RU2436159C2 - System for receiving orders for printing pictures in digital form from digital carriers, creating and optimising printing tasks for digital printing devices - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: system for receiving orders for printing pictures in digital form from digital carriers, creating and optimising printing tasks for digital printing devices comprises a system for receiving orders for printing pictures, a system for creating and optimising printing tasks which are executed with possibility of ensuring interaction between them via grouped blocks, depending on the type of order information carriers.

EFFECT: broader functionalities of the system owing to execution of printing orders with possibility of making changes to the reception mode, order processing mode, editing mode, with possibility of creating printing tasks for digital printing devices of different formats with optimisation of the arrangement of orders on print carriers.

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Description

Application area

The proposed group of inventions relates both to the field of automation of the process of receiving digital images in digital format for photo printing from digital media, their processing and sending to the photo image printing system and can be used for processing and editing images in digital form with their subsequent presentation in the form of any kind of photo images , format, and to the areas of production of printed products and photo products, including printing, photo business, in particular to the field of formation of printed tasks for The digital printing devices.

State of the art

A useful model is known “Automatic device for receiving and issuing orders for photo printing” [1], which relates to commercial equipment that allows you to pay and receive and issue goods in the absence of an operator. An automatic device consists of a computer connected to a video monitor, a device for receiving information from digital media, a peripheral input device, a payment system, a receipt printer associated with a computer connected to a barcode scanner and an access control unit associated with the goods placement device. The automatic device is made possible by means of a video monitor to independently fill in the columns of the questionnaire and order, pay and receive goods through the access control unit.

A useful model is also known “Automatic machine for receiving and issuing orders for photo printing and a device for issuing orders for photo printing” [2], which relates to automatic machines for receiving and issuing orders for photo printing and can be used for processing and editing images in digital form with their subsequent presentation in the form of pictures. The machine for receiving and issuing orders for photo printing contains a computer connected to a video monitor made with a touch screen, a device for receiving information from digital media, a device for receiving payments and a receipt printer for order payments related to a computer that is connected to a barcode scanner on receipts and a step control unit an electric motor, the control terminals of which are connected to the terminals of a stepper motor kinematically connected to a device for placing finished photographs and / or photographic film carriers . A device for placing finished photographs and / or photographic film media is made with cells, each of which is designed to accommodate finished photographs or photographic film storage medium. The specified device is configured to open for access no more than one cell by means of a stepper motor. The machine has a transmitting unit operating in the GSM-transmitter mode and connected to a computer. The control unit of the stepper motor is configured to convert control commands from the computer into control signals received at the terminals of the stepper motor. The transmitting unit operating in the GSM transmitter mode is configured to generate an SMS message about the completed order for photo printing. The device for issuing orders for photo printing contains a barcode scanner for checks and a stepper motor control unit for connecting to a computer, the control terminals of which are connected to the terminals of a stepper motor kinematically connected to a device for placing finished photographs and / or photographic film carriers. The specified utility model can be taken as the closest analogue of the proposed utility model.

The above analogs perform the declared functions, however, they do not allow to execute complex print orders with changes to the reception, processing of orders, with changes to the editing modes. Therefore, there is a need to create the most universal system for receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, in addition, the above analogues do not allow complex print orders with the possibility of generating print jobs for digital printing devices of various formats with the optimization of the location of orders on print carriers.

The technical result, the achievement of which the present invention is directed, is to create a universal complex of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, which allows receiving digital images in digital format for photo printing from digital media with a choice of the mode of accepting orders, mode of processing orders, mode editing orders, which allows for the processing, editing and sending of orders for printing photos with the subsequent presentation their appearance in the form of photographs of any kind, format, with the possibility of forming and optimizing print jobs for digital printing devices, which allows generating print jobs for digital printing devices of various formats with optimizing the location of orders on print media, including a system for receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, a system for the formation and optimization of print jobs for digital printing devices made with the ability to work autonomously.

Disclosure of invention

The technical result is achieved by the fact that a complex of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, the formation and optimization of print jobs for digital printing devices, including a system for receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, with the possibility of fulfilling it as well autonomous, which is presented in paragraph 1, a system for the formation and optimization of printing tasks for digital printing devices, with the possibility of performing it also autonomous, which is and in claim 2, the complex is presented in claim 3.

1. The system of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, including a program launch block, a media installation waiting unit, a media with graphic files, a media file search unit, a file content analysis unit, a media extraction unit, a file reader, a block operating mode selection, file recording unit, operation permission code request unit, file selection unit, file writing to disk unit, photo ordering unit, file selection unit, order viewing unit, contact data entry unit, b ok accepting the offer agreement, order buffering unit, receipt printing unit, receipt issuing unit, media extraction unit, media unit with graphic files, photo product ordering unit with collages, product class selection unit, product type selection unit, product template selection unit, autofill unit photos, the block for adding photos to the template using the touch interface, while the information from the program launch block goes to the media installation standby unit, from which the information goes to the file search block on the medium, Further, from the file content analysis unit, information is received either to the media extraction unit or to the file reader, from which information is fed to the operation mode selection unit, which has three operation modes, when the first operation mode is selected, the information goes to the file recording unit, then the information comes sequentially to the request block of the permission code for performing the operation, to the block for selecting files, to the block for writing files to disk, when the second mode of operation is selected, the information is sequentially sent to the photographer’s order block i, file selection unit, order viewing unit, contact data entry unit, offer contract acceptance unit, order buffering unit, receipt printing unit, when selecting the third operating mode, the information is transmitted sequentially to the photo product ordering unit with collages, product class selection unit, selection unit type of product, a unit for selecting a product template from which information is sent either to the autofill unit with photos, or to the unit for adding photos to the template using the touch interface, then it is sent to the contact data input unit, the offer contract acceptance unit, the order buffering unit, the receipt print unit, then from the selected mode the information goes to the media extraction unit, then to the media unit with graphic data or to the media installation waiting unit for receiving the next order, this, if the necessary files do not appear on the media, from the file content analysis unit, the information goes to the media extraction unit and then to the program launch unit to receive the next order.

2. A system for generating and optimizing printing tasks for digital printing devices, including a database launch unit, a rendering cluster launch unit, a communication unit between units, an order search unit, an order check unit for correctness, an order sorting unit, a queuing unit, the unit for checking the availability of orders, the unit for selecting the optimal template, the unit for generating an order by filling in the tables, the unit for assembling the output order on the assembly cluster, the unit for unloading the finished order, both sequentially and in pairs Information from the database launch unit and the rendering cluster launch unit is supplied to the communication unit between the units, and then sequentially from the communication installation unit between the units to the order search unit, the unit for checking orders for correctness, the unit for sorting orders, and the unit for queuing orders , a unit for checking the availability of orders, a block for selecting the optimal template, a block for generating an order by filling in tables, a block for assembling an output order on an assembly cluster, a block for unloading a finished order.

3. The complex of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, the formation and optimization of print jobs for digital printing devices, including series-connected systems, one of which is a system for receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital carriers, with the ability to perform and stand-alone, made in accordance with claim 1, the other is a system for the formation and optimization of printing tasks for digital printing devices, with the possibility of execution and autonomous, made in accordance with paragraph 2, while these systems are made with the possibility of ensuring interaction between them through grouped, depending on the type of storage media orders, blocks, executed in turn with the ability to ensure the receipt of orders directly from users, or through WEB-sites, with the ability to receive orders from any storage medium, with the possibility of distributing the received orders at the points of their fulfillment, with the possibility of fixing the order in any storage media for the subsequent formation and enforcement of orders, with the ability to ensure delivery of orders to the user.

Figure 1 presents the General scheme of the complex of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, the formation and optimization of print jobs for digital printing devices, which is also a diagram of an example embodiment of the invention, in which the system according to claim 1 is represented by the number 1 , and the system according to claim 2 is represented by the number 5.

Figure 2 presents the system of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, which is also a diagram of the example in Figure 1.

Figure 6 presents a system for the formation and optimization of print jobs for digital printing devices, which at the same time is a diagram of the execution of the example in figure 1.

Figure 3, 4, 5 are presented as an example of a system of grouped blocks that provide interaction between systems 1 and 5, which are shown as examples in figure 1.

Systems 1 and 5 can be performed both as part of the proposed complex, and as autonomous, independent, independent systems.

System 1 of the complex is a system for receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media.

1. The system of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, including a program launch block, a media installation waiting unit, a media with graphic files, a media file search unit, a file content analysis unit, a media extraction unit, a file reader, a block operating mode selection, file recording unit, operation permission code request unit, file selection unit, file writing to disk unit, photo ordering unit, file selection unit, order viewing unit, contact data entry unit, b ok accepting the offer agreement, order buffering unit, receipt printing unit, receipt issuing unit, media extraction unit, media unit with graphic files, photo product ordering unit with collages, product class selection unit, product type selection unit, product template selection unit, autofill unit photos, the block for adding photos to the template using the touch interface, while the information from the program launch block goes to the media installation standby unit, from which the information goes to the file search block on the medium, Further, from the file content analysis unit, information is received either to the media extraction unit or to the file reader, from which information is fed to the operation mode selection unit, which has three operation modes, when the first operation mode is selected, the information goes to the file recording unit, then the information comes sequentially to the request block of the permission code for performing the operation, to the block for selecting files, to the block for writing files to disk, when the second mode of operation is selected, the information is sequentially sent to the photographer’s order block i, file selection unit, order viewing unit, contact data entry unit, offer contract acceptance unit, order buffering unit, receipt printing unit, when selecting the third operating mode, the information is transmitted sequentially to the photo product ordering unit with collages, product class selection unit, selection unit type of product, a unit for selecting a product template from which information is sent either to the autofill unit with photos, or to the unit for adding photos to the template using the touch interface, then it is sent to the contact data input unit, the offer contract acceptance unit, the order buffering unit, the receipt print unit, then from the selected mode the information goes to the media extraction unit, then to the media unit with graphic data or to the media installation waiting unit for receiving the next order, this, if the necessary files do not appear on the media, from the file content analysis unit, the information goes to the media extraction unit and then to the program launch unit to receive the next order.

The system shown in FIG. 1 as system 1 and in FIG. 2 as a system for receiving orders for printing digital images from digital media includes a program launch block, a media installation standby unit, a media with graphic files, a file search unit on the medium, file content analysis unit, a media extraction unit, a file reading unit, an operation mode selection unit, a file recording unit, an operation permission request code unit, a file selection unit, a file recording unit on a disk, a photo ordering unit, a file selection unit, to view the order, the block for entering contact information, the block for accepting the offer contract, the block for order buffering, for example, on the photo kiosk, the block for printing the check, the block for issuing the check, the block for removing the media, the block for the media with graphic files, the block for ordering photo products with collages, a block for selecting a class a product, a unit for selecting a product type, a unit for selecting a product template, an autofill unit for photos, a unit for adding photos to a template using the touch interface.

The system operates as follows. Information from the program launch block enters the media installation standby unit, from which information enters the file search unit on the medium. Further, from the file content analysis unit, the information is either sent to the media extraction unit or to the file reader, from which the information goes to the operation mode selection unit, which has three operation modes.

When you select the first mode of operation, the information goes to the file recording unit, then the information goes sequentially to the request unit for the operation permission code, to the file selection unit, to the file writing unit to disk.

When choosing the second mode of operation, information is sequentially fed to the block for ordering photos, the block for selecting files, the block for viewing the order, the block for entering contact information, the block for accepting the offer, the block for buffering the order at the kiosk, and the block for printing the check.

When choosing the third mode of operation, the information is fed sequentially to the order block of photo products with collages, the unit for selecting the product class, the unit for selecting the type of product, the unit for selecting the product template from which information is sent either to the autofill unit with photos, or to the unit for adding photos to the template using the touch interface, then sequentially the information arrives at the contact data input block, the offer contract acceptance block, the order buffering block, for example, at the photo kiosk, the check print block.

Then, from the selected mode — any of the three — the information goes to the media ejection unit, then to the media unit with graphic data or to the media installation standby unit for receiving the next order.

If the media does not contain the necessary files, from the file content analysis unit, the information goes to the media extraction unit and then to the program launch unit to receive the next order.

System 1 systematizes the receipt of orders for printing images in digital form from digital media: optical disks, removable memory cards of digital cameras and other devices, external storage devices.

The presented system includes the means of layout and collage of serial printing or other printed, souvenir and photographic products, which can be applied to the image ordered through a touch screen or other devices.

Example.

The system for receiving orders for printing digital images from digital media can be used, for example, to receive digital images, for example, in JPG format, to process them and send them to the digital printing system, as well as to perform the functions of a photo kiosk, a kiosk for the production of photo products, which also indicated in FIG. 1, including as a specific example of a system 1 under the name “Kiosk”. Reception of digital storage media in this case can be carried out, for example, by means of peripheral equipment of a computer; viewing and selection of digital images using a semi-automatic user interface. Assembling selected images into a set of typed tasks for subsequent printing in formats, for example, JPG and PDF, forms digital orders. At the same time, technical files are created with a description of the products being received and customer contacts.

Information from the program launch block is sent to the installation standby unit of any digital medium, from which the information goes to the file search block with customer photos on the medium. Further, from the file content analysis unit, the information is either sent to the media extraction unit or to the file reader, from which the information goes to the operation mode selection unit, which has three operation modes.

When choosing the first mode of operation by the customer, the information goes to the file recording unit, then the information goes sequentially to the request unit for the operation permission code, to the file selection unit with photos, to the file recording unit with photos to disk.

When choosing the second mode of operation by the customer, the information is sequentially sent to the block for ordering photos, the block for selecting files, the block for viewing the order, the block for entering the contact details of the customer, the block for accepting the offer contract, the block for buffering the order, for example, on a photo kiosk, a check print block.

When choosing the third mode of operation, the information is fed sequentially to the order block of photo products with collages, the unit for selecting the product class, the unit for selecting the type of product, the unit for selecting the product template from which information is sent either to the autofill unit with photos, or to the unit for adding photos to the template using the touch interface, then sequentially the information arrives at the customer contact data entry block, the offer contract acceptance block, the order buffering block, for example, on a photo kiosk, the check print block.

Then, from the selected mode — any of the three — the information goes to the media ejection unit, then to the media unit with graphic data or to the media installation standby unit for receiving the next order.

If the media does not contain the necessary files, from the file content analysis unit, the information goes to the media extraction unit and then to the program launch unit to receive the next order.

System 5 of the complex is a system for the formation and optimization of printing tasks for digital printing devices, presented in figure 1 by system 5 and in detail in figure 6.

2. A system for generating and optimizing printing tasks for digital printing devices, including a database launch unit, a rendering cluster launch unit, a communication unit between units, an order search unit, an order check unit for correctness, an order sorting unit, a queuing unit, the unit for checking the availability of orders, the unit for selecting the optimal template, the unit for generating an order by filling in the tables, the unit for assembling the output order on the assembly cluster, the unit for unloading the finished order, both sequentially and in pairs Information from the database launch unit and the rendering cluster launch unit is supplied to the communication unit between the units, and then sequentially from the communication installation unit between the units to the order search unit, the unit for checking orders for correctness, the unit for sorting orders, and the unit for queuing orders , a unit for checking the availability of orders, a block for selecting the optimal template, a block for generating an order by filling in tables, a block for assembling an output order on an assembly cluster, a block for unloading a finished order.

Presented in detail in FIG. 6, a system for generating and optimizing printing tasks for digital printing devices includes a database launch unit, and a rendering cluster launch unit, a communication unit between the units, an order search unit, an order check unit for correctness, an order sorting unit, a unit queuing orders, the unit for checking the availability of orders, the unit for selecting the optimal template, the unit for generating an order by filling in the tables, the unit for assembling the output order on the assembly cluster, the unit for unloading the finished order.

In this case, both sequentially and in parallel, information from the database launch unit and the rendering cluster launch unit is sent to the communication unit between the blocks, then it is sequentially transmitted from the communication installation unit between the blocks to the order search unit, the order check unit for correctness, the sorting unit orders, queuing unit, order check unit, optimal template selection unit, order filling unit by filling out tables, output order assembly unit on the assembly cluster, unit for unloading sales order.

System 5 operates as follows.

Information from the database launch unit and the render cluster launch unit, which are designed to receive data for subsequent formation of print orders, both sequentially and in parallel, is transmitted to the communication unit between the units.

Then, sequentially, from the communication unit between the blocks, designed to control the system blocks, it enters the order search block, in particular, in the so-called import folders for generating print jobs for digital printing devices.

Further, the information is fed sequentially to the block for checking orders for correctness, designed to check, in particular, the size and number of pages of printed tasks, after which the data is sent to the block for sorting orders, in particular, by type of work.

Consistently, the information from the previous block enters the queuing block, designed to track the order in which tasks are completed.

Then, using the check unit for checking the availability of orders, a check is made for the availability of a sufficient number of orders of a given type, in particular, for the formation of so-called long orders, up to several pages long, consisting of so-called short print orders formed from individual order pages.

Further, information is sequentially fed to the block for selecting the optimal template, in particular the optimal template for filling out the order sheet.

Then, the received information goes to the order formation unit by filling in tables, in particular, intended for filling in temporary tables with sequential insertion of links to order pages in piles with marking and other service symbols that optimize the process.

After that, by means of the assembly block of the output order on the assembly cluster, the assembly is carried out, including the output file on the assembly cluster according to the commands from the temporary tables, after which the finished order is sent to the unloading block of the finished order on any information medium of the printing device.

Example.

The system for generating and optimizing printing tasks for digital printing devices is represented in FIG. 1 by system 5 and in detail in FIG. 6, including, as a specific example of execution, under the name “Joptimizer”. A system for generating and optimizing printing tasks for digital printing devices is implemented, for example, by means of a software and hardware complex that is designed to form so-called long, for example, several hundred sheets of a certain format, for example, A3, printing tasks for digital printing devices consisting of called short, for example from 1 to 20, pages of small formats, for example, such as A7-A3, of the customer with the optimization of the arrangement of orders on printed media. The complex includes an accounting system, a program for assembling printed tasks, a program for multi-threaded movement of source and resulting files.

Information from the database launch unit and the render cluster launch unit, which are designed to receive data for subsequent formation of print orders, both sequentially and in parallel, is transmitted to the communication unit between the units. Then, sequentially, from the communication unit between the blocks, designed to control the system blocks, it enters the order search block in the import folders to generate print jobs for digital printing devices. Further, the information is fed sequentially to the unit for checking orders for correctness to check the size and number of pages of printed tasks, after which the data goes to the unit for sorting orders by type of work. Consistently, information from the previous block enters the queuing block for tracking the order of tasks. Then, using the check unit for checking the availability of orders, a check is made for the availability of a sufficient number of orders of a given type for the formation of long orders, up to several pages long, consisting of short print orders formed from individual order pages. Further, information is sequentially fed to the block for selecting the optimal template for filling out the order sheet. Then, the received information goes to the order formation block by filling in tables to fill in temporary tables with sequential insertion of links to order pages in piles with marking and other service symbols that optimize the process. After that, by means of the assembly block of the output order on the assembly cluster, the output file is assembled on the assembly cluster according to the commands from the temporary tables, after which the finished order is sent to the unloading block of the finished order on any information medium of the printing device. The proposed system is a convenient, ergonomic system for the formation and optimization of print jobs for digital printing devices, which allows you to generate print jobs for digital printing devices of various formats with the optimization of the location of orders on print media. The names of the blocks determine their purpose, the system is formed conveniently and understandably for its practical implementation through the hardware-software complex.

3. The complex of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, the formation and optimization of printing tasks for digital printing devices, including a system for receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, with the possibility of its also autonomous, made in accordance with claim 1, a system for the formation and optimization of printing tasks for digital printing devices, with the possibility of performing it also autonomous, made in accordance with claim 2, which are configured to sintering the interaction between them through grouped, depending on the type of storage media orders, blocks, executed in turn with the ability to ensure the receipt of orders directly from users, and / or through WEB-sites, with the possibility of receiving orders from any storage media, with the possibility of distribution orders received at the points of their fulfillment, with the possibility of fixing orders from any storage media for subsequent distribution, formation and enforcement of orders, with the ability to ensure delivery of orders to the user.

The scheme of the complex is presented in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3, 4, 5 are presented as an example of a system of grouped blocks that provide interaction between systems 1 and 5 in the complex and are presented in detail in FIGS. 2 and 6. In FIG. 3, 4, 5, respectively, are presented three systems of grouped units that interact between the system according to claim 1 and the system according to claim 2 of the complex. Grouped block systems are made with the possibility of receiving orders directly from users, for example, by delivering an order on any storage medium for processing by the presented complex, including by filling in user order forms at order fulfillment points, including by filling in the order form directly to WEB-site or by placing orders directly on the WEB-site, with the ability to receive orders from any storage medium, such as discs recording information through user interfaces with the possibility of distributing the received orders at the points of their fulfillment, with the possibility of fixing orders from any storage media for subsequent formation and ensuring the execution of orders, with the ability to ensure delivery of orders to the user using the system of receiving orders for printing images in digital form with digital media and a system for the formation and optimization of printing tasks for digital printing devices presented in paragraph 1 and in paragraph 2, respectively permanently.

Example.

The example confirms the work of the complex of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, the formation and optimization of print jobs for digital printing devices, fully presented in figure 1, which includes a system for receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, made in in accordance with claim 1 and presented in figure 1 under the name "Kiosk" and figure 2 in detail, a system for the formation and optimization of print jobs for digital printing devices, made in accordance with claim 2, presented by way of example in FIG. 1 under the name “Joptimizer” and in FIG. 6 in detail, which are configured to provide interaction between them by grouped, depending on the type of storage media, blocks into three systems shown in FIG. under the names "Scheme A", "Scheme B", the "Seraphim AS7" system in general form, and in Figs. 3, 4, 5 in a detailed version, respectively, executed, in turn, with the possibility of ensuring the receipt of orders directly from users , and / or via WEB-sa ITs, with the ability to receive orders from any storage media, with the ability to distribute received orders at points of their fulfillment, with the ability to record orders from any storage media for subsequent formation and ensuring the execution of orders, with the ability to ensure delivery of orders to the user.

A system called “Scheme A” is designed to ensure interaction between the “Kiosk” and “Joptimizer” - system 1 and system 5 by ensuring that orders are received directly from users, for example, by delivering an order on any information carrier for processing by the presented complex, including by filling in order forms with users at the points of order fulfillment, it is presented in the diagram as courier delivery of the order from the user, receiving the order, fixing the order at its point neniya.

The system called “Scheme B” is designed to provide interaction between the “Kiosk” and “Joptimizer” - system 1 and system 5 by ensuring that orders are received directly on the WEB site, with the ability to receive orders from any storage medium, for example, from information recording disks, through user interfaces with the possibility of distributing the received orders at the points of their fulfillment, with the possibility of fixing orders from any storage media, for example, upon requests from the Kiosk for subsequent formation and bespechenii order fulfillment, to provide a delivery order to the user using system receive demands for printing images in digital form from the digital media and system for generating and optimizing the print job for digital printing devices represented in claim 1 and claim 2 respectively.

The “Serafim AS7” system in the example is a system of interaction between the “Kiosk” and the “Joptimizer” - system 1 and system 5 by ensuring interaction through the accepted next order on the external buffer of the “Serafim AS7” system, previously received from the system 1 - Kiosk - by the system “Scheme A” and / or the “Scheme B” system and selected from a series of orders accepted by the complex for printing digital images from digital media, including for generating and optimizing printing tasks for digital printing devices put m transmission of the order to Dzhoptimayzer - system 5.

The Serafim AC7 system can receive orders from the Kiosk system, for example, only from a system called “Scheme A”, or only from a system called “Scheme B”, or sequentially from both systems, or in parallel from both systems, in other words, in different ways, in different sequences and in different combinations.

The names of the blocks in the complex diagram presented in FIG. 1 and, respectively, in FIGS. 2-6 are given from the point of view of specific examples, for a better understanding of the description text, however, their names do not limit their functional purpose given in the description and in paragraphs formulas.

Thus, the desired technical result was achieved by creating a complex of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, forming and optimizing print jobs for digital printing devices, which allows receiving digital images in digital format for photo printing from digital media with a choice of the mode of receiving orders, order processing mode, order editing mode that allows you to process, edit and send orders to the photo printing system with traveling presentation of them in the form of photographs of any kind, format that allows you to create print jobs for digital printing devices of various formats with optimizing the location of orders on print media, which includes a system for receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, a system for generating and optimizing print jobs for digital printing devices configured to operate autonomously.

Industrial applicability

The proposed group of inventions relates to the field of automation of the process of receiving digital images in digital format for photo printing from digital media, to the field of production of printed products, photo products, to printing, photo business, in particular to the field of formation of print jobs for digital printing devices.

The presented complex systematizes the acceptance of orders for printing images in digital form from digital media: optical disks, removable memory cards of digital cameras and other devices, external storage devices. The complex includes means of layout and collage of serial printing or other printed products on which it is possible to apply an image ordered by means of a touch screen or other devices, for example, for layout and collage of serial printing or other printed, souvenir and photographic products on which picture. The proposed complex is also universal in terms of the formation and optimization of print jobs for digital printing devices, which allows you to create print jobs for digital printing devices of various formats with the optimization of the location of orders on print media. The names of the blocks determine, but do not limit their purpose, the systems included in the complex are conveniently and clearly formed for their practical implementation by means of a hardware-software complex that is designed to form so-called long, for example, several hundred sheets of a certain format, print jobs for digital print devices consisting of so-called short pages of small customer formats with optimization of the location of orders on printed media. The complex is quite versatile and can find application in the photographic industry, printing, and in the service sector for a wide range of consumers.

INFORMATION SOURCES

1. RF patent No. 72337, G03B 17/00, publ. 04/10/2008.

2. RF patent №59275, G03B 17/00, publ. 12/10/2006.

Claims (3)

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The system of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, including a program launch block, a media installation waiting unit, a media with graphic files, a media file search unit, a file content analysis unit, a media extraction unit, a file reader, a block operating mode selection, file recording unit, operation permission code request unit, file selection unit, file writing to disk unit, photo ordering unit, file selection unit, order viewing unit, contact data entry unit, b ok accepting the offer agreement, order buffering unit, receipt printing unit, receipt issuing unit, media extraction unit, media unit with graphic files, photo product ordering unit with collages, product class selection unit, product type selection unit, product template selection unit, autofill unit photos, the block for adding photos to the template using the touch interface, while the information from the program launch block goes to the media installation standby unit, from which the information goes to the file search block on the medium, Further, from the file content analysis unit, information is received either to the media extraction unit or to the file reader, from which information is fed to the operation mode selection unit, which has three operation modes, when the first operation mode is selected, the information goes to the file recording unit, then the information comes sequentially to the request block of the permission code for performing the operation, to the block for selecting files, to the block for writing files to disk, when the second mode of operation is selected, the information is sequentially sent to the photographer’s order block i, file selection unit, order viewing unit, contact data entry unit, offer contract acceptance unit, order buffering unit, receipt printing unit, when selecting the third operating mode, the information is transmitted sequentially to the photo product ordering unit with collages, product class selection unit, selection unit type of product, a unit for selecting a product template from which information is sent either to the autofill unit with photos, or to the unit for adding photos to the template using the touch interface, then it is sent to the contact data input unit, the offer contract acceptance unit, the order buffering unit, the check print unit, then from the selected mode the information goes to the media ejection unit, then to the media unit with graphic data, or to the media installation waiting unit for receiving the next order, in this case, if the necessary files are not on the medium, information is transferred from the file content analysis unit to the media extraction unit and then to the program launch unit to receive the next order. 2. A system for generating and optimizing printing tasks for digital printing devices, including a database launch unit, a rendering cluster launch unit, a communication unit between units, an order search unit, an order check unit for correctness, an order sorting unit, a queuing unit, the unit for checking the availability of orders, the unit for selecting the optimal template, the unit for generating an order by filling in the tables, the unit for assembling the output order on the assembly cluster, the unit for unloading the finished order, both sequentially and in pairs Information from the database launch unit and the rendering cluster launch unit is supplied to the communication unit between the units, and then sequentially from the communication installation unit between the units to the order search unit, the unit for checking orders for correctness, the unit for sorting orders, and the unit for queuing orders , a unit for checking the availability of orders, a block for selecting the optimal template, a block for generating an order by filling in tables, a block for assembling an output order on an assembly cluster, a block for unloading a finished order. 3. The complex of receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media, the formation and optimization of print jobs for digital printing devices, including a system for receiving orders for printing images in digital form from digital media with the possibility of performing it also autonomous, made in accordance with paragraph .1, a system for the formation and optimization of printing tasks for digital printing devices, with the possibility of performing it also autonomous, made in accordance with paragraph 2, which are configured to both sintering the interaction between them by grouped orders, depending on the type of information carriers, of blocks executed, in turn, with the possibility of receiving orders directly from users, and / or through WEB sites, with the possibility of receiving orders from any information carriers, with the possibility distribution of received orders at the points of their fulfillment, with the possibility of fixing orders from any storage media for the subsequent formation and enforcement of orders, with the possibility of both baking delivery of orders to the user.

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