JP2003015842A - Printed matter editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set the entire layout without taking a trouble even when a series of information are printed so that they are continued to a plurality of printing media. SOLUTION: When a series of information are printed so that they are continued to the plurality of printing media, the entire layout is automatically edited according to size and the number of printing media so that information such as character information required not be printed over the plurality of media is not extended over the plurality of printing media in an editing part 60.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printed matter editing apparatus which edits predetermined information and prints it on a printing medium, and more particularly,
The present invention relates to a printed matter editing apparatus that prints a series of information on a plurality of print media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, POP (Point of Purchase Advertising) advertisements aimed at impulsive shopping such as outdoor billboards and posters in stores are used in stores that sell products and the like. Many of such POP advertisements are composed not only of characters but also of photographs and pictures, and in this case, it is possible to aim at impulsive shopping for consumers rather than advertisements composed of only characters.

Among POP advertisements, there are those that print one piece of information over a plurality of print media, those that print a series of information over a plurality of print media, and the like.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which a POP advertisement, which is a printed matter printed by a conventional printed matter editing apparatus, is attached to a staircase.

As shown in FIG. 6, the POP advertisement in this conventional example is affixed to 7 steps of stairs, and includes three character printing units 101a to 101c and four image printing units 1.
02a to 102d. The character printing units 101a to 101c and the image printing units 102a to 10c
In 2d, different information is printed, and one information is printed for each step of the stairs.

In the POP advertisement configured as described above, the character printing units 101a to 101c and the image printing unit 1
Since it is necessary to prevent each of the information printed on 02a to 102d from straddling a plurality of steps of the stairs, the character printing units 101a to 101c and the image printing units 102a to 102a.
2d is independently edited and printed while considering the height and width of the stairs.

When the character printing units 101a to 101c and the image printing units 102a to 102d are edited as one print information, each of the character printing units 101a to 101c and the image printing units 102a to 102d has a plurality of stairs. The operator adjusts the size of characters in the character printing units 101a to 101c and the size of images in the image printing units 102a to 102d so that they do not cross over.

[0008]

However, in the conventional printed matter in which a series of information is printed on a plurality of print media as described above, characters and images do not straddle a plurality of print media. If you need to print on
There is a problem that each of the character information and the image information printed on the print medium must be independently edited according to the size of the print medium. Further, as a result, there is a problem that it is not possible to print image information having a size that spans a plurality of print media.

Even when a series of information is edited as one piece of information, the operator must set the entire layout according to the size of the print medium so that the characters do not straddle a plurality of print media. However, there is a problem in that it takes time and effort.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above-described conventional technique, and it does not take time and effort even when a series of information is printed in a continuous manner on a plurality of print media. It is an object of the present invention to provide a printed matter editing apparatus capable of setting the entire layout for a print.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a printed matter editing apparatus for printing a series of information in a continuous manner on a plurality of print media, wherein Editing means for editing the series of information so that the information that does not need to be printed across the print media does not span the plurality of print media, and the series of information edited by the editing means It has a printing means for printing for each print medium.

Further, an image capturing means for capturing image information printed on the print medium, an input for inputting character information printed on the print medium, and sizes and numbers of the plurality of print media. The editing means includes the image information captured by the image capturing means and the input means based on the size and the number of the plurality of print media input via the input means. It is characterized by editing the character information input via.

An image database in which image information to be printed on the print medium is registered, input means for inputting character information to be printed on the print medium, and sizes and numbers of the plurality of print media. The editing means includes the designated image information among the image information registered in the image database and the specified image information based on the sizes and the numbers of the plurality of print media input through the input means. It is characterized in that the character information inputted through the input means is edited.

Further, a layout pattern for setting the arrangement of the image information and the character information is registered in the image database, and the editing means stores the plurality of data input via the input means. The layout in which the designated image information among the image information registered in the image database and the character information input through the input means are registered in the image database based on the size and number of the print media. It is characterized by editing the information arranged by the specified layout pattern of the patterns.

Further, it has a condition setting database in which items for designating the size and number of the plurality of print media are registered, and the editing means has the image information and layout pattern registered in the image database. And a setting screen in which the items registered in the condition setting database are posted, and the size and number of the plurality of print media are input, and the image information and layout pattern are specified using the setting screen. It is characterized by being performed by.

(Operation) In the present invention configured as described above, when printing a series of information in a continuous manner on a plurality of print media, desired image information is selected from the image information registered in the image database. Is selected, or image information is captured by the image capturing unit, character information is input through the input unit, and the size and number of print media are designated. Then, in the editing means, based on the size and number of the designated print media, among the series of information printed on the print media, the information that does not need to be printed across the plurality of print media is the plurality of print media. The image information and the character information are automatically edited so as not to straddle each other, and the edited information is printed by the printing unit for each of a plurality of print media.

As described above, even when a series of information is printed so as to be continuous on a plurality of print media, information that should not be printed over a plurality of print media is printed so as not to run over a plurality of print media. Since the entire layout is automatically edited according to the size and number of media, when printing a series of information so as to be continuous on a plurality of print media, the layout is set without trouble. Further, it is possible to print image information having a size that spans a plurality of print media together with the above-mentioned information.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a printed matter editing apparatus of the present invention.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an input unit 10 for inputting character information to be printed on a print medium and conditions for creating a printed matter, and an image capture for capturing image information to be printed on the print medium. Part 20, an image database 30 in which image information to be printed on a print medium and its layout pattern are registered, a condition setting database 40 in which item data for setting conditions for creating printed matter is registered, and an image database 30. And the database management unit 50 that manages the condition setting database 40, and the input unit 10 according to the creation condition input via the input unit 10 based on the item data registered in the condition setting database 40. Edit the input character information and the image information captured by the image capturing unit 20 or the image information registered in the image database 30. Rutotomoni, an editing unit 60 for creating a setting screen for setting a print of creating conditions editing unit 6
The display unit 70 displays the setting screen created by 0 and the information edited by the editing unit 60, and the printing unit 80 that prints the information edited by the editing unit 60.

Hereinafter, a process for printing a series of information on a plurality of print media in the printed matter editing apparatus configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining an example of the printed matter editing process using the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. The printed matter is edited using the image information captured by the image capturing section 20. The processing when it does is shown.

First, the operator takes in the image information to be printed on the printed matter by the image taking section 20 (step S).
1).

Further, the operator inputs the character information to be printed on the printed matter through the input unit 10 (step S
2). The order of the processing in step S1 and the processing in step S2 may be exchanged.

Next, the operator creates a layout of the printed matter using the image information fetched in step S1 and the character information input in step S2 (step S3). In creating the layout of the printed material in step S3, the image information captured in step S1 and the character information input in step S2 are displayed on the display unit 70, and the operator is displayed on the display unit 70. Using the image information and the character information, the mutual positional relationship, the approximate size, etc. are set.

Next, the operator sets conditions for creating printed matter (step S4). When the operator gives an instruction to set the creation condition of the printed matter, the database management unit 50 reads the item data registered in the condition setting database 40 for setting the creation condition of the printed matter,
The editing unit 60 creates a setting screen in which conditions can be input for each read item data, and the setting screen is displayed on the display unit 70. Here, the item data read from the condition setting database 40 is the size of one print medium, the number of print media on which information is printed, etc., and the setting screen in which the condition can be input is edited for each of these item data. The setting screen created by the unit 60 is displayed on the display unit 70. The operator inputs the creation condition for each item data displayed on the display unit 70. In this embodiment, the number of print media is 7
The information to be printed on the print medium is divided into seven pieces in the vertical direction.

When the operator sets the conditions for creating the printed matter in step S4, the editing unit 60 sets the conditions in step S4.
The information for which the layout has been created in 3 is edited based on the creation conditions set in step S4 (step S5).

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining information edited by the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG.
Is a diagram showing information before editing, and (b) is a diagram showing information after editing.

The information for which the layout is created in step S3 is as shown in FIG. 3 (a).
When the number of print media is specified as 7 as the print product creation condition in 4, the character information among the information illustrated in FIG. 3A extends across a plurality of print media as illustrated in FIG. The size and arrangement position of the character information are automatically set so as not to occur.

The information edited in step S5 is vertically divided into seven pieces (step S6). On this occasion,
Since the size and the arrangement position of the character information printed on the printed matter in step S5 are set so as not to extend over a plurality of print media, the character information is not divided.

Thereafter, in the printing section 80, step S
The information divided in 6 is printed for each print medium (step S7). In the printing of the information edited in step S5 on the print medium, the size of the information is controlled and printed according to the size of the print medium set in step S4.

If the printed matter printed in step S7 is pasted for each print medium, for example, on the front surface of the stairs of a store or the like, a consumer who visits the store can select from a plurality of print media pasted on the front surface of the stairs. You will be motivated to purchase by looking at these printed materials.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining another example of the printed matter editing process using the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, using the image information and layout pattern registered in the image database 30. A process for editing a printed matter will be described.

When the operator gives an instruction to create a printed matter, a setting screen for setting conditions for creating a printed matter is created by the editing section 60 and displayed on the display section 70.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for setting conditions for creating a printed matter, which is displayed on the display section 70 of the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, on the screen for setting the creation conditions of the printed matter displayed on the display unit 70, the size of the print medium on which the information is printed and the number of print media can be input. The condition selection area 1, the image information selection area 2 in which the image information to be printed on the print medium among the image information registered in the image database 30 can be selected, and the characters to which the text information to be printed on the print medium can be input The information input area 4 and the layout selection area 3 capable of selecting conditions such as the positional relationship between the image information selected in the image information selection area 2 and the character information input in the character information input area 4 and the overlay order are selected. include. The items displayed in the creation condition selection area 1 are the condition setting database 4
The data registered in 0 and displayed in the image information selection area 2 and the layout selection area 3 are:
This is the information registered in the image database 30.

The operator uses the screen displayed on the display unit 70 to set the conditions for creating the printed matter (step S1).
1). In the creation condition selection area 1, the item data registered in the condition setting database 40 is displayed, and the operator designates the size of the print medium and the number of print media for each displayed item. Image information selection area 2
In, the image information of the face, body, hands, clothes, background, etc. registered in the image database 30 is displayed, and the operator selects desired image information from this image information. In addition, the body registered in the image database 30,
The image information of hands, clothes, background, etc. is displayed by a predetermined number, and the operator is informed in advance which number corresponds to which image information by a manual or the like. Alternatively, the operator designates the number corresponding to the desired image information with reference to this manual or the like. Also, if the number of information displayed is small, instead of displaying the number, you can actually display the image information about the background, hand and body appearance and clothing data, such as data for selecting a face. It is also possible to display. In the layout selection area 3, the size and angle of the image information selected in the image information selection area 2, or the image information and character information input area 4 selected in the image information selection area 2
The positional relationship with the character information input to and the conditions of the overlay order are displayed by numbers, and the operator can use the numbers to determine the size and angle of the image information selected in the image information selection area 2, or the image information selection. Image information and text information input area 4 selected in area 2
The conditions such as the positional relationship with the character information input in and the overlay order are selected. The numbers displayed in the layout selection area 3 are similar to the numbers displayed for selecting the body, hand, clothes, and background in the image information selection area 2, and which number corresponds to which layout pattern according to the manual. Is notified to the operator in advance, or the operator specifies a number corresponding to a desired layout pattern while referring to this manual or the like. When the number of selected information is small, the layout pattern itself may be displayed instead of displaying the number, such as the area for selecting the face in the image information selection area 2. In the character information input area 4, character information to be printed on a print medium together with the image information selected in the image information selection area 2 can be input, and the operator inputs desired character information in the character information input area 4. .

In step S11, when the operator specifies the image information and the character information to be printed on the printed matter and sets the creation conditions, the editing unit 60 inputs the image information and the character information selected in the image information selection area 2. The information input to the area 4 and the information laid out according to the conditions selected in the layout selection area 3 are edited based on the creation conditions selected in the creation condition selection area 1 (step S12). At this time, the size and arrangement position of the character information are set so that the character information input to the character information input area 4 does not straddle a plurality of print media.

The information edited in step S12 is divided into the number of print media selected in the creation condition selection area 1 (step S13). At this time, step S
Since the size and the arrangement position of the character information printed on the printed matter in 12 do not straddle a plurality of print media, the character information is not divided.

Thereafter, in the printing section 80, step S
The information divided in 13 is printed for each print medium (step S14). When printing the information edited in step S12 on the print medium, the size of the print medium is controlled and printed according to the size of the print medium selected in the creation condition selection area 1.

In the above embodiment, the series of information is edited and printed so that the character information does not straddle a plurality of print media among the series of information printed on the print medium. If the image information printed on the print medium does not need to be printed across multiple print media, specify that fact and the specified image information will be printed across multiple print media. A series of information is edited and printed so that it is not done.

[0042]

As described above, in the present invention,
When printing a series of information so as to be continuous on a plurality of print media, the size of the print medium and the size of the print medium so that the information that does not need to be printed across the plurality of print media in the editing unit do not cross over the plurality of print media. Since the entire layout is automatically edited according to the number, the layout can be set without trouble when printing a series of information in a continuous manner on a plurality of print media. Also,
It is possible to print image information having a size that spans a plurality of print media together with the above-described information.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a printed matter editing apparatus of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a printed matter editing process using the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG.

3A and 3B are diagrams for explaining information edited by the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3A is a diagram showing information before editing, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing information after editing. is there.

4 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the printed matter editing process using the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for setting conditions for creating a printed matter, which is displayed on the display unit of the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which a POP advertisement, which is a printed matter printed by a conventional printed matter editing device, is attached to a staircase.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Creation condition selection area 2 Image information selection area 3 Layout selection area 4 Character information input area 10 Input section 20 Image capture unit 30 image database 40 Condition setting database 50 Database Management Department 60 editorial department 70 Display 80 Printing Department

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A printed matter editing apparatus that prints a series of information in a continuous manner on a plurality of print media, wherein the information that does not need to be printed across the plurality of print media among the series of information is An editing unit that edits the series of information so as not to extend over the print medium, and a printing unit that prints the series of information edited by the editing unit for each of the plurality of print media. Printed matter editing device. 2. The printed matter editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein image capturing means for capturing image information printed on the print medium, character information printed on the print medium, and the plurality of print media. Inputting means for inputting the size and the number of the printing medium, the editing means based on the sizes and the numbers of the plurality of print media input via the inputting means. A printed matter editing apparatus, which edits the image information taken in by (1) and the character information inputted through the input means. 3. The printed matter editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an image database in which image information to be printed on the print medium is registered, character information to be printed on the print medium, and sizes of the plurality of print media. Inputting means for inputting the size and the number, and the editing means is registered in the image database based on the sizes and the numbers of the plurality of print media input via the inputting means. A printed matter editing apparatus for editing designated image information of image information and character information input through the input means. 4. The printed matter editing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a layout pattern for setting an arrangement of the image information and the character information is registered in the image database, and the editing unit includes: Based on the size and the number of the plurality of print media input via the input means, the specified image information among the image information registered in the image database and the characters input via the input means A printed matter editing apparatus, characterized in that information edits information arranged by a specified layout pattern among layout patterns registered in the image database. 5. The printed matter editing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: a condition setting database in which items for designating the size and number of the plurality of print media are registered. Creating a setting screen in which the image information and layout pattern registered in the image database and the items registered in the condition setting database are created, and the size and number of the plurality of print media are input, and the image information and The printed matter editing apparatus is characterized in that the layout pattern is designated using the setting screen.