JP4469519B2 - Printed material editing apparatus and printed material - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a printed matter editing apparatus and a printed matter that edit a printed matter on which predetermined information is printed, and more particularly to a printed matter editing apparatus and a printed matter that edit a printed matter that is attached to an object having a corner.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, stores and the like that sell products and the like use POP (Point of Purchase Advertising) advertisements aimed at impulsive shopping such as outdoor signs and in-store posters. Such POP advertisements are often made up of not only characters but also photos, pictures, and the like. In that case, it is possible to aim at impulsive shopping for consumers rather than advertisements made up only of characters.
[0003]
Some POP advertisements are affixed to objects having corners.
[0004]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a POP advertisement, which is a printed matter printed by a conventional printed matter editing apparatus, is attached to a side surface of a table having corners.
[0005]
As shown in FIG. 7, the POP advertisement in the conventional example is attached to the side surfaces 102a to 102d of the rectangular table 103, and predetermined information is printed on each of the four side surfaces 102a to 102d of the table 103. The printed materials 101a to 101d thus adhered are affixed.
[0006]
In the POP advertisement configured as described above, four printed materials 101a to 101d are pasted on the four corners 104a to 104d of the table 103 so that characters and images to be printed on the POP advertisement are not arranged. The table 103 is edited and printed independently in consideration of the size of the side surfaces 102a to 102d of the table 103, and is attached to the side surfaces 102a to 102d of the table 103, respectively.
[0007]
In addition, when the printed materials 101a to 101d are printed as one printed material, they are printed on the POP advertisement so that characters and images to be printed on the POP advertisement are not arranged on the four corners 104a to 104d of the table 103. The size and arrangement of characters and images are adjusted by the operator.
[0008]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a POP advertisement, which is a printed matter printed by a conventional printed matter editing apparatus, is attached to the side surface of a table having corners.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 8, the POP advertisement in this conventional example is affixed to the side surfaces 202a to 202d of the rectangular table 203, and is a single piece of printed matter on which predetermined information is printed on the side surface 202a of the table 203. 201a to 201c are affixed, and single side printed matter 201d and 201e on which predetermined information is printed are affixed to the side surface 202b.
[0010]
In the POP advertisement configured as described above, the size and arrangement of the printed materials 201a to 201e are affixed so that the printed materials 201a to 201e are not affixed on the four corners 204a to 204d of the table 203. It is determined by the operator in consideration of the size of the side surfaces 202a to 202d.
[0011]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional printed matter pasted on an object having a corner as described above, the surface on which the printed matter is pasted to prevent characters and images printed on the printed matter from being arranged on the corner. There is a problem that it is necessary to edit and print independently while considering the size of each surface.
[0012]
In addition, when printing a piece to be attached to an object having corners as a single printed matter, depending on the size of the surface to which the printed matter is attached so that characters and images printed on the printed matter are not arranged on the corners. Therefore, there is a problem that the operator has to set the entire layout, and this takes time.
[0013]
In addition, in the case of applying a plurality of single-piece printed materials for each surface to be applied, there is no gap or extra space around the object due to the relationship between the size of the surface to be applied and the size of the printed material. There is a problem that it is difficult to affix a printed material.
[0014]
The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the conventional techniques as described above, and even when printing a printed matter to be attached to an object having corners, the entire layout is not required. It is an object of the present invention to provide a printed material editing apparatus and a printed material that can set the above.
[0015]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
Predetermined information is printed, editing printed materials over the entire width is attached across the corners in the respective directions of the successive plurality of continuous surface over the corners for an object having a corner A printed matter editing device,
Image capturing means for capturing image information to be printed on a print medium;
Input means for inputting character information to be printed on the print medium, the number of surfaces on which the printed matter is pasted, and the size of the surfaces;
Based on the number of faces input via the input means and the size of the faces, the size of the image information captured by the image capture means and the character information input via the input means, and By setting the arrangement position so that information that does not need to be located at the corners of the object when the printed matter is pasted on the object is not located at the corners of the object. Editing means for editing information printed on the print medium;
Printing means for printing the information edited by the editing means on the print medium as the printed matter .
[0017]
In addition, a printed matter on which predetermined information is printed, and is pasted across the corner portion over the entire width in the continuous direction of each of a plurality of surfaces continuous through the corner portion with respect to an object having the corner portion. A print editing device for editing
An image database in which image information to be printed on a print medium is registered;
Input means for inputting character information to be printed on the print medium, the number of surfaces on which the printed matter is pasted, and the size of the surfaces ;
Based on the number of faces inputted through the input means and the size of the faces, the designated image information out of the image information registered in the image database and the character information inputted through the input means The size and the arrangement position of the image information and the character information are set such that information that does not need to be located at the corner of the object when the printed matter is attached to the object is not located at the corner of the object. Editing means for editing information printed on the print medium by setting;
Printing means for printing the information edited by the editing means on the print medium as the printed matter .
[0018]
In the image database, a layout pattern for setting the arrangement of the image information and the character information is registered,
The editing means, based on the number of faces inputted through the input means and the size of the faces, the designated image information among the image information registered in the image database and the input means. an input character information, characterized in that the edit information to be placed by the layout pattern specified out of the layout patterns registered in the image database.
[0019]
Also it has an item database for condition setting that is registered to specify the size of the surface number and the surface the printed material is stuck,
The editing means creates a setting screen on which the image information and layout pattern registered in the image database and items registered in the condition setting database are posted,
The number of faces, the size of the faces, and the image information and layout pattern are designated using the setting screen.
[0020]
Further, predetermined information is printed, a printed matter is attached across the corner on the entire periphery of an object having a corner portion,
The information has a length that surrounds the periphery of the object, and the size and arrangement position of the character and the figure are set so that the character and the figure are not positioned at the corner when the object is attached to the object. Is edited and printed.
[0021]
(Function)
In the present invention configured as described above, when printing a printed material pasted on an object having a corner, the desired image information is selected from the image information registered in the image database. Or, image information is captured by the image capturing means, character information is input via the input means, and the number of surfaces to be printed and the size of the surfaces are designated. Then, of the information printed on the print medium as the printed material based on the designated number of surfaces and the size of the surface, the editing unit is not positioned at the corner of the object when the printed material is attached to the object. Image information and character information are automatically edited so that necessary information is not positioned at the corners of the object, and the edited information is printed on a print medium as a printed matter by a printing unit.
[0022]
Thus, even when printing a printed material that is pasted over an object having a corner, the information that does not need to be located at the corner of the object when the printed material is pasted on the object The entire layout is automatically edited according to the number of surfaces to be printed and the size of the surface so that the printed material is not located at the part. In the case of printing, the layout is set without taking time and effort. Further, since the printed matter has a size based on the number of surfaces to be pasted and the size of the surface, the printed matter can be pasted so as to fit accurately around the object.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0024]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a printed material editing apparatus according to the present invention.
[0025]
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an input unit 10 for inputting character information to be printed on a print medium and conditions for creating a printed material, an image capture unit 20 for capturing image information to be printed on a print medium, An image database 30 in which image information to be printed on a print medium and its layout pattern are registered, a condition setting database 40 in which item data for setting print production conditions are registered, an image database 30 and condition settings The database management unit 50 that manages the database 40 for use and the creation condition input via the input unit 10 based on the item data registered in the condition setting database 40 is input via the input unit 10 While editing the character information and the image information captured by the image capturing unit 20 or the image information registered in the image database 30 An editing unit 60 that creates a setting screen for setting print creation conditions, a display unit 70 that displays a setting screen created by the editing unit 60 and information edited by the editing unit 60, and an editing unit And a printing unit 80 for printing the information edited at 60.
[0026]
Hereinafter, a process in the case of printing a printed material to be attached to an object having a corner in the printed material editing apparatus configured as described above will be described.
[0027]
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a printed matter editing process using the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, in the case where a printed matter is edited using image information captured by the image capturing unit 20. Indicates processing.
[0028]
First, the operator captures image information to be printed on a print medium in the image capturing unit 20 (step S1).
[0029]
Further, the operator inputs character information to be printed on the print medium via the input unit 10 (step S2). Note that the order of the process in step S1 and the process in step S2 may be interchanged.
[0030]
Next, the operator creates a layout of the printed material using the image information captured in step S1 and the character information input in step S2 (step S3). In creating the layout of the printed matter in step S3, the image information captured in step S1 and the character information input in step S2 are displayed on the display unit 70, and the operator is displayed on the display unit 70. Using the image information and the character information, the mutual positional relationship and approximate size are set.
[0031]
Next, the operator sets print production conditions (step S4). When the operator instructs to set the print creation conditions, item data registered in the condition setting database 40 for setting the print creation conditions is read by the database management unit 50 and read. A setting screen capable of inputting conditions for each item data is created by the editing unit 60, and the setting screen is displayed on the display unit 70. Here, the item data read from the condition setting database 40 is the number of surfaces to be pasted on the object to which the printed material is pasted, the size of each surface, and the like. Conditions can be input for each item data. A simple setting screen is created by the editing unit 60, and the setting screen is displayed on the display unit 70. The operator inputs a creation condition for each item data displayed on the display unit 70. In this embodiment, since the object to which the printed material is attached is a rectangular table and the printed material is attached to all of the side surfaces, the number of surfaces to which the printed material is attached is four.
[0032]
When the operator sets the print creation conditions in step S4, the editing unit 60 edits the information in which the layout is created in step S3 based on the creation conditions set in step S4 (step S5). .
[0033]
FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams for explaining information edited by the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing information before editing, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing information after editing. is there.
[0034]
If the layout creation information in step S3 is as shown in FIG. 3A, and the print target pasting surface is designated as 4 in step S4 as the print creation condition, FIG. As shown in FIG. 3A, the size and arrangement position of the image information and the character information are set so that one image information and one character information of the information shown in FIG. It is automatically set based on the size of each of the four surfaces to be pasted. Here, when the image information and the character information to be printed on the print medium are separated at a desired position and the separation is to be positioned at the corner of the object to be pasted, information indicating that (in this embodiment, “・ ”) Should be entered.
[0035]
Thereafter, the information edited in step S5 is printed on the print medium in the printing unit 80 (step S6). In printing the information edited in step S5 on the print medium, the size is calculated from the size of each surface to be pasted of the object to which the printed material is pasted, which is set in step S4. The print is controlled to be determined by the size of the print medium to be printed.
[0036]
If the printed matter printed in step S6 is affixed to the side of a table placed for display of merchandise, for example, in a store, the consumer visiting the store will see the printed matter affixed to the side of the table. This will motivate purchasing.
[0037]
In the above-described embodiment, the object to which the printed matter is attached has four side surfaces. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the object to which the printed matter is attached has a plurality of corners. Any object may be used as long as the object has the same surface. Moreover, it is not necessary to affix a printed matter to all the several surfaces which comprise an object, What is necessary is just to affix a printed matter to a some surface across a corner | angular part.
[0038]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the printed matter editing process using the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. The printed matter is edited using the image information and the layout pattern registered in the image database 30. The processing when doing is shown.
[0039]
When the operator gives an instruction to create a printed matter, a setting screen for setting the creation condition of the printed matter is created by the editing unit 60 and displayed on the display unit 70.
[0040]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for setting a print creation condition displayed on the display unit 70 of the print editing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1.
[0041]
As shown in FIG. 5, the screen for setting the creation conditions of the printed material displayed on the display unit 70 includes the number of surfaces to be pasted on the object to which the created printed material is pasted and each of the surfaces. A creation condition selection area 1 in which a size can be input, an image information selection area 2 in which image information to be printed on a print medium among image information registered in the image database 30 can be selected, and a print medium. Character information input area 4 in which character information can be input, and the positional relationship between the image information selected in the image information selection area 2 and the character information input in the character information input area 4 and conditions such as overlay order can be selected. Layout selection area 3 is included. The items displayed in the creation condition selection area 1 are data registered in the condition setting database 40, and the information displayed in the image information selection area 2 and the layout selection area 3 are stored in the image database 30. It is registered information.
[0042]
The operator sets print creation conditions using the screen displayed on the display unit 70 (step S11). In the creation condition selection area 1, item data registered in the condition setting database 40 is displayed, and the operator counts the number of faces to be pasted on the object to which the created printed matter is pasted for each displayed item. And the size of each face. In the image information selection area 2, image information such as a face, body, hand, clothes, and background registered in the image database 30 is displayed, and the operator selects desired image information from the image information. The image information such as the body, hand, clothes, and background registered in the image database 30 is displayed by a predetermined number, and the operator is notified in advance which number corresponds to which image information by a manual or the like. Has been. Alternatively, the operator designates a number corresponding to desired image information while referring to this manual or the like. In addition, when the number of information displayed is small, instead of displaying the number, the image information about the background, hand, body appearance, and clothing data is actually used like the data for selecting a face. It is also possible to display. In the layout selection area 3, the size and angle of the image information selected in the image information selection area 2, or the image information selected in the image information selection area 2 and the character information input in the character information input area 4. The position relation and the order of overlay are displayed by numbers, and the operator selects the size or angle of the image information selected in the image information selection area 2 or the image information selection area 2 by this number. Conditions such as the positional relationship and overlay order between the input image information and the character information input in the character information input area 4 are selected. The number displayed in the layout selection area 3 is the same as the number displayed for selecting the body, hand, clothes, and background in the image information selection area 2 and which number corresponds to which layout pattern by a manual or the like. Is notified to the operator in advance, or the operator designates a number corresponding to the desired layout pattern while referring to this manual or the like. When the number of pieces of information to be selected is small, it is also possible to display the layout pattern itself as an area for selecting a face in the image information selection area 2 instead of displaying a number. In the character information input area 4, character information to be printed on the print medium can be input together with the image information selected in the image information selection area 2, and the operator inputs desired character information in the character information input area 4. .
[0043]
When the operator specifies image information and character information to be printed on the print medium and sets creation conditions in step S11, the editing unit 60 selects the image information and character information input area 4 selected in the image information selection area 2. The information laid out by the condition selected in the layout selection area 3 is edited based on the creation condition selected in the creation condition selection area 1 (step S12). At this time, the size and arrangement position of the image information and the character information so that one image information and one character information of the image information and character information input to the character information input area 4 do not cross over a plurality of surfaces. Is automatically set based on the number of surfaces to be pasted and the size of each surface. Here, if the image information and character information to be printed on the printing medium are separated at a desired position and the separation is to be positioned at the corner of the object to be pasted, the information to that effect should be designated in advance. That's fine.
[0044]
Thereafter, in the printing unit 80, the information edited in step S12 is printed on the print medium (step S13). In the printing of the information edited in step S12 on the print medium, the size of each surface to be pasted on the object to which the printed material is pasted, the size of which is designated in the creation condition selection area 1. Are controlled by the size determined by the size of the print medium calculated from the above.
[0045]
In the above-described embodiment, the description has been given of the case where the designated or input image information and the character information are printed on the print medium over the surface to be pasted. The information may be repeatedly printed on the print medium so that the information is displayed for each surface to be pasted.
[0046]
6A and 6B are diagrams for explaining information edited by the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 6A shows information before editing, and FIG. 6B shows information after editing. is there.
[0047]
The information on which the layout has been created is as shown in FIG. 6A, and the application target surface of the printed matter is designated as 4 as the creation condition of the printed matter, and the information shown in FIG. 6 is displayed for each of the four surfaces to be pasted, as shown in FIG. 6B. As described above, the sizes and arrangement positions of the image information and the character information are automatically set based on the sizes of the four surfaces to be pasted.
[0048]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, when printing a printed material that is pasted on an object having corners across the corners, the editing unit is not positioned at the corners of the object when the printed material is pasted on the object. The entire layout is automatically edited according to the number of surfaces to be printed and the size of the surfaces so that necessary information is not located at the corners of the object. When printing a printed material that is pasted across a corner, the layout can be set without much effort. Further, since the printed matter has a size based on the number of surfaces to be pasted and the size of the surface, it can be pasted so as to accurately fit around the object.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a printed material editing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a printed matter editing process using the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams for explaining information edited by the printed material editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 3A shows information before editing, and FIG. 3B shows information after editing; is there.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining another example of a printed matter editing process using the printed matter editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for setting print creation conditions displayed on the display unit of the print editing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;
6A and 6B are diagrams for explaining information edited by the printed material editing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 6A is a diagram showing information before editing, and FIG. 6B is a diagram showing information after editing. is there.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a POP advertisement, which is a printed matter printed by a conventional printed matter editing apparatus, is attached to a side surface of a table having corners.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a POP advertisement, which is a printed matter printed by a conventional printed matter editing apparatus, is attached to a side surface of a table having corner portions.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Creation condition selection area 2 Image information selection area 3 Layout selection area 4 Character information input area 10 Input part 20 Image taking part 30 Image database 40 Condition setting database 50 Database management part 60 Editing part 70 Display part 80 Printing part

Claims (5)

Predetermined information is printed, editing printed materials over the entire width is attached across the corners in the respective directions of the successive plurality of continuous surface over the corners for an object having a corner A printed matter editing device,
Image capturing means for capturing image information to be printed on a print medium;
Input means for inputting character information to be printed on the print medium, the number of surfaces on which the printed matter is pasted, and the size of the surfaces;
Based on the number of faces input via the input means and the size of the faces, the image information captured by the image capture means and the size of the character information input via the input means, and By setting the arrangement position so that information that does not need to be located at the corners of the object when the printed matter is pasted on the object is not located at the corners of the object. Editing means for editing information printed on the print medium;
A printed matter editing apparatus , comprising: a printing unit that prints information edited by the editing unit as a printed matter on a print medium . Edit the printed matter on which the predetermined information is printed and pasted across the corners over the entire width in the continuous direction of each of a plurality of surfaces continuous through the corners with respect to the object having the corners A printed matter editing device,
An image database in which image information to be printed on a print medium is registered;
Input means for inputting character information to be printed on the print medium, the number of surfaces on which the printed matter is pasted, and the size of the surfaces ;
Based on the number of faces inputted through the input means and the size of the faces, the designated image information out of the image information registered in the image database and the character information inputted through the input means The size and the arrangement position of the image information and the character information are set such that information that does not need to be located at the corner of the object when the printed matter is attached to the object is not located at the corner of the object. Editing means for editing information printed on the print medium by setting;
A printed matter editing apparatus , comprising: a printing unit that prints information edited by the editing unit as a printed matter on a print medium . The printed matter editing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
In the image database, a layout pattern for setting the arrangement of the image information and the character information is registered,
The editing means, based on the number of faces inputted through the input means and the size of the faces, the designated image information among the image information registered in the image database and the input means. A printed material editing apparatus that edits information so that input character information is arranged according to a layout pattern designated among layout patterns registered in the image database. The printed matter editing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
It has a condition setting database entry is registered to specify the size of the surface number and the surface the printed material is stuck,
The editing means creates a setting screen on which the image information and layout pattern registered in the image database and items registered in the condition setting database are posted,
The printed material editing apparatus, wherein the number of surfaces, the size of the surfaces, and the image information and the layout pattern are specified using the setting screen. Predetermined information is printed, a printed matter is attached across the corner on the entire periphery of an object having a corner portion,
The information has a length that surrounds the periphery of the object, and the size and arrangement position of the character and the figure are set so that the character and the figure are not positioned at the corner when the object is attached to the object. Printed matter characterized in that is edited and printed.

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