JP2021190984A - Print data generation system, print data generation method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a print data generation system capable of generating print data of a print material without mistake.SOLUTION: A print data generation system is configured to: acquire customer data containing identification information of a customer as a providing destination of a print material and print-related information related to a content of the print material; set a value of attribute information in each value of the print-related information by accepting an input of the attribute information corresponding to the print-related information; create print data containing the value of the attribute information in accordance with the value of the print-related information in each customer contained in the customer data; and set its layout. The print data generation system creates a layout setting screen in which a print information object corresponded to the print information is arranged at a desired position where the print information is printed on a print surface of the print material on the basis of the print information, and can display the value of the attribute information corresponded to its attribute information object to the attribute information object as a print information object corresponded to the attribute information of the print information object.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a print data creation system, a print data creation method and a program.

A company may send a printed matter printed with an image of a product or the like to a customer. The products to be offered differ depending on the customer. For example, if the customer a owns the vehicle A, the customer a is guided to the car accessories for the vehicle A, and if another customer b owns the vehicle B, the customer b is directed to the vehicle B. I will show you the car supplies for. The company creates print data for printing an image of car accessories for vehicle A for customer a, and creates print data for printing an image of car accessories for vehicle B for customer b. The company asks the vendor to print and deliver the created print data for each customer.

In Patent Document 1, an image printing device that prints an image to be printed and advertising information on the same printing medium includes illustrations, logos, texts, character colors, fonts, and the like of advertising parts that are constituent elements of the advertising information. The advertising condition setting unit that sets the advertising conditions, the advertising parts providing unit that provides the advertising parts based on the advertising conditions, and the arrangement in the printing area of the advertising target image and the advertising information composed of a plurality of advertising parts. It is disclosed that it is provided with an arrangement setting unit for setting. According to this image printing device, advertising information composed of advertising parts (logo, font, etc.) selected based on advertising conditions preferable to the service provider is arranged in the printing area together with the image to be printed, so that the service is provided. Advertisements that do not match the corporate image or store concept for the provider are not printed, and advertisements that meet the needs of the service provider can be provided.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2020-5159

In order to print an image or the like for each customer, it is necessary to create print data by associating the customer, the product for the customer, and the image or the like of the product without error. Especially when the number of products and customers increases, mistakes are likely to occur in this work.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a print data creation system, a print data creation method, and a program for solving the above-mentioned problems.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the print data creation system includes a customer data management unit that acquires customer data including identification information of a customer who is a provider of printed matter and print-related information related to the content of the printed matter, and the above-mentioned customer data management unit. The attribute information setting unit that accepts the input of the attribute information corresponding to the print-related information and sets the value of the attribute information for each value of the print-related information, and the print-related information for each customer included in the customer data. It includes a print data creation unit that creates print data including the value of the attribute information according to the value, and a layout setting unit that sets the layout of the print data. The layout setting unit is information to be printed. Regarding the print information, a layout setting screen capable of arranging the print information object corresponding to the print information at a desired position on the print surface of the printed matter to print the print information is created, and among the print information objects, the print information object is created. The value of the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object can be displayed on the attribute information object which is the print information object corresponding to the attribute information.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the print data creation system obtains customer data including identification information of a customer to whom the printed matter is provided and print-related information related to the content of the printed matter, and the print-related information. The step of accepting the input of the attribute information corresponding to the above and setting the value of the attribute information for each value of the print-related information, and the attribute corresponding to the value of the print-related information for each customer included in the customer data. It has a step of creating print data including information values and a step of setting the layout of the print data. In the step of setting the layout, the print information which is the information to be printed is printed. A layout setting screen capable of arranging a print information object corresponding to the print information at a desired position on the surface for printing the print information is created, and the print corresponding to the attribute information among the print information objects is created. This is a print data creation method for displaying the value of the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object in the attribute information object which is an information object.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the program comprises a step of acquiring customer data including identification information of a customer to whom a printed matter is provided and print-related information related to the contents of the printed matter to a computer, and the print-related information. The step of accepting the input of the attribute information corresponding to the above and setting the value of the attribute information for each value of the print-related information, and the attribute corresponding to the value of the print-related information for each customer included in the customer data. It has a step of creating print data including information values and a step of setting the layout of the print data. In the step of setting the layout, the print information which is the information to be printed is printed. A layout setting screen capable of arranging a print information object corresponding to the print information at a desired position on the surface for printing the print information is created, and the print corresponding to the attribute information among the print information objects is created. The attribute information object, which is an information object, is made to execute a process of displaying the value of the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object.

According to the present invention, print data can be created without error even when printed matter having different contents for each customer is created.

It is a figure which shows an example of the print management system in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the customer data in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the customer data registration screen in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the customer data list screen in one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an attribute information registration screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an attribute information registration screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an attribute information registration screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an attribute information registration screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the attribute information deletion screen in one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a customer data list screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an attribute information registration screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a layout setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a layout setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a layout setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a layout setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a layout setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a layout setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the preview screen in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the print data creation process in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the printing process in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware composition of the print management system by one Embodiment of this invention.

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Hereinafter, a print management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a print management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The print management system 1 includes a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system 10, a print data creation system 20, and a print system 30. The print data creation system 20 and the print system 30 are communicably connected to each other via a network such as the Internet.

(CRM system)
The CRM system 10 is a system that manages customer data such as a customer's name, zip code, address, purchased product, and customer's person in charge. The CRM system 10 outputs customer data in the form of a CSV file, for example. An example of customer data (Customer1.csv) is shown in FIG. In addition to identification information such as a name, customer data includes print-related information that is information related to the content of printed matter. In the case of the customer data illustrated in FIG. 2, the identification information is, for example, a name or an address, and the print-related information is a vehicle model or a staff member in charge. For example, a printed matter printed with information related to "Car P" and "Staff 1" is provided to a customer with the name "AAA".

(Print data creation system)
The print data creation system 20 creates print data of printed matter to be provided to the customer. Information related to print-related information, such as advertisements for products related to "car P", images of "staff 1", messages from "staff 1" to customers, and the like are printed on the printed matter. The layout of the printed matter is unified throughout the customer, but the printed content may differ from customer to customer. The print data creation system 20 includes a customer data management unit 201, an attribute information setting unit 202, a storage unit 206, a layout setting unit 208, a print data creation unit 211, and a display unit 215. The storage unit 206 stores information necessary for creating print data, such as the attribute information master 207, customer data, and print data. The display unit 215 is a display device using a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like.

(1) Registration of customer data The customer data management unit 201 acquires the customer data output by the CRM system 10, writes it in the storage unit 206, and stores it. For example, the customer data management unit 201 creates the customer data registration screen 310 illustrated in FIG. 3 and outputs it to the display unit 215. On the customer data registration screen 310, when the user presses the reference button 311 to select Customer1.csv in FIG. 2 and presses the registration button 312, the customer data management unit 201 acquires Customer1.csv and the customer data management unit 201 obtains Customer1.csv. The contents are written in the storage unit 206. Further, the customer data management unit 201 creates a customer data list screen that displays a list of registered customer data, and outputs the customer data management unit 201 to the display unit 215. FIG. 4 shows an example of the customer data list screen 400 displayed immediately after registering Customer1.csv. The customer data list screen 400 displays a list of customer data written in the storage unit 206.

(2) Registration of attribute information The attribute information setting unit 202 sets the attribute information related to the print-related information in association with the print-related information. When the print-related information is "vehicle name", for example, a price list and a discount rate of car accessories and the like related to the vehicle indicated by the vehicle name such as tires and interior parts are set in the attribute information. For example, when the print-related information is the staff in charge, an image, a message, or the like of the staff in charge is set in the attribute information. The content set as attribute information is printed on the printed matter. The attribute information setting unit 202 creates an attribute information registration screen 500 and an attribute information deletion screen 510, which will be described later, and displays them on the display unit 215. Further, the attribute information setting unit 202 controls the display operation described below on the attribute information registration screen 500 and the attribute information deletion screen 510.

The attribute information setting unit 202 includes an image setting unit 203, a text setting unit 204, and a master management unit 205. The image setting unit 203 acquires image data for each value of print-related information for an item set as attribute information (for example, a tire price list), and writes it in the storage unit 206 in association with the value of print-related information. .. The text setting unit 204 acquires text data for each value of the print-related information for the item set as the attribute information (for example, the discount rate), and writes the text data in association with the value of the print-related information in the storage unit 206. The master management unit 205 officially registers the information written in the storage unit 206 by the image setting unit 203 and the text setting unit 204 in the attribute information master 207.

For example, on the customer data list screen 400, when the user selects the print-related information "vehicle name" for which the attribute information is set and presses the attribute addition button 401, the attribute information setting unit 202 is shown in FIG. 5A. An example attribute information registration screen 500 is created and output to the display unit 215. The attribute information registration screen 500 includes an attribute information edit field 501 displaying information on a vehicle name column which is selected print-related information, and a registration button 502. In the attribute information edit field 501, it is possible to set a plurality of attribute information for the vehicle name. When one new attribute information is set, the column of the attribute information edit column 501 is increased by one. That is, one attribute information corresponds to one column. In the attribute information edit field 501, the user selects the type (image, text) of the attribute information to be set for each column of the attribute information. When the user selects an image as shown in FIG. 5B, image data for printing corresponding to the value of print-related information (such as "car P") can be registered for each line. When the user selects the type "image", the upload button 504 is displayed in the row in which the image data of the column is not registered. When the user presses the upload button 504, an electronic file selection dialog is displayed. When the user selects an electronic file (for example, XXX1.pdf) containing image data for printing, the selected file is uploaded. The image setting unit 203 acquires this file and temporarily stores it in the storage unit 206 in association with the "car P" of the print-related information. When the electronic file including the image data is saved, the attribute information setting unit 202 changes the upload button 504 to the change button 503. When the user presses the change button 503, the electronic file selection dialog screen is displayed, and the user can select another electronic file. The image setting unit 203 acquires this file, replaces it with the previously selected file, and writes the file selected this time to the storage unit 206 in association with the print-related information "car P". As a result, the image data corresponding to the "car P" can be replaced.

Subsequently, the user registers a file (XXX2.pdf) including image data of the tire price list corresponding to the "car V". The image setting unit 203 compares the size of the image data contained in the initially registered file (XXX1.pdf) with the size (for example, aspect ratio) of the image data contained in the file (XXX2.pdf) registered this time. Then, if there is a difference of more than a predetermined difference between the two, an alarm is output. The user confirms the alarm and changes the file to be registered. Alternatively, the size of the image data may be adjusted on the layout setting screen 700 described later.

Similarly, the user registers a file (XXX3.pdf) including image data of the tire price list corresponding to the "car S". The image setting unit 203 compares the size of the image data contained in the file (XXX1.pdf) registered first with the size of the image data contained in the file (XXX3.pdf) registered this time, and determines for both. If there is the above difference, an alarm is output.

When the registration of the image data (XXX1.pdf, XXX2.pdf, XXX3.pdf, respectively) corresponding to the "car P", "car V", and "car S" is completed, the user can use the column name of the added attribute information. Set the "tire price list" in. FIG. 5C shows the attribute information registration screen 500 after setting the tire price list. When the setting is completed, the user presses the registration button 502. The master management unit 205 registers the attribute information (column name, each file) stored in the storage unit 206 by the above processing in the attribute information master 207.

At this point, the attribute information master 207 has each item of "vehicle name" and "tire price list", and each item includes "vehicle P" and "XXX1.pdf", "vehicle V" and "XXX2." "pdf", "car S" and "XXX3.pdf" are registered in association with each other. Further, the attribute information setting unit 202 displays a new column on the right side of the "tire price list".

The user can set other attribute information in this new column. For example, the user can register the attribute information of the text data related to the "vehicle name". The user selects a new column and selects "text" as the column type. Then, the discount rates "5", "10", and "10" corresponding to "car P", "car V", and "car S" are set in each row, and finally the column name "discount rate" is set. The text setting unit 204 writes "5", "10", and "10" to the "car P", "car V", and "car S" in the storage unit 206 in association with each other. When modifying the discount rate value, the user overrides the value in each row. For example, when the discount rate "5" of "car P" is overwritten with "8", the text setting unit 204 associates "8" set this time with "car P" in place of "5". Write to the storage unit 206. When the user presses the registration button 502, the master management unit 205 registers the attribute information (column name, each value) set on the attribute information registration screen 500 in the attribute information master 207. FIG. 5D shows the attribute information registration screen 500 after the discount rate is set.

At this point, the attribute information master 207 has each item of "vehicle name", "tire price list", and "discount rate", and discounts the vehicle name "vehicle P" and the tire price table "XXX1.pdf". The rate "5" is registered in association with the vehicle name "car V", the tire price list "XXX2.pdf" is registered in association with the discount rate "10", and the vehicle name "car S" and the tire are registered. The price list "XXX3.pdf" and the discount rate "10" are registered in association with each other.

(3) Deletion of attribute information Figure 5E shows the attribute information deletion screen 510. The attribute information deletion screen 510 includes a display field 520 that displays information registered in the attribute information master 207. In the display field 520, a delete button is displayed for each set attribute information. In the case of FIG. 5E, the delete button 521 is displayed in the column of the tire price table, and the delete button 522 is displayed in the column of the discount rate. For example, when the user presses the delete button 521, the master management unit 205 deletes the tire price list information from the attribute information master 207. The attribute information master 207 after the information in the tire price list is deleted has each item of "car name" and "discount rate", and the car name "car P" and the discount rate "5" are associated with each other. It is registered, the vehicle name "car V" and the discount rate "10" are registered in association with each other, and the vehicle name "vehicle S" and the discount rate "10" are registered in association with each other. As will be described next, when the attribute information is registered in the attribute information master 207, the attribute information is automatically added to the corresponding customer data, but on the attribute information deletion screen 510, for example, the attribute information ". When the "tire price list" is deleted, the item itself of the attribute information "tire price list" is deleted from the customer data.

Next, the attribute information can also be deleted on the customer data list screen 400 after the attribute information is added, which is illustrated in FIG. 6A. For example, when the column to be deleted is selected on the customer data list screen 400 and the delete button 402 is pressed, the customer data management unit 201 deletes the attribute information item itself selected from the customer data. However, when the delete button 402 is pressed on the customer data list screen 400, the selected attribute information is only deleted from the customer data, not from the attribute information master 207. Further, on the customer data list screen 400, not only the attribute information but also each column can be deleted. By deleting columns that are not necessary for printing, it is possible to reduce the display of unnecessary choices when selecting a variable object on the layout setting screen 700 described later.

(4) Reflection of attribute information in customer data When the master management unit 205 registers the attribute information in the attribute information master 207, the customer data management unit 201 registers the print-related information of the customer data registered in the attribute information master 207. Add the value of the attribute information corresponding to the value to the customer data. For example, the customer data management unit 201 adds the tire price list "XXX1.pdf" corresponding to the vehicle P and the discount rate "5" to the customer data of the name "AAA". The customer data management unit 201 displays a list of customer data to which attribute information is added on the customer data list screen 400. FIG. 6A shows a customer data list screen 400 after adding attribute information.

Further, if the print-related information of the "vehicle name" is included in another customer data (for example, Customer2.csv) output from the CRM system 10 and the value is "vehicle P", the customer data management unit. When the customer data (Customer2.csv) is uploaded, 201 adds the items of "tire price list" and "discount rate" to the customer data with reference to the attribute information master 207, and "car P" is added to each item. The tire price list "XXX1.pdf" corresponding to "" and the discount rate "5" are added and written in the storage unit 206. The same applies when the value of the "car name" is "car V" or "car S". This makes it possible to add tire price lists and discount rate values to new customer data without error. In addition, when "car C" is included in the car name of the new customer data (Customer2.csv), the attribute information of "car C" is not registered, so the customer data management unit 201 describes the "tire price table". And "Discount rate" are left blank and written in the storage unit 206. When the new customer data includes the value of the print-related information for which the attribute information is not registered, the customer data management unit 201 outputs an alarm and instructs the attribute information setting unit 202 to display the attribute information registration screen 500. You may. FIG. 6B shows an example of the attribute information registration screen 500 displayed at this time. The user registers the image data for printing and the discount rate for the "car C" in the same manner as the "car P" and the like. This makes it possible to set the content to be printed on the printed matter without omission even when new customer data is added.

(5) Printed matter layout setting When the registration of customer data and attribute information is completed, the printed matter is designed and the layout is set. Returning to FIG. 1, the description of the function of the print data creation system will be continued.
The layout setting unit 208 provides a function of setting the layout of the printed matter. The layout setting unit 208 creates the layout setting screen 700 illustrated in FIG. 7A and outputs it to the display unit 215. Further, the layout setting unit 208 controls various display operations of the layout setting screen 700 described below. On the layout setting screen 700, it is possible to set a range for printing information (print information) to be printed for each print surface. For example, when printing destination information on one side (“address side”) and printing information such as advertisements on the other side (“design side”), the user uses tab 711 (“address side”) as the print side. You can select "side") or tab 712 ("design side") and set the layout for each print side. On the layout setting screen 700, an area 701 that imitates the shape and size of the printed matter is set for each print surface. Information on the shape and size of the printed matter is registered in the storage unit 206 in advance. The user sets the print position of the print information by arranging the print information object corresponding to the print information on the layout setting screen 700 at a desired position in the area 701. Predetermined print information is associated with the print information object, and print data is created so that the print information is printed at the position where the print information object is arranged. Print information objects include fixed objects and variable objects. The layout setting unit 208 includes a fixed object setting unit 209 and a variable object setting unit 210. The fixed object setting unit 209 sets a fixed object, and the variable object setting unit 210 sets a variable object. ..

(5-1) Layout setting on the address side The fixed object is a print information object arranged in an area where the same value is printed regardless of the customer. For example, the fixed object in the "address side" is a print information object of print information such as "sama" to be printed after the name. As shown in FIG. 7A, in the print information object setting area 710 provided on the layout setting screen 700, the user selects "text" on the "fixed" tab to generate a new fixed object, and prints the name. The generated fixed object is placed behind the position, and the print content (“like”), font type, size, color, print position of the print content in the fixed object, etc. are set for this fixed object. This situation is shown in FIG. 7A. Settings such as font type can be set in the setting dialog 713. When the user sets a fixed object on the "address side", the fixed object setting unit 209 corresponds the information such as the position, range, print content, and font of the set fixed object to the information on the print side ("address side"). Attach and register in the storage unit 206. When the focus is out of the fixed eject, the layout setting unit 208 creates PDF format data of the character part of the set fixed object, converts the PDF format data into PNG format image data, and enters the area 701. The converted image data (image data in which "sama" is displayed) is placed and displayed at the set position. This situation is shown in the image data 714 of FIG. 7B.

The variable object is a print information object arranged in an area for printing information that changes depending on the printed matter. For example, the variable object in the "address side" is a print information object corresponding to print information such as a name and an address in the customer data. As shown in FIG. 7B, the user selects "text" on the "variable" tab in the print information object setting area 710. Then, the text data items ("name", "zip code", "address", "car name", "staff in charge", "discount rate") included in the customer data are displayed as candidates to be associated with the variable object. To. For example, when the "staff in charge" is not printed, if the "staff in charge" column is deleted on the customer data list screen 400, the "staff in charge" will not be displayed as a candidate for the variable object. The user selects, for example, a name and creates a variable object corresponding to the name. The user places the variable object at a desired position within the area 701. The user sets the font type, size, color, print position (left-aligned, right-aligned, etc.) of the print content in the fixed object from the setting dialog 715 or the like for the variable object corresponding to the name. When the user sets a variable object on the "address side", the variable object setting unit 210 displays information such as the position, range (print range), print content, and font of the set variable object on the print side ("address side"). ”), And registered in the storage unit 206. The layout setting unit 208 displays the item name (“name” in the case of FIG. 7B) on the variable object while the focus is on the variable object.

When the variable eject is out of focus, the layout setting unit 208 selects the data having the maximum length displayed in the variable eject from the customer data and automatically displays it in the frame of the variable object. For example, if the customer data includes name data of "AAAAAA", "BBBBBBBBBB", and "CCC", the layout setting unit 208 creates PDF format data in which each name data is displayed, and PDF. Convert the format data to PDF format image data. Then, the layout setting unit 208 selects the image data of the name data having the maximum width from the image data and displays it in the display range 706 of the variable object. The layout setting unit 208 selects the image data having the maximum display width in consideration of the number of characters of the name data, the font type, the font size, and the like. In the above example, the layout setting unit 208 selects the image data of "BBBBBBBBBB" and displays it in the display range 706. This situation is shown in FIG. 7C.

In the display example of FIG. 7C, "BBBBBBBBB" is displayed in the display range 706 of the variable object of the name, and the last character "B" is not displayed. When there are characters that cannot be printed in this way, the layout setting unit 208 displays the alarm 705. For example, for each variable object using the setting dialog 715 or the like, (setting a) do not print outside the display range of the variable object (cut and print characters outside the display range), (setting b) variable object. It is possible to set to print outside the display range of (print characters outside the display range as they are). When "Do not print outside the display range of the variable object" is set, the layout setting unit 208 displays the alarm 705 if the number of characters exceeds the number of characters that can be displayed in the display range 706. When "Print outside the display range of the variable object" is set, the layout setting unit 208 sets an alarm 705 if the characters printed outside the display range 706 overlap with another object (for example, "sama"). Is displayed.

When the user presses "Yes" in response to the alarm 705, the layout setting unit 208 displays the setting dialog 715 and the like in FIG. 7B and prompts the user to reset the display range, the number of characters, and the like. When the user presses "No", the fixed object setting unit 209 cuts and prints characters outside the display range in either case of (setting a) or (setting b) (in the above example). If so, the last "B" is not printed.)
With this function, it is possible to prevent problems such as missing characters to be printed and printing overlapping with other objects.

The variable object can display the value for each customer data. For example, when the user clicks the end of the variable object corresponding to the name with the mouse, the variable object setting unit 210 displays "AAA AAA", "BBBBBBBBBB", and "CCC" in the variable object. Is switched and displayed. By displaying all the name data, the user can confirm on the layout setting screen 700 whether the size and position of the variable object of the name, the font and the font size are appropriate.

(5-2) Layout setting on the design side Similarly, the user selects the tab 712 and sets the layout of the “design side”. For example, the user selects "image" in the "variable" tab of the print information object setting area 710, as shown in FIG. 8A. Then, the image data item (“tire price list”) included in the customer data is displayed as a candidate for print information associated with the variable object (image). The user selects "tire price list" and creates a variable object corresponding to the tire price list. The user places the variable object at a desired position in the area 701 (variable object 702 in FIG. 8A). Further, the user expands the arranged variable object to a desired range (variable object 702 in FIG. 8B). In addition, the user selects "text" on the "variable" tab of the print information object setting area 710. Then, the print information that the text data items ("name", "zip code", "address", "car name", "staff in charge", "discount rate") included in the customer data correspond to the variable object (text). It is displayed as a candidate for. The user selects "discount rate" and creates a variable object corresponding to the "discount rate". The user arranges a variable object corresponding to the "discount rate" in a desired range within the area 701 (variable object 703 in FIG. 8B). In addition, the user selects "Text" on the "Fixed" tab of the print information object setting area 710 to display texts such as "% OFF coupon", "Purchase studless tire", and "Purchase genuine product". Create a fixed object and place it in the desired location within area 701. The image after placement is shown in FIG. 8B. As shown in the figure, the variable object setting unit 210 displays the value of the attribute information and the image data corresponding to the variable object for each variable object.

In FIG. 8B, when the user focuses the mouse within the range of the variable object 702 of the tire price list, the arrow image 704 is displayed. When the variable object 702 is created, for example, the image data of the tire price table (tire price table of "car P") of the first customer data is displayed on the variable object 702. Then, when the user clicks the arrow image 704, the variable object setting unit 210 displays an image of the tire price table (tire price table of "car V") of the second customer data in the area where the variable object 702 is arranged. Display the data (Fig. 8C). At this time, for example, the "discount rate" data displayed in the area where the variable object 703 is arranged does not change, and only the image of the variable object 702 is switched and displayed. That is, the variable object setting unit 210 sets the value displayed in one variable object related to the attribute information for the attribute information corresponding to the variable object independently of the contents displayed in the other print information objects. Switch and display any value. This makes it possible to confirm whether or not there is a problem in the display state of all the image data before creating the print data. For example, if the size and shape of the image data of the tire price list of "Car V" are slightly different from the image data of the tire price list of "Car P", the image data of the tire price list of "Car V" The size and shape of this image data can be freely adjusted within the frame of the variable object 702 while the image is displayed on the variable object. The variable object setting unit 210 records information on the size and shape of the adjusted image data in the storage unit 206 in association with an electronic file containing the image data. By such adjustment, the appearance and impression of the image data of the tire price list for each customer can be unified.

Further, when a plurality of variable objects corresponding to the attribute information set for one print-related information are arranged on one print surface, the variable object setting unit 210 prints one on each of the variable objects. The value of the attribute information set for the value of the related information can be displayed at the same time. Further, the variable object setting unit 210 can arbitrarily switch and display the combination of the value of the attribute information for each of the variable objects for all the registered combinations. For example, when the registered content of the attribute information master 207 is in the state shown in FIG. 5E, the layout setting unit 208 sets the variable object 702 to XXX1. When the image data included in the pdf is displayed and "5" is displayed on the variable object 703 and the user performs a predetermined switching operation, the variable object 702 is displayed with XXX2. The image data included in the pdf is displayed, and the variable object 703 is switched to display "10". Further, when the user performs a predetermined switching operation, the layout setting unit 208 causes the variable object 702 to have XXX3. The image data included in the pdf is displayed, and the display is switched so that "10" is displayed on the variable object 703. This allows the user to set the layout while checking the actual print image of the entire design surface.

It should be noted that the image data in which an error of size difference is displayed when the electronic file including the image data for printing is registered can also be adjusted within the frame of the variable object 702 at the time of layout setting.

When the layout setting is completed, the storage unit 206 contains the layout information set for each printed matter and the printed surface, for example, the print information object arranged on the printed surface, the arrangement position and the range (size) for each print information object. , Print content (for fixed objects) or item name in associated customer data (for variable objects), font type for text data, color, size, for image data, for each image data The size, enlargement ratio, reduction ratio, etc. are registered.

(6) Creation of print data When the layout setting of the printed matter is completed, the print data can be created.
The print data creation unit 211 creates a print image of the printed matter, creates a preview screen 800 of the print data illustrated in FIG. 9, and outputs the preview screen 800 to the display unit 215. The preview screen 800 includes a PDF download button 803, a send button 804, and a print data display field 805. Further, the print data creation unit 211 controls various operations on the preview screen 800. The print data creation unit 211 displays print image data on each print surface based on various settings for each print information object registered in the storage unit 206 and customer data after adding attribute information. , Create as many customer data as you want. For example, regarding the print information object corresponding to the "name", "zip code", and "address" of the "address side", the print data creation unit 211 has the "name", "zip code", and the first customer data. The information of "address" is read from the storage unit 206, and each information is variable corresponding to "name", "zip code", and "address" of the print image data of the address side of the first (first person) printed matter. Set to the placement position of the object. Further, the print data creation unit 211 reads out the information of the "tire price list" and the "discount rate" of the first customer data from the storage unit 206. The print data creation unit 211 reads out the image data included in the electronic file set in the "tire price list", and uses the image data as the "tire price list" of the print image data of the design side of the first printed matter. Set to the placement position of the variable object corresponding to. The print data creation unit 211 reads out the value set in the "discount rate" and sets it at the arrangement position of the variable object corresponding to the "discount rate" of the print image data on the design surface of the first printed matter. Similarly, the print data creation unit 211 creates print image data for all the data included in the customer data.

Further, the print data creation unit 211 includes a QR code creation unit 213. The QR code creation unit 213 generates a QR code (registered trademark) 801 that encodes information on the printed matter, the printed matter, and the printed content of the printed matter for each printed matter. The print data creation unit 211 adds a QR code (registered trademark) 801 to each print surface of the print image data. The print image data to which the QR code (registered trademark) 801 is added is called print data. The print data is created, for example, as a PDF file. The print data creation unit 211 creates image data having the same contents as the print data from the print data. This image data is called a preview image. The preview image is, for example, PNG format image data having a small file size. Preview images for all customers are displayed in the print data display field 805.

The print data creation unit 211 displays a delete button 802 on the preview screen 800 for each set of preview images. One set of preview images is a preview image for one line of customer data (for one person). When the user presses the delete button, the delete unit 212 of the print data creation unit 211 selects the customer's print data (one set of print data) associated with the pressed delete button from the print data for all customers. delete. This makes it possible to delete unnecessary print data before actually printing when printing is no longer necessary for some reason. When the print data is deleted, the print data creation unit 211 recreates and displays the preview image. Note that pressing the delete button only deletes the print data of the customer from the print data, but does not delete the customer data. Therefore, when the print data creation unit 211 creates the print data again, the deleted customer's print data is created again.

When the user presses the PDF download button 803, the print data creation unit 211 outputs the print data as a PDF file.
When the user presses the transmission button 804, the transmission unit 214 of the print data creation unit 211 transmits the print data to the print system 30. Further, the transmission unit 214 transmits the customer data and the like of the remaining customers excluding the deleted customers to the printing system 30 as a checklist.

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The printing system 30 includes a print data acquisition unit 301, an inspection unit 302, and a printing unit 303.
The print data acquisition unit 301 acquires the print data created by the print data creation system 20.
The inspection unit 302 reads the QR code (registered trademark) 801 printed on each print surface of the print data, collates it with the checklist sent from the print data creation system 20, and checks whether the content of the print data is correct. To inspect. For example, the inspection unit 302 inspects whether customers are lined up in the order of the checklist, whether there are any missing pages, and whether the printed side is repeatedly lined up in the order of "address side" and "design side". The inspection unit 302 may further inspect whether or not image data or the like for another customer is printed on the design surface of a certain customer. If an abnormality is found as a result of the inspection, the inspection unit 302 outputs an alarm.
The printing unit 303 includes a printer and a control device thereof. If there is no problem in the inspection by the inspection unit 302, the printing unit 303 prints the print data.

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Next, the flow of the print data creation process and the print process will be described.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of print data creation processing according to the embodiment of the present invention.
First, the customer data management unit 201 acquires customer data and registers the customer data in the storage unit 206 (step S1). Next, the user selects print-related information (for example, "vehicle name") included in the customer data, and sets attribute information (for example, "tire price list", "discount rate"). The attribute information setting unit 202 registers the set attribute information in the attribute information master 207 (step S2). At the time of setting the attribute information, for example, if it is text data, it can be directly input on the attribute information registration screen 500, and if it is image data, an electronic file containing the image data can be selected and uploaded. As a result, the setting of attribute information is not complicated, and mistakes such as registering incorrect information are less likely to occur. When the attribute information is set, the customer data management unit 201 adds the attribute information to the customer data.

Next, the layout setting unit 208 creates and displays the layout setting screen 700 by the user's operation (step S3). As described with reference to FIGS. 7A-8C, the user sets the layout of each printed surface of the printed matter. When setting the layout, all the print information associated with the variable object can be switched and displayed, and the position and size of the variable object or the size of the image data displayed in the range of the variable object can be adjusted. Can be prevented in advance. When the layout work is completed, the layout setting unit 208 registers the set layout information (position of the print information object, etc.) in the storage unit 206 (step S4).

Next, by the user's operation, the print data creation unit 211 creates print data and displays the print data created on the preview screen 800 (step S5). The user confirms the displayed print data. The deletion unit 212 deletes the print data as necessary (when the user presses the delete button 802) (step S6). When the confirmation is completed, the user presses the send button 804. The transmission unit 214 transmits the print data to the print system 30 (step S7). The flow of processing in the printing system 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the printing process according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In the print system 30, the print data acquisition unit 301 acquires the print data transmitted by the print data creation system 20 (step S20). The inspection unit 302 reads the QR code (registered trademark) of each printed surface included in the print data, collates it with the checklist, and inspects it (step S21). If there is an abnormality as a result of the inspection (step S22; Yes), the inspection unit 302 outputs an alarm (step S24). If there is no abnormality (step S22; No), the printing unit 303 prints the print data. (Step S23). This completes the printing of the printed matter for the customer data registered earlier.

Next, it is determined whether or not there is customer data to be printed. If there is no addition to the customer data to be printed (step S8; No), the print data creation process is terminated. When there is an addition to the customer data to be printed (step S8; Yes), the user uploads the added customer data to the print data creation system 20. The customer data management unit 201 acquires additional customer data and registers the customer data in the storage unit 206 (step S9). At this time, the customer data management unit 201 refers to the attribute information master 207 and adds the value of the attribute information corresponding to the value of the print-related information included in the additional customer data to the additional customer data. Register in the storage unit 206. When adding the attribute information, if the value of the print-related information included in the added customer data is already registered in the attribute information master 207, it is not necessary to register the attribute information. When it is not necessary to register the attribute information (step S10; No), the layout setting unit 208 displays the layout setting screen 700 (step S12) in order to confirm the layout of the newly registered customer data. For example, the user confirms whether or not the name and address of the newly registered customer are cut off by operating the variable object of the name and address arranged on the layout setting screen 700 and displaying all the data. do. When there is no change in the layout setting (step S13; No), the processing from step S5 is executed for the additional customer data, print data is created, and printing is performed. When there is a change in the layout setting (step S13; Yes), the layout setting unit 208 registers the set layout information in the storage unit 206 (step S14). After that, based on the newly registered layout information, the print data creation unit 211 executes the process from step S5 for the additional customer data to create print data.

Further, when the attribute information is added to the additional customer data, if the value of the print-related information included in the additional customer data is not registered in the attribute information master 207, the attribute information corresponding to the value is used. Registration is required. When it is necessary to register the attribute information (step S10; Yes), the attribute information setting unit 202 displays the attribute information registration screen 500 and prompts the user to register the attribute information (FIG. 6B). The user newly sets the attribute information. The attribute information setting unit 202 registers the set attribute information in the attribute information master 207 (step S11). Next, in order to confirm the layout of the newly registered customer data and attribute information, the layout setting unit 208 displays the layout setting screen 700 (step S12). For example, the user confirms the print image of the name and address of the newly registered customer data, confirms the print image of the image data related to the newly registered attribute information, and adjusts the arrangement and size if necessary. If there is no layout change (step S13; No), the process proceeds to step S5.

When there is a layout change (step S13; Yes), the layout setting unit 208 registers the information of the set layout (step S14). After that, based on the newly registered layout information, the print data creation unit 211 executes the process from step S5 for the additional customer data, creates print data, and the print system 30 prints. ..

In a general print data creation system, the file path of image data must be specified when registering customer data, or when setting the layout of printed matter, the area for printing print information is surrounded by a frame and within that frame. In many cases, it is necessary to manually link the image data and text data to be printed one by one. In many cases, the wrong file path was set during these operations, or the association between the frame and the data to be printed in the frame was set incorrectly when setting the layout. Further, when customer data is added, it is necessary to set a file path of image data and to link image data to a frame each time, which requires complicated work. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the attribute information to be printed can be easily set by directly inputting the text data or selecting the file containing the image data on the attribute information registration screen 500. Can be done. Also, when registering new customer data, if the attribute information is already registered in the attribute information master, it is possible to automatically associate the appropriate attribute information with the new customer data, so register the customer data. There is no need to set attribute information each time.

Further, in a general print data creation system, when the layout is set, it is often not possible to display and confirm the data actually printed in the frame. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the image data, the text data, or the customer data registered as the attribute information can be confirmed on the layout setting screen 700 while being arbitrarily replaced. In addition, when a variable object is placed on the layout setting screen 700, a defect is inspected in advance when the text data corresponding to the variable object is printed, and for example, printing set to the text data registered as attribute information is printed. If there is something beyond the range, an alarm can be displayed during layout. This makes it possible to set the layout of the print information object while checking the actual print image, and it is possible to set the layout with high accuracy.

Further, in a general print data creation system, when an unnecessary printed matter is generated, the unnecessary printed matter is often excluded from the printed matter after printing, but according to the present embodiment, printing is performed. Since unnecessary print data can be deleted on the data preview screen 800, unnecessary printed matter can be reduced.
As described above, according to the print management system 1, even an inexperienced user of a company who needs to create and provide printed matter having different contents for each customer can print data for each customer with an error-free and easy-to-understand operation. Can be created.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a print management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The computer 900 is, for example, a PC (Personal Computer) or a server terminal device including a CPU 901, a main storage device 902, an auxiliary storage device 903, an input / output interface 904, and a communication interface 905. At least a part of each of the CRM system 10, the print data creation system 20, and the print system 30 described above is mounted on the computer 900. Each of the above-mentioned processes is stored in the auxiliary storage device 903 in the form of a program. The CPU 901 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 903, expands it to the main storage device 902, and executes the above processing according to the program. Further, the CPU 901 secures a storage area in the main storage device 902 according to the program. Further, the CPU 901 secures a storage area for storing the data being processed in the auxiliary storage device 903 according to the program.

In at least one embodiment, the auxiliary storage device 903 is an example of a non-temporary tangible medium. Other examples of non-temporary tangible media include magnetic disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, semiconductor memories, etc. connected via the input / output interface 904. Further, when this program is distributed to the computer 900 by a communication line, the distributed computer 900 may expand the program to the main storage device 902 and execute the above processing. Further, the program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions. Further, the program may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that realizes the above-mentioned function in combination with another program already stored in the auxiliary storage device 903.

In addition, it is possible to replace the components in the above-described embodiment with well-known components as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Further, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 ... Print management system 10 ... CRM system 20 ... Print data creation system 201 ... Customer data management unit 202 ... Attribute information setting unit 203 ... Image setting unit 204 ... Text setting Unit 205 ... Master management unit 206 ... Storage unit 207 ... Attribute information master 208 ... Layout setting unit 209 ... Fixed object setting unit 210 ... Variable object setting unit 211 ... Print data Creation unit 212 ... Deletion unit 213 ... QR code creation unit 214 ... Transmission unit 215 ... Display unit 30 ... Printing system 301 ... Print data acquisition unit 302 ... Inspection unit 303.・ ・ Printing unit 900 ・ ・ ・ Computer 901 ・ ・ ・ CPU
902 ... Main storage device 903 ... Auxiliary storage device 904 ... Input / output interface 905 ... Communication interface

According to one aspect of the present invention, the print data creation system includes a customer data management unit that acquires customer data including identification information of a customer who is a provider of printed matter and print-related information related to the content of the printed matter, and the above-mentioned customer data management unit. The attribute information setting unit that accepts the input of the attribute information corresponding to the print-related information and sets the value of the attribute information for each value of the print-related information, and the print-related information for each customer included in the customer data. It includes a print data creation unit that creates print data including the value of the attribute information according to the value, and a layout setting unit that sets the layout of the print data. The layout setting unit is information to be printed. Regarding print information, a layout setting screen is created in which a desired range can be set at a desired position on the print surface of the printed matter to print the print information, and a print information object corresponding to the print information can be arranged. Among the print information objects, the value of the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object is displayed in the attribute information object which is the print information object corresponding to the attribute information, and the value to be displayed in one of the attribute information objects. The value set in the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object shall be arbitrarily switched and displayed on the layout setting screen independently of the contents displayed in the other attribute information object. The position where the attribute information object is placed and the range can be changed in the state where the display is performed.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the layout setting unit in the print data creation system sets a desired range of print information, which is information to be printed, at a desired position on the print surface of the printed matter to print the print information. A layout setting screen that can be set and a print information object corresponding to the print information can be arranged is created, and among the print information objects, the attribute information object that is the print information object corresponding to the attribute information is set. When the value of the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object is displayed and a plurality of the attribute information objects corresponding to one print-related information are arranged on one print surface, a plurality of the attribute information objects are arranged on the layout setting screen. While displaying the values of the attribute information corresponding to each of the attribute information objects, the values to be displayed in the plurality of attribute information objects can be arbitrarily switched and displayed, and the attributes can be displayed in the displayed state. The position where the information object is placed and the range can be changed.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the print data creation system includes a layout setting unit for setting a print layout of a printed matter including different print contents for each customer in a unified layout, and the layout setting unit is a print target. For print information that is information, a layout setting screen that can set a desired range at a desired position on the print surface of the printed matter to print the print information and arrange a print information object corresponding to the print information is displayed. The print information for each customer is switched and displayed on the print information object created and arranged on the layout setting screen, and the print information to be displayed on one print information object is displayed on the other print information object. Independent of the displayed contents, the print information for each customer corresponding to the print information object can be arbitrarily switched and displayed on the layout setting screen, and the print is performed in the displayed state. The position where the information object is placed and the range can be changed.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the print data creation system acquires customer data including identification information of a customer to whom the printed matter is provided and print-related information related to the content of the printed matter, and the print-related information. The step of accepting the input of the attribute information corresponding to the above and setting the value of the attribute information for each value of the print-related information, and the attribute corresponding to the value of the print-related information for each customer included in the customer data. It has a step of creating print data including information values and a step of setting the layout of the print data. In the step of setting the layout, the print information which is the information to be printed is printed. A layout setting screen is created in which a desired range can be set at a desired position on the surface on which the print information is to be printed, and a print information object corresponding to the print information can be arranged. The value of the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object is displayed in the attribute information object which is the print information object corresponding to the attribute information, and the value displayed in one of the attribute information objects is the other attribute information. Independent of the content displayed on the object, the value set in the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object can be arbitrarily switched and displayed on the layout setting screen, and the display is performed. This is a print data creation method for changing the position where the attribute information object is placed and the range in the state.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the program comprises a step of acquiring customer data including identification information of a customer to whom a printed matter is provided and print-related information related to the contents of the printed matter to a computer, and the print-related information. The step of accepting the input of the attribute information corresponding to the above and setting the value of the attribute information for each value of the print-related information, and the attribute corresponding to the value of the print-related information for each customer included in the customer data. It has a step of creating print data including information values and a step of setting the layout of the print data. In the step of setting the layout, the print information which is the information to be printed is printed. A layout setting screen is created in which a desired range can be set at a desired position on the surface on which the print information is to be printed, and a print information object corresponding to the print information can be arranged. The value of the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object is displayed in the attribute information object which is the print information object corresponding to the attribute information, and the value displayed in one of the attribute information objects is the other attribute information. Independent of the content displayed on the object, the value set in the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object can be arbitrarily switched and displayed on the layout setting screen, and the display is performed. In the state, the process of changing the position where the attribute information object is placed and the range is executed.

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A customer data management unit that acquires customer data including identification information of a customer who is a provider of printed matter and print-related information related to the content of the printed matter, and a customer data management unit.
An attribute information setting unit that accepts input of attribute information corresponding to the print-related information and sets the value of the attribute information for each value of the print-related information.
A print data creation unit that creates print data including the value of the attribute information according to the value of the print-related information for each customer included in the customer data.
A layout setting unit for setting the layout of the print data is provided.
The layout setting unit can arrange a print information object corresponding to the print information at a desired position on the print surface of the printed matter to print the print information, which is information to be printed. A screen can be created, and among the print information objects, the value of the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object can be displayed on the attribute information object which is the print information object corresponding to the attribute information.
Print data creation system. The layout setting unit sets values for the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object independently of the contents displayed in the other print information objects for the value to be displayed in one attribute information object. Can be switched and displayed arbitrarily,
The print data creation system according to claim 1. When a plurality of the attribute information objects corresponding to one print-related information are arranged on one print surface, the layout setting unit displays the value of the attribute information corresponding to each of the plurality of the attribute information objects. While doing so, the values to be displayed on the plurality of attribute information objects can be arbitrarily switched and displayed.
The print data creation system according to claim 1. When the print information corresponding to the attribute information object is character data, the layout setting unit prints the character data corresponding to the attribute information object when the attribute information object is arranged on the layout setting screen. Inspect for defects when
The print data creation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The layout setting unit displays an alarm when the print information corresponding to the attribute information object is character data and the character data that cannot be displayed in the attribute information object exists in the character data. do,
The print data creation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. In the layout setting unit, when the print information corresponding to the attribute information object is character data and the character data overlaps with the information printed on the other print information object, the character data is present. Display an alarm,
The print data creation system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Equipped with a layout setting unit that sets the print layout of printed matter containing different print contents for each customer with a unified layout.
The layout setting unit can arrange a print information object corresponding to the print information at a desired position on the print surface of the printed matter to print the print information, which is information to be printed. A screen can be created, and the print information for each customer can be switched and displayed on the print information object arranged on the layout setting screen.
Print data creation system. The print data creation system
A step of acquiring customer data including identification information of a customer who is a provider of printed matter and print-related information related to the content of the printed matter, and
A step of accepting input of attribute information corresponding to the print-related information and setting a value of the attribute information for each value of the print-related information.
For each customer included in the customer data, a step of creating print data including the value of the attribute information according to the value of the print-related information, and
It has a step of setting the layout of the print data and
In the step of setting the layout, the print information object corresponding to the print information can be arranged at a desired position on the print surface of the printed matter to print the print information, which is the information to be printed. A layout setting screen is created, and among the print information objects, the value of the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object is displayed in the attribute information object which is the print information object corresponding to the attribute information.
How to create print data. On the computer
A step of acquiring customer data including identification information of a customer who is a provider of printed matter and print-related information related to the content of the printed matter, and
A step of accepting input of attribute information corresponding to the print-related information and setting a value of the attribute information for each value of the print-related information.
For each customer included in the customer data, a step of creating print data including the value of the attribute information according to the value of the print-related information, and
It has a step of setting the layout of the print data and
In the step of setting the layout, the print information object corresponding to the print information can be arranged at a desired position on the print surface of the printed matter to print the print information, which is the information to be printed. A process of creating a layout setting screen and displaying the value of the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information object in the attribute information object which is the print information object corresponding to the attribute information among the print information objects.
A program to execute.

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