JPH11167572A - Printing layout processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the printing layout processing with high efficiency while dividing the labor among a page editing designer, a writer and a printing company. SOLUTION: A designer produces a layout designation form 2 at a design work station 10 of a publishing company. An original image 1 is fetched by an image input device (11) as an image of low resolution and then laid out in a prescribed layout mode. The characters are arranged in the areas where the characters are allocated with the numbers of characters and lines specified. The layout result is outputted onto the form 2 and also to an MO disk as a layout information file 3. A writer operates a character input work station 30 while looking at the form 2, inputs each sentence of a designated number of characters and outputs the character data 4 in an FD. An operator of a printing company fetches the file 3 and the data 4 to a printing work station 20 and performs the DTP processing to output a plate making film 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing layout processing system, and more particularly to a printing layout processing system which is suitable for performing a task of preparing a layout designation sheet, inputting characters, and making a plate making operation using a DTP system. The present invention relates to an assignment processing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When producing a commercial print, division of labor is usually performed by a plurality of staff members. For example, the most common form of division of labor when creating flyers or catalogs is when a publisher or editorial production designer performs a design task that determines the overall layout of pages on a layout sheet, and then assigns the layout sheet. While writing, the writer creates a text to be inserted at the required location (so-called pre-emption method). Finally, the operator of the printing company makes a DTP (Desk Top
Publishing) system is used to make a plate. With this division of labor, the designer can determine the page design in a comprehensive manner, which makes it possible to achieve a well-balanced page composition. A sentence that matches the number of characters can be created.

In general, various objects such as photographic images, character strings, logos, figures, and illustrations are allocated on a printing surface. The allocation specification sheet specifies the allocation mode of these objects. For example, if it is a photo image,
An assignment mode such as a trimming range, a magnification, and an assignment angle is written on an assignment designation sheet by a designer. Specifically, an allocation frame is defined on the allocation designation paper, and a rough sketch of the photographic image is drawn or a copy of the photographic image is pasted in the allocation frame. If it is a character string,
Information such as what characters are arranged in what form and on which lines, and information (so-called typesetting information) for specifying the character size, font, font, color, column setting, etc., are written on the layout designation sheet. Similarly, for the logo, figure, illustration, and the like, information such as the layout position, magnification, and color is written on the layout designation sheet. The writer looks at this allocation designation paper,
An operation of creating a text to be inserted into a predetermined location with a predetermined number of characters (usually, inputting a character code using a word processor or the like) is performed.

On the other hand, in a printing company, a specialized operator looks at the layout designation sheet created by a designer and
By operating a P system (usually, a general-purpose computer in which software dedicated to DTP is installed), layout information is input while inputting various objects. For example, in the case of a photographic image, an operation of capturing the image data as image data by a scanner and allocating the photographic image to a predetermined position at a predetermined magnification based on the layout mode specified by the layout designation sheet is performed. In the case of a character string, an operation of pouring the character string created by the writer into a predetermined position in a predetermined type on the basis of the layout mode specified by the layout designation sheet is performed. When such an operation is completed, the plate making film can be directly output from the DTP system.

[0005]

As described above, division of labor by designers, writers, and printing companies enables collaborative work utilizing the special skills of each worker, but there is a problem in terms of work efficiency. There is. For example, the work of creating a layout designation sheet performed by a designer is a task of drawing a sketch on a paper surface, writing various instructions, and pasting a copy, which is a very laborious work. On the other hand, the operator of the printing company makes various inputs to the DTP system based on the layout designation sheet.
This input work is a work of digitizing information on the handwritten assignment designation paper, and requires a great deal of labor to apply a ruler to the assignment designation paper and to input a numerical value while measuring the position and dimensions. Of course, the designer himself
If the user can operate the P system and directly design a page on the DTP system, the information on the layout designation sheet can be prepared as digital data from the beginning, and such a problem is solved. However, the general D
Since the TP system has a function of finally outputting a plate making film, it is difficult to operate the TP system unless a specialized operator having a great deal of knowledge about printing. Therefore,
It is not realistic to let a general designer belonging to a publisher or an editing production directly create a layout designation sheet using a DTP system.

Accordingly, the present invention provides designers, writers,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing allocation processing system capable of performing efficient allocation processing while performing division of labor by a printing company.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an original image is input in a printing layout processing system that performs layout processing for characters and images to be arranged on a printing surface. A first image input device, a first instruction input device for performing input for designating a layout mode for characters and a layout mode for images, and a first display for displaying a layout state of characters and images on a printing surface And a printer that outputs the display contents on the first display to a paper surface, and determines a character allocation mode and an image allocation mode based on an instruction input by the first instruction input device. A first allocation processing device for displaying, on a first display, an allocation area for characters and an image input by a first image input device for images; A design work station comprising: a first storage device for holding data necessary for the operation of the first layout processing device; and a file output device for outputting a character layout mode and an image layout mode as a layout information file. A character input station having a character string input device for inputting a character string to be allocated, a character data output device for outputting the input character string as character data, and a high-resolution original suitable for print quality. A second image input device for inputting an image, and a layout information file output by the file output device are taken in, and a character string corresponding to the character data output by the character data output device is allocated based on a character allocation mode; A second allocation unit that performs a process of allocating an image input by the second image input device based on an image allocation mode; A processing device, a second instruction input device for inputting an instruction to the second allocation processing device, a second display for displaying an allocation result by the second allocation processing device, and an operation of the second allocation processing device. A second storage device for holding necessary data;
And a printing work station having a plate making device for making a plate based on the result of the layout processing by the layout processing device.

(2) A second aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned first aspect.
In the printing layout processing system according to the aspect, the file output device in the design work station has a function of outputting a layout information file in a first file format, and the second layout processing in the print work station is performed. The apparatus has a function of handling a layout information file in a second file format, and the printing work station has a converter device for converting the first file format to the second file format. is there.

(3) The third aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned second aspect.
In the printing layout processing system according to the aspect, the second layout processing device can perform the processing in two different file formats: a second file format suitable for layout processing, and a third file format having versatility. It has a function of handling a layout information file, and the second allocation processing device cannot transmit information for recognizing specific data that cannot be handled in the second file format but can be handled in the third file format. When the converter device converts the format of the layout information file fetched from the file output device, the converter converts the specific data into a third file format, and converts the other data into a second file format. To convert to the file format of It is intended.

(4) The fourth aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned first aspect.
In the printing allocation processing system according to the third aspect,
When the first allocation processing device displays a character allocation area, a character ball indicating a character size and an allocation position for each character is arranged.

(5) A fifth aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned first aspect.
In the printing allocation processing system according to the fourth aspect,
A first layout processing device defines a plurality of layers on a printing surface to be displayed on a first display, and enables a layout operation to be performed only on a specified specific layer. Can be used as a comment layer for allocating comments that should not be placed on the actual print surface, and the comment layer information is excluded from the layout information file output by the file output device. It is.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a printing assignment processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This system includes a design work station 10, a print work station 20, and a character input work station 30. The design work station 10 is a device that is installed in a publisher or an editing production, and is operated by a designer who designs and edits pages. On the other hand, the printing work station 20 is a DTP system installed in a printing company, and is operated by a specialized operator. Design work station 10 also print work station 20
This is basically realized by installing dedicated application software on a general-purpose computer (a personal computer or a workstation). In addition, the character input work station 30 is a device operated by a writer that creates a sentence.
It can be configured with a commercially available general purpose word processor or a personal computer with word processing software installed.

The design work station 10 has a first
, A first allocation processing device 12, a first instruction input device 13, a first display 14, a first storage device 15, a printer 16, and a file output device 17.

The first image input device 11 is a device for inputting an original image 1 prepared in the form of a photograph or a film, and is specifically constituted by a scanner device. However, since the design work station 10 is a device for determining the layout mode of each target object and creating a layout designation sheet, it is not necessary to capture an image at a resolution suitable for print quality. As will be described later, image data having a resolution suitable for print quality is captured by the second image input device 21 in the printing work station 20. Therefore, in the first image input apparatus 11, in order to minimize the data capacity and improve the operability of the layout operation, a low-resolution scanner (such as a flatbed scanner for a personal computer) is used to perform printing. An original image is input at a low resolution that is not suitable for quality.

The first allocation processing device 12 is a central device of the design work station 10, and is actually configured by installing application software specialized for allocation processing on a general-purpose computer. ing. Each device including the first image input device 11 connected to the first allocation processing device 12 includes:
This is realized by peripheral devices of the computer.
The first instruction input device 13 is an input device for performing input for instructing the first layout processing device 12 in a layout mode for characters and a layout mode for images, and is configured by devices such as a keyboard and a mouse. Have been. By operating the first instruction input device 13, the designer performs the work of creating the layout designation sheet. First
The display 14 is a display device for the computer, on which a print surface is displayed and the layout of characters and images is displayed. The first storage device 15 is an external storage device such as a magnetic recording device connected to the computer, and includes image data input from the first image input device 11 and layout information indicating an allocation mode of each object. For example, it has a function of retaining data necessary for the operation of the first allocation processing device 12. The printer 16 is a color printer connected to the computer, and has a function of outputting the contents displayed on the first display 14 to a paper surface.

The paper surface output by the printer 16 can be used as the layout designation paper 2 as it is. In other words, the design work station 10 functions as a device for creating a layout designation sheet. The software for realizing the function of the first layout processing device 12 can be prepared as software specialized for the layout designation paper creation function, so that general designers who do not have advanced printing knowledge and The operation can be easily performed by the editor. In this regard, the design work station 10 is a general DTP
Different from the system. In short, the function of the design work station 10 is to provide a work environment for deciding how to assign characters and images to the print surface displayed on the screen of the display. Has been Therefore, the design work station 10 itself has no function of actually making a plate making film.

FIG. 2 shows a design work station 10.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an assignment designation sheet 2 created by the above. In this embodiment, since a color printer is used as the printer 16, the assignment designation sheet 2 shown in FIG. 2 is printed in color. The illustrated example shows a printed surface of two pages of a spread of a women's clothing catalog, and includes three photographic images P1, P2, and P3, and a description text L relating thereto.
11, L12, L21, L22, L31 to L34, a logo mark P4, and a heading P5 are shown. In the specification of the present application, for the sake of convenience of explanation, an object to be allocated on a printing surface will be divided into “images” and “characters”. ,
This includes a wide range of figures, illustrations, headings, and the like, and includes all texts other than the text input by the writer using the character input work station 30 as described later. Therefore, in the example of FIG.
In addition to P2 and P3, the logo mark P4 and the heading P5 are also treated as "images" and are treated as "characters" in the explanations L11, L12, L21, L22, L3.
1 to L34 only. As mentioned above, an "image"
Basically, it is prepared as image data taken in from the first image input device 11, but software in the first layout processing device 12 is provided with a drawing function, a character input function, a logo creation function, and the like. In other words, it is possible to generate image data in the first allocation processing device 12 based on an instruction input from the first instruction input device 13. Further, data such as figures and logos can be imported from other application software.

The designer specifies a specific assignment mode for each of these assignment objects,
Proceed with the assignment work. For example, if it ’s a photo image,
Original image 1 captured by first image input device 11
With respect to, an allocation mode such as an allocation position, a trimming range, a magnification, and an allocation angle is specified. In particular,
For example, if a rectangle is drawn on the screen of the first display 14 using a mouse prepared as the first instruction input device 13, the allocation position and the magnification can be designated by the rectangle. In addition, as for characters, information such as how many characters are arranged in which line and in which position, and information (so-called typesetting information) designating the character size, font, font, color, columns, etc., are set as the layout mode. Will be specified. However, since the contents (text) of the characters are created later by the writer, the assignment work performed here is a framework for pouring some characters,
The task is to determine attributes such as the size, font, typeface, and color of the character.

The first layout processing device 12 determines a character layout mode and an image layout mode based on a designer's instruction input from the first instruction input device 13, and determines a character layout based on these layout modes. Indicates its allocation area,
For the image, the image input by the first image input device 11 is processed to be displayed on the first display 14, and if necessary, the image is output from the printer 16 as the layout designation paper 2 on the paper. Perform processing. In this embodiment, when the character layout mode is indicated, not only the character layout area but also character balls indicating the character size and layout position of each character are arranged.

For example, in the example shown in FIG.
As L1, L22, L31, and L33, character balls composed of slightly larger rectangles are arranged.
As 21, 21, 32, and 34, character balls each having a slightly smaller rectangle are arranged. The position of each character ball indicates the layout position of one character, and the size of each character ball indicates the size of the character to be allocated. As described above, the contents of each character cannot be identified until the writer's writing has finished, but information on what size characters are allocated to which positions and how many characters should be grasped by this character ball As a designer, it is possible for a designer to design a page that takes into account the overall balance. When the color of the character is specified, it can be expressed as the color of the character ball.

When the first layout processing device 12 determines the character layout mode for characters and the image layout mode for images, the data indicating these layout modes is stored as a layout information file in the first layout processing file. It is stored in the storage device 15. This layout information file can be output to the outside by the file output device 17. In this example, the file output device 1
7, the layout information file 3 is output to the outside in a state where the MO drive device is used and stored in a physical medium called an MO disk. Of course, the medium for outputting the layout information file 3 is MO
The medium is not limited to a disk, and another medium may be used. Also, it may be output online.

In the present embodiment, the first layout processing device 12 defines a plurality of layers on the printing surface displayed on the first display 14 and only for a specified specific layer. Assignment work is made possible. For example, in the case of the printing surface as shown in FIG. 2, the photographic images P1 to P3 are the first layer, the logo mark P4 and the heading P5 are the second layer, and the explanatory texts L11 to L34 are the third layer.
Layers can be arranged separately for each layer, and editing processes such as changing the allocation mode can be enabled only for the specified layer. it can.

In this embodiment, a comment layer for allocating comments is further provided. This comment is composed of a character string or a graphic that should not be placed on the actual printing surface. The designer can input this comment using the first instruction input device 13 and arrange it at an arbitrary position. The information on this comment layer can be selected to be output or not. Normally, the output is made on the layout designation paper 2, but it is preferable that the setting is made so as to be excluded from the layout information file 3. According to such a setting, the comment can be recognized on the layout designation paper 2, but is not included in the layout information file 3 passed to the printing work station 20, so that the comment is actually printed. There is no.

The work station 30 for character input comprises a character string input device 31 and a character data output device 32. The character string input device 31 is a device for inputting a character string to be assigned, and is a character data output device 32.
Is a device that outputs the input character string as character data. As described above, the character input work station 30 is a device operated by a writer that creates sentences, and is actually a commercially available general-purpose word processor or a personal computer on which word processor software is installed. Can be configured. In this embodiment, the character data output device 32 is a floppy disk (FD).
The character data 4 is output to the outside while being stored in a physical medium called FD. Of course, the medium that outputs the character data 4 is not limited to the FD, and another medium may be used. Also, it may be output online.

In a general use mode of the printing layout processing system according to the present invention, first, a designer belonging to a publisher or an editing production performs layout work using the design work station 10, and as described above. , A layout designation sheet 2 and a layout information file 3 are created.
Subsequently, the assignment designation paper 2 is handed to the writer, and the writing of the text by the writer is performed using the character input work station 30. As shown in FIG. 2, the layout of the character string is shown as a character ball on the layout designation paper 2, so how many characters should the writer write in each explanatory sentence? Can be recognized. The writer performs an operation of creating an optimal sentence by referring to the information of the character ball and outputting the sentence as character data 4.

On the other hand, the printing work station 20 is a system installed in a printing company, and includes a second image input device 21, a second allocation processing device 22, a second instruction input device 23, and a second display. 24, a second storage device 25,
It comprises a plate making device 26 and a converter device 27.

The second image input device 21 is a device for inputting a document image 1 prepared in the form of a photograph or a film, and is specifically constituted by a scanner device. However, while the first image input device 11 is configured by a low-resolution scanner, the second image input device 21 is capable of inputting a document image at a high resolution suitable for print quality. It consists of a scanner. This is for performing the plate making process based on the image data taken in from the second image input device 21.

The second allocation processing device 22 is a central device of the printing work station 20, and is actually a D
Application software specialized for TP processing,
It is configured by installing it on a general-purpose computer. Each device including the second image input device 21 connected to the second allocation processing device 22 is realized by peripheral devices of the computer. Second
The instruction input device 23 is an input device for inputting an instruction necessary for performing the DTP process to the second allocation processing device 22, and is constituted by devices such as a keyboard and a mouse. The professional operator of the printing company operates the second instruction input device 23 to perform the work of the DTP processing. The second display 24 is a display device for the computer, on which a screen required for the DTP process is displayed.
The second storage device 25 is an external storage device such as a magnetic recording device connected to the computer, and stores the image data input from the second image input device 21 and the DTP processing work (allocation for performing plate making). And a function of retaining data created as a result of (work). The plate making device 26 has a function of making a plate based on the result of the DTP processing work. Specifically, the plate making film 5 for each color of CMYK is used.
Is output. In a printing company, printing is performed by using the plate making film 5 to perform printing.

The printing work station 20
Can be realized by using the DTP system conventionally used by printing companies and the like as it is, and the DTP software to be prepared as the second allocation processing device 22 is also a software generally used conventionally. Wear can be used as it is. Although not shown in this embodiment, a color printer or the like may be connected to the second allocation processing device 22 as necessary, and a comp output for calibration may be performed using this color printer. .

As described above, the printing work station 20
Is a general DTP system itself, and its operation usually requires advanced printing knowledge including the plate making process.
Is operated by a professional operator in the printing company, so that there is no practical problem. Moreover, in the system according to the present invention, the data relating to the layout mode in the layout information file 3 created in the design work station 10 can be directly taken into the print work station 20 for use. The workload of the specialized operator operating the device 20 is significantly reduced.

In this embodiment, in order to load the layout information file 3 prepared in the form of an MO disk, the converter device 2 is installed in the printing work station 20.
7 are provided. The converter device 27 has a function of converting the data format of the layout information file. Although the data format of the layout information file will be described later in detail, the data in the layout information file 3 stored on the MO disk is stored in the converter device 27 by the DTP software prepared as the second allocation processing device 22. The data is converted into a format suitable for the software, and is taken into the second allocation processing device 22. Note that the converter device 27 is composed of the same computer as the second allocation processing device 22 from the viewpoint of hardware, and is used to realize the second allocation processing device 22 from the viewpoint of software. It is composed of complementary software (a so-called DTP software extension or plug-in software) for complementing the functions of the DTP software.

After all, the second layout processing device 22 stores the layout information file 3 created by the design work station 10, the character data 4 created by the character input work station 30, and the original image 1. The image data is captured. Since the layout information file 3 includes the layout mode for characters determined by the designer and the layout mode for images,
The professional operator who operates the printing work station 20 allocates a character string corresponding to the character data 4 based on these layout modes based on the specified character layout mode, and sets the second image input device 21 to the second image input device 21. It is possible to perform a process of allocating the image input by using the specified image allocation mode. Since the character layout mode and the image layout mode are directly taken in the second layout processing device 22 in the form of digital data, the work of placing a ruler on the layout designation paper 2 and measuring the size as in the related art is not necessary. This is unnecessary, and errors in dimension measurement and erroneous input of measured values do not occur. Of course, the layout designation sheet 2 is also handed to the professional operator who operates the printing work station 20, so that the above-described DTP processing can be performed with reference to the layout designation sheet 2.

As for the format of the data indicating the allocation object and the allocation mode, the format on the design work station 10 and the format on the print work station 20 are different from each other. Is preferred. This is a system in which the design work station 10 has a function specialized in the work for creating the layout designation paper, whereas the print work station 20 is a system having a function of performing even the plate making process. Because there is. As described above, as the printing work station 20, an existing D
It is possible to use the TP system as it is, and it is preferable that the second allocation processing device 22 describes the data using the format used in the existing DTP system. However, as the design work station 10, it is preferable to secure an operation system that can be easily used by general designers. Therefore, the first layout processing device 12 uses a special format specialized for the process of creating layout designation paper. It is preferable to describe the data using.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment using a format suitable for each device in the system shown in FIG. 1 for the reasons described above. In this example, first, the first layout processing device 12 (computer on which layout processing software for creating layout designation paper is installed) uses the dedicated format F0. On the other hand, a layout information file described in the dedicated format F0 is stored. On the other hand, the file output device 17
When the first allocation processing device 12 outputs the layout information file from the storage device to the MO disk, the first allocation processing device 12 converts the layout information file described in the special format F0 into
An operation of converting the data into the intermediate format F1 is performed. This intermediate format F1 is a DTP format F described later.
The layout information file in the MO disk is described in the intermediate format F1. Converter device 27
Performs a function of converting the intermediate format F1 into a DTP format F2. The DTP format F2 is a format suitable for the second allocation processing device 22 (computer on which DTP software is installed).

More specifically, in this embodiment, DT
QuarkXpress (registered trademark) of Quark, Inc. of the United States is used as P software.
The quark express format is used as the DTP format F2. Therefore, the converter device 27 is provided as extension software for the quark express. When there is specific data that cannot be handled by the DTP format F2 (that is, the quark express format) among the data described in the dedicated format F0, the converter device 27 converts the specific data into It functions so as to be converted into the general-purpose format F3 and given to the second allocation processing device 22. More specifically, as the general format F3, E
The PSF (Encapslated PostScript File) format is used. Since the EPSF format is a general-purpose format used as a defect standard in the field of DTP, it can be handled by Quark Express.

As described above, the second allocation processing device 22
General-purpose format F in addition to DTP format F2
3 is also supported, the special format F
0 of the data described in DTP format F
There is no problem if the specific data that cannot be converted to 2 is converted to the general-purpose format F3. The DTP format F is stored in the converter device 27 in advance.
If information for recognizing specific data that cannot be converted is prepared (for example, a list of such specific data, etc.) in the converter 2, the converter device 27 can store the layout taken in from the file output device 17. When the format of the information file 3 is converted, a process of converting the specific data into the general-purpose format F3 and converting the other data into the DTP format F2 can be performed.

Although the present invention has been described based on the illustrated embodiment, in short, if the printing layout processing system according to the present invention is used, a designer who edits a page design, a writer who creates sentences, and A printing company that performs plate-making printing processing is provided with a station specialized for necessary work, and it is possible to effectively use digital data while performing division of labor. Moreover, the design work station 10 can be realized by a small-scale system in which dedicated software is simply installed on a general-purpose personal computer to which a peripheral device such as a simple scanner is connected. It can be realized by simply adding software that functions as a converter device 27 to a commonly used DTP system, and the work station 30 for character input can use a commercially available word processor or the like as it is. Cost performance can be obtained.

[0038]

As described above, according to the printing layout processing system of the present invention, it is possible to provide a printing layout processing system capable of performing efficient layout processing while performing division of labor by designers, writers, and printing companies. Becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a basic configuration of a printing assignment processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an assignment designation sheet created by a design work station 10;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment using various formats in the system shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 original document 2 layout designation sheet 3 layout information file 4 character data 5 plate making film 10 design work station 11 first image input device 12 first layout processing device 13 first instruction Input device 14 First display 15 First storage device 16 Printer 17 File output device 20 Printing work station 21 Second image input device 22 Second allocation processing device 23 Second Instruction input device 24 ... second display 25 ... second storage device 26 ... plate making device 27 ... converter device 30 ... character input work station 31 ... character string input device 32 ... character data output device F0 ... dedicated format F1 ... intermediate Format F2: DTP format F3: General-purpose format L11 to L34: Explanation (letter ball) P ~P3 ... photo image P4 ... logo mark P5 ... heading

Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shigeki Torii 1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Satoshi Koyama 4-3-1 Chuo 4-chome, Nakano-ku, Tokyo Collins 13th Building 7F Arts Tech Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Keizo Kawata 4-3-4 Chuo, Nakano-ku, Tokyo Collins 13 Building 7F Inside Arts Tech Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A printing layout processing system for performing layout processing for characters and images to be arranged on a printing surface, comprising: a first image input device for inputting a document image; A first instruction input device for inputting an image layout mode, a first display for displaying the layout of characters and images on a print surface, and a display content on the first display on a paper surface Printer, and a character assignment mode and an image assignment mode are determined based on an instruction input by the first instruction input device. Based on these assignment modes, an assignment area for a character and an image for an image are determined. A first allocation processing device for displaying images input by the first image input device on the first display, respectively, and the first allocation processing device A design work station having a first storage device for holding data necessary for operation, a file output device for outputting the character allocation mode and the image allocation mode as a layout information file, and a character string to be allocated. A character input work station having a character string input device for inputting, a character data output device for outputting the input character string as character data, and a second for inputting a document image at a high resolution suitable for print quality
The image input device and the layout information file output by the file output device are taken in, and a character string corresponding to the character data output by the character data output device is allocated based on the character allocation mode, and the second A second allocation processing device that performs a process of allocating an image input by the image input device based on the image allocation mode; a second instruction input device that inputs an instruction to the second allocation processing device; A second display for displaying an allocation result by the second allocation processing device, a second storage device for holding data necessary for the operation of the second allocation processing device, and an allocation result by the second allocation processing device A printing work station having a plate-making device for making a plate based on the printing process. 2. The printing assignment processing system according to claim 1, wherein the file output device in the design work station comprises:
A function of outputting a layout information file in a first file format, a second layout processing device in a printing work station having a function of handling the layout information file in a second file format, The printing work station has a converter device for converting the first file format into the second file format. 3. The printing layout processing system according to claim 2, wherein the second layout processing device includes a second file format suitable for layout processing, a third file format having versatility, Has a function of handling the layout information file in the two file formats described above. The second allocation processing device cannot handle the layout information file in the second file format.
In a file format, information for recognizing specific data that can be handled is prepared in a converter device, and when the converter device converts the format of a layout information file imported from a file output device, the specific data , A process of converting the data into the third file format, and converting other data into the second file format. 4. The printing layout processing system according to claim 1, wherein the first layout processing device displays a character layout area when displaying a character layout area. A printing layout processing system, wherein character balls indicating layout positions are arranged. 5. The printing assignment processing system according to claim 1, wherein the first assignment processing device defines a plurality of layers on a printing surface displayed on a first display, Make the assignment work possible only for the specified specific layer, make at least one layer available as a comment layer for assigning comments that should not be placed on the actual printing surface, A layout information processing system for printing, wherein information of the comment layer is excluded from the layout information file output by the output device.