JP2008217446A - Individual image data preparation device, and individual image data preparation program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an individual image data preparation device and an individual image data preparation program, capable of outputting again a specified output object without requiring labors and times, in an output of a plurality of versions of images. <P>SOLUTION: This individual image data preparation device is provided with an element acquiring part for acquiring a master element arranged to be used in common, and a plurality of variable elements arranged to be used individually, an individual image data generation part for generating a plurality of individual image data of expressing individually the plurality of versions of images, based on the master element and the plurality of variable elements, an image output part for outputting the individual image data to an image output device, an element storage part for storing the variable element used in the image expressed by the output individual image data, an element search part for executing search out of the stored variable elements, an element assigning part for assigning any of the searched variable elements, in response to an operation, and a re-output part for outputting again the individual image data corresponding to the assigned variable elements, to the image output device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an individual image data generation device and an individual image data generation program for generating a plurality of individual image data individually representing a plurality of versions of images based on a plurality of variable elements.

  In recent years, technology for creating print data by taking out information stored in a database and creating print data by combining the retrieved information with predetermined text, pictures, photos, etc. Progressing. With this technology, as with direct mail and New Year's cards, the printed content at a specific location, such as the address or name of the destination, differs for each printed material, and for other printed content, the printed content is printed with multiple printed materials. It is frequently used when creating printed materials that are in common. In this way, printing of a printed material in which only the printed content at a predetermined location differs for each printed material is called variable printing. At present, information that gives different printed content at the predetermined location is read from a database or the like. Various variable application software is known as software combined with image data and character data that are common parts.

In variable printing, a large number of printed materials with different printing contents are created for each printed material. After printing, whether the required number of printed materials has been obtained (i.e., there is no print loss or no doubling) ) Is very time-consuming for humans to inspect each printed matter one by one. Therefore, recently, an identification mark for identifying the printed content of each printed matter is attached to each printed matter at the time of printing work, and the reader reads the identification mark after printing, so that the required number of printed matter is obtained. A method for inspecting whether or not has been obtained has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-301813 A

  In the method described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to print again a specific printed material in which the identification information is lost, such as when the printed material is lost after printing or when the identification mark is not printed due to a printing mistake. When there is no identification mark that can be referred to, a human being searches for identification information about a specific printed material to be reprinted from a database in which identification information is recorded for each printed material. The data representing the print contents of the specific print must be generated again. As described above, there are places where the print contents of the variable prints differ depending on the individual prints. Therefore, if the number of printed copies is large, the amount of data representing the contents of the individual prints becomes very large. It is very troublesome for humans to perform such work.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide an individual image data generation device and an individual image data generation program capable of outputting a specific output product again without trouble in outputting a plurality of versions of an image. .

In order to achieve the above object, an individual image data generation apparatus of the present invention is provided.
A master element that is commonly used and arranged in a plurality of versions of images each having at least one element arranged therein, and a plurality of variable elements that are individually used and arranged in each of the plurality of versions of the image are obtained. An element acquisition unit;
An individual image data generating unit for generating a plurality of individual image data individually representing the plurality of versions of the image based on the master element and the plurality of variable elements;
An image output unit that outputs a plurality of individual image data generated by the individual image data generation unit to an image output device that prints out an image represented by the individual image data based on the individual image data;
An element storage unit that stores a plurality of variable elements used in a plurality of versions of images represented by a plurality of individual image data output by the image output unit;
An element search unit for searching for a variable element corresponding to a condition given by an operation from a plurality of variable elements stored in the storage unit;
An element designating unit for designating one or more variable elements among the variable elements found by the search by the element search unit according to an operation;
And a re-output unit that outputs the individual image data corresponding to the variable element specified by the element specifying unit out of the plurality of individual image data to the image output device again.

  The individual image data generation apparatus of the present invention stores variable elements for each of a plurality of versions of an image, and a user searches for a desired variable element from the plurality of variable elements, and the desired variable element. Can be output again to the image output apparatus. For this reason, the individual image data generation apparatus of the present invention can output a specific output product again without taking time and effort.

  Further, in the individual image data generation apparatus of the present invention, “the variable element is an element made up of characters, and the element search unit is given a search character as the condition, and a part or all of the search character matches. The form of “searching for a variable element to be performed” is a preferable form.

  Even if the variable element is a picture, search is possible because there are search technologies based on shape and color, but if the variable element is a character, input of search information will not take time and the search algorithm will also be It is simple and easy to search.

  Further, in the individual image data generation device of the present invention, “the table acquisition unit for acquiring the table in which the attached information is associated with each of the plurality of variable elements is provided, and the element search unit includes the attached information as the condition. Is a preferable form. "Is a method for searching for a variable element corresponding to the attached information".

  For example, personal ID information or the like is useful information for designating a printed matter for personal use, but it is often undesirable to include it in a variable element in consideration of aesthetics and personal information protection. According to the above-described form using the attached information, the search based on the unprinted ID information or the like can be performed, which is highly useful.

In order to achieve the above object, an individual image data generation program of the present invention includes:
Built into a computer system, on that computer system,
A master element that is commonly used and arranged in a plurality of versions of images each having at least one element arranged therein, and a plurality of variable elements that are individually used and arranged in each of the plurality of versions of the image are obtained. An element acquisition unit;
An individual image data generating unit for generating a plurality of individual image data individually representing the plurality of versions of the image based on the master element and the plurality of variable elements;
An image output unit that outputs a plurality of individual image data generated by the individual image data generation unit to an image output device that prints out an image represented by the individual image data based on the individual image data;
An element storage unit that stores a plurality of variable elements used in a plurality of versions of images represented by a plurality of individual image data output by the image output unit;
An element search unit for searching for a variable element corresponding to a condition given by an operation from a plurality of variable elements stored in the storage unit;
An element designating unit for designating one or more variable elements among the variable elements found by the search by the element search unit according to an operation;
Among the plurality of individual image data, a re-output unit configured to output again individual image data corresponding to the variable element specified by the element specifying unit to the image output device is constructed.

  By executing the individual image data generation program of the present invention in a computer system, the individual image data generation apparatus of the present invention can be easily realized.

  Note that the individual image data generation program referred to in the present invention is only shown in its basic form here, but this is merely to avoid duplication, and the individual image data generation program referred to in the present invention includes In addition to the basic form, various forms corresponding to each form of the individual image data generation apparatus described above are included.

  Further, the element search unit or the like constructed on the computer system by the individual image data generation program of the present invention may be one element constructed by one program part, and one element may be composed of a plurality of elements. It may be constructed by program parts, or a plurality of elements may be constructed by one program part. In addition, these elements may be constructed so as to execute such an action by themselves, or may be executed by giving instructions to other programs and program components incorporated in the computer system. It may be constructed.

  According to the present invention, a specific output can be output again without taking time and effort.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a variable printing system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

  This variable printing system has a personal computer 100 and an output device 2170. In this variable printing system, execution data for executing variable printing is created by the personal computer 100, and based on the created execution data. The output device 2170 performs output on the paper, and the output device 2170 also performs folding processing of the output product. The variable printing here refers to a printing form in which a plurality of printed materials are created by combining different printing contents such as a destination and printing contents common to each other such as New Year's greetings and advertisements, Different print contents are called records. In the following, as an example of variable printing performed in this variable printing system, a direct mail 210 in which a postal code, an address, and a name as a destination are described and a message text and an image are combined is described. A case where a part of each destination is created will be described. In this direct mail 210, a message text and an image common to any direct mail 210 sent to any destination are described except for the zip code, address, and name, which are information about the destination. Accordingly, in this example, the postal code, address, and name correspond to the record.

Information on the postal code, address, and name described in the direct mail 210 is listed as a list in one Excel file 220 input in advance to the personal computer 100. Data representing the postal code, address, and name information is extracted from the Excel file 220 by the variable application 10a, and combined with data of common description items for any destination such as the image 210a and the message sentence 210b. Thus, the execution data described above is created. This execution data is
This is data in the PPML (Personalized Print Markup Language) format in which the content of the record is described for each record. The execution data in the PPML format (hereinafter abbreviated as PPML data) includes the print position of each record, Colors, fonts, etc. are also defined. Based on the PPML data, printing raster data representing the printing contents for each individual printed matter is generated by a RIP (Raster Image Processor) 10, and output is performed in the output device 2170 based on the raster data. The output device 2170 performs folding processing of the output product.

  Here, the output device 2170 will be described as a single device having both an output function and an output product folding function. However, instead of the output device 2170 in the variable printing system, an output device 2170 is provided. Similar variable printing can be performed even when the output device folding device is used as an independent device instead. Further, here, the PPML format is adopted as the format of the execution data, but the present invention can adopt a format other than the PPML format.

  In the figure, the created direct mail 210 is shown in a state where the paper of the direct mail 210 is unfolded, but in reality, the destination at the center dotted line 2170a by folding processing in the output device 2170. Direct mail 210 in a state of being folded in two with the outer side facing outward is created. The direct mail 210 is put in the envelope 2100 in such a folded state. At this time, the destination described in the direct mail 210 is put into the envelope 2100 in such a manner that it can be read from the outside through the transparent portion 2100a of the envelope 2100, and is delivered to each destination in this state.

  In this variable printing system, when it is necessary to print the direct mail 210 again for a specific record because the direct mail 210 is lost in the delivery process or the destination part is printed out. Therefore, the RIP 10 is provided with a function for quickly identifying and reprinting a record that needs to be reprinted on the direct mail 210. In order to identify this record, the RIP 10 provides detailed information about the destination, including information on the postal code, address, and name, which is provided in the Excel file 220 and is the difference of each record. The expressed Excel data is entered.

  In the variable printing system of FIG. 1, a personal computer 100 operates as an embodiment of the individual image data generation apparatus of the present invention. Hereinafter, the personal computer 100 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a personal computer that operates as an embodiment of the individual image data generation apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram thereof.

  The personal computer 100 includes a main body 110 incorporating a CPU, a RAM memory, a hard disk, and the like which will be described later, an image display device 120 that displays a screen on the display screen 121 according to an instruction from the main body 110, and a user's A keyboard 130 for inputting instructions and character information and a mouse 140 for inputting an instruction corresponding to the position by designating an arbitrary position on the display screen 121 are provided.

  The main body 110 further has an FD loading slot 111 into which a flexible disk (hereinafter abbreviated as FD) is loaded, and a CD-ROM loading slot 112 into which a CD-ROM is loaded. An FD drive and a CD-ROM drive (to be described later) for driving an FD and a CD-ROM are also incorporated.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 110 includes a CPU 211 that executes various programs, a main memory 212 that reads programs stored in the hard disk device 213 and develops them for execution by the CPU 211, and various programs. And a hard disk device 213 and FD 2140 in which data and the like are stored are loaded, a FD drive 214 and a CD-ROM 2150 that access the loaded FD 2140 are loaded, and a CD-ROM drive 215 that accesses the loaded CD-ROM 2150 Is built-in. These various elements and the image display device 120, the keyboard 130, and the mouse 140 shown in FIG. 2 are also connected to each other via a bus 1200. Further, as described above, an output device 2170 for post-processing such as output of variable printed matter and folding processing of output matter is provided outside the personal computer 100 to send output data from the personal computer 100. In addition, the personal computer 100 has a built-in input / output interface 216. The input / output interface 216 is also connected to the above-described various elements constituting the hardware inside the personal computer 100 via the bus 1200.

  Next, an embodiment of the individual image data generation program of the present invention will be described.

  When one embodiment of the individual image data generation program of the present invention is stored in, for example, a CD-ROM 2150, when the CD-ROM 2150 is loaded into the main body 110 from the CD-ROM loading slot 112, the CD The individual image data generation program stored in the ROM 2150 is installed in the hard disk device 213 of the personal computer 100 by the CD-ROM drive 215. When the individual image data generation program installed in the hard disk device 213 is activated, the personal computer 100 operates as an embodiment of the individual image data generation device of the present invention.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the individual image data generation program of the present invention.

  Here, the individual image data generation program 900 is stored in the CD-ROM 2150. The storage medium for storing the individual image data generation program 900 according to the present invention is not limited to the CD-ROM 2150 shown in FIG. 4 but also the hard disk device 213 and FD 2140 shown in FIG. Various storage media such as the illustrated DVD and MO can be employed.

  The individual image data generation program 900 is executed in the personal computer 100 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and operates the personal computer 100 as an embodiment of the present invention as described above. The storage unit 21 An extractor 22, a display controller 23, and a print controller 24.

  The detailed contents of each element of the individual image data generation program 900 will be described later together with the operation of each part in the personal computer 100.

  FIG. 5 shows an outline of elements constructed on the personal computer for operating the personal computer shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 as an embodiment of the individual image data generation apparatus of the present invention, and an action by these elements. FIG.

  When the individual image data generation program 900 shown in FIG. 4 is installed in the personal computer 100 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each element of the storage unit 11, the extraction unit 12, the display control unit 13, and the print control unit 14 is personal. Built on the computer 100, the RIP 10 shown in FIG. 1 is configured. With the function of this RIP 10, the personal computer 100 operates as an embodiment of the individual image data generation apparatus of the present invention. The storage unit 11, the extraction unit 12, the display control unit 13, and the print control unit 14 are the storage unit 21, the extraction unit 22, the display control unit 23, and the print control unit 24 in the individual image data generation program 900 shown in FIG. Each is constructed on the personal computer 100. Therefore, each element in FIG. 4 corresponds to each element in FIG. 5, and each element in FIG. 5 includes the hardware of the personal computer 100 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the OS and application executed on the personal computer 100. 4 is different from that of the individual image data generation program 900 shown in FIG. 4 in that only the application program is included. Note that the variable application 10a shown in FIG. 1 is installed in advance using a recording medium for variable application installation, separately from the installation by the individual image data generation program 900 described above.

  Below, each element shown in FIG. 5 and the outline of the effect | action by each element are demonstrated.

  PPML data is created by the variable application 10a, and the created PPML data is input and stored in the storage unit 11. Here, the PPML data is composed of data representing print contents (master elements) common to each destination, and data representing different print contents (records) for each destination for each record. Yes. Based on the PPML data, the print control unit 14 generates print raster data representing the print contents for each print product and sends the print raster data to the output device 2170. The direct mail 210 for each of a plurality of predetermined destinations is generated. Printed. Here, the storage unit 11 also receives Excel data representing detailed information about the destination, which the Excel file 220 has. When the extraction unit 12 needs to reprint the direct mail 210 for a specific record among a plurality of records, the extraction unit 12 receives input of search information for the specific record from the user, and stores the storage unit 11. The destination information is extracted for all the records corresponding to the search information from the Excel data stored in. The display control unit 13 displays a list of destination information extracted by the extraction unit 12 on the image display device 120 shown in FIGS. The print control unit 14 receives designation of a record to be reprinted (input of record designation information) from the user, generates raster data for printing for the record, sends it to the output device 2170, and performs reprinting. Realize.

  Here, the storage unit 11 corresponds to an example of both the element acquisition unit, the element storage unit, and the table acquisition unit according to the present invention, and the extraction unit 12 corresponds to an example of the element search unit according to the present invention. The print control unit 14 corresponds to an example of the individual image data generation unit, the image output unit, the element designation unit, and the re-output unit according to the present invention.

  Here, the Excel data and PPML data stored in the storage unit 11 will be described.

  6 is a diagram showing the contents of the Excel file of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the structure of PPML data stored in the storage unit of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the Excel file 220 includes a list of member number, postal code, address, surname, name, and telephone number information for each destination, and is stored in the storage unit 11. The excel data is data that represents this information. In this list, the postal code, address, last name, and name information enclosed by dotted lines are the contents described on the direct mail 210 as shown in FIG.

  In the RIP 10 of FIG. 5, the member number surrounded by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 6 is used as the identifier of each record, among the information about the destination. For example, as for the destination person with the postal code “330-0845”, the address “Saitama Prefecture…”, the surname “Aikawa”, and the name “Nana” located at the top of the dotted line in FIG. Since the number is “00101”, the record with the postal code “330-0845”, the address “Saitama Prefecture…”, the last name “Aikawa”, and the name “Nana” at the top is recognized as the record “00101”. Is done. Specifically, the identifier of each record is defined at the head of the data representing each record in the PPML data.

  As shown in FIG. 7, at the head of PPML data, master element data representing matters common to all destinations, such as the image 210a, message text 210b, and layout information of FIG. 1, is described. Below that, data representing the contents of each record is classified and described for each record.

  The record identifier described above is, for example, for the record “00101”, after “<DOCUMENT_SET Label =” as “<DOCUMENT_SET Label =“ 00101 ”>” shown at the top of FIG. It is defined as a number between two quotation marks "" "" "". Also, as shown in the figure, the data “00101” is followed by the text “<DOCUMENT_SET Label =“ 00101 ”>”, and the text “</ DOCUMENT_SET>” The description of the data representing the record “00101” ends. In the data representing the record “00101”, the information of the postal code “330-0845”, the address “Saitama Prefecture.”, The surname “Aikawa”, and the name “Nana” in FIG. 6 is described. Other records are also described with the same data structure. As described above, in the PPML data of FIG. 7, each record is provided with a structure in which data representing the record continues in order after the definition of the identifier, so that each record is in the PPML data. It can be identified by the record identifier.

  Here, the membership number is adopted as the record identifier. However, the record identifier may be other than the membership number, for example, “name” or “phone number”, or in the Excel file. The order (for example, 10th) described in the above may be used as an identifier as it is. In this way, which information is adopted as the identifier is determined by the setting of the variable application 10a by the user. However, the identifier is preferably discriminating in identifying the records from each other, and the member number used as the identifier here is assumed to be different for each destination.

  Next, the operation of each unit in FIG. 5 when reprinting a specific record among a plurality of records will be described in detail.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of each part in FIG. 5 when reprinting a specific record.

  Of the printed direct mail, for example, when it is necessary to reprint the direct mail of a specific destination due to loss of printed matter after printing, in many cases it is recognized that the mail has been lost. In many cases, information on the postal code, address, last name, and name is not known for the specific destination. Therefore, the extraction unit 12 in FIG. 5 acquires search information that is a clue to specify a record to be reprinted from the user, and the Excel data stored in the storage unit 11 based on the search information. Information on all corresponding records is extracted from the list (step S1). Below, an example is given and it demonstrates concretely.

  FIG. 9 is a reprint setting window displayed when reprinting a specific record.

  For example, for a person to whom a direct mail is lost, the user does not remember the exact address of the person, but the name of the area where the person's address exists (prefecture name, city name, town name, etc.) When only the last name is remembered, the user displays “last name” in the search item selection field 302 in the reprint setting window 300 using the keyboard 130 and the mouse 140 shown in FIGS. Enter the person's name in the search word input field 301. For example, if the name of the person is “Ishida”, the last name “Ishida” is input as shown in FIG. Here, although not shown in this figure, in the search item selection field 302, when the search item display button 302a is clicked using the mouse 140, the member number, zip code, address, last name shown in FIG. , Name, and telephone number are all displayed, and the user can select an item to search from the displayed items.

  When the user inputs information that is known about the destination person to the search item selection field 302 in this way, the user clicks the search execution button 303. By this user's click operation, the extraction unit 12 acquires search information that the last name is “Ishida”, and stores the information of the record that the last name is “Ishida” described in the list of FIG. Extracted from the Excel data stored in the unit 11.

The display control unit 13 displays a list of the record information extracted by the extraction unit 12 on the display screen (step S2 in FIG. 8). For example, if there are only two recipients whose last name is “Ishida” in the list of FIG. 6, the person whose name is “Sayaka” and the person whose name is “Hiromi”, the display control unit 12 Under the control, information about the records of the two persons is displayed in the search result display field 304 as shown in FIG. This search result display field 304
A check box 304a for selecting a destination to be reprinted is provided for each destination at the left end. The user collates the displayed address with the name of the area where the address of the person to be reprinted exists in his / her memory, selects the destination to be reprinted, and clicks the check box 304a for the destination To do. FIG. 9 shows a state where the second destination from the top with the membership number “00102” is selected. After the destination is selected by clicking the check box 304 a, the user clicks an OK button 306 at the lower right of the reprint setting window 300. If the user cannot select a destination to be reprinted and wants to search using a search item other than the last name, the user can click the cancel button 305 to continue the search.

  When the user selects the destination with the membership number “00102” and clicks the OK button 306, the print control unit 14 in FIG. 5 designates the record with the identifier number “00102” as the reprint target. Recognize record designation information. Then, the print control unit 14 generates raster data for printing for the record whose identifier number is “00102” from the PPML data of FIG. 7 and sends it to the output device 2170 to realize reprinting for this record. (Step S3 in FIG. 8).

  As described above, in the RIP 10 shown in FIG. 5, even when it is necessary to reprint a specific record, it is possible to easily reprint the target record without using a variable application. Less human labor for reprinting.

  In the above description, the search result display column 304 in FIG. 9 displays the search results for all items described in the Excel file in FIG. 6, but in the present invention, the displayed contents are as follows. Any information that is sufficient to enable the user to specify a record to be reprinted may be used, and a part of data referred to in the search may be displayed.

1 is a configuration diagram of a variable printing system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. 1 is an external perspective view of a personal computer that operates as an embodiment of an individual image data generation apparatus of the present invention. It is a hardware block diagram of the personal computer which operate | moves as one Embodiment of the separate image data generation apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows one Embodiment of the separate image data generation program of this invention. It is a figure showing the outline of the effect | action by those elements constructed | assembled on this personal computer in order to operate the personal computer shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 as one Embodiment of the separate image data generation apparatus of this invention. . It is a figure showing the content of the Excel file of FIG. It is a figure showing the structure of the PPML data memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of each part in FIG. 5 when reprinting is performed for a specific record. It is a reprint setting window displayed when reprinting a specific record.

Explanation of symbols

10 RIP
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10a Variable application 11 Storage part 12 Extraction part 13 Display control part 14 Print control part 21 Storage part 22 Extraction part 23 Display control part 24 Print control part 100 Personal computer 110 Main part 111 FD loading slot 112 CD-ROM loading slot 120 Image display Device 121 Display screen 130 Keyboard 140 Mouse 1200 Bus 210 Direct mail 210a Image 210b Message sentence 220 Excel file 2100 Envelope 2100a Transparent portion 2170a Dotted line 211 CPU
212 Main memory 213 Hard disk device 214 FD drive 2140 FD
215 CD-ROM drive 2150 CD-ROM
216 Input / output interface 2170 Output device 300 Reprint setting window 301 Search word input field 302 Search item selection field 302a Search item display button 303 Search execution button 304 Search result display field 304a Check box 305 Cancel button 306 OK button 900 Individual image data generation program

Claims (4)

A master element that is commonly used and arranged in a plurality of versions of images each having at least one element arranged therein, and a plurality of variable elements that are individually used and arranged in each of the plurality of versions of the image are obtained. An element acquisition unit;
An individual image data generation unit for generating a plurality of individual image data individually representing the plurality of versions of the image based on the master element and the plurality of variable elements;
An image output unit that outputs a plurality of individual image data generated by the individual image data generation unit to an image output device that prints out an image represented by the individual image data based on the individual image data;
An element storage unit that stores a plurality of variable elements used in a plurality of versions of images represented by a plurality of individual image data output by the image output unit;
An element search unit for searching for a variable element corresponding to a condition given by an operation from a plurality of variable elements stored in the storage unit;
An element designating unit for designating one or more variable elements among the variable elements found by the search by the element search unit according to an operation;
An individual image data generation comprising: a re-output unit that outputs again to the image output device individual image data corresponding to a variable element designated by the element designation unit among the plurality of individual image data apparatus. The variable element is an element composed of characters,
2. The individual image data generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the element search unit is provided with a search character as the condition and searches for a variable element that partially or entirely matches the search character. A table acquisition unit that acquires a table in which attached information is associated with each of the plurality of variable elements;
2. The individual image data generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the element search unit is provided with the attached information as the condition and searches for a variable element corresponding to the attached information. Built into a computer system, on that computer system,
A master element that is commonly used and arranged in a plurality of versions of images each having at least one element arranged therein, and a plurality of variable elements that are individually used and arranged in each of the plurality of versions of the image are obtained. An element acquisition unit;
An individual image data generation unit for generating a plurality of individual image data individually representing the plurality of versions of the image based on the master element and the plurality of variable elements;
An image output unit that outputs a plurality of individual image data generated by the individual image data generation unit to an image output device that prints out an image represented by the individual image data based on the individual image data;
An element storage unit that stores a plurality of variable elements used in a plurality of versions of images represented by a plurality of individual image data output by the image output unit;
An element search unit for searching for a variable element corresponding to a condition given by an operation from a plurality of variable elements stored in the storage unit;
An element designating unit for designating one or more variable elements among the variable elements found by the search by the element search unit according to an operation;
An individual image data generation comprising: constructing a re-output unit that again outputs individual image data corresponding to a variable element designated by the element designation unit among the plurality of individual image data to the image output device program.

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