JP4289212B2 - Image print sales apparatus, image print sales system and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an image print sales apparatus, an image print sales system, and a program for printing and selling image data supplied from an electronic apparatus with a photographing device such as a digital camera or a camera-equipped mobile phone.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been known an image printing and selling apparatus that is arranged on a street corner or in a building, can read and edit image data from a recording medium, and print an image for a fee. With such an image printing and sales apparatus, it is possible to easily print a photograph of image data taken by an electronic device such as a digital camera or a mobile phone.

  As shown in Patent Document 1, the image printing and selling apparatus performs a printing operation by performing a predetermined operation such as inserting a recording medium into a predetermined insertion slot or inserting a predetermined amount of money. Recently, an image printing and selling apparatus can read image data from a plurality of types of recording media, and a user inserts a recording medium into an insertion slot corresponding to the type of the recording medium so that an image can be read from the recording medium. The image data can be transferred to the print sales apparatus.

It is also possible to transfer image data by connecting an electronic device such as a digital camera or a camera-equipped mobile phone to an image print sales apparatus via a data communication cable or using a communication line or wireless communication. Yes.
JP-A-2-197996

  The operation procedure for connecting the electronic device to the image printing and sales apparatus and the available recording medium vary depending on the model of the electronic device, and the user needs to perform an operation according to the electronic device. However, conventionally, there has been a problem that the user performs an erroneous operation without knowing the operation procedure according to the model.

  An object of the present invention is to prevent an erroneous operation in an image print sales apparatus.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1
An image printing and sales apparatus that acquires image data from an electronic device with a photographing apparatus, prints and sells an image based on the acquired image data,
Information reading means for reading identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device displayed on the display screen of the electronic device;
Control means for displaying an operation procedure corresponding to the electronic device on the display screen of the display means based on the read identification information;
It is characterized by having.

The invention described in claim 7
An image in which an electronic device with a photographing device, an image print sales device that prints and sells an image based on image data transmitted from the electronic device, and an application generation server that generates an application program are connected via a communication network A print sales system,
The image printing sales apparatus
Information reading means for reading information including identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device displayed on the display screen of the electronic device with the photographing device, a storage destination of the image data to be printed, and a file name;
Transmitting means for transmitting the read information to the application generation server;
With
The application generation server
Based on the information transmitted from the image printing and selling apparatus, the image data file to be printed in the electronic device that can be activated by the electronic apparatus is read from the storage destination and transmitted to the image printing and selling apparatus. An application program for transmitting to the electronic device,
The electronic device is characterized in that the application program transmitted from the application generation server is started, the image data file to be printed is read from the storage destination and transmitted to the image print sales apparatus.

The invention according to claim 8 provides:
A computer for controlling an image printing and selling apparatus that acquires image data from an electronic device with a photographing apparatus, prints and sells an image based on the acquired image data,
A function of reading identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device displayed on the display screen of the electronic device with the photographing device;
A function of displaying an operation procedure corresponding to the electronic device on the display screen of the display unit based on the read identification information;
It is characterized by being a program for realizing.

  According to the image printing and selling apparatus of the first and eighth aspects of the invention, the identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device displayed on the display screen of the electronic device with the photographing device is read and read. Based on the identification information, an operation procedure corresponding to the electronic device is displayed on the display screen of the display means. Therefore, since the operation procedure corresponding to the electronic device is displayed on the display means, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation when using the image print sales apparatus.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when an operation according to the operation procedure displayed on the display screen is performed, image data captured by the electronic device is acquired, and an image based on the acquired image data is acquired. Therefore, the user can easily print the image data captured by the electronic device by operating according to the operation procedure corresponding to the electronic device displayed on the display screen. .

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device can be easily obtained from the additional information of the image data file photographed by the electronic device.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to perform an operation for designating the file name of the image data to be printed and the number of prints on the image print sales apparatus side, and the operation procedure can be simplified.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, since payment information based on the received money and the print fee is transmitted to the electronic device by e-mail, it is not necessary to issue a receipt, and resources can be saved. Become.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to provide the image printing / sale apparatus with money transfer means, the apparatus cost of the image printing / sales apparatus can be reduced, and the user inserts a coin or the like. It becomes possible to save the trouble of operation.

  According to the invention described in claim 7, the electronic device activates the application program created by the application generation server on the electronic device, and automatically reads out the image data file to be printed from the storage destination. Since the data is transmitted to the image print sales apparatus, the user can perform printing with little operation of the electronic device or the image print sales apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration will be described.
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention and the appearance of a print vendor 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the print vendor 1 includes a display screen 121, a cable insertion slot 141, a bill insertion slot 151, a return lever 152, a coin insertion slot 153, a change return slot 154, a photo receiving slot 161, and a receipt output slot 162. In addition, a recording medium insertion port 181 and a barcode reading unit 1A are provided.

  The print vendor 1 is installed in a place where the user can easily use, for example, a photo shop, a convenience store, a street corner, etc., and an electronic device 2 equipped with a photographing device such as a digital camera, a mobile phone with a camera, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants). The specified image is specified from the image data transferred from the communication cable, recording medium, communication line, barcode reading unit 1A, or wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or IrDA. This is an image printing and sales apparatus that prints and outputs the number of photos specified by the style.

  FIG. 2 shows a functional configuration of the print vendor 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the print vendor 1 includes a CPU 10, an input device 11, a display device 12, a RAM 13, a transmission control unit 14, a money transfer device 15, a printing device 16, a recording device 17, a recording medium connection unit 18, a barcode. The reading unit 1 </ b> A and the like are configured, and each device and each unit are connected by a bus 19.

  A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 reads a system program stored in the recording device 17, develops it in a work area formed in the RAM 13, and controls each unit according to the system program. Further, the CPU 10 reads out various processing programs including the print sales processing program stored in the recording device 17 and develops them in the work area, and performs various processing such as print sales processing (see FIG. 5) described later. Execute.

  The input device 11 is constituted by, for example, a touch panel integrated with the display device 12, receives a touch input from a user on the display screen 121 of the display device 12, and outputs the input signal to the CPU 10. The input device 11 includes various keys including a power key and outputs an operation signal to the CPU 10.

  The display device 12 includes a display screen 121 made up of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and an operation procedure screen (to be described later) (for example, see FIG. 10) is displayed on the display screen 121 in accordance with an instruction of a display signal input from the CPU 10. Various screens including an image selection screen (for example, see FIG. 12) and a print style selection screen (for example, see FIG. 13) are displayed.

  A RAM (Random Access Memory) 13 forms a work area for temporarily storing a system program executed by the CPU 10, various processing programs, data being processed in each processing, processing results, and the like.

  The transmission control unit 14 includes a first transmission control unit, a second transmission control unit, and a third transmission control unit (not shown). The first transmission control unit includes a network card, a modem (MODEM / DEModulator) or a terminal adapter (TA), a router, and the like. A telephone line network, an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line network, a broadband A management server (not shown) via a communication network such as a communication line network, a dedicated line, a mobile communication network, a communication satellite line, a CATV (Community Antenna Television) line, an optical communication line, a wireless communication line, and the Internet connecting them. Control) to communicate with external devices such as The second transmission control unit includes a Bluetooth unit that performs wireless communication with an external device according to the Bluetooth standard, a wireless LAN unit that performs communication with the external device via a wireless LAN according to the IEEE 802.11 standard, and an external device according to the IrDA standard. IrDA unit for performing infrared communication. The third transmission control unit is an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from the electronic device 2 via a data communication cable such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) attached to the cable insertion port 141.

  The money transfer device 15 includes a coin mech, a bill validator, and the like. The money transfer device 15 receives and receives bills and coins inserted from the bill insertion slot 151 and the coin insertion slot 153, determines the amount of the insertion, and outputs it to the CPU 10. Moreover, when the information of the refund amount is input from the CPU 10, the change corresponding to the return amount is returned from the change return port 154.

  The printing apparatus 16 includes one or a plurality of printers. Based on a print command output from the CPU 10, the electronic device 2 is transmitted via the transmission control unit 14 or the barcode reading unit 1 </ b> A or via the recording medium connection unit 18. The photosensitive material (printing paper, sticker) is scanned and exposed with a light beam modulated according to the image data acquired from the image and the specified print style, and a latent image is recorded. A drying process is performed, and the result is output to the photo receiving port 161 as a finished print. Further, the printing device 16 prints a receipt based on a print command output from the CPU 10 and outputs the receipt to the receipt output port 162.

  The recording device 17 stores in advance various processing programs such as a system program corresponding to the print vendor 1, a print sales processing program, mail software, a MIME decoding program, application programs, various data, and the like. Reference numeral 17 denotes a configuration including a recording medium readable by the CPU 10 such as a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. This recording medium includes a portable medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) and a memory card, and a fixed medium such as a hard disk. In addition, a part or all of programs, data, and the like stored in the recording medium may be received from a server or client via a communication network such as a WAN (Wide Area Network) or a LAN (Local Area Network). The recording medium may be a server or client recording medium constructed on a network.

In the present embodiment, the recording device 17 stores a model-specific specification table 171 as shown in FIG.
The model-specific specification table 171 is a table for storing the model-specific specifications of the electronic device 2, and as shown in FIG. 3, identification information (here, model number) for identifying the type (model) of the electronic device 2 Data indicating the carrier (communication carrier) corresponding to the model, data indicating the manufacturer of the model, and data indicating the specifications of the model (for example, memory card, IrDA, Bluetooth, Whether wireless LAN communication, barcode, etc. can be used and data indicating the standards that can be used, data indicating the shooting size, data indicating the number of display pixels, whether Java (registered trademark) VM (Java Virtual Machine) is installed Are stored in association with each other.

  The recording device 17 stores various screen data including an operation procedure screen for performing data transfer according to the model of the electronic device 2.

  The recording medium connection unit 18 includes, for example, a miniSD (Secure Digital memory card) card insertion slot, an SD (Secure Digital memory card) card insertion slot, a Memory Stick (registered trademark) DUO card insertion slot, and a Memory Stick (registered trademark) A recording medium insertion port 181 including an insertion port, a smart media (registered trademark) card insertion port, and the like is provided. The recording medium inserted into each insertion port of the recording medium insertion port 181 is inserted with a recording medium and data corresponding to each insertion port. It is an interface for performing output. The recording medium will be described taking a memory card as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a PC card, a MO (magneto-optic), or the like may be mounted.

  The barcode reading unit 1A is constituted by a CCD (Charged Coupled Device) camera or the like, and optically reads a barcode displayed on the display screen of the display device 24 (shown in FIG. 4) of the electronic device 2 to be read by the CPU 10. This is information reading means for outputting. In the present embodiment, the barcode reading unit 1A reads a two-dimensional barcode such as a QR code, but a one-dimensional barcode such as a JAN code, UPC code, CDDE39, CODE93, or a color barcode. It does not matter.

Next, the electronic device 2 will be described.
The electronic device 2 is an electronic device with a photographing device such as a digital camera, a mobile phone with a camera, or a PDA. In the present embodiment, an example in which a mobile phone with a photographing device is used as the electronic device 2 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  4, the electronic device 2 includes a CPU 20, an input device 21, a RAM 22, a transmission control unit 23, a display device 24, a call device 25, a recording device 26, a photographing device 27, an external recording medium 28, and the like. Each device and each part are connected by a bus 29.

  The CPU 20 reads a system program stored in the recording device 26, develops it in a work area formed in the RAM 22, and controls each unit according to the system program. Further, the CPU 20 reads various processing programs and application programs such as a barcode generation display program stored in the recording device 26, develops them in the work area, executes various processings, and stores the processing results in the RAM 22. Are stored in the work area and displayed on the display device 24. Then, the processing result stored in the work area is stored in a designated storage destination in the recording device 26 or the external recording medium 28.

  That is, when the execution of barcode generation display processing is instructed from the input device 21, the CPU 20 is included in the incidental information of the image data file (eg, Exif format file) stored in the recording device 26 or the external recording medium 28. The identification information such as the model number (model name) for identifying the model of the electronic device 2 is read, and a barcode indicating the model number is generated. Here, the barcode is a two-dimensional barcode such as a QR code, but it may be a one-dimensional barcode or a color barcode such as a JAN code, UPC code, CDDE39, or CODE93, and the type thereof is not limited.

  The input device 21 has a cursor key, character / number keys, various function keys, and the like, and outputs a press signal by the key operation to the CPU 20.

  The RAM 22 forms a work area that temporarily stores various programs, data being processed, processing results, and the like as a buffer.

  The transmission control unit 23 includes a wireless communication unit including an antenna 231 and transmits / receives various types of information to / from external devices via a wireless base station and a communication network (not shown) according to instructions input from the CPU 20. In addition, the transmission control unit 23 is a Bluetooth unit that performs wireless communication according to the Bluetooth standard with an external device according to the model of the electronic device 2, and a wireless LAN that performs communication with the external device via a wireless LAN according to the IEEE 802.11 standard. , An IrDA unit that performs infrared communication with an external device in accordance with the IrDA standard, an interface for connecting a data communication cable such as a USB, and the like to transmit / receive data to / from an external device, or a combination thereof.

  The display device 24 is configured by an LCD panel or the like, and performs screen display based on display data input from the CPU 20.

  The call device 25 includes a microphone, a speaker, an amplifier, an A / D converter, a D / A converter, and the like, converts a user's voice signal input from the microphone into digital voice information, and converts the voice information to the CPU 20. The voice information input from the CPU 20 during reception is converted into an analog voice signal, amplified and output from the speaker.

  The recording device 26 is configured by a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, and various kinds of system programs corresponding to the electronic device 2 and bar code generation / display processing programs executable on the system programs, mail software, MIME encoding programs, and the like. Processing programs, application programs, and data necessary for these programs are stored.

  Here, the recording device 26 stores an application program corresponding to the model of the electronic device 2. For example, when the electronic device 2 is a model that can transfer a file of image data using a barcode, the recording device 26 converts the file designated by the input device 21 into text data, and converts the text data into a two-dimensional bar code. A barcode image transfer program for generating a code and displaying it on the display device 24 is stored. These various programs are stored in the form of readable program codes, and the CPU 20 sequentially executes operations according to the program codes.

  The imaging device 27 includes an optical lens made of glass or plastic, an imaging element such as a CCD or CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), an A / D converter, and the like, and captures an image input via the optical lens. Then, the image data is converted into an electric signal and further A / D converted to generate image data.

  The external recording medium 28 is configured by a nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a memory card that can be attached to and detached from the electronic device 2, and records an image file or the like based on an instruction from the CPU 20.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 5 shows a print sales process executed by the CPU 10 of the print vendor 1. This process is executed when the power key of the input device 11 is turned on. The processing and each processing executed in the processing are realized by software processing in cooperation with the CPU 10 and a program stored in the recording device 17.

  First, initialization processing is executed (step S1), and activation of the system program and initial setting of each part of the print vendor 1 are performed. Next, start menu processing is executed (step S2).

FIG. 6 shows a start menu process executed by the CPU 10.
First, it is determined whether or not a communication network can be connected (step S101). If connection is impossible, the process proceeds to step S104. If connection to the communication network is possible (step S101; YES), the latest model-specific specification table is acquired from the management server (not shown) via the communication network (step S102), and the model type stored in the recording device 17 is stored. The contents of the specification table 171 are updated (step S103).

  In step S104, a help screen is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 (step S104), the print guide is displayed as a moving image (step S105), and the process proceeds to step S3 in FIG. Here, the printing guide is a guide screen that briefly explains the printing method by the print vendor 1, and for example, there is a display that prompts the electronic device 2 to display the model number as a barcode and set it in the barcode reading unit 1A. Is displayed. In addition, when the printing method differs depending on the image file format, a printing method for each file format is displayed as a guide.

  In step S3 of FIG. 5, the barcode reader 1A waits for barcode recognition (step S3). When the barcode is optically recognized and read (step S3; YES), the model-specific operation procedure display process is performed. Is executed (step S4). In addition to optical barcode recognition by the barcode reader 1A, an IC tag such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is provided in the electronic device 2, and the print vendor 1 wirelessly receives the model number from the IC tag. You may make it recognize.

7 to 9 show model-specific operation procedure display processing executed by the CPU 10.
First, the barcode read by the barcode reading unit 1A is decoded (step S201), and the data indicated by the barcode is acquired. When the model number is included in the data obtained by reading the barcode (step S202; YES), the acquired model number is set (step S203), and the electronic device is based on the model-specific specification table 171. The data transfer method corresponding to the second model is determined (step S204). Then, a list of data transfer methods applicable to the model is displayed (step S205), and the process proceeds to step S206. On the other hand, if the model number is not included in the data obtained by reading the barcode (step S202; NO), the process returns to step S3 in FIG.

  In step S206, when a memory card is selected from the list of data transfer methods (step S206; YES), the type of memory card that can be used in the model is determined based on the model-specific function table 171 (step S206). S207), an operation procedure screen showing an operation procedure of data transfer using the determined type of memory card is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 (step S208), and an operation according to the operation procedure screen is performed. When the memory card is recognized from the predetermined memory card insertion slot (step S209; YES), the process proceeds to step S5 in FIG.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the operation procedure screen displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 in step S208. As shown in FIG. 10, the operation procedure screen displays at least the outline of the memory card that can be used in the model of the electronic device 2, the position of the insertion slot corresponding to the memory card of the print vendor 1, and the insertion direction of the memory card. The user can understand the type of memory card to be inserted by the user, the insertion direction (the front and back of the memory card, the direction of the contact), and the position of the insertion slot to provide information that allows the memory card to be inserted.

  When a memory card is not selected from the list of data transfer methods (step S206; NO) and IrDA communication (infrared communication) is selected (step S210; YES), when performing data transfer by IrDA communication, An operation procedure screen showing an operation procedure corresponding to the model of the electronic device 2 is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 (step S211). The operation procedure screen showing the operation procedure of data transfer by infrared communication includes, for example, the operation procedure according to the position of the IrDA unit of the print vendor 1, the model of the electronic device 2 for connecting to the print vendor 1 by infrared communication, infrared The transmission / reception status (waiting for input, receiving, transfer complete, error, etc.) is displayed. When the electronic device 2 is connected to the print vendor 1 by IrDA by performing an operation according to the operation procedure screen (step S212; YES), the process proceeds to step S5 in FIG.

  When IrDA communication (infrared communication) is not selected from the list of data transfer methods (step S210; NO) and wireless LAN communication is selected (step S213; YES), when performing data transfer by wireless LAN communication The operation procedure screen showing the operation procedure corresponding to the model of the electronic device 2 is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 (step S214). On the operation procedure screen showing the operation procedure of data transfer by wireless LAN communication, for example, an operation procedure according to the model of the electronic device 2 for performing wireless LAN communication, authentication input guidance, authentication result (authentication completion, authentication error display) ), A transmission / reception state by wireless LAN communication (waiting for input, receiving, complete transfer, error, etc.) is displayed. When the electronic device 2 is connected to the print vendor 1 via the wireless LAN by performing an operation according to the operation procedure screen (step S215; YES), the process proceeds to step S5 in FIG.

  If the wireless LAN communication is not selected from the list of data transfer methods (step S213; NO) and the Bluetooth communication is selected (step S216; YES), the electronic device when performing data transfer by Bluetooth communication An operation procedure screen showing an operation procedure corresponding to the second model is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 (step S217). The operation procedure screen showing the operation procedure of data transfer by Bluetooth communication includes, for example, an operation procedure according to the model of the electronic device 2 for performing Bluetooth communication, an authentication input guide when authentication is required, and an authentication result (authentication Completion, authentication error display), transmission / reception status via Bluetooth communication (input waiting, receiving, transfer completed, error, etc.), etc. are displayed. When the electronic device 2 is connected to the print vendor 1 by Bluetooth communication by performing an operation according to the operation procedure screen (step S218; YES), the process proceeds to step S5 in FIG.

  If Bluetooth communication is not selected from the list of data transfer methods (step S216; NO) and Internet communication is selected (step S219; YES), the electronic device 2 when performing data transfer by Internet communication An operation procedure screen showing an operation procedure according to the model is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 (step S220). On the operation procedure screen showing the operation procedure of data transfer by Internet communication, for example, when using e-mail, the destination e-mail address, when using Web, FTP, access destination URL, authentication when authentication is required Input guidance, authentication result (authentication complete, authentication error display), transmission / reception status (waiting for input, receiving, transfer complete, error, etc.) by Internet communication are displayed. When the electronic device 2 is connected to the print vendor 1 by Internet communication by performing an operation according to the operation procedure screen (step S221; YES), the process proceeds to step S5 in FIG.

  If the Internet communication is not selected from the list of data transfer methods (step S219; NO) and the barcode communication is selected (step S222; YES), the electronic data for performing the data transfer by the barcode communication is displayed. An operation procedure screen showing an operation procedure corresponding to the model of the device 2 is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 (step S223). In the operation procedure screen showing the operation procedure of data transfer by barcode communication, for example, when an image to be printed is selected, a barcode generation display program is started, and a barcode is generated and displayed from the selected image file The operation procedure corresponding to the model of the electronic device 2, the barcode reading position of the print vendor 1, the transmission / reception status (input waiting, reading in progress, transfer completed, error, etc.), etc. are displayed. When the barcode is recognized by the barcode reading unit 1A by performing an operation according to the operation procedure screen (step S224; YES), the recognized barcode is decoded (step S225), and a file is generated. (Step S226). The processing of steps S224 to S226 is repeatedly executed until the image transfer end is instructed from the input device 11, and when the image transfer end is instructed (step S227; YES), the processing proceeds to step S6 in FIG.

  When bar code communication is not selected from the list of data transfer methods (step S222; NO) and data transfer via a communication cable is selected (step S228; YES), when data transfer is performed via the communication cable The operation procedure screen showing the operation procedure corresponding to the model of the electronic device 2 is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 (step S229). For example, a communication cable connection method corresponding to the model of the electronic device 2 is displayed on the operation procedure screen showing the operation procedure of data transfer using the communication cable. When the electronic device 2 is connected to the print vendor 1 by a communication cable by performing an operation according to the operation procedure screen (step S230; YES), the process proceeds to step S5 in FIG. If data transfer via the communication cable is not selected in step S228 (step S228; NO), the process returns to step S206 in FIG.

In step S5 of FIG. 5, an image file transfer process is executed.
FIG. 11 shows image file transfer processing executed by the CPU 10.
First, a file name list is acquired from the memory card inserted into a predetermined memory card insertion slot or the electronic device 2 (step S301). When the data transfer method is a memory card, a file name list of image data recorded in the memory card inserted into a predetermined insertion slot is acquired via the recording medium connection unit 18. When the data transfer method is other than a memory card and barcode communication, a request for transferring a file name list of image data stored in the recording device 26 or the external recording medium 28 of the electronic device 2 is transmitted to the electronic device 2. Then, the file name list is acquired by receiving the file name list from the electronic device 2. Here, thumbnail image data included in the incidental information of each image file may be acquired as a file name list, and in the present embodiment, this thumbnail image data is acquired. Alternatively, all the image data files recorded in the memory card or stored in the electronic device 2 may be acquired to create thumbnail images as a file name list.

  When the file name list is acquired, an image selection screen on which the file name list is displayed is displayed on the display device 12 (step S302). FIG. 12 shows an example of an image selection screen displayed on the display device 12 in step S302. When an image file to be printed is selected in accordance with the image selection screen (step S303; YES), the selected image file is acquired (step S304), and the process proceeds to step S6 in FIG. When the data transfer method is a memory card, the image file is acquired by reading the selected image file from the memory card inserted into the predetermined insertion slot via the recording medium connection unit 18. When the data transfer method is other than the memory card and bar code communication, the data transfer request for the selected image file is transmitted to the electronic device 2 one by one, and the image file transmitted from the electronic device 2 is transmitted. An image file is acquired by receiving data.

  When the image file is transferred, a print style selection process is executed in step S6 of FIG. Specifically, a print style selection screen is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12, a print style, the number of prints, and the like are set by an input operation according to the print style selection screen, and print designation information is generated. FIG. 13 shows an example of the print style selection screen.

Next, billing / print processing is executed (step S7).
FIG. 14 shows a billing / print process executed by the CPU 10.
First, a charge input instruction screen corresponding to the print content is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 (step S401), and it is on standby that the money transfer device 15 confirms that a predetermined input amount has been input. (Step S402). FIG. 15 shows an example of the charge input instruction screen. As shown in FIG. 15, the charge input instruction screen displays the total amount of charges to be input, its breakdown, and an explanation of the input port for the amount.

  When it is confirmed in step S402 that a predetermined amount has been inserted (step S402; YES), a print processing screen for displaying the print status is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 (step S403). FIG. 16 shows an example of the print processing screen. Then, a print command is output to the printing device 16, and the printing device 16 forms an image based on the selected image data and print designation information, and the image is printed out (step S404). When it is confirmed that printing by the printing device 16 is completed (step S405; YES), a receipt printing command is output to the printing device 16, a receipt is issued by the printing device 16 (step 406), and the processing is the step of FIG. The process proceeds to S8.

  In step S8 of FIG. 5, a print end screen is displayed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 (step S8). FIG. 17 shows an example of the print end screen. As shown in FIG. 17, on the print end screen, a print receiving port (photo receiving port) 161 and a receipt output port 162 are displayed to prompt the user not to forget to receive a photo or a receipt.

  After the print end screen is displayed, the display device 12 is instructed to remove the memory card (step S9), and the process returns to step S2. Steps S2 to S9 are repeatedly executed until the input device 11 is turned off.

  As described above, according to the print vendor 1, when the bar code displayed on the display device 24 of the electronic device 2 is read from the bar code reading unit 1A, the model number of the electronic device 2 is acquired. The separate use table 171 is referred to, the data transfer method according to the model of the acquired model number is determined, and the data transfer is performed on the display screen 121 of the display device 12 according to the model of the electronic device 2 at the time of data transfer. The operation procedure screen is displayed. When an operation is performed according to the operation procedure screen, an image data file is acquired from the electronic device 2, and when an image file to be printed and a print style are selected from the display screen 121 of the display device 12, printing is performed on the printing device 16. The command is output, and an image is printed and output by the printing device 16.

  Therefore, since the operation procedure according to the specification of the model of the electronic device 2 is displayed by the print vendor 1, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation when using the print vendor 1.

  Next, modifications 1 to 6 of the above embodiment will be described. The functional configurations of the print vendor 1 and the electronic device 2 are the same as those described in the above embodiment. The operations of the devices and devices shown in the following modified examples 1 to 6 are realized by software processing in cooperation with the CPUs of the devices and devices and programs stored in the recording device.

(Modification 1)
In the electronic device 2, when the file name of the image data to be printed and the number of prints are input from the input device 21, the generated file name, the number of prints, and the file storage are generated when generating the barcode of the model number. A barcode indicating data such as the destination (recording device 26 / external recording medium 28, directory information, etc.) and image file format is generated, and the barcode is displayed on the display device 24.

  In the print vendor 1, the barcode reading unit 1 </ b> A generates a barcode indicating the above-described model number and file name, number of copies, file storage destination (recording device 26 / external recording medium 28, directory information, etc.), image file format, and the like. Read and decode. In the case of data transfer using a memory card, after the card insertion operation procedure screen is displayed, the specified image file is read from the file storage location specified by the barcode via the recording medium connection unit 18, and the read image A print command based on the file data is output to the printing device 16, and the image of the image file designated by the printing device 16 is printed out. In the case of a data transfer method other than a memory card, the electronic device 2 is requested to transfer the image file having the file name specified by the barcode, and the specified image file is acquired from the electronic device 2 and acquired. The printing command based on the data of the image file thus output is output to the printing device 16, and the image is printed out by the printing device 16. Thereby, it is possible to omit the processing of steps S301 to S303 in FIG. 11, and the operation procedure is simplified.

(Modification 2)
FIG. 18 shows a system configuration of Modification 2.
As shown in FIG. 18, the print vendor 1 and the electronic device 2 can be connected to the authentication server 3 via the communication network, and the user ID, password, and model number are transmitted from the electronic device 2 to the authentication server 3 in advance. The authentication server 3 stores the user ID, password, and model number in association with each other. When the user ID and password are input from the input device 11 of the print vendor 1 when printing an image, the print vendor 1 connects to the authentication server 3 and transmits the user ID and password. Performs user and password authentication, and returns a model number corresponding to the user ID to the print vendor 1. The print vendor 1 determines the model from the model number from the authentication server 3 and displays a model-specific operation procedure screen.

  As a result, since the operation procedure according to the specifications of the model is displayed by the print vendor 1, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation when using the print vendor 1.

(Modification 3)
In Modification 3, the print vendor 1 and the electronic device 2 are connected via a communication network such as the Internet.
When the electronic device 2 generates the barcode of the model number, it also generates a barcode indicating the electronic mail address of the electronic device 2 and displays the barcode on the display device 24.

  In the print vendor 1, the bar code reading unit 1A reads the bar code indicating the model number and the e-mail address, and decodes the bar code. Then, an operation procedure screen corresponding to the model of the electronic device 2 is displayed on the display screen 121 according to the read model number by the same operation as described in the above embodiment, and the image data is read from the electronic device 2. The file is acquired, a print command based on the acquired image file data is output to the printing device 16, and the image is printed out by the printing device 16.

  Further, the print vendor 1 calculates the print fee of the image to be printed according to the print style and the number of prints, and calculates the input amount inserted from the coin insertion slot 153 or the bill insertion slot 152 and received / received by the money transfer apparatus 15. The return amount is calculated based on the print fee, the change is returned by the money transfer device 15, and payment information data is created based on the print fee and the input amount, and a receipt number is assigned and stored in the recording device 17. The receipt number and payment information data are transmitted to the electronic device 2 via the transmission control unit 14 by e-mail. When the receipt number is transmitted from the electronic device 2, the print vendor 1 reads out the detailed information of the print and the receipt data corresponding to the receipt number and prints it out from the printing device 16.

  As a result, it is not necessary for the print vendor 1 to issue a receipt except when necessary, and resources can be saved.

(Modification 4)
FIG. 19 shows a system configuration in Modification 4.
As shown in FIG. 19, the print vendor 1 is configured to be connectable to the billing settlement server 4 via a communication network.

  When the electronic device 2 generates a model number barcode, it generates a barcode indicating the user's personal information together with the model number, and displays the barcode on the display device 24.

  In the print vendor 1, the barcode reading unit 1 </ b> A reads the barcode indicating the model number and the user's personal information, decodes the barcode, and the transmission control unit 14 converts the acquired personal information into an SSL (Secure Socket Layer). The data is transmitted to the accounting settlement server 4 via the communication network by encrypted communication such as the above. The billing settlement server 4 receives personal information, performs an authentication process necessary for settlement, and transmits an authentication result to the print vendor 1. The print vendor 1 calculates the print fee of the image to be printed according to the print style and the number of prints, and when the user's personal information is authenticated by the billing settlement server 4, the settlement information of the calculated print fee is billed and settled. Payment processing is performed by transmitting to the server 4.

  This eliminates the need for the print vendor 1 to be provided with a coin mech or bill validator for the money transfer device 15, thereby reducing the device cost of the print vendor 1 and reducing the user's effort to insert coins. It can be omitted.

(Modification 5)
FIG. 20 shows a system configuration in the fifth modification.
As shown in FIG. 20, the print vendor 1 and the electronic device 2 are configured to be connectable to the application generation server 6 via a communication network.

  When the electronic device 2 generates a model number barcode, the file name input from the input device 11, the number of copies, and the file storage destination (recording device 26 / external recording medium 28, directory information, etc.) together with the model number. Then, a barcode indicating data such as an image file format is generated, and the barcode is displayed on the display device 24.

  In the print vendor 1, the barcode reading unit 1 </ b> A receives a barcode indicating the above-described model information, file name, number of copies, file storage destination (recording device 26 / external recording medium 28, directory information, etc.), image file format, and the like. The read and decoded data is transmitted to the application generation server 6 by the transmission control unit 14. The application generation server 6 reads a file having a file name to be printed from the transmitted storage destination and automatically transmits it to the print vendor 1 via infrared communication or a communication network, and can be started in the electronic device 2 A program or a BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) application program is generated and transmitted to the electronic device 2 via a communication network. The electronic device 2 activates the application program transmitted from the application generation server 6 and transmits / receives a file to / from the print vendor 1.

  As a result, the user can perform data transfer and printing with little operation of the print vendor 1 or the electronic device 2, and can perform printing with a simple operation.

  Note that the description content in the above embodiment is a preferred example in the present embodiment, and the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the electronic device 2 generates a barcode indicating the model number as identification information for identifying the model, displays the barcode on the display device 24, and displays the barcode on the print vendor 1. Although the reading is performed by the reading unit 1A, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a character display of identification information for identifying a model on the display device 24 of the electronic device 2 is optically displayed by an OCR (Optical Character Reader). It may be read.

  Further, the operation procedure screen may display all the procedures on one screen, or each time one operation is completed, the next operation procedure may be sequentially switched and displayed.

  Further, the print vendor 1 is connected to a server that manages images and other print vendors via a communication network, and images may be uploaded from the print vendor 1 to the server or other print vendors that actually print images. If possible, when an operation is performed according to the operation procedure screen, the transferred image file may be transmitted to an image server or another print vendor that actually prints an image.

  In addition, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of the print vendor 1 can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the print vendor 1 which concerns on this invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a print vendor 1 in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the example of a data storage of the model specification table 171 of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the electronic device 2 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the print sales process performed by CPU10 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the start menu process performed by CPU10 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the model-specific operation procedure display process performed by CPU10 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the model-specific operation procedure display process performed by CPU10 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the model-specific operation procedure display process performed by CPU10 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation procedure screen displayed on a display screen 121 of the display device 12 of FIG. 2. It is a flowchart which shows the image file transfer process performed by CPU10 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the image selection screen displayed on the display screen 121 of the display apparatus 12 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print style selection screen displayed on a display screen 121 of the display device 12 of FIG. 2. It is a flowchart which shows the accounting / print process performed by CPU10 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a charge input instruction screen displayed on a display screen 121 of the display device 12 of FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print processing screen displayed on a display screen 121 of the display device 12 of FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print end screen displayed on a display screen 121 of the display device 12 of FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the modification 2 in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the modification 4 in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of the modification 5 in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Print vendor 2 Electronic device 10, 20 CPU
11, 21 Input device 12, 24 Display device 13, 22 RAM
14, 23 Transmission control unit 15 Money transfer device 16 Printing device 17, 26 Recording device 18 Recording medium connection unit 19, 29 Bus 1A Bar code reading unit 121 Display screen 141 Cable insertion port 151 Bill insertion port 152 Return lever 153 Coin insertion port 154 Change return port 161 Photo receiving port 162 Receipt output port 181 Recording medium insertion port 25 Communication device 27 Imaging device 28 External recording medium

Claims (8)

An image printing and sales apparatus that acquires image data from an electronic device with a photographing apparatus, prints and sells an image based on the acquired image data,
Information reading means for reading identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device displayed on the display screen of the electronic device;
Control means for displaying an operation procedure corresponding to the electronic device on the display screen of the display means based on the read identification information;
An image printing and sales apparatus comprising:   The control means acquires image data captured by the electronic device when an operation according to an operation procedure displayed on the display screen is performed, and prints an image based on the acquired image data The image print sales apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   3. The image printing according to claim 1, wherein the identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device is a model name included in additional information of a file of image data captured by the electronic device. Sales equipment. The information reading unit includes information including a storage destination, a file name, and the number of prints of image data to be printed displayed on the display screen of the electronic device together with identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device. reading,
The control means acquires the image data of the read file name stored in the read storage destination when an operation according to the operation procedure displayed on the display screen is performed, 2. The image print sales apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an image print command based on the acquired image data is output. The information reading means optically reads an electronic mail address of the electronic device displayed on the display screen of the electronic device together with identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device,
The image print sales apparatus is connected to the electronic device via a communication network,
Money transfer means for sending and receiving money;
Charge calculating means for calculating a print charge of the image to be printed;
Payment information transmitting means for transmitting payment information based on the exchanged money and the calculated fee to the electronic device by e-mail;
The image print sales apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: The information reading means reads personal information of the user of the electronic device displayed on the display screen of the electronic device together with identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device,
The image printing sales apparatus is connected to a billing settlement server via a communication network,
Personal information transmitting means for transmitting the read personal information to the billing settlement server by encrypted communication;
Charge calculating means for calculating a print charge of the image to be printed;
Settlement means for performing settlement by transmitting settlement information of the calculated print fee to the accounting settlement server when the personal information is authenticated by the accounting settlement server;
The image print sales apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: An image in which an electronic device with a photographing device, an image print sales device that prints and sells an image based on image data transmitted from the electronic device, and an application generation server that generates an application program are connected via a communication network A print sales system,
The image printing sales apparatus
Information reading means for reading information including identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device displayed on the display screen of the electronic device, a storage destination of the image data to be printed, and a file name;
Transmitting means for transmitting the read information to the application generation server;
With
The application generation server
Based on the information transmitted from the image printing and selling apparatus, the image data file to be printed in the electronic device that can be activated by the electronic apparatus is read from the storage destination and transmitted to the image printing and selling apparatus. An application program for transmitting to the electronic device,
The electronic device activates an application program transmitted from the application generation server, reads out a file of image data to be printed from its storage destination, and transmits the image data file to the image print sales apparatus. Print sales system. A computer for controlling an image printing and selling apparatus that acquires image data from an electronic device with a photographing apparatus, prints and sells an image based on the acquired image data,
A function of reading identification information for identifying the type of the electronic device displayed on the display screen of the electronic device;
A function of displaying an operation procedure corresponding to the electronic device on the display screen of the display unit based on the read identification information;
A program to realize

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