JPH06289584A - Generating method of name card with full color picture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To generate name cards with full color face pictures in a small lot at a low cost. CONSTITUTION:A color face photograph is inserted into a name card pattern selected from plural patterns by an image input S6. A book type data input S7 is performed against the pattern, a full surface allotment S3 is performed using a copying picture size based on the page allotment process and a full color electrostatic image printing of the name card pattern combination is simultaneously performed against a copying paper. The printed paper is cut and divided into a name card size.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for producing a small lot of business cards containing full-color photographs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Business cards are generally printed by various methods such as letterpress printing, intaglio printing, lithographic printing, screen printing, etc. In either case, a printing plate for printing is produced. There is a need to.

In recent years, business cards for business use are strongly requested to have a face photograph so that the customer can surely remember them, and it is preferable that they are color photographs.

[0004]

However, in the case of inserting a color photograph into a business card by the conventional printing method, it is necessary to produce a large number of master plates corresponding to the number of colors and to perform overprinting by the number of colors. The work is complicated and the cost is very high.
I did not actually put a color photograph in the business card printing, which is a small lot printing of 200 sheets. For this reason, it has been devised to put in a portrait instead of a photograph, but it was difficult to obtain a business card with the characteristics shown in the photograph.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a business card with a full-color photograph, which enables inexpensive production of a business card with a full-color facial photograph.

[0006]

Therefore, a method of creating a business card with a full-color photograph according to the present invention includes a step of selecting a desired pattern from a plurality of kinds of business card pattern data created in advance, and a color of the pattern by image input. A step of inputting a photograph of a face and inputting bibliographical data, a step of completely allocating the image and the data-input pattern to copy paper dimensions based on a paper surface allocating process prepared in advance, and It is characterized in that it comprises a step of simultaneously performing full-color electrophotographic printing of a combination of business card patterns on copy paper, and a step of cutting and dividing the electrophotographic printed paper into predetermined business card sizes.

[0007]

According to the present invention, since a business card containing a face photograph is created by full-color electrostatic photography,
There is no need for a block copy according to the number of colors as in the past, and there is no need to perform overprinting.

Although an original image is required for electrostatic photograph printing, in the present invention, an image of a face photograph and bibliographical items are input to a business card pattern previously stored in a database in an office computer or the like, and this is entirely used as a copy paper size. Make an allocation,
The business card pattern combination data is converted into data for an electrostatographic printing machine, and this is used as original drawing data. Therefore, there is a need to use a full color electrostatographic printing machine capable of electrostatographic printing by data entry.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the specific examples shown in the drawings. 1 to 5 show a method of creating a full-color photo business card according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an office computer including a computer body 10 and a keyboard 11 having a built-in CRT, 2 is a full-color electrostatic photo printer having an image reading function, 3 is an office computer 1 and a full-color electrostatic photo printer 2. A converter that changes the signal format between
Is a cutting machine for cutting.

Next, a method of creating a business card will be described with reference to the processing flow of FIG. First, office computer 1
Operating a keyboard 11 of the CRT to display plural types of business card patterns on the screen of the CRT, for example, business card patterns P1 to P shown in FIG.
3 is created (see steps S1 and S2 in FIG. 5). That is, a business card-sized outer frame is drawn on the screen of the CRT, and an area a for putting a color photograph in the outer frame, a bibliographic item such as a company name b, a department c, a position d, a name e, an address f, and a telephone The area in which the number g, the FAX number h, and the profile i are put is framed, and the size of each area a to i and the color of each item are set. In the profile area i, some personal information such as birthplace, birthday, constellation, blood type, special skill, hobby, favorite color, age, family, personality, qualification, etc. is selected and put in a small frame. . However, these borders are not actually printed on the paper. Also, a decorative line to be printed on the paper, for example, a frame line of the profile area i is inserted as necessary.

When the business card pattern P is created, it is also C
As shown in FIG. 3, on the screen of the RT, the created business card pattern P is automatically or copied on a paper surface to perform full-page allocation to copy paper dimensions (see step S3 in FIG. 5). At that time, a mark M, which is a reference for cutting at the time of cutting, that is, a so-called register mark is also inserted. When the full layout data is created, the full layout data and the basic business card pattern data are stored in the memory in association with each other (see step S4 in FIG. 5). By repeating such operations, a plurality of basic business card patterns and page layout data are created and stored as a database.

When creating a business card according to a customer's order,
The customer's desired pattern is selected from the plurality of business card patterns P and read out on the screen of the CRT (see step S5 in FIG. 5), the full-color electrostatic photo printer 2 reads an image of the customer's color photograph, and the signal is converted. The data is converted by the device 3 and input into the office computer 1, and is inserted into the photograph area a of the selected business card pattern P (see step S6 in FIG. 5).
Next, the keyboard 11 is operated to sequentially input the company name b, the department c, the position d, the name e, the address f, the telephone number g, the fax number h, and the profile i based on the bibliographical data of the customer, and the CRT. The business card pattern P on the screen is corrected, and at the same time, the color is changed if necessary (step S in FIG. 5).
7). The image input of the face photograph may be provided not by the full-color electrostatic photo printer 2 but by a dedicated image reading device.

When the customer business card pattern Pn can be created, the paper layout data corresponding to the selected business card pattern P is read out, and the data is automatically corrected according to the customer business card pattern data by the paper layout processing which is programmed in advance. After allocating the entire size to the copy paper size and confirming it on the CRT screen, the customer's business card pattern data and the customer paper surface allocation data are registered in the memory as customer data (see step S9 in FIG. 5). Finally, when the type of copy paper, for example, the thickness of paper, is selected and the customer page layout data created from the office computer 1 is output (see FIG. 5).
Step S10), the signal format is converted by the converter 3 and input to the full-color electrostatic photo printer 2, and a plurality of business card pattern combinations allotted on the copy paper are simultaneously printed in full-color electrostatic photo. Therefore, when the printed paper is cut and divided into predetermined business card sizes by the cutting machine 4 using the mark M, a business card as a product can be created.

When creating the same business card for the same customer,
The registered customer data may be directly read and full-color electrostatic photography printed. Note that instead of creating the basic business card pattern and page layout data in advance, the customer business card pattern and customer page layout data are created and registered in sequence, and this is used as the basic business card pattern and page layout data for the next customer. Business cards may be created as well, or only the business card patterns are stored in a database, and the customer business card patterns created according to the order are allotted to the copy paper dimensions by preprogrammed automatic paper layout processing, and the paper layout data is prepared each time. It may be created.

Since the business card with the face photograph is created by full-color electrostatic photography as described above, the business card can be printed quickly and easily, and a large number of master plates unlike the conventional printing method can be eliminated. Moreover, as a result of not having to perform overprinting, a small lot of business cards with full-color facial photographs can be produced at low cost. Also, since the profile is put in the business card together with the full-color face photo, it is possible to create a business card with a unique character and which is most suitable for sales. Further, since the paper layout data is used as a database together with the business card pattern data, the data bibliographical items corresponding to the order are less input, and the work can be further speeded up.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, since a business card containing a face photograph is created by full-color electrostatic photography, it is difficult to prepare a business card with a small lot of full-color face photographs. The effect is that you can easily and quickly create business cards.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an apparatus used in a method of creating a business card with a full-color photograph according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a business card pattern in the above method.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a page layout state in the above method.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a customer business card pattern.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the above method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Office Computer 2 Full Color Electrostatic Printing Machine P Business Card Pattern

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A step of selecting a desired pattern from a plurality of types of business card pattern data created in advance, a step of inputting a color facial photograph into the pattern by image input and a bibliographical data input, and the image and data. A step of allocating the input pattern to the copy paper size based on a paper surface allocating process prepared in advance, and a step of simultaneously performing full-color electrostatic photography printing on the copy paper of the plurality of business card pattern combinations allocated to the entire surface, A method of producing a full-color photo-embedded business card, which comprises a step of cutting the electrostatically printed paper into predetermined business card sizes.