Method of manufacturing picture book

Abstract

To provide a method for producing a picture book, by which the picture book can easily be produced even in a small amount.SOLUTION: A delivery address printing step (step S1088) of printing the delivery address on a delivery address seal on which the delivery address can be specified, a first main printing step (step S1084) of printing cover text data including title information on a cover portion of the picture book, and a second main printing step (step S1084) of printing story text data including character text data on a body portion of the picture book; The method includes a collating process (step S1088) for manufacturing the picture book B by collating the printed cover part and text part, and a shipping process for shipping the picture book B manufactured by using the printed delivery address entry seal S.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for producing a picture book. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a picture book that is made up of a cover having a front cover, a back cover, and a spine, and a plurality of pages (hereinafter referred to as "main text") on which illustrations and text are printed. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-082909 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Generally, conventional picture books such as those described in Patent Document 1 are produced (published) by commissioning an author (creator) or illustrator to create the original drawings, and then having a printing company or the like make plates and use them to print.

[0005] However, because this manufacturing method is specialized for mass-producing picture books, when producing a small number of picture books, such as custom-made original picture books, not only is the manufacturing cost per book high, but it also inevitably takes a long time to complete the books.

[0006] The present invention provides a method for producing picture books that can be easily and conveniently produced even in small quantities. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The method for manufacturing a picture book in the present invention is a method for manufacturing a picture book having a cover section and a main text section in which the content of the story is written, and includes the following steps: an information acquisition process for acquiring orderer request information including delivery address information for the picture book set by the orderer of the picture book and information about the characters appearing in the picture book; a delivery address printing process for printing the delivery address information on a form capable of specifying the delivery address; a first main printing process for printing cover information including title information for the picture book on the cover section; a second main printing process for printing story information including the character information on the main text section; a binding process for manufacturing the picture book by merging the cover section printed by performing the first main printing process with the main text section printed by performing the second main printing process; and a shipping process for shipping the picture book manufactured by performing the binding process using the form printed by performing the delivery address printing process.

[0008] Preferably, the delivery destination printing step, the first main printing step, and the second main printing step are carried out in conjunction with each other.

[0009] Preferably, when printing different picture books, the first book printing step and the second book printing step are carried out after the printed matter of the picture book that was started earlier has been removed. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present invention, even a small number of picture books can be easily and conveniently produced, despite the relatively simple structure. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overview of a picture book production system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a printing system that constitutes the picture book production system of FIG. [Figure 3] 2 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a control process executed in the picture book production system of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 4]3 is a flowchart showing an example of a printing process executed in a printing control device that constitutes the printing system of FIG. 2. [Figure 5] 3A and 3B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the contents of orderer request data, picture book data, and print data. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a picture book according to the present embodiment. [Figure 7] 7 is a plan view showing an example of a package for packaging the picture book of FIG. 6. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to designate the same parts, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[0013] Figure 1 is an overview diagram showing an overview of the picture book manufacturing system of this embodiment, Figure 2 is a block diagram of a printing system that constitutes the picture book manufacturing system of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a control process executed in the picture book manufacturing system of Figure 1, Figure 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a printing process executed in a printing control device that constitutes the printing system of Figure 2, Figure 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the contents of the client request data, picture book data, and printing data, Figure 6 is an exploded oblique view showing an example of a picture book of this embodiment, and Figure 7 is a plan view showing an example of a packaging body that packages the picture book of Figure 6.

[0014] The picture book manufacturing method according to this embodiment is configured to be performed using a picture book manufacturing system 1 shown in Fig. 1. Below, an example of the picture book manufacturing method according to the present invention will be described while explaining the picture book manufacturing system 1.

[0015] <Overall configuration of picture book production system 1> As shown in Fig. 1, the picture book production system 1 according to this embodiment is a system capable of producing custom-made picture books and the like (see Fig. 6, hereinafter referred to as "picture book B"), and is configured to include a user terminal 10, a picture book production support device 20, and a printing system 30. The user terminal 10, the picture book production support device 20, and the printing system 30 are connected via a network 2 (for example, a public communication network, the Internet) so as to be able to communicate with each other via wired or wireless communication.

[0016] (User terminal 10) The user terminal 10 is a terminal owned by a user who uses the picture book production system 1, and is used when ordering the picture book B. Such a user terminal 1 can be a smartphone as shown in FIG. 1 or other terminals (for example, a laptop computer).

[0017] Details will be given later, but in this embodiment, when a user wishes to manufacture picture book B, the user operates the user terminal 10 to send information such as the characters and story ("orderer request data" in Figure 5(a)) to the picture book manufacturing management server 20.

[0018] (Picture book production support device 20) The picture book production support device 20 is a device for managing the production of a picture book B so that it meets the user's wishes. As such a picture book production support device 20, for example, a personal computer as shown in Fig. 1 or other terminals (for example, a laptop computer) can be used.

[0019] As will be described in more detail later, in this embodiment, the picture book manufacturing support device 20 is used to adjust the contents of picture book B with the user, and then the printing data for picture book B ("printing data" in Figure 5(c)) is sent to the printing system 30.

[0020] (Printing System 30) The printing system 30 is a system for manufacturing (producing) picture book B based on the printing data transmitted from the picture book manufacturing support device 20, and for shipping the picture book B to the user who ordered it. The printing system 30 can be installed, for example, in a facility such as a printing factory where various types of printing are performed (see FIG. 1, hereinafter referred to as a "printing facility"). For convenience of explanation, the following description will be given on the assumption that the printing system 30 is installed in a printing facility.

[0021] 2, the printing system 30 includes a print control device 31, a delivery destination printing device 32, a first picture book printing device 33, a second picture book printing device 34, and a bookbinding device 35. The print control device 31, delivery destination printing device 32, first picture book printing device 33, second picture book printing device 34, and bookbinding device 35 are connected to each other via a network 36 (e.g., a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network)) installed in the printing facility.

[0022] (print control device 31) The print control device 31 includes a control unit 31A, a storage unit 31B, a display unit 31C, an input unit 31D, and a communication unit 31E.

[0023] The control unit 31A is a device that reads programs stored in the storage unit 31A and performs various processes. (1) Control to print the delivery destination data of picture book B on the delivery destination printer 32; (2) Controlling the first picture book printing device 33 and the second picture book printing device 34 to print the picture book data of picture book B; (3) Controlling the binding of the printed matter printed in (2) above by the binding device 35; The above controls (1) to (3) will be described in detail later.

[0024] The storage unit 31B is made up of a semiconductor memory such as a ROM, and stores programs for operating the print control device 31, the destination printing device 32, the first picture book printing device 33, the second picture book printing device 34, and the bookbinding device 35.

[0025] The display unit 31C is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) and is a device that displays a predetermined image based on commands from the control unit 31A. The input unit 31D is, for example, a known keyboard or touch panel and is a device that can input various information. The communication unit 31E is an interface that can communicate with communication devices inside and outside the printing facility via the network 2 and the network 36.

[0026] Here, the picture book B according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, a picture book B according to this embodiment includes a cover section B1 and a body section B2.

[0027] The cover section B1 has a front cover, a back cover, and a spine, and the front cover and spine etc. are printed with the title of the picture book B as title information, as well as illustrations, the author's name, etc. The main body section B2 is the part where illustrations and text showing the content of the story are printed, and is made up of multiple pages.

[0028] As with conventional picture books, the paper material (sheets) used for the cover portion B1 is thicker than the paper material (sheets) used for the body portion B2 in order to prevent breakage or damage to the picture book B. Examples of paper materials used for the cover portion B1 and body portion B2 include coated paper, matte paper, and high-quality paper.

[0029] Incidentally, when printing on paper materials of different thicknesses, multiple printing devices are usually used to improve productivity, etc. Therefore, in this embodiment as well, the cover section B1 and the body section B2 are printed using separate printing devices (the "first picture book printing device 33" and the "second picture book printing device 34" in FIG. 2). This point will be explained in detail later.

[0030] The picture book B according to this embodiment is manufactured in the same manner as conventional picture books by printing the cover section B1 and the body section B2 and then binding them together. This binding can be performed by wrapping the body section B2 with the cover section B1 and then binding them together, for example, by perfect binding, saddle stitching, flat stitching, or machine stitching.

[0031] (Delivery destination printing device 32) Next, the destination printing device 32 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, the delivery address printing device 32 is a device for printing delivery address data on a delivery address label S (see FIG. 7). The above-mentioned packaging destination label S corresponds to the "writing body" described in the claims.

[0032] As will be described in more detail later, the delivery destination data indicates the shipping destination specified by the user when ordering picture book B, and is included in the print data sent from the picture book management device 20 (see Figure 1) (see Figure 5(c)).

[0033] In this embodiment, the created picture book B is configured to be shipped (directly) from the printing facility to a delivery address designated by the user. Therefore, the printing system 30 prints not only the picture book B but also the delivery address data.

[0034] As shown in Fig. 7, the produced picture book B is packaged in a package E with a delivery address label S affixed thereto, and is then shipped from the printing facility to the delivery destination (see Fig. 7). Such a package E is not limited to an envelope as shown in Fig. 7, and cardboard, soft packaging material, etc. can be used as long as it can package the picture book B. In this embodiment, the delivery address data is printed on the delivery address label S, but it may also be printed directly on the package E.

[0035] (First picture book printing device 33, second picture book printing device 34) As shown in FIG. 2, the first picture book printing device 33 and the second picture book printing device 34 are devices for printing the contents of the picture book B.

[0036] Specifically, the first picture book printing device 33 is configured to print the cover section B1 (see Figure 7) of picture book B based on cover data transmitted from the picture book management device 20 (see Figure 1), and the second picture book printing device 34 is configured to print the main text section B2 (see Figure 7) of picture book B based on story data transmitted from the picture book management device.

[0037] Although details will be described later, both the cover data and the story data are data included in the print data sent from the picture book management device 20 (see FIG. 5(b)).

[0038] The first picture book printing device 33 and the second picture book printing device 34 in this embodiment are provided with a detection device (see "printed matter removal detection device 33A" and "printed matter removal detection device 34A" in Figure 2) that detects whether the printed matter discharged to the discharge tray has been removed after printing based on the print data has been completed.

[0039] Such a configuration is, for example, An imaging device (e.g., a CCD (Charge Coupled Devices) camera) that captures an image of the discharge tray is provided around the discharge tray. After printing based on the print data is completed, an image of the output tray is captured by an imaging device. - Determine whether or not there is a printed matter in the captured output tray using publicly known image recognition technology; This can be achieved by:

[0040] (Bookbinding device 35) The binding device 35 is a device for combining (binding) the cover section B1 (see Figure 7) printed by the first picture book printing device 33 with the main text section B2 (see Figure 7) 1 printed by the second picture book printing device 34 to create a picture book B.

[0041] <Control processing in picture book production system 1> Next, the control processing in the picture book production system 1 will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 5. Note that the following description will be given on the assumption that applications for using the picture book production system 1 have already been installed in the user terminal 10, the picture book production support device 20, and the print control device 31.

[0042] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the control process in the picture book production system 1 is mainly carried out between the user terminal 10, the picture book production support device 20, and the print control device 31 of the printing system 30.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 3, the control process in the picture book production system 1 starts when the user uses the user terminal 10 to transmit orderer request data to the picture book production support device 20 (step S101).

[0044] As shown in FIG. 5(a), the orderer request data is made up of delivery destination data, character data, story outline data, and other data. The above-mentioned orderer request data, delivery destination data, and character data correspond to the "orderer request information," "delivery destination information," and "character information" described in the claims, respectively.

[0045] The delivery destination data is data that indicates the delivery destination of picture book B. Such data includes, for example, text data that indicates the address, name or appellation, and postal code of the delivery destination (see "Delivery Destination Data A" in Figure 7). This makes it possible to ship picture book B produced at the printing facility to the delivery destination specified by the user.

[0046] The character data is data about the characters that will appear in the produced picture book B. Examples of such data include text data indicating the names and personalities of the characters, and image data indicating the designs of the characters. This determines the content of the characters that will appear in picture book B.

[0047] The story outline data is data relating to the story of the produced picture book B. An example of such data is text data that indicates the content of the story created by the user.

[0048] However, it may be difficult for the user to come up with the content of such a story. For this reason, the content of the story may be selected by the user from among a plurality of stories prepared in advance by the creator of picture book B, or it may be entirely left to the creator of picture book B (for example, the picture book production support device 20).

[0049] Other data is data other than the delivery destination data, character data, and story summary data mentioned above, such as text data indicating the size of picture book B (A4 size, B5 size, etc.), the type and thickness of paper for cover section B1 and main text section B2, and the number of copies to be printed.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 3, when the picture book production support device 20 receives the orderer request data from the user terminal 10, it performs a process of acquiring picture book data that constitutes the picture book B (step S102).

[0051] As shown in Figure 5(b), the picture book data consists of cover data indicating the title and illustrations to be drawn on the cover B1, and story data indicating the story content and illustrations to be drawn in the main text B2. The title, cover data, and story data depicted on the cover B1 as described above correspond to the "title information," "cover information," and "story information" respectively described in the claims.

[0052] The picture book data is created based on the character data and story outline data transmitted from the user terminal 10. Such picture book data may be created by the picture book production support device 20, or may be commissioned to an author (creator) who creates the manuscript for picture book B or an illustrator who creates the illustrations for picture book B.

[0053] As shown in FIG. 2, the picture book production support device 20 then performs processing to transmit the picture book data acquired in step S102 to the user terminal 10 (step S103).

[0054] If there are any corrections to the picture book data sent from the picture book manufacturing support terminal 20, the user terminal 10 performs a process of sending revised manuscript data of picture book B reflecting the corrections (step S104 → step S105), and if there are no corrections to the picture book data, it performs a process of sending picture book printing request data requesting the printing of picture book B to the picture book manufacturing support server 20 (step S104 → step S106).

[0055] When the picture book production support device 20 receives the revised manuscript data from the user terminal 10, it acquires the picture book data reflecting the revisions (step S102) and performs processing to transmit this picture book data to the user terminal 10 (step S103).

[0056] On the other hand, when the picture book production support device 20 receives picture book print request data from the user terminal 10 , it performs processing to transmit the print data to the printing system 30 .

[0057] As shown in FIG. 5(c), the print data is made up of delivery address data, cover data, story data, and other data.

[0058] The delivery destination data is data included in the orderer request data (see FIG. 5(a)) sent from the user terminal 10. The cover data and story data are the contents of the picture book data (see FIG. 5(b)) for which the user has given permission to print (step S104 → step S106). The other data is information required for printing, such as other data included in the orderer request data sent from the user terminal 10 (for example, the size of picture book B, the type and thickness of paper, number of copies to be printed, etc.).

[0059] As shown in FIG. 3, the print control device 31 is configured to perform a print process (see FIG. 4) when it receives print data from the picture book production support device 20 (step S108). The process of receiving print data in the print control device 31 as described above corresponds to the "information acquisition process" set forth in the claims.

[0060] As shown in FIG. 4, the printing process performed by the print control device 31 starts with determining whether the picture book print removal flag is ON (step S1081).

[0061] The picture book print removal flag is turned ON in the processing of step S1086, which will be described later. In this embodiment, the picture book printed matter removal flag is turned ON when the printed matter removal detection device 33A (see FIG. 2) detects that the printed matter of the cover section B1 has been removed from the discharge tray of the first picture book printing device 33, and when the printed matter removal detection device 34A (see FIG. 2) detects that the printed matter of the body section B2 has been removed from the discharge tray of the second picture book printing device 34. In other words, in this embodiment, the picture book printed matter removal flag is turned ON on the condition that there is no printed matter of picture book B in the discharge tray of either the first picture book printing device 33 or the second picture book printing device 34.

[0062] When the picture book print removal flag is ON, the print control device 31 performs processing to transmit the print data sent from the picture book production support device 20 to the destination printing device 32, the first picture book printing device 33, and the second picture book printing device 34 (see FIG. 2) (step S1082). As a result, printing of the destination data, cover data, and story data begins by each printing device.

[0063] Then, the printing control device 31 turns off the picture book print removal flag (step S1083) and performs a process to confirm whether printing of the cover section B1 by the first picture book printing device 33 and printing of the main text section B2 by the second picture book printing device 34 have been completed (step S1084). As described above, the process of printing the cover section B1 using the first picture book printing device 33 and the process of printing the main text section B2 using the second picture book printing device 34 correspond to the "first main printing process" and the "second main printing process" described in the claims, respectively.

[0064] After printing of the cover section B1 and the body section B2 is completed, the print control device 31 performs a process of checking whether the printed matter of the cover section B1 has been removed from the discharge tray of the first picture book printing device 33 and whether the printed matter of the body section B2 has been removed from the discharge tray of the second picture book printing device 34 (step S1085). As described above, in this embodiment, the printed matter removal detection device 33A (see FIG. 2) detects that the printed matter of the cover section B1 has been removed, and the printed matter removal detection device 34A (see FIG. 2) detects that the printed matter of the body section B2 has been removed.

[0065] After confirming that the cover section B1 and the body section B2 have been removed, the print control device 31 performs a process to turn on the picture book print removal flag (step S1086), which allows printing of another picture book B to begin.

[0066] Next, the print control device 31 performs a process to check whether an operation to start binding by the bookbinding device 35 (see FIG. 2) has been performed (step S1087). Such a check can be performed, for example, by detecting that the binding start button of the bookbinding device 35 has been operated (depressed, etc.). As a result, the display section B1 and the text section B2 are bound (combined) together, and the picture book B is manufactured (produced). The above-described process of binding the display section B1 and the body section B2 together by the bookbinding device 35 corresponds to the "binding process" described in the claims.

[0067] Thereafter, the printing control device 31 confirms that the printing of the delivery destination data by the delivery destination printing device 32 (see Figure 2) and the binding of picture book B by the binding device 35 have been completed (step S1088), and then terminates the printing process and proceeds to step S109 (see Figure 3). The process of printing the delivery destination data using the delivery destination printer 32 as described above corresponds to the "delivery destination printing process" set forth in the claims.

[0068] Next, the print control device 31 performs a process of confirming whether the produced picture book B has been shipped to the delivery destination designated by the user (step S108), as shown in Fig. 3. Such confirmation can be performed, for example, by a worker completing the shipping work of picture book B and then inputting data indicating this into the print control device 31. Note that, as described above, picture book B can be shipped after being packaged in a package E to which a shipping destination label S has been affixed (see Fig. 7). The process of shipping the picture book B using the package E to which the shipping destination label S is affixed corresponds to the "shipping process" described in the claims.

[0069] Thereafter, the print control device 31 performs processing to transmit picture book completion data indicating that the delivery of picture book B has been completed to the picture book support device 20 (step S110).

[0070] When the picture book support device 20 receives the picture book completion data from the printing control device 31, it performs processing (picture book delivery processing) such as sending data indicating that picture book B has been delivered to the user terminal 10, and terminates the control processing in the picture book manufacturing system 1.

[0071] As described above, in this embodiment, printing of a new picture book B can be started on the condition that the printed matter of the picture book B has been removed from each of the discharge trays of the first picture book printing device 33 and the second picture book printing device 34 (steps S1081 to S1086). That is, with this configuration, when binding is performed using the bookbinding device 35, it is possible to effectively prevent the binding from being performed in a state where printed matters (cover portions B1 and body portions B2) of different picture books B are mixed together. As a result, according to this embodiment, it is possible to prevent unforeseen circumstances, such as the cover section B1 being combined with the main text section B2 of another picture book B and binding it, thereby making it possible to reliably ensure the quality of the picture book B.

[0072] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the printing of shipping destination data is performed in parallel with the printing of the display section B1 and the main text section B2, so that the shipping process, which tends to be complicated, i.e., the shipping process that is carried out in a process separate from the manufacturing of the picture book B, can be carried out smoothly. As a result, according to this embodiment, the operations from production to shipping of the picture book B can be carried out efficiently.

[0073] <Configuration and Effects of the Embodiment> As described above, the picture book printing method according to this embodiment is a method for manufacturing a picture book B having a cover section B1 and a body section B2 in which the contents of the story are written, and includes an information acquisition step (step S108) for acquiring orderer request data including delivery address data for the picture book B set by an orderer of the picture book B and data on characters appearing in the picture book B, a delivery address printing step (step S1088) for printing the delivery address data on a delivery address entry label S on which the delivery address can be specified, and a first main printing step for printing cover data including title information of the picture book B on the cover section B1. The method includes a printing process (step S1084) for printing story data including character data on the main text section B2, a binding process (step S1088) for binding the cover section B1 printed by the first main printing process with the main text section B2 printed by the second main printing process to produce a picture book B, and a shipping process (step S109) for shipping the picture book B produced by the binding process using the shipping address label S printed by the shipping address printing process. With this configuration, the user can obtain the picture book simply by sending data including delivery address data and data on the characters appearing in picture book B. Moreover, at the printing facility that prints the picture book, the shipping address data can be printed in parallel with the printing of picture book B, so the process from producing picture book B to shipping can be carried out efficiently. Therefore, with the above-described configuration, even small quantities of picture books can be produced easily and simply, and can also be obtained in a short time.

[0074] Furthermore, the delivery destination printing step, the first main printing step, and the second main printing step are performed in conjunction with each other. With this configuration, the shipping destination data, cover data, and story data can be printed automatically and continuously, so that the operations from production to shipping can be carried out more efficiently. As a result, with the above configuration, the user who places the order can obtain picture book B in a shorter time after placing the order.

[0075] When a different picture book B is to be printed, the first and second main printing steps are carried out after the printed matter of picture book B, which has been started earlier, has been removed. With this configuration, when binding using the binding device 35, it is possible to effectively prevent printed materials (cover section B1 and main text section B2) of different picture books B from being bound together. As a result, the above configuration can prevent unexpected situations, such as the cover section B1 being combined with the body section B2 of another picture book B and bound, thereby ensuring the quality of the picture book B.

[0076] <Modification> The above-described embodiment does not limit the present invention, and modifications that do not deviate from the spirit of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

[0077] Furthermore, the structure, system, program, and the like of the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0078] For example, it is possible to combine two or more components into one, or conversely, it is possible to configure one component from two or more separate components and connect them together.

[0079] Specifically, in the above embodiment, the picture book production support device 20 and the print control device 31 are configured as separate devices, but these can also be configured as a single device.

[0080] In addition, in the above embodiment, the printing control device 31 controlled the destination printing device 32 to print the destination data, the first picture book printing device 33 to print the cover section B1, and the second picture book printing device 34 to print the main text section B2, but it is also possible to perform some or all of these manually.

[0081] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the delivery destination data is printed by a dedicated printing device (delivery destination printing device 32), but it may be printed by the first picture book printing device 33 or the second picture book printing device .

[0082] In the above embodiment, a new picture book B can be printed on the condition that printed matter has been removed from the discharge trays of the first picture book printing device 33 and the second picture book printing device 34, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, (1) After the binding (binding) of the cover section B1 and the body section B2 by the bookbinding device 35 has started or completed. (2) After the picture book B has been shipped (step S109), (3) The worker expressed his / her intention (for example, by entering data or pressing a button to print a new picture book B). It is also possible to configure the system so that a new picture book B can be printed under any of the conditions above.

[0083] Furthermore, the above embodiment is merely one of the best modes currently available.

[0084] Furthermore, the control may be performed by a higher-level control section, or by a lower-level control section.

[0085] Furthermore, the order of control can be changed as appropriate as long as it has a predetermined effect. [Explanation of symbols]

[0086] 1: Picture book production system 2: Network 10: User terminal 20: Picture book production support device 30: Printing system 31: Printing control device 31A: Control section 31B: Storage section 31C: Display section 31D: Input section 31E:Communication Department 32:Delivery destination printing device 33: First picture book printing device 34: Second picture book printing device 35: Bookbinding device 36: Network B: Picture books B1: Display section B2: Body part E: Packaging S: Shipping address sticker (filled in) A: Shipping information

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing a picture book having a cover and a main text portion on which the content of the story is written, an information acquisition step of acquiring orderer request information including delivery address information of the picture book set by the orderer of the picture book and information on characters appearing in the picture book; a delivery destination printing step of printing the delivery destination information on a writing field on which the delivery destination can be specified; a first book printing step of printing cover information including title information of the picture book on the cover portion; a second printing step of printing story information including the character information in the main text section; a binding step of binding the cover portion printed by the first main printing step and the body portion printed by the second main printing step to produce the picture book; a shipping step of shipping the picture book produced by the binding step using the written form printed by the delivery destination printing step; A method for manufacturing a picture book, comprising:

2. The picture book manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the delivery destination printing step, the first main printing step, and the second main printing step are performed in conjunction with each other.

3. The method for manufacturing a picture book according to claim 1 , wherein, when printing different picture books, the first book printing step and the second book printing step are carried out after the printed matter of the picture book that was started earlier has been removed.

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