JP2887592B2 - Printed matter issuing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertical box housing printed matter issuing apparatus for issuing a printed matter containing a name by a customer's own selection operation for a fee.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a user may want a name sticker to be attached to a printed matter with a name, for example, a bag. In such a case, conventionally, there has been a method of ordering the printed matter from a specific store. In this case, at the counter of the shop, an order is made by specifying the name, its size, the seal type, etc., and the shop receives the order, makes an order for printing at a dedicated printing shop, and prints the printed matter. Will be handed to the customer at the stage of delivery.

[0003]

As described above, the delivery of printed matter when ordering at a store usually takes about one to two weeks, and there is no immediate dwelling. There was also a problem that the finished condition could not be confirmed at the time of ordering. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to immediately obtain a printed matter on which a desired name is printed, and to check the finished condition in advance.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vertical box housing printed matter issuing apparatus for issuing printed matter including a name by a customer's own selection operation at a fee, and provides various guidance and various kinds of information to a customer to be charged. A display screen section for displaying a menu, a selection operation section that can be selected and operated by a customer,
Is provided on a front portion of the vertical box housing, and a print issuing unit that prints and issues the printed material inside the vertical box housing is displayed on the display screen. By performing a desired selection operation for name input via the selection operation unit according to the name input guidance and a character selection menu for name input,
A name input unit for selecting and inputting a name of a desired person, and performing the desired selection operation via the selection operation unit according to the character type guidance and the character type selection menu displayed on the display screen, thereby printing the name. Character type selecting means for selecting a character type to be used, and an image creating means for creating a printed image including a name image when the person's name input by the name input means is printed with the character type selected by the character type selecting means Sample display means for displaying the print image created by the image creation means on the display screen as a print sample, and after the name sample is displayed on the display screen, the print execution instruction is When performed via the operation unit, a printed matter of the same image as the printed matter image created by the image creating means is created. A plurality repeatedly print control means for printing at the serial printing issuing unit, characterized by comprising a.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a seal making device. A control unit 1 includes a CPU and controls the entire device. The CRT device 2 displays guidance, kana, kanji, and the like. The input unit 3 is operated by a customer or a store clerk while looking at the screen of the CRT device 2 to select a name, a title of a notebook, and the like. The printer 4 is a page printer such as an LCS or a laser, and prints on a seal sheet 6 set on an APF (auto paper feed) 4a and sends it to a receiving table 4b. The front door 5 can be opened and closed and is opened at the time of inspection or the like.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the input unit 3. The first button 31 is operated at the beginning of creating a seal, and the up, down, left, and right cursor buttons 32 are operated to move the cursor on the screen to a desired position. The selection button 33 is used to select a character or item at which the cursor is positioned, and the enter button 34 is operated to determine if the selected character or item is acceptable. You.

[0007] The front button 36 and the back button 37 are
The display screen of the T device 2 is used to search for a desired kanji by turning pages and searching for a desired kanji because the kanji is displayed in a page-like image in the case of opening a dictionary in the case of kanji. The button 37 displays the next page.

Each button of the input unit 3 is indicated by a symbol or a hiragana so that a child can handle it. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a seal making device, and components corresponding to FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. The control unit 1 including a CPU and the like performs control based on various control programs in the ROM 10. The character pattern memory 11 has kana and kanji vector font data and dot font data, and the control unit 1 obtains a character pattern corresponding to the character code in the dictionary memo from the character pattern memory 11 and outputs a CR.
It is displayed on the T device 2. When a kanji is selected, the kanji is displayed on a page basis. In order to create an atmosphere in which the kanji is searched by turning the dictionary, the control unit 1 superimposes the kanji on the book shape image (FIG. 6A) in the book shape memory 13. In addition, it is displayed on the CRT device 2 (FIG. 6B).

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the display screen explanatory diagram of FIG. 4 and the flowchart of FIG. First, when the apparatus is turned on, the processing of the steps in the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is performed.

First, an initial display S ₁ is performed as shown in FIG. 4A, and S ₂ and S _{3 in} which the customer or the store staff first presses the button 31 and a paper type selection display S ₄ is performed as shown in FIG. 4B. is but, S _2, S ₃ when the button other than the beginning button 31 is pressed, the initial display S ₁ is carried out subsequently. S _5, S ₆ pressing the S _5, S _7, the determination button 34 by pressing the cursor button 32 to select the type of sealed paper 6 tastes while looking at the screen of FIG. 4B. In this embodiment, six types of seal papers 6 are determined, and an example of the A type is shown in FIG.

[0011] paper selection is determined, the selection display S ₈ in the form of a character is performed as in Figure 4B. In this case, the paper type selection display is actually turned off, and the character shape is selected and displayed on the entire screen. Hiragana and Kanji various shapes such as shown FIG. 5 is displayed, S ₉ to press the S _9, S _11, determination button 34 to select a the desired shape by pressing the cursor button 32,
S _10.

[0012] form of the character is determined, Kanji Kana selection display S ₁₂ is performed as shown in FIG. 4C, S ₁₃ to press the S _13, S _15, determination button 34 to select either by pressing the cursor button 32, S _14. Next, it is determined which one is determined S ₁₆
Is performed, and in the case of kana, input display of the name of kana S ₁₇
Is performed as shown in FIG. 4D. Here, if you select "Rika Hayami", press the cursor button 32 because it is in the place of the block cursor is "Oh""is" in accordance with the S _18, S
₂₀ , when the select button 33 is pressed, S ₁₈ , S ₁₉ , and “ha” are selected, and “ha” is entered in the name field at the top of the display screen.
₂₁ . Similarly selected one after another and _{S 22, S 23, S 19} , S 20,
S _18, between the sex and name select spaces combined block cursor to no character space, press ENTER 34 all selected end S _22, S ₂₃ and print sample display 33 as shown in FIG. 4E Is performed. It should be noted that if the cursor button 32 in the downward direction is kept pressed, scrolling will appear in katakana.

In the case of a kanji, a kanji name input display S ₂₄
Is performed as shown in FIG. 4F. The display of kanji is displayed as if a dictionary was opened, as shown in detail in FIG. 6B. Reading and kanji are arranged in order, so even if the character is kanji and the name is hiragana, it is easy to read from this dictionary Can be selected. Note that the contents displayed on one screen are treated as one page in this embodiment. For example, when the remaining button 37 is pressed, the whole screen is switched to display the next page, and when the button is kept pressed, the page is switched at a high speed.

[0014] If you choose the "quick reference Rika" here, S ₂₅ press and hold the Mazuato button _{37, S 26, S 30,} S 32,
When a page with "early" is displayed, press cursor button 3
Press 2 to move the cursor to S ₂₅ , S ₃₁ , select button 3
Press S3 to select S ₂₅ and S _26, and S ₂₇ with one character “Haya” in the name field. S _28, S ₂₉ and print sample display S ₃₃ shown in FIG. 4G pressing the decision button 34 end all selected in the same manner is performed.

In both the case of the kana and the case of the kanji, the sticker sheet 6 is selectively set on the APF 4a and the print button 3 is set.
5 Press the S _34, S _36, S ₃₆ to print by the printer 4 is performed.

FIG. 9 shows an example of printing on an F-type sticker sheet 6. In the F type, the selected character is printed in the lower part, and in the upper part, predetermined characters set in advance for the F type are printed. It should be noted that the usage fee (this seal making device is very simple and can be made at a low cost, so it is paid at about several hundred yen), after the printing is finished, it is handed over to the store staff or a charging device is provided ( CR of FIG.
A space is provided on the right side of the T device 2, and the coin slot can be provided at this position.)

In the case where a billing device is provided, since there is no person in charge at this stage, in order to eliminate the anxiety of the customer and to allow the customer to freely fiddle, it is further confirmed how the printing is performed. In order to enable this, it is preferable that the operation can be performed free of charge up to the stage of FIG. 4E or G, and printing is started by inserting a coin before or after pressing the print button 35.

As for the sticker paper 6, it is preferable to keep all types of sticker paper in a sticker paper storage box, or to store them using the space of the sticker creating apparatus. When the type of the seal paper 6 is set to one type, a large amount can be set in the APF 4a in advance. In this case, the selection of the paper type as shown in FIG. 4B is eliminated.

[0019]

According to the present invention, a printed matter including a name in a character type desired by a customer is automatically created simply by sequentially performing operations in accordance with various guidances and menus, and a plurality of the created printed matter is automatically created. Since the book is repeatedly printed and issued, the customer can obtain a plurality of desired printed materials at the same time. In addition, in producing a printed matter including the name, the printed matter including the name is displayed on the display screen as a sample prior to the actual printing issuance, and the printed matter including the name is desired. Can be confirmed in advance, and it is possible to instruct print issuance only in the case of an image of a desired printed matter.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of an input unit.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a character shape;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a book shape image;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a sticker sheet.

FIG. 9 illustrates a print example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control part 2 CRT 3 Input part 4 Printer

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-58-19976 (JP, A) JP-A-61-175722 (JP, A) JP-A-61-175723 (JP, A) JP-A-61-175723 160269 (JP, A) JP-A-57-159337 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B41J 5/30 G06F 3/12 G09F 3/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A printed matter issuing device having a vertical box housing for issuing a printed matter including a name by a customer's own selection operation for a fee, a display screen section for displaying various kinds of guidance and various menus for a customer to be charged. And a selection operation unit that can be selected and operated by a customer, provided on a front portion of the vertical box housing, and a print issuing unit that prints and issues the printed material inside the vertical box housing. By performing a desired selection operation for name input through the selection operation unit according to the name input guidance and the character selection menu for name input displayed on the display screen, A name input unit for selecting and inputting a name; and a character type guidance displayed on the display screen and a character type selection menu, via the selection operation unit. A character type selecting means for selecting a character type when printing the name by performing a desired selection operation, and a name of a person input by the name input means printed by the character type selected by the character type selecting means Image creation means for creating a printed matter image including the name image of the above, sample display means for displaying the printed matter image created by the image creation means as a print sample on the display screen, and a name sample displayed on the display screen After that, when a print execution instruction is given via the selection operation unit,
A print control unit for causing the print issuing unit to repeatedly print a plurality of prints of the same image as the print image created by the image creation unit. 2. A printed matter issuing device having a vertical box housing for issuing a printed matter including a name by a customer's own selection operation for a fee, a display screen section for displaying various guidance and various menus for a customer to be charged. And a selection operation unit that can be selected and operated by a customer, provided on a front portion of the vertical box housing, and a print issuing unit that prints and issues the printed material inside the vertical box housing. When a name input guidance is displayed on the display screen and a character selection menu in which a plurality of characters are arranged in a matrix is displayed, a desired character is sequentially selected in the character selection menu via the selection operation unit. By performing a selection operation, name input means for inputting a character string of a desired person's name, character type guidance is displayed on the display screen, and a character type When the character type selection menu in which the characters are arranged is displayed, the character type for printing the name is selected by sequentially selecting the desired character type through the selection operation section in the character type selection menu. Character type selecting means, an image creating means for creating a printed image including a name image when a person's name input by the name input means is printed with the character type selected by the character type selecting means, and this image creating means Sample display means for displaying the print image created in the above as a print sample on the display screen, and guidance after the name sample is displayed on the display screen, whether or not to execute printing displayed on the display screen When the operation for instructing print execution is performed via the selection operation unit according to Printed matter issuing apparatus Surimono the print image and the same image, characterized by comprising a plurality sheets repeatedly print control means for printing at the printing issuing unit.