JPH0492969A - Picture recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve input efficiency by storing a code number when there is code information in a recorded medium, classifying and storing the attribute of information where there is the code before as data when code information doe not exist and giving a single mark in spite of the presence or absence of the code as picture record. CONSTITUTION:A read means 7 reading code information given to the recorded medium 8, a recording means recording the picture of the recorded medium in a recording medium, a mark giving means giving the mark in correspondence with the picture recorded in the recording medium 8 and a storage means 10 storing code information in relation to picture record are provided. A code detection means detecting whether code information exists in the recorded medium or not is provided for the read means and the storage content of the storage means is altered in correspondence with the detection result of the code detection means. A micro film 8 which is thus generated and which cannot accurately be read owing to the dirt of a bar code is fitted to a retrieval machine after the film 8 is developed. Then, an address (n+3) to which is given is retrieved and displayed by a computer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention photoelectrically reads code information added to a recording medium such as a slip, and records an image of the recording medium on a microfilm or the like. The present invention relates to an image recording device capable of photographing and recording on a medium.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, an image recording apparatus of this type as shown in FIG. 9 has been devised.

This device transfers a document (recording medium) 100 such as a slip to which a barcode is attached as code information to rollers 101 and 10.
2 and 103 and a belt 104, the sheets are transported one by one toward the paper output tray 105, and further,
A barcode scanner 106 reads the barcode, and a camera (recording means) 108 photographs (records) the image of the document 100 located at the photographed region 107 on a microfilm 109 (recording medium). This camera 108 is shown in FIG. 10(a).

Mark 1 is placed near the image 110 recorded as shown in (b).
It has built-in mark adding means 112 for recording 11.

Here, the frame number (n-1, y) indicates the y-th of the group (n-1), and similarly, the frame number (n, 1) indicates the 1st of the group n, the frame number (n+1.I ) indicates the first of n+111Jl.

Note that the mark 111 is a plurality of marks of different sizes for grouping each image 110, and in this case, the frame number (n, 1).

The sizes of marks 111 corresponding to (nil, 1) are changed to serve as marks for grouping.

Mark changes can be made by the operator manually interrupting the conveyance of the document 100 and then changing the mark, or by setting a set number of sheets in advance and changing the mark when the number of shots of the document 100 reaches the set number. , there are some that automatically change the mark.

Furthermore, the read barcode is input into the computer and stored in memory so that each image 110 on the microfilm 109 and the mark 111 correspond to each other in sequence starting from the first number, so that it can be easily and reliably searched at a later date. It was.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional example in which marks are changed manually, it is very inefficient because it requires manpower and the image recording operation is temporarily interrupted each time a mark is changed. In the conventional method of automatically changing the mark according to the number of shots, it is necessary to set the number of shots in advance.
Sorting requires manpower, and the equipment becomes complicated, leading to increased costs.

In addition, in the manuscript 100, a barcode as a person's name code is attached only to the first page of a series of documents, as in the case of personnel records, and the other pages have a barcode as a person's name code.
There are cases in which personal records, qualifications, etc. are written and there are no barcodes.6 However, when using such a document 100 in the above conventional example, it is sorted by person's name code from the beginning, and a mark is placed at the beginning of a series of documents. Changes needed to be made.

Therefore, it is conceivable to insert a partition paper between the originals 100 to change the mark and change the mark automatically when the partition paper is detected, but even in this case, there is no need to manually insert the partition paper in advance. It was necessary.

This invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it identifies the presence or absence of code information attached to a recording medium such as a slip, and if the recording medium has code information, the code number is recognized when the code is recognized. If there is no code information, it is classified and memorized as the attribute and data of the information that had a code before it, and as an image record, a single mark is given regardless of the presence or absence of a code, improving input efficiency. The aim is to achieve this goal.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a reading means for reading code information given to a recording medium, a recording means for recording an image of the recording medium on the recording medium, and a recording medium. In an image recording apparatus, the image recording device includes a mark adding means for adding a mark corresponding to an image recorded on a medium, and a storage means for storing code information and an image record in association with each other, the reading means including:
A code detecting means for detecting whether code information is present or absent on the recording medium is provided, and the storage means is configured to change the stored contents in response to the detection result of the code detecting means.

(Function) The function of the present invention based on the above configuration is that the code information given to the recording medium is read by the reading means, and the image thereof is recorded on the recording medium by the recording means. Further, the mark applying means applies a mark corresponding to the image recorded on the recording medium. The storage means stores the code information read by the reading means and the recorded image in association with each other.

When the code detection means detects that there is no code information on the recording medium, the storage means changes the stored content.

(Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, and its configuration will be explained based on FIG. 1.

The apparatus of this embodiment includes a photographing section 1 that photographs and records a subject P as a recording medium, and a computer (storage means) that controls this photographing section 1 and processes and stores an index. ) 2, and a pen scanner 3 for inputting an index.

All of the information inputted by these input means is inputted to the control circuit 4 in the photographing section 1, and then outputted to the computer 2 and stored therein. Furthermore, the photography department 1
, there is a paper feed tray 5 for loading objects P such as slips.
A sensor S for detecting the presence or absence of a subject P is provided below it.

Further, in a position adjacent to the paper feed tray 5, there is provided a conveying means 6 for conveying the objects P on the tray 5 one by one from the bottom in the direction of arrow A in the figure.
, 6b, and a roller 6d that contacts the belt 6c at the position of the roller 6a. and,
A barcode scanner 7 is provided above the conveying means 6 as a reading means for reading a barcode as code information attached to the subject P, and further includes a roller 6a,
A sensor S2 for detecting the presence of the subject P on the belt 6c is provided between the belts 6b and 6b.

Further, above the belt 6C, a microfilm (recording medium) 8 is provided that records the image of the subject P at the shooting position 9a.
An exchangeable photographing camera 9 is provided as a recording means for photographing (recording) images.

Further, a mark recording means 10 for imprinting a mark on the microfilm 8 is provided in the photographing camera 9, and the barcode scanner 7, the photographing camera 9, and a mark detecting means 10 are provided.
are connected to the control circuit 4, and the pen scanner 3 is also connected to the control circuit 4. Furthermore, the control circuit 4 is connected to the computer 2, and the information partially sent to the control circuit 4 is connected to the control circuit 4. is computer 2
This is what will be transferred to.

Further, on the downstream side of the conveying means 6 in the conveying direction, a paper discharge tray 11 is provided on which the photographed subject P is placed.

Next, the control configuration of this embodiment will be explained based on the block diagram of FIG. 2.

The barcode scanner 7 includes a scanning section 7a that reads and scans the object P, and a light receiving section 7 that receives the scanned reflected light.
b, an A/D converter 7C1 that converts the received analog signal into a digital signal, and a barcode recognition unit 7d that analyzes the barcode from the converted digital signal;
It consists of a barcode presence/absence detection section 7e as a code detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a barcode. Then, if the barcode recognition unit 7d reads the barcode correctly, the barcode recognition unit 7d outputs the code, and if it does not read the barcode correctly, the barcode recognition unit 7d outputs the code.
The AD signal is output from the first output, and if the barcode presence/absence detection section 7e detects the presence of a barcode, it outputs the old (high) signal, otherwise it outputs the LO (low) signal from the second output. . By the way, the barcode presence/absence detection section 7
Detection of a barcode by e is performed in the following procedure.

First, it is assumed that a barcode as shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the subject P. Here, B1 represents a thin bar, B2 represents a thick bar, 81 represents a thin space, and B2 represents a thick space. When this barcode is read and scanned, the above Bl is 111. B2 is 111111, S1 above is 000
．． It is assumed that B2 is represented by a bit string of 000000. That is, when the barcode shown in Figure 3 is read, 1110001110001110000001111
11000000111...(1). Focusing on the bit that becomes 1 in this bit configuration, after this bit that becomes 1, add 1 to the bits equivalent to S2 (in this case, 6 bits). Teruto, 1111] 1111
1111]11111111111111]]1111
11... (2) is obtained, and everything that reads the barcode section becomes 1.

Then, if this process is performed not only for one row but also for the entire surface of the object P, and a black area larger than the predetermined area is obtained as shown in Figure 4, this object P has a barcode. barcodes can be detected.

Also, in (1) above, after the bit that changes from 1 to 0, set a bit equivalent to 1 in S2 to obtain, and further, by ORing the above (1) and (3), ]
,1111111111111111111.1111
111111111111...(4) above (2
), and barcodes can be detected by performing the operations described above.

By the way, in the case of normal characters, even after the above processing,
A black area larger than a predetermined area is almost never obtained, and a white background area always appears between the lines of characters, so there is no fear of erroneous processing, and the presence or absence of a barcode can be reliably determined.

Next, an example of the operation of this embodiment will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG.

When the operator photographs a subject P with a barcode as shown in Figure 6, first turn the power switch to 0N (STEPI).
Then, when the subject P is set on the paper feed tray 5, the sensor SI detects the subject P, and the subject P is automatically fed (STEP 2).

Then, when the subject P is detected by the sensor S, the presence or absence of a barcode is read by the barcode presence detection section 7e (STEP 3), and if it is determined that there is a bar hood, the barcode presence detection section 7e detects the sensor. The old (high) signal is output to the circuit 4 (STEP 4).

Then, the barcode recognition section 7d reads the barcode (STEP 5), and for the subject P whose barcode has been correctly read, the parcode data is transferred from the control circuit 4 to the computer 2 (STEP 6).

Thereafter, the photographic subject P is photographed on the microfilm 8 by the photographing camera 9, and a mark is imprinted on it (STEP 7).

The image 8a recorded on the microfilm 8 at this time is as shown in FIG. 7(a), and is the (n)th image.

The mark photographed in . Then, the code 1234 read corresponding to this frame number n is stored in the memory of the computer 2 as main data, and the first image of that code is stored as sub data.
is memorized.

Further, in the process of 5TEP 3, if it is determined that there is no barcode, a Lo signal is output to the control circuit 4 (STEP 8). Then, a “NOREAD” signal is sent to the computer 2 through the control circuit 4 (ST
EP9), transition to the above 5TEP 7.

In FIG. 7, the (n+1)th and (n+2)th correspond to this, and the sub data 2. Only -3 is stored.

If the barcode cannot be read in 5TEP 5 above, NO is sent to the computer 2 through the control circuit 4.
Send a READ signal (for example, a 1-byte control code different from numbers or alphabets) (STEP 9)
, performs the processing of 5TEP 7 above, that is, photographing and imprinting marks.

At this time, the photograph is taken at the position (n+3) on the microfilm 8, and a mark is also imprinted thereon. However, since the barcode could not be read, the memory contained *-1
In this way, the main data part is replaced with the code N0READ, and is stored with sub data attached.

After the above photographing and mark imprinting (
STEP 7), When shooting is finished (STEPIO),
All operations are completed by ○FF of the power switch (STEP II), and if not, the above 5TE
The process from P2 is repeated.

If the microfilm 8 created in this way has a barcode attached to it but cannot be read correctly due to dirt on the barcode, etc., after the microfilm 8 is developed, A microfilm 8 is attached to a computer (not shown), and the address (n+3) marked with * is searched and displayed by a computer (not shown). The user can re-enter the code data 1235 by looking at this displayed image. This not only makes it easy to re-enter frames that could not be read correctly, but also allows data to be classified into primary and secondary data using a single mark.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and barcodes are input using a Benscanner (which serves as a reading means) instead of the barcode scanner 7. This is done according to 3. Therefore, the same parts as in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and an example of the operation will be explained based on the flowchart in FIG. 7. An operator photographs a subject P with a barcode attached. To do so, first turn the power switch 0N (STEP 21), and input the bar code of the subject P using the pen scanner 3.
TEP22). Then, this data is transferred to computer 2.
1. Transferred (STEP 23). Then, when the subject P is placed in the paper feed tray 5, the sensor S1 detects the subject P.
is detected, and the paper for the subject P is automatically fed (S
TEP24).

When the object P is first detected by the sensor S2, the object P is photographed on the microfilm 8 by the camera 9 (STEP 25), and a mark is imprinted on the microfilm 8 (STEP 26). , After the recording of one sheet is completed, the above 5 is continued until the sensor S1 no longer detects the subject P (STEP 27).
The process from TEP22 is repeated to photograph the mark.

At this time, on the floppy computer 2, the data inputted with the pen scanner 3 is stored as main data, as shown in FIG. 7(b) (n) to (n+2), as in the first embodiment. For those transported only for photographing without using the pen scanner 3, only sub data is stored in accordance with the mark photographing position, and is shown as (n) to (n+2).

When the photographing is finished, the entire operation is completed by turning off the power switch (STEP 28).

According to this, the main data is stored only when a pen scanner is used, and only the sub data is stored in other cases, so that re-input is not necessary and can be performed reliably.

Although the above embodiments have been described using an example of a device that uses a barcode and a microfilm camera, the present invention is not limited to this, and MICR may be used instead of a barcode.

It is also possible to use another coat that can be read by a reading mechanism such as OCR, and the recording means is not limited to one that records on microfilm. A means for recording on a recording medium such as a magnetic tape, a means for recording by electrophotography, etc. may be used.

Furthermore, the presence or absence of code information to be recognized is determined by the reading means.
1 is used, the judgment is made based on whether there are characters in a specific area, and when MICR is used, the judgment is made by detecting the magnetic component in the characters, etc. depending on the format of the code information. It goes without saying that other measures may be taken.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, in the present invention, since a single mark is recorded on a recording medium, the configuration of a search device is simplified and erroneous searches are less likely to occur. Furthermore, since the constituent data of an image is divided into main data and sub data and processed on a computer, a multifaceted search becomes possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 8 show embodiments of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the photographing section of the first embodiment of the image recording device according to the present invention, and FIG. A block diagram showing the main control system of the example, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a bar code, FIG. 4 is a plan view for explaining detection of the presence or absence of a bar code, and FIG. 5 is a procedure for the operation of the same example. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a subject, FIG. 7 (a), (b)
8 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between a microfilm image and an index, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a rectangular cross-sectional view showing the schematic configuration of the photographing section of the conventional example. , FIGS. 10(a) and 10(b) are explanatory diagrams showing the relationship between image frames and index information of a conventional microfilm. Explanation of symbols 2...Computer (storage means) 3...Pen scanner (reading means) 7...Barcode scanner (reading means) 7e...Barcode presence/absence detection unit (code detection means) 9...・Photographing camera (recording means) m=0...Marking means P...Subject (recording medium) Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 4 Fig. 10 Fig. 10

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A reading means for reading code information given to a recording medium, a recording means for recording an image of the recording medium on the recording medium, and a mark corresponding to the image recorded on the recording medium. In the image recording apparatus, the reading means includes a code detection means for detecting whether or not there is code information on the recording medium. An image recording apparatus characterized in that the storage means is configured to change the stored contents in accordance with the detection result of the code detection means.