JP2001034835A - Device and system for registering advertisement and recording medium recording program for the device or system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To advertise with a high propaganda effect at a low cost without requiring a complicated procedure. SOLUTION: Concerning this advertisement registering device, when an advertiser turns on the advertisement register button of an operating part 5 and inputs the image of advertisement information with the operation of the operating part 5 according to a menu displayed on a display part 6, a controller 7 registers and preserves the image of the advertisement information in a storage part 15. When a client turns on the print button of a photograph image from the operating part 5 and selects the free print of a rate menu displayed on the display part 6, the controller 7 reads the photograph image on a memory card loaded to a recording medium inserting mechanism 10, stores it in the storage part 15, reads the preserved image of the advertisement information, synthesizes it with the photograph image and prints the synthetic image through a printer control part 17 by a printer 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an advertisement registration terminal device, an advertisement registration system, and a recording medium on which a program for the device and the system is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A self-employed person or a retailer doing business is
They have a demand to put out various advertisements to increase the sales of products and services to be sold. Conventionally, a method has been adopted in which the creation of a flyer advertisement is entrusted, the created flyer advertisement is requested to a newspaper store, and the flyer advertisement is sandwiched between newspapers and delivered to a neighborhood.

[0003]

[0005] However, when a flyer advertisement is issued, the procedure of entrusting a flyer advertisement creator or the like has been troublesome. In addition, since the delivery area is limited and the possibility of being discarded without being seen is high, there is a problem that the advertising effect is lower than in the case where an advertisement is placed directly in a newspaper. On the other hand, when placing an advertisement in a newspaper, the procedures for inquiries to newspaper companies and meetings with advertisers are troublesome, and the fees for advertising are extremely high.
There is a problem that the cost is too large for a small self-employed person or a retailer. In addition, when using the Internet, which has been attracting attention in recent years, to set up homepages for self-employed people or retailers and place advertisements, contact the homepage administrator via a provider and use a personal computer to collect advertising information. It is necessary to create an image, transmit the created image of the advertisement information to the manager, and request the manager to paste the image of the advertisement information on the image of the homepage. For this reason, the procedure is cumbersome, and the user must be proficient in the operation of creating and editing images on a personal computer. An object of the present invention is to provide an advertisement with a high advertising effect at low cost without requiring complicated procedures.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an advertisement registration terminal device which sells various kinds of information or various products desired by a customer and provides an advertisement to the customer. Input means for input (FIG. 2 of the embodiment)
Corresponding to the controller 7 and the operation unit 6) and storage means for registering and storing the inputted advertisement information in a predetermined storage means (the controller 7 and the storage unit 15 in FIG. 2 of the embodiment).
And an output unit (corresponding to the controller 7 in FIG. 2 of the embodiment) for reading and outputting the advertisement information stored in the storage unit every time the customer uses it. I have.

[0005] The recording medium according to the eleventh aspect is a recording medium that records a program used for an advertisement registration terminal device that sells various information or various products desired by a customer and registers an advertisement to be provided to the customer. There is an input procedure for inputting advertisement information, a storage procedure for registering and storing the input advertisement information in a predetermined storage unit, and reading out the advertisement information stored in the storage unit every time a customer uses the advertisement information. The output procedure to output and the program to execute are recorded.

According to the invention of claim 1 or claim 11,
The advertisement information input by the advertiser is registered and stored in a predetermined storage unit (corresponding to the storage unit in FIG. 2 in the embodiment), and the advertisement information stored in the storage unit is read every time the customer uses the advertisement information. Output. Therefore, by inputting the advertising information by a simple operation according to the menu and guidance displayed on the advertising registration terminal device,
Advertisements do not require complicated procedures such as meetings with others. In addition, since the advertisement is created by operating the advertisement registration terminal device by himself, there is no need to request an advertisement creation company for the creation of the advertisement, and labor costs for creating the advertisement and costs for creating the composition are generated. Therefore, an advertisement with a high advertising effect can be issued at low cost.

[0008] An advertisement registration system according to claim 8 is a system comprising a terminal device for registering advertisement information for a customer to be used and a terminal management device for communication connection with a plurality of terminal devices. The registered advertisement information is registered and stored in a predetermined storage unit, and the advertisement information stored in the storage unit is read out and output each time the customer uses the advertisement information, and the newly stored advertisement information is stored in the terminal management device. The terminal management device transmits, when receiving the advertisement information from any terminal device, the advertisement area included in the received advertisement information specifies another terminal device other than the arbitrary terminal device. Transfers the received advertisement information to another terminal device and stores it.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in a system comprising a terminal device for registering advertisement information for a customer to be used and a terminal management device communicatively connected to a plurality of terminal devices, a first program used for each terminal device And a second program used for the terminal management apparatus. The first program includes a storage procedure for registering and storing the inputted advertisement information in a predetermined storage unit, an output procedure for reading and outputting the advertisement information stored in the storage unit each time the customer uses the advertisement information, Transmitting the newly stored advertisement information to the terminal management apparatus. The second program is a receiving procedure for receiving advertisement information from an arbitrary terminal device, and determining whether an advertisement area included in the received advertisement information specifies another terminal device other than the arbitrary terminal device And a transfer procedure for transferring the received advertisement information to another terminal device and storing the received advertisement information when the advertisement area specifies another terminal device by the determination procedure. I have.

According to the invention of claim 8 or claim 12,
A terminal management device that is communicatively connected to a plurality of terminal devices, when receiving advertisement information newly registered and stored in any terminal device, when the advertisement area includes another terminal device, The advertisement information is transmitted to another terminal device and stored. Therefore, an advertisement with a high advertising effect can be issued at low cost without complicated procedures, and by registering the advertisement information in one terminal device, a plurality of advertisements installed in a wide area can be provided. The terminal device can register and store the advertisement information.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of an advertisement registration terminal device (hereinafter, abbreviated as “terminal device”) 1 capable of printing an image by a customer operation and automatically selling the image, and registering advertisement information by an operation of an advertiser. A recording medium insertion port 2 for inserting a recording medium for photographic image data (hereinafter abbreviated as “photographic image”) photographed by a digital camera is provided at an upper portion of the terminal device 1. In this embodiment, a memory card called a CF (Compact Flash) card capable of storing a photographic image of several megabytes to several tens of megabytes is used as a recording medium. Other recording media include PC cards,
Smart media, MO (magneto-optical disk), FD (floppy (registered trademark) disk) and the like can be used. The image data of the advertisement information registered by the advertiser (hereinafter abbreviated as “advertisement image”) can also be inserted from the recording medium insertion slot 2 as a photographic image taken by a digital camera.

At another position above the terminal device 1, there is provided a fee insertion / return port 3 for inserting a printing fee and an advertising fee in bills and coins, and for returning a fee or change in the case of cancellation. ing. And, in the lower part of this terminal device 1,
A print photo take-out port 4 for discharging a print of a photo image is provided. An operation unit 5 including various buttons for operating by a customer or an advertiser is provided on an upper part of the terminal device 1.
And a display unit 6 for displaying a message for operation, a fee, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control device inside the terminal device 1. As shown in FIG. The controller 7 includes a ROM that stores a program, a control unit that controls the entire terminal device 1 using the program, and various registers necessary for control. Interface (I /
F) 8 detects the on / off state of each button of the operation unit 5 according to the scanning signal from the controller 7 and inputs the same to the controller 7. The display control unit 9 develops the image data supplied from the controller 7 into one screen, outputs the image data to the display unit 6, and displays the image data. The recording medium insertion mechanism 10 includes a mechanism for loading and unloading a memory card, a driving unit thereof, and an image reading unit that reads a photographic image recorded on the loaded memory card.

The interface 11 includes a controller 7
The recording medium insertion mechanism 10 is controlled by the control command from the controller 10, and the photographic image read by the recording medium insertion mechanism 10 is input to the controller 7. The charge insertion / return mechanism 12 detects, sorts, and inspects the inserted bills and coins, and discharges the returned bills and coins. The interface 13 inputs a detection signal, a selection signal, and an inspection signal from the fee insertion / return mechanism 12 to the controller 7.

The fee management unit 14 stores data of a plurality of types of fee systems as a table. Controller 7
Refers to this table based on the data input from the operation unit 5 and selects a corresponding fee system. The storage unit 15 stores and stores an image of the registered advertisement information, and temporarily stores a photographic image read from a memory card mounted on the recording medium insertion mechanism 10.
The image processing algorithm unit 16 executes an image processing algorithm for a photographic image and an advertisement image. When the processing speed of the arithmetic processing unit constituting the control unit of the controller 7 is high, the image processing algorithm unit 16 is used as hardware.
Can be realized by software using the storage unit 15 and the controller 7 that executes a program.

The printer control unit 17 is connected to the
It controls the printers 18 and outputs a print command and print data from the controller 7 to the printer 18. The print photograph discharge sensor 19 determines whether or not the printed matter printed by the printer 18 has been discharged to the print photograph take-out port 4. The interface 20 is a print photo discharge sensor 1
9 is input to the controller 7. As shown in FIG. 3, each printer 18 has an interface 22 for transmitting and receiving print commands and other commands to and from the printer control unit 17 and print data, and a print data storage unit 23 for temporarily storing print data. And a printing mechanism 24 for performing printing. The control unit 25 develops the print data supplied from the printer control unit 17 via the interface 22 into a print format, stores the print format in the print data storage unit 23, reads out the print data, and outputs it to the print mechanism unit 24. The transmission / reception unit 21 shown in FIG. 2 is communication means for causing the terminal device 1 to function as a communication terminal device, and is configured by a general-purpose PHS or a mobile phone, and is connected to a public communication network by a telephone number which is unique identification information. I do.

FIG. 4 shows a system configuration in which a plurality of terminal devices 1 are connected to a public communication network. Each terminal device 1
Is wirelessly connected to the nearest base station 26 via the transmission / reception unit 21 shown in FIG. Multiple base stations 26
Are connected to the public communication network 27 by wire (line). Further, a center device 28 as a terminal management device for managing each terminal device 1 is connected to the public communication network 27.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the center device 28. The communication interface 29 connects the public communication network 26 and the center device 28 shown in FIG. The CPU 30 performs an incoming call process from each terminal device 1 and a calling process to each terminal device 1 via the communication interface 29 connected by the internal bus. Also, the input devices 31, R connected by the internal bus
Between the AM 32, the display device 33, and the storage device 34,
Commands and data are transmitted and received to control the center device 28 as a whole. The input device 31 inputs programs and data necessary for terminal management. The RAM 32 is a CPU 30
Temporarily stores the data to be processed. Display device 33
Displays the state of the center device 28 and also displays total data described later. The storage device 34 stores and stores the advertisement information registered in each terminal device 1 and also stores an advertisement master file (this will also be described later).

Next, the operation of each terminal device 1 and the center device 28 in the embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of the controller 7 of the terminal device and the CPU 30 of the center device 28 and other drawings. FIG. 6 is a flow of a main process on each terminal device side. In this flow, the on state of a button on the operation unit is detected, and a process corresponding to the turned on button is executed. That is, it is determined whether or not the advertisement registration button has been turned on (step A1), and when it has been turned on, advertisement registration processing is executed (step A2). It is determined whether or not the print button of the operation unit has been turned on (step A3), and when it has been turned on, a print process is executed (step A4). Further, it is determined whether there is a communication connection request from the center device (step A5), and when there is a connection request, a reception process is executed (step A6). Further, it is determined whether a maintenance time of a predetermined time (for example, midnight) has come (step A7), and when this time has come, a maintenance process is executed (step A8).
Then, after performing other processing (step A9),
Returning to step A1, the above processing is repeatedly executed.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the main processing on the center device side. In this flow, it is determined whether or not there is a communication connection request from an arbitrary terminal device (step B1). If there is a connection request, the terminal device is connected to the terminal device and a reception process is executed (step B2). Then, after receiving the advertisement information registered in the terminal device, the advertisement area of the record which is the received advertisement information is 2 (“2” indicating the area of the district where the plurality of terminal devices are installed or the nationwide area is changed to “2”). It is determined whether or not the advertisement area is "3" (step B3). If the advertisement area is "2" or "3", a transmission process is performed to another terminal device included in the advertisement area (step B3). (Step B4) Also, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction for a predetermined process from the input device (step B5), and when the instruction is given, the predetermined process is executed (step B6), and the process returns to step B1. The above process is repeated.

FIGS. 8 to 10 are flowcharts of the advertisement registration processing in step A2 in the main processing on the terminal device side in FIG. In the flow of FIG. 8, the menu of the advertising space pattern is displayed (step C1). FIG. 11 shows a menu screen of the advertisement frame pattern. When an advertisement frame pattern is selected (step C2), guidance for inputting an advertisement text is displayed (step C3). When an ad text is input according to this guidance (step C4), a background image menu is displayed (step C5). When the background image is selected (step C6), an advertisement image is created based on the advertisement frame pattern, the advertisement text, and the background image (step C7). Then, the created advertisement image is displayed (step C8).

Next, a menu for continuing, correcting, and canceling is displayed (step C9). When any menu is selected, the selected menu is determined (step C).
10). When the correction is selected, the process returns to step C1, and the advertising space pattern is displayed again.
The above processes up to 0 are repeated. If the cancellation is selected, this flow ends and the process returns to the main process of FIG.
When the continuation is selected, the flow shifts to the flow of FIG.
Display an advertisement image arrangement position menu (step C1)
2). FIG. 12 shows an arrangement position menu screen. When the placement position of the advertisement image is selected (step C13), the menu of the basic charge system and the menu of the advertisement area are displayed (step C14).

FIG. 13 shows a basic charge system and a menu screen of an advertisement area. The advertisement fee is selected according to the advertisement area, advertisement period, and advertisement frequency. The advertising area is: 1. In the case of only one terminal device inputting the advertisement information, 2. In the area where the terminal device is installed. In the case of the whole country, either can be designated, and a fee is set for each advertising area. The advertising period is set on a weekly basis.
As the advertisement frequency, a charge is set such that the normal frequency is doubled in accordance with the frequency multiple, such as normal frequency, double frequency, and triple frequency. Then, at the bottom of the screen, a menu for selecting one of “1”, “2”, and “3” for the advertisement area is displayed.

When an advertisement area is selected (step C1)
5) Clear the menu in the lower advertisement area of the screen in FIG. 13 and display a menu for selecting the advertisement period and advertisement frequency (step C16). Then, when the advertisement period and the advertisement frequency are selected (step C17), the advertisement fee according to the selected advertisement area, advertisement period, and advertisement frequency is calculated (step C18), and the calculated advertisement fee is displayed. (Step C19). Then, it is determined whether or not an amount corresponding to the displayed advertisement fee has been inserted (step C20). If the amount has not been entered even after the lapse of the predetermined time, it is determined that registration has been canceled, and the process returns to the main processing.

When the money is input, the guidance of the advertiser input is displayed (step C21). When the advertiser name and contact information are input according to this guidance (Step C22), the flow shifts to the flow of FIG. 10 and a new advertisement number is generated (Step C23). Then, advertisement information for registration (this is referred to as a “record”) is created from the input information (step C24). Next, the created record is registered in the advertisement file in the storage unit (step C).
25). FIG. 14 shows the data structure of the advertisement file. That is, in the storage area specified by the advertisement number, the advertisement image, the placement position, the advertisement area, the advertisement period, the advertisement frequency,
Advertiser name and contact data are registered.

Next, according to the advertisement frequency of this advertisement file, equal allocation in the advertisement table is performed (step C2).
6). FIG. 15 shows the data configuration of the advertisement table.
The advertisement image to be output is specified by the advertisement pointer of the advertisement pointer register. Therefore, by allocating an advertisement number to this advertisement table by the number corresponding to the advertisement frequency, the value of the advertisement pointer in the advertisement pointer register is incremented, and when the specified advertisement image changes in order, the advertisement table in the advertisement table is displayed. The advertisement image is output at a frequency corresponding to the equal allocation. For example, if the frequency of an advertisement number is tripled, the advertisement image of the advertisement number is output three times before the advertisement pointer reaches “1” to the final number.

After the equal allocation in the advertisement table, it is determined whether the advertisement area of the record registered in the advertisement file is "2 (district)" or "3 (nationwide)" (step C27). If it is “2” or “3”, the terminal device adds the terminal number to the registered record and performs transmission processing to the center device (step C28). That is, a call is made to the center device to make a communication connection request, and a record is transmitted when there is a response of connection approval. Next, it is determined whether the creation of the advertisement image is completed (step C29). When the advertisement registration button is turned on again, since there is still an advertisement image to be registered, the process shifts to step C1 in FIG. 8 to repeat the advertisement registration process for registration of the next advertisement image. When the end button is turned on, the creation of the advertisement image is completed, and the process returns to the main processing.

FIGS. 16 and 17 show the flow of the printing process in step A4 in the flow of the main process on the terminal device side in FIG. In the flow of FIG. 16, a message of a memory card insertion instruction is displayed (step D1). When the memory card is inserted by the customer (step D2), the image photograph in the memory card is read and stored (step D3). Next, the image of the thumbnail is displayed, and an input of print designation from the customer is waited. When a photographic image to be printed is designated, a fee system menu for selecting paid printing or free printing is displayed (step D).
4). When a menu is selected (step D5), it is determined whether the menu is a pay print or a free print (step D6).

If the pay print menu is selected, a charge corresponding to the number of photographic images designated to be printed is displayed (step D7). Then, it is determined whether or not the displayed amount has been inserted (step D8). When the money is input, a photographic image is printed (step D).
9). Then, it is determined whether or not printing of the designated photographic image has been completed (step D10). If there are still photographic images to be printed, the printing process in step D9 is continued. When printing of the specified photographic image is completed, the memory card is ejected (step D11), and the process returns to the main processing.

If the menu of free printing is selected in step D6, the flow shifts to the flow of FIG.
The advertisement image specified by the advertisement pointer set in the advertisement pointer register shown in FIG. 15 is read (step D12), and the photographic image designated to be printed by the customer is specified (step D13). Then, in the designated photographic image, the photographic image of the portion at the arrangement position designated by the advertisement file is deleted, the advertisement image is combined with the portion (step D14), and the combined image is printed (step D).
15). Next, the value of the counter corresponding to the advertisement pointer of the advertisement pointer register is set to "1" according to the number of times of printing.
Is incremented by one (step D16). Further, the value of the advertisement pointer register is also incremented by "1" (step D17), and the next advertisement number is designated.

Then, it is determined whether or not an advertisement image corresponding to the advertisement pointer of the incremented advertisement pointer register is registered (step D18). If there is no registered advertisement image, the value of the advertisement pointer register is set to "1", that is, the first advertisement pointer in the advertisement table (step D19). Next, it is determined whether or not there is a photographic image designated to be printed (step D20). If there is a photographic image to be printed, the process shifts to step D12 to execute each process up to step D20. When printing of the specified photo image is completed,
Return to main processing.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart of the receiving process in step B2 in the main process of the center device in FIG.
In this flow, it is determined whether or not there is a communication connection request from the terminal device (step E1). The communication connection request from the terminal device is sent to the center in step C28 when the determination of the advertisement area in step C27 is "2 (district)" or "3 (nationwide)" in the advertisement registration processing flow of the terminal device in FIG. It is generated by the transmission processing to the device. That is, when the advertising area includes a terminal device other than the registered terminal device, the registered record is transmitted to the center device.

In step E1 of FIG. 18, when there is a communication connection request from the terminal device, a response of connection approval is transmitted (step E2). Then, it is determined whether or not a registration record has been received from the connected terminal device (step E3). When the registration record is received, the record is registered in the advertisement master file of the storage device (step E4). FIG. 19 shows the data configuration of the advertisement master file. As shown in this figure, the advertisement files of each terminal device are stored by being classified for each terminal number. further,
A data area for a total value is provided for each advertisement number. The data of the tally value will be described later. After registering the received record in this advertisement master file, it is determined whether or not there is a connection disconnection request from the terminal device (step E5). If there is no request for disconnection, the process moves to step E3 and waits for reception of a registration record. When there is a request for disconnection, a disconnection process is performed (step E6), and the process returns to the main process.

FIG. 20 is a flow chart of the transmission processing of step B4 in the flow of the center apparatus side main processing of FIG. In the flow of FIG. 19, it is determined whether the advertisement area of the record received from the terminal device and registered in the advertisement master file is “2 (district)” or “3 (nationwide)” (step F1). If the advertising area is "2 (district)", the area code of the area to which the terminal belongs is acquired by referring to the terminal file shown in FIG. Then, the terminal number of another terminal device in the district indicated by the district code is extracted (step F2).

Next, when the advertisement area is "2 (district)", the terminal number of the other terminal device in the area other than the received terminal device is designated, and the advertisement area is "3 (nationwide)". In the case of, the terminal number of the terminal device other than the terminal device received among all the terminal devices is designated (step F).
3). Then, a communication connection is requested to the terminal device of the designated terminal number (step F4), and a response of the connection approval from the terminal device is waited (step F5). If there is a response of the connection approval, a record newly registered in the advertisement master file, that is, a record newly registered in any arbitrary terminal device is transmitted to the terminal device of the designated terminal number (step F6). ). When the transmission is completed, a connection disconnection process is performed for the terminal device (step F7). Next, it is determined whether or not there is any terminal device that has not yet transmitted the record (step F8). If there is a terminal device that has not transmitted, the process proceeds to step F3 to specify the next terminal number. When the records have been transmitted to all the terminal devices to be transmitted, the process returns to the main processing.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart of the receiving process in step A6 in the main process of the terminal device in FIG. In this flow, the record transmitted by the transmission processing of the center device shown in FIG. 20 is received. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a communication connection request from the center device (step G1). If there is no communication connection request, the process immediately returns to the main process. Send (step G2). Then, it is determined whether or not the record transmitted from the center device has been received (step G3). When the record is received, a new advertisement number is generated (step G4). Then, the received record is registered and stored in the advertisement file of the storage unit (step G5). Next, equal allocation in the advertisement table is performed according to the advertisement frequency in the registered record (step G6). Then, it is determined whether or not there is a request for disconnection from the center device (step G7). If there is no request for disconnection, the process shifts to step G3 to wait for reception of a record from the center device. If there is a request for disconnection, a disconnection process is performed (step G8), and the process returns to the main process.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart of the maintenance process in step A8 in the main process on the terminal device side in FIG. First, the validity period of the record in the advertisement file is searched (step H1). Then, it is determined whether or not there is an expired record (step H2). If there is an expired record, it is determined whether or not an amount for extending the expiration date has been input to the record (step H3). When the amount is input, the expiration date of the advertisement file is updated according to the amount (step H4). If there is no money input, the counter values of the expired records are totaled and stored (step H5), and the expired records are deleted from the advertisement file (step H6). Further, the corresponding area of the advertisement table is deleted (step H7). After this deletion process or after updating the expiration date in step H4, it is determined whether or not the search of all records has been completed (step H4).
8). If there are records that have not been searched yet, the process proceeds to step H1 to continue the search. When the search is completed, the advertisement table is updated (step H).
9) For all expired records, the total data indicating the number of times of printing of each record is transmitted to the center device (step H10). That is, when a communication connection request is made to the center device and a connection acknowledgment response is received,
Send summary data. When the transmission of the total data is completed, a communication disconnection process is performed, and the process returns to the main process.

In the reception processing flow on the side of the center device shown in FIG. 18, if the data received in step E3 is not a registration record, it is determined whether or not total data has been received (step E7). That is, it is determined whether or not the aggregation data transmitted to the center device in the maintenance process in the terminal device has been received. When the tally data is received, the tally value of the corresponding terminal number and advertisement number is updated in the advertisement master file shown in FIG. 19 (step E8). If the data received from the terminal device is neither the registered record nor the aggregated data, other reception processing is performed (step E9).
For example, a receiving process such as a request for replenishment of printing paper, a failure notification of the printer, or the like is performed. After the update of the total value in step E8 or the other reception processing in step E9, a disconnection from the terminal device is determined in step E5.

As described above, in the above embodiment, in the terminal device which sells various kinds of information or various kinds of products desired by the customer and provides advertisements to the customer, the advertisement information input by the advertiser is stored in the predetermined storage means. The advertisement information stored in the storage means is read out and output each time the customer uses it. Therefore, by inputting the advertisement information by a simple operation in accordance with the menu and the guidance displayed on the advertisement registration terminal device, a troublesome procedure such as a meeting with another person is not required to place the advertisement. In addition, since the advertisement is created by operating the advertisement registration terminal device by himself, there is no need to request an advertisement creation company for the creation of the advertisement, and labor costs for creating the advertisement and costs for creating the composition are generated. Therefore, an advertisement with a high advertising effect can be issued at low cost. Further, since the advertisement information registered in one terminal device can be transmitted to another terminal device via a communication line, by registering the advertisement information for one terminal device, a plurality of terminals installed in a wide area can be transmitted. By registering and storing the advertisement information in the terminal device, an advertisement can be issued to many customers.

Further, as in the above embodiment, the image of the advertisement information stored in the storage unit is read and combined with the image designated by the customer for free printing, and the combined image is printed by a predetermined printing unit (the embodiment). 2 of the printer shown in FIG. 2) for printing. In this case, the image designated for printing is a photographic image taken by a predetermined camera device. Therefore, advertisers can advertise at a low cost, in the amount of the printing fee of the customer, and because the ad appears on a print photo that the customer can not only see for themselves but also widely distribute to family and acquaintances , High advertising effect can be obtained.

In addition, an expiration date for storing the advertisement information is set according to the amount paid for the input advertisement information. In this case, if an additional amount is paid for the advertising information whose expiration date has passed, the expiration date can be extended according to the additional amount. Therefore, in order to extend the advertisement period due to the high advertisement effect, it is possible to save the trouble of registering the advertisement information again. In addition, since the advertisement is performed for a certain period of time and a high advertisement effect is obtained, it is not necessary to register the advertisement information again even when the advertisement period is further extended. In this case, for advertising information whose expiration date has passed, you can pay a low storage fee,
Send it to the center device to save it, delete it from the terminal device, pay extra when you want to advertise again,
The advertisement information may be restored. In this case, since the advertisement file is stored in the center device having a large storage capacity, the advertisement file of the terminal device can be effectively used for other advertisement information.

Further, the frequency of outputting the advertisement information is set according to the amount paid for the input advertisement information. Therefore, a strategic advertisement plan can be made by classifying an advertisement of information to be focused on and an advertisement to be normally promoted and increasing the frequency of the focused advertisement.

Further, by selecting necessary component images and character images from a plurality of component images constituting the image of the advertisement information and character images, it is possible to create various advertisement information images. In the embodiment, a plurality of advertisement frame patterns are prepared as the component images so that any one of the advertisement frame patterns can be selected. An image of the information can be created. Therefore, even an advertiser who is unfamiliar with creating advertisements or an advertiser who creates advertisements for the first time can select and combine necessary component images and character images from a plurality of component images and character images to create a variety of advertising information. Image can be created by a simple operation. Furthermore, some example sentences (menu) of an advertisement may be prepared and displayed as character information, and an example sentence effective for the advertisement may be selected from the prepared sentences and partially corrected. In this case, it is possible to create an advertising text with a high advertising effect with a simple operation, rather than creating a new advertising text by entering characters, so that an advertiser who is not good at writing text can easily create an advertising text. .

In the above embodiment, the advertisement registration system in which each terminal device 1 is connected to the center device 28 via a communication line has been described. However, in a grocery store, butcher shop, shoe store, or the like as a small store, Advertisements may be made to nearby customers, so that the advertisement area may be limited to one terminal device. That is, this is the case where the advertising area in the basic fee system menu shown in FIG. 13 is “1 (only one book)”. In this case, the advertisement registration functions as a standalone advertisement registration terminal device. That is, when the communication connection with the center device is not performed, the invention of the advertisement registration terminal device is constituted alone.

In the above-described embodiment, the operation of this system is performed by the program stored in each terminal device and the program stored in the center device. However, a floppy disk, a CD,
It is also possible to realize the medium invention by adopting a configuration in which the program is recorded on a general-purpose recording medium such as an MD. When the advertisement registration terminal device is used as a stand-alone device, the program is recorded on a general-purpose recording medium and read and executed by the device. That is, while selling various information or various products desired by the customer, a program used for an advertisement registration terminal device for registering an advertisement to be provided to the customer is recorded on a general-purpose recording medium. That is,
An input procedure for inputting advertisement information, a storage procedure for registering and storing the input advertisement information in a predetermined storage unit, and an output for reading and outputting the advertisement information stored in the storage unit every time a customer uses the advertisement information The procedure and a program for executing the procedure are recorded on a recording medium.

In a system for communicating and connecting a plurality of advertisement registration terminal devices with a terminal management device as a center device, a first program used for each advertisement registration terminal device 1 and a second program used for the center device 28 are generally used. On a recording medium. The first program includes a storage procedure for registering and storing the inputted advertisement information in a predetermined storage unit, an output procedure for reading and outputting the advertisement information stored in the storage unit each time the customer uses the advertisement information, Transmitting the newly stored advertisement information to the terminal management apparatus. The second program is a receiving procedure for receiving advertisement information from an arbitrary terminal device, and determining whether an advertisement area included in the received advertisement information specifies another terminal device other than the arbitrary terminal device And a transfer procedure for transferring the received advertisement information to another terminal device and storing the received advertisement information when the advertisement area specifies another terminal device by the determination procedure. I have.

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According to the first or eleventh aspect of the present invention, the advertisement information input by the advertiser is registered and stored in the predetermined storage means, and is stored in the storage means every time the customer uses the advertisement information. Read and output the advertising information. Therefore, by inputting the advertisement information by a simple operation in accordance with the menu and the guidance displayed on the advertisement registration terminal device, a troublesome procedure such as a meeting with another person is not required to place the advertisement. In addition, since the advertisement is created by operating the advertisement registration terminal device by himself, there is no need to request an advertisement creation company for the creation of the advertisement, and labor costs for creating the advertisement and costs for creating the composition are generated. Therefore, an advertisement with a high advertising effect can be issued at low cost.

According to the invention of claim 8 or claim 12,
A terminal management device that is communicatively connected to a plurality of terminal devices, when receiving advertisement information newly registered and stored in any terminal device, when the advertisement area includes another terminal device, The advertisement information is transmitted to another terminal device and stored. Therefore, by inputting the advertisement information by a simple operation in accordance with the menu and the guidance displayed on the advertisement registration terminal device, a troublesome procedure such as a meeting with another person is not required to place the advertisement. further,
Since the advertisement is created by operating the advertisement registration terminal device by itself, there is no need to request an advertisement creator for creating the advertisement, and there is no labor cost for creating the advertisement and no cost for preparing the composition. , Low cost advertising with high advertising effectiveness. Further, since the advertisement information registered in one terminal device can be transmitted to another terminal device via a communication line, by registering the advertisement information for one terminal device, a plurality of terminals installed in a wide area can be transmitted. By registering and storing the advertisement information in the terminal device, an advertisement can be issued to many customers.

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FIG. 1 is an external view of an advertisement registration terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an advertisement registration terminal device in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the printer in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a system including a plurality of advertisement registration terminal devices and a center device.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a center device in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a main process of the advertisement registration terminal device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of main processing of the center device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an advertisement registration process in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the advertisement registration process following FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the advertisement registration process following FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display screen of an advertisement frame pattern menu.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display screen of an advertisement image arrangement position menu.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display screen of a basic charge system menu.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a data configuration of an advertisement file of the advertisement registration terminal device.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a data configuration of an advertisement table of the advertisement registration terminal device.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a printing process in FIG. 6;

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the printing process following FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a reception process in FIG. 7;

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a data configuration of an advertisement master file in the center device.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of a transmission process in FIG. 7;

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a terminal file in the center device.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart of a reception process in FIG. 6;

FIG. 23 is a flowchart of a maintenance process in FIG. 6;

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 Reference Signs List 5 operation unit 6 display unit 7 controller 10 recording medium insertion mechanism 15 storage unit 17 printer control unit 18 printer

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A terminal device for selling various kinds of information or various products desired by a customer and providing an advertisement to the customer, comprising: input means for inputting advertisement information; and predetermined storage means for storing the input advertisement information. An advertisement registration terminal device comprising: a storage unit for registering and storing the advertisement information; and an output unit for reading and outputting the advertisement information stored in the storage unit each time a customer uses the advertisement information. 2. The output unit reads out an image of the advertisement information stored in the storage unit and combines it with an image designated by the customer for printing, and outputs the combined image to a predetermined printing unit for printing. The advertisement registration terminal device according to claim 1, wherein 3. The advertisement registration terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the image of the advertisement information is a photographic image taken by a predetermined camera device. 4. The advertisement registration terminal according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit sets an expiration date for storing the advertisement information according to an amount paid for the input advertisement information. apparatus. 5. The storage unit according to claim 4, wherein, when an additional amount is paid for the advertisement information whose expiration date has passed, the expiration date is extended according to the additional amount. 3. The advertisement registration terminal device according to 1. 6. The advertisement registration terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit sets the frequency of outputting the advertisement information in accordance with the amount paid for the input advertisement information. . 7. The advertisement registration according to claim 1, wherein the input unit selects a necessary component image and character image from a plurality of component images and character images constituting the image of the advertisement information. Terminal device. 8. A system comprising a terminal device for registering advertisement information for a customer to be used and a terminal management device for communication connection with a plurality of terminal devices, wherein the terminal device stores the inputted advertisement information in a predetermined storage means. Registering and storing the advertisement information stored in the storage unit every time the customer uses it, and outputting and outputting the advertisement information newly stored to the terminal management device; When the advertisement information is received from an arbitrary terminal device and the advertisement area included in the received advertisement information specifies another terminal device other than the arbitrary terminal device, the received advertisement is An advertisement registration system wherein information is transferred to the other terminal device and stored. 9. The advertisement registration system according to claim 8, wherein the terminal device displays an advertisement fee to be paid according to a set advertisement area. 10. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising: reading out an image of the advertisement information stored in the storage unit, combining the image with the image designated by the customer for printing, and causing the predetermined printing unit to print the combined image. The advertisement registration system according to claim 8, characterized in that: 11. A recording medium for recording a program used in an advertisement registration terminal device for selling various kinds of information or various products desired by a customer and registering an advertisement to be provided to the customer, wherein the advertisement information is input. An input procedure, a storage procedure for registering and storing the input advertisement information in a predetermined storage unit, and an output procedure for reading and outputting the advertisement information stored in the storage unit each time a customer uses the advertisement information. A recording medium on which a program to be executed is recorded. 12. In a system comprising a terminal device for registering advertisement information for a customer to be used and a terminal management device for communication connection with a plurality of terminal devices, a first program used for each terminal device and used for the terminal management device. A recording medium on which a second program is recorded, wherein the first program stores the inputted advertisement information in a predetermined storage unit and stores the advertisement information in a predetermined storage unit. An output step of reading and outputting the stored advertisement information; and a transmission step of transmitting the newly stored advertisement information to the terminal management device. The second program is configured to execute an advertisement from any terminal device. A receiving procedure for receiving the information, and determining whether an advertisement area included in the received advertisement information specifies another terminal device other than the arbitrary terminal device And a transfer procedure for transferring the received advertisement information to the other terminal device and storing the received advertisement information when it is determined that the advertisement area specifies another terminal device. In.