JP6497347B2 - Information processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and program capable of forming a map image and a facility information image on a single sheet.

  A technique for forming (printing) a map image and an image of a coupon ticket of a facility (store, etc.) on a single sheet is known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 5).

JP 11-126021 A JP 2001-194172 A JP 2002-342654 A JP 2011-248726 A JP 2005-25390 A

  When an image such as a map image and a coupon ticket (hereinafter referred to as a “facility information image”) is formed on a single sheet, it is desirable that both the map image and the facility information image be easy for the user to use. .

  In view of the circumstances as described above, an object of the present disclosure is to provide an information processing apparatus and program capable of forming a map image and a facility information image on a single sheet of paper. To make it easy for users to use.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure is provided.
A map image data acquisition unit for acquiring map image data for forming a map image showing a map including a starting point and a destination;
A facility information image data acquisition unit for acquiring facility information image data for forming a facility information image indicating information relating to a facility present in the map image;
Position determination for determining the position of the facility information image formed on the other surface of the paper so as not to overlap the area from the facility to the destination in the map image formed on one surface of the paper And a part.

  By determining the location of the facility information image formed on the other side of the paper so that it does not overlap the area from the facility to the destination in the map image formed on one side of the paper, the facility information image Even if the formed part (coupon ticket) is separated from the paper, the map image can be used without losing the function as a map from the facility to the destination.

  The position determination unit determines a position of the facility information image formed on the other surface of the sheet so as not to overlap with an area including a specific distance range from the destination in the map image.

  In general, it is considered that the user uses a portion of the map closer to the destination than the starting point for a long time. For this reason, the facility information image which may be separated in the future is not arranged in an area including a specific distance range from the destination in the map image (that is, an area relatively close to the destination). Thereby, the user can use the area | region including the specific distance range from the destination in a map image for a long time, without losing the function as a map.

The facility information image data acquisition unit acquires facility information image data for forming a plurality of facility information images indicating information on a plurality of facilities existing in the map image,
The position determining unit is configured to form the specific surface formed on the other surface of the paper so as not to overlap an area from the specific facility to the destination in the map image formed on the one surface of the paper. The position of the facility information image indicating information regarding the facility is determined.

  The part where the facility information image of the specific facility is formed (coupon voucher) by determining the position of the facility information image of the specific facility so that it does not overlap the area from the specific facility to the destination in the map image ) Can be used without losing the map function from that particular facility to the destination.

  The plurality of position determining units are formed on the other surface of the sheet according to respective distances from the destination to the plurality of facilities in the map image formed on the one surface of the sheet. Each position of the facility information image is determined.

  In the map image in the map image in which the facility information image of the facility formed on the other surface of the sheet is formed on the other surface of the sheet, as the facility having a larger distance from the destination is located. Each position of the plurality of facility information images is determined so as to be located away from the destination.

  The user is likely to visit the facility in order of distance from the destination. By arranging the facility information images in the order of visiting facilities and arranging them in order of distance from the destination in the map image, the user can separate the part (coupon voucher) on which the facility information images are formed from the paper in the order of use. .

Information processing device
Forming the map image on one side of the paper;
The image forming unit further includes an image forming unit that forms the facility information image on the other surface of the sheet so as not to overlap an area from the facility to the destination in the map image.

  By determining the location of the facility information image formed on the other side of the paper so that it does not overlap the area from the facility to the destination in the map image formed on one side of the paper, the facility information image Even if the formed part (coupon ticket) is separated from the paper, the map image can be used without losing the function as a map from the facility to the destination.

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing device,
A map image data acquisition unit for acquiring map image data for forming a map image showing a map including a starting point and a destination;
A facility information image data acquisition unit for acquiring facility information image data for forming a facility information image indicating information relating to facilities existing in the map;
Position determination for determining the position of the facility information image formed on the other surface of the paper so as not to overlap the area from the facility to the destination in the map image formed on one surface of the paper Function as a part.

  According to the present disclosure, in an information processing apparatus and program capable of forming a map image and a facility information image on a single sheet, both the map image and the facility information image are easy for a user to use. Can do.

It is a block diagram showing an information processing system concerning one embodiment of this indication. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the image forming apparatus. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the image forming apparatus. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the synthetic | combination map image formed in one surface of a paper. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the position of the facility information image formed in the other surface of a paper. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the position of the facility information image which concerns on the modification 2. FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

(I. Embodiment)
(1. Information processing system)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
The information processing system 1 includes an image forming apparatus (Multifunction Peripheral, hereinafter simply referred to as MFP) 10 and a server apparatus 20 which are forms of the information processing apparatus. The MFP 10 and the server device 20 can communicate with each other via a network N such as the Internet.

  The MFP 10 is typically installed in a public environment such as a convenience store. The MFP 10 acquires map image data for forming a map image showing a map including the current location (departure location) and the destination from the server device 20 via the network N based on an operation from the user. Furthermore, the MFP 10 forms a facility information image for forming a facility information image indicating information (typically coupons) related to facilities (typically stores such as restaurants and merchandise stores) existing in the map image. Data is acquired from the server device 20 via the network N. The MFP 10 forms the acquired map image and facility information image on a single sheet.

(2. Hardware configuration of image forming apparatus)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus.

  The MFP 10 includes a control unit 11. The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a dedicated hardware circuit, and the like, and controls the overall operation of the MFP 10. A computer program that causes the MFP 10 to function as each functional unit (described later) is stored in a non-transitory storage medium such as a ROM.

  The control unit 11 is connected to an image reading unit 12, an image processing unit 14, an image memory 15, an image forming unit 16, an operation unit 17, a storage unit 18, a network communication unit 13, a position information acquisition unit 19, and the like. The control unit 11 performs operation control of each of the above connected units and transmission / reception of signals or data to / from each unit.

  The control unit 11 operates for each function such as a scanner function, a print function, and a copy function function in accordance with a job execution instruction input from the user through the operation unit 17 or a personal computer (not shown) connected via a network. Controls the drive and processing of the mechanisms necessary to perform the control.

  The image reading unit 12 reads an image from a document.

  The image processing unit 14 performs image processing on the image data of the image read by the image reading unit 12 as necessary. For example, the image processing unit 14 performs image processing such as shading correction in order to improve the quality after the image read by the image reading unit 12 is formed.

  The image memory 15 has an area for temporarily storing document image data obtained by reading by the image reading unit 12 and temporarily storing data to be printed by the image forming unit 16.

  The image forming unit 16 forms an image of the image data read by the image reading unit 12.

  The operation unit 17 includes a touch panel unit and operation key units that receive instructions from the user regarding various operations and processes that can be executed by the MFP 10. The touch panel unit includes a display unit 17a such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) provided with a touch panel.

  The network communication unit 13 is an interface for connecting to the network N.

  The storage unit 18 is a large-capacity storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) that stores a document image read by the image reading unit 12.

  The position information acquisition unit 19 typically includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor. The position information acquisition unit 19 acquires the position information of the MFP 10 and outputs it to the control unit 11.

(3. Hardware configuration of server device)
The server device 20 is a typical information processing device having a large capacity storage device (HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), etc.), and its hardware configuration is not shown. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the server device 20 loads a program recorded in a ROM (Read Only Memory) into a RAM (Random Access Memory) and executes it. The server device 20 stores map image data for forming a map image and facility information image data for forming a facility information image in a storage device. The server device 20 supplies these data to the MFP 10 through the network N in response to a request from the MFP 10.

(4. Functional configuration of image forming apparatus)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the image forming apparatus.

  The MFP 10 executes an information processing program recorded in a CPU, which is an example of a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium, so that a map image formation instruction acquisition unit 101, a map image data acquisition unit 102, a facility The search unit 103, the facility information image data acquisition unit 104, and the position determination unit 105 operate.

  The map image formation instruction acquisition unit 101 acquires an operation from the user for the operation unit 17 as an instruction for forming (printing) a map image including a departure place (current location) and a designated destination on a sheet.

  The map image data acquisition unit 102 acquires, from the server device 20, map image data for forming a map image indicating a map including the departure place (current location) and the destination.

  The facility search unit 103 searches the server device 20 for a specific number of facilities existing in the map image. The facility search unit 103 generates composite map image data by placing an image indicating that a facility exists on the map image.

  The facility information image data acquisition unit 104 searches and acquires facility information image data for forming a facility information image indicating information on a plurality of facilities from the storage unit 18.

  The position determination unit 105 determines positions on the sheet of facility information images of a plurality of facilities.

(5. Operation of image forming apparatus)
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the image forming apparatus.

  First, the user operates the operation unit 17 of the MFP 10 to designate a destination, and inputs an instruction for forming (printing) a map image up to the destination on a sheet. The map image formation instruction acquisition unit 101 performs an operation (map image formation) for forming (printing) a map image including a departure place (current location) and a specified destination on the operation unit 17 with respect to the operation from the user. Instruction) (step S101). When the map image formation instruction acquisition unit 101 acquires the map image formation instruction, the map image formation instruction acquisition unit 101 supplies destination identification information for identifying the designated destination to the map image data acquisition unit 102. “Destination identification information” is information for uniquely identifying a destination such as destination location information and destination name.

  When the map image data acquisition unit 102 acquires the destination identification information from the map image formation instruction acquisition unit 101, the map image data acquisition unit 102 acquires the position information of the MFP 10 (own device). For example, the map image data acquisition unit 102 inquires of the position information acquisition unit 19 to acquire position information, or acquires position information stored in a ROM or the like. The map image data acquisition unit 102 acquires, from the server device 20, map image data for forming a map image indicating a map including the departure place (current location) and the destination (step S102). Specifically, the map image data acquisition unit 102 supplies the location information (current location) and destination identification information of the MFP 10 (own device) to the server device 20 and acquires the map image data generated by the server device 20. The map image data acquisition unit 102 supplies the map image data to the facility search unit 103. A specific example of “a map image showing a map including a departure place and a destination” will be described in detail later.

  When the facility search unit 103 acquires the map image data from the map image data acquisition unit 102, the facility search unit 103 sets a specific number of facilities (typically, a plurality, which will be described below as multiple) existing in the map image as a server. Search from the device 20. Specifically, the facility search unit 103 uses identification information (facility identification information) for uniquely identifying a plurality of facilities existing in the map image, and position information (coordinate information) on the map image. Obtained from the server device 20. The facility search unit 103 generates composite map image data by placing an image indicating that each facility exists at each position on the map image represented by each coordinate information (step S103). The “image indicating that a facility exists” is stored in the storage unit 18 in advance, and is typically a general-purpose icon indicating a position on a map image or a simple character. The facility search unit 103 supplies facility identification information and coordinate information of a plurality of facilities acquired from the server device 20 to the facility information image data acquisition unit 104. Further, the facility search unit 103 outputs the generated composite map image data to the image forming unit 16.

  The facility information image data acquisition unit 104 acquires facility identification information and coordinate information of a plurality of facilities from the facility search unit 103. The facility information image data acquisition unit 104 stores facility information image data for forming a facility information image indicating information (typically, coupons) related to a plurality of facilities identified by the acquired facility identification information. Is retrieved and acquired (step S104). The “facility information image data” is acquired by the MFP 10 via the network N at a specific timing (typically (for example, every other day)) and stored in the storage unit 18. . The facility information image data acquisition unit 104 supplies the facility information image data of a plurality of facilities acquired from the storage unit 18 and the coordinate information of the facilities indicated by each facility information image data to the position determination unit 105.

  The position determination unit 105 acquires facility information image data and coordinate information of a plurality of facilities from the facility information image data acquisition unit 104. The position determination unit 105 determines the positions of the facility information images of the plurality of facilities on the sheet based on the coordinate information of the plurality of facilities (step S105). The “position of the facility information image on the sheet” determined by the position determination unit 105 will be described in detail later. The position determination unit 105 outputs facility information image data of a plurality of facilities and arrangement information indicating the positions of the facility information images of the plurality of facilities on a sheet to the image forming unit 16.

  The image forming unit 16 acquires composite map image data from the facility search unit 103 and acquires facility information image data and arrangement information from the position determination unit 105. The image forming unit 16 forms a composite map image on one side of the sheet based on the composite map image data acquired from the facility search unit 103. The image forming unit 16 forms a facility information image on the other side of the same sheet based on the acquired facility information image data in an arrangement based on the arrangement information acquired from the position determining unit 105 (step S106).

(6. Specific example of composite map image)
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of the composite map image formed on one side of the sheet.

  A specific example of “a map image showing a map including a starting point and a destination” generated by the image forming unit 106 based on the map image data acquired by the map image data acquiring unit 102 from the server device 20 (step S102) will be described. . It is previously defined that the starting point and the destination are each located within a specific range in the map image. Typically, in the entire map image, the destination (strictly, an image indicating “the destination”) is located near one end, and the starting point (strictly, an image indicating the “starting place”) is It is located in the vicinity of the other end farthest from this one end. For example, when the map image is rectangular, the destination is located near one side (typically, the upper side), and the departure place is located near the opposite side (in this case, the lower side). More typically, the destination is located near one corner (typically, the upper left corner or upper right corner), and the departure location is located near the diagonal (in this case, lower right corner or lower left corner). In this embodiment, as “a map image showing a map including a departure place and a destination”, “the departure place 301 is located near the lower right corner LR and the destination 302 is located near the upper left corner UL shown in FIG. It is assumed that the map image 310 indicates a rectangular map.

  The facility search unit 103 arranges the facilities (strictly, images indicating “facility”) 311, 312, 313 on the map image 310 based on the coordinate information of each facility (step S <b> 103). In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a facility 311, a facility 312, and a facility 313 are arranged in the map image 310 in order from the destination 302. Thereby, the composite map image 300 is generated.

  The composite map image 300 is formed (printed) over the entire area of one side S1 of the paper S. As described above, in the map image, the departure point 301 is located near the lower right corner LR, and the destination 302 is located near the upper left corner UL. Accordingly, the departure point 301 is located in the vicinity of the lower right corner S1LR of one side S1 of the sheet S, and the destination 302 is located in the vicinity of the upper left corner S1UL of the one side S1 of the sheet S.

(7. Specific example of facility information image position)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the position of the facility information image formed on the other side of the sheet.

  The position on the sheet of the facility information image of the plurality of facilities, which is determined based on the coordinate information of the plurality of facilities 311, 312, 313 (step S <b> 105) will be described. Facility information images of a plurality of facilities are formed on the other surface S2 of the sheet S. In FIG. 6, the facility information image 411 is a facility information image of the facility 311, the facility information image 412 is a facility 312, and the facility information image 413 is a facility information image of the facility 313. The “facility information” is typically a coupon as described above. More specifically, the facility information image formed on the paper S is assumed to be separated from the paper S by the user as a coupon ticket.

  The other surface S2 of the paper S in FIG. 6 is the back surface of the one surface S1 of the paper S in FIG. Therefore, the composite map image 300 of FIG. 5 is formed on the one surface S1 which is the back surface of the other surface S2 of the sheet S of FIG. In FIG. 6, the starting point 301, the destination 302, and the facilities 311, 312, and 313 included in the composite map image 300 of FIG. Shown by dotted lines (the images shown by these dotted lines are not actually formed on the other surface S2).

  The position determination unit 105 determines the positions of the facility information images 411, 412, and 413 so as not to overlap with a region including a specific distance range from the destination 302 in the composite map image 300 (see FIG. 6). As described above, it is assumed that portions of the paper S on which the facility information images 411, 412, and 413 are formed are separated from the paper S as coupons. For this reason, in the synthetic map image 300, the part which the user cut off from the paper S as a coupon ticket cannot be used as a map. In general, it is considered that the user uses a portion of the map closer to the destination than the starting point for a long time. For this reason, the facility information image 411 as a coupon that may possibly be separated into an area including a specific distance range from the destination 302 in the composite map image 300 (that is, an area relatively close to the destination 302). , 412, 413 are not preferably arranged. Therefore, the position determination unit 105 does not overlap the area including a specific distance range from the destination 302 in the composite map image 300 (that is, an area relatively close to the destination 302) so as not to overlap. The position of 413 is determined. Thereby, the user can use a region including a specific distance range from the destination 302 in the composite map image 300 for a long time without losing the function as a map. In addition, in the other surface S2, the part which does not form the facility information images 411, 412 and 413 may be simply blank (see FIG. 6), or an image (advertisement image or the like) which does not need to be separated unlike the coupon ticket is formed. May be.

  In addition to the above, the position determination unit 105 determines the position of the facility information image indicating the information related to the specific facility so as not to overlap the region from the specific facility to the destination 302 in the composite map image 300. Specifically, the position determination unit 105 determines the position of the facility information image 411 of the facility 311 so as not to overlap with the region from the facility 311 to the destination 302 in the composite map image 300 (see FIG. 6). . If the facility information image 411 overlaps the area from the facility 311 to the destination 302 in the composite map image 300, the facility in the composite map image 300 is separated from the sheet S when the part where the facility information image 411 is formed is separated. At least a part of the area from 311 to the destination 302 cannot be used as a map. In order to avoid losing the function as a map from the facility 311 to the destination 302 even if the portion of the facility 311 in which the facility information image 411 is formed is separated from the sheet S, the position determination unit 105 includes a composite map. It is necessary to determine the position of the facility information image 411 so as not to overlap with the region from the facility 311 to the destination 302 in the image 300. The position of the facility information image 411 of the facility 311 is separated from the sheet S by determining the position of the facility information image 411 so that it does not overlap with the region from the facility 311 to the destination 302 in the composite map image 300. However, it can be used without losing the function as a map from the facility 311 to the destination 302. Similarly, the position determination unit 105 determines the position of the facility information image 412 so as not to overlap the area from the facility 312 to the destination 302 in the composite map image 300, and overlaps the area from the facility 313 to the destination 302. The position of the facility information image 413 is determined so that it does not (see FIG. 6).

  In addition to the above, the position determination unit 105 determines the positions of the facility information images 411, 412, and 413 according to the distances from the destination 302 to the facilities 311, 312, and 313 in the composite map image 300. decide. Specifically, the position determination unit 105 determines each position of the facility information image such that the facility information image is located farther from the destination 302 as the facility has a greater distance from the destination 302. Specifically, the position determination unit 105 determines the facility 312 having the second largest distance from the destination 302 so that the facility information image 411 of the facility 311 having the largest distance from the destination 302 is farthest from the destination 302. Each location is determined so that the facility information image 413 of the facility 313 having the smallest distance from the destination 302 is closest to the destination 302 so that the facility information image 412 of (See FIG. 6).

As described above, in the present embodiment, there are the following four points (rules) for the position determination unit 105 to determine the positions of the facility information images 411, 412, and 413.
(1) The facility information images 411, 412 and 413 should not overlap with an area including a specific distance range from the destination 302.
(2) The facility information image 411, 412 or 413 showing information on a specific facility does not overlap the area from the specific facility 311, 312 or 313 to the destination 302.
(3) Each position of the facility information images 411, 412 and 413 corresponds to each distance from the destination 302 to the facilities 311, 312 and 313.
(4) As a specific example of (3) above, the facility information images 411, 412, or 413 are farther away from the destination 302 as the facilities 311, 312, or 313 have a greater distance from the destination 302.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, in order to satisfy the above four-point rule, specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the position determination unit 105 displays the facility information images 411, 412, 413 of the facilities 311, 312, 313. The sheets S are arranged side by side from the lower end of the sheet S in the order of distance from the destination 302. The user is likely to visit the facilities 311, 312, 313 in order of increasing distance from the destination 302 (in order of increasing distance from the departure point 301). By arranging the facility information images 411, 412, and 413 in order of visiting facilities from the lower end of the sheet S, the user can separate the coupon from the sheet S in the order of use.

  Any one of the above rules (1) to (3) may be used, any two may be used in combination, or all three may be satisfied. It is essential to use rule (4) in combination with rule (3).

(8. Summary)
According to Patent Document 1, a map display area and a coupon display area are provided on one surface of the paper (see FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1). For this reason, both the map display area and the coupon display area may be relatively small with respect to the size of the paper, and there is a possibility that both of them are unusable for the user.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the position determination unit 105 does not overlap an area from a specific facility to the destination 302 in the composite map image 300 formed on the one surface S1 of the paper S. Then, the position of the facility information image indicating the information regarding the specific facility formed on the other surface S2 of the sheet S is determined. This makes it possible to make full use of the back surface of the portion that has become unnecessary as a map (an area that has already passed) while preventing the function of the map from being impaired as much as possible. In other words, it is possible to reuse the back side of the part (the area that has already passed) that the user no longer needs to confirm on the map. In short, despite the fact that a map image is formed on the entire area of one side of the paper and a facility information image that is to be cut off is formed on a part of the other side, the facility information image is already cut off on the map. Because it is a long time, the function as a map is not impaired. In other words, the map portion that the user needs on the route is always left on the map along with the destination without being separated.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the paper is not wasted by forming the map image and the facility information image (coupon) on both sides of the paper. In addition, if the map image and the facility information image are formed on separate sheets, the sheets may be separated and complicated for the user. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, there is no possibility that the user loses either one or intentionally discards only the coupon. For this reason, for the facility, the advertising effect is expected to increase, the use of the coupons of the user is expected to increase, and the number of users of the facility is expected to increase. Also, in recent years, instead of paper coupons, the use of coupon images displayed on the screen of web browsers is increasing, but by using paper coupons, facilities can use coupons, etc. It becomes easy to confirm.

(II. Modifications)
In the following modifications, the description of the same configuration and operation as the above embodiment will be omitted, and different points will be mainly described.

(1. Modification 1)
In the embodiment, the case where there are a plurality of facility information images has been described. Of course, one facility information image may be provided. In this case as well, the position determination unit 105 similarly uses the other side 2 of the sheet S so as not to overlap the area from the facility to the destination 302 in the composite map image 300 formed on the one side S1 of the sheet S. The position of the facility information image to be formed is determined.

(2. Modification 2)
In the embodiment, the facility information images 411, 412, and 413 of the facilities 311, 312, and 313 are arranged side by side from the lower end of the sheet S in order of distance from the destination 302 from the lower end of the sheet S (see FIG. 6). However, when the position determination unit 105 determines the positions of the facility information images 411, 412, and 413 according to the distances from the destination 302 to the facilities 311, 312, and 313 in the composite map image 300, The following layout arrangement may be used. According to this example, at least (1), (2), and (3) are satisfied as the rules for the position determination unit 105 to determine the positions of the facility information images 411, 412, and 413.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the position of the facility information image according to the second modification.
The location of the facility information image may be determined in two rows so as to be arranged on the left and right. Similar to the embodiment, each location of the facility information image may be determined so that the facility information image is located farther from the destination 302 as the facility has a greater distance from the destination 302. In this example, the facility information images 411, 412, and 413 of the facilities 311, 312, and 313 are arranged in two rows from the lower end of the sheet S in order from the lower end of the sheet S in the order of distance from the destination 302. .

(3. Modification 3)
In the embodiment, the facility search unit 103 searches the server device 20 for a specific number of facilities existing in the map image, arranges an image indicating that the facility exists in the map image, and generates composite map image data. (Step S103). On the other hand, the map image data acquisition unit 102 may acquire the composite map image data in which an image indicating that a facility exists in the map image and the facility identification information from the server device 20. In that case, the facility search unit 103 and step S103 are not required.

(4. Modification 4)
In the embodiment, the map image data acquisition unit 102 supplies the location information (current location) of the MFP 10 (own device) to the server device 20 in order to acquire map image data from the server device 20 (step S102). In contrast, the map image data acquisition unit 102 may supply the server device 20 with device identification information uniquely assigned to the MFP 10 (own device). However, it is assumed that the server device 20 holds the device identification information and position information of a plurality (many) of MFPs as a table.

(5. Modification 5)
In the embodiment, the MFP 10 executes all operations from acquisition of a map image formation instruction (step S101) to image formation (step S106). Instead, the information processing apparatus (personal computer, tablet, smart phone or other portable terminal) possessed by the user performs operations from acquisition of the map image formation instruction (step S101) to location determination of the facility information image data (step S105). May be executed. Then, the portable terminal supplies the composite map image data, the facility information image data, and the arrangement information of the facility information image data to the MFP via the network. Then, the MFP executes only image formation (step S106). Note that “via a network” means that the mobile terminal transmits image data or the like directly to the MFP, the information processing apparatus temporarily stores the image data or the like in the server apparatus on the network, and the MFP Including both, etc. For example, this configuration is useful when a user wants to print a map at a convenience store after browsing the map on the go using a mobile terminal.

(6. Modification 6)
In the embodiment, the map image data acquisition unit 102 acquires map image data from one same server device 20 (step S102), and the facility search unit 103 acquires facility identification information and coordinate information (step S103). In contrast, the server device from which the map image data acquisition unit 102 acquires map image data and the server device from which the facility search unit 103 acquires facility identification information and coordinate information may be different server devices.

(7. Modification 7)
In the embodiment, the facility information image data acquisition unit 104 searches for and acquires facility information image data from the storage unit 18. On the other hand, the facility information image data acquisition unit 104 may search and acquire facility information image data from a server device (server device 20 or another server device) connected to the network.

(8. Modification 8)
In the embodiment, the facility search unit 103 generates composite map image data by placing an image indicating a facility on the map image (step S103). On the other hand, it is not necessary to arrange an image showing the facility on the map image. In this case, the facility search unit 103 simply outputs the map image data acquired from the map image data acquisition unit 102 to the image forming unit 16. Alternatively, the map image data acquisition unit 102 may simply output the map image data to the image forming unit 16.

(9. Modification 9)
The facility search unit 103 may generate composite map image data by further arranging a route image indicating a route from the departure point 301 to the destination 302 on the map image.

10 ... MFP
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Server apparatus 101 ... Map image formation instruction acquisition part 102 ... Map image data acquisition part 103 ... Facility search part 104 ... Facility information image data acquisition part 105 ... Position determination part

Claims (7)

A map image data acquisition unit for acquiring map image data for forming a map image showing a map including a starting point and a destination;
A facility information image data acquisition unit for acquiring facility information image data for forming a facility information image indicating information relating to facilities existing in the map image;
Position determination for determining the position of the facility information image formed on the other surface of the paper so as not to overlap the area from the facility to the destination in the map image formed on one surface of the paper And an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The position determination unit determines a position of the facility information image formed on the other surface of the sheet so as not to overlap an area including a specific distance range from the destination in the map image. . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The facility information image data acquisition unit acquires facility information image data for forming a plurality of facility information images indicating information on a plurality of facilities existing in the map image,
The position determining unit is configured to form the specific surface formed on the other surface of the paper so as not to overlap an area from the specific facility to the destination in the map image formed on the one surface of the paper. An information processing apparatus that determines a position of a facility information image that indicates information related to a facility. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
The plurality of position determining units are formed on the other surface of the sheet according to respective distances from the destination to the plurality of facilities in the map image formed on the one surface of the sheet. Information processing device that determines the position of each facility information image. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4,
In the map image in the map image in which the facility information image of the facility formed on the other surface of the sheet is formed on the other surface of the sheet, as the facility having a larger distance from the destination is located. An information processing apparatus that determines a position of each of the plurality of facility information images so as to be located away from a destination. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Forming the map image on one side of the paper;
An information processing apparatus further comprising: an image forming unit that forms the facility information image on the other surface of the sheet so as not to overlap an area from the facility to the destination in the map image. Information processing device
A map image data acquisition unit for acquiring map image data for forming a map image showing a map including a starting point and a destination;
A facility information image data acquisition unit for acquiring facility information image data for forming a facility information image indicating information relating to facilities existing in the map;
Position determination for determining the position of the facility information image formed on the other surface of the paper so as not to overlap the area from the facility to the destination in the map image formed on one surface of the paper A program that functions as a part.

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