JP2016016560A - Image print device and order receiving terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image print device that can create by easy operation a calendar having a plurality of printed matters paired and an order receiving terminal by which the generation of the calendar can be ordered by easy operation.SOLUTION: The image print device comprises: an input portion 11 to which image data are inputted; a first display 10A which displays a plurality of thumbnail images generated by reducing the image data; a second display portion 10B which displays an image of a calendar including an image insertion area; a control portion that receives selection of the thumbnail images and makes the second display portion 10b to display the selected thumbnail images on the image insertion area; and a printer that prints the image of the calendar having the thumbnail images inserted into the image insertion area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an image printing apparatus and an order receiving terminal.

  Image printing apparatuses that read digital data of images taken with a digital camera, a smartphone, or the like and print them out are installed in various places. For example, the user brings a storage medium in which image data taken with a digital camera is stored, and causes the image printing apparatus to read the image data in the storage medium. The image printing apparatus displays thumbnail images of the image data read from the storage medium and presents them to the user. When the user selects an image to be printed and designates the number of prints, the image printing apparatus prints out the image.

  Also, the conventional image printing device has an image data editing function, and prints the edited image by stamping the image, attaching a frame to the image, writing handwritten characters, etc. There is a need for an image printing apparatus that can output, but can output a printed matter with a higher added value by a simple operation.

JP 2013-33453 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional situation, an image printing apparatus capable of creating a calendar in which a plurality of printed materials are combined into one set with an easy operation, and an order capable of ordering the creation of a calendar with an easy operation. It is an object to provide a reception terminal.

  An image printing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an input unit that inputs image data, a first display unit that displays a plurality of thumbnail images obtained by reducing the image data, and a calendar image that includes an image insertion area. 2 a display unit, a control unit that accepts selection of the thumbnail image and displays the selected thumbnail image in the image insertion area of the second display unit, and a calendar image in which the thumbnail image is inserted in the image insertion area And a printer for printing.

  In the image printing apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention, the second display unit displays a plurality of calendar images having different months, and the control unit accepts selection of an image insertion target month, and selects the selected thumbnail image, It is preferable to display in the image insertion area in the calendar image of the image insertion target month.

  In the image printing apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention, when the control unit receives selection of an image insertion target month, the control unit receives a thumbnail image obtained by reducing the image data whose shooting month is the image insertion target month in the first display unit. It may be displayed.

  An order receiving terminal according to an aspect of the present invention includes an input unit that inputs image data, a first display unit that displays a plurality of thumbnail images obtained by reducing the image data, and a calendar image that includes an image insertion area. 2 a display unit, a control unit that accepts selection of the thumbnail image and displays the selected thumbnail image in the image insertion area of the second display unit, and a calendar image in which the thumbnail image is inserted in the image insertion area And a communication unit for transmitting the data to the outside.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to create a high-value-added product called a calendar having a plurality of printed materials as one set by an easy operation.

1 is a block configuration diagram of an image printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the image printing apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the output thing of the image printing apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. (A), (b) is a figure which shows the example of a calendar frame image. It is a figure which shows an example of the calendar pattern selection screen of a 1st touch panel. It is a figure which shows an example of the calendar list screen of a 2nd touch panel. It is a figure which shows an example of the calendar list screen of a 2nd touch panel. It is a figure which shows an example of the image selection screen of a 1st touch panel. It is a figure which shows an example of the calendar list screen of a 2nd touch panel. It is a flowchart explaining the calendar creation process which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view of the image printing apparatus by a modification.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the image printing apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the image printing apparatus. This image printing apparatus prints and outputs a calendar image having a ball portion 31 such as date and day of the week and an insertion image portion 32 as shown in FIG. For the inserted image portion 32, an image of image data possessed by the user input to the image printing apparatus is used.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the image printing apparatus includes a first touch panel 10A, a second touch panel 10B, a data input unit 11, a charging unit 12, a printer 13, a CPU (central processing unit) 14, a disk device (storage unit) 15, And a main memory 16. Each part of the image printing apparatus is connected via a bus.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first touch panel 10 </ b> A is provided on the top plate 1 </ b> A portion of the housing 1, and the second touch panel 10 </ b> B is provided on the top of the housing 1. To facilitate the input operation to the first touch panel 10A, the screens of the top board 1A and the first touch panel 10A are slightly inclined so that the front side is low and the back side is high. The display screen of the second touch panel 10B stands in a substantially vertical state. The display screens of the first touch panel 10A and the second touch panel 10B have the same size.

  The first touch panel 10A and the second touch panel 10B display information including images and accept input of various instructions from the user. The first touch panel 10A is a screen for selecting an image data input method (for example, use of a storage medium, infrared communication from a portable terminal, or wireless communication from a smartphone) to the image printing apparatus, a display screen for notes, and a calendar described later A basic operation screen such as a pattern selection screen (see FIG. 5), an image selection screen (see FIG. 8) for selecting an image to be used for the insertion image section 32, and a confirmation screen for order contents and a charged amount is displayed. The second touch panel 10B displays a calendar list screen (see FIGS. 6, 7, and 9) described later.

  The data input unit 11 receives input of image data by reading the image data from a storage medium in which image data taken by a digital camera or the like is stored. The data input unit 11 has a data reading device corresponding to various storage media. The data input unit 11 can accept input of image data from the portable terminal by infrared communication or wireless communication. As shown in FIG. 2, the data input unit 11 is provided at the top of the housing 1, specifically, between the top plate 1 </ b> A of the housing 1 and the second touch panel 10 </ b> B.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the billing unit 12 has a coin insertion slot 12A, a bill insertion slot 12B, and a change return slot 12C provided on the front side of the housing 1, from the coin insertion slot 12A and the bill insertion slot 12B. The inserted money is identified and counted, and the change is discharged from the change return port 12C. Further, the billing unit 12 may have a payment function using electronic money. The billing unit 12 may have a receipt printer that prints and outputs the number of calendar creation copies, unit price, billing amount, input amount, change amount, etc. on a receipt.

  The printer 13 is a high resolution color printer such as a sublimation type or an ink jet type, and prints and outputs a calendar image on paper based on the order contents. The paper size is 2L, for example. The printer 13 is accommodated in the housing 1. A plurality of printers 13 may be installed. As shown in FIG. 2, a transparent opening / closing door 2 is provided on the front side of the housing 1 so as to be freely opened and closed. On the back surface side of the opening / closing door 2, there is provided an accumulating portion (not shown) in which the printed matter printed by the printer 13 is accumulated, and when the opening / closing door 2 is opened, the printed matter accumulated in the accumulating portion can be taken out. It is like that.

  The disk device 15 is, for example, a hard disk drive, and stores an image processing program, a control program, and calendar frame data. The calendar frame data is data of a calendar frame image having a ball portion 41 indicating the date and day of the week as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b). FIG. 4A shows the date of the ball part 41 for one month, and FIG. 4B shows the date of the ball part 41 for two months. The calendar frame data includes information about the position and size of the image insertion area 42. The position of the image insertion area 42 varies depending on the calendar design.

  The CPU 14 loads the image processing program in the disk device 15 into the main memory 16 and executes the image processing program. As the image processing program is executed, an area for storing input image data, thumbnail image data obtained by reducing the image data, calendar frame data, calendar data into which an image is inserted, and the like is secured in the main memory 16. .

  Further, the CPU 14 loads a control program in the disk device 15 into the main memory 16 and executes the control program, thereby controlling the first touch panel 10A, the second touch panel 10B, the charging unit 12, and the printer 13. Function as.

  When image data is input from a storage medium or a portable terminal via the data input unit 11, the control unit 140 displays a calendar pattern selection screen as illustrated in FIG. 5 on the first touch panel 10A. The calendar pattern includes, for example, a 12-sheet calendar in which a date for one month is written on one sheet, a six-sheet calendar in which a date for two months is written on one sheet, There are a four-sheet calendar in which a date for three months is written on a sheet, a two-sheet calendar in which a date for six months is written on one sheet.

  When the user operates the first touch panel 10A to select a calendar pattern, the control unit 140 displays a calendar image on the second touch panel 10B using the calendar frame data corresponding to the selected calendar pattern.

  For example, when a calendar pattern of a 12-sheet calendar in which a date for one month is written on one sheet of paper is selected, the control unit 140 displays a ball portion 41 as shown in FIG. The calendar frame data indicating the minute date is taken out from the disk device 15 from January to December, and the calendar images 40 are displayed side by side as shown in FIG.

  For example, when a calendar pattern of a six-sheet calendar in which dates for two months are written on one sheet is selected, the control unit 140 has a ball part 41 as shown in FIG. Calendar frame data indicating dates for two months is taken from the disk device 15 from January to February to December and December, and calendar images 40 are displayed side by side as shown in FIG.

  In the second touch panel 10B, an image insertion area 42 is displayed in the calendar image 40, and it is easy to understand how the image is inserted (arranged) in the calendar.

  The control unit 140 displays the calendar image 40 on the second touch panel 10B, and displays a thumbnail image 80 obtained by reducing the image data on the first touch panel 10A as shown in FIG. When the number of image data input via the data input unit 11 is large and cannot be displayed on one screen, the page switching button 81 is pressed (contacted) to switch pages, or the scroll bar 82 is operated. Alternatively, the thumbnail images 80 for all the image data can be confirmed by performing a flick operation on the screen of the first touch panel 10A.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the image insertion area 42 of the calendar image 40 of the image insertion target month is surrounded by a frame 60. When the user selects (presses) the thumbnail image 80 on the first touch panel 10A, the control unit 140 displays the same image surrounded by the frame 60 based on the position and size information of the image insertion area 42. It is inserted into the image insertion area 42 of the insertion target month and displayed. When the enter button 83 on the first touch panel 10A is pressed, the inserted image is determined, and the image insertion target month is changed to the next month as shown in FIG. The image insertion target month can be changed by pressing the calendar image 40 on the second touch panel 10B.

  On the first touch panel 10 </ b> A, the thumbnail image 80 corresponding to the image inserted in the image insertion area 42 may be checked, for example, so that it can be seen that it has been selected.

  When an image is inserted into the image insertion area 42 of all calendar images 40 displayed on the second touch panel 10B, a completion button for instructing completion of image selection is created and displayed on the first touch panel 10A. When this completion button is pressed, the image selection process ends.

  The control unit 140 inserts (synthesizes) the image selected by the user into the calendar image to create calendar image data, and outputs the calendar image data to the printer 13. When the printer 13 receives the calendar image data, the printer 13 prints the calendar image on paper and outputs it. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, a calendar including a set of a plurality of sheets P on which a calendar image including the ball portion 31 and the insertion image portion 32 is printed is created.

  The image printing apparatus according to the present embodiment displays a list of calendar images 40 on the second touch panel 10B, and displays a thumbnail image 80 of the image data input to the first touch panel 10A. When the thumbnail image 80 is selected, the selected image is inserted into the image insertion area 42 of the calendar image 40 of the second touch panel 10B and displayed. As described above, since the inserted image can be selected on the first touch panel 10A while confirming the completed image of the calendar on the second touch panel 10B, an operation for creating a calendar is easy.

  Next, a flow of calendar creation processing according to the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG.

  (Step S101) The data input unit 11 receives input of image data.

  (Step S102) The control unit 140 displays a calendar pattern selection screen on the first touch panel 10A. The user operates the first touch panel 10A to select a desired calendar pattern. For example, a 12-sheet calendar in which dates for one month are written on one sheet is selected.

  (Step S103) The control unit 140 displays the thumbnail image 80 obtained by reducing the image data input in step S101 on the display of the first touch panel 10A. Further, the control unit 140 displays a calendar image on the display of the second touch panel 10B using the calendar frame data corresponding to the calendar pattern selected in step S102. For example, 12 calendar images corresponding to each month from January to December are displayed on the second touch panel 10B.

  (Step S104) An image insertion target month for inserting an image into the image insertion area 42 is selected. The user can select an image insertion target month by pressing the calendar image 40 on the second touch panel 10B.

  (Step S105) The user selects an image (thumbnail image 80) to be inserted into the image insertion area 42 on the first touch panel 10A.

  (Step S106) The control unit 140 appropriately converts the size of the image data of the image selected in Step S105, and inserts (synthesizes) the selected image into the image insertion area 42 of the image insertion target month. The second touch panel 10B displays a calendar image in which the selected image is inserted into the calendar image 40.

  (Step S107) The user checks the calendar image (completed image) displayed on the second touch panel 10B, and proceeds to step S108 if the inserted image is confirmed. When changing the inserted image, the process returns to step S105, and the image to be inserted (thumbnail image 80) is selected again.

  (Step S108) The user presses the enter button 83 on the first touch panel 10A. When the enter button 83 is pressed, the image insertion target month is automatically changed to the next month.

  (Step S109) An image is inserted into the image insertion area 42 of all the calendar images 40. When the order is completed, the completion button on the first touch panel 10A is pressed. If there is a calendar image 40 with no image inserted, the process returns to step S104. If there is a calendar image whose insertion image is to be changed, the process returns to step S104.

  (Step S110) The charged amount based on the order contents from the user is displayed on the first touch panel 10A. The billing amount is determined by the calendar pattern selected in step S102 and the paper size. When the user inserts money, the billing unit 12 counts the inserted money, and performs withdrawal of a change, printing of a receipt, and the like.

  (Step S111) The control unit 140 inserts (synthesizes) the image selected by the user into the calendar image to create calendar image data, and outputs the calendar image data to the printer 13. The printer 13 prints and outputs a calendar image on a sheet based on an instruction from the control unit 140.

  As described above, the image printing apparatus according to the present embodiment displays the list of the calendar images 40 and the thumbnail image 80 of the input image data on different touch panels, so that the selected image is inserted into the calendar image 40. The thumbnail image 80 to be inserted can be selected while checking the image. For this reason, it is possible to create a high-value-added product such as a calendar in which a plurality of printed materials into which a selected image is inserted is combined into one set with a simple operation.

  In the above embodiment, the image printing apparatus that includes the printer 13 in the housing 1 and outputs the calendar on the spot has been described. However, the printer 13 may be omitted and an order receiving terminal that receives a calendar creation order may be used. In this case, the order receiving terminal is provided with a communication unit that transmits calendar image data in which a user's selection image is inserted (synthesized) into a calendar image to a printer server via a wired or wireless network. The user receives a printed matter (calendar) by mail or the like.

  In the above embodiment, in accordance with the selection of the image insertion target month, the control unit 140 causes the first touch panel 10 </ b> A to display the thumbnail image 80 having the same shooting month as the image insertion target month based on the shooting date / time information of the input image data. May be displayed. For example, when the image insertion target month is October, the control unit 140 displays a thumbnail image 80 obtained by reducing the image data captured in October on the first touch panel 10A. In addition, in a calendar in which dates for two months are written on one sheet, and the image insertion target month is March / April, the control unit 140 captures images taken in March and April. A thumbnail image 80 with reduced data is displayed on the first touch panel 10A.

  The thumbnail image 80 displayed on the first touch panel 10A in accordance with the selection of the image insertion target month may be displayed not only for the same shooting month as the image insertion target month but also for a predetermined range of images before and after that. For example, when the predetermined range is one month before and after and the image insertion target month is August, the control unit 140 displays on the first touch panel 10A the thumbnail image 80 obtained by reducing the image data captured in July to September. To do. In addition, when the date is recorded for three months on one sheet, the image insertion target month is from July to September, and the predetermined range is one month before and after, the control unit 140 sets the date in June to October. A thumbnail image 80 obtained by reducing the captured image data is displayed on the first touch panel 10A. The user may be able to set the range of the shooting month of the thumbnail image 80 displayed on the first touch panel 10A (the range before and after the image insertion target month).

  In this way, by narrowing down the thumbnail images 80 displayed on the first touch panel 10A in conjunction with the image insertion target month, it becomes easier to select images in the same period as the calendar date, and the calendar creation operation is further facilitated. Become.

  In the above embodiment, as a calendar pattern, a 12-sheet calendar in which a date for one month is written on one sheet, a six-sheet calendar in which a date for two months is written on one sheet, and the like. Although the calendar pattern serving as a calendar for one year has been described, it may be possible to freely select the period and how many months of the date are written on one sheet.

  The calendar pattern may be not only a calendar image having a ball part but also a cover image.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example of creating a calendar in which a plurality of printed materials are made into one set has been described. it can. In the case of playing cards, the selected image may be inserted only for a picture card such as king, queen, jack, joker or the like.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration including two touch panels arranged above and below the first touch panel 10A and the second touch panel 10B has been described, but the display area of one large touch panel is divided into two vertically and the lower side is the first touch panel. 10A and the upper side may function as the second touch panel 10B. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, a large touch panel 10C is provided on a flat inclined surface of a top plate 1B extending from the top of the housing 1 to the user's hand, and the upper and lower sides of the touch panel 10C are individually displayed. Control. In this case, the data input unit 11 is provided on the front side of the housing 1, for example. Alternatively, the display area of the horizontally long large touch panel may be divided into left and right so that one functions as the first touch panel 10A and the other functions as the second touch panel 10B.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 1A Top plate 2 Opening / closing door 10A 1st touch panel 10B 2nd touch panel 11 Data input part 12 Billing part 13 Printer 14 CPU
15 Disk device 16 Main memory 31, 41 Ball section 32 Inserted image section 40 Calendar image 42 Image insertion area 80 Thumbnail image

Claims (4)

An input unit for inputting image data;
A first display unit for displaying a plurality of thumbnail images obtained by reducing the image data;
A second display unit for displaying a calendar image including an image insertion area;
A control unit that accepts selection of the thumbnail image and displays the selected thumbnail image in the image insertion area of the second display unit;
A printer for printing a calendar image with a thumbnail image inserted in the image insertion area;
An image printing apparatus comprising: The second display unit displays a plurality of calendar images having different months,
2. The image print according to claim 1, wherein the control unit receives selection of an image insertion target month and displays the selected thumbnail image in an image insertion region in a calendar image of the image insertion target month. apparatus.   The control unit, when receiving selection of an image insertion target month, causes the first display unit to display a thumbnail image obtained by reducing image data whose shooting month is the image insertion target month. 2. The image printing apparatus according to 2. An input unit for inputting image data;
A first display unit for displaying a plurality of thumbnail images obtained by reducing the image data;
A second display unit for displaying a calendar image including an image insertion area;
A control unit that accepts selection of the thumbnail image and displays the selected thumbnail image in the image insertion area of the second display unit;
A communication unit for transmitting data of a calendar image in which a thumbnail image is inserted into the image insertion area to the outside;
An order reception terminal comprising:

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