Image print device and order receiving terminal
AssigneeDai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
InventorAyaka Takeuchi
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Abstract
The present invention enables a desired number of original gift boxes to be produced easily. An image print device includes an input unit to which a user image is input, a storage unit storing a template image of a gift box, an edit processing unit combining the template image with the user image to generate a combined image, and a printer printing, for output, the combined image on a sheet. The storage unit stores a plurality of template images of gift boxes different in shape or size. The image print device further includes a box selection unit receiving selection of a gift box shape or size, and the edit processing unit combines a template image with the user image, the template image corresponding to the gift box shape or size that is selected.
Claims4
An image print device comprising:
- an input unit to which a user image is input;
- a storage unit storing a plurality of template images of gift boxes different in shape or size, and storing a table in which an item to be stored in a gift box is associated with a gift box having a shape or size suitable for storage of the item;
- a selection unit receiving selection of an item to be stored in a gift box, and referring to the table to select a gift box having a shape or size corresponding to the item that is selected;
- an edit processing unit combining the user image with a template image corresponding to the gift box selected by the selection unit, and generating a combined image;
- and
- a printer printing, for output, the combined image on a sheet,
- wherein the printer
- heats a color material layer to form the combined image on the sheet, the color material layer being disposed on a thermal transfer sheet, and transfers a protective layer onto the combined image formed on the sheet, the protective laver being disposed on the thermal transfer sheet, and
- transfers the protective layer onto the combined image in such a manner that a surface state of the protective laver is different between a part corresponding to a predetermined pattern and an other part,
- wherein the printer transfers the protective layer in such a manner that the part corresponding to the predetermined pattern has a matte texture and the other part has a glossy texture whose glossiness is higher than glossiness of the matte texture, and
- wherein the predetermined pattern indicates a folding line for assembling a gift box.
An image print device comprising:
- an image input unit to which a user image is input;
- an identification information input unit receiving input of identification information for identifying a shape or size given to a sample of a gift box;
- a storage unit storing a plurality of template images of gift boxes different in shape or size;
- a selection unit selecting a gift box on a basis of the identification information that is input;
- an edit processing unit combining the user image with a template image corresponding to the gift box selected by the selection unit, and generating a combined image;
- and
- a printer printing, for output, the combined image on a sheet,
- wherein the printer
- heats a color material layer to form the combined image on the sheet, the color material layer being disposed on a thermal transfer sheet, and transfers a protective layer onto the combined image formed on the sheet, the protective layer being disposed on the thermal transfer sheet, and
- transfers the protective layer onto the combined image in such a manner that a surface state of the protective layer is different between a part corresponding to a predetermined pattern and an other part,
- wherein the printer transfers the protective layer in such a manner that the part corresponding to the predetermined pattern has a matte texture and the other part has a glossy texture whose glossiness is higher than glossiness of the matte texture, and
- wherein the predetermined pattern indicates a folding line for assembling a gift box.
An image print method by use of an image print device including a memory that stores a plurality of template images of gift boxes different in shape or size, and stores a table in which an item to be stored in a gift box is associated with a gift box having a shape or size suitable for storage of the item, the image print method comprising:
- receiving input of a user image;
- receiving selection of an item to be stored in a gift box, and selecting a gift box having a shape or size corresponding to the item that is selected by referring to the table;
- combining the user image with a template image corresponding to the selected gift box, and generating a combined image;
- and
- printing the combined image on a sheet,
- wherein the image print device
- heats a color material layer to form the combined image on the sheet, the color material layer being disposed on a thermal transfer sheet, and transfers a protective layer onto the combined image formed on the sheet, the protective layer being disposed on the thermal transfer sheet, and
- transfers the protective layer onto the combined image in such a manner that a surface state of the protective layer is different between a part corresponding to a predetermined pattern and an other part,
- wherein the image print device transfers the protective layer in such a manner that the part corresponding to the predetermined pattern has a matte texture and the other part has a glossy texture whose glossiness is higher than glossiness of the matte texture, and
- wherein the predetermined pattern indicates a folding line for assembling a gift box.
An image print method by use of an image print device including a memory that stores a plurality of template images of gift boxes different in shape or size, the image print method comprising:
- receiving input of a user image;
- receiving input of identification information for identifying a shape or size given to a sample of a gift box;
- selecting a gift box on a basis of the identification information that is input;
- combining the user image with a template image corresponding to the selected gift box, and generating a combined image;
- and
- printing the combined image on a sheet,
- wherein the image print device
- heats a color material layer to form the combined image on the sheet, the color material layer being disposed on a thermal transfer sheet, and transfers a protective layer onto the combined image formed on the sheet, the protective layer being disposed on the thermal transfer sheet, and
- transfers the protective layer onto the combined image in such a manner that a surface state of the protective layer is different between a part corresponding to a predetermined pattern and an other part,
- wherein the image print device transfers the protective layer in such a manner that the part corresponding to the predetermined pattern has a matte texture and the other part has a glossy texture whose glossiness is higher than glossiness of the matte texture, and
- wherein the predetermined pattern indicates a folding line for assembling a gift box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.