JPH0563178U - Business card making device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To be able to immediately create as many business cards as needed and when necessary. [Structure] A subject M is photographed by a TV camera 1 and an image signal is input to a processing device 2, and a character / graphic signal is input from a keyboard 3 to the processing device 2, and the keyboard 3 is operated to operate one business card. Print data is created, and this print data is transferred to the thermal transfer printing device 6 via a data line.
Then, the printing device 6 repeatedly prints based on the transferred print data, and prints a large number of business cards on one recording sheet.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a device for creating a business card including a facial photograph and the like.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Recently, business cards with a photo of their face in addition to their address and name have been used. To create such a business card, a photosensitive plate with a photosensitive resin film formed on one side is irradiated with ultraviolet light through a photo along with letters and figures, and the specified areas are cured to create a printing plate, which is then rotary pressed. I put it on and print a business card.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 As described above, the cost per business card is high if the printing plate is created for each business card with a facial photograph. Therefore, in order to reduce the cost per piece, we often ordered more than the necessary number and wasted when the address or department changed later.

In addition, since the ink used in the rotary printing machine is often a highly viscous liquid, which evaporates or deteriorates, it is difficult to store it for a long period of time, and immediately when a business card is suddenly needed. I can't create a business card.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention synthesizes an image pickup device for taking a face photograph or the like printed on a business card and an image signal from this image pickup device and a character / graphic signal from a keyboard etc. for one business card. A business card creation device including a processing device that creates print data and a thermal transfer printing device that continuously prints the data on one recording sheet a plurality of times based on the print data for one business card created by the processing device. Configured.

[0006]

[Function] A facial photograph is taken by an image pickup device such as a TV camera, and the facial photograph is input as an image signal to a processing device such as a computer, and a character or graphic signal is input from the keyboard to the processing device, and the processing device These signals are combined to create print data for one business card, and the thermal transfer printing device prints a plurality of business cards on one recording paper based on this data.

[0007]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a business card creation device according to the present invention. A TV camera 1 as an imaging device for photographing a subject M and a processing device such as a personal computer to which an image signal from the TV camera 1 is input. 2, an input device 3 such as a keyboard for inputting character signals such as company name, affiliation, and name, and graphic signals such as company emblem, school badge, logo, etc. to the processing device 2, and image signals synthesized in the processing device 2. From the CRT 4, which displays print data for one business card consisting of a text and graphic signal, an external storage device 5 which stores print data for one business card created in the processing device 2, and the processing device 2. The entire system is configured by the thermal transfer printing device 6 that prints a business card on the recording paper according to the signal.

As shown in FIG. 2, the thermal transfer printing device 6 includes a writing unit 7 for writing print data for one business card, that is, a unit image data reading unit 1, a unit image data multiple reading unit 8 and a printing unit 9. ..

As shown in FIG. 3, the printing unit 9 has a size larger than a business card stored in the paper tray 10, for example, an A4 (296 mm × 210 mm) -sized recording paper 11 capable of making ten business cards and a peripheral portion of the platen roller 12. While winding and rotating the surface with a clamper, the ink ribbon 14 is pressed against the recording paper 11 via the thermal head 13 to transfer the sublimable or meltable ink applied to the ink ribbon 14 to the surface of the recording paper 11. Then, the recording paper 11 after printing is taken out from the discharge port 15.

The thermal head 13 is configured by arranging a large number of resistance heating elements along the main scanning direction, and the number of the resistance heating elements is equal to the number of pixels in the main scanning direction for one business card. It's more than that.

In the above, the subject M is photographed by the TV camera 1 and the image signal is input to the processing device 2. Then, the TV image is converted into image data with 640 × 480 pixels in the processing device 2. Since the face image is approximately 20 mm × 20 mm, when the number of pixels is set to 240 × 240 pixels, if the pixel interval of the thermal head is 12 dots / mm which is 10 dots / mm or more near the human visual detection limit resolution. Therefore, the resolution can be improved by converting 480 × 480 pixels of the image data of the TV image into 240 × 240 pixels. The pixel conversion may be performed by adding and averaging every two vertical and horizontal pixels.

As described above, the image signal is input to the processing device 2, the character / graphic signal is input to the processing device 2 from the keyboard 3, and the keyboard 3 is operated to generate print data for one business card. The print data is transferred to the thermal transfer printing device 6 via the data line. When the print data is stored in the external storage device in advance, the time for creating the data can be saved.

Then, after the transferred print data is written in the image memory 20 in the printer 6 via the write address generator 21, the printer 9 outputs the print data based on a signal generated for each print position. The sub-scanning address generator 22 generates two systems of read (R) and write (W) signals of the memory whose operation is reversed, and outputs them to the 1-line memories 25 and 26. Further, based on the above-mentioned read / write signal, the H address is repeatedly read from the main scanning address generating section 23 and the V address is read from the sub scanning address generating section 22 to be generated in the address generating section 24. Then, the reading unit 8 converts these addresses into x and y addresses according to the number of repetitions (K, L), adds them to the 1-unit image memory 20, reads the data, and sends it to the printing unit 9. As described above, the printing unit 9 has two lines of one-line memories 25 and 26, and while one line is writing, the data of the other one line is read and printed. Printing is performed continuously by performing this alternately.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the number of pixels (the number of image data) in the main scanning direction for one business card is x. ₁ ~ X_nAnd the pixel (number of image data) in the sub-scanning direction is y₁~ Y_nThen, the line y₁For multiple times (five times in the figure) along the main scanning direction to print the data of x1 to xn, and then line y₂Similarly, printing is repeated a plurality of times along the main scanning direction, and this operation is repeated up to the final line to print a large number of business cards on one recording sheet. It should be noted that one for each business card may be printed one by one, but this has the disadvantage of taking a lot of time.

[0015]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the business card creation device of the present invention, the image signal and the character / graphic signal are combined by a personal computer or the like to create print data for one business card, and thermal transfer printing is performed based on this data. Since the printing is performed by the device, the required number of business cards can be immediately created, and if the created print data is stored in the external storage device or the like, the business card creation time can be further shortened.

[0016] Further, the apparatus itself does not need a large size because it does not incorporate a rotary printing machine, and the ink can be stored only with an ink ribbon, which is extremely simple and can be installed in a company as it is. Further, it is more effective in the case of multicolor printing, and the image quality is improved as compared with the conventional production apparatus.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a business card creation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a thermal transfer printing device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a printing unit of the thermal transfer printing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a recording sheet in a state in which printing is performed halfway.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... TV camera (imaging device), 2 ... PC (processing device), 3 ... Keyboard (input device), 5 ... External storage device, 6 ... Thermal transfer printing device, 11 ... Recording paper, 13 ... Thermal head, M ... Subject .

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An image pickup device for taking a face photograph or the like to be printed on a business card, and an image signal from this image pickup device and a character / graphic signal from a keyboard or the like are combined to create print data for one business card. A business card creation device comprising: a processing device; and a thermal transfer printing device that continuously prints data on one recording sheet a plurality of times based on print data for one business card created by the processing device.