Image printing order receiving system and image printing order receiving method

• US 20040021898A1
• Filed: 07/17/2003
• Published: 02/05/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ashizaki, Koji
• Granted Patent: US 6,814,509 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 5/30 Character or syllable selection controlled by recorded information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00137 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00143 Ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00145 from a remote location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00148 Storage information retrieval G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00151 with selective access
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00164 at a remote location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00167 Processing or editing H04N1/00196 - H04N1/00201 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/34 for coin-freed systems ; Pay systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network

Abstract

In a print order receiving system, a first output receiving server receives an order of a print output at every captured image data obtained by imaging apparatus; an image storing server stores the captured image data; and a first print out apparatus prints out an initial printed matter, and the first print out apparatus supplies the initial printed matter to a shipping terminal. An order receiving server receives a reorder of the printed matter from a user terminal; a charging and settlement server performs the charging and settlement of the printed matter; and the first print out apparatus prints the image data to generate later printed matter when a reorder is received, and the first print out apparatus supplies the later printed matter to the shipping terminal.

Claims

1. A print order receiving system, comprising:

a plurality of imaging apparatus for imaging an object;

a first order receiving apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through a first network, said first order receiving apparatus receiving orders of a print output of every image data obtained by imaging of the object, the imaging being performed by said plural imaging apparatus;

an image storing apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network, said image storing apparatus storing image data including the captured image data supplied from said plural imaging apparatus through the first network;

a first print out apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network, said first print out apparatus printing the image data including at least the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network to output initial printed matter; and

a shipping terminal connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network, said shipping terminal executing shipping processing of the initial printed matter corresponding to the captured image data.

2. The print order receiving system according to claim 1, said system further comprising:

a plurality of communication terminals for executing a reorder of a later printed matter that is a printed matter of image data based on the captured image data through a second network, the second network being different from the first network;

a second order receiving apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network and said plural communication terminals through the second network, said second order receiving apparatus receiving a reorder of the later printed matter, the reorder being issued from said plural communication terminals; and

a charging and settlement apparatus connected with said plural communication terminals through the second network, said charging and settlement apparatus executing charging and settlement of payment for the reordered later printed matter, wherein;

said first order receiving apparatus receives the reorder of a print output of the image data based on the captured image data through the first network, the print output having been reordered by said communication terminals to said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, in response to the execution of the charging and the settlement by said charging and settlement apparatus;

in response to the receiving of the reorder of the print output of the image data based on the reordered captured image data by said first order receiving apparatus, the image data based on the reordered captured image data is supplied from said image storing apparatus to said first print out apparatus through the first network, and said first print out apparatus prints the supplied image data to output the later printed matter; and

said shipping terminal executes shipping processing of the later printed matter corresponding to image data based on the reordered captured image data.

3. The print order receiving system according to claim 1, wherein said imaging apparatus generates information concerning imaging, the information indicating contents of the imaging, and said imaging apparatus stores the information concerning imaging, the information being generated in correspondence with each of a plurality of the imaging performed, in a form of database.

4. The print order receiving system according to claim 3, wherein said imaging apparatus supply the information concerning the imaging to said first order receiving apparatus as order data through the first network.

5. The print order receiving system according to claim 4, wherein said first order receiving apparatus generates information concerning order receiving, the information indicating contents of order receiving, on a basis of the order data supplied from said imaging apparatus through the first network, and said first order receiving apparatus stores the information generated in correspondence with each of a plurality of events of order receiving as a database.

6. The print order receiving system according to claim 1, wherein said imaging apparatus issues a deposit receipt, the deposit receipt being information certifying contents of an order.

7. The print order receiving system according to claim 6, wherein said deposit receipt has at least information including an image number being an identification number peculiar to each data of imaging and a password for certifying eligibility of an authority to access the captured image data.

8. The print order receiving system according to claim 6, wherein said imaging apparatus issue the deposit receipt in a form of printed material.

9. The print order receiving system according to claim 6, wherein said imaging apparatus transmit the issued deposit receipt to a designated communication terminal through a second network different from the first network.

10. The print order receiving system according to claim 1, wherein said image storing apparatus generates information concerning the image data, the information indicating contents of the image data, in correspondence with the stored image data, and said image storing apparatus stores the information concerning the image data, the information being generated in correspondence with each of a plurality of the image data as a database.

11. The print order receiving system according to claim 2, wherein:

said imaging apparatus generate information concerning imaging, the information indicating contents of the imaging, at every imaging, and said imaging apparatus supply the information concerning imaging, the information being generated in correspondence with each of a plurality of imaging, as order data to said first order receiving apparatus through the first network, and

on a basis of the order data supplied from said imaging apparatus through the first network, said first order receiving apparatus generates, at a time of reorder receiving, reorder receiving inquiry data for inquiring whether the reordered print output of the image data based on the captured image data is reordered by an eligible person having an authority to access the captured image, and said first order receiving apparatus supplies the reorder receiving inquiry data to said second order receiving apparatus through the first network.

12. The print order receiving system according to claim 11, wherein said second order receiving apparatus generates information concerning receiving of an order, the information indicating contents of the order, on a basis of the reorder receiving inquiry data supplied from the first order receiving apparatus through the first network, and said second order receiving apparatus stores the information concerning the receiving generated in correspondence with a plurality of orders, in a form of database.

13. The print order receiving system according to claim 11, wherein:

said communication terminals generate reorder data indicating contents of the reorders to supply the reorder data to said second order receiving apparatus through the second network; and

said second order receiving apparatus inspects consistency of the reorder data and the reorder receiving inquiry data supplied from said first order receiving apparatus through the first network, and said second order receiving apparatus inquires whether the reorder is sent by an eligible person having an authority to access the captured image data.

14. The print order receiving system according to claim 13, wherein:

said communication terminals generate payment information, that is information concerning a payment method required for payment of a charge, as the reorder data, and supply the reorder data to said charging and settlement apparatus through the second network; and

said charging and settlement apparatus performs charging and settlement of the reordered later printed mater on a basis of the reorder data.

15. The print order receiving system according to claim 14, wherein said charging and settlement apparatus generates information concerning charging and settlement, both indicating contents of charging processing, on a basis of the reorder data, and said charging and settlement apparatus stores information concerning the charging and settlement generated in correspondence with a plurality of charging processing as a database.

16. The print order receiving system according to claim 12, wherein said second order receiving apparatus supplies reordered data indicating contents of the reorder to said first order receiving apparatus through the first network after completion of charging processing by said charging and settlement apparatus, and said second order receiving apparatus generates the information concerning receiving of an order.

17. The print order receiving system according to claim 2, said system further comprising:

an image processing apparatus for performing processing of image data, said image processing apparatus performing the processing to the image data including at least captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network to generate a preview image of the reordered image data based on the captured image data.

18. The print order receiving system according to claim 17, wherein said communication terminals display the preview image supplied from said image processing apparatus through the second network on their displays, and said communication terminals generate payment information being information concerning a payment method required for payment of a charge as reorder data in response to a result of displaying the preview image and supplies the reorder data to said charging and settlement apparatus through the second network.

19. The print order receiving system according to claim 17, wherein said image processing apparatus synthesizes the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network and foreground image data that become a foreground and/or background image data that become a background, both being supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network.

20. The print order receiving system according to claim 2, wherein the later printed matter is a copy of the initial printed matter, or similar printed matter with a change in a foreground and/or a back ground of the initial printed matter except for the imaged object.

21. The print order receiving system according to claim 1, wherein said image data are two-dimensional or three-dimensional image data of an image including a static image, a motion picture and/or a parallax image.

22. A method for receiving an order for image printing, said method comprising the steps of:

imaging an object with a plurality of imaging apparatus;

receiving an order of a print output with a first order receiving apparatus, that is connected with said plural imaging apparatus through a first network, for captured image data obtained by the imaging of the object, the imaging being performed by said plural imaging apparatus;

storing image data including the captured image data supplied from said plural imaging apparatus through the first network by an image storing apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network;

printing the image data including at least the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network to output initial printed matter with a first print out apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network; and

shipping the initial printed matter in correspondence with the captured image data with a shipping terminal connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network.

23. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 22, said method further comprising the steps of:

reordering later printed matter, that is printed matter of image data based on the captured image data, through a second network that is different from the first network by a plurality of communication terminals;

receiving the reorder of the later printed matter, the reorder being issued from said plural communication terminals, by a second order receiving apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network and with plural communication terminals with the second network;

charging and settling the reordered later printed matter by a charging and settlement apparatus connected with said plural communication terminals through the second network;

re-receiving a reorder of a print output of the image data based on the captured image data through the first network by said first order receiving apparatus, the print output being reordered by said communication terminals to said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, in response to the execution of the charging and the settlement by said charging and settlement apparatus;

supplying the image data based on the reordered captured image data from said image storing apparatus to said first print out apparatus through the first network in response to the re-receiving of the reordered print output of the image data based on the reordered captured image data by said first order receiving apparatus;

printing the image data supplied from said image storing apparatus by said first print out apparatus to output the later printed matter; and

shipping the later printed matter by said shipping terminal in correspondence with the image data based on the reordered captured image data.

24. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 23, said method further comprising a step of:

executing processing of the image data including at least the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network by an image processing apparatus to generate a preview image of the reordered image data based on the captured image data.

25. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 24, said method further comprising the steps of:

displaying the preview image supplied from said image processing apparatus through the second network on a display of said communication terminal;

generating payment information as a part of reorder data, the payment information being information concerning a payment method required for payment of a charge, in response to a result of displaying the preview image; and

supplying the reorder data to said charging and settlement apparatus through the second network.

26. A print order receiving system, said system comprising:

a plurality of imaging apparatus for imaging an object;

a second order receiving apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through a first network, said second order receiving apparatus being supplied with captured image data obtained by imaging of the object from said plural imaging apparatus through the first network, said second order receiving apparatus receiving an order of a print output of the captured image data, said second order receiving apparatus temporarily stores the captured image data at each order;

an image storing apparatus connected with said second order receiving apparatus through a second network that is different from the first network, said image storing apparatus storing image data including the captured image data supplied from said second order receiving apparatus through the second network;

a first order receiving apparatus connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, said first order receiving apparatus receiving an order of the print output for captured image data temporarily stored in said second order receiving apparatus;

a first print out apparatus connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, said first print out apparatus printing the image data including at least the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the second network to output initial printed matter; and

a shipping terminal connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, said shipping terminal executing shipping processing of the initial printed matter in correspondence with captured image data.

27. The print order receiving system according to claim 26, said system further comprising:

a plurality of communication terminals for executing a reorder of later printed matter being printed matter of image data based on the captured image data through the first network; and

a charging and settlement apparatus connected with said plural communication terminals through the first network, said charging and settlement apparatus executing charging and settlement of the reordered later printed matter, wherein;

said second order receiving apparatus is connected with said plural communication terminals through the first network and receives the reorder of later printed matter required by said plural communication terminals;

said first order receiving apparatus re-receives through the second network the print out of the image data based on the captured image data reordered by said communication terminals to said second order receiving apparatus through the first network, according to execution of the charging and settlement by said charging and settlement apparatus;

said first print out apparatus is supplied with the reordered image data based on the captured image data from said image storing apparatus through the second network according to the re-receiving of a reorder of the reordered print out of the image data based on the captured image data by said first order receiving apparatus, and said first print out apparatus prints the supplied image data to output the later printed matter; and

said shipping terminal executes shipping processing of the later printed matter in correspondence with the reordered image data based on the captured image data.

28. The print order receiving system according to claim 26, wherein said imaging apparatus generates information concerning imaging, the information indicating contents of the imaging, and said imaging apparatus stores the information concerning imaging, the information being generated in correspondence with a plurality of the imaging process, in a form of database.

29. The print order receiving system according to claim 28, wherein said imaging apparatus supplies the information concerning the imaging to said second order receiving apparatus as order data through the first network.

30. The print order receiving system according to claim 29, wherein said second order receiving apparatus generates information concerning order receiving, the information indicating contents of order receiving, on a basis of the order data supplied from said imaging apparatus through the first network, and said second order receiving apparatus stores the information concerning the order receiving, the information being generated in correspondence with each of a plurality of events of order receiving, in a form of database.

31. The print order receiving system according to claim 29, wherein said second order receiving apparatus generates ordered data indicating contents of the order on a basis of the order data to supply the ordered data to the first order receiving apparatus through the second network.

32. The print order receiving system according to claim 31, wherein said first order receiving apparatus generates information concerning order receiving, the information indicating contents of order receiving, on a basis of the ordered data supplied from said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, and said first order receiving apparatus stores the information concerning the order receiving, the information being generated in correspondence with each of a plurality of events of order receiving as a database.

33. The print order receiving system according to claim 26, wherein said imaging apparatus issues deposit receipts indicating information for certifying contents of an order.

34. The print order receiving system according to claim 33, wherein said deposit receipts severally have at least information including an image number being an identification number peculiar to each event of imaging and a password for certifying eligibility of an authority to access the captured image data.

35. The print order receiving system according to claim 33, wherein said imaging apparatus issue the deposit receipts as printed matter.

36. The print order receiving system according to claim 33, wherein said imaging apparatus transmit the issued deposit receipts to a designated communication terminal through the first network.

37. The print order receiving system according to claim 26, wherein said image storing apparatus generates information concerning the image data, the information indicating contents of the image data, in correspondence with the stored image data, and said image storing apparatus stores the information concerning the image data, the information being generated in correspondence with each of a plurality of the image data, in a form of database.

38. The print order receiving system according to claim 27, wherein:

said imaging apparatus generates information concerning imaging, the information indicating contents of the imaging for each imaging, and said imaging apparatus supplies the information concerning imaging, the information being generated in correspondence with each of a plurality of imaging, as order data to said second order receiving apparatus through the first network, and

on a basis of the order data supplied from said imaging apparatus through the first network, said second order receiving apparatus inquires, at a event of reorder receiving of the print output of the image data based on the captured image data, whether the reordered print output was reordered by an eligible person having an authority to access the captured image.

39. The print order receiving system according to claim 38, wherein:

said communication terminals generate reorder data indicating contents of reorders to supply the reorder data to said second order receiving apparatus through the first network; and

said second order receiving apparatus inspects consistency of the reorder data and the order data supplied from said imaging apparatus through the first network, and said second order receiving apparatus inquires whether the reorder was sent by an eligible person having an authority to access the captured image data.

40. The print order receiving system according to claim 39, wherein:

said communication terminals generate payment information being information concerning a payment method required for payment of a charge as the reorder data to supply the reorder data to said charging and settlement apparatus through the first network; and

said charging and settlement apparatus performs charging and settlement of the reordered later printed mater on a basis of the reorder data.

41. The print order receiving system according to claim 40, wherein said charging and settlement apparatus generates information concerning charging and settlement, both indicating contents of charging processing, on a basis of the reorder data, and said charging and settlement apparatus stores information concerning the charging and settlement generated in correspondence with a plurality of events of charging processing as a database.

42. The print order receiving system according to claim 30, wherein said second order receiving apparatus supplies reordered data indicating contents of the reorder to said first order receiving apparatus through the second network after completion of charging processing by said charging and settlement apparatus, and said second order receiving apparatus generates the information concerning receiving of an order.

43. The print order receiving system according to claim 27, said system further comprising an image processing apparatus for performing processing of image data, said image processing apparatus performing the processing to the image data including at least the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the second network to generate a preview image of the reordered image data based on the captured image data.

44. The print order receiving system according to claim 43, wherein said communication terminals display the preview image supplied from said image processing apparatus through the first network on their displays, and said communication terminals generate payment information being information concerning a payment method necessary for payment of a charge as reorder data according to a result of displaying the preview image to supply the reorder data to said charging and settlement apparatus through the first network.

45. The print order receiving system according to claim 43, wherein said image processing apparatus synthesizes the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the second network and foreground image data that become a foreground and/or background image data that become a background, both being supplied from said image storing apparatus through the second network.

46. The print order receiving system according to claim 27, wherein the later printed matter is the same printed matter as the initial printed matter, or similar printed matter made by a change of a foreground and/or a back ground of the initial printed matter except for the object.

47. The print order receiving system according to claim 26, wherein said image data are two-dimensional or three-dimensional image data of an image including a static image, a motion picture and/or a parallax image.

48. A method for receiving an order for image printing, said method comprising the steps of:

imaging objects by a plurality of imaging apparatus;

supplying captured image data from the plural imaging apparatus to a second order receiving apparatus through a first network, the captured image data having been obtained by imaging of the object by said plural imaging apparatus, said second order receiving apparatus being connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network;

receiving an order of a print output by said second order receiving apparatus for captured image data;

storing the captured image data at each order by said second order receiving apparatus;

storing image data including the captured image data supplied from said second order receiving apparatus through a second network different from the first network by an image storing apparatus connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the second network;

receiving an order of the print output at each of the captured image data stored in said second order receiving apparatus by a first order receiving apparatus connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the second network;

printing the image data including at least the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the second network to output initial printed matter by a first print out apparatus connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the second network; and

shipping the initial printed matter in correspondence with the captured image data by a shipping terminal connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the second network.

49. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 48, said method further comprising the steps of:

reordering later printed matter being printed matter of image data based on the captured image data through the first network by a plurality of communication terminals;

receiving a reorder of the later printed matter, the reorder being issued from each of said plural communication terminals, by said second order receiving apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network;

charging and settling the reordered later printed matter by a charging and settlement apparatus connected with said plural communication terminals through the first network;

re-receiving a reorder of a print output of the image data based on the captured image data through the first network by said first order receiving apparatus, the print output being reordered by said communication terminals to said second order receiving apparatus through the first network, in response to the execution of the charging and the settlement by said charging and settlement apparatus;

supplying the reordered image data based on the captured image data from said image storing apparatus to said first print out apparatus through the first network in response to the re-receiving of the reordered print output of the image data based on the reordered captured image data by said first order receiving apparatus;

printing the image data supplied from said image storing apparatus by said first print out apparatus to output the later printed matter; and

shipping the later printed matter by said shipping terminal in correspondence with each image data based on the reordered captured image data.

50. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 49, said method further comprising a step of:

executing processing of the image data including at least the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the second network by an image processing apparatus for executing the processing of the image data to generate a preview image of the reordered image data based on the captured image data.

51. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 50, said method further comprising the steps of:

displaying the preview image supplied from said image processing apparatus through the first network on a display of each of said communication terminals;

generating payment information as reorder data, the payment information being information concerning a payment method necessary for payment of a charge, according to a result of displaying the preview image; and

supplying the reorder data to said charging and settlement apparatus through the first network.

52. A print order receiving system, said system comprising:

a plurality of imaging apparatus for imaging an object;

a first order receiving apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through a first network, said first order receiving apparatus receiving an order of a print output for captured image data obtained by the imaging of the object, the imaging being performed by said plural imaging apparatus;

an image storing apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network, said image storing apparatus storing image data including the captured image data supplied from said plural imaging apparatus through the first network; and

a first print out apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network, said first print out apparatus printing the captured image data supplied from said imaging apparatus through the first network and the image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network to output initial printed matter.

53. The print order receiving system according to claim 52, said system further comprising:

a plurality of communication terminals for executing a reorder of later printed matter being printed matter of image data based on the captured image data through a second network different from the first network;

a second order receiving apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network and with plural communication terminals through the second network, said second order receiving apparatus receiving the reorder of the later printed matter, the reorder being issued from each of said plural communication terminals;

a charging and settlement apparatus connected with said plural communication terminals through the second network, said charging and settlement apparatus executing charging and settlement of the reordered later printed matter;

a second print out apparatus different from said first print out apparatus, said second print out apparatus being connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network, said second print out apparatus being supplied with the reordered image data based on the captured image data through the first network from said image storing apparatus according to re-receiving of a reorder of the print output of the image data based on the captured image data by said first order receiving apparatus, said second print out apparatus printing the supplied image data to output the later printed matter; and

a shipping terminal connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network, said shipping terminal executing shipping processing of the later printed matter in correspondence with each of the captured image data,

wherein said first order receiving apparatus re-receives the reorder of the print output of the image data based on the captured image data through the first network, the print output having been reordered by said communication terminals to said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, in response to the execution of the charging and the settlement by said charging and settlement apparatus.

54. The print order receiving system according to claim 53, said system further comprising an image processing apparatus for performing processing of the image data, said image processing apparatus performing the processing to the image data including at least the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network to generate a reordered preview image of the image data based on the captured image data.

55. The print order receiving system according to claim 54, wherein said communication terminals display the preview image supplied from said image processing apparatus through the second network on their displays, and said communication terminals generate payment information being information concerning a payment method necessary for payment of a charge as reorder data according to a result of displaying the preview image to supply the reorder data to said charging and settlement apparatus through the second network.

56. The print order receiving system according to claim 54, wherein said image processing apparatus synthesizes the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network and foreground image data that become a foreground and/or background image data that become a background, both being supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network.

57. The print order receiving system according to claim 53, wherein the later printed matter is the same printed matter as the initial printed matter, or similar printed matter made by a change of a foreground and/or a back ground of the initial printed matter except for the object.

58. The print order receiving system according to claim 52, wherein said image data are two-dimensional or three-dimensional image data of an image including a static image, a motion picture and/or a parallax image.

59. A method for receiving an order for image printing, said method comprising the steps of:

imaging objects by a plurality of imaging apparatus;

receiving an order of a print output by a first order receiving apparatus, connected with said plural imaging apparatus through a first network for captured image data obtained by the imaging of the object, the imaging being performed by said plural imaging apparatus;

storing image data including the captured image data supplied from each of said plural imaging apparatus through the first network by an image storing apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network; and

printing the captured image data supplied from said imaging apparatus through the first network and the image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network to output initial printed matter by a first print out apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network.

60. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 59, said method further comprising the steps of:

reordering later printed matter being printed matter of image data based on the captured image data through a second network different from the first network by a plurality of communication terminals;

receiving a reorder of the later printed matter, the reorder being issued from each of said plural communication terminals, by a second order receiving apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network and with plural communication terminals with the second network;

charging and settling the reordered later printed matter by a charging and settlement apparatus connected with said plural communication terminals through the second network;

re-receiving a reorder of a print output of the image data based on the captured image data through the first network by said first order receiving apparatus, the print output being reordered by said communication terminals to said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, in response to the execution of the charging and the settlement by said charging and settlement apparatus;

supplying the image data based on the reordered captured image data from said image storing apparatus to a second print out apparatus different from said first print out apparatus through the first network in response to the re-receiving of the reordered print output of the image data based on the reordered captured image data by said first order receiving apparatus;

printing the image data supplied from said image storing apparatus by said second print out apparatus to output the later printed matter; and

shipping the later printed matter by said shipping terminal in correspondence with each of the captured image data, said shipping terminal being connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network.

61. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 60, said method further comprising a step of:

executing processing of the image data including at least the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network by an image processing apparatus for executing the processing of the image data to generate a preview image of the reordered image data based on the captured image data.

62. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 61, said method further comprising the steps of:

displaying the preview image supplied from said image processing apparatus through the first network on a display of each of said communication terminals;

generating payment information as reorder data, the payment information being information concerning a payment method necessary for payment of a charge, according to a result of displaying the preview image; and

supplying the reorder data to said charging and settlement apparatus through the second network.

63. A print order receiving system, said system comprising:

a plurality of imaging apparatus for imaging an object;

a second order receiving apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through a first network, said second order receiving apparatus being supplied with captured image data obtained by imaging of the object from each of said plural imaging apparatus through the first network, said second order receiving apparatus receiving an order of a print output of each of the captured image data, said second order receiving apparatus stores the captured image data at each order;

an image storing apparatus connected with said second order receiving apparatus through a second network that is different from the first network, said image storing apparatus storing image data including the captured image data supplied from said second order receiving apparatus through the second network;

a first order receiving apparatus connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, said first order receiving apparatus receiving an order of the print output for captured image data stored in said second order receiving apparatus; and

a first print out apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the second network, said first print out apparatus printing the captured image data supplied from said imaging apparatus through the second network and the image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the second network to output initial printed matter.

64. The print order receiving system according to claim 63, said system further comprising:

a plurality of communication terminals for executing a reorder of later printed matter being printed matter of image data based on the captured image data through the first network;

a charging and settlement apparatus connected with said plural communication terminals through the first network, said charging and settlement apparatus executing charging and settlement of the reordered later printed matter;

a second print out apparatus different from said first pint output apparatus, said second print out apparatus being connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, said second print out apparatus being supplied with the reordered image data based on the captured image data through the second network from said image storing apparatus according to re-receiving of a reorder of the print output of the image data based on the captured image data by said first order receiving apparatus, said second print out apparatus printing the supplied image data to output the later printed matter; and

a shipping terminal connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, said shipping terminal executing shipping processing of the later printed matter in correspondence with each of the captured image data, wherein;

said second order receiving apparatus is connected with said plural communication terminals through the first network and receives the reorder of later printed matter required by each of said plural communication terminals; and

said first order receiving apparatus re-receives through the second network the print out of the image data based on the captured image data reordered by said communication terminals to said second order receiving apparatus through the first network, according to execution of the charging and settlement by said charging and settlement apparatus.

65. The print order receiving system according to claim 64, said system further comprising an image processing apparatus for performing processing of image data, said image processing apparatus performing the processing to the image data including at least the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the second network to generate a preview image of the reordered image data based on the captured image data.

66. The print order receiving system according to claim 65, wherein said communication terminals display the preview image supplied from said image processing apparatus through the first network on their displays, and said communication terminals generate payment information being information concerning a payment method necessary for payment of a charge as reorder data according to a result of displaying the preview image to supply the reorder data to said charging and settlement apparatus through the first network.

67. The print order receiving system according to claim 65, wherein said image processing apparatus synthesizes the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the second network and foreground image data that become a foreground and/or background image data that become a background, both being supplied from said image storing apparatus through the second network.

68. The print order receiving system according to claim 64, wherein the later printed matter is the same printed matter as the initial printed matter, or similar printed matter made by a change of a foreground and/or a back ground of the initial printed matter except for the object.

69. The print order receiving system according to claim 63, wherein said image data are two-dimensional or three-dimensional image data of an image including a static image, a motion picture and/or a parallax image.

70. A method for receiving an order for image printing, said method comprising the steps of:

imaging objects by a plurality of imaging apparatus;

printing the captured image data supplied from said imaging apparatus through the first network and the image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network to output initial printed matter by a first print out apparatus connected with said plural imaging apparatus through the first network;

supplying captured image data from each of the plural imaging apparatus through a first network, the captured image data having been obtained by imaging of the object by each of said plural imaging apparatus;

receiving an order of a print output by a second order receiving apparatus for captured image data, said second order receiving apparatus being connected with said plural imaging apparatus through a second network that is different from the first network;

storing the captured image data at each order by said second order receiving apparatus;

storing image data including the captured image data supplied from said second order receiving apparatus through the first network by an image storing apparatus connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the first network; and

receiving an order of the print output for the captured image data stored in said second order receiving apparatus by a first order receiving apparatus connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the first network.

71. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 70, said method further comprising the steps of:

reordering later printed matter being printed matter of image data based on the captured image data through the second network by a plurality of communication terminals;

receiving a reorder of the later printed matter, the reorder being issued from each of said plural communication terminals, by said second order receiving apparatus connected with said plural communication terminals through the second network;

charging and settling the reordered later printed matter by a charging and settlement apparatus connected with said plural communication terminals through the second network;

re-receiving a reorder of a print output of the image data based on the captured image data through the first network by said first order receiving apparatus, the print output being reordered by said communication terminals to said second order receiving apparatus through the second network, in response to the execution of the charging and the settlement by said charging and settlement apparatus;

supplying the reordered image data based on the captured image data from said image storing apparatus to a second print out apparatus different from the first print out apparatus through the first network in response to the re-receiving of the reordered print output of the image data based on the reordered captured image data by said first order receiving apparatus;

printing the image data supplied from said image storing apparatus by said second print out apparatus to output the later printed matter; and

shipping the later printed matter by a shipping terminal in correspondence with each captured image data, said shipping terminal being connected with said second order receiving apparatus through the first network.

72. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 71, said method further comprising a step of:

executing processing of the image data including at least the captured image data supplied from said image storing apparatus through the first network by an image processing apparatus for executing the processing of the image data to generate a preview image of the reordered image data based on the captured image data.

73. The method for receiving an order for image printing according to claim 72, said method further comprising the steps of:

displaying the preview image supplied from said image processing apparatus through the second network on a display of each of said communication terminals;

generating payment information as reorder data, the payment information being information concerning a payment method necessary for payment of a charge, according to a result of displaying the preview image; and

supplying the reorder data to said charging and settlement apparatus through the second network.