JP2002203005A - Method, equipment, and system for supporting to prepare camera-ready copy, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, equipment, and system for supporting to prepare a camera-ready copy, which enables the camera-ready copy user to prepare the copy easily and effectively. SOLUTION: The system sends modifiable edited graphic data to a supporter side terminal 30 to confirm a finishing status of the camera-ready copy and also sends the data to a user terminal 10 via communication lines. The system receives modification information entered by the final preparation copy supporter at the supporter side terminal 30 on the basis of an information exchange between the camera-ready copy preparation supporter and the copy user, modifies the edited graphic data based upon the modification information, and sends the modified edited graphic data to the supporter side terminal 30 and the user terminal 10 via the communication lines.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a composition support method, a composition support device, a composition support system, and a composition support system for supporting composition of a printing machine such as a stencil printing machine. The present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium that records a program to be executed by a computer used in an apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, in many cases, a composition used in a printing machine such as a stencil printing machine is created by a user of the printing machine using a word processor or a personal computer. The composition created and output by the word processor or the like is read by a scanner of a printing press and used for plate making. In recent years, due to the demand for high image quality, the resolution of a scanner for reading a composition has been increased to 400 dpi (dot per inch) or 600 dpi. was there. Therefore, in order to solve the problem of reading an underprint with this scanner, a manuscript is created on a personal computer or the like, and the data of the created underprint image is directly sent to the printing press body to perform plate making. .

[0003]

As described above, it has been possible to meet the demand for high image quality of the printed matter, but recently, in addition to the demand for high image quality of the printed matter, the printed matter has a high quality. There is an increasing demand for design to create more effective advertisements and flyers, etc., which have a better appearance. In order to respond to such a design requirement, a copymaking organization having specialized knowledge and know-how regarding the creation of the copywork is provided, and the copymaking work is performed on behalf of the user of the copy. However, in the case where the above-mentioned composition authoring agency performs the composition creation on behalf of the post-production user and the composition authoring organization, mail, fax, etc. are used to create the composition and exchange proofs. There was a time lag due to the exchange, and it was difficult to create the composition efficiently. In addition, the composition preparation supporter of the composition authoring organization prepares and proofs the composition based on the instructions sent by mail, etc., but the information exchange with the composition user is insufficient. As a result, there were cases where the composition did not produce the desired result.

The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a composition creation support capable of easily and efficiently creating a composition desired by a composition user. Method, composition support device, composition system,
Another object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium on which a program readable by the composition creation support device is recorded.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is a composition support method for supporting composition of a composition used in a printing press, wherein the composition of the composition is completed. The data of the editable image that can be corrected for checking the state with the information terminal device is transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition creation supporter who supports the composition creation, and via the communication line,
Transmitting the composition to the information terminal device of the composition user using the composition on the printing press; and creating the composition based on the information exchange performed between the composition creation supporter and the composition user. A step of receiving correction information input by the supporter from the information terminal device; a step of correcting the data of the edited image based on the correction information; Transmitting the information to the information terminal device of the supporter and transmitting the information to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line. An invention according to claim 10 is a composition support apparatus for supporting composition of a composition used in a printing press, and is provided between an information terminal device of a composition user using the composition in the printing press. A communication interface unit for transmitting and receiving data via a communication line and for transmitting and receiving data to and from an information terminal device of a composition creation supporter who supports composition creation; A data storage unit that stores editable image data that can be corrected for confirmation, and the edited image data that is stored in the data storage unit is transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition creation supporter, It transmits to the information terminal device of the composition user via the communication line, receives the correction information transmitted from the information terminal device of the composition creation supporter, and stores the correction information in the data storage unit based on the correction information. Edit image data A data processing unit for transmitting the data of the edited image after the correction to the information terminal device of the composition supporter and transmitting the data to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line. It is characterized by having. According to the first and tenth aspects of the present invention, since the data of the edited image is transmitted via the communication line to the information terminal device of the composition user who uses the composition on the printing press, the composition user cannot edit the composition. By receiving the image data and displaying the edited image on the information terminal device, the completed state of the composition can be confirmed on the information terminal device. Further, since the data of the edited image transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition user is also transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition creation supporter who supports the composition creation, the composition creation supporter, The same edited image as that seen by the composition user is displayed on the information terminal device, and the completed composition can be confirmed. The composition user can exchange information while viewing the same edited image together with the composition creation supporter, and edit the edited image while receiving advice from the composition creation supporter. Then, when there is a portion to be corrected on the edited image displayed on the information terminal device in the information exchange, the composition assistant supports inputting the correction information from the information terminal device. The data of the edited image is corrected based on the correction information input and transmitted from the information terminal device. The edited image data after this correction is transmitted to each information terminal device of the composition user and the composition support person, so after the correction information is input, the composition user and the composition preparation support person make corrections. It is possible to confirm the completed state of the finished composition sequentially or immediately. In addition, a person who has specialized knowledge and know-how in editing a composition is suitable as the composition creation supporter. In addition, the transmission and reception of the data of the edited image and the transmission and reception of the correction information,
It may be repeated a plurality of times in response to a request from the composition user until the edited image indicating the completed state of the composition corresponds to the desire of the composition user. Means for exchanging information between the composition user and the composition creation supporter include not only a telephone using a normal public line but also a W
Functions such as chat, whiteboard, and telephone on a WW page, and e-mail on the Internet can be used. Further, the correction information received from the above-mentioned composition creation supporter may be only information necessary for correction processing such as a correction portion on the edited image and the correction content, or the entire edited image corrected by the composition creation supporter. Information may be used. The communication lines include the Internet and LAN (Local Area Network).
In addition to communication lines using a computer network such as rk), communication lines in which devices for exchanging information are connected by a dedicated line can be used (the same applies to the following claims).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the method for supporting composition creation according to the first aspect, data transmission and reception with the composition creation supporter are performed via a communication line. According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the composition support device of the tenth aspect, the communication interface unit includes:
It is characterized in that data transmission / reception with the above-mentioned composition creation supporter is performed via a communication line. According to the second and eleventh aspects of the present invention, since data transmission / reception to / from the composition supporter is performed via a communication line, the edited image data is processed at a location remote from the apparatus for processing the edited image data. Correction work can be performed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a composition support method for supporting composition of a composition used in a printing press, wherein the editable editable state for confirming a completed state of the composition on an information terminal device. Transmitting the image data to the information terminal device of the composition user who uses the composition on the printing press via a communication line; and the step of transmitting the image based on the edited image displayed on the information terminal device. A step of receiving, via a communication line, correction information input by the lower user from the information terminal device; a step of correcting data of the edited image based on the correction information; Transmitting the data to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line. A twelfth aspect of the present invention is a composition support apparatus for supporting composition of a composition used in a printing press, and is provided between an information terminal device of a composition user using the composition in the printing press. A communication interface unit for transmitting and receiving data via a communication line, a data storage unit for storing data of a modifiable edited image for confirming a completed state of the composition with the information terminal device, and a data storage unit The data of the stored edited image is transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition user via the communication line, and the correction information transmitted from the information terminal device of the composition user is received. Data processing for correcting the data of the edited image stored in the data storage unit based on the information and transmitting the corrected data of the edited image to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line And a part with Is shall. According to the third and twelfth aspects of the present invention, since the data of the edited image is transmitted via the communication line to the information terminal device of the composition user who uses the composition on the printing press, the composition user can edit the edited image. By receiving the above data and displaying the edited image on the information terminal device, the completed state of the composition can be confirmed. When there is a portion to be corrected on the edited image displayed on the information terminal device, the composition user inputs the correction information from the information terminal device. The data of the edited image is corrected based on the correction information input from the information terminal device and transmitted via the communication line. Since the data of the edited image after the correction is transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition user, the composition user immediately checks the completed state of the modified composition after inputting the correction information. be able to. The transmission and reception of the data of the edited image and the transmission and reception of the correction information are performed in accordance with the request of the composition user until the edited image indicating the completed state of the composition matches the desire of the composition user. May be repeated several times.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the composition creation supporting method according to any one of the first to third aspects, when the creation of the composition is started, the information is transmitted from the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line. Receiving the created composition basic information; and, based on the composition basic information, the information terminal device of the composition user, or each information of the composition user and the composition creation supporter. Generating an edited image data to be transmitted to the terminal device at the start of the composition creation. Further, the invention of claim 13 is based on claim 10,
In the composition creation support device of 11 or 12, upon starting the composition creation, the composition creation basic information transmitted from the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line is received, and Based on the underwriting basic information, the data of the edited image at the start of the composition creation to be transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition user or each information terminal device of the composition user and the composition creation supporter. The data processing unit is configured to generate the data. Claim 4
In the inventions of the thirteenth and thirteenth aspects, in starting the composition creation, data of the edited image is generated based on the composition creation basic information transmitted from the information terminal device of the composition user via the communication line. Therefore, the edited image data closer to the composition desired by the composition user can be transferred to the information terminal device of the composition user or the information terminal devices of both the composition user and the composition creation supporter in a very short time. It can be transmitted and displayed on each information terminal device. In addition, the "basic composition information" transmitted by the composition user includes information necessary for composition such as the contents described in the printed matter, and in addition, information on the composition user Alternatively, information relating to the printing machine that the composition user intends to use, and information for reference to the composition of the composition such as the material of the printed material and the distribution time may be transmitted.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the composition editing support method according to the first, second, third, or fourth aspect, wherein the data of a plurality of candidate images which are candidates for the edited image at the time of starting the creation of the composition. Or transmitting the data of the list of candidate images to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line, and the candidate image or the list displayed on the information terminal device of the composition user Receiving, via a communication line, the selection information input by the composition user from the information terminal device based on the information processing device; and, based on the selection information, the information terminal device of the composition user or the version Generating data of an edited image at the start of the composition creation to be transmitted to each information terminal device of the lower user and the composition creation supporter. The invention of claim 14 is based on claim 10,
11. The composition editing support apparatus according to 11, 12, or 13, further comprising a candidate data storage unit that stores data of a plurality of candidate images that are candidates for the edited image or data of a list of the candidate images. At the start, the data of the candidate image or the data of the list stored in the candidate data storage unit is transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line, Based on the candidate image or the list displayed on the information terminal device, the selection information input from the information terminal device by the composition user is received via a communication line, and based on the selection information, The data processing unit so as to generate data of the edited image at the start of the composition creation to be transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition user, or to each information terminal device of the composition user and the composition creation supporter; That you have configured It is an butterfly. Claim 5
In the inventions of and 14, the composition user looks at a plurality of candidate images or a list of candidate images displayed on the information terminal device, selects a candidate image closest to the desired composition image,
The selection information is input from the information terminal device. Based on this selection information, the data of the edited image at the start of the composition creation to be transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition user or each information terminal device of the composition user and the composition creation supporter is generated. Editing can be started by displaying on each information terminal device an edited image that is close to the desire of the composition user.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claims 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Alternatively, in the composition support method of 5, the composition which can be used on a printing machine via the information terminal device of the composition user based on the data of the edited image which is finally determined after the correction is completed. It is characterized by comprising a step of generating image data and a step of transmitting the composition image data to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line. Further, the invention of claim 15 is based on claims 10, 11, 12, 1
In the composition creation support device of 3 or 14, based on the data of the edited image finally fixed after the correction is completed,
Generates the composition image data that can be used on a printing machine via the composition user information terminal device, and transmits the composition image data to the composition user information terminal device via a communication line. The data processing unit is configured to transmit the data. In the invention according to claims 6 and 15, the composition image data is generated based on the edited image data that is finally determined after the correction is completed, and the composition user information terminal is connected via a communication line. Since it is sent to the device,
The composition user can transfer the composition image data received by the information terminal device to a printing machine and use it for plate making.

The invention of claim 7 is the first, second, third and fourth aspects of the invention.
Or a step of generating the composition image data that can be used on the printing machine of the composition user based on the data of the edited image after the modification is completed and finally, in the composition creating support method of 5, Transmitting the copy image data to the printing press via a communication line. Further, the invention of claim 16 is based on claims 11 and 1
In the composition support apparatus according to 2, 13, or 14, based on the edited image data that has been finalized after the correction is completed, the composition image data usable on the printing machine of the composition user is generated. The data processing unit is configured to transmit the composition image data to a printing machine of the composition user via a communication line. In the inventions of claims 7 and 16, the composition image data is generated based on the edited image data which has been finally corrected after the correction, and the composition user's printing machine is connected via a communication line. , The composition user can use the composition image data received by the printing machine without using an information terminal device for plate making.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the method for supporting the composition according to the seventh aspect, the method further comprises the step of receiving printing condition data for printing on the printing machine of the composition user. The data is transmitted to the printing press together with the copy image data. Claim 17
The invention according to claim 16, wherein in the composition support apparatus of claim 16, data of printing conditions for printing on the printing machine of the composition user is received, and the data of the printing conditions is transmitted together with the composition image data. The data processing unit is configured to be transmitted to a printing machine. Claim 8
In the inventions of (17) and (17), the composition user can make a plate using the composition image data and start printing using the printing condition data received by the printing machine without passing through the information terminal device. It becomes possible.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the first aspect of the invention.
4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, the method of supporting the creation of a composition using the communication line via the Internet and exchanging information with the composition user using WWW (Worl).
d Wide Web) page. Also, the invention of claim 18 is based on claims 10 and 1
1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 in the composition support apparatus, the communication line is used via the Internet, and the exchange of information with the composition user is performed using a WWW page. It is characterized by performing. In the invention of claims 9 and 18, the composition user, or both the composition user and the composition creation supporter, use the general-purpose browser software for handling WWW pages on the Internet, and use the general-purpose browser software on the information terminal device. The edited image can be displayed, and the correction information can be input from the information terminal device. In addition, by setting a link on another WWW page, a search site, or the like, it becomes possible to easily access a WWW page on which the edited image can be displayed.

The invention of claim 19 is the invention of claim 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, or 18 wherein the composition support apparatus uses a computer that executes data processing in the data processing unit based on a program. . According to the nineteenth aspect of the invention, the program is modified,
By replacing the program with another program, the content of data processing in the data processing unit can be easily changed.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a composition support system for supporting composition of a composition used in a printing press.
It is characterized by comprising a composition creation support device of 6, 17, 18 or 19, and an information terminal device used by the composition user. In the invention of claim 20,
The composition user operates an information terminal device capable of communicating with the composition creation support device, and transmits and receives the data of the edited image and the like to and from the composition creation support device. You can get help.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a composition creation support system for supporting creation of a composition used in a printing press.
7, 18 or 19, a composition support device, an information terminal device used by the composition user, and an information terminal device used by the composition support person. . According to the twenty-first aspect of the present invention, the composition user operates the information terminal device that can communicate with the composition creation support device, and transmits and receives the data of the edited image and the like to and from the composition creation support device. In addition, by exchanging information with a composition assistant who operates an information terminal device capable of communicating with the composition creation supporting apparatus, it is possible to receive support for composition creation.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in the composition support system according to the twentieth or twenty-first aspect, the data processing unit of the composition support device includes a computer for executing the data processing based on a program. The present invention is characterized in that it is configured using the above. According to the twenty-second aspect of the present invention, the content of the data processing in the data processing unit can be easily changed by modifying the program or replacing the program with another program.

According to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium, wherein the computer used in the composition support apparatus of the nineteenth aspect or the composition support apparatus of the composition support system of the twenty-second aspect. Characterized in that a program to be executed is recorded. This claim 2
According to the third aspect of the invention, by reading and executing the program recorded on the recording medium by the computer,
Data processing can be performed in the composition support device. The delivery of the program may be performed using a recording medium such as a CD-ROM in which the program is recorded as digital information, or may be performed via a communication line such as a computer network.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to a method, a composition supporting apparatus, and a composition supporting apparatus for supporting composition of a digital stencil printing machine (hereinafter referred to as "printing machine"). An embodiment applied to a system will be described.

[Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the overall configuration of a composition support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The composition support system according to the present embodiment is installed in an information terminal device (hereinafter, referred to as a “user-side terminal”) 10 used by a composition user 1 requesting composition, and in a composition production center 2. By transmitting and receiving data to and from a composition support device (hereinafter referred to as a “server”) 20 via a communication line via the Internet 40, the composition preparation center 2 supports the composition. This is a system that allows a professional copy creation supporter (hereinafter referred to as a “supporter”) 3 and a copy edit user to complete the copy while exchanging information while viewing the same edited image. .
The edited image data stored in the server 20 is
An information terminal device (hereinafter, referred to as “supporter-side terminal”) in which the supporter 3 is connected to the server 20 via a LAN or the like.
30 can be operated. The user-side terminal 10 is connected to a controller of the printing press, so that the user-side terminal 10 can send a composition image online to the printing press, make a plate, and start printing. In addition,
As shown in FIG. 2, the supporter-side terminal 30 may be configured to be able to transmit and receive data to and from the server 20 via a communication line such as the Internet. In this case, the supporter 3
Since the work of correcting the edited image can be performed at a place away from the server 20 of the composition production center 2, restrictions on the work place of the supporter are reduced.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of hardware constituting the composition system. The server 20 includes a data processing unit 20 including a CPU and the like.
1, an input unit 202 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a CRT,
It is configured by hardware such as a computer having an output unit 203 such as a liquid crystal display or a printer, a data storage unit 204 such as a memory or a hard disk device, a communication interface unit 205 using a modem, a terminal adapter (TA), a router, and the like. Can be. The server 20 may be configured using one computer, or may be configured so that a plurality of computers process data in cooperation with each other. The hardware including the computer and the like is controlled by software including a predetermined program and various setting data groups, and executes various data processes for supporting the composition. A part of the data processing unit may be configured using electronic circuit components such as an LSI designed as a dedicated data processing circuit. The user terminal 10 and the supporter terminal 3
0 can also be configured using a computer as in the server described above.

Various types of data processing in the server 20 for supporting the composition can be realized by appropriately combining various software (partially including a trademark) as exemplified below. The operating system (OS) of the computer used as the server 20 is M
S-DOS (registered trademark), OS / 2 (registered trademark), Wi
Windows (registered trademark) 3.1, Windows 95 /
98 / 98SE / ME, Windows NT / 200
0, NetWare (registered trademark), MacOS (registered trademark), UNIX (registered trademark), Solaris (registered trademark), PC-UNIX (Linux, FreeBSD, etc.), TRON, and the like. As software for causing the server 20 to function as a WWW server, IIS (I
Internet Information Server), Apache, and Netscape Commerce Server. The communication protocol between the server 20 and the terminals 10 and 30 is TCP /
IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Proto
col), http (HyperText Transfer Protocol), f
tp (File Transfer Protocol), PPP (Point to P
oint Protocol), IPX / SPX (Internetwork Pack)
et eXchange / Sequenced Packet eXcahnge).
HT is a language for describing various information in sentences.
ML, Dynamic HTML, XHTML, XML, V
There are markup languages such as RML and TEX. The WWW browser used by the terminals 10 and 30 is Internet
et Explorer, Netscape® Nav
igator (Communicator). The format of the image file of the edited image transmitted and received between the server 20 and the terminals 10 and 30 is PDF (Portab
le Document Format), PS (PostScript (registered trademark)), JPEG, GIF, BMP, and the like. Also,
Open-source PostScript (registered trademark) is used as the underlay image data, which is the data of the completed underlay image.
Data described in (PS) language can be used. C, C ++, VB (Visual Basic), JAVA (registered trademark), Perl, JavaScript (registered trademark), VBScript, ASP (Active Server Pages)
), CGI (Common Gateway Interface) and the like.

The WWW pages displayed on the terminals 10 and 30 include HTML-like texts such as JAVA scripts so that data can be interactively exchanged between the composition user and the supporter and the server. Embed a simple script, write in dynamic HTML,
It can be designed to cooperate with a database of various data such as images, an image processing program, or the like via GI or ASP.

The above-mentioned various general-purpose software and dedicated software created for processing the edited image data of the composition include CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, and M-ROM.
Optical disks such as O and DVD, magnetic tape and FD, H
It is recorded and distributed on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic disk such as D or ZIP. Further, these software can be distributed via a communication line such as the Internet.

The communication line connecting the server 20 and the terminals 10 and 30 includes a communication line via the Internet through which data is transferred through various nodes such as a server and a router, a public line and a dedicated line. A communication line or the like directly connected point-to-point can be used. When the supporter 3 works in the production center, the server 20 and the supporter-side terminal 30 are connected via a LAN. On the other hand, when the supporter 3 works outside the production center, the server 20 and the supporter side terminal 30 are connected by a communication line such as the Internet.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of data between the server 20 and the user terminal 10 and the supporter terminal 30 in the composition creation support system of the present embodiment, and FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the composition creation using the composition creation support system. The server 20 in this composition creation support system has at least a function as a WWW server, and the composition user and the supporter can proofread the composition while displaying the same edited image on the WWW page. I can do it.

First, the composition user accesses, using the WWW browser of the user terminal 10, a printing machine user dedicated site accessible only by a specific user, and displays a top page (FIG. Step 1 of 5). On the top page, when a button for requesting a composition provided for each type of printed matter is clicked, the data of the composition creation request is sent to the server 20 of the composition center (step 2). When the server 20 receives the data of the composition creation request, the server 20 sends the data of the WWW page P1 of the composition creation service as shown in FIG. The composition user inputs data of items necessary for composition from the WWW page P1 of the composition creation service. Then, when the transmission button is clicked, the data of the copy creation basic information is transmitted to the server 20 (step 3). In the example of FIG. 6 in which the printed matter is a flyer for the super, the bibliographic items of the shop such as the title of the printed matter, the number of products, the store name, the telephone number, and the contents of each product (product name) , Price, type of speech balloon and comment).

The data of the basic composition creation information includes information on the composition user, information on the printing machine that the composition user intends to use, and the composition of the material and the distribution time of the printed material. Information or information that is useful for creating a composition may be input as additional information. In addition, at the time of the above-described copy creation request, a plurality of candidate images (template images) serving as candidates for an edited image or a page including a list of candidate images is displayed, and the copy-editing user can select a candidate image closest to his / her wish. May be selected. In addition, a part of the basic composition creation information of the composition is transmitted by transmitting a simple handwritten manuscript 11 or the like as shown in FIG.
The supporter 3 may be notified.

Next, when the composition user inputs the data of the composition basic creation information from the WWW page P1 of the composition creation service and clicks a send button, the data is transmitted via the server 20. It is sent to the supporter side terminal 30. The supporter uses the dedicated composition software,
On the basis of the data of the basic composition creation information, an edited image for checking the completed state of the composition is created as a draft composition, and stored in a data storage unit 204 in the server 20 in a predetermined file by an image conversion unit (not shown). It is converted into a format (for example, PDF format) and stored (step 4). Here, in the server 20, for example, a CGI script is activated on Perl, and a process of pouring a text or an image into a predetermined portion of the template image selected based on the data of the copymaking basic information is performed. May be automatically created. The edited image automatically created by the server 20 may be transmitted directly to the user side terminal 10 or may be transmitted to the user side terminal 10 after the supporter corrects it as necessary.

Information indicating that the creation of the edited image of the original draft has been completed is transmitted to the composition user using a telephone, electronic mail, or the like. Upon receiving the notification, the composition user displays a WWW page of the composition creation service and performs a predetermined operation such as clicking a button for displaying an edited image. By this operation, the edited image P created by the supporter from the server 20
2 (see FIG. 6) is transmitted. By receiving this data, on the screen of the user side terminal 10,
The edited image P2 is displayed (Step 4). Also,
The same edited image data is also transmitted to the supporter side terminal 30, and the edited image is displayed. While the supporter is working on the composition, the future schedule such as the scheduled completion time of the composition draft, an estimate of the composition creation cost, A procedure for displaying the edited image of the lower draft may be displayed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the composition user and the supporter look at the edited image of the same draft displayed on each of the terminals 10 and 30 and check the completed state of the composition. Then, information is exchanged regarding the proofreading of the composition such as partial color change and character rewriting (step 5). As a method of this information exchange, a chat function, a whiteboard function, a telephone function, and the like on the Internet can be used in addition to a telephone using a public telephone line.

Next, the supporter who hears the contents of the modification such as the change of the color and the size of the character from the composition user sends the modification information to the server 20. Thereby, the correction processing of the edited image is performed in the server 20 (step 6). As the correction information, data necessary for the correction processing in the server 20 may be transmitted, or data of the edited image after the correction processing on the supporter terminal 30 may be transmitted. Information on the completion of the correction of the edited image of the above draft is
It is communicated to the composition user by telephone or e-mail. Upon receiving the notification, the composition user displays the WWW page of the composition creation service, and performs an operation such as clicking a button for displaying an edited image or clicking an "update" button of the browser. By this operation, the server 2
From 0, the data of the edited image corrected by the supporter is transmitted. By receiving this data, the edited image after the correction is displayed on the screen of the user-side terminal 10, so that the state of the completed composition after the correction can be confirmed in real time (step 7). . Further, the same edited image data is also transmitted to the supporter side terminal 30 and the edited image is displayed.
You can check the finished state of the composition after the correction. The above-mentioned composition editing work may be completed only once, or may be repeated a plurality of times until the composition desired by the composition user is obtained (step 8). Further, while the supporter is performing the work of modifying the edited image, information indicating that the edited image is being edited may be displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10.

Next, after the calibration is completed, the server 20
Now, based on the final edited image data,
Composition image data of a predetermined format is generated and stored in the data storage unit 204 (step 9). As the format of the copy image data, for example, the format described in the PostScript (PS) language as described above is used.

Next, when the composition user performs an operation such as clicking a download button of the composition image data on the WWW page of the composition creation service, the server 20 transmits the composition data to the user terminal 10. The above-described composition image data is transmitted in a file format that can be used by the terminal on the user side. The user terminal 10 temporarily stores the received copy image data in a data storage unit such as an HD (step 10).

When the composition user performs printing using the composition image data downloaded from the server 20,
As shown in FIG. 8, the above-described composition image data is sent from the user side terminal 10 to the controller 51 of the printing press 50 together with print start command data and data on printing conditions such as the number of prints.
The controller 51 receiving these data sets the printing machine 5
Control 0. Thereby, in the printing press, plate making is performed based on the underlay image data, and printing of a designated number of sheets is executed using the prepared plate.

In this way, it is possible to transfer the copy image data received by the user side terminal 10 to the printing press 50 and use it for plate making. While improving image quality without receiving
The efficiency of the plate making operation can be improved.

The copy image data generated by the server 20 may be directly downloaded to the controller 51 of the printing press 50 as shown in FIG. 9 without going through the user terminal 10. In this case, since the transfer of the composition image data from the user side terminal 10 to the controller 51 is not required, the time from the start of the download of the composition image data to the end of the printing is shortened, and the online printing is more efficiently performed. Can be done When the copy image data is directly downloaded to the controller 51 of the printing press 50 as described above, the controller 51 is provided with a communication interface unit, and the communication interface unit is connected to the above-described copy production center 2 via a communication line such as the Internet. Connected to server 20. Further, data of printing conditions such as the number of prints is input from the user side terminal 10 in advance at a timing such as a time when a copy creation request is made,
04 and downloaded to the controller 51 of the printing press 50 together with the copy image data.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the composition user 1
And the supporter 3 who specializes in composition editing exchanges information while checking the completed state of the composition in real time with the edited image of the same content displayed on each of the terminals 10 and 30, and requests from the composition user 1 , The supporter 3 can correct the data of the edited image and proofread the composition. Therefore, there is no time lag as in the case of exchanging the proofreading of the composition by mail or the like, and the composition desired by the composition user can be easily and efficiently created. In addition, it is not necessary for the user of the composition to prepare software dedicated to creating the composition. In particular, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to proofread the composition while receiving the advice of a professional supporter having know-how or the like with respect to the composition, so the composition user himself can use dedicated software. As compared with the case where the composition is created, the composition desired by the composition user can be created more easily and efficiently.

[Embodiment 2] FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the overall configuration of a composition support system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a block diagram of. In this composition creation system, the composition user 1 can be used without the supporter 3 described above.
By exchanging data between the server and the server 20, it is possible to create a composition desired by the composition user.

The hardware and software used for the server 20 and the user terminal 10 in this embodiment are as follows.
Since the same components as those in the first embodiment can be used, their description is omitted.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a data flow between the server 20 and the user terminal 10 in the composition creating support system of the present embodiment, and FIG. 13 is a composition creating composition of the present embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of the composition creation using a support system. In the composition creation shown in this flowchart, similarly to the first embodiment,
Data is exchanged between the composition user 1 and the server 20 using a WWW page on the Internet.

First, a composition user who is a user of a printing press, who creates a composition, can use a WWW browser of the user terminal 10 to access only a specific user. To display the top page (step 1 in FIG. 13). On this top page, when a button for requesting a composition provided for each type of printed matter is clicked, the data of the composition creation request is sent to the server 20 of the composition center (step 2).
When the server 20 receives the data of the composition creation request,
The data of the WWW page of the composition creation service is sent to the user terminal 10. The user of the composition should use the WW of the composition creation service.
From the W page, enter the data of the items necessary for creating the composition. Then, when the transmission button is clicked, the data of the copy creation basic information is transmitted to the server 20 (step 3). At the time of this copy creation request, a plurality of candidate images (template images) which are candidates for an edited image or a page including a list of candidate images is displayed, and the copy-editing user selects a candidate image closest to his / her desire. May be selected.

Next, when the composition user inputs the data of the basic composition creation information on the WWW page of the composition creation service and clicks a send button, these data are sent to the server 20. In the server 20, dedicated composition software is activated, and based on the data of the composition basic information, an edited image for confirming the completed composition of the composition is created as a composition draft, and the data in the server 20 is created. The data is stored in the storage unit 204 in a predetermined file format (for example, PDF format) (step 4). For example, a CGI script is activated on Perl, and a process of pouring a text or an image into a predetermined portion of a template image selected based on the data of the basic composition creation information is performed, whereby the edited image is automatically created. . The data of the edited image automatically created by the server 20 is directly transmitted to the user terminal 10.

When the creation of the edited image of the above draft is completed,
The edited image data is sent to the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 receives the edited image data sent from the server 20, and displays the edited image on a WWW browser (step 4). In addition, information such as an estimate for creating a composition may be displayed on the user side terminal 10 together with the edited image of the composition draft.

Next, the composition user sees the edited image displayed on the user side terminal 10, confirms the completed state of the composition, and performs partial color change and character rewriting. Consider the following calibration. If there is a correction such as a partial color change or a change in character size, the correction information is input from the user side terminal 10 and transmitted to the server 20 (step 5). The input of the correction information is performed by, for example, a method of inputting a color or text in a dialog box of another page displayed by clicking on a correction portion of the edited image.

Next, the server 20 of the composition production center 2
Upon receiving the correction information transmitted from the user side terminal 10, a predetermined copy creation program is started,
The data of the edited image is corrected (step 6). And
The data of the edited image after the correction can be obtained by clicking the button for displaying the edited image on the WWW page of the above-mentioned composition creation service, or clicking the "update" button of the browser, etc. Is transmitted to the user terminal 10. By receiving this data, the edited image after the correction is displayed on the screen of the user-side terminal 10, so that the state of the completed composition after the correction can be confirmed in real time (step 7). . The above-mentioned composition editing work may be completed only once, or may be repeated a plurality of times until the composition desired by the composition user is obtained (step 8).

Next, after the above calibration is completed, the server 20
Now, based on the final edited image data,
Composition image data of a predetermined format is generated and stored in the data storage unit 204 (step 9). This composition image data may be downloaded to the user terminal 10 as in the case of the first embodiment,
May be downloaded to the controller 51 (step 10).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the composition user 1
However, it is possible to correct the edited image and proofread the composition while checking the completed state of the composition in real time with the edited image displayed on the user side terminal 10. Therefore, there is no time lag as in the case of exchanging the proofreading of the composition by mail or the like, and the composition desired by the composition user can be easily and efficiently created. In addition, it is not necessary for the user of the composition to prepare software dedicated to creating the composition. In particular, according to the present embodiment, the composition and proofreading of the composition can be performed without a supporter specializing in the composition, so that the cost of the composition can be reduced.

[0049]

According to the first to twenty-third aspects of the present invention, a composition user requesting composition creation displays an edited image for composition creation transmitted via a communication line on an information terminal device. It is possible to perform the work of correcting the composition while immediately checking the completed state of the composition, so that the composition user can easily and efficiently create the desired composition. Has an effect.

In particular, according to the second and eleventh aspects of the present invention,
Since the above-mentioned composition creation supporter can perform the work of correcting the edited image at a place away from the apparatus for processing the data of the edited image, the restriction on the work place of the composition creation supporter is reduced. Has an effect.

According to the fourth, fifth, thirteenth, and fourteenth aspects of the present invention, based on the composition information of the composition user,
Display the edited image closer to the composition desired by the composition user on the information terminal device of the composition user or each information terminal device of the composition user and the composition creation supporter, and start creating the composition. Therefore, there is an excellent effect that the time from the start of the composition creation to the completion of the composition is shortened.

According to the invention of claims 6 and 15,
Since it is possible to transfer the composition image data received by the information terminal device to a printing machine and use it for plate making, it is possible to improve the image quality without being affected by dust as compared with a case where an original is read by a scanner. In addition, there is an excellent effect that the efficiency of the plate making operation can be improved.

According to the invention of claims 7 and 16,
Since the underlay image data directly received by the printing machine without using the information terminal device of the underlay user can be used for plate making, there is an excellent effect that the efficiency of the plate making operation can be further improved.

According to the invention of claims 8 and 17,
Since printing can be started using the printing condition data received by the printing machine without passing through the information terminal device, there is an excellent effect that the printing start operation for the printing machine is not required.

According to the ninth and eighteenth aspects of the invention,
Edited images can be displayed and correction information can be entered on WWW pages that can be browsed and operated with general-purpose browser software. In addition, by setting links to other WWW pages and search sites, etc., the above editing can be performed. Since it is possible to easily access a WWW page capable of displaying an image or the like, there is an excellent effect that creation of a composition is further simplified.

According to the nineteenth and twenty-second aspects of the invention, there is an excellent effect that the contents of the data processing for supporting the composition can be easily changed by modifying or exchanging the program.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of a composition creation support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of a composition creation support system according to a modification.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of hardware constituting the composition creating system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of data between a server and a user terminal and a supporter terminal in the version creation support system;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for creating a composition using the composition creation support system.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of a composition creation request using the composition creation support system.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a state of proofreading a composition using the composition creation support system.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of printing using the composition image data downloaded by the composition creation support system.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a state of downloading composition image data according to a modified example.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of a composition creation support system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of hardware constituting the composition creation system;

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a data flow between a server and a user terminal in the version creation support system;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure for creating a composition using the composition creation support system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Composition user 2 Composition production center 3 Supporter 10 User side terminal 20 Server 30 Supporter side terminal 40 Internet 50 Printing machine 51 Printing machine controller

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tomoko Kida 1-3-6 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Inside Ricoh Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuhiro Nakamura 3 Shimei-do, Nakaname Ichimoji, Shibata-cho, Shibata-gun, Miyagi 1 Tohoku Inside Ricoh Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hideaki Matsuda 1 of 3 Shinmei-do, Nakaname Ichiba, Shibata-cho, Shibata-gun, Miyagi Prefecture Inside Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd. Hall 3 1 Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd.

Claims (23)

[Claims] 1. A composition support method for supporting composition of a composition used in a printing press, the method comprising: editing data of an editable image for confirming a completed state of the composition on an information terminal device; Transmitting to the information terminal device of the composition supporter who supports the composition, and transmitting, via a communication line, to the information terminal device of the composition user using the composition on the printing press; A step of receiving the correction information input from the information terminal device by the composition preparation supporter based on the information exchange performed between the composition preparation supporter and the composition user; based on the correction information, Correcting the data of the edited image; transmitting the corrected data of the edited image to an information terminal device of the copy creation supporter; and an information terminal of the copy user via a communication line. Transmitting to an apparatus. Creation support method. 2. The composition creation support method according to claim 1, wherein data transmission and reception with the composition creation supporter are performed via a communication line. 3. A composition support method for supporting composition of a composition used in a printing press, the method comprising: editing data of an editable image for confirming a completed state of the composition on an information terminal device; Through a communication line,
Transmitting the composition to the information terminal device of the composition user using the composition on the printing press; and inputting the composition user from the information terminal device based on the edited image displayed on the information terminal device. Fix information,
A step of receiving the edited image data based on the correction information; a step of receiving the corrected edited image data via the communication line; Transmitting to a terminal device. 4. The composition creation support method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the composition is transmitted from the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line at the start of the composition creation. Receiving the creation basic information; and transmitting to the information terminal device of the composition user or each of the information terminal devices of the composition user and the composition creation supporter based on the composition basic information. Generating an edited image data at the start of the composition creation. 5. The composition editing support method according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein, when the composition creation is started, data of a plurality of candidate images as candidates for the edited image or the data of the candidate images Transmitting the data of the list to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line; and the edition based on the candidate image or the list displayed on the information terminal device of the composition user. A step of receiving, via a communication line, selection information input by the lower user from the information terminal device; and, based on the selection information, the information terminal device of the copy user,
Or a step of generating data of an edited image at the start of the composition creation to be transmitted to each information terminal device of the composition user and the composition creation supporter. 6. The composition editing support method according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein the information of the composition user is obtained based on the data of the edited image which is finally determined after the modification is completed. Generating a copy-image data that can be used in a printing machine via a terminal device; and transmitting the copy-image data to the information terminal device of the copy user via a communication line. A composition creation support method, characterized in that: 7. The composition editing support method according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein said composition printing is performed by said composition user based on the data of the edited image that has been finalized after said modification. A method for supporting the creation of a composition, comprising the steps of: generating a composition image data usable by the printing press; and transmitting the composition image data to the printing press via a communication line. 8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of receiving data of printing conditions when printing on the printing machine of the composition user, and converting the data of the printing conditions into the printing form. A composition support method, comprising transmitting the lower image data to the printing press. 9. The method of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8.
The method for supporting composition creation according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the communication line is via the Internet, and the exchange of information with the composition user is performed via a WWW page. 10. A composition support apparatus for supporting composition of a composition used on a printing press, wherein the composition support apparatus is provided with an information terminal device of a composition user using the composition on the printing press via a communication line. A communication interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from the information terminal device of the composition creation supporter who supports the composition creation, and for confirming the completed state of the composition on the information terminal device A data storage unit that stores the data of the editable image that can be corrected, and the data of the edit image that is stored in the data storage unit.
While transmitting to the information terminal device of the composition assistant,
It transmits to the information terminal device of the composition user via the communication line, receives the correction information transmitted from the information terminal device of the composition creation supporter, and stores the correction information in the data storage unit based on the correction information. Data for correcting the edited image data, transmitting the corrected edited image data to the information terminal device of the composition supporter, and transmitting the data to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line. A composition support device, comprising: a processing unit. 11. The composition creation support device according to claim 10, wherein said communication interface unit is configured to transmit and receive data to and from said composition creation supporter via a communication line. Composition support device. 12. A composition support device for supporting composition of a composition used in a printing press, wherein the composition setting support device supports the composition in a printing press via a communication line with an information terminal device of the composition user using the composition. A communication interface unit for transmitting and receiving data, a data storage unit for storing data of an editable image that can be corrected by an information terminal device for checking a completed state of the composition, and a data storage unit for storing the data. Edited image data,
Transmitting the correction information transmitted from the information terminal device of the composition user via the communication line, receiving the modification information transmitted from the information terminal device of the composition user, and storing in the data storage unit based on the modification information A data processing unit for correcting data of the edited image, and transmitting the data of the corrected edited image to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line. Composition support device. 13. The composition editing support device according to claim 10, 11 or 12, wherein the composition is transmitted from the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line when starting the composition creation. Based on the composition basic information, the composition information transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition user, or to each information terminal device of the composition user and the composition creation supporter. An image creation support apparatus, wherein the data processing unit is configured to generate data of an edited image at the time of starting creation. 14. A composition support device according to claim 10, 11, 12, or 13, wherein a candidate data storage unit stores data of a plurality of candidate images as candidates for the edited image or data of a list of the candidate images. In starting the creation of the composition, the data of the candidate image or the data of the list stored in the candidate data storage unit is transferred to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line. Transmitting, via the communication line, receiving the selection information input from the information terminal device by the composition user based on the candidate image or the list displayed on the information terminal device of the composition user; Based on the selection information, the data of the edited image at the start of the composition creation to be transmitted to the information terminal device of the composition user or the information terminal device of the composition user and the composition creation supporter. As above to produce Block copy creation support apparatus characterized by being configured to over data processing unit. 15. The method according to claim 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14.
In the composition support apparatus, the composition image data that can be used on a printing machine via the information terminal device of the composition user based on the edited image data that has been finalized after the correction. And a data processing unit configured to transmit the data of the composition image to the information terminal device of the composition user via a communication line. 16. The composition editing support apparatus according to claim 11, 12, 13 or 14, wherein said composition editing apparatus is used by said composition user's printing machine on the basis of data of an edited image which is finally determined after said modification. The data processing unit is configured to generate usable composition image data and transmit the composition image data to a printing machine of the composition user via a communication line. Creation support device. 17. The composition editing support apparatus according to claim 16, wherein data of printing conditions for printing on the printing machine of the composition user is received, and the data of the printing conditions is combined with the composition image data. A composition support apparatus, wherein the data processing unit is configured to transmit the data to the printing press. 18. The method of claim 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15. The composition editing support apparatus according to 15, 16 or 17, wherein the communication line is via the Internet, and the exchange of information with the composition user is performed using a WWW page. Creation support method. 19. The method of claim 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15. The composition support apparatus according to 15, 16, 17 or 18, wherein a computer that executes data processing in the data processing unit based on a program is used. 20. A composition support system for supporting composition of a composition used in a printing press, wherein the composition support system comprises the steps of: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 1;
A composition support system comprising the composition creation support device of 7, 18 or 19, and an information terminal device used by the composition user. 21. A composition support system for supporting composition of a composition used in a printing press, wherein the composition support system comprises the steps of: 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 1;
8. A composition creation support system comprising: a composition creation support device of 8 or 19; an information terminal device used by the composition user; and an information terminal device used by the composition creation supporter. . 22. The composition support system according to claim 20, wherein the data processing unit of the composition support device is configured using a computer that executes the data processing based on a program. Composition support system. 23. A computer-readable recording recording a program to be executed by a computer used in the composition creation support device of claim 19 or the composition creation support device of the composition creation support system of claim 22. Medium.