Wrapping support apparatus, computer readable medium, wrapping material, and wrapping support method

Abstract

A wrapping support apparatus includes an object information acquiring unit, a wrapping method acquiring unit, a rear surface drawing information generating unit, and a printing unit. The object information acquiring unit acquires identification information of a wrapping target object which identifies a shape and a size of a wrapping target object to be wrapped. The wrapping method acquiring unit acquires a wrapping method for wrapping the wrapping target object. The rear surface drawing information generating unit generates rear surface drawing information for drawing fold lines at which a wrapping material is folded to wrap the wrapping target object on the basis of the identification information of the wrapping target object and the wrapping method. The fold lines are printed on the rear surface of the wrapping material. The printing unit prints the fold lines on the rear surface of the wrapping material in accordance with the rear surface drawing information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wrapping support apparatus comprising:
 an object information acquiring unit that acquires identification information of a wrapping target object which identifies a shape and a size of a wrapping target object to be wrapped;   a wrapping method acquiring unit that acquires a wrapping method for wrapping the wrapping target object;   a rear surface drawing information generating unit that generates rear surface drawing information for drawing fold lines at which a wrapping material is folded to wrap the wrapping target object on the basis of the identification information of the wrapping target object and the wrapping method, the fold lines being printed on the rear surface of the wrapping material; and   a printing unit that prints the fold lines on the rear surface of the wrapping material in accordance with the rear surface drawing information.   
     
     
         2 . The wrapping support apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a wrapping material information acquiring unit that acquires identification information of the wrapping material;   a determining unit that determines at least one of a print position and a size of an image to be printed on the front surface of the wrapping material so as to print the image at a position not overlapping, on a coordinate plane, with the fold lines printed on the rear surface of the wrapping material; and   a front surface drawing information generating unit that generates front surface drawing information for drawing the image to be printed on the front surface of the wrapping material with the print position or size determined by the determining unit,   wherein the printing unit prints the image on the front surface of the wrapping material in accordance with the front surface drawing information.   
     
     
         3 . The wrapping support apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the rear surface drawing information generating unit generates a cutoff line representing a position at which an unnecessary portion for wrapping the wrapping target object is to be cut off, and
 wherein the printing unit prints the cutoff line on the rear surface of the wrapping material.   
     
     
         4 . A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for supporting wrapping, the process comprising:
 acquiring identification information of a wrapping target object which identifies a shape and a size of a wrapping target object to be wrapped;   acquiring a wrapping method for wrapping the wrapping target object;   generating rear surface drawing information for drawing fold lines at which a wrapping material is folded to wrap the wrapping target object on the basis of the identification information of the wrapping target object and the wrapping method, the fold lines being printed on the rear surface of the wrapping material; and   printing the fold lines on the rear surface of the wrapping material in accordance with the rear surface drawing information.   
     
     
         5 . A wrapping material on which fold lines representing positions at which the wrapping material is folded to wrap a wrapping target object are printed, wherein the fold lines are generated on the basis of a shape and a size of the wrapping target object to be wrapped and a wrapping method of the wrapping target object. 
     
     
         6 . A wrapping support method comprising:
 acquiring identification information of a wrapping target object which identifies a shape and a size of a wrapping target object to be wrapped;   acquiring a wrapping method for wrapping the wrapping target object;   generating rear surface drawing information for drawing fold lines at which a wrapping material is folded to wrap the wrapping target object on the basis of the identification information of the wrapping target object and the wrapping method, the fold lines being printed on the rear surface of the wrapping material; and   printing the fold lines on the rear surface of the wrapping material in accordance with the rear surface drawing information.