JP2009248531A - Printing method and printer system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printing method and a printer system which suppress the time and effort at the printing of a header sheet and improve the accuracy of being read of the header sheet. <P>SOLUTION: At the printing of the header sheet, the regions, each of which has the predetermined range smeared out with a drop out color in response to the characteristics of each reading device, reprinted as the clear area 201 of OCR character parts 202 and the clear area 203 or bar code parts 204. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for printing a header sheet read together with securities and a printer system for printing the header sheet.

Securities (cash vouchers) that can be used instead of money within a specific range, such as gift certificates, gift vouchers, and local currencies, have become widespread.
Securities are issued independently by issuing companies or issuing organizations. The retailer collects the securities used by the consumers in the stores and department stores where the securities can be used, and delivers them to the issuing company, etc., and the amount of the recovered securities (clearing amount) is issued by the issuing company Etc. to receive from.

When collecting the securities, the dealer reads various information from the securities in order to receive the settlement amount from the issuing company. In order to perform the reading process efficiently, a reading device such as an OCR (Optical Character Reader) is used to read various information such as the type of securities, the settlement amount, the issuing company, and the expiration date.
In addition, at the time of reading processing of securities, it is possible to manage the securities collected at which stores and cash registers by inputting the information of the collected stores and cash registers to the reading device. In this case, information on the cash register or the store is input to the reading device by causing the reading device to simultaneously read the paper on which the cash register number or the store number is written. The paper on which the register number and the store number are written is called, for example, a header sheet, and the register number, store information, header sheet identification number, and the like are printed in a format such as a character string for OCR or a barcode.

The header sheet is often printed by a dedicated printer so that it can be read by a reading device such as an OCR. The dedicated printer is a printer device for printing a header sheet that can be read by a reading device at a predetermined position using a font for OCR.
In addition, in order to increase the reading accuracy of the reading device, printing may be performed on a dedicated sheet such as an OCR sheet for OCR. In such a case, depending on the dealer, paper on which a background pattern, a background image, characters, etc. are already printed may be used.

  As described above, in order to cope with performance differences / individual differences between printers, paper characteristics, etc., the printer is set according to the reading performance of the reading device so that the reading device can read the header sheet. And print with the settings. That is, it is necessary to make the reading device easy to read by setting the ink density, color setting, printing position and the like at the time of printing on the printer side.

However, in order to make settings on the printer side as described above, it is necessary to accurately grasp the reading performance of the reading device and the properties of the paper and ink to be used, and therefore, a plurality of trials have been performed. Since multiple trials are required, there is a disadvantage that it takes time to set up the printer. Further, for example, when the model of the reading apparatus is changed, it is necessary to make settings on the printer side again in accordance with the changed performance of the reading apparatus, which is disadvantageous in that it is troublesome.
Further, there is a disadvantage that even if the setting on the printer side as described above is performed, the reading device may not be able to read depending on the background pattern or pattern of the paper to be used.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a printing method and a printer system that can reduce the trouble in printing a header sheet and improve the read accuracy of the header sheet.

  The printing method according to the present invention is a printing method for printing a header sheet on which information on securities is read, which is read when the securities are read, and includes a predetermined range around the information on which the securities are printed. , And printing with a predetermined color.

  According to this configuration, when printing a header sheet in which information on securities, that is, information on companies, stores, cash registers, etc. to be read necessary for managing securities is described in the form of character strings or barcodes, for example. Since the predetermined range around the character string or barcode to be printed is filled with a predetermined color and printed, the read accuracy of the printed header sheet can be improved.

  In the printing method, the predetermined color may be set to a dropout color of a reading device used for reading securities. As a result, the character string and bar code are printed in the dropout color of the reading device, and the reading accuracy of the header sheet by the reading device is improved.

  The printer system according to the present invention is a printer system that prints a header sheet on which information related to securities is read, which is read when the securities are read, and performs settings for printing the printer and the header sheets. A setting unit, and the printer prints a predetermined range around a range in which information on the securities is printed in a predetermined color according to the setting content of the setting unit. .

  According to this configuration, the printer system according to the present invention includes a printer and a setting unit that sets a character string or barcode color to be printed on a header sheet, a predetermined range of colors around the header, and the header. When printing a sheet, according to the setting made by the setting unit, a predetermined range around a character string or barcode is filled with a predetermined color and printed, so that the read accuracy of the printed header sheet can be improved. it can.

  In the printer system, the setting unit may set the predetermined color as a dropout color of a reading device used for reading securities. As a result, the character string and bar code are printed in the dropout color of the reading device, and the reading accuracy of the header sheet by the reading device is improved.

  In the printer system, the setting unit may include an operation unit, and may set a character color when printing information on the securities on the header sheet according to an operation input to the operation unit. Thereby, it is possible to freely set the color of the character string or bar code or a predetermined range of colors.

  In the printer system, the setting unit may set the predetermined color to a color having a maximum brightness difference with respect to the character color. As a result, the color of the character string or barcode is easily recognized for a predetermined range of colors, and the reading system by the reading device is improved.

  Further, in the printer system, communication with the setting unit is performed, and the setting at the time of printing the header sheet of the setting unit is stored in advance as basic setting information in association with the name of the printer and / or the reading device. The server further includes a storage unit, and the setting unit sets the name of the printer and / or the reading device selected according to the operation input to the operation unit when setting the header sheet for printing. The corresponding basic setting information may be read from the server device and reflected in the current setting. As a result, the setting unit reads the basic setting information set in advance and stored in the server device, and the setting contents are automatically reflected when the header sheet is printed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the printing method and printer system which suppress the effort at the time of header sheet printing and improve the reading accuracy of a header sheet can be provided.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of a printer system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the printer system 100.
The printer system 100 includes a printer 1, a management PC 2 (corresponding to the setting unit of the present invention), and a central server 3 (corresponding to the server device of the present invention).
The printer 1 is a header for causing a reading device (not shown in FIG. 1) to read securities collected from consumers in a store (hereinafter referred to as a dealer) that can handle securities such as gift certificates and coupons. A printer that prints sheets.
The header sheet is a sheet in which information such as “registration code”, “branch code”, and “header sheet identification number” is written in a format such as a character string for OCR reading or a bar code. It is created by printing a character string or a bar code.

The header sheet created in this way is read by the reader together with the securities. The reader reads information such as the issuer, amount, and expiration date from the securities, and also reads information such as the cash register handling the securities and the number of the dealer from the header sheet. The securities are managed by associating.
The reading device is a device that can read information described in securities and a header sheet, such as an OCR (Optical Character Reader) or a barcode reader.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a header sheet.
A header sheet 200 shown in FIG. 2 is an example of a header sheet printed on a predetermined sheet by the printer 1.
As shown in FIG. 2, for example, three header sheets 200-1 to 200-3 are printed on a predetermined sheet. After printing, these header sheets are separated and read by the reader together with the securities. These header sheets 200-1 to 200-3 are printed so that each of them is about the same size as one of the securities.

Each header sheet 200-1 to 200-3 has an OCR clear area 201, an OCR character portion 202, a barcode clear area 203, and a barcode portion 204, respectively.
In the OCR character part 202 and the bar code part 204, the same information, that is, information on a cash register or a store provided with a securities reading device is written. The OCR character portion 202 describes the above-described information in a character format (in many cases, an OCR font such as an OCR-B font is used), and the barcode portion 204 describes the above-described information in a barcode format.
The OCR clear area 201 and the bar code clear area 203 indicate a predetermined range provided around the OCR character part 202 and the bar code part 204 to be read. The OCR clear area 201 and the bar code clear area 203 are areas provided so that the reading device can accurately read the OCR character part 202 and the bar code part 204, and are originally white areas. In the embodiment, the image is filled with the dropout color of the reading device (the color of the printed image that is visible to the human eye but cannot be read by the reading device). By filling the clear area with a dropout color, it is possible to improve the reading accuracy of the reading device. The effect of filling the OCR clear area 201 and the barcode clear area 203 of the header sheet 200 with a dropout color will be described in detail later. Note that the size of the predetermined range is the same size range as the clear area determined by, for example, OCR or barcode planning.
The dropout color is generally different between when the reading device is OCR and when it is a barcode reader. For example, the OCR clear area 201 is covered with blue and the barcode clear area 203 is covered with red.

The printer 1 includes a communication unit 11, a printing unit 12, and a control unit 13 as a configuration for printing the header sheet as described above.
The communication unit 11 is connected to, for example, a communication unit 22 of the management PC 2 to be described later, and receives setting information and a print command related to printing from the management PC 2.
The printing unit 12 is a printing device for performing printing under the control of the control unit 13.
The control unit 13 that has acquired the setting information from the management PC 2 from the communication unit 11 sets the printing unit 12 to perform printing in accordance with the setting in the setting information, and further issues a print command from the management PC 2 to the communication unit 11. In the case of obtaining from the above, the printing unit 12 is caused to print with the setting.
The setting information transmitted from the management PC 2 includes, for example, OCR clear area 201 and barcode clear area 203, OCR character portion 202, position information in the barcode portion 204 in the paper, and the colors of OCR clear area 201 and barcode clear area 203. Information, character information to be printed on the OCR character portion 202, barcode information to be printed on the barcode portion 204, and the like.

Next, the management PC 2 will be described.
The management PC 2 is a terminal device for performing various settings for printing the header sheet described above with the printer 1 and transmitting setting information to the printer 1.
The management PC 2 includes a display unit 21, a communication unit 22, an operation unit 23, and a control unit 24.
The display unit 21 is a display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display or a liquid crystal display (LCD), and performs various displays according to the control of the control unit 24.
The communication unit 22 is connected to the printer 1 and the central server 3 and performs communication. The communication unit 22 transmits header sheet setting information to the printer 1 and transmits / receives information necessary for printing header data to / from the central server 3. Information necessary for printing the header data will be described later in detail.
The operation unit 23 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, for example, and accepts an operation input by a user (a store clerk or the like capable of handling securities).

The control unit 24 performs overall control of the entire management PC 2 such as display control of the display unit 21, communication control of the communication unit 22, and detection control of operation input to the operation unit 23.
In addition, the control unit 24 performs header sheet setting processing.
The header sheet setting process in the management PC 2 will be described below.
The control unit 24 displays the basic setting screen 300 on the display unit 21 in response to an operation input to the operation unit 23 of the management PC 2.
FIG. 3 shows an example of the basic setting screen 300.

The basic setting screen 300 includes a printer setting field 301 for setting an individual printer 1 used for printing a header sheet, and an individual reading device (OCR or barcode reader) for reading the printed header sheet. A reader setting field 302 for setting, a character color setting field 303, a background color (OCR) setting field 304, a background color (barcode) setting field 305, and buttons 306 are provided.
The printer setting column 301 is a column for individually identifying and setting the printer 1 used for printing the header sheet. The printer setting field 301 displays the name of the printer that the user intends to use among the names of printers that can be used by the management PC 2 (hereinafter referred to as printer names).
A reader setting column 302 is a column for individually identifying and setting a reading device that reads the header sheet printed by the printer 1. The reader setting field 302 displays the name of the reader that the user intends to use among the names of readers that can be used by the management PC 2 (hereinafter referred to as reader names).
In the printer 1 and the reading device, there may be a variation in performance (individual difference) depending on a manufacturer, a manufacturing time, a usage period, and the like. For this reason, the management PC 2 stores the individual information of the printer 1 and the reading device together with the character color and background color, which will be described later, as setting information at the time of creating the header sheet, so that a header sheet that can be suitably read by the reader is obtained. Printing can be performed by the printer 1.

The character color setting column 303 is a column for setting the color of characters used for the header sheet.
For example, the color of the character can specify the intensity of each color of CMYK (C: cyan, M: magenta, Y: yellow, K: black) as a percentage. In order to change the color to black, as shown in FIG. 3, “C: 0%, M: 0%, Y: 0%, K: 100%” may be designated.
The background color (OCR) setting column 304 is a column for setting a color to be filled as a clear area of a character string to be read by the OCR printed in the header sheet. Since the dropout color of OCR is generally blue, for example, “C: 100%, M: 0%, Y0%” may be used. Here, since black is never used as the background color of the character string for OCR reading, there is no K (black) designation field.
A background color (barcode) setting column 305 is a column for setting a color to be filled as a clear area of a barcode to be printed in the header sheet. Since the dropout color of a barcode reader is generally red, for example, “C: 0%, M: 100%, Y0%” may be used. Here, since black is never used as the background color of the barcode, there is no K (black) designation field.

Note that the control unit 24 of the present embodiment may automatically update the setting content in the background color (OCR) setting field 304 based on the character color set in the character color setting field 303. That is, when the character color setting field 303 is set and the background color (OCR) setting field 304 is not yet set, the control unit 24 has, for example, a lightness difference with respect to the character color set in the character color setting field 303. The maximum color is calculated and automatically displayed in the background color (OCR) setting field 304. By doing in this way, it is possible to omit the trouble at the time of a user's basic setting.
In addition, the control unit 24 according to the present embodiment performs a character color setting field 303, a background color (OCR) setting field 304, and a background color (background color) according to the printer or reader determined in the printer setting field 301 and the reader setting field 302. The setting content of the (barcode) setting field 305 may be automatically updated. The setting contents set on the basic setting screen 300 are given names and stored in the central server 3 as will be described later, but the control unit 24 determines the setting contents in the printer setting field 301 and the reader setting field 302. At this time, the basic setting information having the setting information of the corresponding printer and reader is read out from the basic setting information stored in the central server 3, and the setting values of the setting contents are set in the character color setting field 303 and the background color (OCR) setting. The field 304 and the background color (barcode) setting field 305 may be automatically reflected and displayed.

The buttons 306, for example, confirm the contents set on the basic setting screen 300 shown in FIG. 3, and the decision button 3061 for reflecting the settings, and leave the set contents unchanged without changing the set contents. For example, a CANCEL button 3062 or the like. Here, when the determination button 3061 is pressed by the user, each setting value (printer name to be used, reader name, character color, background color, etc.) in the basic setting screen 300 is determined, and basic setting information is generated. .
The control unit 24 of the management PC 2 transmits the basic setting information generated via the communication unit 22 to the central server 3 and stores it.
Here, the basic setting information can be stored with a name. That is, for example, when a printer that can be used for each cash register is different at a certain securities store, different basic setting information is generated for each cash register. In such a case. When the basic setting is confirmed (when the determination button 3061 is pressed), the control unit 24 displays a name determination screen (not shown) on the display unit 21 and sets a name corresponding to an operation input or the like via the operation unit 23. It can be set as the name of the basic setting information. As the name of the basic setting information, for example, a store name of a securities handling store, a cash register name, and the like can be freely set.

  Note that each setting value on the initial screen of the basic setting screen 300 (basic setting screen in a state where the setting by the user has not yet been performed) may be in a state where nothing is displayed. For example, basic setting information from the central server 3 May be acquired and displayed as an initial set value.

The control unit 24 of the management PC 2 performs print processing for causing the printer 1 to print the header sheet using the setting values set as described above.
The control unit 24 reads basic setting information (set in the above-described basic setting screen 300) from the central server 3 when starting print processing in response to an operation input to the operation unit 23, and the like. Is displayed on the display unit 21.
FIG. 4 shows an example of the print setting screen 400.
The print setting screen 400 includes a header section 410 having a setting name selection column 411, a printer name selection column 412, a reader name selection column 413, and buttons 414, and a header sheet display unit 420 having header sheet samples 421-1 to 421-3. Have

The header part 410 is a field for displaying selected elements when the header sheet is printed, and the header sheet display part 420 is a preview screen for the header sheet to be printed.
The setting name selection field 411 is a selection field in which one of the names of the plurality of basic setting information read from the central server 3 can be selected. For example, a plurality of setting name selection fields 411 can be selected according to an operation input via the operation unit 23. The name of the basic setting information pops up and is displayed in the setting name selection field 411 when one of the names is selected.

The printer name selection column 412 is a column for displaying the name of the printer used for printing the header sheet set in the basic setting information selected in the setting name selection column 411. However, in the printer name selection column 412, a list of printer names that can be used at present is displayed, and it is possible to newly select a printer to be used for printing.
The reader name selection column 413 is a column that displays the name of the reader that reads the header sheet set in the basic setting information selected in the setting name selection column 411. However, in the reader name selection column 413, a list of names of currently available readers is displayed, and it is also possible to newly select a reader to be used for reading the header sheet.
That is, when printing a header sheet, a user (such as a clerk at a securities dealer) first selects basic setting information corresponding to a cash register or a store in the setting name selection field 411, and selects a printer name. When the printer name set by the basic setting information is displayed in the column 412 and the reader name is displayed in the reader name selection column 413, the printer used for printing and the reader used for reading are to be changed. The printer name selection field 412 and the reader name selection field 413 can be selected.

The buttons 414 include a PDF write button 4141, a print button 4142, a CANCEL button 4143, and the like. A PDF (Portable Document Format) export button 4141 is a button for outputting the header sheet display unit 420 as a PDF format file, and the PDF export button 4141 is pressed via an operation input to the operation unit 23 or the like. Thus, the control unit 24 generates a PDF file in which the header sheet samples 421-1 to 421-3 displayed on the header sheet display unit 420 are described. PDF is a format for displaying an electronic document having the same layout as a printed material on a display unit.
The print button 4142 determines to perform printing according to the setting contents selected in the setting name selection field 411, the printer name selection field 412, and the reader name selection field 413 and each sample displayed on the header sheet display unit 420. When the print button 4142 is pressed, the control unit 24 sends the information set on the print setting screen 400 to the printer 1 (set as the printer to be used) via the communication unit 22. To print the header sheet with the settings.
The CANCEL button 4143 is a button for discarding information set on the print setting screen 400.

Next, the header sheet display unit 420 is a header sheet preview screen printed based on various information set as described above. However, depending on the display unit 21 of the management PC 2, the preview screen and the actually printed header sheet may not match in terms of layout or the like. In this case, the output is performed by pressing the above-described PDF export button 4141. The preview is based on the PDF file.
The header sheet samples 421-1 to 421-3 are samples in which a header sheet to be printed is displayed on the display unit 21.
Each of the header sheet samples 421-1 to 421-3 has an OCR clear area 4211, an OCR character part 4212, a barcode clear area 4213, and a barcode part 4214.

The OCR character portion 4212 and the barcode portion 4214 are portions that display character strings and barcodes to be printed.
The OCR clear area 4211 is a part that displays a clear area filled with a color selected as a background color (OCR) from the setting contents in the basic setting information selected as described above.
The barcode clear area 4213 displays a clear area that is filled with a color selected as a background color (barcode) from the setting contents in the basic setting information selected as described above.

  By viewing the print setting screen 400 displayed on the display unit 21, the user confirms the header sheet to be printed and confirms the devices (printer and reader) to be used. When the print button 4142 is pressed by an operation input through the user operation unit 23, the control unit 24 of the management PC 2 sets the determined various settings (character color, clear area color (OCR and barcode), etc.). The setting information is transmitted to the printer 1 determined to be used, and the header sheet is printed according to the setting.

Next, the central server 3 will be described.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the central server 3 includes a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32, an operation unit 33, and a control unit 34.
The communication unit 31 is connected to the communication unit 22 of the management PC 2 and transmits / receives the various setting information described above.
The storage unit 32 stores various setting information transmitted from the management PC 2.
The storage unit 32 includes a company DB (database) 321, a store DB 322, a cash register DB 323, and a setting management DB 324.
The company DB 321, the store DB 322, and the cash register DB 323 are DBs that store a company name, a store name, a cash register number, and the like of a securities handling store. In FIG. 1, one printer 1 and one management PC 2 exist for each centralized server 3, but actually, a plurality of management PCs 2 for one centralized server 3 and one management PC 2 are used. There may be a plurality of printers 1. The company DB 321, the store DB 322, and the cash register DB 323 store information on the company, the store, and the cash register where the management PC 2 exists.
The setting management DB 324 stores the basic setting information transmitted from the management PC 2 in association with the company, store, and cash register corresponding to the transmitted management PC 2 stored in the company DB 321, the store DB 322, and the cash register DB 323. That is, the plurality of basic setting information stored in the setting management DB 324 is stored so that it can be understood which basic setting information corresponds to the management PC 2 existing at which cash register (or company or store). In accordance with a request from the management PC 2, basic setting information corresponding to the management PC 2 can be read and sent back.
By doing in this way, the basic setting information of a plurality of management PCs 2 existing at a plurality of cash registers (or companies, stores) can be managed closely.

The operation unit 33 is an operation input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and can change the contents of each DB in the storage unit 32 described above. That is, basic setting information and the like corresponding to each management PC 2 can be collectively managed in the central server 3.
The control unit 34 comprehensively controls the operation of the central server 3 as a whole.

According to the printer system 100 as described above, when a header sheet is printed, a clear area such as a character string for OCR reading or a barcode is used as a predetermined area that is filled with a dropout color corresponding to the characteristics of each reading device. Since the area of the range is printed, it is possible to reduce reading defects when reading the header sheet printed by the printer.
This effect will be described in more detail.
FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the header sheet 200 printed by the printer system 100 of the present embodiment.
The cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the header sheet 200 along the line A or A ′ shown in FIG.

In FIG. 5 (a), the base material 211 indicates a portion that becomes the base of the header sheet. For example, paper (printing paper, high-quality paper suitable for OCR reading, synthetic paper, or a plastic film depending on the application) or the like is used. It corresponds to the base material 211.
The pre-printing layer 212 is a layer that is formed by printing in advance before creating the header sheet (that is, printing of OCR characters and barcodes) on the base material 211 described above, and is a part serving as a base such as a background pattern. In some cases, the pre-print layer 212 may not be provided. For example, depending on the company or store, the company mark may be pre-printed on the header sheet (paper) as a background pattern. Is assumed.
The base material 211 and the pre-printing layer 212 so far are layers prepared in advance before printing the header sheet, and the clear area layer 213 and the reading target layer 214 described below are based on the settings set in the management PC 2. This is a layer on which the printer 1 performs printing based on the basic setting information.

The clear area layer 213 shows a cross section of the clear area 201 or 203 provided around the OCR character portion 202 or the barcode portion 204 by the printer 1 in accordance with the background color (OCR or barcode) set in the basic setting information. Is a layer. The clear area layer 213 is a layer in which the set background color ink is printed on the pre-print layer 212 and has a predetermined thickness. This thickness is not limited in the present embodiment because it differs depending on, for example, the unique characteristics of the printer 1.
The reading target layer 214 is an ink layer of the OCR character portion 202 or the barcode portion 204 of the header sheet 200 and is formed on the clear area layer 213.

  The dust 215 is dust that has been on the pre-print layer 212 before printing, and is covered with the clear area layer 213 as shown in FIG. There is no hindrance to the reading of the unit 204 at all. The dust 215 is assumed to be, for example, paper scraps, wrinkles or strips of the base material 211, and has a size that is covered by the clear area layer 213 (a size larger than this is the size of the header sheet). Before printing, the user must visually discover and eliminate it, or replace the base material 211). That is, according to the printer system 100 of the present embodiment, in order to print the reading target layer 214 thereon, the small dust and soot existing on the header sheet printing base material 211 are covered with the clear area layer 213 as described above. In addition, the clarity of the reading target layer 214 is improved, and the reading accuracy of the reading device is also improved.

  FIG. 5B is a diagram for explaining a case where the preprinted layer 212 is not flat. In FIG.5 (b), there exist the location where the pre-printing layer 212 is printed, and the location which is not made. When the reading target layer 214 is printed as it is, the level of clarity due to the presence or absence of the pre-printing layer 212 is lowered when the reading target layer 214 is read by the reading device, and the reading accuracy may be lowered. However, as shown in FIG. 5B, the clear area layer 213 covers a portion where the pre-printing is not performed, so the clarity of the reading target layer 214 is the same as that shown in FIG. In addition, the reading accuracy remains high.

  In the schematic cross-sectional view of the header sheet shown in FIG. 5, the reading target layer 214 is formed on the clear area layer 213, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the preprinted layer 212 is not limited thereto. The reading target layer 214 may be formed directly on the substrate. In this case, the clear area layer 213 may be formed so as to cover a predetermined range around the reading target layer 214.

  As described above, according to the printer system 100 of the present embodiment, when the header sheet is printed, the clear areas 201 and 203 such as the OCR character portion 202 and the barcode portion 204 correspond to the characteristics of the respective reading devices. Since an area of a predetermined range filled with the dropout color is printed, the reading accuracy of the header sheet printed by the printer 1 by the reading device can be improved.

Further, according to the printer system 100 of the present embodiment, when setting is performed in the management PC 2, the colors of the OCR character portion 202 and the barcode portion 204 and the colors of the clear areas 201 and 203 are read by the printer 1 used for printing and the reading. The basic setting information associated with the reading device used for the name and assigned with the name is generated and stored in the setting management DB 34 of the centralized server 3, so that the management of various setting contents is easy.
The management PC 2 reads the basic setting contents from the setting management DB 34 of the central server 3 and reflects them on the screen simply by selecting the name of the basic setting information on the print setting screen 400 for printing the header sheet. Therefore, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting the setting every time the header sheet is printed.

  Further, according to the printer system 100 described above, when a character color is determined when performing various settings on the basic setting screen 300, a background color that maximizes the brightness difference with respect to the character color is an OCR character portion. Since it is automatically set as the background color 202, it is possible to save the setting effort.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.
That is, when implementing the present invention, various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations, and alternatives may be made with respect to the components of the above-described embodiments within the technical scope of the present invention or an equivalent scope thereof.

The present invention can be used in a printer system including a printer that prints a header sheet used when reading and managing collected securities.
In the embodiment described above, both the OCR character portion 202 and the barcode portion 204 are printed on the header sheet. However, in the present invention, only one of them may be printed.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a printer system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a header sheet. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a basic setting screen in the management PC of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print setting screen in the management PC according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a header sheet printed by the printer system of this embodiment.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Printer system, 1 ... Printer, 11 ... Communication part, 12 ... Printing part, 13 ... Control part, 2 ... Management PC, 21 ... Display part, 22 ... Communication part, 23 ... Operation part, 24 ... Control part, 3 ... Centralized server, 31 ... Communication part, 32 ... Storage part, 321 ... Company DB, 322 ... Store DB, 323 ... Registration DB, Setting management DB, 33 ... Operation part, 34 ... Control part, 200 ... Header sheet, 201 ... OCR clear area 202 ... OCR character part 203 ... bar code clear area 204 ... bar code part 211 ... base material 212 ... pre-print layer 213 ... clear area layer 214 ... read target layer 215 ... dust, 300 ... Basic setting screen, 301 ... Printer setting column, 302 ... Reader setting column, 303 ... Text color setting column, 304 ... Background color (OCR) setting column, 305 ... Background color (barcode) setting column 306 ... Buttons, 3061 ... Enter button, 3062 ... CANCEL button, 400 ... Print setting screen, 410 ... Header section, 411 ... Setting name selection field, 412 ... Printer name selection field, 413 ... Reader name selection field, 414 ... button 4141 ... PDF button, 4142 ... Print button, 4143 ... CANCEL button, 420 ... Header sheet display section, 421-1 to 3 ... Header sheet sample, 4211 ... Clear area, 4212 ... OCR character section, 4213 ... Bar code clear Area, 4214 ... Bar code part

Claims (7)

A printing method for printing a header sheet on which information on securities is printed, which is read when securities are read,
A printing method comprising: printing a predetermined range around the printed information on the securities with a predetermined color. The printing method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined color is set to a dropout color of a reading device used for reading securities. A printer system for printing a header sheet on which information related to a security is read, which is read when the security is read.
A printer,
A setting unit for performing settings at the time of printing the header sheet;
Have
The printer system is characterized in that, according to the setting contents of the setting unit, a predetermined range around a range for printing information on the securities is filled with a predetermined color and printed. The printer system according to claim 3, wherein the setting unit sets the predetermined color to a dropout color of a reading device used for reading securities. The setting unit has an operation unit,
The printer system according to claim 3, wherein a character color when printing information on the securities on the header sheet is set according to an operation input to the operation unit. The printer system according to claim 5, wherein the setting unit sets the predetermined color to a color having a maximum brightness difference with respect to the character color. A server device that communicates with the setting unit and has a storage unit that stores in advance the basic setting information associated with the name of the printer and / or the reading device in association with the setting of the header sheet when the setting unit is printed In addition,
The setting unit receives the basic setting information corresponding to the name of the printer and / or the reading device selected according to the operation input to the operation unit from the server device when setting the header sheet for printing. The printer system according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the printer system reads and reflects the current setting.

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