JP2003078847A - Device for accepting digital image - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To configure an accepting device for enabling a user to input an order for print from digital image information stored in a medium without mistakes. SOLUTION: Thumbnail images S of image information stored in the medium are displayed on a display 23 in a page unit so that the user can input the number of print copies of the thumbnail images S displayed on the page, the next page is also displayed by operating a 'next' button displayed on the image, and an OK button 50 for making it possible to store order information while a page including the final thumbnail image S is displayed by operating the 'next' button.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medium drive for reading out image information from a storage medium in which digitalized image information is stored, a display for displaying the image information read out by the medium drive, and a designated image. And a processing unit that transfers information to a printing device to enable printing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a technique similar to that of the digital image receiving apparatus configured as described above, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-92033.
There are those disclosed in the publication. In this conventional technology, by setting a medium in which image information captured by a digital camera is stored in the print ordering machine, the image stored in the medium is stored in the liquid crystal screen of the print ordering machine. It is possible to display information as thumbnail images and input information related to order such as necessity of printing through the touch panel provided on the liquid crystal screen, and after finishing the input of this information. Is configured to print a copy of the order and hand it to the customer, or to send image information and information related to the order to the print making device via the Internet, and the print making device can print on silver halide photographic paper. ing. After the print processing is completed by the print creating apparatus, the customer can receive the printed printing paper by presenting the order copy.

[0003]

With the spread of digital cameras in recent years, image information captured by a digital camera as in the above-mentioned conventional technique is printed on a silver salt photographic paper or the like by using a conventional printing device. On the other hand, there is an increasing demand for printing with high quality. In other words, printers that allow individuals to easily print, such as inkjet printers, are becoming widespread just like digital cameras, but even with this type of printer, it takes time and effort to print images taken with a digital camera. It is time-consuming, the running cost required for printing is not low, and it is desired to use a conventional silver salt type printing apparatus which can easily print a high quality image at low cost.

Therefore, it is conceivable to use the conventional technique of listing the publication number. Specifically, the customer sets the medium to the print ordering device, displays the image information stored in the medium on the display, and the customer places an order (order) based on the display. When ordering in this way, the number of image information that can be displayed on the display is limited, so to enter the necessity of printing for all the image information stored in the media, the image information displayed on the display It is necessary to update so as to switch the pages of, or to update the display by scrolling the pages. However, when the person who operates this print ordering machine inputs the necessity of printing for the image information based on the image information displayed on the display, the information of the necessity of printing and the information of the number of prints that have been input previously There is room for improvement because it is possible to forget the change when changing later.

In particular, if the operation of changing the previously input information indicating that the printing is necessary to the information that the printing is unnecessary is not performed, the unnecessary printing leads to the useless payment of the fee. It was a thing.

An object of the present invention is to reasonably construct an apparatus capable of reading out image information from a medium storing a large number of image information and inputting order information including necessity of printing of the image information without error. It is in.

[0007]

The features, functions and effects of the digital image receiving apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention are as follows. [Characteristics] A medium drive for reading image information from a storage medium storing image information converted into a digital signal, and a display for displaying the image information read by the medium drive,
In a digital image accepting device including a processing unit that transfers designated image information to a printing device and enables printing, the processing unit displays a plurality of image information read by a medium drive in a thumbnail format on the display. A display processing unit that displays and updates and displays this thumbnail-format image information based on a predetermined operation, and allows input of order information for the thumbnail-format image information displayed on the display, and the order information acquired by this input is displayed. And an order information storage unit that stores the order information, and the order information storage unit confirms the order information in a state where the final thumbnail-format image information to be displayed by the display processing unit is displayed. It is in the point that is configured.

[Operation / Effect] According to the above characteristics, when designating the image information stored in the storage medium that needs printing, the display processing unit displays the image information read by the medium drive in the thumbnail format. All the image information can be displayed by displaying the image on the screen and updating the image information, and the necessity of printing can be input based on the image information displayed on the display, and the final thumbnail is displayed. The order information storage unit determines the order information while the image information of the format is displayed on the display. That is, when the order information is input while the image information is updated and displayed on the display in a predetermined order, and then the previously input order information is changed while the images are displayed in the order reverse to this display order. However, since the order information is confirmed after the final image information display state is reached, it is possible to confirm from the display contents of the display whether the order information previously input is forgotten or changed. As a result, a device that can input error-free order information was reasonably constructed.

The features, actions and effects of the digital image receiving apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention are as follows. [Characteristics] In the digital image receiving apparatus according to claim 1, the display processing unit sets a display form so that a predetermined number of image information read from a storage medium is divided into a plurality of pages and displayed as one screen display unit. At the same time, the order information storage unit is configured to determine the order information in a state where the final page including the final thumbnail-format image information is displayed.

[Operation / Effect] According to the above characteristics, a plurality of image information is displayed on the display page by page, and
You can display all image information by switching pages,
It becomes possible to enter order information in this display state,
The order information can be confirmed while the final page including the final image information is displayed. As a result, it becomes possible to input the order information while displaying the image information in page units, which can be processed at a higher speed than the process of scrolling the image information, and suppress the erroneous saving of the order information.

The features, actions and effects of the digital image receiving apparatus according to claim 3 of the present invention are as follows. [Features] In the digital image receiving apparatus according to claim 2, the display processing unit displays a display button for displaying the next page of the plurality of pages on the display,
In the state where the final page is displayed by operating this display button, a save button for confirming and saving the order information is displayed.

[Operation / Effect] According to the above characteristics, the next page is displayed by operating the display button displayed on the display via the mouse or the touch panel,
By operating the save button displayed on the display when the final page is displayed by this operation, the order information can be confirmed and saved. As a result, not only the intuitive operation of directly operating the button displayed on the display is possible, but also the order information can be saved while the final screen is always confirmed.

The features, functions and effects of the digital image receiving apparatus according to claim 4 of the present invention are as follows. [Features] In the digital image receiving apparatus according to claim 3, when the final page is displayed on the display, the save button is displayed in place of the display button for the display position of the display button. As described above, the display mode of the display processing unit is set.

[Operation / Effect] According to the above feature, by operating the display button, not only the order information can be input by displaying all the image information in the set order, but also the final image information can be input. When is not displayed, the order information cannot be confirmed and saved, and when the display of all the image information is completed, the order information can be confirmed and saved by operating the button at the same position as the display button. In other words, as a result, it is possible to eliminate erroneous operations even though the operations are simple.

The features, functions and effects of the digital image receiving apparatus according to claim 5 of the present invention are as follows. [Characteristics] In the digital image receiving apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a display unit is formed on the display for displaying the order information and the amount of printing cost. is there.

[Operation / Effect] According to the above feature, since the amount of printing cost is displayed on the display when the order information is input, the number of prints ordered can be confirmed from the amount of the cost displayed on the display. It becomes possible to do. As a result, not only the required amount of money can be confirmed, but also incorrect input of order information can be easily confirmed.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a plurality of digital image receiving devices R (hereinafter abbreviated as receiving devices R) and a digital photographic printing device P for printing image information on a silver salt type photographic printing paper 1. And a communication network N for accessing information between them, a digital image processing system is configured. The figure shows a digital image processing system installed in a DP store.
In this system, smart media SM storing image information taken by a digital camera, compact flash (registered trademark) CF, memory stick MS, PC
Card PC-C or CD-R where individuals store image information
Of the image information from storage media such as OM and MO (hereinafter collectively referred to as media M), those that require printing are received by the reception device R, and a reception certificate re (FIG. 19) issued at the time of reception. 1) to the person in charge of the DP store at the service counter C shown in FIG. 1, and the person in charge operates the photo printing apparatus P based on the information printed on the reception certificate re. R
The image information and the order information stored in the printer are fetched via the communication network N, the photographic printing device P prints on the photographic paper 1 based on these information, and the receipt certificate r
This makes it possible to hand over the customer presenting e in exchange for the price.

[Photographic Printing Apparatus] The photographic printing apparatus P will be described below. The photographic printing apparatus P includes an apparatus main body in which an operating section Po and a development processing section Pd formed in a table shape are integrated, and a scanner unit Ps separated from the apparatus main body. An exposure system, which cuts the photographic paper 1 from the photographic paper magazine 5 into a print size and supplies it to a digital type exposure head 6, is provided below the operating unit Po of the apparatus main body, and the exposure head 6 performs exposure. A development processing tank 7 for developing the photographic paper 1 is incorporated in the development processing section Pd, and the photographic paper 1 subjected to the development processing in the development processing tank 7 is dried and then developed.
The processing mode is set so as to send it to the horizontal feed conveyor 8 on the upper surface of d, and send the printing paper 1 from the horizontal feed conveyor 8 to the sorting conveyor 9. The exposure head 6 is of a type that sends a laser beam in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the printing paper 1 to perform scanning. The exposure head 6 is a fluorescent beam system, a liquid crystal shutter system, or a DMD. It is possible to use a system or FOCRT.

The operating unit Po has a CD-ROM and a D-ROM.
A combo drive 10 for reading information from a VD and writing information to a CD-R, and a plurality of multi-drives 11 compatible with various media such as smart media SM, compact flash CF, MO, and the like are provided. A display 12 for displaying information image information and various kinds of information is provided, and a keyboard 13 and a mouse 14 are provided in a table-like portion of the operating section. A control unit 15 having a microprocessor is provided below the operating unit.

The control unit 15 is composed of a general-purpose computer and is manufactured by Microsoft Corporation.
Of Windows is used as an operating system (OS) to enable the operation of various kinds of software, correction of image information digitized by the scanner unit Ps, and image information when necessary. Trimming is performed by the image processing software running on the operating system, and the result of this processing is performed by the control unit 1.
Saved in 5 semiconductor memory or hard disk, printing paper 1
The image information is transferred to the exposure head 6 at the time of exposure.

The scanner unit Ps has a film carrier 18 which is replaceable with respect to the upper surface of a housing 17 having casters at the bottom, and a photoelectric conversion element such as an optical lens or CCD inside the housing. A photoelectric conversion unit (not shown) is provided, and an arm 19 for guiding a light beam sent from a light source provided inside the housing through an optical fiber to the upper surface side of the film carrier 18 is provided. And
When scanning the photographic film 2, a negative film or a positive film is set on the film carrier 18 and the film carrier 18
With the light beam emitted downward from the tip of the arm 19 while moving at a set speed, the photoelectric conversion unit converts the image information of each frame of the photographic film 2 into a digital signal, and transfers it to the control unit 15 via the cable 20. Is configured to get.

[Reception Device] The reception device R will be described below. As shown in FIG. 2, the receiving device R includes a liquid crystal display 23 having a touch panel 22 formed on the display surface with respect to the upper surface of the housing 21, and the front surface of the housing 21 includes, as a specific example of media, Smart media SM, compact flash CF, memory stick MS, PC card PC that functions as an attachment for media-
A plurality of media drives 24 are provided as medium drives corresponding to C, CD-ROM, and MO, respectively, and a thermal transfer receipt certificate printer 25 that issues a receipt certificate re to the front side of the display 23 on the upper surface of the housing 21 is provided. The processing unit 26 is built in the housing 21.

As shown in FIG. 4, the processing means 26 is
Information access to the media drive 24 and information access to the touch panel 22 are possible, and image information is output to the display 23 and information is output to the acceptance certificate printer 25. In addition, a hard disk 27 for storing information is provided, and a LAN interface 28 constituting the communication network N is provided. To explain the outline of the configuration, a RAM type semiconductor memory in which a work area is formed and a memory 30 as a general term for a ROM type semiconductor memory in which programs and parameters are stored are provided, and the hardware or software, or A list display unit 31 (an example of a display processing unit) including a combination of hardware and software, a display initial value setting unit 32, and a display order setting unit 3
3, display change unit 34, order information acquisition unit 36, order information storage unit 37, ID information giving unit 38, receipt certificate issuing unit 39
Each of them is configured to freely access each other's information via a data bus, and an access system for signals from the media drive 24 to the processing means 26, a display 2
3 output system of image information, input system of signal from touch panel 22, output system of signal to acceptance certificate printer 25, access system of signal to hard disk 27, output system to alarm 28 consisting of light emitting element and piezoelectric buzzer, LAN interface A signal access system for 29 is formed.

The list display unit 31 functions to display the image information read from the medium M by the media drive 24 on the display 23 in the thumbnail format (hereinafter referred to as thumbnail image). In addition, the image information stored in the medium M is JPEG (Joint Photograhic Experts Group) if the image information is captured by a digital camera.
, And TIFF (Tag Image File Format) are the mainstream, and JPEG and
In addition to the TIFF format, GIF (Graphics InterchangeFo)
rmat) and a bitmap (BitMap) also exist, and this listing display unit 31 displays the thumbnail image when the media M includes a thumbnail image, and displays the thumbnail image when the thumbnail image does not exist. A thumbnail image is generated from the image information and displayed on the display.

The display initial value setting unit 32 uses the media M
The display order setting unit 33 functions to set the display information of the image information read from the medium M, and the display order setting unit 33 functions to set the display order of the image information read from the medium M. When displaying the image information, the display initial value setting unit 32 sets the oldest shooting date at the beginning of the image information to be displayed, based on the shooting date stored in the file header. The display order setting unit 33 performs processing for setting the order so that the image information is displayed according to the shooting order.

The display changing unit 34 includes the display 23.
The thumbnail image displayed on the screen is continuously updated, and the reception device R sequentially updates the image information displayed in the form of switching pages based on a predetermined operation.

The order information acquisition unit 36 uses the display 2
"+ Button" near the thumbnail image displayed in 3.
The “-button” (see FIG. 12) is displayed, and when these buttons are operated, the number of prints of the thumbnail image is acquired and the number of prints to be displayed is displayed.

When the image information to be printed and the number of prints are finally decided, the order information storage section 37 stores the order information and the image information in the hard disk 27.
The ID information assigning unit 3 functions to store in the
Reference numeral 8 serves to generate and add unique information that can identify the order information when the order information and the image information are thus stored in the hard disk 27.
The given ID information is incorporated in a part of the folder name or the file name.

When the image information to be printed and the number of prints are finally decided, the acceptance certificate issuing unit 39 prints the order details and the ID information by the receipt printer 25 and outputs it as a receipt re. It functions, and when the receipt re is output in this manner, it is used to present the receipt re at the service counter C as described above.

The processing means 26 is the same as the control unit 15 in the photographic printing apparatus P, and is provided by Microsoft Corporation (Mi
The operating system (OS) is Windows of crosoft Corporation), and is configured to enable various software to operate. The image information of the medium M is loaded from the media drive 24 and displayed on the display 23. The image information selected by the customer based on the displayed image is stored in the hard disk 27, and then the image information and the order information are transferred based on the request from the photo printing apparatus P.

Further, the processing means 26 of the receiving apparatus R and the control section 15 of the photographic printing apparatus P are connected to the Ethernet (Et
A LAN (Local Area Network) connection using a communication cable 41 of a hernet standard and a hub 42, and TCP / IP
It is configured so that information can be accessed from each other using a formal protocol. In particular, as will be described later, this reception device R
The order information and the image information stored in the hard disk 27 are managed in a folder to which information for identifying the customer is added, and this folder is stored in the lower layer of the folder for further storing data. With this configuration, the folder for data storage and the hard disk 27 are set to be shared on the communication network N, so that the information of the reception device R can be taken out from the control unit 15 of the photo printing device P to easily perform the printing process. There is.

[Reception Processing of Reception Device] Next, the reception processing in the reception device will be described in the order of the processing. The outline of this processing can be shown as in the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 and 6, and the images displayed on the display during the processing are shown in FIGS. 7 to 18.

That is, in this reception device, in the standby state,
As shown in FIG. 7, a standby screen including the function of the accepting device, the logo mark of the DP store, etc. is displayed (# 01 step), and when the customer orders the print of the image, the touch panel 22 of the display 23 is displayed. The "service selection screen" shown in FIG. 8 is displayed by bringing the finger into contact with (# 02).
Step). On this screen, a print acceptance switch section 45 for accepting prints and a media save acceptance switch section 46 for accepting media save are displayed together with a message "Please select a service".
Ask the customer to make a choice. When the media storage acceptance switch unit 46 is operated, a process of transferring the image information stored in the media M to the photo printing apparatus P and storing it in the CD-R or MO in the photo printing apparatus P is performed. Although the processing is performed, the processing is basically the same as the processing for accepting prints, and thus will not be described in detail.

If the print acceptance switch section 45 is operated while the "service selection screen" is displayed, then the "media selection screen" shown in FIG. 9 is displayed (step # 03). ). In this "Media selection screen", with the message "Please select the media",
A plurality of switch units 47 for selecting media are displayed to prompt the customer to make a selection. The following process is executed by touching the switch unit 47 corresponding to the medium used by the customer. A cancel button 48 for canceling the process and a return button 49 for returning to the previous process are provided below the "service selection screen".
And are displayed, and the stop button 48 and the return button 49 are displayed.
Is displayed at the same position in the processing described later, and operates similarly when operated.

As the next processing, the "media set guide screen" shown in FIG. 10 is displayed (# 04 step), and this screen is accompanied by the message "Please set the media and press the OK button." A specific image when setting the medium is displayed, and after the customer sets the medium in the medium drive and operates the OK button 50, the image information is read from the set medium M (step # 05), The following processing is executed.

After the medium M is set according to the "media setting guide screen", the "print size selection screen" shown in FIG. 11 is displayed (step # 06). On this screen, a size designation switch 51 corresponding to a plurality of print sizes is displayed together with a message "Please select a print size", and the size designation switch section indicates "L size" or "L size" indicating the print size. In addition to the characters "2L version", a numerical value indicating a print size, a print unit price, and a basic print charge are displayed. By operating any one of the size designation switches 51, the following processing is executed. .

After the size designation switch 51 is operated on the "print size selection screen", the "print number setting screen" shown in FIG. 12 is displayed (# 200).
Step). On this screen, a message "please set the number of prints" and a plurality of image information read from the media and thumbnail images S are displayed.
A cancel button 48, a return button 49, and a next button 52 functioning as a display button are displayed at the bottom of the screen,
Further, an information area DE as a display unit for displaying the amount of printing cost together with the order information is displayed at the center position on the lower side of the screen. Then, after selecting the image information to be printed based on the operation of the next button 52, as shown in FIG. 13, the displayed OK button 50 functioning as a save button is operated in place of the next button 52. By doing so, the following processing is executed.

The print number setting routine (# 200
(Step) is set as a subroutine, and the process is executed according to the flowchart of FIG. In this process, the display order and the display initial value of the thumbnail images S are acquired based on the preset information, and the set number of thumbnail images S are displayed on the screen (# 201, # 202).
Step). This print count setting routine (# 200
In step), the listing display unit 31 functions to display a plurality of thumbnail images S on the screen, and the display initial value setting unit 32 functions to set the first page when performing this display. The display order setting unit 33 functions to set the display order.

On the "print number setting screen", the name of the file specifying the image information and the extension indicating the file type are displayed in the upper part of the frame 54 of each thumbnail image S shown in FIG. A number display area 55 for displaying a numerical value indicating the number of prints is formed in the lower row, and a + button 56 for increasing the number of prints one by one at a position sandwiching the print number display area 55, and a decrease of the number of prints by one. The-button 56 is displayed. Further, as described above, the cancel button 48, the return button 49, and the next button 52 are displayed on the lower side of the “print number setting screen”, and the information area DE displays the selected print size of the selected print size. Information, total number of prints set, total amount of money required for printing, numbers showing pages increase all prints by one +
A button 57 and an overall-button 57 for reducing the total number of prints by one are displayed.

In the "print number setting screen", it is set to display eight thumbnail images S as one page,
As the display order described above, the oldest one is set as the display initial value and the newest one is set after the oldest shooting date or creation date of the image.
Therefore, eight thumbnail images from the oldest image information are displayed on the initial screen of the “print number setting screen”.
When the next button 57 is operated, 8 on the next page
When one thumbnail image is displayed and the back button 49 is operated, the previous eight thumbnail images are displayed (#
203, step # 204). When this display is performed, the numbers indicating all pages are displayed in the information area DE,
A number indicating the currently displayed page and a fraction are displayed. In this way, the display changing unit 34 performs a process of sequentially switching and displaying the eight thumbnail images S page by page.

In the print number setting screen, in the initial state, the numerical value of the number display area 55 in the lower stage of the frame 54 of all thumbnail images S is set to "0", and when the + button 56 is operated, the number of prints of the image is set. Is increased by 1 and the-button 56 is operated, the number of prints of the image information is decreased by 1, and the set number of prints is reduced to the number display area 5
It is displayed in 5. Further, by operating the all + button 57, the number of prints of all image information including the image not displayed on the screen is increased by 1, and by operating the all-button 57, the image not displayed on the screen is also included. The number of prints of all image information is decreased by 1 (step # 205).

In this way, when the number of prints of each image information is set and the last page including the last thumbnail image S is displayed, the outer peripheral portion (hatched area) of the last thumbnail image S is displayed. ) Is highlighted with a color different from the background, and as described above (see FIG. 13), the button displayed as the next button 52 is OK.
By switching to the button 50 and operating the OK button 50, the setting of the number of prints is completed, and order information is generated (# 206, # 207 steps). In this way, the process of acquiring and displaying the order information is performed by the order information acquisition /
The display is doing. In particular, when the OK button 50 is displayed instead of the next button 52, the OK button 50 is blinked or displayed in a prominent hue different from the hue of the background to clarify the object to be operated. The processing form may be set.

As the next processing, the "name input screen" shown in FIG. 14 is displayed. On this screen, a message "Please input a name" is displayed, and an input board 63 having a name display section and a keyboard is displayed.
When you touch the keyboard and enter a name, the OK button 50
Is displayed. By operating the OK button 50, the "telephone number input screen" shown in FIG. 15 is displayed as the next process. On this screen, a message "Please input a telephone number" is displayed, and an input board 64 having a telephone number display section and a keyboard is displayed. When the user touches the keyboard and inputs the telephone number, it is OK. Since the button 50 is displayed, by operating the OK button 50, the input process is terminated and the next process is executed (# 07 step, # 08 step).

Since the process of inputting the customer's name or telephone number is not an essential item for printing, it is possible to set the process mode so that the process can be shifted to the next process even if there is no input. However, it is rational to set the processing mode so that the number or code generated by the reception device is automatically input when the customer's name is not input.

As the next processing, the "order details confirmation screen" shown in FIG. 16 is displayed. On this screen, the message "Please check the contents of the order" is displayed, and
A confirmation sheet 65 listing the details of printing and the amount of money input by the customer from the reception device is displayed. If there is no error in the displayed contents, the OK button 50 is operated to display the order information and the image information. A folder with a form to which ID information is added is newly generated and stored in the hard disk 27 (# 09, # 10 steps). As described above, the order information storage unit 37 performs the process of saving the order information, and the ID information assigning unit 38 performs the process of assigning the ID information.
Is going.

As the next processing, the "media removal guide screen" shown in FIG. 17 is displayed. The message "Please remove the media" is displayed on this screen. By ejecting the media according to this display and operating the OK button 50, the following processing is executed and the OK button is not removed. When 50 is operated, the alarm 28 is activated to recognize the erroneous operation by the electronic sound (# 11 step).

As the next processing, the "reception issuance guidance screen" shown in FIG. 18 is displayed. On this screen, the message "Issuing an ID card, please wait""Please bring your ID card to the counter" will be displayed, and after a specified period of time, the ID card will be printed and sent. It When the acceptance certificate is issued in this way, all of the acceptance processing ends and the initial screen is restored (# 1
2 steps, # 13 step). In this way the reception certificate re
The acceptance certificate issuing unit 39 performs the process of issuing

As shown in FIG. 19, the reception certificate re is composed of a main body of the reception certificate and a customer copy, and includes a customer name, a telephone number, a reception ID, a terminal ID, a reception date, an order number, and the like. In addition, the details of the order are printed. If you can not hand out the print of the photo on the same day,
The receipt certificate itself and the customer copy are separated, and the receipt certificate itself is left as a copy of the DP store so that the customer copy can be handed over to the customer.

As described above, the accepting device R of the present invention not only allows the customer to operate in accordance with the message displayed on the display 23, but also the smart media SM, which stores the image information taken by the digital camera, is compact. Flash CF or CD where customer has saved image information
After the media M such as ROM and MO is set in the reception device R, it is possible to easily select the one that needs to be printed based on the thumbnail image S displayed on the display 23. When the customer presents the reception certificate re issued at that time to the person in charge at the DP store at the service counter C shown in FIG. 1, the person in charge from the photographic printing device R is based on the information printed on the reception certificate re. The order information and the image information saved in the receiving device R by operation are fetched through the communication network N,
Since the photo printing apparatus P can print on the basis of these pieces of information, the printing is immediately started and the receipt certificate re
It enables the process of handing over to the customer who presented.

In particular, in the present invention, the number of thumbnail images S set for each page is displayed on the display 23, and updating is performed by switching the page. The processing speed at the time of updating can be increased, and the order information cannot be saved during the input of the order information, and only when the page including the final thumbnail image S is displayed, the page is displayed. The final thumbnail image S included is highlighted to let the customer recognize that it is the final image, and
Next button 52 is displayed as OK button 5
By switching to 0, it is configured to allow the order information that has been input so far to be saved, so that it is possible to display the final image information to the customer without fail and to determine whether or not to print and the number of prints. It allows accurate recognition and enables ordering without error. Further, at the time of ordering, since the amount of the fee required for printing is displayed on the display 23, the number of prints can be confirmed based on the amount of the fee.

[Other Embodiments] In addition to the above embodiments, the present invention allows, for example, the next button 52 and the OK button 50 to be displayed at the same time, and only the final thumbnail image S is displayed. It is possible to set the processing mode to enable the operation of the button 50, or to set the processing mode to highlight the OK button 50 in addition to the processing to enable the operation of the OK button 50. Also, before the final thumbnail image S is displayed, the OK button 5
It is also possible to set the processing mode so that an alarm is issued when 0 is operated.

Further, in the present invention, when updating the thumbnail image S, a plurality of thumbnail images S may be displayed in a scrolling manner.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a digital image reception system.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a reception device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a digital image reception system.

FIG. 4 is a block circuit diagram of a reception device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a reception process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a print count setting routine.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an initial screen

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a service selection screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a media selection screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a media set guide screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a print size selection screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a print number setting screen.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a print count setting screen.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a name input screen

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a telephone number input screen

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an order confirmation screen

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a media ejection guide screen.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a reception certificate issuance guidance screen.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a reception certificate.

[Explanation of symbols]

23 Display 24 media drive 31 Display processing unit 37 Order Information Storage 50 Save button 52 Display button M storage medium Image information in thumbnail format

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A medium drive for reading image information from a storage medium in which digital signal image information is stored, a display for displaying the image information read by the medium drive, and transfer of designated image information to a printing device. A digital image receiving apparatus including a processing unit for enabling printing by the processing unit, wherein the processing unit displays a plurality of image information read by the medium drive on the display in thumbnail form, and A display processing unit that updates and displays the image information in the format based on a predetermined operation, and an order information storage unit that allows the input of the order information for the thumbnail-format image information displayed on the display and stores the order information acquired by this input. The order information storage unit is configured to include a final service that is a display target in the display processing unit. Nail format digital image receiving device is configured to determine the order information in a state where the display was performed in the image information. 2. The display processing unit is set so that a predetermined number of image information read from a storage medium is divided into a plurality of pages as one screen display unit and displayed, and the order information storage unit. The digital image accepting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein is configured to determine the order information in a state in which a final page including the final thumbnail format image information is displayed. 3. The display processing unit displays a display button for displaying the next page of the plurality of pages on the display, and displays the order information in a state where the last page is displayed by operating the display button. The digital image accepting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a save button for confirming and saving is displayed. 4. When the final page is displayed on the display, a display form of the display processing unit is configured to display the save button instead of the display button with respect to the display position of the display button. The digital image receiving apparatus according to claim 3, which is set. 5. The digital image receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying, on the display, the amount of cost required for printing together with the order information.