JP2006163969A - Server, electronic pen, form for electronic pen, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a taxi ticket processing system capable of avoiding an error at data transmission. <P>SOLUTION: A user enters prescribed information in a user item of a taxi ticket 3 by use of an electronic pen 10, while a driver enters prescribed information in a driver item by use of the electronic pen 10. The drivers scans a bar code of the taxi ticket 3, and reads ticket information. A server 5 acquires the ticket information and the entry information acquired by the electronic pen 10, extracts the driver entry information and the user entry information on the basis of a coordinate table 506, and character-recognizing stroke data of the user entry information to specify various kinds of use fees. The server 5 stores the ticket information included in reception information, the specified use fee, and image data of the extracted driver entry information in a ticket use DB 40, and creates charging data corresponding to a bill or the like of the use fee of a taxi. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique capable of extracting and processing specific information from information entered with an electronic pen.

  Conventionally, as a method for simplifying the settlement of taxi fare, there are known methods for recognizing taxi tickets using an OCR (Optical Character Reader) or using a portable terminal instead of a paper taxi ticket. Yes.

  Specifically, as methods for recognizing taxi tickets by OCR, character data reading means for reading the fare amount and company code of taxi tickets, image data reading means for reading entries as image data, and billing of each company Comprising calculation means for summing up the amount of money, data editing means for editing image data for each company, and output means for outputting the billing amount and image data of each company to a bill, a bill for each company The fare charge amount and image data of the company concerned are output and displayed and issued, and the fare charge amount and image data of all companies are output and displayed on the invoice of the controlling company. A billing system is known (Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  On the other hand, as a method of using a portable terminal or the like instead of a taxi ticket, a ticket inquiry request including a taxi ticket identification number for uniquely identifying a taxi ticket is received from a ticket handling terminal mounted on the taxi and received. Based on the taxi ticket identification number included in the ticket inquiry request, the corresponding taxi ticket user name is returned to the ticket handling terminal from the ticket management table stored in association with the taxi ticket identification number and the taxi ticket user name. There is known a taxi ticket processing system or the like that has an inquiry processing step for allowing a taxi crew member to identify a user name and make an identity inquiry (Patent Document 4).

  In recent years, pen-type input devices called “electronic pens” and “digital pens” have emerged as input devices that can acquire and manage information entered as pen data on paper forms as digital data. (Hereinafter referred to as “electronic pen” in the present specification), and “Anoto pen” developed by Anoto, Sweden, is known as a typical example. Anotopen is used in a pair with dedicated paper (hereinafter referred to as “dedicated paper”) on which a predetermined dot pattern is printed. In addition to the normal ink-type pen tip, the Anoto pen is equipped with a small camera for reading the dot pattern on the dedicated paper and a data communication unit. When a user writes characters on the special paper with an anotopen or checks an image that is designed on the special paper, the small camera detects the dot pattern on the special paper as the pen moves, and the user Entry data (also referred to as “stroke data”) such as written characters and images is acquired. This entry data is transmitted from the Anotopen to a terminal device such as a nearby personal computer or mobile phone by the data communication unit.

  Accordingly, if the electronic pen can be used in the above-described fee bill issuing system and taxi ticket processing system, it is very easy to use and convenient for a user who is reluctant to use a personal computer or a keyboard. However, in the above-described system, if the conventional user simply fills in with an annotated pen with an ordinary pen, an error may occur during data transmission.

JP 2000-163608 A JP 2002-52865 A JP 2002-56418 A JP 2003-296767 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points. The electronic pen stores information and the like written on a paper medium with certain divisions, and transmits the information at a convenient timing. Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a taxi ticket processing system that can avoid an error during data transmission.

  In one aspect of the present invention, a taxi ticket is a server for collecting information entered in an electronic pen form by an electronic pen, and the electronic pen form is printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen. A user item for recognizing information entered by the user, a driver item for recognizing information entered by the taxi driver, and ticket information related to the taxi ticket were recorded. And the server acquires, as received information, the ticket information recognized by reading the barcode and the entry information entered in the taxi ticket by the electronic pen. Information in which reception information acquisition means, the user item, the driver item, and the position coordinates of the dot pattern are associated with each other From the received information, coordinate information acquiring means for acquiring as coordinate information, user entry information extracting means for extracting user entry information entered in the user item based on the coordinate information from the received information, and the received information A driver entry information extracting means for extracting the driver entry information entered in the driver item based on the coordinate information, and character recognition based on the stroke data of the extracted user entry information. A charge specifying means for specifying a use charge, a ticket use storage means for storing the specified use charge and image data of the extracted driver entry information in association with the ticket information included in the received information; Billing data creation means for creating billing data based on information stored in the ticket use storage means.

  In the server configured as described above, the electronic pen form is a taxi ticket on which a dot pattern recognizable by the electronic pen is printed, and has a user item, a driver item, and a barcode. First, the user enters predetermined information in the user item of the taxi ticket using the electronic pen. Here, the predetermined information entered by the user is, for example, the user's name, boarding area, various charges, and the like. Information entered by the user in the user item is referred to as “user entry information”. Next, the taxi driver enters predetermined information in the driver item of the taxi ticket using the electronic pen. Here, the predetermined information entered by the driver is, for example, a driver's name, a taxi vehicle number, or the like. Information entered by the driver in the driver entry items is referred to as “driver entry information”. The user entry information and the driver entry information are collectively referred to as “entry information”. Furthermore, a taxi driver scans a bar code included in the taxi ticket using an electronic pen or an in-vehicle terminal, and reads ticket information recorded on the bar code. Note that the order of entry of the user and the driver in the taxi ticket and the reading of the barcode may be switched. In other words, after reading the barcode, the taxi ticket may be entered.

  The electronic pen reads the dot pattern on the form, that is, on the taxi ticket as it moves, and acquires entry information regarding the contents such as symbols and character strings entered by the user and the driver. Here, the entry information includes the position coordinates of the dot pattern. The entry information and ticket information acquired by the electronic pen are acquired as received information by the server. The received information includes pen identification information that is identification information of the electronic pen used by the user and the driver, time information related to the time entered using the electronic pen, and the like. The server extracts user entry information and driver entry information from the acquired reception information based on the coordinate information. Then, the server recognizes characters by OCR (Optical Character Reader) or the like based on the stroke data of the user entry information, thereby specifying various usage fees for the taxi entered by the user. Further, the server stores the ticket information included in the received information, the specified usage fee, and the image data of the extracted driver entry information in the ticket usage storage unit. Then, the server creates billing data corresponding to a taxi usage fee bill based on the information stored in the ticket usage storage means.

  According to this, even a user who is not good at keyboard operation can easily postpay the fare to the taxi by filling in the taxi ticket which is a paper medium as before without performing complicated PC operation. You can get on. Further, the server can easily create billing data by acquiring the usage fee, the signature of the driver, and the like as digital data, and storing and managing them. Furthermore, billing data can be easily created as digital data, and taxi tickets that are paper media and directly entered by the user can be stored as evidence.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the taxi ticket is a server for collecting information entered in an electronic pen form by an electronic pen, the electronic pen form being printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen. And a user item for recognizing information entered by a user and a bar code on which ticket information related to the taxi ticket is recorded, wherein the server reads the bar code Receiving information acquisition means for acquiring the ticket information recognized by the electronic pen and the entry information entered on the taxi ticket by the electronic pen as reception information, the user item, the position coordinates of the dot pattern, Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring information associated with the coordinate information, pen identification information for identifying the electronic pen, Driver information acquisition means for acquiring information associated with the signature information of the driver as driver information and the entry information included in the received information, the user information is entered based on the coordinate information. User entry information extracting means for extracting the user entry information, signature information extracting means for extracting the signature information from the driver information based on pen identification information of the electronic pen used by the user, and extraction A fee specifying means for specifying a taxi usage fee by character recognition based on the stroke data of the user entry information, a specified usage fee based on the ticket information included in the received information, and an extracted signature Ticket usage storage means for storing information, and billing data creation means for creating billing data based on the information stored in the ticket usage storage means , Comprising a.

  In the server configured as described above, the electronic pen form is a taxi ticket on which a dot pattern recognizable by the electronic pen is printed and which has a user item and a barcode. First, the user enters predetermined information in the user item of the taxi ticket using the electronic pen. Here, the information entered by the user is, for example, the user's name, boarding area, and various charges. Information entered by the user in the user entry is called a “user entry entry”. Next, the user or taxi driver scans the bar code of the taxi ticket using an electronic pen or a vehicle-mounted terminal, and reads the ticket information recorded on the bar code. Note that the order of entry into the taxi ticket of the user and reading of the barcode may be switched. As the electronic pen moves, the electronic pen reads a dot pattern on the form, that is, on the taxi ticket, and obtains entry information regarding the contents such as symbols and character strings written on the taxi ticket. Here, the entry information includes the position coordinates of the dot pattern. The entry information and ticket information acquired by the electronic pen are acquired as received information by the server. It is assumed that the received information includes pen identification information that is identification information of the electronic pen used by the user, time information related to the time entered using the electronic pen, and the like. The server extracts user entry information from the acquired reception information based on the coordinate information. And a server specifies the various usage charges of the taxi which the user filled in by character-recognizing the stroke data of user filling information. Further, the server extracts the signature information of the driver based on the pen identification information of the electronic pen used by the user from the driver information. Further, the server stores the ticket information included in the received information, the specified usage fee, and the extracted driver signature information in the ticket usage storage unit. Then, the server creates billing data corresponding to a taxi usage fee bill based on the information stored in the ticket usage storage means.

  According to this, by storing the driver's signature information based on the pen identification information in advance, the driver can easily create billing data without entering the name and vehicle number in all taxi tickets. be able to. That is, the driver's burden of entry can be greatly reduced.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the taxi ticket is a server for collecting information entered in an electronic pen form by an electronic pen, the electronic pen form being printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen. And the taxi ticket has a user item for recognizing information entered in the user, and a bar code on which the ticket information related to the taxi ticket is recorded, The business diary has a driver item for recognizing information entered in the taxi driver, and the server fills in the diary entered on the business diary by the driver with the electronic pen. Information about the diary entry information acquisition means for acquiring information, the driver item, and the position coordinates of the dot pattern are associated with the diary coordinate information. Diary coordinate information obtaining means for obtaining the first driver entry information extracting means for extracting the driver entry information entered in the driver item based on the diary coordinate information from the diary entry information; The driver identification information storage means for storing the pen identification information, which is identification information of the electronic pen used by the driver, and the extracted driver entry information in association with each other, and the barcode recognized by reading the barcode Information in which ticket information and reception information acquisition means for acquiring entry information entered on the taxi ticket with the electronic pen as reception information, the user item, and position coordinates of the dot pattern are associated with each other. From the coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring the coordinate information as the coordinate information and the entry information included in the reception information, the user information is entered based on the coordinate information. User entry information extracting means for extracting the user entry information and second operation for extracting the driver entry information from the driver information storage means based on pen identification information of the electronic pen used by the user A user entry information extracting means, a charge specifying means for identifying a taxi use fee by recognizing characters based on the extracted stroke data of the user entry information, and a specification based on the ticket information included in the received information Ticket usage storage means for storing the used usage fee and image data of the extracted driver entry information, and billing data creation means for creating billing data based on the information stored in the ticket usage storage means, Prepare.

  In the server configured as described above, the electronic pen form is a taxi ticket and a business diary on which a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen is printed. The taxi ticket has a user item and a barcode, and the business diary has a driver item. First, the taxi driver uses the electronic pen to enter predetermined information in the driver entry of the business diary. Here, the information entered by the driver is, for example, the driver's name or vehicle number. Information entered in the driver item by the driver is referred to as “driver entry information”. As the electronic pen moves, the electronic pen reads the dot pattern on the form, that is, on the business diary, and acquires entry information related to the contents such as symbols and character strings entered in the business diary. Here, the entry information includes the position coordinates of the dot pattern. The entry information obtained by the electronic pen is obtained by the server as diary entry information. The diary entry information includes pen identification information that is identification information of the electronic pen used by the driver, time information related to the time of entry using the electronic pen, and the like. The server extracts driver entry information from the obtained diary entry information based on the diary coordinate information. Then, the server stores the pen identification information of the electronic pen used by the driver in association with the extracted driver entry information. As described above, the act of the driver writing his / her name and vehicle number on the work diary is performed at the start of the work.

  After starting the business, the user enters predetermined information in the user item of the taxi ticket using the electronic pen. Here, the information entered by the user is, for example, the user's name, boarding area, and various charges. Information entered by the user in the user item is referred to as “user entry information”. Next, the user or the driver scans a barcode included in the taxi ticket using an electronic pen, an in-vehicle terminal, or the like, and reads the ticket information recorded on the barcode. Note that the order of entry into the taxi ticket of the user and reading of the barcode may be switched. As the electronic pen moves, the electronic pen reads a dot pattern on the form, that is, on the taxi ticket, and obtains entry information regarding the contents such as symbols and character strings written on the taxi ticket. Here, the entry information includes the position coordinates of the dot pattern. The entry information and ticket information acquired by the electronic pen are acquired as received information by the server. The received information includes pen identification information that is identification information of the electronic pen used by the driver and the user, time information related to the time entered using the electronic pen, and the like. The server extracts user entry information from the acquired reception information based on the coordinate information. And a server specifies the various usage charges of the taxi which the user filled in by character-recognizing the stroke data of user filling information. The server also extracts driver entry information from the driver entry information storage means based on pen identification information of the electronic pen used by the user. Further, the server stores the ticket information included in the received information, the specified usage fee, and the image data of the extracted driver entry information in the ticket usage storage unit. Then, the server creates billing data corresponding to a taxi usage fee bill based on the information stored in the ticket usage storage means.

  According to this, even when a separate electronic pen is not assigned to one driver and the driver cannot be specified based on the pen identification information, the driver can start work at the start of work, etc. By filling in the diary, billing data can be created easily. In other words, the driver can save the trouble of entering the name and vehicle number on each taxi ticket.

  In one aspect of the server, the ticket information and the entry information form a pair, and the reception information acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pairs as reception information at a time. According to this, the electronic pen stores a pair of ticket information read from the bar code and entry information entered in the taxi ticket divided into each pair and stores a plurality of pairs at an arbitrary timing. Can be sent all at once. Here, one pair is a pair of ticket information and entry information corresponding to one taxi ticket, that is, one taxi ticket. Therefore, the driver does not need to send information to the server every time the user uses a taxi ticket, and after a plurality of sets of information are accumulated in the electronic pen, the information is sent to the server at any time. can do. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a transmission error rather than transmitting information one by one.

  In another aspect of the server, the server includes a character recognition determination unit that determines whether the fee specifying unit can recognize characters of the usage fee, and a verification result based on the usage fee specified by the fee specifying unit. A verification result determination unit that determines whether or not there is an error, and a recognition error information storage unit that stores the usage fee as recognition error information when the character recognition determination unit determines that character recognition is impossible. When the verification result determination means determines that there is an error in the verification result, the verification error information storage means for storing the usage fee as verification error information, the recognition error information storage means, and the verification error information storage means Reflecting means for reflecting the stored information in the billing data. According to this, by storing information having a recognition error or a verification error as a recognition error information storage unit or a verification error information storage unit, the server can easily grasp which information has an error. Can do. Further, after correcting the information having an error, it is possible to store it in the ticket use storage means. According to this, the problem of creating billing data based on information having an error can be avoided. Further, based on the information having an error, for example, a note such as “There was an error in the taxi fare” can be written in the billing data. That is, the content of the error can be reflected in the billing data.

  In another aspect of the server, the server further includes a usage fee acquisition unit that acquires the usage fee as digital data, and the verification result determination unit includes the usage fee acquired by the usage fee acquisition unit, It is determined whether there is an error in the verification result based on the usage fee specified by the fee specifying means. Specifically, the server can acquire digital data of various usage fees from a taxi meter or the like. Therefore, a verification error can be detected by comparing and collating the usage fee for the acquired digital data with the usage fee for character recognition. Therefore, the server can create billing data based on more accurate information.

  In another aspect of the server, the ticket information is ticket identification information for identifying the taxi ticket and company identification information for identifying a company to which the user belongs. Accordingly, the server can store the ticket identification information and information for each company to which the user belongs in the ticket usage storage unit. Thus, the server can easily create billing data for each user company.

  In another aspect of the present invention, an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit for optically reading a dot pattern, the entry information for obtaining entry information entered in a form for an electronic pen printed with the dot pattern. An acquisition unit, a determination unit that determines whether or not a stroke has been entered in a temporary storage box provided in the electronic pen form, and a determination unit that determines that a stroke has been entered in the temporary storage box Storage means for storing the entry information by dividing it at the timing when the stroke is entered. According to this, the electronic pen can store the entry information in the memory at a timing when the stroke is entered in the temporary storage box. That is, it is possible to sequentially store a piece of entry information in a memory without transmitting it, and to transmit the information stored at an arbitrary timing.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic pen form in which entry information is written by an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern, the entry information stored in the electronic pen. A temporary storage box is provided to recognize the separation. When the writer uses the electronic pen to write a check mark or the like in the temporary storage box of the electronic pen form, the electronic pen can store the entry information separately. Accordingly, it is possible to sequentially store the delimited entry information in the memory without transmitting it, and to collectively transmit the information stored at an arbitrary timing.

  In one aspect of the electronic pen form, the electronic pen form includes a user item for recognizing information entered by a user and a driver for recognizing information entered by a taxi driver. And a bar code on which ticket information related to the taxi ticket is recorded. When the writer enters the electronic pen form using the electronic pen, the information entered by the user can be easily distinguished from the information entered by the driver. Further, ticket information can be easily obtained by scanning a barcode.

  Another aspect of the present invention is a program executed by a computer that counts information entered in an electronic pen form by an electronic pen, and the electronic pen form has a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen. A printed taxi ticket, a user item for recognizing information entered by the user, a driver item for recognizing information entered by the taxi driver, and a ticket related to the taxi ticket A bar code on which information is recorded, and the program includes the ticket information recognized by reading the bar code, and the entry information entered in the taxi ticket by the electronic pen. Reception information acquisition means for acquiring as reception information, the user item, the driver item, and the dot pattern Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring information associated with position coordinates as coordinate information, user entry for extracting user entry information entered in the user item based on the coordinate information from the received information Information extraction means, driver entry information extraction means for extracting driver entry information entered in the driver item based on the coordinate information from the received information, based on stroke data of the extracted user entry information A fee specifying means for specifying a taxi usage fee by recognizing characters, a ticket for storing the specified usage fee and image data of the extracted driver entry information in association with the ticket information included in the received information As a usage storage means, a billing data creation means for creating billing data based on the information stored in the ticket usage storage means, Causing a computer to function.

  Another aspect of the present invention is a program executed by a computer that counts information entered in an electronic pen form by an electronic pen, and the electronic pen form has a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen. It is a printed taxi ticket, and has a user item for recognizing information entered by the user, and a barcode on which ticket information related to the taxi ticket is recorded, and the program includes: Receiving information acquisition means for acquiring the ticket information recognized by reading the barcode and the entry information entered on the taxi ticket with the electronic pen as reception information, the user item, and the dot pattern Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring, as coordinate information, information associated with the position coordinates of Based on the coordinate information from the entry information included in the received information, driver information acquisition means for acquiring, as driver information, information in which pen identification information for identifying a pen and driver signature information are associated with each other User entry information extracting means for extracting user entry information entered in the user item, and extracting the signature information from the driver information based on pen identification information of the electronic pen used by the user Signature information extracting means, fee specifying means for identifying a taxi usage fee by character recognition based on the extracted stroke data of the user entry information, specified usage fee based on ticket information included in the received information And the ticket use storage means for storing the extracted signature information, and billing data is created based on the information stored in the ticket use storage means That billing data creation means, as to function the computer.

  In still another aspect of the present invention, the electronic pen form is a program executed by a computer that counts information entered in an electronic pen form using an electronic pen, and the electronic pen form is a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen. Are printed taxi tickets and business diaries, and the taxi ticket has a user item for recognizing information entered by the user and a barcode on which the ticket information related to the taxi ticket is recorded. The business diary has a driver item for recognizing information entered in a taxi driver, and the program is recorded on the business diary by the driver with the electronic pen. Diary entry information acquisition means for acquiring diary entry information entered in the driver, the driver item, and the position of the dot pattern A diary coordinate information acquiring means for acquiring information associated with a mark as diary coordinate information, and extracting the driver entry information written in the driver item based on the diary coordinate information from the diary entry information. 1 driver entry information extraction means, driver entry information storage means for storing pen identification information, which is identification information of an electronic pen used by the driver, and the extracted driver entry information, and the bar Reception information acquisition means for acquiring the ticket information recognized by reading a code and the entry information entered on the taxi ticket with the electronic pen as reception information, the user item, and the position of the dot pattern Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring information associated with coordinates as coordinate information, from the entry information included in the received information, the coordinate information Based on pen identification information of an electronic pen used by the user from user entry information extraction means for extracting user entry information entered in the user item based on the driver entry information storage means Included in the received information is a second driver entry information extracting means for extracting driver entry information, a charge specifying means for identifying a taxi fare by recognizing characters based on the extracted stroke data of the user entry information Based on the ticket information, a ticket usage storage means for storing the identified usage fee and the image data of the extracted driver entry information, a request for creating billing data based on the information stored in the ticket usage storage means The computer is caused to function as data creation means.

  By executing the information management program by a computer, the above-described server can be realized. Moreover, each aspect of the above-described server can be realized in the same manner.

  According to the present invention, an electronic pen stores information and the like written on a paper medium with a predetermined delimiter, and transmits the information at a convenient timing to avoid an error during data transmission. be able to.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an outline of an electronic pen used as an input device in the system of the present invention will be described.

[Electronic pen]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing how the electronic pen is used, and FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the structure of the electronic pen. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic pen 10 is used in combination with a dedicated paper 20 on which a dot pattern is printed. The electronic pen 10 includes a pen tip portion 17 similar to a normal ink pen, and a user writes characters on the dedicated paper 20 in the same manner as a normal ink pen.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic pen 10 includes a processor 11, a memory 12, a data communication unit 13, a battery 14, an LED 15, a camera 16, and a pressure sensor 18 therein. The electronic pen 10 includes an ink cartridge (not shown) as a component similar to a normal ink pen.

  The electronic pen 10 does not convert the locus of the ink drawn on the dedicated paper 20 by the pen tip unit 17, but converts the locus coordinates of the movement of the electronic pen 10 on the dedicated paper 20 into data. While the LED 15 illuminates the vicinity of the pen tip 17 on the dedicated paper 20, the camera 16 reads the dot pattern printed on the dedicated paper 20 and converts it into data. That is, the electronic pen 10 can acquire a stroke generated when the user moves the electronic pen 10 on the dedicated paper 20 as image data or vector data.

  The pressure sensor 18 detects the pressure applied to the pen tip portion 17 when the user writes characters on the dedicated paper with the electronic pen 10, that is, the writing pressure, and supplies the detected pressure to the processor 11. The processor 11 switches the LED 15 and the camera 16 on and off based on the writing pressure data given from the pressure sensor 18. That is, when the user writes characters or the like on the dedicated paper 20 with the electronic pen 10, writing pressure is applied to the pen tip portion 17. Therefore, when the writing pressure exceeding the predetermined value is detected, it is determined that the user has started the description, and the LED 15 and the camera 16 are operated.

  The camera 16 reads the dot pattern on the dedicated paper 20 and supplies the pattern data to the processor 11. The processor 11 calculates X / Y coordinates on the dedicated paper 20 from the supplied dot pattern.

  The processor 11 acquires the writing pressure array data and the X / Y coordinate data while the description of the user is performed, and stores them in the memory 12 in association with the time stamp (time information). Therefore, data corresponding to the description content of the user is stored in the memory 12 in time series. The capacity of the memory 12 can be about 1 Mbyte, for example.

  All the acquired data is held in the memory 12 until a transmission instruction is given by the user. When the user issues a transmission instruction, the data communication unit 13 transmits the data in the memory 12 to the terminal device 25 within a predetermined distance from the electronic pen 10. Basically, once a transmission instruction is given, the electronic pen 10 transmits all the data stored in the memory 12 to the terminal device 25, so that the memory 12 is cleared. Therefore, when it is desired to transmit the same information to the terminal device 25 again after transmission, the user needs to write the description on the dedicated paper 20 again. In this case, the user only has to trace characters written on the dedicated paper 20 with an ink pen.

  The electronic pen 10 itself does not include a function button such as a transmission button, and a transmission instruction and other instructions are performed by a user checking the dedicated box provided at a predetermined position on the dedicated paper 20 with the electronic pen 10. Executed. A transmission instruction is associated with the position coordinates of the dedicated box in advance. When the processor 11 receives the position coordinates of the dedicated box, the processor 11 supplies data in the memory 12 to the data communication unit 13 and transmits the data to the terminal device 25. To do. The electronic pen 10 can indicate completion of data transmission by vibration of the electronic pen.

  The battery 14 is for supplying power to each element in the electronic pen 10, and the electronic pen 10 itself can be turned on / off by a cap (not shown) of the electronic pen, for example.

  As described above, the electronic pen 10 has a function of acquiring coordinate data and writing pressure data corresponding to characters and the like described on the dedicated paper 20 by the user and transmitting them to the nearby terminal device 25. Since the pen tip portion 17 is a normal ink pen, the content described on the dedicated paper 20 remains as an original original. That is, at the same time as describing the original paper, its contents can be digitized in the form of coordinate data in real time.

  According to the standard function of the electronic pen 10, data obtained by the electronic pen 10 is in principle in the form of coordinate data or vector data, and is not text data. However, as a standard function, the electronic pen 10 has a function of converting text into alphanumeric characters by describing it in a dedicated area provided on the dedicated paper 20.

  Also, the electronic pen 10 can hold property information (pen information and pen owner information) regarding the pen itself and its owner, and can be referred to from an application. As the pen information, a battery level, a pen ID, a pen manufacturer number, a pen software version, a subscription provider ID, and the like can be held. The pen owner information can hold nationality, language, time zone, email address, free memory capacity, name, address, fax / phone number, mobile phone number, and the like.

  In the data communication unit 13 in the above example, the electronic pen 10 is connected to the terminal device 25 by various methods such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) wireless transmission, wired transmission using a USB cable, and data transmission by contact with a terminal. It is conceivable to perform data transmission.

  Next, a method for acquiring X / Y coordinate data of contents described by the user with the electronic pen will be described. As described above, a predetermined dot pattern is printed on the dedicated paper 20. The camera 16 of the electronic pen 10 does not read the locus of ink described on the dedicated paper 20 by the user, but reads the dot pattern on the dedicated paper 20. Actually, as shown in FIG. 1, the illumination area by the LED 15 and the shooting area of the camera 16 (located in the illumination area) are deviated from the position where the pen tip portion 17 contacts the dedicated paper 20.

  The dot pattern is printed with a special ink containing carbon, and the camera 16 can recognize only the pattern with the special ink. Even if ruled lines or frames are printed on dedicated paper with inks other than dedicated ink (not including carbon), the electronic pen does not recognize them. Therefore, when creating forms such as various application forms using dedicated paper, input frames, ruled lines, cautions, etc. are printed with ink other than dedicated ink.

  In the dot pattern, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the position of each dot is associated with data. In the example of FIG. 3, the 2-bit information of 0 to 3 is displayed by shifting the dot position vertically and horizontally from the reference position (intersection of vertical and horizontal lines) of the grid. The position coordinates on the dedicated paper are determined by the combination of information expressed in this way. As illustrated in FIG. 4A, 36 dots are arranged in a grid within a range of 2 mm in length and width, and the data array (FIG. 4B) indicated by these dots is displayed on the dedicated paper. Are associated with the position coordinates. Therefore, when the camera 16 of the electronic pen 10 captures a dot pattern as shown in FIG. 4A, the processor 11 changes the data array shown in FIG. 4B based on the dot pattern data input from the camera 16. The position coordinates on the dedicated paper (that is, where the dot pattern is located on the dedicated paper) corresponding to the acquired position are calculated in real time. The minimum unit for recognizing the dot pattern is 2 mm × 2 mm, and the camera 16 takes about 100 shots per second.

  Next, the dedicated paper will be described. An example of the structure of the dedicated paper is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the dedicated paper 20 has a dot pattern 32 printed on a mount 30 and a design 34 such as a ruled line printed thereon. The mount 30 is usually paper, and the dot pattern 32 is printed with dedicated ink containing carbon as described above. Further, the design 34 is printed with normal ink or the like. The dot pattern and the design may be printed at the same time, or one of them may be printed first.

  An example of the design 34 is shown in FIG. FIG. 6 shows an example of a certain application form 36 in which a plurality of entry fields 38 and a transmission box 39 are printed. Although it is not clearly shown in FIG. 6 and will be described in detail later, a dot pattern is actually printed on the entire surface of the application form 36, and an entry box 38 and a transmission box 39 are formed on the entire surface using ordinary ink. It is printed. The user can enter the necessary items in each entry field 38 of the application form 36 using the electronic pen 10 in the same manner as a conventional application form without being aware of the dot pattern.

  The area on the dedicated paper 20 can be roughly divided into two types. One is an entry area, in which the content described by the electronic pen 10 is handled as information as it is. In the example of FIG. 6, a plurality of entry fields 38 correspond to this. The other is a functional element, and when the corresponding area is checked with the electronic pen 10, actions, instructions, etc. defined in advance for the area are executed. The transmission box 39 in the example of FIG. 6 corresponds to this.

  The transmission box 39 is used when giving an instruction to transmit data stored in the electronic pen 10 to the nearby terminal device 25 as described above. When the user checks the transmission box 39 with the electronic pen 10, the electronic pen 10 reads the dot pattern in the transmission box. The pattern is associated with a transmission instruction, and the processor 11 in the electronic pen 10 issues a command to transmit data stored in the memory 12 to the data communication unit 13.

  The assignment of dot patterns is usually performed for each application (paper type). In other words, the dot patterns in a certain application form do not overlap in one sheet, but the same dot pattern is printed on the same application form. Therefore, when the user inputs necessary items with the electronic pen 10, it can be specified from the coordinate data on the application form which item of the application form the input item is for.

  As described above, by printing a predetermined design on the dedicated paper on which the dot pattern is printed, various application forms using the dedicated paper can be created. If the user uses the electronic pen 10 and fills in necessary items in a normal manner, the electronic data is automatically acquired.

  In the above example, the dot pattern is printed on the dedicated paper with carbon-containing ink. However, the dot pattern can be printed on ordinary paper using a printer and carbon-containing ink. Furthermore, the design on the dedicated paper can also be formed by a printer instead of printing. When dot patterns are formed on paper by a printer, different dot patterns can be formed on each sheet. Therefore, it is possible to identify and distinguish each of these sheets by the difference in the formed dot patterns.

  In the present specification, the term “printing” has a concept including not only normal printing but also printing by a printer.

  Next, transmission processing of data acquired by the electronic pen will be described with reference to FIG. The data acquired by the electronic pen 10 is mainly data of items input by the user, but usually does not include information on where the service server that is the transmission destination of the data is. Instead, information specifying the application or service related to the dedicated paper is included in the dot pattern on the dedicated paper, and the information is acquired from the dedicated paper during the user's input operation. Therefore, the terminal device 25 that has received the entry data from the electronic pen 10 first makes an inquiry to the inquiry server 26 to which service server 27 the data input to the dedicated paper should be transmitted. The inquiry server 26 has information on a corresponding service server for each dedicated paper, and in response to an inquiry from the terminal device 25, information (such as a URL) of the service server 27 that performs a service related to the dedicated paper. Reply to the terminal device 25. Then, the terminal device 25 transmits the entry data acquired from the electronic pen to the service server 27.

  In the above example, the terminal device 25, the inquiry server 26, and the service server 27 are separately configured. However, some or all of them may be configured as one device. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a server described later also serves as the inquiry server 26 and the service server 27.

[Taxi ticket processing system]
Next, a taxi ticket processing system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration of the taxi ticket processing system 100. The taxi ticket processing system 100 shown in FIG. 7 stores information acquired from the taxi ticket 3 by the electronic pen 10 with a predetermined interval, and stores the information at a convenient timing using the business diary 4. This is a system that can avoid the error at the time of data transmission by batch transmission to 5, and can easily create taxi billing data.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the taxi ticket processing system 100 is configured by connecting the terminal device 25 and the server 5 through the network 2. Here, one suitable example of the network 2 is the Internet. The terminal device 25 is a PC installed in a taxi company, a driver's mobile phone, a taxi-mounted terminal, etc., and is a terminal that can exchange data with the server 5 via the network 2.

  The server 5 is connected to a ticket use database (hereinafter referred to as “DB”) 40, a character recognition processing error DB 41, a ticket issue DB 42, and a user company DB 43.

  First, with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10, an outline of a taxi fare counting method according to the present system will be described. 8 and 9 are diagrams showing the taxi ticket 3 and the business diary 4, respectively. FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing the data structure of the memory 12 of the electronic pen 10. In this embodiment, a taxi ticket of a bill payment (post-payment) type is used, a taxi driver is referred to as a “driver”, and a customer who rides the taxi using the taxi ticket is referred to as a “user”. Shall be called.

  The taxi ticket 3 is created as the above-mentioned dedicated paper. As shown in FIG. 8, the company information 50 relating to the user's company, the barcode 51 in which the ticket information relating to the taxi ticket is recorded, and the forgery prevention hologram 52 , A user item entered by the user using the electronic pen 10 and a driver item entered by the driver using the electronic pen 10. Specifically, as the company information 50, a user company code for identifying a user company and a user company name are described. In addition, the electronic pen 10 has a barcode scanning function and can scan ticket information by scanning the barcode 51.

  On the other hand, the business diary 4 is created as the above-mentioned dedicated paper, and as shown in FIG. 9, the date entered in the business diary 4 and the driver filling in the business diary 4 are driven by The taxi vehicle number and the name of the driver will be entered. Further, the business diary 4 is written with the time when the driver moved with the user, the section moved, and the distance moved. Furthermore, the business diary 4 has a temporary storage box for recognizing the timing at which the electronic pen 10 stores information stored in the memory, and the transmission box 39 described above. In the present embodiment, the dot pattern only needs to be printed only in the temporary storage box and the transmission box 39.

  In the present embodiment, the business diary 4 has the temporary storage box and the transmission box 39. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, either the driver's name plate or the front and back of the ID certificate. It is also possible to provide a dot pattern formation area on the surface of the screen, and the name plate or ID card may have a temporary storage box and a transmission box 39.

  The user fills in the user item of the taxi ticket 3 using the electronic pen 10. Here, the taxi ticket 3 is a taxi ticket corresponding to the user's company. That is, the user A belonging to the company A uses a taxi ticket corresponding to the company A, and cannot use a taxi ticket corresponding to the company B. In addition, the affiliation, name, boarding route, date of use, boarding fee, other fees, and total fees shall be entered in the user items. Specifically, the boarding route and the place of getting off are entered in the boarding route. Enter the taxi meter fee for the ride fee, express fee and parking fee for other fees, and the sum of the ride fee and other fees for the total fee. Here, information entered in the user item by the electronic pen 10 by the user is referred to as user entry information.

  The driver uses the electronic pen 10 to fill in the driver item of the taxi ticket. The driver name and vehicle number shall be entered in the driver item. Here, the information entered by the driver in the driver item with the electronic pen 10 is referred to as driver entry information. The user entry information and the driver entry information are collectively referred to as entry information. Furthermore, the driver scans the barcode 51 using the electronic pen 10. In this way, the electronic pen 10 can read from the barcode 51 is ticket information related to a taxi ticket. Specifically, the ticket information is a ticket number for identifying a taxi ticket, a user company code for identifying a company corresponding to the taxi ticket, or the like. In the present embodiment, the barcode 51 is scanned after the user and the driver complete the entry. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user item and the driver item are scanned after the barcode is scanned. It may be filled in.

  Then, the driver enters a check mark in the temporary storage box of the work diary 4. By filling in the temporary storage box, the electronic pen 10 makes the entry information and the ticket information a pair and stores them in the memory 12 separated from other pairs. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the electronic pen 10 stores a plurality of pairs in the memory 12 with a pair of entry information and ticket information corresponding to one taxi ticket as one set. At this time, the electronic pen 10 stores each pair separated at the timing when a check mark is entered in the temporary storage box. As described above, by providing the temporary storage box, the electronic pen 10 does not need to transmit the pairs of entry information and ticket information to the server 5 for each set, and collects a plurality of pairs and sets any arbitrary pairs. Batch transmission to the server 5 is possible at the timing.

  When a check mark is entered in the temporary storage box, the electronic pen 10 makes a pair of the entry information entered in the taxi ticket 3 and the ticket information read from the barcode 51, and the memory in the electronic pen 10 At 12, the data is stored as shown in FIG. When one day of work is completed after a plurality of pairs are stored in the memory 12, the driver uses the electronic pen 10 to fill in the transmission box of the work diary 4. Then, the electronic pen 10 transmits a plurality of pairs of accumulated entry information and ticket information to the terminal device 25. The terminal device 25 acquires a plurality of pairs of entry information and ticket information from the electronic pen 10 and transmits them to the server 5 through the network 2. The server 5 acquires a plurality of pairs of entry information and ticket information as reception information regarding a plurality of taxi tickets received from the electronic pen 10. The received information includes a pen ID that is identification information of the electronic pen 10 used by the user and the driver, time information related to the time entered using the electronic pen 10, and the like.

  The server 5 first extracts ticket information included in the received information. Based on the ticket information, the ticket number and the user company code of the taxi ticket are specified. Furthermore, based on the specified ticket number and user company code, it is confirmed whether or not the taxi ticket is valid by referring to a ticket issue DB 42 described later. When the taxi ticket is valid, the server 5 extracts user entry information and item entry information included in the reception information based on a coordinate table described later. By recognizing the stroke data of the extracted user entry information, the server 5 specifies the taxi usage fee. Specifically, the server 5 identifies various charges by character-recognizing stroke data entered as a boarding charge, other charges, and a total charge on the taxi ticket 3 as shown in FIG. Then, the server 5 receives the ticket number, the user company code, the image data of the driver entry information, the image data of the user entry information, the stroke data of the user entry information, the date of use, and the character recognition. The various charges specified by the above are stored in the ticket use DB 40.

  In the present embodiment, the date of use of the taxi ticket 3 may be the date entered in the taxi ticket 3 recorded as time information by the electronic pen 10 or may be used for the taxi ticket 3. The date specified by character recognition of the stroke data entered as the date may be used. However, in the latter case, there is an advantage that the date of use entered by the user remains on the taxi ticket 3 which is a paper medium as evidence.

  In the present embodiment, the driver enters the date in the work diary 4 at the start of the work, but the driver may enter the work start time and the work end time together. In this case, as described above, the date and time entered in the work diary 4 recorded as time information by the electronic pen 10 may be used as the date, work start time, and work end time of the work diary 4. The date and time specified by character recognition of the stroke data entered as the month and day or the business start time in the business diary 4 may be used. However, in the latter case, there is an advantage that the date and time entered by the driver remains on the paper work diary 4 as evidence.

  As described above, based on the information stored in the ticket use DB 40, the server 5 can easily create taxi fare billing data for each company or user. In addition, the user can easily use the postpaid taxi without performing complicated PC operation by filling in the taxi ticket 3 which is a paper medium using the electronic pen 10.

[Taxi tickets and business diaries]
Next, the taxi ticket 3 and the business diary 4 will be described. In the system of the present invention, the taxi ticket 3 as shown in FIG. 8 and the business diary 4 as shown in FIG. 9 are created as the above-described dedicated paper. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 5, a predetermined dot pattern 32 is printed on the mount 30, and a predetermined box, ruled line, or the like is printed thereon. As described above, the dot pattern 32 is printed with ink containing carbon so that the electronic pen 10 can recognize it. On the other hand, since the design 34 such as a mark or a ruled line is printed with normal (not including carbon) ink, the electronic pen 10 does not recognize it.

  In the present embodiment, the business diary 4 has a dot pattern printed only in the area corresponding to the temporary storage box and the transmission box 39. For this reason, the detailed explanation about the entry other than the temporary storage box and the transmission box 39 is omitted for convenience. However, the driver enters the date, vehicle number and name at the start of work, Every time you get on and off, you will enter the time, section, and distance.

  In the present embodiment, the check mark is entered in the transmission box 39 of the work diary 4 at the end of the day's work, but may be performed at any other time such as a break.

[server]
Next, the server 5 will be described in detail. FIG. 11 shows the internal configuration of the server 5 in the taxi ticket processing system 100. As illustrated, the server 5 includes a reception / aggregation program 501, a reception information acquisition function 502, a ticket information extraction function 503, a ticket number identification function 504, a company information extraction function 505, a coordinate table 506, an entry information extraction function 507, characters A recognition program execution function 509, a ticket use DB storage function 511, an error detection function 512, a character recognition processing error DB storage function 513, a billing data creation function 514, a billing data transmission function 515, and a taxi ticket transmission function 516. Each function is realized by the CPU included in the server 5 executing a program prepared in advance.

  The reception / aggregation program 501 is a program for storing reception information acquired from the electronic pen 10 in the ticket use DB 40. The reception / aggregation program 501 is a program for creating taxi charge data for each company or user based on information stored in the ticket usage DB 40.

  The reception information acquisition function 502 is a function of acquiring a pair of entry information and ticket information stored in the memory 12 by the electronic pen 10 as reception information via the network 2.

  The ticket information extraction function 503 is a function for extracting ticket information from the reception information acquired by the reception information acquisition function 502.

  The ticket number specifying function 504 is a function for specifying the ticket number recorded in the barcode of the taxi ticket based on the ticket information extracted by the ticket information extracting function 503. The ticket number specifying function 504 is a function for specifying the user company code recorded in the barcode of the taxi ticket based on the ticket information. The ticket number specifying function 504 confirms whether the taxi ticket corresponding to the ticket number is valid by referring to the ticket issuing DB 42 based on the specified ticket number. Here, the ticket issuing DB 42 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12A is a diagram schematically showing the data structure of the ticket issuance DB 42. As shown in FIG. 12A, the ticket issuance DB 42 stores a use company code, a taxi ticket issuance date, an expiration date, and the like using a ticket number as a key. Therefore, the ticket number specifying function 504 refers to the ticket issuing DB 42 based on the specified ticket number, so that the corresponding taxi ticket is officially issued or the corresponding taxi ticket is within the expiration date. Can be confirmed.

  The company information extraction function 505 is a function for extracting company information relating to a company corresponding to the ticket number from the user company DB 43 based on the ticket number specified by the ticket number specifying function 504. Here, the user company DB 43 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12B is a diagram schematically illustrating the data structure of the user company DB 43. As shown in FIG. 12B, the user company DB 43 stores a user company name, a person in charge name, a user company address, a telephone number, a FAX number, and the like using a user company code as a key. Therefore, the company information extraction function 505 can specifically extract the user company name, the user company address, and the like as company information based on the ticket number.

  The entry information extraction function 507 is a function for extracting user entry information and driver entry information from the reception information acquired by the reception information acquisition function 502. Specifically, the entry information extraction function 507 first extracts entry information from the received information, and stroke data and image data of the user entry information entered in the user item based on the coordinate table 506 from the entry information. And the stroke data and the image data of the driver entry information entered in the driver item. The image data can be created by converting stroke data. Here, the coordinate table 506 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically illustrating the data structure of the coordinate table 506. As shown in FIG. 13, the coordinate table 506 stores item names and coordinate data using item IDs as keys. Here, the item is a unit obtained by further subdividing the user item and the driver item. For example, an area in which the user's affiliation is entered is the user affiliation item. The item ID is information for identifying each item set on the dot pattern printed on the taxi ticket 3 and the business diary 4, and the item name is the name of each item. The coordinate data is the position coordinates on the taxi ticket 3 and the work diary 4 that indicate the location of the item corresponding to each item ID. By referring to the coordinate table 506 based on the position coordinates included in the entry information, the server 5 can easily grasp in which item the entry information is stroke data or image data.

  The character recognition program execution function 509 is a function for identifying a boarding fee, other fees, a total fee, etc. by character recognition of the stroke data of the user entry information extracted by the entry information extraction function 507. The fee for character recognition is acquired as text data. In the present embodiment, characters such as tolls are recognized, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any character recognition can be performed based on stroke data of user entry information or driver entry information. Can be specified.

  The ticket use DB storage function 511 includes a ticket number and user company code specified by the ticket number specifying function 503, image data and stroke data of the user entry information and driver entry information extracted by the entry information extraction function 507, This is a function of associating various charges specified by the character recognition program execution function 509 and storing them in the ticket use DB 40 as shown in FIG. FIG. 14A schematically shows the data structure of the ticket use DB 40. As shown in FIG.

  The error detection function 512 includes a recognition error detection function and a verification error detection function. The recognition error detection function is a function for detecting whether or not a recognition error has occurred in the character recognition program execution function 509. The verification error detection function is a function for detecting whether a verification error has occurred when the sum of the boarding fee specified by the character recognition program execution function 509 and the other fee do not match the total fee.

  When the error detection function 512 detects an error, the character recognition processing error DB storage function 513 displays a ticket number, a user company code, a use date, a boarding fee, other fees, a total fee, and an error content as shown in FIG. This is a function of storing the character recognition processing error DB 41 as shown in b). FIG. 14B is a diagram schematically illustrating the data structure of the character recognition processing error DB 41. Specifically, when the use date of the ticket number “30001” cannot be recognized by the character recognition program execution function 509, the use date becomes “unrecognizable” as shown in the drawing, “Recognition error” is stored. On the other hand, if the sum of the boarding fee of ticket number “40002” and other fees does not match the total fee due to a mistake in entry by the user, “check error” is stored as the error content as shown. As described above, when a recognition error or a verification error is detected, the server 5 temporarily stores the recognition error in the character recognition processing error DB 41, corrects it to accurate information, and then shifts to the ticket use DB 40. Therefore, since information with an error is not stored in the ticket use DB 40, it is possible to avoid the creation of billing data based on incorrect information.

  The billing data creation function 514 creates taxi fare billing data as shown in FIG. 15 for each company based on the information stored in the ticket usage DB 40 and the company information extracted by the company information extraction function 505. . FIG. 15 is an example of billing data for each company. Here, the user name and boarding route in the billing data are created using image data of user entry information stored in the ticket use DB 40. Further, the driver name and the vehicle number in the billing data are created using image data of driver entry information stored in the ticket use DB 40. Although FIG. 15 illustrates the billing data for each company, the present invention is not limited to this, and the server 5 may create billing data for each user.

  Further, the billing data creation function 514, when the error detection function 512 detects a check error and creates billing data based on the corrected information, will be described in detail later, but an image of a taxi ticket to be sent to the user company Since the data and various charges do not match, a notice to that effect is added to the billing data as shown in FIG.

  The billing data transmission function 515 is a function for transmitting the billing data created by the billing data creation function 514 to each user or each company.

  The taxi ticket transmission function 516 is a function of transmitting a corresponding taxi ticket to each user or company as evidence of billing data. As a transmission method, various methods such as a method of transmitting mail as digital data by a scanner or the like can be considered. The taxi ticket to be transmitted may be taxi ticket original data entered by the user and the driver during use, or taxi ticket data created based on information stored in the use ticket DB 40. In the latter case, the server 5 uses taxi ticket data to be transmitted to each user or each company based on image data and stroke data of user entry information and driver entry information stored in the use ticket DB 40. Create In this way, if the taxi ticket data is created and transmitted, the original is stored at the taxi company, and digital data taxi tickets can be easily transmitted to each user or company as evidence of the billing data. Is possible.

(Iv) Aggregation Process Next, the aggregation process executed by the taxi ticket processing system 100 will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the aggregation process.

  The user first enters predetermined information in the user item of the taxi ticket 3 using the electronic pen 10. When the entry by the user is completed, the driver enters predetermined information in the driver item of the taxi ticket 3 using the electronic pen 10. Further, the driver scans the barcode 51 of the taxi ticket 3 with an electronic pen. Thus, when the entry to the taxi ticket 3 and the reading of the barcode 51 are completed, the driver enters a check mark in the temporary storage box of the work diary 4. Thereby, one process regarding the boarding by a taxi ticket is completed. At this time, a plurality of entry information and ticket information are stored in the memory 12 of the electronic pen 10 as a pair as shown in FIG. That is, the electronic pen 10 stores the information in the memory 12 by dividing the information at the timing when the check mark is entered in the temporary storage box. On the other hand, after repeating a plurality of such processes, the driver enters a check mark in the transmission box 39 of the work diary 4 at an arbitrary timing such as the end of the day.

  The electronic pen 10 transmits the information stored in the memory 12 to the server 5 via the terminal device 25 at the timing when a check mark is entered in the transmission box 39. The server 5 acquires a plurality of pairs of entry information and ticket information as reception information from the electronic pen 10 via the terminal device 25 (step S1). Then, the server 5 extracts ticket information from the received information (step S2), and specifies a ticket number and a user company code based on the ticket information (step S3). By referring to the ticket issuing DB 42 based on the identified ticket number, the server 5 determines whether or not the taxi ticket used by the user is valid (step S4). If the taxi ticket is invalid (step S4; No), the server 5 ends the counting process. On the other hand, if the taxi ticket is valid, the company information of the user is extracted from the user company DB 43 based on the specified user company code (step S5).

  Further, the server 5 extracts entry information from the received information (step S6). Then, based on the coordinate table 506, the server 5 extracts the user entry information entered by the user in the user item from the entry information. Furthermore, based on the coordinate table 506, the server 5 extracts the driver entry information entered by the driver in the driver item from the entry information (step S7). And the server 5 specifies various charges etc. by performing character recognition based on the stroke data of user entry information (step S8). In other words, text data such as various charges is acquired from the user entry information by character recognition. The server 5 stores the ticket number and user company code specified in step S3, image data and stroke data of user entry information and driver entry information, and various charges specified by character recognition in the ticket use DB 40. (Step S10).

  Further, the server 5 detects a recognition error and a verification error related to character recognition, and stores information having the error in the character recognition processing error DB 41 (step S11). As described above, the server temporarily stores the information having an error in the character recognition processing error DB 41, corrects the information to correct information, and shifts the information to the ticket use DB 40 (step S12). And the server 5 produces billing data as shown in FIG. 15 based on the information memorize | stored in ticket utilization DB40 (step S13). Then, the server 5 completes the tabulation process for adjusting the taxi fare by transmitting the created billing data and taxi ticket data as evidence to each user or each company.

  In the present embodiment, the business diary 4 has the temporary storage box and the transmission box, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the taxi ticket 3 may have.

  In the present embodiment, the taxi ticket 3 has a barcode that records ticket information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the taxi ticket 3 may have a two-dimensional code that records ticket information. Good.

  In the present embodiment, the billing data is created for each user or company, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be created for each driver. In addition, by entering a taxi company name and a taxi company code for identifying the taxi company in the driver item, billing data can be created for each taxi company.

  In the present embodiment, the design of the taxi ticket 3 and the business diary 4 is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, respectively. However, the present invention is not limited to this and can be arbitrarily set. .

  Further, in the present embodiment, a case is described in which only the method in which the driver collectively transmits a plurality of pairs of entry information and ticket information to the server 5 at an arbitrary timing by filling in the temporary storage box. . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to use a method of transmitting data one by one without using the temporary storage box. The method of transmitting one item at a time is that the user and the driver fill in the necessary information, and after the driver reads the ticket information from the barcode 51 with the electronic pen 10, the transmission box 39 is used instead of the temporary storage box. This is a method of checking and sending a pair of entry information and ticket information to the server 5. In addition, if the temporary storage box is checked and one pair is stored in the electronic pen 10 and the second taxi ticket is accepted, data can be transmitted during a break, etc. If 39 is checked, only one entry information and ticket information pair can be transmitted. As described above, the present invention can also be applied to the case where the batch transmission method and the one-by-one transmission method are used together.

[First modification]
In the said embodiment, although it is supposed that a driver fills in the driver item of a taxi ticket, this invention is not limited to this, The server 5 holds beforehand the information regarding a driver. It is also possible to apply when the driver does not fill in the taxi ticket.

  In addition, as an example in which the driver does not fill in the taxi ticket, there are a case where one electronic pen 10 is assigned to one driver and a case where the driver is not assigned. In the first modified example, a case where one electronic pen 10 is assigned to one driver will be described.

  In the first modification, the server 5 is connected in advance to a driver DB as shown in FIG. FIG. 17A is a diagram schematically illustrating the data structure of the driver DB. The driver DB has a driver ID, vehicle number, driver name, signature data based on a rubber stamp, stamp, or self-signature, a driver's home address, home phone number, mobile phone number, etc., using a pen ID as a key. It is remembered. That is, the server 5 can easily obtain the driver's signature data and the vehicle number by referring to the driver DB as shown on the basis of the pen ID included in the received information. Therefore, even if the driver does not fill in the driver item of the taxi ticket every time, it is possible to easily create the billing data and the taxi ticket based on the information stored in the driver DB. Further, the taxi ticket driver item as shown in FIG. 8 does not need to be printed with a dot pattern, and at least the taxi ticket user item only needs to be printed.

  The server 5 may be connected in advance to a pen DB as shown in FIG. According to this, the server 5 can grasp | ascertain the lifetime of the electronic pen 10 which each driver is using based on pen ID memorize | stored in driver DB. Moreover, the server 5 is good also as connecting with vehicle DB as shown in FIG.17 (c) previously. According to this, the server 5 can grasp | ascertain the vehicle model, purchase date, etc. of the vehicle which each driver is using based on the vehicle number memorize | stored in driver DB.

[Second modification]
In the second modification, an example in which the present invention is applied when the driver does not fill in the taxi ticket and one electronic pen 10 is not assigned to one driver will be described. . Specifically, it is conceivable that the number of electronic pens 10 is smaller than that of the driver, and the driver is randomly assigned to the electronic pen 10 at the start of business. In this case as well, as in the first modification, the driver does not have to fill in the taxi ticket. Therefore, a dot pattern needs to be printed on the driver item of the taxi ticket as shown in FIG. Absent.

  On the other hand, dot patterns are printed in areas corresponding to the month / day items, vehicle number items, and name items of the business diary as shown in FIG. Therefore, it is assumed that the server 5 has in advance a diary coordinate table that stores an item ID, an item name, and coordinate data corresponding to each item of the business diary. The driver uses the electronic pen 10 assigned at the start of business every time to fill in the month and day items, vehicle number items, and name items of the business diary. Then, when the entry is completed, the driver enters a check mark in the transmission box 39 and transmits it to the server 5 via the terminal device 25 as diary entry information. The diary entry information also includes time information related to the pen ID and entry time of the electronic pen 10 used by the driver.

  First, the server 5 specifies the pen ID of the electronic pen 10 used by the driver from the diary entry information acquired from the electronic pen 10. And the server 5 extracts the stroke data corresponding to the month / day item, vehicle number item, and name item of the business diary from the diary entry information based on the diary coordinate table. Furthermore, the server 5 recognizes characters of the extracted stroke data, thereby specifying a date / month item, a vehicle number item, and a name item. And the server 5 memorize | stores registration time, a driver's name, and a vehicle number in pen use DB shown to Fig.18 (a) by using specified pen ID as a key. FIG. 18A is a diagram schematically illustrating the data structure of the pen usage DB. Specifically, the pen ID in the pen usage DB is the pen ID of the electronic pen 10 used by the driver. The registration time is a time specified from time information included in the diary entry information. It is good also as the month and day which the character recognized based on the stroke data which the user entered in the month and day item. The driver's name is a name that is recognized based on the stroke data entered in the name item. The vehicle number is a vehicle number that is recognized based on the stroke data entered in the vehicle number item.

  As described above, in the second modification, the driver performs registration for associating the electronic pen 10 assigned at the start of work every time, the driver's name, and the vehicle number. Therefore, even if the driver does not fill in the driver item of the taxi ticket every time, it is easy to create billing data based on the information stored in the pen usage DB that is registered in association with the information every time the business starts. Taxi tickets can be created.

  In the above description, the driver enters the name and vehicle number in the business diary, but the present invention is not limited to this, and only the driver ID may be entered. In this case, if the server 5 has a driver DB as shown in FIG. 18B in advance, by referring to the driver DB based on the driver ID, billing data and taxi tickets can be created. Necessary signature data and vehicle numbers can be extracted. Therefore, it is possible to easily create billing data and a taxi ticket without entering a name and a vehicle number in the business diary. However, even in this case, if the driver's boarding vehicle is variable, it is necessary to fill in the work diary at the start of work and register the information in the pen use DB.

[Application example]
The present invention can also be applied to a case where a server acquires a boarding fee, other fees, a total fee, and the like directly from a taxi meter. This is because taxi meters usually have various fare data to print out as receipts. According to this, various charges can be acquired directly from the meter as digital data without character recognition based on the stroke data. Therefore, character recognition processing for various charges can be omitted. It can also be used for comparison with various charges specified by character recognition.

  In this taxi ticket processing system, an electronic pen stores information entered on a paper medium with a certain separation and stores the information at a convenient timing to avoid errors during data transmission. can do.

It is a figure which shows the usage pattern of an electronic pen typically. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of an electronic pen. It is a figure explaining the expression method of the information by the dot pattern printed on the exclusive paper. It is an example of a dot pattern and the information corresponding to it. The structure of a form composed of dedicated paper is shown. An example of an electronic pen form is shown. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the aggregation management system classified by classification in this invention. An example of a taxi ticket is shown. An example of a business diary is shown. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of the memory in an electronic pen. It is a functional block diagram of the server contained in the taxi ticket processing system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of ticket issuing DB and user company DB. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of a coordinate table. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of ticket utilization DB and character recognition process error DB. It is a figure which shows claim data. It is a flowchart of the total process in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of driver DB, pen DB, and vehicle DB in a 1st modification. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of pen use DB and driver | operator DB in a 2nd modification.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Network 3 ... Taxi ticket 4 ... Business diary 5 ... Server 10 ... Electronic pen 11 ... Processor 12 ... Memory 13 ... Data communication unit 14 ... Battery 25 ... Terminal device 26 ... Inquiry server 27 ... Service server 100 ... Taxi ticket processing system

Claims (17)

A server that aggregates information entered in an electronic pen form using an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form is a taxi ticket on which a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen is printed. A driver item for recognizing the information and a bar code on which the ticket information related to the taxi ticket is recorded,
The server
Receiving information acquisition means for acquiring, as received information, the ticket information recognized by reading the barcode and the entry information entered in the taxi ticket by the electronic pen;
Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring, as coordinate information, information in which the user item, the driver item, and position coordinates of the dot pattern are associated;
User entry information extraction means for extracting user entry information entered in the user item based on the coordinate information from the received information;
From the received information, driver entry information extracting means for extracting driver entry information entered in the driver item based on the coordinate information;
A rate specifying means for specifying a taxi usage fee by recognizing characters based on the extracted stroke data of the user entry information;
Ticket usage storage means for storing the specified usage fee and image data of the extracted driver entry information in association with the ticket information included in the received information;
A server comprising: billing data creating means for creating billing data based on information stored in the ticket use storage means. A server that aggregates information entered in electronic pen forms with an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form is a taxi ticket on which a dot pattern recognizable by the electronic pen is printed, and includes a user item for recognizing information entered by the user, and ticket information related to the taxi ticket. Having a recorded bar code,
The server
Receiving information acquisition means for acquiring, as received information, the ticket information recognized by reading the barcode and the entry information entered on the taxi ticket by the electronic pen;
Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring, as coordinate information, information in which the user item and the position coordinates of the dot pattern are associated;
Driver information acquisition means for acquiring, as driver information, information associated with pen identification information for identifying the electronic pen and driver signature information;
User entry information extraction means for extracting user entry information entered in the user item based on the coordinate information from the entry information included in the received information;
Signature information extracting means for extracting the signature information from the driver information based on pen identification information of an electronic pen used by the user;
A rate specifying means for specifying a taxi usage fee by recognizing characters based on the extracted stroke data of the user entry information;
Ticket usage storage means for storing the specified usage fee based on the ticket information included in the received information and the extracted signature information;
A server comprising: billing data creating means for creating billing data based on information stored in the ticket use storage means. A server that aggregates information entered in electronic pen forms with an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form is a taxi ticket and business diary printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen,
The taxi ticket has a user item for recognizing information entered by the user, and a barcode on which ticket information related to the taxi ticket is recorded,
The business diary has a driver item for recognizing information entered in a taxi driver,
The server
A diary entry information acquisition means for acquiring diary entry information entered on the business diary by the driver with the electronic pen;
Diary coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring information associated with the driver item and position coordinates of the dot pattern as diary coordinate information;
From the diary entry information, first driver entry information extraction means for extracting the driver entry information entered in the driver item based on the diary coordinate information;
Driver entry information storage means for storing pen identification information, which is identification information of an electronic pen used by the driver, and the extracted driver entry information in association with each other;
Receiving information acquisition means for acquiring, as received information, the ticket information recognized by reading the barcode and the entry information entered on the taxi ticket by the electronic pen;
Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring, as coordinate information, information in which the user item is associated with the position coordinates of the dot pattern;
User entry information extraction means for extracting user entry information entered in the user item based on the coordinate information from the entry information included in the received information;
From the driver entry information storage means, second driver entry information extraction means for extracting the driver entry information based on pen identification information of an electronic pen used by the user;
A rate specifying means for specifying a taxi usage fee by recognizing characters based on the extracted stroke data of the user entry information;
Ticket usage storage means for storing the specified usage fee based on the ticket information included in the received information and the image data of the extracted driver entry information;
A server comprising: billing data creating means for creating billing data based on information stored in the ticket use storage means. The ticket information and the entry information are a pair.
The server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the reception information acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pairs as reception information at a time. The server
Character recognition determination means for determining whether or not the charge specifying means can recognize the character of the usage fee;
Check result determination means for determining whether or not there is an error in the check result based on the usage fee specified by the charge specifying means;
A recognition error information storage unit that stores the usage fee as recognition error information when the character recognition determination unit determines that character recognition is impossible;
When the verification result determination means determines that there is an error in the verification result, verification error information storage means for storing the usage fee as verification error information;
The reflecting means for reflecting the information stored in the recognition error information storage means and the verification error information storage means in the billing data is provided. server. The server
It further comprises usage fee acquisition means for acquiring the usage fee as digital data,
The verification result determination unit determines whether there is an error in the verification result based on the usage fee acquired by the usage fee acquisition unit and the usage fee specified by the fee specifying unit. The server according to claim 5.   The server according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the ticket information is ticket identification information for identifying the taxi ticket and company identification information for identifying a company to which the user belongs. An electronic pen comprising an ink pen unit and a reading unit for optically reading a dot pattern,
Entry information acquisition means for acquiring entry information entered in the electronic pen form printed with the dot pattern;
Determining means for determining whether or not a stroke is entered in a temporary storage box provided in the electronic pen form;
An electronic pen, comprising: a storage unit that stores the entry information by dividing the entry information at a timing when the stroke is entered when the determination unit determines that a stroke is entered in the temporary storage box. An electronic pen form in which entry information is written by an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern,
An electronic pen form characterized in that a temporary storage box is provided for recognizing separation of entry information stored in the electronic pen.   The electronic pen form includes a user item for recognizing information entered by a user, a driver item for recognizing information entered by a taxi driver, and ticket information related to the taxi ticket. The electronic pen form according to claim 8, further comprising: a recorded barcode. A program that is executed by a computer that counts information entered in an electronic pen form by an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form is a taxi ticket on which a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen is printed. A driver item for recognizing the information and a bar code on which the ticket information related to the taxi ticket is recorded,
The program is
Receiving information acquisition means for acquiring, as received information, the ticket information recognized by reading the barcode and the entry information entered in the taxi ticket by the electronic pen;
Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring, as coordinate information, information in which the user item, the driver item, and the position coordinates of the dot pattern are associated with each other,
User entry information extraction means for extracting user entry information entered in the user item based on the coordinate information from the received information;
From the received information, driver entry information extracting means for extracting driver entry information entered in the driver item based on the coordinate information;
A rate specifying means for specifying a taxi usage fee by recognizing characters based on the extracted stroke data of the user entry information;
Ticket usage storage means for storing the specified usage fee and image data of the extracted driver entry information in association with the ticket information included in the received information;
A program that causes the computer to function as billing data creation means for creating billing data based on information stored in the ticket use storage means. A program executed by a computer that counts information entered in a form for an electronic pen by an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form is a taxi ticket on which a dot pattern recognizable by the electronic pen is printed, and includes a user item for recognizing information entered by the user, and ticket information related to the taxi ticket. Having a recorded bar code,
The program is
Receiving information acquisition means for acquiring, as received information, the ticket information recognized by reading the barcode and the entry information entered on the taxi ticket by the electronic pen;
Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring, as coordinate information, information in which the user item and the position coordinates of the dot pattern are associated;
Driver information acquisition means for acquiring, as driver information, information associated with pen identification information for identifying the electronic pen and driver signature information;
User entry information extracting means for extracting from the entry information included in the received information, the user entry information entered in the user item based on the coordinate information;
Signature information extraction means for extracting the signature information from the driver information based on pen identification information of an electronic pen used by the user;
A rate specifying means for specifying a taxi usage fee by recognizing characters based on the extracted stroke data of the user entry information;
Ticket use storage means for storing the specified usage fee and the extracted signature information based on the ticket information included in the received information;
A program that causes the computer to function as billing data creation means for creating billing data based on information stored in the ticket use storage means. A program executed by a computer that counts information entered in a form for an electronic pen by an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form is a taxi ticket and business diary printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen,
The taxi ticket has a user item for recognizing information entered by the user, and a barcode on which ticket information related to the taxi ticket is recorded,
The business diary has a driver item for recognizing information entered in a taxi driver,
The program is
A diary entry information acquisition means for acquiring diary entry information entered on the business diary with the electronic pen by the driver;
Diary coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring information associating the driver item with the position coordinates of the dot pattern as diary coordinate information;
A first driver entry information extracting means for extracting the driver entry information entered in the driver item based on the diary coordinate information from the diary entry information;
Driver entry information storage means for storing pen identification information, which is identification information of an electronic pen used by the driver, and the extracted driver entry information in association with each other;
Receiving information acquisition means for acquiring, as received information, the ticket information recognized by reading the barcode and the entry information entered on the taxi ticket by the electronic pen;
Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring, as coordinate information, information in which the user item and the position coordinates of the dot pattern are associated;
User entry information extracting means for extracting from the entry information included in the received information, the user entry information entered in the user item based on the coordinate information;
Second driver entry information extraction means for extracting the driver entry information from the driver entry information storage means based on pen identification information of an electronic pen used by the user;
A rate specifying means for specifying a taxi usage fee by recognizing characters based on the extracted stroke data of the user entry information;
Ticket usage storage means for storing the specified usage fee based on the ticket information included in the received information and the image data of the extracted driver entry information;
A program that causes the computer to function as billing data creation means for creating billing data based on information stored in the ticket use storage means. The ticket information and the entry information are a pair.
The program according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the reception information acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pairs as reception information at a time. The program is
Character recognition determination means for determining whether or not the charge identifying means can recognize the character of the usage fee;
Check result determination means for determining whether or not there is an error in the check result based on the usage fee specified by the charge specifying means,
A recognition error information storage means for storing the usage fee as recognition error information when the character recognition determination means determines that character recognition is impossible;
A verification error information storage unit that stores the usage fee as verification error information when the verification result determination unit determines that there is an error in the verification result;
15. The computer according to claim 11, wherein the computer is caused to function as reflecting means for reflecting the information stored in the recognition error information storage means and the verification error information storage means in the billing data. The program described in. The program is
Further causing the computer to function as a usage fee acquisition means for acquiring the usage fee as digital data;
The verification result determination unit determines whether there is an error in the verification result based on the usage fee acquired by the usage fee acquisition unit and the usage fee specified by the fee specifying unit. The program according to claim 15.   The program according to any one of claims 11 to 16, wherein the ticket information is ticket identification information for identifying the taxi ticket and company identification information for identifying a company to which the user belongs.

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