KR100807823B1 - Management system for printing process using a bar code - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for managing a printing process with a barcode is provided to perform the printing and delivery process of various styles of prints quickly/correctly by using the barcode, and enable a customer ordering the prints to check progress of the printing process in real-time through the network. An order receiver(100) receives order details for prints from a member. A printing part(130) outputs the prints by interpreting work directions from information, which is inputted by scanning a barcode printed on the prints. An information storing part(120) stores member information and order detail information by using a database. A progress management server(110) includes a barcode generator(112) generating the barcode including the work directions of each print according to the order details received from the order receiver, a process manager(114), and a progress information provider(116). The process manager receives the progress information of each print from the printing part and checks/stores the progress information to the information storing part. The progress information provider provides the progress information stored in the information storing part to the member.

Description

Management System for Printing process using a bar code}

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a printing process job management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 illustrates a plywood on which printed matters are imprinted according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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100: order receiving unit 110: progress management server

112: barcode generation unit 114: process control unit

116: progress information providing unit 130: print production unit

132: plate-shaped generation unit 133: plate-shaped barcode generation unit

134: cutting processing unit 136: cutting unit

137: post-cut processing unit 138: delivery processing unit

The present invention relates to a printing process job management system, and more particularly to a printing process job management system using a barcode.

In recent years, diversification and personality has been diversified in the production of prints as business cards and uniforms produced in a limited form or advertisement flyers have their own characters inserted to suit their personal preferences or prefer printed materials in a unique style different from others. Is being pursued.

In addition to this consumption trend, the development of electronic commerce and the development of design tools that can be easily used by anyone in a visual manner such as Photoshop or illustration enables users to design and order their own printed forms online. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that it is possible to meet personal needs accurately by producing printed materials designed by the customer.

However, in using the service of providing printed materials ordered online directly, the customer who requested the production of the printed material can know exactly how the production of the requested print has been progressed and when the result can be received. There was no room. In addition, it is not easy for print makers to produce prints exactly in accordance with various customer demands for prints of different formats and designs, and deliver them quickly and accurately to customers who order a large amount of printed materials.

In order to improve this problem, a technique for easily discriminating an orderer for a printed matter is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 478246. In the prior art, in producing different business cards requested for order from at least one or more owners, the coated business card printing paper is laminated in a predetermined number of units, and a cutting line for cutting the business card printing paper with different business card information printed on the top layer for each section. In order to solve the problem of excessive factor of manpower and cost in classifying by the orderer in the delivery stage for the completed printed matter by stacking the print paper by writing the order information which is a barcode corresponding to the area of the business card printing paper on the lower layer of the printed business card paper. It is a technique to do.

The present invention is derived from this background, it is an object of the present invention to be able to quickly and accurately perform the production process and delivery process of the printed matter of various styles.

Furthermore, it aims to enable customers who order prints online to keep track of the progress of their prints online.

The printing process job management system according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is to receive an order requirement for printed matters from the member, and according to the order requirements received received a barcode containing a work instruction for each printed matter Create Then, in each process of the print process, the prints are produced according to the work instructions inputted from the scanned information by scanning the bar codes for each of the prints and the plywood on which the prints are imprinted. Keep track of progress and provide it to members.

According to the present invention according to this aspect of the present invention, by actually generating the bar code information for the plywood as a work unit in the actual manufacturing process, by recognizing the work instructions of the plywood unit, it is possible to speed up the manufacturing process It works. In addition, there is an effect that can provide real-time information on the progress of the print production ordered to customers who ordered the printed material online.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, each of the plate-shaped generating unit, processing unit, cutting unit and delivery processing unit each of the monitor unit for outputting the work instruction according to the bar code scan information, the barcode scan fact information from the operator, the work completion fact information and It further includes an operation unit for receiving the driving information. Accordingly, by scanning the bar code in each process, it is possible to grasp the exact information on each printed matter, and it is easy for the operator to operate according to the accurate information, thereby increasing the yield of the product.

In addition, by scanning the barcode at each work step, the work management server can provide information on the completion of the work step and the fact that an error has occurred to the progress management server, thus improving the accuracy of the work. It is effective to deal quickly.

The foregoing and additional aspects of the invention are described in detail below to enable those skilled in the art to readily understand and reproduce through the embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a printing process job management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the printing process job management system according to the present invention by receiving the order receiving unit 100 receives the order requirements for the printed matter from the member, and interprets the work instructions from the information input by scanning the barcode printed on the printed matter An order request input to the order receiving unit 100, a print production unit 130 for producing printed matters, an information storage unit 120 for storing member information and information on order details received by the order receiving unit 100, and a database; According to the information, the bar code generation unit 112 for generating a bar code including work instructions for each print, and the progress information on each of the prints provided from the print production unit 130 to grasp the information to the information storage unit 120 It includes a process management unit 114 to store and the progress information providing unit 116 for providing the member with the progress information stored in the information storage unit 120 It includes a progress management server (110).

The order receiving unit 100 is interpreted to cover both online and offline methods, and receives an order requirement for printed matter from a member. In the case of the online method, the order receiving unit 100 further includes a communication unit. In the present embodiment, the communication unit may perform wireless communication with a member computer through a network wireless communication network such as the Internet. The communication method through the network communication network is a well-known configuration and detailed description thereof will be omitted. Online, the member can receive at least a graphic file of his or her own design, along with detailed information about the print order, including the format, size, material, and number of copies of the print. The offline method may be a form in which a customer directly delivers an order to an employee of a desk provided for a service.

The print production unit 130 scans the generated barcode to include the order requirements of the member for each printed matter, and produces the printed matter according to the work instructions included in the barcode.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the print production unit 130 according to the present invention includes a plate-shaped generation unit 132 for generating a plate shape of a battery size in which output information of a series of prints that can be produced by the same batch process and a barcode are generated. Processing units (134,137) for printing and post-processing the plate type imprinted by the plate-shaped generating unit according to the work instructions to be interpreted, and cutting the plate shape processed in the processing unit according to the work instructions interpreted from the barcode according to the pattern Cutting unit 136, and a delivery processing unit 138 for grasping the delivery information for the cut printed matter in accordance with a work instruction that is interpreted from the bar code, plate-shaped generation unit 132, processing unit (134,137), Each of the cutting unit 136 and the delivery processing unit 138 may provide information on the fact of scanning the barcode to the progress management server 110.

For reference, it is apparent that the plate generating unit 132, the processing unit 134, 137, the cutting unit 136, and the delivery processing unit 138 further include a scanning unit for scanning the printed barcode. In the present embodiment, the scanning unit for scanning the bar code in a known configuration, the light reflected on the image to be scanned and then reflected back to the CCD (Chage Coupled Device) to measure the amount of light. The CCD generates a voltage that is proportional to the amount of light received. This voltage is converted into a pixel pattern corresponding to the original image by a circuit built in the scan unit. In this embodiment, the scanning unit scans the barcode generated for each printed matter and the plate barcode generated in the plate.

In typesetting the printed matter, the plate generating unit 132 scans a bar code for each printed matter to grasp work instructions, and imprints the printed matter into one large plate according to a predetermined criterion. In the present embodiment, the typesetting criteria of the printed matters may be determined by classifying the printed matters into business cards, envelopes, flyers, stickers, catalogs, pamphlets, and forms. Then, according to the paper material of the printed matter, the number of prints, and the color values. Similar prints may be classified and typeset into one large plate by such criteria. At this time, typesetting of printed matters can be made based on criteria according to priorities set to some extent, or can be made manually. For example, if all the printing conditions are similar, but there are 100 prints and 200 prints, it is also possible to typeset two prints on the plate twice. 2 illustrates a plywood on which printed matters are imprinted according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the plate-shaped generating unit 132 further includes a plate-shaped barcode generating unit 133 for generating a plate-shaped bar code 210 including information on the generated plate-shaped information to print on the plate 200. However, the progress management server 110 is characterized in that for each of the ordered printed matters stored in the information storage unit 120 to match the information of the plate-type typesetting imprinted and stored. In the present embodiment, the plate-shaped bar code 210 may be displayed in the margin of the plywood actual printed matter, or may be displayed on a separate sheet including thumbnails and order delivery information, processing information, cutting line information, and the like of the product.

Accordingly, afterwards, the progress management server 110 may grasp the information of each of the printed matters 220 included in the plate from the plate-shaped barcode scan information on the plate. In more detail, even when the barcodes for each of the printed matters 220 are not scanned, the progress management server 110 performs the work on the printing process of each of the printed matters 220 included in the plate 200 when the work on the plate die is in progress. Keep track of your progress. In addition, since the plate 200 itself is performed in one work unit in a post-processing process such as printing and coating, it may reduce working time rather than recognizing a barcode for each printed material 220. It works.

The processing units 134 and 137 include a pre-processing unit 134 for performing post-treatment before cutting and a post-processing unit 137 for performing post-treatment after cutting. The pre-cut part 134 and the post-cut part 137 scan and print a barcode of a plate shape to perform printing and post-processing. Here, the entire plate shape is printed according to the number of prints, and when the coating treatment is required, the coating treatment is performed. At this time, for each plate type, a barcode for plate type information is scanned to perform double-sided printing or single-sided printing. In this embodiment, the printing equipment conforms to the international standard of CIP3 or CIP4 (Printing Technology Integrated System) and may be a conventional printing equipment using blue, red, yellow, black (CMYK) four-color inks or spot colors. However, it is not limited thereto. In the present embodiment, the cutting processing unit 134 transmits the barcode scanning fact to the progress management server 110.

The cutting unit 136 also scans a bar code or bar code generated for each printed material, and cuts it to fit the size of each printed material according to the scanned information. At this time, the cutting unit 136 transmits the barcode scan fact information to the progress management server 110.

After cutting, the processing unit 137 is a stapling process that presses one side of the folding line so that the folded portion is neatly folded, envelope processing to fold the folded line and paste the corresponding portion to produce the envelope, coupons, etc. In the case of printing such as an included handbill, a process such as a sewing process for making a needle hole may be performed so that the coupon can be easily separated. In the present embodiment, each processing process performed by the post-cut processing unit 137 also scans a barcode of each printed material and performs an operation according to the information included in the barcode.

The delivery processing unit 138 allows the printed matters to be stored and delivered to the customer after the printed matters are cut. In the present embodiment, the delivery processing unit 138 may be a storage box for storing the finished printed matter.

In this embodiment, the delivery processing unit 138 processes the delivery by scanning the barcode and displaying the member information ordering the printed matter with respect to the printed matters cut at the cutting unit according to the work instructions included in the barcode. . In fact, the actual printout is delivered by the courier's staff or the customer who ordered the printout. The delivery processing unit 138 according to the present invention provides accurate shipping information for each of the printed matters for a large amount of printed matters to be shipped, thereby accurately and easily handling the delivery of the large amount of printed matters to the customer. Technical configuration.

First, the delivery processing unit 138 scans a bar code for each printed product produced and provides the scan fact information to the progress management server 110. Accordingly, the progress management server 110 can determine the progress of the print.

In addition, the delivery processing unit 138 scans together bar code information for a storage location arranged for each printed product. Accordingly, the delivery processing unit 138 can accurately determine the storage location for the printed matter. Subsequently, the courier or customer to deliver the printout enters an ID and password corresponding to his or her identification information, or scans a barcode on a card with a barcode that contains the member's unique information already issued to the member. . The delivery processor 138 may accurately provide location information of prints corresponding to a corresponding shipping employee or a customer. Accordingly, the delivery can be made smoothly, and the location information of the printed matter can be accurately and quickly provided among a large number of printed matters waiting for delivery.

According to this aspect, the progress management server 110 to be described later receives the information about the scan facts for each printed matter to update the information storage unit 120 and by storing the progress information for each printed matter by database, Track your print progress in real time.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, each of the configuration of the print production unit 130 according to the present invention is characterized in that it provides the progress management server with information about the completion of the work step and the fact that the error occurred.

Accordingly, the progress management server 110 may also grasp information on the progress completion status and error occurrence in each step of the print production process. In other words, it is possible to grasp the state of the overall printing system from the server, and when an error occurs, it is possible to quickly cope with it.

According to another aspect of the present invention, each of the plate-shaped generation unit 132, processing unit 134, 137, cutting unit 136 and delivery processing unit 138 of the print production unit 130 according to the present invention according to the bar code scan information And a monitor unit for outputting a work instruction, and an operation unit for receiving barcode scan fact information, work completion fact information, and operation information from an operator. This allows the operator to directly scan the bar code, confirm the scanned information with visible information, and then directly manipulate each equipment in the process.

The information storage unit 120 may be implemented as a general storage device. The information storage unit 120 may be connected to the progress management server 110 to be described later, and may include information about a member who has subscribed to a service and information about order details received through the order reception unit 100. Save it to the database.

The progress management server 110 generates a bar code generating unit 112 for generating a bar code including a work instruction for each printed material according to the order requirement input to the order receiving unit 100, and each printed material provided from the printed material producing unit. It includes a process management unit 114 for grasping the progress information on the information storage unit 120 and the progress information providing unit 116 to provide the member with the progress information stored in the information storage unit 120.

Bar code generation unit 112 generates a bar code by encrypting the order information for each printed matter. In the present embodiment, the barcode generator 112 may generate a one-dimensional barcode or may generate a two-dimensional barcode. Two-dimensional barcodes are flattened by arranging data along both axes (X and Y directions). Two-dimensional barcodes can contain a large amount of data in one symbol, so space utilization is very high. In addition, the ability to detect and recover from errors is excellent, even if symbols are contaminated or corrupted, resulting in easy to print and read black and white symbols.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the barcode generation unit 112 generates a barcode including a reception date, serial number, material number, size, applied item information, print color count, and production number information for a printed matter. The barcode generator 112 generates a barcode that may include both identification information about the printed matter and information necessary for an actual production process according to an order from a customer. Accordingly, by scanning the bar code in each step of the subsequent manufacturing process, it is possible to grasp information on the work instruction details for the printed matter.

The process management unit 114 obtains information on the barcode scanning facts for each printed matter for each manufacturing process step. As a result, it is possible to grasp how far each print has been produced. In this embodiment, the process manager 114 identifies the information on the printed matter of the information storage unit 120 according to the barcode scan fact information, and then updates the progress information on the printed matter.

When the progress information providing unit 116 receives a progress information request for the printed matter ordered from the customer, the progress information providing unit 116 extracts the progress information of the printed matter based on the information stored in the information storage unit 120 and provides it to the customer. In this embodiment, the progress information providing unit 116 may be provided through a wireless network such as the Internet through the communication unit.

As a result, customers who have requested the production of prints can check how much their prints have been produced in real time, so that schedule management can be managed from the customer's point of view, and the print service provider can provide higher quality services to customers. There is an effect.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the requesting member is characterized by providing information on the progress of prints ordered by the member by SMS or ARS service. This may be implemented by the progress management server 110 is linked to the SMS center connected to the switch of the ARS service center or mobile communication network. This is a known technique, detailed description thereof will be omitted. According to this aspect, the SMS service or the ARS service provides a service that actively provides information on the progress of the printed matter to the customer, thereby increasing the customer satisfaction.

 As described in detail above, according to the present invention, by producing a variety of printed matter, by scanning the bar code in each process step, it is possible to accurately transmit the work instruction information for each printed material can increase the yield of the product. In addition, by printing a bar code for the plate on the plate type that is printed with the same print conditions, the operation can be quickly proceeded to improve the efficiency.

Furthermore, as the scans are sent to the management server during each manufacturing process, customers who requested the production of their own designs according to their personality and taste can check how much their prints were produced in real time. From the standpoint, schedule management is possible, and print service providers can provide higher quality services by improving reliability.

In addition, by scanning the barcode at each work step, information on the work step completion and error occurrences can be provided to the process management server for each printed material, thereby increasing the accuracy of the work and having problems during the manufacturing process. In this case, it is possible to deal quickly.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is not limited thereto, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, the invention should be construed by the appended claims, which are intended to cover such obvious variations.

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An order reception unit which receives an order requirement for printed materials from a member; A print production unit for scanning a barcode printed on the print and interpreting the work instruction from the input information to produce a print; An information storage unit storing member information and information on order details received by the order receiving unit as a database; A bar code generation unit for generating a bar code including a work instruction for each printed matter according to the order requirement inputted to the order receiving unit, and grasping the progress information on each of the printed matters provided from the printed matter production unit, the information storage unit; And a progress management server including a process management unit for storing the information, and a progress information providing unit for providing the member with the progress information stored in the information storage unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the print production unit: A plate-shaped generating unit for generating a plate shape of a battery size in which output information of a series of printed matters that can be produced by the same batch process is collected; A processing unit for printing and post-processing a plate type imposed by the plate shape generating unit according to a work instruction interpreted from a barcode; A cutting part for cutting the plate shape processed by the processing part according to a pattern according to a work instruction interpreted from a barcode; Includes a delivery processing unit for grasping the delivery information for the cut printed matter according to the work instructions that are interpreted from the bar code, The plate generating unit, the processing unit, the cutting unit, and the delivery processing unit, each of the printing process job management system using a bar code, characterized in that for providing information on the bar code scan to the progress management server. The method of claim 2, wherein the plate-shaped generating unit: A plate-type barcode generator for generating a barcode including information on the generated plate-type and printing the plate-type; Further comprising, but the progress management server: Printing process operation management system using a bar code, characterized in that for storing the printed information and the type of the plate type imprinted on the printed matter for each of the printed matter. The printing process using a barcode according to claim 3, wherein each of the plate-shaped generation unit, the processing unit, the cutting unit, and the delivery processing unit further provides information about the completion of the work step and the occurrence of an error to the progress management server. Work management system. According to claim 4, The plate-shaped generating unit, processing unit, cutting unit and delivery processing unit each of the monitor unit for outputting a work instruction according to the bar code scan information, barcode scan fact information, work completion fact information and operation information from the operator Printing process job management system using a bar code, characterized in that it further comprises an operation unit for receiving the input. The method of claim 3, wherein the work instructions included in the barcode are: Printing process job management system using a bar code, characterized in that it includes the date of receipt, serial number, material number, size, applied item information, print color count, production number information for the printed matter. The method of claim 3, wherein the progress information providing unit: Printing process operation management system using a bar code, characterized in that to provide a request to the member about the progress of the print ordered by the member by SMS or ARS service.

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