JP7335625B2 - Information processing device, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.

In recent years, an on-demand printing system has been developed that can perform everything from receiving an order to printing via a network (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-146687

However, due to the expansion of users of on-demand printing services and the diversification of types of printed materials, there is a need to print at multiple printing factories with different printing equipment. It is desired to streamline the setting work.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention makes it possible to apply appropriate print settings according to the details of an order from a user of an on-demand printing service to the printing equipment of each printing factory. It was decided to provide a technique that can save the labor of the device setting work.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an information processing device is provided. This information processing apparatus includes a reception section and a setting section. The receiving unit is configured to receive the print data and the identification data of the printing device. The print data includes target information about a print target and print material information about a print material. The identification data includes information on at least one of the model name, model number, and model name of the printing device. The setting unit is configured to generate or select a setting file for the printing device based on the print data, the identification data of the printing device, and the preset first reference information.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to apply appropriate print settings according to the details of an order from a user of an on-demand printing service to the printing equipment of each printing factory. Setting work can be saved.

1 is a configuration diagram showing an information processing system 1 according to this embodiment; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information processing device 3; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the printing device 4; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing functions realized by a control unit 33 and the like in the information processing device 3. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between a print target PT and a print target PM; FIG. It is an example of print data 5 received by a receiving unit 331 . It is an example of first reference information 6 pre-stored in the storage unit 32 . It is an example of the second reference information 7 pre-stored in the storage unit 32 . It is an example of order information 8 for ordering a printing factory to make a product production request. 4 is a timing chart showing an example of the flow of information processing executed by the information processing system 1;

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Various features shown in the embodiments shown below can be combined with each other.

By the way, the program for realizing the software appearing in this embodiment may be provided as a non-transitory computer-readable medium (Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium), or may be downloaded from an external server. It may be provided as possible, or may be provided so that the program is activated on an external computer and the function is realized on the client terminal (so-called cloud computing).

Further, in the present embodiment, the term "unit" may include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by circuits in a broad sense and software information processing that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources. . In addition, various information is handled in this embodiment, and these information are, for example, physical values of signal values representing voltage and current, and signal values as binary bit aggregates composed of 0 or 1. Represented by high and low, or quantum superposition (so-called qubits), communication and operations can be performed on circuits in a broad sense.

A circuit in a broad sense is a circuit realized by at least appropriately combining circuits, circuits, processors, memories, and the like. Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs); Programmable Logic Devices (e.g., Simple Programmable Logic Devices (SPLDs); Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs); and field It includes a programmable gate array (Field Programmable Gate Array: FPGA).

1. Hardware Configuration This section describes the hardware configuration of the first embodiment (hereinafter referred to as the present embodiment).

1.1 Information processing system 1
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an information processing system 1 according to this embodiment. The information processing system 1 includes an orderer terminal 2, an information processing device 3, and a printer 4, which are connected via a network. These components are further described. Here, the system exemplified by the information processing system 1 consists of one or more devices or components. Therefore, even the single information processing device 3 serves as an example of a system.

1.2 Ordering terminal 2
The orderer terminal 2 includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a control unit (not shown), and is configured to be able to communicate with the information processing device 3 via a network. The orderer terminal 2 and the information processing device 3 may exchange various information as necessary. Descriptions of the communication unit, the storage unit, and the control unit are omitted because they are substantially the same as those of the communication unit 31, the storage unit 32, and the control unit 33 in the information processing device 3. FIG.

1.3 Information processing device 3
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information processing device 3. As shown in FIG. The information processing device 3 includes a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32, and a control unit 33, and these components are electrically connected via a communication bus 30 inside the information processing device 3. . Each component will be further described.

The communication unit 31 preferably uses wired communication means such as USB, IEEE1394, Thunderbolt, wired LAN network communication, etc., but wireless LAN network communication, mobile communication such as 3G/LTE/5G, Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, etc. is required. may be included depending on That is, it is more preferable that the communication unit 31 be implemented as a set of these communication means. That is, the information processing device 3 communicates various information with the orderer terminal 2 and the printing device 4 via the communication unit 31 and the network.

The storage unit 32 stores various information defined by the above description. The storage unit 32 is, for example, a storage device such as a solid state drive (SSD) that stores various programs related to the information processing device 3 executed by the control unit 33, or a storage device related to program calculation. It can be implemented as a memory such as a Random Access Memory (RAM) that temporarily stores necessary information (arguments, arrays, etc.). Moreover, the memory|storage part 32 may be these combinations. In particular, the storage unit 32 stores the first reference information 6, the second reference information 7, or programs for generating them. The storage unit 32 also stores various programs related to the information processing device 3 that are executed by the control unit 33 .

The control unit 33 processes and controls overall operations related to the information processing device 3 . The control unit 33 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) (not shown). The control unit 33 implements various functions related to the information processing device 3 by reading a predetermined program stored in the storage unit 32 . That is, various functions related to the information processing device 3 are implemented by the control unit 33, which is an example of hardware, by specifically realizing information processing by software stored in the storage unit 32. It can be implemented as each function included. Each functional unit will be further detailed in the next section. Note that the control unit 33 is not limited to being single, and may be implemented so as to have a plurality of control units 33 for each function. Also, the controller 33 may be a combination of a plurality of controllers.

1.4 Printer 4
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the printing device 4. As shown in FIG. The printing device 4 includes a communication unit 41, a storage unit 42, a printer control unit 43, a printing unit 44, and a moving unit 45, and is configured to be able to communicate with the information processing device 3 via a network. The printing device 4 is configured to control the printing section and the moving section 45 by the printer control section 43 and print the print target PT on the printing material PM. Each component will be further described.

The communication unit 41 is a communication interface, and is configured to exchange various information with the information processing device 3 via a network as necessary. The storage unit 42 is a storage device or memory, and is configured to store various programs related to the operation of the printing device 4 . The storage unit 42 may also store a setting file CF, which will be described later. The printer control unit 43 reads various programs stored in the storage unit 42 and processes/controls the overall operation related to the printing device 4 . In particular, the printer control unit 43 reads the program stored in the storage unit 42 and moves the moving unit 45 as desired.

The printing section 44 includes a head unit 441 and an ink supply section 442 . The moving unit 45 relatively moves the print material PM and the head unit 441 under the control of the printer control unit 43 . The head unit 441 includes a print head having a plurality of nozzles (not shown) that eject printing ink as ink droplets. The print target PT is printed by ejecting ink droplets onto the print target PM under the control of the printer control unit 43 while the print head moves relative to the print target PM. The relationship between the print target PM and the print target PT will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The ink supply unit 442 includes an ink tank (not shown) and an ink supply path for supplying ink from the ink tank to the print head. Inks for forming an image based on the CMYK color space include, for example, cyan C, magenta M, yellow Y, and black K printing color inks, as well as white W, red, green, orange, gray, light cyan, Inks such as light magenta, dark yellow, and light black; fluorescent inks such as fluorescent purple, fluorescent blue, fluorescent green, fluorescent rose, fluorescent pink, fluorescent yellow, fluorescent orange, and fluorescent red; and special inks such as silver and gold. .

2. Functional Configuration This section describes the functional configuration of this embodiment. As described above, various functions of the information processing apparatus 3 are realized by the control unit 33, which is an example of hardware, by specifically realizing information processing by software stored in the storage unit 32. can be implemented as each function unit included in the

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing functions realized by the control unit 33 and the like in the information processing device 3. As shown in FIG. Specifically, the information processing device 3 , which is an example of the information processing system 1 , includes a reception unit 331 , a specification unit 332 , a setting unit 333 and an output unit 334 .

The reception unit 331 is configured to receive various information. For example, the reception unit 331 may receive print data 5 (see FIG. 6), identification data PI, delivery destination data, order information, and the like. Details will be described later.

The identifying unit 332 is configured to identify the printing factory that is the OD of the order recipient. Details will be described later.

The setting unit 333 is configured to generate or select a setting file CF for the printing device 4 . Details will be described later.

Output unit 334 is configured to transmit various information. The output unit 334 , which is an example of the first output unit, is configured to transmit various information to the printing device 4 . The output unit 334 , which is an example of the second output unit, is configured to transmit various information to the printing factory specified by the specifying unit 332 . Details will be described later.

3. Information Processing Method In this section, the information processing method of the information processing system 1 described above will be described.

The figures referred to in this section are as follows. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the print target PT and the print target PM. FIG. 6 is an example of print data 5 received by the receiving unit 331 . FIG. 7 is an example of the first reference information 6 pre-stored in the storage unit 32. As shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is an example of the second reference information 7 pre-stored in the storage unit 32 . FIG. 9 is an example of order information 8 for ordering a printing factory to make a product. FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing an example of the flow of information processing executed by the information processing system 1. As shown in FIG.

Here, the order source is a business operator that provides on-demand printing services to consumers. The supplier is a printing factory having the printing equipment 4 . A print target PT is a target to be expressed by printing. The printed matter PM is an article on which printing is to be applied.

It should be noted that the printing material PM includes all articles on which printing can be applied. For example, printed matter PM includes clothing such as T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, jackets, anoraks, blouses, shirts, sweaters, socks, handkerchiefs, scarves, bandanas, hand towels, mufflers, baby rompers, baby bibs, caps, hats, masks, etc. shoes, sandals and other footwear, tote bags, eco bags (registered trademark), shoulder bags, saccoches, purses, waist pouches and other bags, leather accessories such as wallets, raincoats, rain gear such as vinyl umbrellas, curtains, blankets, towels , posters, interior goods such as acrylic blocks, mobile phone goods such as smartphone cases, mobile batteries, mice, mouse pads, earphones, speakers, USB memory, hubs, PC accessories such as docking stations, mugs, tumblers, glasses, teacups, drinks Examples include kitchen miscellaneous goods such as covers, stationery such as stickers, notebooks, clear files, mechanical pencils, ballpoint pens, markers, pencils, pouches, book stands, and paper weights, miscellaneous goods such as badges, key chains, fans, fans, and mask cases. Among these, it is particularly preferable that the material to be printed PM is clothing. According to this aspect, it is possible to save labor in the setting work of the printing device 4 when printing on clothing, which is the main item of the on-demand printing service. It is also preferable that the material to be printed PM is a large-sized fabric. According to this aspect, it is possible to save labor in the setting work of the printing device 4 when printing on a large-sized fabric that can be used as a material for clothing.

Below, along with the timing chart of FIG. 10, the flow of information processing executed by the information processing system 1 will be described. First, when an orderer receives an order from a user of the on-demand printing service, the orderer transmits print data 5 (FIG. 6) and delivery destination data (not shown) to the information processing device 3 using the orderer terminal 2 . (Step S001).

Here, the print data 5 includes target information 51 regarding the printing target PT and printed material information 52 regarding the printed material PM. The print data 5 shown in FIG. 6 is an example of preferred print data 5 and includes, for example, target information 51 , substrate information 52 , product prices 53 , and print options 54 .

The target information 51 of FIG. 6 includes a link 51a of the image data of the PT to be printed, and an image 51b of the product completed by printing the PT to be printed on the material to be printed PM. The printing material information 52 of FIG. 6 includes information on the type 52a, color 52b, size 52c and material 52d of the printing material PM. A product price 53 in FIG. 6 indicates a sales price of a product completed by printing the print target PT on the printing material PM. The print option 54 in FIG. 6 indicates information specifying additional print settings such as whitening that are required when printing on dark-colored fabric.

The delivery destination data includes information on the address of the delivery destination of the product completed by printing the print target PT on the printed matter PM. The address information may be a complete address that can specify the delivery destination, or may be information indicating the area to which the delivery destination belongs, such as a postal code, prefecture, or city. Note that the delivery destination data may be transmitted from the order source terminal 2 to the information processing device 3 as a set of data together with the print data 5 .

When the print data 5 and the delivery destination data are transmitted to the information processing device 3 via the network, the reception unit 331 receives the print data 5 and the delivery destination data. That is, the print data 5 and delivery destination data are transmitted to the information processing device 3 via the network and the communication section 31 and temporarily stored in the storage section 32 of the information processing device 3 .

After the reception unit 331 receives the print data 5 and the delivery destination data, the identification unit 332 performs the following operations based on the printed material information 52, the delivery destination data, and the preset second reference information 7 (FIG. 8). , at least one printing factory is identified (step S002).

The preset second reference information 7 is information stored in advance in the storage unit 32 of the information processing device 3 . Also, as shown in FIG. 8, the second reference information 7 includes a printing factory name 71, a type 73 of printed matter PM handled by the printing factory, a location 72 of the printing factory, and a printing equipment owned by the printing factory. 4 is information associated with the identification data PI of No. 4. The location 72 may be a complete address that can identify the printing factory, or information indicating the area to which the printing factory belongs, such as a postal code, prefecture, or city. Here, the identification data PI is information of the printing device 4 necessary for making print settings on the printing device 4, and includes at least one information of the model name, model number, and model name of the printing device 4. .

In such a mode, the specifying unit 332 specifies the printing factory based on the second reference information 7, and therefore, among the printing factories that handle the same type of printing material PM as the ordered printing material PM, the delivery destination Print settings can be made for print shops that are geographically close to the

After the identification unit 332 has identified at least one printing factory, the output unit 334 transmits order information 8 (FIG. 9) for ordering a product production request to the identified printing factory. Specifically, the control unit 33 in the information processing device 3 transmits the order information 8 shown in FIG. 9 to the printing device 4 of the printing factory or an information terminal (not shown) via the communication unit 31 and the network. (Step S003). Here, the order information 8 may be in a format generated by word processing software or the like, or may be a pdf file. Preferably, the order information 8 is displayed on a browser in a visually recognizable form. Here, further explanation will be given assuming that the order information 8 is a screen.

The order information 8 shown in FIG. 9 is an example of preferable order information 8, and includes, for example, target information 81, printed material information 82, product price 83, printing options 84, delivery destination information 85, order It contains the previous OD and the bar code TC. The target information 81 of FIG. 9 includes a link 81a of the image data of the PT to be printed, and an image 81b of the product completed by printing the PT to be printed on the material to be printed PM. The printing material information 82 of FIG. 9 includes information on the type 82a, color 82b, size 82c and material 82d of the printing material PM.

Here, the target information 81, the printed material information 82, the product price 83, and the print option 84 are the target information 51, the printed material information 52, and the product price 53 of the print data 5 shown in FIG. , and the print option 54, so the description thereof is omitted. The delivery destination information 85 is information relating to the delivery destination address of the product, which is extracted from the delivery destination data. The supplier OD is information including the name of the printing factory, etc., indicating that the supplier is the printing factory specified by the specifying unit 332 . A barcode TC is an example of an optically readable code.

Thus, order information 8 preferably includes an optically readable code. Note that the optically readable code is not limited to the barcode TC shown in FIG. 9, and may be a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark).

When receiving the order information 8, the printing factory transmits order information corresponding to the order information 8 to the information processing device 3 (step S004). If the order information 8 includes an optically readable code, the order information is generated by reading the code at the printing factory. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the order information 8 includes a barcode TC, the barcode TC is read by holding a barcode reader over the barcode TC. According to such an aspect, it is possible to improve the efficiency of ordering and receiving orders through the optically readable code.

When the order information is transmitted from the printing factory to the information processing device 3 via the network, the reception unit 331 receives the order information corresponding to the order information 8 . That is, the received order information is transmitted to the information processing device 3 via the network and the communication unit 31 and temporarily stored in the storage unit 32 of the information processing device 3 .

After the reception unit 331 receives the order information, the setting unit 333 generates or selects a setting file CF for the printing device 4 owned by the printing factory that is the transmission source. That is, the setting unit 333 generates or selects the setting file CF for the printing device 4 based on the print data 5, the identification data PI of the printing device 4, and the preset first reference information 6 (FIG. 7). (step S005). When selecting the setting file CF, it is preferable that setting files CF generated in the past are stored in the storage unit 32 and an appropriate file is selected from among them. Note that the receiving unit 331 receives the identification data PI of the printing device 4 owned by the printing factory by receiving the order information from the printing factory. According to this aspect, it is possible to perform print settings after confirming an order received from the specified printing factory.

Here, the preset first reference information 6 is information stored in advance in the storage unit 32 of the information processing device 3 . Also, as shown in FIG. 7, the first reference information 6 includes printed material information 61, target information 62, setting information 63 relating to settings of the printing device 4, and identification data PI of the printing device 4. This is associated information.

Preferably, if the printing device 4 has an SDK (Software Development Kit) prepared in advance for customizing print settings, the setting file CF may be a file that can be used with the SDK.

After the setting unit 333 generates or selects the setting file CF, the output unit 334 transmits the target information 51 and the setting file CF to the printing device 4 . That is, the target information 51 and the setting file CF are transmitted to the printer 4 via the communication section 31 and the network (step S006). According to this aspect, by directly transmitting all the information necessary for printing, including the information necessary for setting the printing equipment 4, to the printing equipment 4, the setting work of the printing equipment 4 at each printing factory can be further simplified. Labor can be saved.

After the setting file CF is transmitted to the printing device 4 via the network, the printing factory reflects the setting file CF on the printing device 4 (step S007). This makes it possible to print the print target PT on the target object.

It is preferable that the setting unit 333 in the information processing device 3 reflects the setting file CF on the printing device 4 . Specifically, by constructing a hot folder (not shown) related to the printing device 4 within the local area network of the printing factory having the printing device 4, transmission and reflection of the setting file CF are executed as one process. can be done. That is, by transferring the setting file CF from the information processing device 3 to the hot folder, the setting work of the printing device 4 at each printing factory can be automated.

In summary, the information processing method of this embodiment includes a receiving step and a generating step. In the acceptance step, the print data 5 and the identification data PI of the printing device 4 are accepted. The print data 5 includes target information 51 relating to the printing target PT and printing material information 52 relating to the printing material PM. The identification data PI includes at least one information of the model name, model number, and model name of the printing device 4 . In the setting step, a setting file CF for the printing device 4 is generated or selected based on the print data 5, the identification data PI of the printing device 4, and the preset first reference information 6. FIG.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to apply appropriate print settings to the printing equipment 4 of each printing factory in accordance with the content of the order from the user of the on-demand printing service, and the printing at each printing factory can be performed. It is possible to save labor for the setting work of the device 4 .

Next, a specific example of the setting file CF generated or selected by the setting unit 333 will be described in detail below.

As shown in FIG. 6, the target information 51 included in the print data 5 preferably includes information regarding the color of the PT to be printed. Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 7, in the first reference information 6, the target information 62 preferably includes information regarding the color of the PT to be printed. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 9, the target information 81 included in the order information 8 preferably includes information regarding the color of the PT to be printed.

In such a mode, the setting file CF generated or selected by the setting unit 333 includes ink information for representing the color of the printing target PT on the printing material PM. According to this aspect, it is possible to save labor for the setting work related to the ink of the printing equipment 4 in each printing factory. Here, the ink information preferably includes information on at least one ink color and its amount. According to this aspect, it is possible to set an appropriate amount of ink.

Furthermore, the setting file CF preferably includes information regarding color tone adjustment. Here, the hue means saturation, brightness, contrast, color balance, density, and the like. More preferably, when the colors of the PT to be printed are RGB colors, the setting file CF preferably includes information on ink colors obtained by converting RGB colors into CMYK colors. According to such a mode, as shown in FIG. 7, an order is received with RGB data such as image data taken with a digital camera or image data created with Office software, and the target information 62 is Even if it is expressed in RGB colors, it is possible to more faithfully reproduce the color tone of the PT to be printed in CMYK colors.

As shown in FIG. 6, the printed material information 52 included in the print data 5 preferably includes color 52b information. Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 7, in the first reference information 6, the printing material information 61 preferably includes information about the color of the printing material PM. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 9, substrate information 82 included in order information 8 preferably includes color 82b information.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 9, when a black T-shirt is ordered as the printing material PM and the printing target PT includes a white portion, the setting unit 333 Generate or select a setting file CF for setting a large amount of white W ink. In addition, when a black T-shirt is ordered as the printing material PM and the printing target PT includes a black portion, the setting unit 333 does not use the black K ink and prints the black portion on the T-shirt. Generate or select a setting file CF for setting to be expressed in the background color. In other words, according to this aspect, it is possible to set appropriate inks in consideration of the influence of the ground color.

As shown in FIG. 6, the printed material information 52 included in the print data 5 preferably includes information on the material 52d. Correspondingly, although not shown in FIG. 7, in the first reference information 6, the printed matter information 61 preferably includes information about the material of the printed matter PM. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 9, the substrate information 82 included in the order information 8 preferably includes material 82d information.

For example, in FIGS. 6 and 9, the material to be printed PM is a T-shirt made of 100% cotton, and the material of the material to be printed PM is represented by the mixed ratio. In this way, the material of the material to be printed PM may be represented by the name of material constituting the material to be printed PM and its ratio to the entire material to be printed PM. Alternatively, the information about the material of the printed material PM may be only the main material name.

For example, although not shown, if the material of the material to be printed PM is mainly composed of chemical fibers such as polyester, which tend to repel ink, the setting unit 333 selects ink suitable for such chemical fibers. Generate or select a setting file CF to be set. That is, according to this aspect, appropriate print settings can be made according to the material of the material to be printed PM.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the material information includes information about the thickness of the material. For example, although not shown, if the printing material PM is a sweatshirt and is made of a thick material, the setting unit 333 includes a setting file that enables print settings suitable for printing on such a thick material. Generate or select a CF. In other words, according to this aspect, it is possible to perform appropriate print settings according to the thickness of the material of the material to be printed PM.

As shown in FIG. 6, the print data 5 preferably includes information on the price 53 of the product completed by printing the print target PT on the printing material PM. Correspondingly, although not shown in FIG. 7, it is preferable that the first reference information 6 includes information regarding the price of the finished product with the print target PT printed on the printing material PM. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 9, the order information 8 preferably includes the price 83 of the item.

For example, in FIGS. 6 and 9, the selling price of the product is 3000 yen excluding tax. If the price of 3000 yen is lower than the market price in the on-demand printing service market, the setting unit 333 generates or selects a setting file CF that sets the amount of ink to be less. That is, according to this aspect, it is possible to adjust the print settings so as to maintain a balance between the sales of the product and the cost of printing.

As shown in FIG. 6, the target information 51 included in the print data 5 preferably includes information regarding the pattern of the print target PT. Correspondingly, although not shown in FIG. 7, in the first reference information 6, the target information 62 preferably includes information regarding the pattern of the print target PT. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 9, the target information 81 included in the order information 8 preferably includes information regarding the pattern of the PT to be printed.

For example, although not shown, when the pattern of the print target PT is a pattern consisting of very thin lines, the setting unit 333 generates or selects a setting file CF that sets the ink droplet volume to be small. That is, according to this aspect, appropriate print settings can be made according to the pattern of the PT to be printed.

4. Others Regarding the information processing system 1, the following aspects may be employed.

An aspect of this embodiment may be a program. This program causes the computer to function as the information processing device 3 .

In this embodiment, the first reference information 6 and the second reference information 7 are databases such as lookup tables, and detailed items included therein have been described, but this is merely an example and is not limited to this. Furthermore, the reference information is not limited to a database such as a lookup table in the first place, but may be a mathematical model in which a plurality of pieces of information are mathematically related. It may be a trained model. That is, the first reference information 6 and the second reference information 7 may be generated or updated by AI machine learning.

The reception unit 331 may be configured to further receive information on the order status from each printing factory. In this aspect, the identification unit 332 is configured to identify at least one printing factory further based on the order status of each printing factory. According to this aspect, printing factories whose order quantity exceeds or is close to the allowable order quantity are excluded from the candidates for ordering, and among the printing factories with a margin in the order quantity, A suitable print shop can be identified.

The order information 8 may be shipped as a tangible item, and an electronic tag such as RFID may be attached to the tangible item.

Steps S005 to S007 may be performed collectively with the reading of the code or electronic tag in step S004 as a trigger.

By reading the code or electronic tag included in the order information 8, visual information including the order information 8 may be generated and displayed on the printing equipment 4 or information terminal of the printing factory. In this embodiment, by pressing an object, such as a button, or clicking on a URL, which is included in the visual information, the configuration file CF is transmitted to the printing device 4 or the information terminal, or the configuration file CF is transmitted to the information terminal. CF is reflected in the printing device 4 . Further, by pressing a button or the like, order information is transmitted to the information processing device 3 .

Steps S005 to S007 may be performed by pressing an object such as a button attached to the order information 8 instead of reading the code or electronic tag in step S004. Alternatively, steps S005 to S007 may be performed by clicking the URL described in the order information 8 as a trigger.

Furthermore, it may be provided in each aspect described below.
The information processing apparatus further includes a first output unit, wherein the first output unit is configured to transmit the target information and the setting file to the printing device.
In the information processing apparatus, the setting unit is configured to reflect the setting file on the printing device.
In the information processing apparatus, the target information includes information about the color to be printed, and the setting file includes information on ink for expressing the color to be printed on the printed material.
In the information processing apparatus, the information on the material to be printed includes information on the color of the material to be printed.
In the information processing apparatus, the ink information includes information on at least one ink color and its amount.
In the information processing device, the setting file includes information regarding color adjustment.
In the information processing apparatus, the information on the material to be printed includes information on the material of the material to be printed.
In the information processing apparatus, the printed matter is clothing.
In the information processing apparatus, the printed material is a large-sized fabric.
In the information processing apparatus, the print data includes information regarding a price of a product completed by printing the print object on the material to be printed.
In the information processing apparatus, the target information includes information about the pattern to be printed.
In the information processing device, the first reference information is generated or updated by machine learning using AI.
The information processing apparatus further includes a specifying unit, wherein the reception unit is configured to receive delivery destination data, and the delivery destination data is delivery of a product completed by printing the printing target on the printing material. and the identification unit is configured to identify at least one printing factory based on the substrate information, the delivery destination data, and preset second reference information. and the second reference information is information in which the name of the printing factory, the type of printed matter handled by the printing factory, the location of the printing factory, and the identification data of the printing equipment owned by the printing factory are associated with each other. , wherein the setting unit is configured to generate or select a setting file for the printing equipment owned by the printing factory.
The information processing apparatus further includes a second output unit, wherein the second output unit is configured to transmit order information for ordering a production request for the product to the specified printing factory, and the reception unit includes: and receiving order information corresponding to the order information from the printing factory, wherein the setting unit is provided in the printing factory that is the transmission source when the receiving unit receives the order information. configured to generate or select a configuration file for said printing device.
In the information processing apparatus, the order information includes an optically readable code, and the order information is generated by reading the code at the printing factory.
In the information processing apparatus, the reception unit is configured to further receive order status information from each printing factory, and the specifying unit performs at least one printing operation based on the order status of each printing factory. A thing configured to identify a factory.
An information processing method, comprising a receiving step and a setting step, wherein the receiving step receives print data and identification data of a printing device, and the print data includes target information regarding a print target and print target information regarding a print target. the identification data includes information on at least one of a model name, a model number, and a model name of the printing device; and in the setting step, the printing data and the identification data of the printing device. and generating or selecting a configuration file for the printing device based on the preset first reference information.
A program that causes a computer to function as the information processing device.
Of course, this is not the only case.

Finally, while various embodiments of the invention have been described, these have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiment can be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The embodiment and its modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

1: information processing system 2: orderer terminal 3: information processing device 30: communication bus 31: communication unit 32: storage unit 33: control unit 331: reception unit 332: specifying unit 333: setting unit 334: output unit 4: printing Device 41 : Communication unit 42 : Storage unit 43 : Printer control unit 44 : Printing unit 441 : Head unit 442 : Ink supply unit 45 : Moving unit 5 : Print data 51 : Target information 51a : Link 51b : Image 52 : Printed material information 52a: type 52b: color 52c: size 52d: material 53: price 54: printing option 6: first reference information 61: printed material information 62: target information 63: setting information 7: second reference information 71: printing factory name 72 : Location 73 : Type 8 : Order information 81 : Target information 81a : Link 81b : Image 82 : Printed material information 82a : Type 82b : Color 82c : Size 82d : Material 83 : Price 84 : Printing option 85 : Delivery destination information CF : Setting file OD: Supplier PI: Identification data PM: Material to be printed PT: TC to be printed: Bar code

Claims (19)

An information processing device,
comprising a reception unit and a setting unit,
The reception unit is configured to receive print data and identification data of a printing device,
The print data includes target information about a printing target and printed material information about a printed material,
the identification data includes at least one information of a model name, model number, and model name of the printing device;
The setting unit generates or selects a setting file including setting information regarding setting of the printing device based on the print data, the identification data of the printing device, and preset first reference information. configured to
The first reference information is information in which target information related to a printing target, printed material information related to a printed material, setting information related to settings of a printing device, and identification data of a printing device are associated with each other.
thing. In the information processing device according to claim 1,
further comprising a first output unit;
The first output unit is configured to transmit the target information and the setting file to the printing device.
thing. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 2,
The setting unit is configured to reflect the setting file on the printing device.
thing. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The target information includes information about the color to be printed,
The setting file includes ink information for expressing the color to be printed on the substrate,
thing. In the information processing device according to claim 4,
The substrate information includes information about the color of the substrate,
thing. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 4 or claim 5,
the ink information includes information about at least one ink color and its amount;
thing. In the information processing device according to any one of claims 4 to 6,
The setting file includes information on color adjustment,
thing. In the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The printing material information includes information about the material of the printing material,
thing. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The printed matter is clothing,
thing. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The substrate to be printed is a large-sized fabric,
thing. In the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The print data includes information about the price of the product completed by printing the print object on the printed material.
thing. In the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The target information includes information about the pattern to be printed.
thing. In the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
The first reference information is generated or updated by AI machine learning,
thing. In the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
Further comprising a specific part,
The reception unit is configured to receive delivery destination data,
The delivery destination data includes information on the address of the delivery destination of the product completed by printing the print target on the printed material,
The identifying unit is configured to identify at least one printing factory based on the printed material information, the delivery destination data, and preset second reference information,
The second reference information is information in which the name of the printing factory, the type of printed matter handled by the printing factory, the location of the printing factory, and the identification data of the printing equipment owned by the printing factory are associated,
The setting unit is configured to generate or select a setting file for the printing device owned by the printing factory.
thing. In the information processing device according to claim 14,
further comprising a second output unit;
The second output unit is configured to transmit order information for ordering a production request for the product to the specified printing factory,
The reception unit is configured to receive order information corresponding to the order information from the printing factory,
The setting unit is configured to generate or select a setting file for the printing device owned by the printing factory that is the transmission source when the reception unit receives the order information.
thing. In the information processing device according to claim 15,
the order information includes an optically readable code;
The order information is generated by reading the code at the printing factory,
thing. In the information processing device according to any one of claims 14 to 16,
The reception unit is configured to further receive order status information from each printing factory,
The identification unit is configured to identify at least one printing factory further based on the order status of each printing factory.
thing. An information processing method,
comprising a reception step and a setting step,
The receiving step receives print data and identification data of a printing device,
The print data includes target information about a printing target and printed material information about a printed material,
the identification data includes at least one information of a model name, model number, and model name of the printing device;
In the setting step, based on the print data, the identification data of the printing device, and preset first reference information, a setting file including setting information regarding setting of the printing device is generated or selected ;
The first reference information is information in which target information related to a printing target, printed material information related to a printed material, setting information related to settings of a printing device, and identification data of a printing device are associated with each other.
Method. a program,
A computer that functions as the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 17.