KR100495860B1 - Method for network-based printing service - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a network-based print production service method.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention, when ordering and producing a variety of printed materials such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), flyers, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly), business cards, envelopes, special printed materials, etc. The company intends to provide a print production service method that allows companies to reduce the cost of print production by inserting corporate images and advertisements into the printed order.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

The present invention includes a first step of receiving information on a printed material desired to be printed from a user terminal performing a communication connection through the Internet in an information providing server; A second step of automatically calculating a print estimate for the printed matter based on the printed information input from the user terminal in the information providing server, and providing the calculated print estimate to the corresponding user terminal; A third step of confirming whether a user's print order is input from a corresponding user terminal for checking a print quotation; A fourth step of outputting, when the printed matter order is input from the user terminal, guide data for discounting the printing cost and a discounted printing cost when the predetermined information is included in the printed matter by the information providing server; A fifth step of receiving, at the information providing server, order data on whether or not to include a predetermined advertisement in a printed product so as to obtain a discount from the user terminal; A sixth step of posting, on a bulletin board, the characteristics of the printed material requested for production in order to attract advertisements for the printed matter ordered by the information providing server when the user's printed order is input from the user terminal; A seventh step of confirming, by the information providing server, an advertiser who checks the characteristics of the printed matter on the bulletin board and selects an advertisement for the specific printed matter; If an advertisement to be printed on the printed material is selected from a specific advertiser, the information providing server includes an eighth step of connecting the print production company to insert the advertisement requested by the advertiser into the printed material requested by the user.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used for print production services and the like.

Description

Network-based print production service method {Method for network-based printing service}

The present invention orders and produces various printed materials such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), flyers, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed materials, etc. The present invention relates to a print production service method for reducing the cost of print production through the insertion of corporate image and advertisement in printed materials.

In addition, the present invention relates to a method for reducing the production cost of the printed matter by inserting the corporate image and advertisement in the printed order.

Conventionally, if you want to produce prints such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), flyers, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special prints, etc. I ordered the desired print and received a print quote for it.

However, the popularization of the use of the Internet has a rapid development of information and communication, as well as an absolute influence on all industries, and the entire global village is changing into a globalization of large information.

In general, a web browser mainly applied to the World Wide Web (WWW) is a tool widely used in the Internet field, and is provided as an easy-to-use and easy-to-access tool. Using a browser, you can easily exchange or retrieve information between remote locations.

Therefore, various prints such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), leaflets, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed materials, etc. are requested and quoted through the network. An automatic calculation method is essential.

The present invention proposed in order to meet the above-described needs, calendars, catalogs, posters, brochures (leaflets), flyers, manuals (teaching materials), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed matter through the network The purpose of the present invention is to provide a print production service method to reduce the cost of print production by inserting a corporate image and an advertisement into the printed matter ordered and making a print order.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides various printed materials such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), flyers, manuals (teaching materials), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed materials, and the like. 1. A method of manufacturing an order, the method comprising: a first step of receiving information on a printed material desired to be printed from a user terminal that has made a communication connection through an Internet at an information providing server; A second step of automatically calculating a print estimate for the printed matter based on the printed information input from the user terminal in the information providing server, and providing the calculated print estimate to the corresponding user terminal; A third step of confirming whether a user's print order is input from a corresponding user terminal for checking a print quotation; A fourth step of outputting, when the printed matter order is input from the user terminal, guide data for discounting the printing cost and a discounted printing cost when the predetermined information is included in the printed matter by the information providing server; A fifth step of receiving, at the information providing server, order data on whether or not to include a predetermined advertisement in a printed product so as to obtain a discount from the user terminal; A sixth step of posting, on a bulletin board, the characteristics of the printed material requested for production in order to attract advertisements for the printed matter ordered by the information providing server when the user's printed order is input from the user terminal; A seventh step of confirming, by the information providing server, an advertiser who checks the characteristics of the printed matter on the bulletin board and selects an advertisement for the specific printed matter; When an advertisement is selected for a thread on a printed matter from a particular advertiser, an information providing server may include an eighth step of connecting the print company to insert the advertisement requested by the advertiser into the printed work requested by the user.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides various printed materials such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), flyers, manuals (teaching materials), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed materials, and the like. 1. A method of manufacturing an order, the method comprising: a first step of receiving information on a printed material desired to be printed from a user terminal that has made a communication connection through an Internet at an information providing server; A second step of automatically calculating a print estimate for the printed matter based on the printed information input from the user terminal in the information providing server, and providing the calculated print estimate to the corresponding user terminal; A third step of confirming whether a user's print order is input from a corresponding user terminal for checking a print quotation; A fourth step of outputting, when the printed matter order is input from the user terminal, guide data for discounting the printing cost and a discounted printing cost when the predetermined information is included in the printed matter by the information providing server; A fifth step of receiving, at the information providing server, order data on whether or not to include a predetermined advertisement in a printed product so as to obtain a discount from the user terminal; A sixth step of outputting various advertisement information to be included in the printed matter stored in the database by the information providing server when the printed matter order including the advertisement of the user is input from the user terminal; A seventh step of checking whether a specific advertisement to be printed on the printed matter is selected from the user terminal which has confirmed various advertisement information in the information providing server; When the advertisement is selected to be printed on the printed material from the user terminal, the information providing server comprises an eighth step of connecting the print production company to include an advertisement in the printed material requested by the user.

The present invention receives a variety of printed materials such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), flyers, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed materials, etc. It automatically calculates the quotation for the printed materials requested, and also reduces the cost of producing printed materials by inserting corporate images and advertisements in the printed materials. By partially covering the production costs of the printed material with the company's advertising cost, the user can reduce the production cost of the printed matter, and the company can maximize the effect of the advertisement by inserting its image and other advertisements in the printed matter.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a hardware system to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, various printed matters such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), leaflets, manuals (teaching materials), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed matters, etc. according to the needs of the service user. The hardware system to which the present invention is applied to order and manufacture the same is provided when the user terminal 10 for service user registration and the service user access the user terminal 10 through an information communication network (preferably the Internet). The information providing server (web server) 20 providing a print quotation and ordering program as shown in FIG. 2 and the print data as shown in FIG. 3 in conjunction with the information providing server 20 (printing type (preferably a printed matter for promotion, Business printed materials, special printed materials, etc.), printed materials (preferably calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), flyers, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special prints And the like), size (preferably A4 (station: 8), B5 (section 16), and other items, and so on), the page (a user input), the number of copies (the user input), the frequency (preferably 1 degree, 2 degrees, 3 degrees, 4 degrees, etc.), paper lipids (preferably, cover / digits, etc.) and the like.

Here, an information communication network such as the Internet connects a communication line between the user terminal 10 and the information providing server 20 and establishes a connection so that data communication related to print quotation and order service is performed.

Of course, it is apparent that the user terminal 10 can access the information providing server 20 through a dedicated line, a public communication network (PSTN), or a mobile telephone network.

Here, the user terminal 10 may include a communication mediator (for example, a modem, etc.), a monitor, a personal computer (PC) including a keyboard (or keypad), a mobile communication terminal such as a cellular phone or a PCS phone, an IMT- A next generation mobile communication terminal such as 2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication), UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service), personal digital assistants (PDA), notebook computers, and the like.

The user terminal 10 is establishing a communication environment including a web browser for accessing the information communication network, and print data provided by the print quotation and order service program provided from the information providing server 20 when using the print quotation and order service. (Types of prints (preferably promotional prints, business prints, special prints, etc.), printed matters (preferably calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), flyers, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards , Envelopes, special prints, etc.), size (preferably A4 (section 8), B5 (section 16), other items, etc.), pages (user input), copies (user input), frequency (preferably 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), paper lipids (preferably cover / to the like, etc.) on the screen, the service user to confirm the print data provided from the information providing server 20 If the corresponding content is selected, the corresponding key signal is output to the information providing server 20.

The information providing server 20 outputs the print data held in accordance with the communication connection of the user terminal 10 service user to the corresponding user terminal 10, and a key for the corresponding contents by the user terminal 10 service user. When a signal is input, print data provided by the print quotation and order service program are output to the user terminal 10.

Here, the print quotation and order service program, which appears in the form of an icon, is continuously followed as the user of the user terminal 10 service logs in, and appears on each screen or a specific screen, and is required for the print quotation and order service for the service users. The print data is retrieved from the database 30, and the information previously stored in the database 30 is processed into print data to the service user and provided to the user terminal 10. At this time, the print quotation and order service program may be installed as a dedicated program in the user terminal 10. The print estimate and order service program may be connected to the information providing server 20 according to the request of the service user to obtain the corresponding print data. It is obvious that it can be provided.

The information providing server 20 may include a print quotation and order service website, a print quote and order service program, and additionally, a security system, a payment and authentication system, a community, and the like, and a print quotation and order related material. Manage the database 30 to store.

Service users access the print quotation and ordering site, and use the print quotation and ordering program to print calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), flyers, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, and specialty items. When ordering various printed matters, such as printed matters, the information providing server 20 automatically calculates a quotation for the printed matters requested for production, and also reduces the cost of producing printed matters by inserting a corporate image and advertisement into the printed matters. Do it. In addition, the print estimating and ordering service program not only provides the service user with various materials, etc., but also connects with the print production company to produce the printed order.

The information providing server 20 receives the distribution area, number of copies, distribution time, and other characteristics of the printed matters for the printed matters ordered from the service user and posts them on the bulletin board for attracting advertisers, and publishes the bulletin board for attracting advertisers. Once the advertiser is determined, the print publisher is connected to load the advertisement requested by the advertiser in the printed print request.

Of course, the information providing server 20 processes the advertisement requested from the advertiser and stores it in the database 30 in advance, and prints the advertisement to be inserted in the printed matter and the printing cost which is discounted when the corresponding advertisement is loaded when the service user requests print production. It may be presented to the service user to allow the service user to select a favorite advertisement.

For reference, a detailed print quotation and order service program for the convenience of the service user will be described in detail as follows. The following describes how to install, register, run and use the dedicated print quotation and order service program. Order.

First, the installation process of the print quotation and order service program will be described. The service user accesses the website provided by the information providing server 20 through the user terminal 10 and installs the installation program to his user terminal 10. Download it.

After the download is complete, the program will automatically install the print quotation and order service program, and during the installation process, enter the name, password, credit card, direct debit, electronic money, payment method, address and other options. Go through. At this time, if the web site has already completed the membership registration, the membership registration step is replaced only by inputting the password to confirm the membership. Of course, the above member registration process is only one example, it is obvious that it can be added, changed, deleted.

Print quotation and order service program is connected to the information providing server 20 during the installation process, and automatically transmits the member registration information to the information providing server 20, the information providing server 20 to the member internal identifier (ID) To give.

Here, the member can set the computer to automatically execute the print quotation and order service program when connected to the communication, or execute the icon on the desktop.

In the network setting of the dedicated print quotation and order service program, a method in which the user terminal 10 is automatically connected when connected to the Internet may be used. This is for users who have difficulty in computer or internet communication. When the user connects to the Internet by running a web browser, the print quotation and order service program automatically It detects dynamically and allows the program to run on its own. For example, if you use a cable modem or an Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) subscription rather than a telephone modem, you will usually be connected to the local area network (LAN) as well as the computer. Even users who don't know a computer can boot a computer and use the print quote and order service program.

Now, the print quotation and order service method in the information providing server 20 will be described in more detail.

The information providing server 20 works in conjunction with the database 30, as shown in Figure 3 printed matter (preferably promotional printed matter, business printed matter, special printed matter, etc.), printed matter (preferably calendars, catalogs, posters, brochures) (Leaflets), leaflets, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed materials, etc., size (preferably A4 (section 8), B5 (section 16), etc.) Print data such as, page (user input), number of copies (user input), frequency (preferably 1 degree, 2 degrees, 3 degrees, 4 degrees, etc.), paper lipids (preferably cover / tos, etc.) Provided by (10).

If you want to order a variety of prints online, such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), leaflets, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special prints, etc. And through the order service program, you only need to enter as follows sequentially.

First, print type (print type (preferably promotional printed matter, business printed matter, Hand prints), prints (preferably calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), flyers, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed materials, etc.)).

General options (size (preferably A4 (section 8), B5 (section 16), other items, etc.), pages (user input), copies (user input), frequency (preferably 1 degree, 2 Degrees, 3 degrees, 4 degrees, etc.), and paper lipids (preferably cover / draft etc.).

Finally, we'll provide the details (what do you want to do with binding (saddle stitching, wireless, grounding, number of times of folding, etc.), how do you want to cover your coating (glossy, matte, UV, etc.), and how do you want the photo data to work (directly). I will be photographing, please input options etc.

When the service user inputs the desired information about the printed matter, the information providing server 20 automatically calculates a quotation for the printed matter requested for production. At this time, when the service user makes a final order, the information providing server 20 inserts the corporate image and advertisement in the printed matter, thereby reducing the cost of producing the printed matter. In addition, the printed material may be connected to a print manufacturer to produce the printed order.

At this time, the information providing server 20 can present the water saving speed table and paper unit price table according to the user's request if necessary.

Here, the information providing server 20 receives the distribution area, the number of copies, the distribution time, the nature of the printed matters, etc. of the printed matters for the printed order from the service user, and put them on the bulletin board to attract the advertisers, attracting advertisers Advertisers decide through bulletin boards Once determined, contact the print production company so that the advertisements requested by the advertiser can be placed on the print.

Of course, the information providing server 20 processes the advertisements requested from the advertiser and stores them in the database 30, and services to be inserted into the printed matters when the print production request of the service user and the printing costs discounted if the corresponding advertisements are loaded It may be presented to the user in advance so that the service user can select a favorite advertisement.

Then, when the service user makes a final order, the corporate image and the advertisement stored in the database 30 are inserted into the printed matter, thereby reducing the cost of producing the printed matter. In addition, it connects with the print production company, and commissions the production of the printed order.

As the kind of the advertisement, it is preferable that the information is a simple information delivery advertisement without any special reward to the user.

The areas of advertising include, for example, beauty / clothing, furniture, health food, flowers, agricultural products, office supplies, adult goods, movies, music, beverages / alcohol, automobiles, sundries / household goods, home appliances, computers, and the like. It may be classified, but is not limited thereto.

The advertiser may directly designate the type and area of each advertisement and transmit it to the information providing server 20, or the advertiser sends only the advertisement contents to the information providing server 20 and the information providing server 20 analyzes the advertisement contents. Obviously, it may be stored in the database 30 by dividing by area and type.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a print production service method according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 4, the print production service method according to the invention, the service If you want to order various prints online, such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), leaflets, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special prints, etc. On the server 20, the print type (print type (preferably promotional prints, business prints, special prints, etc.)), prints (preferably calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), flyers, manuals) , Newsletter (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed materials, etc.). Also, general options (size (preferably A4 (section 8), B5 (section 16), other items, etc.), pages (user input), copies (user input), frequency (preferably 1 degree, 2) Degrees, 3 degrees, 4 degrees, etc.), and paper lipids (preferably covers / totals, etc.) are input. We will also provide you with detailed options (such as how to bind, saddle stitching, cordless, grounding, number of times of folding, etc.), how you would like your cover to be coated (glossy, matte, UV, etc.), and how you would like the photo data to work (directly). I will ask, options such as photographing request) are input (501).

Thereafter, the information providing server 20 automatically calculates a quotation for the printed matter requested for production (502). At this time, when the service user makes a final order (503), the information providing server 20 receives a bulletin board for attracting advertisers by receiving the distribution area, number of copies, distribution time, other characteristics of the printed matters for the printed matters ordered. Posted to (504).

Subsequently, after viewing the distribution area, number of copies, distribution time, and other characteristics of the printed matter on the bulletin board, the advertiser selects the desired printed matter and selects an advertisement to be printed on the printed matter (505). The information providing server 20 prints the printed matter. Contact the publisher to request the advertiser The stack is placed on the printed matter (506).

Of course, the information providing server 20 processes the advertisements requested from the advertiser and stores them in the database 30, and services to be inserted into the printed matters when the print production request of the service user and the printing costs discounted if the corresponding advertisements are loaded It may be presented to the user in advance so that the service user can select a favorite advertisement.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, and the above-described embodiments and accompanying It is not limited to the drawing.

The present invention as described above, by ordering a variety of prints from the user through the network, and at this time automatically calculates the quotation for the printed production commissioned, and also to insert the corporate image and advertising in the printed matter so that you can do corporate advertising By doing so, the user can reduce the cost of producing the printed matter, and the company has the effect of maximizing the effect of the advertisement by inserting its image and other advertisements in the printed matter.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a hardware system to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 2 is an embodiment explanatory diagram showing a printout quotation and ordering, advertising business process of the print production service method according to the present invention.

3 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a database for a print production service according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a printed matter production service method according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: user terminal 20: information providing server (web server)

30: database

Claims (10)

In order to produce a variety of printed materials such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), leaflets, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed materials, etc. A first step of receiving, at an information providing server, information on a printed matter to be printed from a user terminal which has made a communication connection through the Internet; A second step of automatically calculating a print estimate for the printed matter based on the printed information input from the user terminal in the information providing server and providing the calculated print estimate to the corresponding user terminal; A third step of confirming whether a user's print order is input from a corresponding user terminal for confirming a print quotation; A fourth step of outputting, when the printed order is input from the user terminal, guide data for discounting the printing cost and a discounted printing cost when the predetermined information is included in the printed matter by the information providing server; A fifth step of receiving, by the information providing server, order data on whether or not to include a predetermined advertisement in a printed product in order to obtain a discount on the printing cost from the user terminal; A sixth step of posting, on a bulletin board, the characteristics of the printed matter requested for production to attract advertisements for the printed matters ordered by the information providing server when a user's printed order is input from the user terminal; A seventh step of confirming, by the information providing server, an advertiser who checks the characteristics of the prints listed in the bulletin board and selects an advertisement for a specific print; And If the advertisement is selected to print on a print from a particular advertiser, the information providing server connects the print production company to include an eighth step of inserting the advertisement requested by the advertiser into the printed print request by the user. How to make print services. delete delete In order to produce a variety of printed materials such as calendars, catalogs, posters, pamphlets (leaflets), leaflets, manuals (books), newsletters (monthly, quarterly, etc.), business cards, envelopes, special printed materials, etc. A first step of receiving, at an information providing server, information on a printed matter to be printed from a user terminal which has made a communication connection through the Internet; A second step of automatically calculating a print estimate for the printed matter based on the printed information input from the user terminal in the information providing server and providing the calculated print estimate to the corresponding user terminal; A third step of confirming whether a user's print order is input from a corresponding user terminal for confirming a print quotation; A fourth step of outputting, when the printed order is input from the user terminal, guide data for discounting the printing cost and a discounted printing cost when the predetermined information is included in the printed matter by the information providing server; A fifth step of receiving, by the information providing server, order data on whether or not to include a predetermined advertisement in a printed product in order to obtain a discount on the printing cost from the user terminal; A sixth step of outputting various advertisement information to be included in the printed matter stored in the database in the information providing server when the printed matter order including the advertisement of the user is input from the user terminal; A seventh step of checking whether a specific advertisement to be printed on the printed matter is selected from the user terminal which has confirmed various advertisement information in the information providing server; And When the advertisement is selected to be printed on the printed material from the user terminal, the information providing server includes an eighth step of connecting the print production company to include the advertisement in the printed material requested by the user. Service method. delete delete delete delete delete delete