KR101015271B1 - Apparatus for receiving Print order - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a printed matter order receiving apparatus, and more particularly, to a kiosk apparatus for accepting printed matter order. According to the present invention, a network communication unit for performing data communication through a network with a central server; A data input unit configured to receive printed data for accepting a printed order; A display unit for outputting a guide screen and receiving an operation signal through a touch screen method; A printing unit which prints out the reception completion data; A reception processing unit which acquires order information necessary for printing a printout based on the print data input to the data input unit and an operation signal input through the display unit, and transmits to the central server through the communication unit to perform a printout reception process; A control unit including a bar code for receiving the order and a completion data generation unit for generating reception completion data including the order information; This can reduce the waiting time at the window.

Printout, Reception, Kiosk

Description

Print Order Receiving Device {Apparatus for receiving Print order}

The present invention relates to a printed matter order receiving apparatus, and more particularly, to a kiosk apparatus for accepting printed matter order.

Recently, there is an increasing tendency to insert a character of his own in a printed material such as a business card or an advertising flyer or to produce a unique style different from others. In addition, due to the development of graphic tools such as Photoshop and illustrations, design tools that can be easily used in a visual manner are being developed. Therefore, it is possible to design directly to suit personal preferences and produce it as printed matter. Actual print production companies are also providing print production services in line with consumer trends for diversification and individuality.

For example, in the case where a consumer requests printing production offline, in the past, the customer has ordered printed data designed by the employee directly at the reception desk. Employees must manually enter all the information needed for the production and delivery of printed materials, including shipping information and payment processing. This off-line ordering is laborious and time-consuming because staff must manually enter data for each print order.

An object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned printed matter reception device that allows a customer to directly perform print order and payment offline.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned printed matter reception device capable of real-time checking whether printed matter data ordered at the time of ordering printed matter meets print processing standards.

The technical problem is a network communication unit for performing data communication through a network with a central server; A data input unit configured to receive printed data for accepting a printed order; A display unit for outputting a guide screen and receiving an operation signal through a touch screen method; A printing unit which prints out the reception completion data; A reception processing unit which acquires order information necessary for printing a printout based on the print data input to the data input unit and an operation signal input through the display unit, and transmits to the central server through the communication unit to perform a printout reception process; And a control unit including a bar code for receiving the order and a completion data generating unit for generating the reception completion data including the order information.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to reduce the waiting time at the reception window when performing the print order off-line.

In addition, it is effective in reducing the effort and effort of the order teller, who has to manually input data necessary for print order and perform processing such as payment.

The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily understand and reproduce the present invention through these embodiments.

1 is an exemplary view showing the appearance of an unmanned reception device according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the unmanned reception device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the unmanned reception device according to the present invention includes a network communication unit 200 for performing data communication through a network with a central server, a data input unit 210 for receiving printed data for accepting a printed order, A display unit 250 for outputting a guide screen and receiving an operation signal through a touch screen method, a print unit 260 for printing and outputting reception completion data, print data input to the data input unit 210, and a display unit ( A receipt processing unit 241 for acquiring and processing the order information necessary for printing the printed matter based on the operation signal input through 250) and transmitting the order information to the central server through the communication unit to perform the print reception process; and a barcode for receiving the corresponding order. And a control unit 240 including a completion data generation unit 247 for generating reception completion data including the order information.

The network communication unit 200 performs data communication with the central server through the network. In the present embodiment, the network communication unit 200 performs data communication with the central server through an internal network such as a LAN.

The data input unit 210 reads data recorded on a recording medium such as USB, CD, or the like. For example, the data input unit 210 may be implemented as at least one of a USB port, a CD reader, and a memory card reader. In the present embodiment, the data input unit 210 reads a print data file in an image format created by a customer.

The display unit 250 is implemented as a touch screen for outputting a guide screen for receiving information necessary for print reception and a screen for visually outputting and checking the input data, and receiving the input through the output screen. . The printing unit 260 prints out the received completion data including the receipt on the sheet when the reception is completed.

The controller 240 is implemented as a microprocessor and a program stored and executed thereon. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In detail, the controller 240 includes a reception processor 241 and a completion data generator 247.

The reception processing unit 241 acquires order information necessary for printing a printed matter based on an operation signal input through the display unit 250. Then, the data is processed into a suitable format and transmitted to the central server through the communication unit 200 to perform a print reception.

The central server may be an enterprise resource planning (ERP) server. The central server collects print order data from a plurality of kiosks, i.e., print reception devices according to the present invention. And in connection with the actual printing process system can be processed from the print order data to the data required for the production of the print and send. In addition, in accordance with a request from the print order receiving apparatus, the member information is grasped and provided to the print order receiving apparatus. In addition, necessary payment processing can be performed. The reception processing unit 241 is assigned an order reception number during the print order reception number process, and performs data communication with the central server from time to time to grasp the member information.

The reception processing unit 241 obtains image information about the data printed matter from the customer through the data input unit 210. In addition, the display unit 250 receives job reference information necessary for a print production operation through a touch screen method. Specifically, the reception processing unit 241 receives the details of the details required for the production of printed matter, such as item information, size, and number of materials of the printed matter.

In this embodiment, the job reference information includes item information of printed matter, that is, item information on whether it is a business card, an advertisement leaflet, a brochure, an envelope, or other items. In addition, color information such as the printing frequency, that is, whether the color is 2 degrees or 3 degrees, is included. It also contains information about the number of copies and the number of copies. The number information is the printing method, i.e., when the contents of an order are the same but the contents of printing are changed. For example, if you create a business card of the same type in the same company, only the information of the name and e-mail address entered into the content is changed.

Also included is post-treatment information such as coating method. In other words, the print format information is a detailed information detail necessary for producing a printed matter. In addition, the order information includes delivery information. The delivery information may be, for example, information about a delivery address in the case of visiting reception, parcel delivery, or parcel delivery.

The completion data generation unit 247 generates order data according to the information input from the reception processing unit 241, and generates reception completion data including a bar code indicating a reception number for the reception of the order and the order receipt details. . After that, the completion data generation unit 247 prints out the generated reception completion data through the printing unit 260.

3 is an exemplary diagram of reception completion data printed on a sheet of paper. As shown, the completed data printed on the sheet includes item information, inspection, post-processing information, that is, option information, and amount information on order receipt. Additionally, the reception completion data includes a barcode 300 for the member number and a barcode 350 for the reception information. As a result, bar code scanning can be used to quickly identify identification information and member information of the corresponding receipt, and can also quickly retrieve printed materials for orders.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the printed matter receiving apparatus according to the present invention, as can be seen in Figure 1, the coin inlet 100, banknote inlet 110, coin return port 120, banknote outlet 130 and The card reader 220 is further included, and the controller 240 further includes a payment processor 244.

The payment processing unit 244 performs a payment processing unit for accepting the order based on the card information input to the coin or card reader 220 that is input into the coin inlet 100 or the banknote inlet 110.

In the present embodiment, the payment processing unit 244 obtains the amount information calculated for the receipt of the order from the reception processing unit 241 and performs the payment in one of the cash payment method, credit card payment method, postpay payment method.

In the case of a cash payment method, the payment processing unit 244 recognizes the bills and coins that are introduced into the bill inlet 110 and the coin inlet 100 and checks whether or not coincides with the amount information for the order, and the change is the bill room. Process to return through the exit 130 or coin return port 120. In addition, in the case of the credit card payment method, the payment processing unit 244 sends the card information input through the card reader and the amount information on the corresponding order received from the reception processing unit 241 to the central server through the communication unit 200. send. The central server then sends the card information and the amount information to the bansa server and receives the authorization information. In the case of an approved payment, the customer is notified of the payment through the printed matter reception processing device according to the present invention.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the card information and the amount information may be transmitted to the van server through the communication unit 200 directly, and the payment approval may be received to inform the customer of the completion of the payment.

In addition, when the customer selects the postpaid payment, the information on the postpaid selection may be separately displayed on the printed data, and the payment may be performed at the window, or thereafter, the deposit may be made by bank transfer or the like.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the control unit 240 further includes a printed matter preprocessing checker 247. The printed matter preprocessing checker 247 checks whether the input print data conforms to the print processing standard, and outputs the check result to the display unit 250.

In the present embodiment, the printout preprocessing checker 247 checks whether or not the print data input to the data inputter 210 is outputted as a printout. At this time, the format of the image file included in the printed data may be converted into a common standard format. The print preprocessing checker 247 checks whether the objects included in the print data inputted through the preflighting process have no problem in being printed out.

Specifically, the print preprocessing checker 247 checks output trouble elements such as the size of printing paper, fonts included in the print, image loss, text overflow, spot color check, and font information in the EPS image. Accordingly, the printed data can be automatically checked in advance at the time of reception, thereby preventing the font from being incorrectly outputted, the image being broken, or the image and the font being superimposed at the time of output or printing, thereby improving the integrity of the printed matter.

The control unit 240 of the print reception device according to an aspect of the present invention further includes a print data correction unit 249. The print data correction unit 249 automatically corrects the print data to meet the preset print processing standard. For example, zooming may be performed when the print specification does not match the actual print paper. In this case, however, it is a good idea to ask the customer to confirm and process the changes.

In addition, the file for which the preprocessing check is completed or the print data file automatically corrected as necessary may be provided as a preview screen through the display unit 250 in the form of printed matter.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the printed matter order receiving apparatus further includes a barcode reader 230 for reading a barcode including member information. In addition, the control unit 240 further includes a member information checking unit 245 for identifying an order receiving member according to a result read from the barcode reader 230.

For example, if a customer has become a member, he or she may issue a membership card containing a bar code of customer information to prove that the customer is a member. Members can easily enter member information through barcode scanning instead of entering their information at the time of ordering.

The member information identifying unit 245 recognizes the member identification information based on the barcode information read by the barcode reader 230, and recognizes the member information based on the member identification information read from the central server through the communication unit 200. Receive. Member identification information may be a serial number assigned to each member. The member information grasping unit 245 grasps the member information including the member's name, previous print order history, basic delivery address information, and the like.

Meanwhile, the central server manages printed member order history information of each member together with the member information. Therefore, when the barcode read by the barcode reader 230 is read, the member information including the print order history information of the member can be received from the central server.

4 is a flowchart of a printed matter reception method implemented in the unattended reception device according to the present invention.

When the print reception request (S400) is input from the user on the standby screen, the print reception screen is output (S410). At this time, the print reception request may be input as an operation signal. In an embodiment, the message “Please read the customer card to the barcode reader” is output to the reception screen to induce the member to touch the barcode reader including his or her information. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a member number may be directly input from a member through an operation signal.

After that, the menu selection screen is output to obtain order data (S420). In one embodiment, the menu selection screen may be a screen listing a plurality of types of printables such as a business card, a card card, a lottery ticket, a flyer, a parking sticker, and a catalog. Then, the customer can select the form button of the prints he / she wants to create by the touch screen method.

After this, order identification information is obtained (S430). In one embodiment, the keyboard seat is output to receive the title of the printout of the order in Korean or English. This may then facilitate identification of each printed order to a customer applying for multiple printed copies simultaneously. In this data input step, the 'back' function button for returning to the 'previous' step can be further output to provide various user interfaces.

Then, the order form selection screen for the printed matter ordered is displayed. The user acquires an order form such as text form, number of sheets, size information, double-sided or single-sided printing, and post-treatment such as coating on the screen by using a touch screen method (S440). It is preferable that data for estimation are set in each of these. For example, 200 won per sheet when double-sided selection, 150 won per sheet when single-sided selection may be set. Therefore, it is possible to calculate the estimated amount for the printed matter by receiving the above-described order form.

Then, a storage device selection screen is output. For example, a screen for selecting one of recording media such as USB, CD, HDD, or the like is output. Then, according to the user's selection, a guide screen requesting the input of the stored data "Please insert the selected memory card / CD-R" is displayed.

After that, when the customer connects the corresponding memory device, the information of the file stored in the storage device is identified and output as a file name list. After the file selection guide screen is output, if at least one of the file name lists is selected, the print data file is uploaded (S450). The guide screen for confirming the order details is output by outputting the acquired order form and uploaded print data file information.

When confirmation of the order details is input from the customer, a delivery method selection screen is output (S460). The delivery method selection screen receives one of the delivery methods such as visit / courier / quick, and in the case of a delivery method such as courier or quick in addition to the visit, outputs a guide screen for inputting an address and precautions upon delivery. In this case, it may be implemented to receive a confirmation from the customer by outputting the default shipping address according to the already known member information. In addition, when the address is input, the postal code search button is pressed, and when a part of address information is input, a part of the postal code and address information of a corresponding region may be output.

In addition, a guide screen for inputting a format of print data may be output. In one embodiment, a selection screen is output to select whether the print data is IBM or MAC.

After that, the payment method selection screen is output (S470). In the present embodiment, the payment method outputs a screen for selecting one of cash payment method, credit card payment, and postpaid payment. In the case of a cash settlement method, first, an estimate amount and a cash input guide screen are output. Then, the type of money inputted into the coin inlet and the banknote inlet is determined, and the payment is processed by comparing the input amount with the estimated amount. Meanwhile, in the case of a credit card payment method, a guide screen for inputting credit card information through an estimate amount and a card reader is output. And the credit card payment process based on the input credit card information. In the present embodiment, the payment is processed by sending the quoted amount information and the read credit card information about the printed matter order to the central server, and obtaining the VAN's approval result information therefrom.

After the cash payment processing or credit card payment processing is completed, or if the post-payment payment method is selected, a message informing that the payment processing is completed, and prints a receipt including the reception completion information (S480). At this time, it is preferable to further output a guide message for the purpose of receipt, "Receive a receipt, it is necessary to receive the product so please carry it."

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.

1 is an exemplary view showing the appearance of an unmanned reception device according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an unmanned reception device according to the present invention;

3 is an exemplary view of reception completion data printed on a sheet of paper;

4 is a flowchart of a printed matter reception method implemented in the unattended reception device according to the present invention.

Claims (5)

A network communication unit configured to perform data communication through a network with a central server; A data input unit for receiving printed data for accepting a printed order recorded on the recording medium; A barcode reader for reading a barcode including member information; A display unit disposed at the front of the apparatus, outputting a guide screen for receiving information required for print reception or a screen for visually outputting and confirming the input data and receiving an operation signal by a touch screen method; A printing unit which prints out the reception completion data; Coin inlet, bill inlet, coin return and card reader on the front of the device; A reception processing unit which acquires order information necessary for printing the printout based on the printout data input to the data input unit and the operation signal input through the display unit, and transmits the printout to the central server through the network communication unit to perform printout reception; Member information identification unit for transmitting the result read through the bar code reader to the central server, and grasping the member information including the print receipt history of the member from the central server, the bar code and the order information for receiving the order A completion data generation unit for generating received completion data to be included; converts the format of the image file included in the input print data into a common standard format, checks whether the print processing standard is satisfied, and previews the check result. Output to the display unit A print pretreatment checker, a print data correction unit for automatically correcting the print data so that the input print data conforms to a preset print processing standard, and outputting the correction result to the display unit in a preview form, and the coin slot or bill. And a control unit including a payment processing unit configured to perform a payment process for accepting an order based on money input into an input port or card information input to the card reader. And the control unit outputs the generated reception completion data through the printing unit when the payment processing is completed in the payment processing unit. delete delete delete delete

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