Patent ID: 7210103
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A printed bock publishing system in which book contents data recording book contents is converted into data for printing so as to fit the book contents data within a predetermined page size, image formation is performed and predetermined number of books is produced, comprising: a terminal having an operation member and a display member; a data sewer for staring predetermined number of book contents data and sending any book contents data according to a request; a management server including a storage section for retrieving from the data server the book contents data requested by the terminal and for storing the book contents data, a data conversion section for converting the book contents data into image data for viewing and the data for printing, according to the request from the terminal; a printing bookbinding apparatus comprising: wherein the data conversion section converts the book contents data into the data for viewing to send the converted data for viewing to the terminal; or the data conversion section converts the book contents data into the data for printing so as to fit the book contents data within the predetermined papa size to send the converted data for printing to the image formation apparatus; the terminal displays the obtained image data for viewing; or the image formation apparatus forms the image based on the obtained data for printing; and the data conversion section converts the book contents data into the image data for viewing to be sent to the terminal and the data for printing to be sent to the image formation apparatus so as to have image data format with a display resolution which is not appropriate for printing because being lower in resolution than said data for printing; and wherein, in the case of printing a book, a fee is charged only when the print error detecting unit detects a print success as well as the bookbinding error detecting unit detects a bookbinding success.