JP2003263424A - Printed matter making device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a printed matter producing apparatus capable of inexpensively producing a printed matter according to services of a dealer. SOLUTION: A printed matter creating apparatus 1 includes a goods supplier terminal 2 operated by a supplier of goods listed on the printed matter and an orderer operated by a printed matter orderer who is a seller selling the goods of the goods supplier. A network system is configured together with the terminal 3. Then, based on the operation of the orderer terminal 3, template data 10 relating to a printed matter having a plurality of missing portions into which predetermined information is inserted is generated.
The material data 20 on the image of the product to be posted on the printed matter and the information 69 on the selling price and the orderer of the product entered by the orderer terminal are stored in the missing part 12 of the template data.
13 to be combined and collected as print data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing printed materials such as catalogs, pamphlets, leaflets and direct mails (hereinafter referred to as DM) using a network, and more particularly, a computer-controlled plate-making by an order from a customer. A device for performing processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a store that sells products of a specific maker, a printed matter for promotion in which product information created by the maker or the like is posted, specifically, a catalog, a brochure, a leaflet, a DM, etc. Is often used. Of these, catalogs are often used because they can post a great deal of product information. The merchandise catalog was created by the manufacturer preparing and laying out the manuscript and showing the manuscript to the printing company. Then, the catalog printed by the printing company is sent to the retailer who handles the product of the manufacturer, and the retailer uses the catalog for the description of the product and the advertisement.

Since the catalog is mainly created and laid out by the manufacturer, it is usual that the catalog describes the main products considered by the manufacturer and the suggested retail price of the product.

In this way, one of the business methods is to sell the main product selected by the manufacturer as it is as the main product of the own store by using the catalog created by the manufacturer. However, from the standpoint of the retailer, considering the locality of the store and the needs of the customer, such as the needs of the retailer, the main product is selected by itself and differentiated from other stores in order to improve customer satisfaction. In some cases, we may want to provide services that meet the requirements of. On the contrary, the existence of the above-mentioned catalog may be a kind of hindrance to a store wishing to provide such a service.

On the other hand, since the above catalogs are ordered in a lump, it becomes very complicated to make a printing plate for the names and contact information of the dealers and print them individually for each dealer. , Virtually impossible. However, it is not desirable for retailers that the contact information of the store is not listed.

[0006] In addition, the retail stores display the retail prices at their own stores for each product rather than the manufacturer's suggested retail prices being displayed uniformly in the catalog, and advertise widely about better services. Often want to do it.

Further, in recent years, the manufacturer often leaves it to the retailer to freely decide how much the retailer sells the product, and sets a so-called open price without setting the manufacturer's suggested retail price. There are many things. Even if the catalog states that the price is open, it is difficult for the customer to determine how much the price is, and the criteria for product selection tend to be ambiguous.

[0008] Against this background, in order for a store to differentiate its service from other stores, the store name and contact information are written in a completed catalog and printed on the catalog for each product. The meaning of correcting the manufacturer's suggested retail price to the selling price at its own store is significant. However, such a catalog is often not suitable because it requires a lot of trouble in correction work, a catalog that cannot be used is generated due to a correction mistake, and the appearance is not beautifully finished.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, it is possible that the retailer produces a catalog for his or her own use, in which the product is selected, the price is set, and the store name is displayed. However, in the original catalog that retailers use only at their own stores,
Since the number of prints is small, the cost is high.
Also, in terms of design, compared with the layout created by a specialized department of a manufacturer, a catalog originally produced by a store unfamiliar with catalog production is often inferior. Therefore, due to the problems of cost and proficiency in creating a catalog, the catalog is simpler and less memorable to consumers than the catalog created by the manufacturer.

In addition, when the retailer selects a product and creates a catalog on his or her own, there are various circumstances in which the manufacturer has already stopped producing the product. May be required. Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, it may be necessary to inquire about the circumstances of the manufacturer at the time of creating the catalog.

Due to the above-mentioned various problems, dealers rarely produce their own catalogs, and as described above, most of them are used by modifying the catalogs created by the manufacturer with the store name, price, etc. is there.

[0012]

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the above problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a printed matter creating apparatus capable of inexpensively producing printed matter such as catalogs, pamphlets, leaflets, and DMs, which is more suitable for the service of a retailer.

[0013]

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a printed matter producing apparatus having the following configuration.

The printed matter creating apparatus includes a commodity supplier terminal operated by a supplier of the commodity to be printed on the printed matter and an orderer terminal operated by the person who orders the printed matter, which is a seller who sells the commodity of the commodity supplier. Configure a network system. Then, template data storage means for storing a plurality of template data relating to the printed matter, material data storage means for storing material data to be embedded in the template data, and the template data storage means based on an operation of the orderer terminal. Template data generation means for generating one template data having a missing portion into which predetermined information is inserted from the template data stored in the template data and the material data stored in the material data storage means; Based on the operation of the person terminal, based on the operation of the orderer terminal, and the material data selection means for selecting the material data from the material data storage means as information to be inserted into the missing portion of the generated template data, Input the individual data including the selling price as the information to be inserted in the missing part of the generated template data. Individual data input means, the selected material data, the input individual data including the selling price, and the information regarding the orderer are fitted into the missing portion of the generated template data, combined, and collected as printed matter data. And a printing means for outputting the printed matter data.

In the above structure, the printed matter creating apparatus belongs to a network relationship with the supplier of the product to be printed on the printed matter and the seller who sells the product of the product supplier.
Upon receipt of an order from a seller, a printed matter for sales promotion, in which a product of a product supplier is posted, is created.

The template data stored in the template storage means is data that determines the form of the printed matter,
Image data prepared in advance, character data, composite data in which image data and character data are combined,
Predetermined information such as individual data directly entered by the seller such as the selling price is allocated. The template data that is automatically generated when the specified information is allocated and is output and displayed on the orderer terminal is data that is arranged at first glance in the appearance of printed matter, and part of it is the image in advance. Although predetermined information such as or character data has already been inserted, a missing portion is provided in which predetermined information is further inserted based on the operation of the orderer.

When template data is selected, the template data corresponds to a corresponding material data group (this material data group is stored in association with the selected template data. Material data to be embedded is automatically determined) is extracted,
It is automatically created by fitting this into the specified missing part. The template data that is automatically generated and displayed on the orderer's terminal is data that at first glance is formatted into the appearance of printed matter, and some of it is pre-specified information such as images and character data. Has already been inserted.

The material data embedded in the template data or the template data in which the material data is already embedded in a part of the template data is mainly data relating to an article to be printed on the printed matter selected by the orderer, Image data such as photographs and characters, character data such as product specification explanations and catchphrases, and composite data in which image data and character data are combined.

Here, in the extracted material data group, there is non-selection type material data which is determined to be fitted in a predetermined portion of the template data, and one of the candidates to be fitted in the predetermined portion of the template is selected. It has one selection-type material data. The non-selection type material data has only one selection candidate to be fitted into a specific missing part of a certain specific template data, while the selection type material data is
A plurality of material images are prepared as material images to be fitted into an arbitrary missing portion, and any one of them can be selected.

The material data selected based on the operation of the orderer's terminal is fitted into an arbitrary missing portion of the automatically created template data, and is collected and output as printed matter data by the plate collecting means. .

Further, the printed matter data may also be output to the commodity supplier terminal. If the product data is output to the product supplier terminal, the product selected by the seller is listed in the print data, so the created print product has already been discontinued from the product supplier's point of view. It may have been created regardless of the circumstances of the product supplier. Further, the product supplier can obtain information about popular products and the like by checking the products printed on the printed matter, and can use the information for inventory management and the like.

According to this printed matter creating apparatus, it is possible to instantly obtain a template by using the template and the material prepared in advance, and a large number of orderers make similar printed matters using the template of this printed matter. be able to. Therefore, the cost of producing printed matter can be reduced as compared with the case where the dealer separately orders and produces a small number of printed matter from the printing company. In addition, it is possible to easily create a printed matter having an excellent appearance.

Further, since the name of the orderer's store, the product selected by the orderer himself and the selling price of the product can be entered and printed on the printed matter, the store side such as the locality of the store and the needs of the customer In consideration of the above circumstances, it is possible to select the main product and decide the selling price on its own. Also,
Since it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to create such an original printed matter, and the proofreading check of the printed matter can be performed on the orderer side, the labor to correct the printed matter is also reduced.

Further, even in the case of producing a different printed matter for each orderer in this way, the printed matter can be easily produced and printed by inserting the product in the template and synthesizing the data.

Therefore, according to the above configuration, it is possible to manufacture the printed matter that is more suitable for the service on the dealer side at a lower cost than the case where the dealer separately orders a small number of printed matters from the printing company and produces them. .

The printed matter producing apparatus of the present invention can be constructed in various modes as follows.

[0027] Preferably, the template data generating means is
It has a function of selecting one subject from a plurality of subjects relating to a printed matter prepared in advance, template data used for the printed matter of the selected subject is extracted from the template data storage means, and extracted. Material data to be fitted in advance to a part of the template data is extracted from the material data storage means, and the extracted material data is fitted and synthesized to generate template data.

In the above configuration, the orderer of the printed matter selects one subject from a plurality of themes relating to the printed matter prepared in advance from the orderer terminal, whereby template data corresponding to the selected subject and this template are selected. Material data to be fitted in advance to a part of the data is selected, and these are combined to automatically generate template data. In this way, by selecting one subject, the template data that is automatically generated and output and displayed on the orderer terminal is data that is apparently arranged in the appearance of printed matter, and a part of it Predetermined information such as an image and character data is already inserted in the.

Further, the material data stored in the material data storage means is stored in correspondence with the subject matter of the printed matter, and the orderer of the printed matter chooses among a plurality of subject matter relating to the printed matter prepared in advance from the orderer terminal. By selecting one subject from among the template data corresponding to the selected subject, the material data group corresponding to the selected subject (this material data group has the same subject as the extracted template data) is extracted. It has also been extracted, and as a result, it becomes a set of material data to be embedded in the extracted template data).

Therefore, by selecting one subject, the template data corresponding to the selected subject is extracted, and at the same time, the material data group corresponding to the selected subject is extracted. Then, from the extracted material data group, the non-selection type material data which is determined to be fitted in advance is fitted to the template data, and automatically as template data corresponding to the selected subject. It is generated and output and displayed on the orderer terminal. This automatically generated template data is partially provided with a missing portion into which predetermined information is inserted based on the operation of the orderer, and the material data to be fitted into this missing portion is the material extracted previously. The rest of the data group, that is, selection-type material data.

Here, some of the selective material data to be fitted into the template data may have a missing portion in a part of the material data. This corresponds to the characteristics of the material data embedded in the template data,
Specifically, in the missing part of the material data, individual information input by the orderer, for example, the selling price, limited sales period, limited number of units, etc. of the orderer of the product should be determined for each orderer. It is set to insert individual information. Individual information concerning the selling price of the orderer of the product entered by the orderer by means of the plate-collecting means and material data having a missing part for inserting this information are combined with the missing part of the template data to form the final printed matter data. Is generated.

Here, as a method of collecting the printed matter data, a missing portion is set in the template data so as to fit the material data, individual information is synthesized with the material data, and the synthesized material data is once generated. The synthetic material data may be generated and collected by a method of fitting it into the missing portion of the template data, and the template data may be missing with a portion where the material data is fitted and a portion where the individual information is fitted. It is also possible to set a copy, and collect the material data and individual information by a method of fitting them into the missing part of the template data.

When the printed matter is created, the orderer of the printed matter selects one subject from a plurality of themes relating to the printed matter prepared in advance based on the operation of the orderer terminal, and thereafter, this selection is automatically made. The template data and material data group corresponding to the selected subject are extracted, the material data for non-selection is embedded in this template data, and synthesized, and is generated as template data corresponding to the selected subject and output to the orderer terminal. Since it is displayed, the orderer side feels as if he or she operated the orderer terminal and selected template data corresponding to one subject. In the missing part of the template data, the material data stored in the material data storage means by the plate collection means, the individual data (mainly the selling price) input by the individual data input means, and the individual data are embedded in the material data. The composite material data, and further, the information regarding the orderer is embedded and combined to create printed matter data. The produced printed matter data is output from the printed matter producing apparatus by means of printing, transmission, etc. by the output means.

According to this printed matter producing apparatus, it is possible to instantly obtain a template corresponding to a plurality of subjects by using a template and a material prepared in advance. Then, using this template of the printed matter, a large number of orderers can create similar printed matter, and the retailer separately orders the print company for a small number of printed matter to produce the printed matter. It can be cheaper than the case. In addition, it is possible to easily create a printed matter having an excellent appearance.

Preferably, the output means outputs the printed matter data to the orderer terminal.

By directly outputting the printed matter data to the orderer terminal, the orderer terminal can check the created printed matter data and can print the printed matter data by itself. Therefore, the printed matter can be obtained in a short time.

The present invention also provides the following catalogs. The catalog lists the products supplied by the product supplier. A shop name display field in which the shop name of the shop that sells the product is printed, a subject introduction field edited according to an arbitrary theme, and a selling price at the shop for the product used in the theme. And a sales price column in which is printed, and at least a part of the products to be posted is selected by the store.

In the above structure, the merchandise selected by the store, its selling price, and the store name are displayed in the catalog. Therefore, by checking only the catalog,
It is possible to compare the selling price of each store, and it is not necessary to use a selling price list prepared separately from the catalog.

[0039]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A catalog creating system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in the system configuration diagram of FIG. 1, the catalog creating system is configured as a network system including a printed matter creating apparatus according to the present invention. That is, the catalog creating system according to the present embodiment includes a catalog creating apparatus 1, a product supplier terminal 2, and a plurality of orderer terminals 3 connected on a wide area network 4 such as the Internet.
(3a, 3b, 3c).

In the present embodiment, the operator of the printed matter creating apparatus becomes a printing company that receives an order from a purchaser who orders a catalog that is a printed matter, creates a catalog, prints it, and finally delivers it to the orderer. . Then, hereinafter, in the embodiment,
It is specifically assumed that the home appliance manufacturer is a product supplier, and the exclusive retailer that sells only home appliances manufactured by the home appliance manufacturer is an orderer.

The catalog creating apparatus 1 is provided with a product supplier terminal 2
Also, in response to instructions from a plurality of orderer terminals 3, it functions as an editing server for creating a catalog.

The product supplier terminal 2 is a terminal operated by the supplier of the product published in the catalog. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, since the orderer, who is the seller of the product, is a monopoly store that handles only the product of the supplier, there is only one product supplier terminal, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead of one, a plurality may be provided. The system on the orderer side is configured by a WWW browser device, and a general general-purpose system can be widely used.

The orderer terminal 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) is a terminal operated by a retailer who sells the products of the product supplier, and sends an instruction from the terminal to the catalog creating device 1 to create a catalog. To execute. The system on the orderer side can execute the operations described later by the WWW browser device, and can widely use general general-purpose systems.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the catalog creating apparatus 1 of the catalog creating system of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the catalog creation device 1 performs various calculations of the transmission / reception unit 5 that sends and receives information to and from the network 4, and a control calculation that manages overall control of the entire device. Unit 6, a program memory 7 storing a program as a WWW server from the orderer terminal and program data for performing a catalog creating process described later, and a storage unit 8 storing various data used in the catalog creating process. , And a plate collection processing unit 9 for performing a process for collecting a catalog under the control of the control calculation unit.

The storage unit 8 stores template data 8a,
Material data 8b and customer data 8c are stored.

The template data 8a is data that determines the form of the printed matter and is sometimes called an allocation pattern or a layout pattern. There is a missing part to which predetermined information is assigned such as image data prepared in advance, character data, composite data in which image data and character data are combined, individual data directly entered by the seller such as selling price, etc. . In the missing portion, material data 8b (image data / character data / composite data) stored in the material data storage means, individual data input by individual data input means (character data mainly consisting of numbers such as selling prices)
Etc. are allocated. Specifically, a predetermined page that constitutes a printed matter is composed of information that specifies at which position on the printed matter of the page the material data, individual data, and the like are arranged. For example, an allocation position and a magnification are designated for image data, and an allocation position, a font, a character size, a color, etc. are stored for character data (text data). This is a template for creating a catalog along with multiple themes intended for various purchasing groups and product sales strategies in advance.
The printing company listens to the intention of the general electric home appliance maker, creates a sample of the catalog according to a number of subjects, and the general electric home appliance maker officially adopts from this to determine the template corresponding to the subject.

As the subject, around the kitchen, cookware,
AV equipment, household items, seasonal products, etc. There is template data and material data described below according to these themes, and template data according to these themes exists as secondary and uniquely generated data that combines these data. The form of the template data is roughly determined by the product classification according to these themes. As the product classification, for example, when the "kitchen around" theme is selected, the IH cooker and the garbage disposal are selected. Machine, tableware dryer and the like. The template data is an introduction page that introduces the characteristics of the product according to the subject or product classification and how the lifestyle changes by using the product according to the product classification, and the image of the product selected by the orderer. And a sales page of a product, a blank page including a missing portion for selectively inputting and synthesizing advertisements unique to the store, etc. Although the missing portion differs for each template data, it is composed of a plurality of standard sizes.

The template data stored in the template storage means is only an allocation mode that does not include image and character data, and the template data and the material data are intentionally combined to generate the template data each time. There is also a system operation convenience. That is, it is technically possible to store the synthesized template data itself in the storage unit 8 instead of the template 8a and call it to create a catalog, but after a certain period of time, the introduction page There are many cases in which it becomes necessary to respond to changes according to the customer's intention, such as wanting to change the contents of, or changing the background picture or the color of characters. To meet such a request promptly and at low cost (when storing template data, there is no choice but to change the stored template data itself, it is possible to reduce the cost than this) It is convenient not to store in the form of type data, but to generate the template data every operation.

Examples of the material data 8b are image data such as product images and images showing services of dealers, character data of various characters and numbers such as description of product specifications and service contents, and composite data of the image and characters. it can. Some material data further includes a missing part, and the missing part has characters and
It also includes input of data related to numbers and composition of new material data. Further, it is preferable that the template data and the material data fitted to the template data have a standard size of the missing portion so that the material data can be fitted and synthesized exactly in the missing portion of the template data.

The customer data 8c is data such as the name and contact information of the dealer who is the orderer. In addition, when the model data is output and displayed, the orderer's information is inserted so that the orderer's burden of inputting his or her own information is reduced, and the customer data 8c contains the material data. Similarly, the name and image data indicating the name of the orderer, the map around the store, the photo of the store, etc., which is used to insert and synthesize the template data are also included.

Next, the processing flow of the system according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing of the catalog creating system of FIG.

First, upon receipt of a request from a product supplier, the contractor manufactures a content consisting of template data indispensable for catalog production and material data which is data related to products etc. so that the contents can be used in this system. Yes (S1). The data of this content, particularly the material data relating to the product may be received from the product supplier terminal 2. The created content is stored in the storage unit of the catalog creation device 1 as template data 8a and material data 8b (S2). Here, the content composed of the template data and the material data is stored in a form corresponding to the subject such as “kitchen surroundings” and “new social life”.

As the contents stored in the storage unit 8, the contents required at that time are distributed according to the operation from the terminal through the network (S3). The distributed content data is disclosed to the operation source terminal as WWW data (S4). The WWW data is browsed by an orderer who is a seller, and the orderer creates catalog information such as selection of contents on the network and input of individual information, selection of the number of copies on the network, and ordering (S5). ). The details of this processing will be described later.

Next, the contractor terminal sends the created catalog information to the product supplier (S6). The product supplier checks the contents of the catalog information to see if the catalog contains products that are in inventory or manufactured, and approves them if there is no problem (S
6). If approved by the product supplier, the contractor
The catalog is printed (S7), and the catalog is delivered to the orderer indirectly or directly through the product supplier (S8a,
S8b). Here, the product supplier may browse the catalog information as printed matter data, but if only checking whether there is any inconvenience in the number of circulations or the selected product, only the necessary information can be extracted and browsed. You may

After the orderer creates the catalog data (S5), the orderer may download the catalog data using his / her own terminal and print it out (S8c). This is possible when the orderer is equipped with a printing machine such as a color printer.

Next, description will be given of the process of selecting contents on the network and inputting individual information (S5) by the orderer.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the template of the present embodiment. The template includes standard data for front and back covers (a-1 to a-3) and standard data for middle and back covers (b-1 to b-6). There are three types of standard data for the front and back covers. For example, if a-1 is taken as an example, the data area 1 that is inserted at the time when the template data is generated in the upper part of the front cover.
In No. 1, there is an area where the same information is embedded regardless of the orderer, mainly if the subject theme such as the name and subject of the general home appliance manufacturer is the same. A missing area 12 is provided in the lower part of the cover, but the data is inserted into the missing area when the template data is generated. There is data corresponding to the orderer such as the store name and address, and data that the orderer cannot arbitrarily select. For the data area 11, the orderer selects a particular subject, and selects template data according to the selected subject (actually, only the subject is selected, and the template data is selected on the back). Predetermined information is determined at the time of instantly combining and displaying the output), and the orderer cannot change it. In addition, the missing area 12 is automatically entered with information on the shop that is the orderer.

If the orderer has a plurality of dealers, it is not always necessary to automatically input the template data at the time of outputting the template data, and the information of a plurality of dealers can be inserted into the individual data area for each dealer. It may be prepared in advance so that it can be arbitrarily selected and fitted into the template data.

In the standard data of a-2, the missing area 13a into which the character and image data arbitrarily selected by the orderer can be inserted is provided in the data area 11 on the substantially entire surface. In addition, the standard data of a-3 is a missing area 1 in which data that the orderer cannot arbitrarily select is incorporated.
2 and a missing area 13a into which character and image data arbitrarily selected by the orderer can be inserted.

Six types of standard data for the front and back covers are prepared according to the size of the image to be combined.
A template such as the number of pages of a catalog is formed by appropriately combining these standard templates for the front and back covers and the middle and back covers. That is, the number of pages and the paper size are determined by combining a single template template or a plurality of template templates for each template of the catalog, and the data area 1
Material data such as images and characters are inserted in 1 to form a plurality of template data according to the subject. The created template data is a template of a catalog having the missing areas 12, 13, and 13a in which data such as images and characters according to the subject are inserted in the data area. The template data is stored in the storage unit 8a of the catalog creating apparatus 1 as described above, and is called each time template data is generated.

The material data is an image, a character, or a composite data of an image and a character concerning a product published in a catalog,
When the template data is generated, the template data is used by being embedded in the data area 11 and the missing area 12 of the template data, and when the template data is used to generate the print data, the template data missing area (12, 13, 13a) and is used after being synthesized. As shown in FIG. 5, the material data 20 in this embodiment includes a display area 21 in which an image of a product is displayed and a price insertion area for incorporating and synthesizing the sales price data input by the dealer who is the orderer. 22 and 22 are included. Then, as will be described later, the material data provided with the price insertion area 22 is fitted into the missing area of the template data as the combined material data in which the price information is combined with the operation of the orderer, and is combined. The material data which is used in the form of or which is provided with the price insertion area 22 is inserted into the missing area of the template data separately from the price information in accordance with the operation of the orderer and is synthesized. Any of those used in.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a process of incorporating the selling price data input to the material data, synthesizing the material, and creating composite material data. As described above, the material data 20 to be combined has the display area 21 and the price insertion area 22. In the display area, the image of the product published in the catalog is displayed, and the price insertion area 22 is a blank area. Here, the amount of money to be inserted from the orderer terminal into the charge insertion area of the layout data 20, for example, "150".
Enter "000". Then, the control calculation unit 6 of the catalog creating apparatus, the data entered by the key, namely 1500
From 00, image data composed of characters of 150,000 yen and having a size that fits into the price insertion area 22 is created, and this image is fitted into the price insertion area 22, and both images are combined. An image of a product is displayed in the display area 21, and an image displaying the price of the product is fitted and combined in the price insertion area 22 to form the composite material data 25.

As shown in FIG. 7, for the material data and the composite material data, the size fit to each catalog page is selected according to the operation of the orderer, and the template data data area 11 is used when template data is generated. When the print data is generated by using the model data, the data is used by being fitted and combined in the model data missing region (12, 13, 13a). For example, if a specific subject is selected, the template data a- of the front and back covers will be displayed on the cover 30 of the template data.
1 is selected and arranged, and further, material data to be fitted into this template data is extracted and fitted.
On the page 31, which is the second spread unit, the data of the inside / back cover b-1 of the template data is selected and arranged, and further, the material data to be fitted therein is extracted and fitted. These insertions are performed according to the contents selected in the template data catalog selection process described later.

Material data and composite material data selected by the orderer are inserted into the blank pages 32 and 33 of the catalog. For example, c-3 and c-4 of the material data 20 are inserted into the blank page 32 according to the orderer's selection. Further, the blank page 33 is fitted with the composite material data 25 in which the price display is combined.

FIG. 8 shows a flow of a processing screen for selecting content on the network and inputting individual information (S5) by the orderer. FIG. 9 shows a flow chart of the catalog editing process of FIG.

First, the orderer operates the orderer terminal 3,
When the specific page is displayed, the login screen 50 is displayed. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen display example of a login screen. On the login screen, you will be prompted to enter your user ID and password. The orderer enters his or her own user ID in the user ID and password input fields 501 and 502, respectively.
Then, the catalog creating apparatus 1 receives the password. The catalog creation device receives the user ID
Also, whether or not the password is correct is judged based on the customer information stored in the storage unit 8, and if correct, the top screen 52 is displayed on the orderer terminal 3. On the other hand, if the received user ID and password are incorrect, the login failure screen 51 is displayed on the orderer terminal 3 if correct, and the login failure is notified.

On the top screen 52, the customer information is displayed to ask the orderer to confirm whether his or her information is correctly displayed, and also to select a process. The choice of treatment is
It is configured to select cataloging, ordering, and user preferences.

When the user setting is selected on the top screen 52, the screen shifts to the customer information change 61 and store name selection processing screen 62. Changing customer information involves changing information as a customer of the system, such as changing passwords and registered store names, and changing store information involves changing store information, such as changing store photos and maps around the store. Done. These pieces of change information are stored in the customer data in the storage unit 8.

When the catalog creation is selected on the top screen 52, the catalog top screen 53 is displayed. On the catalog top screen, it is required to select a new catalog, create from saved data in the process of production, or re-edit. Cataloging starts at an appropriate processing stage based on the orderer's choice. Here, the case where the new creation is selected will be described.

Next, the catalog selection screen 54 is displayed.
The catalog selection screen 54 displays catalog information such as a list of catalog types, selection of a catalog type, and the number of pages and contents of the selected catalog.

When the catalog form is determined, the screen moves to the catalog edit screen 55. The catalog editing screen 55 is classified into catalog display selection, catalog page editing, and catalog back cover editing, and the processing is performed as shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 shows a screen display example of catalog display selection. In the catalog cover selection screen, the catalog selection screen 5
The cover 30 of the catalog selected in 4 is displayed. On the upper part of the screen and the selected cover, the store name and the contact information 69 of the dealer who is the orderer specified by the user ID are displayed.

When the selection of the cover is completed, the page edit screen of the catalog is displayed. The page edit screen of the catalog is used to select various categories for selecting the subject of the catalog.
It is composed of a plurality of screens for performing processing such as fitting of parts (material data).

First, the major category 70 and minor category 71 are selected to select the subject of the catalog. Major classification 70
As mentioned above, is a classification indicating the subject of the catalog such as kitchen and AV, and is stored in the program memory 7 of the catalog creating apparatus 1 in advance as program data. As the small classification, as described above, the product classification selected by the selected large classification is displayed.
Therefore, for example, if "Kitchen Area" is selected for the major category, "IH Cooker, Garbage Disposer, Dish Dryer", etc. will be displayed for the minor category, but the air conditioner, etc. will be excluded and not displayed. .

When the selection input of the large classification 70 and the small classification 71 is completed, suitable template data is selected (actually, it is automatically generated and output and displayed) based on these pieces of information. Then, the main product name 7 indicating the product model number, etc. of the product classification selected in the small classification previously posted in the template data.
2 or the theme 73 of the catalog is displayed on the screen. As the catalog theme 73, for example, a catch phrase of the entire catalog displayed on the cover of the catalog such as “all-electric kitchen” can be exemplified.

FIG. 12 shows a screen display example of the catalog page edit 2. On this screen 554, the selling price of the product advertised in the catalog is entered in the missing portion of the catalog. This product is preset according to the subject of the catalog, so that the seller cannot select the product independently. Specifically, first, the product displayed in the catalog is selected using the cursor. Figure 1
2 shows a state in which the product described in the upper left column is selected from the products displayed on the screen and the area is highlighted. Then, the sales price of the selected product is input in the price input field 74 by key input. The input character information is combined with the product data as described above and displayed on the screen. When the process of selecting these products and inputting the selling price is completed for all the products displayed in the catalog, the editing of the catalog page edit 2 is completed and this page is saved.

In the catalog page edit 3 (555), the orderer, who is a retailer, can individually select a product that he / she wants to put in the catalog and set the selling price for the selected product. First, the cursor is used to select the missing portion 13 of the catalog in which the product is to be posted. FIG. 13 shows a state in which the upper left missing portion 13 surrounded by a thick line is selected. Then, the product to be published in the selected missing portion 13 is selected. The selection of the product is determined by selecting the large category 70 and the small category 71 similarly to the selection of the subject of the catalog, narrowing down the products of the product supplier, and finally selecting the product name 75. And
By inputting the selling price of the determined product in the price field 74, the product data and the price data are combined and fitted into the missing portion 13 of the catalog as described above, or the catalog is missing. When both the area for fitting the product data and the area for fitting the price are set in the section 13, the product data and the price data are separately fitted and combined in the missing section 13 of the catalog. When the process of selecting these products and inputting the selling price is completed for all the products displayed in the catalog, the editing of the catalog page edit 3 is completed and this page is saved.

Next, on the back cover editing screen 553 for editing the back cover of the catalog, an explanation of services provided by the store is posted on the back cover. Specifically, the back cover 34
The service contents are selected and combined in the missing portion 13 of. That is, the cursor is used to select the missing portion 13 on the back cover, and the column in which the service content is to be posted is determined. Then, by selecting the service content to be published in the relevant column from the after-sales service column 75 on the left side of the screen, it is selected in advance from the material data 8b of the catalog creating apparatus 1 and combined with the template data of the back cover. When the process of inputting these service contents is completed for all the service listing columns displayed in the catalog, the editing of the catalog page edit 3 is completed and this page is saved.

When the catalog editing is completed, the screen moves to the catalog confirmation screen 57, the catalog edited on the catalog editing screen is confirmed, and re-editing, saving, and ordering are prompted. When reediting is selected, the catalog top screen 53 is returned to and the catalog editing process is performed again in the same manner as above. When the order is selected, the order top screen 58 is displayed.

The ordering top screen is a screen for ordering the edited catalog when the catalog is edited, and when the catalog is edited and saved,
After login, the top screen 52 can be directly moved to this screen. On the ordering top screen 58, the user is prompted to select the data of the edited catalog, and when the selection is completed, the ordering process is started.

On the next order processing screen 59 displayed,
It is requested to select the order quantity of the selected catalog data and the selection of the delivery destination, and when the input is completed, the order is completed. When the order is completed, the order confirmation screen is displayed to confirm the order contents. Regarding the order contents, see S in Fig. 3.
As shown in FIG. 6, it is transmitted to the product supplier terminal 2 and the product supplier confirms whether the contents of the catalog information include a product whose stock or production is discontinued. Done.

When the confirmation by the product supplier is completed, the catalog is printed and sent to the orderer selected on the ordering screen. At this time, the printing company operating the catalog creating device may directly send to the orderer, or may be sent to the product supplier collectively and then individually sent by the product supplier. . Specifically, the catalog of the number of copies to be ordered may be printed for each order of the catalog, and when printing is completed, the printing company serves as a sender and individually sends the catalog to the dealer who is the orderer. As another shipping method, when a plurality of orderers place an order for a catalog during a predetermined period such as one day, the catalogs printed by the printing company are made into one catalog and the product is supplied. The product supplier acts as the sender for the catalog orderer, and delivers it to the dealer who is the orderer.

As described above, according to the catalog creating system of the present embodiment, a large number of orderers each have a similar catalog by using a template of a catalog prepared in advance and a template instantly generated from the material. Can be created, the cost of creating a catalog can be reduced, and a catalog excellent in appearance can be easily created.

Since the catalog name of the orderer, the product selected by the orderer himself, and the selling price of the product can be entered and posted in the catalog, considering the circumstances of the shop,
You can select the main product and decide the selling price on your own. In addition, it is possible to reduce the time and effort required to create such an original catalog, and the proofreading check of the printed matter can be performed on the orderer side.

Further, in the catalog created by the system, the merchandise selected by the store, its selling price, and the store name are displayed. Therefore, by checking only the catalog, the selling price of each store can be compared. It is possible to do so, and it is not necessary to use a sales price list prepared separately from the catalog.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be implemented in various other modes. For example, it can be carried out also in the production of other printed matter distributed by the dealer, for example, brochures, leaflets, DMs, and the like.

When the printed matter producing apparatus of the present invention is used in a DM, the DM address is printed by printing the address of the home of the DM destination, that is, the area of the shop where the shop is to be promoted and the name of the householder. As a form of this, this may be shipped to each home by mail. In this case, information such as the address of the shipping destination is sent from the store to the catalog creating device as a destination list. Further, in this case, it is not necessary to print the DM and the address at the same time, and the DM is printed by a printing machine suitable for printing a certain number of copies, and the DM printed matter is fed part by part. The destinations (address, name, etc.) may be printed individually. Furthermore, a label on which an address or the like is printed may be prepared and then attached. In this case, a database for storing the information of the destination is prepared, but this database may be provided in the terminal of the department that handles printing and shipping, and is not necessarily provided in the catalog creating device in FIG.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a catalog creating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a catalog creating device of the catalog creating system of FIG.

3 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing of the catalog creating system of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a template of the catalog creating system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of material data of the catalog creating system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a process of incorporating and combining the selling price data input to the material data.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a process of fitting an image into a missing portion of template data and combining the images.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a processing screen for selecting content and inputting individual information on the network by the orderer.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a processing screen of catalog editing processing.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen display example of a login screen.

FIG. 11 is a screen display example of catalog display selection.

FIG. 12 is a screen display example of catalog page edit 2.

FIG. 13 is a screen display example of catalog page edit 3.

FIG. 14 is a screen display example of back cover editing.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Catalog creation device 2 Product supplier terminal 3 Orderer terminal 4 Internet 5 transmitter and receiver 6 Control calculation unit 7 Program memory 8 memory 8a Template data 8b material data 8c Customer data 9 Plate collection processing section

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Katsunori Kobayashi             3-12-12 Tamazu, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             DP Media Co., Ltd.             Inside Kansai (72) Inventor Mariko Inoue             3-12-12 Tamazu, Higashinari-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             DP Media Co., Ltd.             Inside Kansai F term (reference) 2C187 AE13 BF23 BG42 CD13 CD17                       DB23                 2H027 EJ08 EJ13 EJ15 FD01 FD08                 2H095 AA10 AB06 AC01 AD02                 5B009 ND01 ND02 VC01                 5C062 AA05 AA14 AA29 AB38 AB42                       AC24 AF00 BA04

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A network system together with a product supplier terminal operated by a supplier of a product to be printed on a printed matter and an orderer terminal operated by an orderer of the printed matter who is a seller who sells the product of the product supplier. A constituent of a printed matter, which comprises a template data storage means for storing a plurality of template data relating to the printed matter, a material data storage means for storing material data to be embedded in the template data, and an operation of the orderer terminal. A template for generating one template data having a missing portion into which predetermined information is inserted from the template data stored in the template data storage means and the material data stored in the material data storage means. Missing the generated template data based on the operation of the data generating means and the orderer terminal Material data selection means for selecting material data from the material data storage means as information to be inserted into the data, and a sales price as information to be inserted into the missing portion of the generated template data based on the operation of the orderer terminal. Individual data input means for inputting individual data including, the selected material data, the input individual data and the information regarding the orderer are fitted into the missing portion of the generated template data and combined, and as print data. A printed matter creating apparatus comprising: a plate collecting means for collecting a plate and an output means for outputting the printed matter data. 2. The template data generating means has a function of selecting one subject from a plurality of subjects relating to a printed matter prepared in advance, and the template data used for the printed matter of the selected subject is selected. Material data that is extracted from the template data storage means and that is embedded in advance in part of the extracted template data is extracted from the material data storage means, and the extracted material data is embedded into the extracted template data and combined. The printed matter creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the template data is generated. 3. The plate collecting means has a function of synthesizing the input individual data with the selected material data, and the synthesized material data is fitted into a missing portion of the template data and synthesized. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The printed matter producing apparatus described in. 4. The printed matter creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the printed matter data to the orderer terminal. 5. A product catalog listing products supplied by a product supplier, the store name display field having a store name of a store that sells the product printed, and the product catalog edited according to an arbitrary subject matter. A subject introduction column and a selling price column in which a selling price at the store for the product used in the subject is printed, and at least a part of the posted products is selected by the store. Product catalog that is characterized by.