Print order server, method of controlling same, and control program therefore

摘要

The object of the invention is to notify a user of the delivery date of a photo print taking a time difference into consideration. When a print has been ordered by a user, the date and time of the order is converted from the time zone of the user to the time zone of the photo laboratory that will print the image. The print completion date and time in the time zone of the laboratory is calculated, and then a provisional delivery date and time in the time zone of a photo shop that will deliver the finished print is calculated. Business starting time is adopted as the delivery time of the print if the provisional delivery date and time is before office hours of the photo shop; the provisional delivery date and time is adopted as the delivery date and time of the print if the provisional delivery date and time is during office hours of the photo shop; and business starting time on the business day that follows the provisional delivery date is adopted as the delivery date and time if the provisional delivery date and time is after business hours of the photo shop.