KR20210007726A - System of ordering a printed matter - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a printed matter order system which can improve an ordering process. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the printed matter order system comprises: an information input unit receiving order information required for production of a printed matter from a customer; and a data generation unit providing at least one template for the printed matter production to the customer by using at least one of the type, size, use, material, shape, and thickness of the printed matter in the order information, and generating print data by reflecting content information to be included in the printed matter in the order information in the selected template.

Description

Print ordering system {SYSTEM OF ORDERING A PRINTED MATTER}

The present invention relates to a print ordering system, and more specifically, a technology for producing and providing a variable print when a customer selects a template of print and inputs content information to include the print without knowledge of a variable printing, graphic program, or printing device. It is about.

Prints are the most basic means of public relations in business sales, and are still a medium that appeals to all classes regardless of the digital literacy of individuals who encounter promotional materials.

The types of prints required by companies or organizations include variable prints such as business cards, nameplates, nameplates, promotional materials such as brochures and leaflets, guide signs, and large prints such as banners or banners.

In the case of such prints, a high-level web-to-print environment is required that prioritizes speed and accuracy to flexibly change and produce designs according to the company's marketing materials.

Such a Web-to-print environment (print order system through the Internet) has been disclosed. However, customers who do not have knowledge of printing or graphic work still spend considerable time communicating with agencies and print shops, and are having difficulty in ordering and placing orders.

This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a diagram showing a conventional print ordering process.

Referring to Figure 1, the customer orders the production of printed matter from the agency. Accordingly, the agency checks the contents of the production order for printed materials and performs graphic work using a graphic program. At this time, the graphic work mainly includes the work of modifying text information included in the order details on the graphic program.

After that, the agency specifies the draft from the graphic work result, performs proofreading, and converts the performance result into data for printing. The converted data for printing is received at the print shop after customer approval.

The print shop performs print validation work, such as size information comparison, print specification comparison, group designation, font, curve processing, etc. on the print data received from the agency.

After the print validation work is completed, the print shop produces prints after the print validation work is completed.

In this print ordering process, there is a possibility that communication errors between the customer and the agency may occur, and if the calibration is repeated, a problem that takes a considerable amount of time until delivery occurs.

As a prior document related to the present invention, there is Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0022413 (published on March 06, 2018).

A print ordering system is proposed in which a print design proposal is produced and provided without a separate designer using order information required for print production provided to a customer.

The problem to be solved of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problem, and other problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

A print ordering system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an information input unit receiving order information required for production of prints from a customer; And at least one template for print production by using at least one of the type, size, use, material, shape, and thickness of the print in the order information, and the customer among the at least one provided template And a data generator for generating printing data by reflecting content information to be included in the printed matter in the order information in addition to the selected template.

The data generating unit may change the design of the template selected by the customer using at least one of at least one text, at least one figure, the size of the text, font, color, the size of the figure, and a color in the content information. The printing data can be generated.

The content information may further include priority information to be applied to change the design of the selected template.

Accordingly, the data generating unit reflects at least one of the at least one text, at least one figure, the size of the text, a font, a color, the size of the figure, and a color to the selected template according to the priority information. You can change the design of the template.

According to the print ordering system according to an embodiment of the present invention, by using the order information required for print production provided to the customer to produce and provide a design proposal for prints without going through a separate designer, companies or groups can order prints. Can be drastically reduced. That is, in the existing print ordering process, if numerical values and information were input and corrected through the agency, in the case of the embodiment of the present invention, the customer (orderer) directly inputs the information, and based on this, the design of prints is made automatically, thereby improving the ordering process. I can.

In addition, due to the improved ordering process through automation, manual labor at the agency or print shop can be reduced, thereby reducing the cost of producing prints.

In addition, as the data correction procedure through the agency is omitted, the risk of printing accidents due to omission of information or communication errors can be reduced.

In addition, as the system visualizes and provides information that has been exchanged in the existing language in real time, smooth communication between customers (orderers), agency, and print shop can be expected.

In addition, due to a simpler print ordering process, it is possible to order large quantities of prints or process them quickly.

1 is a diagram showing a conventional print ordering process.
2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a print ordering system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiments of the present invention are provided to more completely describe the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art, and the following embodiments may be modified in various other forms, and the scope of the present invention is It is not limited to the following examples. Rather, these embodiments are provided to make the present disclosure more faithful and complete, and to fully convey the spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

The terms used in this specification are used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, the singular form may include a plural form unless the context clearly indicates another case. Also, as used herein, "comprise" and/or "comprising" specify the presence of the mentioned shapes, numbers, steps, actions, members, elements and/or groups thereof. And does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other shapes, numbers, actions, members, elements and/or groups. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the corresponding listed items.

In the present specification, terms such as first and second are used to describe various members, regions, and/or parts, but it is obvious that these members, parts, regions, layers and/or parts should not be limited by these terms. Do. These terms do not imply any particular order, top or bottom, or superiority, and are only used to distinguish one member, region, or region from another member, region, or region. Accordingly, the first member, region, or region to be described below may refer to the second member, region, or region without departing from the teachings of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings schematically showing embodiments of the present invention. In the drawings, for example, depending on manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, variations of the illustrated shape can be expected. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the specific shape of the region shown in the present specification, but should include, for example, a change in shape caused by manufacturing.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a print ordering system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a print ordering system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an information input unit 10, a data generation unit 20, and a template storage unit 30.

The information input unit 10 is connected to a customer terminal through a network to perform data communication, and receives order information necessary for the production of printed matter from the customer through the customer terminal.

In this case, the order information may include the type, size, use, material, shape, thickness, etc. of the printed material that the customer wants to order.

The type of printed matter may be a business card, a flat card, or a leaflet. The size of the print may be at least one of the width and the volume of the print. The purpose of the printed matter is for the customer to use the printed material. For example, if the type of printed material is a business card, the purpose of the printed material may be for promotion. The material of the printed material represents the material for producing the printed material, and is a concept including the material of the printed material and the material used to print text, figures, etc. on the printed material. The material of the print itself may be paper, for example if the print is a business card. The shape of the printed matter represents the appearance of the printed material and can be expressed as the shape of the outline of the printed material. For example, the shape of the print may be a square when the type of print is a business card.

The data generation unit 20 provides at least one template for producing a print to the customer by using at least one of the type, size, purpose, material, shape, and thickness of the print in the order information.

At this time, at least one template provided to the customer is stored in the template storage unit 30.

That is, the template storage unit 30 stores at least one template mapped to at least one of the type, size, use, material, shape, and thickness of the printed material.

The at least one template stored in the template storage unit may include a template in which an existing template has been changed by the data generation unit 20 according to the order information required for production of printed materials provided by a designer or provided by a designer, but is not limited thereto. Does not.

The data generation unit 20 generates data for printing by reflecting content information to be included in the printed matter in the order information in addition to the template selected by the customer among at least one template provided to the customer.

In this case, the order information may include at least one of at least one text, at least one figure, a size of the text, a font, a color, the size of the figure, and a color.

That is, the data generation unit 20 uses at least one of at least one text in the content information, at least one figure, the size of the text, a font, a color, the size of the figure, and a color of the template selected by the customer. You can create data for printing by changing.

The text included in the content information is a concept including at least one of words, symbols, characters, and sentences that the customer wants to insert into printed matter. For example, the text may include a company name, title, and company address displayed on the business card when the printed material is a business card. The figure included in the content information can be used as a meaning of a shape expressed as a set of points. These figures include, but are not limited to, a line, a circle, or a polygon such as a triangle or a square. In addition, as an example of a figure, when the printed matter is a business card, it may be a company logo displayed on the business card.

Furthermore, the content information may further include priority information to be applied to change the design of the selected template.

The data generator 20 reflects at least one of the at least one text, at least one figure, the size of the text, a font, a color, the size of the figure, and a color to the selected template according to the priority information. You can change the design of the selected template.

The reason why priority information is reflected in the design change of the selected template is that the design of the existing template is different from the design of the template desired by the customer. That is, the design of the template needs to be changed so that the part that the customer wants to emphasize importantly in the printed material is clearly revealed.

The printing data generated through the operation of the above-described configurations is transmitted to a printing shop so that a print can be produced.

So far, the present invention has been looked at around the examples. Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will appreciate that it may be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered from an illustrative point of view rather than a limiting point of view. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be construed to include the contents described in the claims and various embodiments within the scope equivalent thereto.

10: information input unit
20: data generation unit
30: template storage unit
100: Print order system

Claims (3)

An information input unit for receiving order information required for production of printed matter from a customer; Wow
At least one template for print production is provided to the customer by using at least one of the type, size, use, material, shape, and thickness of the print in the order information, and the customer selects from the provided at least one template. Print order system comprising a; a data generating unit for generating data for printing by reflecting the content information to be included in the print in the order information in addition to the template.
The method according to claim 1,
The data generation unit,
Create the printing data by changing the design of the template selected by the customer using at least one of at least one text, at least one figure, the size of the text, font, color, the size and color of the figure in the content information That, print ordering system.
The method according to claim 2,
The content information further includes priority information to be applied to change the design of the selected template,
The data generating unit reflects at least one of the at least one text, at least one figure, the size of the text, a font, a color, the size of the figure, and a color to the selected template according to the priority information, and the selected template To change the design of the print order system.

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