data is usually saved in JPEG (jo int pho to gr ap c ex er tsgroup) format as a pinary image, but other bitmap displays In some cases, the image data is stored in the image folder of the mobile phone 10 in a (bit—mapped display) format, a PNG (portable ne twork graphics) format, or the like. In the case of moving image data, it is usually stored in the image folder in the MPEG (moving picture expert sg roup) format (Sl l).

Next, in the mobile phone 10, when image data to be transmitted is selected from among the image data stored in the image folder (S12), the selected image data is converted to binary data. A conversion process from one day to one day is performed (S13).

After this conversion process, the selected image data is transmitted to the printing device 20 by infrared data communication in a text data format (S14) _0.

The printing device 20 receives the image data transmitted from the mobile phone 10 by infrared data communication (S15). After receiving the image data, the printing device 20 converts the JPEG (.i 0 int photographic exp (erts group) A conversion process for executing a conversion program for conversion to a format or the like is performed (S16).

This conversion program is stored in the storage unit of the printing device 20 in advance. After this conversion processing, image display processing for displaying the image data on the display unit 202 is performed (S17).

Since the display unit 202 is in the evening touch panel format, the user of the printing system uses the evening touch panel screen to save the displayed image data and the data stored in the storage unit 203 of the printing apparatus 20. Backgrounds, bills, typefaces (Edo characters, amusement characters, sumo characters, etc.) When an arbitrary image is created by combining it with an illustration, such as an illustration, a crest, or a foreground frame, the printing device A reception editing process is performed (S18).

When the image to be printed is determined by the editing process (S19), a billing process is performed (S20). That is, the fee is displayed on the display unit of the printing device 20, and the system user deposits the displayed fee into the money input unit 207. The printing device confirms that the money has been inserted, and when the charging process is completed, printing of an image is started, and image data and the like are printed at a predetermined position on a predetermined sheet (S21).

Further, in some cases, the printing device 20 also receives character data input arbitrarily input by the mobile phone 10 by infrared data communication. Character data saved in the storage unit of the mobile phone 10 (name, own mobile phone number, own mobile phone e-mail address, etc.), address book data, comment data, schedule book data Are stored in the form of VCard, VCa1endar, or vNote, which is generally a type of text data, and the printing device 20 receives the received character data as it is (text). Display processing is performed with.

Objects such as image data converted to text data and text data stored in the format of vCard, vCalendar, and VNote are transmitted to the mobile phone 10 using the IrMC protocol. The data is transferred from the transmitting / receiving unit to the infrared transmitting / receiving unit of the printing apparatus 20.

IrMC is one of the various protocols specified by IrDA (Inf rared Data association) and provides a general-purpose file transfer function. Is what you do.

Further, a specific description will be given below based on a screen displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20.

When the printing apparatus 20 is not used, a demonstration screen on which a demonstration movie or the like flows is displayed (FIG. 7). When the user approaches the printing device 20, the sensor detects it and displays a message such as “Please touch the screen.” Or a sound on the display unit 202. Processing or audio processing is performed.

When the user switches to the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus, display processing is performed so that a title screen as shown in FIG. 8 in which the title logo and the start button are displayed is displayed.

At this time, audio processing is performed so that the title name is played by audio. When the user clicks the start button, the screen for selecting the type of created seal as shown in Fig. 9 is displayed. On the other hand, if the start button is not pressed after a certain period of time, the demo screen is displayed.

In the created seal type selection screen, the types of seals that can be selected by the user are displayed and processed on the screen. At that time, voice processing is performed so that an announcement is played by voice saying "Please select the seal you want to make."

In FIG. 9, three types of seals are displayed. A) Input of name, selection of background, selection of bill, selection of typeface (Edo characters, entertainment characters, sumo characters, etc.), images transmitted from mobile terminals (face photos, animals, plants and landscapes, etc.) Photographs) Data 'last-tag-type stickers that can insert family crests, foreground frame composition, etc. (hereinafter referred to as Edo congratulatory bills), and b) Images transmitted from mobile terminals (face photos, Animals and plants, landscapes, photos, etc. Data and text (owner data, comments, etc.) Insert data, foreground frame composition, input text items (name, phone number, e-mail address, comments, etc.), etc. Possible 'Certain name-type stickers, c) Photo-type stickers that allow image data to be divided and printed on sticker paper, but are not limited to these.

The user selects his / her favorite sticker on the image data import method selection screen, When you touch the button of the favorite sticker on the touch panel, the display is switched to the screen for creating the sticker that was touched.

(Edo congratulatory bill)

First, the case where the Edo congratulatory bill is selected will be described.

When the user touches the Edo congratulatory bill button displayed on the display screen (evening touch panel screen) of the printing device, a division number selection screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. In FIG. 10, the evening button and the "return" evening button when dividing into four, eight and sixteen sheets are displayed. The button for the number of divisions is merely an example and is not limited to this. It is needless to say that the number of divisions can be freely set.

At this point, the user selects one of the numbers and sets the button on the printing device's display screen (evening panel screen), and the display unit 202 of the blind device 20 displays The Edo celebration billboard input type selection screen as shown in Fig. 11 is displayed and processed. At that time, the display of "What should be put in the power sill?" And / or the audio processing that this guidance is played by voice are performed. Here, the power sill refers to a substantially circular space provided above the Edo celebration bill, which is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and vertically.

On the Edo congratulatory bill input type selection screen, an overall view of the Edo congratulatory bill and an evening button for selecting items to be inserted into the power bill are displayed. As the types of the items of this evening button, the evening button that can select a photograph, an illustration, a mark, a family crest, and the like, and the “not enter” and “return” evening buttons are also displayed.

• If you select a photo.

When the user selects the photo button and touches that part, the image (photo) of the person or landscape taken with the camera-equipped mobile phone as shown in Fig. 12 is mounted on the mobile phone. A confirmation screen is displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus for confirming that the data is to be taken into the storage unit of the printing apparatus by the infrared transmitting / receiving means. On this confirmation screen, the characters “Do you want to import photos from your mobile phone?” And the user can be selected. 夕 “Yes” and “No” button buttons are displayed. At that time, Do you want to import photos from your phone? The voice processing is performed so that the guidance of "" is played by voice.

When the user selects “Yes” and clicks on the button, the corresponding model list screen showing the model of the mobile phone having the infrared data communication function shown in Fig. 13 is displayed on the printing device 2. Display processing is performed on a display unit 202 of 0. As compatible models, for example, P504iS, N504iS, F504iS, D504i are used by NTT DoCoMo, Inc. S etc. are displayed. If the user selects the “No” button, and then touches the button, the printing apparatus 20 performs display processing so as to return to the Edo congratulatory bill Cashira input type selection screen.

On this compatible model list screen, a touch button for multiple compatible models and a touch button for “return” are displayed. When the user selects the applicable model and presses the evening switch button, the printing device 20 displays an infrared transmission guidance screen for each model as shown in Fig. 14 on the display unit 202. Let it. On the infrared transmission guidance screen, guidance information on the infrared transmission method corresponding to the selected model is displayed. On the infrared transmission guidance screen, a “skip” evening button is also displayed. When the user selects “skip” and taps the evening button, the printing apparatus 20 performs a process of omitting the guidance information, The image data standby screen from the mobile phone as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the display unit 202.

On the image data standby screen from the privy phone 10, the message “Please select the image you want to capture in your mobile phone and send it with infrared” is displayed, and the method of capture is specific. The guidance stream is processed so that the user can understand the information. At that time, voice processing is also performed so that the guidance of "Do you want to import photos from your mobile phone?"

When the infrared data transmission is performed, the image data stored in the storage unit of the user's mobile phone, the image data selected by the user is transmitted, and the data reception of the printing apparatus 20 can be started. An image capturing screen as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the display unit of the printing device 20.

When transmitting data using this infrared ray, the infrared transmitting / receiving section of Holding the infrared transmitter / receiver of the remote control device 20 without moving any obstacles between them and at a distance of 20 cm or less, without moving it for several seconds (about 3 to 5 seconds) while facing each other, It is desirable to wait for reception completion.

At this time, a mobile phone fixing section for fixing the mobile phone 10 should be installed on the top of the housing (main body) near the infrared transmitting / receiving section of the printing device 20 in order to keep it from moving. Is desirable.

On the other hand, if an infrared data signal cannot be received by the printing apparatus 20 within a certain period of time, an infrared communication data overnight acquisition failure screen as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed. On the infrared communication data overnight acquisition failure screen, a “Next” button is also displayed. When the user selects this button and switches to that part, the printing device 20 displays the image from the telephone. Perform processing to return to the data standby screen.

On the image import screen,

"▼ Infrared communication with mobile phone ▲

Importing image data overnight

! Point the infrared at this while capturing! "

Is displayed, and a meter for checking the import status is displayed on the screen. At that time, guidance such as “Image data is being imported” is processed so that it is played by voice. As a result of the image capturing, when the image data capturing is completed, the image capturing success screen shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing device 20.

On the other hand, if the capture of the image data is lost, the infrared communication data acquisition failure screen is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing device 20. In this case, the infrared communication data acquisition failure screen as shown in Fig. 17 is displayed, and the user selects the "Next" evening button displayed on this screen and displays the evening When touched, the display unit 202 of the printing device 20 performs processing to return to the image standby screen from the mobile phone.

On the image capture success screen, the “Yes” and “No” buttons are displayed to determine whether to approve the captured image and the image that was successfully captured. When the user selects “Yes” and clicks on that button, the image adjustment screen is printed. Display processing is performed on the display unit 202 of the display 20. When the user selects “No” and clicks on the button, the image standby screen from the mobile phone 10 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing device 20. The user captures the image again as described above.

In addition, in addition to the “Yes” and “No” evening buttons, an “Add” evening button is provided in the image data import success screen, and when the user selects this “Add” button. May receive image data from the user's mobile phone again. In this case, even if a setting is made such that the plurality of image data received by the printing device 20 are simultaneously displayed on the display unit, and then the plurality of image data is printed on one sheet such as a sticker sheet. good.

On the image adjustment screen (Fig. 19), the buttons for adjusting the captured image, brightness and contrast, the “Enter” button to determine this adjustment, and the “Reset” to return the brightness and contrast to their initial values and display them Button appears. Buttons for adjusting brightness, contrast, etc. have a “10 (plus)” button and a “1 (minus)” button, respectively. By tapping the “Ten (Plus)” button, you can increase the brightness and contrast of the captured image. By tapping the “One (minus)” button, the brightness of the captured image and the contrast can be reduced.

When the adjustment is completed on the image adjustment screen (Fig. 19) and the user clicks the "OK" button, a frame selection screen (not shown) is displayed on the display screen of the printing device. On this frame selection screen, a plurality of sample sunset buttons for a frame of a photo to be printed, such as a floral pattern or a geometric pattern, are displayed, and also a frameless sunset button is displayed.

When the user clicks on the sample button of the frame sample, the data of the corresponding frame is called from the data base of the frame stored in the storage unit 203, and the image data is combined with the image data. The processed image is displayed on the display unit 202. If the user does not like the displayed composited image, the user resets the reset button displayed on the frame selection screen to cancel the synthesis, and then resets the image on the other frame. Stored in the storage unit 203 The data of the corresponding frame is called from the database of the frames that have been processed, combined with the image data, and the combined image is displayed on the display unit 202.

When the user touches the enter button displayed on the frame selection screen, a trimming screen as shown in FIG. 20 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20.

On the trimming screen, only the captured image is displayed when no frame is selected, and the captured image obtained by synthesizing the frame is displayed when a frame is selected. Movement buttons for moving the displayed image up, down, left, and right to be displayed are displayed at the top, bottom, left, and right of the displayed image. In addition, a button that can display an image obtained by rotating the displayed image by approximately 90 degrees in the left-right direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) with one touch is also displayed. Also, "Large" and "Small" buttons are displayed to enlarge or reduce this displayed image. By using these buttons, users can create their favorite images. In particular, images taken with a camera-equipped mobile phone are considered to be taken from various angles, such as vertical, horizontal, and oblique.If these images can be modified, users will enjoy more. Become.

In addition, a frame reselection button, a reset button, and an AGE button are displayed on the trimming screen. When the user selects the frame reselection button and then presses the button, a frame selection screen is displayed on the display unit 202 and a frame can be selected again. When the user selects the reset button and clicks the evening button, the image is processed to return to the initial state. When the user selects the decision button and clicks the button, a background selection screen as shown in Fig. 23 is displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus.

On the background selection screen, a plurality of sunset buttons displaying background samples such as colored, cherry pattern, plum pattern, etc. are displayed, and a sunset button without a background is displayed. When the user clicks on any of the evening touch buttons, a bid selection screen displaying a sample of a bid as shown in Fig. 24 is processed.

At this time, if any background sample is selected, it is stored in the storage unit 203. The corresponding background data is called from the stored sample database of the background, and the association process is performed so that the image data is combined with the background data. On the other hand, when "no background" is selected, it is determined that there is no corresponding data. On this bid selection screen, if you have multiple evening buttons, such as “Prayer for good luck”, “Safety at home”, “Physical health”, “Traffic safety”, “Toru Hatsushiki”, and “Shinmon Raifuku”, etc. In both cases, a button without a bid and a character input button for a bill are displayed. In addition, the “-” and “” arrow buttons are also displayed on the bid selection screen, and it is also possible to display the candidate candidates and the candidates after the bid.

When the user selects the preferred sample of a sample, the sample without the sample, or the character input from the sample of the sample from the sample of this sample, and then clicks the button, the name input screen as shown in Fig. 25 is displayed. Display processing is performed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20. Although not shown in the figure, a “return” button is also displayed, and when this button is clicked, processing is performed so as to return to the Edo congratulatory bill cashier input type selection screen. At this time, if any of the bid samples is selected, the corresponding bid data is called from the bid sample database stored in the storage unit 203, and the image data is combined with the image data. Is performed in such a manner as to be performed. On the other hand, if no bid is selected, it is determined that there is no corresponding data. .

The name input screen displays a selection button for selecting the type of character and a list of the selected characters. The user selects a character type, and inputs a name or the like by touching any character in the character list. The name input screen also displays a one-letter delete button that allows you to delete erroneous characters, a space button that leaves space between characters, a “Enter” button to confirm, and a “Back” button. ing. When the user finishes inputting characters and clicks the OK button, and when the bid character input button is selected on the bid selection screen, the printing device displays a bid input screen as shown in FIG. 26. Display processing is performed on a display unit 202 of 20. On the other hand, when the bid character input button is not selected on the bid selection screen, the Edo congratulation bill preview screen is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20. If the user selects the “Back” button, the Edo congratulatory bill Casilla input type selection screen will appear. The information is displayed on the display screen of the printing device, and the user inputs again.

On the bill entry screen, a selection button for selecting types and symbols such as kanji, alphabets, pictographs, symbols, and conveniences, and a list of selected characters and symbols are displayed. The user selects the type of character, symbol, etc., and inputs the character, symbol, etc. by touching any character in the character list. In addition, on the bill entry screen, a one-letter deletion button that allows you to delete the wrong character, a space button to leave a space between the characters, a “Enter” button to decide, and a “Back” button are also displayed. I have.

When the user finishes inputting the character and presses the enter button, an Edo congratulatory bill preview screen as shown in FIG. 27 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20. If the user selects the "Back" button, the name input screen is displayed again, and the user re-enters the name.

The Edo congratulatory bill preview screen displays a preview of the selected image, name, and tag attached to the Edo congratulatory bill, a font change button, a character color button, a character re-entry button, and a decision button. You. Of these, when the user wishes to change it, the typeface button, the character color button, and the character re-input button are used, which will be specifically described below.

When the user selects the font change button and touches it, a font selection screen as shown in FIG. 28 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing device 20.

The font selection screen displays a preview of Edo celebration cards with different fonts. Figure 28 shows a preview of the Edo congratulatory bill in three different fonts, but this number is urgent and not limiting. When the user selects the desired font and switches to the desired preview, the screen returns to the Edo congratulatory bill preview screen.

When the user selects the text color button on the Edo congratulatory bill preview screen and touches it, a text color change screen as shown in Fig. 29 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing device 20. It is processed.

This character color change screen displays a sample of the Edo congratulatory bill whose characters are displayed in colored characters such as red, white, black, blue, yellow, peach, green, brown, gray, and orange. When the user selects a desired color and sets a sample of the desired character color, the data is stored in the storage unit 203. The data of the corresponding character color is retrieved from the database of the corresponding character colors, processed for association, and the display returns to the Edo congratulation bill preview screen, and at the same time, the character is displayed in the corresponding character color.

When the user selects the character re-entry button on the Edo congratulatory bill preview screen and touches it, the character re-entry screen (not shown) is displayed on the display unit 202 of the pudding device 20. Is done. On this character re-entry screen, re-enter the character and correct it, and then touch the button to return to the Edo congratulatory bill preview screen.

After the user has made the selections, changes, corrections, etc. described above, select the OK button, and when he clicks on it, a billing screen as shown in Fig. 30 is displayed on the display screen of the printing device. Is done.

On this billing screen, the characters "▼ Please insert a charge ▲" are displayed, and the charge and the amount of money input are displayed. When the user enters the fee displayed on this screen from the cash slot of the printing device, the accumulated amount entered is displayed as the inserted amount, and when the entered amount reaches the fee, it is displayed on the display screen of the printing device. A print screen as shown in FIG. 31 is displayed. If an amount equal to or greater than the fee is entered, the difference is returned as change from the fee return port of the printing device.

On this print screen, characters such as "Please wait until printing is completed." In addition, the printing completion degree is displayed using numerical values and graphs as shown in FIG. When the printing is completed, a print end screen as shown in FIG. 32 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20. The time required for this printing varies depending on the size of the paper and the like, and cannot be unconditionally determined, but is about 20 to 40 seconds. On the print end screen, characters such as "Thank you. Be careful not to remove the T-seal '· ▼" are displayed.

• When the illustration 'mark is selected

In the Edo congratulatory billboard input type selection screen, when the user selects an illustration and a mark and clicks on the last or mark button, an illustration selection screen as shown in Fig. 21 is displayed on the display unit 2 of the printing device 20. Display processing is performed on 02.

This illustration image selection screen includes illustrations of beckoning cats, the Seven Lucky Gods, the zodiac signs, Multiple push buttons showing samples are displayed, and push buttons without an error message are displayed. In addition, the — button for “” and “”, the decision button, and the return button are displayed on the image selection screen. When the user selects an illustration and clicks on either the last or no illustration button, a background selection screen as shown in Fig. 23 above is displayed on the display screen of the printing device. . Subsequent procedures and processes are the same as those in the case where the above-mentioned photograph is selected, and therefore description thereof is omitted.

At this time, if any of the illustrations is selected, the corresponding last data is called from the last database stored in the storage unit 203, and the image data is combined with the last data. An attaching process is performed. On the other hand, if no illustration is selected, it is determined that there is no corresponding data.

• When you select a family crest

When a family crest is selected on the Edo congratulatory bill input type selection screen and the family crest button is set, a family crest last selection screen as shown in FIG. 22 is displayed on the display device of the printing apparatus.

On the family crest illustration image selection screen, a plurality of evening buttons showing a sample of the family crest illustration are displayed, and an evening button without family crest is displayed. Also, on the family crest illustration image selection screen, arrow buttons “” and “”, a decision button, and a return button are displayed. When the user clicks on any of the family crest samples or the crest button without family crest, the above-described background selection screen as shown in FIG. 23 is displayed on the display screen of the printing apparatus. Subsequent procedures and processes are the same as those in the case where the above-mentioned photograph is selected, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

At this time, if any of the illustrations of the family crest is selected, the corresponding family crest's last data is called from the family crest's last database stored in the storage unit 203, and the image data and The association process is performed so that the combining process is performed. On the other hand, if no family crest is selected, the correspondence processing is performed to indicate that there is no corresponding data. (Name type seal)

Next, the case where the name type seal is selected will be described.

On the created sticker type selection screen, the name button sticker (a specific name is given when actually implemented, but for the sake of convenience in this specification, it is called a name button sticker) After a while, a name type seal layout selection screen as shown in FIG. 33 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20.

On the name-type seal layout selection screen, a plurality of name-type seal layout samples in which the seal layout sample and the entire layout sample are combined are displayed. Also, on this name-type sticker layout selection screen, arrow buttons "" and "" are displayed. The user selects the desired name-type layout sample by moving the screen with the arrow buttons, and then touches the evening button to display the sample on the display unit 202 of the printing device 20. A confirmation screen for capturing images (photographs) of images taken with the camera's mobile phone and stored in the storage unit of the mobile phone by infrared data communication is displayed on the display unit 20 of the printing device 20. Display processing is performed in 2.

At this time, in the case of the layout sample of the selected name-type sticker, of the layout samples of the name-type sticker stored in the storage unit 203, the data of the layout sample of the selected name-type seal is used. Evening is called up, and the associating process is performed so that the image processing to be performed afterwards is combined with the image data taken in.

Here, the procedure for capturing the image data from the mobile phone 10 is the same as that described for the Edo congratulatory bill with reference to FIGS. 12 to 20, and a description thereof will be omitted here.

After the image is captured and the image is determined (that is, after the determination button is set on the trimming screen), a background selection screen is displayed and displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20. You. On this background selection screen, the background can be selected in the same way as the Edo congratulatory bill. However, the shape of the background is different from the Edo congratulatory bill and conforms to the shape of the name sticker.

At this time, if any background sample is selected, the corresponding background data is recalled from the background sample database stored in the storage unit 203. Then, an associating process is performed so that the synthesizing process is performed with the image data. On the other hand, when "no background" is selected, it is determined that there is no corresponding data. The operation method of the user on this screen is the same as that of the Edo congratulatory bill described above, and a description thereof will be omitted. In this background selection screen, when the user clicks the enter button, a character input screen as shown in FIG. 34 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20.

This text entry screen displays the name, telephone number (displayed as “TEL” in the figure), e-mail address (displayed as “mail” in the figure), and comments in kanji (Japanese In this embodiment, the input pad is displayed in hiragana, but if it can be input in Japanese, it is possible to input in Japanese. Display may be displayed.), Alphabet, Pictograms, Symbols, Convenience (meaning an input pad that allows easy entry of telephone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, etc.) Is done. In addition, a one-letter delete button that allows you to delete input characters one character at a time, a space button that provides a space between characters, and an enter button that allows you to enter and complete the setting to confirm the contents are displayed.

To further explain based on Fig. 34, the name, telephone number ("TEL" in the figure) and e-mail address ("Email" in the figure) are arranged side by side at the top of the screen. This is a button for comments. When the user switches to the desired button, the screen changes to the input screen for the button that was pressed. Vertically arranged on the left side of the screen are kanji, alphabets, pictographs, symbols, and convenient sunset buttons. A list of characters selected by the user when the user switches to the desired sunset button. The input pad and the converted character of the input character are displayed on the screen.

Here, when the name button is selected and the kanji button is selected, as shown in FIG. 35, the character conversion / hiragana input screen is displayed on the display device of the printing device. In the input pad on this input screen, enter “Minegishi” and the corresponding hiragana in the evening touch panel in the evening, and as shown in Fig. 35, “Minegishi”, “Minegishi”, “Minegishi”, “Minegishi”, Minegishi, Minegi, MINEGISI, Minegisi, etc. Multiple items are displayed above the input pad.

If the number of character examples is larger than the number that can be displayed on the display unit 202, the next candidate button is displayed on the character example display unit 202. When the user touches a desired character, for example, “Minegishi”, the character is displayed in the input character display portion provided on the upper left side of the input screen as shown in FIG. When the user confirms with the character “Minegishi” displayed on the input character display section, the character is confirmed by pressing the decision button provided at the lower right.

In this way, the user has the name, telephone number (“TEL” in the figure) and e-mail address (“mail” in the figure) provided at the top of the screen. , Touch the comment button to display each screen, and input using Kanji, alphabet, pictograms, symbols, convenient, and. Fig. 37 shows the alphabet input screen, Fig. 38 shows the pictograph input screen, Fig. 39 shows the symbol input screen, Fig. 40 shows the telephone input mode convenient input screen, and Fig. 41 shows the mail input mode convenient input screen. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the above, and a user performs input on these screens.

Although not shown in FIGS. 34 to 41, the name, own mobile phone number, own mobile phone e-mail address, etc., stored in advance in the storage unit of the mobile phone 10 as text data are stored. Character data such as data and comment data is saved to the printing device 20 by infrared data communication, and the received printing data is transmitted to the printing device 20. Can be displayed on the display unit 202, so that characters such as "You can send character information from a mobile phone via infrared communication" are displayed on the screen as evening buttons. Has become.

When the user taps the evening touch button, a message receiving screen that captures the owner's date, which is a text message, from the mobile phone 10 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing device 20. The procedure for capturing the owner data is the same as that for the photographic sticker described below, and a description thereof will be omitted.

When the input is completed on each of the above input screens and the enter button is depressed, or the owner data, which is character data, is transmitted to the printing device 20 by infrared data communication, the printing device is shown in FIG. A name-type sticker input confirmation screen is displayed. The name-type sticker input confirmation screen displays the name (for example, “Fujio Minegishi”) and the telephone number (for example, “0 9 0 — * * * * _ △△” that were entered or transmitted by infrared data communication. △△ ”), e-mail (e-mail address), and message (for example,“ Hello! ”) Are displayed, and a re-enter button is also displayed so that you can make corrections. If the user notices an error or the like and corrects the name, etc., the user clicks the re-input button. Then, each of the input pads described above is displayed and input can be performed again on the screen.

After completing the processing on the name-type sticker input confirmation screen, when the user clicks the enter button displayed on this screen, a preview screen as shown in FIG. 43 is displayed on the display unit of the printer 20. Display processing is performed on 202.

On this preview screen, a preview of the name sticker is displayed and a font change button for changing the font, a font color button for determining the font color, a re-input button for re-entering, and an enter button A button appears.

When the user selects the font change button and taps this button, a font change screen as shown in Fig. 44 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing device 20 and processed.

On this font change screen, a name, telephone number, mail (e-mail address), and message are displayed, and a font change button is displayed beside them so that the font can be changed. The user switches to the typeface change button for the type that he wants to change. In Figure 44, the name 'telephone number' email is displayed together, but of course it can be separate.

For example, when the user touches the change button of the name typeface, a typeface selection screen as shown in FIG. 45 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20. Specifically, the entered name is displayed in a font such as a circle, a line font, a regular square font, and a Gothic font.

When the user switches to the desired font and then presses the enter button again, the font is determined and the data is rewritten to be displayed in that font. The screen is processed to return to the typeface change screen (Fig. 44). At that time, the characters on the screen are changed to the fixed typeface. After the user has changed the desired font, When the button is clicked, the process returns to the preview display screen.

If the user wishes to further change the color of the character, select the character color button and click this button. A character color change screen as shown in Fig. 46 is displayed on the display of the image printing device. Display processing is performed.

On this font color change screen, the name (for example, “Fujio Minegishi”), phone number (for example, “090 — * * * * — △△△△”), mail (email address), message - di (for example, "Hello!") is that not provided by each character color button display. Select the text color button for the text color you want to change, and then tap this button to display a text color selection screen with a color sample displayed (not shown). Select When the user selects a desired color and then presses the set button displayed on the character color change screen, the selected character color is overwritten with a new one. Then, the accounting screen is displayed and processed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20.

The steps of billing, printing, and termination are the same as those of the Edo congratulation bill described above with reference to FIGS.

(Photo sticker)

Next, the case where the photograph type seal is selected will be described.

When the photo sticker is selected on the sticker type selection screen, a confirmation screen for capturing images (photographs) of people, animals, plants and landscapes, etc. taken by the mobile phone 10 and stored in the storage unit to the printing device Is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20.

The process from the confirmation screen display process to the trimming process is the same as the process of the Edo congratulatory bill described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 20, and thus the description is omitted, and the process after the trimming process will be described.

When the image trimming process is completed and the user clicks the enter button, a sticker division number selection screen as shown in FIG. 47 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20.

In this seal division number selection screen, for example, 4 divisions, 6 divisions, 16 divisions, etc. When a button is displayed, the user sets the desired number of divisions and then presses the set button. The number of divisions is determined and stored. Then, a photographic message reception selection screen is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20.

On this photo message message selection screen, characters such as “Enter text from mobile phone? (Send text from mobile phone using infrared rays)” are displayed, and “Yes” or “No” is displayed. A button is displayed. When the user desires infrared communication from the mobile phone and clicks the “Yes” button, an infrared message transmission guidance screen is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing device 20. If you select the “No” button and tap this button, no characters will be entered and processing will be performed. In this infrared message transmission guidance screen, processing will be performed to give guidance on the transmission method. The infrared transmission / reception unit 110 of the telephone 10 and the infrared transmission / reception unit 205 of the blind device 20 are aligned to transmit infrared data. When the transmission is completed, an infrared communication reception completion screen is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20.

If the reception failed, a transmission failure screen displaying characters such as "Transmission failed!" Is displayed on the display unit 202 of the blind device 20, and this screen is displayed. A button for returning to the message reception selection screen is also displayed. The user can return to the message reception selection screen by pressing the button for returning, and can transmit again.

This infrared communication reception completion picture, message sent with the message of "reception completed" temporary (e.g., "Hello ☆") is displayed. In addition, a display for confirming the message such as "Is this the message?" And a "Yes" and "No" button are also displayed. If the message is correct, the user selects the “Yes” button. When the user selects this button, a message insertion screen as shown in FIG. 48 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing device 20.

The captured image is displayed on this message insertion screen, and when the user taps at an arbitrary position on this image with a finger or the like, a message is inserted at the portion where the user touches as shown in Fig. 49. . The user inserts a message at an arbitrary position and presses the decision button. When the button is touched, a print layout review screen as shown in FIG. 50 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20.

On this print layout review screen, a print layout according to the number of divisions is displayed, and a message such as "Is this OK?" The print layout review screen also displays "Yes" and "No" buttons. When the user confirms the rate and clicks the “Yes” button, the accounting screen is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing apparatus 20.

The steps from the billing process to printing and ending are the same as those described in the above-mentioned Edo congratulatory bill, and the description is omitted here.

In addition, the print system receives owner data (name, own mobile phone number, own mobile email address, etc.), which is image data and personal information, and in some cases, saves it to a storage device other than memory (such as a hard disk). Therefore, in order to prevent the leakage of these data, if it is determined that printing has been completed or the service has been canceled (service canceled), the user's personal data stored in the storage unit 203 will be stored as necessary. (Image data transmitted from the user via infrared communication and / or owner data—character data such as evening data) is overwritten and deleted to make it unrecoverable. In this deletion process, for example, a method of filling the data area with a pattern of “0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1” (binary) or overwriting twice with a random number (data having no meaning at all), and then Use a method such as overwriting once with data of only "0".

As described above, the print system has been described. In addition to the still image data, the moving image data is fetched from the mobile phone 10 by infrared data communication and received by the printing apparatus. And divide it into still image data at any time interval and display it on the display unit.Then, print multiple still images arbitrarily selected by those printing devices on one printing sticker sheet. Of course, it is also possible to do so. In addition, the video data captured from the mobile phone 10 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the printing device 20 so that the user can specify an arbitrary still image of the video data, and the user can arbitrarily select the video data. You may. At this time, the background, postcards, and fonts pre-stored in the storage unit 203 as described in the above-described embodiment • Typefaces (Edo characters, entertainment characters, sumo characters, etc.) 'illustration' family crest 'foreground frame, etc. It is needless to say that the combination with the image data can be performed.

The display and print image selection method when receiving video data overnight is not limited to the above method.

The infrared transmitting / receiving unit of the mobile phone 10 described in the above embodiment is an infrared transmitting unit capable of transmitting various data (image data, character data, etc.) by infrared data communication. good.

Similarly, the infrared transmission / reception unit of the printing apparatus 20 described in the above embodiment is capable of receiving various data (image data, character data, etc.) by infrared data communication. The receiver is good.

Further, the mobile terminal is not limited to a mobile phone, but may be any device having an infrared transmission unit or an infrared transmission / reception unit capable of transmitting image data and character data stored in the storage unit by infrared data communication. A mobile terminal such as a digital camera or digital video may be used.

Further, the printing unit 206 of the printing apparatus only needs to be able to print characters and images on a predetermined sheet of paper or a sticker sheet. When printing characters or images on a seal sheet, it is desirable to be able to load a roll-type seal sheet.In this case, a cut function that cuts the loaded roll-type seal sheet to an arbitrarily set length is provided. It is desirable to have one. The printing resolution of the printing unit 206 is desirably about 300 dpi.

Also, it takes a little time (approximately 30 seconds) from the start to the end of printing, and during that time, the program data is sent from the printing device to the user's mobile phone via infrared data communication, and the It may be possible to transmit various types of data, such as gift exchange tickets, service points, new products, and image data.

As for the transmission method of the above various data, first, an announcement by voice or text such as “Would you like to receive various information?” Is added to the print screen of Fig. 31. A “No” evening button is displayed on the display, and if the user determines that the “Yes” evening button has been set, various data sent from the printing device are displayed. ”,“ XYZ ice cream discount ticket ”,“ special mobile phone strap voucher ”,“ 1 service point (10 points Free once! ) ”,“ Idol singer's special wallpaper ”, etc.) on the display unit, and when it is determined that any of the evening buttons is selected, the data selected by the infrared transmitting / receiving means is displayed. Send the evening.

In addition to the above methods, the image data of the user received by the printing device via infrared data communication and the character data that is the owner data such as name, own mobile phone number, own mobile email address, etc. Targeting (e.g., using the image recognition software to identify various types of images in the image data received, such as dog images, landscape images, men's images, wearing glasses, etc. For example, if the image in the image is identified as a person wearing glasses, a discount advertisement for the optician is selected and extracted from various transmission data databases stored in the storage unit. Then, it is displayed on the menu button for sending data on the evening touch panel, or is the name of the name data received using the name identification software a male name? The gender name is identified.As a result, if it is identified as a female name, for example, a discount ad for a jeweler is selected and extracted from the various transmission data stored in the storage unit. The message may be displayed on the menu button of the data to be transmitted on the touch panel.

In the above embodiment, all of the user's instructions (various selections, inputs, determinations, etc.) are operated from the touch panel of the printing apparatus. However, some or all of the user's instructions are performed. May be used as voice input, and the printing device 20 may include voice recognition software and a microphone, and may be configured to identify and process a user's voice.

In the above embodiment, the service (various sticker printing services) is charged by charging the fee from the cash slot of the printing apparatus. The service (based on at least one of the data, such as the name, which is the character data stored in the storage unit of the telephone, own mobile phone number, own mobile e-mail address, etc., or any combination) Various types of sticker printing services) A mobile phone provider that provides at least one of the fee data and the owner data described above, or any combination of data, via a network such as a public line network. Maintenance of the charge management server of the (carrier) or the printing device · Maintenance set up to perform maintenance and tallying of usage status etc. · Tallying It may be transmitted to a server for use so that it can be charged together with the user's mobile phone usage fee. In this case, the printing apparatus uses at least one of the user's owner data received through the infrared data communication, or any combination data, and the service (various sticker printing service) charge data by the user. After making a correspondence with the overnight, the data obtained by this correspondence is stored and stored in the storage unit, and is stored in the storage unit every time the service is completed or at a predetermined timing (every week, every month, half a year, etc.). The accumulated data obtained by the above-mentioned correspondence are maintained and aggregated for the maintenance and maintenance of the charge management server or the printing device of the mobile phone provider (carrier) and the maintenance and aggregation of the usage status data. To the public server via a network such as a public line network.

Further, in addition to the charging method performed through a network such as the above-mentioned public line network, a service fee may be collected by using cyber money, a prepaid card, a credit card, or the like charged in advance to a user's mobile phone.

In addition, the printing device is connected to a network such as a public line network, and images such as images taken in advance by the user's mobile phone are transmitted using the communication function such as the e-mail transmission function of the mobile phone. Access the web server that stores the image data etc. installed on the Internet where the image data etc. is stored in advance, and capture the image of the user's mobile phone stored in the storage unit of the web server. A configuration may be adopted in which image data of a person, animals, plants, landscapes, and the like captured by the function are downloaded and displayed on the display unit 202.

In addition to the ± method, first, the printing device inputs and processes the e-mail address of its own mobile phone, and transmits the URL (unifo rm res our celoc at or) of the printing device to this e-mail address. The URL (un if rm res our celocator) sends the image data and the like to an e-mail and the like for transmission processing, and the printing apparatus 20 transmits the electronic data including the image data and the like via a network such as a public line network. An arrangement may be made wherein a mail receiving process is performed, and this is displayed on the display unit 202.

In addition, image data and character data are received via infrared data communication and displayed (converted if necessary), where not only processed and corrected images are printed, but also sound The voice data is received, the received voice data is converted to character data using a conversion program, and the received voice data is displayed in the form of characters on the display unit of the printing device. Good ..

Further, in the above-described printing system, the printing device is always in a state where transmission and reception of infrared data can be performed, so that it is possible to receive a plurality of image data and z or a plurality of character data at any time. .

In addition, the corresponding model button (eg, “P504iS”, “N504iS”, “F504”) on the compatible model list screen of FIG. 13 displayed on the display unit of the printing device by the user. 0 4 i S ",

(D504iS, etc.), and when the user specifies the model name (model number) of the mobile phone owned by the user, the printing device that has identified the model name uses infrared communication means. Send a skip program to the phone to skip the display screen of the mobile phone to the infrared (image data) transmission screen. If this skip program is received on the mobile phone, this skip program will be activated after the reception is completed and the display screen of the received mobile phone will be skipped to the infrared (image overnight) transmission screen. You may take the method of doing.

(D504iS, etc.), and when the user specifies the model name (model number) of the mobile phone owned by the user, the printing device that has identified the model name uses infrared communication means. An image folder data transmission program for transmitting, by infrared data communication, an image folder data transmission program for a part or all of the image folder for storing image data in the storage unit of the mobile phone to the telephone. When the program data is received by the mobile phone, the image folder data overnight transmission program starts the image folder data overnight transmission program after the reception is completed, and the received image data in the storage unit of the mobile phone is received. A part or all of the data in the image folder for storing and storing the image data is transmitted to the infrared transmitting / receiving section of the printing apparatus by infrared data communication. A method of converting the text file format from text file format to binary format data such as JPEG and displaying it on the display unit may be used. According to the print seal system according to the present embodiment described above, an image photographed by the user using a mobile phone with a camera or the like is combined with various images on a game machine that prints the image on a sticker sheet or the like. You can create and enjoy various gallery seals with friends and family. Also, the printing procedure is easy to understand, for example, by giving guidance, so that it can be easily performed, and can be easily used in a wide range such as children and the elderly.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to combine an image photographed by a user with a mobile phone with a power camera or the like with various images in a game machine that prints the image on a sticker sheet or the like. A variety of stickers can be created and enjoyed with friends and family. In addition, the printing procedure can be easily performed because it is easy to understand the guidance and the like, and it can be easily used in a wide range such as children and the elderly.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. Display the data such as images and characters transmitted from the mobile terminal on the display unit of the printing device, and display the images and characters displayed on this display unit in accordance with the user's arbitrary instructions. A print system for editing and printing,

The image data transmitted from the mobile terminal via the infrared terminal and captured by the camera of the mobile terminal having the camera function and stored in the storage unit of the mobile terminal and stored in the storage unit of the mobile terminal in advance. Name, own mobile phone number, own mobile electronic mail address, etc., infrared data receiving and transmitting means for receiving character data as owner data, and image data and owner received by the infrared data transmitting and receiving means. A means to display the night,

Combining the image data and the owner data displayed by the means for displaying the image data and the owner data with arbitrary data stored and stored in advance, and receiving the received image data and the owner Means for editing the data;

Printing means for printing the image data and the owner data edited by the means for editing the received image data and owner data,

And at least one of the data received by the infrared data transmission / reception means, such as the own mobile phone number and the own mobile phone e-mail address, or any combination of data, and service charge data. Means for associating, and means for storing and storing the data obtained by the means for associating in a storage unit;

The data stored and stored in the storage unit by the storing and storing means is maintained via a network such as a public line network for a charge management server or a printing device of a mobile phone provider (carrier). Means for sending data to the tallying server.

Further, in the means for displaying the image data and the owner data, when the received image data is moving image data, the moving image data is divided as still image data at arbitrary time intervals. A print system, comprising: a divided display unit for displaying a printed image.

2. Display the data such as images and characters transmitted from the mobile terminal on the display of the printing device, and edit the data such as images and characters displayed on this display in accordance with the user's arbitrary instructions. A printing method for printing,

The image data transmitted from the mobile terminal via the infrared terminal and captured by the camera of the mobile terminal having the camera function and stored in the storage unit of the mobile terminal and stored in the storage unit of the mobile terminal in advance. Name of the mobile phone. Own mobile phone number. Infrared data transmission / reception procedure for receiving character data such as owner's data such as mobile phone e-mail address, etc., and image data and owner received by the infrared data transmission / reception procedure Steps to view the data,

Combine the image data and the owner data displayed by the procedure for displaying the image data and the owner data with arbitrary data stored and stored in advance, and receive the received image data and the owner. Steps to edit the day and night,

A printing procedure for printing the image data and owner data edited by the procedure for editing the received image data and owner data,

And at least one of the name received by the infrared data transmission / reception procedure, own mobile phone number, own data such as own mobile e-mail address, or any combination data, and service charge data. A step of performing association, a step of storing and storing data obtained by the step of performing association in a storage unit,

The data stored and stored in the storage unit according to the storing and storing procedure is maintained via a network such as a public line network through a charge management server or a printing apparatus of a mobile phone provider (carrier). Maintenance that is set up to perform tallying, etc.

Further, in the step of displaying the image data and the owner data, if the received image data is moving image data, the moving image data is set as a still image data at arbitrary time intervals. A printing method comprising a split display procedure for splitting and displaying.