JP6468681B2 - Jigsaw puzzle assembly support system and jigsaw puzzle assembly method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a jigsaw puzzle assembly support system and a jigsaw puzzle assembly method.

  Although the domestic market for jigsaw puzzles has declined compared to its peak, it has a scale of about 12 billion yen per year, and there are certain customers. Jigsaw puzzles have a reason to exist as part of intellectual entertainment because they can be used as interiors after they are completed and can be used as interiors.

  Jigsaw puzzles are toys that cut pictures and photos printed on cardboard and boards into intricately shaped pieces and fit them back together. The number of pieces ranges from less than 100 to over 10,000, but generally there are many of about 300 to 3000 pieces.

  On the other hand, when a jigsaw puzzle with a large number of pieces is purchased for decorating as an interior, the assembly time increases rapidly as the number of pieces increases. As a result, Jigsaw puzzles have been purchased and started to be assembled, but they often give up on the way. Therefore, there is a system that supports the assembly so that the assembly work of the jigsaw puzzle can be facilitated and the assembly time can be shortened.

Patent Document 1 is an invention of an assembly support system for a jigsaw puzzle, and is actually viewed while viewing a completed image corresponding to each puzzle piece as a guide when a user assembles each puzzle piece from a content server via an electronic information terminal. A support system that can easily assemble purchased jigsaw puzzles is disclosed.
That is, a jigsaw puzzle can be easily assembled by enlarging or reducing a part or all of a completed image corresponding to the puzzle, which is a guideline for assembling the puzzle pieces, and displaying them in a substantially original size. .

JP 2014-050420 A

However, although it is a support system that makes it easy to assemble by displaying the completed image on the electronic information terminal, the piece becomes smaller as the jigsaw puzzle scale increases, and the assembly position is compared with the image of the piece and the completed image. Determining the position of the large completed image results in a small piece image, which makes it difficult to determine the position accurately.
In addition, when the pieces are divided into pieces and the pieces are completed images that are similar to each other, there is also a problem that even if the displayed completed images are viewed, they cannot be easily assembled.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and on the back side of each piece of a jigsaw puzzle, a two-dimensional code including arrangement information of the piece is printed, and the two-dimensional code is read by an electronic information terminal, It is an object of the present invention to significantly reduce the assembly time by clearly showing the position of the piece in the completed image to the electronic information terminal.

  The present invention reads a two-dimensional code printed on a jigsaw puzzle packing box or a sticker affixed to the packing box with a two-dimensional code reader connected to a user's electronic information terminal, and sends it to an assembly support site on the server side. Send an access request. On the server side, the corresponding assembly support site is transmitted to the user's electronic information terminal based on the assembly support information. The user requests the electronic information terminal to download the assembly support software from the assembly support site, and installs and activates it. After the two-dimensional code printed on the back of the jigsaw puzzle piece is read with a two-dimensional code reader, the assembly position of the piece is clearly indicated on the electronic information terminal, and the arrangement information and the assembly support software are printed on the assembly support board. The system can be assembled accurately by collating with the arrangement information of the two-dimensional code printed at the corresponding position, and the assembly time can be greatly shortened.

  That is, the present invention is a jigsaw puzzle assembly support system that prints a completed image on a paper or wood material in advance, cuts the material into intricate pieces, and fits the pieces back together. An assembly support system for a jigsaw puzzle, characterized in that a two-dimensional code is printed on the back surface of a piece, the two-dimensional code printed on the piece is read, and a corresponding part of the read piece image is displayed on the electronic information terminal. .

  The present invention also relates to a method for assembling a jigsaw puzzle in which a completed image is printed in advance on a paper or wood material, the material is cut into intricately shaped pieces, and the pieces are fitted together to restore the original. In addition, a step of dividing the completed image of the jigsaw puzzle into quadrilaterals according to the number of vertical and horizontal pieces of the jigsaw puzzle, masking the completed image and displaying the vertical and horizontal arrangement information of the pieces, and a two-dimensional code printed on the back side of the pieces And a step of canceling and displaying the masking of the divided rectangle corresponding to the piece from the vertical and horizontal arrangement information of the piece of the piece information of the read two-dimensional code. This is an assembly method.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the two-dimensional code printed on the piece cannot be read by the user's eyes, it does not hinder the assembling work of the user who wants to enjoy the assembling work and enjoy the sense of completion. On the other hand, for users who want to get the finished version faster than the assembly work, this assembly support system clearly shows the assembly position of the pieces on the electronic information terminal. Compared to the assembly and the entire assembly, the pieces can be directly arranged on the printed assembly support mount, and it is possible to accurately and significantly reduce the assembly time.

1 is a functional block diagram of a jigsaw puzzle assembly support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a system outline figure of an assembly support system of a jigsaw puzzle concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the puzzle information which concerns on this invention. It is an example of the assembly support information in the server side assembly support information database according to the present invention. It is an example of piece information concerning the present invention. It is an example of the assembly condition file which concerns on this invention. It is an outline flow of assembly work of a jigsaw puzzle. It is a detailed flow of preparation for assembly work of jigsaw puzzle It is a detailed flow of assembly work of a jigsaw puzzle. It is an example of two-dimensional code printing on the back side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle. It is an example of the screen of an assembly support site. It is an example of the initial screen after starting the program of an assembly support site. It is a figure explaining the transition of the assembly condition of an assembly support figure. It is an example of printing of an assembly support mount.

A jigsaw puzzle assembly support system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a jigsaw puzzle assembly support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
This assembly support system includes an electronic information terminal 1, a server 10, and the Internet 70. The electronic information terminal 1 includes functions of a reading unit 2, an operation unit 3, a display unit 4, a printing unit 5, a transmission / reception unit 6, a storage unit 7, and a short piece detection unit 8.
In addition, the server 10 includes functions of a transmission / reception unit 11, a search unit 12, a missing piece processing unit 13, and a storage unit 14.

The reading unit 2 of the electronic information terminal 1 reads a two-dimensional code printed on a jigsaw puzzle packing box, a two-dimensional code printed on the back side of a jigsaw puzzle piece, and a two-dimensional code printed on an assembly support mount.
Here, the assembly support mount is not a print of the completed image, but is a rectangle corresponding to the piece in a state where the completed image is divided into squares of the total number of pieces and the completed image is masked (for example, painted white). In this, the vertical and horizontal arrangement information of pieces and piece information (described later) are printed as a two-dimensional code.

The operation unit 3 is an operation of transmitting data read by the reading unit 2 to the server 10 via the transmission / reception unit 6, an operation of moving the cursor to the switch button displayed on the electronic information terminal 1, and the like. A user's operation executed on the electronic information terminal 1 is processed.
The printing unit 5 prints the assembly support mount with the actual size reduced or reduced. The display unit 4 is a display screen of the electronic information terminal 1 and displays an image or the like on the screen.
The transmission / reception unit 6 transmits the data read by the reading unit 2 to the server 10 and receives data such as a file downloaded from the server 10.

The storage unit 7 stores a file downloaded from the server, and decompresses and stores it if necessary.
The missing piece detector 8 detects a missing piece after the assembly is completed, and executes a function of placing an order with a jigsaw puzzle maker if necessary.

On the other hand, the transmission / reception unit 11 of the server 10 receives the data transmitted from the electronic information terminal 1, searches the assembly unit for the assembly support information stored in the storage unit 14 from the transmitted data, and retrieves the retrieved data. It transmits to the electronic information terminal 1.
The missing piece processing unit 13 is a function of order processing for the missing piece because the missing piece can be ordered when there is a missing piece when the user finishes the assembling work.
Data transmission / reception between the electronic information terminal 1 and the server 10 is executed via the Internet 70.

Next, how each function shown in FIG. 1 is executed in the present assembly support system will be described. FIG. 2 is a system schematic diagram of the jigsaw puzzle assembly support system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The jigsaw puzzle assembly support system includes a server 10, a user terminal 20 including the electronic information terminal 1, and the Internet 70. In FIG. 2, the jigsaw puzzle assembly support system is executed by a program in addition to the devices constituting the server 10 and the user terminal 20. The outline of the functions and the transmission / reception between the server 10 and the user terminal 20 are also described.

The user terminal 20 includes an electronic information terminal 1, a two-dimensional code reading device 50 and a printer 60. The electronic information terminal 1 is not limited to a PC (Personal Computer), and may be a device such as a PC, a tablet terminal, and a smartphone having the function of the two-dimensional code reading device 50.
The printer 60 is a commercially available printer connected to a PC, and prints an assembly support mount with the actual size or reduced.

  This assembly support system starts when a user reads a two-dimensional code printed on a jigsaw puzzle packing box or the like with a two-dimensional code reader 50. The read two-dimensional code information is transmitted from the electronic information terminal 1 to the server 10 via the Internet 70. The transmission of the information of the two-dimensional code is a request to transmit necessary information of the assembly support site to the electronic information terminal 1.

The server 10 searches the assembly support information database 42 stored in the storage unit 14 for information on the assembly support site requested to be transmitted to the electronic information terminal 1, extracts it, and transmits it to the electronic information terminal 1. .
The electronic information terminal 1 displays the assembly support site 22 transmitted from the server 10 on the display unit 4 of the electronic information terminal 1. In this case, by displaying the assembly support site 22 transmitted from the server 10 as it is, the transmission data is not processed.
Clicking or touching the download button 23 provided on the assembly support site 22 displayed on the electronic information terminal 1 requests the server 10 to download data necessary for assembly support via the Internet 70.

Upon receiving the download request, the server 10 creates a file necessary for assembly support as a download file 45 and transmits it to the electronic information terminal 1.
In the present embodiment, the download file 33 of the electronic information terminal 1 includes a program for reading piece information, so-called assembly support software 25, an assembly status file 31, and an image file 32. The download file 33 is stored in the storage unit 7 of the electronic information terminal 1, but if it is a program in which an operation such as compression is performed, the assembly support software 25, the assembly status file 31, and the image file are stored in the storage unit 7 after decompression Stored as 32.

The assembly support software 25 includes programs for executing the functions of piece information reading 26, assembly support diagram display 27, assembly status reading, updating and saving 28, missing piece ordering 29 and assembly support mount printing 30. It is.
The request for the missing piece order 29 is transmitted to the server 10 via the Internet 70, and the server 10 processes the missing piece order 46, and the missing piece is sent to the user who placed the order.
Printing of the assembly support mount 61 is performed according to the data of the assembly status file 31 without requesting transmission of print data from the electronic information terminal 1 to the server 10.

Next, details of puzzle information, assembly support information, piece information, and an assembly status file constituting the present assembly support system will be described.
FIG. 3 is an example of puzzle information according to the present invention.
This puzzle information is printed as a two-dimensional code on a jigsaw puzzle packing box or a sticker attached to the packing box. The puzzle information of the assembly support system of the present invention is composed of an assembly support site URL (Uniform Resource Locator), a JAN (Japanese Article Number) code, a serial number, and a check digit.

  The URL is an address on the Internet 70 of the server 10 where the assembly support site information is stored. The JAN code is a 13-digit standard type in this embodiment, but may be an 8-digit shortened type. The production number is a unique number of the jigsaw puzzle manufacturer. Further, if the product number and the product item code constituting the JAN code are the same, the product number can be omitted.

  Before starting the assembly of the jigsaw puzzle, the two-dimensional code including the puzzle information printed on the packaging box of the jigsaw puzzle is read by the two-dimensional code reading device 50, and information such as the URL included in the two-dimensional code is transmitted to the server via the Internet 70. 10 to send. The server 10 transmits the assembly support site 22 corresponding to the stored puzzle information of the two-dimensional code to the electronic information terminal 1.

FIG. 4 is an example of assembly support information in the server side assembly support information database 42 according to the present invention.
The assembly support information includes at least a JAN code, a serial number, a completed size (vertical and horizontal), the number of vertical and horizontal pieces, vertical and horizontal arrangement item names, and image file names as essential information.
Other product number, version number, puzzle name, piece type, piece size, total number of pieces, registration date, sales start date, sales stop date and missing piece order end date are not required information, but assembly support Can be added as information.

The JAN code and serial number are the same as those configured as puzzle information. Based on the JAN code and serial number transmitted from the electronic information terminal 1 to the server 10, the server 10 searches the assembly support site 22 in which the same JAN code and serial number are recorded.
The information on the completed size (vertical and horizontal) is used when the assembly support mount 61 is printed in full size. By reading the two-dimensional code printed on the assembly support mount 61, the user collates the arrangement information of the assembly support mount 61 with the arrangement information of the piece information, so that the assembly can be performed accurately and in a short time.

  The number of vertical and horizontal pieces is a number for dividing the completed image into small squares by the number of vertical and horizontal pieces. One small square corresponding to the piece to be assembled is displayed on the electronic information terminal 1 as a part of the completed image, and the assembly position of the piece is clearly displayed. Thereby, in this invention, it is not necessary to search the assembly position of a piece by trial and error, and an assembly time can be shortened significantly.

Vertical and horizontal arrangement item names are secured for the number of vertical and horizontal pieces. For example, arrangement item names for the number of pieces of 1, 2, 3,... Are set in the vertical direction, and arrangement item names for the number of pieces of A, B, C,. This arrangement item name is used as arrangement information of the display position of the piece of the assembly support FIG. 24 and the print position of the assembly support mount 61. The vertical and horizontal arrangement information is not limited to numbers or English characters, but may be other symbols.
The image file name is a completed image file, and the completed image file is transmitted from the server 10 to the electronic information terminal 1 in response to a download request from the electronic information terminal 1 and stored in the storage unit 7.

FIG. 5 is an example of piece information according to the present invention.
The piece information according to the present invention is printed as a two-dimensional code on the back surface of each piece, and includes a JAN code, vertical arrangement information, horizontal arrangement information, and a check digit. The number of digits of the JAN code is 13 digits, which is the same as that of puzzle information and assembly support information. The vertical arrangement information is 4 digits, and is a number in this embodiment. The horizontal arrangement information is two digits, and is an English character in this embodiment. The check digit is a single digit.
The number of digits of the vertical and horizontal arrangement information may be changed depending on the size of the jigsaw puzzle.

  The piece information is printed as a two-dimensional code on the back of each piece, read by the two-dimensional code reading device 50 at the time of assembly, and displayed on the display unit 4 of the electronic information terminal 1 on the assembly support FIG. The assembly position of the piece that has been read is displayed. Further, when the assembly support mount 61 is printed, a two-dimensional code is printed at an appropriate position of all pieces. The arrangement information of the two-dimensional code printed on the assembly support mount 61 and the arrangement information of the two-dimensional code of each piece Are verified, and assembly can be performed without any mistakes in a short time.

FIG. 6 is an example of an assembly status file according to the present invention.
The assembly status file includes terminal assembly support information, work type, number of sorting groups, and assembly status.
The terminal assembly support information is almost the same as the information included in the assembly support information shown in FIG. 4. The assembly support information is information stored in the server 10, whereas the assembly status file is stored in the electronic information terminal 1. It is stored in the storage unit 7. The description of the terminal assembly support information is omitted because it overlaps with the description of the assembly support information.

Here, the types of work will be described. The assembly work of this embodiment can be performed in four types of assembly methods.
The first method is a method of reading a two-dimensional code of a piece but being used only for sorting work, and assembling by a conventional trial and error method after sorting (hereinafter referred to as JP-A).
The second method is a method of reading the two-dimensional code of the piece and displaying the assembly position on the electronic information terminal 1, but not using the assembly support mount 61 (hereinafter referred to as JP-B).

In the third method, the assembly support mount 61 is printed and used. This is a method of assembling on the assembly support mount 61 without reading the two-dimensional code printed on the assembly support mount 61 and reading the two-dimensional code of the piece (hereinafter referred to as JP-C).
The fourth method is a method in which the two-dimensional code printed on the assembly support mount 61 is read by the two-dimensional code reading device 50 of the electronic information terminal 1, that is, the assembly position of the assembly support mount 61 is confirmed and assembled (hereinafter referred to as the assembly support mount 61). , JP-D).
In the present embodiment, the four types of assembly methods reduce the assembly time in the order of JP-A to JP-D.

Next, the number of sorting groups in the assembly status file is information used when the type of assembly work is JP-A. Grouping is performed by specifying the number of groups for grouping and the grouping method.
The specific grouping method is to divide into “corner and frame pieces” and “other pieces”, specify the number of each group, classify the unprocessed pieces, and put them into the specified number of groups. Classify.
Also, when it is not divided into “corner and frame pieces” and “other pieces”, the total number of groups is designated, and all unprocessed pieces are classified into the designated number of groups.

The assembly status of the assembly status file is composed of vertical layout information, horizontal layout information, piece status, and sorting group name.
Information on the assembly status is prepared for each piece of the jigsaw puzzle. It is possible to identify the state of all the pieces. The piece statuses corresponding to the vertical and horizontal arrangement information of one piece (for example, 20 for vertical and J for horizontal) are unprocessed (0), read (1), assembled (3), and pieces ordered. The assembly status is identified by the information of (9). In addition, another number may be sufficient as the number which shows each assembly condition, and a symbol etc. may be sufficient as it.

  The assembling status sorting group name is used for assembling work JP-A, and when the piece information of each piece is read for sorting, the group into which the piece is sorted is stored. The

Next, assembly work according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 7 is a schematic flow of assembly work of a jigsaw puzzle.
The jigsaw puzzle assembly operation is started by reading a two-dimensional code printed on a jigsaw puzzle packing box or a sticker attached to the packing box.

  Step S10 is access and display to the assembly support site. The assembly support site URL, JAN code, and serial number included in the puzzle information read by the electronic information terminal 1 equipped with the two-dimensional code reader 50 are transmitted via the Internet 70. For the assembly support site stored in the server 10 at the URL address, the server 10 searches the storage unit 14 of the server 10 for the corresponding jigsaw puzzle assembly support site from the JAN code and serial number transmitted together with the URL. The searched assembly support site data is transmitted to the electronic information terminal 1. The electronic information terminal 1 displays the assembly support site 22 on the display unit 4 based on the data.

  Step S11 is a download request. If the download button 23 on the screen (described later) of the assembly support site 22 displayed on the electronic information terminal 1 is a PC, the button is clicked, and if it is a smartphone, the button is touched to download to the server 10. Request.

Upon receiving the download request, the server 10 collectively creates the assembly support software, the assembly status file, and the image file into the download file 45 and transmits it to the electronic information terminal 1.
The electronic information terminal 1 decompresses the download file 33 if necessary after reception, and stores it in the storage unit 7 of the electronic information terminal 1 as the assembly support software 25, the assembly status file 31, and the image file 32.

Step S12 is preparation for assembly work. Although details will be described later, grouping and printing of the assembly support mount 61 are executed.
Step S13 is a jigsaw puzzle assembly operation. Details of this assembly work will be described later.
It should be noted that the preparation of the assembly work and the assembly work are not only performed continuously, but often interrupted and resumed in many cases. In that case, once the assembly support software 25 has been downloaded, it is possible to resume from the preparation of the assembly work in step S12 without having to download it again.

In step S14, it is determined whether or not there is a missing piece after the assembly work is completed. If there is no missing piece (S14, NO), the assembly work is finished and the jigsaw puzzle is completed.
On the other hand, if there is a missing piece (S14, YES), it is determined whether to place an order for the missing piece (S15).
If it is not necessary to place an order for missing pieces (S15, NO), the assembling operation ends. If there is an order for missing pieces (S15, YES), the process proceeds to step S16.

Step S16 is an order for missing pieces. In the assembly support system of the present invention, at the end of assembly, so-called missing pieces other than the read and assembled pieces stored in the piece status of the assembly status file 31 are insufficient due to the vertical and horizontal arrangement information of the assembly status file. The presence or absence of a piece and its assembly position can be determined. Therefore, it is possible to send the missing piece vertical and horizontal arrangement information to the server 10 as they are, and to easily order the missing piece.
When the order of the missing pieces is finished, the assembly work of the jigsaw puzzle is finished.

FIG. 8 is a detailed flow of preparation for assembly work shown in step S12 of FIG.
Preparation for assembly work is started by starting the assembly support software 25 in step S20. The assembly support software 25 is downloaded in step S11 shown in FIG. 7 and stored in the storage unit 7 of the electronic information terminal 1 after installation.
Step S <b> 21 is reading of the assembly status file 31 stored in the storage unit 7 of the electronic information terminal 1. Even when preparation for assembly work or assembly work is interrupted, the assembly situation file 31 is updated and saved. Therefore, when resuming, the updated and saved assembly situation file 31 is read.

Step S22 displays the processed piece image. When a new jigsaw puzzle is assembled, the piece statuses in the assembly status file 31 are all unprocessed, that is, neither read nor assembled, so the display of each piece is in a masked (filled) state.
On the other hand, when resuming the assembling operation, the portion corresponding to the read of the piece status or the assembled state is released from the masked filling, and the assembling position is displayed as a portion of the completed image.
Here, the piece image does not have image data of each piece in the assembly information file, but is an image in which the completed image is divided into small squares corresponding to the pieces by the number of vertical and horizontal pieces, that is, pieces of the completed image. Is an image of a portion corresponding to.

Step S23 selects JP-A as the type of work when assembly is newly started. If the work type is not JP-A (S23, NO), it is selected whether the work type in step S28 is JP-B.
When the type of work is JP-B (S28, YES), no grouping is required and no printing of the assembly support mount 61 is necessary, so the preparation for the assembly work is completed and the process returns to the assembly outline flow shown in FIG. .
When the type of work is not JP-B (S28, NO), that is, when the type of work is JP-C or D, the process proceeds to step S26.

On the other hand, when the type of work is JP-A (S23, YES), since it is a work for grouping, it is determined whether or not the grouping is performed in step S24. If the grouping is not performed (S24, NO), the preparation for the assembly work is completed, and the process returns to the assembly outline flow shown in FIG.
Note that this step S23 is a selection for starting a new assembly, and when the preparation for the assembly work or the assembly work is interrupted and resumed, the type of work has already been selected. This is determined according to the type of work initially selected.

When grouping is performed (S24, YES), grouping is performed by specifying the number of groups for grouping and the grouping method (S25).
Since this grouping has been described above, a description thereof will be omitted.
Note that the assembly status file 31 is updated after the grouping operation is completed.

The assembly work of JP-A is only grouped, and thereafter, it is the same as the assembly of a normal jigsaw puzzle. This is effective when assembling by a plurality of persons by grouping.
In step S26 after the grouping is completed, it is determined whether or not the assembly support mount 61 is to be printed. When printing is not performed (S26, NO), the preparation for the assembly work is finished, and the process returns to the outline flow of the assembly work shown in FIG.

When the assembly support mount 61 is printed (S26, YES), printing is executed by selecting whether the assembly support mount 61 is printed at the original size or reduced. This assembly support mount 61 is used in JP-C and JP-D assembly operations.
When the printing of the assembly support mount 61 is finished, the preparation for the assembly work is finished, and the process returns to the outline flow of the assembly work shown in FIG.

Note that the assembly support mount 61 for printing jigsaw puzzles at full size facilitates assembly work, but the maximum printable size of the user's printer 60 is up to A4 size. Can also be specified.
In the case of full-size printing, the completed size (vertical and horizontal) stored in the assembly situation file 31 is used, and printing on a plurality of sheets and sheets can be bonded.

FIG. 9 is a detailed flow of assembly work.
The assembly work is started from reading of piece information. In step S30, the two-dimensional code reading device 50 connected to the electronic information terminal 1 reads the piece information of the two-dimensional code printed on the piece used for the next assembly operation.
The read piece information and the terminal assembly support information in the assembly status file 31 are collated to determine whether the read pieces are in the same group (S31).

When they are not in the same group (S31, NO), the process returns to step S30 to read piece information of the next piece. At this time, for example, an error message is displayed on the screen of the electronic information terminal 1.
If they are the same group (S31, YES), it is confirmed whether the type of work is JP-D (S32). The type of work has already been selected by the user in preparation for assembly work.

When the type of work is not JP-D (S32, NO), the type of work is JP-A to C. In the case of these three operations, display of arrangement information and piece images is executed next (S41).
The assembly status file 31 is read, and it is confirmed whether each piece status stored in the assembly status file 31 is unprocessed, read, assembled, or ordered.

  Here, each piece image is displayed on the electronic information terminal 1 as follows as the assembly work progresses. First, the completed image stored as the image file 32 in the storage unit 7 of the electronic information terminal 1 is divided into small squares according to the number of vertical and horizontal pieces. On top of that, if it is an initial screen, all the divided piece images are masked (filled) with an image with a white frame. For the read and assembled piece image, the masked fill with the image with the white frame is released, and the piece image of the portion of the completed image corresponding to the read and assembled image is displayed.

  In addition to the display of the assembly status of the puzzle, the group support group name is also displayed in the assembly support diagram 24. The type of work JP-A is only grouping and does not perform assembly work, but information regarding this grouping is displayed in the assembly support diagram 24, and the group name is stored in the assembly status file.

Further, this assembly support diagram 24 displays the sorting group and the number of remaining pieces in addition to the vertical and horizontal arrangement information.
In the present embodiment, the piece image is masked with an image with a white frame, but the frame may be omitted or a color other than white may be used. In addition, only the assembly position may be displayed and the piece arrangement information may not be displayed.
In the next step S42, the piece status of the assembly status file corresponding to the read piece is updated to read and saved.

Step S43 determines whether the type of work is JP-A. If the work type is JP-A (S43, YES), the assembly work is not performed, and the process proceeds to step S40.
When the assembly work is other than JP-A (S43, NO), that is, when the assembly work is JP-B and JP-C (S43, YES), the process proceeds to the assembly work of step S39.

Returning to Step S32, when the type of work is JP-D (S32, YES), Steps S33 and S34 execute the same processes as Steps S41 and S42, but the read processes are different.
In the read piece image in step S42, the portion of the completed image corresponding to the piece is displayed. In step S34, the portion of the completed image corresponding to the read piece is displayed in an intermediate color such as gray.

Next, in step S35, the two-dimensional code of the assembly support mount 61 corresponding to the assembly position of the read piece displayed in gray etc. in the assembly support FIG.
At this time, it is checked whether the piece arrangement information and the assembly position of the assembly support mount 61 are correct (same) (S36). If the assembly position is not the correct position (S36, NO), the assembly position arrangement information of the support mount 61 is read until the correct position is reached.
When the position is not correct, an error message is displayed on the screen of the electronic information terminal 1 to prompt the reading process again.

  If the piece placement information and the assembly position of the assembly support mount 61 are correct (S36, YES), the part corresponding to the piece image in FIG. 24 of the assembly support is displayed in an intermediate color such as gray. The display of gray or the like is changed to the completed image portion corresponding to the piece and displayed (S37).

In step S38, the corresponding piece status in the assembly status file 31 is updated to the assembled status and stored.
Next, after carrying out actual assembly work (manual work) (S39), it is determined whether there are any remaining pieces (S40).
If there is a remaining piece (S40, YES), the process returns to step S30, and the next piece information is read. If there are no remaining pieces (S40, NO), the assembling operation is completed, and the process returns to the outline flow of the assembling operation shown in FIG.

The outline flow of the assembly work according to this embodiment has been described above.
Next, a printing example of a jigsaw puzzle two-dimensional code, a screen display using the two-dimensional code, and a printing example of an assembly support mount will be described.
FIG. 10 is an example of two-dimensional code printing on the back side of a jigsaw puzzle piece. 10A shows a two-dimensional code printed on a corner piece, and FIG. 10B shows a two-dimensional code printed on another piece (ie, an internal piece) instead of a corner or a frame. It has been done. FIG. 10C also shows a two-dimensional code printed on other pieces although the shape of the pieces is different.
In this embodiment, a two-dimensional code is printed on the back surface of all pieces. The information to be printed is piece information, that is, JAN code, piece vertical and horizontal arrangement information, and the like.

FIG. 11 shows an example of an assembly support site screen.
The assembly support site 22 is displayed on the display unit 4 of the electronic information terminal 1, and if the download button 23 is present in the menu part of the screen, the other display contents are as if the service provider (puzzle maker etc.) is a normal homepage. Free to use.

FIG. 12 shows an example of an initial screen after the assembly support software program is started.
This initial screen is composed of a menu part and an assembly support diagram, and items necessary for the assembly support are displayed.
The menu part is composed of start, print, grouping, end, display of completed image and ordering buttons for missing pieces, and each button can be moved by moving the cursor to a button on the display screen or by clicking This is a mechanism in which the button is turned on by touching the button.

The start button reads the assembly status file 31 stored in the storage unit 7 of the electronic information terminal 1 and displays the assembly support diagram 24 and items necessary for the assembly support on the display unit 4 of the electronic information terminal 1.
The print button prints the assembly support mount 61 based on the information stored in the storage unit 7 of the electronic information terminal 1. Although full-size and reduced-size printing is possible for printing, the method is also a known technique and will not be described.

The grouping button sets a sorting group. Here, when the grouping button is turned on, a screen (not shown) on which the grouping method and the number of groupings can be set is displayed, and necessary setting data is input.
The end button is used when the assembly work of the jigsaw puzzle is ended or interrupted.
The completed image display button is used to switch and display the assembly support diagram and the completed image.
The missing piece order button is used when there is a missing piece after assembly is completed and the missing piece is ordered from the manufacturer.

Also, in the assembly support diagram 24, the puzzle name, serial number, type of assembly, number of pieces that have been assembled, the number of pieces that remain assembled, and the total number of pieces are displayed at the top of the screen.
Assembly support The assembly position number and group are displayed at the bottom of FIG.
The displayed items are not necessarily all necessary, and may be selected depending on the type and size of the jigsaw puzzle. In addition, the jig support puzzle shown in FIG. 24 is shown with 15 pieces. However, when the number of pieces increases, the piece showing the assembly position becomes small and difficult to see when the entire jigsaw puzzle is displayed. May be displayed.

Next, the transition of the assembly support diagram corresponding to the progress of the assembly situation will be described.
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the assembly status of the assembly support diagram.
FIG. 13A is a diagram in which one piece has been assembled or read (“B2” in this figure), JP-A to C of the work type have been read, and JP-D has been assembled. Displays the image of the completed piece.
When the type of work is JP-D, even if the piece information is read and read, the completed image portion is not displayed. For example, the portion shown in FIG. This is indicated by an intermediate color, and the display means that the reading of the position of the assembly support mount 61 is requested. When the reading of the two-dimensional code at the corresponding position on the assembly support mount 61 is completed, the piece status of the assembly status file is changed from read to assembled.

FIG. 13B is a diagram showing a state in which one piece information is read by the two-dimensional code reading device 50. This figure shows a state in which the piece at the position D1 has been read.
13B is used only in the assembly work JP-D. FIG. 13B is not displayed in the assembly work of JP-A to C, and the image of FIG. 12C is displayed. Is done.

  In FIG. 13C, in JP-A to C, the assembly position “D1” and the sorting group “A” of the pieces read by the two-dimensional code reader 50 are clearly shown, and the part of the completed image corresponding to the pieces is displayed. . In JP-D, after the two-dimensional code of the assembly support mount 61 corresponding to the displayed assembly position is correctly read, the part of the completed image corresponding to the piece is displayed.

FIG. 13D shows a state in which the assembly of all pieces has been completed. In this case, one piece is missing (D3 piece), and the assembly support FIG. 24 shows that the image of that part remains masked with white, for example.
If the missing piece is ordered in this state, the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle can be ordered by turning on the ordering button for the missing piece in the menu section. In addition, about the ordering method, since the existing method can be used, description is abbreviate | omitted.
FIG. 13E shows a completed screen with no missing pieces. There is no frame line for each piece, and the image file itself is displayed.

FIG. 14 is a print example of the assembly support mount 61 of the present invention.
The assembly support mount is printed in full size or at a specified size, and the shape of the pieces is not the actual complicated piece shape, but a small square divided by the number of vertical and horizontal pieces is used as the shape of each piece. The piece vertical and horizontal arrangement information and the two-dimensional code are printed in the small square.

In this embodiment, both the vertical and horizontal arrangement information of the pieces and the two-dimensional code are printed on the assembly support mount. However, when the number of pieces increases and the pieces become smaller, only one of them is printed. It may be a printed assembly support mount.
Further, the assembly support mount 61 is printed by the user in this embodiment, but the assembly support mount 61 may be packed together at the time of shipment in a packaging box of a jigsaw puzzle product.

  As described above, by printing the two-dimensional code including the arrangement information of the piece on the back side of each piece of the jigsaw puzzle, reading the two-dimensional code with the electronic information terminal, and clearly indicating the position in the completed image to the electronic information terminal, The assembly time can be greatly reduced by reading the two-dimensional code printed on the assembly support mount and collating it with the piece arrangement information.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic information terminal, 2 ... Reading part, 3 ... Operation part, 4 ... Display part, 5 ... Printing part, 6, 11 ... Transmission / reception part, 7, 14, ... Storage unit, 8 ... missing piece detection unit, 10 ... server, 12 ... search unit, 13 ... missing piece processing unit, 20 ... user terminal, 50 ... 2D code reading Equipment, 60 ... printer, 70 ... Internet.

Claims (5)

An assembly support system for a jigsaw puzzle that prints a completed image on paper or wood material in advance, cuts the material into intricately shaped pieces, and fits the pieces back together.
A two-dimensional code is printed on the back surface of the piece, the two-dimensional code printed on the piece is read, and a corresponding portion of the completed image of the piece is displayed on an electronic information terminal, and the completed image of the piece is displayed. The corresponding portion of the image is divided into squares of the total number of pieces according to the number of vertical and horizontal pieces, and the divided square portions corresponding to the pieces to be read are assembled into the electronic information terminal before assembly. The completed image is masked and the vertical and horizontal arrangement information of the piece is displayed. After reading the two-dimensional code of the piece, the masking of the divided square corresponding to the piece is released to correspond to the completed image. Jigsaw puzzle assembly support system characterized by displaying parts. An assembly support system for a jigsaw puzzle according to claim 1 ,
The assembly support mount is printed with the two-dimensional code attached, the two-dimensional code printed on the assembly support mount is read, the information of the two-dimensional code of the assembly support mount and the information of the two-dimensional code printed on the piece An assembly support system characterized by collating An assembly support system for a jigsaw puzzle according to claim 1 or 2 ,
After assembling a jigsaw puzzle, the presence / absence of a missing piece is determined, and if there is a missing piece, the vertical and horizontal arrangement information of the missing piece is sent from the electronic information terminal to the server and ordered. system. A method of assembling a jigsaw puzzle that prints a completed image on paper or wood material in advance, cuts the material into intricate pieces, and fits the pieces back together.
On the electronic information terminal, displaying the vertical and horizontal arrangement information of the pieces by dividing the completed image of the jigsaw puzzle into quadrilaterals according to the number of vertical and horizontal pieces of the jigsaw puzzle and masking the completed image;
Reading a two-dimensional code printed on the back of the piece;
Canceling and displaying the masking of the divided quadrangle corresponding to the piece from the vertical and horizontal arrangement information of the piece of the read two-dimensional code;
A method for assembling a jigsaw puzzle, comprising: A jigsaw puzzle assembling method according to claim 4 ,
The vertical and horizontal arrangement information of the pieces and a two-dimensional code including piece information are attached in a state where the completed image of the jigsaw puzzle is divided into quadrilaterals according to the number of vertical and horizontal pieces of the jigsaw puzzle and the completed image is masked. Printing the assembly support mount,
Collating the vertical and horizontal arrangement information of the two-dimensional code printed on the back surface of the piece with the arrangement information of the two-dimensional code printed on the assembly support mount;
A method for assembling a jigsaw puzzle, further comprising:

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