JP3126873B2 - Form processing device by facsimile - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile-based form processing apparatus which transmits an image of a form from a facsimile apparatus through a communication line, recognizes characters on the form on a receiving side, and performs a predetermined process based on the recognition data. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A form processing system using a facsimile has been developed in order for a financial institution such as a bank to efficiently perform exchange transactions such as transfer processing upon receiving a request from each branch. In this system, a transfer request written by hand at a branch is transmitted to a center that manages bank transfer procedures and the like using a facsimile machine. The image of this form is received and printed by a facsimile machine at the center via a telephone network or a dedicated communication line. The operator of the center recognizes the characters entered therein and obtains certain recognition data for currency exchange processing. This recognition data is then sent to the host computer, where the host computer executes a certain currency exchange process or the like.

[0003]

The conventional facsimile-based form processing apparatus as described above has the following problems to be solved. When a form is transmitted from a business office using a facsimile machine, the forms may overlap or be obliquely inserted into the facsimile machine. In such a case, the branch office separates the overlapped forms and sends them again, or inserts the form inserted diagonally and sends it again in the normal direction.

However, when such an image is received on the receiving side, if the image can be recognized, recognition data is created as it is. Therefore, when an image of the same form is received again, recognition data having the same content may be duplicated. This can be prevented if the operator on the center side creates the recognition data with due care, but a heavy load is imposed on the operator on the center side. In addition, when recognition of a form image is performed by a plurality of operators, duplication of recognition data may not be avoided.

[0005]

The present invention pays attention to the above points, and adopts the following configuration in order to solve them.
This device includes a storage unit, a search unit, and an alarm unit. The storage unit stores an appropriate amount of past recognition data. Further, when a new form image is received, the search unit uses the predetermined key item entered in the form to check whether the recognition data of the same form is included in the recognition data stored in the storage unit. Search for The alarm unit outputs an alarm when the search unit extracts recognition data of the same form.

[0006]

When a new request form image is received, the key data is used to refer to the recognition data in the storage unit.
If there is recognition data of the same key item, it is displayed on WS.
The new image is compared with the referenced recognition data,
If both are the same, it is determined that a duplicate request has been made. This makes it possible for the center to easily and automatically eliminate duplicate recognition data before transmitting it to the host computer.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a form processing apparatus using facsimile according to the present invention. Before describing this drawing, a specific embodiment of a general form processing apparatus will be described first. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the form processing device. This system is, for example, a business office 1-1 such as a bank.
1-3 are connected to the district center 4 via the communication line 3, where certain recognition data for currency exchange processing is obtained and requested to the host computer 22.

The offices 1-1 to 1-3 are provided with facsimile machines 2-1 to 2-3 for performing such business. The center 4 is provided with a facsimile machine 5, a main controller 6, and an input work station 9 connected thereto. The main controller 6 is provided with a storage unit 16 composed of a disk device for storing recognition data and a printer 17 for printing various data. A host computer 22 is connected to the main controller 6 via a local area network 20 and a communication controller 21. Further, the center 4 is provided with a facsimile device 5 for printing out the received image of the form.

The above system operates as follows. First, a request form 11 for a fixed exchange control at the sales office 1-2.
Is created. The request form 11 is transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 5 through the communication line 3 using the facsimile apparatus 2-2. The facsimile machine 5 prints the image.

The operator uses the input workstation 9 to recognize the client,
Enter data such as the transfer destination and transfer amount. The result is printed on the printer 10, the verifier compares and verifies the print result with the draft received by the facsimile machine 5, and finally transmits the result to the host computer 22 to execute the exchange processing.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the request form 11 used for the above exchange processing. As shown in the figure, the request form 11 shows the sales office (handling shop) that sent the facsimile.
, A company code for identifying a client company, a transfer destination name, an account number, an amount, and the like are written. When the transfer request form as described above is double-transmitted to the center 4 for some reason, the apparatus of the present invention automatically detects this.

Returning to FIG. 1, a specific configuration of the apparatus of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus of the present invention uses an image 1 of a request form received by the facsimile apparatus 5.
1A, a workstation 9 is provided for an operator to input recognition data. A search unit 23 and an alarm unit 24 are connected to the workstation 9. The storage unit 1 connected to the workstation 9 or the main controller 6 described in FIG.
6, the recognition data 18 is stored. The search unit 23 is a unit that reads the recognition data 18 stored in the storage unit 16 and executes a certain process.

It is assumed that the storage unit 16 stores all the recognition data 18 processed at this workstation 9 for at least the current day. That is, the recognition data 18 includes character data of the recognition result for each item of the request form 11 for facsimile transfer shown in FIG. The search unit 23 executes a process of searching whether or not the recognition data 18 stored in the storage unit 16 includes the same data as the recognition data of the new form, using a predetermined key item determined in advance. It is configured to be.

Specifically, when the recognition data is input at the workstation 9, the receiver and the corresponding account number are set in predetermined key items. Then, the recognition data of the same key item is extracted from the recognition data 18, and the result is displayed on the workstation 9 and transmitted to the alarm unit 24. The alarm unit 24 is configured to output an alarm when recognition data of the same form is extracted by the search unit 23.

The type of the alarm is, for example, a certain message is displayed on the display of the workstation 9, a buzzer provided in the workstation 9 is sounded, or the main alarm described with reference to FIG. It operates to print a certain warning sentence using the printer 17 connected to the control device 6.

The facsimile-based form processing apparatus of the present invention operates as follows. FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the apparatus of the present invention. First, the request form 11 is inserted and transmitted to the facsimile apparatus 2 of FIG. This is received by the facsimile machine 5 through the communication line 3, and an image 11A of the request form is obtained. next,
In step S1 shown in FIG. 4, recognition data is input using the workstation 9. Then, in step S2, the recognition data 18 in the storage unit 16 is searched using a predetermined key item in the recognition data.

Here, the determinations in steps S3 to S6 are performed. That is, in each step, the client,
Recipients, dates, amounts, etc. are compared for new and past recognition data. If they match, an alarm is issued in step S7.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an input screen when such an alarm is issued. This input screen is displayed on the workstation 9 shown in FIG. As shown in this figure, the recognition data input screen 25 has a recognition data input area 26.
And an alarm display area 27. In the recognition data input area 26, for example, data input areas such as a client, a receiver, a date, and a money amount are set, and the operator inputs recognition data while watching the image of the form.

Nothing is displayed in the alarm display area 27 during normal processing. However, if the recognition data of a new form matches the recognition data of a past form, the alarm unit shown in FIG. The operation 24 causes a certain alarm to be displayed.
The contents of the alarm include a message such as, for example, "This form has the same contents as the form that executed the transaction today."

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a warning sentence printed out. The warning message 28 is printed by a printer or the like. Here, the warning message 28 is a warning message in the case of duplication together with the serial number of the currently processed form and other information. A document with the content "today's transaction record" is printed. By these alarms, the operator recognizes the duplication of the form, and FIG.
In step S8, the recognition data of the form processed in the past and the recognition data of the new form are compared again. If there is no doubt that the data is duplicated, the new form is discarded. Return the image to the store and ask for confirmation. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no overlap, the recognition data is written to the storage unit in step S9 in FIG.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The key item for the search unit to search the recognition data may be any key item that can determine the duplication processing of the form.
If most of the items described in the form match, even if some of the items are different, this may be displayed on the display for confirmation to prompt the operator to make a decision. Further, as the contents of the alarm, besides the above example, a buzzer, light, and various other methods can be considered.

[0022]

The above-described form processing apparatus using facsimile according to the present invention stores past recognition data in a storage unit, and when a new form image is received, a predetermined form written in the form is received. Using a key item, searching whether the recognition data of the same form is included in the recognition data stored in the storage unit, and outputting an alarm when the recognition data of the same form is extracted; Therefore, it is possible to automatically detect in advance that the form is duplicated for some reason and transmitted to the center, and an error such as duplicate transfer occurs.
In addition, since part of the search and collation is automatically executed, the burden on the operator at the center can be reduced, and the processing efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a form processing apparatus using a facsimile according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a general form processing device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a fax transfer request example.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an input screen.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a warning sentence.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Facsimile machine 3 Communication line 5 Facsimile machine 9 Workstation 11 Request form (form) 16 Storage unit 18 Recognition data 23 Search unit 24 Alarm unit

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus which transmits an image of a form via a communication line, recognizes characters on the form on a receiving side, and performs a predetermined process based on the recognition data. When a new form image is received, the recognition data of the same form is included in the recognition data stored in the storage unit using a predetermined key item entered in the form. A facsimile-based form processing apparatus, comprising: a search unit for searching whether or not recognition is performed; and an alarm unit for outputting an alarm when recognition data of the same form is extracted by the search unit.