Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program

Abstract

To reduce time and effort for setting the details of image processing for generating composite image data in an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus 1 as an example of an image processing apparatus comprises: an extraction unit 11 (step S3) that extracts the details of image processing corresponding to processing symbols applied to the file names of a plurality of pieces of image data D1-D4; and a composition unit 12 (step S4) that composites the plurality of pieces of image data D1-D4 on the basis of the details of image processing extracted by the extraction unit to generate composite image data Pa.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART In order to record good image patterns on various recording surfaces, inkjet recording devices have been proposed that print image patterns with a white opaque ink layer as a background (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] In addition, in order to prevent a decrease in the reading accuracy of barcodes printed with a background image superimposed thereon, an image processing device has been proposed that performs a process to reduce the density of the barcode image or a process to reduce the density of the background image in the adjacent area adjacent to the bar (see, for example, Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 5-293954 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-257000 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Incidentally, the image printed on a printing object such as packaging material may be a composite image that combines multiple images such as product design images of the contents, items of content, barcodes, and company names.

[0006] Creating image data for a composite image is time-consuming, as it requires adding a white background to each piece of image data depending on the material of the packaging material, or masking areas where image data overlap, if you want to print at high quality.

[0007] Furthermore, for example, to ensure the reading quality of a barcode image, special measures such as correcting the print image of the bar that specifies the barcode area and instructing adaptation to a different color profile are required, which makes creating image data time-consuming.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program that can reduce the effort required to set image processing details for generating composite image data. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In one aspect, the image processing device includes an extraction unit that extracts image processing content corresponding to a processing symbol attached to each file name of multiple image data, and a synthesis unit that synthesizes the multiple image data based on the image processing content extracted by the extraction unit to generate synthetic image data. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to this aspect, it is possible to reduce the effort required to set the image processing content for generating composite image data. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating printing on a packaging material according to an embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an image processing content table according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] 10A to 10C are diagrams for explaining image processing content of each image data in one embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the composition of image data according to an embodiment. [Figure 6] 1 is a flowchart illustrating an image processing method according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] An image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, using an image forming apparatus 1 as an example of the image processing apparatus.

[0013] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a printing system 100 according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining printing on a packaging material P. As shown in FIG.

[0014] The printing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes an image forming apparatus 1 and an operator terminal 110.

[0015] The image forming apparatus 1 is an example of an image processing apparatus, and includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 20, an interface unit 30, a display unit 40, an input unit 50, and a printing unit 60.

[0016] The control unit 10 has one or more processors (e.g., CPU: Central Processing Unit) that function as an arithmetic processing device that controls the overall operation of the image forming apparatus 1. The processor reads and executes a predetermined program, for example, from the storage unit 20 or from a storage medium (non-transitory computer-readable recording medium) that is detachable from the image forming apparatus 1, and functions as the extraction unit 11 and the synthesis unit 12. In this way, the control unit 10 (or the image forming apparatus 1) functions as an example of a computer that executes a program.

[0017] The extraction unit 11 extracts, for example, image processing details corresponding to the processing symbols attached to the file names of the plurality of image data D1, D2, D3, and D4 shown in Fig. 5. As will be described in detail later, the extraction unit 11, for example, refers to an image processing details table 21 and extracts image processing details (for example, image overlay order, layout, background color printing, color correction, overprinting, and barcode processing) corresponding to the processing symbols (for example, "L1," "X40Y60," "W1," "C1," "O1," and "B0") from the file names of the plurality of image data D1 to D4 (for example, "L1X40Y60W1C1O1B0_XYZ.pdf" shown in Fig. 5(a1)).

[0018] The synthesis unit 12 synthesizes the plurality of image data D1 to D4 based on the image processing details extracted by the extraction unit 11, and generates synthesized image data Pa (see, for example, FIGS. 2 and 5(b4)).

[0019] The processing of the extraction unit 11 and the synthesis unit 12 may be performed not by the image forming apparatus 1 but by another device such as an operator terminal 110 that transmits the synthetic image data Pa to the image forming apparatus 1. In this case, the other device such as the operator terminal 110 functions as an image processing apparatus.

[0020] The RIP processing unit 13 performs known image processing such as RIP (Raster Image Processor) processing on the composite image data Pa. For the RIP processing unit 13, for example, a processor different from the processors that function as the extraction unit 11 and the composition unit 12 is used.

[0021] The storage unit 20 has memories such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), which is a read-only semiconductor memory in which predetermined control programs are pre-recorded, and a RAM (Random Access Memory), which is a semiconductor memory that can be written and read at any time and is used as a working storage area as needed when the processor executes various control programs. The storage unit 20 stores an image processing content table 21 (see FIG. 3), which is data information that indicates the correspondence between the processing symbols added to the file names of the image data D1 to D4 and the image processing content.

[0022] The interface unit 30 exchanges various types of information with external devices such as the operator terminal 110 .

[0023] The display unit 40 is a display that displays various types of information.

[0024] The input unit 50 is a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like that accepts input of various information.

[0025] The printing unit 60 prints the composite image data Pa. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the printing unit 60 is a print head that prints the composite image data Pa in the horizontal direction on the side of a packaging material P (an example of an object to be printed) being transported on a conveyor C. Here, the horizontal direction is a direction that intersects the vertical direction and the transport direction of the packaging material P (leftward in the example of FIG. 2). The printing unit 60 ejects, for example, black, cyan, magenta, yellow, and white ink using an inkjet method. The background color of the packaging material P is, for example, brown (shown in halftone dots).

[0026] The operator terminal 110 includes a control unit 111, a storage unit 112, an interface unit 113, a display unit 114, and an input unit 115. The operator terminal 110 is, for example, a terminal of an individual operator or a terminal dedicated to controlling the image forming apparatus 1 for generating the image data D1 to D4, and is a device that executes a printer driver. The operator terminal 110 can be called an image generating apparatus. Note that the operator refers to, for example, an operator of the image forming apparatus 1 who operates the operator terminal 110, but an operator who submits the image data D1 to D4 to the operator terminal 110 can also be called an operator.

[0027] The control unit 111 has, for example, one or more processors (for example, a CPU) that function as an arithmetic processing unit that controls the operation of the operator terminal 110. This processor functions as an image data generation unit 111a and a file name assignment unit 111b by, for example, reading and executing a predetermined program from the storage unit 112 or from a storage medium (a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium) that is detachable from the operator terminal 110.

[0028] The image data generation unit 111a, for example, executes an arbitrary image data generation application and generates image data D1 to D4 based on input information acquired from the operator's input unit 115. Alternatively, the control unit 111 of the operator terminal 110 may acquire image data D1 to D4 generated by another device.

[0029] The file assigning unit 111b assigns file names to the image data D1 to D4 generated by the image data generating unit 111a. These file names include the above-mentioned multiple processing symbols (e.g., "L1," "X40Y60," "W1," "C1," "O1," and "B0"). The file assigning unit 111b may assign file names by accepting file names entered by an operator who knows the processing symbols via the input unit 115, or may assign file names based on processing symbols (image processing content) selected by the operator via a check box or the like via the input unit 115. Note that the processing symbols are not limited to combinations of letters and numbers, but may consist of only letters or numbers, or may be represented by symbols other than letters and numbers. The file names may also include other information, such as information (symbols) specifying the surface to be printed (e.g., the side).

[0030] The storage unit 112 includes, for example, a memory such as a ROM, which is a read-only semiconductor memory in which predetermined control programs are pre-recorded, a RAM, which is a semiconductor memory that can be written and read at any time and is used as a working storage area as needed when the processor executes various control programs, a hard disk drive, etc. The storage unit 112 may have an image processing content table similar to the image processing content table 21 of the image forming apparatus 1 described above. In this case, the correspondence relationships in this image processing content table may be presented to the operator so that the operator can input or select a processing symbol.

[0031] The interface unit 113 exchanges various types of information with external devices such as the image forming apparatus 1 .

[0032] The display unit 114 is a display that displays various types of information.

[0033] The input unit 115 is a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, or the like that accepts input of various information.

[0034] Next, the image processing content table 21 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0035] 3, the "processing items" of the image processing content are, for example, image overlay order, layout (print position), background color printing, color correction, overprinting, and barcode processing. Note that these processing items are merely examples, and the image processing content may include at least one of these processing items (for example, image overlay order and layout), and may also include processing items different from those described above.

[0036] The processing code corresponding to the image overlay order is Ln. The processing code Ln indicates that in the composite image data Pa, L1 is the backmost (lowest layer), and the larger the value of "n", the more the image is overlaid on the foreground (upper layer) in the composite image data Pa.

[0037] The processing symbol corresponding to the layout (print position) is XnYn. The value of "n" in the symbol Xn is the distance n [mm] from the origin (for example, the upper left corner of the print area) in the X direction (horizontal direction), and the value of "n" in the symbol Yn is the distance n [mm] from the origin in the Y direction (vertical direction). Note that instead of inputting the coordinate values, the operator may visually align the position on the image preview screen of the printer driver on the operator terminal 110 and set the coordinate values.

[0038] The processing code corresponding to background color printing is W0 or W1. The processing code W0 indicates that a background color (e.g., white) is not printed, and the processing code W1 indicates that a background color is printed. For packaging material P such as cardboard, the background (base) is printed solid with white ink to avoid (conceal) the influence of the base color (brown). Therefore, if the base color of the packaging material P is white, background color printing may be omitted even if background color printing is set. In this way, the composition unit 12 may generate the composite image data Pa based on the image processing content (e.g., background color printing) and object information (e.g., color and material) of the packaging material P on which the composite image data Pa is printed. Furthermore, the control unit 10 may adjust printing conditions other than the image processing content, such as printing speed and print density, based on the object information, for example, when a packaging material P that is prone to ink bleeding is used.

[0039] The processing code corresponding to color correction is C0 or C1. Processing code C0 indicates a pure color specification in which printing is performed using a single color of black ink to prevent the color from becoming muddy, for example, while processing code C1 indicates color matching processing using a color profile or the like. Since the color (ink coloring) and ink application tolerance vary depending on the material and color of the packaging material P, it is recommended to use a profile that matches these. In other words, the composition unit 12 should generate the composite image data Pa based on the image processing content (color correction) and object information (e.g., material and color) of the packaging material P on which the composite image data Pa will be printed.

[0040] The processing code corresponding to overprinting is O0 or O1. Processing code O0 indicates that overprinting is not performed in the overlapping portions of two or more image data D1 to D4 in the composite image data Pa, while processing code O1 indicates that overprinting is performed. In other words, without overprinting, only the image on the front side (overlapping portion) is printed, and with overprinting, the overlapping portions are printed overlapping. Note that the overlapping portions of the image data D1 to D4 may, for example, be where the printing areas of multiple image data D1 to D4 overlap, or where the printing area or background color printing area of ​​one image data D1 to D4 overlaps with the background color printing area of ​​another image data D1 to D4.

[0041] The processing code corresponding to barcode processing is B0 or ​​B1. The processing code B0 indicates that barcode processing is not performed, and the processing code B1 indicates that barcode processing is performed. Barcode processing is performed to improve reading quality, for example, by thickening or thinning lines, increasing or decreasing density, or adapting a different color profile from other image data. When barcode processing is performed in this manner, the printing area becomes the barcode processing area, eliminating the need to separately specify the barcode processing area. Note that barcode processing is an example of code processing performed on a code image. This code processing may also be two-dimensional code processing performed on a two-dimensional code. If the area on the packaging material P where the barcode is to be printed has been subjected to a base treatment to prevent ink bleeding, the composition unit 12 may not perform barcode processing even if barcode processing is set to be performed. In this way, the synthesis unit 12 may generate the composite image data Pa based on the image processing content (e.g., barcode processing) and the object information (e.g., base processing) of the packaging material P on which the composite image data Pa is printed.

[0042] The processing items in the image processing content described above are merely examples, and other items such as density may be included. Here, adding more processing items increases the number of processing symbols added to file names, which can lead to operator input time and errors. Therefore, it is recommended that operators be able to freely set preset combinations of processing symbols. For example, by using preset symbol P1, it is possible to omit inputting image overlay order L1 (backmost), layout X40Y60, background color printing W1 (yes), color correction C1 (color matching specified), overprint O1 (yes), and barcode processing B0 (no). The value of "n" in preset symbol Pn shown in Figure 3 can be any number or other symbol.

[0043] As shown in Figure 4, when an operator creates image data D1 of a product design image consisting of a circular pattern and the letters "XYZ" within this circular pattern, in order to perform image processing with image overlap order L1 (backmost), layout X40Y60, background color printing W1 (yes), color correction C1 (color matching specified), overprint O1 (yes), and barcode processing B0 (no), the file name is set as "L1X40Y60W1C1O1B0_XYZ.pdf" or "P1_XYZ.pdf." Here, "XYZ" after the underscore "_" following the processing symbol or preset symbol P1 is added arbitrarily by the operator to identify the image data D1 to D4, and ".pdf" is an example of a file name.

[0044] Furthermore, when an operator creates image data D2 of a rectangular content item with two rows, top and bottom, with the text "ABC-XYZ" on the top row and the text "6 Pieces" on the bottom row, in order to perform image processing with image overlay order L2 (front side of L1), layout X0Y0, background color printing W0 (none), color correction C0 (pure color specified), overprint O0 (none), and barcode processing B0 (none), the file name should be set as "L2X0Y0W0C0O0B0_ABC-XYZ.pdf" or "P2_ABC-XYZ.pdf".

[0045] Furthermore, when an operator creates barcode image data D3, in order to perform image processing with image overlay order L3 (front of L2), layout X130Y80, background color printing W0 (none), color correction C0 (pure color specified), overprint O0 (none), and barcode processing B1 (on), the file name is set as "L3X130Y80W0C0O0B1_barcodeABC.pdf" or "P3_barcodeABC.pdf." The dashed lines surrounding the rectangles of image data D3 and image data D4 (described later) merely represent the image size and are not printed. The image size may be automatically extracted by the composition unit 12, or may be set when the image data D1 to D4 are created on the operator terminal 110, etc.

[0046] Furthermore, when an operator creates image data D4 of the company name in the text "ABC Co., Ltd.", in order to perform image processing with image overlay order L4 (front of L3), layout X0Y80, background color printing W1 (yes), color correction C1 (color matching specified), overprint O1 (yes), and barcode processing B0 (no), the file name should be set as "L4X0Y80W1C1O1B0_company name ABC.pdf" or "P4_company name ABC.pdf".

[0047] Next, a case where the combining unit 12 generates combined image data Pa using the above-mentioned image data D1 to D4 shown in Figures 5(a1) to (a4) will be described with reference to Figures 5(b1) to (b4), which show packaging material P for the convenience of indicating whether or not a background color is printed. Note that the number of image data D1 to D4 to be combined may be plural, and the contents of the image data D1 to D4 are not limited to product design images, etc., which will be described later, and any content may be used.

[0048] As shown in Figure 5(b1), image data D1 of the product design image is placed at position X40Y60 of the layout, a background color is added to the other printing areas, color matching is specified, and barcode processing is not performed. Note that image data D1 is set to overprint, but since image data D1 is the backmost image, it is the same as setting it to not overprint. Also, the above printing area is set in advance depending on the printing surface of packaging material P, etc. Therefore, if the image size of image data D1 to D4 exceeds the printing area, it is recommended to notify the operator.

[0049] Next, as shown in Figure 5(b2), image data D2 of the content items is placed at the position of layout X0Y0. Image data D2 is set to have no background color, pure color specification, no overprint, and no barcode processing. In this case, since there is no overprinting of image data D2, the portion of image data D1 behind image data D2 that overlaps with image data D2 (the background color portion of image data D1) is removed.

[0050] Next, as shown in FIG. 5(b3), barcode image data D3 is placed at the layout position X130Y80. The image data D3 is set to have no background color, a pure color, no overprinting, and barcode processing. Therefore, barcode processing is performed on the image data D3. Note that because the image data D3 does not have overprinting, the portion of the image data D1 behind the image data D3 that overlaps with the image data D3 (the background color portion of the image data D1) is removed.

[0051] Next, as shown in FIG. 5(b4), image data D4 of the company name is placed in the position of layout X0Y80. The image data D4 is set with a background color, color matching specification, overprinting, and no barcode processing. Note that because the image data D4 has overprinting, the portion of the image data D1 behind the image data D4 that overlaps with the image data D4 (the background color portion of the image data D1) is not removed. However, because the image data D4 has background color printing, the background color will be printed even if overprinting was not performed.

[0052] Next, the image processing method according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0053] The process of FIG. 6 is performed by the control unit 10 of the image forming apparatus 1 based on a print instruction (such as an instruction to print composite image data Pa) from the image forming apparatus 1 or the operator terminal 110, for example.

[0054] First, the extraction unit 11 of the control unit 10 of the image forming apparatus 1 determines whether the preset symbol Pn is added to the file name for each of the plurality of image data D1 to D4 (step S1).

[0055] If the preset symbol Pn is attached to the file name (step S1: YES), the extraction unit 11 reads out the processing symbol corresponding to the preset symbol Pn from the image processing content table 21 (step S2).

[0056] In addition, the extraction unit 11 extracts image processing contents corresponding to the processing symbols (or the processing symbols read from the preset symbols Pn) attached to the file names of the plurality of image data D1 to D4 for each of the image data D1 to D4, for example, by referring to the image processing contents table 21 (step S3).

[0057] Then, the synthesis unit 12 synthesizes the plurality of image data D1 to D4 based on the extracted image processing content as described above with reference to FIG. 5, to generate synthetic image data Pa (step S4).

[0058] The image processing according to this embodiment is as described above, and then the RIP processing unit 13 of the image forming apparatus 1 performs known image processing such as RIP processing on the composite image data Pa (step S5). Then, the printing unit 60 prints the composite image data Pa that has been subjected to image processing by the RIP processing unit 13 onto a packaging material P (step S6). Then, the processing shown in FIG. 6 ends.

[0059] The file names of the image data D1 to D4 may be assigned only the preset symbol Pn without the processing symbol, or may be assigned only the processing symbol without the preset symbol Pn.

[0060] Furthermore, if the file names of the image data D1 to D4 do not have a processing symbol or a preset symbol Pn, the process shown in Fig. 6 may be omitted. In other words, if the file names include at least one of the processing symbol and the preset symbol Pn, the process shown in Fig. 6 may be performed.

[0061] Furthermore, if the file names of the image data D1 to D4 are missing a processing symbol corresponding to an item of image processing content, or if the processing symbol is missing from only some of the image data D1 to D4, the synthesis unit 12 may perform image processing by treating the missing processing item as "none" or a similar predetermined setting, or the control unit 10 may notify the operator that it is missing.

[0062] Furthermore, the processing of the flowchart in FIG. 6 may be performed only under specific conditions, such as when the user selects settings to perform the processing of FIG.

[0063] 1 and 2 may be a printing method other than the inkjet method. Although the printing unit 60 prints horizontally on the packaging material P, the printing direction of the printing unit 60 may be other directions, such as vertically downward. The object to be printed is not limited to the packaging material P, and may be any object.

[0064] In the present embodiment described above, the image forming device 1, which is an example of an image processing device, includes an extraction unit 11 that extracts image processing content corresponding to the processing symbol attached to each file name of multiple image data D1 to D4, and a synthesis unit 12 that synthesizes the multiple image data D1 to D4 based on the image processing content extracted by the extraction unit 11 to generate synthetic image data Pa.

[0065] In addition, the image processing method according to this embodiment is an image processing method performed by a computer (for example, the control unit 10 or an image processing device such as the image forming device 1), and includes extracting image processing content corresponding to the processing symbol attached to each file name of the plurality of image data D1 to D4 (step S3), and synthesizing the plurality of image data D1 to D4 based on the extracted image processing content to generate composite image data Pa (step S4).

[0066] In addition, the program according to this embodiment enables a computer (e.g., the control unit 10 or an image processing device such as the image forming device 1) to realize the function of extracting image processing content corresponding to the processing symbol attached to each file name of the plurality of image data D1 to D4 (step S3), and the function of synthesizing the plurality of image data D1 to D4 based on the extracted image processing content to generate composite image data Pa (step S4).

[0067] In these image forming apparatus 1 (image processing apparatus), image processing method, and program, when multiple pieces of image data D1 to D4 are combined to generate composite image data Pa, image processing details such as image overlay order, layout, background color printing, color correction, overprinting, and barcode processing can be set simply by adding a processing symbol (preset symbol Pn) to the file names of the multiple pieces of image data D1 to D4. Therefore, for example, when overprinting is set, the operator can avoid the trouble of masking overlapping portions of the image data D1 to D4, thereby reducing the effort required to set image processing details for generating composite image data Pa. This improves operator convenience.

[0068] In addition, in this embodiment, the image processing content includes the image overlapping order of the multiple image data D1 to D4, whether or not to print background color, and whether or not to overprint the part where two or more image data D1 to D4 overlap in the composite image data Pa, and the synthesis unit 12 removes the part of the background color part of the image data D1, which is on the back side in the image overlapping order and has background color printing, that overlaps with the image data D2 and D3, which are on the front side in the image overlapping order and do not have overprint.

[0069] This allows the background color portion of the rear image data D1 to be included or excluded depending on whether or not the front image data D2 and D3 are overprinted, further reducing the effort required to set image processing details.

[0070] In this embodiment, the image processing content includes whether or not code processing is performed on the code image.

[0071] This allows you to simply add the barcode processing code B0, B1, or preset code Pn to the file name of the barcode image data D3, eliminating the need to specify the barcode area and individually set special processing such as bar print image correction, thus further reducing the effort required to set image processing details.

[0072] In addition, in this embodiment, the synthesis unit 12 generates the composite image data Pa based on the image processing content and object information (e.g., color, material, and barcode base processing) of the packaging material P (an example of a printing object) on which the composite image data Pa is printed.

[0073] This allows image processing to be performed in accordance with the packaging material P without the need for an operator to do so, thereby further reducing the effort required to set the image processing content.

[0074] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be embodied by modifying the components without departing from the spirit of the invention in the implementation stage. Furthermore, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining multiple components disclosed in the above-described embodiments. For example, all components shown in the embodiments may be appropriately combined. Naturally, various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. The following is a partial summary of the invention described in the specification of this application.

[0075] [Appendix 1] an extracting unit that extracts image processing details corresponding to processing codes added to the file names of the respective image data; a synthesis unit that synthesizes the plurality of image data based on the image processing content extracted by the extraction unit and generates synthesized image data; An image processing device comprising:

[0076] [Appendix 2] The image processing content includes an image superposition order in the plurality of image data, whether or not to print a background color, and whether or not to overprint a portion where two or more of the image data overlap in the composite image data, The combining unit removes a portion of the background color portion of the image data in which the image overlay order is on the back side and the background color is printed, which portion overlaps with the image data in which the image overlay order is on the front side and the overprint is not performed. 2. The image processing device according to claim 1,

[0077] [Appendix 3] The image processing content includes whether or not code processing is performed on the code image. 3. The image processing device according to claim 1 or 2.

[0078] [Appendix 4] The synthesis unit generates the synthetic image data based on the image processing content and object information of a printing object on which the synthetic image data is printed. 4. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein:

[0079] [Appendix 5] 1. A computer-implemented image processing method, comprising: extracting image processing details corresponding to processing codes added to the file names of the respective plurality of image data; synthesizing the plurality of image data based on the extracted image processing content to generate synthesized image data; An image processing method comprising:

[0080] [Appendix 6] A function of extracting image processing details corresponding to processing codes added to the file names of the respective image data; a function of synthesizing the plurality of image data based on the extracted image processing content and generating synthesized image data; A program that makes the computer realize the above. [Explanation of symbols]

[0081] 1. Image forming device 10 Control Unit 11 Extraction part 12 Synthesis section 13 RIP processing section 20 Memory section 21 Image processing content table 30 Interface section 40 Display section 50 Input section 60 Printing Department 100 Printing Systems 110 Operator Terminal 111 Control Unit 111a image data generation unit 111b File name assignment section 112 Storage section 113 Interface section 114 Display section 115 Input section C Conveyor D1~D4 Image data P Packaging material Pa composite image data

Claims

1. an extracting unit that extracts image processing details corresponding to processing codes added to the file names of the respective image data; a synthesis unit that synthesizes the plurality of image data based on the image processing content extracted by the extraction unit and generates synthesized image data; An image processing device comprising:

2. the image processing content includes an image superposition order in the plurality of image data, whether or not to print a background color, and whether or not to overprint a portion where two or more of the image data overlap in the composite image data; The combining unit removes a portion of the background color portion of the image data in which the image overlay order is on the back side and the background color is printed, which portion overlaps with the image data in which the image overlay order is on the front side and the overprint is not performed.

2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein:

3. The image processing content includes whether or not code processing is performed on the code image.

2. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein:

4. The synthesis unit generates the synthetic image data based on the image processing content and object information of a printing object on which the synthetic image data is printed.

4. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein the image processing device is a computer.

5. 1. A computer-implemented image processing method, comprising: extracting image processing details corresponding to processing codes added to the file names of the respective plurality of image data; synthesizing the plurality of image data based on the extracted image processing content to generate synthesized image data; An image processing method comprising:

6. A function of extracting image processing details corresponding to processing codes added to the file names of the respective image data; a function of synthesizing the plurality of image data based on the extracted image processing content and generating synthesized image data; A program that makes the computer realize the above.

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