KR20220107750A - Printing-based product production method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

A printing-based product manufacturing method according to the present invention includes the steps of: outputting candidate graphic objects respectively corresponding to a plurality of objects to be printed; selecting a specific candidate graphic object from among the candidate graphic objects based on a first selection signal received from a user's electronic device; outputting a plurality of printing thumbnails respectively corresponding to a plurality of printing images; selecting a specific printing thumbnail from among the plurality of printing thumbnails based on a second selection signal received from the user's electronic device; selecting at least one area of the specific printing thumbnail based on a third selection signal received from the user's electronic device; and generating expected content including a result of a partial image being printed on a specific object corresponding to the specific candidate graphic object among the plurality of objects by using the partial image corresponding to the at least one area of the specific printing thumbnail and the specific candidate graphic object. Customized products can be produced.

Description

Printing-based product manufacturing method and system {PRINTING-BASED PRODUCT PRODUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a printing-based product, and a system for providing a product manufacturing method.

Recently, the tendency of consumers to have their own customized products is increasing. Consumers want to own products designed as they want, rather than buying products that are mass-produced by reflecting the design of the product seller. The method of manufacturing a product according to the taste and personality of each consumer is called customization.

In a general manufacturing method of a customized product, the product maker listens to the consumer's requirements (eg, design), designs it, and reflects it on the product. Alternatively, the product manufacturer presents a pre-designed proposal to the consumer, and the consumer selects it. Registered Patent No. 10-2021781 relates to a method of providing a souvenir customization service using a printing vending machine, and also discloses a method of printing a product when a consumer selects a predetermined design and printing it out.

The general method of manufacturing customized products, including Patent Registration No. 10-2021781, has a problem in that the product cannot be directly designed by reflecting the consumer's own tastes and preferences. Furthermore, the general custom product manufacturing method, including Patent Registration No. 10-2021781, is to determine what the consumer's requirements (eg, design) will look like when applied to the product (that is, the completion of the customized product). There is a problem that the company has no choice but to request the production of a product without checking in advance. Furthermore, there is a problem in that consumers often receive customized products designed differently from their intended design.

An object of the present invention is to provide a printing-based product manufacturing method and system capable of manufacturing customized products.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing-based product manufacturing method and system capable of showing an expected appearance of a customized product to a consumer.

In order to solve the above problems, the printing-based product manufacturing method according to the present invention and a computer program recorded on a computer readable recording medium according to the present invention output candidate graphic objects respectively corresponding to a plurality of objects to be printed. , receiving a selection of a specific candidate graphic object from among the candidate graphic objects based on a first selection signal received from the user's electronic device, outputting a plurality of printing thumbnails respectively corresponding to a plurality of printing images, the user receiving a selection of a specific printing thumbnail from among the plurality of printing thumbnails based on a second selection signal received from the electronic device of receiving a selection of a region, and using a partial image corresponding to the at least one region among the specific printing thumbnails and the specific candidate graphic object, the partial image is a specific object corresponding to the specific candidate graphic object among the plurality of things It may include the step of generating the expected content including the printed result.

Furthermore, the specific candidate graphic object may be configured to correspond to the shape of the specific thing.

Furthermore, the expected content may include a simulation image in which the partial image is overlapped with the specific candidate graphic object corresponding to the shape of the specific thing.

Furthermore, the specific candidate graphic object may include an edge area corresponding to the shape of the specific object and a printing area defined by the edge area, and the partial image may overlap the printing area. .

Furthermore, in the step of receiving the selection of the at least one region, outputting a region setting box overlapping a portion of the specific printing thumbnail and based on the third selection signal, the selected region in the specific printing thumbnail The method further comprising the step of specifying the size and position of the region setting box, wherein the partial image corresponding to the at least one region is determined based on the size and position of the region setting box specified in the specific printing thumbnail can be characterized.

Furthermore, the third selection signal includes a selection input for changing the size of the region setting box by dragging at least a portion of the region setting box, and includes a visual image of the partial image overlapping the graphic object. The appearance may be changed in real time in association with a change in the size of the area setting box based on the drag.

Furthermore, the method for producing a printing-based product according to the present invention and the computer program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium according thereto include the steps of receiving, from the user's electronic device, an order request for a product corresponding to the expected content; Based on the order request, order information including at least one of product information of the specific thing, identification information of a specific printing image corresponding to the specific printing thumbnail, and coordinate information of the at least one region corresponding to the partial image It may be characterized in that it further comprises the step of generating.

Furthermore, the coordinate information includes coordinate information on a region specifying which part corresponds to the at least one region selected from the specific printing thumbnail in the specific printing image, and the specific printing thumbnail includes the It may be characterized as a reduced image in which a specific printing image is reduced to a preset level.

On the other hand, the printing-based product production service system according to the present invention includes a plurality of printing images and a storage unit for storing a plurality of printing thumbnails respectively corresponding to the plurality of printing images and a plurality of objects to be printed on the user's electronic device. and a control unit that provides the candidate graphic object to the electronic device and provides the plurality of printing thumbnails respectively corresponding to the plurality of printed images so that the candidate graphic objects corresponding to the respective ones are output, wherein the control unit comprises: Based on a first selection signal received from the electronic device, a specific candidate graphic object among the candidate graphic objects, a specific printing thumbnail among the plurality of printing thumbnails based on a second selection signal received from the electronic device, and the Based on a third selection signal received from the electronic device, at least one region of the specific printing thumbnail is specified, and a partial image corresponding to the at least one region among the specific printing thumbnails is used and the specific candidate graphic object is used, The partial image may be characterized in that the predicted content including a result of being printed on a specific thing corresponding to the specific candidate graphic object among the plurality of things may be generated.

As described above, the printing-based product manufacturing method and system according to the present invention overlaps and exposes a specific candidate graphic object and partial image based on consumer selection to the consumer, thereby allowing the consumer to draft a customized product according to his or her preference. to be able to create Furthermore, in the printing-based product manufacturing method and system according to the present invention, a consumer can create a draft of a customized product by reflecting his or her preference and taste as much as possible.

Furthermore, the printing-based product manufacturing method and system according to the present invention can check the finished product of the customized product in advance before the consumer requests the customized product. Therefore, the printing-based product manufacturing method and system according to the present invention can enhance the degree of completion of a customized product. Furthermore, the printing-based product manufacturing method and system according to the present invention can improve customer satisfaction.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a printing-based product production system according to the present invention.
2 is a flowchart for explaining a printing-based product manufacturing method according to the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a candidate graphic object selection page provided in the printing-based product production system according to the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a printing thumbnail selection page provided in the printing-based product production system according to the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a preview page provided in the printing-based product production system according to the present invention.
6 is a conceptual diagram for explaining expected content that is changed as one area of a printing thumbnail is changed in the printing-based product production system according to the present invention.
7 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a color information selection page in the printing-based product production system according to the present invention.
8 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a printing method matched to the material of an object in the printing-based product production system according to the present invention.
9 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of receiving a selection of a printing method in the printing-based product production system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or similar components will be given the same reference numerals regardless of reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "part" for components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of only the ease of writing the specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles by themselves. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed in this specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in this specification, and the technical idea disclosed herein is not limited by the accompanying drawings, and all changes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention , should be understood to include equivalents or substitutes.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle.

The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, terms such as “comprises” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It is to be understood that this does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

The printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention may serve to provide a preview service for the expected appearance of the customized product before the consumer requests the seller to produce the customized product (or product). have.

Hereinafter, terms used in the present invention will be defined.

In the present invention, a “consumer” is a person who uses the printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention, and may refer to a person who purchases a product by requesting a seller to produce a customized product. In the present invention, the consumer may be used interchangeably with the buyer and the user.

In the present invention, “seller” may mean a person who manufactures a customized product requested by a consumer and sells the customized product to the consumer. In the present invention, the seller may be used interchangeably with the operator.

In the present invention, "thing" is a target object (or a fluid object) of customization, and may mean an object in which a design desired by a consumer (ie, printing of a printing image in the present invention) is not reflected. In the present invention, an object may be used in combination with an article, an article, or a product.

In the present invention, "product" is an object in which a consumer's desired design (ie, printing of a printing image in the present invention) is reflected on the object, and may mean that it is intended for sale. In the present invention, the product may be used in combination with the product for sale or the product.

As described above, in the present invention, an object on which a printed image is not printed may be classified as a “thing” and an object on which a printed image is printed may be classified as a “product”. However, in the present invention, the terms "thing" and "product" are only terms used to distinguish between a printed object and a non-printed object, and may be used interchangeably.

In the present invention, "candidate graphic object" may mean that it is made to correspond to the shape of each object. For example, in the present invention, when an object is an echo bag, the candidate graphic object may mean an image in the shape of an echo bag.

In the present invention, a "specific candidate graphic object" is a candidate graphic object specified based on a user's selection among a plurality of candidate graphic objects, and may include a border area and a printing area.

In the present invention, “border area” may mean a line that determines the shape of an object. That is, in the present invention, the border area may mean a line indicating the outline of an object. For example, in the present invention, when the object is an eco-bag, the border area may mean a line drawn according to the shape of the eco-bag.

In the present invention, the "printing area" is a surface formed by the edge area, and may mean an area where partial images overlap. For example, in the present invention, when the object is an eco-bag, the printing area may mean one side of the eco-bag.

On the other hand, "printing" of the present invention can collectively refer to a series of methods for engraving shapes or letters on objects and methods for performing them on a program. A transfer method to print a picture, ii) an embroidery method to place text or pictures on fabric using thread, iii) a printing method to partially dye a pattern, iv) an engraving method to engrave text or pictures inside an object, ⅴ ) may include an embossed method of engraving characters or letters on objects and vi) a painting method of drawing pictures or letters using a brush. Furthermore, in the printing of the present invention, the printing image is printed in the program by i) the transfer method, ii) the embroidery method, iii) the printing method, iv) the engraving method, v) the embossing method, and vi) the painting method. It may include engraving on objects.

However, printing in the present invention is not limited to the listed i) the transfer method, ii) the embroidery method, iii) the printing method, iv) the engraving method, v) the embossing method, and vi) the painting method, Any method that can engrave pictures or letters on objects is fine. Also, in the present invention, printing may be used in combination with printing or output.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, “printing image” may mean an original image that can be printed on an object. The printing image may mean an image having a high resolution. In this specification, a printing image may be used in combination with a design.

In the present invention, “printing thumbnail” may refer to an image that is output on the screen on the battery price 200 by changing the size and resolution of the printing image to correspond to each of the printing images and to recognize the printing image at a glance. . In the present invention, the printing thumbnail may be used in combination with the design.

In the present invention, a “specific printing thumbnail” is a printing thumbnail specified based on a user's selection among a plurality of printing thumbnails output on the user's electronic device 200, and may mean an image that the user wants to print on an object. . In the present invention, a specific printing thumbnail may be used in combination with a design.

In the present invention, “at least one area of a specific printing thumbnail” may include a partial area or the entire area of the entire area of the specific printing thumbnail.

In the present invention, “partial image” may mean at least one area of a specific printing thumbnail used to generate expected content.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, “expected content” shows a result (ie, expected appearance) of a printed image printed on an object, and may be generated using a partial image and a candidate graphic object specified based on a user's selection.

In the present invention, a “region setting box” may mean that a line (solid line or dotted line) is connected to form a shape (eg, a square shape, a circle shape) that can specify an area. The size of the area setting box may be changed by dragging a line. However, even though the box is named in the present invention, the figure is not limited to a rectangle, and as long as it meets one side and the other side of the line, it does not matter what shape it forms.

In the present invention, “drag” may refer to a mouse drag operation (drag) in a system providing a graphical user interface (GUI). In the present invention, dragging may include releasing (dropping) the mouse button. Dragging according to the present invention may refer to an action of changing the size and position of one area of the area setting box.

In the present invention, "color" is a physical phenomenon such as light and dark or red, blue, and yellow of an object that appears as a result of absorbing and reflecting light, and may mean that it is sensed through the eyes.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, “order request” may mean an order request for a customized product with respect to expected content generated using the printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, “order information” is information to be provided to the seller, and may refer to information used by the seller to produce a customized product according to an expected design. In the present invention, the order information may include at least one of i) product information, ii) identification information, and iii) information on a partial image specified through a region setting box.

In the present invention, “product information” describes a thing corresponding to a specific candidate graphic object and may include all information that can specify the thing. For example, the product information may mean a name of a product, an image of a product, a size of a product, an actual sales place, and the like.

In the present invention, “identification information” may include all information capable of specifying a specific printing image corresponding to a specific printing thumbnail. For example, the identification information may include an original or a name for a specific printing image output on the user's electronic device 200 , a specific printing image uploaded through the electronic device 200 , and the like.

In the present invention, “information on partial image” may be information on a region corresponding to a partial image on a thumbnail, and information on this region may be expressed in various ways.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, “page” refers to individual documents on the World Wide Web, and may be documents stored in the web server (or system 100). The page may be used interchangeably with an Internet page or a web page.

In the present invention, i) access page (not shown), ii) candidate graphic object selection page 310, iii) printing thumbnail selection page 410, iv) preview page 510, and v) color information selection page 710 ) is mentioned, but this is for convenience of description, and any page may be used in order to implement the present invention.

Hereinafter, together with the accompanying drawings, a printing-based product manufacturing method and system 100 according to the present invention will be described in more detail. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a printing-based product manufacturing system 100 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a printing-based product manufacturing method according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a conceptual diagram for explaining a candidate graphic object selection page provided by the printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 describes a printing thumbnail selection page provided by the printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention 5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a preview page provided by the printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention. , it is a conceptual diagram for explaining expected content that is changed as one area of a printing thumbnail is changed, and FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a color information selection page in the printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention. 8 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a printing method matched to the material of an object in the printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a printing-based product production system according to the present invention, It is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method for selecting a printing method.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention is configured to communicate with the electronic device 200 . Hereinafter, in some cases, the terms user and electronic device 200 may be used interchangeably.

In the present invention, by using a page provided by the printing-based product production system 100 as a medium, it is possible to request product production between a user and a business operator.

The printing-based product production system 100 of the present invention may include at least one of a communication unit 110 , a storage unit 120 , and a control unit 130 .

The communication unit 110 is configured to communicate with the electronic device 200 . The communication unit 110 may include one or more modules for connecting the printing-based product production system 100 to one or more communication networks or communication networks.

The storage unit 120 may also be referred to as a database (DB), and is configured to store various information related to things and products. For example, in the storage unit 120 , when the control unit 110 generates the expected content, the information of the object and the printing image may be stored in the storage unit 120 in association with each other.

Furthermore, when there is an order request for a product corresponding to the expected content from the user, the storage unit 120 may match and store the user and order information.

Furthermore, the storage unit 120 may store the material of the object and the printing method according to the matching with each other.

As such, the storage unit 120 may store various information related to the production of a printing-based product.

The control unit 130 may be configured to generally control the above-described components.

The controller 130 may generate expected content by using a partial image corresponding to at least one region of a specific printing thumbnail and the specific candidate graphic object. More specifically, the controller 130 may generate the expected content including a result of the partial image being printed on a specific object corresponding to a specific candidate graphic object among a plurality of objects.

Furthermore, when the size of the area setting box is changed based on the drag, the controller 130 may change the visual appearance of the partial image overlapping the graphic object in real time.

Furthermore, when receiving an order request for a product corresponding to the expected content from the user's electronic device, the controller 130 may include product information, identification information, and information on partial images (eg, coordinate information on partial images) You can create order information including any one.

So far, the configuration of the printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention has been examined. Hereinafter, a method of providing expected content to a consumer using a page provided by the printing-based product production system 100 according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

The controller 130 may provide the electronic device 200 with an access page (not shown) for accessing a page for generating expected content. In the access page (not shown), a hyperlink 311 for accessing a page (eg, a candidate graphic object selection page 310 ) generating expected content may be exposed.

A user may access a page (eg, a candidate graphic object selection page 310) for generating expected content through a hyperlink 311 exposed on an access page (not shown).

Furthermore, the user may access a page (eg, candidate graphic object selection page) that generates the expected content through the Internet address of the page (eg, candidate graphic object selection page 310) that generates the expected content. .

A page for generating such expected content may be configured as a web page or an execution screen of an application. Furthermore, the page for generating the expected content may be a page provided by a shopping mall for the purpose of commerce and the like.

Hereinafter, the candidate graphic object selection page 310 among pages capable of generating expected content will be described first. However, it is not always connected to the candidate graphic object selection page 310 through the access page (not shown).

In order to design a customized product, the minimum information required is an object to be customized and a design to be reflected in the object. Hereinafter, a process of selecting an object to be customized will be described.

The controller 130 may provide the electronic device 200 with candidate graphic objects respectively corresponding to objects to be printed ( S210 ). Here, the “candidate graphic object” may mean being made to correspond to the shape of each object. The “specific candidate graphic object” may mean a candidate graphic object specified by a user's selection among a plurality of candidate graphic objects. In the present invention, the object is not particularly limited as long as it is an object that can be printed, such as a bag, an apron, a scarf.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the candidate graphic objects 312 , 313 , and 314 may be images having a shape corresponding to each object.

More specifically, the controller 130 may generate a candidate graphic object selection page 310 for receiving a user's selection and provide it to the electronic device 200 . The controller 130 may expose candidate graphic objects respectively corresponding to a plurality of different objects on the candidate graphic object selection page 310 .

The user may select a candidate graphic object corresponding to an object that he/she wants to customize from among the candidate graphic objects provided on the electronic device 200 . The user may select any one of the candidate graphic objects exposed on the candidate graphic object selection page 310 to designate a specific candidate graphic object 312 (eg, a candidate graphic object corresponding to a bag).

When the user selects a specific candidate graphic object 312 , the control unit 130 may receive a first selection signal from the electronic device 200 through the communication unit 110 . The controller 130 may receive a selection of a specific candidate graphic 312 object from among the candidate graphic objects based on the first selection signal ( S220 ).

A “specific candidate graphic object” is used to create the expected content. Accordingly, the controller 130 may store or temporarily store the specific candidate graphic object storage unit 120 based on the first selection signal.

Furthermore, the controller 130 may provide the candidate graphic object selection page 310 including the upload area to the electronic device 200 . A user may upload information about a thing (eg, an image of a thing) through the upload area. The control unit 130 may receive information about the object uploaded by the user through the communication unit 110 . The control unit 130 may store the information of the object received from the electronic device 200 through the communication unit 110 in the storage unit 120 . The controller 130 may temporarily store information about the object.

3 , the controller 130 may expose a plurality of different candidate graphic objects 312 , 313 , and 314 to the candidate graphic object selection page 310 . The user accesses the candidate graphic object selection page 310 through the electronic device 200 , and a specific object corresponding to a desired object among the candidate graphic objects 312 , 313 , 314 exposed on the candidate graphic object selection page 310 . A candidate graphic object 312 may be selected. The object desired by the user may mean an object that the user wants to customize.

The user can select an object to customize through this process. Hereinafter, a process of selecting a design to be reflected in an object will be described. However, in this specification, for convenience of description, a process of selecting an object is described and a process of describing a design is described, but the design may be selected in advance of the object.

The controller 130 may provide a plurality of printing thumbnails respectively corresponding to a plurality of different printing images to the electronic device 200 ( S230 ). Here, the “printing image” is text or an image that can be printed on an object, and may mean a high-resolution image. A “printing thumbnail” may mean an image in which a high-resolution printing image is converted to a resolution and size that can be output on a user's electronic device.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 , the controller 130 may provide a printing thumbnail selection page 410 for receiving a user's selection to the electronic device 200 . The controller 130 may expose a plurality of different printing thumbnails to the printing thumbnail selection page 410 (see FIG. 4 ).

On the other hand, when there is an order request corresponding to the expected content to be described later, the control unit 130 generates a printing thumbnail having the same ratio as the printing image corresponding to the original image to the electronic device in order to accurately provide order information to the seller. 200) can be provided. That is, the controller 130 may reduce the printing image to a preset level to generate a printing thumbnail.

The user may select a printing thumbnail having a design customized by the user from among the printing thumbnails provided on the electronic device 200 . The user may designate a specific printing thumbnail 411 by selecting a printing thumbnail to be reflected in a specific candidate graphic object 312 from among the printing thumbnails exposed on the printing thumbnail selection page 410 .

When a user selects a specific printing thumbnail 411 , the controller 130 may receive a second selection signal from the electronic device 200 through the communication unit 110 . The control unit 130 may receive a selection of a specific printing thumbnail 411 from among a plurality of printing thumbnails based on the second selection signal (S240).

A specific printing thumbnail 411 is used to create the expected content. Accordingly, the control unit 130 may store or temporarily store the specific printing thumbnail 411 in the storage unit 120 based on the second selection signal. Furthermore, the controller 130 may store a specific printing thumbnail 411 in the storage 120 in correlation with a specific candidate graphic object.

Furthermore, the controller 130 may provide the electronic device 200 with a printing thumbnail selection page 410 including an upload area in which a user can upload a printing image. Users can upload specific printing images through the upload area. The control unit 130 may receive a specific printing image uploaded by the user through the communication unit 110 . The control unit 130 may store a specific printing image received from the electronic device 200 through the communication unit 110 in the storage unit 120 . The controller 130 may temporarily store a specific printing image, and may store it in correlation with an object.

4 , the controller 130 may expose a plurality of different printing thumbnails 411 and 412 to the printing thumbnail selection page 410 . The user may access the printing thumbnail selection page 410 through the electronic device 200 and select a desired specific printing thumbnail 411 among the printing thumbnails 411 and 412 exposed on the printing thumbnail selection page 410 .

Meanwhile, the controller 130 may receive a selection of at least one region of a specific printing thumbnail from the user. When the user selects at least one region of a specific printing thumbnail, the control unit 130 may receive a third selection signal from the electronic device through the communication unit 110 . The controller 130 may receive selection of at least one region of the printing thumbnail based on the third selection signal (S240).

Here, one area of the printing thumbnail may mean a specific area of the printing thumbnail or the entire area of the printing thumbnail. That is, the user not only selects a specific printing thumbnail among the printing thumbnails output on the printing thumbnail selection page 410, but can re-specify a desired area (that is, a portion on which a desired design is drawn) from among the specific printing thumbnails.

More specifically, the controller 130 may generate the preview page 510 and provide it on the electronic device 200 . The controller 130 may expose a specific printing thumbnail and an overlapping area setting box 512 on the preview page 510 .

By dragging one area of the area setting box 512, the user can specify the size and position of the area setting box so that the area setting box overlaps one area of a specific printing thumbnail.

The controller 130 may specify a region of a specific printing thumbnail included in the region setting box 512 as a partial image.

The controller 130 may generate the expected content by using the specific candidate object graphic and the partial image.

The partial image may be overlapped with a specific candidate graphic object to generate expected content. That is, the controller 130 may overlap the partial image on a specific candidate graphic object based on the image processing algorithm.

Meanwhile, the graphic objects 312 , 313 , and 314 including the specific candidate graphic object 312 may be divided into a border area and a printing area. The border area may be a line representing the outline of an object corresponding to a specific graphic candidate. Such a border area may be processed to be transparent so as not to be visually exposed, or may be processed to be opaque to be visually revealed. The printing area is a surface formed by the border area, and may mean a portion of a specific candidate graphic object on which a partial image is to be overlapped.

The controller 130 may extract a portion of the partial image along the border area. The controller 130 may calculate a distance between points constituting the border area from the center point of the border area. After arranging points according to a distance measured from the center point of the partial image, the controller 130 may extract a portion of the partial image along the points.

The controller 130 may generate the expected content by simulating the result of the partial image being printed on the object. The controller 130 may generate the expected content by overlapping the partial image on the printing area.

The controller 130 may provide the generated expected content on the user's electronic device 200 . The controller 130 may output a specific printing thumbnail (including an overlapping area setting box) and expected content on the same screen on the user's electronic device 200 . More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 , the control unit 130 outputs a specific printing thumbnail (including an overlapping area setting box 512 , 511) to one area of the preview page 510, and to the other side Expected content 514 may be output. That is, through the preview page 510 , the user can simultaneously check a specific printing thumbnail corresponding to the printing image selected by the user, a region setting box, and expected content.

Due to this, the user can intuitively predict the expected appearance when the one area of the specific printing thumbnail and the partial image corresponding to the one area of the specific printing thumbnail are printed on an object.

Meanwhile, the user may change the location and size of the area setting box 512 by dragging an area of the area setting box 512 . The user may move the area setting box 512 to the area to be printed on the object on the specific printing thumbnail 511 . Alternatively, the user may enlarge or reduce the size of the area setting box 512 to widen or narrow the area to be printed on the object.

When the area setting box 512 is dragged by the user and the translation of the specific printing thumbnail 511 included in the area setting box 512 is changed, the control unit 130 can change the partial image to the changed specific printing thumbnail. have.

When the partial image is changed, the controller 130 may regenerate the expected content by using it. The controller 130 may provide the changed expected content to the electronic device 200 . The controller 130 may replace the predicted content exposed on the preview page with the changed predicted content.

Furthermore, the user can include the entire area of a specific printing thumbnail in the area setting box by dragging the area setting box.

When the area setting box is dragged by the user and the entire area of the specific printing thumbnail is included in the area box, the controller 130 may regenerate the expected content using the entire area of the specific printing thumbnail. The control unit 130 may reproduce the changed expected content indicating that the entire area of the specific printing thumbnail is printed on the object. The controller 130 may provide the changed expected content to the electronic device 200 . The controller 130 may replace the predicted content exposed on the preview page with the changed predicted content.

That is, when the size and position of the area setting box are changed by dragging, the controller 130 may also change a partial image overlapping a specific candidate graphic object in real time.

For example, a specific printing thumbnail 511 is disposed on the left side of the preview page 510 shown in FIG. 5 . A dotted rectangular area setting box 512 is overlapped on the specific printing thumbnail 511 . An area of the specific printing thumbnail 511 may be specified by the area setting box 512 having a smaller size than the specific printing thumbnail 511 . Expected content 514 is disposed on the right side of the preview page 510 . The expected content 514 represents a state in which a partial image corresponding to a part of a specific printing thumbnail 511 is printed on an object 513 (ecobag) corresponding to a specific candidate graphic object.

Furthermore, the user may change the location or size of the area setting box by dragging the area setting box.

The user may enlarge the size of the area setting box 612 shown in FIG. 6(a) to the area setting box 614 shown in FIG. 6(b) . The area setting box 612 shown in Fig. 6(a) contains an area of a specific printing thumbnail 611, whereas the area setting box 612 shown in Fig. 6(b) is a specific printing thumbnail ( 611).

Accordingly, the partial image of FIG. 6A corresponds to a region of the specific printing thumbnail 611 . On the other hand, the partial image of FIG. 6B corresponds to the entire area of the specific printing thumbnail 611 .

Furthermore, the expected content 614 shown in FIG. 6A is generated by overlapping a partial image including a region of a specific printing thumbnail 611 on an object 613 (echo bag). On the other hand, in the expected content 615 illustrated in FIG. 6B , the entire area of the specific printing thumbnail 611 is overlapped with the object 615 (eco bag).

So far, the process of generating expected content by selecting an area of a specific printing thumbnail and outputting it on the user's electronic device 200 has been described. Hereinafter, a process of changing the color of the expected content will be described.

The controller 130 may provide a plurality of different colors to the electronic device 200 and receive a color selection from the user. A user may select a color to be printed on an object from among a plurality of colors provided on the electronic device 200 . Here, “color” may mean something sensed through the eyes as a result of absorbing and reflecting light.

More specifically, the controller 130 may generate a color selection page 710 for receiving a user's selection and provide it to the electronic device 200 . The controller 130 may expose a plurality of different colors to the color selection page 710 . The user may select any one of the different colors exposed on the color selection page 710 . When the user selects a color, the controller 130 may receive selected color information through the communication unit 110 .

Furthermore, the controller 130 may provide the electronic device 200 with a color selection page 710 including an upload area in which a user can upload color information. Users can upload color information through the upload area. The controller 130 may receive color information uploaded by the user through the communication unit 110 .

The controller 130 may generate expected content by reflecting the color information received from the electronic device 200 through the communication unit 110 , and may provide the expected content reflecting the color information on the electronic device 200 . That is, when receiving color information from the electronic device 200 , the controller 130 may generate expected content by changing the partial image to a color different from that of the existing partial image. The controller 130 may provide it on the electronic device 200 .

Furthermore, the controller 130 may output a plurality of color information and product content on the same screen on the battery device. Due to this, the user can intuitively check that the partial image changed according to the color information selected by the user (or the color information uploaded by the user) is printed on the object.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7 , a user may select desired color information from among a plurality of color information 711 . The control unit 130 may receive the color information 711 selected by the user from the electronic device 200 through the communication unit 110 . The controller 130 may change the expected content 712 by reflecting the color information 711 selected by the user.

So far, the process of generating expected content by reflecting partial image and color information and outputting it on the user's electronic device 200 has been described. Hereinafter, a printing method will be described.

When receiving the selection of the object from the electronic device 200 , the controller 130 may check the material of the object. The controller 130 may check the material of the object through material information stored in connection with the object in the storage unit 120 . Alternatively, the control unit 130 may search for the material of the object through the communication unit 110 . Alternatively, the controller 130 may receive the material of the object from the user. The control unit 130 is not limited to the methods listed above, and may check the material of the object in any way.

The control unit 130 may generate the expected content according to the printing method stored in the storage unit 120 to match the material of the object. The control unit 130 may generate expected content showing a state in which a partial image is printed on an object in a matched printing method. The printing method includes: i) a transfer method that prints a picture on an object using ink, ii) an embroidery method that places text or pictures using thread on fabric, iii) a printing method that partially dyes a pattern to appear, iv) an object It may include an engraving method in which letters or pictures are engraved inward, v) an embossed method in which characters or letters are engraved in an object, and vi) a painting method in which a picture or letter is drawn using a brush. However, the printing method is not limited to the above-listed printing methods, and any method capable of engraving pictures or characters on an object may be used.

In the storage unit 120 , the material of the object and possible printing methods according to the material of the object may be stored in association with each other. In this case, a possible printing method according to the material of the object may include a plurality of different methods.

If there is a single printing method stored in the storage unit 120 in association with the material of the object, the control unit 130 may generate an expected content by the corresponding printing method and output it on the electronic device 200 .

If there are a plurality of printing methods stored in the storage unit 120 in association with the material of the object, the control unit 130 may generate expected content for each printing method and output it on the electronic device 200 . Furthermore, the controller 130 may provide a plurality of printing methods on the electronic device 200 in order to receive a selection of any one printing method from the user. The user may select any one of a plurality of printing methods output to the electronic device 200 .

The control unit 130 may receive a printing method selected by the user through the communication unit 110 . The controller 130 may generate expected content according to the selected printing method and provide it on the user electronic device 200 . The controller 130 may generate the expected content by the selected printing method, and may provide it on the user electronic device 200 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 8 , the printing method 820 may be stored in the storage unit 120 in connection with the material 810 of the object. When the object is an eco-bag, the controller 130 may check the material of the object as the fabric 811 . The control unit 130 generates expected contents according to the printing method (812, i) the embroidery method, ii) the printing method, iii) the transfer method, and iv) the painting method) matched with the fabric 811 and stored in the storage unit 120 can do. Furthermore, when the object is a necklace, the controller 130 may check the material of the object as a metal 812 . The control unit 130 matches the metal 812 in the storage unit 120 and stores the stored printing method (822, i) a transfer method, ii) an engraving method, and iii) a painting method) to generate expected content.

Furthermore, there are a plurality of printing methods 820 matched to the fabric 811 and the metal 812 shown in FIG. 8 , respectively. In this case, the controller 130 may receive a selection of a printing method from the user.

The controller 130 may expose the printing method on the user's electronic device 200 . The control unit 130 exposes a plurality of printing methods on the preview page 510, creates a separate Internet page to expose a plurality of printing methods, or through a pop-up window to expose a plurality of printing methods in order to receive a selection of a printing method from the user. of the printing method can be exposed. The control unit 130 may use any method other than the method described above in order to receive a selection of a printing method from the user.

A user may select a desired printing method from among a plurality of printing methods exposed on the electronic device 200 . The printing method desired by the user may mean a printing method used when a partial image desired by the user is printed on an object.

The control unit 130 may receive a selection for a printing method from the user. The controller 130 may generate expected content according to the selected printing method. The controller 130 may generate an expected content in which a partial image is printed on an object by the selected printing method, and may provide it to the electronic device 200 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 9 , the control unit 130 controls the user electronic device 200 in a printing method (i) an embroidery method, ii) a printing method, iii) a transfer method, and iv) a painting method) A window 911 from which to select may be provided. A user may select a desired printing method (a printing method in FIG. 9 ). The control unit 130 may receive the user's selection of the printing method, generate expected contents for the appearance of the partial image printed on the eco-bag by the printing method, and submit it to the electronic device 200 .

Through this, the printing-based product manufacturing method and system 100 according to the present invention according to the present invention does not simply provide a preview of a partial image printed (transferred) on an object, but an embroidery method, engraving A preview of various methods such as a method may be provided. This not only improves customer satisfaction by providing more various customization methods to consumers, but also provides a more accurate preview according to the printing method.

So far, a method of previewing a customized product through expected content has been described. Hereinafter, a process of receiving an order request for a product corresponding to the expected content from the user's electronic device will be described.

The user may view the expected content output on the preview page 510 and, if the user likes the expected content, may request an order for it. This is referred to as an order request in this specification.

When receiving an order request for expected content from the electronic device 200 through the communication unit 110 , the controller 130 may provide information for production of a product to the seller. For example, the controller 130 may include at least one of i) product information, ii) identification information, and iii) information on a partial image specified through a region setting box. Here, “order information” is information to be provided to the seller, and may refer to information used by the seller to produce a customized product according to an expected design.

The reason why the printing-based product manufacturing method and system 100 according to the present invention generates order information is to provide information on expected contents so that a seller can produce a customized product corresponding to the expected contents.

The controller 130 may describe a thing corresponding to a specific candidate graphic object and generate product information for specifying the thing. When the object corresponding to the specific candidate graphic object corresponds to an object having a general shape (eg, socks, handkerchiefs, mugs, etc.), the controller 130 may include the name of the object in the product information. When the thing corresponding to the specific candidate graphic object has a specific shape or needs to be distinguished from other things, the control unit 130 includes the image of the specific candidate graphic object, the serial number of the thing, the product name of the thing, etc. may include

Furthermore, the controller 130 may include all information capable of specifying a specific printing image corresponding to a specific printing thumbnail. For example, the identification information may include an original or a name for a specific printing image output on the user's electronic device 200 , a specific printing image uploaded through the electronic device 200 , and the like.

Furthermore, the controller 130 may generate information on the partial image specified through the area setting box.

The information on the partial image may be information on a region corresponding to the partial image on the thumbnail, and the information on the region may be expressed in various ways.

As an example, the information on the region may be specified based on the position and size of the region setting box located on the thumbnail.

Information on such a region may be used to specify a part corresponding to a partial image in the original image image based on a preset program or algorithm.

Meanwhile, the information on this area may include coordinate information. The coordinate information may be information used for a user to associate a specific area on a specific thumbnail image with a specific printing image corresponding to the original image.

In the present invention, “coordinate information” may mean a means used by a user to associate a specific region on a specific thumbnail image with a specific printing image corresponding to the original image. That is, it may refer to coordinates of a region specifying which part of a specific printing image corresponds to at least one region selected from a specific printing thumbnail.

To this end, the controller 130 may set the printing thumbnail to have the same ratio as that of the printing image corresponding to the original image, but to set a size and resolution different from that of the printing image. That is, the controller 130 may reduce the printing image to a preset level to generate a printing thumbnail.

When the control unit 130 receives the third selection signal for the communication unit 110 from the electronic device 200 , the control unit 130 may extract the location of the area setting box 512 as coordinates. The controller 130 may extract the center point of the area setting box 512 and the coordinates for each point constituting the line of the area setting box from the center point based on one point of the specific printing thumbnail. When the area setting box 512 is a rectangle, the controller 130 may extract coordinates for each vertex of the area setting box 512 .

The controller 130 may extract the coordinates (coordinate values) at which the area setting box 512 is located based on one point of the specific printing thumbnail. The controller 130 may extract the coordinates (coordinate values) at which the center point of the area setting box 512 is located based on one point of the specific printing thumbnail. The controller 130 may extract coordinates (coordinate values) at which points forming a line of the area setting box 512 are located based on one point of a specific printing thumbnail. The controller 130 may generate coordinate information by using the extracted coordinates (coordinate values).

Furthermore, the controller 130 may extract a pixel value of a specific printing thumbnail corresponding to the position of the area setting box as coordinate information. The controller 130 may generate coordinate information by using a pixel value of a specific printing thumbnail corresponding to the line of the area setting box or a pixel value of a specific printing thumbnail corresponding to an area specified by the area setting box.

The controller 130 may convert the coordinate information according to a preset standard in order to specify one region of a printing image corresponding to one region of a specific printing thumbnail. The preset criterion may mean a ratio of a printing image to a specific printing thumbnail. That is, the preset standard may correspond to the preset level.

When a specific printing thumbnail is generated by reducing the printing image to a preset level, the controller 130 may convert the coordinate information according to a preset standard corresponding to the preset level.

For example, the controller 130 may generate a specific printing thumbnail by reducing the printing image to a level of 50%. In this case, the controller 130 may apply a coordinate interval that is 200% of the coordinate interval applied to a specific printing thumbnail to the printed image. If the central coordinate value of the area setting box located on the specific printing thumbnail is (20, 20), the control unit 130 controls the (20, 20) coordinate of the printing image to which the coordinate interval that is 200% of the coordinate interval applied to the specific printing thumbnail is applied. It may be determined that the value corresponds to the center point of the area setting box.

Furthermore, the controller 130 may specify a partial image through a pixel value of a printing image in which a pixel value included in one region of a specific printing thumbnail corresponds to a value converted according to a preset reference.

In this way, the printing-based product manufacturing method and system 100 according to the present invention can generate order information and provide it to the seller. Accordingly, the printing-based product manufacturing method and system 100 according to the present invention allows the seller to produce a customized product based on the expected content, beyond the consumer checking the expected content of the customized product.

As described above, the printing-based product manufacturing method and system according to the present invention overlaps and exposes specific candidate graphic objects and partial images based on consumer selection to consumers, thereby allowing consumers to draft customized products according to their preferences. to be able to create Furthermore, in the printing-based product manufacturing method and system according to the present invention, a consumer can create a draft of a customized product by reflecting his or her preference and taste as much as possible.

Furthermore, the printing-based product manufacturing method and system according to the present invention can check the finished product of the customized product in advance before the consumer requests the customized product. Therefore, the printing-based product manufacturing method and system according to the present invention can enhance the degree of completion of a customized product. Furthermore, the printing-based product manufacturing method and system according to the present invention can improve customer satisfaction.

Meanwhile, the present invention described above may be implemented as a program that is executed by one or more processes in a computer and can be stored in a computer-readable medium (or recording medium).

Furthermore, the present invention as seen above can be implemented as computer-readable codes or instructions on a medium in which a program is recorded. That is, the present invention may be provided in the form of a program.

Meanwhile, the computer-readable medium includes all types of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable media include Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Solid State Disk (SSD), Silicon Disk Drive (SDD), ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc. There is this.

Furthermore, the computer-readable medium may be a server or cloud storage that includes a storage and that an electronic device can access through communication. In this case, the computer may download the program according to the present invention from a server or cloud storage through wired or wireless communication.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the computer described above is an electronic device equipped with a processor, that is, a CPU (Central Processing Unit, Central Processing Unit), and there is no particular limitation on the type thereof.

On the other hand, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all aspects, but should be considered as exemplary. The scope of the present invention should be determined by a reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all modifications within the equivalent scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

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outputting candidate graphic objects respectively corresponding to a plurality of objects to be printed;
receiving a selection of a specific candidate graphic object from among the candidate graphic objects based on a first selection signal received from the user's electronic device;
outputting a plurality of printing thumbnails respectively corresponding to a plurality of printing images;
receiving a selection of a specific printing thumbnail from among the plurality of printing thumbnails based on a second selection signal received from the user's electronic device;
receiving a selection of at least one region of the specific printing thumbnail based on a third selection signal received from the user's electronic device; and
Using the partial image corresponding to the at least one region among the specific printing thumbnails and the specific candidate graphic object, the partial image includes a result of printing on a specific object corresponding to the specific candidate graphic object among the plurality of things A printing-based product production service method comprising the step of generating expected content. According to claim 1,
The specific candidate graphic object is a printing-based product manufacturing service method, characterized in that it is made to correspond to the shape of the specific thing. 3. The method of claim 2,
The expected content is
The printing-based product manufacturing service method, characterized in that the specific candidate graphic object corresponding to the shape of the specific object includes a simulation image in which the partial image is overlapped. 4. The method of claim 3,
The specific candidate graphic object includes an edge area corresponding to the shape of the specific object and a printing area defined by the edge area,
The partial image, a printing-based product manufacturing service method, characterized in that overlapping the printing area. 4. The method of claim 3,
In the step of receiving the selection of the at least one region,
outputting an area setting box overlapping a part of the specific printing thumbnail; and
Further comprising the step of specifying the size and position of the area setting box in the specific printing thumbnail based on the third selection signal,
The partial image corresponding to the at least one region is determined based on the size and location of the region setting box specified in the specific printing thumbnail. 6. The method of claim 5,
The third selection signal includes a selection input for changing the size of the area setting box by dragging at least a portion of the area setting box,
The visual appearance of the partial image overlapping the graphic object is changed in real time in association with a change in the size of the area setting box based on the dragging. According to claim 1,
receiving, from the user's electronic device, an order request for a product corresponding to the expected content;
Based on the order request, order information including at least one of product information of the specific thing, identification information of a specific printing image corresponding to the specific printing thumbnail, and coordinate information of the at least one area corresponding to the partial image Printing-based product manufacturing service method, characterized in that it further comprises the step of generating. 8. The method of claim 7,
The coordinate information is
In the specific printing image, including coordinate information on a region specifying which part corresponds to the at least one region selected from the specific printing thumbnail,
The specific printing thumbnail is a printing-based product manufacturing service method, characterized in that the specific printing image is reduced to a preset level. a storage unit for storing a plurality of printing images and a plurality of printing thumbnails respectively corresponding to the plurality of printing images; and
providing the candidate graphic object to the electronic device of the user so that candidate graphic objects corresponding to a plurality of objects to be printed are respectively outputted to the user's electronic device;
A control unit for providing the plurality of printing thumbnails respectively corresponding to the plurality of printing images,
The control unit is
Based on the first selection signal received from the electronic device, a specific candidate graphic object among the candidate graphic objects;
Based on the second selection signal received from the electronic device, a specific printing thumbnail among the plurality of printing thumbnails, and
specifying at least one region of the specific printing thumbnail based on the third selection signal received from the electronic device;
Using the partial image corresponding to the at least one region among the specific printing thumbnails and the specific candidate graphic object, the partial image includes a result of printing on a specific object corresponding to the specific candidate graphic object among the plurality of things A printing-based product production service system, characterized in that it generates expected content. A computer program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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