RU2180970C2 - Process of preparation and issue of information and reference publications and equipment for its realization - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: publishing trade. SUBSTANCE: equipment for realization of process of preparation and issue of information and reference publications has unit for communication with sources of information and orders, storage of input information of advertisers, storage of input information for publications, storage of pictures, unit forming, converting and controlling information of advertisers, unit controlling basic data, converter of basic data, unit forming special files for preparation of make- up, unit forming, controlling, correcting and converting advertisements, unit forming design of publications, unit controlling composition of make-up, unit forming electron version of publication, picture storage, publication storage, unit communicating with printing houses, unit communicating with photocomposition automatic devices, unit communicating with manufacturing organizations. EFFECT: increased quality and authenticity of process and operational reliability of equipment for preparation and issue of publications. 2 cl, 1 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to publishing and can be used to prepare and issue reference publications.

 A known method and system for the preparation and processing of documents (patent EP 0795595, class G 06 F 17/21, publ. 02.26.97), containing means for input, processing, conversion of text and image files, output them to electronic or paper media . The known method and system does not provide print quality control of multi-colored publications of an advertising nature.

 A known method and device for the preparation of advertising and print media (US patent 5557721, CL 395-148, publ. 09/17/96). The known method and device do not provide control and management of print quality of publications.

 The objective of the present invention is to develop a method for the preparation and release of reference publications with print quality control and print quality control of individual sheets and the entire publication as a whole and a device for its implementation.

 The technical result consists in improving the quality and reliability of the method and device in the preparation and release of publications.

 The result is achieved in that in the method of preparing and issuing reference publications, including receiving and transmitting information signals from information sources and orders, recording information signals of advertisers, recording information signals for publications, generating conversion signals and monitoring data of advertisers, generating control signals of the main data, the formation of control signals and typesetting, the formation of information signals of the electronic version of the publication, the reception and transmission of information signals communication with printing houses, receiving and transmitting communication signals with manufacturers, record information signals of templates, record information signals of images, generate signals for converting basic data, generate information signals for special files for typesetting, generate signals for monitoring, adjusting and converting advertisements, form information signals of the design of publications, form information signals of publications, receive and transmit information signals of communication with photo-set automatic machines, as well as the fact that the device for the preparation and release of reference books containing a communication unit with sources of information and orders, connected to a memory block of input information of advertisers and a memory block of input information for publications, respectively connected to a block of formation, conversion and control of information of advertisers and with the control unit of the main data, the block of formation, transformation and control of information of advertisers is connected to the control and control unit, the communication unit with aphy, a communication unit with manufacturers, a template memory block, an image memory block, a basic data conversion block, a special file generation block for special typesetting, a block for generating, controlling, adjusting and converting advertisements, a product design formation block, a publication memory block were introduced, a communication unit with phototypesetting machines, the communication unit with information sources being connected to a template memory unit connected to a unit for generating, controlling, adjusting and converting advertising spaces lazy, the block of formation, transformation and control of information of advertisers is connected to the block of image memory, with the block of formation, control, adjustment and conversion of advertisements and the block of conversion of the main data, through which the control block of the main data is connected to the block of forming special files for layout connected with a block for the formation of the design of publications, a control and monitoring block for typesetting, a block for generating an electronic version of a publication and a block for forming, controlling, adjusting conversion of advertisements connected to the image memory block and the advertisers input information memory block, the publication design formation unit is connected to the special file generation unit for the typesetting, the layout control and control unit is connected to the publications memory unit connected to the communication unit with printers and with the communication unit with phototypesetting machines, the electronic version forming unit is connected to the communication unit with manufacturers.

 The implementation of the method we consider on the example of the device for the preparation and release of reference books, a specific example of implementation of which is shown in the drawing.

 A device for implementing the method of preparing and issuing reference publications contains a communication unit 1 with sources of information and orders, an advertisers input information memory block 2, editions input information memory block 3, a template memory block 4, an advertisers information generation, conversion and control unit 5, a block 6 control of the main data, block 7 of the transformation of the main data, block 8 of the formation of special files for typesetting, block 9 of the formation, control, adjustment and conversion of advertisements, block 10 form design of publications, block 11 for controlling and controlling typesetting, block 12 for generating an electronic version of a publication, block 13 for image memory, block 14 for publications, block 15 for communicating with printers, block 16 for communicating with photographic types of machines, block 17 for communicating with manufacturers.

 All units of the device are made using computer technology with corresponding memory units and the necessary peripheral and specialized equipment.

 The device operates as follows.

 Information about advertisers, which includes information about the customer, information about the number and types of advertisements ordered, information about the place and features of the placement of advertisements, information about the source materials provided by the customer for the production of advertisements, through block 1 for communication with the source of information and block 2 memory of the input information of advertisers enters the block 5 of the formation, conversion and control of information of advertisers, where the conversion of source materials computer files, their control, and the processing is performed on the information entered into with advertisers contracts. To save any files for a long time they are transferred to the block 13 of the image memory.

 To generate advertisements in block 9, the customer’s source materials are required — information coming from block 5, and special format templates with basic markup from block 4 and image files stored in block 13 are used.

 The source materials in the form of files from block 5 and files from block 13 are imported by the Corel Draw package and used in the operation of block 9. If it is not possible to directly import files into Corel Draw, various additional software can be used as intermediate.

 Separate advertisements, the production of which in the Corel Draw environment for some reason is impossible or inappropriate, can be produced using another graphic software selected by a specialist for any of the PC or Macintosh hardware platforms (Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Corel PHOTO-PAINT , QuarXPress, etc.). Non-standard manufacturing is recorded in block 5. Manufactured advertisements undergo mandatory coordination with the customer. This is also carried out using block 9. Information on the approval of the advertisement is transmitted through block 2 to block 5, from where the information agreed with the customer is transmitted to block 13. Files stored in block 13 cannot be directly used for layout. This problem is solved by converting files in block 9.

 The initial data for the preparation of editions through the unit 1 for communication with information sources enter block 3 of the input information memory for editions. Files from block 3 are monitored by block 6 for viruses. In block 7, the preparation of text files is carried out - one file for each section. Each line of the file begins with a special two-character marker, which determines the type of data stored in the line. The data is checked for the correctness of the information contained in it: the name and code of the heading at the beginning of the file, the correctness of the markers at the beginning of the lines and the correspondence of the order of the markers to the given standard (organization name, postal code, address, telephones, faxes), repeatability of the same type of data by subscriber ( only one address, only one zip code, etc.), the correct spelling of zip codes, phone numbers and fax numbers are stored in this block.

 Storing information in an intermediate database allows you to more flexibly organize the process of preparing files for various parts of the telephone directory. In the intermediate database, information is subjected to additional processing before unloading: street names, numbers of houses, buildings, buildings, apartments, etc. are transferred from the mailing address to separate fields. This restructuring of the address allows further unloading of individual blocks with information sorted in ascending order of addresses (street alphabetically, numbers of houses, buildings, offices, etc. within the same street - in increasing order of numerical values). In addition, the intermediate database is marked with special “flags” for enterprises and organizations that have ordered advertising in the form of a highlighted line, i.e. without making mock-ups. To label these organizations, data from block 5 are used.

 Information from block 7 using special software is uploaded to block 8, in which special files for layout are generated, which are monitored and processed in block 11.

 In these files, the elements of the formation of the text are specified. The file structure is determined by the features of the construction and design of each individual part of the publication. The information from block 10 is also used.

 In addition, the information accumulated in block 10 forming the design of publications is also used for typesetting performed by block 11.

 For the correct placement of advertisements in the publication, information from block 5 is received in the block 11 for controlling and controlling the layout.

 After completion of the layout under the control of block 11, the final version of the original layout is sent to the memory block of 14 editions, from where it can be transferred to the printing house in electronic form via the communication unit 15 with the printing houses, printing films can be output from it to the photocomposing machine through the communication unit 16 photographic typing machine and where it is stored as an archive copy.

 To prepare publications in electronic form, information in block 12 for generating an electronic version comes from the same sources as for print publications - from blocks 8, 9, and 10. Then, from block 12, through block 17 for communication with manufacturers, to the organizations themselves to the manufacturers.

Claims (2)

 1. A method of preparing and issuing reference publications and a device for its implementation, including receiving and transmitting information signals from information sources and orders, recording information signals of advertisers, recording information signals for publications, generating conversion signals and monitoring data of advertisers, generating control signals of basic data , the formation of control signals and typesetting, the formation of information signals of the electronic version of the publication, the reception and transmission of information communication signals with printing houses, receiving and transmitting communication signals with manufacturers, characterized in that they record information signals of templates, record information signals of images, generate signals for converting basic data, generate information signals for files for typesetting, generate control signals, adjust and convert advertising announcements, form information signals of the design of publications, form information signals of publications, receive and transmit information signals of communication with photocomposition machines.  2. A device for preparing and issuing reference publications, containing a communication unit with sources of information and orders, connected to a memory block of input information of advertisers and a memory block of input information for publications, respectively connected to a block for generating, converting and monitoring information of advertisers and to a control unit of basic data, the unit for the formation, transformation and control of information of advertisers is connected to the control unit and control layout, the communication unit with printing houses, the communication unit with the organization by manufacturers, characterized in that a template memory unit, an image memory unit, a basic data conversion unit, a file generation unit for typesetting, a unit for generating, controlling, adjusting and converting advertisements, a publication design formation unit, a publication memory unit are introduced into it, a communication unit with phototypesetting machines, moreover, a communication unit with information sources is connected to a template memory unit connected to a block for generating, controlling, adjusting and converting advertisements, a block for advertisers information generation, conversion and control is connected to the image memory block, the block for generating, controlling, adjusting and converting advertisements and the main data conversion unit, through which the main data control unit is connected to the file generation unit for typesetting connected to the publications design formation unit, block management and control layout, block the formation of the electronic version of the publication and block the formation, control, adjustment and conversion of advertisements a line connected to the image memory unit and the advertisers input information memory unit, the publication design formation unit is connected to the file generation unit for typesetting, the layout control and control unit is connected to the publications memory unit connected to the communication unit with printers and the communication unit with photo typing machines, the electronic version forming unit is connected to the communication unit with manufacturers.