JP2018174374A - Program and information processing terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program of an information processing terminal capable of synthesizing an information holding image on a communication surface image printed in a printing medium in a way reducing difficulty in viewing a drawing pattern.SOLUTION: An information processing terminal is made by a program to execute a first accepting process (S25) for accepting a user operation to designate a plurality of images; a generating process (S32) for generating a print image by synthesizing a plurality of designated images, and a printing instruction process for instructing a printer to perform a printing operation for printing the generated print image on a print medium. In the generation process when a light cell of the designated information storage image is a transparent color (S29: transparent→S31 and S32), an information holding image is rotated in the direction corresponding to a positional relationship between the other image overlapping with the information holding image and located on the rear side in the overlapping direction than the information holding image and synthesized by the program.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a program for an information processing terminal that edits an image printed on a print medium.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a program for an information processing terminal that edits an image printed on a communication surface of a postcard (hereinafter referred to as “communication surface image”). More specifically, the program described in Patent Literature 1 causes a user to select one of a plurality of template images, edits the selected template image according to a user instruction, generates a communication surface image, and generates The printer is caused to perform a printing operation for recording the communication surface image thus recorded on the communication surface of the postcard.

  In recent years, as described in Patent Document 2, for example, a technique for printing a QR code (registered trademark) indicating a URL for accessing information on the Internet on a print medium has become widespread. Then, by reading the QR code printed on the print medium with the camera of the portable terminal and extracting the URL from the read QR code, it is possible to access information on the Internet indicated by the URL.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-081299 JP 2011-078071 A

  The QR code is a rectangular image including a plurality of bright cells that are white rectangles, a plurality of dark cells that are black rectangles, and position detection images arranged at three corners. That is, the QR code is not an image that can be understood by the user at a glance, but an image from which a URL can be extracted by performing image processing using a predetermined algorithm. Therefore, for example, when a communication surface image is generated by synthesizing a QR code on a template image, there arises a problem that it is difficult to see the symbols arranged on the communication surface image.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is information capable of synthesizing an information holding image on a communication surface image printed on a print medium in a manner that reduces the difficulty of seeing the design. It is to provide a processing terminal program.

  Various disclosures are provided herein. A program which is one of the disclosed examples can be executed by an information processing terminal including an input interface and a communication interface. The program combines a first reception process for receiving a user operation for specifying a plurality of images through the input interface and a plurality of images specified in the first reception process to be printed on a print medium. The information processing terminal executes a generation process for generating a print instruction and a print instruction process for transmitting print instruction information to the printer through the communication interface. The print instruction information is information for causing the print image generated by the generation process to be printed on a print medium. Some of the plurality of images specified in the first reception process are information holding images. The information holding image includes a plurality of bright cells, a plurality of dark cells having a lightness lower than that of the bright cell, and a position detection image arranged at a predetermined position in the information holding image, and is stored in a server. Address information indicating the address of the stored data is held as a combination of the bright cell and the dark cell. In the generation process when the bright cell of the information holding image specified in the first reception process is a transparent color, the program overlaps the information holding image and is behind the information holding image in the overlapping direction. The information holding image is rotated and synthesized in a direction corresponding to the positional relationship with another image located at the position.

  When the bright cell of the information holding image is a transparent color, it tends to be difficult to see the pattern located in the back of the position detection image. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the information holding image is rotated in a direction corresponding to the positional relationship with another image located in the back of the information holding image, thereby reducing the difficulty of seeing the pattern overlapping the information holding image. Can do.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a printing system 100 according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a URL list stored in the memory 62. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the communication surface editing process. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the stamp composition process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the stamp movement process A. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the stamp movement process B. FIG. 7 is a display example of the display 53, where (A) shows a template selection screen and (B) shows a template editing screen. FIG. 8 is a display example of the display 53, where (A) shows the stamp selection screen 130 and (B) shows the URL selection screen 140. FIG. 9 is a display example of the display 53, where (A) shows an issue confirmation screen 150 and (B) shows a ground color selection screen 160. 10A and 10B are display examples of the display 53. FIG. 10A shows a stamp editing screen including a template image 121 combined with a QR stamp 173, and FIG. 10B shows a template combined with a QR stamp 173 and a design stamp 174. The stamp edit screen containing the image 121 is shown. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the relationship between the position and orientation of the QR stamp 173 on the template image 121. FIG. 11A shows a state in which the QR stamp 173 is arranged in the upper left area, and FIG. (C) shows a state where the QR stamp 173 is placed in the lower left region, and (D) shows a state where the QR stamp 173 is placed in the lower right region. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the relationship between the direction and orientation of the QR stamp 173 with respect to the symbol stamp 174. FIG. 12A shows the state where the lower right corner of the QR stamp 173 overlaps the symbol stamp 174, and FIG. 173 shows a state where the lower left corner of 173 overlaps the symbol stamp 174, (C) shows a state where the upper right corner of the QR stamp 173 overlaps the symbol stamp 174, and (D) shows a state where the upper left corner of the QR stamp 173 overlaps the symbol stamp 174. Show.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. The embodiment described below is merely an example of the present invention, and it is needless to say that the embodiment of the present invention can be changed as appropriate without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a printing system 100 according to the present embodiment. A printing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes an MFP (abbreviation of Multi-Function Peripheral) 10 and an information processing terminal 50. In addition, the printing system 100 may include a single-function printer instead of the MFP 10.

  The MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 are configured to be able to communicate with each other through the communication network 101. Although the specific example of the communication network 101 is not specifically limited, For example, the internet, wired LAN, wireless LAN, or these combination may be sufficient. Alternatively, the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 may be connected by a USB cable or the like. Furthermore, the information processing terminal 50 can communicate with the server 80 on the Internet.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the MFP 10 mainly includes a printer 11, a scanner 12, a display 23, an input I / F 24, a communication I / F 25, a CPU 31, a memory 32, and a communication bus 33. . Each component constituting the MFP 10 is connected to each other through the communication bus 33.

  The printer 11 executes a printing operation for printing an image indicated by the image data on a sheet. As a printing technique of the printer 11, a known technique such as an inkjet technique or an electrophotographic technique can be employed. The scanner 12 executes a scanning operation for reading an image printed on a document and generating image data. However, the scanner 12 can be omitted.

  The display 23 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like, and includes a display screen that displays various types of information.

  The input I / F 24 is a user interface that receives an input operation by a user. Specifically, the input I / F 24 includes a button, and outputs various operation signals associated with the pressed button to the CPU 31. Further, the input I / F 24 may include a film-like touch sensor superimposed on the display surface of the display 23. An operation for designating an object displayed on the display surface of the display 23 and an operation for inputting a character string or a numeric string are examples of user operations. The “object” is, for example, a character string, icon, button, link, radio button, check box, pull-down menu, or the like displayed on the display 23.

  The input I / F 24 implemented as a touch sensor outputs position information indicating the position on the display surface touched by the user. Note that “touch” in this specification includes all operations for bringing an input medium into contact with a display surface. In addition, even if the input medium is not touching the display surface, “hover” or “floating touch” that brings the input medium close to a position where the distance to the display surface is very small is based on the concept of “touch” described above. May be included. Furthermore, the input medium may be a user's finger or a touch pen. The user operation for tapping the position of the object displayed on the display 23 is an example of a user operation for designating the object.

  The communication I / F 25 is an interface that can communicate with an external device via the communication network 101. That is, the MFP 10 transmits various types of information to the external device through the communication I / F 25 and receives various types of information from the external device through the communication I / F 25. Although the specific communication procedure of communication I / F25 is not specifically limited, For example, Wi-Fi (trademark) is employable. Further, when the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 are connected by a USB cable, the communication I / F 25 may be a USB interface to which the USB cable can be attached and detached.

  The CPU 31 controls the overall operation of the MFP 10. The CPU 31 acquires and executes various programs, which will be described later, from the memory 32 based on various information output from the input I / F 24, various information received from an external device through the communication I / F 25, and the like. The CPU 31 and the memory 32 constitute an example of a controller.

  The memory 32 stores an OS 34 and a device program 35. The device program 35 may be a single program or a collection of a plurality of programs. The memory 32 stores data or information necessary for executing the device program 35. The memory 32 is configured by, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an EEPROM, an HDD, a portable storage medium such as a USB memory attached to and detached from the MFP 10, a buffer provided in the CPU 31, or a combination thereof.

  The memory 32 may be a computer readable storage medium. A computer-readable storage medium is a non-transitory medium. Non-transitory media include recording media such as CD-ROM and DVD-ROM in addition to the above examples. A non-transitory medium is also a tangible medium. On the other hand, an electrical signal that carries a program downloaded from a server on the Internet is a computer-readable signal medium that is a kind of computer-readable medium, but a non-transitory computer-readable storage. Not included in the media. The same applies to the memory 62 of the information processing terminal 50 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing terminal 50 mainly includes a display 53, an input I / F 54, a communication I / F 55, a CPU 61, a memory 62, and a communication bus 63. The display 53, input I / F 54, communication I / F 55, CPU 61, memory 62, and communication bus 63 included in the information processing terminal 50 are the display 23, input I / F 24, communication I / F 25, CPU 31, included in the MFP 10. Since the configuration is the same as that of the memory 32 and the communication bus 33, the description thereof is omitted. The CPU 61 and the memory 62 are an example of a controller.

  The information processing terminal 50 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PC, or the like. More specifically, the display 53 of the information processing terminal 50 desirably has a display screen size of 12 inches or less, more preferably 8 inches or less. The input I / F 54 of the information processing terminal 50 is preferably a touch panel superimposed on the display screen of the display 53.

  The memory 62 stores the OS 64. The OS 64 may be, for example, Windows (registered trademark) Operating System, Android (registered trademark) OS, iOS (registered trademark), or the like. The OS 64 can execute a plurality of programs installed in the information processing terminal 50 in parallel. The plurality of programs are virtually executed in parallel by, for example, time division multiplexing. The OS 64 executes one of a plurality of programs executed in parallel in the foreground, and executes the other programs in the background. Foreground is a state in which a screen generated by the program is displayed on the display 53, for example. For example, the background is a state in which the screen generated by the program is not displayed on the display 53.

  The memory 62 stores a postcard program 65 and a URL management program 66. The postcard program 65 is a program for causing the MFP 10 to execute a printing operation for generating an image to be recorded on the address and communication sides of the postcard according to a user instruction and printing the generated image on the postcard. The URL management program 66 is an example of an external program that uploads content data to a server 80 on the Internet and manages address information indicating the address of the content data stored in the server 80. The content data refers to, for example, image data, photo data, video data, HTML data, and the like. The address information is, for example, URL format information.

  The memory 62 can store the URL list shown in FIG. The URL list includes one or more URL records. The URL record includes name information and a URL. The URL management program 66 registers, in the URL list, a URL record including the URL of the content data and name information input by the user through the input I / F 54 in response to uploading the content data to the server 80. .

  The memory 62 can store template image data (not shown). The template image data indicates a template image printed on the communication surface of the postcard. The template image is a rectangular image that substantially matches the size of the postcard. In this embodiment, an example of a template image printed on the communication surface of a New Year's card will be described. However, the use of the template image is not limited to this, and can be applied to, for example, a summer greeting card or a Christmas card. Postcards and Christmas cards are examples of print media. However, specific examples of the print medium are not limited to these, and any one that can print an image, such as an envelope or a flyer, is applicable.

  Further, the memory 62 can store symbol stamp data (not shown). The symbol stamp data is image data indicating a symbol stamp which is an example of a symbol image. The symbol stamp is an image showing, for example, the zodiac signs and pictograms. In addition to the symbol stamp, the stamp includes a QR stamp which is an example of an information holding image. A design stamp and a QR stamp (these may be collectively referred to as “stamp”) are images that can be combined on a template image and have a smaller image size than the template image.

  The symbol stamp is an image showing a symbol whose meaning content can be visually recognized. On the other hand, the QR stamp is an image representing a QR code (registered trademark), and it is extremely difficult to visually recognize the meaning content. The QR stamp is an image that holds address information indicating the address of content data stored in the server 80. More specifically, the QR stamp is an image that holds information that can be extracted by optically reading with a camera or the like and then performing image processing with a program. A specific example of the information holding image is not limited to the QR code, but may be Data Matrix or the like. In other words, the information holding image may be an image representing a so-called two-dimensional barcode.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 10A, the QR stamp 173 is a rectangular (typically square) image including a plurality of bright cells and a plurality of dark cells. The bright cell is a quadrilateral having a higher brightness than the dark cell. The color of the bright cell is, for example, white or transparent. The dark cell is a quadrilateral having a lower brightness than the bright cell. The color of the bright cell is, for example, black. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the transparent color refers to a color in which the design of the template image 121 is visible through a bright cell when the QR stamp 173 is combined on the template image 121. On the other hand, white and black are non-transparent colors. The non-transparent color refers to a color in which the design of the template image 121 cannot be visually recognized through a bright cell.

  The QR stamp 173 holds information as a combination of a plurality of bright cells and a plurality of dark cells. That is, QR stamps that hold different information have different arrangements of bright cells and dark cells. Furthermore, the QR stamp 173 includes a finder pattern. The finder pattern is an example of a position detection image for detecting the position and orientation of the QR code represented by the QR stamp 173. The finder pattern is arranged at a predetermined position in the QR stamp 173. More specifically, the finder pattern is arranged at three of the four corners of the rectangular QR stamp 173.

  The finder pattern is composed of a combination of a bright cell and a dark cell, as in other parts of the QR stamp 173. More specifically, the finder pattern has a shape in which a square composed of a plurality of dark cells is surrounded by a first frame composed of a plurality of bright cells and a second frame composed of a plurality of dark cells. is there. That is, the finder pattern has the same shape for all QR codes. In many cases, the density of dark cells in the finder pattern is higher than the density of dark cells in other parts of the QR stamp 173. That is, in the example of FIG. 10A, in the case where the bright cell is a transparent color, the pattern of the template image 121 is likely to be harder to see at the position of the finder pattern than at other positions.

  The server 80 is arranged on the Internet, for example, and functions as a storage server and a WEB server. That is, the server 80 publishes the content data uploaded from the URL management program 66 or the like to the Internet. More specifically, the server 80 stores the content data in the server memory in response to the upload of the content data from the URL management program 66, and manages the URL indicating the memory area in which the content data is stored in the URL management. Send to program 66. Further, in response to the URL specified from the information processing terminal 50, the server 80 transmits the content data stored in the memory area indicated by the URL to the information processing terminal 50.

[Operation of Printing System 100]
The operation of the printing system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Communication screen editing]
First, the postcard program 65 executed in the foreground displays the template selection screen shown in FIG. 7A on the display 53 (S11). The template selection screen includes a plurality of template icons 111, 112, 113, and 114. Template icons 111 to 114 correspond to one of a plurality of template image data stored in the memory 62. Then, the postcard program 65 receives a user operation on the template selection screen through the input I / F 54 (S12). The process of S12 is an example of a first reception process.

  Next, the postcard program 65 receives, for example, the template image data associated with the designated template icon 113 in the memory 62 in response to accepting the designation of the template icon 113 through the input I / F 54 (S12: Yes). Read from. Next, the postcard program 65 displays the template editing screen shown in FIG. 7B on the display 53 instead of the template selection screen (S13). Then, the postcard program 65 receives a user operation on the template editing screen through the input I / F 54 (S14).

  The template editing screen includes a template image 121, a font icon 123, a stamp icon 124, a [Save] icon 125, and a [Print] icon 126. The template image 121 is an image indicated by the read template image data. The font icon 123 corresponds to an instruction to switch the font (for example, Gothic font, Mincho font, etc.) of characters included in the template image 121. The stamp icon 124 corresponds to an instruction for selecting a stamp to be combined with the template image 121. [Save] icon 125 corresponds to an instruction to store edited template image data in memory 62. The “print” icon 126 corresponds to an instruction to print the edited template image 121 on the communication surface of the postcard.

  Next, the postcard program 65 executes a stamp composition process in response to receiving the designation of the stamp icon 124 through the input I / F 54 (S14: stamp) (S15). The stamp combining process is a process for combining a stamp with the template image 121. Details of the stamp compositing process will be described with reference to FIG.

[Stamp composition processing]
First, the postcard program 65 displays the stamp selection screen 130 shown in FIG. 8A on the display 53 instead of the template editing screen (S21). Note that the stamp selection screen 130 according to the present embodiment is a pop-up window that is displayed so as to overlap a stamp editing screen described later. The stamp selection screen 130 includes a switching tab 131 in a selected state, a switching tab 132 in a non-selected state, and stamp icons 133, 134, 135, and 136. The stamp icons 133 to 136 correspond to one of the stamp data stored in the memory 62. Then, the postcard program 65 receives a user operation on the stamp selection screen 130 through the input I / F 54 (S22). The process of S22 is an example of a first reception process.

  Next, the postcard program 65 acquires the URL list shown in FIG. 2 from the URL management program 66 in response to accepting the designation of the non-selected switching tab 132 through the input I / F 54 (S22: tab). (S23). The postcard program 65 activates the URL management program 66 using, for example, an activation API provided by the OS 64 to activate an external program. Next, the postcard program 65 acquires a pointer indicating the start address of the memory area storing the URL list as a return value of the activation API. Then, the postcard program 65 reads the URL list from the memory area indicated by the acquired pointer.

  Next, the postcard program 65 displays the URL selection screen 140 shown in FIG. 8B on the display 53 instead of the stamp selection screen 130 (S24). The URL selection screen 140 includes a non-selected state switching tab 131, a selected state switching tab 132, and URL icons 141 and 142. The URL icons 141 and 142 correspond to one of the URL records acquired in S23. The URL icons 141 and 142 describe a character string indicated by the name information of the corresponding URL record. Then, the postcard program 65 receives a user operation for the URL selection screen 140 through the input I / F 54 (S25). The process of S25 is an example of a first reception process.

  Next, the postcard program 65 displays the stamp selection screen 130 shown in FIG. 8A in response to receiving the designation of the non-selected switching tab 131 through the input I / F 54 (S25: tab). Instead of the selection screen 140, it is displayed on the display 53 (S21). On the other hand, the postcard program 65 is activated to display the issuance confirmation screen 150 shown in FIG. 9A, for example, in response to accepting the designation of the URL icon 141 through the input I / F 54 (S25: URL). The URL management program 66 is activated using the API (S26). As a result, the OS 64 executes the postcard program 65 in the background and the URL management program 66 in the foreground.

  The URL management program 66 causes the display 53 to display an issuance confirmation screen 150 shown in FIG. 9A in response to being activated by the postcard program 65. The issuance confirmation screen 150 includes a representative image 151, a message “Do you want to issue a QR code for“ family travel movie ”?”, An “issue” icon 152, and a “cancel” icon 153. Then, the URL management program 66 receives a user operation on the issue confirmation screen 150 through the input I / F 54.

  The representative image 151 is an image included in the content data indicated by the URL of the URL record corresponding to the URL icon 141. As an example, when the content data is moving image data, the representative image 151 is an image indicating one scene of the moving image data. As another example, the representative image 151 when the content data is still image data is the still image itself indicated by the still image data. The [Issue] icon 152 corresponds to an instruction to issue a QR stamp that holds the URL of the URL record corresponding to the URL icon 141. [Cancel] icon 153 corresponds to an instruction not to issue a QR stamp.

  Next, in response to the designation of the [Issuance] icon 152 or the [Cancel] icon 153 being received through the input I / F 54, the URL management program 66 uses information indicating the designated icon as a return value of the activation API. Provided to postcard program 65. As a result, the OS 64 executes the postcard program 65 in the foreground and the URL management program 66 in the background.

  Next, the postcard program 65 determines which one of the [Issue] icon 152 and the [Cancel] icon 153 is designated based on the information acquired as the return value of the activation API (S27). Then, in response to determining that the [Cancel] icon 153 has been designated (S27: Cancel), the postcard program 65 ends the stamp composition process without executing the processes after S28.

  On the other hand, the postcard program 65 replaces the ground color selection screen 160 shown in FIG. 9B with the issue confirmation screen 150 in response to determining that the [issue] icon 152 is designated (S27: issue). It is displayed on the display 53 (S28). The ground color selection screen 160 is a screen for allowing the user to specify the color of the bright cell of the QR stamp to be generated. The background color selection screen 160 displays a message “Please select the color of the bright cell of the QR code.”, A [white background] icon 161 corresponding to an instruction to make the light cell non-transparent, and a light cell transparent. And a [transparent] icon 162 corresponding to the instruction to change the color. Then, the postcard program 65 receives a user operation on the ground color selection screen 160 through the input I / F 54 (S29). The process of S29 is an example of a third reception process.

  Next, the postcard program 65 receives the designation of the [white background] icon 161 through the input I / F 54 (S29: white background), and the URL “http: // www. URL” of the URL record corresponding to the URL icon 141 is received. A QR stamp 173 holding “server-a.com/trip.mov” is generated with a bright cell as white (S30). On the other hand, the postcard program 65 receives the designation of the [transparent] icon 162 through the input I / F 54 (S29: transparent), and displays a QR stamp 173 that holds the URL of the URL record corresponding to the URL icon 141. A bright cell is generated as a transparent color (S31). That is, in the QR stamp 173 generated in S30 and S31, the arrangement of the bright cell and the dark cell is common, and the color of the bright cell is different. Since the algorithm for generating the QR stamp 173 is already well known, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the postcard program 65 combines the QR stamp 173 generated in S30 and S31 with the QR initial position of the template image 121 (S32). The QR stamp 173 is arranged on the near side in the overlapping direction (so-called Z direction) from the template image 121. In other words, the template image 121 is arranged behind the QR stamp 173 in the overlapping direction. The QR initial position is a position determined in advance as a position where the QR stamp 173 is combined. The template image 121 combined with the QR stamp 173 is an example of a print image. The process of S32 is an example of a generation process.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the template image 121 according to the present embodiment includes a virtual line 181 extending along the longitudinal direction from the center in the lateral direction, and a virtual line extending along the lateral direction from the center in the longitudinal direction. 182 and divided into four virtual areas. Of the four areas divided by the virtual lines 181 and 182, the upper left area is denoted as “upper left area”, the upper right area is denoted as “upper right area”, and the lower left area is denoted as “lower left area”. The lower right area is denoted as “lower right area”. In addition, the QR initial position in the present embodiment is the upper left area of the template image 121. As shown in FIGS. 10A and 11A, the QR stamp 173 arranged at the QR initial position has the corner where the finder pattern is not arranged at the center of the template image 121 (ie, virtual line). 181 and 182, the template image 121 is synthesized in the direction closest to the intersection.

  Next, the postcard program 65 displays the stamp edit screen shown in FIG. 10A on the display 53 (S34). The stamp editing screen shown in FIG. 10A includes a template image 121 combined with a QR stamp 173, a [add stamp] icon 171 and a [decision] icon 172. The bright cell of the QR stamp 173 on the stamp edit screen has a transmittance set to a value lower than a threshold (for example, 0%) when white is specified, for example, and a transmittance equal to or higher than a threshold when a transparent color is specified. (For example, 100%). Then, the postcard program 65 receives a user operation on the stamp editing screen through the input I / F 54 (S35). The process of S35 is an example of a second reception process.

  Next, the postcard program 65 executes stamp movement processing in response to accepting a drag operation for the position of the QR stamp 173 through the input I / F 54 (S35: drag) (S36). The drag operation is an operation of touching the input medium at the display position of the QR stamp 173 and moving the input medium on the display surface. The drag operation is an example of a user operation that changes the position of the QR stamp 173 on the template image.

  The stamp movement process is a process of moving the QR stamp 173 on the template image 121 according to a drag operation. The stamp movement process is executed not only when the QR stamp 173 but also a drag operation for the position of a symbol stamp 174 described later is received. Details of the stamp movement process A will be described with reference to FIG.

[Stamp move processing A]
First, the postcard program 65 moves the QR stamp 173 on the template image 121 following the movement of the input medium on the template image 121 (S41). More specifically, the postcard program 65 detects the moving direction and moving amount of the input medium touched at the position of the QR stamp 173 through the touch sensor. Next, the postcard program 65 moves the QR stamp 173 on the template image 121 by the detected movement amount in the detected movement direction.

  Further, the postcard program 65 determines which of the QR stamp 173 and the symbol stamp 174 has been dragged (S42). Further, the postcard program 65 determines the color of the bright cell of the QR stamp 173 in response to determining that it is the QR stamp 173 (S42: QR) (S43). Further, the postcard program 65 determines in which area on the template image 121 the QR stamp 173 moved in S41 is arranged in response to determining that the bright cell of the QR stamp 173 is a transparent color (S43: Transparent). (S44 to S47).

  As an example, the postcard program 65 determines that the QR stamp 173 has been moved from an area different from the upper left area of the template image 121 to the upper left area (S44: Yes), as shown in FIG. The QR stamp 173 is rotated so that the corner where the finder pattern is not arranged faces the lower right (S48). As another example, the postcard program 65 is shown in FIG. 11B in response to determining that the QR stamp 173 has been moved from an area different from the upper right area of the template image 121 to the upper right area (S45: Yes). In this manner, the QR stamp 173 is rotated so that the corner where the finder pattern is not arranged faces the lower left (S49).

  As another example, the postcard program 65 is shown in FIG. 11C in response to determining that the QR stamp 173 has been moved from an area different from the lower left area of the template image 121 to the lower left area (S46: Yes). In this way, the QR stamp 173 is rotated so that the corner where the finder pattern is not arranged faces the upper right (S50). As yet another example, the postcard program 65 determines that the QR stamp 173 has been moved from an area different from the lower right area of the template image 121 to the lower right area (S47: Yes), FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the QR stamp 173 is rotated so that the corner where the finder pattern is not arranged faces the upper left (S51).

  That is, the postcard program 65 rotates the QR stamp 173 moved in S41 so that the corner where the finder pattern is not arranged faces the center of the template image 121 (S48 to S51). The postcard program 65 passes, for example, the center of the QR stamp 173 through an imaginary line that is a boundary between the first area where the QR stamp 173 before movement is located and the second area adjacent to the first area. The QR stamp 173 may be rotated at the same timing. On the other hand, when the QR stamp 173 is moving within the same area, the postcard program 65 does not rotate the QR stamp 173.

  The postcard program 65 repeatedly executes the processes of S41 to S51 until the drag operation ends (S52: No). Then, the postcard program 65 synthesizes a stamp at the end position of the drag operation on the template image 121 in response to the input medium being separated from the display 53 (that is, the drag operation is ended) (S52: Yes). Thus, the stamp movement process A ends. On the other hand, the postcard program 65 determines that a drag operation has been performed on the symbol stamp 174 (S42: symbol), or determines that the bright cell of the QR stamp 173 is white (S43: The process of S41 is repeatedly executed until the drag operation is completed (S52: No) without executing the processes of S44 to S51.

  Next, returning to FIG. 4, the postcard program 65 again executes the processes after S34. Although illustration is omitted, the postcard program 65 executes the processing from S21 onward again in response to accepting the designation of the [Add Stamp] icon 171 on the stamp editing screen. Further, the postcard program 65 ends the stamp composition processing in response to accepting the designation of the [decision] icon 172 on the stamp editing screen through the input I / F 54 (S35: decision).

  Next, returning to FIG. 3, the postcard program 65 switches the font of the character string included in the template image 121 in response to accepting the designation of the font icon 123 on the template editing screen through the input I / F 54. Further, the postcard program 65 stores the edited template image data in the memory 62 in response to accepting the designation of the [Save] icon 125 on the template editing screen through the input I / F 54.

  Further, the postcard program 65 transmits print instruction information to the MFP 10 through the communication I / F 55 in response to accepting the designation of the [print] icon 126 on the template editing screen through the input I / F 54 (S14: printing) ( S16). The print instruction information is information for causing the MFP 10 to execute a print operation for printing the template image 121 combined with the QR stamp 173 on the communication surface of the postcard. The print instruction information includes template image data indicating the template image 121 combined with the QR stamp 173. The process of S16 is an example of a print instruction process.

  On the other hand, although not shown, the apparatus program 35 of the MFP 10 receives print instruction information from the information processing terminal 50 through the communication I / F 25. Then, the apparatus program 35 causes the printer 11 to execute a printing operation according to the received print instruction information. That is, the printer 11 prints the template image 121 indicated by the template image data included in the print instruction information on the communication surface of the postcard. It should be noted that on the communication surface of the postcard output from the printer 11, a pattern of the template image 121 located behind the bright cell is printed at a position corresponding to the transparent light cell.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the postcard program 65, for example, in response to receiving the designation of the stamp icon 133 on the stamp selection screen 130 through the input I / F 54 (S22: stamp), stamp data corresponding to the stamp icon 133 Is read from the memory 62. Then, the postcard program 65 combines the symbol stamp 174 indicated by the read stamp data with the symbol initial position of the template image 121 (S33). The symbol initial position is a predetermined position as a position where the symbol stamp 174 is synthesized. Further, the symbol initial position may be a position different from the above-mentioned QR initial position. The process of S33 is an example of a generation process.

  When the postcard program 65 repeatedly executes the processes of S21 to S34, a stamp editing screen in which the QR stamp 173 and the design stamp 174 are combined with the template image 121 is displayed on the display 53, for example, as shown in FIG. Is displayed. Note that the symbol stamp 174 indicates a symbol that the user recognizes visually, so that even if a portion is hidden, no major problem occurs. On the other hand, since the QR stamp 173 is subjected to image processing after being optically read by a camera or the like to extract the URL, the URL cannot be appropriately extracted if a part is hidden. Therefore, when the QR stamp 173 and the design stamp 174 partially overlap each other, the QR stamp 173 is arranged on the near side in the overlapping direction from the design stamp 174. In other words, the design stamp 174 is arranged on the far side in the overlapping direction from the QR stamp 173.

  Then, the postcard program 65 executes the stamp movement process B shown in FIG. 6 in response to accepting a drag operation for the position of the QR stamp 173 in FIG. 10B through the input I / F 54 (S35: drag). (S36). 6 are the same as S41 to S43 and S52 in FIG. 5, detailed description of common points is omitted, and differences will be mainly described.

[Stamp move processing B]
As an example, the postcard program 65 has a finder pattern arranged as shown in FIG. 12A in response to the lower right corner of the moved QR stamp 173 overlapping the symbol stamp 174 (S64: Yes). The QR stamp 173 is rotated so that the corner that does not face is directed to the lower right (S68). As another example, the postcard program 65 arranges a finder pattern as shown in FIG. 12B in response to the lower left corner of the moved QR stamp 173 overlapping the symbol stamp 174 (S65: Yes). The QR stamp 173 is rotated so that the corner that is not set faces the lower left (S69).

  As another example, the postcard program 65 arranges the finder pattern as shown in FIG. 12C in response to the upper right corner of the moved QR stamp 173 overlapping the symbol stamp 174 (S66: Yes). The QR stamp 173 is rotated so that the corner that is not set faces the upper right (S70). As yet another example, the postcard program 65 determines that the finder pattern is changed as shown in FIG. 12D in response to the upper left corner of the moved QR stamp 173 overlapping the symbol stamp 174 (S67: Yes). The QR stamp 173 is rotated so that the corner where it is not arranged faces the upper left (S71).

  That is, the postcard program 65 rotates the QR stamp 173 moved in S61 so that the corner of the QR stamp 173 where no finder pattern is arranged overlaps the symbol stamp 174 (S68 to S71). On the other hand, the postcard program 65 may set the QR stamp 173 in a predetermined direction in response to the QR stamp 173 not overlapping the symbol stamp 174.

[Operational effects of this embodiment]
When the bright cell of the QR stamp 173 is a transparent color, it tends to be difficult to see the design located behind the finder pattern. Therefore, as in the above embodiment, by rotating the QR stamp 173 in the direction corresponding to the positional relationship with the template image 121 or the design stamp 174 located behind the QR stamp 173, the design overlapping the QR stamp 173 can be viewed. Difficulty can be reduced.

  As an example, the pattern to be emphasized on the template image 121 tends to be arranged at the center of the template image 121. Therefore, as in the above-described embodiment, the QR stamp 173 is rotated and synthesized so that the corner where the finder pattern is not arranged is closest to the center of the template image 121, thereby enhancing the pattern to be emphasized on the template image 121. The difficulty of seeing can be reduced. As another example, by rotating the QR stamp 173 so that the corner where the finder pattern is not arranged overlaps the symbol stamp 174, it is possible to reduce the difficulty of viewing the symbol indicated by the symbol stamp 174.

  Further, according to the above-described embodiment, not only when the QR stamp 173 is arranged at the QR initial position but also when the QR stamp 173 is moved to a position desired by the user on the template image 121, The QR stamp 173 is rotated in a direction suitable for the position. Thereby, it is possible to further reduce the difficulty of seeing the design indicated by the template image 121 or the design stamp 174 located behind the QR stamp 173.

  In the stamp movement process A shown in FIG. 5, the postcard program 65 may further determine whether or not the QR stamp 173 overlaps the outer edge portion of the template image 121. The outer edge portion of the template image 121 is a frame-shaped region that occupies a predetermined width from the outline of the template image 121 toward the center. Then, when the postcard program 65 determines that the QR stamp 173 overlaps the outer edge portion of the template image 121, the postcard program 65 may execute the processing of S44 to S51. On the other hand, if the postcard program 65 determines that the QR stamp 173 does not overlap the outer edge portion of the template image 121, the processing of S44 to S51 may not be executed.

  There is a low possibility that the outer edge of the template image 121 has a symbol to be emphasized. Therefore, when the QR stamp 173 overlaps the outer edge portion of the template image 121 as in the above-described modification, the QR stamp 173 is rotated so that the finder pattern overlaps the outer edge portion of the template image 121. It is possible to further reduce the difficulty of seeing the pattern.

  If the bright cell of the QR stamp 173 is made transparent, it becomes difficult to distinguish the bright cell and the dark cell, and the URL may not be extracted from the QR stamp 173. Therefore, as in the above embodiment, the bright cell is made transparent to make it easy to see the pattern where the QR stamp 173 is overlaid, or the bright cell is not used to maintain the URL extraction accuracy from the QR stamp 173. It is desirable for the user to select whether to use a transparent color.

  However, the method of determining the color of the bright cell is not limited to the examples of S28 and S29. As another example, the postcard program 65 may determine whether the representative brightness value of the template image 121 is equal to or greater than a threshold value. The representative value of brightness is a mode value, average value, median value, etc. of brightness of a plurality of pixels constituting the template image 121. This process is an example of a determination process. Then, the postcard program 65 may generate the QR stamp 173 in which the light cell has a transparent color in response to determining that the lightness representative value is equal to or greater than the threshold value. On the other hand, the postcard program 65 may generate the QR stamp 173 in which the bright cell is a non-transparent color in response to determining that the representative value of brightness is less than the threshold value.

  If the lightness of the template image 121 is low and the light cell is made transparent, it becomes difficult to distinguish the light cell and the dark cell, and the URL may not be extracted from the QR stamp 173. Therefore, as in the above modification, only when the representative value of the brightness of the template image 121 is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the bright cell is made transparent, so that the URL extraction accuracy from the QR stamp 173 can be maintained and the pattern can be seen. It is possible to achieve both reduction of difficulty.

  In addition, in the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 according to the above-described embodiment, an example in which each process executed by the controller of the present invention is realized by the CPUs 31 and 61 executing various programs stored in the memories 32 and 62. Explained. However, the configuration of the controller is not limited to this, and part or all of the configuration may be realized by hardware such as an integrated circuit.

  Furthermore, the present invention may be realized not only as the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 but also as a program that causes the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 to execute processing. Then, the program may be provided by being recorded on a non-transitory recording medium. The non-transitory recording medium may include a memory mounted on a server that can be connected to the MFP 10 and the information processing terminal 50 through the communication network 101 in addition to a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, or the like. The program stored in the memory of the server may be distributed through the communication network 101 such as the Internet as information or a signal indicating the program.

10 ... MFP
11 ... Printer 50 ... Information processing terminal 53 ... Display 54 ... Input I / F
55 ... Communication I / F
61 ... CPU
62 ... Memory 65 ... Postcard program 66 ... URL management program

Claims (8)

A program that can be executed by an information processing terminal including an input interface and a communication interface,
The program
A first receiving process for receiving a user operation for designating a plurality of images through the input interface;
A generation process for generating a print image to be printed on a print medium by combining a plurality of images specified in the first reception process;
The information processing terminal executes print instruction processing for transmitting print instruction information to a printer through the communication interface, and the print instruction information is information for causing the print image generated in the generation processing to be printed on a print medium. Yes,
Some of the plurality of images specified in the first reception process are information holding images, and the information holding image includes a plurality of bright cells and a plurality of dark cells having a lightness lower than that of the bright cells. And address information indicating the address of the data stored in the server as a combination of the bright cell and the dark cell, and a position detection image arranged at a predetermined position in the information holding image. ,
In the generation process when the bright cell of the information holding image specified in the first reception process is a transparent color, the program overlaps the information holding image and is behind the information holding image in the overlapping direction. A program for rotating and compositing the information holding image in a direction corresponding to a positional relationship with another image located at the position. The position detection image is arranged at three corners of the rectangular information holding image,
The program
In the first reception process, a user operation for designating a template image that substantially matches the size of a print medium and the information holding image is received through the input interface;
The program according to claim 1, wherein, in the generation process, the information holding image rotated in a direction in which a corner where the position detection image is not arranged is closest to a center of the template image is combined with the template image.   According to the program, in the generation process, a direction in which a corner where the position detection image is not arranged is close to a center of the template image in response to the information holding image overlapping with an outer edge portion having a predetermined width of the template image. The program according to claim 2, wherein the information holding image is rotated. The program
A determination process for determining whether or not a representative value of brightness of the template image specified in the first reception process is equal to or greater than a threshold;
In the generation process when it is determined that the threshold value is equal to or greater than the threshold value in the determination process, the information holding image in which the bright cell is a transparent color has a corner where the position detection image is not arranged closest to the center of the template image Is rotated in the direction to be combined with the template image,
4. The information generation image in which the bright cell is made a non-transparent color is combined with the template image in a predetermined orientation in the generation processing when it is determined that the threshold value is less than the threshold in the determination processing. The listed program. The position detection image is arranged at three corners of the rectangular information holding image,
The program
In the first reception process, a user operation for designating a symbol image indicating a symbol whose meaning content can be visually recognized and the information holding image is received through the input interface;
In the generation process when one of the four corners of the information holding image overlaps the symbol image and the symbol image is located on the far side in the overlapping direction from the information holding image, the position detection image is arranged. The program according to claim 1, wherein the information holding image rotated in a direction in which a corner that is not overlapped with the symbol image is combined with the symbol image. The program
A second receiving process for receiving a user operation for changing the position of the information holding image on the print image through the input interface;
The information processing terminal causes the information processing terminal to execute the generation process of rotating and combining the information holding image in a direction corresponding to a positional relationship with another image at the position changed in the second reception process. 6. The program according to any one of 5. The program
A third accepting process for accepting a user operation for designating the color of the bright cell of the information holding image designated in the first accepting process through the input interface;
In the generation process when a transparent color is specified in the third reception process, the information holding image in which the bright cell is transparent is overlapped with the information holding image and in the overlapping direction from the information holding image Rotate in the direction corresponding to the positional relationship with other images located in
7. The information generation image in which the bright cell is made a non-transparent color in the generation process when a non-transparent color is designated in the third reception process, and the information holding image is synthesized in a predetermined direction. The program described in An input interface;
A communication interface;
An information processing terminal comprising a controller,
The controller is
A first receiving process for receiving a user operation for designating a plurality of images through the input interface;
A generation process for generating a print image to be printed on a print medium by combining a plurality of images specified in the first reception process;
Print instruction processing for transmitting print instruction information to a printer through the communication interface, and the print instruction information is information for causing the print image generated in the generation processing to be printed on a print medium;
Some of the plurality of images specified in the first reception process are information holding images, and the information holding image includes a plurality of bright cells and a plurality of dark cells having a lightness lower than that of the bright cells. And address information indicating the address of the data stored in the server as a combination of the bright cell and the dark cell, and a position detection image arranged at a predetermined position in the information holding image. ,
In the generation process when the bright cell of the information holding image specified in the first reception process is a transparent color, the controller overlaps the information holding image and is behind the information holding image in the overlapping direction. An information processing terminal that rotates and synthesizes the information holding image in a direction corresponding to a positional relationship with another image located at the position.