JP7230565B2 - PRINTED MATERIAL SALES SYSTEM, SERVER, DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a printed matter sales system, a server, a data management method, and a program, and more particularly to management of image data in online printed matter sales.

A system has been proposed for selling photographs of well-known content images with high commercial value, such as idols, celebrities, athletes, manga and anime characters, at stores, venues, and on the Internet. For example, in the image sales system shown in Non-Patent Document 1, there is a download sales service in which content images registered in a management system equipped with an image storage are downloaded at a print terminal installed at a shop or venue and photos are printed, and a download sales service through the Internet. An online ordering and sales service is provided in which a content image that is the source of a photobook or photogoods ordered via the Internet is sent to a factory, and the photobook or photogoods are manufactured and sent to the orderer.

By the way, in such an image sales system, content images whose sales period has expired are deleted from the viewpoint of image management and storage saving.

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., "Cloud-based image sales solution Imaging Mall", [online], [searched January 29, 2019], Internet <URL: http://www.dnp.co.jp/imaging/imaging -mall.html>

However, when it comes to topics such as the retirement of an athlete, the graduation of an idol, the XXth anniversary, the XXth award, etc., customers request not only the photos that are currently on sale but also the photos that have been sold in the past to be resold. There is something.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a printed matter sales system, a server, a data management method, and a program that support resale of printed matter whose sales period has expired.

A first invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a server for managing production and sales of printed matter, a storage on the production side of the printed matter connected to the server for communication via a network, and a printed matter being sold. An image storage for storing original image data and an archive storage for storing original image data of printed matter after the end of the sales period, wherein the server stores the original image data of the printed matter to be resold from the archive storage. Original image data transfer means for retrieving and transmitting to the storage on the manufacturing side, and the server further includes changing means for changing the method of retrieving the original image data from the archive storage according to the sales form of the printed matter. A printed matter sales system characterized by comprising :

In the printed matter sales system of the first invention, the original image data of the printed matter after the end of the sales period is stored in the archive storage. When reselling the printed matter, the server retrieves the original image data of the printed matter to be resold from the archive storage and transmits it to the manufacturer's storage (manufacturer terminal storage, kiosk terminal storage). Since the original image data after the end of the sales period is stored in the archive storage for a long period of time in this way, it is possible to resell the product after the end of the sales period.
Further, in the first invention, the server comprises changing means for changing a method of retrieving the original image data from the archive storage according to the sales form of the printed matter. As a result, the original image data can be retrieved from the archive storage by an appropriate extraction method according to the sales form, so the data can be extracted by the most efficient method for each sales form in terms of data transfer time and cost. It becomes possible.

In a sales form (online sales) in which an online order is accepted via an order site and a printed matter is manufactured by a manufacturer, the original image data transfer means periodically archives the original image data of the ordered printed matter. It is desirable to remove it from the manufacturer's storage and move it to the manufacturer's storage. Further, it is desirable that the unit of retrieving the original image data from the archive storage is for each order. In online sales, since the original image data is not required immediately at the time of ordering, the service is not affected even if the image retrieval is slightly delayed. Therefore, the ordered original image data can be collected and periodically retrieved from the archive storage and transferred to the manufacturer's storage, thereby enabling efficient data transfer.

In the case of online sales, the server further comprises confirmation means for confirming whether or not the original image data of the ordered printed matter is stored in the storage of the manufacturer, and the original image data transfer means When it is confirmed by the confirming means that the original image data of the printed matter is not stored, it is desirable to move the original image data of the order from the archive storage. As a result, the original image data can be prevented from being redundantly moved, and efficiency can be improved.

In a sales form (on-site sales (1)) in which an order is received from a kiosk terminal and the printed material is printed at the kiosk terminal that receives the order, the original image data transfer means collectively stores the original image data in the archive. It is desirable to take it out of the storage of the kiosk terminal and move it to the storage of the kiosk terminal. Further, it is preferable that the unit of retrieving the original image data from the archive storage is an event unit. Further, it is desirable to move the original image data by the original image data moving means before the start of the sales period. In such a sales format, the original image data is required immediately at the time of ordering, so the service can be provided smoothly by sending all the original image data to the storage of the kiosk terminal in advance before the start of the sales period. can do. This is suitable for events with a small number of images.

In a sales form (on-site sales (2)) in which an order is received through an ordering site and printed matter is printed at a kiosk terminal (on-site sales (2)), the original image data transfer means transfers the original image data to the It is desirable to retrieve it from the archival storage and move it to the storage of the kiosk terminal. The unit of retrieving the original image data from the archive storage is for each order. For events with a large number of images, all the original image data cannot be stored in the storage of the kiosk terminal, so a sales form (on-site sales (2)) with a time lag between ordering and receiving is used. Instead of sending all the original image data in advance, only the original image data for each order is promptly sent to the kiosk terminal, so that the service can be provided smoothly and the storage of the kiosk terminal is efficient. can be used.

In the case of on-site sales (2), the server further comprises confirmation means for confirming whether or not the original image data of the ordered printed matter is stored in the storage of the kiosk terminal, and the original image data Preferably, the moving means moves the original image data for the order when the confirming means confirms that the original image data for the printed matter is not stored. As a result, the original image data can be prevented from being redundantly moved, and efficiency can be improved.

In addition, the server includes sales form selection means for selecting a sales form of the printed matter, and the change means selects the original image data from the archive storage according to the sales form selected by the sales form selection means. It is desirable to change the extraction method of As a result, if the manager selects the sales form, the take-out method can be changed to an appropriate one, so the operation is easy.

The archive storage is desirably a storage accessible via a network. Archive storage can be introduced quickly and efficiently by using storage services provided on the network.

It is preferable that the image storage store thumbnail images even after the end of the sales period. By leaving the thumbnail image, it can be used for image management and browsing.

A second invention is a server for managing the production and sale of printed matter, in which original image data of printed matter to be resold is retrieved from an archive storage storing original image data of printed matter after the end of the sales period, and is sent via a network. original image data transfer means for transmitting the original image data to the storage on the manufacturing side of the printed matter connected for communication with the above, and further changing the method of retrieving the original image data from the archive storage according to the sales form of the printed matter. A server characterized by comprising means .

According to the second invention, it is possible to provide the server in the printed matter sales system of the first invention.

A third aspect of the invention includes a server for managing the production and sale of printed matter, a storage on the production side of the printed matter connected to the server via a network, and an image storage device for storing original image data of the printed matter on sale. A data management method in a printed matter sales system comprising a storage and an archive storage for storing original image data of printed matter after a sales period has ended, wherein the server stores the original image data of the printed matter to be resold as the archive. fetched from the storage for the archive and transmitted to the storage on the manufacturing side, and the server further changes the method of fetching the original image data from the storage for the archive according to the sales form of the printed matter. management method.

In the data management method of the third invention, the original image data of the printed matter after the end of the sales period is stored in the archive storage. When reselling the printed matter, the server retrieves the original image data of the printed matter to be resold from the archive storage and transmits it to the manufacturer's storage (manufacturer terminal storage, kiosk terminal storage). As a result, since the original image data after the end of the sales period is stored in the archive storage for a long period of time, it becomes possible to resell the product after the end of the sales period.

In a fourth aspect of the invention, a computer functioning as a server for managing the production and sale of printed matter retrieves original image data of the printed matter to be resold from an archive storage in which the original image data of the printed matter after the end of the sales period is stored, Functioning as original image data transfer means for transmission to a storage on the manufacturing side of the printed matter connected via a network, and further, a method of retrieving the original image data from the archive storage according to the sales form of the printed matter. It is a program for functioning as a changing means for changing the .

The fourth invention enables a computer to function as the server in the printed matter sales system of the first invention and as the server of the second invention.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a printed matter sales system, a server, a data management method, and a program that support resale of printed matter whose sales period has expired.

A diagram showing the overall configuration of the printed matter sales system 1 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the image management server 2; FIG. 4 shows data stored in the storage unit 22 of the image management server 2; A diagram showing the data structure of the order data 222 A diagram showing the data structure of the order history data 223 A diagram showing the data configuration of the printed matter sales management data 224 A diagram showing the data structure of the original image data 201 and the thumbnail image 202. FIG. 2 shows the hardware configuration of the WEB server 3; FIG. 3 shows data stored in the storage unit 32 of the web server 3; A diagram showing the hardware configuration of the image registration company terminal 4 A diagram showing the hardware configuration of the orderer terminal 5 The figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the manufacturer terminal 7. FIG. 4 shows data stored in a storage unit (manufacturer terminal storage) 72 of the manufacturer terminal 7; A diagram showing the hardware configuration of the kiosk terminal 8 A diagram showing data stored in a storage unit (kiosk terminal storage) 82 of the kiosk terminal 8 FIG. 2 shows the functional configuration of the printed matter sales system 1 and also explains the movement of the original image data when the sales period ends. FIG. 2 shows the functional configuration of the printed matter sales system 1 at the time of resale (online sales) and also explains the transfer of original image data; A diagram showing an example of an archive setting screen 401 FIG. 2 shows the functional configuration of the printed matter sales system 1 at the time of resale (on-site sales (1)) and also explains the transfer of original image data; FIG. 2 shows the functional configuration of the printed matter sales system 1 at the time of resale (on-site sales (2)) and also explains the transfer of original image data; Flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the printed matter sales system 1

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a printed matter sales system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the printed matter sales system 1 includes an image management server 2, a WEB server 3, an image registration company terminal 4, an orderer terminal 5, an archive storage 6, a manufacturer terminal 7, and a kiosk terminal 8 connected to a network 9. are connected for communication via

The image management server 2 is a server that manages the manufacture and sale of printed matter, and has an image storage 20 that stores original image data 201 and thumbnail images 202 of the printed matter being sold. The image management server 2 registers the image data of the printed matter sold by the printed matter sales system 1 in the image storage 20, transmits the original image data to the storage of the manufacturer, etc. to request production, and performs operations such as sales period. Data management such as deletion of the original image data of the finished printed material from the image storage 20 is performed. In the present invention, the image management server 2 transfers the original image data of the printed matter whose sales period has expired from the image storage 20 to the archive storage 6 for long-term storage. original image data from the archive storage and sent to the storage on the manufacturing side. The details of this processing will be described later.

The WEB server 3 is a server that provides an ordering site and a management site in the printed matter sales system 1 . The ordering site is a WEB site that accepts orders for printed materials. The management site is a WEB site that can be accessed by the administrator of the image management server 2 and the administrator of the image registration company. It is a site for doing. The WEB server 3 transmits to the image management server 2 the order data received from the orderer (orderer terminal 5) via the order site. The image management server 2 requests the manufacturer terminal 7 to manufacture the printed matter according to the content of the order data. The WEB server 3 also accepts registration of images, selection of a sales form, setting of a sales period, etc. via the management site, and transmits the setting contents to the image management server 2 .

The image registration company terminal 4 is a terminal for registering images of printed matter to be sold in the image management server 2 . The image registration company is a company that provides the image of the printed matter (original image data 201). The administrator of the image registration company accesses the management site provided by the WEB server 3 of the printed matter sales system 1 from the image registration company terminal 4, and selects the image data (original image data) to be sold from the management site to the image management server 2. 201) to request registration, image data (original image data 201) can be registered (stored) in the image storage 20 of the image management server 2. FIG. The image management server 2 generates a thumbnail image 202 of the original image data 201 and registers (stores) it in the image management server 2 .

Here, the original image data 201 is image data with high resolution and large size for use in printing printed matter. A thumbnail image 202 is image data that has been reduced for viewing on a website or the like.

The orderer terminal 5 is a terminal operated by the orderer, and is, for example, a smartphone or a PC (Personal
computer), tablet, etc., which can be connected to a network. When purchasing printed matter, the orderer accesses the ordering site provided by the WEB server 3 of the printed matter sales system 1 using the orderer terminal 5, and refers to the thumbnail images, etc., presented on the ordering site to determine the number of orders. Enter the print size and send it to the WEB server 3 . The WEB server 3 transmits the order data 323 and orderer information 322 (name, delivery address, payment information, etc.) input from the orderer terminal 5 to the image management server 2 .

The archive storage 6 is a storage that stores the original image data 61 of printed matter whose sales period has expired. The image management server 2 transfers the original image data 201 of the printed matter whose sales period has expired from the image storage 20 to the archive storage 6 when the sales period of the printed matter set in advance expires. The original image data 201 of the printed matter whose sales period has expired is deleted from the image storage 20 . Note that the thumbnail image 202 remains in the image storage 20 even after the sales period ends. This is for image management and for browsing on the order site when reselling.

The archive storage 6 is storage accessible via the network 9 in this embodiment, and can use, for example, a cloud computing service.

The manufacturer terminal 7 is a terminal owned by a manufacturer such as a printed matter manufacturing factory, and has a storage unit (manufacturer terminal storage) 72 for storing original image data used for manufacturing printed matter. The manufacturer terminal 7 receives the original image data 201 submitted (transmitted) from the image management server 2 and stores it in the storage section (manufacturer terminal storage) 72 of the manufacturer terminal 7 . The manufacturer uses the original image data 201 stored in the storage unit (manufacturer terminal storage) 72 of the manufacturer terminal 7 according to the order data transmitted from the image management server 2 to produce (print) printed matter. The created printed matter is shipped to the address of the orderer. The original image data 201 in the storage unit (manufacturer terminal storage) 72 is retained for a predetermined period (for example, half a year) for remanufacturing, and then deleted.

The kiosk terminal 8 is a device for inputting and printing orders for photographs and the like, which is installed in places where people gather, such as convenience stores, home appliance mass retailers, supermarkets, stores that handle content, and sports and concert venues. It has a storage unit (kiosk terminal storage) 82 for storing the original image data 201 to be used. The contents of the data stored in the storage unit (kiosk terminal storage) 82 of the kiosk terminal 8 are synchronized with the WebDAV 20a (part of the image storage 20) managed by the image management server 2. FIG. When the original image data 201 is saved in the WebDAV 20a on the image management server 2 side, it is also saved in the storage unit (kiosk terminal storage) 82 of the kiosk terminal 8, and the original image data 201 in the WebDAV 20a is saved on the image management server 2 side. When deleted, it is also deleted from the storage unit (kiosk terminal storage) 82 of the kiosk terminal 8 . The kiosk terminal 8 displays an order screen for printed matter on the touch panel 84 and accepts an order for printed matter by an orderer's operation. The kiosk terminal 8 prints printed matter using the original image data 201 stored in the storage unit (kiosk terminal storage) 82 in accordance with the contents of the order, and ejects the printed matter from the printed matter outlet.

In the following description, the storage unit 72 of the manufacturer terminal 7 will be called the manufacturer terminal storage 72 and the storage unit 82 of the kiosk terminal 8 will be called the kiosk terminal storage 82 . Also, the manufacturer terminal storage 72 and the kiosk terminal storage 82 are collectively referred to as manufacturer side storage.

The network 9 includes a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network) connected for communication over a wider area, a public communication line such as the Internet, a base station, and the like. The network may be wired or wireless.

Next, the configuration of each device of the printed matter sales system 1 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the image management server 2. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the image management server 2 connects, for example, a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication control unit 23, an input unit 24, a display unit 25, a peripheral device I/F (interface) unit 26, etc. to a bus 27. It can be realized by a computer configured by connecting by However, the configuration of the image management server 2 is not limited to this, and can take various configurations as appropriate.

The control unit 21 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The CPU calls a program stored in the storage unit 22 , ROM, recording medium, etc. to a work memory area on the RAM, executes the program, and drives and controls each unit connected via the bus 27 . The ROM permanently holds programs such as a computer boot program and BIOS, data, and the like. The RAM temporarily holds loaded programs and data, and has a work area used by the control unit 21 to perform various processes. The control unit 21 functions as each means of the image management server 2 by reading and executing the above program.

The storage unit 22 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk drive, solid state drive, or flash memory. The storage unit 22 stores programs executed by the control unit 21, data necessary for executing the programs, an operating system, and the like. These program codes are read by the control unit 21 as necessary, transferred to the RAM, and read and executed by the CPU. The storage unit 22 also stores orderer information 221, order data 222, order history data 223, printed matter sales management data 224, and the like, as shown in FIG. Details of these data will be described later.

The communication control unit 23 has a communication control device, a communication port, etc., and controls communication with the network 9 and the like. The image management server 2 communicates with the WEB server 3, the image registration company terminal 4, the orderer terminal 5, the archive storage 6, the manufacturer terminal 7, and the kiosk terminal 8 via the network 9, and can transmit and receive various data. is.

The input unit 24 is, for example, an input device such as a touch panel, a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, or a numeric keypad, and outputs input data to the control unit 21 .

The display unit 25 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and a logic circuit (such as a video adapter) for executing display processing in cooperation with the display device. be displayed on a display device. Note that the input unit 24 and the display unit 25 may be a touch panel display in which an input device such as a touch panel is integrally provided on the display screen.

The peripheral device I/F unit 26 is a port for connecting peripheral devices, and transmits and receives data to and from the peripheral devices via the peripheral device I/F unit 26 . The form of connection with peripheral devices may be wired or wireless. The image management server 2 connects the image storage 20 via the peripheral device I/F section 26 .
A bus 27 is a path through which control signals, data signals, etc. are transferred between devices.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in the storage unit 22 of the image management server 2. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 22 of the image management server 2 stores orderer information 221, order data 222, order history data 223, printed matter sales management data 224, and the like.

The orderer information 221 is the information of the orderer (customer) who has entered the order on the WEB server 3. For example, information such as the orderer ID, which is the identification information of the orderer, the orderer's name, address, and payment information. is included. The orderer information 221 is input from the orderer terminal 5 via the ordering site provided by the WEB server 3 and transmitted to the image management server 2 .

The order data 222 is data indicating the details of the order input via the ordering site provided by the WEB server 3, and has data of the order quantity for each printed matter number, as shown in FIG. The order data 222 also stores an orderer ID as identification information of the orderer, an order identification number issued by the WEB server 3 for each order, and the like. The order data 222 is transmitted from the WEB server 3 to the image management server 2 and stored in the storage unit 22 of the image management server 2 .

As shown in FIG. 5, the order history data 223 stores an order identification number, an orderer ID, an order date and time, whether or not payment has been made (settlement information), and the like. The order history data 223 is generated by the WEB server 3 , transmitted to the image management server 2 and stored in the storage unit 22 of the image management server 2 .

The printed matter sales management data 224, as shown in FIG. 6, is data in which the event name and event ID of the printed matter to be sold, the sales form, the sales period (including the resale period), and the like are stored. Each sales form (online sales, on-site sales (1), and on-site sales (2)) in FIG. 6 will be described later.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing data contents of the original image data 201 and the thumbnail image 202 stored in the image storage 20 or the like. As shown in FIG. 7, the original image data 201 stores the file name of the original image and the original image in association with the image ID and the print number. The image ID is information for identifying the original image data 201 of each photo, and is assigned to all photos uploaded to the image management server 2 (image storage 20). The printed matter number is a number assigned to the printed matter to be sold, and is assigned a number corresponding to the printed matter number presented on the ordering site or the like. The original image stores data of the original image, or information of the file name and storage location of the original image.

As for the thumbnail image 202, as shown in FIG. 7, the file name of the thumbnail image and the thumbnail image are stored in association with the image ID and the print number. The image ID of the thumbnail image corresponds to the image ID of the original image data. The printed matter number is a number assigned to the printed matter to be sold, and is assigned a number corresponding to the printed matter number presented on the ordering site or the like. For the thumbnail image, thumbnail image data or information on the file name and storage location of the thumbnail image is stored.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the WEB server 3. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8 , the web server 3 connects, for example, a control unit 31 , a storage unit 32 , a communication control unit 33 , an input unit 34 , a display unit 35 , a peripheral device I/F (interface) unit 36 and the like via a bus 37 . It can be realized by a computer configured by connecting. However, the configuration of the WEB server 3 is not limited to this, and can take various configurations as appropriate. The configuration of the control unit 31, the storage unit 32, the communication control unit 33, the input unit 34, the display unit 35, and the peripheral device I/F unit 36 is the same as that of the control unit 21, the storage unit 22, and the communication control unit 23 of the image management server 2. , the input unit 24, the display unit 25, and the peripheral equipment I/F unit 26, so redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in the storage unit 32 of the WEB server 3. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the storage unit 32 of the WEB server 3 stores order site data 321, orderer information 322, order data 323, order history data 324, management site data 325, and the like. Orderer information 322, order data 323, order history data 324, etc. may be stored.

The order site data 321 is document data for displaying the order site. The ordering site data 321 includes a user (orderer) registration screen, a login screen, an order input screen, a payment information input screen, an order confirmation screen, and the like. The order input screen displays thumbnail images of printed materials to be sold and printed material numbers, and is provided with an order quantity input field. The WEB server 3 uses the order site data 321 to provide the order site so that it can be browsed.

The management site data 325 is document data for displaying the management site. The management site data 325 includes a user (administrator) registration screen, a login screen, an image registration screen, an archive setting screen 401 (FIG. 18), and various other setting screens related to sales of printed materials and data management. The WEB server 3 uses the management site data 325 to provide a browsable management site.

The orderer information 322 is information of an orderer (customer) who has entered an order on the WEB server 3, and includes, for example, orderer ID, name, address, and payment information.

The order data 323 is data indicating the details of the order input by the WEB server 3. As with the order data 222 in FIG. be. As with the order history data 223 of FIG. 5, the order history data 324 stores the order identification number, the date and time of the order, the presence or absence of payment (settlement information), and the like.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of the image registration company terminal 4. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the image registration company terminal 4 includes, for example, a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, a communication control unit 43, an input unit 44, a display unit 45, a peripheral device I/F (interface) unit 46, and the like. It can be realized by a computer configured by connecting with 47. However, the configuration of the image registration company terminal 4 is not limited to this, and can take various configurations as appropriate. The configuration of the control unit 41, the storage unit 42, the communication control unit 43, the input unit 44, the display unit 45, and the peripheral device I/F unit 46 is the control unit 21, the storage unit 22, the communication control unit 23, the input Since the configurations are the same as those of the unit 24, the display unit 25, and the peripheral device I/F unit 26, redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of the orderer terminal 5. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11, the orderer terminal 5 includes, for example, a control unit 51, a storage unit 52, a communication control unit 53, a touch panel (display unit, input unit) 54, a camera 55, an audio processing unit 56, peripheral device I/F It can be realized by, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, a PC, or the like configured by connecting the unit 57 and the like via a bus 59 and the like. However, without being limited to this, various configurations can be appropriately adopted. The configuration of the control unit 51, the storage unit 52, the communication control unit 53, and the configuration of the peripheral device I/F unit 57 is the configuration of the control unit 21, the storage unit 22, the communication control unit 23, and the peripheral device I/F unit 26 of the server 2. Since it is the same as , redundant description is omitted.

The touch panel 54 is realized by a touch panel-equipped display or the like that serves both as a display section and an input section. The display unit of the touch panel displays various screens related to user's operations and selections, and accepts instructions and the like from customers through touch operations on the screen.

The camera 55 is a camera using an imaging device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor, and sends a captured image to the control unit 51 .

The audio processing unit 56 includes an audio input unit (microphone), an audio output unit (speaker), a call unit for making calls, and the like.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration of the manufacturer terminal 7. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the manufacturer terminal 7 includes, for example, a control unit 71, a storage unit (manufacturer terminal storage) 72, a communication control unit 73, an input unit 74, a display unit 75, and a peripheral device I/F (interface). It can be implemented by a computer configured by connecting the unit 76 and the like via a bus 77 . However, the configuration of the manufacturer terminal 7 is not limited to this, and various configurations can be adopted as appropriate. The configuration of the control unit 71, the storage unit 72, the communication control unit 73, the input unit 74, the display unit 75, and the peripheral device I/F unit 76 is the same as that of the control unit 21, the storage unit 22, and the communication control unit 23 of the image management server 2. , the input unit 24, the display unit 25, and the peripheral equipment I/F unit 26, so redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in the storage unit (manufacturer terminal storage) 72 of the manufacturer terminal 7. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the manufacturer terminal storage 72 stores order data 721, orderer information 722, original image data 723, and the like.

The order data 721 is the order data 222 transferred from the image management server 2 . The orderer information 722 is information about the orderer of the order data 721, and is transmitted from the image management server 2 together with the order data 222 (721). The original image data 723 is the original image data 201 of the printed matter included in the order data 721 . The original image data 723 is transmitted from the image storage 20 of the image management server 2 during the normal sales period, but after the original image data is transferred to the archive storage 6 after the sales period ends, it is stored in the archive storage. 6 transmits original image data 61 (201). The movement of the original image data 201 at the time of resale will be described later.

The printed matter manufacturing factory (manufacturer) uses the original image data 723 stored in the manufacturer's terminal storage 72 to print the printed matter with a printer.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of the kiosk terminal 8. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 14, the kiosk terminal 8 includes, for example, a control unit 81, a storage unit (kiosk terminal storage) 82, a communication control unit 83, a touch panel (display unit, input unit) 84, a peripheral device I/F unit 85, a printer 86, charging processing unit 87 and the like are connected by bus 89 and the like. However, without being limited to this, various configurations can be appropriately adopted. The configuration of the control unit 81, the storage unit 82, the communication control unit 83, and the peripheral device I/F unit 85 is similar to that of the control unit 21, the storage unit 22, the communication control unit 23, and the peripheral device I/F unit 26 of the image management server 2. Since the configuration of the touch panel 84 is the same as that of the touch panel 54 of the orderer terminal 5, redundant description will be omitted.

The printer 86 uses the original image data 201 to print a printed matter on a predetermined sheet of paper in accordance with a control signal input from the control unit 81 . The printer 86 is a high-resolution color printer, and any type of printer, such as a sublimation type or a fusion type, does not matter.

The billing processing unit 87 includes a coin mech provided with a deposit port for coins and banknotes, a refund port for change, and the like, a prepaid card, and an electronic money processing unit that performs settlement processing with electronic money. The coin mech outputs information about the amount deposited from the deposit port to the control unit 81, and according to the control signal input from the control unit 81, discharges coins and banknotes corresponding to the amount of change to the refund port. It should be noted that the kiosk terminal 8 may not perform the billing process, but the billing process may be performed at the register. In that case, a receipt printer for printing the billing information is provided instead of the billing processing unit 87 . The customer takes the printed receipt to the cash register and pays the bill.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in the storage unit (kiosk terminal storage) 82 of the kiosk terminal 8. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, the kiosk terminal storage 82 stores order data 821, original image data 822, and the like.

The order data 821 is data indicating the details of the order input by the orderer at the kiosk terminal 8 . The original image data 822 is the original image data 201 of the printed matter. The kiosk terminal storage 82 is synchronized with the WebDAV 20 a of the image management server 2 . The original image data 201 in the WebDAV 20a of the image management server 2 is transmitted to the kiosk terminal storage 82 during the normal sales period, but after the original image data 201 is transferred to the archive storage 6 after the sales period ends, , the original image data 61 ( 201 ) is transmitted from the archive storage 6 to the kiosk terminal storage 82 . The movement of the image data 822 at the time of resale will be described later.

The printer 86 of the kiosk terminal 8 uses the original image data 822 stored in the kiosk terminal storage 82 to print a printed matter on a predetermined sheet.

Next, the functional configuration of the printed matter sales system 1 will be described. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the printed matter sales system 1 and explaining the movement of the image data (original image data 201 and thumbnail image 202) when the sales period ends. It should be noted that FIG. 16 shows a configuration common to all sales forms.

As shown in FIG. 16, the image management server 2 has an original image data transfer unit 11, an image storage 20, and a WebDAV 20a.
When the sales period ends, the original image data transfer unit 11 sends a transfer request to the image storage 20 to transfer the original image data 201 of the printed matter that has been sold from the image storage 20 to the archive storage 6, The original image data 201 is transferred to the archive storage 6 . At this time, the thumbnail image 202 is left in the image storage 20 . Also, the original image data moving unit 11 sends a deletion request to delete the original image data 201 in the WebDAV 20a. Since the data content of the WebDAV 20a is synchronized with the kiosk terminal storage 82, the original image data 201 in the kiosk terminal storage 82 is also deleted. Further, the original image data transfer unit 11 of the image management server 2 transmits a deletion request for the original image data 201 whose sales period has expired to the manufacturer terminal storage 72 . The manufacturer terminal 7 deletes the corresponding original image data 201 after a predetermined period of time (for example, half a year) after receiving the deletion request or after a predetermined period of time (for example, after six months) from being used for printing. do.

The thumbnail image 202 remains in the image storage 20 and the original image data 201 after the end of the sales period is transferred to the archive storage 6 . The archive storage 6 stores the original image data 61 (201) after the end of the sales period. Also, the original image data 201 whose selling period has expired is deleted from the kiosk terminal storage 82 . The original image data 201 in the manufacturer terminal storage 72 is deleted after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the end of the sales period.

Next, the movement of the original image data 201 at the time of resale will be described.
17, 19, and 20 are diagrams showing the functional configuration of the printed matter sales system 1 at the time of resale and explaining the transfer of the original image data 201. FIG. 17 is at the time of online sales, and FIG. At (1) time, FIG. 20 shows the state at (2) time of on-site sales. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the archive setting screen 401. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 20, in online sales and on-site sales (2), the image management server 2 has an original image data transfer section 11, a sales format selection section 12, a change section 13, and a confirmation section . As shown in FIG. 19, on-site sales (1) has an original image data transfer section 11, a sales form selection section 12, and a change section 13. FIG.

When receiving a resale request from the image registration company terminal 4, the sales form selection unit 12 transmits an archive setting screen 401 as shown in FIG. A resale request can be made by accessing the management site of the printed matter sales system 1 provided by the image management server 2 . On the archive setting screen 401, it is possible to set the event name 401a of the printed material to be resold, sales forms 401b, 401c, 401d, sales period 401e, image selection 401f, and the like. In this embodiment, online sales 401b, on-site sales (1) 401c, and on-site sales (2) 401d are provided as selectable sales forms. The registration 401g is a button that is pressed when registering setting contents.

The online sales 401b accepts an order from the orderer terminal 5 via the ordering site, requests the manufacturer (printing factory, etc.) to manufacture the printed matter, and sends the completed printed matter to the destination set by the orderer. It is a sales form that

On-site sales (1) 401c is a form of sales in which an orderer inputs an order at the kiosk terminal 8 and the printed matter is printed out from the kiosk terminal 8 that receives the order. On-site sales (1) can be selected when the number of images is relatively small, such as 99 or less (when the number of images fits within the storage capacity of the kiosk terminal storage 82).

On-site sales (2) 401d is a sales form in which an orderer inputs an order from the orderer terminal 5 via the ordering site and prints printed matter at the kiosk terminal 8 . If the number of images is relatively large (the number of images exceeds the storage capacity of the kiosk terminal storage 82, such as 100 or more), select on-site sales (2).

Returning to the description of FIG.
The change unit 13 changes the method of extracting the original image data 61 ( 201 ) from the archive storage 6 according to the sales form of the printed matter selected by the sales form selection unit 12 . It is assumed that there are three methods for retrieving the original image data 201 from the archive storage 6: (A) periodical retrieval, (B) collective retrieval, and (C) occasional retrieval.

(A) Periodic retrieval means that the original image data transfer unit 11 of the image management server 2 periodically retrieves the original image data 61 (201) of the ordered printed material from the archive storage 6 and stores it in the manufacturing storage (manufacturing storage). It is to move to the trader terminal storage 72). “Regularly” means performing at a predetermined frequency such as, for example, once a day. At that time, for example, only the original image data 61 (201) for which the orders for one day are collectively ordered is moved. In this embodiment, (A) periodical takeout is applied to online sales. The data retrieval unit is for each order.

(B) Batch extraction means that the original image data moving unit 11 of the image management server 2 collectively retrieves the original image data 61 (201) of the printed matter to be resold from the archive storage 6 and moves them to the kiosk terminal storage 82. That is. Since the storage capacity of the kiosk terminal storage 82 is limited, this retrieval method can be selected only when the number of printed materials is not large. Since the original image data having a large capacity is moved all at once, the amount of data is large and it takes a long time to move the data. Therefore, when (B) batch extraction is used, it is necessary to move the original image data 61 (201) before the resale period begins. This embodiment is applied in on-site sales (1). Data is retrieved in units of events.

(C) Every time a printed matter is ordered, the original image data moving unit 11 of the image management server 2 retrieves the corresponding original image data 61 (201) from the archive storage 6 and transfers it to the kiosk terminal storage 82. It is to move. When all the original image data 61 (201) of the event to be resold to the kiosk terminal storage 82 cannot be imported (when the number of printed materials is large), or when ordering printed materials online and printing them at the kiosk terminal 8, etc. This is the preferred extraction method. Since the original image data 61 (201) for each order is moved each time an order is placed, the amount of data to be moved at one time is relatively small, and the data can be moved preferentially. This embodiment is applied in on-site sales (2). Data is taken out in units of orders.

The confirmation unit 14 confirms whether or not the original image data 201 of the printed matter to be transferred to the manufacturer storage (manufacturer terminal storage 72, kiosk terminal storage 82) is already stored. The original image data moving unit 11 moves the original image data 61 (201) from the archive storage 6 when the confirming unit 14 confirms that the original image data 201 to be moved is not stored. Specifically, in online sales, it is confirmed whether or not the original image data 201 of the ordered printed matter is already stored in the kiosk terminal storage 82 . In the on-site sale (2), it is confirmed whether or not the original image data 201 of the ordered printed material is already stored in the manufacturer terminal storage 72 . If the original image data 201 to be moved has already been stored in the manufacturer terminal storage 72 or the kiosk terminal storage 82, the original image data moving unit 11 does not move the original image data. In the on-site sales (1), since the original image data is transmitted collectively for each event, confirmation by the confirmation unit 14 is not performed.

Next, the flow of processing in the printed matter sales system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The control unit 21 of the image management server 2 monitors whether or not the sales period of the image being sold has expired (step S101). If the sales period has not expired (step S101; No) and the resale request has not been sent from the image registration company terminal 4 (step S102; No), the process returns to step S101. When the sales period ends (step S101; Yes), the image management server 2 (original image data moving unit 11) moves the original image data 201 of the printed material whose printing period has ended from the image storage 20 to the archive storage 6. (Step S103). Then, as shown in FIG. 16, only the thumbnail image 202 remains in the image storage 20, and the original image data 61 (201) whose selling period has expired is moved to the archive storage 6. FIG. Further, since the original image data 201 in the WebDAV 20a is also deleted, the original image data 201 in the kiosk terminal storage 82 synchronized with the WebDAM 20a is also deleted. Also, the image management server 2 transmits a request to delete the original image data 201 to the manufacturer terminal 7 . The manufacturer terminal 7 deletes the original image data after a predetermined period of time (for example, half a year) after receiving the deletion request or after a predetermined period of time (for example, after half a year) after using it for printing.

When a resale request is made from the image registration company terminal 4 at the management site (step S102; Yes), the control section 21 of the image management server 2 makes settings on the archive setting screen 401 (sales form selection section 12) of the management site. The received information is received, and processing according to the sales form is performed (step S104).

When online sales is set as the sales form (step S104; online), the control unit 21 (change unit 13) of the image management server 2 changes the data extraction method to "regular extraction" (step S105). In online sales, as shown in FIG. 17, order data is input from an orderer terminal 5 via an ordering site. The control unit 21 (confirmation unit 14) of the image management server 2 summarizes the order data periodically, for example, once a day, and the original image data 201 of the ordered printed matter is stored in the manufacturer terminal storage 72. It is checked whether it is set (step S106). The control unit 21 (original image data moving unit 11) of the image management server 2 periodically retrieves the original image data 201 for the order but not in the manufacturer terminal storage 72 from the archive storage 6. and move to the storage unit 72 of the manufacturer terminal 7 (step S107). The manufacturer prints the ordered printed matter using the original image data 201 and sends the completed printed matter to the shipping address specified in the order data.

When on-site sales (1) is set as the sales form (step S104; on-site (1)), the control unit 21 (change unit 13) of the image management server 2 sets the data extraction method to "batch extraction". change (step S108). In the on-site sale (1), an order is input at the kiosk terminal 8, and the ordered printed matter is printed at the kiosk terminal 8. FIG. Therefore, it is desirable that the original image data 201 of all printed materials to be resold are stored in the kiosk terminal storage 82 . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 19, the control unit 21 (original image data moving unit 11) of the image management server 2 extracts all the original image data 201 of the printed matter of the event to be resold from the archive storage 6, and stores them in the kiosk terminal. Move to storage 82 (step S109). The kiosk terminal 8 reads out the original image data 201 of the ordered printed matter from the storage unit (kiosk terminal storage) 82, prints the printed matter, and discharges the completed printed matter from the printed matter outlet. The orderer can receive the printed matter on the spot.

When on-site sales (2) is set as the sales form (step S104; on-site (2)), the control unit 21 (change unit 13) of the image management server 2 sets the data extraction method to "fetch every time". change (step S110). In the on-site sale (2), as shown in FIG. 20, the orderer inputs order data from the orderer terminal 5 via the ordering site and receives an order identification number. After a predetermined waiting time has elapsed, the orderer goes to the kiosk terminal 8, inputs the order identification number, prints the ordered printed matter at the kiosk terminal 8, and receives the printed matter.

The control unit 21 (confirmation unit 14) of the image management server 2 confirms whether or not the original image data 201 of the ordered printed material is in the kiosk terminal storage 82 each time an order is placed (step S111). Each time an order is placed, the control unit 21 (original image data transfer unit 11) of the image management server 2 transfers the original image data 201 for the order that is not stored in the storage unit (kiosk terminal storage) 82 of the kiosk terminal 8. is taken out from the archive storage 6 and moved to the kiosk terminal storage 82 (step S112). When the orderer inputs the order identification number, the kiosk terminal 8 reads out the original image data 201 for the corresponding order data from the storage unit 82, prints it, and discharges the completed printed material from the printed material discharge port. The orderer can receive the printed matter by waiting for a predetermined waiting time from the time of ordering. For example, a sales method can be developed in which an order is received from the orderer terminal 5 before the start time of a live event or during an intermission, and reception at the kiosk terminal 8 is started after the live event ends.

As described above, according to the printed matter sales system 1 of the present embodiment, the image management server 2 transfers the original image data used for the printed matter after the end of the sales period to the archive storage 6 and stores it. When reselling printed matter, the image management server 2 retrieves the original image data 201 of the printed matter to be resold from the archive storage 6 and transmits it to the manufacturer's storage (manufacturer terminal storage 72, kiosk terminal storage 82). Conventionally, the original image data 201 is deleted after the end of the sales period, but according to the present invention, the original image data 201 is stored in the archive storage 6 for a long period of time, making it possible to resell the product. . In addition, since the image management server 2 changes the method of extracting the original image data 201 from the archive storage 6 according to the sales form of the printed matter, the original image data 201 is extracted from the archive storage 6 by an appropriate extraction method according to the sales form. Data can be moved, and data can be retrieved efficiently from the viewpoint of data movement time and cost.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person skilled in the art can conceive of various modifications or modifications within the scope of the technical ideas disclosed in the present application, and these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

Reference Signs List 1: printed matter sales system 2: image management server 3: WEB server 4: image registration company terminal 5: orderer terminal 6: Archive storage 7 Manufacturer terminal 8 Kiosk terminal 9 Network 11 Original image data transfer unit 12 Sales format selection unit 13 ... change unit 14 ... confirmation unit 20 ... image storage 20a ... WebDAV
61 Original image data after sale 72 Manufacturer terminal storage 82 Kiosk terminal storage 201 Original image data on sale 202 Thumbnail image 401 Archive Setting screen

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a server that manages the manufacture and sale of printed matter;
a storage on the production side of the printed material, which is connected to the server for communication via a network;
an image storage for storing original image data of printed matter on sale;
an archive storage for storing the original image data of the printed matter after the end of the sales period,
The server is
Original image data moving means for retrieving the original image data of the printed material to be resold from the archive storage and transmitting it to the storage on the manufacturing side ,
The printed matter sales system, wherein the server further comprises change means for changing a method of retrieving the original image data from the archive storage in accordance with the sales form of the printed matter. In a sales form that accepts online orders via an ordering site and manufactures printed materials at the manufacturer,
2. The printed matter sales system according to claim 1 , wherein said original image data transfer means periodically retrieves the original image data of ordered printed matter from said archive storage and transfers it to said manufacturer's storage. . 3. The printed matter selling system according to claim 2 , wherein the unit of retrieving original image data from said archive storage is for each order. The server further comprises confirmation means for confirming whether or not the original image data of the ordered printed matter is stored in the storage of the manufacturer,
The original image data transfer means transfers the original image data of the order from the archive storage when the confirmation means confirms that the original image data of the printed material is not stored. 4. The printed matter sales system according to claim 2 or 3 . In a sales form in which an order is received from a kiosk terminal and printed matter is printed at the kiosk terminal that receives the order,
2. The printed matter sales system according to claim 1 , wherein said original image data transfer means collectively retrieves said original image data from said archive storage and transfers them to said kiosk terminal storage. 6. The printed matter sales system according to claim 5 , wherein the unit of retrieval of the original image data from the archive storage is an event unit. 7. The printed matter selling system according to claim 5 , wherein the original image data is moved by said original image data moving means before the start of the sales period. In a sales form that accepts orders via an ordering site and prints printed materials at a kiosk terminal,
2. The printed matter sales system according to claim 1 , wherein said original image data moving means retrieves said original image data from said archive storage and moves said original image data to storage of said kiosk terminal each time an order is placed. 9. The printed matter selling system according to claim 8 , wherein the unit of retrieving original image data from said archive storage is for each order. The server further comprises confirmation means for confirming whether or not the original image data of the ordered printed matter is stored in the storage of the kiosk terminal,
8. The original image data moving means moves the original image data for the order when it is confirmed by the confirming means that the original image data of the printed material is not stored. 9. The printed matter sales system according to 9 . The server comprises sales form selection means for selecting a sales form of the printed matter,
11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein said changing means changes a method of extracting said original image data from said archive storage according to the sales form selected by said sales form selecting means. The printed matter sales system described in . 12. The printed matter sales system according to claim 1, wherein said archive storage is a storage accessible via a network. 13. The printed matter sales system according to claim 1, wherein thumbnail images are stored in said image storage even after the sales period ends. A server that manages the manufacture and sale of printed matter,
The original image data of the printed matter to be resold is taken out from the archive storage storing the original image data of the printed matter after the end of the sales period, and the original image data is transferred to the storage of the printed matter manufacturer connected via a network. have the means to
The server further comprises changing means for changing a method of retrieving the original image data from the archive storage in accordance with the sales form of the printed matter. a server that manages the manufacture and sale of printed matter;
a storage on the production side of the printed material, which is connected to the server for communication via a network;
an image storage for storing original image data of printed matter on sale;
A data management method in a printed matter sales system comprising an archive storage for storing original image data of printed matter after a sales period has ended,
the server
extracting the original image data of the printed material to be resold from the archive storage and transmitting it to the storage on the manufacturing side;
A data management method , wherein the server further changes a method of retrieving the original image data from the archive storage according to a sales form of the printed matter . A computer that functions as a server that manages the production and sale of printed matter,
The original image data of the printed matter to be resold is retrieved from the archive storage storing the original image data of the printed matter after the end of the sales period, and the original image data is transmitted to the storage of the printed matter manufacturer connected via a network. act as a means of transportation ,
Further, a program for functioning as change means for changing a method of retrieving the original image data from the archive storage according to the sales form of the printed matter.

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