JP2015097058A - Information processor, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor capable of, in a product, for example, a photobook, composed of a plurality of components such as a front page, a text, a jacket, and a belly band, conforming the results of image correction of the components to each other.SOLUTION: An information processor performs correction processing on images printed on a plurality of components to produce a resultant composed of the plurality of components. The information processor includes: determination means for determining whether or not the same correction processing is performed on images of a plurality of components which use the same image among the plurality of components constituting the resultant; image correction processing means for performing correction processing on the images of the plurality of components constituting the resultant. The image correction processing means performs the same correction processing on the images of the plurality of components on which the determination means has determined that the same correction processing is performed, according to a correction result of an image of a different component among the plurality of components determined.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

  In recent years, on-demand printing has been adopted at production sites due to improvements in printing technology through digitization such as ordering orders via image forming apparatuses and the Internet. On-demand printing has features such as support for extremely small lots, quick delivery, and a rich lineup of products and options to meet the needs of each customer.

  In consumer products such as photo books and photo albums, which are representative examples of on-demand printing having the above characteristics, image correction processing is often performed on customer images in order to obtain beautiful printing results. For example, the printing company may receive photobook production from a photobook ordering site operated by each of the company A and the company B. The photobooks of the trader A and the trader B are different products. However, in order to maintain the quality, the print trader who conducts the business of the photobook performs image correction not at the order site side operated by the customer but at the printing site. As a result, even if a photo book is ordered from a different order site, the image correction processing is the same, so the printer can obtain the image correction result based on the company's own standard.

  As a technique related to the image correction process, there is a technique in which a flag indicating whether image correction is performed is given to each image, and if the image correction is not performed, image correction is performed (see Patent Document 1). .

JP 2006-279221 A

  However, when it is necessary to match the image correction results between parts of a booklet-like product composed of a plurality of types of parts such as a cover, a body, a jacket, and a band like a photo book, it is described in Patent Document 1. With this technique, it is difficult to match the results of image correction.

  For example, when receiving a photo book order from a different order site as described above, a customer's image may be submitted to a printer as a Portable Document Format (hereinafter PDF) for each part, such as a jacket or a belt. Many. In such an input form, when the same image is printed on different parts constituting one photobook, the image of the band is the same as the image of the band even though the image of the jacket and the image of the band are originally the same image. Only the area is submitted as PDF.

  In the technique described in Patent Document 1, image correction is performed for each component such as a jacket or a belt. As described above, only the area of the band is submitted as the band image, so that when the image correction is performed, the jacket image and the band image are determined to be different images. As a result, the image correction results for the images do not match.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional example. For example, when the same image is printed on different printed materials constituting one product such as a jacket or a band, a method for matching the image correction results is provided. .

  In order to solve the above problems, an information processing apparatus according to the present invention has the following configuration. That is, an information processing apparatus that performs correction processing on an image printed on the plurality of parts in order to generate a product composed of a plurality of parts, and among the plurality of parts constituting the product, A determination unit that determines whether or not to perform the same correction process on images of a plurality of parts that use the same image, and an image correction process that performs a correction process on each of the images of the plurality of parts that form the product The image correction processing means, for the images of a plurality of parts determined to be subjected to the same correction processing by the determination means, other parts of the determined plurality of parts The same correction processing is performed by using the correction result of the image.

  According to the present invention, when printing the same image on a plurality of printed materials, the image correction results can be matched, and the quality of the entire product including the plurality of printed materials can be improved.

FIG. 9 illustrates a configuration example of a photo book. The figure which shows the example of the style of a photo book. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a printing system. The figure which shows the structural example of an information processing system. The figure which shows the hardware structural example of an information processing system. The figure which shows the module structural example of a production management application. The figure which shows the structural example of order data. The figure which shows the structural example of an order information file. The figure which shows an example of content data. The figure which shows the concept of an image correction process. The figure which shows the processing flow of an image correction process. The figure which shows the concept of the content data processing which concerns on 1st embodiment. The figure which shows the processing flow of the content data processing which concerns on 1st embodiment. The figure which shows the relationship between a jacket image and a belt | band | zone image area | region. The figure which shows the relationship between a jacket image and a belt | band | zone image area | region. The figure which shows the concept of the content data processing which concerns on 2nd embodiment. The figure which shows the processing flow of the content data processing which concerns on 2nd embodiment.

  Next, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a photo book according to this embodiment. In FIG. 1, order 1 is composed of one or more deliverables. That is, the customer can order a plurality of deliverables in one order. In the present embodiment, a photo book 2 will be described as an example of a booklet product. The photo book 2 is composed of a plurality of types of parts including a body 3, a cover 4, a band 5, and a jacket 6. Each piece of content data is submitted as one PDF. An image is arranged in the PDF. Then, one print job is created for each component by the printing system of the first embodiment.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a photobook style in the printing system according to the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the customer can select the three jacket types shown in FIG. 2 when ordering a photo book. As an example of the jacket type here, a simple style 7, a regular style 12, and a dynamic style 17 are given.

  The simple style 7 shown in FIG. 2A is a jacket type in which only text is printed without using an image for a jacket and a belt. Only the text 10 is printed on the jacket 8. Text 11 is printed on the band 9.

  The regular style 12 shown in FIG. 2B is a jacket type in which an image is printed on a jacket and only text is printed on a belt. An image 14 is printed on the jacket 13. Text 16 is printed on the band 15.

  In the dynamic style 17 shown in FIG. 2C, the entire jacket is an image. An image similar to the jacket (at least a part of the same image) is also printed on the belt wound around the jacket. Specifically, in the case of the dynamic style 17, an image 19 and text 20 are printed on the jacket 18. The image 19 is printed on the entire jacket 18. An image 22 and text 23 are printed on the band 21. The same image as the image 19 is used for the image 22, and a portion corresponding to the band region of the image 19 printed on the entire jacket is the image 22. And when a jacket and a belt | band | zone are overlapped and arrange | positioned at the time of bookbinding assembly, the user can see the image printed on the jacket and the belt | band | zone in the booklet integrally. That is, in the overlapped state, a part of the jacket image is hidden by the band, but the band image corresponds to the hidden part, so that one image is constituted by the jacket and the band.

[System configuration]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the printing system according to the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 3, the order server 100 is connected to a printing laboratory 300 via a network 200 such as a WAN (Wide Area Network). The order server 100 is a submission system via the Web. For example, when purchasing a photo book via the Web, the customer activates, for example, a Web browser (not shown) of the information processing apparatus from an information processing apparatus (not shown) such as home, and the website provided by the order server 100 To access. Then, the customer uploads the image to the order server 100 using the user interface screen used for ordering provided by the connected order server 100, pays the presented amount, and orders the photo book.

  In the printing laboratory 300, the information processing system 310 receives an order via the network 200 for the order data created by the order server 100. The information processing system 310 processes the received order data and transmits a print job to the image forming apparatus 320. The image forming apparatus 320 prints each photobook component such as a band, a text, a jacket, and a cover.

  After the parts are printed by the image forming apparatus 320, an operator of the printing laboratory 300 performs post-processing such as laminating, cutting, and case binding. Then, the operator manually combines the parts to complete the photo book. The worker then packs the completed photo book and ships it to the customer.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information processing system 310 illustrated in FIG. In FIG. 4, the order receiving service 311 acquires an order from the order server 100 via the network 200. The production management application 312 is a module which will be described later with reference to FIG. 6 as a plurality of execution means for executing predetermined processing on parts (for example, a cover, a body, etc.) constituting a product (for example, a photo book) corresponding to an order to be ordered. Is provided. Here, the predetermined process is a process to be performed on the content data to be printed specified by the print order received, and includes an image correction process, a job creation process, a job issue process, and the like.

  The database 313 stores and manages order data (order information file, content data, etc.) described later with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the information processing system 310 illustrated in FIG. 4. In FIG. 5, the central processing unit 500 reads a storage medium such as a floppy disk, a CD-ROM, and an IC memory card in which a program and related data are stored from a medium reading device 506 connected to the system. Thereafter, the central processing unit 500 processes information input from the input device 505 by an application program loaded from the auxiliary storage device 502 to the main storage device 501 such as a memory. Then, the central processing unit 500 outputs the image to the image forming apparatus 320 via the output device 504 or the network I / F 507.

  In this embodiment, the output device 504 is a display device such as a display, and is distinguished from the image forming device 320 such as a printer that is originally included in the output device. Also, the input device 505 is assumed to be composed of a keyboard, a pointing device, and the like. The procedure shown in the flowchart described below is executed by the central processing unit 500 reading out a program stored in any of the main storage device 501, auxiliary storage device 502, and ROM 503 of the information processing system 310. It is realized with.

  Further, the auxiliary storage device 502 may be configured with a hard disk or a magneto-optical disk, or may be configured with a combination thereof. Further, even if each device is connected via a network, the present invention is not limited.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a module configuration example of the production management application 312 illustrated in FIG. The production management application 312 includes a work process management unit 601, an order data capture unit 602, an order data registration unit 603, a content data processing unit 604, an image correction processing unit 605, a job creation unit 606, and a job issue unit 607. In the processing flow described later, the work process management unit 601, the content data processing unit 604, and the image correction processing unit 605 will be described.

  The work process management unit 601 controls predetermined processing performed by the production management application 312. Each module starts and ends processing upon receiving an instruction from the work process management unit 601. The order data capturing unit 602 captures order data from the order receiving service 311 into the production management application 312. The order data registration unit 603 analyzes the order data fetched by the order data fetching unit 602 and registers it in the database 313.

  The content data processing unit 604 acquires desired content data from the database 313, and performs pre-processing and post-processing of image correction processing. The image correction processing unit 605 performs image correction processing on the image arranged in the content data of the parts of the photo book. The job creation unit 606 creates a print job for each part of the photo book. The job issuing unit 607 issues the print job created by the job creating unit 606 to the image forming apparatus 320.

[Data structure]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of order data in the printing system according to the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the order data 700 is compressed in the ZIP format. The order data 700 includes one order information file 710, which will be described later, and one or a plurality of deliverable folders 720. For example, when a customer orders three photo books, the order data 700 includes one order information file 710 and three deliverable folders 720.

  The order information file 710 describes the ordering party, the delivery destination, the product specifications, and the like. The deliverable folder 720 stores content data of parts constituting the deliverable ordered by the customer. Here, the content data is content data of each of the parts (body 3, cover 4, band 5, jacket 6) constituting the deliverable described in FIG. 1. In the case of this embodiment, one piece of data per part. Content data. That is, the deliverable folder 720 includes body content data 721, cover content data 722, jacket content data 723, and band content data 724. The format format of the content data is PDF.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of the order information file 710 shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the data format of the order information file 710 is CSV (Comma-Separated Value). However, the present invention is not limited to any data format such as an XML (Extensible Markup Language) format or a text format.

  In the order information file 710, one line represents information of one product. When a plurality of deliverables are included in one order, the number of lines increases by the number of deliverables. FIG. 7 shows only one product information. One line of the order information file 710 includes an order number 711, a book number 712, an image correction 713, a jacket style 714, a page number 715, a delivery address 716, a delivery address 717, an orderer address 718, and an orderer name 719. Is included.

  The order number 711 is an identifier for uniquely identifying an order. The book number 712 is an identifier for uniquely identifying the deliverable. The image correction 713 is a flag indicating whether the image correction processing specified by the customer when the order server 100 orders a photo book is valid or invalid. When the value is ON, image correction processing is performed. When the value is OFF, image correction processing is not performed.

  The jacket style 714 is jacket style information designated by the customer when the photo server is ordered by the order server 100. As described with reference to FIG. 2, the value entering the jacket style 714 is one of a simple style, a regular style, and a dynamic style. The page number 715 is the number of pages included in the deliverable. The delivery address 716 is an address where deliverables are delivered. The delivery address 716 is designated by the customer when ordering a photo book at the order server 100. The delivery destination name 717 is the name of the delivery destination of the deliverable. The delivery destination name 717 is specified by the customer when ordering a photo book at the order server 100.

  The orderer address 718 is the address of the customer who ordered the deliverable. The orderer address 718 is designated by the customer when ordering a photo book at the order server 100. The orderer name 719 is the name of the customer who ordered the deliverable. The orderer name 719 is designated by the customer when ordering the photo book on the order server 100.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content data 721, 722, 723, and 724 illustrated in FIG. Here, an example in which a dynamic style is designated as the jacket style is shown.

  The body content data 721 shown in FIG. 9A includes a plurality of pages. The number of pages in the body can be specified by the customer when ordering a photo book. The number of pages specified by the customer is the number of content data pages in the body. The number of pages specified by the customer is described in the number of pages 715 of the order information file 710 in FIG.

  The first page 900 of the body content data 721 includes actual content 901 arranged in the finished area, a color bar 902 for confirming whether plate-making / printing is correctly performed, and a page number 903. The actual content 901 corresponds to the actual printed material delivered to the customer after post-processing such as cutting, and is surrounded by registration marks. A registration mark is a mark that is placed on the top, bottom, left and right, and the four corners of a block for the purpose of registering the position for cutting to the finished size and multicolor printing when creating printed matter. Information arranged outside the finished area such as the color bar 902, the page number 903, and the registration mark is also arranged in the content data of all pages of the body content data and the cover, jacket, and band.

  Similarly to the first page 900, the second page 904 and the Nth page 907 of the content data 721 of the main body have the actual content 905 and the actual content 908, respectively. The real content 905 has an image 906, and the real content 908 has an image 909. Images 906 and 909 are images uploaded by the customer at the order server 100. When the customer enables the image correction process, the image correction process is performed on the images 906 and 909.

  The cover content data 722 shown in FIG. 9B has actual content 910. The actual content 910 is a spread page, and includes a product logo 911, an image 912, and text 913 of a photo book.

  The jacket content data 723 shown in FIG. 9C includes actual content 914. The actual content 914 is a spread page, and has a product logo 911, an image 915, and text 916 of a photo book. As described in FIG. 2, in the case of the dynamic style, the entire surface of the jacket is an image, so the image 915 is pasted on the entire right side page of the actual content 914.

  The band content data 724 shown in FIG. 9D includes actual content 917. The actual content 917 is a spread page, and includes a product book logo 911, an image 918, and a text 919. As described in FIG. 2, in the case of the dynamic style, the same image as the jacket image 915 is used as the image 918, and only the spread left page area portion of the band is cut out.

[Image data processing]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of image correction processing in the printing system according to the first embodiment. Here, an outline of the image correction processing will be described by taking the actual content 905 of the body content data 721 shown in FIG. 9 as an example. The flow of the image correction process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the image correction process, first, the actual content 905 is analyzed and an image 906 is acquired. Usually, an image uploaded by a customer for a photo book is compressed by a method of compressing digital data of a still image such as JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group). Therefore, the image 906 is converted into a bitmap format image 1000 and stored on the storage unit.

  Image correction is performed on the image 1000 held on the storage unit, and the image 1001 after the image correction is held on the storage unit. The image correction here is not particularly limited, and is performed according to the image characteristics and user instructions. Since the image 1001 is in the bitmap format, the image 1001 is converted into the compression format before conversion into the bitmap format (here, the JPEG format), and the image 1002 is created and held on the storage unit. The image 1002 that has been image-corrected and converted into the JPEG format is replaced with the image 906 of the actual content 905.

  This completes the image correction process for one page. The printing system according to the first embodiment performs this image correction process on all images included in all pages of content data of parts such as a body, a cover, a jacket, and a band.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the processing flow of the image correction processing shown in FIG. This process is realized by the central processing unit 500 functioning as the image correction processing unit 605 by reading and executing a program stored in the ROM 503 or the like.

  In step S1100, the image correction processing unit 605 acquires an image from actual content and creates an image list. The image correction processing unit 605 performs the processing of S1101 to S1105 for each of the images in the created image list.

  In step S1101, the image correction processing unit 605 checks whether the image size is larger than a threshold value. This is because image correction processing is not performed on images that are not subject to image correction, such as the product logo 911 in FIG. Here, the threshold value is defined in advance and is held in a storage unit such as the auxiliary storage device 502. In the present embodiment, the presence / absence of image correction is determined based on the image size. However, the character image may be determined based on other information such as not being corrected. If the image size is larger than the threshold (YES in S1101), the image correction processing unit 605 proceeds to S1102, and if smaller (NO in S1101), the image correction processing unit 605 changes the target to the next image in the image list. Perform image correction processing.

  In S1102, the image correction processing unit 605 converts the image into a bitmap format, and holds the bitmap image on the storage unit. In step S1103, the image correction processing unit 605 performs image correction on the bitmap image, and holds the bitmap image after the image correction on the storage unit. The image correction here is not particularly limited as shown in FIG. 10, and is applied as necessary, and detailed image correction contents are omitted. In step S1104, the image correction processing unit 605 converts the bitmap image after image correction into the original image compression format, and holds the converted image on the storage unit. For example, when the original image compression format is JPEG format, the bitmap image after image correction is converted to JPEG format.

  In step S1105, the image correction processing unit 605 replaces the image after compression format conversion with the image originally present in the actual content. In step S1106, the image correction processing unit 605 checks whether image correction has been completed for all images in the image list. The image correction processing unit 605 ends the image correction process when the image correction is completed for all images, and changes the target to the next image in the image list when the image correction is not completed. The processing of S1101 to S1105 is performed.

[Content data processing]
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of content data processing when a dynamic style is designated in the printing system according to the first embodiment. Here, an outline of content data processing will be described by taking the actual content 914 of the jacket content data 723 and the actual content 917 of the band content data 724 shown in FIG. 9 as examples. The content data processing flow will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the dynamic style is designated, in the content data processing, first, an image 915 is acquired from the actual content 914 of the jacket content data 723, and the image correction processing described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11 is performed. By image correction processing, an image 1200 is generated and held on the storage unit.

  Then, the position and size of the band image area 1201 in which the image 918 is arranged in the actual band content 917 are acquired. After obtaining the band image area 1201, a portion of the band image area 1201 is cut out from the image 1200, and an image 1202 is generated and held on the storage unit. The image 1202 held on the storage unit is replaced with the image 918 in the band content data 724.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the processing flow of the content data processing shown in FIG. This processing is realized by the central processing unit 500 functioning as the work process management unit 601, the content data processing unit 604, and the image correction processing unit 605 by reading and executing a program stored in the ROM 503 or the like. The

  In step S <b> 1300, the work process management unit 601 confirms the setting value of the jacket style 714 included in the order information file 710 of the order data 700 captured by the order data capturing unit 602. If jacket style 714 is not a dynamic style (NO in S1300), work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1301. If it is a dynamic style (YES in S1300), the process proceeds to S1304.

  In step S1301, the work process management unit 601 calls the image correction processing unit 605 and performs the image correction processing described with reference to FIGS. In step S1302, the work process management unit 601 checks whether image correction has been completed for all pages in the content data to be processed. For example, when the content data 721 is composed of a plurality of pages (900 to 907), the work process management unit 601 performs image correction for all pages. When the image correction is completed, the work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1303. When the image correction is not completed, the work process management unit 601 returns to S1301 and performs the image correction process on the unprocessed next page.

  In step S1303, the work process management unit 601 checks whether image correction has been completed for all content data such as a text, a cover, a jacket, and a band. When the image correction of all content data is completed, the work process management unit 601 completes the processing flow of content data processing. If the image correction has not been completed, the work process management unit 601 returns to S1300 and performs image correction on the next unprocessed content data.

  On the other hand, when the dynamic style is set (YES in S1300), work process management unit 601 determines in S1304 whether the content data to be processed is a band. If the content data is a band (YES in S1304), the work process management unit 601 proceeds to processing for the next content data without performing image correction. If the content data is not a band (NO in S1304), work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1305.

  In step S1305, the work process management unit 601 determines whether the content data to be processed is a jacket. If the content data is not a jacket, that is, if the content data is a body text or a cover (NO in S1305), the work process management unit 601 performs image correction on the content data to be processed in S1301. If the content data is a jacket (YES in S1305), work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1306. The content of the image correction process in S1306 is the same as that in S1301. The work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1307 after S1306 is completed.

  In step S1307, the work process management unit 601 calls the content data processing unit 604 and instructs processing on the content data to be processed. Specifically, the content data processing unit 604 acquires band image area information (position and size) from the actual band content. In step S1308, the content data processing unit 604 acquires an image after the jacket image correction.

  In step S1309, the content data processing unit 604 determines whether the jacket-corrected image acquired in step S1308 is within the band image area. If the image fits (YES in S1309), content data processing unit 604 advances the process to S1310. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 14, when the jacket image 1401 is within the band image area 1400, the content data processing unit 604 determines that the jacket image 1401 is within the band image area 1400. If the image does not fit (NO in S1309), content data processing unit 604 advances the process to S1313. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 12, when the jacket image 1200 does not fit in the band image area 1201, the content data processing unit 604 determines that the image 1200 does not fit in the band image area 1201.

  In S1310, content data processing unit 604 replaces the image with the actual content image of the band. For example, in the case of FIG. 14, the content data processing unit 604 replaces the image 1401 with the image of the actual content of the band. If there are a plurality of jacket-corrected images acquired in S1308, the content data processing unit 604 repeats the processes in S1309 to S1316 in S1311.

  In step S1312, the work process management unit 601 checks whether image correction has been completed for all pages in the content data to be processed. When the image correction is completed, the work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1303. When the image correction is not completed, the work process management unit 601 returns to S1306 and performs the image correction process on the unprocessed next page.

  In step S1313, the content data processing unit 604 determines whether the jacket image corrected image acquired in step S1308 overlaps the band image area. If the images overlap (YES in S1313), content data processing unit 604 advances the process to S1314. If the images do not overlap (NO in step S1313), the content data processing unit 604 advances the processing to step S1311 and performs processing on the next unprocessed image. The case where the jacket image does not overlap the band image region is assumed, for example, as shown in FIG. 15A, where the jacket image 1501 is out of the band image region 1500. Further, the case where there is an overlapping portion of the image 1503 in the band image region 1502 is assumed to be a case where a part of the jacket image 1503 overlaps the band image region 1502 as shown in FIG. In the case of FIG. 15B, the content data processing unit 604 determines that the image after the jacket image correction overlaps the band image area. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, since the image 1200 is stretched over the entire jacket, the content data processing unit 604 determines that the image 1200 overlaps the band image area 1201. Therefore, in the case of the example of FIG. 12, the content data processing unit 604 advances the processing to S1314.

  In step S <b> 1314, the content data processing unit 604 calculates a cutout area of the jacket image 1200 based on the band image area 1201. The content data processing unit 604 holds the calculated cutout area on the storage unit. In step S1315, the content data processing unit 604 cuts the jacket image 1200 based on the cut region. The content data processing unit 604 holds the cut image on the storage unit. In step S1316, the content data processing unit 604 replaces the cut image stored on the storage unit with the image 918 of the actual content of the band.

  If there are a plurality of jacket-corrected images acquired in S1308, the content data processing unit 604 repeats the processes in S1309 to S1316 in S1311. In step S1312, the work process management unit 601 checks whether image correction has been completed for all pages in the content data to be processed. When the image correction is completed, the work process management unit 601 advances the processing to S1303. When the image correction is not completed, the work process management unit 601 returns to S1306 to perform the image correction processing for the unprocessed next page.

  In step S1303, the work process management unit 601 checks whether image correction has been completed for all content data such as a text, a cover, a jacket, and a band. When the image correction of all content data is completed, the work process management unit 601 completes the processing flow of content data processing. If the image correction has not been completed, the work process management unit 601 returns to S1300 and performs image correction on the next unprocessed content data.

  According to the present embodiment, when printing the same image on different printed materials constituting one product such as a book jacket or a band wound around the book, the band image is replaced based on the jacket image after image correction. Thus, the image correction results can be matched between the jacket and the belt. Therefore, as a result of assembling each printed material as a single book, the image correction results match, and the quality as a product can be improved.

  Note that, according to the present embodiment, the band image is generated based on the jacket image, and therefore it is not essential to put the image in the band content data. An embodiment in which the band image area is set in the band content data is also conceivable.

  The present embodiment may be applied to a configuration in which a plurality of product bands may be provided and a plurality of bands may be overlapped and overlapped.

  In this embodiment, the relationship between the cover and the band has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in a page constituting a bookbinding, when the same image is used between pages having different sizes or shapes, the same processing may be performed.

<Second Embodiment>
In the second embodiment, the actual form of the content data processing described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13 will be described. Note that the configuration of the printing system according to the second embodiment, the deliverables produced by the printing system, and the like are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof is omitted.

[Content data processing]
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of content data processing when a dynamic style is designated in the printing system according to the second embodiment. Here, an outline of content data processing will be described by taking the actual content 914 of the jacket content data 723 and the actual content 917 of the band content data 724 shown in FIG. 9 as examples. The flow of content data processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the dynamic style is designated, in the content data processing, first, an image 915 is acquired from the actual content 914 of the jacket content data 723, and the image correction processing described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11 is performed. By image correction processing, an image 1600 is generated and held on the storage unit. Then, the correction parameter 1601 used in the image correction process is held on the storage unit.

  Thereafter, the correction parameter 1601 is applied to perform image correction processing on the image 918 that is the content data of the band. Then, the image 1602 after the image correction processing is held on the storage unit as image data for the band. The image 1602 held on the storage unit is replaced with the image 918 in the band content data 724.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the processing flow of the content data processing shown in FIG. 16, and corresponds to FIG. 13 described in the first embodiment. This processing is realized by the central processing unit 500 functioning as the work process management unit 601, the content data processing unit 604, and the image correction processing unit 605 by reading and executing a program stored in the ROM 503 or the like. The

  In step S1700, the work process management unit 601 checks the setting value of the jacket style 714 included in the order information file 710 of the order data 700 captured by the order data capturing unit 602. If jacket style 714 is not a dynamic style (NO in S1700), work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1701. In the case of dynamic style (YES in S1700), the process proceeds to S1704.

  In step S1701, the work process management unit 601 calls the image correction processing unit 605, and performs the image correction processing described with reference to FIGS. In step S1702, the work process management unit 601 checks whether image correction has been completed for all pages in the content data to be processed. For example, when the content data 721 is composed of a plurality of pages (900 to 907), the work process management unit 601 performs image correction for all pages. When the image correction is completed, the work process management unit 601 advances the processing to S1703. When the image correction is not completed, the work process management unit 601 returns to S1701 and performs image correction processing on the unprocessed next page.

  In step S1703, the work process management unit 601 confirms whether image correction has been completed for all content data such as a text, a cover, a jacket, and a band. When the image correction of all content data is completed, the work process management unit 601 completes the processing flow of content data processing. If the image correction has not been completed, the work process management unit 601 returns to S1700 and performs image correction on the next unprocessed content data.

  On the other hand, when the dynamic style is set (YES in S1700), work process management unit 601 determines in S1704 whether the content data to be processed is a jacket or a belt. If the content data to be processed is not a jacket or a band (NO in S1704), work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1701. In the case of a jacket or a belt (YES in S1704), the work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1705.

  In step S1705, the work process management unit 601 determines whether the content data to be processed is a jacket. In the case of a jacket (YES in S1705), the work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1706. If it is not a jacket (NO in S1705), the work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1709.

  In step S1706, the work process management unit 601 calls the image correction processing unit 605, and performs the image correction processing described with reference to FIGS. In step S1707, the image correction processing unit 605 holds the correction parameters used in the image correction processing in step S1706 on the storage unit.

  In step S1708, the work process management unit 601 confirms whether image correction has been completed for all pages in the content data to be processed. When the image correction is completed, the work process management unit 601 advances the process to S1703, and when not completed, the work process management unit 601 returns to S1705 and processes the next unprocessed page.

  In step S1709, the content data processing unit 604 acquires the correction parameter held on the storage unit in step S1707. In step S1710, the content data processing unit 604 calls the image correction processing unit 605, and passes the correction parameter acquired in step S1709 to the image correction processing unit 605. Then, the image correction processing unit 605 performs image correction processing using the passed correction parameters.

  In step S1708, the work process management unit 601 confirms whether image correction has been completed for all pages in the content data to be processed. If the image correction is completed, the work process management unit 601 proceeds to S1703, and if not completed, the work process management unit 601 returns to S1705 and processes the next unprocessed page.

  In step S1703, the work process management unit 601 confirms whether image correction has been completed for all content data such as a text, a cover, a jacket, and a band. When the image correction of all content data is completed, the work process management unit 601 completes the processing flow of content data processing. If the image correction has not been completed, the work process management unit 601 returns to S1700 and performs image correction on the next unprocessed content data.

  According to the present embodiment, when the same image is printed on different printed materials constituting one book such as a book jacket or a band wound around the book, the correction parameter that results in the same result is shared between the jacket image and the band image. By doing so, the image correction results can be matched between the jacket and the belt. Therefore, as a result of assembling each printed matter as one book, the image correction results match, and the quality of the book can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which correction processing is performed using the same correction parameter is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the type of recording medium (such as paper) on which the image of each component is printed is different, the correction parameter may be adjusted according to the characteristics of each recording medium. In this case, it is conceivable to adjust the correction parameter using a lookup table (conversion table) according to the characteristics of the recording medium. Thereby, even when the print medium differs depending on the part, the user can obtain the same image quality.

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The present invention can also be realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media, and a computer (or CPU, MPU, or the like) of the system or apparatus reads the program. It is a process to be executed.

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An information processing apparatus that performs correction processing on an image printed on the plurality of parts in order to generate a product composed of a plurality of parts,
Determination means for determining whether to perform the same correction processing on the images of a plurality of parts using the same image among the plurality of parts constituting the deliverable;
Image correction processing means for performing correction processing on each of the images of a plurality of parts constituting the product,
For the image of a plurality of components determined to be subjected to the same correction processing by the determination unit, the image correction processing unit uses a correction result of an image of another component among the determined plurality of components. An information processing apparatus that performs the same correction processing by using the information processing apparatus.   The determination means includes a plurality of components that are arranged in a superimposed manner when printed on the product among a plurality of components that use the same image, and are printed on each of the plurality of components in a superimposed state. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that the same correction processing is performed on a plurality of parts that are made visible together as the same image. The deliverable is a booklet,
The plurality of parts determined to be subjected to the same correction processing by the determination unit are a cover of the booklet and a band arranged so as to overlap the booklet. Information processing device.   The image correction processing unit includes a part of an image of a component that is determined to be subjected to the same correction process by the determination unit and a part of an image of another component that is determined to be subjected to the same correction process by the determination unit. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the same correction processing is performed by cutting out and using a part of the correction result of the image of the other component.   The image correction processing unit retains correction parameters for correction processing for the image of the component determined to be subjected to the same correction processing by the determination unit, and is determined by the determination unit to perform the same correction processing. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the same correction process is performed on the image of the component using the correction parameter.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the image correction processing unit adjusts the correction parameter according to a type of a recording medium on which the images of the plurality of components are formed.   The image correction processing means determines whether or not the size of the image of the component is larger than a threshold value. If it is determined that the size of the image of the component is smaller than the threshold value, the correction processing is not performed and the threshold value is not performed. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a correction process is performed when it is determined that the value is greater than the threshold value.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a unit that receives an instruction to generate a product including a plurality of parts that use the same image. An information processing method for performing correction processing on images of a plurality of parts in order to generate a product composed of a plurality of parts,
A determination step of determining whether or not to perform the same correction process on the images of a plurality of components using the same image among the plurality of components constituting the product,
An image correction processing step for performing a correction process on each of the images of a plurality of parts constituting the product,
In the image correction processing step, for the images of a plurality of components determined to perform the same correction processing in the determination step, the correction result of the image of the other component among the determined plurality of components is used. An information processing method characterized in that the same correction processing is performed by using. Computer
A determination means for determining whether or not to perform the same correction process on the images of a plurality of parts using the same image among the plurality of parts constituting the deliverable;
For each of the images of a plurality of parts constituting the deliverable, function as image correction processing means for performing correction processing,
For the image of a plurality of components determined to be subjected to the same correction processing by the determination unit, the image correction processing unit uses a correction result of an image of another component among the determined plurality of components. A program characterized by performing the same correction processing.

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