JP2009137166A - Method for managing variable information-printed matter, managing system for variable information-printed matter, and group of variable information-printed matters - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify an operation of picking up a defective product in a case where a defective printing is detected during inspection of a variable information-printed matter. <P>SOLUTION: A medium is supplied from a supply section 10 to a printing section 12, and variable information which differs in individual medium is printed. Here, managing information for distinguishing the individuals from each other is printed along with the variable information. At an information processing section 16, a printing region which is printed with the managing information along with the variable information is imaged by an imaging section 20, and at an inspecting section 24, existence or non-existence of a defective portion is inspected for each variable information-printed matter based on an image data. In a case where a defective portion is detected during the inspection, the image data obtained for the variable information-printed matter is stored in an information storing section 26. Then, a defective product is specified from a plurality of variable information-printed matters, based on the managing information included in the stored image data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a management method and management system for variable information printed matter in which variable information having different contents are recorded, and a variable information printed matter group to be managed.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a prior art for inspecting a printing state in a printer device that sequentially prints variable information on a plurality of media is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this prior art, variable data is sequentially printed by the printer device in the process of transporting the printing paper, and then an inspection image of the entire printing paper is captured by a CCD camera or the like, and this is compared with the original image to check for defective printing. The presence or absence is inspected.

According to the above-described prior art, while sequentially printing different variable information at a high speed using a large amount of printing paper, the inspection of the printing state is executed in parallel, and as a result, if a printing defect is found, Since printing by the printer device can be stopped, it is considered that generation of defective printed matter can be minimized.
JP 2001-96872 A (page 5-9, FIG. 2)

  This type of variable information may contain personal information such as address and name, so if any printing defect occurs, the defective product cannot be found from a large number of printed items and the personal information cannot be restored. Need to be sure to destroy.

  However, in the prior art, even if a printing failure is found by inspection, the printing operation is simply stopped, and it is not easy to extract the defective product itself (the actual product) from a large amount of printed matter. . In other words, when printing failure is detected and printing is stopped, the operator has to manually search for a defective product based on the number of sheets counted from the start of printing, which is very troublesome. is there.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of easily extracting a defective product when a defect is found by inspection as well as inspecting a defective portion of a variable information printed matter. .

  In order to solve the above problems, firstly, the present invention provides a management method for variable information printed matter. The management method of the present invention includes the following steps.

(1) Generating Step In this step, a plurality of variable information printed matter on which management information for identifying at least each individual is printed together with variable information having different contents for each individual is generated. The management information is, for example, a unique management number for each individual, an identification code such as a bar code or a two-dimensional code, or an identification symbol, and can be given in advance in association with variable information for each individual, for example.

(2) Imaging process In this process, the printing area where management information is individually printed together with variable information is imaged for a plurality of variable information prints generated in the previous generation process. The data obtained by imaging here includes management information given to each individual together with variable information having different contents for each individual.

(3) Inspection process In this process, the presence or absence of a defective portion is inspected for each variable information printed matter based on the image data obtained by imaging in the previous imaging process.

(4) Storage step In this step, when a defective portion is found in the inspection, the image data obtained for the variable information printed matter is stored. The stored data includes management information for each individual together with the defective portion.

(5) Identification process In this process, based on the management information included in the stored image data, a variable information printed material in which a defective part is found in the inspection is identified from a plurality of variable information printed materials. Since the management information is individual, even if there is a large amount of printed matter, it is very easy to identify defective products from them.

  As described above, according to the management method of the present invention, not only the printing state is inspected to find out whether there is a defect, but if there is a defective part, the management information unique to the individual (defective product) is also adjusted. Therefore, it is possible to easily find the actual defective product based on the management information later.

  The variable information printed matter handled by the management method of the present invention may be deformable into a booklet including a plurality of paper areas. In this case, in the generating step (1), it is preferable to print information for identifying a plurality of paper areas within each individual as management information for each paper area. In this case, after identifying an individual (defective product) having a defective portion, it is possible to easily identify which paper surface in the booklet has the defective portion based on the management information.

  In the storing step (4), among the image data obtained by imaging, a part of the defective image data including the defective part in the print region and a part of the management image data including the management information are obtained. It may be cut out and saved. In this case, compared with the case where image data of the entire print area is stored, the data processing load and the load on the recording medium are reduced because the data capacity is reduced.

  Further, when the variable information printed matter can be transformed into a booklet as described above, it is preferable to cut out and store only the management information in the paper area including the defective portion. In this case, the stored image data includes information for identifying the individual and information for identifying the paper surface having the defective portion. For this reason, after specifying a defective product from a plurality of printed materials, it is possible to easily find a paper surface having a defective portion therein.

  Secondly, the present invention provides a management system for variable information printed matter. The management system is configured as a device (apparatus or facility) having the following functional elements. The first function is to generate a plurality of variable information prints on which management information for identifying individuals from each other is printed together with variable information having different contents for each individual. The second function is to capture an image of a print area in which management information is individually printed together with variable information for a plurality of generated variable information prints. Third, it is a function of inspecting each variable information printed matter for the presence or absence of a defective portion based on image data obtained by imaging. The fourth function is to store image data obtained for the variable information printed matter when a defective part is found in the inspection. A fifth function is to display the management information included in the stored image data, thereby enabling the identification of the variable information printed matter in which a defective portion is found from a plurality of variable information printed matter. The fifth function may be a function that visually outputs management information to some output medium, or a function that displays an image of management information on a display screen.

  In any case, according to the management system of the present invention, the operator (operator of the management system) confirms the management information specific to the defective product in which the defective portion is found by the inspection, so that a plurality of variable information printed matter It is possible to easily identify (extract, find) defective products from the list.

  Thirdly, the present invention provides a variable information printed matter group generated from a plurality of media. The printed matter group is configured by a group unit including a plurality of variable information printed matter generated as a single item from a medium such as printing paper. That is, the variable information printed matter group of the present invention includes a variable information printing area in which variable information having different contents is printed for each individual for a plurality of media, and management information for identifying each individual for a plurality of media. And a management information printing area that has been printed.

  According to the variable information printed matter group of the present invention, the management information that can identify each individual is printed on each printed matter included therein. It is easy to specify, and the management convenience is high. For this reason, for example, when defective printing is inspected based on data obtained by individually capturing an image, and a defective portion is found there, it is easy to identify defective products from the whole using management information included in the captured data. The defective product can be easily reprinted.

  In addition, the variable information printed matter group of the present invention can be transformed into a booklet form in which a plurality of media includes a plurality of paper areas for each individual, and the management information print area includes a plurality of paper areas within the individual. Information for identifying each other is preferably printed as management information for each paper area. In this case, after specifying an individual from the variable information printed matter group, it is possible to easily specify a plurality of paper areas in the individual based on the area-specific information.

  According to the management method and the management system of the present invention, it is possible to easily identify a target object from among a plurality of variable information printed matter based on management information. For this reason, it is possible to appropriately manage variable information printed matter generated in large quantities.

  Further, according to the variable information printed matter group of the present invention, even when a large amount of variable information is printed on the medium, it is possible to easily identify each individual, so that the printed matter group as a whole can be surely obtained. Can be managed.

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

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of a management system for carrying out a variable information printed matter management method. The variable information printed matter to be managed here is, for example, a utility bill description, invoice, receipt, financial transaction document, learning material, securities, etc. This corresponds to a case where variable information having different contents is printed for each individual. The variable information includes, for example, not only an individual address name and an organization address name, but also individual or organization-specific information prepared specifically for an individual or an organization. Note that the variable information printed matter may be in the form of a single sheet, or may be in the form of a set of plural sheets.

  The management system of the first embodiment includes, for example, a supply unit 10, a printing unit 12, a printing control unit 14, an information processing unit 16, and a post-processing unit 18. First, the supply unit 10 has a function of supplying a medium such as printing paper to the printing unit 12. The printing unit 12 has a function of printing individual variable information on the supplied medium. The printing control unit 14 has a function of controlling the printing operation performed by the printing unit 12. Specifically, the printing control unit 14 outputs variable information to be printed for each individual to the printing unit 12 in a predetermined data format. .

  The information processing unit 16 is a functional element that further includes an imaging unit 20, an image processing unit 22, an inspection unit 24, and an information storage unit 26. Among these, the imaging unit 20 is an imaging device having a function of optically imaging a printed variable information printed matter and converting it into an electrical signal. The image processing unit 22 has a function of processing the electrical signal converted by the imaging unit 20 and generating, for example, two-dimensional image data. The inspection unit 24 has a function of inspecting whether there is a printing defect based on two-dimensional image data. The information storage unit 26 is a storage device that stores image data and other electronic data. Note that the functions of the print control unit 14 and the information processing unit 16 can be realized by utilizing hardware resources of, for example, a general-purpose personal computer 30 (hereinafter abbreviated as “PC”) and its peripheral devices.

  The post-process unit 18 has a function of temporarily storing, for example, a plurality of variable information prints, and further transferring the variable information prints to processing steps such as sorting, folding, sealing, and bookbinding. Note that the variable information printed matter may not be stocked in the post-process unit 18 but may be delivered to the above processing step as it is.

  Next, FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the flow of the medium and variable information printed matter in the management system. In the first embodiment, the flow work is automatically performed in the management system, and the variable information printed matter management method can be implemented as the flow work progresses. Hereinafter, it demonstrates along the flow of work.

[Supply of media]
The supply unit 10 is provided with a supply roller 10a and a conveyance roller 10b as drive mechanisms. The supply roller 10a and the conveyance roller 10b are driven by a power source (motor) (not shown). The supply unit 10 stocks the necessary number of media M before printing in a stacked state. The supply roller 10a feeds the medium M one by one (one sheet) therefrom, and the conveyance roller 10b directs the print unit 12 toward the printing unit 12. The transporting operation is performed.

[Generation process]
For example, an ink jet printer device 12 a is installed in the printing unit 12. The printer device 12a performs an operation of printing variable information on a predetermined position of the medium M by the print head 12b while conveying the supplied medium M by the feed roller 12c. The content of the variable information differs depending on the individual variable information printed matter, and the content of the variable information printed by the printer device 12a is controlled by the print control unit 14 described above. In the first embodiment, a management number is printed together with variable information for each medium M. The management number is, for example, a unique number (several digit continuous number or the like) given in advance for each variable information printed matter P. When the variable information and the management number are printed on the medium M, the variable information printed matter P is output from the printer device 12a.

  Specifically, the print control unit 14 stores the contents of variable information and a management number in a database. The database stores a plurality of variable information and management information in advance according to the quantity of variable information printed matter to be generated. Numbers are recorded by individual. When the print control unit 14 instructs the supply unit 10 to start supplying the medium M and sequentially reads individual variable information from the database, the print control unit 14 sets the variable information and the management number in synchronization with the supply operation of the medium M. The data is transmitted to the printer device 12a. When the printer device 12a finishes printing the individual variable information and management number thus transmitted on the medium M, the printer device 12a transmits a print completion status to the print controller 14. In response to this, the print control unit 14 instructs the supply unit 10 to start supplying the next medium M. Here, an example is given in which the variable information and the management number are transmitted to the printer device 12a once, but a plurality of variable information and management numbers are collectively transmitted from the print control unit 14 and are buffered by the printer device 12a. It may be an aspect of storing in a memory. The management number need not be stored in the database in association with the variable information.

  The variable information printed matter P output from the printer device 12a is then transferred to the imaging unit 20 described above. The imaging unit 20 images the print area by, for example, a CCD type line sensor 20b while conveying the received variable information printed matter P by the conveyance roller 20a. Details of the imaging process will be described later.

  The variable information printed matter P imaged in the printing area by the imaging unit 20 is delivered to the post-processing unit 18 described above. In the post-process section 18, the variable information printed matter P is received by the receiving roller 18a, and this is stocked, for example, in a laminated form.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a print area of the variable information printed matter P as an example. Here, if the variable information printed matter P is, for example, a personal document, personal information such as a personal code A1, personal name A2, and address (not shown) is printed in the print area. Various information for individuals not shown is printed as variable information.

  Further, in the print area, for example, a 5-digit management number N of “01234” is printed together. Here, as an example, a mode in which the management number N is printed on the peripheral edge of the sheet is shown, but the printing position of the management number N is arbitrary.

  In FIG. 3, the display frame F1, the diagram F2, the various figures F3, F4, etc. are not particularly variable information for individuals. These display frame F1, diagram F2, various figures F3, F4, etc. may be printed by the printer device 12a, or may be printed in advance by a printing machine in the previous process. Good.

  In any case, if any printing failure occurs in the process (generation process) of printing variable information by the printer device 12a, the variable information printed matter P having such printing failure becomes a defective product. For example, as shown by “x” in FIG. 3, if there is a printing defect such as ink smudge or fading at a position where nothing is originally planned to be printed, the variable information The printed matter P becomes a defective product and is subject to disposal and reprinting (re-printing). In the first embodiment, the imaging process, the inspection process, and the storage process are executed as follows using the functions of the management system.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the inspection process executed by the information processing unit 16 of the management system. The imaging process, inspection process, and storage process are executed through the procedure of this inspection process. Hereinafter, a description will be given along the processing procedure.

  Step S10: First, the information processing section 16 determines whether or not it is time to start imaging the variable information printed matter P. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the variable information printed matter P output from the printer device 12a has reached the imaging position of the line sensor 20b. Such a determination is made with reference to an encoder pulse output from an encoder (not shown) or a detection signal output from an optical sensor such as a photo interrupter.

  Step S12: When it is determined that it is the timing at which the information processing unit 16 starts imaging (step S10: Yes), the information processing unit 16 acquires master image data from the print control unit 14. This master image data is obtained by converting data (for example, font data, vector data, etc.) that is the basis of variable information that is actually printed into a two-dimensional raster image. When the raster image processing is performed by the printing unit 12, master image data may be acquired from the printing unit 12.

[Imaging process]
Step S14: Further, the information processing section 16 captures an image of a print area where variable information and a management number are actually printed. At this time, imaging is performed using the line sensor 20b. The imaging signal from the line sensor 20b is processed by the image processing unit 22 in real time, for example, and is generated as two-dimensional raster image data.

  Step S16: The information processing section 16 determines whether it is the end timing of imaging. This determination can also be made using encoder pulses or detection signals as described above. If it is determined that it is the end timing, the information processing unit 16 ends the imaging.

[Inspection process]
Step S18: The information processing unit 16 performs image collation processing. Specifically, a process for determining the presence / absence of a defective portion is performed by comparing image data obtained by imaging with the master image data acquired in the previous step S12. If the actual variable information printed matter P has a printing defect such as dirt or fading or character deformation, the collation result between the image data and the master image data becomes inconsistent at the defective portion. On the other hand, if there is no printing defect, the image data and the master image data are collated, and as a result, they match.

  Step S20: If the two match in the image matching process and no defective part is found (No), the information processing section 16 ends the inspection process once (return). On the other hand, when a defective part is found based on the image mismatch (Yes), the information processing unit 16 next executes step S22.

[Preservation process]
Step S22: The information processing unit 16 executes data storage processing. Here, a part of the defective image data G1 including the actual defective part from the image data obtained by imaging the entire print area together with the position information of the detected defective part, and a part of the management image including the management number N described above A process of cutting out and saving the data G2 is performed.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when a defective part (“x” in the figure) is found in the print area, the two-dimensional coordinates (x, y) of the defective part are extracted based on the image data. Then, processing for storing this as position information is performed. In addition, a part of the range (for example, several hundred pixels in the xy direction) is cut out from the image data around the coordinates (x, y) of the defective portion, and is stored as defective image data G1. Processing is performed. Furthermore, in the first embodiment, a process of cutting out a part of the range including the management number N from the image data and saving it as management image data G2 is performed. The position information, the defective image data G1, and the management image data G2 are stored in the information storage unit 26.

  When the above data storage process (step S22) is executed, the information processing section 16 completes the procedure of the inspection process.

[Data storage format]
Here, FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a data format stored in the information storage unit 26. The information processing unit 16 stores the defective image data G1, the management image data G2, and the position information in association with each individual variable information printed matter P when the data is stored in the information storage unit 26 in the previous data storage process. .

  For example, as shown in the table in FIG. 5, the data numbers “EA01”, “EA02”, and “EA03” are each prefixed with a bit “E” that means “bad” Next, a bit “A” representing grouping is added, and the bits having serial numbers “01” to “03” are added to the upper bits of these “EA”. The file name “FR0001” is assigned to the data number “EA01”, the file name “CN0001” is assigned to the next data number “EA02”, and the file name is assigned to the data number “EA03”. “LC0001” is assigned.

  As shown on the right side of the table in FIG. 5, the file name “FR0001” corresponds to the cut out defective image data G1 (indicated as “FR0001.BMP” in FIG. 5), and the next file name “CN0001” corresponds to the extracted management image data G2 (indicated as “CN0001.BMP” in FIG. 5), and the file name “LC0001” has the extracted position information (“LC0001.B in FIG. 5). "TXT"). Of these, the defective image data G1 and the management image data G2 are stored as, for example, bitmap format files. The position information is stored as a text file describing xy coordinates (indicated as “000x000y” in FIG. 5), for example.

  At this time, if a defective portion has been found for a plurality of variable information printed matter P, the information storage unit 26 stores a plurality of defective image data G1, management image data G2, and position information. At this time, in the defective image data G1, a bit “FR” meaning “defective image” is added to the upper part of the file name, and serial numbers “0002”,... It will be saved. Similarly, in the management image data G2, a bit “CN” meaning “management image” is added to the upper part of the file name, and serial numbers “0002”,... It will be saved in order. The position information is stored in order with the bit “LC” meaning “position information” added to the upper part of the file name, and the serial number “0002”,... Will go.

  However, since each file is recorded by being associated with each individual by the data number and the file name, reading and erasing of data from the information storage unit 26 can be performed in units of individual variable information printed matter P. . That is, since the data numbers “EA01” to “EA03” have the same bit “A” indicating grouping, they can be read and erased while being associated with each other on the file system. Other data numbers “EB01”,..., Etc. have different grouping bits, and are therefore recognized as a separate group from the data numbers “EA01”, “EA02”, “EA03” on the file system. become.

[Specific process]
Next, a process for actually identifying a defective product based on the stored data will be described.
FIG. 6 is a diagram conceptually showing a method for identifying a defective product from a plurality (for example, 10,000 copies) of variable information printed matter groups. As described above, a management number is printed together with variable information on all variable information printed matter. This management number is different for each variable information printed matter, and is assumed to be a serial number (for example, 00001 to 10000).

  In the inspection by the information processing unit 16 of the management system, when a defective portion is found in a certain variable information printed matter (shown with hatching and reference sign P in the figure), the variable information printed matter P is as described above. The defective image data G1, the management image data G2, and the position information are stored. In this case, for example, the defective variable information printed matter P can be specified by the following procedure.

(1) An operator of the management system operates the personal computer 30 to read data from the information storage unit 26 and display it on the display. The data displayed at this time is defective image data G1, management image data G2, and position information associated with each individual. At this time, it is preferable to install a dedicated display application in the personal computer 30. The dedicated display application performs a process of laying out a bitmap format file and a text format file as appropriate and displaying them on the display at the same time.

(2) The operator reads the management number from the displayed management image data G2.
(3) Next, the operator searches for defective products from the actual variable information printed material group based on the read management number. At this time, if the management number is a serial number as described above, a defective product can be identified very easily based on the read management number.

[Comparison with conventional products]
Conventionally, for example, there is a method of searching for defective products based on the value counted by the printer device 12a. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, when printing 10,000 copies of variable information printed matter, if the initial count value of the printer device 12a is “0”, printing of one copy is completed. Each time it is incremented, it is incremented to “1”, “2”,. If 10,000 copies are completed as it is, the count number finally indicates “10000”. However, if the printer device 12a stops operating for any reason (for example, out of ink, paper jam, etc.) during the printing process, the count number is reset when the operation is restarted, and starts again from “1”. .

  For this reason, for example, when the printer device 12a stops operating when printing first reaches 1000 copies, the count number is reset when incremented to 1000, and when the 1001st copy is printed next, the count number is “1”. It starts with. In this case, even if printing is completed up to 10,000 copies, the count number of the printer device 12a at that time indicates 9000, which does not match the total number of copies actually printed. Therefore, even if an attempt is made to find a defective product by relying on the count number of the printer device 12a, if the actual number of copies does not match the count number, it takes considerable time for the operator to reach the defective product manually. It will take time. Even if the actual number of copies and the number of counts coincide with each other, the operation of counting the number of copies from the top of the variable information printed matter group to the defective product requires a great deal of labor, and thus the work burden is extremely large.

  In this regard, in the first embodiment, the defective product can be identified from the management number (for example, 01234). For example, if the operator has an approximate register for the position where the defective product is located, the management number in the vicinity (for example, 01231, 01240 etc.), there is an advantage that a defective product can be reached relatively easily.

  Thereafter, the specified defective product is surely discarded by cutting, melting, incineration or the like, and reprinting (reprinting) is performed by the printing unit 12.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. Note that the configuration of the management system used in the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment already described, and therefore a duplicate description is omitted here.

  FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a printing area of the variable information printed matter P applied to the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the variable information printed matter P can be individually transformed into a booklet form. For example, the variable information printed matter P has fold lines L1 and L2 formed in the vertical and horizontal directions, respectively. When the variable information printed matter P is folded in order along the fold lines L1 and L2, it is printed as a booklet. It can deform | transform into the form of (not shown in particular). Here, a booklet spread is taken as one paper area, and a configuration in which two pages are included in this one paper area is taken as an example.

[Management information printed in the printing process]
In the case of the second embodiment, in the previous printing step, the management number N and the paper number R are printed for each paper area in the print area of the variable information printed matter P. Among these, the management number N (“01234” in the example shown) is common to each individual variable information printed matter P, but the page number R is different for each page area (in the example shown). “001” and “002”). Such a sheet number R is used as management information for identifying a plurality of sheet areas from each other in one variable information printed matter P.

[Processing in the preservation process]
In the second embodiment, the following processing is performed in the storage step described above.
In step S22 in FIG. 4, the information processing unit 16 manages part of the defective image data G1 including the actual defective portion from the image data obtained by imaging the entire print area, together with the position information of the detected defective portion. A part of the management image data G2 including the number N and the page number R is cut out and stored. At this time, based on the two-dimensional coordinates (x, y) of the found defective part (marked with “x” in the figure), the information processing unit 16 manages the management number N and the paper number R in the paper area including the defective part. Only “001” in the illustrated example is cut out from the image data. Therefore, the management number N and the page number R (“002” in the illustrated example) in the other page area are not saved.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, when the variable information printed matter P is folded and transformed into a booklet form, a different page number R is printed as management information for each page area. When a defective part is found in the paper area, it is possible to easily identify in which paper area the defective part exists based on the stored management image data G2.

  In the above example, one page area is set as a spread unit (for two pages), but one page may be one page area. In this case, the management number N and the page number R may be printed for each page.

  The present invention can be implemented with various modifications without being limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, in each embodiment, the management number (serial number) is used as the management information. However, as long as the individual can be identified, characters, symbols, or a combination of these and the number may be used. Code or two-dimensional code).

  In one embodiment, the function of the information processing unit 16 is realized using the resources of the personal computer 30, but the function may be realized using a dedicated inspection device.

  The printing area of the variable information printed matter described in the embodiment is merely an example, and the data storage format is not particularly limited to that of the embodiment.

  In one embodiment, while executing the generation process in the printing unit 12, the imaging process, the inspection process, and the storage process by the information processing unit 16 are continuously performed on the variable information printed matter generated there. The imaging process and subsequent steps may be executed after the generation process has been completed in advance for the variable information printed matter.

  In addition, the configuration and arrangement of the system described in one embodiment are all preferable examples, and it goes without saying that the configuration and arrangement of the system can be changed as appropriate when the present invention is implemented.

It is the schematic which showed one structural example of the management system for enforcing the management method of a variable information printed matter. It is the figure which showed roughly the flow of the medium and variable information printed matter in a management system. It is a top view which shows the printing area | region of a variable information printed matter as an example. It is a flowchart of the test | inspection process performed by the information processing part of a management system. It is the figure which showed notionally an example of the data format preserve | saved at the information storage part. It is the figure which showed notionally the method of specifying inferior goods from a some variable information printed matter group. It is a top view which shows the printing area | region of the variable information printed matter applied to 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Printing part 12a Printer apparatus 14 Print control part 16 Information processing part 20 Imaging part 20b Line sensor 22 Image processing part 24 Inspection part 26 Information storage part 30 Personal computer M Medium P Variable information printed matter

Claims (6)

A step of generating a plurality of variable information prints on which management information for identifying at least individuals is printed together with variable information having different contents for each individual,
For the generated variable information printed matter, imaging the print area in which the management information is individually printed together with the variable information;
A step of inspecting each variable information printed matter for the presence or absence of a defective portion based on image data obtained by imaging; and
When a defective part is found in the inspection, storing the image data obtained for the variable information printed matter,
Management of variable information printed matter having a step of identifying a variable information printed matter in which a defective portion has been found in the inspection from among a plurality of variable information printed matter based on the management information included in the stored image data Method. In the management method of the variable information printed matter according to claim 1,
The variable information printed matter can be transformed into a booklet including a plurality of paper areas,
In the step of generating the plurality of variable information printed matter,
A variable information printed matter management method, wherein information for identifying each of a plurality of paper areas within an individual is printed for each paper area as the management information. In the management method of the variable information printed matter according to claim 1 or 2,
In the step of storing the image data,
Of the image data obtained by imaging, a part of the defective image data including a defective portion in the print area and a part of the management image data including the management information are cut out and stored. To manage variable information printed matter. Variable information printing means for generating a plurality of variable information printed matter printed with management information for identifying each other together with variable information having different contents for each individual,
Imaging means for imaging a print area in which the management information is printed together with the variable information for a plurality of variable information printed matter generated by the variable information printing means;
Based on the image data obtained by imaging by the imaging means, inspection means for inspecting the presence or absence of a defective portion for each variable information printed matter;
When a defective portion is found by the inspection means, data storage means for storing image data obtained for the variable information printed matter;
By displaying the management information included in the image data stored by the data storage unit, it is possible to specify a variable information printed matter in which a defective portion is found by the inspection unit from among a plurality of variable information printed items. And a variable information printed matter management system. In variable information printed matter group that is generated from multiple media,
For a plurality of media, a variable information printing area in which variable information having different contents is printed for each individual,
A variable information printed matter group comprising a management information printing area on which management information for identifying individuals from each other is printed for a plurality of media. In the variable information printed matter group according to claim 5,
The plurality of media can be transformed into a booklet including a plurality of paper areas for each individual,
In the management information printing area, information for identifying each of a plurality of paper areas within an individual is printed as the management information for each paper area.

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