JP2011192023A - Photo print information network system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which can efficiently transmit process information to a computer in a main office even if a printer having no storage medium for storing process information about print processing and a printer having such a storage medium coexist. <P>SOLUTION: When causing a first printer 23a to execute a print process, a controller issues a command to store first process information in a first storage part 231 and transmits print data to a first printer 23a; when causing a second printer 23c to execute a print process, the controller stores second process information in a second storage part 222; when transmitting the first process information and/or the second process information to a main server 1, the controller obtains the first process information from the first storage part 231 and/or obtains the second process information from the second storage part 222, and transmits the first process information and/or the second process information to the main server 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a photographic print system installed in each of a plurality of stores, and outputs photographic prints based on two or more controllers that control photographic print processing and print information relating to the print processing transmitted from the controller. A photo print system having two or more printers and a headquarter server that has a store information management unit that manages information about the plurality of stores and is connected to each photo print system via a network The present invention relates to a print information network system.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a photo print business unit that includes each store (photo store or minilab store) and a headquarters that supervises each store. In such stores, customers can place orders for photo prints in various ways. For example, customers can place orders by operating the reception terminals themselves, or online prints using the Internet from their home computers. You can place an order, or you can place an order by passing image data to a store clerk. In the store, a plurality of order input devices capable of accepting a plurality of orders and image processing of the order image data and the order unit (order unit) ) And a plurality of controllers (computers) for instructing printing to a plurality of printers, and two or more printers connected to each of the plurality of controllers in an overlapping manner.

  In the headquarters, information on the photo print processing of each store (for example, the number of photo print orders per day, detailed information on the order (number of prints, print size, photo type (regular photo, photo book, album, presence of template, etc.), There is a demand to manage the type and size of paper used (single-sided paper, double-sided paper, roll paper, etc.)). In such a case, it is assumed that the store photo print processing personal computer is connected to the head office management computer via a network such as the Internet, and the above information is transmitted from the store personal computer to the head office management computer. The

  However, as described above, since the store is composed of a plurality of controllers and a plurality of printers, information relating to photo print processing is stored across a plurality of controllers, or is stored as a print history on a storage medium of a personal computer. However, when data is distributed and stored, it is necessary to check all storage destinations when sending to the headquarters computer, and the data must be sent, which is complicated and inefficient. There is a desire to send data to a computer at the headquarters.

  In addition, if various types of print processing information are stored as print histories on a computer storage medium, orders are automatically distributed to one of the printers by multiple controllers, so data management is performed on multiple controllers. Management on the printer side is more desirable as a processing system because it can be intensively managed and data can be efficiently transmitted to the head office computer. However, not all printers have the same function. For example, there are printers that do not have a storage medium for storing a print history depending on the printer model and manufacturer.

  Incidentally, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which image data in one order is distributed to two or more printers.

JP 2008-27375 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printer including a storage medium for storing processing information relating to print processing and a printer not including the storage medium. It is an object of the present invention to provide a photographic print information network system capable of efficiently transmitting processing information relating to print processing to a computer at the headquarters even when there is a mixture.

In order to solve the above problems, a photographic print information network system according to the present invention provides:
A photographic print system installed in each of a plurality of stores, wherein two or more controllers for controlling photographic print processing and two or more for outputting photographic prints based on print data relating to the print processing transmitted from the controller A photo print information network system having a photo print system having a printer, a store information management unit for managing information about the plurality of stores, and a headquarter server connected to each photo print system via a network Because
The first printer of the photo print system includes a first storage unit that stores first processing information related to print processing,
The controller of the photo print system includes a second storage unit that stores second processing information related to print processing in the second printer of the photo print system, and the first storage unit when the first printer executes print processing. When the print data is transmitted to the first printer and the second printer of the photo print system executes the print process together with the instruction to store the first process information in the second storage unit, the second process information is stored in the second storage unit. An order management unit that controls to store the first processing information and / or second processing information when the first processing information and / or the second processing information are transmitted to the headquarter server; and / or The second processing information is acquired from the second storage unit, and the first processing information and / or the second processing information is transmitted to the headquarter server. And a processing information transmission control unit that controlled so,
The store information management unit of the headquarter server is configured to control to store the first processing information and / or the second processing information received from the controller in the store information storage unit.

  The effects of this configuration are as follows. The photo print system installed in each of a plurality of stores can accept orders in a plurality of types of order forms, and the received order information is transmitted. Two or more controllers having a function of controlling photo print processing; And two or more printers that output photographic prints based on print data relating to print processing transmitted from the controller. The controller can execute image processing condition setting operations for image data related to orders, image processing, setting of printing conditions (number of sheets, size, automatic correction, etc.), processing for selecting and assigning an arbitrary printer from a plurality of printers, etc. . The printer has processing information related to print processing, for example, the number of photo print orders per day, week, and month, detailed information about the order (number of prints, print size, photo type (usually, whether a photo book, album, template, etc.)) , Type and size of paper used (single-sided paper, double-sided paper, roll paper, etc.), print error information, maintenance history information, remaining amount information of consumables (ink, paper) (has detection means for them) There are two types of printers: a first printer that has a built-in or externally connected storage medium for storing the data, and a second printer that does not.

  The head office server is connected to the photo print system of each store via a network, and has a store information management unit that manages information about each store. The store information management unit has a function of storing and managing the processing information regarding the above-described print processing as an example of information regarding each store together with at least identification information for identifying each printer in a store information storage unit described later.

  Then, when the order management unit causes the first printer to execute the print process, the order management unit transmits the print data to the first printer together with an instruction to store the first process information regarding the print process in the first storage unit. That is, the first printer has a function of storing the first processing information related to the print processing, and stores the first processing information in the first storage unit in accordance with a command from the order management unit. The order management unit controls the second storage information to be stored in the second storage unit when the second printer performs the print process. That is, the second printer does not have a function of storing the second processing information related to the print processing, and it is necessary to store the second processing information in the second storage unit on the controller side. The order management unit has other processing functions, for example, may have a processing function for determining a printer for data processing and output. “Print data” is data that includes at least data necessary for print processing in the printer, and includes, for example, image data, frame image print size information, and information on the number of prints for each frame image.

  When transmitting the first processing information and / or the second processing information to the headquarter server, the processing information transmission control unit acquires the first processing information from the first storage unit and / or the second processing unit from the second storage unit. Processing information is acquired and it controls to transmit 1st processing information and / or 2nd processing information to a headquarters server. The first processing information and the second processing information are associated with at least the identification information of the printer in which they are processed. The first processing information and the second processing information transmitted to the headquarter server may be transmitted separately, or may be transmitted together. Then, the store information management unit of the headquarters server controls to store the first processing information and / or the second processing information received from the controller in the store information storage unit. The first processing information and the second processing information are associated with at least the identification information of the printer that processed the first processing information.

  With the above configuration, even in a system in which a printer having a storage unit for storing processing information related to print processing and a printer having no such storage unit are mixed, It becomes possible to efficiently transmit processing information related to processing to the headquarter server.

  As one embodiment of the invention, the headquarter server reads the first and second processing information from the store information storage section of the headquarter server, and processes the first and second processing information based on a predetermined display rule. A data processing operation unit that generates display data and a data control unit that controls display of display data generated by the data processing operation unit and / or controls transmission of display data to an external device. It is done. The data processing operation unit and the data control unit can be configured such that they are executed in conjunction with each other, or can be configured such that they are executed separately.

  With this configuration, the raw data of the first and second processing information can be aggregated to create display data, which can be displayed on the monitor of the headquarter server, and further, the display data can be transmitted to an external device and displayed on the monitor .

  Further, as an embodiment of the above invention, there is a configuration in which the data processing operation unit creates display data in response to a display command for displaying the first and second processing information. This display command is, for example, when there is an instruction input by an operator of the headquarter server, when it is automatically performed at a predetermined time, or when it is automatically performed upon receipt of the first and second processing information from the store. It is done.

  In addition, the headquarters server also includes a receiving unit that receives a display command for displaying the first and second processing information. In addition, the headquarters server also includes a receiving unit that receives and receives a predetermined display rule together with a display command for displaying the first and second processing information.

  Further, as one embodiment of the invention, the processing information transmission control unit performs the first processing at the timing of the shutdown processing of each controller, the timing of a preset time, or the timing according to the transmission command from the headquarter server. The structure which acquires 1st process information from a memory | storage part and / or acquires 2nd process information from a 2nd memory | storage part, and transmits to a headquarters server is mentioned. For example, the process information transmission control unit of the first controller that is performing the shutdown process acquires the second process information from the second storage unit, and the first printer of the first printer that is connected to the first controller. The first processing information can be acquired from the storage unit and transmitted to the headquarter server. When a plurality of controllers are installed and the other second controller performs a shutdown process, the processing information transmission control unit of the second controller acquires the second processing information from the second storage unit, and The first processing information can be acquired from the first storage unit of the first printer connected to the second controller and transmitted to the headquarter server. Here, when there is a first printer connected to both the first controller and the second controller, the first processing information is already obtained during the shutdown process of the first controller. However, in the shutdown process of the second machine, the same first process information may or may not be transmitted to the headquarter server. When duplicate first processing information is transmitted, the headquarters server determines, for example, whether the order identification information or the printer identification information matches, and if they match, stores them as duplicate information. Can be configured not to process. The same applies to the shutdown processing for the third and subsequent machines.

  In one embodiment of the invention, the processing information transmission control unit may prevent the first processing information read once from the first storage unit and transmitted to the headquarter server from being transmitted to the headquarter server again. The configuration to be managed is mentioned. The processing information transmission control unit is configured to manage (control processing) so that the second processing information once read from the second storage unit and transmitted to the headquarter server is not transmitted to the headquarter server again. Can be mentioned.

  As a method of managing (control processing) so that the first and second processing information read once from the first and second storage units and transmitted to the headquarters server is not transmitted to the headquarters server again. A method of deleting the read first and second processing information from the first and second storage units, and a method of flagging the first and second processing information read once as being read out can be mentioned.

  The “headquarter server” of the present invention is a server device installed in the headquarters, a cloud server using cloud computing (also referred to as a cloud provider), and information installed in the headquarters connected to the cloud server via a network. It is a concept including a combination system with a processing device, and the headquarter server may be configured by a single computer or a plurality of computers (also referred to as distributed computing). Cloud computing includes, for example, elements such as network computing, utility computing, SaaS, PaaS, and HaaS, and is further developed.

The figure which shows an example of a function structure of a photograph print information network system The flowchart which shows an example of the operation | movement which memorize | stores 1st process information and 2nd process information. The flowchart which shows an example of the operation | movement which transmits 1st process information and 2nd process information. Flow chart showing an example of an operation for creating and displaying display data The figure which shows an example of printer information of a store The figure which shows an example of the 1st process information memorize | stored in the 1st memory | storage part. The figure which shows an example of the 2nd process information memorize | stored in the 2nd memory | storage part. The figure which shows an example of the 1st, 2nd process information memorize | stored in the shop information storage part The figure which shows an example of the data display created using processing information

  A functional configuration of the photo print information network system will be described with reference to FIG. The photo print information network system shown in FIG. 1 includes a photo print system 2 installed in each of a plurality of stores, and a headquarter server 1 to which the plurality of photo print systems 2 are connected via the Internet. The photo print system 2 can receive orders in a plurality of types of order forms by the order input unit, and includes, for example, an in-store reception terminal 21a, a scanner 21b, and a net reception terminal 21c. The in-store reception terminal 21a provides a functional configuration that allows a customer to make an order for a photo print by himself / herself. The scanner 21b provides a function of reading an image from the developed film and converting it into digital image data. The net reception terminal 21c is an in-store reception terminal of a known online print ordering system, and provides a function of receiving order information including image data from a home PC, a portable terminal or the like or from a server of the system.

  The order information received by the order input unit is transmitted to a controller unit having a function of controlling the photo print processing. The controller unit includes two or more controllers. In FIG. 1, only the first controller 22a and the second controller 22b are illustrated, but the controller unit may include three or more controllers.

  A printer unit is configured to output a photographic print based on print data relating to print processing transmitted from the controller unit. The printer unit is composed of two or more printers. In FIG. 1, only the two first printers 23a and 23b and the two second printers 23c and 23d are shown. May be. The first printers 23a and 23b include a first storage unit 231 that stores first processing information regarding print processing. The second printers 23 c and 23 d do not include a storage unit corresponding to the first storage unit 231. Examples of the type of printer include a silver salt printer and a dry printer (inkjet printer). Silver salt printers can create photographic prints based on image data. When creating a photographic print, the image data for printing processed for printing is transmitted to an exposure engine, and the image is printed and exposed on a photographic photosensitive material such as paper. A photographic print can be created by developing the paper on which the image has been printed and exposed. A known inkjet printer can be used as the inkjet printer. In addition, as a method for ejecting ink, a general piezo method in which ink is ejected from an ink ejection nozzle that communicates with the pressure chamber by changing the volume of the pressure chamber filled with ink by a piezo element is exemplified.

  Next, functions of the first controller 22a will be described. These functions are also provided in the second controller 22b. When the order management unit 221 causes the first printer 23a to execute print processing, the order management unit 221 transmits print data to the first printer 23a together with an instruction to store first processing information related to the print processing in the first storage unit 231. Further, the order management unit 221 controls the second storage unit 222 to store the second processing information when the second printer 23c executes the print processing. Since the second printer 23c does not have a function of storing the second processing information, the second processing information is stored in the second storage unit 222 of the first controller 22a. The order management unit 221 has a distribution processing function for determining a printer for output.

  The processing information transmission control unit 223 acquires the first processing information from the first storage unit 231 and transmits the second processing information from the second storage unit 222 when transmitting the first processing information and the second processing information to the headquarter server 1. Information is acquired and it controls so that the 1st processing information and the 2nd processing information may be transmitted to headquarters server 1 using transmitting and receiving part 224. When the first processing information is not stored in the first storage unit 231 or when the second processing information is not stored in the second storage unit 222, no data is transmitted to the headquarter server 1. However, the printer ID and the fact that there is no data may be transmitted. The processing information transmission control unit 223 is read once so that the first processing information read once from the first storage unit 231 and transmitted to the headquarter server 1 is not transmitted again to the headquarter server. The first processing information is deleted from the first storage unit 231. Further, the processing information transmission control unit 223 reads once so that the second processing information once read from the second storage unit 222 and transmitted to the headquarter server 1 is not transmitted to the headquarter server 1 again. The processed second processing information is deleted from the second storage unit 222. As another embodiment, there is a method in which the first and second processing information that has been read once is flagged as being read.

  The first controller 22a also includes a function unit (not shown) for setting image processing condition setting operations for image data relating to orders, image processing, and print conditions (number of sheets, size, automatic correction, etc.). In addition, the photo print system may be provided with a storage medium writing device having a function of writing image data on a medium such as a CD-R (an example of a storage medium). The first controller 22a can be configured by a general-purpose computer. The monitor (not shown) includes a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, and the like. Input / output means (not shown) includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like.

(Headquarters server)
The headquarters server 1 has a store information management unit 12 that manages information about each store. The store information management unit 12 stores, as an example of information regarding each store, the processing information regarding the above-described print processing in the store information storage unit 121 together with at least identification information for identifying each printer. The store information management unit 12 controls the store information storage unit 121 to store the first processing information and / or the second processing information received by the transmission / reception unit 11 from the first and second controllers 22a and 22b. The first and second processing information is stored with at least a printer ID associated therewith.

  The display command receiving unit 15 of the headquarter server 1 can input and receive a predetermined display rule together with a display command for displaying the first and second processing information. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the display command receiving unit 15 can input the display type, sort, period, and the like according to the display purpose. The data processing operation unit 13 of the headquarter server 1 reads the first and second processing information from the store information storage unit 121 according to the display rule and the display command input by the display command receiving unit 15, and based on the display rule. Then, the first and second processing information is processed to create display data. When it is necessary to display data, it is only necessary to create data corresponding to the display mode that the user wants to display by creating display data, which is efficient. On the other hand, when the display data is created in advance, since there are a variety of display requests from the user, the created display data is enormous, which wastes computer resources and is inefficient.

  The data control unit 14 includes a display control unit 141 that controls display of display data created by the data processing calculation unit 13 and a transmission control unit 142 that controls transmission of display data to an external device. .

  Hereinafter, various operations of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation for storing the first processing information and the second processing information. First, the order management unit 221 determines a printer to output (step S1). In this determination, the printer is determined and distributed according to a predetermined determination criterion, for example, a finish delivery date, a printer operating state, or the like. As shown in FIG. 5, information on printers installed in the store may be stored in the first controller 22a in advance. When the first printer 23a (for example, the printer ID “P23a” in FIG. 5) is determined, the print data (for example, the frame image data group, the number of prints for each frame image, the print for each frame image) is printed on the first printer 23a. Size, etc.) is transmitted (step S2). Next, the first printer 23a executes print processing based on this print data (step S3). Next, when the print process ends normally, the first process information is stored in the first storage unit 231 (step S4). As shown in FIG. 6, the order ID, print size, number of prints, print processing time, photo type, etc. are stored as the first processing information. The first printer ID is also stored in association with the first processing information.

  In this operation flow, the first process information is stored in the first storage unit 231 only when the print process ends normally. However, as another embodiment, the end of the print process is as follows: Even when the process is terminated due to a paper jam, replacement of consumables, an error, etc., the first processing information can be stored in the first storage unit 231 and information on the contents of the interruption can also be stored.

  On the other hand, when the second printer 23c (for example, the printer ID “P23c” in FIG. 5) is determined, the print data is transmitted to the second printer 23c (step S5). Next, the second printer 23c executes print processing based on this print data (step S6). Next, when the printing process ends normally, the second processing information is stored in the second storage unit 222 (step S7). As shown in FIG. 7, the order ID, printer ID, print size, number of prints, print processing time, photo type, etc. are stored as the second processing information. Examples of the printer ID include a printer-specific serial number, a LAN IP address, and a MAC address. When there is a second printer that cannot extract the unique serial number of the printer, the identification of the second printer can be ensured by associating the printer ID with the controller ID and transmitting them to the headquarter server 1. it can.

  Note that the timing of storing the second processing information in the second storage unit 222 after the print processing is completed is not limited to the timing, and as another operation flow, for example, after print data is transmitted to the second printer 23c, 2 After the output destination is determined for the printer 23c, second processing information (only information that can be acquired from the print data) is stored in the second storage unit 222 in advance, and when the print processing is completed, other data is stored. It can be configured as follows.

  In addition, the second processing information is stored in the second storage unit 222 only when the printing process is normally completed. However, as another embodiment, the end of the printing process is a paper jam, a consumable item, or the like. Even when the process is terminated by interruption due to replacement, error, or the like, the second processing information can be stored in the second storage unit 222, and information on the contents of the interruption can also be stored.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation for transmitting the first processing information and the second processing information to the headquarter server 1. First, the process information transmission control unit 223 of the first controller 22a accepts an instruction to transmit the first and second process information to the headquarter server 1 (step S10). Examples of this instruction include an instruction during the shutdown process of the first controller 22a, an instruction by a preset timer, and an instruction by a transmission command from the headquarter server 1. In accordance with this instruction, the processing information transmission control unit 223 reads out and acquires the first processing information from the first storage unit 231 of the first printer 23a (further, the first printer 23b) connected to the first controller 22a (step S11). ). When being read and acquired, the printer IDs of the first printers 23a and 23b are linked to the first processing information. Further, the read first processing information is deleted from the first storage unit 231.

  Next, the processing information transmission control unit 223 reads out and acquires the second processing information from the second storage unit 222 of the first controller 22a (step S12). The second processing information is associated with the ID of the second printer. The read second processing information is deleted from the second storage unit 222. Next, the processing information transmission control unit 223 transmits the first and second processing information to the headquarter server 1 using the transmission / reception unit 224 (step S13). The transmission / reception unit 11 of the headquarter server 1 receives the first and second processing information transmitted from the first controller 22a and stores them in the store information storage unit 121 (step S14). FIG. 8 shows an example of first processing information and second processing information stored in the store information storage unit 121.

  Next, the processing information transmission control unit 223 of the second controller 22b performs the same operation as described above, but the first processing information that has already been transmitted by the first controller 22a has been deleted from the first storage unit 231, and therefore again. Never sent.

  As another embodiment, the operation order of steps S11 and S12 may be reversed. Further, the first processing information and the second processing information may be transmitted separately instead of being transmitted together. In such a case, the second processing is performed in parallel with the transmission processing of the acquired first processing information. The information may be configured to be read from the second storage unit 222, and the first processing information may be configured to be read from the first storage unit 231 in parallel with the transmission processing of the acquired second processing information. Also good.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation for creating and displaying display data. First,
The display instruction receiving unit 15 receives an instruction to display the first and second processing information (step S20). As input of display rules, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, the totaling period is limited, the total number of prints by printer, the total number of prints by store and by printer, and the type of photo print (L Print count, photo book, postcard, etc.), select “Consumable Information” from the menu tab, select “Merchandise Info” as the display type (Kind), and sort (Sort) ) Is selected as “Printer”, and “All available data” is selected as the period (Term). By this input instruction, it is possible to create a totaling result (Total Print: total number of prints) of processing information for each printer in each store as shown in FIG.

  Next, in response to the display instruction receiving unit 15 receiving the display instruction and the display rule, the data processing calculation unit 13 reads the first processing information and the second processing information from the store information storage unit 121 (step S21). Then, the data processing calculation unit 13 processes the data in accordance with the display rule and creates display data (step S22). The created display data is displayed on the monitor by the display control unit 141 as shown in FIG. 9 (step S23).

  As another embodiment, the transmission control unit 142 can transmit display data and display screen data as shown in FIG. 9 to another computer. Further, an external computer (not shown) connected to the headquarter server 1 via the Internet can access the headquarter server 1 and operate the display screen as shown in FIG. 9, display type (Kind), sort (Sort). It is possible to freely select a period (Term) and freely create display data and display it on the screen.

  According to the above embodiment, the first printer having the storage unit for storing the processing information related to the printing process and the second printer not having such a storage unit are mixed. Even in the system, it is possible to efficiently transmit the processing information related to the print processing to the headquarter server 1. Further, when the processing information stored in the head office server 1 is totaled, the processing information can be totaled by freely selecting display rules, so that information that is easy to use can be processed immediately. And using this result, it becomes easy to manage the inventory of consumables, charge management for print processing, and the tendency of various print processes, and provide this result to each store. It is effective for.

(Another embodiment)
The program for executing the processing operation of the controller can be configured as follows.
On the computer,
When causing the first printer of the photo print system to execute print processing, a step of transmitting print data to the first printer together with an instruction to store first processing information related to the print processing in the first storage unit of the first printer;
When causing the second printer of the photo print system to execute print processing, controlling to store the second processing information in the second storage unit;
When transmitting the first processing information and / or the second processing information to the head office server, the first processing information is acquired from the first storage section and / or the second processing information is acquired from the second storage section, And a step of performing control to transmit the first processing information and / or the second processing information to the server.

A program for executing the processing operation of the data processing operation unit for creating the display data can be configured as follows.
On the computer,
Receiving a display command for displaying the first and second processing information and an instruction input of a display rule;
A program for reading the first and second processing information from the store information storage unit, processing the first and second processing information based on the display rule, and creating display data. .

1 headquarter server 12 store information management unit 121 store information storage unit 13 data processing operation unit 14 data control unit 15 display instruction reception unit 2 photo print system 22a first controller 221 order management unit 222 second storage unit 223 processing information transmission control unit 22b Second controller 23a, 23b First printer 231 First storage unit 23c, 23d Second printer

Claims (5)

A photographic print system installed in each of a plurality of stores, wherein two or more controllers for controlling photographic print processing and two or more for outputting photographic prints based on print data relating to the print processing transmitted from the controller A photo print information network system having a photo print system having a printer, a store information management unit for managing information about the plurality of stores, and a headquarter server connected to each photo print system via a network Because
The first printer of the photo print system includes a first storage unit that stores first processing information related to print processing,
The controller of the photo print system
A second storage unit for storing second processing information relating to print processing in the second printer of the photo print system;
When causing the first printer to execute print processing, the print data is transmitted to the first printer together with a command for storing the first processing information in the first storage unit, and the print processing is performed to the second printer of the photo print system. In the case of execution, an order management unit that controls the second processing information to be stored in the second storage unit;
When transmitting the first processing information and / or the second processing information to the headquarter server, the first processing information is acquired from the first storage unit and / or the second processing information is transmitted from the second storage unit. And a processing information transmission control unit that controls to transmit the first processing information and / or the second processing information to the headquarters server,
The photo print information network system configured to control the store information management unit of the headquarter server to store the first processing information and / or the second processing information received from the controller in a store information storage unit. The headquarters server
A data processing operation unit that reads the first and second processing information from the store information storage unit of the headquarter server and processes the first and second processing information to create display data based on a predetermined display rule;
The photo print information network system according to claim 1, further comprising: a data control unit that performs display control of display data created by the data processing arithmetic unit and / or controls transmission of the display data to an external device.   The photographic print information network system according to claim 2, wherein the data processing calculation unit creates display data in response to a display command for displaying the first and second processing information.   The processing information transmission control unit acquires the first processing information from the first storage unit at the timing of the shutdown process of each controller, the timing of the preset time, or the timing according to the transmission command from the headquarter server. The photo print information network system according to claim 1, wherein the second processing information is acquired from the second storage unit and / or transmitted to the headquarter server.   The processing information transmission control unit manages the first processing information once read from the first storage unit and transmitted to the headquarter server so that the first processing information is not transmitted to the headquarter server again. 2. The photo print information network system according to claim 1.

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