JP2005352587A - Visiting card print system, its control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a visiting card print system capable of minimizing packing work on a visiting card printing side and sorting work on a visiting card receiving side while reducing a transportation cost and a packing cost. <P>SOLUTION: This visiting card print system is provided with a personal computer PC 110, a first printer 120, and a second printer 130. Based on information including customer data read by the PC 110, the size and the number of large boxes for housing the visiting cards and sending them to customers and the size and the number of small boxes housing the visiting cards and distributing them to each of the customers are decided. If all the small boxes cannot be housed in the decided large boxes, the size of the large boxes is changed, and based on the size and the number of the large boxes and the size and the number of small boxes, a packing written order, a delivery statement, and a bill are printed by the first printer, while visiting card data are printed by the second printer 130. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a business card printing system, a control method thereof, and a program, and more particularly, to a business card printing system for performing business card printing and packaging and delivering printed business cards, a control method thereof, and a program.

  Conventionally, when a large-scale organization change is made in a large company or the like, it is necessary to update employee business cards all at once with the change of the organization name or personnel changes. Such large-scale personnel changes are carried out in April or October of the year, so a large number of business card printing orders are concentrated in March and September.

On the other hand, an information management device is disclosed that calculates a fee by calculating a cost based on a packing form in physical distribution (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, a distribution management system capable of presenting useful information related to distribution costs for each distribution business category to a customer is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 2).
JP 2003-203109 A JP 2003-108634 A

  However, a printing company requested to print business cards prints about 100 business cards for each employee of the company who requested business card printing for a large number of business card printings, and packs them up. Since it needs to be delivered to the destination, it takes a lot of work.

  Even companies that request business card printing are composed of multi-level organizations such as offices, divisions, headquarters, departments and sections, so it takes a lot of labor and labor to distribute business cards to each employee. On the side that prints business cards and the side that receives them, complicated sorting work is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can suppress the packing work on the side for printing the business card and the sorting work on the side for receiving the business card while minimizing the transportation cost and the packing cost. An object of the present invention is to provide a business card printing system, a control method therefor, and a program.

  In order to achieve the above object, the business card printing system according to claim 1 is a business card printing system including an information processing device that reads customer information and causes a printing device to print the business card, and the information processing device stores the business card. And a first determining means for determining the specification of the first box for sending to the customer based on the first information including the customer information, and a second for storing the business card and distributing it individually. Second determining means for determining the specifications of the box based on the second information including the customer information, and whether or not the determined second box can be stored in the determined first box. Based on the first information and the specification of the first box based on the first information and the specification of the first box. Point to the second box to be stored in one box Based on the second information and the specifications of the determined second box, respectively, the print data of the first packing instruction and the first delivery document enclosed in the first box are generated, respectively. Print data generating means for generating print data of a second packing instruction for instructing a business card to be stored in the second box and a second delivery note enclosed in the second box; and And a printing control means for causing the printing apparatus to print the first delivery note, the second delivery instruction, the second delivery note, and the invoice.

  To achieve the above object, a business card printing system according to claim 2 is a business card printing system comprising an information processing device and one or more printing devices, wherein the information processing device stores customer information. For storing customer information storage means, second box specification information including the dimensions of the second box for storing business cards and distributing them individually to the customers, and sending a plurality of the second boxes to the customers Box specification information storage means for storing the first box specification information including the dimensions of the first box, the specification and the number of the second box, the second information including the customer information, and the second Second determining means for determining based on box specification information; specifications and number of first boxes; first information including customer information; first box specification information; and second box First determining means for determining based on the specifications and number of the first information, and the first information And generating print data of the first delivery note enclosed with the first box based on the specification and number of the first box, and the second information and the determined second box Print data generating means for generating print data of a second delivery note enclosed in the second box based on the specifications and the number of the first delivery note and the second delivery note. And a printing control means for causing the apparatus to print.

  In order to achieve the above object, a method for controlling a business card printing system according to claim 6 is the business card printing method of a business card printing system comprising an information processing device for reading customer information and printing the business card on the printing device. A first determination step for determining a specification of the first box for storing and sending to the customer based on the first information including the customer information; and a first determination step for storing and distributing the business cards individually A second determination step of determining specifications of the second box based on the second information including the customer information, and whether the determined second box can be stored in the determined first box. A determination step for determining whether or not when the storage is not possible by the determination, an update step for updating the specification of the first box, the first information and the specification of the first box, Point the second box to be stored in the first box. Generating print data of the first packing instruction and the first delivery document enclosed in the first box, and based on the second information and the determined specifications of the second box A print data generation step for generating print data of a second packing instruction for instructing a business card to be stored in the second box and a second delivery note enclosed with the second box; And a printing control step of causing the printing apparatus to print the first delivery instruction, the first delivery note, the second packing instruction, and the second delivery note.

  In order to achieve the above object, a method for controlling a business card printing system according to claim 7 is a method for controlling a business card printing system comprising an information processing apparatus and one or more printing apparatuses, wherein the information processing apparatus Stores a customer information storing step for storing customer information, a second box specification information including a size of a second box for storing a business card and distributing it individually to the customer, and a plurality of the second boxes. A box specification information storing step for storing the first box specification information including the dimensions of the first box to be sent to the customer, and the specifications and the number of the second box are stored in the second box including the customer information. A second determining step for determining based on the information and the second box specification information, the specification and number of the first box, the first information including the customer information, the first box specification information, And based on the specifications and number of the second box Based on the first determination step, the first information and the specifications and number of the first box, print data of the first delivery note to be bundled in the first box is generated, and the first A print data generating step for generating print data of a second delivery note to be packaged in the second box based on the information of 2 and the determined specifications and number of the second box; A printing control step for causing the printing apparatus to print the delivery note and the second delivery note.

  In order to achieve the above object, a program according to claim 8 is a program for causing a computer to execute a business card printing method of a business card printing system including an information processing device that reads customer information and causes a printing device to print the business card. A first determination module for determining the specification of the first box for storing and sending to the customer based on the first information including the customer information, and for storing and distributing the business card individually A second determination module for determining the specifications of the second box based on the second information including the customer information, and the determined second box can store all the determined second boxes A determination module that determines whether or not, an update module that updates a specification of the first box when the determination is not possible, and the first information and the updated first box Based on the specifications, the first packing instruction for instructing the second box to be stored in the first box and the print data of the first delivery document to be packed in the first box are respectively generated. Based on the second information and the determined specifications of the second box, a second packing instruction for indicating a business card to be stored in the second box and the second box are enclosed. A print data generation module for generating print data of a second delivery note, the first packing instruction, the first delivery note, the second packing instruction, and the second delivery note, respectively; And a printing control module that causes the printing apparatus to print.

  To achieve the above object, a control program for a business card printing system according to claim 9 is a control program for a business card printing system comprising an information processing device and one or more printing devices, wherein the information processing device A customer information storage means for storing customer information, a plurality of second box specification information including the dimensions of the second box for storing business cards and distributing them individually to the customers, and a plurality of the second boxes. Box specification information storage means for storing first box specification information including dimensions of a first box for sending to a customer, specifications and number of the second box, second information including the customer information, and Second determining means for determining based on the second box specification information, the specification and number of the first box, the first information including the customer information, the first box specification information, and the first First determined based on the specifications and number of boxes Based on the determination means, the first information, and the specifications and number of the first box, print data of the first delivery note enclosed in the first box is generated, and the second information and Based on the determined specifications and number of second boxes, print data generating means for generating print data of a second delivery note enclosed with the second box, the first delivery note, the first delivery note, 2 is made to function as a print control means for printing the delivery note 2 on the printing apparatus.

  According to the present invention, the specification of the first box for storing the business card and sending it to the customer is determined based on the first information including the customer information, and the first box for storing the business card and distributing it individually. The specifications of the two boxes are determined based on the second information including customer information, and the packing instructions based on the determined specifications of the first box and the specifications of the second box and the first and second information; In addition, since the invoice is printed on the printing device, the packing instruction and the invoice can be printed together with the business card.

  In addition, since the printing company only has to pack the business card in accordance with the packing instruction, it is possible to greatly improve the efficiency of the packing work and reduce packing mistakes.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of a business card printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a business card printing system includes a personal computer (PC) 110, a first printer 120 and a second printer 130 capable of transmitting and receiving data via a network, and a LAN (Local Area) that connects these to each other. Network) 100.

  The PC 110 includes print data for business cards in the present business card printing system and business card packing instructions, invoices, bills, and other forms, and application software for generating them, and the first printer 120 and This is an information processing apparatus that issues a print instruction to the second printer 130.

  The first printer 120 is composed of, for example, a label printer, a laser printer, or the like. Based on the form print data received from the PC 110 via the LAN 100, the first printer 120 packs a label or business card package to be attached to a box packed with a business card. It is a printing apparatus that prints a packing instruction for instructing an operator, an invoice, an invoice, etc. to be submitted to a company (customer) that the printing company has requested for business card printing. The second printer 130 is a printing device that prints business cards based on business card print data received from the PC 110 via the LAN 100.

  In the figure, the first printer 120 and the second printer 130 are separately installed on the LAN 100, but may be configured as a single unit. In addition, although the first printer 120 is one, it may be composed of two printers, a label printer and a laser printer, or may be composed of a label printer and a multifunction device. Similarly, the second printer 130 may also be composed of a plurality of units depending on the type of business card and the number of printed business cards. That is, a configuration including a third printer, a fourth printer,. When the first printer 120 is composed of a label printer and a multifunction machine, the application software may be run on the PC 110, but may be run on the multifunction machine.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the PC 110 in the business card printing system of FIG.

  In FIG. 2, a PC 110 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 21, a random access memory (RAM) 22, a read only memory (ROM) 23, a LAN adapter 24, a video adapter 25, a keyboard 26, and a mouse 27. A hard disk 28 and a CD-ROM drive 29, which are connected to each other via the system bus 20.

  The CPU 21 controls each unit in the PC 110 and reads out a program of application software stored (stored) in a storage device such as the hard disk 28 or a storage medium such as a CD-ROM inserted in the CD-ROM drive 29. A predetermined process including a process described later is executed. The RAM 22 is a memory having a work area for temporarily storing application programs and data read when the CPU 21 executes predetermined processing. The LAN adapter 24 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to the LAN 100 or another network. The video adapter 25 is an interface for displaying a predetermined screen by connecting to a display device (monitor) (not shown).

  Next, a printing process executed in the business card printing system of FIG. 1 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a main flowchart of printing processing executed in the business card printing system. This process is performed in cooperation with the PC 110, the first printer 120, and the second printer 130, and is executed under the control of the CPU 21.

  In FIG. 3, the PC 110 reads customer data from the hard disk 28, CD-ROM, or other information processing apparatus (not shown) on the LAN 100 (step S301). The customer data includes a management number, a bin No. in the business card data shown in FIG. , Small box No. , Printing apparatus No. The company name, postal code, address, department name, title, name, telephone number, FAX number, E-mail address, etc., excluding the six items of the shipping days and the printing order. , Provided in CSV (Comma Separated Values). Each item such as company name, department name, title, and name may include English notation.

  The PC 110 that has read the customer data assigns a unique management number to each item of the read customer data, generates the business card data of FIG. At this point, the bin No. , Small box No. , Printing apparatus No. It is assumed that no data is input in the six items of the transportation days and the printing order.

  Next, in step S302, a bin determination process described later is executed. The bin determination process is to temporarily determine the size of the bin and the required number thereof as the bin specifications based on the business card data stored in the hard disk 28 and the bin size table shown in FIG. is there.

  A large box is a box for storing a plurality of small boxes containing business cards and sending them to a customer. As shown in FIG. 8A, the large box has a plurality of sizes as specifications of the large box, and can accommodate a plurality of small boxes smaller than the large box. A large box label printed by the first printer 120 is attached to the large box.

  The print condition data includes items such as the size of the business card to be printed, the number of printed sheets per person, and a number for specifying the print layout of the business card. It is stored, read as appropriate when executing the printing process, and stored in the work area in the RAM 22.

  The size and number of bins temporarily determined by the bin determining process are stored as bin determining data in a temporary table area secured in the work area of the RAM 22. In addition, by this processing, the business card data stored in the hard disk 28 has a bin No. In the column, a box number corresponding to the box size is numbered and entered.

  Subsequently, in step S303, based on the business card data and the bin determination data provisionally determined in step S302, form print data for a label for a bin attached to the bin is generated and stored in the RAM 22. As shown in FIG. 9, the print data for the form of the label for the large box is, for example, the name of the company to which the business card is sent, the name of the department, the address, the telephone number, the box serial number (1/2, 2/2 etc.) Person and shipper phone number etc. are included.

  Next, in step S304, a small box determination process described later is executed. In the small box determination process, the size of the small box and the necessary number thereof are determined as the small box specifications based on the business card data and the small box size table shown in FIG.

  A small box is a box for storing business cards and individually sending them to each department in the company (for example, by department or section). As shown in FIG. 8B, the small box has a plurality of sizes and can store a predetermined number of printed business cards. A small box label printed by the first printer 120 is attached to the small box.

  In this small box determination process, an optimal small box corresponding to the number of departments in the business card data, the number of printed sheets per person, and the size (paper thickness, length and width) of the business card is selected from the various small boxes in FIG. Selected. The size and number of small boxes determined by the small box determination process are stored in a temporary table area secured in the work area of the RAM 22 as small box determination data. Also, a small box No. of business card data stored in the hard disk 28 is stored. In the column, a box number corresponding to the box size is numbered and entered.

  Subsequently, in step S305, based on the business card data and the small box determination data determined in step S304, the corresponding small box label print data is generated and stored in the RAM 22. As shown in FIG. 10, the print data for the form of the label for the small box includes, for example, the name of the department to which the business card is sent, the telephone number, the box serial number (1/2, 2/2, etc.), the sender, and the sender telephone. Number etc. are included.

  In step S306, based on the business card data and the print data for the form for the small box label generated in step S305, the form for the delivery note (FIG. 14) and the packing instruction (FIG. 12) corresponding to each small box. Print data is generated and stored in the hard disk 28 as a temporary file.

  Subsequently, in step S307, on the basis of the business card data and the printing data for the label of the bin box generated in step S303, an invoice (FIG. 13) and a packing instruction (FIG. 11) corresponding to each bin. Form print data is generated and stored in the hard disk 28 as a temporary file. Further, based on the small box form print data and the large box form print data, the invoice form print data shown in FIG. 15 is generated and stored in the hard disk 28 as a temporary file.

  In step S308, when the form print data for the large box label stored in the RAM 22 is transmitted to the first printer 120 via the LAN 100, the first printer 120 displays the large box label shown in FIG. Print the required number of copies. Next, in step S309, upon receiving from the PC 110 the data obtained by combining the form print data for the large box stored in the hard disk 28 and the form data for the form (not shown) stored in advance in the hard disk 28, The first printer 120 prints a delivery note and a packing instruction corresponding to each large box.

  In step S310, when the print data for the small box label stored in the RAM 22 is transmitted to the first printer 120 via the LAN 100, the first printer 120 displays the small box label shown in FIG. Print the required number of copies. Next, in step S311, upon receiving from the PC 110 data obtained by combining the form print data for the small box stored in the hard disk 28 and the form data for the form (not shown) stored in advance in the hard disk 28, The first printer 120 prints a delivery note and a packing instruction corresponding to each small box. Further, similarly, the first printer 120 prints an invoice.

  Next, in step S312, the PC 110 executes a business card printing order determination process described later. This business card printing order determination process is a process for determining the printing order of business cards based on the business card data and the required number of days required for delivery by address shown in FIG. Data in the printing order of the business card determined by this processing is input to the printing order column in the business card data. The order of printing is determined for each bin. For example, if the destination includes a remote location (for example, Hokkaido or Kyushu when printing in Tokyo), the amount sent to the remote location is first. To be determined. When there is a printer other than the second printer 130, the printing order is determined for each printer. If the printing order has already been provisionally determined, the data that has been input in the printing order column is updated.

  In step S313, the PC 110 reads out the print layout file data corresponding to the number specifying the business card print layout from the print condition data stored in the hard disk 28, and the business card is based on the read print layout file data and business card data. Print data is generated. At this time, when performing double-sided printing in which the front side of the business card is printed in Japanese and the back side in English, the front side business card print data and the back side business card print data are generated as a set.

  In step S314, the second printer 130 that has received the business card print data generated in step S313 from the PC 110 executes business card printing in the printing order set in the business card print data. Thereafter, when printing ends abnormally, a message to that effect is displayed on the monitor screen of the PC 110, while when printing ends normally, data stored as a temporary file in the hard disk 28 and the work area in the RAM 22 are stored. The stored temporary table or the like is deleted, and this process is terminated.

  After all the business card printing is completed, the business cards are sorted according to the printed packaging instructions for the small boxes, and the sorted business cards are stored in the small boxes together with the delivery documents for the small boxes and packed. Next, the small boxes are sorted according to the packing instructions for the large boxes, and the sorted small boxes are stored in the large boxes together with the delivery documents and bills for the large boxes and packed. Finally, the large box is loaded on a truck or the like and transported to a delivery destination.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing details of the bin determination process in step S302 of FIG. In this process, the CPU 21 in the PC 110 reads the application program stored in the hard disk 28 to the RAM 22 and is executed under the control of the CPU 21.

In FIG. 5, in step S <b> 401, first, the size (volume) necessary for packing business cards per person is calculated based on the business card printing condition data and the business card dimension table stored in the hard disk 28. For example, if 100 thick business cards are required, the volume of business cards per person is 60 (mm) x 100 (mm) x 25 (mm) = 150 (cm ³ ). If necessary, the volume per person is 60 (mm) × 100 (mm) × 20 (mm) = 120 (cm ³ ).

  Next, in step S402, based on the address 1 in the business card data, it is determined whether or not there are a plurality of addresses as business card destinations. The data of address 1 includes a prefecture name and city name or the name of prefecture and ward name, and the data of address 2 includes a town name, a street name, and a street address. Step S402 is performed to collect business cards by address and deliver them in a large box. For example, even if the same business department or the same department has different addresses, they are put in different large boxes.

  As a result of the determination in step S402, when there are a plurality of addresses (YES in step S402), the process proceeds to step S407. On the other hand, when there are not a plurality of addresses, that is, a single address (NO in step S402), The number of people is totaled (step S403).

Next, based on the total number of people counted in step S403 and the volume of business cards per person calculated in step S401, the total volume required for packing business cards is calculated (step S404), and the process proceeds to step S405. In calculating the total volume in step S404, a product multiplied by a predetermined coefficient (for example, 1.3) is used. For example, if a thick business card is printed for 500 people, 500 (persons) × 150 (cm ³ ) × 1.3 = 97500 (cm ³ ). This coefficient is a safety coefficient that takes into account the case where the number of departments does not match the maximum number of small boxes accommodated in a small box for each department. That is, when requesting a thick business card, if the number of departments (for example, the first sales department) is 45, use the small box 4 of FIG. 8 (capable of accommodating up to 60 business cards). Thus, a dead space of 15 people (25%) is generated. Assuming that such a case occurs, a safety factor of about 1.2 to 1.3 is required.

  In step S407, the number of persons by destination is counted for each of a plurality of destination addresses. Next, in the same manner as in step S404, the volume required for packing business cards by destination is calculated based on the number of people by destination counted in step S407 and the volume of business cards per person calculated in step S401 (step S408). ), The process proceeds to step S405.

Next, in step S405, the size of the corresponding bin (here, “box 1” or “box 1” is referred to by referring to the bin size table in FIG. 8A) from the volume calculated in step S404 or step S408. The type of the “big box 2”) and the number thereof are specified. Specifically, for example,
When “total volume ≦ 123375 (cubic centimeter, the same applies hereinafter)”, “1 × 1 bin”,
When “123376 <total volume ≦ 246750”, “1 × 2 bins”,
When “246651 <total volume ≦ 324843”, “2 × 1 bin”
When “324844 <total volume ≦ 448218”, “1 × 1 box, 2 × 1 box”,
When “448219 <total volume ≦ 571593”, “1 × 2 bins, 2 × 1 bin”,
When “571594 <total volume ≦ 649686”, it is specified as “2 × 2 bins”.

  In FIG. 8, the dimensions of each box are outer dimensions, and the inner dimensions of the large box and the small box are about 4 mm smaller than the outer dimension when the thickness of the cardboard is 2 mm. In the above calculation, the volume is calculated using the outer dimensions of the large box, so it is larger than the volume that can actually be stored in the large box (the product of the three inner dimensions), but it is multiplied by a safety factor. This error is not really a problem.

  Next, in step S406, a unique bin No. is selected according to the size and number of bins identified in step S405. No. in the business card data. Add it as related data to the column and return.

By the above processing, the size and number of bins suitable for delivery of business cards by destination are obtained. As shown in Table 1, the obtained size and number of bins are stored in a temporary table area secured in the work area of the RAM 22 as bin determination data.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing details of the small box determination processing in step S304 of FIG. This process is executed by the CPU 21 in the PC 110 reading the application program stored in the hard disk 28 into the RAM 22.

  In FIG. 6, first, in step S501, the number of persons for each department is counted from the business card data. For example, the number of persons is counted for each department with the same name input in department name 1 of the business card data.

  In step S502, based on whether the address 1 data in the business card data is the same, it is determined whether there are a plurality of addresses as business card destinations. As a result of the determination, if there are a plurality of addresses (YES in step S502), the process proceeds to step S503. On the other hand, if there are not a plurality of addresses, that is, a single address (NO in step S502), the departments counted in step S501 Based on the number of people and the volume of business cards per person calculated in step S401 of FIG. 4, the volume required for packing business cards by department is calculated (step S510), and the process proceeds to step S504.

  In step S503, the number of persons by destination is counted for each address. At this time, the volume required for packing business cards by destination is calculated based on the total number of persons by destination and the volume of business cards per person calculated in step S401 in FIG. 5, and the process proceeds to step S504.

Next, in step S504, referring to the small box dimension table in FIG. 8B from the volume calculated in step S503 or step S510, the size of the corresponding small box (here, “small box 1” to “small box 1” to “ The type of “small box 4”) and its number are specified. Specifically, as shown in Table 2, the size and the number of small boxes are aggregated for each department in a temporary table area secured in the work area of the RAM 22 as small box determination data.

However, when it is less than half of the smallest small boxes in a single section, a process of assembling a plurality of small boxes is performed. For example, as shown in Table 3, when the total of the first sales section and the second sales section is less than the number 16 accommodated in the small box 1, the “number” of small boxes in the second sales section is zero.

  Next, in step S505, the number of unique small boxes No. as many as the number of small boxes is set by using the department name that is the object of aggregation from the size and number of small boxes specified in step S504. And a small box No. in the business card data. Add as association data in the column. Specifically, when there are a plurality of small boxes, the small box No. of the first small box. And the same number as the small box No. of the second and subsequent small boxes. Are written to the remaining detail lines as well.

  In step S506, it is determined whether or not all the small boxes have been specified. If the last small box is specified (YES in step S506), the process proceeds to step S507, but the last small box is not specified. In the case (NO in step S506), the process returns to step S501.

  In step S507, with reference to the large box determination data and small box determination data stored in the work area of the RAM 22, the number of small boxes and large boxes that can be stored for each department is determined.

  Next, in step S508, it is determined whether or not all small boxes can be accommodated in the predetermined large box. If the small boxes cannot be accommodated in the large box (NO in step S508), the large box size table stored in the hard disk 28 is stored. Refer to and update the size or number of bins in the bin determination data, and increase the number or change the size of the bins. And a new bin No. Box No. in the detail line of the business card data for the business card stored in the large box. Update the data in the column. On the other hand, when it can be accommodated in the bin (YES in step S508), the process returns.

  By the above processing, the size and number of small boxes suitable for the distribution of business cards in the company such as by department or department are obtained. Specifically, when the number of business cards that can be accommodated in the small box is 30 sets (1 set = 100 business cards), the business cards are put into the small box in units close to 30 sets. For example, if 28 sets are required for the first sales department, one small box and one small box label are allocated for the first sales department. Also, if you need 25 sets of 1st and 2nd sections of the 2nd sales department, 1 small box and 1 small box label for the 1st section and 2nd section of the 2nd sales department respectively. Is assigned. If 26 sets of the third section of the second sales department are required, one small box and one small box label are allocated for the third section. Furthermore, if the third sales department and the fourth sales department are 28 sets in total, one small box and one small box label are allocated for the third sales department and the fourth sales department.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing details of the business card printing order determination process in step S312 of FIG.

  In FIG. 7, in step S601, based on the address 1 data in the business card data and the number of days required for sending, the transportation days for transportation are calculated for each prefecture in the first half of the address 1 data and correspond to this prefecture data. It is stored in the work area of the RAM 22 as a temporary table consisting of the required days.

  In step S602, the prefecture data stored in the work area of the RAM 22 is stored. Based on a temporary table consisting of the required number of days and the required number of days, data in the transportation days column in each item of business card data is input or updated. In step S603, the business card data is sorted using the transportation days, department names 1 to 3 and the name as keys, and the data in the printing order column of the business card data is input or updated.

  Next, in step S604, it is determined whether or not the number of business card data records (number of detailed lines) exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 1000). If the result of this determination is that the predetermined number has been exceeded (YES in step S604), another printing device (such as the third and fourth printers not shown) other than the second printer 130 that performs business card printing is designated. Then, business card print data is allocated to the other printing apparatus, and the process returns. If the predetermined number is not exceeded, the process returns. If there is only one second printer 130 and there are no third and fourth printers, the process returns as it is.

  In step S605, the second printer 130 (for example, 00003) is input as the default printing device, but a printing device other than the second printer 130 (third, fourth printer, etc.) is used. In this case, the printing device No. The column data is updated (for example, to 00003 and 00003).

  According to the above embodiment, based on information including customer data read by the PC 110, the size and number of bins for storing business cards and sending them to customers, and storing and distributing business cards individually Decide the size and number of small boxes, and update the size of the large box when not all the small boxes can be stored in the determined large box, and packing instructions based on the size and number of the large box and the size number of the small box , The invoice and the invoice are printed on the first printer 120 and the business card data is printed on the second printer 130, so that the packing instruction, the invoice and the invoice are printed together with the printing of the business card. can do. Moreover, the business of packing a business card in a small box for each department of a customer and further putting the small box in a large box can be easily performed by a packing instruction.

  In addition, since the delivery note, the packing instruction, and the invoice are printed together, it is possible to reduce packing mistakes and lost business cards at the business card printer. Furthermore, since the customer's business card reception counter department only emptyes the delivered large box and sends the small box to each department by in-house mail, it is free from complicated business card sorting work.

  In the above-described embodiment, a case is described in which a business card is temporarily stored and split based on the large box, and then the small box is stored and then the small box is checked for storage. However, you may make it carry out on the basis of a small box. In that case, small box determination processing (decision processing of the number and size of small boxes) is executed in step S302 of FIG. 3, small box label data generation processing is performed in step S303, and in steps S304, steps S302 to S303 are performed. Based on the determined size and number of small boxes, a large box determination process (determination process for the size and number of large boxes), and in S305, a large box label data generation process is performed. The same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained by such a processing procedure.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the address 1 is compared and it is determined whether the delivery address is the same. However, it is not limited to this, and it is sent based on the beginning part of address 1 and address 2 (the part following ~ city or ~ ward, excluding the part below ~ chome or ~ the address part from address 2) You may determine the difference of a destination address. By determining in this way, it is possible to correctly determine even when another office exists in the same municipality. Note that the determination of the difference between addresses may be specified by any of these methods from a keyboard or mouse connected to the information processing apparatus or a terminal device (not shown) connected to the information processing apparatus via the LAN.

  An object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus as a storage medium. This can also be achieved by reading and executing the stored program code.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

  Examples of the storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, and a DVD. -RW, DVD + RW, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, etc. can be used.

  Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. A case where part or all of actual processing is performed and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing is also included.

  Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written to a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. This includes the case where the CPU or the like provided in the board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the business card printing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of PC110 in the business card printing system of FIG. It is a main flowchart of the printing process executed in the business card printing system. It is a figure which shows the detail of the business card data produced | generated by the business card printing system. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the big box determination process in step S302 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the small box determination process in step S304 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the business card printing order determination process in step S312 of FIG. It is a figure which shows the table data utilized in a business card printing system, (a) is a large box dimension table, (b) is a small box dimension table, (c) is a business card dimension table. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the label for large boxes. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the label for small boxes. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the packing instruction for large boxes. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the packing instruction for small boxes. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the delivery note corresponding to a small box. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the delivery note corresponding to a large box. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an invoice. It is a figure which shows the table data of a sending required days table.

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Claims (9)

In a business card printing system including an information processing device that reads customer information and prints a business card on a printing device,
The information processing apparatus includes: a first determination unit that determines a specification of a first box for storing the business card and sending it to a customer based on the first information including the customer information;
Second determining means for determining specifications of a second box for storing and individually distributing the business cards based on the second information including the customer information;
Determination means for determining whether or not all of the determined second boxes can be stored in the determined first box;
When the storage is not possible by the determination, update means for updating the specifications of the first box;
Based on the first information and the specifications of the first box, a first packing instruction for instructing a second box to be stored in the first box and a first packing instruction included in the first box. Second packing that generates print data of one delivery note and indicates a business card to be stored in the second box based on the second information and the determined specifications of the second box Print data generating means for generating print data of the instruction sheet and the second delivery document enclosed in the second box;
Business card printing comprising: the first packing instruction, the first delivery note, the second packing instruction, and a printing control unit that causes the printing apparatus to print the second delivery note. system. A business card printing system comprising an information processing device and one or more printing devices,
The information processing apparatus includes customer information storage means for storing customer information;
Second box specification information including dimensions of a second box for storing business cards and individually distributing them to customers, and dimensions of the first box for storing a plurality of the second boxes and sending them to the customer Box specification information storage means for storing first box specification information including:
Second determination means for determining the specification and number of the second box based on the second information including the customer information and the second box specification information;
First determining means for determining the specification and number of the first box based on the first information including the customer information, the first box specification information, and the specification and number of the second box; ,
Based on the first information and the specifications and the number of the first box, print data of the first delivery note enclosed with the first box is generated, and the second information and the determined Print data generating means for generating print data of a second delivery note enclosed in the second box based on the specifications and the number of the second box;
A business card printing system comprising: a printing control unit that causes the printing apparatus to print the first delivery note and the second delivery note. The print data generation means prints the first packing instruction sheet print data indicating the second box to be stored in the first box based on the first information and the specification and number of the first boxes. And further generating a second packing instruction for instructing a business card to be stored in the second box based on the second information and the determined specifications and number of the second box,
3. The business card printing system according to claim 2, wherein the printing control unit causes the printing apparatus to print the first packing instruction and the second packing instruction.   The print data generation means outputs print data of a first label on which a destination to be pasted on the first box is printed and a second label on which a department to be pasted on the determined second box is printed. The business card printing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the business card printing system generates and causes the printing apparatus to print the first label and the second label.   The printing control unit causes the printing apparatus to print the business card according to printing information including the number of days of transportation of the business card, the number of printing apparatuses that print the business card, the printing order of the business card, and the destination. The business card printing system according to claim 1, wherein the business card printing system is characterized in that: In a control method of a business card printing system comprising an information processing device that reads customer information and prints a business card on a printing device,
A first determination step of determining a specification of a first box for storing the business card and sending it to a customer based on the first information including the customer information;
A second determination step of determining a specification of a second box for storing and individually distributing the business card based on the second information including the customer information;
A determination step of determining whether or not all of the determined second boxes can be stored in the determined first box;
When the storage is not possible by the determination, an update process for updating the specifications of the first box;
Based on the first information and the specifications of the first box, a first packing instruction for indicating a second box to be stored in the first box and a first packing instruction to be included in the first box. Second packing that generates print data of one delivery note and indicates a business card to be stored in the second box based on the second information and the determined specifications of the second box A print data generation step for generating print data for the instruction sheet and the second delivery document enclosed in the second box;
A business card printing comprising: a printing control step for causing the printing apparatus to print the first packing instruction, the first delivery note, the second packing instruction, and the second delivery note. How to control the system. A method for controlling a business card printing system comprising an information processing device and one or more printing devices,
The information processing apparatus includes a customer information storage step for storing customer information;
Second box specification information including the size of the second box for storing the business card and distributing it individually to the customer, and the size of the first box for storing a plurality of the second boxes and sending them to the customer A box specification information storage step for storing first box specification information including:
A second determining step of determining the specifications and number of the second boxes based on the second information including the customer information and the second box specification information;
A first determination step of determining the specification and number of the first box based on the first information including the customer information, the first box specification information, and the specification and number of the second box; ,
Based on the first information and the specifications and the number of the first box, print data of the first delivery note enclosed with the first box is generated, and the second information and the determined A print data generating step for generating print data of a second delivery note enclosed in the second box based on the specifications and the number of the second box;
A business card printing system control method comprising: a printing control step for causing the printing apparatus to print the first delivery note and the second delivery note. In a program for causing a computer to execute a business card printing method of a business card printing system including an information processing device that reads customer information and prints a business card on a printing device.
A first determination module for determining a specification of a first box for storing the business card and sending it to a customer based on the first information including the customer information;
A second determination module for determining a specification of a second box for storing and individually distributing the business card based on the second information including the customer information;
A determination module for determining whether or not all of the determined second boxes can be stored in the determined first box;
When the storage is not possible by the determination, an update module that updates the specifications of the first box;
Based on the first information and the specifications of the first box, a first packing instruction for instructing a second box to be stored in the first box and a first packing instruction included in the first box. Second packing that generates print data of one delivery note and indicates a business card to be stored in the second box based on the second information and the determined specifications of the second box A print data generation module for generating print data for the instruction sheet and the second delivery document enclosed in the second box;
A program comprising: a printing control module that causes the printing apparatus to print the first packing instruction, the first delivery note, the second packing instruction, and the second delivery note. A business card printing system control program comprising an information processing device and one or more printing devices,
Customer information storage means for storing customer information in the information processing apparatus;
Second box specification information including the size of the second box for storing the business card and distributing it individually to the customer, and the size of the first box for storing a plurality of the second boxes and sending them to the customer Box specification information storage means for storing first box specification information including
Second determining means for determining the specification and number of the second box based on the second information including the customer information and the second box specification information;
First determination means for determining the specification and number of the first box based on the first information including the customer information, the first box specification information, and the specification and number of the second box;
Based on the first information and the specifications and the number of the first box, print data of the first delivery note enclosed with the first box is generated, and the second information and the determined Print data generating means for generating print data of a second delivery note enclosed in the second box based on the specifications and number of the second box;
A business card printing system control program for causing the printing apparatus to print the first delivery note and the second delivery note.

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