CN1510625A - Image printing system, method and programm - Google Patents

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CN1510625A
CN1510625A CNA2003101237054A CN200310123705A CN1510625A CN 1510625 A CN1510625 A CN 1510625A CN A2003101237054 A CNA2003101237054 A CN A2003101237054A CN 200310123705 A CN200310123705 A CN 200310123705A CN 1510625 A CN1510625 A CN 1510625A
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The image printing system of the present invention includes an image editing device that carries out editing and printing of images; a link processing device that allows obtaining a desired image by linking to a WWW server that provides the image to be edited and printed in the image editing device; a record search device that tabulates records of editing and printing processing that has been carried out using the image editing device on the images obtained from the WWW server; and a link destination selection device that selects link destinations in the link processing device based on the tabulation results of the record search device and reports this to the link processing device. The link processing device sets the link destinations based on the link destinations reported from the link destination selection device.

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Image printing system, image pressing method and image printing program
Technical field
The present invention relates to image printing system, image pressing method and the image printing program of using the Internet to carry out the printing of image.
Background technology
In recent years, because the develop rapidly of color printer performance, simultaneously price also constantly reduces, and begins to occur that the user buys color printer and compare the situation that cost can reduce when printing with trust commercial printing merchant during the picture oneself made with this color printer printing.
But in this case, for the user who is not the working people of specialty, it is difficult making desirable printed article.This is because need be to material (photographic image or the pictorial image of using in printing environment or the printed article etc., as follows), the kind of character script, editor and color etc. carries out various selections, if all carry out these layouts, cause big burden can for the operator or the employed computer system of carrying out layout at user side.Particularly, in the editor of image information, need carry out to show earlier the bigger treatment process such as compressed image information decompression of employed material.
In order to address this is that, proposed to construct the simple and easy environment that carries out the layout operation of the image that adopts user preferences, will be according to the edited image of this layout operation scheme to the system that the user sends.Open 2002-244827 communique (patent documentation 1) with reference to the spy.This system carries out server according to user's editing application program of providing and delivering from the layout operation requirement of client in client, show to be taken into the picture of not using in the new image information of server memory storage.Carry out the layout operation if use from the image information of server supply and new image information, then according to this content of operation, carry out the picture editting in server, this result's edited image is provided and delivered to the client.
, present situation is to use the chance of the color printer of individual's purchase nearly all to be used for the printing of New Year card or Christmas card.On the other hand,, wish to pass through to increase the chance of making printed article, increase the work of the color printer of individual's purchase, so that enlarge the selling market of consumables for making the businessman of selling color printer.
Yet, make the businessman of selling color printer, though the system of the beautiful printed article of easy making of patent documentation 1 record can be provided, still limited aspect all the elements (contents) that provide satisfied individual to require.On the other hand, in recent years, in order to promote the sale of commodity such as toy or food, generally to utilize the Internet to carry out the dispensing of the contents such as introduction of commodity, though, can carry out buyer's guide efficiently, concerning the businessman that manages commodity such as toy or food by print content on individual's printer, in order to make high-quality printed article, there are extremely bothersome and the high problem of cost.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is just in view of such situation, and its purpose is to provide a kind of utilization rate that can improve printer, carries out image printing system, image pressing method and the image printing program of buyer's guide efficiently simultaneously easily.
Image printing of the present invention system possesses: the picture editting mechanism that carries out editor's printing of image; By with above-mentioned picture editting mechanism is provided in the 3W server of image of editor's printing object be connected, thereby can obtain the connection processing mechanism of desirable image; The actual achievement fact-finding organ that the actual achievement of using described picture editting mechanism to edit the image that printing treatment obtains from described 3W server is added up; And, select the connection recipient in the above-mentioned connection processing mechanism, and to the connection recipient selection mechanism of above-mentioned connection processing mechanism notice according to the statistics of above-mentioned actual achievement fact-finding organ.Above-mentioned connection processing mechanism according to the connection recipient from above-mentioned connection recipient selection mechanism notice, sets and connects the recipient.
Constitute according to this, the user only need connect the website that can edit printed images, just can obtain the image of all kinds, can easily edit printed images simultaneously under the state of the best.Provide the source by the image that connects each businessman's operation, can not spend into the content that this locality provides all kinds.Because printing machine can increase, so can enlarge the market of sales of consumables.Even for the businessman that does not have best printing technology owing to only need to prepare an image relevant with the commodity of being managed, just can easily provide can be under the state of the best the service of print content, so can carry out effective buyer's guide etc.
Image pressing method of the present invention has: picture editting's operation of carrying out editor's printing of image; By with above-mentioned picture editting's operation is provided in the 3W server of image of editor's printing object be connected, thereby can obtain the connection processing operation of desirable image; The actual achievement investigation operation that the actual achievement of using described picture editting mechanism to edit the image that printing treatment obtains from described 3W server is added up; Reach statistics, select the connection recipient in the above-mentioned connection processing operation, and, set the operation of the connection recipient in the connection processing operation according to this selecteed connection recipient according to above-mentioned actual achievement investigation operation.
Image printing program of the present invention is to carry out in computing machine: the picture editting who carries out editor's printing of image handles; Be connected by 3W server, thereby can obtain the connection processing of desirable image with the image that the above-mentioned picture editting editor's printing object in handling is provided; The actual achievement that the actual achievement of using described picture editting mechanism to edit the image that printing treatment obtains from described 3W server is added up is investigated; And, select the connection recipient in the above-mentioned connection processing, and, set the processing of the connection recipient in the connection processing according to this selecteed connection recipient according to the statistics that above-mentioned actual achievement is investigated.
Above-mentioned actual achievement fact-finding organ, can with obtain from above-mentioned 3W server image the user, add up as actual achievement with reference to image, reference count, simultaneously, with obtain above-mentioned several with reference to the user of image as key word, retrieval provides several the 3W servers with reference to image more than the above-mentioned reference count setting respectively, and output.
Above-mentioned actual achievement fact-finding organ, the time on date of obtaining image from above-mentioned 3W server can also be added up as actual achievement, simultaneously, obtain the user of above-mentioned multiple image as key word with the time on date in specialized range, retrieve more than the above-mentioned reference count setting several with reference to image and above-mentioned several 3W servers with reference to image and output is provided respectively.
The present invention also possesses the storing mechanism of the above-mentioned attribute of user information of storage, above-mentioned actual achievement fact-finding organ can also be with above-mentioned attribute information as key word, retrieve more than the above-mentioned reference count setting several with reference to image or above-mentioned several 3W servers with reference to image and output is provided respectively.
Above-mentioned actual achievement fact-finding organ, can with obtain the user of image from above-mentioned 3W server, editor's printed images, the editor's print pass of using above-mentioned picture editting mechanism to carry out editor's printing treatment added up as actual achievement, to handle the above-mentioned user that several edit printed images as key word, retrieve several editor's printed images more than above-mentioned editor's print pass setting and 3W servers of above-mentioned several editor's printed images are provided respectively, and output.
Above-mentioned actual achievement fact-finding organ, can also add up as actual achievement using above-mentioned picture editting mechanism edit the time on date that printing treatment crosses, cross the user of above-mentioned several editor's printed images as key word with the date time editing printing treatment in specialized range, retrieval provides the 3W server of several editor's printed images more than above-mentioned editor's print pass setting respectively, and output.
The present invention also possesses the storing mechanism of the above-mentioned attribute of user information of storage, above-mentioned actual achievement fact-finding organ can also be with above-mentioned attribute information as key word, retrieve several editor's printed images more than above-mentioned editor's print pass setting or 3W servers of above-mentioned several editor's printed images are provided respectively, and output.
According to the present invention, the user only need connect the website that can edit printed images, just can obtain the image of all kinds, can easily edit printed images simultaneously under the state of the best.Provide server by image is set, connect the website of each businessman's operation, just can not spend into the content that this locality provides all kinds.Because printing machine can increase, so can enlarge the market of sales of consumables.Even for the businessman that does not have best printing technology owing to only need to prepare an image relevant with the commodity of being managed, just can easily provide can be under the state of the best the service of print content, so can carry out effective buyer's guide etc.
In addition, under the situation of the user's reference in being contained in the actual achievement data, editor's printing multiple image, can obtain the relevant information of having utilized that 3W server.Therefore, utilizing oneself provides the 3W of image the user of server, uses and utilizes the 3W server of runing and the relevant information that obtains in the industry field of other any kind ofs, can make the material of formulating associating commercial affairs strategy.
Have again, utilize user's attribute information such as age, sex, occupation, family's formation, can obtain with reference to image, reference count, editor's printed images, the trend of editing print pass, the side of utilization 3W server.Therefore, these trends can be utilized as the information of carrying out commercial affairs.
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Fig. 1 is the formation block diagram of expression one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the stream preface figure of the action of expression system shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 3 is the formation block diagram of expression picture editting's server 2 shown in Figure 1, client 3, image sharing system 4.
Fig. 4 is the stream preface figure of the action of expression system shown in Figure 3.
Among the figure: the 1-image provides processing server, 2-picture editting server, 3-client, 4-image sharing system, the 5-the Internet, the 7-communication control unit, 8-actual achievement investigation portion, 9-connection processing portion, 10-connects recipient's selection portion, the 11-computer network, 12-router, 13,14, the 15-3W server.
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, the image printing system of one embodiment of the present invention is described.Fig. 1 is the formation block diagram of expression present embodiment.In this figure, the image that label 1 provides printed images provides processing server.Label 2 is to support the picture editting's server that obtains desirable printed images operation at the enterprising edlin of image.Label 3 is clients (hereinafter referred to as the client) that the desirable image of printing is used, and is made of individual all computers and color printer etc.Label 4 is image sharing systems that memory image is used.Label 5 is computer networks such as the Internet, here describes with the Internet.
Label 7 is the communication control units that carry out the transmission of information by network.Label 8 is actual achievement investigation portions of investigating the actual achievement of image that has been printed or the image that has been downloaded.Label 9 provides the connection processing portion that carries out connection processing of the server of image.Label 10 is according to investigated actual achievement in actual achievement investigation portion 8, selects the connection recipient selection portion of image provider's server.Label 11 is computer networks, connects the server of institute of the businessman management application of making the sold print machine.Label 12 is routers, and computer network 11 is connected on the Internet 5. Label 13,14,15 provides the 3W server of image, for example by businessman's utilization of managing toy, food, sundry goods.In the image that provides by these 3W servers, there is (1) to apply flexibly the image of photograph, (2) to the useful image of living, (3) New Year card image, (4) Xi Hao image, (5) image of original business card, (6) image of relevant thermoprint (iron print), (7) image of relevant pet, (8) image of relevant child-bearing toy, (9) study image, (10) image of relevant present, (11) about the wedding and funeral arrangements image of festa, (12) image of relevant dowry, (13) image of the autonomous meeting of club of group of school of relevant company, (14) images such as image of relevant incident product (event goods) are at each 3W server 13,14, provide in 15 the website.In Fig. 1,, provide the 3W server of each image to be connected with the Internet 5 though only show 3 3W servers among the figure.
Then, illustrate simply by picture editting's server 2 shown in Figure 1, client 3 and 4 pairs of images enforcement of image sharing system editor, the action of printing with reference to Fig. 3.
Picture editting's server 2 mainly possesses 1) communicate the dispensing of Java (registered trademark) applet (applet) of usefulness such as setting according to the request of access of client 3; 2) can be according to the dispensing of the picture editting who is started by the Java Applet of being provided and delivered with application program (hereinafter referred to as " user edits AP ", " AP " is slightly writing of application program); And 3) according to and carry out the Java Applet provided and delivered and client 3 that the user edits AP between the communication equipment function of carrying out various processing.So-called J ava applet is a kind of of the program write as of the Java language of Sun micro-system (SunMicrosystems) company exploitation.This Java Applet is carried out by the web browser that has embedded Java Virtual Machine function (JavaVM:Java Virtual Machine is hereinafter referred to as JavaVM).
Above-mentioned during each handles, the dispensing processing of the processing that the image information that comprising provides expression client 3 desired material contents is used, the editing and processing of this image information being carried out according to user's operating result and the edited image made therefrom etc.
Client 3 is user's operated system, mainly possesses (1) and sends the request of access of picture editting's server 2 etc.; (2) carry out the function that the Java Applet that transmits from picture editting's server 2 and user edit AP.Utilize Java Applet and user to edit the execution of AP and 2 cooperations of picture editting's server, can carry out the request of the material that the picture editting uses; The demonstration of the image information of the image process operation that material that support is provided or picture editting use (hereinafter referred to as " layout operation ") usefulness; Ordinary representation becomes the transmission of operating result of user's operator's layout (layout) operation; With the printing of the edited image information (edited image) that receives from picture editting's server 2 etc.
Particularly, in this client 3, realization is also obtained desirable image information from other many approach except the image information that provides from picture editting's server 2 is provided, and the environment that carries out the layout operation with the image information that provides from picture editting's server 2.
After, be called the term of " layout operation ", except common image process operation, be also included within the content of image itself and directly append the notion of operations such as other images, literal, mark, and use such notion.
Image sharing system 4 is logins of accepting to be stored in advance self intrasystem image information by the Internet 5, or the computing machine that provides this image information to use.
The image information of in image sharing system 4, preserving, roughly divide into unconditionally provide to the requesting party, with the public image that openly is utilized as purpose with to the specific user of registered in advance or the personal images that provides to each user and be utilized as purpose with the individual.
In Fig. 3, though only show 1 client 3 for convenience, in the present embodiment, imagination can connect a plurality of clients 3 on the Internet 5.
Then, key diagram is as the formation of editing server 2.Picture editting's server 2 is the computing machines with communication function, form by the computer program of suitably reading by its CPU (cental processing unit) and put rules into practice, have the function of communication control unit 201, master control part 202, image processing part 203, storage part 204, Template Information storage part 205, displays image information storage part 206 and printed images information storage part 207.This computer program, the form that can read with above-mentioned computing machine is stored in the removable storage mediums such as exterior storage mediums such as hard disk (diagram is omitted) or CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read-Only Memory) 208.
Communication control unit 201, according between the Internet 5 and the master control part 202 for the transmission of carrying out various data and the regulation agreement of reception, control communication.
Master control part 202 control charts are as whole actions of editing server 2.Particularly, implementing on the basis of the present invention, the various treatment schemees of control in communication control unit 201, image processing part 203 and the storage part 204, the environment of in picture editting's server 2, constructing the layout operation in dispensing that the Java Applet that responds request of access and user edit AP, image processing part 203 and the client 3 and supporting necessary processing etc.
Image processing part 203 under the control of master control part 202, the various processing that carries out image information is required.Illustrate in greater detail, image processing part 203 has the function of the 203a of image retrieval portion, the 203b of picture editting portion, the image login 203c of portion, also possesses information table T1.
The 203a of image retrieval portion, make template selected in the template of the blank of handling according to the layout of client 3, carrying out from conduct and number and select the material numbering of the key element when becoming represent images with template, retrieval template for displaying image information, or with reference to information table T1, according to characteristic informations such as key word retrieval template or displays image information.
The 203b of picture editting portion, according to the result of the performed layout operation of user in client 3, editor's printed images information.At this moment, the 203b of picture editting portion adopts the technology that disposes material or overlap under the situation to the incomplete decompress(ion) of image information of compressive state.In this technology, can utilize the spy to open disclosed technology in the flat 11-331847 communique.
The image login 203c of portion carries out the processing that the image information that client 3 provides is logined.In information table T1, preservation is with respect to the material numbering for the unique distribution of each material that image information showed of storage in displays image information storage part 206 or printed images storage part 207, the characteristic information of the feature of the material that expression is determined by this material numbering, several key words for example.Information table T1 for the template of storage in the Template Information storage part 205, also preserves same information.
In storage part 204, the set (hereinafter referred to as " Java Applet group ") and the user that store mutually different a plurality of Java Applets edit AP204b.In the Java Applet group, comprise by to client 3 dispensing and carry out, and support the Java Applet 204a of the layout operation usefulness in dispensing recipient's the client 3.
It is the application program of downloading in client 3 that the user edits AP204b.By in client 3, carrying out this application program, only can realize not being from picture editting's server 2, but can obtain image information by many approach, the environment that the image that space of a whole page design operation utilizes these image informations to show on same picture is used.
In Template Information storage part 205, preserve the information of above-mentioned template.The image information that in template, also comprises frame information or background.Each template is distributed well-determined template numbering.
In displays image information storage part 206, be stored in the image information (hereinafter referred to as " displays image information ") of the material that on the display device of client 3, shows in the layout operational processes.
In printed images information stores 207, be stored in the image information (hereinafter referred to as " printed images information ") of employed material in the editing and processing of picture editting's server 2.In displays image information storage part 206 and printed images information storage part 207, preserve the image information of performance same story respectively.The difference of displays image information and printed images information is the poor of quantity of information.
That is, even identical material, but because displays image information is compared with printed images information, the quantity of information of demonstration is few, so shared size is also little in picture.This is system not to be applied the reason of burden because carry out layout when operation in client 3.In the said displays image information, can use so-called " thumbnail " here.
Printed images information, normally the form according to JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group) or GIF compression modes such as (Graphics Interchange Format) is stored in the printed images information storage part 207.
The configuration example of client 3 is described.Client 3 can be made of PC (PC).
On PC, at least connect printing equipment 304, input media 305, display device 306, image-input device 309, portion preserves image file 307, character script file 308 within it, in addition, in PC, have by the CPU that loads and suitably read and carry out the formed communication control unit 301 of computer program, the web browser 302 of regulation, the function of printing control unit 303.
Communication control unit 301, according to the regulation agreement of carrying out the transmitting-receiving usefulness of various data between the Internet 5 and the web browser 302, control communication.
Web browser 302, built-in JavaVM302a with function of carrying out Java Applet.As web browser 302, can be suitable for " web browser (Internet the Explorer) " software of Microsoft or " Netscape omniselector (NetscapeNavigator) " software of Netscape (Netscape) company.To in web browser 302, edit the various processing that AP204b realizes and narrate in the back by carrying out the Java Applet 204a that supplies with from picture editting's server 2 and user.
Printing control unit 303 will be transformed to the printed data that is suitable for printing equipment 304 specifications from the edited image that web browser 302 is supplied with, and it is supplied with to printing equipment 304.Printing equipment 304 is devices that the edited image printing that is transformed to printed data is also exported on paper.This printing equipment 304 is the devices that have the user of client 3 to print on the paper of desired size.Input media 305 is mouse, keyboard, pen-based input device etc., accepts the user's of operation client 3 indication.Display device 306 shows above-mentioned template other information in addition to the user of operation client 3.In display device 306, can use LCD flat-panel monitors such as (Liquid Crystal Display).
Original image information of making in the image file 307 storage clients 3 or the image information of reading in by scanning device.
Character script file 308 is stored in beyond the original character font of making in the client 3, the information of utilizing various character scripts to represent that obtains by other devices or the Internet 5.
Image-input device 309 is to import not to be stored in the device that the image in the image file 307 is used, and can use scanning device, digital camera etc.
Next, the formation of image sharing system 4 is described.Image sharing system 4 also is the computing machine with communication function, possesses by its CPU suitably to read and the function of the formed communication control unit 401 of computer program, master control part 402, public image information storage part 403 and the personal images information storage part 404 that put rules into practice.
Communication control unit 401 is according to carrying out delivering letters and receiving the regulation agreement of usefulness, control communication of various data between the Internet 5 and the master control part 402.
Master control part 402 provides public image information by the client 3 that provides to requested image information at any time, the authentication processing that the professional etiquette of going forward side by side is fixed, and on the user's who identifies operation client 3 basis, the control that provides above-mentioned personal images information to use.When this private image information is provided, before image information is provided, the control of also adopting the image information of the data volume that thumbnail etc. do not increase burden to client 3 to confirm.
Public image information storage part 403, the above-mentioned public image information that storage provides the requesting party of image unconditionally to provide to request.
Personal images information storage part 404 is stored the user of login in advance and is being guaranteed storage personal images information on the basis of each user security.
As the mode of utilizing of public image information storage part 403, as following example.
Though in the amateur, also be no lack of and have height cameraman of technology or CG (ComputerGraphics computer graphic image) creator etc., even the people who does not have HIML so-called homepage-making technical ability such as (Hyper Text Markup Language) for wherein wanting on the Internet 5, to disclose the works of oneself, or the people who has no chance to sell own works owing to the supvr's who provides this homepage and manage (provider of provider) restriction, can utilize.And make to go up than in making such as homepage, spending and more many people of energy for more being willing to be intended to self works, more suitable.
Share by " picture ", concentrate image information (works) easily, and can estimate mutually, also can appear at the few possibility that allows the reviewer see of chance in the personal homepage with same tendency.
As the mode of utilizing of personal images information storage part 404, for example, can be listed user or group, the mode of utilizing as self picture album (photo album).
The stream preface of the transmitting-receiving of the various data of carrying out between Fig. 4 presentation video editing server 2 and the client 3.
At first, the user operates client 3, sends request of access to picture editting's server 2.Picture editting's server 2 these request of access of response read out in the Java Applet 204a that preserves in the storage part 204, and with its client 3 dispensings to request of access side.
After client 3 receives Java Applet 204a, start execution by JavaVM302.In the present embodiment, start after the Java Applet 204a, carry out the processing that authentification of user is used.For example, the input of the password be assigned with in advance etc. is accepted in the request that the operation that 3 pairs of picture editting's servers 2 of client send layout begins simultaneously, and it is delivered letters.
Picture editting's server 2 is according to the data such as password that receive, and whether the user of the client 3 of decision request layout operation beginning is the regular user who has paid password, and this result is write in reply.
If not regular user, this meaning is presented on the display device 306 of client 3, and removes the applet of being provided and delivered.
If regular user edits AP204b by picture editting's server 2 to client 3 dispensing users.Client 3 is downloaded this user and is edited AP204b and implementation.Thus, in client 3, construct the execution environment that process operation that the user carries out image is used.
In client 3, during from the instruction of the process operation of user's acceptance pattern picture, between the Java Applet 204a that in client 3, carries out and the picture editting's server 2, repeatedly carry out the reception transmission of data as required.For example, will be from input media 305 input of client 3, expression thinks how to utilize the material condition of which kind of material to deliver to picture editting's server 2.Picture editting's server 2 by retrieving to come the displays image information of the high material of the selected expression and the goodness of fit of the characteristic information (key word) of this material condition, and is sent to client 3.
In client 3, construct the material (image) that to obtain from picture editting's server 2, self have the process operation environment that the image (public image, personal images) preserved in the material (image) of (comprising at every turn the image that is taken into from scanning device etc.) and the image sharing system 4 synthesizes.This environment, specifically, it is the address (URL) of using embedding image sharing system 4 in the picture the editor of web browser, or stickup connects, need under the situation of public image or personal images in layout operation (for example image is synthetic) time, be incorporated into easily in the public image or personal images that becomes target, utilize these images thereby can read.
If the operation of the layout in the client 3 is finished, then the content of notice that this is finished and operation is to picture editting's server 2 notices.
Picture editting's server 2 according to the content of operating in the information that receives, is edited printed images information in these notified information of reception.The printed images information that is obtained by this editing operation is returned to client 3.
Client 3 then by printing control unit 303 control printing equipments 304, carries out the paper printing based on printed images information if receive the printed images information of returning from picture editting's server 2.The execution of finishing end user editor AP204b by this paper printing.
The action of system shown in Figure 1 then, is described with reference to Fig. 2.
At first,, then carry out client's authentication, allow to connect (step S2) by communication control unit 7 if send connection request (step S1) from client 3.Then, communication control unit 7 sends the indication that transmits picture to connection processing portion 9.Connection processing portion 9 receives this indication, will carry out image and select the picture of usefulness to transmit (step S4) to client 3.In this picture, comprise the icon of the website that above-mentioned image is provided etc.The user specifies connection recipient (step S5) by select to provide the website of desirable image from this icon on client 3.The connection recipient that connection processing portion 9 has been selected to actual achievement investigation portion 8 notices.After actual achievement investigation portion 8 receives, notified connection recipient is stored in inside.This connection recipient's storage is to store as actual achievement with reference to the image that is provided at least.
Next, connection processing portion 9 is specified by client 3 if connect the recipient, then sends picture to the 3W server that connects the recipient (being 3W server 13 here) and transmits indication (step S7).3W server 13 receives this indication, and the picture that the image of selecting to provide is used transmits (step S8) to client 3.In this picture, comprise the sample that image is provided, on picture, also can amplify demonstration.The user selects desirable image from this picture, and indication download images data (step S9).3W server 13 receives this indication, downloads the data (step S10) of selecteed image.Thus, in client 3, the image that has chosen is downloaded.This image for example is the paper mold of the paper crafts (paper craft) that provides of toy manufacturer etc., if this paper mold of printing and assembling, then is the image of finishing the personage idols such as (character) that toy manufacturer sells.
Then, the editor of the image downloaded of user printing (step S11).Picture editting's printing, functions of use is carried out in picture editting's server 2 of explanation before.Thus, the printing of the image that chooses in the printing equipment 304 that in user's client 3, comprises.Picture editting's server 2 is finished (step S12) in the moment of editor's printing of finishing image to editor's printing operation of actual achievement investigation portion 8 notice images.Actual achievement investigation portion 8 receives this notice, and the information stores that the editor of image is completed for printing is in inside.
Next, actual achievement investigation portion 8 is every through during the regulation (for example 1 month), and the actual achievement data of statistics storage inside are to connecting recipient's selection portion 10 notices (step S13).Be meant each user's reference of expression which kind of image several times in these actual achievement data of notifying, edit the data of printing several times.
Connect recipient's selection portion 10 and receive this information, transmit the Email of notice actual achievement data to each 3W server 13,14,15.The operation management person separately of 3W server 13,14,15 revises the content that image is provided with reference to this Email, maybe can provide the image relevant with new commodity.The interior thing of new image that perhaps can provide that provides image with modification provides processing server 1 notice with Email to image.The image that receives this Email provides the operation management person of server 1, selects new connection recipient's URL, from not shown input part input URL (step S14).Connect recipient's selection portion 10 and receive URL, the connection recipient that will be transfused to is to connection processing portion 9 notices (step S15).Thus, in connection processing portion 9, new URL is added.
According to this action, the user only need connect the website that can edit printed images, just can obtain the image of all kinds, can edit printed images in the best condition easily simultaneously.Provide server 1 by image is set, connect the website of each businessman's operation, just can not spend into the content that this locality provides all kinds.Because printing machine can increase, so can enlarge the market of sales of consumables.Even for the businessman that does not have best printing technology owing to only prepare an image relevant with the commodity of being managed, just can easily provide can be under the state of the best the service of print content, so can carry out the introduction etc. of the high commodity of effect.
Also the procedure stores that the function that realizes handling part among Fig. 1 can be used is in the storage medium of embodied on computer readable, by program stored in this storage medium is read in the computer system, and carries out, and carries out image printing and handles.Here said " computer system " is meant the system of the hardware that comprises OS and peripherals etc." computer system " also comprises and possesses the 3W system that homepage provides environment (or display environment).So-called " computer read/write memory medium " is meant portable media such as floppy disk, CD, ROM, CD-ROM, is built in the memory storages such as hard disk in the computer system.Have, " computer read/write memory medium " also comprises the server when coming convey program by communication lines such as networks such as the Internet or telephone lines or becomes the device of stipulated time save routine of volatile memory (RAM) class of client's inside computer system again.
Said procedure can be from the computer system of this procedure stores in memory storage etc., by transmission medium or by the transmission ripple in the transmission medium, and is sent to other computer system.Here, " transmission medium " of convey program is meant that communication line (order wire) classes such as networks such as the Internet (communication network) or telephone line have the medium that transmits informational function.Said procedure also can be the program that realizes the part of above-mentioned functions.In addition, also can be and the incompatible realization of package that above-mentioned functions all is stored in the computer system, promptly so-called fractionation file (disassembler).
Embodiment 2
Below, the 2nd embodiment of the present invention is described.The image printing system of present embodiment and the 1st embodiment difference are, constitute and utilize the actual achievement data, and output is to the strategic Useful Information of commercial affairs.Specifically, in the image printing system of present embodiment, in actual achievement investigation portion 8, by analysis package be contained in user in the actual achievement data of the network operator of 3W server notice utilize with which 3W server be connected with reference to image or edit image such as printed images, come analysis user interesting, make the material of the associating commercial affairs strategy of formulation and other industry other which kind of industries.
As mentioned above, actual achievement investigation portion 8 as actual achievement information, adds up " user, with reference to image, reference count, editor's printed images, editor's print pass ".
In addition, in the present embodiment, actual achievement investigation portion 8, for example will obtain several with reference to the user of image as key word, more than the retrieval reference count setting several with reference to image and provide respectively these several with reference to the 3W server of image, and output, perhaps retrieval provide reference count maximum with reference to the 3W server of image with except that above-mentioned 3W server, provide reference count maximum 3W servers with reference to image, and export.
Notify the network operator of the represented a plurality of 3W servers of result for retrieval to the network operator of a plurality of 3W servers of obtaining as result for retrieval.By this way, propose to provide processing server side (image printing system employs person) to use the scheme of the commercial affairs of picture system jointly from image.
For example, when exporting as result for retrieval with the 3W server that is connected the recipient that belongs to indoor design image that businessman is provided with the connection recipient's of the fine arts image that program is provided that belongs to TV 3W server, transmit the scheme mail of " applying flexibly in could be with the commercial affairs of view data at both of in this image printing system, printing, " content to enlarge mutual commercial opportunity to both sides.
As this variation, actual achievement investigation portion 8 also can add up the time on date of being obtained image by the 3W server as actual achievement.In this case, actual achievement investigation portion 8 will obtain the time on date in specialized range several with reference to the user of image as key word, several more than the retrieval reference count setting are with reference to image and these 3W servers with reference to image are provided respectively, and export.
Utilize such formation, when the user obtains providing with reference to the 3W server of image, and notify the network operator of a plurality of 3W servers of expression result for retrieval to the network operator of a plurality of 3W servers of obtaining as result for retrieval.
The condition that retrieval 3W server is used is not limited to reference to image, reference count, can utilize editor's printed images, editor's print pass yet.
In this case, actual achievement investigation portion 8 will obtain the user of image by the 3W server, editor's printed images, the editor's print pass of using the picture editting 203b of portion to carry out editor's printing treatment added up as actual achievement, with with several editor printed images carried out editor printing treatment the user be key word, retrieval provides the 3W server of several editor's printed images more than editor's print pass setting respectively, and output.
Simultaneously, edited under the situation of the image that prints, actual achievement investigation portion 8 added up as actual achievement in the time on date that will use the 203b of picture editting portion to edit printing treatment, with the time on date in specialized range to several editor printed images carried out editor printing treatment the user be key word, several 3W servers of editing printed images and several editor's printed images being provided respectively more than the retrieval editor print pass setting, and output.
Like this, in actual achievement investigation portion 8, by analysis package be contained in user in the actual achievement data of the network operator of 3W server notice utilize with which 3W server be connected with reference to image or edit image such as printed images, come analysis user interesting, can make the material of the associating commercial affairs strategy of formulation and other industry other which kind of industries.
The method of utilizing for the actual achievement data of adding up is not limited to this, for example, considers to be provided with the user profile storage part of storage attribute of user information in picture editting's server 2 yet, utilizes this attribute of user information, analyzes the method for actual achievement data.
For example, can be that actual achievement investigation portion 8 attribute informations with user profile storage part stored (age, sex, occupation, family's formation etc.) are as key word, more than the retrieval reference count setting several are with reference to image or several 3W servers with reference to image are provided respectively, and output, perhaps with attribute information as key word, several editor's printed images more than retrieval editor's print pass setting or the 3W servers and the output of several editor's printed images are provided respectively.
Utilize this formation, can judge the combination of which kind of user quantitatively to the network operator of 3W server notice to which kind of image, in other words, the material of the interesting usefulness of combination of the industry that the 3W server that image is provided is represented.
That is, output divides generation at age, sex, occupation, family composition, relevant statistics with reference to which width of cloth image.As output form, consider in each statistical unit (generation at age, sex, occupation, family composition and these combination), to make the form of curve etc., draw trend like this, can be used as and carry out commercial reference.
The present invention is not limited to above embodiment, as long as satisfy the scope of claim, that can carry out that each of formation displacement, embodiment between the embodiment constitute appends, deletes and change etc.
The application's foundation on Dec 20th, 2002, the spy in Japanese publication was willing to 2002-370063 communique opinion right of priority, and the content of its application is put into the application.

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1. an image printing system is characterized in that,
Have: the picture editting mechanism that carries out editor's printing of image;
By with described picture editting mechanism is provided in the 3W server of image of editor's printing object be connected, thereby can obtain the connection processing mechanism of desirable image;
The actual achievement fact-finding organ that the actual achievement of using described picture editting mechanism to edit the image that printing treatment obtains from described 3W server is added up; And
According to the statistics of described actual achievement fact-finding organ, select the connection recipient in the described connection processing mechanism, and to the connection recipient selection mechanism of described connection processing mechanism notice,
Described connection processing mechanism according to the connection recipient from described connection recipient selection mechanism notice, sets and connects the recipient.
2. an image pressing method is characterized in that,
Have: picture editting's operation of carrying out editor's printing of image;
By with described picture editting mechanism is provided in the 3W server of image of editor's printing object be connected, thereby can obtain the connection processing operation of desirable image;
The actual achievement investigation operation that the actual achievement of using described picture editting mechanism to edit the image that printing treatment obtains from described 3W server is added up; And
According to the statistics of described actual achievement investigation operation, select the connection recipient in the described connection processing operation, and, set the operation of the connection recipient in the connection processing operation according to this selecteed connection recipient.
3. an image printing program is characterized in that,
In computing machine, carry out following processing:
The picture editting who carries out editor's printing of image handles;
Be connected by 3W server, thereby can obtain the connection processing of desirable image with the image that the described picture editting editor's printing object in handling is provided;
The actual achievement that the actual achievement of using described picture editting mechanism to edit the image that printing treatment obtains from described 3W server is added up is investigated; And
According to the statistics that described actual achievement is investigated, select the connection recipient in the described connection processing, and, set the processing of the connection recipient in the connection processing according to this selecteed connection recipient.
4. image printing according to claim 1 system, it is characterized in that, described actual achievement fact-finding organ, will from described 3W server obtain image the user, add up as actual achievement with reference to image, reference count, simultaneously, with obtain described several with reference to the user of image as key word, retrieval provides several the 3W servers with reference to image more than the described reference count setting respectively, and output.
5. image printing according to claim 4 system, wherein, described actual achievement fact-finding organ, to add up as actual achievement from the date and time that described 3W server is obtained image, simultaneously, the user who obtains described multiple image with the date and time in specialized range is as key word, retrieves more than the described reference count setting several with reference to image and described several 3W servers with reference to image and output is provided respectively.
6. image printing according to claim 5 system, it is characterized in that, the storing mechanism that also possesses the described attribute of user information of storage, described actual achievement fact-finding organ also with described attribute information as key word, retrieve more than the described reference count setting several with reference to image or described several 3W servers with reference to image and output is provided respectively.
7. image printing according to claim 1 system, it is characterized in that, described actual achievement fact-finding organ, to obtain the user of image from described 3W server, editor's printed images, the editor's print pass of using described picture editting mechanism to carry out editor's printing treatment added up as actual achievement, to handle the described user that several edit printed images as key word, retrieve several editor's printed images more than described editor's print pass setting and 3W servers of described several editor's printed images are provided respectively, and output.
8. image printing according to claim 7 system, it is characterized in that, described actual achievement fact-finding organ, add up as actual achievement using described picture editting mechanism to edit the date and time that printing treatment crosses, cross the user of described several editor's printed images as key word with the date and time editor printing treatment in specialized range, retrieval provides the 3W server of several editor's printed images more than described editor's print pass setting respectively, and output.
9, image printing according to claim 8 system, it is characterized in that, the storing mechanism that also possesses the described attribute of user information of storage, described actual achievement fact-finding organ also with described attribute information as key word, retrieve several editor's printed images more than described editor's print pass setting or 3W servers of described several editor's printed images are provided respectively, and output.
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