JP2004021917A - Electronic document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prepare a document by minimizing a load on a writer and selecting a document to be prepared from a plurality of documents without erroneous recognition. <P>SOLUTION: The document is placed in a specific position of a body part 1, and entry is carried out by a pen 2, an ultrasonic transmitter or the like is provided in the pen 2, and an ultrasonic pulse or the like transmitted from the pen 2 is received by a receiving part 11 to determine a pen locus. A document identifying part 32 of a processor 3 refers to a document identifying database 33 storing information for distinguishing documents and distinguishes documents on the basis of the pen locus on whether or not there is an entry in an entry column located differently per each document so they do not match, or on whether or not there the pen locus is in an identification column for the purpose of document identification. A document preparing part 34 derives a position of the entry column corresponding to the identified document from a document database 35, and it stores a character recognition result by a character recognition part 36 in the document database 35. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic form creation device that creates a form by handwriting with a pen on a form in which a format is determined in advance and an entry frame is printed on paper.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, for example, the following method has been adopted to electronically input a form.
(1) A dedicated operator re-enters a handwritten form on a paper form from a keyboard or the like.
(2) A paper form is input to a computer by a scanner or an OCR, and the contents of paper writing are analyzed and input by handwritten character recognition or the like.
(3) Select input or handwriting directly on the computer screen with a keyboard, mouse, touch pen, etc., and perform character recognition input.
Furthermore, when dealing with a plurality of types of forms, it is necessary to perform electronic input while distinguishing which form the form is. Conventionally, forms are distinguished as follows, for example.
(1) An operator selects a form type from a form itself or a form ID or the like described in the form.
(2) Recognize the form ID and the like printed on the form by OCR.
(3) Select a form from the keyboard, mouse, touch pen, etc.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, forms are distinguished as described in (1) to (3) above. However, in the method of (1), there is a problem that the labor cost of an operator is required, and that forms cannot be created immediately after filling. There is.
Further, in the method (2), characters are overlapped with previously printed ruled lines, frames, and the like, resulting in erroneous recognition or inability to recognize characters. In order to eliminate the influence of ruled lines and the like, there is a method of printing ruled lines and the like in a color (dropout color) that is not input by a scanner. However, there is a problem that it takes time and cost to create a form.
Further, in the above method (3), unlike the paper form, the writer feels a burden on the operation, the cost of the touch pen input device is increased, and the entry place is limited.
Therefore, a system has been proposed in which when a handwritten input is performed on a paper form using a pen capable of inputting coordinates, the input character is recognized from the pen coordinates to create a form (for example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-236451). .
According to the above-mentioned publication, pen coordinates are obtained from the time when ultrasonic waves are transmitted to two fixed ultrasonic sensors that output ultrasonic waves from a pen, character recognition is performed based on the pen coordinates, and electronic data is referred to a form database. A form is created.
Furthermore, in the above-mentioned publication, when there are a plurality of types of forms, in order to distinguish the plurality of forms, an identification character is registered for each form, and when writing the form, the identification character is written with a pen. Recognition distinguishes which form.
However, writing the identification characters is complicated, and if recognition of the identification characters fails, there arises a problem that a form cannot be entered at all.
The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems of the related art, and minimizes the burden on a writer, selects a form to be created from a plurality of forms without erroneous recognition, and electronically selects the form. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic form creation device capable of creating a form.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, the type of a form is identified and an electronic form is created as follows.
(1) A non-matching form entry field is provided for each form in advance, and forms are distinguished based on whether or not there is an entry at that position.
(2) Aside from form items that should be originally filled in, one or a plurality of identification fields are provided for the purpose of form identification, and forms are distinguished based on whether or not there is a pen trace in the identification fields.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1, a pen 2 for filling out a form and a main body 1 for placing the form are provided, the form is placed at a predetermined position of the main body 1, and the form is filled with the pen 2. The pen 2 is provided with an ultrasonic transmitter or the like, and the receiving unit 11 receives an ultrasonic pulse or the like transmitted from the pen 2 to obtain a pen track.
The processing device 3 is provided with a position calculation unit 31, a form identification unit 32 for identifying which form or type, and a form identification database 33 containing information for identifying the form. Based on the trajectory, as described above, (1) whether or not there is an entry in an entry column arranged so as not to match each form, and (2) whether or not a pen trajectory exists in an identification column for the purpose of form identification To identify the form.
Then, the form creation unit 34 extracts the position and attribute of the entry field corresponding to the identified form from the form database 35 storing the form image and the contents of the form. The character recognition unit 36 performs handwritten character recognition based on the attributes and the like, and converts the pen locus into a character code. The recognition result converted into the character code is stored in the form database 35.
In the present invention, as described above, the position of handwritten entry on a form is detected and the form is identified, so that the form to be created is selected from a plurality of forms without placing a great burden on the writer. To create electronic forms. Further, the possibility of erroneous recognition of the form can be almost eliminated.
[0005]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an electronic form creation device according to the present invention.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main unit for placing a form, 2 denotes a pen for writing a form, and 3 denotes a processing device such as a personal computer. The main unit 1 and the processing device 3 are connected by a transmission line 4.
The pen 2 includes an infrared oscillator composed of an infrared LED or the like that generates an infrared pulse, and an ultrasonic transmitter that outputs an ultrasonic pulse, as described later. The main unit 1 receives the infrared pulse. An infrared receiver, such as a photodiode (PD), and a receiver 11 having two ultrasonic receivers for receiving the ultrasonic pulse.
The receiving unit 11 receives an infrared pulse output from an infrared LED provided on the pen 2 and an ultrasonic pulse output from an ultrasonic transmitter, and uses the infrared pulse as a synchronization signal to generate two ultrasonic signals. The arrival time difference of the ultrasonic pulse received by the sound wave receiver is obtained, and the position coordinates of the pen 2 are obtained.
In the following embodiment, a case will be described in which an infrared transmitter is provided in the pen 2 and an infrared receiver is provided in the receiver 1a of the main body 1. However, a time delay can be ignored, for example, by using radio waves or the like other than infrared light. Other transmission means that can transmit the data to the server may be used.
[0006]
In the following embodiment, a case will be described in which the pen 2 is provided with an infrared oscillator and an ultrasonic transmitter, and the main body 1a is provided with an infrared receiver and an ultrasonic receiver. However, the following combinations may be used.
(1) The pen 2 is provided with an ultrasonic transmitter and an infrared receiver, and the receiving unit 11 is provided with an ultrasonic receiver and an infrared transmitter.
(2) The pen 2 is provided with an ultrasonic receiver and an infrared transmitter, and the receiving unit 11 is provided with an ultrasonic transmitter and an infrared receiver.
(3) The pen 2 is provided with an ultrasonic receiver and an infrared receiver, and the receiving unit 11 is provided with an ultrasonic transmitter and an infrared transmitter.
In the case of the above (3), means for transmitting a signal between the pen 2 and the processing device 3 is required.
The processing device 3 obtains the position coordinates of the pen 2 in the coordinate system based on the form placed on the main body 1 from the position coordinates of the pen 2 transmitted from the receiving unit 11 provided in the main body 1. A calculation unit 31, a form identification unit 32 for distinguishing which form or type is based on the position of the entry field or the position of the identification field as described later, and a form identification database 33 containing information for distinguishing the form. A form creation unit 34 for creating an electronic form, a form database 35 for storing form images and the contents of the form, and a character recognition unit 36 for recognizing handwritten characters from pen coordinates and converting pen trajectories into character codes. .
The processing device 3 can be realized by a personal computer including a CPU, a memory, an external storage device, and the like. The functions of the position calculation unit 31, the form identification unit 32, the form creation unit 34, and the character recognition unit 36 are software Can be realized.
[0007]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the pen 2, and FIG. 3 is an internal block diagram of the pen 2.
The pen 2 has a ball-point pen core 2a at the tip so that it can be directly written on a paper form. Further, a contact detection switch 2b for detecting contact between the core and the writing surface during writing is provided, and the switch 2b is turned on during paper writing.
The tip is further provided with a cylindrical ultrasonic transmitter 2c and an infrared LED 2d. The cylindrical ultrasonic transmitter 2c is made of, for example, a cylindrical piezoelectric film made of polyvinylidene fluoride. The reason why the cylindrical shape is used is that the directivity is set to 360 degrees so that the ultrasonic wave is transmitted in the same manner even when the pen 2 rotates, and reaches the receiver provided in the receiving unit 1a. is there.
Three infrared LEDs 2d having a directivity of 120 degrees are arranged so that even when the pen 2 rotates, the infrared rays reach the receiving unit 11 provided in the main body 1 in the same manner. The ultrasonic transmitter 2c and the infrared LED 2d transmit an infrared pulse and an ultrasonic pulse when the contact detection switch 2b is turned on.
Further, a battery 2e and a drive circuit 2f are provided in the pen 2.
[0008]
FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the inside of the pen 2. The drive circuit 2f provided inside the pen 2 includes a timer 21, an LED drive circuit 22, and an ultrasonic drive circuit 23.
When the contact is detected by the contact detection switch 2b that detects the contact between the pen tip and the writing surface, the LED drive circuit 22 and the ultrasonic drive circuit 23 operate at a constant cycle determined by the time set in the timer 21, An infrared pulse is generated from the infrared LED 2d, and an ultrasonic pulse is generated from the ultrasonic transmitter 2c.
This cycle is set to about 100 Hz as long as the movement of the pen by a human hand can be detected stably.
[0009]
FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the main body 1.
The whole is composed of a board 1a on which a paper form can be placed and a handwritten entry can be made with a pen 2 on a paper form.
The paper form 1b can always be fixed at the same position by pressing the left end and the upper end against the abutting edge 1c and then fixing it with the paper clip 1d.
The ultrasonic sensors 11a and 11b and the infrared sensor 11c are fixed to the receiving unit 11, and are arranged so as to protrude from the surface of the main body 1, so that ultrasonic and infrared pulses from the pen 2 can be received. . The ultrasonic sensors 11a and 11b are also formed of a cylindrical piezoelectric film made of polyvinylidene fluoride.
[0010]
FIG. 5 shows an internal block diagram of the receiving unit 11.
The ultrasonic sensors 11a and 11b detect an ultrasonic pulse from the pen 2, and the infrared sensor 11c detects an infrared pulse. After the ultrasonic pulse from the pen 2 is detected by the ultrasonic sensors 11a and 11b, it is amplified to a desired size by the input amplifiers 12a and 12b.
The received ultrasonic waves usually have waveforms as shown in FIGS. Here, the ultrasonic pulse received by the ultrasonic sensor 11a is referred to as a reception wave 1, and the ultrasonic pulse received by the ultrasonic sensor 11b is referred to as a reception wave 2.
The comparators 13a and 13b detect whether the values of the received waves 1 and 2 are larger than the appropriate threshold value rt1, and turn on the flip-flops 15a and 15b if they are larger. The zero cross comparators 14a and 14b detect the zero cross of the reception wave 1 and the reception wave 2.
The AND gates 16a and 16b output the logical product of the outputs of the flip-flops 15a and 15b and the zero-cross signal output by the zero-cross comparators 14a and 14b. Detect the zero cross position. The time of this zero cross is the arrival time of the ultrasonic pulse (that is, the ultrasonic wave propagation time from the pen 2 to the ultrasonic sensors 11a and 11b).
The timers 17a and 17b start counting by the output of the infrared sensor 11c (infrared synchronization signal) and stop counting by the outputs of the AND gates 16a and 16b. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, the arrival time T1 of the received wave 1 with respect to the infrared synchronization signal is detected by the timer 17a, and the timer 17b is determined with reference to the infrared synchronization signal. The arrival time T2 of the received wave 1 is detected.
The transfer computer 18 determines the position coordinates of the pen 2 from the arrival times (ultrasonic propagation times) T1 and T2, and the position coordinates are sent to the processing device 3 via the transmission line 4.
[0011]
Next, a method of obtaining the position coordinates of the pen from the ultrasonic propagation times T1 and T2 will be described.
Assuming that the sound speed is V, the distance between the ultrasonic sensors 11a and 11b is W, and the distance from the pen 2 to the ultrasonic sensors 11a and 11b is L1 and L2, respectively, L1 and L2 are represented by the following equations.
L1 = V × T1
L2 = V × T2
Further, if a coordinate system in which the position R1 of the ultrasonic sensor 11a is the origin and the position R2 of the ultrasonic sensor 11b is (W, 0), the coordinates (x, y) of the pen 2 are
x ² + y ² = L1 ²
(X−W) ² + y ² = L2 ²
Therefore, if x and y are solved, x = (L1 ² −L2 ² + W ² ) / 2W
^{y = √ (L1 2 -x 2} )
The coordinates of the pen 2 based on the positions of the ultrasonic sensors 11a and 11b are obtained. Further, in order to match with the position coordinate system of the form, necessary coordinate conversion such as rotation, enlargement / reduction, and translation is performed.
The position coordinates of the pen 2 obtained as described above are sent from the transfer computer 18 to the processing device 3 via the transmission line 4, and the position calculation unit 11 of the processing device 3 converts the position coordinates with respect to the form to the position coordinates. Is converted.
[0012]
Next, a description will be given of a form creation process of the first embodiment of the present invention by the electronic form creation apparatus. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the pen coordinates are obtained from the propagation time of the ultrasonic wave as described above, and the forms are distinguished from each other by shifting the fields for inputting the forms for each form.
An example of a form is shown in FIG. In this example, four types of forms A, B, C, and D are shown.
In each of the forms A to D, in addition to a name, an address, a telephone, etc., columns such as a map, a company address, an occupation, and a member number are printed in advance for each form. Complete the electronic form in.
Each column is provided with a square so that each character can be input, facilitating handwritten character recognition. Since the reading column and the address column are common to all the forms, the positions of the columns are shifted so as not to be identical in the respective forms in order to distinguish the forms.
[0013]
Specifically, the width and height of each column are the same, and the position Px1 of the lower left corner of the reading column of the form and the position Px2 of the lower left corner of the address are shifted by more than the width and height of each column. . Therefore, even if the user fills in the corners of the columns without filling in all the columns, there is no possibility that the form is erroneously identified. In response, the form identification database stores the data of FIG.
That is, in the form A, the coordinate positions xa1 and ya1 of the lower left Pa1 of the reading column and one character width wa1 of the column, the one character height ha1 of the column, and the coordinate positions xa2 and ya2 of the lower left Pa2 of the address column and the column. One character width wa2 and one character height ha2 of the column are stored. The same applies to forms B, C and D.
[0014]
FIG. 9 shows an example of handwritten entry on a form, and FIG. 10 shows an example of a form database. FIG. 11 shows a processing procedure at this time in this embodiment.
Hereinafter, the processing of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
When the pen 2 is written on the paper form, ultrasonic waves are generated from the pen 2 as described above, and the times T1 and T2 during which the ultrasonic waves propagate to the ultrasonic sensors 11a and 11b of the receiving unit 11 of the main body 1 are measured. The position coordinates of the pen 2 are detected by the above-mentioned formula.
As described above, the position calculation unit 31 of the processing device 3 converts the pen position coordinates into a coordinate system based on the form, and stores the converted coordinates in the memory (step S1 in FIG. 11).
Since the pen trajectory during writing can be known from the stored pen coordinates, when entry of one form is completed, the form identification unit 32 checks whether the coordinates are within the range of the column registered in the form identification database 33. Is checked to identify the form (step S2).
That is, as described above, the form identification database 33 stores the lower left coordinate position, the character width wa1, and the character height ha1 of the entry field for form identification, and the form identification unit 32 Is checked within the range defined by the lower left coordinate position, the character width, and the character height of the entry columns of the forms A to D, and it is determined which form is to be entered.
[0015]
Next, the form creation unit 34 accesses the form database 35 based on the identified form, and extracts the position of each column of the form and the attribute of the type of character that can be input (step S3). Then, a pen locus is extracted from the position of the entry field that has been drawn (step S4), and an inquiry is made to the character recognition unit 36. The character recognition unit 36 performs character recognition based on the pen trajectory with reference to the extracted character attributes (step S5).
When the character recognition result is obtained, the form database 35 is updated with the character recognition result (step S6).
For example, since the character drawn at the position of the reading is a character in which the reading is written, the character recognition unit 36 is inquired and the character is recognized and coded from the pen trace using the online handwritten character recognition technology.
Since only the katakana is effective in the reading column, the recognition rate can be improved by notifying the character recognition unit 36 that the conversion target is katakana.
If the form identification result is Form A and the result of character recognition is, for example, "Yamamoto Taichi", the recognition result is stored in the database of Form A. By performing these processes for all the columns, an electronic form for one form A can be created.
[0016]
Next, a description will be given of a form creation process of the second embodiment of the present invention by the electronic form creation apparatus. In the second embodiment of the present invention, an entry column for form identification is provided separately from the original entry column, and the entry is identified by, for example, whether or not a check mark is provided in the entry column.
FIG. 12 shows a form example according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this example, as shown in the figure, a form identification column is provided at the upper corner of the forms A to C, and one or a plurality of columns are provided at different positions for each of the forms A to C.
When there are few types of forms, it is good to change only the position and make one column. When the types of forms are increased, the number of identifications may be increased by dividing the columns into a plurality of lines, or two or more identification columns may be provided in one form.
However, if the number of identification columns is too large, the writer feels complicated. Therefore, basically, the location is changed and the number of identification columns is desirably about three.
Further, in this embodiment, since each entry column is not divided for each character, it is necessary to separate characters when recognizing characters, which complicates the process, but reduces the burden on the writer.
[0017]
FIG. 13 shows an example of the form identification database 33 of this embodiment.
In this example, first, the arrangement of the identification columns of the form (the xy coordinates of the lower left corner of the leftmost column, the width w and the height h of one identification column, and the number of identification columns) are described.
For example, as shown in the figure, when the number of identification columns is 3, the position coordinates of the lower left corner of the first identification column are (x1, y1), and the position coordinates of the lower left corner of the second identification column are (X1 + w, y1), the position coordinates of the lower left corner of the third identification column are (x1 + 2w, y1). Whether or not there is an entry in the identification column is determined based on whether or not there is a locus of pen coordinates within a range defined by the coordinate position of the lower left corner, the width w, and the height h.
Then, each column is made to correspond to a bit string. If there is an entry in each column, 1 is set, and if there is no entry, 0 is set. As shown in FIG. 13, 100, 010, 101 of each form a, b, c,. Such a sequence of bit strings is stored. The form identification unit 32 of the processing device 3 first completes a bit string based on the definition of the identification column position in the form identification database 33 based on whether or not there is a locus in each column, and then searches for a form that matches the bit string. Identify the form.
In this embodiment, first, an entry is made in the identification column, and unless the entry is made in the identification column, it is made impossible to enter in other columns by a warning sound or the like. By doing so, it is possible to prevent an entry leak in an identification column which is originally unnecessary.
Further, when continuously filling out forms, it is possible to use the entry in the identification column as a break of form entry.
[0018]
FIG. 14 shows an example of handwritten entry on a form, and FIG. 15 shows a processing procedure of this embodiment. Hereinafter, the processing of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
When the pen 2 is written on the paper form, ultrasonic waves are generated from the pen 2 as described above, and the times T1 and T2 during which the ultrasonic waves propagate to the ultrasonic sensors 11a and 11b of the receiving unit 11 of the main body 1 are measured. The position coordinates of the pen 2 are calculated by the above formula (step S1).
Next, it is determined whether or not the pen coordinates are in the identification field (step S2). If the pen coordinates are not the identification field, a warning sound is generated (step S3), and the input is repeated. If it is the identification column, the pen coordinates are stored in the memory (step S4).
The data is stored in the memory until the identification field of the next report is entered. If the identification field of the next report is a delimiter for a series of handwritten input, the process goes from step S5 to step S6. An electronic form is created in the database by the same processing.
That is, the form identification unit 32 compares the stored locus coordinates with the form identification database 33 to determine which form is filled in (step S6).
Next, the form creation unit 34 accesses the form database 35 based on the identified form, and extracts the position of each column of the form and the attribute of the type of character that can be input (step S7). Then, a pen locus is extracted from the position of the entry field that has been drawn (step S8), and an inquiry is made to the character recognition unit 36. The character recognition unit 36 performs character recognition based on the pen trajectory with reference to the extracted character attributes (step S9).
When the character recognition result is obtained, the form database 35 is updated with the character recognition result (step S10).
[0019]
In the above-described embodiment, the entry in the identification column is used as a delimiter of the form. However, the entry may be performed in a dedicated delimiter column.
In this embodiment, as compared with the first embodiment, it is troublesome to fill in a column which is not required for the entry, but the degree of freedom of the form design is increased, and it is possible to easily cope with many types of forms. . Further, since only an arbitrary trajectory such as a dot, a check, and a circle is written in the identification field, the time and effort required for entry are not significantly increased as compared with the above-mentioned known example (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-236451), and recognition of identification characters is not required. Therefore, there is almost no possibility of misrecognition.
[0020]
(Appendix 1) A pen that can be handwritten and written on a form printed in a predetermined format,
Means for determining the coordinates of the pen;
Storage means for electronically storing the form of the form,
A form identification unit that detects a handwritten entry position on a form based on the coordinates of the pen, and identifies a plurality of types of forms based on a form of each form stored in the storage unit;
An electronic form creation device comprising: a form creation means for creating an electronic form by recognizing an entry in the form from pen coordinates.
(Supplementary note 2) One or more of the form items that should be filled out are shifted so that they do not match each other for each form.
2. The electronic form creation device according to claim 1, wherein said form identification means identifies each form based on an entry position of each form.
(Supplementary Note 3) The form is provided with an entry column for each character, and a shift amount of the entry column of each form is set to be equal to or more than half the width or height of one entry column. Item 2. The electronic form creation device according to Item 2.
(Supplementary note 4) Apart from the form items that should be filled in, one or more identification fields are provided for the purpose of form identification.
2. The electronic form creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said form identification means identifies the form based on whether or not there is a pen track in said identification column.
(Supplementary note 5) The electronic form creation apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a means for issuing a warning when not filling in the identification field.
(Supplementary Note 6) The pen includes an ultrasonic transmitter or an ultrasonic sensor,
The means for determining pen coordinates comprises a receiver body having two or more ultrasonic sensors or transmitters, and determines pen coordinates from the ultrasonic propagation time between the pen and the receiver body. 6. The form creation device according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein
(Supplementary note 7) The form creation device according to claim 7, further comprising means for keeping a positional relationship between the form and the receiver body constant every time.
(Supplementary Note 8) An electronic form creation program for recognizing a character written on a form printed in a predetermined format using a handwritten writable pen and creating an electronic form,
The above program is
Processing for obtaining the coordinates of the pen,
A process of detecting a handwritten entry position on a form based on the coordinates of the pen, referring to a form format stored in advance in a storage unit, and identifying a plurality of types of forms;
An electronic form creation program for causing a computer to execute processing of creating an electronic form by recognizing an entry in the form from pen coordinates.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, a handwritten entry position on a form is detected based on the coordinates of a pen, and a plurality of types of forms are identified based on the form of each form stored in the storage unit, and an electronic form is identified. The electronic form can be created by selecting the form to be created from a plurality of forms while minimizing the burden on the writer. Further, the possibility of erroneous recognition of the form can be almost eliminated. Therefore, it is possible to create an electronic form at low cost by handwriting input on a plurality of types of paper forms.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an electronic form creation device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a pen that fills out a form.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the inside of a pen for filling out a form.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a main body according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an internal block diagram of a receiving unit provided in the main unit.
FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing an operation in the receiving unit.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a form according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a form identification database according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of entry of a form according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a form database according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a processing flowchart of the first embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a form according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a form identification database according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of entry of a form according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a processing flowchart of the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body part 2 Pen 3 Processing unit 4 Transmission line 11 Receiving part 31 Position calculating part 32 Form identification part 33 Form identification database 34 Form creation part 34 Form database 36 Character recognition part

Claims (3)

A pen that can be handwritten on a form printed in a predetermined format,
Means for determining the coordinates of the pen;
Storage means for electronically storing the form of the form,
A form identification unit that detects a handwritten entry position on a form based on the coordinates of the pen, and identifies a plurality of types of forms based on a form of each form stored in the storage unit;
An electronic form creation device comprising: a form creation means for creating an electronic form by recognizing an entry in the form from pen coordinates. Shift one or more of the form items that should be filled out so that they do not match each other for each form,
2. The electronic form creation device according to claim 1, wherein said form identification means identifies each form based on an entry position of each form. In addition to the form items that should be filled in, one or more identification fields are provided for the purpose of form identification,
2. The electronic form creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said form identification means identifies the form based on whether or not there is a pen track in said identification column.

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