JP2003167695A - Information print system, mobile terminal device, printer, information providing device, information print method. recording medium, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simultaneously print character information and picture information of high picture quality in response to an indication from a mobile terminal device. <P>SOLUTION: When lyrics data (character information) is downloaded to a mobile phone 102 and the lyrics data and a picture of photographic data (picture information) of high picture quality will be simultaneously printed, the lyrics data and a URL designation command for acquiring photographic data of high picture quality are transmitted from the mobile phone 102 to a printer 103, and the printer 103 acquires photographic data of high picture quality corresponding to the URL designation command from a web server 101, and a picture concerned with the lyrics data and a photographic picture concerned with the photographic data of high picture quality are simultaneously printed by the printer, and thus lyrics data and photographic data of high picture quality can be simultaneously printed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information printing system, a mobile terminal device, a printing device, an information providing device, an information printing method, a recording medium and a program, and more particularly to lyrics and the like in response to a print request from a mobile phone. It is suitable for use in a system that simultaneously prints the character information and image information such as a photographic image and a score.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the widespread use of portable terminal devices capable of data communication, data communication has come to be performed by the portable terminal devices via a network. For example, in a mobile phone which is one of mobile terminal devices capable of data communication,
Data related to songs and lyrics is downloaded (transferred) from a server etc. connected via a network.
Mobile phone users could enjoy the songs and lyrics downloaded.

[0003]

Since the lyrics downloaded from the server to the mobile phone are character information, the user was able to read the lyrics displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone sufficiently. Further, there has been a request from the user side of the mobile phone to print the lyrics and use them, and also to print not only the characters of the lyrics but also images such as photos of the singer. Both the lyrics providing side and the singer side wanted to meet the above-mentioned demands in order to obtain the advertising effect.

Also, there has been a demand from the user side of the mobile phone to obtain the score related to the lyrics. In addition, since the score is so small that the image displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone is unreadable by the user, and the score is not something that can be easily stored like lyrics, there is a strong desire to print and use the score. was there.

Here, in a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone,
Due to downsizing and power saving, the size of the display area (display unit) and the memory capacity have been limited. Therefore, if you want to download not only the characters of the lyrics but also the photos of the singer to the mobile phone and print them at the same time, the lyrics data should be the amount of lyrics data that can be printed neatly (in high definition) on the printing device. It was possible to import the. However, for photographic data,
The amount of data is limited by the memory capacity of the mobile phone, and even if data compression technology is used, it becomes small or has low resolution. Even if the photo data is printed as it is on a printing device, it is a beautiful (high definition) photo. There was a problem that the image could not be printed.

[0006] In addition, when the score related to the lyrics is downloaded to the mobile phone and printed together with the lyrics, the score data is not as large in data amount as the photo data, and is printed neatly (in high definition) on the printing device. Although it is possible to import the score data of the possible data amount to the mobile phone,
Since the image displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone is unreadable, there is a problem that printing a score through the mobile phone only occupies the memory of the mobile phone.

Further, as described above, when the user prints the photographic image or the musical score, the user can appropriately charge the photographic image or the musical score providing fee (including the printing fee, the copyright fee, etc.). There was no system available.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and in accordance with an instruction from a portable terminal device, image information such as a high-quality photographic image or a musical score is provided together with character information such as lyrics. The purpose is to be able to print at the same time. A second object of the present invention is to allow the user to appropriately charge the providing fee when printing the image information by the user.

[0009]

An information printing system of the present invention includes an information providing device for providing character information and image information, a portable terminal device requesting printing of the character information and image information, and the character. An information printing system in which a printing device for printing information and image information can communicate with each other, and storage means for storing the character information and image information, character information acquired from the storage means, and printing together with the character information. The print request means for requesting printing of the character information and the image information, and the image information according to the image designation information transmitted from the print request means. The image information acquisition unit acquired from the storage unit, the character information transmitted from the print request unit, and the image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit Characterized in that it comprises a printing means for printing.

Another feature of the information printing system of the present invention is that it further comprises a charging means for charging when the image information according to the image designation information is provided to the image information acquisition means. Other features of the information printing system of the present invention are information transfer means for transferring the image designation information transmitted from the print request means, and image information designated by the image designation information transferred by the information transfer means. Is read from the storage means, and image information providing means for providing the image information acquisition means is further provided.

Another feature of the information printing system of the present invention is that the printing means generates the print data using the character information and the image information, and the print data generating means. A print executing unit that prints an image related to the print data.

Another feature of the information printing system of the present invention is that the image designation information in the storage means is information indicating the storage location of the image information.
Another feature of the information printing system of the present invention is that the image designation information in the storage means is a URL indicating the storage location of the image information. Another feature of the information printing system of the present invention is that an information provision request for requesting provision of the character information stored in the storage unit is received, and the character information corresponding to the information provision request and the character information related to the character information are associated. And an information providing unit that provides information indicating a storage location of the image information stored in the storage unit.

Another feature of the information printing system of the present invention is that the character information is lyrics data and the image information is at least one of photograph data and score data related to the lyrics data. To do. Another feature of the information printing system of the present invention is that the print requesting unit transmits a print command by wireless communication.

The portable terminal device of the present invention, together with the character information acquisition means for acquiring the character information provided from the side providing the character information, the character information acquired by the character information acquisition means, and the acquired character information. It is characterized by comprising image designating information designating image information to be printed, and a print requesting means for transmitting a print command requesting printing of the acquired character information and the image information to the printing side.

Another feature of the portable terminal device of the present invention is that it further comprises an information provision requesting means for transmitting an information provision request for requesting provision of the character information to the side providing the character information. .

The printing apparatus of the present invention is an image information acquisition means for acquiring image information corresponding to the image designation information of the print command designating the image information transmitted from the printing request side from the side providing the image information. And a printing unit for printing the image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit and the character information of the print command transmitted together with the image designation information from the side requesting the printing.

Another feature of the printing apparatus of the present invention is that the image designation information transmitted from the side requesting printing is
It is characterized by further comprising image information provision requesting means for transferring to a side providing image information and requesting provision of image information according to the image designation information.

An information providing apparatus according to the present invention includes storage means for storing character information and image information, character information according to an information providing request for requesting the provision of character information transmitted from a printing request side, and The information providing means for providing the side requesting the printing with the information indicating the storage location of the image information related to the character information in the storage means, and the image designating information designating the image information transmitted from the printing side. Image information providing means for providing corresponding image information to the printing side is provided.

Another feature of the information providing apparatus of the present invention is that it further comprises a charging means for charging when the image information corresponding to the image designation information is provided to the printing side.

The information printing method of the present invention comprises: character information acquired from a storage means that stores character information and image information;
It is composed of image designation information for designating image information to be printed together with the character information, and a print request step of transmitting a print command requesting printing of the character information and the image information, and a request transmitted in the print request step. The image information acquisition step of acquiring image information corresponding to the image designation information from the storage means, the character information transmitted in the print request step, and the image information acquired in the image information acquisition step are printed. And a printing step. Another feature of the information printing method of the present invention is that a fee is charged when the image information according to the image designation information is provided in the image information acquisition step.

Another feature of the information printing method of the present invention is that the character information acquired from the storage means storing the character information and the image information, and the image specifying information for specifying the image information to be printed together with the character information. A print request step for transmitting a print command requesting printing of the character information and the image information, an information transfer step for transferring the image designation information transmitted in the print request step, and the information transfer step. An image information providing step of reading and providing image information designated by the image designation information transferred from the storage means, and an image information obtaining step of obtaining the image information provided in the image information providing step; Print the character information transmitted in the print request step and the image information acquired in the image information acquisition step. And having a printing step. Another feature of the information printing method of the present invention is that the character information is lyrics data and the image information is at least one of photograph data and score data related to the lyrics data.

Another feature of the information printing method of the present invention is that when a print request is made by the mobile terminal device to print a photographic image together with the acquired lyrics,
The lyrics data relating to the lyrics and the image designation information of the photograph data relating to the photographic image are transmitted from the portable terminal device to the printing device by wireless communication, and the image providing information is transmitted from the information providing device to the printing device using a data communication network. It is characterized in that the printing device acquires corresponding photographic data and prints the photographic image together with the lyrics.

Another feature of the information printing method of the present invention is that when the printing request is made by the portable terminal device to print the score together with the acquired lyrics, the lyrics data relating to the lyrics and the lyrics data Image specifying information of the score data relating to the score is transmitted from the portable terminal device to the printing device by wireless communication, and the printing device acquires the score data corresponding to the image specifying information from the information providing device using the data communication network. The feature is that the score is printed together with the lyrics.

The program of the present invention causes a computer to function as each of the above means. Another feature of the program of the present invention is that it causes a computer to execute the processing procedure of the information printing method. A computer-readable recording medium of the present invention is characterized by recording the above-mentioned program.

[0025]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an information printing system according to this embodiment. In addition,
In the following description, a system for simultaneously printing lyrics, which is character information, and a photographic image, which is image information, will be described as an example.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a web server for providing lyrics (lyric data) which is character information and a photographic image (photo data) which is image information. The lyrics data is text data,
The photograph data is image data.

The web server 101 is a mobile phone 102.
To provide lyrics data, or to provide photograph data related to the lyrics data, for example, a singer. Here, the photographic data provided from the web server 101 to the mobile phone 102 is low resolution that can be displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone 102 or photographic data having a small image size (hereinafter, "low resolution It is referred to as "photograph data").

The web server 101 also provides photo data to the printing device 103 such as a printer. Here, the photo data provided from the web server 101 to the printing device 103 is the high-resolution photo data to be printed by the printing device 103 or the photo data having a large image size (hereinafter, "high-resolution photo data for convenience of description"). ".").

It should be noted that the low-resolution photograph data has a URL (uniform resource) as information indicating the storage location of the high-resolution photograph data in the web server 101.
Locator) information is added, and by specifying the URL, high-resolution photograph data can be read (obtained).

The mobile phone 102 has a wireless communication function for performing data communication, receives lyrics data and low-resolution photograph data from the web server 101, and at the same time, prints the lyrics data and high-resolution data to the printing device 103. The request is to print an image related to the photographic data.
The printing device 103 prints an image of the lyrics data supplied from the mobile phone 102 and the high-resolution photo data provided from the web server 101 in response to a request from the mobile phone 102.

The web server 101 and the mobile phone 1
02 and the printing apparatus 103 are connected to the Internet or WAN (Wide
They are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other via a network 104 such as an area network. Mobile phone 1
02 and the data communication unit of the printing apparatus 103 have a wireless communication function, and perform data communication by wireless communication at least between the mobile phone 102 and the printing apparatus 103 and between the mobile phone 102 and the network 104. To do.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the web server 101, the mobile phone 102, and the printing device 103 in this embodiment. In addition, in FIG.
The same blocks as the blocks shown in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

(Structure of Web Server 101) In FIG. 2, 201 is a control unit, which is a CPU 202 and a RAM 2.
03 and ROM 204. CPU20
2 transmits and receives data, combines data, etc.,
It controls various components connected via the bus 210. Through the bus 210, mutual transfer of address signals, control signals, and various data between various components connected to the bus 210 is performed.

The RAM 203 is used as a work memory for transmitting / receiving data, coupling, etc., and a temporary storage for controlling various components. A control procedure (computer program) of the CPU 202 is stored in advance in the ROM 204, and by the CPU 202 executing this control procedure, processing such as data transfer and data combination can be executed. In the present embodiment, the CP
The functions of the information providing unit, the image information providing unit, and the like of the present invention are realized by the U202, the RAM 203, the ROM 204, and the like.

Reference numeral 205 denotes a storage unit, which is a character information storage unit 2
06 and the image information storage unit 207. The character information storage unit 206 stores lyrics data as character information, and the image information storage unit 207 stores high-resolution photograph data as image information. In addition,
The image information storage unit 20 is configured to previously create low-resolution photograph data corresponding to high-resolution photograph data.
It may be stored in 7.

A data communication unit 208 is for performing data communication with other devices (mobile phone 102, printing device 103, etc.) via the network 104. 20
Reference numeral 9 denotes a billing processing unit, which, when providing the high-resolution photo data stored in the image information storage unit 207 in response to a request from the outside, provides the user who has requested the high-resolution photo data. Perform billing processing.

(Structure of mobile phone 102) 211 is a control unit, which includes CPU 212, RAM 213 and ROM 21.
It is composed of four. The CPU 212 uses RO
By executing the control procedure (computer program) stored in M214, various components connected via the bus 218 are controlled to perform data input / output, data transmission / reception, and the like. The RAM 213 is used as a work memory for inputting / outputting data, transmitting / receiving data, and the like, and a temporary storage for controlling various components. In this embodiment,
The CPU 212, the RAM 213, the ROM 214, and the like implement the functions of the print request unit, the character information acquisition unit, the information provision request unit, and the like of the present invention.

Reference numeral 215 denotes a data communication unit having a wireless communication function, for connecting to the network 104 by wireless communication to perform data communication with the web server 101 or by performing wireless communication with the printing apparatus 103. belongs to. An input unit 216 is used for selecting desired data when providing lyrics data or requesting printing of lyrics data and high-resolution photograph data. 217 is a display unit, and the web server 1
01 is used to display a display image or the like related to the lyrics data or low-resolution photographic data.

(Structure of printing apparatus 103) 221 is a control unit, which includes CPU 222, RAM 223 and ROM 22.
It is composed of four. The CPU 222 uses RO
By executing the control procedure (computer program) stored in the M224, various components connected via the bus 228 are controlled to transmit / receive data, combine data, and the like. The RAM 223 is used as a work memory for transmitting / receiving data, coupling, and the like, and a temporary storage for controlling various components. In the present embodiment, the CPU 2
22, the RAM 223, the ROM 224, and the like realize the functions of the image information acquisition unit, the information transfer unit, the image information provision request unit, and the like of the present invention.

A data communication unit 225 having a wireless communication function is for performing data communication with the web server 101 via the network 104 and data communication with the mobile phone 102 by wireless communication. . A print data processing unit 226 generates print data of a print image based on the lyrics data requested to be printed and the high-resolution photo data. A printing unit 227 is for printing an image related to the print data based on the print data generated by the print data processing unit 226.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the information printing system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In the following, the lyrics data is downloaded to the mobile phone 102, and one photograph data image is selected from the photograph data of the four photograph images provided together with the lyrics data, and the lyrics data and the photograph data are related. A case of creating a lyrics card on which an image is printed will be described as an example.

First, the portable terminal 102 transmits to the web server 101 an information provision request requesting provision (download) of lyrics data selected by the user using the input unit 216 or the like (step S301). When the web server 101 receives the information provision request, the web server 101 stores the lyrics data corresponding to the received information provision request in the character information storage unit 20.
It is read out from 6 and transmitted to the mobile terminal 102. At this time, the web server 101 transmits, together with the lyrics data, four low-resolution photograph data of a singer or the like related to the lyrics data (step S302).

The low-resolution photograph data may be photograph data generated by subjecting the high-resolution photograph data stored in the image information storage unit 207 to predetermined processing, or from the image information storage unit 207. It may be read low-resolution photograph data. Next, the mobile terminal 102 receives the lyrics data and the low-resolution photograph data transmitted from the web server 101 in step S302, and displays a display image related to the received data on the display unit 217. The user of the mobile phone 102 uses the input unit 216 to select one of the photographic images related to the displayed photographic data.
One photo image is selected (step S303).

Then, the mobile phone 102 generates a URL designating command for acquiring the high resolution photograph data based on the URL information added to the low resolution photograph data selected in step S303. Further, the mobile phone 102 transmits a print request, that is, a print command including lyrics data and a URL designation command to the printing apparatus 103 by wireless communication (step S304).
Upon receiving the print command, the printing apparatus 103 sends a print command U to the web server 101 via the network 104.
The transfer of the RL designation command requests the provision of high-resolution photograph data (step S305).

The web server 101 is a printing device 103.
Upon receiving the URL designation command transferred in step 1, the high resolution photograph data is read from the storage area in the image information storage unit 207 corresponding to the URL designated by the URL designation command. Furthermore, the web server 101
The read high-resolution photograph data is transmitted to the printing apparatus 103, and the user of the mobile phone 102 is charged a fee (provided fee, copyright fee, etc.) related to the transmission of the high-resolution photograph data (step S306). ).

Next, the printing apparatus 103 receives the high resolution photograph data transmitted from the web server 101,
The received high resolution photograph data and the above step S305.
The print data processing unit 226 generates print data for creating a lyrics card based on the lyrics data of the print instruction received in step S307. For example,
Images related to lyrics data and high-resolution photo data,
Print data is generated by performing a process of combining images so that printing can be performed on one sheet of paper.

Then, the printing apparatus 103 performs a print process for printing an image related to the generated print data (step S308), and ends the process. By performing the above-described processing, the lyrics card 501 in which the lyrics and the photographic image are simultaneously printed as shown in FIG. 5A is created.

As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the lyrics data is downloaded to the mobile phone 102, and the images of the lyrics data and the high-resolution photograph data related to the lyrics data are printed simultaneously. At this time, the lyrics data and the URL designation command for obtaining the high-resolution photograph data are transmitted from the mobile phone 102 to the printing apparatus 103 by wireless communication, and the printing apparatus 103
Using the URL designation command, high-resolution photo data is acquired from the web server 101 via the network 104. Then, the printing device 103 causes the mobile phone 10 to
The image related to the lyrics data transmitted from No. 2 and the photograph image related to the high resolution photograph data transmitted from the web server 101 are printed at the same time.

As a result, the mobile phone 102 transmits the lyrics data and the lyrics to the printing device 103 by transmitting a URL designating command designating the high resolution photo data to be printed without downloading the high resolution photo data. Each image associated with the high resolution photo data associated with the data can be printed at the same time. Therefore, the user can obtain a printed matter on which the lyrics and the high-quality photographic image are printed at the same time by making a print request from the mobile phone 102.

Further, when the web server 101 provides the printing device 103 with the high-resolution photo data corresponding to the received URL designation command, the web server 101 requests the user of the mobile phone 102 to request the high-resolution photo data. Since the charging processing unit 209 charges the fee (printing fee, copyright fee, etc.) related to the provision of the high-resolution photo data, the fee associated with the provision of the photographic image can be automatically charged. it can.

In the above-described embodiment, the URL designation command based on the URL information added to the low resolution photograph data is used to acquire the high resolution photograph data. It may be information capable of reading high-resolution photograph data, that is, an address or the like indicating the storage location of the high-resolution photograph data in the image information storage unit 207.

In the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone 1
In response to the information request from 02, the web server 10
Although the number of low-resolution photograph data (number of photograph images) transmitted from 1 is four, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of low-resolution photograph data to be transmitted is arbitrary.

In the above-described embodiment, the system for simultaneously printing the lyrics (lyric data) which is character information and the photographic image (photographic data) which is image information has been described as an example. The present invention can be applied not only to a system that simultaneously prints data and photographic data, but also to a system that simultaneously prints arbitrary character information and arbitrary image information.

As another example of the information printing system, a system for simultaneously printing the lyrics, which is character information, and the score, which is image information, will be described below. The system for simultaneously printing the lyrics and the score can be realized by the same configuration as the information printing system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. However, the score information of the score is stored as image information in the image information storage unit 207 shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the processing operation in the system for simultaneously printing lyrics and musical scores. Note that FIG. 4 shows the processing operation when the lyrics data is downloaded to the mobile phone 102 and a lyrics card in which the images of the lyrics data and the score data are printed is created.

First, the portable terminal 102 transmits to the web server 101 an information provision request requesting provision (download) of lyrics data selected by the user via the input unit 216 or the like (step S401). When the web server 101 receives the information provision request, the web server 101 stores the lyrics data corresponding to the received information provision request in the character information storage unit 20.
6 and the URL information of the musical score data related to the lyrics data is read together with the read lyrics data from the mobile terminal 1
No. 02 (step S402).

Next, the portable terminal 102 receives the lyrics data transmitted from the web server 101 and displays it on the display unit 21.
Display on 7. Here, when the user of the mobile terminal 102 tries to print an image of the lyrics data and the score data at the same time, the mobile phone 102 uses the web server 1
On the basis of the URL information transmitted from 01 together with the lyrics data, a URL designation command for obtaining the score data is generated. Further, the mobile phone 102 transmits a print request, that is, a print command including lyrics data and a URL designation command to the printing apparatus 103 by wireless communication (step S403).

The printing apparatus 103 which has received the print command
Is the web server 101 via the network 104.
Requesting the provision of the score data by transferring the URL designation command of the print instruction to (step S40).
4). In response to the request, the web server 101 reads the score data from the storage area in the image information storage unit 207 corresponding to the URL designated by the URL designation command, and transmits the score data to the printing apparatus 103. At this time, the web server 101 charges the user of the mobile phone 102 a fee (offer fee, copyright fee, etc.) related to the provision of the score data (step S405).

Next, when the printing device 103 receives the score data transmitted from the web server 101, the printing device 103 creates a lyrics card based on the received score data and the lyrics data received in step S404. Print data is generated (step S406). Then, the printing apparatus 103 performs print processing for printing an image related to the generated print data (step S407), and ends the processing. By performing the processing described above, the lyrics card 50 in which the lyrics and the score as shown in FIG. 5B are printed at the same time.
2 is created.

In this way, the lyrics data and the URL designation command for obtaining the score data are transmitted from the mobile phone 102 to the printing device 103 by wireless communication, and the printing device 103 uses the URL designation command to send the web server information. The musical score data is acquired from the printer 101, and the image related to the lyrics data and the photo image related to the musical score data are simultaneously printed by the printing device 1
By printing with 03, the image of the lyrics data and the score data related to the lyrics data can be printed at the same time without using the memory provided in the mobile phone 102. Therefore, the user can obtain a printed matter in which the lyrics and the score are printed at the same time by making a print request from the mobile phone 102.

When the score data is provided to the printing apparatus 103, the web server 101 charges the user of the mobile phone 102 who has requested the score data to provide the score data (printing fee, print fee, Copyright fees, etc.)
Since the fee is charged, it is possible to automatically charge the fee for printing the score.

(Other Embodiments of the Present Invention) In order to operate various devices in order to realize the functions of the above-described embodiments, a computer in an apparatus or system connected to the various devices is operated in the above-described embodiment. Supply the program code of software to realize the function of
What is carried out by operating the above various devices according to a program stored in the computer (CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus is also included in the scope of the present invention.

In this case, the program code itself of the software realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code itself constitutes the present invention. Further, means for supplying the program code to a computer, for example, a recording medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention. A flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a non-volatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used as a recording medium for storing the program code.

Further, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by executing the supplied program code by the computer, but also the OS (operating system) or other OS in which the program code is operating in the computer. Needless to say, the program code is also included in the embodiments of the present invention when the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized in cooperation with application software or the like.

Further, after the supplied program code is stored in the memory provided in the function expansion board of the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board or function expansion unit is instructed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the present invention also includes a case where the CPU or the like included in the above performs a part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

[0066]

As described above, according to the present invention, the print command including the acquired character information and the image specifying information for specifying the image information to be printed together with the character information is transmitted from the portable terminal device. A request is made to print the character information and the image information, the image information corresponding to the image designation information is acquired by the printing apparatus, and the character information and the acquired image information are printed.

As a result, in accordance with an instruction from the mobile terminal device, character information such as lyrics transmitted from the mobile terminal device,
Image information such as high-quality photographic images and musical scores acquired by the printing device in response to an instruction from the mobile terminal device can be printed simultaneously by the printing device. Therefore, the user can obtain a printed matter in which character information such as lyrics and image information such as a high-quality photographic image or score are printed at the same time.

Further, when the image information corresponding to the image designation information for designating the image information is provided, the user who requests the provision of the image information is charged,
It is possible to appropriately charge the user for the image information providing fee.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an information printing system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a web server 101, a mobile phone 102, and a printing device 103 according to this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of the information printing system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation in a system for simultaneously printing lyrics and a musical score.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a lyrics card created by an information printing system.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 server 102 mobile phone 103 printing device 104 network 201, 211, 221 control unit 202, 212, 222 CPU 203, 213, 223 RAM 204, 214, 224 ROM 205 storage 206 Character information storage 207 Image information storage unit 208, 215, 225 Data communication unit 209 Charge processing unit 210,218,228 buses 216 Input section 217 Display 226 Print data processing unit 227 Printing department

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[Claims] 1. An information providing device for providing character information and image information, a mobile terminal device for requesting printing of the character information and image information, and a printing device for printing the character information and image information, respectively. An information printing system capable of communication, comprising: storage means for storing the character information and image information, character information acquired from the storage means, and image designation information for designating image information to be printed together with the character information. Image information obtained from the storage means, print request means for transmitting a print command requesting printing of the character information and the image information, and image information according to the image designation information transmitted from the print request means An acquisition unit; and a printing unit that prints the character information transmitted from the print request unit and the image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit. Information print system according to claim Rukoto. 2. The information printing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a charging unit that charges a fee when the image information corresponding to the image designation information is provided to the image information acquisition unit. 3. Information transfer means for transferring the image designation information transmitted from said print request means, and image information designated by the image designation information transferred by said information transfer means is read from said storage means, and said image is read. 3. The information printing system according to claim 1, further comprising image information providing means for providing the information acquisition means. 4. The print means includes print data generating means for generating print data using the character information and image information, and print executing means for printing an image related to the print data generated by the print data generating means. The information printing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: 5. The information printing system according to claim 1, wherein the image designation information is information indicating a storage location of the image information in the storage means. 6. The information printing system according to claim 1, wherein the image designation information is a URL indicating a storage location of the image information in the storage means. 7. An information provision request for requesting provision of character information stored in the storage means is received, and character information corresponding to the information provision request and image information related to the character information are stored in the storage means. The information providing means for providing information indicating a place is further provided.
The information printing system according to any one of 1 to 4. 8. The character information is lyrics data, and the image information is at least one of photograph data and score data related to the lyrics data. Information printing system described in. 9. The information printing system according to claim 1, wherein the print requesting unit transmits the print command by wireless communication. 10. A character information acquisition unit for acquiring character information provided by a side providing character information, character information acquired by the character information acquisition unit, and image information to be printed together with the acquired character information. And a print requesting unit that transmits a print command requesting printing of the acquired character information and the image information to a printing side. 11. The mobile terminal device according to claim 10, further comprising information provision requesting means for transmitting an information provision request for requesting provision of the character information to a side providing the character information. 12. An image information acquisition unit that acquires image information corresponding to image specification information that specifies image information transmitted from a side that requests printing from a side that provides image information, and the image information acquisition unit. A printing apparatus, comprising: a printing unit that prints the acquired image information and the character information transmitted together with the image designation information from the printing request side. 13. The image designation information transmitted from the side requesting the printing is transferred to the side providing the image information,
13. The printing apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising image information provision requesting means for requesting provision of image information according to the image designation information. 14. Storage means for storing character information and image information, character information in response to an information providing request for requesting the provision of character information sent from a side requesting printing, and an image related to the character information. The information indicating the storage location of the information in the storage means is provided to the side requesting the printing, and the image information corresponding to the image designation information designating the image information transmitted from the printing side is provided. An information providing apparatus comprising: an image information providing unit that provides a printing side. 15. The information providing apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising a charging unit for charging when the image information corresponding to the image designation information is provided to the printing side. 16. Character information obtained from a storage unit that stores character information and image information, and image designation information that designates image information to be printed together with the character information,
Image information obtained from the storage means, a print request step for transmitting a print command requesting printing of the character information and the image information, and image information corresponding to the image designation information transmitted in the print request step. An information printing method comprising: an acquisition step; a printing step of printing the character information transmitted in the print request step; and the image information acquired in the image information acquisition step. 17. The information printing method according to claim 16, wherein a fee is charged when the image information according to the image designation information is provided in the image information acquisition step. 18. Character information obtained from a storage unit that stores character information and image information, and image designation information that designates image information to be printed together with the character information,
A print request step for transmitting a print command requesting printing of the character information and the image information, an information transfer step for transferring the image designation information transmitted in the print request step, and a transfer for the information transfer step. The image information providing step of reading the image information specified by the image specifying information from the storage means and providing the image information, the image information acquiring step of acquiring the image information provided in the image information providing step, and the print request. An information printing method, comprising: a printing step of printing the character information transmitted in the step and the image information acquired in the image information acquiring step. 19. The character information is lyrics data, and the image information is at least one of photograph data and music score data related to the lyrics data. Information printing method described in. 20. When requesting printing of a photographic image together with the acquired lyrics from a mobile terminal device and printing the same with a printing device, lyrics data relating to the lyrics and image designation information of the photograph data relating to the photographic image are provided. It is possible to transmit the wireless communication from the portable terminal device to the printing device, and the printing device acquires the photo data corresponding to the image designation information from the information providing device using the data communication network to print the photo image together with the lyrics. Characteristic information printing method. 21. When requesting printing of a musical score together with the acquired lyrics from a mobile terminal device and printing by a printing device,
The lyrics data relating to the lyrics and the image designation information of the musical score data relating to the musical score are transmitted from the mobile terminal device to the printing device by wireless communication, and the information providing device responds to the image designation information from the information providing device using a data communication network. An information printing method characterized in that the above-mentioned printing apparatus acquires the score data and prints the score together with the lyrics. 22. A program for causing a computer to function as each unit according to any one of claims 1 to 15. 23. A program for causing a computer to execute the processing procedure of the information printing method according to any one of claims 16 to 21. 24. A computer-readable recording medium having the program according to claim 22 or 23 recorded therein.