JP2020061064A - Portable terminal, server, image print system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a portable terminal, for example, which can reduce discomfort caused when an image is printed.SOLUTION: A user can order printing of images by a portable terminal 5. The portable terminal 5 includes: terminal position sending means 111 for sending the position of the portable terminal 5 to a server 3; printer information receiving means 112 for receiving the printer information of the image print device which is the nearest to the terminal position from the server 3; and image display means 113 for converting the image on the basis of the printer information and displaying the image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, a server, an image print system and a program.

  There are various services that can print a user's image stored in the storage unit of a mobile terminal such as a smartphone with a printing device on the street, and printing can be performed with an image printing device installed in a convenience store or a home electronics mass retailer. It is possible.

  In addition, Patent Document 1 describes a service in which an ID photo shooting box is used as an image printing device, and an image transmitted from a communication device with a camera (mobile phone) to a server is downloaded and printed in the ID photo shooting box. Has been done.

  The image printing apparatus performs image conversion according to the type of printer when transferring the image to the internal printer. The type of printer may differ depending on the image printing apparatus, and different image conversion is performed by each image printing apparatus.

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  When an image print order is placed, the user displays the image on the mobile terminal, edits the image, and prints the image on the image printing apparatus. At the time of displaying the image, which image printing apparatus is used. Since it is unknown whether to print, standard image display is performed regardless of the type of printer described above. Therefore, the impression displayed between the image displayed on the mobile terminal and the print result may be different, which may give a sense of discomfort and reduce satisfaction.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal or the like that can reduce a feeling of strangeness that occurs when an image is printed.

  A first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a portable terminal for placing an order for printing an image, the printer information receiving unit receiving printer information of an image printing apparatus from a server, and the image based on the printer information. And a image display unit for converting and displaying the.

  According to the present invention, when the image is displayed on the mobile terminal, the print information of the image printing apparatus is received, so that the image display based on the printer information can be performed on the mobile terminal. By thus performing the display based on the printer information of the image printing apparatus, it is possible to reduce the uncomfortable feeling when the user prints an image on the image printing apparatus and to give a high degree of satisfaction.

It is desirable that the image display means converts the image based on the printer information when displaying and editing the image.
According to the present invention, when displaying and editing an image, the image can be displayed based on the printer information.

It is preferable that the apparatus further comprises terminal position transmitting means for transmitting the terminal position to the server, and the printer information is printer information of an image printing apparatus closest to the terminal position.
According to the present invention, by transmitting the terminal position to the server, receiving the print information of the image printing apparatus closest to the terminal position, and displaying the image based on the print information, the user can display the image on the image printing apparatus closest to the user. You can reduce the feeling of strangeness when printing.

It is desirable to further include a neighboring device receiving means for receiving the position information of the image printing device closest to the terminal position from the server.
According to the present invention, by receiving the position information of the nearest image printing device, the user can be guided to the nearest image printing device by displaying the position information.

A second aspect of the present invention is a server including a printer information transmitting unit that transmits the printer information to the mobile terminal so that the image is converted and displayed on the mobile terminal based on the printer information of the image printing apparatus. .
The server of the second invention transmits the printer information to the mobile terminal of the first invention.

It is preferable that the server has a determination unit that determines whether or not the printer information and the printer information of an image printing apparatus that prints the image match.
By determining whether the printer information used for image conversion matches the printer information of the image printing device that actually prints the image, an image printing device different from the image printing device corresponding to the printer information used for image conversion can be used. The system side can understand that there is a risk of discomfort when printing.

A third aspect of the present invention is an image printing system having a mobile terminal for placing an image print order, a server, and an image printing apparatus, wherein the mobile terminal receives printer information of the image printing apparatus from the server. An image printing system comprising: printer information receiving means; and image display means for converting and displaying the image based on the printer information.
A third invention is an image printing system having the portable terminal of the first invention, a server, and an image printing device.

A fourth invention is a program for causing a portable terminal to function as printer information receiving means for receiving printer information of an image printing apparatus from a server and image display means for converting and displaying an image based on the printer information. Is.
A fourth invention is a program for causing a mobile terminal to function as the mobile terminal of the first invention.

A fifth aspect of the present invention causes a computer to function as a server having printer information transmitting means for transmitting the printer information to the portable terminal so that the image is converted and displayed on the portable terminal based on the printer information of the image printing apparatus. It is a program of.
A fifth invention is a program for causing a computer to function as the server of the second invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mobile terminal or the like that can reduce a feeling of strangeness that occurs when an image is printed.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an image print system 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an appearance of the image printing device 2. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a system configuration of the image printing apparatus 2. The figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the control apparatus 20. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating image conversion in the image printing apparatus 2. The figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the server 3. The figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the portable terminal 5. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the image print system 1. An example of order image data 100, device data 200, and order acceptance data 300. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure for ordering prints of the image 101. The figure explaining the image conversion in the portable terminal 5. An example of a screen displayed on the mobile terminal 5. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure for printing the image 101. Example of confirmation screen. The flowchart which shows the procedure of displaying the two-dimensional code 103 grade | etc.,. Example of confirmation screen.

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

[First Embodiment]
(1. Image print system 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an image print system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the image print system 1 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which an image print device 2, a server 3, and a mobile terminal 5 are communicably connected via a network 6.

  The image printing device 2 also has a function as a photo-taking device for the user to take a picture of himself / herself, and is, for example, a photo-taking box for a certification photo installed on the street. The image printing device 2 takes a picture of the user and prints the image as an identification photograph (photographing service), and also prints the image of the user transmitted from the mobile terminal 5 to the server 3 (image printing service). .

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the external appearance of the image printing apparatus 2, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the image printing apparatus 2.

  The image printing apparatus 2 has a box-shaped appearance in which a user enters the inside to take a picture, and has a control device 20, a display unit 21, a charging unit 22, a photographing unit 23, an illumination 24, a reading unit 25, a printer 26, and a printed matter. It has an outlet 27 and the like.

  The control device 20 is provided inside the image printing device 2 and controls the entire processing of the image printing device 2.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the control device 20. As shown in FIG. 4, the control device 20 can be realized by, for example, a computer configured by connecting the control unit 210, the storage unit 220, the input unit 230, the communication unit 240, and the like via a bus or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various configurations can be appropriately adopted.

  The control unit 210 is composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM and the like. The CPU calls a program related to the processing of the control device 20 stored in the storage unit 220, a storage medium such as a ROM, into the work area on the RAM and executes the program. ROM is a non-volatile memory that permanently holds programs such as boot programs and BIOS, and data. The RAM is a volatile memory, and temporarily holds programs and data loaded from the storage unit 220, ROM, and the like, and includes a work area used by the control unit 210 to perform various processes.

  The storage unit 220 is a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, a flash memory, or the like, and stores a program executed by the control device 20 in the processing described later, data necessary for executing the program, an OS (operation system), and the like. These programs and data are read and executed by the control unit 210 as needed.

The input unit 230 inputs various settings to the control device 20.
The communication unit 240 is a communication interface that mediates communication via the network 6 and the like, and communicates with the server 3 and the like.

  Returning to the description of FIGS. The display unit 21 is realized by a display with a touch panel that also serves as an input unit of the image printing apparatus 2. The display unit 21 displays various screens related to the user's operation / selection and receives a user's instruction input by a touch operation on the screen.

  The billing unit 22 includes a coin or bill insertion slot, a change return slot, a receipt outlet, a receipt printer, and the like (not shown), and manages billing from the user and issuance of receipts.

  The photographing unit 23 is provided with a camera or the like inside the photographing window. For example, a high-resolution digital camera is used as the camera, but the invention is not limited to this.

  The illumination 24 is an illumination that illuminates the entire inside of the box of the image printing apparatus 2. The illumination 24 is a surface light source that emits white light, for example, and is provided on the upper portion of the imaging unit 23, but is not limited thereto.

  The reading unit 25 includes an image scanner, a reading illumination, and the like.

  The printer 26 prints an image on a sheet and is provided inside the image printing apparatus 2. The printed matter on which the image is printed is discharged to the printed matter outlet 27. The method of the printer 26 and the number of installed printers are not particularly limited.

  In the image printing apparatus 2, as shown by an arrow A in FIG. 5A, when transferring an original image to be printed to the printer 26, size conversion according to the type of the printer 26 is performed. As indicated by an arrow B, the printer 26 prints a predetermined area a at the center of the transferred image to create a printed matter, and the outer peripheral portion of the image becomes a non-printed (kicked) portion.

  In the example of FIG. 5A, the size of the original image is 4000 pixels horizontally × 3000 pixels vertically, the size of the image transferred to the printer is 1830 pixels horizontally × 1220 pixels vertically, and the size of the image to be printed is 1800 pixels horizontally × 1200 pixels vertically. In the size conversion shown by the arrow A, for example, the horizontal and vertical sizes of the original image are changed to 1830/4000 (= the horizontal size of the image at the time of printer transfer is changed to the horizontal size of the original image) as shown by the arrows A1 and A2. (Divided value) times, and then the remaining area b excluding the upper and lower ends of the predetermined width is extracted. However, the actual size conversion method is not limited to the above.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the size of the image at the time of transfer to the printer differs depending on the type of the printer 26 of the image printing apparatus 2, and the reduction rate at the time of size conversion is different in each image printing apparatus 2, so that the final printed matter is obtained. The impression of is different for each image printing apparatus 2.

  Further, the image printing apparatus 2 also independently sets sharpness and color conversion according to the type of the printer 26 when creating an image at the time of transfer to the printer, and the sharpness setting and color conversion formula are also used. Each is different.

  Returning to the explanation of FIG. The server 3 receives an image print order from the mobile terminal 5.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server 3. As shown in FIG. 6, the server 3 can be realized by, for example, a computer configured by connecting a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a display unit 33, an input unit 34, a communication unit 35, and the like via a bus or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various configurations can be appropriately adopted.

  Functions of the control unit 31, the storage unit 32, the input unit 34, and the communication unit 35 are substantially the same as those of the control unit 210, the storage unit 220, the input unit 230, and the communication unit 240 described above. The display unit 33 has a display device such as a liquid crystal panel.

  The storage unit 32 stores programs and data for causing the server 3 to execute the processes described below. Particularly, in the present embodiment, order acceptance data regarding an image print order and device data regarding the image printing device 2 are stored in the storage unit 32. The order acceptance data and the device data will be described later.

  Returning to the explanation of FIG. The mobile terminal 5 is a computer terminal used by a user for ordering prints of images, and can be, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 5. As shown in FIG. 7, the mobile terminal 5 is configured by connecting a control unit 51, a storage unit 52, a display unit 53, an input unit 54, a communication unit 55, a camera 56, an audio input / output unit 57 and the like via a bus or the like. . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various configurations can be appropriately adopted.

  Functions of the control unit 51, the storage unit 52, the input unit 54, and the communication unit 55 are substantially the same as those of the control unit 210, the storage unit 220, the input unit 230, and the communication unit 240 described above. The display unit 53 has a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and a touch panel as an input unit 54 is provided. The voice input / output unit 57 is a microphone, a speaker, or the like.

  The storage unit 52 stores a dedicated application program for executing the processing of the mobile terminal 5 which will be described later, and order image data regarding images for which print orders are placed. The order image data will be described later.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the image print system 1. As shown in FIG. 8, in the image print system 1, the mobile terminal 5 has a terminal position transmission unit 111, a printer information reception unit 112, an image display unit 113, a neighboring device reception unit 114, and the like. The server 3 also has a terminal position receiving unit 115, a printer information transmitting unit 116, a neighboring device transmitting unit 117, a determining unit 118, and the like.

  The terminal position transmission means 111 is for transmitting the terminal position of the mobile terminal 5 to the server 3 via the communication unit 55 when an image print order is placed.

  The printer information receiving unit 112 is for the portable terminal 5 to receive the printer information of the image printing apparatus 2 closest to the terminal position from the server 3 via the communication unit 55. The printer information will be described later.

  The image display unit 113 is for the mobile terminal 5 to convert an image based on printer information and display it on the display unit 53.

  The neighboring device receiving unit 114 is for the mobile terminal 5 to receive the position information of the image printing device 2 closest to the terminal position from the server 3 via the communication unit 55.

  The terminal position receiving unit 115 is for the server 3 to receive the terminal position of the mobile terminal 5 from the mobile terminal 5 via the communication unit 35 when an image print order is placed.

  The printer information transmission unit 116 is for the server 3 to transmit the printer information of the image printing apparatus 2 closest to the terminal position to the mobile terminal 5 via the communication unit 35.

  The neighboring device transmitting means 117 is for the server 3 to transmit the position information of the image printing device 2 closest to the terminal position to the mobile terminal 5 via the communication unit 35.

  The determining unit 118 determines whether the printer information used by the server 3 for image conversion matches the printer information of the image printing apparatus 2 that actually prints an image.

  FIG. 9A is an example of order image data 100 stored in the storage unit 52 of the mobile terminal 5. The order image data 100 is obtained by associating, for example, the image 101, the terminal position 102, the two-dimensional code 103, the neighboring device information 104, and the like.

  The image 101 is an image transmitted from the mobile terminal 5 to the server 3 when a print order is placed.

  The terminal position 102 is the position of the mobile terminal 5 when a print order is placed. The terminal position is represented by latitude and longitude, for example.

  The two-dimensional code 103 is a code of an order ID, which will be described later, and is used as trigger information when the image printing apparatus 2 prints the image 101.

  The neighboring device information 104 is information indicating the image printing device 2 closest to the terminal position 102, and includes the position information of the image printing device 2.

  FIG. 9B is an example of the device data 200 stored in the storage unit 32 of the server 3. The device data 200 is, for example, the device ID 201 of each image printing device 2 managed by the server 3 associated with the position information 202 and printer information 203 of the image printing device 2.

  The device ID 201 is identification information for identifying each image printing device 2.

  The position information 202 is information indicating the position of the image printing device 2. The position information 202 is represented by latitude and longitude, for example.

  The printer information 203 is information indicating the printer 26 of the image printing apparatus 2 and includes, for example, identification information of the printer 26 of the image printing apparatus 2 and an image conversion method during printer transfer (for example, the printer transfer described in FIG. 5A). Including size conversion method, sharpness setting, color conversion formula, etc.).

  FIG. 9C is an example of order acceptance data 300 stored in the storage unit 32 of the server 3. The order reception data 300 is, for example, one in which an order ID 301, an image 101, order information 302, printer information 203, and the like are linked.

  The order ID 301 is identification information that identifies each print order. The two-dimensional code 103 is created by coding the order ID 301.

  The order information 302 is information regarding the print order such as the number of prints and the print size of the image 101.

(2. Processing of image print system 1)
Next, the processing performed by the image print system 1 of this embodiment will be described. The processing of the image print system 1 can be roughly divided into a print order of the image 101 and a print of the image 101, and each procedure will be described below.

(2-1. Order to print image 101)
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the procedure for ordering the print of the image 101. S101 to S103, S107 to S113, and S117 to S119 in FIG. 10 are processes executed by the control unit 51 of the mobile terminal 5 by controlling each unit of the mobile terminal 5. S104 to S106 and S114 to S116 are executed by the control unit 31 of the server 3 controlling each unit of the server 3.

  In the present embodiment, first, the user launches the above-mentioned application program (hereinafter referred to as an application) on his / her mobile terminal 5 and performs an operation related to an image print order.

  For example, the user selects the image 101 to be printed from the images stored in the storage unit 52 on the image selection screen (not shown) displayed on the display unit 53.

  When the mobile terminal 5 receives the selection of the image 101 (S101), the mobile terminal 5 acquires the terminal position 102 of the mobile terminal 5 by using a positioning system such as GPS (Global Positioning System) (S102), and the terminal position 102 is a server. 3 (S103).

  When the server 3 receives the terminal position 102 from the mobile terminal 5 (S104), the server 3 searches the device data 200 for the image printing device 2 closest to the terminal position 102, and the device ID 201 of the image printing device 2 is searched. , Position information 202, and printer information 203 (referred to as printer information 203) are acquired (S105).

  In S105, for example, the position information 202 having the smallest difference from the terminal position 102 is searched from the device data 200, and the printer information 203 or the like corresponding thereto is acquired from the device data 200.

  The server 3 transmits the printer information 203 acquired in S105 to the mobile terminal 5 (S106). Upon receiving the printer information 203 (S107), the mobile terminal 5 performs image conversion of the image 101 selected in S101 based on the printer information 203 (S108), and displays the image 101 after the image conversion (S109).

  In the present embodiment, as the above-mentioned image conversion, for example, as shown in FIG. 11A, the size of the image 101 is converted based on the printer information 203 to obtain the size at the time of printer transfer in the nearest image printing apparatus 2, The image 101 after the size conversion is displayed on the edit screen as an edit target as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, in addition to the size conversion described above, sharpness setting and color conversion are also performed based on the printer information 203, and display is performed in accordance with the sharpness setting and color conversion at the time of printer transfer in the nearest image printing apparatus 2.

  Reference numeral 531 in FIG. 11B is an edit button for performing various edits. The user can edit the image 101 by selecting the edit button 531 and the mobile terminal 5 accepts the editing of the image 101 (S110). The editing of the image 101 includes, for example, adjusting the brightness and color of the image 101, adding a predetermined pattern to the image 101, drawing on the image 101, and arranging a plurality of images 101, but not limited to this. Absent.

  As the printer information 203, it is possible to include a difference in effect when the above editing is performed. For example, it is possible to change how much the gradation value of the image 101 is actually increased in accordance with the printer information 203 when editing the brightness of the image 101 is increased by one step.

  Note that, as shown in FIG. 11C, the area a (area to be printed) is displayed by being superimposed on the image 101 after size conversion, and the position of the area a is changed as one of the above edits. It may be possible to set it at any position in the image 101. The image printing apparatus 2 deletes the edge of the image 101 or adds an area to the edge of the image 101 in accordance with the set position of the area a, and edits the image so that the area a is located at the center. 101 is created.

  The user also sets the order information 302 (the number of prints of the image 101, the print size, etc.) for each image 101, and gives a print order instruction of the edited image 101 on the screen.

  The mobile terminal 5 receives the print order instruction (S111), sends the edited image 101 and its order information 302 (referred to as the image 101, etc.) to the server 3 to place the print order (S112), and the print ordered image 101 Order image data 100 is created and recorded in the storage unit 52 (S113).

  In S113, the order image data 100 in which the terminal position 102 acquired in S102 is associated with the image 101 is created. The two-dimensional code 103 and the neighboring device information 104 have not yet been recorded at this point.

  Upon receiving the image 101 or the like (S114), the server 3 creates the order acceptance data 300 (S115). In S115, an order ID 301 is newly generated, and the order acceptance data 300 is created by associating this with the image 101 and the order information 302 received in S114, and the printer information 203 transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 in S106.

  In addition, the server 3 creates the two-dimensional code 103 that encodes the order ID 301 described above, and transmits the device ID 201 and the position information 202 acquired in S105 as the neighboring device information 104 together with the two-dimensional code 103 to the mobile terminal 5 (S116). ).

  When the portable terminal 5 receives the neighboring device information 104 and the two-dimensional code 103 (S117), the portable device 5 records the neighboring device information 104 and the two-dimensional code 103 in the order image data 100 created in S113 (S118), and the order image data. The image 101 of 100 and the neighboring device information 104 are displayed on the display unit 53 (S119).

  FIG. 12A is an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 53 of the mobile terminal 5 in S119. In the illustrated example, the image 101 transmitted (uploaded) to the server 3 by the user in S112 is displayed, and the neighboring device information 104 received in S117 is displayed. In the illustrated example, the mark c is displayed at the position of the image printing device 2 on the map as the neighboring device information 104, but the display method is not particularly limited. Note that reference numeral 532 is a send button for displaying the other image 101 uploaded to the server 3 in S112.

(2-2. Printing of image 101)
The user who has placed a print order according to the above flow selects the image 101 to be printed on the portable terminal 5 to display the two-dimensional code 103 corresponding to the image 101 on the display unit 53, and uses this as a trigger to use the image printing apparatus. The image 101 can be printed by causing the image 2 to be read.

  FIG. 12B is an example of a display screen of the two-dimensional code 103. In the illustrated example, the image 101 selected by the user is displayed, and the two-dimensional code 103 and the neighboring device information 104 of the order image data 100 corresponding to the image 101 are displayed.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure for printing the image 101. S201 to S203, S207 to S209, and S211 to S212 in FIG. 13 are executed by the control device 20 of the image printing apparatus 2 controlling each unit of the image printing apparatus 2, and S204 to S206 and S210 are performed by the control unit 31 of the server 3. Is executed by controlling each unit of the server 3.

  When the image printing apparatus 2 detects a user who has entered the box by a sensor (not shown), the image printing apparatus 2 causes the display unit 21 to display a top screen (not shown). On this top screen, a button for selecting the shift to the photo-taking service or the image print service is displayed, and here, the user selects to shift to the image print service.

  Then, the image printing device 2 displays a message prompting the reading unit 25 to read the two-dimensional code 103 on the display unit 21. The user holds the two-dimensional code 103 displayed on the display unit 53 of the mobile terminal 5 over the reading unit 25. When the reading unit 25 reads the two-dimensional code 103 (S201), the image printing apparatus 2 decodes the two-dimensional code 103 and acquires the order ID 301 (S202).

  The image printing apparatus 2 transmits the order ID 301 acquired in S202 and the printer information 203 of itself to the server 3 (S203). When the server 3 receives the order ID 301 and the printer information 203 (S204), the printer information 203 (the printer information 203 of the image printing apparatus 2 that actually prints the image 101) and the order acceptance data 300 corresponding to the order ID 301. It is determined whether or not the printer information 203 (printer information 203 used for image conversion) of No. 3 is matched (S205).

  When the printer information 203 matches (S205; YES), the server 3 transmits the image 101 of the order reception data 300 corresponding to the order ID 301 received in S204 and the order information 302 to the image printing apparatus 2 (S206).

  Upon receiving the image 101 and the order information 302 (S207), the image printing apparatus 2 causes the display unit 21 to display a print fee or the like according to the image 101 and the order information 302, and allows the user to confirm the image 101 and charge the print fee. Encourage.

  The user confirms the image 101 displayed on the screen and charges the print fee at the charging unit 22. When the image printing apparatus 2 receives the charge (S208), the image 26 is printed by the printer 26 (S209). Since this image 101 has already undergone image conversion during printer transfer in the image printing apparatus 2 (see S108 in FIG. 10), image conversion during printer transfer can be omitted when printing the image 101. It is possible.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the printer information 203 does not match in the determination of S205 (S205; NO), the server 3 transmits information indicating that the printer information 203 does not match to the image printing apparatus 2 (S210). The image printing apparatus 2 receives this (S211), displays it on the display unit 21 (S212), and ends the processing.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the image 101 is displayed and edited on the mobile terminal 5, the printer information 203 of the image printing apparatus 2 is received, so that the image display based on the printer information 203 is performed. It can be performed on the mobile terminal 5. By thus performing the display based on the printer information 203 of the image printing apparatus 2, it is possible to reduce a sense of discomfort when the user prints the image 101 on the image printing apparatus 2 and give a sense of satisfaction.

  In the present embodiment, the terminal position 102 is transmitted to the server 3, the printer information 203 of the image printing apparatus 2 closest to the terminal position 102 is received, and an image is displayed based on the printer information 203, so that the user can It is possible to reduce discomfort when an image is printed by the nearest image printing apparatus 2.

  Further, in this embodiment, the position information 202 of the nearest image printing device 2 can be received by the mobile terminal 5, and the user can be guided to the nearest image printing device 2 by displaying the position information.

  Further, the server 3 determines whether or not the printer information 203 used for the image conversion and the printer information 203 of the image printing apparatus 2 which actually prints the image 101 match in S205 (see FIG. 13). It is possible for the system side to understand that there is a risk of giving a feeling of strangeness by performing printing with the image printing apparatus 2 different from the image printing apparatus 2 corresponding to the printer information 203 used for the image conversion, and appropriate action can be taken. . In the present embodiment, when the printer information 203 is different, the fact is displayed on the image printing apparatus 2 and the process is ended.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the present embodiment, an example in which an image is printed in a photographing box for a certification photograph has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an image print without a photographing function installed in a convenience store, a home electronics mass retailer, or another store. Even in the case of the device, the method of this embodiment can be applied in the same manner as described above as long as it is communicably connected to the server 3.

  In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 5 transmits the terminal position 102 to the server 3 and receives the printer information 203 of the nearest image printing apparatus 2 from the server 3 in S103 (see FIG. 10). The image printing apparatus 2 that prints the image 101 may be selected by the mobile terminal 5, and the selection result may be transmitted to the server 3. The server 3 transmits the printer information 203 of the selected image printing apparatus 2 to the mobile terminal 5, and the mobile terminal 5 performs image conversion based on the printer information 203.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the image conversion is performed when the image 101 is displayed and edited, but the present invention can also be applied to a case where the displayed image 101 is ordered without being edited. Alternatively, when the print order is placed, the image conversion using the printer information 203 is not performed, and the image using the printer information 203 is displayed for the first time when the image 101 is displayed as shown in FIG. 12B in S119 (see FIG. 10). Conversion may be performed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the server 3 determines whether or not the printer information 203 matches (S205 in FIG. 13), but the image printing apparatus 2 can also determine. For example, the printer information 203 of the order acceptance data 300 is included in the two-dimensional code 103, and the printer information 203 obtained by the image printing apparatus 2 reading the two-dimensional code 103 in the above S201 matches the printer information 203 of itself. It may be determined whether or not.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the printer information 203 does not match, the fact is displayed on the display unit 21 of the image printing apparatus 2 and the process ends, but whether the image 101 is printed as shown in FIG. A confirmation screen for confirming whether or not it may be displayed on the display unit 21. In the example of FIG. 14, it is displayed that the image 101 may give an impression different from that when the print is ordered, and the user is prompted to confirm.

  Reference numeral 211 in FIG. 14 is a “Yes” button that indicates the user's consent. When the user touches the “Yes” button 211, the image printing apparatus 2 prints the image 101 by the steps S208 to S209. In this case, image conversion at the time of transfer to the printer is performed without omission. Reference numeral 212 in FIG. 14 is a “No” button indicating the user's disapproval. When the user touches the “No” button 212, the image printing apparatus 2 ends the processing as it is.

[Second Embodiment]
The user may move the image 101, which has been converted using the printer information 203, to another place for other business after displaying the image 101 on the mobile terminal 5. In such a case, the nearest image printing apparatus 2 at the time of displaying an image and the nearest image printing apparatus 2 after the movement of the user are different, and if printing is performed by the latter image printing apparatus 2, the same uncomfortable feeling as described above may occur. There is.

  In the first embodiment, the image printing apparatus 2 does not print the image 101 (or displays the confirmation screen shown in FIG. 14) in such a case. As shown, when the two-dimensional code 103 or the like is displayed on the mobile terminal 5, a confirmation screen similar to that shown in FIG. 14 can be displayed. Hereinafter, the procedure will be described as a second embodiment. The other points are similar to those of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying the two-dimensional code 103 and the like, and each step in the drawing is executed by the control unit 51 of the mobile terminal 5 controlling each unit of the mobile terminal 5.

  When displaying the two-dimensional code 103, the user first operates the mobile terminal 5 to launch the application, and selects the image 101 to be printed on the selection screen (not shown) displayed on the display unit 53.

  When the mobile terminal 5 accepts this image selection (S301), it acquires the terminal position (S302) similarly to S102 (see FIG. 10), and the terminal position and the order image data corresponding to the image 101 selected in S301. Compare with 100 terminal locations 102. Thus, it is determined whether or not the current terminal position is a predetermined distance away from the terminal position 102 at the time of print order (S303), and the following display according to the determination result is performed. The predetermined distance is a preset value.

  When it is determined in S303 that the user has not moved a predetermined distance from the terminal position 102 when the print order is placed (S303; NO), since the user has not moved so much, it is determined that the nearest image printing apparatus 2 has not changed since the print order. The mobile terminal 5 displays the two-dimensional code 103 and the like as in FIG. 12B (S304).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S303 that the predetermined distance from the terminal position 102 when the print order is placed (S303; YES), it is assumed that the nearest image printing apparatus 2 has changed since the print order because the user has moved to some extent, and the mobile terminal 5 Displays the confirmation screen shown in FIG. 16 (S305). On the confirmation screen, it is displayed that printing with the image printing apparatus 2 closest to the current terminal position may give an impression different from that when the print is ordered.

  Reference numeral 533 in FIG. 16 is a “Yes” button indicating the user's consent. When the user touches the “Yes” button 533, the mobile terminal 5 displays the two-dimensional code 103 and the like as in FIG. 12B (S304). ).

  Reference numeral 534 in FIG. 16 is a “No” button indicating the user's disapproval. When the user touches the “No” button 534, the mobile terminal 5 does not display the two-dimensional code 103 or the like and ends the process. Alternatively, the display / editing / printing order of the image 101 may be performed again by the same processing as S102 to S118.

  It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the determination is made based on the terminal position, but it is also possible to make the determination based on the lapse of time after the print order. In this case, for example, the time when the image 101 or the like is transmitted to the server 3 in S112 (see FIG. 10) is recorded as the order time in the order image data 100, and the current time and the order when the selection of the image 101 is accepted in S301 Compare the times. If it is determined that the current time has passed the predetermined time from the order time, it is assumed that the user may have moved to some extent since the print order, and the same confirmation screen as in FIG. 16 is displayed.

  It is also possible to use the determination based on the terminal position and the determination based on the elapsed time. For example, the determination based on the terminal position (S303) can be performed only when it is determined that the current time has passed a predetermined time from the order time. Thus, it is possible to reliably determine that the user has moved to a place separated by a predetermined distance while minimizing the frequency of positioning the mobile terminal 5.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and naturally, these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

1: Image printing system 2: Image printing device 3: Server 5: Mobile terminal 6: Network 20: Control device 21: Display unit 22: Billing unit 23: Photographing unit 24: Illumination 25: Reading unit 26: Printer 27: Printed matter Exit 100: Order image data 101: Image 102: Terminal position 103: Two-dimensional code 104: Neighboring device information 111: Terminal position transmitting means 112: Printer information receiving means 113: Image display means 114: Neighboring device receiving means 115: Terminal Position receiving means 116: printer information transmitting means 117: neighboring device transmitting means 118: determining means 200: device data 201: device ID
202: Position information 203: Printer information 300: Order reception data 301: Order ID
302: Order information

Claims (9)

A mobile terminal for ordering prints of images,
Printer information receiving means for receiving printer information of the image printing device from the server;
Image display means for converting and displaying the image based on the printer information;
A mobile terminal characterized by having.   The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the image display unit converts the image based on the printer information when the image is displayed and edited. Further comprising terminal position transmitting means for transmitting the terminal position to the server,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the printer information is printer information of an image printing apparatus closest to the terminal position.   4. The mobile terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a neighboring device receiving unit that receives the position information of the image printing device closest to the terminal position from the server.   A server having a printer information transmitting means for transmitting the printer information to the mobile terminal so that the image is converted and displayed on the mobile terminal based on the printer information of the image printing apparatus.   The server according to claim 5, further comprising a determination unit that determines whether or not the printer information and the printer information of an image printing apparatus that prints the image match. An image printing system having a mobile terminal for placing an image print order, a server, and an image printing device,
The mobile terminal is
Printer information receiving means for receiving printer information of the image printing device from the server;
Image display means for converting and displaying the image based on the printer information;
An image printing system comprising: Mobile terminal
Printer information receiving means for receiving printer information of the image printing device from the server;
Image display means for converting and displaying an image based on the printer information;
A program to make it work. Computer,
A program for causing a portable terminal to function as a server having printer information transmitting means for transmitting the printer information to the portable terminal in order to convert and display the image based on the printer information of the image printing apparatus.