JP2006146384A - Order processing terminal, order processing program and order processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an order processing terminal, an order processing program, and an order processing method capable of efficiently processing an order in a case that a plurality of works are mixed in one order. <P>SOLUTION: This terminal comprises a processing time calculation means 16 specifying, in a case that a plurality of works are mixed in an order to an image file read from a digital camera or media, parameters to the respective works in reference to a preliminarily stored table and calculating processing times of the respective works by use of the parameters; a processing order setting means 17 setting the processing order of the works based on the calculated processing times; and a storage means 18 storing a table regulating the correspondence between each of the works and the parameter corresponding to the work concerned. According to this, even if a plurality of works are mixed in one order, the order can be efficiently processed based on the processing times of the respective works. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an order processing terminal, an order processing program, and an order processing method.

  In recent years, various services related to photography have been provided. For example, when a user takes a picture with a digital camera and brings a digital camera in which the image file is recorded, a medium for the digital camera, a CD-R that backs up the image file, etc. to a photo shop such as a minilab, the reception terminal at the photo shop Is used to read an image file from a digital camera, media, or CD-R, and to create a high-definition photo print using the read image file, or to record the image file on another CD-R or other recording medium Process such as. In addition, if a kiosk (unmanned reception terminal) installed in a store is used, the user can also perform processing such as creation of the photo print and writing to a recording medium (for the unmanned reception terminal, For example, see Patent Document 1 below).

  Further, not only the read image data is recorded on the recording medium, but also an application and a music file for displaying these image data as a slide show with music can be recorded on the recording medium.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-8817 (page 3-4, FIG. 1)

  When you make an order using the above reception terminal, you can create photo prints, recording media, index prints, jacket prints, etc. using image files read from digital cameras, media, and CD-Rs. Work will be done, but it is rare that only one work is included in one order, and usually multiple work (for example, creation of recording media and creation of jacket print) is mixed in one order. There are many cases.

  Here, some of the plurality of operations described above may gradually increase the processing time in proportion to the value of a specific parameter such as the number of read image data. If the number of image data is within a certain range, However, the processing time hardly changes, and there are cases where the processing time increases rapidly when it exceeds a certain range. However, since the priorities are determined in advance for each work in the conventional reception terminal and a plurality of work can be processed only in that order, it is more efficient to change the processing order depending on the combination of work. However, there is a problem in that the processing order cannot be changed even if it can be processed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its main purpose is an order processing terminal and an order that can efficiently process an order when a plurality of operations are mixed in one order. To provide a processing program and an order processing method.

  In order to achieve the above object, an order processing terminal according to the present invention is pre-stored in an order processing terminal that processes an order using an image file when a plurality of operations are included in one order. A parameter corresponding to each of the plurality of tasks is identified with reference to the table, and a processing time calculating unit that calculates a processing time of each of the tasks using the parameter, and based on the calculated processing time And at least processing order setting means for setting the processing order of the plurality of operations.

  The order processing terminal according to the present invention is an order processing terminal that processes an order using an image file, wherein one order includes a plurality of operations, and the processing order of the plurality of operations is in advance. If it is determined, a parameter corresponding to each of two or more operations selected from the plurality of operations is specified with reference to a pre-stored table, and each of the 2 A processing time calculating means for calculating the processing time of the above work, a processing order of the two or more work is set based on the calculated processing time, and a process predetermined based on the set processing order Processing order setting means for changing the order.

  In the present invention, the table defines a correspondence relationship between each of the plurality of operations and a parameter related to the processing time of the operation, and the parameters include the quantity of the image file, the image file, and the like. 1 or more selected from the following: the capacity of the music file, the number of music pieces played together with the image file, the number of printers, the transfer speed of the image file to the printer, and the writing speed of the image file to the recording medium It is preferable that the element is included.

  Further, the order processing program of the present invention allows a computer to refer to a pre-stored table and to store each of the plurality of operations when one operation using an image file includes a plurality of operations. A processing time calculation unit that identifies a corresponding parameter and calculates a processing time of each of the tasks using the parameter, and a processing order setting that sets a processing order of the plurality of tasks based on the calculated processing time It functions as a means.

  Further, the order processing program of the present invention is configured so that when a plurality of operations are included in one order using an image file and the processing order of the plurality of operations is determined in advance, By referring to the stored table, the parameters corresponding to each of the two or more tasks selected from the plurality of tasks are specified, and the processing time of each of the two or more tasks is calculated using the parameters. A processing time calculating unit that sets a processing order of the two or more tasks based on the calculated processing time, and changes a predetermined processing order based on the set processing order; It is to function as.

  Further, the order processing method of the present invention includes a step of accepting an order using an image file, and when a plurality of operations are included in one order, the plurality of operations are referred to by referring to a table stored in advance. Identifying a parameter corresponding to each of the tasks, calculating a processing time of each of the tasks using the parameter, and setting a processing order of the plurality of tasks based on the calculated processing time And a step of executing the processing of the plurality of operations based on the set processing order.

  The order processing method of the present invention includes a step of receiving an order using an image file, a plurality of operations included in one order, and a processing order of the plurality of operations is determined in advance. In this case, referring to a pre-stored table, a parameter corresponding to each of the two or more tasks selected from the plurality of tasks is specified, and each of the two or more tasks is determined using the parameter. Calculating a processing time; setting a processing order of the two or more operations based on the calculated processing time; and changing a predetermined processing order based on the set processing order; And a step of executing processing of the plurality of operations based on the changed processing order.

  Thus, according to the configuration of the present invention, when a plurality of operations are mixed in one order, a parameter corresponding to each of the plurality of operations is specified with reference to a pre-stored table, and the parameters are set. The processing time of each work is calculated by using them, and the processing order of a plurality of work is set based on the calculated processing time, so that the order can be processed efficiently. Further, even when the processing order of a plurality of works is determined in advance, the processing order is set in the same manner for two or more works selected from them, and the processing order determined in advance based on the processing order Is changed, the order can be processed efficiently.

  According to the order processing terminal, the order processing program, and the order processing method of the present invention, even when a plurality of operations are mixed in one order, the order can be processed efficiently.

  The reason is that, in the order processing terminal of the present invention, a parameter corresponding to each of a plurality of operations is specified with reference to a prestored table, and the processing time of each operation is calculated using the parameters, This is because the processing order of a plurality of tasks is set based on the calculated processing time.

  In addition, when the processing order of a plurality of tasks is predetermined, parameters corresponding to each of two or more tasks selected from the plurality of tasks are identified with reference to a pre-stored table, The processing time of each work is calculated using the parameters, the processing order of two or more work is set based on the calculated processing time, and the predetermined processing order is changed based on the processing order. Because.

  In a preferred embodiment of the order processing terminal according to the present invention, in the case where a plurality of operations are mixed in a file reading unit that reads at least an image file from a digital camera or a medium, and an order for the read image file, A parameter is identified with reference to a pre-stored table for each work, a processing time calculating means for calculating the processing time of each work using the parameter, and a plurality of times based on the calculated processing time Processing order setting means for setting the processing order of work, storage means for storing a table defining the correspondence between each work and parameters corresponding to the work, and processing screens and orders for setting orders Display control means for displaying a screen for display on the display means, display means and operation means, and a set processing order. At least and a file transmission means for transmitting such an image file and order information file to an output device such as a recording medium production apparatus and print making device Te. Thereby, even if a plurality of operations are mixed in one order, the order can be processed efficiently based on the processing time of each operation.

  In order to describe the above embodiment in detail, an order processing terminal, an order processing program, and an order processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an order processing system according to the present embodiment, FIGS. 2 to 4 are diagrams illustrating variations of a reception terminal, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the reception terminal. It is. FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the order processing procedure using the receiving terminal of this embodiment, and FIGS. 8 to 15 show examples of screen configurations displayed on the display means of the receiving terminal. FIG. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a table that defines a correspondence relationship between each work and a parameter related to the processing time of the work.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an order processing system 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in a minilab or the like in an order store such as a photo shop or a convenience store, and accepts orders such as creation of a recording medium or photo prints. The reception terminal 2 that performs processing and the output device 10 such as a recording medium creation device 11a and a print creation device 11b installed in a photo shop or a production store, which are connected to a communication network such as a LAN, WAN, or VAN. Connected through.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the reception terminal 2 of this embodiment is for a digital camera 9 such as a smart media, a compact flash (registered trademark), a memory stick, an SD memory card, a multimedia card, or a mobile phone 9a with a camera. A recording medium (hereinafter, referred to as a medium 8), or a photographing device (hereinafter, referred to as a digital camera 9) such as a digital camera 9 or a camera-equipped mobile phone 9a. Each of a plurality of operations included in an order related to the read image file (or an image file selected from the file read means 15) that reads the image file using the device connection unit 6 or the like for connection by infrared rays or the like Parameter corresponding to the work with reference to a pre-stored table Identifying and processing time calculating means 16 for calculating the processing time of the work using the parameters, processing order setting means 17 for setting the processing order of a plurality of work based on the calculated processing time, Storage means 18 for storing the table for defining the correspondence between work and parameters corresponding to the work, and display control means for displaying on the display means a screen for setting an order and a screen for processing the order. 19, an image file and an order information file are transmitted to the display means 3 such as an LCD and a CRT, the operation means 4 such as a button, a keyboard and a mouse, and the output device 10 such as a recording medium creation device 11a and a print creation device 11b. A receipt printer 7 that includes a file transmission unit 20 and outputs a receipt in which an order number is recorded is connected as necessary. Note that each of the above units may be configured as hardware, or the computer is configured as an order processing program that causes at least the processing time calculation unit 16 and the processing order setting unit 17 to function. 2 may be installed and executed.

  The print creation apparatus 11b of this embodiment can use any type of printer such as a silver salt printer, a sublimation printer, and an ink jet printer. The print creation apparatus 11b has at least a predetermined value based on an order information file. Print size (E, L, LD, 2L, 2LD, KG, 8, 6, 4, 6 W, 4 W, A4, A3, etc.), predetermined type (silver salt print, sublimation print, etc.) ), A function of creating a photographic print 12 in a predetermined form (individual print, index print, jacket print, etc.), and the recording medium creating apparatus 11a includes at least a CD-R / RW or a DVD ± R / RW. Writing means such as a recording medium loading unit 14 for loading a recording medium 13 such as a DVD-RAM, HD-DVD, or Blu-ray disc. To have.

  In FIG. 1, the reception terminal 2, the recording medium creation device 11a, and the print creation device 11b are illustrated as separate devices. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the reception terminal 2 and the recording medium creation device 11a. Or a kiosk (unmanned terminal) in which the receiving terminal 2, the recording medium creating apparatus 11a, and the print creating apparatus 11b are integrated as shown in FIG. Further, in FIG. 1, the order is processed at the reception terminal 2 and the output device 10 such as the recording medium creation device 11a and the print creation device 11b is configured to execute the work. However, as shown in FIG. 2 and the output device 10 are provided with an order management terminal 2a for managing orders. The reception terminal 2 only accepts orders and transmits order information to the order management terminal 2a. It is good also as a structure which processes and makes the output device 10 perform an operation | work. Hereinafter, processing of an order using the receiving terminal 2, the order management terminal 2a, etc. (these are collectively referred to as an order processing terminal) will be described. In this embodiment, the case where the receiving terminal 2 is used as an order processing terminal is described. Mainly explained.

  Next, a procedure for the user to place an order using the reception terminal 2 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, for example, a work selection screen 21 as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display means 3 of the reception terminal 2. On this work selection screen 21, buttons for selecting work such as whether to create a photo print 12 from an image file, to create a recording medium 13 in which an image file is recorded, or to create both are displayed. In step S <b> 101, the user selects a desired work (all works of the photo print 12, the recording medium 13, the index print, and the jacket print as an example in which a plurality of works are mixed). Thereafter, in step S102, the medium 8 is loaded into the medium loading unit 5 or the digital camera 9 is connected to the device connection unit 6. Although three operations are shown in FIG. 8, the configuration of the operations is arbitrary and may include a single operation such as an operation for creating only the photo print 12. When the recording medium 13 is created, only the image file may be backed up, or in addition to the image file, for home appliances such as a Video-CD for reproducing the image file as a slide show with music. Data may be generated and recorded.

  Next, when the creation of the photo print 12 is selected in step S103, the display control means 19 sets the print size of the photo print 12 as shown in FIG. A print size selection screen 22 for selection is displayed. On this print size selection screen 22, various print sizes such as E, L, LD, 2L, 2LD, KG, 8, 6, 4, W, 4 W, A4, A3 can be selected. The user selects the desired print size by operating the operation means 4.

  Next, in step S105, the display control means 19 causes the display means 3 to display a delivery date selection screen 23 for allowing the user to select a delivery date as shown in FIG. On this delivery date selection screen 23, various delivery dates such as limited express, normal, and the next day are displayed so as to be selectable, and the user operates the operation means 4 to select a desired delivery date.

  Next, after the process of step S105 or in parallel with the processes of steps S103 to S105, the file reading unit 15 is connected to the medium 8 loaded in the medium loading unit 5 or the device connection unit 6 in step S106. The digital camera 9 reads an image file and an order information file such as a DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) file as necessary.

  Next, the display control unit 19 causes the display unit 3 to display a batch selection screen 24 as shown in FIG. 11, for example, and then displays an image selection screen 25 as shown in FIG. The image selection screen 25 is provided with a plurality of frames for arranging the images of the respective image files in a predetermined order such as date order or file name order (ascending order of file names in the figure). In the vicinity of each frame, a button for setting processing for the corresponding image file (in the disc creation mode, a button for rotating an image, a button for instructing selection / release of an image, and an image are enlarged) Button for display). In step S107, the user selects an image file to be processed from the image files displayed on the image selection screen 25.

  In step S108, if creation of the photo print 12 is selected, it is determined whether date information is recorded in the EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) information or the order information file of the image file to be printed. When the date information is recorded in at least one image file to be printed or when the date information is recorded in the order information file, the date can be written on the photo print 12, and the display control means 19 For example, as shown in FIG. 13, a date selection / non-selection screen 26 on which a button for selecting whether or not to write a date on the photo print 12 is displayed is displayed on the display means 3.

  Next, in step S109, the user selects the presence / absence of a date on the date / absence selection screen 26, and if no date is selected, the user selects the date / time in the predetermined description location of at least one of the image file and the order information file. The date is not set by, for example, performing processing so that the date is not written in the image based on the image file. In addition, when “with date” is selected, the date information described in the EXIF information is written in the description location related to the date specification in the order information file, and the date is set.

  Thereafter, in step S110, the contents of the order set in the above procedure are recorded in the order information file, and the order information file is stored in the storage means 18 of the receiving terminal 2 (or in the case of the configuration including the order management terminal 2a). The order information file is transmitted to the order management terminal 2a), and a receipt on which the order number is recorded is output using the receipt printer 7 as necessary, and the order receiving process at the receiving terminal 2 is completed.

  Then, the operator of the photo shop or the order shop operates the reception terminal 2 storing the order information file (or the order management terminal 2a to which the order information file is transmitted), and the recording medium creation device 11a or the print creation device 11b. Various operations such as creation of the recording medium 13 and creation of the photo print 12 are started by controlling the output device 10. Hereinafter, a procedure for an operator to process an order using the reception terminal 2 (or the order management terminal 2a in the configuration including the order management terminal 2a) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S201, when the operator operates the operation means 4 to set the order management mode, the display control means 19 causes the display means 3 to display an order management screen 27 as shown in FIG. The order management screen 27 includes a tag 28 for classifying unprocessed orders and processed orders among orders stored in the reception terminal 2 and a list display for displaying the contents of each order for each reception number. A column 29 is provided, and the operator selects an order to be processed from among unprocessed orders (here, an order with an acceptance number 01003 as an example of an order in which a plurality of operations are mixed).

  Next, in step S202, the display control unit 19 causes the display unit 3 to display, for example, the work content selection screen 30 shown in FIG. The work content selection screen 30 is provided with buttons ("print", "disc", "jacket", and "index" buttons in the figure) indicating the work included in the selected order. Selects an operation (here, all operations) to be executed from the buttons.

  Here, in the conventional reception terminal 2, when a plurality of operations are mixed in one order, the priority order of each operation is determined in advance, and immediately after the operation is selected, the operation is performed in a predetermined order. Since each work is executed, even if the processing time of each work greatly changes depending on the specific parameters such as the number of image files, the order of the work cannot be changed, and the order is efficiently processed. In some cases, it could not be processed.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, it is determined in step S203 whether a plurality of operations are mixed in one order. If a plurality of operations are mixed, in step S204, the processing time calculation unit 16 selects a plurality of operations. For each work, a parameter corresponding to the work is specified with reference to a table stored in the storage unit 18 in advance, and the processing time of each work is calculated using the parameter.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, the recording means 18 stores a table that defines the correspondence between various tasks set in the receiving terminal 2 and parameters related to the processing time of the tasks. The parameters corresponding to each work are specified with reference to this table.

  For example, in the case of creating a photo print 12, the number of photo prints 12 increases as the number of image files increases, and when the total capacity of the image file increases, the transfer time of the image file increases and the size of the image file increases. Then, the time for creating one photo print 12 becomes longer, and the print creation time becomes longer when the print capability (number of printers and transfer speed) becomes smaller. Therefore, the number of image files, the image file capacity, the image file size, and the print The ability is specified as a parameter. Similarly, in the case of creating a specific recording medium (recording medium on which data for home appliances (Video-CD format data etc.) reproduced as a slide show is also recorded), the number, total capacity, and size of image files increase. The time required for recording image files and converting to video-CD format data becomes longer. As the number of music pieces to be reproduced as BGM increases, the time required for synthesizing music files becomes longer, and the writing speed (for example, Since the writing time to the recording medium 13 becomes longer when the data writing speed of the CD drive is reduced, the number of image files, the image file capacity, the image file size, the number of music songs, and the writing speed are specified as parameters. To do.

  Then, the processing time of each work is described as a function having the specified parameter as a variable, and the processing time is calculated by substituting a numerical value for each parameter.

  Next, in step S205, the processing order setting unit 17 sets the processing order of all work based on the processing time of each work calculated in the above step. Here, when an operation is instructed to the output device 10 with the reception terminal 2, the reception terminal 2 is occupied and the operation cannot be instructed to another output device 10 until the operation is completed. If processing is performed from work with a long processing time, the efficiency of the entire order decreases. Therefore, the processing order setting means 17 of the present embodiment compares the processing times of the respective work, and sets the processing order so as to be executed from the work having a short processing time.

  Note that the method for setting the processing order is not limited to the above description, and may be appropriately changed according to the number, configuration, processing capability, and the like of the output devices 10 connected to the receiving terminal 2 (or the order management terminal 2a) over the network. In addition, when work using different types of output devices 10 (for example, writing to the recording medium 13 and creation of prints such as photo prints 12, index prints, jacket prints, etc.) is mixed, different types of output are performed. The apparatus 10 is caused to function in order (for example, after instructing the print creation apparatus 11b to create an index print, the recording medium creation apparatus 11a is instructed to write to the recording medium 13, and then the print creation apparatus 11b is instructed to print the photo print 12 The processing order may be set so as to instruct the creation of

  In the above steps, the processing order of all work is set based on the processing time of each work. However, among the work included in the order, the number of image files such as index print and jacket print, Some tasks can be processed in a short time regardless of capacity. If such operations are included, setting the processing order of the operations that take a long time to process takes the time required to set the processing order itself. Can be shortened. Therefore, when the priority order of each work is determined in advance, the processing order can be set only for two or more works selected by the operator from a plurality of works or set in advance.

  More specifically, for the creation of a specific recording medium, the creation of a photo print 12, the creation of an index print, and the creation of a jacket print, creation of an index print → creation of a jacket print → creation of a photo print 12 → specific recording medium In the case where the processing order is determined in advance so that the processing is performed in the order of creation, the creation of the index print and the creation of the jacket print are not changed, and only the creation of the photo print 12 and the creation of the specific recording medium are performed according to the above procedure The processing time is calculated using the parameter, the processing order of the creation of the photo print 12 and the generation of the specific recording medium is set based on the processing time, and the processing determined in advance based on the processing order The order can be changed.

  When the processing order of all work is set or the processing order of some work is changed, each work is processed in step S206 according to the set or changed processing order. In step S207, it is determined whether or not all the work has been processed. If the work has not been completed, the process returns to step S206. If the work has been completed, it is exchanged for a receipt in step S208. Then, the created recording medium 13, photographic print 12, index print, jacket print, etc. are provided to the user, and a series of order processing is completed.

  As described above, in the receiving terminal 2 of the present embodiment, when a plurality of operations are mixed in one order, the parameters corresponding to the operations are set by referring to the table stored in advance for each operation. Identify and calculate the processing time of each work using the parameters, and the processing order of all or part of the work is set based on the calculated work time, so the quantity and capacity of the selected image file Even if it changes, orders can always be processed efficiently.

  In the above embodiment, the order processing is executed by the receiving terminal 2, but the order processing may be executed by the order management terminal 2a or another terminal. The same means may be provided in the terminal (or an order processing program is installed) to perform the same processing. In the above embodiment, the processing using the image file recorded in the digital camera 9 or the media 8 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the image file read from the negative film, The present invention can be similarly applied to image files, music files, etc. acquired via a communication network.

It is a figure showing typically composition of an order processing system concerning one example of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the variation of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the variation of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the variation of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the procedure of the order using the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the procedure of the order process using the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure (work selection screen) displayed on the display means of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure (print size selection screen) displayed on the display means of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure (delivery date selection screen) displayed on the display means of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure (batch selection screen) displayed on the display means of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure (image selection screen) displayed on the display means of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure (date / absence selection screen) displayed on the display means of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure (order management screen) displayed on the display means of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen structure (work content selection screen) displayed on the display means of the reception terminal which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the table which concerns on one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Order processing system 2 Reception terminal 2a Order management terminal 3 Display means 4 Operation means 5 Media loading part 6 Equipment connection part 7 Receipt printer 8 Media 9 Digital camera 9a Cellular phone with camera 10 Output device 11a Recording medium creation device 11b Print creation device DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Photo print 13 Recording medium 14 Recording medium loading part 15 File reading means 16 Distribution means 17 History information generation means 18 Storage means 19 Display control means 20 File transmission means 21 Work selection screen 22 Print size selection screen 23 Delivery date selection screen 24 Collective selection Screen 25 Image selection screen 26 Date / None selection screen 27 Order management screen 28 Tag 29 List display field 30 Work content selection screen

Claims (9)

In an order processing terminal that processes orders using image files,
When a plurality of operations are included in one order, a parameter corresponding to each of the plurality of operations is specified with reference to a pre-stored table, and each of the operations is determined using the parameters. Processing time calculating means for calculating processing time;
An order processing terminal comprising: at least processing order setting means for setting a processing order of the plurality of tasks based on the calculated processing time. In an order processing terminal that processes orders using image files,
When a plurality of operations are included in one order and the processing order of the plurality of operations is predetermined, a selection is made from the plurality of operations by referring to a pre-stored table Processing time calculation means for identifying a parameter corresponding to each of the two or more tasks performed and calculating a processing time of each of the two or more tasks using the parameter;
Processing order setting means for setting a processing order of the two or more tasks based on the calculated processing time and changing a predetermined processing order based on the set processing order; Characteristic order processing terminal. The table defines a correspondence relationship between each of the plurality of operations and a parameter related to the processing time of the operations;
The parameters include the number of the image files, the capacity of the image files, the number of music pieces played together with the image files, the number of printers, the transfer speed of the image files to the printer, and the recording medium of the image files The order processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the order processing terminal includes at least one element selected from among write speeds. Computer
When a plurality of operations are included in one order using an image file, a parameter corresponding to each of the plurality of operations is specified with reference to a pre-stored table, and each parameter is used using the parameters. Processing time calculating means for calculating the processing time of the work of
An order processing program that functions as a processing order setting unit that sets a processing order of the plurality of tasks based on the calculated processing time. Computer
When a plurality of operations are included in one order using an image file and the processing order of the plurality of operations is determined in advance, the plurality of operations are referred to with reference to a previously stored table. A processing time calculating means for specifying a parameter corresponding to each of two or more tasks selected from among the parameters, and calculating a processing time of each of the two or more tasks using the parameter;
A processing order setting unit configured to set a processing order of the two or more tasks based on the calculated processing time and to change a predetermined processing order based on the set processing order. Order processing program. The table defines a correspondence relationship between each of the plurality of operations and a parameter related to the processing time of the operations;
The parameters include the number of the image files, the capacity of the image files, the number of music pieces played together with the image files, the number of printers, the transfer speed of the image files to the printer, and the recording medium of the image files 6. The order processing program according to claim 4, further comprising at least one element selected from among write speeds. Receiving an order using an image file;
When a plurality of operations are included in one order, a parameter corresponding to each of the plurality of operations is specified with reference to a pre-stored table, and each of the operations is determined using the parameters. Calculating a processing time;
Setting a processing order of the plurality of tasks based on the calculated processing time;
An order processing method comprising: at least a step of executing processing of the plurality of operations based on the set processing order. Receiving an order using an image file;
When a plurality of operations are included in one order and the processing order of the plurality of operations is predetermined, a selection is made from the plurality of operations by referring to a pre-stored table Identifying a parameter corresponding to each of the two or more tasks performed, and calculating a processing time of each of the two or more tasks using the parameter;
Setting a processing order of the two or more tasks based on the calculated processing time, and changing a predetermined processing order based on the set processing order;
An order processing method comprising: at least a step of executing processing of the plurality of operations based on the changed processing order. The table defines a correspondence relationship between each of the plurality of operations and a parameter related to the processing time of the operations;
The parameters include the number of the image files, the capacity of the image files, the number of music pieces played together with the image files, the number of printers, the transfer speed of the image files to the printer, and the recording medium of the image files 10. The order processing method according to claim 7, further comprising at least one element selected from among write speeds.

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