JPH09319060A - Photographic product producing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographic product producing system constituted so that whole processing is efficiently executed while articles including a short- length film and a formed leaf are correctly joined. SOLUTION: This producing system is provided with a free-flow conveyer 72 successively carrying the articles including the short-length film to a leaf supply part and a leaf forming means on which information corresponding to the short-length film is recorded. Then, the leaf and the articles including the short-length film are joined and supplied to a next process. Besides, the system is provided with an information read means reading the information including inherent information recorded on the short-length film on the more upstream side of the conveyer 72 than the leaf supply part. By the leaf forming means, the leaf on which the information corresponding to the short-length film is recorded according to the read information is formed. Then, the articles including the read short-length film is carried to the leaf supply part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic product production system in which a leaf on which information corresponding to a photo original is recorded and an article containing the photo original are merged and supplied.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a conveying means for sequentially conveying articles including photo originals to a leaf supply section, and a leaf for recording information corresponding to the photo originals are formed and the leafs are combined with the photo originals. As a photographic product production system having a leaf creating unit supplied by a supply unit and supplying the leaf containing the information corresponding to the photographic document and the article containing the photographic document together, the leaf is made of paper. It is in the state of being attached to a photo bag. Then, after the article including the photo original is conveyed to the leaf supply unit, the operator sees the conveyed article including the photo original and manually inputs the information corresponding to the photo original, and records the information corresponding to the photo original. The leaf supply section was used to prepare the leaf and combine it with the photo original.

Further, the ID information is recorded on the photographic original, the information corresponding to the photographic original is stored in the central control unit in association with the ID information, and after the article including the photographic original is conveyed to the leaf supply section. , The ID of the photo original that has been conveyed
In order to read the information, read the information corresponding to the photo original stored in the central controller in association with the ID information, create a leaf in which the information corresponding to the photo original is recorded, and join the photo original. It has also been proposed to feed at the leaf feeder.

[0004]

However, in order to surely associate the article containing the photo original with the created leaf, the leaf supply unit is fed until the leaf recording the information corresponding to the photo original is supplied. It is necessary to prevent the supply of articles including other photo originals, and it takes a long time to create a leaf in which the information corresponding to the photo originals is recorded, and the information corresponding to the photo originals is recorded. It is inefficient because it can be processed only every long time to create a leaf.

Further, if the leaf supply unit is supplied with articles including other photo originals before the leaf in which the information corresponding to the photo originals is recorded is produced and supplied, it is created as an article including the photo originals. A special mechanism is needed to make sure that the leaf and the reef are joined together.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an article including a photograph original corresponding to a created leaf is surely merged from a plurality of articles including a photograph original in a leaf supply section. Without any special mechanism for
The purpose of the present invention is to efficiently carry out the whole while surely merging the article including the photo original with the created leaf.

[0007]

The object of the invention is achieved by the claims. Hereinafter, each claim will be described. However, description overlapping with the description of the cited item will be omitted.

[Explanation of Claim 1] "To create a conveying means for sequentially conveying articles including a photo original to a leaf supply section and a leaf in which information corresponding to the photo original is recorded and join the photo original In the photographic product production system, further comprising: a leaf creating unit to be supplied by the leaf supply unit, and a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic document is recorded and an article including the photographic document are merged and supplied to the next step. ,
An information reading unit that reads information including unique information recorded on the photographic document on the upstream side of the conveying unit from the leaf supply unit, and the leaf creating unit reads the information read by the information reading unit. According to the above, a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded is created, and the conveying means conveys an article including the photographic original read by the information reading means to the leaf supply section. Photo product production system characterized by ], The leaf is created in the time during which the photo original is conveyed from the upstream side of the conveying means to the leaf supplying section for reading the information including the unique information recorded on the photo original. As a result, it is possible to perform the entire process more efficiently than when the leaf is created after the photo original is conveyed to the leaf supply unit. Further, this does not require a special mechanism for surely joining the article including the photo original corresponding to the created leaf from the plurality of articles including the photo original in the leaf supply unit,
It is possible to make sure that the article including the photo original and the created leaf can be merged.

[Explanation of Claim 2] "The conveying means sorts the photographic originals for each order and sequentially conveys them to a leaf supply section, and the leaf creating means corresponds to the photographic originals of the order. 2. The photograph according to claim 1, wherein a leaf in which information to be recorded is created, and the leaf created where the photo original of the order is placed is supplied by the leaf supply unit. Product production system. ], The conveying means sorts the photographic originals for each order and sequentially conveys the photographic originals to the leaf supplying section. Therefore, the leaf supplying section has only one order of photographic originals. Since it is only necessary to create and supply leaves according to the order of conveyed photo originals, the article containing the photo originals corresponding to the created leaf is incorrect from the plurality of articles including the photo originals in the leaf supply section. It is possible to surely join the article including the photo original and the created leaf without requiring a special mechanism for joining.

[Explanation of Claim 3] "Photo original supply possibility determining means for determining whether or not to supply the photographic original to the leaf supply section according to the information read by the information reading means, and the photographic When the document supply availability determination unit determines to supply the photographic document to the leaf supply unit, a permission unit that enables the photographic document read by the information reading unit to be supplied to the leaf supply unit, When the photograph manuscript supply availability judgment unit judges that the photograph manuscript is supplied to the leaf supply unit, the leaf creation unit creates a leaf in which information corresponding to the photo manuscript is recorded and is created in the leaf supply unit. The photographic product production system according to claim 1 or 2, which supplies a leaf. ], If the information read by the information reading unit is appropriate, the photographic original is supplied to the leaf supply unit, and the leaf creating unit creates a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded. It is possible to efficiently merge the photo original and the leaf on which information corresponding to the photo original is recorded.

The means for determining whether or not the photograph original can be supplied is
To determine whether or not to supply the photo original to the leaf supply unit, “determine whether or not a leaf in which information corresponding to the photo original is recorded can be created from the information read by the information reading unit. It is preferable.

[Explanation of Claim 4] "When the photograph document supply availability determination unit determines that the photograph document is not supplied to the leaf supply unit, the permission unit determines the photograph document read by the information reading unit. 4. The photographic product production system according to claim 3, wherein the leaf supply means prevents the leaf supply unit from supplying the leaf, and the leaf forming means does not form a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded. If the information read by the information reading unit is inappropriate, the photographic original is not supplied to the leaf supply unit, and the leaf creating unit does not create a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded. Despite the fact that the information read by the information reading unit is inappropriate, the photographic original is supplied to the leaf supply unit, or the leaf creating unit creates a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded. While avoiding the inconvenience,
The photo original and the leaf on which the information corresponding to the photo original is recorded can be efficiently combined as a whole.

[Explanation of Claim 5] "The transport means has a plurality of segmented transport parts, and a photographic original is placed on each transport part and sequentially transported to a leaf supply part. The leaf creating means creates a leaf on which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded, and supplies the created leaf to the transport section on which the photographic original is placed by the leaf supply section. The photographic product production system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. ], The conveying means has a plurality of divided conveying portions, and the photographic original is placed on each conveying portion and sequentially conveyed to the leaf supplying portion. Therefore, the leaf supplying portion has one conveying portion. Since the leaf supply section only needs to create and supply leaves according to the order of the photo originals to be conveyed, the leaf supply section selects a leaf from the plurality of articles including the photo originals. The article containing the photo original and the created leaf can be definitely joined without requiring a special mechanism for surely joining the articles containing the corresponding photo originals.

[Explanation of Claim 6] "The transport means has a plurality of segmented transport parts, and a photographic original is placed on each transport part and sequentially transported to a leaf supply part. The leaf creating means creates a leaf on which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded, and supplies the created leaf to the conveying section on which the photographic original is placed by the leaf supplying section. The means has a placing portion provided so that the photograph original can be placed only on one conveying portion, and when the permitting means supplies the photograph original to the leaf supplying portion by the photograph original supply availability determination means. The photographic product production system according to claim 4, wherein, when determined, the photographic document read by the information reading unit can be placed on the transport unit in the placing unit. 』
According to the above, the conveying means has a plurality of divided conveying portions, and the photographic original is placed on each conveying portion and sequentially conveyed to the leaf supplying portion. Therefore, the leaf supplying portion has only one conveying portion. Since there is only one, the leaf supply unit does not need a special mechanism for merging the article including the photo original corresponding to the created leaf among the plurality of articles including the photo original, and includes the photo original. It is possible to merge the article and the created leaf without fail. Further, when the photographic document supply availability determination unit determines to supply the photographic document to the leaf supply unit, the photographic document read by the information reading unit can be placed on the transport unit in the placing unit, If the information read by the information reading means is appropriate, the photographic document is placed on the transport section and supplied to the leaf supply section.

[Explanation of Claim 7] "When the permission means determines that the photograph original supply availability determination means does not supply the photograph original to the leaf supply portion, the photograph original is in the placing portion. 7. The photographic product production system according to claim 6, wherein the photographic product production system is configured so that it cannot be placed on the carrying section. ”, The photographic document supply availability determination means, when it is determined to supply the photographic document to the leaf supply section, the photographic document read by the information reading means can be placed on the transport section in the placement section, If the photo original supply availability determination unit determines that the photo original is not supplied to the leaf supply unit, the photo original cannot be placed on the transport unit in the placing unit, and thus is read by the information reading unit. If the information is appropriate, the photo original is placed on the conveying unit and supplied to the leaf supply unit. If the information read by the information reading unit is inappropriate, no leaf is created and the photo original is conveyed. The information read by the information reading means is appropriate / inappropriate, because it is placed on a sheet and is not supplied to the leaf supply section.
It is possible to surely merge the article including the photo original and the created leaf.

[Explanation of Claim 8] "The transporting means sequentially transports the transporting parts to the leaf supply part so that the number of the transporting parts to the leaf supply part can be adjusted. The photographic product production system according to any one of claims 5 to 7. ) Allows articles including photo originals to be sequentially placed on the transport section regardless of leaf creation, and the side that places articles including photo originals on the transport section is not related to leaf production. Can be processed at the speed of.

[Explanation of Claim 9] "The transport means comprises a free flow conveyor that sequentially transports the transport units to the leaf supply unit so that the number of the transport units to the leaf supply unit can be adjusted. The photographic product production system according to claim 8, characterized in that The free flow conveyor itself does not require any control, and articles including photo originals can be sequentially placed on the conveyor regardless of the production of leaves, and articles including photo originals can be conveyed. The side to be placed on can be transported so that it can be processed at its own speed that is not related to the production of leaves.

[Explanation of Claim 10] "An information acquisition unit for separately obtaining information corresponding to information including information unique to the photograph original read by the information reading unit is provided, and the leaf creating unit is provided with 11. The leaf is created from information including information unique to the photographic document read by the information reading means and information obtained by the information acquisition means. The photographic product production system according to any one of items. [Explanation of Claim 11] [Conveying means for sequentially conveying articles including photo originals to a leaf supply section, and a leaf recording information corresponding to the photo originals are prepared and merged with the photo originals. A leaf producing unit supplied by a leaf supply unit, and a leaf for recording information corresponding to the photographic document and a photographic product production system for supplying the article containing the photographic document in a merged manner by the conveying unit. Before the article including the photographic document being conveyed arrives at the leaf supply section, it has information transmitting means for transmitting information including information necessary to create a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic document is recorded. The leaf creating means creates a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded according to the information sent by the information transmitting means, and the transporting means, A photographic product production system, wherein an article including a photographic original corresponding to the information sent by the information transmitting means is conveyed to the leaf supply section. 』
As a result, the information necessary for creating a leaf in which the information corresponding to the photo original is recorded is obtained before the article including the photo original conveyed by the conveying means arrives at the leaf supply unit. Can be formed in the time during which the paper is conveyed to the leaf supply unit, and the entire process can be performed more efficiently than the case where the leaf is formed after the photo original is conveyed to the leaf supply unit. Further, by this, the leaf feeding section does not need a special mechanism for surely joining the article including the photo original corresponding to the created leaf from the plurality of articles including the photo original, and the photo original is not required. It is possible to make sure that the containing article and the created leaf can be merged.

The information transmitting means creates the leaf recording the information corresponding to the photographic document before sending the information including the information necessary to prepare the leaf recording the information corresponding to the photographic document. It is preferable to obtain the information including the information required to do so.

[Explanation of Claim 12] "The conveying means is
The photographic manuscript is sorted for each order and sequentially conveyed to a leaf supply unit, the leaf creating means creates a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic manuscript of the order is recorded, and the photographic manuscript of the order is The photographic product production system according to claim 11, wherein the leaf produced on the place where the leaf is placed is supplied by the leaf supply unit. ], The conveying means sorts the photographic originals for each order and sequentially conveys the photographic originals to the leaf supplying section. Therefore, the leaf supplying section has only one order of photographic originals. Since it is only necessary to create and supply leaves according to the order of conveyed photo originals, the article containing the photo originals corresponding to the created leaf is incorrect from the plurality of articles including the photo originals in the leaf supply section. It is possible to surely join the article including the photo original and the created leaf without requiring a special mechanism for joining.

[Explanation of Claim 13] "The transport means is
A leaf having a plurality of divided conveying portions, a photographic manuscript placed on each conveying portion and sequentially conveyed to a leaf supply portion, wherein the leaf creating means records information corresponding to the photographic manuscript. 11. The leaf supply section supplies the leaf created in the transport section on which the photo original is placed by the leaf supply section.
Photo product production system described in 2. ], The conveying means has a plurality of divided conveying portions, and the photographic original is placed on each conveying portion and sequentially conveyed to the leaf supplying portion. Therefore, the leaf supplying portion has one conveying portion. Since the leaf supply section only needs to create and supply leaves according to the order of the photo originals to be conveyed, the leaf supply section selects a leaf from the plurality of articles including the photo originals. The article containing the photo original and the created leaf can be definitely joined without requiring a special mechanism for surely joining the articles containing the corresponding photo originals.

[Explanation of Claim 14] "The transport means is
14. The photographic product production system according to claim 13, wherein the transport units are sequentially transported to the leaf supply unit so that the number of the transport units up to the leaf supply unit can be adjusted. ) Allows articles including photo originals to be sequentially placed on the transport section regardless of leaf creation, and the side that places articles including photo originals on the transport section is not related to leaf production. Can be processed at the speed of.

[Explanation of Claim 15] "The transport means is
15. The photographic product production system according to claim 14, wherein the photographic product production system comprises a free flow conveyor that sequentially conveys the transport units to the leaf supply unit so that the number of the transport units to the leaf supply unit can be adjusted. The free flow conveyor itself does not require any control, and articles including photo originals can be sequentially placed on the conveyor regardless of the production of leaves, and articles including photo originals can be conveyed. The side to be placed on can be transported so that it can be processed at its own speed that is not related to the production of leaves.

[Explanation of Claim 16] "In the conveying means,
An article placement that has a placement section for placing an article including the photo original in the transport section, and detects that the article including the photo original is placed on the transport section in the placement section. When the detection unit and the article placement detection unit detect that the article including the photo original is placed on the conveyance unit, the conveyance unit starts conveying the conveyance unit to the leaf supply unit. Claim 5 to claim 9 and claim 1
The photographic product production system according to any one of claims 3 to 15. ] Causes the conveyance unit to convey the conveyance unit to the leaf supply unit before the article including the photo original is placed on the conveyance unit, and the correspondence between the leaf supplied from the leaf supply unit and the conveyance unit is changed. Never.

[Explanation of Claim 17] "When the placement detecting means detects that the article including the photographic document is placed on the carrying section, the carrying means opens a new carrying section. The photographic product production system according to claim 16, characterized in that When the article containing the photo original is placed on the carrying section, the carrying means supplies a new carrying section to the placing section, so that the article containing the photo original is placed on the placing section. It is possible to prevent the transport section from not existing when placing it.

[Explanation of Claim 18] "Leaf placement detecting means for detecting that the leaf is placed on the transport section in the leaf supply section, and the leaf placement detection section for moving the leaf to the transport section. The said conveyance part is conveyed from the said leaf supply part, if it detects that a leaf was mounted, The said claim 5 characterized by the above-mentioned or any one of Claims 13-17. Photo product production system. 』
Thus, the transport unit is transported from the leaf supply unit before the leaf is placed on the transport unit, and the correspondence between the leaf supplied from the leaf supply unit and the transport unit is not disturbed.

[Explanation of Claim 19] "When the leaf placement detecting means detects that the leaf is placed on the carrying section, the carrying means carries the next carrying section to the leaf supply section. 19. The photographic product production system according to claim 18, wherein: When the leaf is placed on the transport unit, the next transport unit is transported to the leaf supply unit. Therefore, when the leaf supply unit tries to supply the leaf, it is possible that the transport unit does not exist. The leaf can be prevented from being misaligned with the transport section.

[Explanation of Claim 20] "The above-mentioned photograph placed on the above-mentioned conveying section in accordance with the order of the above-mentioned conveying section where the above-mentioned conveying means conveys to the above-mentioned leaf supplying section. 10. A leaf corresponding to a manuscript is created to claim 5 to claim 9 and claim 1.
The photographic product production system according to any one of claims 3 to 19. ], The leaf and the article including the photographic original can be correctly merged by simple control.

[Explanation of Terms] When a photographic print, a recording medium, or a photographic original is supplied by the supply means, these may be supplied in an exposed state or may be supplied in a package. When the photographic original is a developed silver halide photographic film, it is preferably supplied while being contained in a container such as a negative sheet or a cartridge.

A leaf is a recording medium on which information corresponding to a photo original is recorded. Further, the leaf supply section indicates a position where the leaf created by the leaf creating means joins with the article including the photo original conveyed by the conveying means.

As such a leaf, a recording medium visually recorded with numbers, characters or symbols, or a recording medium recorded with a code (bar code, two-dimensional code, etc.) readable by an optical reader is used. In the case of a recording medium that displays an optically readable fee, as in the case of, the fee is displayed on a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material such as photographic paper, photographic film for printing, or photographic film for duplication. An image is created on a recording medium created by exposing and developing the image, a recording medium created by thermally transferring the image to a recording paper or a sublimation-type thermal transfer film by a sublimation-type thermal transfer device, or an inkjet printer. And a recording medium having an image formed on a recording paper by an electrophotographic printer.

The information corresponding to the photo manuscript recorded on the leaf includes charge information of the order of the photo manuscript, destination information of the order of the photo manuscript, ID information of the order of the photo manuscript, and the photo. Manuscript ordering party information, breakdown of the order for the photo manuscript, service content information for the order for the photo manuscript, photo processor information for the order for the photo manuscript, POS code for the order for the photo manuscript, Examples include advertisements at photo dealer orders. And all of these may be displayed on this leaf, and either may be displayed. Also,
It is preferable that these pieces of information are recorded on the leaf so that these pieces of information can be read optically, but in that case, the information may be displayed by a code such as a bar code, or a number,
It may be displayed by letters or symbols, or may be displayed by both a code such as a barcode and a number, letters or symbols.

The delivery destination information is information for identifying the delivery destination, and is the information for the delivery agency for identifying the delivery shop when delivering to the dealer, and the delivery destination for delivering directly to the orderer. This is delivery destination orderer information for specifying a certain orderer.

The breakdown of the order fee includes the development price of the photo original in addition to the print price when the photo original is a developed photosensitive material and the simultaneous printing, and when the index print is attached, the index There is a print price. Further, in case of attaching an index print to any photo original, there is an index print price in addition to the print price. Further, when an index print is attached in the development only service when the photo original is a developed photosensitive material, there are a development fee for the photo original and an index print fee. If you only want to create index prints, you have to pay for the index prints. Note that the above-mentioned breakdown of charges is representative, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, the leaf may be provided with an index print portion, and in this case, it may be provided on a surface different from the information display portion of the leaf, or on the same surface. Further, the information display section and the index print section may be provided on different surfaces, may be displayed on the same print medium, or may be displayed on different print media. Further, the information display section and the index print section may be provided on the same surface, may be displayed on the same print medium, or may be displayed on different print media.

A photographic print is a medium in which an image recorded by a photographic original is copied or reproduced, and the image recorded by the photographic original is exposed on a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material such as photographic paper, photographic film for printing or photographic film for duplication. And a print medium created by development processing, a print medium on which an image corresponding to the image recorded on a photographic original is created by thermal transfer to a recording paper or a sublimation thermal transfer film by a sublimation thermal transfer device, or an inkjet printer Examples include a print medium on which an image corresponding to the image recorded on the photo original is formed on a recording paper, and a print medium on which an image corresponding to the image recorded on the photo original is formed on the recording paper by an electrophotographic printer. However, from the viewpoint of production efficiency,
A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is preferably prepared by exposing and developing an image recorded on a photographic original.

The index print is a photographic print in which a plurality of frame images of the order are recorded, and may be formed of the same type of print medium as other photographic prints, or of a different type of print medium. May be. Index prints are similar to photo prints.
A print medium created by exposing and developing an image recorded on a photographic original on a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material such as photographic paper, photographic film for printing or photographic film for duplication, or recording paper or sublimation by a sublimation thermal transfer device. A print medium on which an image corresponding to the image recorded on the photographic original is formed by heat-transferring to a die-type thermal transfer film, or a print medium on which an image corresponding to the image recorded on the photographic original is formed on a recording paper by an inkjet printer, , A print medium in which an image corresponding to an image recorded on a photographic original is formed on a recording paper by an electrophotographic printer, etc., but it is often formed by converting a plurality of frame images of the order into electronic images. Since a medium having a large number of pixels per unit area is preferable, a photographic original is transferred by heat-sensitive transfer to a sublimation-type heat-transfer film. Recording the print medium and that created an image corresponding to image, print media negatives in the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material recorded images and digital exposure created by the development treatment.

In order to supply the leaf prepared at the place where the order photo original is placed by the leaf supply section, the place where the order photo original is placed is stopped at the leaf supply section. Then, there is a method of supplying the created leaf, or a method of supplying the created leaf at the timing when the place where the photographic original of the order is placed passes through the leaf supply section.

[0039]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, specific examples of the present invention will be described as embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Further, in the embodiments, although there are definite expressions for terms and the like, they show preferred examples of the present invention, and do not limit the meaning or technical scope of the terms of the present invention.

Embodiment 1 A photographic product produced in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1, which is a perspective view of a photographic product produced in this embodiment. This photographic product is a negative bag 6 in which a short negative film for one order is stored in a photographic bag 2 having an opening made of a transparent resin film, a photographic print 3 for the one order, and an index print for the order. 4. In some cases, a staffer (not shown) (a sheet that displays information about the store's advertisements and services, depending on the photo shop), a leaf 5 on which information about the order is recorded in a visually or optically readable manner, Article 1 consisting of
Is housed.

Information related to the order is recorded on the leaf 5 so as to be visible or optically readable, and the charge information 59 of the order, breakdown information 54 of the charge,
Ordering content information (simultaneous printing selected, 24-sheet film development, E-size glossy print) 58, ID information (reception number) 52, orderer information (name, telephone number) 51, POS
A code 55, a photographic product production system code 56, delivery destination information (store code, route No.) 53, and an advertisement 57 are recorded so as to be visible or optically readable. The photo bag 2 is placed on the front side or the back side (front side in the figure) of the article 1 and accommodated in the transparent photo bag 2.
It can be read visually or optically from the outside, and is useful for subsequent deliveries, deliveries and deliveries to the orderer. The delivery destination information is information for identifying the delivery destination, is information for the delivery agency for identifying the delivery shop when delivering to the dealer, and is delivery destination for delivering directly to the orderer. This is delivery destination orderer information for identifying the orderer. Further, in the breakdown information of the order charge, in the case of simultaneous printing, in addition to the print price, there is the development price of the short film, and when the index print is attached, there is the index print price. Also, when an index print is attached in the development only service, there is a development fee for the short film and an index print fee. If you only want to create index prints, you have to pay for the index prints. In case of reprint service, there is a printing fee. Note that the breakdown of the above charges is a typical case.

The photographic bag 2 is made of a film provided with a heat-welding layer for heat-sealing to a heat-resistant transparent resin support, and has a bottom side 24 and side sides 26 and 27. 24, upper surface 22 and lower surface 2 surrounded by side edges 26, 27
One. Panorama size print (89 × 254m
m) or 2L size print (127 x 178 mm) can accommodate about 50 sheets.

The negative sheet 6 accommodates short negative films, which are photographic originals, for one order and is arranged side by side in the width direction of the short negative films. The negative sheet 6 has an accommodating portion for accommodating the short negative films one by one. It is folded back and stored in two parts each.

The number and size of the photographic prints 3 for one order are different depending on the contents of the order. For example, the simultaneous L size print of a 24 shot film is 24 or 5 L size prints. In general, when the panorama is mixed, the panorama size print (89 x 127 mm) and the panorama size print (89
X 254 mm) will be mixed, and in the case of reprinting order for several sheets of 2L size, several 2L size prints (127 × 178 mm) will be produced.

In this embodiment, the index print 4 for the order is attached to the development-only service or the simultaneous printing service, and the frame images recorded on the negative film for one order are arranged and correspond. It is a print visually recorded together with the frame number. The print medium is the same type as other photographic prints, and it is created with a print medium created by exposing and developing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that is photographic paper, and photographic prints are made from images recorded on short film. The exposed index print is formed by converting all the frame images of the order into an electronic image and exposing an image in which all the frame images of the order are arranged.

After the articles 1 are accommodated in the photographic bag 2, the openings are partially heat-welded to form the heat-welded portion 23.
At the same time as forming A, 23B, and 23C, perforations 29 and cuts 28 for cutting are formed.

Next, the production of the photographic product of the present embodiment until the negative sheet 6 containing the short film which is the photographic original, the photographic print 3, the index print 4, and the leaf 5 are accumulated to form the article 1 of the present embodiment. 2 which is a schematic configuration diagram of the system, FIG. 3 which is a partial perspective view of the free flow conveyor of the photographic product production system of the present embodiment, and the entire free flow conveyor of the photographic product production system of the present embodiment Based on FIG. 5, which is a drawing, a negative sheet 6 containing a short film which is a photographic original, a photographic print 3,
The production system of the photographic product of the present embodiment until the index print 4 and the leaf 5 are integrated to form the article 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

First, the printer processor 13 will be described with reference to FIG. Sending the short film ordered for reprinting or the long film developed by the developing machine into the film container 131 for the processor that contains the long film developed by the developing machine. It is sequentially sent out by the device 132. Then, the image frames recorded on the short film or the long film sequentially sent are imaged by the printing mask unit 133, and the image frames recorded on the short film or the long film positioned on the printing mask unit 133 are imaged. To print on photographic paper. Then, the short film or the long film is sent to the cutter inserter 134, the long film is cut, and each short film for one order is accommodated in a negative sheet which is a short film container. This is the information recording part 6 at the beginning of a long film or a short film for one order.
1 is provided, the presence of the information recording section 61 is detected, and the information is stored in the negative sheet 6 for each order.
When the short film for one order is accommodated in the negative sheet, the negative sheet 6 is discharged from the cutter inserter 134 and supplied to the negative sheet sorter 137. Further, an index print image is obtained from an electronic image obtained by capturing an image frame recorded on a short film or a long film with the printing mask unit 133, and an index print image is formed by a digital exposure unit inside the printer processor. The printed paper is supplied at the end of the ordered paper,
Photographic prints obtained by developing these photographic papers 3
The index print 4 is supplied from the print outlet 135 to the print sorter 136. The printing sorter 136 and the negative sheet sorter 137 are controlled so that the photographic prints 3 and the index prints 4 supplied from the printing sorter 136 are supplied to the sorter bin in which the negative sheets 6 of the same order are accommodated.
There are many sorter bins that can accommodate the photographic print 3, the index print 4, and the negative sheet 6 of the same order.

Next, the steps until the photographic prints 3, index prints 4, and negative sheets 6 of the same order accommodated in the plurality of sorter bins are placed one by one on the tray 7 which is the transport section of the placing section D are shown in FIG. It will be described based on 2. When a large number of photographic prints 3, index prints 4, and negative sheets 6 are placed on the negative sheet sorter 137, the operator of the printer processor 13 moves from the sorter bin of the negative sheet sorter 137 near the placement portion D to the sorter bin. The photographic prints 3, index prints 4, and negative sheets 6 of the same order stored in the negative sheet 6 are taken out one by one, and the information recording section 61 provided at the beginning of the short film accommodated in the negative sheet 6 is transferred to the code reader 142. Read while it is housed in. Information recording section 6 provided at the beginning of the short film
Among the information recorded on the leaf, 1 is the order content information,
ID information, orderer information, photographic product production system code, and delivery destination information are recorded as codes, and the code reader 142 reads these information. Then, the information read by the code reader 142 is sent to the information exchanging unit 162 which is an information acquiring unit, and the information exchanging unit 1
Reference numeral 62 denotes print number information, which is information corresponding to the information including information unique to the short film, which is read and transmitted by the code reader 142.
Get from. Then, these pieces of information are sent to the control unit 161.

The control section 161 corresponds to the short film supply availability determination means of the present invention, and is the order content information, ID information, orderer information, photographic product production system code, and delivery, which are sent from the information exchange section 162. Based on the destination information, the number of printed sheets information, and the combination of the delivery destination information and the unit price information stored in the control unit 161, it is determined whether or not a leaf in which the information corresponding to the order of the short film is recorded can be created. Then, when it is determined that a leaf in which information corresponding to the order of the short film is recorded can be created, a sound indicating OK is output from the speaker 143 so that the control section 161 can supply the article of this order to the leaf supply section C. Then, the placing portion lid 141 is opened. (However, the mounting portion lid 141
Is opened only when the flag of OK is set from the placement section control section 144. When the placement section control unit 144 does not set the OK flag, the placement section control unit 144 outputs the O flag.
Open after the K flag is set. And O for a predetermined time or more
If the K flag is not set, it is determined that a jam has occurred, and the speaker 143 emits a sound indicating the jam. In addition, when it is determined that a leaf in which information corresponding to the order of this short film is recorded cannot be created, a sound indicating NG is output from the speaker 143 so that the control section 161 cannot supply the article of this order to the leaf supply section C. Is sounded to prevent the mounting portion cover 141 from opening. When it is determined that a leaf in which information corresponding to the order of the short film is recorded cannot be created, the order content information, ID information, orderer information, and photographic product production system read by the code reader 142 are used. When the code and delivery destination information are incomplete, inconsistent, inconsistent with the number of prints information, or when the read delivery destination information is not set in the control unit 161. Is mentioned.

By doing so, only when the information read by the code reader 142 is appropriate and the leaf can be formed, the leaf is supplied to the leaf supply section C to form the leaf, which is more efficient. Becomes

Next, the free flow conveyor 72 will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 5, the free-flow conveyor 72 is provided so as to be inclined, and as shown in FIG. 3, a large number of rotatable rollers 721 are arranged in the transport direction, and the tray 7 placed on the roller 721 is placed thereon. Is gravity and naturally
~ It is conveyed to the right side in Fig. 4. Therefore, the free flow conveyor 72 itself does not require any control.
Further, when the tray 7 is dammed, the tray 7 stops there. If it is not dammed, the tray 7 is transported to the right side of the drum. On the free-flow conveyor 72, there are a number of trays 7 which are a plurality of divided conveying sections, and the trays 7 on which the negative sheets 6 and the like are placed by the placing section D are sequentially conveyed to the leaf supplying section C. To be done.

In the free flow conveyor 72, the number of trays 7 from the placing section D to the leaf supplying section C can be adjusted, and the maximum number of trays 7 that can be arranged from the placing section D to the leaf supplying section C. Up to 15 can be placed. Therefore, the articles including the short film can be sequentially placed on the tray 7 by the placing section D regardless of the production and supply of the leaves by the leaf supplying section C. It can be processed at its own speed, which does not matter.

Next, the mounting portion D will be described with reference to FIGS. The placing portion lid 141 is opened downward, and when the placing portion lid 141 is opened downward, a slide 147 is provided which is a continuous slide from the tip of the placing portion lid 141, and is placed on the opened placing portion lid 141. Items such as placed negative sheet 6
The tray 7 in the mounting section D is designed to be naturally dropped and set. Then, the tray 7 has a rear side in the transport direction (see FIG.
The rear plate 71 is provided on the left side), and the lower plate on which the article is placed is inclined in the direction of the rear plate 71 so that the placed article does not jump down. Side plates 791 and 792 are provided at positions facing the slide 147 of the tray 7 so that articles that have naturally fallen from the placing section D will not fall off. Then, in order to prevent the articles that have naturally fallen from the placing section D that cannot be prevented by the side plates 791 and 792 from falling off,
A side guide 146 is provided.

An article placement detector 145 is provided on the side guide 146 to detect that the article including the short film is placed on the tray 7 in the placement section D. Then, when the article placement detector 145 detects that the article including the negative sheet 6 is placed on the tray 7,
The placement unit control unit 144 causes the control unit 161 to set the OK flag, close the placement unit lid 141, and set the placement unit stopper 7.
Release 7. The mounting portion stopper 77 moves up and down by an air cylinder to stop the tray 7,
To release. When the placing portion stopper 77 is released, the tray 7 starts to move in the carrying direction due to its own weight. And
When a predetermined time, which is equal to or longer than the time required for the tray 7 to completely pass through the placing portion stopper 77 by its own weight, the placing portion stopper 77 rises to dam the next tray 7 and at the same time, the placing portion front stopper 78 is set. To release. Mounting part front part stopper 7
8 also moves up and down by an air cylinder to stop or release the tray 7. The new tray 7, which has been stopped by the front stopper 78 of the mounting portion, starts moving in the carrying direction due to its own weight. Then, the tray 7 is stopped by the placing portion stopper 77 by its own weight. The sensor 771 provided on the mounting portion stopper 77 is used for the tray 7
When it is detected that the sheet has arrived at the mounting portion stopper 77, the mounting portion control unit 144 sets an OK flag in the control unit 161. The subsequent control is as described above.

As a result, before the articles including the short film are placed on the tray 7, the tray 7 is arbitrarily conveyed to the leaf supply section C, and the leaf supplied from the leaf supply section C and the tray 7 are separated from each other. The correspondence does not go wrong, and when an article containing a short film is placed on the tray 7, the free flow conveyor 72 supplies the new tray 7 to the placing section D, so that the short film is placed on the placing section D. It is possible to prevent the tray 7 from being absent when an article including the article is to be placed.

Next, the leaf creating means will be described with reference to FIG. The control unit 161 stores the order content information, the ID information, the orderer information, the photo product production system code, the delivery destination information, the number of prints information sent from the information exchange unit 162, and the control unit 161. If it is determined that a leaf that records information corresponding to the order of this short film can be created from the combination of the delivery destination information and the unit price information, the order content information, ID information, orderer information, and the code for the photo product production system The delivery destination information, the print number information, and the unit price information obtained from the delivery destination information are temporarily stored in the memory 163 together with the leaf order. This leaf order is the order of the information sent from the information exchange section 162, and the free flow conveyor 72
Is also the order of the trays 7 being conveyed to the leaf supply unit C, and the leaves are issued in this order. The number of trays 7 existing from the placement section D to the leaf supply section C when the apparatus is first operated is adjusted. Then, when the leaf issuing OK signal is sent from the supply control unit 154, the information in the next order is sent to the image creating unit 152. Image creator 1
52 is the sent order content information, ID information, orderer information,
A leaf electronic image is created from the photographic product production system code, delivery destination information, print number information, and unit price information and sent to the leaf image forming unit 151. The leaf image forming unit 151 is fed with one leaf medium from the leaf medium accommodating unit 153, and forms the leaf 5 thereon. As this medium, a heat-sensitive transfer device transfers heat-sensitive ink to a recording paper.

Then, the leaves 5 formed from the image forming section 151 are supplied to the tray 7 in the leaf supply section C.
However, this is only when the supply OK flag is set by the supply control unit 154. When the supply OK flag is set by the supply control unit 154, the leading edge of the image forming unit 151 is set until the supply OK flag is set. The leaf 5 formed by the pair of conveying rollers is held while being sandwiched. Then, when the supply OK flag is set by the supply control unit 154, the leaf 5 formed by the image forming unit 151 is supplied to the tray 7 in the leaf supply unit C.

Leaf 5 formed from image forming section 151
However, it can be naturally dropped onto an article such as the negative sheet 6 placed on the tray 7 in the leaf supply section C. The side guides 156 are provided in the same manner as the placing section D. A leaf placement detector 155 that detects that the leaf 5 is placed on the tray 7 in the leaf supply section C is provided. When the leaf placement detector 155 detects that the leaf 5 is placed on the tray 7, the supply control unit 154 causes the image forming unit 1 to operate.
The OK flag of 51 is turned over and the leaf stopper 75 is released. The leaf stopper 75 moves up and down by an air cylinder to stop and release the tray 7. When the leaf stopper 75 is released, the tray 7 starts moving in the transport direction due to its own weight. Then, when a predetermined time, which is equal to or longer than the time for the tray 7 to completely pass the leaf stopper 75 by its own weight, has passed, the leaf stopper 75
Is lifted and the tray 7 coming next is stopped, and at the same time, the leaf front stopper 76 is released. The leaf portion front stopper 76 also moves up and down by the air cylinder to stop or release the tray 7. The new tray 7, which has been stopped by the leaf front stopper 76, starts moving in the transport direction due to its own weight. Then, the tray 7 is stopped by the leaf stopper 75 by its own weight.
Then, the sensor 75 provided on the leaf stopper 75
When it is detected that the tray 7 arrives at the leaf portion stopper 75 in step 1, the supply control unit 154 raises the leaf portion front stopper 76 to stop it, and the image forming unit 151.
Then, an OK flag is set. When the sensor 761 provided on the leaf front stopper 76 detects the new tray 7, the supply control unit 154 sends a leaf issue OK signal to the control unit 161. The subsequent control is as described above.

Next, the article 1 and the photographic bag 2 containing the article 1
4 to FIG. 4 which is a schematic configuration diagram of the production system of the photographic product of the present embodiment from the completion of the photographic product to the completion of the photographic product. A production system for a photographic product in a form will be described. The photo bag 2 is supplied to the accommodating section A by a carrying conveyor 10 which carries and carries the photo bag 2. Article 1
Are placed on the tray 7 and sequentially supplied to the unloading section B by the free flow conveyor 72 that sequentially conveys the tray 7.
Then, the article 1 is sandwiched and held by the article holding members 81, 82, 84 and 85 of the article holding robot 8 at the take-out section B. At the same time, a suction cup (not shown) opens the opening of the photographic bag 2 in the storage section A. Then, the article 1 sandwiched by the article sandwiching members 81 and 82 is inserted into the photo bag 2 through the opening of the opened photo bag 2.
Is inserted into. When the article 1 is inserted into the photo bag 1, the photo bag 1 is held by the bag holding member 91 of the bag holding robot 9. Then, while the photo bag 1 is held by the bag holding member 91 of the bag holding robot 9, the article holding members 81 and 82 are opened and pulled out from the photo bag 1. afterwards,
The bag holding member 91 is opened. After that, the conveyor 10 moves, the photographic bag 2 containing the article 1 is sent to the processing machine 11,
Another photo bag 2 is sent to the container A.

The processing machine 11 is a machine for processing the opening of the photographic bag 2, and the processing machine 11 partially heat-welds the opening to form the heat-welded portions 23A, 23B and 23C and, at the same time, cuts the same. A perforation 29 and a cut 28 are formed, and a photographic product including the article 1 and the photographic bag 2 containing the article 1 is completed. After that, the transport conveyor 10 moves, and the photographic bag 2 having the processed opening is transferred to the conveyor up to the sorter that sorts the photographic products for each delivery destination.
The photo bag 2 accommodating is sent to the processing machine 11.

The photographic products transferred to the sorter for sorting the photographic products for each delivery destination are sent to the sorter by the conveyor, and the photographic products are sorted for each delivery destination by the sorter.

Next, the entire free flow conveyor 72 will be described with reference to FIG. Free flow conveyor 72
Of the leaf feeding portion C, a loading portion front stopper 78 for holding the tray 7 in front of the loading portion D, a loading portion stopper 77 for holding the tray 7 in the loading portion D, and a leaf feeding portion C. The leaf supply unit front stopper 76 for holding the tray 7 in front, the leaf supply unit stopper 75 for holding the tray 7 in the leaf supply unit C, and the tray 7 in front of the ejection unit B
There are six stoppers, namely, a take-out portion front stopper 74 for holding the tray 7 and a take-out portion stopper 73 for holding the tray 7 at the take-out portion B. Then, the tray that has flown out after the take-out portion stopper 73 is released accelerates, jumps out of the front end of the free flow conveyor 72, hits the wall of the reversing portion G, and then returns to the free flow conveyor 172.
It is returned to the entrance F of the elevator 173. Elevator 1
The trays 7 returned to the inlet portion F of the 73 enter the storage portion 174 of the elevator 173 one by one, and the elevator 1
Ascend to the exit G of 73. And elevator 17
It is supplied to the rear end of the free flow conveyor 72 at the outlet portion G of No. 3, and is stopped at the mounting portion front stopper 78.

Second Embodiment This embodiment is a modification of the first embodiment and is the same as the first embodiment except that there is a stuffer supply unit. Only different points will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

In the first embodiment, when the leaf issuing OK signal is sent to the control section 161, information for forming a leaf is sent to the leaf image forming section 151. 7 is an image for a leaf that is supplied to the tray 7 that is one after 7. This is because it takes time to create a leaf. (Note that, as a modified example, it may be after any of 2 to 10 minutes.) Therefore, the tray 7 in the stuffer supply unit H next to the leaf supply unit C is promptly transferred to the leaf image forming unit 151. Staffers are supplied corresponding to the information for leaf formation sent.
When the leaf issuing OK signal is sent to the control unit 161, the information for leaf formation is sent to the leaf image forming unit 151, and at the same time, the staffer selection machine 192 staffs the staffer corresponding to the delivery destination information of the information. Gas Stocker 19
Select from 4, 195 and send to the staffer feeder 191. Further, the staffer feeder 191 also sends one reprint order sheet from the reprint order sheet stocker 193 to the tray 7 in the staffer supply section H, and then sends the staffer sent from the staffer selection machine 192 to the staffer. It is sent to the tray 7 in the supply section H. After that, it is time to release the leaf supply unit front stopper 76.

Embodiment 3 This embodiment is a modification of Embodiment 1. That is, there is a code reader 142 (corresponding to the information transmitting means of the present invention) in front of the cutter inserter 134, information read there and information from the printer processor 13 (corresponding to the information transmitting means of the present invention). Therefore, the control unit 161 stores whether the result is OK or NG. Then, at the exit of the negative sheet sorter 137, the mounting portion cover 141
Is provided and the order from the code reader 142 to the exit of the negative sheet sorter 137 is a predetermined order. Therefore, according to the result of OK or NG stored in the control unit 161, the placement unit cover 141 is If is OK, it opens to the mounting portion D side, and if it is NG, it opens in reverse so as to be excluded. Then, the excluded negative sheets and the like are stored in the exclusion box and appropriately processed. This eliminates the need for manually inserting the negative sheet 6 into the code reader 142 and placing the article on the placing portion cover 141.

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According to the present invention, the whole process can be performed more efficiently than when the leaf is formed after the photo original is conveyed to the leaf supply section. Further, by this, the leaf feeding section does not need a special mechanism for surely joining the article including the photo original corresponding to the created leaf from the plurality of articles including the photo original, and the photo original is not required. It is possible to make sure that the containing article and the created leaf can be merged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a photographic product created by the photographic product production system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 shows a photographic product production system according to the first embodiment, in which a negative sheet 6 containing a short film which is a photographic original, a photographic print 3, an index print 4, and a leaf 5 are accumulated to form an article 1 of the present embodiment. Schematic configuration diagram.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of a free flow conveyor of the photographic product production system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a photographic product production system according to the first embodiment from an article 1 and a photographic bag 2 containing the article 1 to the completion of the photographic product.

FIG. 5 is an overall view of a free flow conveyor of the photographic product production system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows a photographic product of a modified embodiment of Embodiment 2 in which a negative sheet 6 containing a short film which is a photographic original, a photographic print 3, an index print 4 and a leaf 5 are accumulated to form an article 1 of the present embodiment. The schematic block diagram of a production system.

FIG. 7 shows a photographic product of a modified embodiment of Embodiment 2 in which a negative sheet 6 containing a short film which is a photographic original, a photographic print 3, an index print 4, and a leaf 5 are accumulated to form an article 1 of the present embodiment. Overall view of the free flow conveyor of the production system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Item 2 Photo Bag 3 Photo Print 4 Index Print 5 Leaf 6 Negative Sheet 7 Tray 13 Printer Processor 72 Free Flow Conveyor A Storage Section B Extraction Section C Leaf Supply Section D Placement Section

Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A transporting means for sequentially transporting articles including a photo original to a leaf supplying section, and a leaf for recording information corresponding to the photo original, and the leaf supplying section for joining with the photo original. In the photographic product production system, which has a leaf creating means for supplying, and which supplies a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic manuscript is recorded and an article including the photographic manuscript to the next step, from the leaf supplying section. On the upstream side of the conveying means, an information reading means for reading information including unique information recorded on the photographic document is provided,
The leaf creating means creates a leaf on which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded, in accordance with the information read by the information reading means, and the conveying means,
A photographic product production system, characterized in that an article including a photographic original read by the information reading means is conveyed to the leaf supply section. 2. A leaf for recording the information corresponding to the photographic document of the order, wherein the conveying unit sorts the photographic document for each order and sequentially conveys it to a leaf supply unit. 2. The photographic product production system according to claim 1, wherein said leaf supply section supplies the leaf created where the photographic original of the order is placed. 3. A photo original supply availability determination means for determining whether or not to supply the photo original to the leaf supply section according to the information read by the information reading means, and the photo original supply availability determination means. When it is determined that the photo original is supplied to the leaf supply unit, the photo original read by the information reading unit is allowed to be supplied to the leaf supply unit. Is determined to supply the photo original to the leaf supply unit, the leaf creating unit creates a leaf recording information corresponding to the photo original, and supplies the created leaf to the leaf supply unit. The photographic product production system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the photographic product production system is provided. 4. When the photo original supply availability determination unit determines that the photo original is not supplied to the leaf supply unit, the permission unit supplies the photo original read by the information reading unit to the leaf supply unit. 4. The photographic product production system according to claim 3, wherein the leaf creating means does not create a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded. 5. The conveying means has a plurality of divided conveying sections, and a photographic original is placed on each of the conveying sections and sequentially conveyed to a leaf supply section, and the leaf creating section comprises:
2. A leaf for recording information corresponding to the photographic document is created, and the leaf created in the transport section on which the photographic document is placed is supplied by the leaf supply section. ~ The photographic product production system according to claim 4. 6. The conveying means has a plurality of divided conveying portions, and a photographic original is placed on each conveying portion and sequentially conveyed to a leaf supplying portion, and the leaf creating means comprises:
A leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic document is recorded is created, and the leaf created in the transport section on which the photographic document is placed is supplied by the leaf supply section. If the permitting means determines that the photo original supply availability determination means determines that the photo original is supplied to the leaf supply section, the placing section is provided only on a section where the photo original can be placed, 5. The photographic product production system according to claim 4, wherein the photographic original read by the information reading means can be placed on the conveying section in the placing section. 7. If the permitting means determines that the photograph original supply availability determining means does not supply the photograph original to the leaf supplying section, the photograph original cannot be placed on the conveying section in the placing section. The photographic product production system according to claim 6, wherein the photographic product production system is provided. 8. The carrier according to claim 5, wherein the transport means sequentially transports the transport units to the leaf supply unit so that the number of the transport units up to the leaf supply unit can be adjusted. Item 7. The photographic product production system according to any one of Items 7. 9. The transport means comprises a free-flow conveyor that sequentially transports the transport sections to the leaf supply section so that the number of the transport sections up to the leaf supply section can be adjusted. Photo product production system described in. 10. An information acquisition unit for separately obtaining information corresponding to information including information unique to the photograph original read by the information reading unit, and the leaf creating unit,
11. The leaf is created from information including information unique to the photo original read by the information reading unit and information obtained by the information acquisition unit. The photographic product production system according to any one of 1. 11. A conveying means for sequentially conveying an article including a photo original to a leaf supply section, and a leaf recording section for forming information on a leaf in which information corresponding to the photo original is recorded. Leaf creation means to supply,
A leaf for recording information corresponding to the photographic document and an article including the photographic document are merged and supplied, wherein the article including the photographic document conveyed by the conveying means is Before arriving at the leaf supply section, there is an information transmitting means for transmitting information including information necessary for producing a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded, and the leaf producing means has the information transmitting means. Is to create a leaf in which information corresponding to the photographic original is recorded according to the information sent by, and wherein the conveying means includes an article including the photographic original corresponding to the information sent by the information transmitting means. A photographic product production system, characterized in that the photographic product is conveyed to the leaf supply section. 12. The leaf forming means sorts the photographic originals for each order and sequentially conveys the photographic originals to a leaf supply section, and the leaf creating means records the information corresponding to the photographic originals of the order. 12. The photographic product production system according to claim 11, wherein said leaf supply section supplies the leaf created where the photographic original of the order is placed. 13. The transport means has a plurality of segmented transport parts, and the photographic original is placed on each transport part and sequentially transported to a leaf supply part. 12. A leaf, on which information corresponding to a photo original is recorded, is created, and the leaf created in the transport section on which the photo original is placed is supplied by the leaf supply section. The photographic product production system according to claim 12. 14. The transporting means sequentially transports the transporting section to the leaf supply section so that the number of transporting sections up to the leaf supply section can be adjusted. Photo product production system. 15. The free-flow conveyor for sequentially transporting the transport units to the leaf supply unit so that the number of the transport units to the leaf supply unit can be adjusted, wherein the transport unit comprises a free flow conveyor. Photo product production system described in. 16. The carrying means has a placing section for placing the article containing the photo original on the carrying section, and the article containing the photo original is placed on the carrying section in the placing section. When the article placement detecting means for detecting that the article has been placed and the article placement detecting means detects that the article including the photo original is placed on the carrying section, the carrying section causes the carrying section to The photographic product production system according to any one of claims 5 to 9 and claims 13 to 15, wherein the photographic product production system starts to convey the photographic product to a leaf supply unit. 17. The carrying unit supplies a new carrying unit to the placing unit when the placement detecting unit detects that the article including the photograph original is placed on the carrying unit. The photographic product production system according to claim 16. 18. A leaf placement detecting means for detecting that the leaf is placed on a carrying part in the leaf supply part, and the leaf is placed on the carrying part by the leaf placement detecting means. When the fact is detected, the transport section is transported from the leaf supply section.
The photographic product production system according to claim 9, and any one of claims 13 to 17. 19. The conveyance unit conveys the next conveyance unit to the leaf supply unit when the leaf placement detection unit detects that the leaf has been placed on the conveyance unit. Item 18. The photographic product production system according to Item 18. 20. The leaf creating means selects a leaf corresponding to the photographic original placed on the transport section in accordance with the order of the transport section transporting the transport section to the leaf supply section. The photographic product production system according to any one of claims 5 to 9 and claims 13 to 19, which is created.