Square card print system

Abstract

To print a selected image on a square card in an easily and timely manner while preventing the risk of leakage of personal information.SOLUTION: A square card print system includes a portable information terminal and an image forming apparatus connected to each other via a communication network, and the portable information terminal has: user selection receiving means that receives a user's selection regarding image information stored in the portable information terminal; and image information notification means that notifies the image forming apparatus of the image information selected by the user selection receiving means by using the communication network. The image forming apparatus has: image information acquisition means that acquires the image information notified of by the image information notification means; and image information output means that prints the image information acquired by the image information acquisition means on a square card.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This relates to a technique for printing image information on colored paper. [Background technology]

[0002] Generally, people take commemorative photos when visiting tourist spots or attending events such as weddings and graduation ceremonies, and recently, many people take such photos with their own smartphones.

[0003] On the other hand, when leaving on a journey or meeting a celebrity, people may write messages on colored paper or ask the celebrity to sign an autograph, and colored paper can be used to mark special occasions. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Incidentally, if you want to print photos (image information) stored on a smartphone (mobile information terminal) onto some kind of printing medium, you need to use a computer, which is a hassle, and if you have to have a third party do the printing, there is a risk that your personal information will be leaked.

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide a colored paper printing system that can easily and timely print selected images on colored paper while suppressing the risk of personal information leakage. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One form of the disclosed colored paper printing system is a colored paper printing system including a portable information terminal and an image forming device connected via a communication network, wherein the portable information terminal has a user selection accepting means for accepting a user's selection regarding image information stored in the portable information terminal, and an image information notifying means for notifying the image forming device of the image information selected by the user selection accepting means using the communication network, and the image forming device has an image information acquiring means for acquiring the image information notified by the image information notifying means, and an image information output means for printing the image information acquired by the image information acquiring means on colored paper. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] The disclosed colored paper printing system enables users to easily and timely print selected images onto colored paper while reducing the risk of personal information leaks. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a color paper print system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 1 is a functional block diagram of a colored paper printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 3] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a colored paper printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of an example of a printing process by the colored paper printing system according to the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (Operation principle of the color paper printing system according to this embodiment)

[0010] 1, a colored paper print system 100 according to this embodiment (hereinafter simply referred to as "this system") includes a mobile information terminal 110 such as a smartphone, and an image forming apparatus 120. The mobile information terminal 110 and the image forming apparatus 120 are connected via a communication network 260.

[0011] The communication network 260 may be a wired network, but is preferably a wireless communication network. The mobile information terminal 110 and the image forming apparatus 120 have a communication establishing means for establishing communication between the mobile information terminal 110 and the image forming apparatus 120 in cooperation with each other.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 2, the system 100 includes a mobile information terminal 110 and an image forming device 120, the mobile information terminal 110 includes a user selection receiving means 130 and an image information notification means 140, and the image forming device 120 includes an image information acquisition means 150 and an image information output means 160.

[0013] The user selection receiving means 130 receives a selection 220 from the user 210 regarding image information 230 stored in the terminal 110. The content of the image information 230 is not particularly limited, but it is assumed that the image information 230 includes a photograph taken by the mobile information terminal 110 or a photograph taken by another terminal and transferred.

[0014] The user's selection 220 includes a selection regarding the printing conditions 240 of the image information 230. The printing conditions 240 include the quality and size of the printing medium (colored paper 250), the print quality, whether it is black and white, color, monochrome, etc., and the enlargement and reduction ratios of the image information.

[0015] The image information notification means 140 uses the communication network 260 to notify the image forming apparatus 120 of the image information 230 accepted by the user selection acceptance means 130. The image information notification means 140 also notifies the image forming apparatus 120 of the printing conditions 240 accepted by the user selection acceptance means 130.

[0016] The image information acquisition means 150 acquires the image information 230 notified by the image information notification means 140. The image information acquisition means 150 also acquires the printing conditions 240 notified by the image information notification means 140.

[0017] The image information output means 160 prints the image information 230 acquired by the image information acquisition means 150 on colored paper 250. The image information output means 160 prints the image information 230 in accordance with the printing conditions 240 acquired by the image information acquisition means 150.

[0018] Based on the above-described operating principle, the present system 100 makes it possible to easily and timely print a selected image 230 onto colored paper 250 while suppressing the risk of personal information leaks. (Example of hardware configuration of colored paper printing system according to this embodiment)

[0019] An example of the hardware configuration of the mobile information terminal 110 and the image forming apparatus 120 will be described using Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the mobile information terminal 110 and the image forming apparatus 120. As shown in Fig. 3, the mobile information terminal 110 and the image forming apparatus 120 have CPUs (Central Processing Units) 310 and 410, ROMs (Read-Only Memory) 320 and 420, RAMs (Random Access Memory) 330 and 430, auxiliary storage devices 340 and 440, communication I / Fs 350 and 450, input devices 360 and 460, display devices 370 and 470, and recording medium I / Fs 380 and 480.

[0020] The CPUs 310 and 410 are devices that execute programs stored in the ROMs 320 and 420, and perform arithmetic processing on data loaded into the RAMs 330 and 430 in accordance with instructions from the programs, thereby controlling the entire mobile information terminal 110 or image forming apparatus 120. The ROMs 320 and 420 store the programs and data to be executed by the CPUs 310 and 410. When the CPUs 310 and 410 execute programs stored in the ROMs 320 and 420, the programs and data to be executed are loaded into the RAMs 330 and 430, and the RAMs 310 and 430 temporarily hold the arithmetic data during the calculation.

[0021] The auxiliary storage devices 340 and 440 are devices that store basic software such as an operating system (OS) and application programs according to the present embodiment, along with related data. The auxiliary storage devices 340 and 440 are, for example, hard disk drives (HDDs) or flash memories.

[0022] The communication I / Fs 350 and 450 are interfaces for connecting to a communication network 260 such as a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet, and for transmitting and receiving data to and from other devices that provide communication functions.

[0023] The input devices 360, 460 are devices such as keyboards for inputting data to the mobile information terminal 110 or the image forming apparatus 120. The display devices (output devices) 370, 470 are devices formed by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and function as a user interface when the user uses the functions of the mobile information terminal 110 or the image forming apparatus 120 or when making various settings. The recording medium I / Fs 380, 480 are interfaces for transmitting and receiving data to and from recording media 390, 490 such as CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, and USB memories.

[0024] Each unit of apparatus 100 may be realized by CPU 310, 410 executing a program corresponding to each unit stored in ROM 320, 420 or auxiliary storage device 340, 440. Each unit of portable information terminal 110 or image forming apparatus 120 may be realized by hardware that performs the processing of the unit. Alternatively, the program according to the present invention may be read from an external server device via communication I / F 350, 450, or read from recording medium 390, 490 via recording medium I / F 380, 480, and then executed by portable information terminal 110 or image forming apparatus 120. (Example of processing by the colored paper printing system according to this embodiment) The flow of an example of processing by the present system 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of an example of processing by the present system 100.

[0025] In S10, user selection receiving means 130 receives selection 220 from user 210 regarding image information 230 stored in terminal 110. The content of image information 230 is not particularly limited, but it is assumed that the image information 230 includes a photograph taken with mobile information terminal 110 or a photograph taken with another terminal and transferred.

[0026] The user's selection 220 includes a selection regarding the printing conditions 240 of the image information 230. The printing conditions 240 include the quality and size of the printing medium (colored paper 250), the print quality, whether it is black and white, color, monochrome, etc., and the enlargement and reduction ratios of the image information.

[0027] In S20, the image information notification means 140 uses the communication network 260 to notify the image forming apparatus 120 of the image information 230 received in S10. The image information notification means 140 also notifies the image forming apparatus 120 of the printing conditions 240 received in S10.

[0028] In S30, the image information acquisition unit 150 acquires the image information 230 notified in S20. The image information acquisition unit 150 also acquires the printing conditions 240 notified in S20.

[0029] In S40, the image information output means 160 prints the image information 230 acquired in S30 on colored paper 250. The image information output means 160 prints the image information 230 in accordance with the printing conditions 240 acquired in S30.

[0030] By performing the above-described processing, the system 100 makes it possible to print the selected image 230 on the colored paper 250 easily and timely while suppressing the risk of personal information leaks.

[0031] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention as defined in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0032] 100 Color Paper Print System 110 Mobile Information Terminals 120 Image forming device 130 User selection acceptance means 140 Image information notification means 150 Image information acquisition means 160 Image information output means 210 users 220 User Selection 230 Image Information 240 Printing conditions for image information 250 Colored Paper 260 Communication Network 310, 410 CPU 320, 420 ROM 330, 430 RAM 340, 440 Auxiliary storage 350, 450 communication interface 360, 460 input device 370, 470 output device 380, 480 storage media interface 390, 490 storage medium

Claims

1. A colored paper printing system including a mobile information terminal and an image forming apparatus connected via a communication network, The mobile information terminal a user selection receiving means for receiving a user selection regarding image information stored in the portable information terminal; an image information notification unit that notifies the image forming apparatus of the image information selected by the user selection acceptance unit using the communication network, The image forming apparatus includes: image information acquiring means for acquiring the image information notified by the image information notifying means; and image information output means for printing the image information acquired by the image information acquisition means on colored paper.

2. The user's selection includes a selection regarding printing conditions for the image information, and the printing conditions include the quality and size of the printing medium, the print quality, and the enlargement and reduction rate of the image information; the image information notification means notifies the printing conditions of the image information; the image information acquisition means acquires printing conditions for the image information; 2. The color paper print system according to claim 1, wherein the image information output means prints in accordance with printing conditions of the acquired image information.

3. A color paper printing method performed in a system including a mobile information terminal and an image forming apparatus connected via a communication network, comprising: In the portable information terminal, a step in which a user selection receiving means receives a user selection regarding image information to be stored in the portable information terminal; an image information notification unit notifying the image forming device of the image information selected by the user selection acceptance unit, using the communication network; In the image forming apparatus, an image information acquiring means acquiring the image information notified by the image information notifying means; and a step in which image information output means prints the image information acquired by the image information acquisition means on colored paper.

4. The user's selection includes a selection regarding printing conditions for the image information, and the printing conditions include the quality and size of the printing medium, the print quality, and the enlargement and reduction rate of the image information; the image information notification means notifies the printing conditions of the image information; the image information acquisition means acquires printing conditions for the image information; 4. The color paper printing method according to claim 3, wherein the image information output means prints in accordance with printing conditions of the acquired image information.

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