JP2004171578A - Form reading processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the work of sorting a form subjected to detailed check processing by a reading error or a form having a carrying error to a corresponding sort pocket by giving a unique number of this system to each form. <P>SOLUTION: When a form with an unreadable amount column is present in a number of forms 102 and 102 referred from each branch store, the read data of the amount column of this form is set to 0 yen. The form with the amount column set to 0 yen is picked up in detailed check processing, and collated with a delivery slip transmitted from the branch store with the form, whereby correct amount data are set. In the occurrence of a carrying error of form, the sort pocket numbers of the forms sorted just before it are displayed in contrast with a series of numbers given to the forms, whereby an operator can easily determine to which number of the sort pocket the form with the carrying error is to be sorted while seeing the display. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

  The present invention relates to a form reading processing system for automatically reading the contents of a form such as a stored notice of a transfer request form of a utility bill such as an electricity bill, a water bill, and a telephone bill.

  Conventionally, financial institutions have already stored the transfer request form of each branch at the calculation center or head office for the management and sorting of utilities such as electricity, water and telephone charges by the transfer request form handled at each branch. Notifications are collected, the form reading processing system reads the items described in each form, sorts the form for each payee, and performs processing such as summing up the transfer amount.

  However, in the conventional form reading processing system, when the characters described in the form cannot be read correctly in the reading process, a predetermined reject character (for example, “?”) Is inserted into a corresponding column of the read data, and the reject character is inserted. Although the form is examined closely later, the same rejected character is used in all cases regardless of the reading error of the number in the money amount column or the reading error of other items. It was not possible to automatically identify whether the error was a reading error in the money amount column or a reading error in the other columns, and there was a problem that the scrutiny process became complicated even in the case of a simple number reading error.

  Also, if a transport error occurs while the form is being transported from the form reading means to the sorter, the operator takes out the form from the system and determines which sort pocket to sort. There is a problem that it is difficult for an operator to make a determination because information serving as a criterion for determining whether to sort in a pocket is not presented.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and when a simple number reading error occurs, a form reading process in which a form in which the reading error has occurred can be specified and data input can be performed by detailed inspection processing. The purpose is to provide a system.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a form reading processing system capable of providing information to allow an operator to easily determine which sort pocket should be used to sort a form taken out when a transport error occurs. I do.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a form reading processing system for sequentially reading character information written in a form loaded in a receiving unit and sequentially converting the information into data, wherein a reading operation for converting an unreadable character in the form into a reject symbol is performed. Processing means; reading control result editing processing means for editing the numerical information in the money amount column as 0 yen data when the numerical information entered in the money amount column of the form cannot be read; This is provided with scrutiny processing means for rejecting the form in which the circle data is set as a scrutiny target.

  In the form reading processing system according to the first aspect of the present invention, when there is a form in which the amount column cannot be read among a large number of forms, the read data in the amount column of the form is set to 0 yen.

In this way, if a form in which the amount field is set to 0 yen is picked up in the close examination process and is collated with a form sent together with the form from the business office, correct amount data can be set.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a form reading processing system for sequentially reading character information written on a form loaded in a receiving section and converting the same into data, wherein a serial number of a predetermined format is assigned to each form after the reading processing. A numbering means for printing, a sorter having a plurality of sort pockets for sorting each of the read-out forms, and a sort pocket number in which each of the read-out forms is sorted, the serial number of each form A sort management means for storing the data in comparison with the storage means, and when a transport failure has occurred for the form, a sort pocket number in which a predetermined number of forms have been sorted immediately before the occurrence of the failure is compared with the serial number of each form. And display means for displaying the information.

  In the form reading processing system according to the second aspect of the present invention, when a form transport error occurs, the sort pocket numbers of the forms sorted until immediately before are displayed in comparison with the serial numbers assigned to the forms. By referring to this display, the operator can easily determine the form in which the form in which the transport error has occurred should be sorted into which sort pocket.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when there is a form in which the amount column cannot be read out among a large number of forms, the read data in the amount column of the form is set to 0 yen, so that in the close examination process, By picking up a form in which the amount column is set to 0 yen and comparing it with the form sent together with the form from the business office, correct amount data can be easily set.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a form transport error occurs, the sort pocket numbers of the forms sorted up to immediately before are displayed in comparison with the serial numbers assigned to the forms. , It is possible to easily determine in which sort pocket the number of the form in which the transport error has occurred should be sorted.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration of a form reading processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The present system 100 includes a hopper 1 for loading a large number of forms collected from each branch office, taking in each form loaded in the hopper 1, reading entries, performing character recognition processing, and reading. A reading / numbering unit 2 that determines a number according to a predetermined format and rules for each form, prints it on the back side, and carries it out, and sorts each completed form into a predetermined sort pocket 3a, 3b, 3c,. And an error pocket 4 for discharging a form in which a reading error or a transport error has occurred. The system also includes a reading / numbering unit 2, a control unit (CPU) 5 for controlling the sorter 3 and the error pocket 4, and a monitor 6 as display means.

  FIG. 2 shows a functional configuration of the present system. The main system 100 is installed in a center section that accumulates and sorts and manages forms such as a head office and a calculation center. When the system 100 is divided into functions, a reading processing unit 21 for executing reading processing for each of the forms taken in from the hopper 1 to the reading / numbering unit 2, a sorting processing unit 22 for performing sorting processing, and a reading result of the reading processing unit 21. And a key entry unit 25 for performing a key entry on the form discharged to the error pocket 4.

These are processing functions performed by cooperation between the reading / numbering unit 2 and the control unit (CPU) 5 shown in FIG.

  Next, a form reading process by the form reading processing system having the above configuration will be described. A sending slip 101 is attached to a unit for closely inspecting the stored notice 102 of the transfer request received at each branch at the center. In the sending slip 101, a business office number, a batch number, the number of cases, an amount, and a storage date are entered. The sending slip 101 and the stored notice 102 collected from each branch at the center are loaded into the hopper 1 of the form reading processing system 100 and sequentially taken into the reading / numbering unit 2 to be read.

  The reading processing unit 21 in the reading / numbering unit 2 reads the business office number, the number of cases, the amount, and the storage date written in the sending slip 101, recognizes the characters, and converts them into character codes. Characters that cannot be read by the reading processing unit 21 are converted into reject symbols (here, “?”) And transferred to the reading control result editing processing unit 23.

  The reading control result editing processing section 23 edits characters according to the character information, form information, and operation information transferred from the reading processing section 21 and displays guidance according to the operation status. For example, the rejection of the amount cannot be summed up in the scrutinization processing unit 24 as it is, so it is replaced with 0 yen. When an abnormal status is set in the operation information, reading of the form and thereafter is interrupted. In this case, since the reading of the stored notification 102 and the sorting to the sorter 3 are performed asynchronously, it is not known to which sort pocket the stored notification being transported to the sorter 3 is sorted. For this reason, information read for the number of sort pockets from the time when the error occurred is displayed on the monitor 6 to provide the operator with information for determining which number of sort pockets should be discharged.

  Further, since a form not registered in the reading processing unit 21 cannot be read, it is added to the inspection processing unit 24 as a part of the original transmission form 101 by separately inputting a key through the key entry unit 25.

  If the store number and the batch number are used as the unit of the inspection, the character data may not be correctly transferred to the inspection processor 24 due to erroneous reading. Printing is performed at a predetermined position on the back surface of the print 102. The form not expected to be read is ejected to the error pocket 4, and the form ejected to the error pocket is keyed by the key entry unit 25 using the number printed on the back surface as a key.

  The numbering system here is as shown in FIG. 3, and is composed of a system date, a series of batch numbers and a serial number managed by the reading control result editing processing unit 23. When it is necessary to redo a batch from the first reading in the scrutiny processing unit 24, the scrutiny processing unit 24 first deletes the read result of the batch and reloads the hopper 1 with the forms 101 and 102 for the batch. Then, re-reading is executed. At this time, since a predetermined number has already been printed on the back of the form, the reading processing unit 21 notifies the reading control result editing processing unit 23 of this information. Therefore, the reading control result editing processing section 23 issues an instruction to print the batch again subjected to the reading processing to a place different from the first printing position or in a color different from the printing color. Give to. Whether the printing position or the printing color is different is selected by the operator on the numbering method designation screen 30 of the monitor 6 as shown in FIG. The number is printed in a printing location different from the first printing location or in a printing color different from the first printing color, thereby facilitating discrimination from the first numbering.

  When the reading process is completed, a serial number in a predetermined format is printed on the back surface, and is conveyed to the sorting unit 22. In the sorting section 22, one of the sort pockets 3a, 3b, 3c,... The form in which the transport error or the reading error has occurred is discharged to the error pocket 4.

<Scrutiny>
The reading control result editing processing unit 23 receives the information on the left side in FIG. If the data type of the received information is a stored notice, it is determined whether the amount includes a reject character. When the reject character "?" Is included, the amount of money is set to 0 yen in the format for transferring the information on the right side in FIG.

  The scrutiny processing unit 24 sums up the amount and the number of cases by rounding one batch number, compares the total amount and the number of cases data of the same series of batch numbers with the data type of the sending slip, and scrutinizes. Here, if the amounts or the numbers do not match, a scrutiny error occurs, and the key entry unit 25 corrects and inputs the amount in the stored notice with the amount of 0 yen.

  In this manner, when the rejection of the amount is received by the reading processing unit 21, the amount is transferred to the scrutiny processing unit 24 as the amount of 0 yen, so that a scrutiny error can be easily detected in the scrutiny process, and the amount can be corrected. It can be easily performed from the key entry section 5. If the amount is not set to 0 yen in this manner, the computer can perform addition by simple addition processing, and processing for detecting and correcting a scrutiny error becomes complicated.

<Abnormal processing>
When an abnormality is set in the operation information of the present system 100, the reading control result editing processing unit 23 causes the reading processing unit 21 and the sorting processing unit 22 to stop reading and sorting processing. Then, on the control screen of the monitor 6, the numbers assigned to the respective forms read retroactively by the number of sort pockets as shown in FIG. 5 are displayed.

  The operator compares the number printed on the back side of the form discharged to the error pocket 4 with the number displayed on the monitor 6, and determines the form being conveyed discharged to the error pocket 4 on the monitor screen. After recognizing which one of the sort pockets, the form ejected with an error during the conveyance is set in the sort pocket of the corresponding number.

  In this way, the reading and sorting are carried out asynchronously with the reading control result editing process in order to speed up the processing. If an error occurs during the carrying, information on the form should be output to which sort pocket the form should be discharged to. Even if it is not easy to understand from the above, it is possible to indicate the sort pocket number to be discharged to the operator by displaying the reading results for the number of sort pockets on the monitor.

<Change processing of print position or print color>
In the case of a batch requiring rereading, the reading control result editing processing unit 23 causes the reading processing unit 21 to display the above-described numbering method designation screen of FIG. Specify the printing position and printing color. When the operator specifies a number printing position or a printing color on the numbering method specification screen, the reading processing unit 21 prints a predetermined number according to the specified printing position or printing color when re-reading the form.

  This makes it easy to identify the number printed when re-reading the form from the first printed number.

<Number assignment process>
In the present system 100, the batch is not managed by the branch number or the batch number, but is managed by a date, a series batch number, and a serial number unique to the present system. That is, when a batch is loaded into the hopper 1 for each transmission slip 101 and the reading processing unit 21 performs the reading process, a series of numbers assigned according to a predetermined rule is printed on the back surface of the slip.

This numbering process (numbering) is systematized with information that can identify the batch.

The reading control result editing processing unit 23 holds a numbering issue queue on a disk or a memory of the control unit 5 that executes this processing so that a batch is unique for a series of batches. The numbering system is as follows.

[Equation 1]
System date: YYYYMMDD
Series batch number: NNNNN
Serial number: NNNNN
For example, if the date is February 15, 2001, the batch number is the first on the day, and the document is the fifth document to be read, the serial number is set to “200110250000100005”, and this number is set on the back of the document. It is printed.

  Hereinafter, the numbering process will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Initial processing is performed on the numbering screen and the system date acquisition screen (step S05), and the process is started by giving an instruction to read one form (step S10).

  When the result of reading the form is received, it is determined whether the read information is normal (steps S15 and S20). If the read information is normal, it is determined whether the data type of the read information is the transmission form 101 or the form 102 (step S25). If the read data type is the sending form, the serial number is initialized to 1 and a series batch number is incremented by 1 assuming that a new batch is to be started (step S30). If the read data type is not a transmission form, that is, if it is a form, the serial number is incremented by one while the series batch number is kept as it is (step S35). Then, a numbering instruction is issued, and the number printed on the back side of the read sending slip or form is printed (step S40). Then, with respect to the form on which the predetermined number is printed, the sort pocket number is designated, and the sort pocket number is conveyed to the sorting processing unit 22 to be sorted into the sort pocket of the corresponding number of sort 3, and the next form read is instructed (step S45). .

  In the determination of step S20, if the form reading operation is not normal, it is determined whether or not the operation information is empty, and if the data is empty because all forms have been read, the reading operation is terminated (step S20). (Branch to YES in S50). However, if the operation information is not data empty, the occurrence of abnormality is displayed on the monitor 6 (step S55). The operator determines whether or not a form transport error has occurred by looking at the display on the monitor. If the transport error has occurred, the operator looks at the number printed on the form in the error pocket and displays the number on the monitor 6. Compared with the display shown in FIG. 5, it is determined to which sort pocket the form discharged to the error pocket 4 should be sorted, and the operator sorts the form into the sort pocket of the corresponding number. Then, thereafter, the process returns to step S10, and an instruction to read the next form is issued.

  It is easy for the operator to manage the batches by the business office and the batch number entered in the form, but if the reading processing unit 21 misreads this number, the batch inspection cannot be performed correctly. Therefore, by performing the above-described system-specific numbering process, by adopting a number system that is not affected by the recognition result of the present system and adopting a number that is centrally managed by the reading control result editing processing unit 23, the batch can be reliably processed. It can be identified and batch scrutiny becomes easier.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an embodiment of a form reading processing system according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the provision rule of the form number by the said embodiment. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a screen for specifying a form number assignment method according to the embodiment. 9 is a screen showing a comparison between a form number and a sort pocket number according to the embodiment. 9 is a flowchart of a form number assignment process according to the embodiment.

Explanation of reference numerals

Reference Signs List 1 hopper 2 reading / numbering unit 3 sorter 4 error pocket 5 control unit 6 monitor 21 reading processing unit 22 sorting processing unit 23 reading control result editing processing unit 24 close-up processing unit 25 key entry unit 100 form reading processing system 101 sending slip 102 storage Notice letter

Claims (2)

In a form reading processing system for sequentially and successively reading character information written on a form loaded in a receiving unit and converting it into data,
Reading processing means for converting an unreadable character in the form into a reject symbol; and reading control results for editing the numerical information in the amount column as 0 yen data when the numerical information entered in the amount column of the form cannot be read. Editing processing means;
A form reading processing system comprising: a form in which 0 yen data is set by the read control result editing processing means; In a form reading processing system for sequentially and successively reading character information written on a form loaded in a receiving unit and converting it into data,
Numbering means for printing a serial number of a predetermined format on each of the forms after the reading process,
A sorter with a plurality of sort pockets for sorting each of the forms that have been read,
Sort management means for storing a sort pocket number in which each of the forms for which the reading process has been completed is sorted, in comparison with the serial number of each form,
Display means for displaying a sort pocket number in which each of a predetermined number of forms is sorted immediately before the occurrence of the failure when the transport failure for the form occurs, in comparison with the serial number of each form; Read processing system.

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