TWI665602B - Photo printing system and photo printing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a photo printing system and a photo printing method. In this method, the mobile device executes a store application and imports the preset parameters into the photo editing program, so that the photos of the preset objects are synthesized, and only a specific store can be selected for printing.

Description

   Photo printing system and photo printing method   

The present invention relates to a system and method, and more particularly, to a photo printing system and method.

Convenience stores are particularly popular in densely populated areas and have spread to cities in many countries. They usually refer to smaller stores that sell a wide variety of goods and sell people's livelihood-related materials or ready-to-eat food.

It is an important issue for convenience store operators to attract consumers to the store and effectively develop larger business opportunities under a small storefront.

The invention proposes a photo printing system and a photo printing method to solve the problems of the prior art.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the photo printing system provided by the present invention includes: a plurality of photo printers, each of which is installed in a plurality of stores of the same attribute, all of which are connected to a cloud server; a mobile device, which executes the store Application, when the photo printing service of the store application is selected, the store application imports default parameters into the photo editing program, and causes the mobile device to run the photo editing program. The default parameters include at least one preset object and Relevance of multiple stores. When an object in a photo editing program is selected to be synthesized into a photo, the photo editing program determines whether the object is at least one preset object according to the preset parameters. If so, the photo editing program provides a print Store list. Printing the store list only provides information on multiple stores. The mobile device uploads a photo that has been synthesized into at least one preset object to the cloud server through a photo editing program.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the photo printing system further includes: a store server that provides information of at least one preset object and a plurality of stores. When a mobile device runs a store application, the mobile device establishes communication with the store server.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when any store in the print store list is selected as a designated store, the photo editing program provides an order number, and when the photo printer corresponding to the designated store receives the input of the order number At that time, the photo printer prints a payment slip.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the photo printing system further includes: a plurality of cash register devices respectively disposed in a plurality of stores, all of which are connected to a store server. When the cash register device corresponding to the designated store executes a checkout operation based on the payment slip, after the checkout operation is completed, the cash register device notifies the store server so that the store server sends a print instruction to the cloud server, and the cloud server orders the designation The photo printer corresponding to the store prints a photo that has been synthesized into at least one preset object.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after the photo editing program provides the order number, the cloud server determines whether the photo printer corresponding to the designated store receives the input of the order number within a predetermined time. When the input of the order number is received within the predetermined time, the cloud server deletes the photos that have been synthesized into at least one preset object.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention includes the following steps: (A) executing a store application through a mobile device. When a photo printing service of one of the store applications is selected, the store application will The preset parameters are imported into a photo editing program, which causes the mobile device to execute the photo editing program. The default parameters include the relationship between at least one preset object and a plurality of stores; (B) when one of the objects in the photo editing program is When selecting to composite a photo, the photo editing program determines whether the object is at least one preset object according to the preset parameters; (C) If the object is at least one preset object, the photo editing program provides a print store list to print the store The list only provides information on a number of stores; and (D) the mobile device uploads a photo of at least one preset object to a cloud server through a photo editing program.

In an embodiment of the present invention, step (A) includes: providing at least one preset object and information of a plurality of stores through a store server, and when the mobile device executes a store application, the mobile device and the store server create communication.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the photo printing method further includes: when any store in the print store list is selected as a designated store, the photo editing program provides an order number, and when the photo list corresponding to the designated store is When the printer receives the entry of the order number, the photo printer prints a payment slip.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the photo printing method further includes: when the cash register device corresponding to the designated store executes a checkout operation according to the payment slip, and after the checkout operation is completed, the cash register device notifies a store server so that The store server sends a print instruction to the cloud server, and the cloud server causes the photo printer corresponding to the designated store to print a photo that has been synthesized into at least one preset object.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the photo printing method further includes: after the photo editing program provides the order number, the cloud server determines whether the photo printer corresponding to the designated store receives the input of the order number within a predetermined time When the photo printer does not receive the input of the order number within the predetermined time, the cloud server deletes the photo that has synthesized at least one preset object.

In summary, the technical solution of the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with the prior art. The photo printing system and the photo printing method of the present invention provide preset objects for users to compose into photos, so as to attract users to print photos at the store, thereby increasing the number of visitors to the store.

The above description will be described in detail in the following embodiments, and further explanation will be provided for the technical solution of the present invention.

In order to make the above and other objects, features, advantages, and embodiments of the present invention more comprehensible, the description of the attached symbols is as follows:

100‧‧‧photo printing system

110, 120, 130‧‧‧ shops

111, 121, 131‧‧‧ photo printer

112, 122, 132‧‧‧ cashiers

170‧‧‧ Cloud Server

180‧‧‧ Store Server

190‧‧‧mobile device

191‧‧‧ Store App

192‧‧‧Photo Editor

200‧‧‧Photo printing method

S201, S202, S203, S204 ‧‧‧ steps

In order to make the above and other objects, features, advantages, and embodiments of the present invention more comprehensible, the description of the drawings is as follows: FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a photo printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; And FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a photo printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to make the description of the present invention more detailed and complete, reference may be made to the accompanying drawings and various embodiments described below. The same numbers in the drawings represent the same or similar elements. On the other hand, well-known elements and steps are not described in the embodiments to avoid unnecessary limitation to the present invention.

In the embodiments and the scope of patent application, the description related to "electrical connection" can refer to an element that is indirectly electrically coupled to another element through other elements, or that an element is directly and electrically connected to another element without passing through other elements. One component.

In the embodiments and the scope of patent application, unless there is a special limitation on the article in the text, "a" and "the" can refer to a single or plural.

As used in this article, "about," "approximately," or "roughly" is used to modify any quantity that can vary slightly, but such slight changes do not change its essence. Unless otherwise specified in the embodiments, the error range of the value modified by "about", "approximately" or "approximately" is generally allowed within 20%, preferably 10% Within, and more preferably within five percent.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a photo printing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, multiple photo printers 111, 121, and 131 are respectively located in multiple stores 110, 120, and 130 with the same attributes (such as the same brand, the same company, the same chain business group, etc.), and the photos The printers 111, 121, and 131 are all connected to the cloud server 170. The plurality of cash register devices 112, 122, and 132 are respectively disposed at a plurality of stores 110, 120, and 130 of the same attribute, and the plurality of cash register devices 112, 122, and 132 are all connected to the store server 180.

In practice, for example, the stores 110, 120, and 130 may be convenience stores (such as a family convenience store). The cash register devices 112, 122, and 132 may be electronic cash registers, and may also include a computer in the background of a convenience store. The store server 180 may be a server of a convenience store headquarters, but the present invention is not limited to the convenience store. Any of the photo printers 111, 121, 131 can include input devices, screens, thermal paper printers, photo printers, network devices, etc., which can be stand-alone machines or integrated into multimedia Machine, those skilled in this art should choose it flexibly according to the needs of the time.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the store server 180 provides at least one preset object (such as a photo frame, a pattern, a text, a special effect, etc.) and information of a plurality of stores 110, 120, and 130. When the user executes the store application 191 (for example, the Family Mart APP) with the mobile device 190, the mobile device 190 establishes communication with the store server 180, whereby the mobile device 190 can obtain the above-mentioned default objects from the store server 180 Information on multiple stores 110, 120, 130.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the photo printing service of the store application 191 is selected by the user, the store application 191 imports preset parameters into the photo editing program 192, and causes the mobile device 190 to execute the photo editing program instead. 192. In this way, the mobile device 190 establishes communication with the cloud server 170. The preset parameters include the association between the above-mentioned preset objects and the plurality of stores 110, 120, and 130.

When an object in the photo editing program 192 is selected to be combined into a photo (eg, a digital photo in the mobile device 190), the photo editing program 192 determines whether the object is a default object according to the above-mentioned preset parameters. If so, the photo The editing program 192 provides a list of printed stores. The printed list only provides information on multiple stores 110, 120, and 130 to prevent users from entering other attributes by mistake (such as: other brands, other companies, other chain business groups, etc.) Of the store, the mobile device 190 uploads the photos of the synthesized preset objects to the cloud server 170 through the photo editing program 192.

When any store in the print store list is selected by the user as the designated store (taking store 120 as an example), the photo editing program 192 provides the order number, and the mobile device 190 can display the order number, and the user can enter the order number to The photo printer 121 corresponding to the designated store 120, when the photo printer 121 receives the input of the order number, the photo printer 121 prints a payment slip.

The user can hold the payment slip to the counter of the designated store 120 for checkout. When the cash register device 122 corresponding to the designated store 120 performs a checkout operation based on the payment slip, the cash register device 122 notifies the store server 180 after the checkout operation is completed. To enable the store server 180 to send a print instruction to the cloud server 170, and the cloud server 170 causes the photo printer 120 corresponding to the designated store 120 to print a photo of the synthesized preset object. In this way, the user can obtain a unique physical photo, and the store 120 also attracts users to the store, thereby promoting consumption and achieving a win-win situation.

On the other hand, after the order number is provided by the photo editing program 192, the cloud server 170 determines whether the photo printer 121 corresponding to the designated store 120 receives the input of the order number within a predetermined time (eg, about 3 days). When the photo printer 121 does not receive the input of the order number within a predetermined time, the cloud server 170 deletes the photos of the synthesized preset objects to strengthen the security management.

It should be understood that the foregoing descriptions in different embodiments are only for making the technology of the present invention more obvious and understandable, and not to limit the technical aspect of the present invention. The above-mentioned multiple embodiments are integrated into one technical solution, or one embodiment is divided into multiple technical solutions, or some technical features of any embodiment are replaced and executed in another embodiment, which still belong to the present invention. Of the implementation.

In order to further explain the pre-ordering method performed by the above-mentioned photo printing system 100, reference is made to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart of a photo printing method 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the photo printing method 200 includes steps S201, S202, S203, and S204 (It should be understood that the steps mentioned in this embodiment can be implemented in accordance with the actual situation unless the sequence is specifically described. You need to adjust the order before and after, and you can even do it at the same time or partly). The technical scheme of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

If the user wants to add a photo feature and print it, in step S201, the store application 191 is executed through the mobile device 190. When the photo printing service of the store application 191 is selected, the store application 191 imports the preset parameters The photo editing program 192 causes the mobile device 190 to run the photo editing program 192, wherein the preset parameters include the association between at least one preset object and a plurality of stores 110, 120, 130.

In step S202, when one of the objects in the photo editing program 192 is selected to be synthesized into a photo, the photo editing program 192 determines whether the object is a preset object according to a preset parameter.

In step S203, if the object is at least one preset object, the photo editing program 192 provides a print store list, and the print store list only provides information of a plurality of stores 110, 120, and 130.

In step S204, the mobile device 190 uploads the photos of the preset objects to the cloud server 170 through the photo editing program 192.

In an embodiment of the present invention, step S201 includes: providing information of a preset object and a plurality of stores 110, 120, and 130 through the store server 180. When the mobile device 190 executes the store application 191, the mobile device 190 and The store server 180 establishes communication.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the photo printing method 200 further includes: when any store in the print store list is selected as a designated store 120, the photo editing program 192 provides an order number, and when the designated store 120 When the corresponding photo printer 121 receives the input of the order number, the photo printer 121 prints a payment slip.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the photo printing method 200 further includes: when the cash register device 122 corresponding to the designated store 120 executes a checkout operation according to the payment slip, and after the checkout operation is completed, the cash register device 122 notifies the store server The server 180 causes the store server 180 to send a print instruction to the cloud server 170, and the cloud server 170 causes the photo printer 121 corresponding to the designated store 120 to print a photo of the synthesized preset object.

In summary, the technical solution of the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with the prior art. The photo printing system 100 and the photo printing method 200 of the present invention provide preset objects for users to compose into photos, so as to attract users to print photos at the store 120, thereby increasing the number of visitors to the store. In this way, the user can obtain a unique physical photo, and the store 120 also attracts users to the store, thereby promoting consumption and achieving a win-win situation.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and retouches without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection of the present invention The scope shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

Claims (4)

A photo printing system includes: a plurality of photo printers, each of which is located in a plurality of stores of the same attribute, all connected to a cloud server; a store server; and a mobile device running a store application, Causing the mobile device to establish communication with the store server, the store server providing at least one preset object and information of the stores to the mobile device, and when a photo printing service of one of the store applications is selected, the store application The program imports a preset parameter into a photo editing program, causing the mobile device to execute the photo editing program, wherein the preset parameter includes the relationship between the at least one preset object and the stores. When the photo editing program When one of the objects is selected to be synthesized into a photo, the photo editing program determines whether the object is the at least one default object according to the preset parameter. If the object of the photo editing program is provided by the store server The at least one preset object of the, the photo editing program prints a store list based on the information of the stores, and the print store list is only For the information of the stores, the mobile device uploads the photo that has been synthesized into the at least one preset object to the cloud server through the photo editing program, and when any store in the print store list is selected as the When designating a store, the photo editing program provides an order number. When the photo printer corresponding to the designated store receives the input of the order number, the photo printer prints a payment slip, which includes a plurality of cash registers. , Which are respectively set in the stores and are connected to a store server. When the cash register device corresponding to the designated store performs a checkout operation according to the payment slip, the cash register device notifies after the checkout operation is completed. The store server, so that the store server sends a print instruction to the cloud server, and the cloud server causes the photo printer corresponding to the designated store to print the photo that has been synthesized with the at least one preset object . The photo printing system as described in claim 1, wherein after the photo editing program provides the order number, the cloud server determines whether the photo printing machine corresponding to the designated store has received the order within a predetermined time When the photo printer does not receive the input of the order number within the predetermined time, the cloud server deletes the photo that has synthesized the at least one preset object. A photo printing method includes the following steps: (A) running a store application program through a mobile device, causing the mobile device to establish communication with a store server, and providing at least one preset object and a plurality of pieces through the store server Store information, and when a photo printing service is selected for one of the store applications, the store application imports a preset parameter into a photo editing program, causing the mobile device to run the photo editing program, where the The preset parameters include the relevance of the at least one preset object to the stores; (B) when an object in the photo editing program is selected to be synthesized into a photo, the photo editing program judges based on the preset parameter Whether the object is the at least one default object; (C) if the object of the photo editing program is the at least one default object provided by the store server, the photo editing program provides a row based on the information of the stores A list of printed stores, which only provides the information of those stores; (D) the mobile device will synthesize the at least one preset through the photo editing program Upload the photo to the cloud server; (E) when any store in the print store list is selected as a designated store, the photo editing program provides an order number, and when the photo list corresponding to the designated store is When the printer receives the input of the order number, the photo printer prints a payment slip; and (F) when the cash register device corresponding to the designated store executes a checkout operation based on the payment slip, the checkout operation After completion, the cash register device notifies a store server to cause the store server to send a print instruction to the cloud server, and the cloud server causes the photo printer corresponding to the specified store to print and synthesize the at least The photo of a preset object. The method for printing a photo as described in claim 3, further comprising: after the photo editing program provides the order number, the cloud server determines whether the photo printer corresponding to the designated store has been received within a predetermined time The order number is input. When the photo printer does not receive the order number input within the predetermined time, the cloud server deletes the photo that has synthesized the at least one preset object.