JPH0495119A - Information input device and recording sheet used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily access information and to improve the input operability by printing picture information and an identifier corresponding to this information on a recording sheet and reading the identifier and position information which is preliminarily printed on the recording sheet with a reading means to input information related to them. CONSTITUTION:Picture information and the identifier corresponding to this information are printed on a recording sheet 11, and an operator access information by this printed recording form 11, and the identifier and position information preliminarily printed on the recording sheet are read by a reading means 12. Information related to them is inputted to an information processor (central processing unit) 2 like a computer to perform the information processing corresponding to the identifier and position information. The easiness of access, the easiness of understanding, and the quickness of the recording form 11 are used to improve the input operability of the information processor 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information input device that can input information for operating a computer or the like with good operability, and a recording paper used therein.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention provides an information input device for inputting information into a computer, etc., which prints image information and an identifier corresponding to the image information on a recording sheet, and
An operator accesses the information using the printed paper, causes the reading means to read the above identifier and the position information printed on the recording paper in advance, and manually inputs the information about them to an information processing device such as a computer. By realizing tie-left manipulation using paper, it is possible to easily access information and improve the operability of input operations.

[Prior Art] Traditionally, input operations to computers, etc. have generally been performed using a keyboard, but in recent years there has been a gradual shift to what is called direct manipulation, in which input is performed in the form of menu selections on a display. be. Menu selection on the display is done by moving the cursor displayed on the screen, but the information input means for moving the cursor is the cursor movement on the board.
Other well-known examples include mice and touch panels.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, the problem with the direct manipulation in the conventional technology described above is that it cannot provide the ease, ease of understanding, and speed that can be achieved with paper-based files. .

In other words, if you try to display an image on a display that is close to the quality of the paper image used in conventional electronic filing, it will take about 1 second for each -sheet of image display. Even if the processing speed increases in consideration of the trend toward higher image quality and larger sizes, dramatic improvements cannot be expected. Therefore, it is difficult to achieve the ease of understanding and high-speed access that can be achieved by actually holding a piece of paper fluently.Also, when selecting a menu on a display, related menus and related information are displayed overlapping or rewriting on the same display screen. As you repeat these steps, you may lose track of what you are looking at during the entire operation, or you may not be able to return to the previous operation. Furthermore, when a reduced view is displayed on a screen as access information, there are other problems such as the resolution being low so that details cannot be seen.

The present invention was created to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information input device for an information processing device that facilitates access to information and improves operability, and recording paper used therein. shall be.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The configuration of the information input device of the present invention to achieve the above object is as follows: An identifier indicating a screen number on a display and image information of the screen are placed on a recording sheet on which position information is printed in advance. and a means for reading an identifier and positional information at an arbitrary position on the printed paper, and a means for inputting information regarding the read identifier and positional information to an information processing device. do.

Furthermore, the configuration of the recording paper used in the information input device uses invisible or nearly invisible ink that can be read by a reading means, and the thickness or size of the point, line, or shape is determined in accordance with the coordinate position. Alternatively, it is characterized by being printed by modulating the interval or a combination thereof.

[Operation] The present invention prints image information and an identifier corresponding to the image information on recording paper, allows the operator to access the information using the printed paper, and uses a reading means to print the above-mentioned identifier and the corresponding identifier on the recording paper in advance. By reading location information, inputting the related information into an information processing device such as a computer, and making it possible to process information corresponding to the identifier and location information, we can realize direct manipulation using paper. To improve the input operability of an information processing device by utilizing the ease of access, comprehensibility, and speed of printed paper.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the information input device of the present invention. In addition to the information input device 1 of this embodiment, FIG. 1 shows a computer system that is an information processing device.

The information input device 1 is a piece of recording paper on which a grid representing position information is printed, and the content (image information) to be displayed on the display of the computer system, which will be described later, is printed along with a bar code that is a unique identifier. Alternatively, a hunt scanner 12 reads a barcode on the printing paper 11 made up of a plurality of sheets and a grid representing positional information accessed by the operator, and the barcode is recognized using an image recognition method based on the information read by the hunt scanner 12. It has a barcode recognition unit 13 that inputs the recognized barcode information to the computer stem, which will also be described later, and a memory 14. From the information read by the hunt scanner 12, modulation information corresponding to the position of a grid, for example, is obtained using an image recognition method. get memory 14
A grid recognition unit 15 is provided, which calculates the coordinate information of the indicated position of the hand scanner 12 using a conversion formula stored in the table, and inputs the coordinate information to a convertan stem, which will be described later. The reading range of the hunt scanner 12 is set to be as large as the line spacing of the grid in the vertical and horizontal directions of the printing paper 11 at least.

Next, the computer system described above includes a central processing unit 2, a memory 3 that stores execution programs and is used as a work area, and an external memory 4 that stores image information and the like.
A display 5 for displaying image information, etc., a printer 6 used for producing the aforementioned printing paper 11, and the display 5.
a frame memory 7 for creating and temporarily storing image information to be displayed or printed by the printer 6; a barcode forming unit 8 for forming a barcode from the image number (screen ID) of the image information; It has a mixer 9 that mixes the image information and the barcode from the barcode forming section 8 and outputs the print content to the printer 6.

Next, the structure of the recording paper used as the printing paper 11 of the information input device 1 described above will be described. FIG. 2 is a printed diagram showing an example of the recording paper. The recording paper 11a is pre-printed with grids 11b using invisible or nearly invisible ink that can be read by the hand scanner 12 of the information input device 1, that is, thin ink that has a large contrast difference or color difference with the printing of the printer 12. Print (hereinafter referred to as invisible printing). As the invisible ink, commonly known inks such as those that emit fluorescence or phosphorescence can be used. However, these invisible or nearly invisible inks must be readable by the hand scanner 12, or the performance of the hand scanner 12 must be improved by the printer 6.
include visible inks and make those inks readable.

This grid 11b has line spacing and/or line width changed in accordance with the vertical and horizontal coordinates, and the line spacing and width can be analyzed using image recognition techniques. , is modulated so that you can see its position on the paper. Further, a paper direction indicator 11c is displayed on the recording paper 11a using visible ink to prevent mistakes when setting the paper in the printer 6.

The operation and effect of the embodiment configured as above will be described.

FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are explanatory diagrams for this purpose, and (a) shows an example of printing on the printing paper 11 printed on the recording paper 11a by the printer 6 of the computer system in FIG. (b) shows the knee pointing motion on this printing paper 11. In b), (a
) squares are omitted.

First, the creation of the printing paper 11 will be explained. First, the recording paper 11a shown in FIG. 2 is transferred to the printer 6 in the paper direction 11c.
and the first position (the first position is usually set automatically). Next, the central processing unit 2
A barcode that is unique to the contents of the frame memory 7 to be displayed on the display 5 is formed from the screen number (screen ID) in the barcode forming section 8, and the barcode and the contents of the frame memory 7 are combined. are mixed and printed out from the printer 6. For example, if the computer system is used for a filing application, the above-mentioned barcode lid is printed at the top left corner along with the reduced list of documents (Part A), as shown in Figure 3(a). do. This screen number and the contents of the screen are stored in correspondence with each other in the memory of the combinator system (for example, the external memory 4).

Next, the printing paper 11 obtained above is stored in a conventional paper binder or cabinet, and the operator accesses it when necessary to select the desired paper, as shown in FIG. 3(b). The user uses the hand scanner 12 to read a visually printed barcode LID indicating the screen number, and then points to the required location in the reduced view by pressing a button on the hand scanner 12. The hand scanner 12 reads the invisible printed grid at that location, and upon receiving the output, the grid recognition unit 13 analyzes the vertical and horizontal grid modulation, that is, the interval and width of the lines forming the grid, and stores it in the memory. The coordinates of the location are determined from the modulation-coordinate conversion formula stored in 14, and then the central processing unit 2 retrieves a full-size document screen corresponding to the coordinate information from the external memory 14 and outputs it from the printer 6. Perform operations such as In the above, on the printing paper II, the printer, mailbox,
Icons such as telephones, operation menus, etc. (Part B)
, and the operator uses hand scanner 1 in the same way as above.
By pointing to the location with 2, you can perform various operations on the document.

As described above, in this example, the computer system can be manually operated using paper with excellent resolution, quick access, and easy to understand, and due to the characteristics of these papers, lost development can be avoided. In addition, it is possible to improve the input operability of the computer system.

In the embodiment described above, the part on the paper for indicating the necessary part of the printing paper 11 with the hand scanner 12 is a blank part, that is, an invisible printed part (grid part) near the information printed by the printer 6. It is also effective to print a box to indicate that part. In addition to grids, it is also possible to use an array of dots or other shapes as the print indicating the positional information on the recording paper in the above embodiment, and to modulate the size or the interval between the arrays. In addition, invisible printing is performed using magnetic ink and magnetically distinguished from visible printing. For example, with the barcode printed area as the origin, changes in vertical and horizontal lines of invisible printing are detected and input as pulse data. However, the distance to the designated location may be calculated by integrating the changes, and the coordinates of that location may be calculated. The above coordinate calculation method is possible even when magnetic ink is not used. However, in that case, it is necessary to move the hand scanner 12 over the blank area (grid area) where there is no print information. In this way, the present invention can be applied in various ways and can take various embodiments in accordance with its gist.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the information input device of the present invention and the recording paper used therefor provide the following advantages.

(1) Easy-to-handle, easy-to-understand, and quick-turning paper can be used to organize and handle the system, and the system implementation will not feel strange.

(2) The diversity of accesses provided by information processing devices can be realized at the same time. For example, since lists can be placed in various sizes and in various orders on one sheet of printed paper, it does not take up much space, and it is also possible to organize the items in different classification methods for each binder.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of printing on recording paper used in the above embodiment, and FIG.
Figures (a) and (b) are diagrams for explaining the operation and effects of the above embodiment. 1... Information input device, 2... Central processing unit, 4...
External memory, 5... Display, 6... Printer, 7... Frame memory, 8... Barcode ° formation L 9... Mix section, 11... Printing paper, 12... Hunt scanner, 13... Barcode recognition unit, 14...
-Memory, 15... Grid recognition section.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Printed paper on which an identifier indicating a screen number on a display and image information of the screen are printed on recording paper on which position information is preprinted, and means for reading the identifier and position information of an arbitrary position on the printed paper. , means for inputting information regarding the read identifier and position information to an information processing device. (2) Printing by using invisible or nearly invisible ink that can be read by a reading means, and modulating the thickness, size, or interval of points, lines, or shapes, or a combination thereof, depending on the coordinate position. 2. A recording paper used in an information input device according to claim 1.