JP3334220B2 - Montage image creation printing device, montage image printing device, montage image creation printing system, montage image creation printing method, montage image printing method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a montage image forming / printing apparatus, a montage image printing apparatus, and a montage which are mounted, for example, as a function of an electronic device and are used for an apparatus for electronically generating and printing a person montage image or the like. Picture
Image creation printing system and montage image creation printing method
Method and montage image printing method .

[0002]

In general, montage creation device, contour, hair style, eyes, nose, each part image of the mouth or the like, those each having a part memory for storing a plurality of types bitmap pattern, the individual parts image ( Below,
Arts pattern) is selectively called by key input operation and displayed synthetically on the display unit.
Creating an image . Then, the montage image synthesized and displayed on the display unit is output to a printer as necessary and printed on paper.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional montage creating and printing apparatus, when outputting and printing a previously created montage to a printer, the shading information of an arbitrary part in the montage, for example, a contour part ( There is no function for printing by adding supplementary information such as sunburn information to the face portion).

[0004] For this reason, the montage obtained by the conventional montage creation and printing is limited to the montage combined by selecting the shape and size of each part. There was a problem that it was not possible to express the degree of hair and hair.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
For example , depending on the degree of sunburn, the degree of gray hair, the degree of wrinkles, etc.
Image creation printing device , montage image printing device, and montage image creation that enable the created montage image to be printed and expressed in a customized printing form
Printing system, montage image creation printing method,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image printing method .

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following arrangement. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a montage image creating / printing apparatus that designates a montage image creating unit that creates a montage image by combining a plurality of part images, and an additional condition to be added to the montage image created by the montage image creating unit. a designation unit, in accordance with the print mode corresponding to the specified additional condition by the designation means, comprising a print control means for printing the montage image created by the montage image creating means, the additional condition
Is the degree of tan added to the montage image,
Is any of the conditions of the extent of the degree or wrinkles of white hair, before
The printing mode corresponding to the additional condition is the degree of the sunburn.
The corresponding print density, hairstyle data corresponding to the degree of gray hair
Of the print mode or wrinkles corresponding to the wrinkles
Note that the print mode is one of the print modes after processing.
Sign.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a montage image printing apparatus, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a montage image created by combining a plurality of part images and information indicating an additional condition added to the montage image; in accordance with the print mode corresponding to the information indicating the received additional condition by, comprising a print control means for printing the montage image, the additional condition, the montage image
Degree of sunburn, gray hair or wrinkles added to the image
Is any condition degrees, indicia corresponding to the additional condition
The printing mode is the printing density corresponding to the degree of the tan,
Mark after thinning processing of hairstyle data corresponding to degree of hairstyle
Either the printing mode or the printing mode after processing the wrinkles corresponding to the wrinkles
It is characterized by any of these printing modes.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a montage image printing apparatus combines a plurality of part images on an adhesive label tape.
In montage image printing apparatus for printing a montage image created Te Align, the Montaji a printing mode corresponding to the additional condition that is added to the montage image
Printing control means for printing a menu image on the label ,
The additional condition is a date added to the montage image.
Any degree of burn, gray hair or wrinkles
And the print mode corresponding to the additional condition is the date
Print density corresponding to the degree of burn, corresponding to the degree of gray hair
The print style or wrinkles after the thinning process of the hairstyle data
In any of the printing modes of the printing mode after processing of the corresponding wrinkles
There is a feature. A montage image creation and printing system according to claim 4, wherein the montage image creation and printing system includes a montage image creation device that creates a montage image and a montage image printing device that prints a montage image created by the montage image creation device. The montage image creation device includes a montage image creation unit that creates a montage image by combining a plurality of part images, a designation unit that designates an additional condition added to the montage image created by the montage image creation unit, A first interface unit for transmitting information indicating the additional condition designated by the designating unit and a montage image created by the montage image creating unit, wherein the montage image printing apparatus comprises: A second interface means for receiving a montage image created by the information and the montage image creating means for indicating the specified additional condition by means corresponding to the information indicating the additional condition received by the second interface means Printing means for printing the received montage image according to a printing mode , wherein the additional condition
Is the degree of tan added to the montage image,
Is any of the conditions of the extent of the degree or wrinkles of white hair, before
The printing mode corresponding to the additional condition is the degree of the sunburn.
The corresponding print density, hairstyle data corresponding to the degree of gray hair
Of the print mode or wrinkles corresponding to the wrinkles
Note that the print mode is one of the print modes after processing.
Sign.

[0009]

According to the present invention, a plurality of part images are combined.
Conditions added to the montage image created
Only to specify the
Print the created montage image according to the printing mode
Can be done. For this reason, a montage image of a tan face or a montage image of a gray hair face is printed .
It becomes possible .

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a connection state between a montage creating apparatus and a label printing apparatus in which the montage creating and printing apparatus of the present invention is implemented. Montage creation device 11
The label printing device 12 is connected to the label printing device 12 by a connection cord 13.

The montage creating apparatus 11 includes, for example, a plurality of types of contours, hairstyles,
Each part pattern of the eyes, nose, mouth, etc. is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 15 by operating the key input unit 14 and selectively synthesized.
When a face montage created and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 15 is instructed to be printed in the montage creating apparatus 11, the montage data is transmitted to the label via the connection code 13. The data is transferred to the printing device 12 and written in a printing memory built therein.

The label printing device 12 includes a key input unit 1
In the liquid crystal display unit 17, arbitrary character string information such as title information, heading information or document information obtained by combining various character data by the operation of 6 is printed and printed on an adhesive tape type label 18. This label printing device 1
In step 2, in addition to the character string information creation printing process, a printing process for the label 18 of the montage data transferred from the montage creating device 11 is performed. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the montage creating apparatus and the label printing apparatus.

In the montage creating apparatus 11, the CP
U19 is based on a key operation signal from the key input unit 14,
The operation of each part of the circuit is controlled based on a montage creation program stored in advance in the OM 20 or an additional printing program of supplementary information (tanning data, white hair data, etc.). 15 and the ROM 20, a power supply 21, a RAM 22, and an interface 23 are connected.

The "key portrait" key 14 operated when setting the montage creation mode is provided on the key input unit 14.
a, a "setting" key 14b, an "A" key 14c operated when storing the created montage (portrait),
Alphabet key groups such as a "Y" key 14d and an "N" key 14e; an "additional data" key 14f operated to add supplementary information such as tanning data or gray hair data to a previously created montage; A cursor key 1 operated when selecting data such as selection of each part pattern or selection of the above-mentioned additional information at the time of creation.
4g to 14j, and a "return" key 14k operated when determining data.

On the other hand, in the ROM 20, in addition to a montage creation program and an additional printing program of supplementary information (tanning data, gray hair data, etc.), various parts (contour, hairstyle, eyes, nose) constituting a face for montage creation are stored. , Mouth, etc.)
Each part pattern is stored in advance as a plurality of types of bitmap patterns, and the item data of the supplementary information and message data urging the user to perform a key input operation in accordance with the item selection and the printing process are stored.

The RAM 22 stores montage (portrait) data synthesized by a combination of part patterns selectively read from the ROM 20 in response to the operation of the key input unit 14 in the montage creation mode. , For example, are stored with numbers indicating the respective part patterns.

The interface 23 operates as a data input / output unit to and from the label printing device 12. The montage data created in advance in the montage creating device 11 is converted into bitmap data according to a user's printing instruction. As this interface 23
Is output to the label printing device 12.

In the label printing apparatus 12, the CPU 24
Is a data creation program or print processing program stored in the ROM 26 in advance based on a key operation signal from the key input unit 16 or a print request signal input from the montage creating apparatus 11 via the interface 25 and the montage data. The CPU 24 controls the operation of each part of the circuit in accordance with the above. The CPU 24 includes a power source 27, a RAM 28, and a drive motor control unit 29 in addition to the key input unit 16, the liquid crystal display unit 17, the interface 25, and the ROM 26. The drive motor 30 is connected to the thermal head 32 via a head control unit 31.

The key input unit 26 includes various character / symbol input keys such as English characters, kana characters, and symbols for creating arbitrary character string information such as title information, heading information, and document information. Various function keys such as a selection key and a print execution key are provided.

The RAM 28 stores label print character string data created in response to the operation of the key input unit 16, as well as montage data transferred from the montage creating apparatus 11, and is used as print target data. It is processed.

The head control unit 31 sequentially transfers the print data read from the RAM 28 to the thermal head 32 for one time.
The print line is transferred line by line, and the thermal transfer printing process by the thermal head 32 is controlled. At this time, the operation of feeding out the label 18 serving as the print-receiving medium is performed by the drive motor 30, and the rotation operation of the drive motor 30 The print data is controlled by the CPU 24 via the drive motor control unit 29 in synchronization with the transfer control of the print data in the head control unit 31.

In the label printing apparatus 12, when a character string data created by the key input operation is printed as a label, the character string to be printed is displayed and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17, and the montage is displayed. When label printing the montage data transferred from the creating device 11, the message data “printing” stored in advance in the print processing program of the ROM 26 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17. Next, a montage creating and printing operation performed by the montage creating apparatus and the label printing apparatus having the above configurations will be described. First, when the "portrait" key 14a is operated in the montage creating apparatus 11, the CPU 19 is set to the montage creating mode.

Then, the liquid crystal display unit 15 has the ROM 20
Parts (contour, hairstyle,
Of the patterns (eye, nose, mouth, etc.), the first type of pattern is read out for each part and synthesized and displayed as an initial montage.

Here, the cursor keys (←,
→) Each part is designated by 14i and 14j, and up and down cursor keys (↑, ↓) 14g, 14h
By selecting the type of each of the above specified parts,
A montage (portrait) desired by the user is created and displayed.

When the user operates the "SET" key 14b while the desired montage is created and displayed,
The number of each part pattern constituting the current display montage is written and registered in the RAM 22 as montage data. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the supplementary information setting print processing when the montage data is printed by the montage creating apparatus and the label printing apparatus. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a key operation display state of the montage creating apparatus associated with the additional information setting print processing in the montage creating apparatus and the label printing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display state on the montage creating apparatus side, a display state on the label printing apparatus side, and a label printing state of the montage creating apparatus and the label printing apparatus when printing montage data.

That is, when a montage (portrait) desired by the user is created and displayed and registered in the montage creating apparatus 11, the user operates the "additional data" key 14f to print a label of the montage data. As shown in FIG. 4A, the condition item data "not added", "Suntan", "Sunburn", "white hair", and "total white hair" of the additional information stored in the ROM 20 in advance are read and displayed together with the montage.

Here, the cursor key (↓) is used to express and print a strongly tanned state in the montage.
When the user selects the condition by operating the "Return" key 14k at the item position of "Sunburn" by operating "14b" to determine "Sunburn" as supplementary information, the selected condition is selected as shown in FIG. “Sunburn” is displayed in an enlarged manner, and a message prompting the user to confirm the selection condition, “Is this condition acceptable? (Y or N) Press any key” is displayed (steps S1 and S1).
2).

When the "Y" key 14d is operated to permit the selection condition "sunburn", an additional information flag indicating the "sunburn" is added to the montage data registered in the RAM 22 and , FIG.
As shown in (C), a message prompting the user whether it is necessary to add another condition is displayed. "Do you want to add another condition? (Y or N) Press any key." .

Here, if the user operates the "N" key 14e assuming that only the "sunburn" is necessary as the supplementary information required for printing the montage label, as shown in FIG. Do you want (Y
orN) Press any key. Is displayed (step S3).

Here, the "Y" key 14d or the "return" key 14 is instructed to execute the montage printing.
When k is operated, as shown in FIG. 5A, the liquid crystal display unit 15 displays the supplementary information “sunburn” together with the print montage data created in advance.

Then, in the montage creating apparatus 11, each part pattern constituting the montage is stored in the ROM 2 in accordance with the montage data registered with the supplementary information “sunburn” added to the RAM 22.
0 and are synthesized, and are transferred from the interface 23 to the label printing apparatus 12 side together with the print request as a bitmap montage pattern.

In this case, to the print request from the montage creating device 11, a control code for printing the inside of the contour area in the montage pattern with a high-density halftone is added according to the supplementary information "sunburn". .

When the montage pattern to be printed is input from the montage creating device 11 through the interface 25 of the label printing device 12, the montage pattern is once written in the RAM 28,
U24, and is sequentially sent to the thermal head 32 one print line at a time via the head control unit 31 so that the label 18
And the amount of feeding of the label 18 by the drive motor 30 is controlled via the drive motor control unit 29.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), a montage pattern print message “printing” is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17 of the label printing device 12.
As shown in (C), a montage pattern is printed on the label 18 with the print density in the contour pattern area being set to a high-density intermediate gradation in accordance with the control code indicating the additional information "sunburn" to express a strong sunburn. (Steps S3 → S4). Here, in FIG. 5C, the tan state is indicated by hatching, but in actuality, the print gradation is controlled, and the strong tan state is expressed in dark gray.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a condition selection display state and a label printing state when "white hair masquerade" is selected as supplementary information when montage data is printed by the montage creating apparatus and the label printing apparatus.

That is, in the montage creating apparatus 11, a montage as shown in FIG. 6A is created and registered, and through a process similar to the key operation procedure shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. When “white hair mix” is selected and determined as information, the montage creating device 11
A control code for randomly thinning out and printing dot patterns in the hairstyle area in the montage pattern is added to the print request of the montage pattern transferred from the printer to the label printing device 12 in accordance with the supplementary information “white hair mixing”. (Steps S1 to S3).

Then, in the label printing device 12, the CPU 24 controls the head control unit 31 and the drive motor control unit 29 based on the montage pattern input via the interface 25 and the print request.
As shown in (B), a montage pattern expressing a gray hair styling without a part of the dot pattern in the hairstyle area is printed on the label 18 in accordance with the control code indicating the supplementary information “white hair styling”. (Steps S3 → S4).

Therefore, according to the montage creating apparatus and the label printing apparatus having the above configuration, when printing the montage created and displayed by the montage creating apparatus 11 in advance, additional information such as tan and gray hair is added by operating the key input unit 14. Then, a control code for adjusting the print density and thinning out the print dots in accordance with the supplementary information is added to the print request transferred to the label printing device 12 via the connection code 13 together with the montage pattern, and the label is added. In the printing device 12, in the montage pattern input from the montage creating device 11, for example, the print density in the pattern of the contour pattern or the hairstyle pattern is adjusted according to the control code, and the montage of the tan face or the montage of the gray hair face is labeled 18. Will be printed on

Thus, the montage creating apparatus 1
The montage created and registered in 1 is not limited to the montage combined by selecting the shape and size of each part pattern.
By printing the desired supplementary information, it is possible to express up to the degree of skin color and the degree of hair darkness in printing by printing.

In the above embodiment, the additional information added to the previously created montage is not limited to the degree of sunburn or gray hair, but may be the degree of wrinkles. Further, the montage creating device and the printing device thereof in the above embodiment may be configured as an integrated device.

[0042]

According to the montage image creating and printing apparatus of the first aspect, when a montage image is created by combining a plurality of part images and an additional condition to be added to the created montage image is designated, the designation is made. Print mode (corresponding to the degree of sunburn)
Between print density and hairstyle data corresponding to the degree of gray hair
After the processing of the wrinkle corresponding to the print mode or the wrinkle after the pulling process
In one of the printing modes of the printing mode, the generated montage image is printed, so that a montage image of a tan face, a montage image of a gray hair face, a montage image of a wrinkled face, and the like can be arbitrarily created and printed. become.

[0043] According to the montage image printing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when receiving the information indicating the additional condition that is added with the montage image created by combining a plurality of parts images in this montage image was the received print mode corresponding to the information indicating the additional condition (the degree of sunburn
The corresponding print density, hairstyle data corresponding to the degree of gray hair
Of the print mode or wrinkles corresponding to the wrinkles
The montage image is printed in any one of the printing modes after processing), so that a montage image of a tan face, a montage image of a gray hair face, a montage image of a wrinkled face, and the like are printed by receiving data from an external device. become able to.

According to the montage image printing apparatus of the third aspect, a montage image created by combining a plurality of part images is printed in a printing mode ( corresponding to the degree of tanning) corresponding to the additional condition added to the montage image. I
Data of the hairstyle corresponding to the print density and the degree of gray hair
After the processing of the wrinkles corresponding to the print mode or the wrinkles after the thinning processing
Label of any print mode of the print mode), since it is printed on the self-adhesive label tape montage image montage image and gray hair facial tanning face montage image or the like of wrinkles face by the data received from the external device Be able to print as tape. According to the montage image creating and printing system of the fourth aspect , in the montage image creating apparatus, a montage image is created by combining a plurality of part images, and an additional condition to be added to the created montage image is specified. When the information indicating the specified additional condition and the created montage image are transmitted, the montage image printing apparatus receives the information indicating the specified additional condition and the created montage image. Print mode corresponding to the information indicating the added additional condition (for the degree of sunburn,
Print density and hairstyle data corresponding to the degree of gray hair
Of the print mode or wrinkles corresponding to the wrinkles after the thinning process
The montage image is printed in any one of the post-processing printing modes), so that a montage image of a tan face, a montage image of a gray hair face, a montage image of a wrinkled face, or the like is arbitrarily created by a montage image creating apparatus. , And can be printed by a montage image printing apparatus. Therefore,
For example, the created montage image can be printed and expressed in a printing form corresponding to the degree of sunburn, the degree of gray hair, the degree of wrinkles, and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view illustrating a connection state between a montage creating apparatus and a label printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the montage creating and printing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the montage creating device and a label printing device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a supplementary information setting printing process when printing montage data by the montage creating device and the label printing device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a key operation display state of the montage creating apparatus associated with additional information setting printing processing in the montage creating apparatus and the label printing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display state on the montage creating apparatus side, a display state on the label printing apparatus side, and a label printing state of the montage creating apparatus and the label printing apparatus when printing montage data.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a condition selection display state and a label printing state when “white hair masquerade” is selected as supplementary information when montage data is printed by the montage creating apparatus and the label printing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

11: Montage making device, 12: Label printing device,
13 ... connection code, 14 ... monitor creation side key input section, 14a ... "portrait" key, 14b ... "setting" key, 1
4c ... "A" key, 14d ... "Y" key, 14e ...
"N" key, 14f ... "additional data" key, 14g ... up cursor key (↑), 14h ... down cursor key (↓),
14i Left cursor key (←), 14j Right cursor key (→), 14k “Return” key, 15 Montage creation side liquid crystal display section, 16 Label print side key input section, 17 Label display side liquid crystal display Part, 18 ... label, 1
9: Montage creation CPU, 20: Montage creation ROM, 21: Montage creation power, 22: Montage creation RAM, 23: Montage creation interface, 24: Label printing CPU, 25: Label printing side interface, 26 … RO on the label printing side
M, 27: power supply on label printing side, 28: RA on label printing side
M, 29: drive motor control unit, 30: drive motor, 31
... head control unit, 32 ... thermal head.

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Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. A montage image creating means for creating a montage image by combining a plurality of part images, a designating means for designating an additional condition added to the montage image created by the montage image creating means, and a designating means Print control means for printing the montage image created by the montage image creation means according to a print mode corresponding to the additional condition specified by
Comprising a, the additional condition, date added to the montage image
Any degree of burn, gray hair or wrinkles
And the printing mode corresponding to the additional condition is the degree of sunburn.
The print density corresponding to the
Wrinkles corresponding to the print mode or wrinkles after data thinning processing
A montage image creation printing apparatus, which is any one of the printing modes after the processing of (1) . 2. A receiving means for receiving a montage image created by combining a plurality of part images and information indicating an additional condition added to the montage image; and information indicating the additional condition received by the receiving means. Print control means for printing the montage image in accordance with a print mode corresponding to the above , wherein the additional condition is a date added to the montage image.
Any degree of burn, gray hair or wrinkles
And the printing mode corresponding to the additional condition is the degree of sunburn.
The print density corresponding to the
Wrinkles corresponding to the print mode or wrinkles after data thinning processing
A montage image printing apparatus, wherein the printing mode is any one of the printing modes after the processing . 3. A plurality of part images are provided on an adhesive label tape.
In montage image printing apparatus for printing a montage image created by combining image, to print the montage image on the label <br/> print mode corresponding to the additional condition that is added to the montage image
The print mode corresponding to the additional condition is provided for the degree of sunburn.
Print density and hairstyle data corresponding to the degree of gray hair
Of the print mode or wrinkles corresponding to the wrinkles after the thinning process
A montage image printing apparatus, wherein the printing mode is any one of printing modes after processing. 4. A montage image creating and printing system comprising a montage image creating device for creating a montage image and a montage image printing device for printing a montage image created by the montage image creating device, wherein the montage image creating device comprises: A montage image creating means for creating a montage image by combining a plurality of part images; a designating means for designating additional conditions added to the montage image created by the montage image creating means; and an addition designated by the designating means A first interface unit for transmitting information indicating a condition and a montage image created by the montage image creating unit, wherein the montage image printing apparatus indicates an additional condition designated by the designating unit. A second interface means for receiving a montage image created by the information and the montage image creating device, in accordance with the print mode corresponding to the information indicating the additional condition received by the second interface means, montage images thus received you and a printing means for printing
The addition condition is a date added to the montage image.
Any degree of burn, gray hair or wrinkles
And the printing mode corresponding to the additional condition is the degree of sunburn.
The print density corresponding to the
Wrinkles corresponding to the print mode or wrinkles after data thinning processing
A montage image creation printing system, which is any one of the printing modes after the processing . 5. A montage image creating step of creating a montage image by combining a plurality of part images; a designation step of designating an additional condition to be added to the montage image created by the montage image creation step; And a print control step of printing the montage image created by the montage image creation step in accordance with a print mode corresponding to the addition condition specified by ( 1), wherein the addition condition is added to the montage image. Day
Any degree of burn, gray hair or wrinkles
And the printing mode corresponding to the additional condition is the degree of sunburn.
The print density corresponding to the
Wrinkles corresponding to the print mode or wrinkles after data thinning processing
Wherein the print mode is any one of the print modes after the processing of (1) . 6. A receiving step of receiving a montage image created by combining a plurality of part images and information indicating an additional condition added to the montage image, and information indicating the additional condition received by the receiving step. And a print control step of printing the montage image in accordance with a printing mode corresponding to the above , wherein the additional condition is a date added to the montage image.
Any degree of burn, gray hair or wrinkles
And the printing mode corresponding to the additional condition is the degree of sunburn.
The print density corresponding to the
Wrinkles corresponding to the print mode or wrinkles after data thinning processing
A montage image printing method, wherein the montage image printing method is any one of the printing modes after the processing of (1) . 7. A plurality of parts images on an adhesive label tape.
In montage image printing method for printing a montage image created by combining image, to print the montage image on the label <br/> print mode corresponding to the additional condition that is added to the montage image
It includes a print control step that, print mode corresponding to the additional condition, versus the degree of sunburn
Print density and hairstyle data corresponding to the degree of gray hair
Of the print mode or wrinkles corresponding to the wrinkles after the thinning process
A montage image printing method, wherein the printing method is any one of the printing modes after the processing . 8. A montage image creating and printing method used in a montage image creating and printing system including a montage image creating device for creating a montage image and a montage image printing device for printing a montage image created by the montage image creating device. In the montage image creating apparatus, a montage image creating step of creating a montage image by combining a plurality of part images, and a designation for specifying an additional condition to be added to the montage image created by the montage image creating step And a transmission step of transmitting information indicating the additional condition designated by the designation step and the montage image created by the montage image creation step. Printing The location, a receiving step of receiving a montage image created by the information indicating the specified additional condition the montage image creating step by said designation step, corresponding to information indicating the additional condition received by the receiving step A printing step of printing the received montage image , wherein the additional condition is a date added to the montage image.
Any degree of burn, gray hair or wrinkles
And the printing mode corresponding to the additional condition is the degree of sunburn.
The print density corresponding to the
Wrinkles corresponding to the print mode or wrinkles after data thinning processing
Wherein the print mode is any one of the print modes after the processing of (1) .