JPH117086A - Method for discriminating piece negative and device for imparting discrimination information of piece negative - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lighten a burden imposed on an operator and to improve printing efficiency in the case of performing printing in large quantities by adding a discrimination means showing what order a piece negative belongs to onto all the piece negatives introduced in a printer device. SOLUTION: An order piece 3 and the respective piece negatives 2 are successively introduced from a charging hole formed on the upper surface of a piece negative housing part 10. As for the piece 3 and the negative 2 stocked up and down; charging order is from bottom to top. As a result, the negatives are introduced from the one having a large order number first, first of all, all the negatives 2 belonging to one piece 3 are introduced in numerical order from the one having a large frame number, and then the piece 3 itself is introduced. A color ID part C is formed on the piece 3 and all the negatives 2 housed in the housing part 10. Even when a part of the negatives 2 falls off in the middle of reprinting, what piece 3 the negative 2 belongs to is easily judged due to the color of the color ID part C, and the negative is restored to the reprinting operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a piece negative for printing a frame image for which a reprint order has been made, from a strip-shaped film called a piece negative cut at a predetermined number of frames (usually 6 or 4 frames). More specifically, a plurality of piece negatives including an image for which an order for reprint has been placed are introduced into a printer device in a state of being arranged in the longitudinal direction, and the reprint processing of the image for which the order has been received is performed by a printer. The present invention relates to a method for identifying a piece negative when continuously performed by an apparatus and an identification information providing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Originally, various methods exist or have been proposed as a printing operation method performed in response to a reprint order. Among these prior arts, there is a method of first taking out a piece negative including an image frame for which a reprint order has been placed from a negative sheet, performing printing, and returning the piece negative to the original negative sheet when printing is completed (conventional method-1). . An example of this method is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 59-34291, which is advantageous in that there is little danger that a piece negative will fall into a negative sheet of a different customer, but the negative sheet is removed from the table every time one-order exposure processing is performed. Since it is necessary to reload a new negative sheet on the table, there is a problem that the burden on the printing operator is large and the printing efficiency is not improved when a large amount of printing is performed.

Therefore, the burden on the worker is relatively small,
A high-efficiency method for large-volume printing is to line up a large number of piece negatives, including images ordered for reprints, with multiple leader strips that hold data about each order received from multiple customers. Some methods have been proposed in which a printer is introduced into a printer in a state where the printer is placed in a state in which the ordered image is reprinted continuously by the printer. One is a method in which a plurality of piece negatives are spliced (rejoined) in a predetermined order (frame number order, etc.) and rolled into a roll negative shape, and sent to a printer device to print an image that requires reprinting ( The other is a conventional method-2), and the other is a method of winding a piece negative together with a lead piece corresponding to the piece negative one by one on a roll of a negative cartridge and printing while rewinding from the roll of the negative cartridge (conventional method). -3).

[0004] An example of the conventional method-2, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-open No.
-164066 correctly delivers a finished print to a customer when a method of efficiently printing a single long film by joining pieces of reprint pieces negatives from different customers is used. About technology. This is because when piece negatives are spliced together into a long film, a strip-shaped leader piece indicating the customer is spliced at one end of the unit photographic film, and as a result, one leader piece is inserted between different unit photographic films of the customer. Is inserted between the printer and the printer.In continuous printing, the detection means provided in the printer detects the leader piece and marks the corresponding location on the long photographic paper. This is a method of indicating the switching position of.

[0005] Also, as an example of the conventional method-2, there is Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-82332. In this case, the leader piece not only has a function of indicating a customer switching position, but also has a function of indicating a customer switching position.
Customer identification data, data for color balance correction at the time of printing, also serves as an information card that can write the number of prints such as punch holes, when performing reprint, the printer device from the reader piece It is configured to automatically print a series of images contained in piece negatives joined in a long film shape while referring to the read data.

As an example of the conventional method-3, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
-22727 and JP-A-56-60428. These are photographs that can be stored while maintaining a predetermined order of the piece negatives by inserting a number of piece negatives one after another between long tapes wound on a spool. Regarding the printing cartridge, since the information necessary for printing the piece negative is stored in the storage medium associated with the predetermined order of the piece negative and wound around the cartridge, the motor is rotated in the reverse direction and the piece negative requiring reprinting is rotated. Is discharged to the printer exposure unit, the corresponding printing information can be read, and reprinting can be performed based on this information.

[0007]

The conventional method of connecting piece negatives with a splice tape and introducing the piece negatives into a printer, or the conventional method of winding piece negatives onto a spool in a cartridge while sandwiching the piece negatives between long tapes.
In any of the methods 3, the burden on the operator is reduced and the printing efficiency when a large amount of printing is performed is increased as compared with the conventional method 1. If the piece negative falls off in the printer or the like, there is a problem that it is not possible to specify which order the piece negative belongs to. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to reduce the burden on the operator, increase the printing efficiency when performing a large amount of printing, and furthermore, partially reduce the printing work in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks found in the above-described conventional method. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for identifying a piece negative, which can easily identify which order the piece negative belongs to even if the piece negative falls off, and a device for providing identification information to the piece negative.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

<1> In order to achieve the above object, in the method for identifying a piece negative according to the present invention, identification means for indicating to which order the piece negative belongs is attached to all piece negatives introduced into the printer device. This is a characteristic configuration.

(Effects of the Invention) Due to the above-mentioned features,
According to the method for identifying a piece negative according to the present invention, since all pieces negatives introduced to the printer are given some identification information indicating to which order the piece negative belongs, the piece negative is introduced into the printer. If some of the piece negatives fall off during printing,
According to this identification information, it is easy to identify which order the missing piece negative belongs to, so it is possible to restore the order related to the print, and said that the missing piece negative is returned to another customer by mistake Inconvenience is prevented beforehand.

[0010] As a specific form of the identification information, if the configuration shown in the color attached to the margin of the image on the piece negative as in the second aspect of the present invention, the worker can remove the dropped piece negative. It is convenient because it is possible to identify which reader piece belongs to which color by simply recognizing how many colors are attached without using any special device or the like.

As a specific form of the identification information, a configuration shown by a bar code attached to the margin of the image on the piece negative as in the third aspect of the invention is used, and a missing piece negative occurs. In this case, the barcode attached to the barcode reader may be recognized by a barcode reader so that the belonging leader piece can be confirmed.

As a more specific form of the identification information, at least the next time the sticker carrying the identification information is detachably attached to the margin of the image on the piece negative as in the invention of claim 4, In the case of the reprint, the sticker can be removed, and the sticking of the new identification information is not hindered, or confusion between the new and old seals can be prevented beforehand, which is convenient.

As a specific form of the identification information, any one of the number, size, and arrangement pattern of the punch holes formed in the margin of the image on the piece negative as in the invention of claim 5, or these May be adopted.

According to the invention of claim 6, the piece negative is
It is introduced into the printer together with a plurality of leader pieces corresponding to the order to which the order belongs, and in the leader piece, exposure data at the time of past printing of the piece negative belonging to the leader piece is written so as to be readable by the printer device. If the data is readable by a printer, it can be reprinted using exposure data obtained during past printing,
It is convenient because the quality of prints performed in a plurality of times, such as between simultaneous printing and reprinting, can be made uniform.

<2> In order to achieve the above object, the apparatus for assigning identification information to a piece negative according to the present invention indicates to which order the piece negative belongs to all piece negatives introduced into the printer. It is characterized by having a providing means for giving identification information.

(Effects of the Invention) Due to the above-mentioned features, in the device for assigning identification information to a piece negative according to the present invention, a part of the piece negative introduced into the printer device is used during a printing operation or the like. Even if the piece negative is dropped, it is easy to identify to which order the dropped piece negative belongs, based on the identification information given to the piece negative. The inconvenience that the peace negative is returned to another customer by mistake is prevented beforehand.

As a more specific method of the providing means, the invention is configured so that the piece negative is introduced into the printer together with a plurality of reader pieces corresponding to the order to which the piece negative belongs. The means may be provided with means for reading, from the leader piece, affiliation information indicating to which order the leader piece belongs, and the identification information may be given to the piece negative based on the read affiliation information.

More specifically, as in the ninth aspect of the present invention, the providing means includes a selecting means for determining a characteristic color corresponding to the identification information, and a coloring means for coloring a part of the piece negative with the same characteristic color. The providing means may include a selecting means for determining a characteristic color corresponding to the identification information, a seal issuing means for issuing an identification sticker having the same characteristic color, and What is necessary is just to comprise so that the identification seal may be attached to the piece negative.

[0019] Further, as in the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the providing means includes a converting means for converting the identification information into bar code information, an issuing means for issuing the obtained identification sticker with the bar code, It is also possible to provide an attaching means for attaching the issued identification seal to the piece negative.

Further, as in the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the providing means includes a selecting means for determining a punch hole corresponding to the identification information, and a punching means for forming the selected punch hole in a margin of the piece negative. It can also be configured as follows.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[0022]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A method for identifying a piece negative according to the present invention and an apparatus for assigning identification information to the piece negative are described below. Assuming that reprinting will be performed, the description will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Issuance of order seal) First, according to the present embodiment, when a DPE shop receives a photo reprint order from a customer, as shown in FIG. 1, upon receiving a negative sheet 1 containing a piece negative 2, An order sticker 3b in which order data including information such as a customer name, an order receiving time, a frame position to be reprinted, a frame position to be reprinted, and a store code and an order number are printed as a bar code is issued. 3 and inserted into the negative sheet 1. The order piece 3 is formed by forming an opaque layer on a transparent film material having the same shape as the piece negative 2, but only a portion corresponding to the perforation 2a of the piece negative 2 is left as a transparent area. The area forms a pseudo perforation 3a. Therefore, the transport state of the order piece 3 can be monitored by detecting the pseudo perforations 3a by the optical sensor. Since the order piece 3 only needs to have a shape and elasticity similar to the piece negative 2, an unexposed negative film or an all-exposed negative film may be cut and used. In this case, the pseudo perforation 3a is Is completely the same as the perforation 2a.
As the next operation, identification information indicating which order piece 3 belongs to all the piece negatives 2 inserted in the negative sheet 1 is added. This assigning operation can be performed manually, but here, the following identification information assigning device is used.

(Identification Information Provision Apparatus) The identification information provision apparatus 200 shown in FIG.
And coloring means 130. Here, the reading unit 110 reads identification information capable of identifying the order piece 3 (an example of a leader piece) from the order seal 3 b on the order piece 3, and reads the identification information.
0 appropriately determines a characteristic color (for example, red for a certain order piece 3) corresponding to the read identification information,
The coloring means 130 colors the margins of the order piece 3 and the piece negative 2 image with a quick-drying ink or the like having the characteristic color, so that the order piece 3 and the piece negative 2
The color ID part C is formed on the upper part (the coloring means 130 is an example of a providing means). Even if some piece negatives 2 fall off during the reprint operation, it is only necessary to distinguish between the piece negatives 2 to be processed at once by the printer processor. Only the number of orders to be processed is sufficient.

(Procedure for Assigning Identification Information) The piece negative 2 inserted into the negative sheet 1, that is, all of the piece negative 2 including the frame required to be reprinted and the order piece 3
In the order shown at the left end of FIG.
And the identification information is given to them. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the order piece 3 is inserted in order from the youngest order number, and then the piece negative 2 belonging to the order piece 3 is inserted. In addition, each piece negative 2 is inserted such that the frame with the smaller number comes first. When the order piece 3 is inserted, first, the reading means 110 of the identification information providing apparatus 200 pulls the order piece 3 into the apparatus, and at the same time, the bar code reader (not shown) of the reading means 110
Order sticker 3b attached to order piece 3
, The identification information (for example, at least one of the customer number, the order number, and the order time) that can specify the order piece 3 is read. Therefore, the selection unit 120 determines a characteristic color corresponding to the identification information. The coloring means 130
The order piece 3 itself and the entrance 2 are then moved by a felt pen (not shown) containing the ink of this characteristic color.
00a, the blank portion of all the images of the piece negative 2 inserted is colored to form a color ID portion C therein.
00 from the outlet 200b.

The order pieces 3 and the respective piece negatives 2 which have been given the color ID part C and are discharged are stocked in ascending order of the order numbers, as shown at the right end of FIG. As described above, all the order pieces 3 and each piece negative 2 are provided with the color ID portion C, and the color of the color ID portion C is the order piece 3
The characteristic colors are easily distinguishable from each other. here,
As an example, the order piece 3 with the youngest order number 1 and each piece negative 2 are given a red color ID part C1, and the order piece 3 with order number 2 and each piece negative 2 are given a green color ID part C1. C2 is assigned, and the order piece 3 having the order number n and each piece negative 2 are assigned a yellow color ID portion Cn.

(Loading into Piece Negative Supply Device) In order to perform reprinting using a printer processor equipped with the piece negative supply device 100, the piece negative supply device 1
It is necessary to previously store all the order pieces 3 and each piece negative 2 in the piece negative storage section 10 of the detachable magazine system 00. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the order pieces 3 and the piece negatives 2 are sequentially loaded from a loading opening formed on the upper surface of the piece negative storage unit 10. When inserted, these order pieces 3 and each piece negative 2 are sequentially stored by being sandwiched between long tapes 13 wound around the first winding core 11 in the piece negative storage portion 10. You. The order of loading is, for the order pieces 3 and the piece negatives 2 stocked up and down as shown at the right end of FIG. 2, from top to bottom. As a result, all the piece negatives 2 belonging to a certain order piece 3 are loaded in order of the frame number first, and then the order piece 3 itself is loaded. become.
Since the color ID portion C is formed in all of the order pieces 3 and the piece negatives 2 stored in the piece negative storage portion 10, even if some of the piece negatives 2 drop off during reprinting, the color ID portion C is not used. Which order piece 3 belongs to which order piece can be easily determined by the color, and the operation can be returned to the reprint operation. The piece negative storage unit 10 used here is a known one disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 56-42227.
Of course, the piece negative storage unit 10 may be a tray conveyor type in which the negative pieces 2 and the order pieces 3 are sequentially placed and stored in the tray, or a plurality of slits formed in the peripheral wall surface of the drum.
It is possible to adopt various storage modes such as a drum cassette type in which the cartridges are sequentially inserted.

(Reprint Operation) FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a printer processor employing the piece negative supply device 100 according to the present invention. In the printer processor, a long film in which a large number of negative films are further lengthened with a splice tape and wound on a reel is used at the time of a simultaneous print process, but the block diagram in FIG. This shows a state where the operation is performed. The main components shown are a piece negative supply device 100 for feeding out a large number of stored piece negatives 2 one by one, an exposure section 8 for projecting and exposing an image of the piece negative 2 to photographic paper 4, and an exposed print. A development processing unit 9 that develops the paper 4 and a controller 7 that controls the operation of each component.

An operation console 71 for inputting various control instructions and a monitor 72 for displaying an image of the piece negative 2 read by the scanner 30 are connected to the controller 7. When the piece negative 2 to be printed is sent to the exposure unit 8 by the piece negative supply device 100, the image of the piece to be printed of the piece negative 2 is read by the scanner 30, and the image information is sent to the controller 7.
The controller 7 determines an exposure condition based on the obtained image information. Then, an image that would be obtained when the photographic paper 4 is projected and exposed is simulated based on the determined exposure conditions and displayed on the monitor 72.

The exposure unit 8 includes an exposure light source 81 and a dimming filter 82 for adjusting the color balance of the light emitted from the exposure light source 81 by the yellow, magenta, and cyan filters coming and going in the exposure optical path. A mirror tunnel 83 that uniformly mixes light whose color balance has been adjusted by the light control filter 82;
A printing lens 84 for forming an image of a frame to be printed on the photographic paper 4, a shutter 85, and an auto-negative mask 8 forming a transport line for transporting the piece negative 2 to an exposure point.
6 are provided. The auto-negative mask 86 includes a drive roller 87 for transporting the negative in addition to the scanner 30 described above.
And a negative detection sensor 31 are also incorporated. Photographic paper 4
Is drawn out of the photographic paper magazine 92 by a photographic paper transport drive roller 91, and is sent to the developing unit 9 after exposure processing. In the exposure processing, the position of each filter of the light control filter 82 and the opening time of the shutter 85, that is, the exposure time, are controlled in accordance with the exposure condition determined by the controller 7. The operator of the printer processor
If an appropriate image is not obtained from the display on the monitor 72, a correction instruction for the determined exposure condition can be input from the console 71, and the controller 7 corrects the exposure condition based on the correction instruction and finally corrects the exposure condition. Exposure conditions are determined. Based on the determined exposure condition, the operation of each part of the exposure unit 8 is controlled to project and expose the image of the print target frame of the piece negative 2 onto the photographic paper 4 drawn from the photographic paper magazine 92.

The piece negative supply device 100 is provided with the above-mentioned detachable magazine type piece negative storage section 10 and a negative transport mechanism 20 for transporting the piece negative 2 drawn from the piece negative storage section 10 to the auto negative mask 86.
The negative transport mechanism 20 is divided into a first transport section 20a disposed on the piece negative storage section 10 side and a second transport section 20b disposed on the auto negative mask 86 side, and the negative piece 2 and order A loop part 50 for temporarily storing the pieces 3 in a state of hanging down from the transport line.
Is formed. The piece negative supply device 100 is provided with various sensors connected to the controller 7 for operation control. For example, a storage unit detection sensor 32 for confirming the mounting of the detachable piece negative storage unit 10, a negative piece 2 A first negative detection sensor 33 that detects the order piece 3 and the order piece 3 near the exit of the piece negative storage unit 10, a second negative detection sensor 34 that detects the order piece 3 just before the loop unit 50,
A loop sensor 35 for detecting the negative piece 2 and the order piece 3 stored in the loop section 50 is mounted at an appropriate position. The controller 7 is provided with an order-separation recognizing means 7a substantially constructed by a program, and by processing a signal from the first negative detection sensor 33 input to the controller 7, the order-separation is performed. It is recognized and used for subsequent processing, for example, sorting of finished prints. Recognition of the order break by the order break recognition means 7a is performed by the piece negative 2 and the order piece 3
Is easily realized by a known method by a pattern of a detection signal from the first negative detection sensor 33 or a signal from a specific detection portion of the order piece 3. Further, the controller 7 is provided with a transfer state evaluation means 7b which is also substantially constructed by a program, and which receives a signal from a negative transfer check sensor 36 for detecting the perforation of the negative piece 2 or the order piece 3, thereby receiving the negative piece. It is checked whether or not the transfer state of the order piece 2 or the order piece 3 has occurred, for example, whether a transfer jam has occurred.

The negative piece 2 and the order piece 3 sent from the piece negative supply device 100 to the exposure section 8 are shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the order piece 3
However, the arrangement is followed by a piece negative 2 to be reprinted. That is, the order of additional print orders is separated by the order pieces 3. Since the data necessary for the additional printing operation is recorded as a bar code on the order sticker 3b affixed to the order piece 3, reading this bar code allows the image of any frame of the piece negative 2 following the order piece 3 to be read. The controller 7 can detect information such as how many and how many images are printed, and the operation of each member of the exposure unit 8 is controlled in accordance with the information. A schematic diagram of the piece negative supply device 100 is shown in FIG. The first transport unit 20a includes a drive roller set 23 including a drive roller 23a that transmits power from a first drive motor 21a by a belt 22a, and a pressure roller 23b disposed opposite to the drive roller 23a. . The belt transmission line extends through the direction change pulley 24 to a power take-out pulley 25 located below the piece negative storage unit 10. The power take-off pulley 25 is operatively connected to the first winding core 11 when the piece negative storage unit 10 is mounted by a coupling device (not shown), and is driven by the driving motor 21a. 11 rotates, and the long tape 13 is wound from the second winding core 12 to the first winding core 11, so that the piece negative 2 and the order piece 3 are fed from the supply port 14 to the first driving unit 20 a. Will be sent to

The second transport section 20b includes a second drive motor 21
The driving roller set 26 includes a driving roller 26a that transmits the power from the driving roller 26b by a belt 22b and a pressure roller 26b that is disposed to face the driving roller 26a. 29 raises the pressure roller 26b,
This is a pressure release solenoid that releases pressure from the drive roller 26a. By releasing the pressure of the pressure roller 26b, the piece negative 2 and the order piece 3 are transported by the drive motor 21.
It can be temporarily stopped even during the operation of b. The required number of drive roller sets 23 and 26 are arranged according to the length of the transport line. The negative transport mechanism 20 is provided with a lower guide 27 and an upper guide 28 for transporting the piece negative 2 and the order piece 3 under accurate position regulation, and a negative film transport path is formed between these. Upper guide 2 in the area of the second transport section 20b
8 is provided with a loop lid 28a, and by opening this loop lid 28a, a loop for temporary storage can be formed in this part.
Further, a barcode reader 40 that reads a barcode recorded on the order seal 3b is provided above the first transport unit 20a, and a loop located between the first transport unit 20a and the second transport unit 20b. The part 50 includes a loop guide 51 and a solenoid 5 for operating the loop guide 51.
2 are provided.

Next, the operation of the piece negative supply device 100 will be described. The piece negative storage unit 10 in which the order piece 3 and each piece negative 2 are entangled is provided in the piece negative supply device 10.
When the piece negative storage unit 10 is attached to the storage unit 10, the storage unit detection sensor 32 detects the installation and notifies the controller 7 of the installation of the piece negative storage unit 10. If the auto-negative mask 86 is in the negative receiving state, the first drive motor 21a is operated, and the first winding core 11 starts winding the long tape 13, whereby the length of the second winding core 12 is reduced. As the measuring tape 13 is released, the order piece 3 is first sent out from the supply port 14. When the order seal 3b is detected by the first negative detection sensor 33, the order piece 3 is stopped at a position where the barcode is read by the barcode reader 40. When the additional print information of this order is sent to the controller 7 through the barcode reader 40, the solenoid 52 of the loop section 50 is operated, the loop guide 51 is raised, and the passage of the order piece 3 is permitted.

The order piece 3 is kept in the second transport section 2
0b, it passes through the auto-negative mask 86 and is discharged. Subsequently, the piece negative 2 is sent out from the supply port 14, and
The sheet is sent to the auto-negative mask 86 by the first and second transfer units 20a and 20b. At this time, the negative detection sensor 31 detects that the tip of the piece negative 2 has reached the first drive roller 87 of the auto-negative mask 86. Then, the pressure release solenoid 29 is operated to raise the pressure roller 26b, and the piece negative 2 is moved to the auto negative mask 8
6 is conveyed only by the driving roller 87. This avoids the inconvenience caused by the difference in the transport speed between the second transport section 20b and the auto negative mask 86. The piece negative 2 sent to the auto negative mask 86 is positioned so that the frame to be exposed comes to the exposure point, is exposed in the above-described steps, and is discharged after the processing is completed. As described above, the piece negatives 2 are sequentially subjected to the exposure processing. The transport status of the piece negatives 2 and the order pieces 3 is monitored by the negative transport check sensor 36 that detects the perforations 2a and the pseudo perforations 3a. If the transport jam occurs in the
The loop lid 28a is opened, allowing the subsequent piece negative 2 to make a loop upward.

Until the exposure processing of all the piece negatives 2 belonging to one order is completed, the order piece 3 of the next order waits at the reading position of the bar code reader 40. In the description of the above-described embodiment, the order sticker 3b in which additional printing information is recorded as a bar code is attached to the order piece 3, but instead, the bar code may be directly recorded on the order piece 3. Good. Further, instead of the barcode method, the order piece 3 itself can be used as a mark sheet. in this case,
The barcode reader 40 is replaced by a mark sheet reader. In addition, as a recording method, various methods such as a magnetic method and an optical method can be used.

[Another Embodiment] <1> In the above embodiment, the order piece 3 and the negative piece 2 are directly colored using ink as identification means for indicating which order piece 3 each negative piece 2 belongs to. However, a configuration in which a color ID seal made of paper or the like having a characteristic color is attached with an adhesive layer or the like may be used. The providing means of the identification information providing device used in this case includes a selection means for determining a characteristic color corresponding to the identification information read from the order piece, a seal issuing means for issuing an identification seal having the same characteristic color, What is necessary is just to make it the structure provided with the sticking means which sticks an identification seal to a piece negative.

<2> The identification means may be a bar code ID sticker on which an ID bar code indicating which order piece 3 belongs is printed. The providing means of the identification information providing device used in this case includes a conversion means for converting the identification information read from the order piece into ID barcode information, and an issuing means for issuing an identification sticker with the obtained ID barcode. What is necessary is just to comprise the sticking means which sticks the issued said identification seal to the said piece negative.

<3> Alternatively, the identification means may be an ID punch hole formed in the margin of the image on the piece negative 2, and which order piece 3 belongs to the number, size, or arrangement of the punch holes. It may be represented by a pattern or a combination thereof. As the providing means of the identification information providing device used in this case, a selection means for determining a punch hole having a form corresponding to the identification information read from the order piece, and the punch hole having the selected form is formed in the margin of the piece negative. What is necessary is just to make it the structure provided with the perforation means. Here, the form of the punch holes includes the number, size, or arrangement pattern of the punch holes, or a combination thereof.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a negative sheet storing an order piece and a piece negative as an order recognition body.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of adding identification information to an order piece and a piece negative.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an operation for storing an order piece and a piece negative.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a print processor employing a piece negative supply device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a transfer arrangement of an order piece and a piece negative.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a piece negative supply device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 piece negative 3 order recognition body 7a order break recognition means 8 exposure section 10 piece negative storage section 20 negative transport mechanism 200 identification information providing device C color ID section

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Ryuichi Iwasaki 579-1 Umehara, Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture

Claims (12)

[Claims] When a piece negative including an image for which reorder has been ordered is introduced into a printer device in a state of being arranged in the longitudinal direction, and the reprint processing of the ordered image is continuously performed by the printer device. A method of identifying a piece negative in which all pieces of the piece negative introduced into the printer device are provided with identification information indicating to which order the piece negative belongs. 2. The method for identifying a piece negative according to claim 1, wherein the identification information is indicated by a color added to a margin of an image on the piece negative. 3. The method for identifying a piece negative according to claim 1, wherein the identification information is described by a bar code attached to a margin of an image on the piece negative. 4. The method for identifying a piece negative according to claim 2, wherein a seal carrying the identification information is detachably attached to a margin of an image on the piece negative. 5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification information is indicated by any one of a number, a size, an arrangement pattern, or a combination thereof of punch holes formed in a margin of an image on the piece negative. How to identify piece negatives. 6. The piece negative is introduced into a printer device together with a plurality of leader pieces corresponding to the order to which the piece negative belongs, and the exposure data at the time of past printing of the piece negative belonging to the leader piece is stored in the leader piece. The method for identifying a piece negative according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the piece negative is written so as to be readable by an apparatus. 7. A method in which piece negatives including images for which an order for reprint is placed are introduced into a printer in a state of being arranged in the longitudinal direction, and reprint processing of the ordered images is continuously performed by the printer. And a providing means for providing, to all the piece negatives introduced into the printer device, identification information indicating to which order the piece negative belongs. 8. The piece negative is configured to be introduced into a printer together with a plurality of leader pieces corresponding to the order to which the piece negative belongs, and the providing unit is the leader piece belonging to any order. The identification information providing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: means for reading affiliation information indicating whether the identification information is read from the leader piece, and assigning the identification information based on the read affiliation information. 9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the providing means includes a selecting means for determining a characteristic color corresponding to the identification information, and a coloring means for coloring a part of the piece negative with the same characteristic color. Identification information providing device. 10. A providing means for selecting a characteristic color corresponding to the identification information, a seal issuing means for issuing an identification seal having the same characteristic color, and applying the issued identification seal to the piece negative. The identification information providing device according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising a sticking unit. 11. The providing means includes: a converting means for converting the identification information into bar code information; an issuing means for issuing an obtained identification sticker with a bar code; 9. The identification information providing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a sticking means for sticking to the piece negative. 12. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said providing means includes a selecting means for determining a punch hole corresponding to said identification information, and a punching means for forming said selected punch hole in a margin of said piece negative. Described identification information providing device.