Receiving server for print ordor

Abstract

The object of the invention is to provide a print order receiving server that can meet the demands of the clients, without prolonging the working time of the print producing facilities, and without increasing the number of the equipments of the print producing facilities. <??>Print order receiving server 21 of the facility A, which does not work in the nighttime, forwards print order information received in the nighttime to print order receiving server 41 of the other print producing facility C which works in the nighttime, and thereby, it is possible to produce the print without being delayed, and further possible to meet the demands of the clients without prolonging the working time of the equipment of the print producing facility A, and to improve the rate of operation of the equipment of the print producing facility C which is working in the nighttime.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a print order reception server capable of accepting print order information via, for example, a network. technical background [0002] In recent years, image data generating devices such as digital cameras and scanners have spread at an astonishing rate due to improvements in image processing technology. At the same time, users' awareness of digital images has also increased, and they are being used for various purposes such as creation of home pages on the Internet and digital printing. On the other hand, in existing experimental studios, negatives are used to produce printed prints, but with the spread of digital cameras, print production facilities for print services, etc. will of course increase services for processing digital image data. Variations come in many varieties. [0003] On the other hand, as the Internet spreads to ordinary households, as an example of this service for processing digital image data, th...

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Problems solved by technology

In this case, if the printing order is concentrated in a specific printing production facility, it will be impossible to process the received order, and the printing cannot be completed at the time desired by the customer

On the other hand, if the equipment of the production facility is adjusted according to the maximum number of printing orders, the problem of low utilization rate of the equipment will occur when there are few printing orders.

In addition, for example, there is a tendency that the concentration time of print orders differs between a print production facility adjacent to a commercial area and a print production facility adjacent to a residential area, etc.

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