JP2006004106A - Appearance design using system and appearance design using method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable application of a user's favorite appearance design (color, pattern, etc.) to an article carried by the user. <P>SOLUTION: A design creation terminal 1 downloads an appearance design creation program corresponding to a target article from a server 2 through the Internet 4 by operations of a design creating user who applies to appearance design creation, and creates an appearance design. The server 2 registers the appearance design created by the design creating user to a database 20. A design using user operates a design printer 3 to receive and display appearance designs registered in the database 20, selects his/her favorite appearance design and prints it on the article 5 carried by himself/herself. The design printer 3 notifies information for the printed appearance design to the server 2 after the end of printing. The server 2 specifies the creator of this appearance design, and pays a predetermined compensation to an account designated by the creator. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an exterior design utilization system and an exterior design utilization method, and more particularly, to an exterior design utilization system and an exterior design utilization method that allow each user to give a favorite exterior design to an article carried by the user.

  Mobile phone terminals such as mobile phones and PHSs have become widespread and can satisfy users in terms of functions. However, it is not easy for individual users to satisfy the appearance design such as the color and pattern of the outer surface of the mobile phone terminal.

  In general, user preferences for appearance design are diverse, and there is a tendency to seek original ones that are different from those carried by others. A user sees a sticker or the like pasted on his / her mobile phone terminal, which is considered an example in which a unique design is desired.

  Traditionally, manufacturers have provided several types of mobile phone terminals with different appearance designs, but it is impossible to meet the various preferences of users, and some manufacturers have considerable opportunity loss due to appearance design. Conceivable.

  JP-A-2001-319035 (patent document 1) as means for responding to various user preferences for the appearance design of a product operates a computer terminal connected to a general user via a network (watch ) Design creation, review and register the product (clock) design submitted and apply for the opportunity, search for the design registered by the product (watch) buyer and prefer You can specify the design of the product, make it possible to manufacture and sell the product (clock) with that design, and if you can sell the product (clock), give points to the user who created the product design A product providing method and a product providing system for providing services according to points are disclosed.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-086261 (Patent Document 2) discloses that an orderer (customer) transmits an image obtained by using a photographic function installed in a mobile phone to a manufacturer via the Internet, and the image is obtained. The printed product is ordered, the manufacturer receives the image, receives an order for the product on which the image is printed, prints the image on the product, creates the product, and delivers it to the orderer (customer) An ordering system for digital print products is disclosed.

JP 2001-319035 A Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-086261

  The product providing method and product providing system disclosed in Patent Document 1 can collect a wide variety of appearance designs preferred by general users, and can manufacture and sell products having designs selected by the purchaser from these appearance designs. However, the user's favorite external appearance design is not applied to an article that the user has already purchased and carried by the user's own operation of carrying the article.

  Further, the product providing method and product providing system disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above gives points as rewards to the design creator of a product (watch) when the product (watch) can be sold. The point service is a discount of the selling price when the design creator purchases a product (watch), and is not attractive as a reward.

  In the digital print product ordering and receiving system disclosed in Patent Document 2, the orderer (customer) sends an image to be printed on the product to the manufacturer and orders the product. You can purchase products with printed designs. However, an article that the user has already purchased and carried is not given a favorite appearance design by the user's own operation of carrying the article.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an exterior design utilization system and an exterior design utilization method that can apply an exterior design (color, pattern, etc.) desired by the user to an article carried by the user.

  In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a design creation user by paying a predetermined amount as a reward to the design creation user each time the design user uses the appearance design created and registered by the design creation user. It is an object of the present invention to provide an external appearance design use system and an external appearance design usage method that can prompt the user.

  According to the present invention, there is an appearance design utilization system that applies an appearance design to an article, the design creation terminal that creates the appearance design of the article by the operation of the design creation user, and the design creation terminal connected to the design creation terminal via the Internet A server for registering the appearance design created in the design creation terminal in the database and the appearance design selected by the operation of the design user from the server via the communication line and responding to the confirmation of the design usage fee, An appearance design utilization system including a design printing apparatus for applying the selected appearance design is obtained.

  According to the present invention, there is also an appearance design utilization system for applying an appearance design to an article, the design creation terminal for creating the appearance design of the article by the operation of the design creation user, and the design creation terminal and the Internet A server for registering an external design created by the design creation terminal in a database and a design printing device connected to the server via a communication line and applying the external design to the article, the design printing device being a design user Operating means, display means for displaying various information and images, means for requesting the server for an external design selected by the operation of a design user, and selecting the selected external design from the server Depending on the means to receive via communication line and input of design usage fee Means for performing fee confirmation, exterior design utilization system according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a printing means for performing external design that is the selected article can be obtained.

  Preferably, the design printing apparatus is installed in a place for use by a general user such as a store and connected to the server via a dedicated line.

  The design printing apparatus includes means for notifying the server of completion of printing of the appearance design. Further, in response to the print completion notification, the server includes means for performing a payment process for a creator of an external design provided for use.

  The reward payment process includes a process of transferring a predetermined amount to the account of the financial institution of the creator of the appearance design.

  The design creation terminal includes means for requesting a design creation program from the server and means for receiving supply of the program from the server.

  The server includes a means for user registration in response to a user registration request of a design creation user, a means for performing user authentication in response to a request for the design creation program from the design creation terminal, and the response in response to the user authentication. And a means for sending a design creation program.

  9. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 8, wherein the server includes appearance design registration means for receiving and registering an appearance design created based on the design creation program from the design creation terminal via the Internet.

  The server performs user authentication prior to the appearance design registration.

  The design printing apparatus includes an editing unit that edits the appearance design, and applies the edited appearance design edited by the editing unit to the article.

  The design printing apparatus may include camera means, and the editing means may edit the appearance design using an image photographed by the camera means.

  According to the present invention, there is also a server used in an external design utilization system for confirming a usage fee for an external design created by a design creation terminal by an operation of a design creation user and applying it to an article with a design printing apparatus, A means for registering an external design created by the design creation terminal connected to the design creation terminal via the Internet, and an external design selected from the database by an operation of a design user through a communication line And a server for supplying to the design printing apparatus.

  The server includes means for performing user registration in response to a user registration request of the design creation user, means for performing user authentication in response to a request for a design creation program from the design creation terminal, and responding to the user authentication. Means for sending the design creation program.

  According to the present invention, there is provided an external design utilization system that receives an external design supplied from a server in which an external design created by a design creation terminal by an operation of a design creation user is registered and applies the external design to an article with a design printing apparatus. The design printing apparatus used is an input operation means operated by a design user, a display means for displaying various information and images, and an external design selected by the server in response to the operation of the design user. Means for requesting supply of the selected appearance design from the server via a communication line, means for confirming a design usage fee, and printing means for applying the selected appearance design to an article The design printing apparatus characterized by including these is obtained.

  Further, according to the present invention, there is an external appearance design utilization system for applying an external appearance design to an article, including a server having a storage unit for storing the external appearance design, and a design printing apparatus connected to the server via a communication line, The design printing apparatus includes: means for requesting an appearance design stored in the storage unit of the server selected by a design user; means for receiving supply of the appearance design from the server; means for confirming a usage fee; and the design user And a printing means for applying the appearance design selected by the user using the design to the article.

  According to the present invention, there is also an appearance design utilization system for applying an appearance design to an article, a server having a storage unit for storing various images such as an appearance design sample, an illustration, and an advertisement image, and communication with the server. A design printing apparatus connected by a line, the design printing apparatus requesting an image stored in a storage unit of the server selected by a design user, a means for receiving image supply from the server, and the server An external design comprising: means for editing an external appearance design using an image supplied from the apparatus; means for confirming a usage fee; and printing means for applying an edited external appearance design to the user of the design user Use system is obtained.

  The design printing apparatus may include camera means, and the editing means may generate the edited appearance design using an image photographed by the camera means.

  The usage fee confirmation means includes means for discounting the usage fee for an external design edited using a predetermined advertisement image.

  According to the present invention, there is also provided an appearance design utilization method for applying an appearance design to an article, the appearance design of an article created by a design creation user is registered in a server from the design creation user terminal via the Internet, and the design printing apparatus Appearance design use characterized by receiving an appearance design selected by a design user from a server via a communication line, and applying the appearance design to the user of the design user in response to confirmation of a design usage fee A method is obtained.

Desirably, reimbursement is transferred to the designated account of the design user of the appearance design used by the design user. For the appearance design to be applied to the article, various images such as illustrations and promotional images are added to the appearance design supplied from the server. The editing appearance design edited by using may be used.

  When a design user performs an editing appearance design with a predetermined advertisement image, a usage fee discount process may be performed.

  According to the present invention, a design printing apparatus connected via a communication line to a server in which an external design is registered is installed, and the external design of the external design registered in the database according to the operation of the user using the design. Since the selected external appearance design is printed on the article of the user using the design, the external appearance design desired by the user using the design can be applied to the article carried by the user of the design.

  According to the present invention, the design creation terminal operated by the design creation user who applies for the appearance design creation is provided with the appearance design creation program from the server via the Internet to create the appearance design of the article. Since the created appearance design is registered in the server and provided to the design user by the design printing apparatus, the design user can apply a desired design from the abundant appearance design to the articles carried by the design user.

  In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, every time a registered appearance design is used, money is transferred to the designated account of the creator of the appearance design. It is possible to encourage many users to register appearance designs, and accompanying this, a wide variety of designs are registered, so design users can select their favorite appearance designs from among the abundant designs. It is possible to improve the use of appearance design.

  Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the design printing apparatus uses a photographed image of the camera or various illustration images or character images read from the storage unit of the server according to the operation of the design user. The user of the design can create and enjoy the original appearance design of the carrying item as if it were a photo booth.

  Further, according to another aspect of the present invention, by applying a service such as a free design usage fee or a discount to a user who uses a character or a promotional text for a manufacturer for the appearance design, It is possible to promote the use of an external design including the characters and promotional texts, and to expect an advertising effect when the user carries and uses an article with such an external design.

  Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an external design utilization system showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

  In the figure, an appearance design utilization system includes a design creation terminal 1 that creates an appearance design of an article 5 to be designed by a design creation user's operation, and a design service center server 2 that registers the created appearance design in a database 20. The design printing apparatus 3 applies an appearance design selected from the appearance designs registered in the database 20 to the article 5 of the design user by the operation of the design user. The design service center is an operating entity of a design use system that manages registered design management 4 and design usage fees.

  The design creation terminal 1 is connected to the server 2 of the design service center via the Internet 4, and an external design creation program corresponding to the article 5 is downloaded to the Internet 4 according to a key operation of a design creation user who applies for appearance design creation. And the function of creating the appearance design of the article 5 based on this appearance design creation program.

  The design creation terminal 1 is a terminal having a function of creating an appearance design and a data communication function based on an appearance design creation program, and may be a personal computer, a mobile phone terminal, a portable information terminal, or the like. .

  The design printing apparatus 3 is connected to the server 2 via a communication line (preferably a dedicated data communication line), and is used in department stores, supermarkets and convenience stores, public facilities (stations, airports), movie theaters and game centers where young people gather. Installed.

  The design printing apparatus 3 includes a computer, a communication unit, a display unit, and a printing unit. The external appearance design registered in the database 20 of the server 2 is displayed on the screen according to the operation of the design user and is selected by the design user. It has a function of receiving the appearance design of the target article from the server 2 and printing it on the article 5 carried by the design user.

  That is, the design printing apparatus 3 includes an input operation unit 31 such as a touch panel operated by a design user, a display unit 32 that displays various types of information and images on the screen, and the server 2 according to the operation of the input operation unit 31. Data communication means 33 for communicating via a communication line, charge confirmation means 34 for confirming a use charge inserted by a design user, and print means for printing an external design selected by the design user on the article 5 of the design user. 35 and a print completion notifying means 36 for notifying the server 2 of information such as the design number of the external design used for printing.

  As the printing unit 35, for example, a printing unit of a digital printing method such as laser printing, inkjet printing, electrophotographic printing, or the like can be applied.

  The server 2 corresponds to the target article, a user registration unit 21 that generates a user ID and a password for a design creation user who applies for appearance design creation, and a user authentication unit 22 that authenticates the user ID and password. And a program sending means 23 for reading out and sending out the external design creation program from the database 20.

  Further, the server 2 receives the appearance design created by the design creation user, assigns a design number, registers the appearance design together with the registration information associated with the user ID and password, and stores the design in the database 20. Each time the appearance design registered in the above is used, it is notified to the creator of the appearance design, and a reward payment means 25 for performing a transfer process of money (money) to the designated financial institution account.

  In the case where the target article on which the appearance design is applied is, for example, a mobile phone terminal, it is necessary to mask the liquid crystal screen portion, the operation button portion, and the like of the mobile phone terminal so that the appearance design is not applied.

  However, since the position and shape of the liquid crystal screen and operation buttons of the mobile phone terminal are different for each manufacturer and model of the mobile phone terminal, an external appearance design creation program is prepared in advance for each mobile phone terminal and stored in the database 20. In addition, by creating an appearance design based on an appearance design creation program corresponding to a mobile phone terminal to which an appearance design is applied, it is possible to design so that the liquid crystal screen portion, operation button portion, and the like of the mobile phone terminal are not printed.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the appearance design utilization system shown in FIG. 1, and shows a process in which a design creation user who applies for appearance design creation creates and registers an appearance design of a target article.

  Here, it is assumed that the target article is a mobile phone terminal, and will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, the design creation user operates the design creation terminal 1 to access the home page of the server 2 of the design service center via the Internet 4 (step 101) and applies for the appearance design creation of the article (cell phone terminal) (step 101). 102).

  The server 2 that has received the application for external design creation generates a user ID and password by the user registration means 21 and performs user registration (step 201), and notifies the user ID and password to the design creation terminal 1 (step 202). ).

  The design creation user who has received the notification of the user ID and password accesses the home page of the server 2 and requests an appearance design creation program corresponding to the article (mobile phone terminal) using the user ID and password (step 103). In this case, the article name, manufacturer name, model number, etc. of the article (mobile phone terminal) are input.

  Upon receiving the request for the external design creation program, the server 2 confirms the user ID and password by the user authentication means 22 and performs user authentication (step 203). The target article (mobile phone terminal) is identified based on the specified product name, manufacturer name, model number, etc., and an external design creation program corresponding to the target article (mobile phone terminal) is read from the database 20 and transferred to the design creation terminal 1. (Step 204).

  The design creation terminal 1 on the design creation user side downloads the appearance design creation program transferred from the server 2 (step 104), and the target article according to the operation of the design creation user based on the downloaded appearance design creation program. An external design of (mobile phone terminal) is created (step 105).

  The design creation user who has completed the appearance design operates the design creation terminal 1 and uploads the created appearance design to the server 2 (step 106).

  The server 2 assigns a design number to the external design transferred from the design creation terminal 1 by the design registration means 24, and the external design created by the design creation user together with the registration information associated with the user ID and password of the design creation user. Is registered in the database 20 (step 205).

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the appearance design utilization system shown in FIG. 1, and shows a process for applying an appearance design to an article carried by a design utilization user.

  Here, the case where the target article is a mobile phone terminal is assumed and described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3.

  A design user who wants to give a favorite appearance design to a portable article (mobile phone terminal) operates the input operation means 31 (for example, a touch panel) on the display screen of the design printing apparatus 3 to operate the target article (mobile phone). The product name, manufacturer name, model number, and the like of the terminal are input, and the display of the external design list (thumbnail) of the target article (mobile phone terminal) registered in the database of the server 2 is designated (step 401).

  The design printing apparatus 3 requests the registered appearance design list data of the target article (mobile phone terminal) from the server 2 according to the operation of the design user (step 301).

  In response to a request from the design printing apparatus 3, the server 2 transmits data of a registered external design list of the corresponding article (mobile phone terminal) stored in the database 21 to the design printing apparatus 3 via a communication line ( Step 206).

  The design printing apparatus 3 displays the registered appearance design list received via the communication line on the screen (step 302).

  Thereafter, the design user selects a desired external design from the registered external design list screen (step 402), enters the usage fee into the charge insertion slot, and selects the article to be designed (mobile phone terminal) as the article insertion slot. To start printing (step 403).

  The design printing apparatus 3 requests the external design selected by the design user from the server 2 (step 303), and the server 2 sends the external design requested from the design printing apparatus 3 (step 207).

  The design printing apparatus 3 prints the appearance design received from the server 2 on the article (mobile phone terminal) 5 (step 304).

  The appearance design is created based on the appearance design creation program corresponding to the target article (mobile phone terminal), and is created so that the liquid crystal display screen part, operation button part, etc. of the target article (mobile phone terminal) are not printed. Therefore, the liquid crystal display screen part, the operation button part, etc. are printed while avoiding the troubled parts.

  The user using the design obtains an article (mobile phone terminal) on which the desired appearance design is printed by the design printing device 3 (step 404).

  The design printing apparatus 3 that has finished the printing process notifies the server 2 of information such as the design number of the printed external design (step 305).

  The server 2 that has received the notice of the appearance design printed from the design printing apparatus 3 identifies the design creation user who created the appearance design based on the registered information, and the appearance is displayed to the design creation terminal 1 of the design creation user. Inform about the payment of the design (step 208).

  The design creation user who has received the notice of the payment of the reward for the appearance design notifies the server 2 of the account of the financial institution as the payee of the reward (step 107).

  The server 2 performs a predetermined reward transfer process to the account of the financial institution designated by the design creation user (step 209).

  In this way, every time a registered appearance design is used, it is attractive as a form of reward by allowing money to be transferred to the designated account of the creator of the appearance design. Design registration can be encouraged, and a wide variety of designs can be registered along with this, so design users can select their favorite exterior design from among the abundant designs, Improvement can be expected.

  In addition, when printing the appearance design on an article (mobile phone terminal), it is not printed directly on the article (mobile phone terminal), but on the predetermined paper formed according to the target article (mobile phone terminal). May be printed and affixed to an article (mobile phone terminal).

  Further, the design printing apparatus 3 may be provided with an erasing function for printing a new appearance design on the already printed appearance design or erasing the already printed appearance design. Good. This erasing function can be realized, for example, by printing the same color designated by the user over the entire printing range of the external design.

  Edited appearance in which the design printing apparatus of the above-described embodiment is provided with a camera, the appearance design editing program is installed, and the appearance design downloaded from the server is edited, as in the printing apparatus of the second embodiment described later. The design may be applied to the article. Further, various illustrations and advertisement images may be used as the editing material. When a predetermined advertisement image is used, the usage fee discount process may be performed.

  In the above embodiment, the design printing apparatus includes the input operation means, the display means, the data communication means, the charge confirmation means, and the print completion notification means in addition to the printing means. However, it is mainly related to printing. Or a computer terminal having a data communication function.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an external design utilization system showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

  In this appearance design utilization system, a design utilization user can operate the design printing apparatus 6 to edit the appearance design of an article carried by himself / herself and immediately print the edited appearance design on the article.

  In FIG. 4, a design printing apparatus 6 that applies an appearance design to an article, and a program and various images that are connected to the design printing apparatus 6 via a communication line and are stored in advance in the storage unit 71 in response to a request from the design printing apparatus 6. And a server 7 for reading and providing the information.

  The storage unit 71 stores an external design editing program, external design samples, various illustration images, promotional character images, and the like.

  The design printing apparatus 6 includes an input operation means 61 such as a touch panel operated by a design user, a display means 62 for displaying various information and images on the screen, and a server 7 and a communication line according to the operation of the input operation means 61. Data communication means 63 that communicates via the network, digital camera 64, editing means 65 that edits the appearance design using an editing program, charge confirmation means 66 that checks the usage charge inserted by the design user, and design use Printing means 67 for printing the appearance design edited and created by the user on the article 8;

  The design printing apparatus 6 is installed in department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, public facilities (stations, airports), movie theaters and game centers where young people gather.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the appearance design utilization system shown in FIG.

  Here, the case where the article 8 carried by the design user is assumed to be a mobile phone terminal, for example, will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, the design user operates the input operation means 61 of the design printing apparatus 6 to input the product name, manufacturer name, model number, etc. of the article (mobile phone terminal) 8 and stores it in the storage unit 71 of the server 7. The display of the appearance design sample list of the target article (mobile phone terminal) is instructed (step 501).

  The design printing apparatus 6 requests the instructed appearance design sample list from the server 7 (step 601), and the server 7 reads out the corresponding appearance design sample list from the storage unit 71 and transmits it (step 701). The design printing apparatus 6 receives the appearance design sample list sent from the server 7 by the data communication means 63 via the communication line and displays it on the screen by the display means 62 (step 602).

  The design user selects a desired one from the appearance design sample list (step 502), operates the input operation means 61, and causes the editing means 65 to execute an appearance design editing process.

  This editing process is performed by designating and selecting, for example, an image photographed by the digital camera 64 built in the design printing apparatus 6 or various illustration images or character images read from the storage unit 71 of the server 7. This is a process for creating a desired appearance design (step 503, step 603, step 702).

  In addition, you may enable it to also use the image image | photographed with the mobile telephone terminal with a camera function by the design utilization user. In this case, the design printing apparatus 6 may be provided with an external image data capturing terminal and an image capturing function, and the captured image may be captured from the image output terminal of the mobile phone terminal.

  In editing the external design, if the design user uses a maker advertising character or promotional text specified in advance for the external design, a service such as a free usage fee or a discount is applied. In this case, when the editing of the appearance design is finished (step 504), the fee confirmation unit 66 of the design printing apparatus 6 displays a predetermined service fee (step 604).

  The user using the design inserts the displayed fee (step 505), inserts the portable article (cell phone terminal) 8 into a predetermined position of the design printing apparatus, and starts printing the edited appearance design on the article. (Step 506).

  If the charge confirmation means 66 confirms the charge, the design printing apparatus 6 prints the appearance design edited by the design user on the article (mobile phone terminal) 8 using the printing means 67 (step 605).

  The user using the design takes out the article (mobile phone terminal) 8 on which the appearance design has been applied from the design printing apparatus 6 (step 507).

  In this way, the design user edits a desired external appearance design using images taken by the camera, various illustration images stored in the storage unit of the server, character images, and the like, and the edited external appearance design is displayed as an article ( By being configured so as to be applied to a mobile phone terminal), a design user can create and enjoy an original appearance design of a carrying item as if it were a photo booth.

  In addition, by applying services such as free use discounts and discounts to users who use maker promotional characters and promotional texts for external design, external appearances that include promotional characters and promotional texts are included. The use of the design is promoted, and the advertising effect can be expected by the user carrying and using such an appearance design article.

  In the second embodiment, the case where the appearance design is edited and used by the design printing apparatus has been described. However, the appearance design downloaded from the server may be used without being edited.

It is a block diagram of an appearance design utilization system showing a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the external appearance design utilization system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the external appearance design utilization system shown in FIG. It is a block diagram of the external appearance design utilization system which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the external appearance design utilization system shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Design creation terminal 2,7 Server 3,6 Design printing apparatus 20 Database 71 Memory | storage part

Claims (24)

  An appearance design utilization system for applying an appearance design to an article, which is created by a design creation terminal that creates an appearance design of an article by an operation of a design creation user and the design creation terminal connected to the design creation terminal via the Internet. A server for registering the external appearance design in the database, and the external appearance design selected by the operation of the design user through the communication line from the server in response to the confirmation of the design usage fee, the selected external appearance design for the article And a design printing apparatus for applying an external appearance design.   An appearance design utilization system for applying an appearance design to an article, which is created by the design creation terminal connected to the design creation terminal via the Internet, and a design creation terminal for creating the appearance design of the article by a design creation user's operation A server that registers the external appearance design in a database, and a design printing apparatus that is connected to the server via a communication line and applies the external appearance design to the article, the design printing apparatus includes an input operation unit that is operated by a design user; Display means for displaying various information, images, etc., means for requesting the server for an external design selected by the operation of a design user, and means for receiving the selected external design from the server via a communication line And a means to check the price according to the design usage fee input External design utilization system according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a printing means for performing the selected external design to the article.   3. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 1, wherein the design printing apparatus is installed in a place for use by a general user such as a store and is connected to the server by a dedicated line.   4. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 3, wherein the design printing apparatus includes means for notifying the server of completion of printing of the appearance design.   5. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 4, wherein in response to the print completion notification, the server includes means for performing payment processing for a creator of the appearance design that has been used.   6. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 5, wherein the reward payment process includes a process of transferring a predetermined amount to an account of a financial institution of the appearance design creator.   4. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 1, wherein the design creation terminal includes means for requesting a design creation program from the server and means for receiving the supply of the program from the server.   The server includes a means for user registration in response to a user registration request of a design creation user, a means for performing user authentication in response to a request for the design creation program from the design creation terminal, and the response in response to the user authentication. 8. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 7, further comprising means for sending a design creation program.   9. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 8, wherein the server includes appearance design registration means for receiving and registering an appearance design created based on the design creation program from the design creation terminal via the Internet.   10. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 9, wherein the server performs user authentication prior to the appearance design registration.   4. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 1, wherein the design printing apparatus includes an editing unit that edits the appearance design, and applies an edited appearance design edited by the editing unit to an article. .   12. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 11, wherein the design printing apparatus includes camera means, and the editing means edits the appearance design using an image photographed by the camera means. An appearance design utilization system for applying an appearance design to an article, which is created by the design creation terminal connected to the design creation terminal via the Internet, and a design creation terminal for creating the appearance design of the article by a design creation user's operation A server for registering the external appearance design in the database, an input operation means, a display means for displaying various information and images, a means for requesting the external design selected by the operation of the design user and the selected A design using terminal having a means for receiving an appearance design from the server via a communication line; and a printing means for applying the selected appearance design to an article in response to an input of a design use fee. Appearance design utilization system.
  A server used in an appearance design utilization system for confirming a usage fee for an exterior design created by a design creation user by an operation of a design creation user and applying it to an article with a design printing device, via the design creation terminal and the Internet Means for registering an external design created by the design creation terminal and connected to the design printing apparatus via a communication line, and an external design selected from the database by an operation of a design user; A server characterized by including:   The server includes means for performing user registration in response to a user registration request of the design creation user, means for performing user authentication in response to a request for a design creation program from the design creation terminal, and responding to the user authentication. 15. The server according to claim 14, further comprising means for sending the design creation program.   This is a design printing device used in an appearance design utilization system that receives an appearance design from a server in which an appearance design created by a design creation terminal by a user of the design creation user is registered and applies the appearance design to an article with a design printing device. Input operation means operated by the design user, display means for displaying various information, images, etc., means for requesting the external design selected from the server in response to the operation of the design user, and the server Including a means for receiving the supply of the selected appearance design via a communication line, a means for confirming a design usage fee, and a printing means for applying the selected appearance design to an article. Design printing device.   An external appearance design utilization system for applying an external appearance design to an article, comprising: a server having a storage unit for storing an external appearance design; and a design printing apparatus connected to the server via a communication line, the design printing apparatus being a design utilization user Means for requesting the appearance design stored in the storage unit of the server selected by the user, means for receiving the supply of the appearance design from the server, means for confirming the usage fee, and the user of the design using the article of the design user An appearance design utilization system comprising a printing means for applying a selected appearance design.   An appearance design utilization system for applying an appearance design to an article, a server having a storage unit for storing various images such as an appearance design sample, an illustration, and an advertisement image, and a design printing apparatus connected to the server via a communication line The design printing apparatus uses means for requesting an image stored in the storage unit of the server selected by a design user, means for receiving an image supplied from the server, and an image supplied from the server. And an exterior design utilization system comprising: means for editing an exterior design; means for confirming a usage fee; and printing means for applying an edited exterior design to an article of the design utilization user.   19. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 18, wherein the design printing apparatus includes camera means, and the editing means generates the edited appearance design using an image photographed by the camera means.   20. The appearance design utilization system according to claim 19, wherein the utilization fee confirmation means includes means for discounting a utilization fee for an appearance design edited using a predetermined advertisement image.   An external design utilization method for applying an external appearance design to an article, wherein an external appearance design of an article created by a design creation user is registered from a design creation user terminal to a server via the Internet, and the design printing apparatus is communicated from the server via a communication line. A method of using an external design, comprising: receiving an external design selected by a design user and applying the external design to the article of the design user in response to confirmation of the design usage fee.   The method of using an appearance design according to claim 21, wherein a process of transferring a reward is performed to a designated account of a design creation user of the appearance design used by the design user.   The method of using an appearance design according to claim 21, wherein the appearance design applied to the article is an edited appearance design obtained by editing the appearance design supplied from the server using various images such as illustrations and advertisement images. 24. The appearance design utilization method according to claim 23, wherein when the design utilization user performs an editing appearance design with a predetermined advertisement image, a usage fee discount process is performed.

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