JP2003208449A - Device for preparing addressee list, print system using the same, and method of preparing addressee list using the device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily prepare or update an addressee list written with information about an addressee. <P>SOLUTION: An address and a name of the addressee are read as an image data from a scanner. An area where the image data is converted into character information is extracted, and a category such as the 'name' and the 'address' are assigned to the area (step S22), and converted into the character information (step S26). The obtained character information is processed by prescribed information processing (step S28). The addressee list is completed by repeating the operations hereinbefore. <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 a list creating apparatus and a postcard printing system using the list creating apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when sending a New Year's card or a letter of the season, the name and address of the recipient are printed by a printer. At this time, the user needs to input data such as the name and address of the destination to be printed using a personal computer as electronic data.

[0003]

However, since the user inputs the destination data one by one through the input means such as the keyboard, the input is troublesome. In particular, when it is necessary to input a large number of destinations at once, such as when printing a New Year's card, it takes a lot of time to input, which is difficult.

Further, when the address of the delivery destination is changed, the data of the delivery destination of the address must be searched for and changed, which is also troublesome. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a destination list creation apparatus capable of easily creating or updating a destination list in which information about destinations is described, and printing using the same. It is to provide a system and a destination list creation method.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 provides at least character information of the name and the address from an image including the name and the address read from a recording medium. Character information discriminating means for discriminating character information, and the character information of the discriminated name and the character information of the discriminated address are recorded as being correlated with each other as the name category and the destination information belonging to the address category. The gist of the present invention is to provide a recording means for performing the above, and a list creating means for creating a destination list from the character information recorded in the recording means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the destination list creating apparatus according to the first aspect, when the character information discriminating means discriminates other character information relating to the destination from the information of the image. Is characterized in that the recording means records the other character information as the information of the destination in association with the character information of the name and the character information of the address.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the destination list creating apparatus described in, when the image information includes a plurality of character information corresponding to the same category, each character information is classified into a plurality of groups not including the same category, The gist is that each category in the group is associated with each other and stored in the recording means.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the destination list creating apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects,
When the recording means records sender information including at least the name and address of the user, and the character information determination means determines the same character information as the sender information recorded in the recording means. The gist is that the character information is not recorded in the recording means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the destination list creating apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects,
When the character information newly discriminated by the character information discriminating means is different from the information of the destination already recorded in the recording means, this different information is added as the destination information of the destination list or The gist is that an automatic content change means is provided.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the destination list creating apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects.
It is a gist to provide a content manual changing means for adding, deleting, or changing the information of the destination in the destination list when the change request signal generated in response to the user's operation is received.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the destination list creating apparatus according to the sixth aspect, the content manual change means can be executed only when a predetermined ID number and password are received together with the change request signal. The point is to do so.

The invention according to claim 8 provides the delivery list creating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and print information based on the delivery list created by the delivery list creating apparatus. A gist of the present invention is that it is provided with a print information creating unit for creating and a printing unit for printing on a print recording medium based on the print information.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the printing system according to the eighth aspect, the print information creating means is further provided with a destination selection receiving means for receiving a destination selected from the destination list. However, the gist is to create the print information based on the information stored in the recording means for the selected destination.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, an acquiring step of acquiring an image including a name and an address of a destination from a recording medium, and at least character information of the name and a character of the address based on the acquired image information. A determination step of determining information, and the determined character information of the name and the determined character information of the address are recorded in the recording means in association with each other as the name category and the destination information belonging to the address category. The summary is that it has a recording stage.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the method of creating a destination list according to the tenth aspect, a step of obtaining other information of the destination other than the name and address from the information of the image, The method further comprises the step of storing the acquired other information in the destination list as the destination information.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the method of creating a destination list according to the tenth or eleventh aspect, when the acquired image information includes a plurality of character information corresponding to one category, The main point is to perform the recording step by associating a plurality of groups that do not include the same category.

The invention according to claim 13 is the invention according to claim 10
In the destination list creating method described in any one of 12, a step of determining whether the character information determined in the determining step is the same as the sender information regarding the user recorded in the recording step. The point is that it is further equipped.

The invention according to claim 14 is the invention according to claim 10
In the delivery destination list creation method described in any one of 13 above, when the character information determined by the determination means is different from the delivery destination information recorded in the recording means, the different information is added to the The point is that an automatic change step is added to add or change the information of the recipients in the recipient list.

The invention as set forth in claim 15 is based on claim 10.
In the method of creating a destination list according to any one of 14, a manual change step of adding, deleting or changing destination information in the destination list in response to a change request signal generated in response to an operation by the user. It is the gist to further provide.

(Operation) According to the invention described in claims 1 and 10, after the information of the name and address of the destination is read as an image, the character information about the name and address of the destination is discriminated from this image. Furthermore, a list of destinations of users was created from this character information. The recording medium in which the information of the name and address of the destination is written is described in a postcard, an envelope or the like received by the user from the destination. Therefore, the name and address of the destination can be obtained as electronic data from the received recording medium.
The user does not need to manually input the destination data. That is, the user can easily create the delivery destination list as electronic data without spending time and effort, and can easily update the delivery destination information of the delivery destination list. The name includes not only the name but also the name of the company or organization, and the address includes not only the address but also the location of the company or organization.

According to the invention described in claims 2 and 11,
When the character information determination means determines the destination information other than the name and address, the destination information is
Since it is recorded in the recording means in association with the character information of the name and address, information other than the name and address of the destination is also described in the destination list. Therefore, the created destination list can be used as a database of personal information about destinations, and personal information can be easily managed.

According to the invention described in claims 3 and 12,
Character information is stored in association with a plurality of groups that do not include the same category. Therefore, even when the image includes information about the user, that is, sender information, and the sender information is read as text information similar to the recipient information, only the necessary recipient information can be acquired more accurately. .

According to the invention described in claims 4 and 13,
When the same character information as the stored user information is determined, the character information is not recorded, so that it is possible to prevent the user information from being included in the destination list, and to prevent the user from mistakenly identifying it. The possibility of sending it can be made lower.

According to the invention described in claims 5 and 14,
When the newly discriminated character information is different from the recorded information, this different information is added, deleted or changed as the destination information of the destination list. Therefore, when the destination address is changed, those changes can be easily performed, and when the information about the destination which has not been known until now is obtained, the addition can be easily performed. .

According to the invention described in claims 6 and 15,
When the change request signal is received, that is, the user can directly add, delete or change the destination information. Therefore, when the character information is not correctly discriminated by the character information discriminating means, the user can easily correct the character information.

According to the invention described in claim 7, the destination information of the destination list is added, deleted or changed only when the ID number and the password are received together with the change request signal generated by the operation of the user. be able to. Therefore, the created recipient list can be surely saved without another person mistakenly adding, deleting, or changing the recipient information of the recipient list of the user.

According to the invention described in claim 8, printing is performed by the print information created based on the destination list created by the above-mentioned destination list creation device. Therefore, it is not necessary to input the destination data as electronic data using a keyboard or the like, and it is possible to perform printing without labor and time.

According to the invention described in claim 9, since it is possible to select and print the destinations to be printed from the destination list, a large number of destinations may be created as one destination list, The management of the destination becomes easy.

[0029]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) A first embodiment of a printing system embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
Follow the instructions below.

The printing system of this embodiment comprises a computer 11 and a scanner 12 as an image information reading means.
And a printer 13 as a printing unit. Further, the computer 11 and the scanner 12 constitute a destination list creation device.

The computer 11 functions as an image information reading unit, a character information discriminating unit, a recording unit, a list creating unit, a receiving unit, an automatic content changing unit, a manual content changing unit, a print information creating unit, and a destination selection receiving unit. . In the computer 11, a scanner 12 and a printer 13 are connected via cables K1 and K2, respectively.
The computer 11 includes a keyboard 14 and a mouse 15.
Is provided, and by operating these, character input and setting changes are performed. Further, the computer 11 includes a monitor 16 through which the user can confirm changes and inputs and can view print previews.

The scanner 12 is a flatbed scanner, and has a transparent mounting plate 20 on the upper surface of the main body 2.
1 and a holding lid 22 whose one end is fixed to the main body 21. When the holding cover 22 is opened, the placing plate 20 is exposed, the receiving postcard P as an image recording medium is placed on the placing plate 20, and when the holding cover 22 is closed, the receiving postcard P is removed. It is pressed and fixed. In the main body 21, a carriage 23 extending in the width direction of the mounting plate 20 (direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 1) is arranged. The carriage 23 is guided by a guide shaft 24 arranged in the main body 21, and is movable by a drive motor 26 in the left-right direction in FIG. 1 via a belt 25 arranged in the main body 21. . In the carriage 23, a light source 27 extending in the width direction of the scanner 12 and a plurality of mirrors 2 are provided.
8, a condenser lens 29, and an image pickup device (CCD) 30 are arranged. The light source 27 irradiates the receiving postcard P mounted on the mounting plate 20 with light. Multiple mirrors 28
Changes the optical path of the light L of the light source 27 reflected by the acceptance postcard P and guides it to the condenser lens 29. The condenser lens 29 condenses the guided light and makes it enter the image pickup device 30. The image sensor 30 transmits an output signal having a magnitude corresponding to the intensity of incident light to the computer 11.

On the other hand, the printer 13 includes a paper feed tray 31 and a paper discharge tray 32, and a carriage 33 inside. The carriage 33 has a guide shaft 34
Is fixed to the timing belt 35 driven by the carriage motor 33a, and is fastened in the main scanning direction (see FIG.
It is possible to reciprocate in the direction orthogonal to the paper surface). The carriage 33 includes an ink cartridge 36 that separately stores inks of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, and has a print head 37 on its lower surface. The print head 37 ejects ink onto the print postcard C as a print recording medium by expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric element 37a shown in FIG. A platen 39 is arranged below the carriage 33. Therefore, the carriage 33
During the movement, the ink supplied from the ink cartridge 36 is ejected from the print head 37 to print on the upper surface of the printing postcard C on the platen 39.

In the printer 13, a plurality of paper feed rollers 40 are provided on the paper feed tray 31 side and the paper discharge tray 32 side of the carriage 33. These paper feed rollers 40 are appropriately driven by the paper feed motor 40a shown in FIG. 2, so that the printing postcard C is introduced from the paper feed tray 31 in the printer 13 and the printing postcard C is moved in the sub-scanning direction (see FIG. 1). Printing is performed by being conveyed from right to left), and the printed printing postcard C is discharged to the paper discharge tray 32.

Next, the electrical configuration of the printing system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Computer 1
1 includes a RAM and a ROM (not shown) and a CPU 41 shown in FIG. Furthermore, the computer 11
Includes a program storage unit 42 and a sender / destination list storage unit 43.

As shown in FIG. 4, the program storage section 42 stores a scanner driver program, a delivery destination list creation application program, a delivery destination printing application program, and a printer driver program.

The scanner driver program drives the scanner 12 to scan the acceptance postcard P and obtain image information of the acceptance postcard P. Also,
The destination list creation application program converts the image information obtained by the scanner driver program into character information and creates a destination list from the character information.

The destination print application program is for creating print data to be printed on a postcard based on the destination information created by the destination list creation application program and the user's instruction. The printer driver program is a program that converts the created print data into intermediate image data (data consisting of multi-valued signals for each color of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) that can be processed by the printer 13. .

The sender / destination list storage unit 43 stores sender information about users and destination information created by the sending list creation program. The sender information and the destination information are as shown in FIG.
Postal code data 45, address data 46, attached name data 47 such as titles and departments, name data 48, telephone number data 49, fax number data 50,
It has electronic mail address data 51 and memo data 52 about the destination. In FIG. 3, the sender information is described in the memo data 52 as the sender information, and the remaining information is the destination information.

On the other hand, the scanner 12 is a ROM (not shown).
And a RAM and a CPU 55 shown in FIG.
Further, the CPU 55 is connected to a drive circuit 56 for driving the drive motor 26 and a light emitting circuit 57 for causing the light source 27 to emit light. The drive circuit 56 and the light emitting circuit 57 drive the drive motor 26 and the light source 27, respectively, based on the signal from the computer 11. An output signal from the image pickup device 30 is supplied to the CPU 55, and this signal is sent to the computer 11 via the input interface 58.
Send to. Therefore, the scanner 12 causes the light source 27 to emit light and drives the drive motor 26 to drive the carriage 2.
3 is moved to receive the postcard P placed on the placing plate 20.
Scan the image from edge to edge. The output signal obtained by the image pickup device 30 at this time is transmitted to the computer 11.

The printer 13 includes a ROM and an R (not shown).
The AM and the CPU 60 of FIG. 2 are provided, and are connected to the computer 11 via the input / output interface 59.
The CPU 60 is connected to the feed motor drive circuit 61, the moving motor drive circuit 62, and the head drive circuit 63. The feed motor drive circuit 61 is the paper feed motor 40a.
The moving motor drive circuit 62 drives the carriage motor 33a for moving the carriage 33, and the head drive circuit 63 drives the piezoelectric element 37a based on a control signal from the CPU 60.

Next, the operation of the printing system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. (Creation of destination list) First, the user uses the keyboard 1
The destination list creation application program is started via the mouse 4 and the mouse 15. As a result, the computer 11 starts up the destination application program and performs the processing according to FIGS. 6 and 7 to create the destination list.

In this destination list creation processing operation,
First, the computer 11 prompts the user to input sender information such as the name and address of the sender (user) who is the sender. As a result, when the postal code data 45, the address data 46, the name data 48, and the like of the user (sender) are input (step S10), the computer 11 outputs information about these users (memo data) as shown in FIG. It is stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 as sender information (assumed to be the sender in 52) (step S11).

Next, the computer 11 activates the scanner driver program (step S12). Thereby, first, the computer 11 causes the monitor 16 to display the capture processing screen AG as shown in FIG. 8 (step S13). In addition, this capture processing screen AG
Then, a detailed setting area 65 such as a document size for scanning is displayed on the left side, and a preview screen 66 for a scanning result described later is displayed on the right side. A preview button 67 and a capture button 68 are displayed on the detailed setting screen of the capture processing screen AG.

Then, the user directs the acceptance postcard P received by the user in the past with the surface on which the address and name of the destination are written facing the platen 20 side of the scanner 12.
Place the acceptance postcard P of the postcard sent from the destination.

Next, when the user clicks the preview button 67 of the capture processing screen AG in FIG. 8 with the mouse 15, the computer 11 causes the scanner 12 to capture the preview image (step S1).
4).

This fetching process, as shown in FIG.
The computer 11 first transmits a drive signal to the scanner 12 (step S141). Based on the drive signal, the scanner 12 drives the drive motor 26 while moving the light source 27 to move the carriage 23 (step S142). At this time, the light from the light source 27 irradiates the postcard reception postcard P on the mounting plate 20, and is reflected by the postcard reception postcard P. The light reflected by the acceptance postcard P is incident on the image sensor 30 via the mirror 28 and the condenser lens 29. In the image pickup device 30, the output signal having a magnitude corresponding to the amount of received light is transmitted to the computer 11 one after another as the carriage 23 moves (step S14).
3). When it is determined that the scanner 12 has scanned the entire area of the received postcard P (YES in step S144), the scanner 12 sends a scanning end signal to the computer 11 (step S145).
Then, the scanner 12 stops the light emission of the light source 27,
The carriage 23 is moved to the original position before scanning is started (step S146). On the other hand, the computer 11, which has received the end signal from the scanner 12, forms a preview image of the received postcard P from the output signal transmitted from the image sensor 30 of the scanner 12 (step S147).

Then, the obtained preview image is displayed on the right side of the import processing screen AG as shown in FIG. 8 (step S15 in FIG. 6). When the user determines that this preview image is acceptable, the capture button 6
8 is clicked. As a result, the computer 11
Is the process of acquiring the preview image (step S1 above).
An image is captured by a process substantially similar to steps 41 to S147) (step S17). And computer 1
1, the captured image is displayed on the display unit 69 of the capture screen SG as shown in FIG. 9 (step S1).
8).

The capture screen SG has a menu bar for performing "file" operation processing and "edit" processing on the upper portion of the display unit 69 on which an image is displayed, and a zoom and conversion area of the screen including a list creation button RB. While the toolbar for specifying the processing such as automatic extraction of is displayed,
The category display unit 70 is displayed. The category display unit 70 displays an area number 70a and two pull-down menus 70b attached to the area number 70a. In the pull-down menu 70b, as shown in FIG. 10, blank categories 71, addresses 72, names 73, telephone numbers 74, fax numbers 75, email addresses 76, and postal codes 77 can be selected. .

Next, the computer 11 automatically detects conversion areas 80 to 85 in the obtained image, which can be determined to be convertible to character data, based on the user's instruction (see FIG. 6).
Step S19), the area is surrounded on the display unit 69 of FIG. At this time, for example, when the conversion areas 80 to 85 are not all extracted or the areas to which a plurality of categories are added are integrally detected and the area is corrected (NO in step S20), the user The conversion areas 80 to 85 are extracted by designating the range using the mouse 15 (step S21).

Next, the computer 11 uses the conversion areas 8
The positions of the postcards 0 to 85 are detected, and the category of the contents described in the respective conversion areas 80 to 85 is recognized based on the data stored in advance. That is, in the computer 11, as shown in FIG. 9, the conversion area 80 located on the upper side of the postcard is the postal code of the user (the recipient of the postcard that is the read acceptance postcard P) and the conversion area 81 located on the rightmost side of the postcard. Is the address of the same user, and the conversion area 82 on the left of this conversion area 81 is recognized as the user's name. Furthermore, computer 1
1, the conversion area 83 located on the leftmost side of the postcard is the name of the destination (sender of the print postcard C), the conversion area 84 to the right of the conversion area 83 is the address of the destination, and the conversion area 8
The conversion area 85 located below 3, 84 is recognized as the postal code of the same destination.

That is, the computer 11 assigns "name", "address", and "zip code" to the respective conversion areas 80 to 85.
In addition to such categories, sender information and recipient information are grouped so that the same categories are not included.

Further, the conversion areas 80 to 85 correspond to the areas 1 to 6 of the category display section 70 in FIG. 8, and the categories attached to the pull-down menu 70b of the corresponding areas are displayed. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, the zip code 77 is in the pull-down menu 70 b of the area 1 corresponding to the conversion area 80, the address 72 is in the pull-down menu 70 b of the area 2 corresponding to the conversion area 81, and the conversion area 82 is in the conversion area 82. In the pull-down menu 70b of the corresponding area 3, the name 7
3 is displayed. Further, the names 73, addresses 72, and postal codes 77 are displayed in the pull-down menus 70b of the areas 4, 5, 6 corresponding to the conversion areas 83, 84, 85, respectively (step S24).

Then, when the user makes a mistake in the category automatically assigned to each conversion area 80 to 85 by the computer (NO in step S24), a new category is manually added to each conversion area. That is, the user uses the pull-down menu 70 corresponding to each conversion area 80-85.
The correct category is selected from b and displayed (step S25).

Next, when the computer 11 determines that the list creation button RB on the capture screen SG is clicked, the image information displayed in each of the conversion areas 80 to 85 is converted into character information of text data (step 2).
6). Then, the computer 11 recognizes that the information belongs to each category, and acquires each character information (step S27). That is, in the group of the destination information, it is assumed that the character information “Sasa XX” in the conversion area 83 has the category “name”, and the character information “Mikami City Kamirenjaku Δ- ○ in Tokyo” in the conversion area 84 has a category of “name”. △ 〜
Assuming that "□" has the category of "address", the conversion area 8
The character information “181-0012” of No. 5 is acquired as having the category of “zip code”. Further, in the group of sender information, it is assumed that the character information “164-0001” in the conversion area 81 has the category of “zip code”, and the character information “Nakano ΔΔ˜ ○ in Nakano-ku, Tokyo” of the conversion area 82 is assumed. It is acquired that “Δ to □ Δ” has the category of “address” and that the character information of the conversion area 83, “Hiro Hirokawa”, has the category of “name”.

Next, the computer 11 determines the sender / sender based on the character information acquired in the state where each category is attached.
Information storage processing for selecting information to be added or updated in the destination list storage unit 43 is performed (step S28).

In this information storing process, the computer 1
As shown in FIG. 12, 1 selects one group from the acquired character information. That is, either sender group information or destination group information is selected (step S
280). Then, the character information designated as "name" (when the destination group is selected, "Sasa ○○ kichi" is used as the character information already stored as name data 48 in the sender / destination list storage unit 43). At this time, when the computer 11 determines that the character information of “name” is the same as the sender's name data 48 (step S2)
If YES in step 81, step S291 described later is performed.

When the computer 11 determines that the acquired character information having the category of "name" is not the same as the sender's name data 48 (step S28).
If the answer is NO in 1), it is determined whether or not it is the same as the name data 48 of the destination information already stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 (step S282). Then, in the computer 11, the acquired character information having the category of “name” is stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43.
If it is not stored in (step S282)
If NO), all the character information of the group including the character information is stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 as a new destination (step S283). That is, when "Sasa ◯ kichi" is not stored in the name data 48 of the sender / destination list storage unit 43 (step S2).
In 82, NO) indicates that the character information (Kamirenjaku, Mitaka City, Tokyo) of the "address" category that belongs to one group (group for destination information) of this name (Sasaki ○○ Kichi).
△ to □) and “Postal Code” category text information (18
1-0012) is stored in the address data 46 and the postal code data 45 of the corresponding sender / destination list storage unit 43 as the information of the destination (Sakichi ◯◯) (step S283).

On the other hand, the computer 11 stores the name data acquired from the image and the sender / destination list storage unit 43.
If the same as the name data 48 already stored in (in step S282: YES), the sender / destination list storage unit 43 determines whether data corresponding to a category other than the name acquired from the image exists in the sender / destination list storage unit 43. It is determined (step S284). That is, it is determined whether or not the address data 46 and the postal code data 45 corresponding to the character information of the categories of “address” and “postal code” acquired from the image are stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 ( Step S282). At this time, if there is all data corresponding to a category other than the name of the character information acquired from the image (NO in step S284), step S2
The process of step S285 is immediately performed without performing 84.

Data corresponding to categories other than names in the selected group is sent / destination list storage unit 4
If there is at least one that is not stored in 3 (YES in step S284), the character information corresponding to the data that is not stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 is set to the sender corresponding to the category. Stored as data in the destination list storage unit 43 (step S2
85). That is, the postal code data 45 corresponding to the acquired character information of the "address" category (Kamirenjaku, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo Δ ~ ○ △ ~ □) and the character information of the "zip code" category (181-0012), and If the address data 46 is not recorded in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 (YES in step S284), these are recorded in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 (step S).
285). If only one of the acquired character information of the "address" category and the acquired character information of the "zip code" category is recorded in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 (YES in step S284). , The other is recorded in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 (step S285).

Next, the computer 11 determines whether or not the data corresponding to the character information of the category other than the name in the selected group is stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 (step S286). When the computer 11 determines that the data corresponding to the acquired character information is stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 (YES in step S286), the computer 11 determines in step S287. That is, when both the acquired character information of the "address" category and the acquired character information of the "zip code" category are stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43, the process of step S287 is performed.

In step S287, it is determined whether the character information of the acquired category and the data stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 corresponding to each category are the same. That is, the computer 11
Character information of the "Address" category (Kamirenjaku, Mitaka City, Tokyo △
~ ○ △ ~ □) is the address data 46 of the sender / destination list storage unit 43 and the character information (181-0012) of the category of "zip code" is the sender / destination list storage unit 4
It is determined whether or not it is the same as the postal code data 45 of No. 3 (step S287).

If the computer 11 determines that the character information of the "postal code" category and the postal code data 45 are not the same as the character information of the "address" category and the address data 46 (NO in step S287). In this case, a message asking whether to update the acquired data is displayed on the monitor 16 (step S288) to prompt the user to update the data. When the computer 11 generates (receives) a change request signal for updating the data based on the operation of the keyboard 14 or the mouse 15 by the user (YES in step S289), the sender / destination list storage unit 43. The acquired character information is stored in place of the character information stored in (1) and the character information is updated (step S290).

Next, the computer 11 determines whether or not there is other information to which the category of "name" is added in the acquired character information, that is, whether or not there is another group not selected in step S280. Judge (step S2
91). If there is another group (step S
If YES in step 291, the processing from step S280 is performed on other information, and if there is no other group (NO in step S291), the information storage processing ends.

When the information about the destination is acquired as described above, the computer 11 prompts the user to further acquire the destination information for other postcards.
At this time, the computer 11 acquires the destination information for the other postcards by the user (step S in FIG. 7).
If YES, the process of steps S13 to S28 is repeated.

On the other hand, when the computer 11 determines that the user does not acquire the destination information for other postcards (NO in step S29), the computer 11
Next, the created destination information is displayed (step S3
0), let the user confirm whether or not the data of the destination information needs to be corrected due to an error such as character conversion. Then, when there is no need to correct (step S31
If NO) or there is a correction and the destination information is corrected by the user (step S32), the creation of the destination information data ends.

(Destination Printing Process) Next, a case where the user prints using the destination list created through steps S11 to S32 will be described with reference to FIGS.
Follow the instructions below.

First, when the destination print application program is started by the user, the computer 11
Acquires the destination information stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 (step S4 in FIG. 13).
1). Then, the acquired delivery destination information, that is, the delivery destination zip code data 45, address data 46, attached name data 47, name data 48, telephone number data 49, fax number data 50, e-mail address data 51, and memo data 52 are stored. It is displayed on the monitor 16 while being inserted in the destination information editing form FA shown in FIG. 14 (step S42). Then, the user sends the destination information edit form F
By operating the keyboard 14 and the mouse 15 on A, the destination information is edited (step S43). Further, a print identification column 86 is displayed at each destination of the destination information editing form FA, and when the user wants to print a postcard, a check mark is printed in the same print identification column 86 of the destination to be printed. Attach an identifier.

Further, in the destination information editing form FA,
Edit sender information button SB to edit sender information
A print execution button PB for printing and an edit end button EB for ending editing in the destination information editing form FA are displayed. When the sender information edit button SB is clicked by the user, the computer 11 causes the computer 11 to store the user's zip code data 45 and address data 4 stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43.
The sender information such as 6 is displayed, and the information can be edited by the user.

When the user clicks the print execution button PB of the destination information editing form FA (step S
(YES at 44), the computer 11 causes the postal code data 45 to be printed from the destination information with the print identifier,
Address data 46, attached name data 47, name data 4
8 is acquired (step S45). When sender information such as the sender's address and name is printed on the surface on which the destination is printed, the sender information is included in the print information.

Next, the computer 11 performs a print execution process (step S46). In this print execution processing operation, the computer 11 creates print information for the front surface to be printed on the front surface of the print postcard C from the acquired destination information, that is, the destination information in which the print identifier is attached to the print identification field 86 (Fig. 15 step S461). Then, the computer 11 converts the print information into intermediate processing data according to the printer driver program, and transmits the converted intermediate processing data to the CPU 60 of the printer 13 (step S462). In the printer 13, after the intermediate processing data is temporarily stored in the RAM, the feed motor drive circuit 61, the moving motor drive circuit 62, and the head drive circuit 63 are driven based on the data, and are sent to the print postcard C. The destination information (and the sender information when the sender information is printed) is printed (step S463). When the printer 13 finishes printing, the CPU 60 of the printer 13 sends a print end signal to the computer 11.
(Step S464).

When the computer 11 determines that the edit end button EB of the destination information edit form FA has been clicked by the user (YES in step S47 in FIG. 13), the sender information at the time of termination is set as the sender / destination. The list is stored in the list storage unit 43 (step S48), and the destination printing process is completed.

According to the printing system of this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. (1) In the present embodiment, the scanner 12 reads an image from the acceptance postcard P of the postcard (step S17).
Then, the read image is converted into character information in association with categories such as name and address (step S2).
6). Then, the character information converted by adding the categories is sequentially stored in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 as destination information to create a destination list. Therefore, the acceptance postcard P that is the postcard that the user received from the destination.
Can obtain electronic data of destination information such as the name and address of the destination. Therefore, the user does not have to enter the electronic data with time and effort,
The destination list can be easily obtained as electronic data, and the destination information can be easily updated.

(2) In this embodiment, when the image information includes a plurality of character information with the same category, that is, two or more "name" categories, "address" categories and "zip codes" are included. If there is a category, the same category should not be included, that is, the character information having the category of "name", the character information having the category of "address", and the character information having the category of "zip code" are 1 Grouped to include each one. Therefore, in the text information obtained from the image, even if the sender information is included, only the necessary destination information can be acquired more accurately, and even if there are multiple names and addresses, each destination can be acquired. It is possible to obtain different destination information for each.

(3) In this embodiment, the computer 11
Judging from the positions of the conversion areas 80 to 85 on the reception postcard P, the categories such as name, address, and zip code are associated with the conversion areas 80 to 85. Therefore, the user does not need to manually attach the categories to all the conversion areas 80 to 85, and the user's labor can be further reduced.

(4) In this embodiment, the conversion areas 80 to 8
If the category automatically assigned to 5 is not correctly assigned, the user assigned the correct category in the pull-down menu 70b (step S25). Therefore, the sender / destination list storage unit 43 is rarely stored as data whose name and address are different from the corresponding data.

(5) In the present embodiment, when there is no name data 48 corresponding to the character information (Sasaki) that has the acquired name category, or when the character information (181-0012) has the zip code category. If there is no corresponding postal code data 45, these are stored in the name data 48 and the postal code data 45 of the sender / destination list storage unit 43 (steps S283 and S285). Therefore, when the address of the destination is changed, or information of the destination that has not been known until now, such as e-mail address and fax number, can be automatically obtained as electronic data, and these changes can be made easily. It can be carried out.

(6) In this embodiment, when the sender information (input in step S11) is included in the character information converted from the image (YES in step S281).
In other words, the computer 11 does not store the information in the sender / destination list storage unit 43 as sender information.
The sender information is not erroneously stored as the destination information, the possibility of accidentally sending to the user can be reduced, and the sender information of the user is not automatically updated.

(7) In this embodiment, the computer 11
Stores the data corresponding to the category of the acquired character information in the sender / destination list storage unit 43, and if the data is different, asks the user whether to update the information. When the change request signal is generated (received) by the user's instruction (step S28)
The data was updated only in 9) (step S290).
Therefore, if the wrong destination information is acquired due to a mistake in identifying character information or a wrong category, it is easy for the user not to update it, so the wrong destination information can be It is rarely stored in the destination list storage unit 43.

(8) In this embodiment, when the acquisition of the destination information is completed (NO in step S29), the computer 11 displays the destination list on the monitor 16 (step S31) and sends it to the user. I urged to check the destination list. In this case, the process from reading the image from the scanner 12 to displaying the created sending list (steps S17 to S30) is immediately performed,
The user has the acceptance postcard P in which the destination data is read. Therefore, the user can easily check the destination list based on the received postcard P at hand, and can easily create a destination list in which more accurate destination information is described. .

(9) In this embodiment, steps S11 to S11.
The computer 11 creates print information of the destination of the postcard using the electronic data of the destination created by performing the process of step S32, and the printer 1 based on the print information.
Printing was performed on 3. Therefore, it is not necessary to input the destination data as electronic data using the keyboard 14 or the like for printing, and the destination printing can be performed without time and effort.

(10) In the present embodiment, since the printing is performed to the destination to which the print identifier is attached, the destination can be selected from the destination list and the destination can be printed. Therefore, the destination information can be managed as one list, and the destinations can be easily managed.

(Second Embodiment) A second embodiment of the printing system embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the same parts as those in the above embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the printing system of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, the management computer 90 in the management center SC is connected via the Internet I to the computer terminal 91 in the user's house H or the like. The computer terminal 91 includes a keyboard 14, a mouse 15 and a monitor 16, like the computer 11.

On the other hand, the management computer 90 determines that the store SH
Is connected to a terminal device 92 located in. The terminal 92 is a display operation panel 9 such as a touch panel.
2a is provided, and when a user inputs a predetermined item such as an ID number or a password by operating the display operation panel 92a, the predetermined item is transmitted to the management computer 90. Further, the terminal device 92 has a storage unit 93 for temporarily storing information and also has the scanner 12. The scanner 12 according to the present embodiment has a holding lid 22.
Further, a sorter ST is provided so that a plurality of accepted postcards P can be continuously read.

The management computer 90 comprises a data reception storage section 94, a program storage section 95, an address / place name correspondence storage section 96, a user information management storage section 97, a destination list management storage section 98, and a back side information storage section 99. ing.

The data reception storage unit 94 is a storage unit for temporarily storing the image data transmitted from the terminal 92 of the scanner 12 of the store SH. The program storage unit 95
The destination list creating application program, the destination printing application program, and the printer driver program of the first embodiment are stored. Further, the address / place name correspondence storage unit 96 has address information corresponding to postal codes and place names. For example, if the postal code is 164-0001, the address is 1 to 6 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo. If the postal code is 045, the information that the city is Yokohama is stored.

The user information management storage unit 97 stores various kinds of information regarding the user, and in addition to the user information such as the user's zip code, address, name, telephone number, fax number, electronic mail address, etc. Information about information is stored. The billing information includes a debit method such as whether to debit the account or issue a bill, and number information such as a card number and an account number used at the time of billing.

The destination list management storage section 98 stores the destination information created by the destination list creation program for each user. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the destination list management storage unit 98 stores the postal code data 45 of the destination, address data 46, attached name data 47 such as titles and departments, name data 48, telephone number data. 49, fax number data 50, e-mail address data 51, and memo data 5 about the destination.
Destination information such as 2 is stored. Note that the sender list management storage unit 98 of the present embodiment does not store sender information, unlike the sender / destination list storage unit 43 of FIG.

The back side information storage section 99 is a back side of images and messages to be printed on the back side of the postcard edited and transmitted by the computer terminal 91 when the user prints both sides of the postcard on the printer 13 of the management center SC. It stores information.

Further, the management computer 90 is equipped with the printer 13 and can print the created print information on the print postcard C. Next, the operation of the printing system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 18 to 21.

First, when the user wants to create a destination list using the printing system of this embodiment, the user performs the process shown in FIG. 16 to apply for using the printing system. That is, when the user connects the computer terminal 91 to the management computer 90 via the Internet I, the management computer 90 transmits the data of the application screen (step S61) and the monitor 1
The application screen is displayed on 6 (step S62), and the user is prompted to enter user information.

When the computer terminal 91 determines that the user has described the user information of the user, the billing information such as the withdrawal method and the credit card number, and the arbitrary password on this application screen, the user information, Management computer 9 for billing information and password
0 (step S63). Management computer 9
0 gives an ID number to this user (step S64), and stores this ID number and the transmitted user information, billing information and password in the user information management storage unit 97 (step S65). . Next, the management computer 90 transmits the ID number of the user to the computer terminal 91 (step S66) and displays it on the monitor 16 (step S67).

(Destination List Creation Process) In this embodiment, the destination list is created according to FIGS. 18 and 19. First, in order to send each destination information to the management computer 90, the user who brought the postcard with the name and address of each destination to the store SH, stores a plurality of postcards in the sorter ST of the scanner 12 of the store SH. Place the acceptance postcard P. Then, the user operates the display operation panel 92a of the terminal device 92 to input the ID number and the password. When the terminal 92 determines that the ID number and password are input, the terminal 92 transmits the input ID number and password to the management computer 90 (step S7).
1). The management computer 90 determines whether the user information corresponding to the received ID number and password is stored in the user information management storage unit 97, that is, whether the ID number and password are correct (step S72). The management computer 90 determines that the received ID number and password are incorrect (step S72).
No.), to that effect, the display operation panel 92 of the terminal device 92
It is displayed on a and prompts the user to re-input. On the other hand, when the management computer 90 determines that the ID number and the password are correct (YES in step S72), it sends a reading start signal to the terminal device 92 (step S73). As a result, the terminal 92 gives a drive signal to the scanner 12 (step S74).

When the scanner 12 receives the drive signal of the terminal device 92, it first drives the drive motor of the sorter ST (step S75) to set the acceptance postcard P to 1 from the sorter ST.
One piece is placed on the placing plate 20. Then, when the reception postcard P is placed on the placing plate 20, the carriage 23 moves while the light source 27 emits light (step S76), and an output signal is transmitted from the image pickup device 30 to the terminal device 92 (step S76). S77). Then, the scanner 12 repeats the processing of steps S76 and S77 while it is determined that the entire area of one reception postcard P is not scanned (NO in step S78). Then, the scanner 12 determines that the entire area of one acceptance postcard P has been scanned (step S78).
YES), one image of the acceptance postcard P, that is, 1
A one-image end signal indicating that the image acquisition is completed is transmitted to the terminal 92 (step S79).

Next, the scanner 12 determines whether or not all the received postcards P placed on the sorter ST have been scanned (step S80). All accepted postcards P
If is not scanned (NO in step S80), the drive motor of the sorter ST is driven again (step S75), and the received postcard P placed on the placing plate 20 of the scanner 12 is discharged. Then, one new acceptance postcard P is placed on the placing plate 20. And the scanner 12
Performs the processing of steps S75 to S79 again.

On the other hand, the scanner 12 scans all the received postcards P (Y in step S80).
A scanning end signal is transmitted to the terminal 92 (step S81).

Terminal 9 receiving the scanning end signal
2 forms a plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of received postcards P based on the output signal from the image sensor 30 and the one-image end signal (step S82). Next, the terminal 92 receives the image formed in step S82 and the ID number and password input in step S71 from the management computer 90.
(Step S83).

The management computer 90 recognizes the image of the user already specified based on the ID number and the password, and temporarily stores the information of this image in the data reception storage section 94 (step S84).

As shown in FIG. 19, next, the management computer 90 first selects one unprocessed image from the plurality of images temporarily stored in the data reception storage section 94 (step S85), and the selection is made. A conversion area for determining that the image can be converted into characters is automatically extracted (step S86). Then, the management computer 90 converts the image information in this conversion area into character information of text data (step S).
87). Subsequently, the management computer 90 detects a string of numbers from the converted character information (step S88).
Next, the management computer 90 determines the position of the hyphen in the detected sequence of numbers and the number of numbers in that sequence, “TEL”.
Based on the words such as “FAX” and the zip code, it is determined whether the string of numbers is a zip code, a telephone number, a fax number, or another number. When the management computer 90 determines that the postal code, the telephone number, and the fax number, the "postal code",
The category of "telephone number" or "fax number" is added to acquire the character information (step S89).

Next, the management computer 90 judges whether or not there is an electronic mail address, and if there is, acquires the character information (step S90). That is, the management computer 90 selects ".com" or "c" from among alphanumeric characters.
Detects a specific character string such as "o.jp", "ne.jp" or "@", recognizes that character string as an e-mail address, and assigns the category "e-mail address". Get the character information.

Next, the management computer 90 displays the prefecture name, hyphen, "no", "no", "city", "ward""chome","streetaddress""go","room","building". , Character strings in which many "floors" and the like are used are recognized and recognized as addresses (addresses or locations). That is, this character string is attached to the category of "address" and the character information is acquired (step S91). Then, the management computer 90 corrects the character information such as the place name of the address from the area code or postal code of the recognized telephone number or fax number and the conversion information of the character (step S92).

Further, the management computer 90 determines that the character string immediately following this address in the "address" category is the name data 48, and adds the "name" category to obtain character information. Yes (step S93).

Then, the management computer 90 stores the character information acquired in steps S89 to S93 in the destination list management storage section 98 (step S94).
At this time, the management computer 90 performs the same information storage processing as steps S280 to S291 of the computer 11 in the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. However, step S of the information storage processing of the present embodiment
At 281, it is determined whether the character information acquired based on the user information stored in the user information management storage unit 97 is sender information. In addition, in the information storage processing of the present embodiment, step S of the first embodiment described above.
The processing of 288 and S289 is not performed, and step S28 is performed.
If NO in step S290, immediately step S290.
The processing is performed and the information is updated.

Next, the management computer 90 storing the character information judges whether or not the information is acquired from all the acquired images (step S95). At this time, the management computer 90 repeats the processes of steps S85 to S94 when information has not been acquired from all the images, that is, when there is an unprocessed image (YES in step S95). If the management computer 90 determines that the information has been acquired from all the images (YES in step S95), the destination list creation process ends.

(Destination Printing Process) After that, when the user wants to print a postcard and connects the computer terminal 91 to the management computer 90, the destination printing process is performed as shown in FIG. In this destination print processing operation, first, the management computer 90 transmits the data of the access screen for the user to input the ID number and the password to the computer terminal 91 (step S10).
1), the computer terminal 91 displays an access screen on the monitor 16 based on the received data. Then, when the computer terminal 91 determines that the ID number and the password are input on the access screen based on the operation of the user, the computer terminal 91 transmits the ID number and the password to the management computer 90 (step S102). The management computer 90 identifies the user from the transmitted ID number and password and the information stored in the user information management storage unit 97 (step S103), and sets the destination information of this user to the destination list management storage unit 98. Get from (step S
104). Then, the management computer 90 transmits the destination information editing form FA of FIG. 14 in which the acquired destination information is inserted and the back surface information editing form FR shown in FIG. 21 to the computer terminal 91 (step S10).
5). The computer terminal 91 displays the back surface information edit form FR and the destination information edit form FA.

This back side information editing form FR is shown in FIG.
, A radio button 100 for reading an image to be printed on a postcard, an image name input field 101 for inputting the file name of the image to be read, a setting input field 102 for determining the insertion position of the image, and a text for inputting the text. Input field 103
And are displayed. Further, the back side information edit form FR displays a preview update button 104 and an edit end button 105 for updating the preview screen PG for checking how the information is displayed during editing.
In this back surface information editing form FR, one of the radio buttons 100 is selected, or each of the input fields 101 to 1 described above.
The back surface information is edited by inputting a value or character in 03 (step S106 in FIG. 20).

When the computer terminal 91 judges that the editing of the destination information and the back side information is completed based on the operation of the keyboard 14 and the mouse 15 by the user (step S106), the destination information and the back side information are managed. It is transmitted to the computer 90 (step S107).
The management computer 90 stores the received delivery destination information and back side information in the delivery destination list management storage unit 98 and back side information storage unit 99 (step S108), and updates the delivery destination information and back side information. Next, the management computer 90 creates data of the preview screen PG and sends it to the computer terminal 91 (step S109). The computer terminal 91 displays the preview screen PG on the monitor 16 based on the received data (step S1).
10).

The user selects a preview screen PG on the monitor 16.
When the user wants to re-edit by looking at (NO in step S111), the back surface information is re-edited, that is, the processing of step S106 and subsequent steps described above is repeatedly performed. If the user wants to print with the back side information displayed on the preview screen PG (YES in step S111)
In S), the computer terminal 91 to the management computer 9 are operated by the user operating the keyboard 14 or the mouse 15.
A print execution signal is transmitted to 0 (step S112).

The management computer 90 which receives this print execution signal performs print execution processing (step S11).
3). In this print execution processing operation, the management computer 90 performs the same processing as the print execution processing shown in FIG. That is, print information data is created based on the destination information and the back surface information stored in the destination list management storage unit 98 and the back surface information storage unit 99, and this data is converted into intermediate processing data and transmitted to the printer 13. To do. Then, the printer 13 prints on the print postcard C, and when the printing is completed, a print end signal is transmitted to the management computer 90.

When the printing postcard C is printed and posted,
The management computer 90 sends an email notifying the delivery completion notice to the computer terminal 91 (step S114), and also charges the user (step S115). In this billing process, based on the billing information of the user stored in the user information management storage unit 97, it is possible to issue a bill for the destination list creation cost and the postcard delivery cost, and to debit the bank account. Done.

Therefore, according to the printing system of this embodiment, in addition to the effects described in the above (1) to (3), (5), (6), (9) and (10), It is possible to obtain various effects.

(11) In this embodiment, the image data acquired by the scanner 12 in the store SH is transmitted to the management computer 90, and the management computer 90 creates a destination list. Therefore, the user can
It is possible to easily create electronic data of the destination information even if it does not have. Similarly, the electronic data of the destination information can be easily updated.

(12) In the present embodiment, printing can be performed by the printer 13 included in the management computer 90 in accordance with a user's instruction, and the destination for printing
You can easily edit the information on the back side.

(13) In the present embodiment, after the destination information other than the name and address is converted into character information (step S87), the converted character information is converted into "name".
And the category of "address" are attached to each conversion area (steps S89 to S93). Therefore, since the category is attached based on the obtained character information, even if the destination is described in various formats such as horizontal writing and vertical writing, it is possible to automatically add the category with less mistakes,
You can get the destination information.

(14) In this embodiment, after the postal code, telephone number, etc. are discriminated (step S89), the destination address is specified from these postal code and telephone number, and the character information obtained by converting the image data is obtained. Modified (Step S9
2). Therefore, more accurate character information can be obtained.

(15) In this embodiment, the user sends the ID number and password (step S102), and sends the destination information to the computer terminal 91 only when the user can be specified (step S105). Can be browsed. Therefore, the destination information is the correct ID
If the number and password are not transmitted, they cannot be viewed, that is, the destination information is not easily viewed by a third party, so the third party cannot know the destination information.

(16) In this embodiment, the image is displayed on the management computer 90 by the user together with the ID number and password.
The destination information is updated only when the information is sent to the user (step S83). Therefore, it is possible to save the created destination list without another person mistakenly adding, deleting, or changing the destination list of the user.

(17) In this embodiment, the management computer 90 prints and sends the print postcard C, and then sends an e-mail notifying the user of the print postcard C that the print postcard C has been sent (step S1). S114).
Therefore, the user can surely know whether or not the print postcard C has been sent, and the reliability of the postcard printing system can be improved.

(Modification) The present embodiment may be modified as follows. In each of the above-described embodiments, the postcard received by the user is read by the scanner 12 to create the destination list. However, a recording medium in which envelopes other than the postcard, destination slips, and other information such as the name and address of the destination are described. Anything will do. The postcards include officially made postcards and Christmas cards.

In each of the above embodiments, the sender information is input by the keyboard 14, but the sender information may be captured as image information together with the destination information, and the data input may be omitted.

In the first embodiment described above, the delivery destination of the print postcard C is printed, but any delivery destination may be printed, such as a label sticker, an envelope, or It may be wrapping paper or the like.

In the first embodiment, the image information is converted into character information after each category is added to the extracted conversion area, and in the second embodiment, after conversion into character information, the converted area is converted into character information. Each category is added to certain text information. Instead, in the first embodiment, each category may be added after the character recognition, or in the second embodiment, the character recognition may be performed after the category is added. That is, either the character recognition processing or the category addition processing may be performed first.

In the first embodiment, the password and I
Although it was possible to view or change the destination list without inputting the D number, as in the second embodiment,
The destination list may be viewed or changed only when the password or ID number is input.

In the second embodiment, the image information of the postcard of the acceptance postcard P read by the scanner 12 is stored in the store SH.
From the terminal 92 to the management computer 90 via the network N. Instead of this, the terminal 92 of the store SH uses the computer terminal 91 via the Internet I.
The computer terminal 91 may be provided with the program storage unit 42 so that the computer terminal 91 creates a destination list.

In the second embodiment, the management center SC
Although the print postcard C is printed by the printer 13 of FIG. 7, when the computer terminal 91 of the house H includes the printer 13, the print postcard C may be printed by the printer 13 of the house H. .

In the above-described second embodiment, the user requests from the computer terminal 91 to use the system, but the user operates the display operation panel 92a of the terminal 92 to use the system from the terminal 92. You may apply.

Next, the technical ideas that can be understood from the above embodiment will be described below together with their effects. (A) A step of creating print information based on the destination list created by the destination list creation method according to any one of claims 11 to 16, and printing by the printing means based on the print information. A printing method of a printing system, comprising:

Therefore, according to the invention described in (a), it is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the eighth aspect.

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According to the present invention, since the name and address of the destination can be acquired as electronic data from the recording medium received by the user, the user does not need to manually input the destination data. That is, since the user can obtain the destination list as electronic data without taking time and effort, the destination list can be easily created. Further, it is possible to easily update the destination information of the destination list.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printing system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the printing system.

FIG. 3 is a data configuration diagram of a destination list.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of information stored in a program storage unit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a screen capture process.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the first half showing a destination list creation process in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the latter half.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an operation screen for image capture processing.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a screen for performing a processing operation of a captured image.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of items of a pull-down menu on the same screen.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a screen in which a category is added to the captured image.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of information storage processing for storing the acquired character information as a destination list.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a postcard printing process according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of an editing screen for editing destination information.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing print execution processing in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing application processing for the printing system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printing system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a first half flow chart showing a destination list creation process in the second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the latter half.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a postcard printing process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of an editing screen for editing back surface information according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

I Internet C as network C Postcard as print recording medium Document 11 as recording medium Image information reading means, character information discriminating means, recording means, list creating means, receiving means, automatic content changing means,
Computer 13 as contents manual changing means, print information creating means, destination selection receiving means, printing means 46 address 48 name 90 character information discriminating means, recording means, list creating means,
Management computer as receiving means, automatic content changing means, manual content changing means, print information creating means, destination selection receiving means

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[Claims] 1. A character information discriminating means for discriminating at least character information of the name and character information of the address from an image including a name and an address read from a recording medium, and the character information of the discriminated name and the character information. Recording means for mutually recording the character information of the address as the information of the destination belonging to the category of the name and the category of the address, and a list for creating a destination list from the character information recorded in the recording means A destination list creating apparatus comprising: a creating unit. 2. When the character information discriminating unit discriminates other character information relating to the destination from the image information, the recording unit determines that the other character information is the destination information. The destination list creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the destination list creating apparatus records the name information and the address information in association with each other. 3. When the information of the image includes a plurality of character information corresponding to the same category, each character information is classified into a plurality of groups not including the same category, and each category is included in the same group. 3. The destination list creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the destinations are associated with each other and stored in the recording means. 4. The recording means records sender information including at least a user's name and address, and the character information discriminating means stores the same character information as the sender information recorded in the recording means. The destination list creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the character information is not recorded in the recording unit when the determination is made. 5. When the character information newly discriminated by the character information discriminating means is different from the information of the destination already recorded in the recording means, the different information is transmitted to the destination list. 5. The delivery destination list creation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising automatic content changing means for adding or changing the destination information. 6. A content manual change means for adding, deleting, or changing information of a destination in the destination list when a change request signal generated in response to a user operation is received. The delivery destination list creation device according to claim 1. 7. The manual content changing means can perform the operation only when a predetermined ID number and password are received together with the change request signal.
Destination list creation device described in. 8. A delivery list creating apparatus according to claim 1, and print information creating means for creating print information based on the delivery list created by the delivery list creating apparatus. A printing system for printing on a print recording medium based on the print information. 9. The printer further comprises destination selection receiving means for receiving destinations selected from the destination list, and the print information creating means is stored in the recording means for the selected destinations. 9. The printing system according to claim 8, wherein the print information is created based on existing information. 10. An acquisition step of acquiring an image including a name and an address of a destination from a recording medium, and a determination step of determining at least character information of the name and character information of the address based on information of the acquired image. A recording step in which the determined character information of the name and the determined character information of the address are recorded in the recording means in association with each other as the information of the destination belonging to the category of the name and the category of the address. A method for creating a destination list characterized by the following. 11. A step of obtaining other information of the destination other than the name and address from the information of the image, and a step of storing the obtained other information as information of the destination in the destination list. The destination list creating method according to claim 10, further comprising: 12. When the information of the acquired image includes a plurality of character information corresponding to one category, the recording step is performed by associating as a plurality of groups not including the same category. Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
A method of creating a destination list described in 0 or 11. 13. The method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of determining whether or not the character information determined in the determining step is the same as the sender information regarding the user recorded in the recording step. The method of creating a destination list according to any one of 10 to 12. 14. If the character information discriminated in the discriminating step is different from the destination information recorded in the recording step, this different information is added as destination information in the destination list or 14. An automatic changing step for changing is further provided, according to any one of claims 10 to 13.
How to make a list of recipients described in. 15. A manual change step of adding, deleting or changing destination information to the destination list in response to a change request signal generated in response to an operation of the user. The destination list creation method described in any one of 10 to 14.