Print order receiving method, print order receiver, and print production system

A method of receiving a print producing order of one order by acquiring image data of first images of said one order and each print order for each of said individual package units of said one order, comprising:

• acquiring said image data of said one order;
• displaying an order screen on which said first images is displayed based on the thus acquired image data of said one order as well as said print order can be inputted for each combination of each of said individual package units with each of said first images;
• after said print order for said one order has been inputted on said order screen, generating print order information which relates one or more second images to be printed to the number of prints of each of said one or more second images to be printed for each of said individual package units;
• and
• outputting the thus generated print order information and said image data of said one order which are related to each other.

A print production system comprising:

• a print order receiver;
• and
• a print system,
• wherein said print order receiver print order receiver includes:
• image acquiring means for acquiring image data of first images of one order;
• input means for inputting a print order with respect to said first images for individual package units which said one order is contained;
• a display for displaying an order screen on which said first images is displayed based on said image data of said one order acquired by said image acquiring means as well as said print order can be inputted by said input means for each combination of each of said individual package units with each of said first images;
• print order information generating means for generating print order information indicating one or more second images to be printed that is inputted by said input means and the number of prints of each of said one or more second images to be printed for each of said individual package units, after said print order for said one order has been inputted by said input means on said order screen;
• and
• output means for outputting said print order information generated by said print order information generating means and said image data of said one order which are related to each other, and
• wherein said print system includes:
• a printer having printing means for producing prints which reproduce said image data of said one or more second images to be printed and packaging means for packaging one or more prints in the thus produced prints;
• and
• information processing means for acquiring said print order information and said image data of said one order from said print order receiver, and processing said print order information and said image data to output a processed result to said printer,
• wherein said print system produces said one or more prints for each of said individual package units in accordance with said print order information and said image data of said one order supplied from said print order receiver and packages said one or more prints for each of said individual package units to output said one or more prints in a package for each of said individual package units.