JP2008234201A - Document print system and method, document processing system, and document print method, - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide equipment and a method by which authentication processing can be performed safely and simply. <P>SOLUTION: This equipment includes; a paper ID (identification) management device 5 which assigns a paper ID to an electronic document and manages document information; a business form layout management device 6 which manages layout of a business form based on the layout and processing information defined by a paper document; a business form definition file generation device 7 for code number which generates a definition file of a business form; and a printer 4 which acquires a paper ID from a paper ID management device 5 and prints it. The printer 4 is made to print a check column corresponding to a symbol based on the definition file from the business form definition file generation device 7 for code number. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a document printing system, a document processing system, a document printing method, and a document processing method.

While the digitization of business is progressing and the distribution of electronic documents is increasing, the document display quality of displays such as CRTs and LCDs is still inferior to the print quality on paper. Opportunities to print on paper as documents are increasing. For this reason, the present applicant has proposed a document processing system that automatically performs writing processing of written data depending on which paper is written on which paper (Patent Document 1). In the system of Patent Document 1, in order to identify paper, an identifier that can be read by the machine is given to the paper, or conversely, the machine reads the identifier given to the paper.
In Patent Document 1, a barcode or a two-dimensional code is used as an identifier, and the barcode or the two-dimensional code is given to paper at the time of printing. In writing, these codes are read with a reader to identify the paper. As a result, the paper can be associated with the original document. Thus, for example, so-called handwritten form processing can be automatically performed.
JP-A-2005-122682

However, user authentication is often a problem in such systems. Today, for security enhancement, it is common to authenticate a login to the system by a user ID and a password. However, in the digital PAD described in Patent Document 1, a numeric keypad or the like is separately used to request a password input. However, providing this has a problem in terms of size and the like. In addition, since the digital PAD can acquire handwritten characters (written information), the password can also be written and input, but this causes a problem that the password is leaked because the paper on which the password is written remains. is there. In addition, so-called signature authentication has problems such as authentication accuracy and writer's resistance.
The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a document printing system, a document processing system, a document printing method, and a document processing method capable of performing authentication processing safely and easily. And

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a document printing system for printing by assigning a paper ID to identify paper, and managing the document information by assigning the paper ID to the electronic document. Paper ID management device, form layout management device for managing the layout of a form based on layout and processing information defined in a paper document, form definition file generation device for generating a form definition file, and the paper ID management device A document printing system for printing a check column corresponding to a symbol based on a definition file from the form definition file generation device. To do.
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the check column is a document printing system according to claim 1, wherein the symbol or the position of the check column is different for each printing.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a writing acquisition device that acquires a paper ID and a writing locus drawn on the paper from the paper to which the paper ID is assigned, and the layout information and form of the form to be printed on the paper. A data storage device that decomposes and stores the data based on the form-corresponding processing information, and a time-series data conversion device that converts the writing trajectory acquired by the writing acquisition device into time-series data. Features a document processing system.
The invention according to claim 4 is the document according to claim 3, wherein when the paper ID is a predetermined ID, the time-series data acquired by the writing acquisition device is collated with the predetermined time-series data. Features a processing system.
The invention according to claim 5 is the writing acquisition device according to claim 3, wherein, when the paper ID is a predetermined ID, the writing acquisition device collates the position and the order of the writing trajectory based on the predetermined layout information. It features a document processing system.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a document printing method for printing by assigning a paper ID to identify paper, the process for assigning a paper ID to an electronic document and managing the document information, and the definition in the paper document Including a process for managing a form layout based on the layout and processing information that has been generated, a process for generating a form definition file, and a process for printing a check column corresponding to a symbol based on the definition file Features a printing method.
The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the check field is a document printing method according to claim 6 in which the symbol or the position of the check field is different for each printing.
The invention according to claim 8 is a process for acquiring a paper ID and a writing locus drawn on the paper from the paper to which the paper ID is assigned, and a process performed corresponding to the layout information of the form to be printed on the paper and the form The document processing method includes: a process of decomposing and storing data based on the form correspondence processing information, and a process of converting the acquired writing trajectory into time-series data.
The invention according to claim 9 is the document according to claim 8, wherein when the paper ID is a predetermined ID, the time-series data acquired by the writing acquisition device is collated with the predetermined time-series data. Features a processing method.
A tenth aspect of the present invention is the document processing method according to the eighth aspect, wherein when the paper ID is a predetermined ID, the position and the order of the writing locus are collated based on the predetermined layout information. And

According to the document printing system or the document printing method of the present invention, when printing is performed, a check column corresponding to a symbol is printed based on a form definition file, so that a password or the like can be obtained using paper with a paper ID. It becomes possible to input.
Further, according to the document processing system or method of the present invention, by acquiring the paper ID and the writing trajectory drawn on the paper from the paper given the paper ID, by converting the acquired writing trajectory into time-series data, It becomes possible to acquire a password entered using paper with a paper ID.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, a document processing system as a premise of the present invention will be described, and then an overall configuration diagram will be described.
A document processing system connects the paper world and the electronic world. For example, there is a system in which a form is opened on a Web screen, input is performed with a keyboard, and finally, a Submit button is pressed, input data is sent to a server and subsequent processing (for example, shopping) is performed.
Similarly, the document processing system implements a system in which writing information written with the pen is sent to the server and the subsequent processing is performed in exactly the same manner by writing on the form of the paper document with the pen. Is for. In other words, the document processing system equivalently realizes the work performed with the screen and the keyboard in the electronic world by performing the work with the paper document and the pen.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a document processing system that performs the processing described above.
A document processing system shown in FIG. 1 includes a form creation PC 101, a printing apparatus 102, a form processing PC 103, a digital PAD (hereinafter referred to as D-PAD) 104, a scanner (image acquisition apparatus) 105, data A server 106 and a network 107 are provided.
The form creation PC 101 creates a paper document form to be written. The printing apparatus 102 prints a form that is a paper document. The form processing PC 103 performs processing related to written data from a written paper document according to a form form. The D-PAD 104 acquires handwritten coordinates continuously, and as a result, acquires writing information written on a form. The scanner 105 acquires an image using the area CCD as an imaging device. It also reads written forms. The data server 106 is a database for form processing. In the following description, a form that is read by the scanner 105, that is, a scan image, and a hand-written coordinate that is acquired by the D-PAD 104, that is, a stroke data are collectively referred to as writing information. The form creation PC 101 and the printing apparatus 102 are collectively represented as a form creation apparatus 108, the form processing PC 103, the scanner 105, the D-PAD 104, and the scanner 105 are collectively represented as a form processing apparatus 109, and the data server 106 is expressed as a storage apparatus 100. Sometimes.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of each PC shown in FIG.
The hardware configuration shown in FIG. 2 includes an input device 31, a display device 32, a drive device 33, a recording medium 34, an auxiliary storage device 35, a memory device 36, and It is comprised so that the arithmetic processing unit 37 and the interface apparatus 38 may be included.
The input device 31 includes a keyboard and a mouse operated by a PC user, and is used to input various operation signals to the PC. The display device 32 displays various windows and data necessary for operating the PC. The interface device 38 is an interface for connecting a PC to a network, and includes, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or a modem.
A program for operating the PC is provided by a recording medium 34 such as a CD-ROM or downloaded through a network. In addition, the recording medium 34 is set in the drive device 33, and data and programs are installed in the auxiliary storage device 35 from the recording medium 34 via the drive device 33.
The auxiliary storage device 35 that is a storage stores data and programs, and stores necessary files and the like. The memory device 36 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 35 and stores it when the PC is activated. The arithmetic processing unit 37 executes processing in accordance with a program read and stored in the memory device 36.
The overall configuration of the document processing system described above is merely an example, and other configurations may be used as long as the elements described below in FIG. 3 are included.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing elements A to K constituting the document processing system and their relationship, and the relationship between the user, an external processing program described later, and storage.
A user 110 shown in FIG. 3 is a user who uses the document processing system. The external processing program is a program that performs a predetermined operation based on written contents, and this program needs to be prepared in advance. The storage 112 is a storage device that stores information, and includes, for example, the hard disk, the MO drive, and the semiconductor disk.
Next, each element will be described. The element A121 assigns and prints a paper ID on paper, and associates the paper ID with the document ID and the processing ID. Each of these IDs will be described later. The element B122 manages the paper ID, and associates the document ID assigned to the electronic document with a fixed form with the paper ID.
The element C123 is a paper document to which a paper ID is assigned, and the user 110 writes on the paper document. The element D124 acquires data and a paper ID from a paper document. Element E125 is for decoding the paper ID. Element F126 encodes a paper ID. Element G127 is a paper ID. The element H128 associates the process ID with the external process program 111 and manages the process ID. Element I129 is for editing / managing form layout information and processing method. Element J130 is for disassembling and storing the writing information from the form layout information and processing method into writing information. The element K131 converts the paper ID into a document ID and a processing method.
In the case of FIG. 1, these elements A, B, and E are mounted on the form creation device 108, the element I is mounted on the storage device 100, and the elements D, F, J, and K are mounted on the form processing PC 109. Has been.

The printing means, the processing paper ID related means, the document paper ID related means, and the printing service means correspond to the element A. The paper ID management means corresponds to the element B. The information acquisition unit corresponds to the element D. The decoding means corresponds to the element E. The encoding means corresponds to the element F. The process ID management means corresponds to the element H. The written information decomposition and storage means corresponds to the element J. The paper document processing ID conversion unit corresponds to the element K. The encoded paper ID corresponds to the paper ID encoded with the element F.
If it is clear from a drawing or the like that the code is a two-dimensional code, a code, or an encoded paper ID, the encoded paper ID may be simply expressed as a paper ID.
The elements described above can be realized as software or hardware. For this reason, in the following description, the expression “module” may be used to describe what constitutes them. Further, although each ID is a paper ID, it is uniquely assigned to each paper, and the IDs of all the papers are different IDs. Alternatively, when printing multiple sheets of the same document ID and the same page, these may be the same paper ID.
The process ID is an ID assigned to a process for writing information performed in the document management system. The document ID is an ID assigned to an electronic document and may be expressed as an original document ID.

Next, a series of document processing will be described in detail in relation to the elements described above.
First, an external processing program and a document processing system will be described. Since the interface between the external processing program and the document processing system is predetermined, an external processing program corresponding to the interface is created.
The external processing programs created in this way can be classified into two types, one is an external processing program that performs atypical processing that processes the writing information itself, and the other is the writing information that is written on a paper document. This is an external processing program that decomposes data according to the form and performs standard processing on the data.
Here, the standard processing is called so-called form processing, which means that a field to be pre-filled, that is, a form is provided, and the subsequent processing is determined depending on where the data is entered. For example, anything entered in the address field is treated as an address. In other words, the processing is determined by the place of writing. Here, the atypical process refers to a process other than the above-described standard process.
In the present embodiment, in the atypical process, a data file in which writing information is described is stored in a predetermined folder. An external processing program that performs atypical processing is a program that periodically monitors this folder or database, acquires a new file if it is created, and processes the new file.
Alternatively, it is a program that uses an OS (Operating System) that generates an event when a new file is stored in a folder or database, and performs processing by catching this event.
As an example of an external processing program that performs such atypical processing, there is a program in which writing information is superimposed on an electronic document and mailed as an attached file to a predetermined person.

Next, in the present embodiment, since data such as writing information is stored in a predetermined database in this embodiment, an external processing program that performs routine processing periodically monitors the database to create new data. If so, it is created as a program that acquires and processes it.
Alternatively, an external processing program for routine processing is created as a program that catches and processes an event using a database that generates an event when new data is registered in the database. Examples of such an external processing program for routine processing include questionnaire processing.
Note that both an external processing program that performs non-standard processing and an external processing program that performs standard processing are not necessarily required, but at least one is necessary to perform some processing. In the following description, an external processing program that performs atypical processing is expressed as an atypical processing program, and an external processing program that performs standard processing is expressed as a standard processing program.

The external processing program described above is registered in the document processing system in order to associate with the document processing system.
First, details of a module for registering an atypical processing program are described in element H. Processing information is registered using this module.
This processing information represents a method of interface between the system and the atypical processing program, and includes, for example, a folder name in which data is stored. At this time, the data format is determined in advance. As will be described later, since it is necessary to select which external processing program is to be activated at the time of printing, an explanatory text necessary for that purpose is also registered. By registering, the process ID is automatically assigned in the element H, and is reused as described later.

Next, the standard processing will be described. In order to perform routine processing, the form must first be designed. Details of the module for that purpose are described in Element I. This is to edit and register the layout information and processing information of each element of the form. In this embodiment, the routine process is registered in advance with a process ID of 0. The layout information here represents, for example, the position of the input field on paper, and the processing information represents which element is registered in which database, and whether character recognition is performed. Represents such as.
A user who uses the document processing system first prints a paper document. For this purpose, first, an electronic document to be printed is printed using the element A. This electronic document is stored as a file, and the file name includes an extension normally used to determine what kind of file the file is.
Since the electronic document for the standard processing has a specific extension, the standard processing or the non-standard processing is determined by the extension of the electronic document to be printed.
In the case of non-standard processing, when printing is instructed to the above module, this module presents information related to the external processing program registered in the element H to the user, and requests selection of processing performed after writing. The process ID is determined by selecting which process the user performs.

When the process ID is determined, the module registers the ID of the electronic document and the process ID in the element B, and acquires the paper ID. Thereafter, this paper ID is assigned to the paper document and printing is performed to obtain a paper document assigned with the paper ID, that is, the element C.
In the case of standard processing, when the module is instructed to print, unlike the case of non-standard processing, the processing ID is set to 0. The electronic document ID and processing ID are registered, and the paper ID is acquired. Thereafter, printing is performed in the same manner as before, and the element C is obtained.
With the above processing, the paper document is associated with the electronic document and the processing to be written. That is, a paper ID is assigned to a paper document, and a document ID and a processing ID are associated with the paper document. When writing on the paper, which paper was written and what processing is performed after writing. This is registered in the document processing system. The original document represents a document for which writing information is not yet described.

Next, the operation after writing on paper will be described. The user writes on a paper document that is the created element C, and inputs the paper document as an image using a scanner corresponding to the element D, for example, a scanner unit of an MFP (Multi Function Printer). Thereby, the paper ID is acquired by the element E in the element D. These paper IDs and images are sent to element K.
Alternatively, the user places the created paper document, which is the element C, on the coordinate input device corresponding to the element D, and performs writing. Then, the writing information is acquired by the element D, and the paper ID is acquired by the element E in the element D. These paper ID and writing information are sent to the element K.
In the element K, the document ID and the processing ID are specified by inquiring the element B from the acquired paper ID. This identification is possible because the document ID and processing ID are registered in the element B and the paper ID is acquired.
Next, by querying the element H, it is possible to obtain from which folder the writing information is stored from the processing ID, and the document ID and the image are stored together there.
Next, a case where the process ID is 0 will be described. When the process ID is 0, the standard process is performed. First, the document ID and image are passed to element J. Element J makes an inquiry to element I and obtains form layout information and processing information from the document ID. The processing information here is data storage destination, character recognition / mark recognition of writing information, and the like.
Therefore, first, based on the layout information, the image is decomposed for each entry field that is a field, and when the scanner is used as the element D, the image of the electronic document is compared with the image of the written paper document. Only get an image. Alternatively, when a coordinate input device is used as the element D, the written coordinate sequence is obtained as it is. Thereafter, character recognition, mark recognition, and the like are performed according to the processing information, and the result is stored in the database. The above is a detailed description of a series of document processing.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration according to the first embodiment of this invention.
In FIG. 4, 2 is a PC (Personal Computer), and 3 is a printer. The PC 2 and the printer 3 are connected via the network 1. The PC 2 may be a plurality of PCs connected via a network. Further, it may be connected using a USB interface or the like instead of the network 1.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a main configuration of the PC 2 shown in FIG.
In FIG. 5, reference numeral 4 denotes a printing apparatus, which corresponds to the element A of the document management system shown in FIG. This is one block in function units, but is composed of a PC 2 and a printer 3 (or MFP: Multi Function Printer) in terms of hardware configuration.
The operation of the printing apparatus 4 will be described. When a document is printed, a paper ID is acquired from a paper ID management apparatus 5 to be described later, further converted into a machine-readable symbol such as a two-dimensional code, and inserted into the paper surface Thus, printing is performed by the printing device 4. A paper ID management device 5 corresponds to the element B shown in FIG. The paper ID management device 5 (element B), which will be described later, is a form layout management device 6 and corresponds to the element I shown in FIG. The form layout management device 6 (element I) will also be described later.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flowchart of the operation of the printing apparatus 4. This flowchart shows processing when a document is independently printed on a stand-alone PC without using a network.
First, in step S101, the layout editor is activated to display the created electronic document. This layout editor can browse / select process IDs, obtain paper IDs, and display / edit / print electronic documents. Specifically, the above-described functions are realized by linking elements B, F, and H, element I “form creation program” in the case of a standard document, and word processor software in the case of an atypical document. In step S102, the electronic document is edited as necessary.
In the next step S103, when the user makes a print request, the standard document / non-standard document is discriminated by the extension of the electronic document as described above, and in the case of the standard process, the external processing program registered in the element H The information regarding is presented to the user, and the process ID of the process performed after writing is determined. In the case of the standard processing, when the printing instruction is given, unlike the case of the non-standard processing, the processing ID is set to 0, so that the user is not prompted to select the processing.
In the next step S104, the paper ID is acquired. In step S105, the paper ID is encoded into a two-dimensional code, and in step S106, the two-dimensional code is pasted at a predetermined position in the electronic document. In step S107, the electronic document is printed.

Next, the element B will be described. In FIG. 5, the paper ID management device 5 corresponds to the element B.
7 and 8 show examples of management tables used in the element B that associates and manages paper IDs and documents.
Element B receives at least information that can uniquely specify an electronic document when a paper ID registration request is made for paper output from another element, and assigns a unique paper ID in the management table to it. Document information is stored in the management table.
The management table will be described. In FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, each row as a group as shown in the row 145 is a unit of document information corresponding to the registered paper ID, and each column is a registration element of the paper ID.
The column 141 stores the assigned paper ID. A column 142 stores information for uniquely specifying an electronic document. In FIG. 7, a path name is specified as information for uniquely specifying an electronic document. However, in the case of handling up to electronic documents stored in different PCs, as shown in FIG. Or URI (Uniform Resource Identifiers). When a multi-page electronic document is handled, document information exists for each page, and the column 142 includes information on the number of pages. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when information about the number of pages is not stored in the column 142, it is stored in another column 146. In that case, the electronic document is uniquely specified by the column 142 and the column 146.
Further, when the storage destination of the electronic document is a document management system, the management ID may be used. Further, even if the electronic document storage destination systems are different as shown in FIG. 8, there may be a plurality of storage destination systems as long as the stored electronic documents can be identified. Further, when accepting a registration request, the electronic document itself may be received, stored in a file name that can be distinguished from other documents, and then registered by assigning a paper ID.
The management table further includes a column 143 to which a processing ID indicating what processing program is to be processed with respect to the paper document or writing on the paper document.

Further, the document information has a column 144 indicating from what application the electronic document was created. Any number of pieces of attribute information relating to such electronic documents or paper documents may be provided in the column 144 and below.
Also, when a paper ID is designated and a reference request, which is a request for management information, is made, the element B searches for the corresponding paper ID from the paper ID in the column 141 in FIG. 7, and corresponds to the searched paper ID. Information for uniquely specifying the electronic document shown in the column 142 is passed to the request source. The element B may also pass the attribute information after the column 143, but at least the information of the column 142 is passed. In the case of FIG. 8, the information of at least the column 142 and the column 146 is passed.
In addition, when the element B is a program, the contents of the management table shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 may be stored in a memory in which the program operates, or are stored as a file system file at a certain timing. May be. There is also a form in which the contents of the management table are stored as electronic information in a database. In this case, the paper ID and its attribute information are stored as one record, and the paper ID is associated with the electronic document by storing or retrieving information such as a document by using the paper ID as a key. Good.
In this way, even if the element B stops once by storing the management table managed by the element B not only in the memory that performs the program operation but also in a nonvolatile storage such as a file on the hard disk. The document processing system can use the association information that has been managed until then.

In addition, by storing the association information between the managed paper ID and the electronic document as a network accessible database in the nonvolatile storage device, a plurality of elements B that refer to the association information to the database exist on the system. It becomes a document processing system that can. Such a nonvolatile storage device corresponds to a nonvolatile storage means.
Furthermore, the element B may exist in a device independent of other elements and may be connected via a network accessible from the devices of other elements. At this time, in particular, the element B exists in the form of RPC (Remote Procedure Call), Web service, and the like, and accepts registration requests and reference requests from other means via the network.
In this way, if the element B is connected to other elements through a network and the element B is the only one that issues an identifier for a paper document in the system, it is possible to further The system can receive a registration request and a management information reference request from an element device.
Further, even when the electronic document information is received, even if the same electronic document name exists on the network, the name can be distinguished and managed by including the stored PC name such as the network path name. It becomes a possible system. A system capable of receiving and storing an electronic document to be registered, managing the stored electronic document name in association with the assigned paper ID, and managing the same electronic document name separately for each registration; Become.
Further, if necessary, information such as the printing date and the printing person can be added. That is, by reading the paper ID, the original electronic document printed on the paper can be specified. At this time, by arranging the management table in a server on the network, it is possible to uniquely specify the paper regardless of which PC is used for printing and which PC is used for reading the paper ID.

Next, the form layout management device 6 (element I) will be described.
The element I is a system that reads a paper document, converts the recognized writing information into an information table, which will be described later, based on the layout and processing information defined in the paper document, and stores the information.
This will be specifically described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 9 shows an example of a paper document as a member registration / unregistration form 40 such as a circle. The paper document is generated by printing an electronic document managed on a computer by a printer. In addition, this withdrawal / membership registration form 40 is plain paper.
On the unregistration / admission registration form 40, a content 46 defined by an electronic document, a machine-readable two-dimensional code 45, and four timing marks 41, 42, 43, and 44 are printed. The timing marks 41, 42, 43, and 44 are used for alignment when reading written information, but the shape, number, size, color, and the like are not limited. In addition, there may be no timing mark. Incidentally, as shown in the withdrawal / admission registration form 47, the withdrawal / admission registration form 40 is filled in with an appropriate writing instrument.

FIG. 10 shows what is written in the unsubscription / membership application form of FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the unsubscription / enrollment application form includes an entry part A170, an entry part B171, an entry part C172, an entry part D173, and an entry part E174 as entry parts. In addition, in the unsubscription / enrollment application form, a name label 175, other member numbers, request items, and comments are written as labels.
FIG. 10 shows an information table. The information table is a table composed of registration information and processing information. The registration information includes an ID, a name, and a membership number, and the processing information includes a name, a membership number, processing, and a comment.
In this way, the information table records information written on the withdrawal / enrollment application form.
The written information written in the entry part A170, entry part B171, entry part E174 of the unsubscription / membership application form is recorded in the name, member number, and comment in the information table shown in FIG. In the writing information written in the entry part D173, “delete” or “registration” is recorded in the process according to the checked entry part.
In the present embodiment, in addition to the printing function as described above, paper as shown in FIG. 12 can be output.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a paper document on which a password input field is printed.
45 is a two-dimensional code for identifying paper. As described above, an ID that is uniquely assigned to each sheet of paper at the time of printing is assigned, and this corresponds to the electronic original document.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a personal identification number entry field. In this example, a check is made in the part of the field below the number. This is achieved using the function of element I in FIG. Hereinafter, the element I and the form definition file will be described.
In the following description, a file defining form layout information and a processing method is called a form definition body, and software for editing the file is called a form creation program.
A specific apparatus example will be described again with reference to FIG. A form creation program is executed on the form creation PC 101. In the data server 106, a database program operates. In this database program, input / output management of form definition bodies generated by the form creation program and input / output of information tables used in form processing are performed.
The form creation program is a program that defines the form layout and form processing method shown in FIG. 10 as a form structure as shown in FIG. 13, and creates and edits the contents.

The form structure shown in FIG. 13 divides the entry part A170 into a property group for each semantic unit, forms layout information with an element label <Layout>, recognition information with an element label <Input>, and storage destination information. It is managed by an element label <Registration>, and the contents thereof are described as XML properties.
The form creation program has a GUI as shown in FIG. This GUI includes a layout area 155 and a tool box 156. The tool box 156 includes a label tool 151, a text box 152, a check box 153, and a barcode 154.
A form creator can create a form by arranging labels and text boxes in the layout area 155 using the tool box 156.
The label tool 151 creates a label in the layout area 155. The text box 152 creates a text box in the layout area 155. The check box 153 is for creating a check box in the layout area 155. The barcode 154 creates a barcode in the layout area 155.
In this way, elements corresponding to the contents to be arranged from the tool box 156 are arranged in the layout area 155, and the attributes (properties) are set on the screen. The elements referred to here correspond to the purpose of use such as the label tool 151, the text box 152, the check box 153, and the barcode 154.
For example, as shown in FIG. 15, a field for writing a name is created using a text box 152.

Each element has a property group as shown in FIG. 16, and these properties define the contents actually displayed on the form and its processing method. This property group will be described. The property group shown in FIG. 16 is an example of the property group corresponding to the name label 175 and the entry part A170 of FIG. The property group is roughly divided into layout information (container start to border) 176, recognition information (input to recognition result) 177, and storage destination information (registration server to registration record) 178.
The layout information 176 manages the position and size of elements, and the state of characters and frame lines displayed there. The recognition information 177 manages the information conversion manner of the content handwritten on the element at the time of form processing. Here, various information used for character recognition is managed. The storage destination information 178 manages the storage destination of the result converted by the recognition information 177 used at the time of form processing.
Note that the element of ID 0001 shown in FIG. 16 is a name label element because the “type” is “Label”. This name label element has the name “name” displayed without a border because “border” is “none”, and “input” is “impossible”. There is no special processing when written on the screen, and since the “conversion” is “none”, there is no conversion for the input character. Further, since the storage destination information 178 is blank, data is not stored.
Since the “Type” of the entry part A170 with ID “0002” is “Textbox”, it is a text box, and the characters to be displayed are not “Character” blank, and “Border” is “ Since it is “enclosed”, it is displayed with an enclosing (frame). When handwritten, since “input” is “possible”, there is some processing, and character recognition “Japanese”, “handwritten” expressed by “recognition knowledge” 1 to 3, This is done as information conversion of "first and last name". The obtained recognition result is stored in a location described in the storage destination information 178.
As described above, a form structure and a processing method are defined by providing and managing such a property group in a form structure.

In the above description, the form definition file is described by an application program having a GUI. However, as shown in FIG. 13, the form definition file is an XML format file in the present embodiment. Can be created.
The personal identification number form definition file generation device 7 shown in FIG. 5 is a part that generates a form definition file as shown in FIG. 12, and this can be realized by software. Therefore, the form definition file may be created by an application that does not have a GUI.
By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to print a form having numbers and entry fields as shown in FIG. The password entry field 8 in the present embodiment is composed of numbers and entry fields. However, not only numbers but also characters and symbols, etc., if a password that can be generated by some symbol configuration is printed. In addition, as long as the D-PAD can recognize a position such as a number so that it can be recognized as a password, a configuration without an entry column may be employed. Further, as described above, the paper ID symbol is added during printing, and the paper ID itself is managed.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention. 2 is PC and 10 is D-PAD. These are connected by a USB interface 9.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a main configuration of the second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same site | part as FIG. 5, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.
In FIG. 18, reference numeral 11 denotes a writing trajectory input device, which corresponds to the element D shown in FIG. Although this is one block in terms of functional blocks, it consists of software on the PC 2 and D-PAD 10 in terms of hardware. A data storage unit 12 corresponds to the elements I, J, and K shown in FIG. Reference numeral 13 denotes a time series data converter.
Hereinafter, the operation of the writing trajectory input device 11 will be described with reference to FIG.
The writing information input device 60 is a paper ID information reading device 75 for associating and identifying a coordinate input device 74 such as a digitizer for acquiring writing information on paper and information printed on paper and electronic information. A storage device 71 that holds the acquired information, a communication device 72 that transmits the acquired and held information to the PC, and a control device 73 that controls these devices.
As the coordinate input device 74, a digitizer that continuously acquires handwritten coordinates can be used. When using a digitizer, there are known methods such as an electromagnetic induction method and a triangulation method using the principle of an ultrasonic distance meter, both of which were performed on paper with a sensor and a dedicated input pen. It is a device that detects a writing action and measures writing information, in this case, writing coordinates which are coordinates of a written locus. A set of handwritten coordinates measured in this way becomes handwritten information.
It is desirable that the pen tip of the dedicated input pen is provided with a pen tip that can actually be written on paper so that the writing locus can be written on the paper simultaneously with electronic detection of the writing coordinates.

The paper ID information reading device 75 is a device that reads and decodes an encoded paper ID printed on paper by a printer, for example, and uses a two-dimensional code reader, a one-dimensional bar code reader, or the like as a publicly known one. Here, when a two-dimensional code reader is used for the paper ID information reading device, for example, when a known QR code (registered trademark) is used for encoding, information of up to 4296 alphanumeric characters is identified. In general, a sufficient capacity can be obtained to identify a document printed by a user.
The storage device 71 is a hard disk or a non-volatile memory, and a removable memory such as a compact flash (registered trademark) disk can also be used. The writing coordinates and printing condition information acquired by the paper ID information reading device 75 are used. Save electronic document information. At this time, data can be exchanged with the PC by directly connecting the memory, and the communication device 72 can be omitted. The communication device 72 is a device that transmits stored information, and uses network technologies such as Ethernet (registered trademark) and wireless LAN, USB, Bluetooth, and serial connection technologies.
The control device 73 is constituted by, for example, a microcomputer, and controls the operation of the above device according to operations described later.
These devices can be configured integrally, or can be configured separately for each device. Moreover, when it is configured as an integral type, it can be moved to various places and used by being driven by a battery. Since the writing work on the printed paper is not necessarily performed on the office disk, it is desirable that the writing information input device is configured to be integrated and portable.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the writing information input device 60 formed into an integral type. In the illustrated example, the paper ID information reader 75 (see FIG. 19) is realized as a two-dimensional code reader 62, and a printed document body 65 and a paper ID 63 are printed in advance on the installed paper document. Has been. The coordinate acquisition device 61 is realized by an ultrasonic digitizer, and it is possible to actually add the writing information 64 by the dedicated input pen 66 and acquire the coordinate data.
Next, processing when a portable digitizer type writing information input device is used will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S601, the coordinate input device in the writing information input device detects contact (pen down) of the pen tip with a paper document at the same time as writing is started by the dedicated input pen, and detects writing coordinates in step S602. To do.
In the next step S603, the writing information input device reads the two-dimensional code with the two-dimensional code reader as appropriate while the dedicated input pen is reading the writing coordinates or when the dedicated input pen is in contact with the writing surface.
In the next step S604, the writing information input device decodes the read two-dimensional code and reads the paper ID and the like.
The data consisting of the handwritten coordinates and the paper ID read in this way is temporarily stored in the storage device in step S605, and is appropriately transmitted to the PC by the communication device in the next step S606.

Here, the stored and transmitted data is configured in a format as shown in FIG. 22, for example. FIG. 22 shows a table having items of “paper ID number”, “written X coordinate”, “written Y coordinate”, “pen up / down”, and “time”.
The “device identification number” is a number for identifying the writing information input device. The “paper ID number” is the paper ID of the paper read by the writing information input device. “Writing X coordinate” and “Writing Y coordinate” are the X coordinate and the Y coordinate of the writing coordinate information. “Pen up / down” indicates up / down of the dedicated input pen. “Time” is writing time information. Written coordinates and paper IDs are transmitted using data in such a format. The PC 2 acquires an electronic document from the acquired paper ID using the paper ID management device 5 (see FIG. 18). Such a configuration can be easily realized by firmware in the D-PAD.
Next, the operation of the data storage unit 12 will be briefly described.
From the layout information of the form and the processing method, the element J that decomposes the writing information into data and stores it will be described. When a coordinate input device is used as the element D, a written coordinate string, that is, written information can be obtained as it is, so that it is decomposed into each element such as a name and a membership number and stored. In the case of atypical processing, since there is no concept of a form, it is stored as one as a whole without being decomposed into each element. When a coordinate input device is used as the element D, the written data is obtained as it is.

Next, the element K for converting the paper ID into the document ID and the processing method will be described.
FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram of the processing procedure of the element K for converting the paper ID into the document ID and the processing ID. In FIG. 23, with the element K as the center, the rectangular figure indicates each element, the balloon indicates the contents of the data and request, the arrow indicates the direction of the data and request, and the steps on the arrow indicate the order.
First, in step S1301, the element K acquires a paper ID and writing information from the D-PAD. Alternatively, the element K reads a paper document written by the scanner or the scanner unit of the MFP, and acquires a paper ID and an image.
In the next step S1302, the element K sends its paper ID to the element B and requests management information relating to the paper document. As a result, in step S1303, the element K acquires information for uniquely specifying an electronic document that is an ID registration element corresponding to a paper document, a processing ID, and the like. This step S1303 corresponds to the program processing ID related stage.
Next, the element K sends its processing ID to the element H in step S1304, and requests management information of the processing program related to the paper document. As a result, in step S1305, the element K acquires information for uniquely specifying the folder path name registered with the corresponding identifier from the element H.
In step S1306, the element K stores all the information acquired via the D-PAD or the image input device such as a scanner or MFP, the element B, and the element H in a file, and the folder path obtained by the above processing. Save as a file with the name.
Thereby, in step S1307, the element K passes the job from the form layout display and processing method, which is the next stage processing, to the element J or the atypical processing program that decomposes and saves the data into data.

Using the D-PAD 10, a check is made in the code number field of the paper on which the code number entry field 8 is printed. Then, in the D-PAD 10, the paper ID, writing coordinates, and writing time of the paper are acquired. After writing, the D-PAD 10 is connected to the PC 2 and the data in the D-PAD 10 is taken into the PC 2 side. Next, an electronic document is acquired from the acquired paper ID using the paper ID management device 5. If the written paper is not the printed paper in the password entry field 8, the XML format shown in FIG. 13 is recognized by recognizing the handwriting written in the entry field according to the format. Save the result in the database. If the paper ID is a paper on which the code number entry field 8 is printed, each check field is recognized as a mark, and if the result is True, the writing time is stored. Conversely, if the mark recognition result in each check field is False, the writing time is not saved.
FIG. 24 is an example of a result table showing a writing result when 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 are checked. In the case of FIG. 24, the times written in the columns 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 are 16: 00: 0.62, 16: 00: 0.50, 16: 00: 01.00, 16: 00: 1.12, 16: 00: 0.88, and 16: 00: 00.75. From the writing time of the data in the result table, the time-series data conversion device 13 (see FIG. 18) converts the data into time-series. That is, the data time series conversion apparatus acquires a number string of 2, 1, 8, 7, 3, 4 in which this is in time order. Note that these processes can be easily realized by using software.
With such a configuration, when the personal identification number is checked on the D-PAD on the paper on which the personal identification number entry field 8 is printed, an apparatus can be realized in which the numeric string is acquired. In this case, since the writing order is not known even when looking at the paper after writing, there is no risk of the secret code leaking.

[Third Embodiment]
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The hardware of the third embodiment has the same configuration as in FIG. 17, and the PC 2 and the D-PAD 10 are connected by the USB interface 9. FIG. 25 is a functional block diagram illustrating a main configuration of hardware according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 25, a verification device 14 is added. The collation device 14 is a device that collates the numeric string acquired by the time-series data converter 13 with a predetermined numeric string and obtains the result. Such a configuration can also be realized by using software. Providing such a collation device 14 makes it possible to add processing when collation fails.

[Fourth Embodiment]
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 26 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the writing information input device according to the fourth embodiment. The same blocks as those in FIG. 19 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. 26, the layout management device 76, the paper ID determination device 77, the mark recognition device 78, and the collation device 79 are added to the configuration shown in FIG. The collation device 79 is a device that collates the numeric string obtained as described above with a predetermined numeric string and obtains the result, which can also be realized by software.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the operation of the writing information input device 60. First, the paper ID obtained by the operation of the writing information input device 60 is judged by the paper ID judgment device 77 as to whether or not it is a paper ID for inputting a personal identification number. That is, it is determined whether or not it matches the paper ID of the form provided with the personal identification number entry field 8 (S600). If the paper ID does not match the paper ID for entering the password, the processing of S601 to S606 is performed. If they coincide with each other, writing is started by the dedicated input pen, and at the same time, contact of the pen tip with the paper document (pen down) is detected (S607), and writing coordinates and writing time are detected (S608). In the layout management device 76 and the mark recognition device 78, the column in which the writing trajectory is entered is determined in the writing order (S609, S610). The collation device 79 collates the obtained numeric string with a predetermined numeric string to obtain the result (S611). If the collation results match, the process is continued. If the collation results do not match, a warning is issued (S612), and the operation can be stopped.
The layout management device 76 described above manages the layout information of the personal identification number form shown in FIG. 3 and is managed in the XML format shown in FIG. 13 or the form image data of the form, for example. On the other hand, since the handwritten coordinates are in the form as shown in FIG. 22, for example, if it is sequentially determined which rectangle in the entry field the handwriting locus is in, a number such as 2, 1, 8, 7, 3, 4, etc. A row can be obtained.
In order to maintain the confidentiality of the personal identification number, it is desirable that the layout of the personal identification number input form (FIG. 12) is different every time. For example, the position and size of the personal identification number entry column 8 and the order of the numbers are different every time. Seems to be more confidential. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the personal identification number form definition file generation device 7 (FIG. 5) is configured to generate a different form definition file each time. As described above, the form definition file is an XML file or the like as shown in FIG. 13, and therefore, different files each time, for example, randomly arranging the positions of the table within a certain range can be easily realized by using software.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a document processing system. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of PC. It is a figure which shows element AK which comprises a document processing system. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4 is an excerpt of the functional configuration diagram of FIG. 3. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flowchart of an operation of the printing apparatus 4. FIG. It is a figure which shows each example of the management table used in the element B which links | relates paper ID and a document, and manages it. It is a figure which shows each example of the management table used in the element B which links | relates paper ID and a document, and manages it. It is a figure which shows the example of a paper document. It is a figure which shows what was written in the withdrawal / admission application form of FIG. It is a figure which shows an information table. It is a figure which shows the example of the paper document with which the password input column was printed. It is a figure which shows a form structure. It is a figure which shows the user interface of a form creation program. It is a figure which shows a mode that a text box is created. It is a figure which shows a property group. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating a writing information input device. It is a figure which shows the example of an external appearance of a writing information input device. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a writing information input device. It is a figure which shows the format of the data transmitted from a writing information input device. 3 is a schematic diagram of a processing procedure for an element K. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a result table. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the writing information input device in the 4th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Network, 2 ... PC, 3 ... Printer, 4 ... Printing apparatus, 5 ... Paper ID management apparatus, 6 ... Form layout management apparatus, 7 ... Security code form definition file generation apparatus, 8 ... Security code entry column, 9 ... USB interface, 10 ... D-PAD, 11 ... Writing information input device, 12 ... Data storage device, 13 ... Time series data conversion device, 14 ... Verification device, 31 ... Input device, 32 ... Display device, 33 ... Drive device 34 ... Recording medium, 35 ... Auxiliary storage device, 36 ... Memory device, 37 ... Arithmetic processing device, 38 ... Interface device, 60 ... Writing information input device, 61 ... Coordinate acquisition device, 62 ... Dimension code reader, 63 ... Paper ID, 64 ... Written information, 65 ... Document text, 66 ... Dedicated input pen, 71 ... Storage device, 72 ... Communication device, 73 ... Control device, 74 ... Coordinate input device, 75 ... Paper I Information reading device, 76 ... layout management device, 77 ... paper ID determination device, 78 ... mark recognition device, 79 ... verification device, 100 ... storage device, 101 ... form creation PC, 102 ... printing device, 103 ... for form processing PC, 104 ... D-PAD, 105 ... Scanner, 106 ... Data server, 107 ... Network, 108 ... Form creation device, 109 ... Form processing device / form processing PC, 110 ... User, 111 ... External processing program, 112 ... Storage 121, element A 122, element B 123, element C 124, element D 125, element E 126, element F 127 127 element G 128 128 element H 129 element I 130 element J, 131 ... Element K, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146 ... Column, 145 ... Row, 151 ... Label tool, 152 ... Text box 153 ... Check box, 154 ... Bar code, 155 ... Layout area, 156 ... Tool box, 170 ... Entry part A, 171 ... Entry part B, 172 ... Entry part C, 173 ... Entry part D, 174 ... Entry part E, 175 ... name label, 176 ... layout information, 177 ... recognition information, 178 ... storage location information

Claims (10)

A document printing system for printing by assigning a paper ID to identify paper,
A paper ID management apparatus that assigns a paper ID to an electronic document and manages document information;
A form layout management device that manages the layout of forms based on layout and processing information defined in paper documents;
A form definition file generation device for generating a form definition file;
A printing device that obtains and prints a paper ID from the paper ID management device,
The document printing system, wherein the printing device prints a check column corresponding to a symbol based on a definition file from the form definition file generation device.   The document printing system according to claim 1, wherein the check column has a different position of the symbol or the check column for each printing. A writing acquisition device for acquiring a paper ID and a writing locus drawn on the paper from the paper to which the paper ID is assigned;
A data storage device for disassembling and storing the data based on the layout information of the form to be printed on paper and the form correspondence processing information which is processing corresponding to the form;
A time-series data conversion device for converting the writing trajectory acquired by the writing acquisition device into time-series data;
A document processing system comprising:   4. The document processing system according to claim 3, wherein when the paper ID is a predetermined ID, the time-series data acquired by the writing acquisition device is collated with the predetermined time-series data.   4. The document processing system according to claim 3, wherein when the paper ID is a predetermined ID, the writing acquisition device collates the position and order of the writing locus based on predetermined layout information. 5. .   A document printing method for printing by assigning a paper ID to identify paper, based on processing for assigning a paper ID to an electronic document and managing document information, and layout and processing information defined in the paper document A document printing method comprising: a process for managing a form layout; a process for generating a form definition file; and a process for printing a check field corresponding to a symbol based on the definition file.   The document printing method according to claim 6, wherein the check column has a different position of the symbol or the check column for each printing. A process of acquiring a paper ID and a writing locus drawn on the paper from the paper with the paper ID;
A process of disassembling and storing data based on form layout information to be printed on paper and form correspondence processing information that is processing corresponding to the form;
Processing to convert the acquired writing trajectory into time-series data;
A document processing method comprising:   9. The document processing method according to claim 8, wherein when the paper ID is a predetermined ID, the time-series data acquired by the writing acquisition device is collated with the predetermined time-series data.   9. The document processing method according to claim 8, wherein when the paper ID is a predetermined ID, the position and order of the writing locus are collated based on predetermined layout information.

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