JP2004234468A - Seal mount, slip set, identification processing system, identification processing server, identification processor and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an identification processing system capable of easily identifying a variety of application forms by turning a part of a dot pattern printed on the application form or the like to an unique dot pattern. <P>SOLUTION: In the identification processing system, a seal constituting a seal mount 50 is attached to a seal attaching area of the application form 4. Also, an identification processing server 3 stores beforehand the area of the seal as area information corresponding to position data based on the dot pattern that the seal has. A user makes a prescribed entry to the entry column of the application form 4 and checks the seal attached to the seal attaching area by using an electronic pen 10. Terminal equipment 25 receives entry data entered by the user and the checked position data from the electronic pen 10 and transmits them to the identification processing server 3. The identification processing server 3 specifies the area of the seal attached to the application form 4 on the basis of the position data and the area information. Further, the identification processing server 3 prepares identification information relating to the specified area of the seal. Then, the identification processing server 3 stores the entry data on the basis of the prepared identification information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a technique for individually identifying a form to be filled out using an electronic pen.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, users have filled in various documents (such as application documents), such as applications submitted to government offices, financial institutions or private companies, using ballpoint pens and the like. Documents had been submitted. On the other hand, in recent years, instead of a conventional paper form, an electronic form in which the form is digitized has been used. The electronic form is electronic data including entry items of a paper form as a plurality of fields. A user who creates a form reads an electronic form on a personal computer or the like, displays it on a display device, and operates an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse to input necessary items in the electronic form. The input items are acquired as electronic data, and can be transmitted to an organization to which the form is submitted through a network or the like.
[0003]
However, when preparing various application documents to be submitted to government offices, financial institutions, private companies, etc., for users who do not have enough knowledge of how to operate personal computers or users who are not good at keyboard input, etc. It is often difficult to use the above electronic forms successfully. It is easiest for such a user to make a pen input on a paper form, as is conventionally done.
[0004]
In recent years, as input devices effective in such a case, pen-type input devices called “electronic pens” and “digital pens” have appeared (hereinafter, referred to as “electronic pens” in this specification). As a representative example, “Anotopen” developed by Anoto of Sweden is known. The anoto pen is used as a pair with special paper on which a predetermined dot pattern is printed (hereinafter, referred to as “special paper”). The Anoto pen is equipped with a small camera for reading a dot pattern on special paper and a data communication unit in addition to a normal ink type pen tip. When the user writes characters on the special paper with an anoto pen, or checks the image stylized on the special paper, the small camera detects the dot pattern on the special paper as the pen moves, Write data (also referred to as “stroke data”) such as written characters and images is obtained. The entry data is transmitted from the anoto pen to a nearby terminal device such as a personal computer or a mobile phone by the data communication unit. The system using the anoto pen can be used as an input device instead of a keyboard, and is very easy to use for a user who has difficulty using the personal computer and the keyboard described above. On the other hand, even at the submission destination of various application documents such as government offices, the user's entry can be obtained as entry data instead of a paper document as in the past, so that electronic processing by a server etc. There is an advantage that it can be performed.
[0005]
In such a system as described above, a user creates an application document using an electronic pen, and sends entry data corresponding to the entry to the application document via a network via a terminal device near the electronic pen to a submission destination server. Send to On the other hand, a submission destination server or the like creates an application document based on the received entry data and performs necessary reception processing and the like. In order to perform such a reception process, the submission destination server needs to individually identify application documents created by the user using the electronic pen, for example, for each user.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, preparing a plurality of application documents in which different dot patterns are printed in order to identify the application documents causes problems in terms of manufacturing and cost.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and various application documents can be easily identified by setting a part of the dot patterns printed on the application document to a unique dot pattern. It is an object to provide a simple identification processing system.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a seal board including a plurality of stickers having a dot pattern recognizable by an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern, wherein the seal has the seal. The dot patterns are all associated with different identification information.
[0009]
The above-mentioned seal mount is constituted by a plurality of stickers that can be attached (or pasted) and peeled off, and the seals have a dot pattern that can be recognized by the electronic pen. The dot patterns of the individual seals are all different, and are associated with predetermined identification information. Here, the predetermined identification information is, for example, a user ID of a user who uses the electronic pen. According to this, when the user checks the seal using the electronic pen, a predetermined server or terminal device can acquire the dot pattern of the seal. Further, a predetermined server or the like can acquire identification information associated with the acquired dot pattern. That is, only by the user checking the seal using the electronic pen, the predetermined server or the like can easily acquire the identification information such as the user ID of the user.
[0010]
According to another aspect of the present invention, a form set includes a plurality of stickers having a dot pattern recognizable by an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern, and the dot pattern provided by the seal Is composed of a sticker sheet respectively associated with different identification information, a form having the dot pattern, a plurality of entry fields to be filled in by the electronic pen, and a sticker attaching area for attaching the seal. .
[0011]
The above-mentioned form set is composed of a sticker mount and a form. Here, the sticker mount has a dot pattern and is constituted by a plurality of stickers associated with predetermined identification information. The form also has an entry field for the user to fill in using an electronic pen and a sticker attachment area for attaching a sticker. According to this, the sticker associated with the predetermined identification information can be attached to the form. That is, it is possible to associate the identification information of the data entered in the entry column of the form with the sticker attached to the form. Therefore, the predetermined server or the like can easily acquire the identification information of the data entered in the entry column of the form only by the user checking the sticker attached to the form using the electronic pen. it can. That is, a predetermined server or the like can easily obtain the entry data.
[0012]
In another aspect of the form set, the seal attachment area can be arbitrarily set in the form. According to this, for example, it is also possible to set a seal attachment area on an entry column. Further, the seal attachment area does not necessarily need to be visually recognizable, and may not be surrounded by ruled lines or the like.
[0013]
According to another aspect of the present invention, an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern, and a plurality of seals having a dot pattern recognizable by the electronic pen, wherein the dot pattern included in the seal A sticker sheet associated with different identification information, a form having the dot pattern, a plurality of entry fields to be filled in by the electronic pen, and a sticker attaching area for attaching the seal; A terminal device used by a user who fills in the form in which the sticker is attached to the seal attachment area using a terminal, and an identification processing server that can communicate with the terminal device via a network. In the processing system, the terminal device may be configured such that the user uses the electronic pen to enter the entry field. Information receiving means for receiving, as information, the entered data and the position data obtained by the user using the electronic pen and checking the sticker attached to the form, and transmitting the received information to the identification processing server An area information storage unit that stores an area of the dot pattern of the sticker as area information in association with position data based on the dot pattern, and the terminal New information receiving means for receiving the information as new information from a device, and new area identification for identifying the area of the sticker attached to the form based on the position data and the area information included in the new information Means for creating identification information associated with the area identified by the new area identifying means Comprising a multi-address producing means, and a fill information storage means for storing the entered data as entry information based on the identification information generated.
[0014]
In the identification processing system configured as described above, the sticker forming the sticker mount is attached to the sticker attachment area of the form. Further, the identification processing server stores in advance the area of the seal as area information in association with position data based on the dot pattern of the seal. Here, the position data is coordinate data or the like based on a dot pattern. First, the user makes a predetermined entry in the entry field of the form using the electronic pen, and checks the sticker attached to the sticker attachment area. The terminal device receives the entry data entered by the user and the checked position data from the electronic pen, and transmits them to the identification processing server. The identification processing server that has received the entry data and the position data as new information specifies the area of the sticker attached to the form based on the position data and the area information stored in advance. Further, the identification processing server creates identification information in association with the specified seal area. Here, the identification information is, for example, identification information of a user created in a one-to-one correspondence with an area, identification information of entry data created based on an area and a pen ID, and the like. can do. Then, the identification processing server stores the entry data based on the created identification information.
[0015]
According to this, the entry data can be stored based on the identification information associated with the area of the sticker attached to the form. In other words, the identification processing server can manage the entry data of the form based on the identification information created by the user checking the seal using the electronic pen. Further, according to this, even when the dot patterns of a plurality of forms are the same, if the dot patterns of the stickers attached to the sticker attachment areas are different, individual identification information can be created for the forms. That is, individual forms can be recognized by attaching the seals without manufacturing forms having all different dot patterns. Therefore, it is possible to save the dot pattern and reduce the cost in manufacturing the form.
[0016]
According to another aspect of the present invention, an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern, and a plurality of seals having a dot pattern recognizable by the electronic pen, wherein the dot pattern included in the seal A sticker sheet associated with different identification information, a form having the dot pattern, a plurality of entry fields to be filled in by the electronic pen, and a sticker attaching area for attaching the seal; An identification processing system comprising an identification processing device capable of communicating with the identification processing device, wherein the identification processing device stores the dot pattern area of the seal as area information in association with position data based on the dot pattern. Area information storage means to be used, and New information receiving means for receiving, as new information, entry data entered in an entry column and position data obtained by the user using the electronic pen to check the sticker attached to the form, and the new information is included in the new information. New area specifying means for specifying the area of the sticker attached to the form based on the position data and the area information, and identification for creating identification information associated with the area specified by the new area specifying means. The information processing device includes information creating means, and entry information storage means for storing the entry data as entry information based on the created identification information.
[0017]
In the identification processing system configured as described above, the sticker forming the sticker mount is attached to the sticker attachment area of the form. In addition, the identification processing device stores in advance the area of the seal as area information in association with position data based on the dot pattern of the seal. First, the user makes a predetermined entry in the entry field of the form using the electronic pen, and checks the sticker attached to the sticker attachment area. The identification processing device receives the entry data entered by the user and the checked position data from the electronic pen. Further, the identification processing device specifies the area of the sticker attached to the form based on the position data and the area information stored in advance. Then, the identification processing device creates identification information in association with the specified seal area, and stores the entry data based on the identification information.
[0018]
According to this, without passing through a large-scale network such as the Internet, the identification processing system uses the electronic pen to check the seal and to create the form entry data based on the identification information created by checking the seal. Can be managed.
[0019]
According to another aspect of the present invention, a terminal device and a network used by a user who fills out a form attached with a sticker using an ink pen unit and an electronic pen including a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern are used. In the identification processing server that can communicate via the sticker and the form, the dot pattern has the dot pattern, and the area of the dot pattern that the seal has as area information in association with position data based on the dot pattern. From the area information storage means to be stored, from the terminal device, the entry data that the user has filled in the form using the electronic pen, and the user has checked the seal using the electronic pen. New information receiving means for receiving the position data as new information; and the position data included in the new information. New area specifying means for specifying the area included in the sticker attached to the form based on the data and the area information, and identification information creation for creating identification information in association with the area specified by the new area specifying means Means, and entry data storage means for storing the entry data based on the created identification information.
[0020]
In the identification processing server configured as described above, the user uses the electronic pen to make a predetermined entry in the entry field of the form, and checks the seal attached to the seal attachment area. The terminal device receives the entry data entered by the user and the checked position data from the electronic pen, and transmits them to the identification processing server. The identification processing server that has received the entry data and the position data as new information specifies the area of the sticker attached to the form based on the position data and the area information stored in advance. Further, the identification processing server creates identification information in association with the specified seal area. Then, the identification processing server stores the entry data based on the created identification information.
[0021]
According to this, the identification processing server can manage the form entry data based on the identification information created by the user checking the seal using the electronic pen. Further, according to this, even when the dot patterns of a plurality of forms are the same, if the dot patterns of the stickers attached to the sticker attachment areas are different, individual identification information can be created for the forms. Therefore, it is possible to save the dot pattern and reduce the cost in manufacturing the form.
[0022]
In another aspect of the above-described identification processing server, from the terminal device, the user can use the electronic pen to add data to the form that has already been written, and the user can add the electronic pen to the form. Additional information receiving means for receiving the position data checked on the sticker attached to the form as additional information using, based on the position data and the area information included in the additional information, to the additional form Additional writing area specifying means for specifying the area of the attached seal, identification information obtaining means for obtaining the identification information based on the area specified by the additional writing area specifying means, and the identification information and the additional writing data Updating means for updating the entry data stored in the entry data storage means based on the entry data.
[0023]
In the identification processing server configured as described above, the user uses the electronic pen to additionally write on the completed form, and checks the seal attached to the seal attachment area. Here, the additional writing is, for example, deleting an old address with a double line or the like and writing a new address in an address entry field of a form for changing an address. The terminal device receives the postscript data added by the user and the checked position data from the electronic pen, and transmits them to the identification processing server. The identification processing server that has received the postscript data and the checked position data as postscript information specifies the area of the sticker attached to the form added by the user based on the position data and the area information. Further, the identification processing server acquires identification information created in association with entry data of a form added by the user based on the specified area. Then, the identification processing server searches the entry data based on the acquired identification information, and updates the entry data based on the additional data. Specifically, if the user's postscript is an address change, the address of the entry data is changed based on the postscript data.
[0024]
According to this, the identification processing server can search the entry data before additional writing and update the entry data based on the additional writing data only by the user checking the seal using the electronic pen. That is, the identification processing server performs data recognition based on the area of the seal checked by the user. Therefore, compared to the conventional data recognition based on character recognition or the like, the operation of the user is simple, and erroneous recognition and artificial input errors can be greatly reduced.
[0025]
In another aspect of the identification processing server, an upper area configured by a plurality of the stickers is set, and the identification processing server associates the upper area with an upper area in association with position data based on the dot pattern. Further comprising upper area information storage means for storing as information, the new area specifying means specifies the new area based on the position data, the area information and the upper area information, and the additional area specifying means, The additional recording area is specified based on position data, the area information, and the upper area information.
[0026]
According to this, when specifying the new area or the additional recording area, the identification processing server first specifies the upper area based on the position data obtained by checking the sticker attached to the form and the upper area information. Then, based on the position data and the area information, the identification processing server specifies a new area or a postscript area by searching for only a sticker constituting the upper area. Therefore, the number of searches for specifying the area is smaller than when no upper area is set, and the load on the identification processing server can be reduced.
[0027]
In still another aspect of the above-described identification processing server, the area of the dot pattern included in one sticker is configured by a plurality of divided areas, and the user checks the sticker using the electronic pen. Further comprising: divided area specifying means for specifying any of the divided areas and / or a combination of the divided areas constituting the seal based on the position data obtained. Identification information is created in association with the specified divided area and / or a combination of the divided areas.
[0028]
According to this, the area of one seal can be divided into a plurality. For example, if the area of the seal is divided into two equal areas of “new” and “append”, the identification processing server specifies which area the user has checked using the electronic pen. . Therefore, the user can always check "new" or "append" at the same time as checking the seal. In addition, for example, when the area of the seal is divided into three equal areas such as “A”, “B”, and “C”, the identification processing server determines whether the user can use the electronic pen. Specify whether the area or combination of areas has been checked. Therefore, even for a form and a sticker having the same dot pattern, the form can be further identified a plurality of times by a combination of checking the divided areas.
[0029]
According to another aspect of the present invention, in an identification processing device that can communicate with an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern, a user can use the electronic pen to create a form attached with a seal. The seal and the form have the dot pattern, and the identification processing device associates the dot pattern area of the seal with area data based on the dot pattern as area information. From the area information storage means to be stored, from the electronic pen, the entry data written by the user on the form using the electronic pen, and the seal checked by the user using the electronic pen New information receiving means for receiving position data as new information; Based on the area information, a new area identification unit that identifies the area that the seal attached to the form has, identification information creation unit that creates identification information in association with the area identified by the new area identification unit, Entry data storage means for storing the entry data based on the created identification information.
[0030]
According to this, without going through a large-scale network such as the Internet, the identification processing device uses the electronic pen to check the seal, and based on the identification information created by the user, the form entry data is created. Can be managed.
[0031]
According to another aspect of the present invention, a terminal device and a network used by a user who fills out a form attached with a sticker using an ink pen unit and an electronic pen including a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern are used. A program that is executed by a computer communicable via the printer, wherein the sticker and the form have the dot pattern, and are associated with position data based on the dot pattern. Area information storage means for storing the area as area information, from the terminal device, the entry data that the user has filled in the form using the electronic pen, and the user using the electronic pen, New information receiving means for receiving the position data checked on the seal as new information, the new information New area specifying means for specifying the area included in the sticker attached to the form based on the position data and the area information included, and creating identification information in association with the area specified by the new area specifying means. The computer functions as identification information creating means and entry data storage means for storing the entry data based on the created identification information.
[0032]
According to still another aspect of the present invention, in a program executed by a computer that can communicate with an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern, a user attaches a seal using the electronic pen. The seal and the form have the dot pattern, and the program associates the area of the dot pattern with the seal with the position data based on the dot pattern. Area information storage means for storing as information, from the electronic pen, the entry data that the user has filled in the form using the electronic pen, and the user checks the seal using the electronic pen New information receiving means for receiving the position data obtained as new information, New area specifying means for specifying the area of the sticker attached to the form based on the position data and the area information to be identified, and identification for creating identification information in association with the area specified by the new area specifying means. The computer is caused to function as information creation means and entry data storage means for storing the entry data based on the created identification information.
[0033]
By executing the above program by a computer, the above-described identification processing server or identification processing device can be realized. Further, each aspect of the above-described identification processing server or the identification processing device can be similarly realized.
[0034]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an outline of an electronic pen used as an input device in the system of the present invention will be described.
[0035]
[Electronic pen]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a usage form of the electronic pen, and FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a structure of the electronic pen. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic pen 10 is used in combination with a special paper 20 on which a dot pattern is printed. The electronic pen 10 has a pen tip 17 similar to a normal ink pen, and a user writes characters and the like on the special paper 20 in the same manner as a normal ink pen.
[0036]
As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic pen 10 includes therein a processor 11, a memory 12, a data communication unit 13, a battery 14, an infrared LED 15, a camera 16, and a pressure sensor 18. The electronic pen 10 has an ink cartridge (not shown) as a component similar to a normal ink pen.
[0037]
The electronic pen 10 does not convert the locus of the ink drawn on the special paper 20 by the pen tip portion 17 into data, but converts the locus coordinates of the movement of the electronic pen 10 on the special paper 20 into data. While the infrared LED 15 illuminates the vicinity of the pen tip 17 on the dedicated paper 20, the camera 16 reads the dot pattern printed on the dedicated paper 20 and converts it into data. That is, the electronic pen 10 can acquire, as image data or vector data, a stroke generated when the user moves the electronic pen 10 on the special paper 20.
[0038]
The pressure sensor 18 detects the pressure applied to the pen tip portion 17 when the user writes a character or the like on the special paper with the electronic pen 10, that is, the pen pressure, and supplies the detected pressure to the processor 11. The processor 11 switches on / off the infrared LED 15 and the camera 16 based on the pen pressure data provided from the pressure sensor 18. That is, when a user writes a character or the like on the dedicated paper 20 with the electronic pen 10, pen pressure is applied to the pen tip portion 17. Therefore, when the writing pressure equal to or more than the predetermined value is detected, it is determined that the user has started the description, and the infrared LED 15 and the camera 16 are operated.
[0039]
The camera 16 reads the dot pattern on the special paper 20 and supplies the pattern data to the processor 11. The processor 11 calculates X / Y coordinates on the dedicated paper 20 from the supplied dot pattern.
[0040]
The processor 11 acquires the pen pressure array data and the X / Y coordinate data while the user is being described, and stores them in the memory 12 in association with the time stamp (time information). Therefore, data corresponding to the description content of the user is stored in the memory 12 in chronological order. The capacity of the memory 12 can be, for example, about 1 Mbyte.
[0041]
All acquired data is held in the memory 12 until a transmission instruction is issued by the user. When the user gives a transmission instruction, the data in the memory 12 is transmitted by the data communication unit 13 to the terminal device 25 located within a predetermined distance from the electronic pen 10. Basically, once a transmission instruction is given, the electronic pen 10 transmits all data stored in the memory 12 to the terminal device 25, so that the memory 12 is cleared. Therefore, when the user wants to transmit the same information to the terminal device 25 again after the transmission, the user needs to write the information on the special paper 20 again. In this case, the user only has to trace characters written with the ink pen on the dedicated paper 20.
[0042]
The electronic pen 10 itself does not have a function button such as a transmission button, and a transmission instruction and other instructions are provided by a user checking a special box provided at a predetermined position on the special paper 20 with the electronic pen 10. Be executed. A transmission instruction is previously associated with the position coordinates of the dedicated box. When the processor 11 receives the position coordinates of the dedicated box, the processor 11 supplies the data in the memory 12 to the data communication unit 13 and transmits the data to the terminal device 25. Is performed. Note that the electronic pen 10 does not have a display, buttons, or the like, but the completion of data transmission can be indicated by vibration of the electronic pen.
[0043]
The battery 14 is for supplying power to each element in the electronic pen 10, and for example, the power of the electronic pen 10 itself can be turned on / off by a cap (not shown) of the electronic pen.
[0044]
As described above, the electronic pen 10 has a function of acquiring coordinate data and writing pressure data corresponding to characters written on the dedicated paper 20 by the user and transmitting the data to the nearby terminal device 25. Since the pen tip portion 17 is a normal ink pen, the contents described on the special paper 20 remain as original originals. That is, at the same time as describing the original paper, the contents can be digitized in real time in the form of coordinate data or the like.
[0045]
According to the standard functions of the electronic pen 10, the data obtained by the electronic pen 10 is in principle in the form of coordinate data or vector data, not text data. However, the electronic pen 10 has a function of converting only alphanumeric characters into text by describing it in a dedicated area provided on the dedicated paper 20 as a standard function.
[0046]
The electronic pen 10 can hold property information (pen information and pen owner information) on the pen itself and its owner, and can be referred to from an application. As the pen information, a battery level, a pen ID, a pen manufacturer number, a pen software version, a subscription provider ID, and the like can be held. The pen owner information can include a nationality, a language, a time zone, an email address, a free memory capacity, a name, an address, a fax / telephone number, a mobile phone number, and the like.
[0047]
In the data communication unit 13 in the above-described example, data transmission from the electronic pen 10 to the terminal device 25 is performed by various methods such as wireless transmission of Bluetooth, wired transmission using a USB cable, and data transmission by contact with a terminal. It is possible to do.
[0048]
Next, a method of acquiring X / Y data of the content described by the user using the electronic pen will be described. As described above, a predetermined dot pattern is printed on the dedicated paper 20. The camera 16 of the electronic pen 10 reads a dot pattern on the special paper 20 instead of reading a locus of ink written on the special paper 20 by the user. Actually, as shown in FIG. 1, the illumination area of the infrared LED 15 and the photographing area of the camera 16 (located in the illumination area) are shifted from the position where the pen tip 17 contacts the special paper 20.
[0049]
The dot pattern is printed with a special ink containing carbon or the like, and the camera 16 can recognize only the pattern using the special ink. Even when the ruled lines and frames are printed on the special paper with an ink (not including carbon) other than the special ink, the electronic pen does not recognize them. Therefore, when creating forms such as various application forms using the special paper, input frames, ruled lines, notes, and the like are printed with ink other than the special ink.
[0050]
In the dot pattern, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the position of each dot is associated with data. In the example of FIG. 3, two-bit information of 0 to 3 is displayed by shifting the position of the dot vertically and horizontally from the grid reference position (the intersection of the vertical line and the horizontal line). The position coordinates on the dedicated paper are determined by the combination of the information expressed in this way. As illustrated in FIG. 4A, 36 dots are arranged in a grid within a range of 2 mm in length and width, and an array of data indicated by these dots (FIG. 4B) is printed on the dedicated paper. Are associated with the position coordinates. Therefore, when the camera 16 of the electronic pen 10 captures a dot pattern as shown in FIG. 4A, the processor 11 changes the data array shown in FIG. The acquired position coordinates on the dedicated paper (that is, the position of the dot pattern on the dedicated paper) corresponding thereto are calculated in real time. Note that the minimum unit for recognizing the dot pattern is 2 mm × 2 mm, and the camera 16 shoots about 100 times per second.
[0051]
Next, the special paper will be described. FIG. 5 shows an example of the structure of the special paper. As shown in the drawing, the special paper 20 has a dot pattern 32 printed on a backing sheet 30, and a pattern 34 such as a ruled line printed thereon. The backing paper 30 is usually paper, and the dot pattern 32 is printed with a special ink containing carbon as described above. In addition, the design 34 is printed with ordinary ink or the like. The dot pattern and the design may be printed at the same time, or one of them may be printed first.
[0052]
An example of the design 34 is shown in FIG. FIG. 6 shows an example of a certain application form 36 in which a plurality of entry fields 38 and a transmission box 39 are printed. Although not clearly shown in FIG. 6 and details will be described later, a dot pattern is actually printed on the entire surface of the application form 36, and an entry field 38 and a transmission box 39 are formed on the application form 36 with ordinary ink. Printed. The user may use the electronic pen 10 to fill in the required items in the entry fields 38 of the application form 36 in the same manner as a conventional application form, without being conscious of the dot pattern.
[0053]
The area on the special paper 20 can be roughly divided into two types of areas. One is an entry area, in which the contents described by the electronic pen 10 are directly handled as information. In the example of FIG. 6, a plurality of entry fields 38 correspond to this. The other is a functional element, which executes an action, an instruction, and the like defined in advance for the area when the corresponding area is checked with the electronic pen 10. The transmission box 39 in the example of FIG. 6 corresponds to this.
[0054]
The transmission box 39 is used when giving an instruction to transmit data stored in the electronic pen 10 to the nearby terminal device 25 as described above. When the user checks the transmission box 39 with the electronic pen 10, the electronic pen 10 reads the dot pattern in the transmission box. The pattern is associated with the transmission instruction, and the processor 11 in the electronic pen 10 issues a transmission instruction of the data stored in the memory 12 to the data communication unit 13.
[0055]
The assignment of the dot pattern is usually performed for each application (type of paper). That is, the dot patterns in a certain application do not overlap in one sheet, but the same application is printed with the same dot pattern. Therefore, when the user inputs necessary items with the electronic pen 10, it is possible to specify which item of the application is for the input item from the coordinate data on the application.
[0056]
As described above, by printing a predetermined design on the special paper on which the dot pattern is printed, various application forms using the special paper can be created. If the user uses the electronic pen 10 to fill in the necessary items in the usual manner, the electronic data is automatically obtained.
[0057]
In the above example, the dot pattern is printed on the dedicated paper with ink containing carbon, but it is also possible to print the dot pattern on ordinary paper using a printer and ink containing carbon. Further, the design on the special paper can be formed not by printing but by a printer. When dot patterns are formed on paper by a printer, different dot patterns can be formed on each sheet. Therefore, it is possible to identify and discriminate these sheets one by one based on the difference between the formed dot patterns.
[0058]
In the present specification, the term “print” is a concept that includes not only normal printing but also printing by a printer.
[0059]
Next, transmission processing of data acquired by the electronic pen will be described with reference to FIG. The data obtained by the electronic pen 10 is mainly data of items input by the user, but usually does not include information on the service server to which the data is transmitted. Instead, information for specifying an application or service related to the special paper is included in a dot pattern on the special paper, and the information is obtained from the special paper during a user input operation. Therefore, the terminal device 25 that has received the entry data from the electronic pen 10 first makes an inquiry to the inquiry server 26 to which service server 27 the data input for the dedicated paper should be transmitted. The inquiry server 26 has information of a corresponding service server for each dedicated paper, and in response to an inquiry from the terminal device 25, stores information (a URL or the like) of the service server 27 that performs services related to the dedicated paper. Reply to terminal device 25. Then, the terminal device 25 transmits the entry data obtained from the electronic pen to the service server 27. In the present embodiment, although details will be described later, the information for specifying the application or service related to the special paper is an application ID that is identification information of the service server 27 that handles the entry data.
[0060]
In the above example, the terminal device 25, the inquiry server 26, and the service server 27 are configured separately, but some or all of them may be configured as one device. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that an identification processing server described later also serves as the inquiry server 26 and the service server 27.
[0061]
[Identification processing system]
The identification processing system of the present invention prints a part of a dot pattern on a sticker that can be attached and detached, and attaches (or attaches) the seal to a part of a plurality of application forms on which the same dot pattern is printed. It is characterized by the following.
[0062]
FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration of the identification processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The identification processing system includes an application form 4 having a dot pattern printed on a dedicated mount, a seal mount 50 including a plurality of stickers having the dot pattern printed thereon, an electronic pen 10 as an input device, and data communication of the electronic pen. The unit 13 includes a terminal device 25 that transmits and receives application information, and an identification processing server 3 that creates application data based on the application information and performs a predetermined reception process based on the application data. Here, the application information includes entry data and an application ID, as will be described in detail later. It is assumed that the entry data includes the position data of the seal. Here, the position data is assumed to be coordinate data based on a dot pattern in the present embodiment. Note that the identification processing server 3 and the terminal device 25 are mutually connected via the network 2. A preferred example of the network 2 is the Internet.
[0063]
The terminal device 25 is located near the electronic pen 10 which is an input device, receives application information by the data communication unit 13 of the electronic pen 10, and transmits the application information to the identification processing server 3 based on the application ID constituting the application information. .
[0064]
The identification processing server 3 is connected to an area database (hereinafter, referred to as “DB”) 7 and an application DB 9 as shown in FIG. Although details will be described later, the identification processing server 3 issues an application ID, which is identification information, based on the position data of the seal included in the application information received via the terminal device 25. Then, the identification processing server 3 creates application data based on the application information, and stores the application data in the application DB 9 using the issued application ID as a key. Further, the identification processing server 3 performs a predetermined receiving process based on the application data. Here, the predetermined reception process is, for example, a new account opening process of a bank.
[0065]
[Application form and sticker mount]
Next, an application form to be filled out by the user and a seal board 50 composed of a plurality of stickers will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram when a certain range of dot patterns 40 are allocated to the application form area 41, the functional element area 42, and the seal mount area 43. If the data is within the range of the dot pattern 40, all data entered by the user using the electronic pen 10 is transmitted to the identification processing server 3 by the transmission box in which the dot pattern is printed in the functional element area 42. Shall be
[0066]
FIG. 9 is an example of an application form in which a user makes an entry using the electronic pen 10 for a reception process by the identification processing server 3. The application form 4 includes entry fields for name, address, telephone number, etc., a sticker attachment area 47, and a transmission box 48. Here, the seal attachment area is an area where a seal is attached or affixed.
[0067]
In the present embodiment, the seal attachment area is set as shown in FIG. 9, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be set arbitrarily as long as it is on the application form 4. Further, since it is not necessary to be visually recognizable, it is not always necessary to surround the seal attachment area with a ruled line. Therefore, it is also possible to set a sticker attachment area on the entry field constituting the application form 4 or to set a seal anywhere on the application form 4.
[0068]
Here, the dot pattern of the functional element area 42 shown in FIG. 8 is printed in the range of the dotted line surrounding the transmission box 48 forming the application form 4. The details of the dotted line area surrounding the seal attachment area 47 constituting the application form 4 are attached with a seal on which a part of the dot pattern of the seal mount area 43 shown in FIG. 8 is printed. Then, the dot pattern of the application form area 41 shown in FIG. 8 is printed in a range other than the transmission box 48 constituting the application form 4.
[0069]
As described above, the application form 4 has a predetermined dot pattern printed on a dedicated backing paper, and the entry fields seen by the user are printed thereon with ordinary ink as a design. The user fills in the form of the application form 4 with the electronic pen 10 in the same manner as writing with a normal pen. The electronic pen 10 reads a dot pattern corresponding to the locus of entry by the user, and stores the input position as coordinate data. The electronic pen 10 also stores, in the memory 12, stroke data representing the trajectory of the pen, that is, application contents and entry position data where these are entered. Such coordinate data and stroke data based on the entry made by the user using the electronic pen 10 in the application form 4 are referred to as entry data.
[0070]
The data when the user newly fills out the blank application form 4 using the electronic pen 10 is referred to as “entry data”. At this time, the user checks the new box on the application form 4. In the present embodiment, the data that has been added as an additional record to the already filled out application form 4 may be hereinafter referred to as “additional data” to distinguish it from the entry data. At this time, the user checks the postscript box on the application form 4. Further, when the user checks the sticker attached to the sticker attached area 47 using the electronic pen 10, the position data of the sticker is also included in the entry data (or additional write data).
[0071]
The transmission box 48 forming the application form 4 is associated with a communication instruction to the terminal device 25 by the data communication unit 13 in advance. When the user completes the entry and marks the transmission box 48 with a check mark or the like, the electronic pen 10 identifies the entry data (or additional data) and the application ID recorded in the memory via the terminal device 25 as application information. Send to the processing server 3.
[0072]
FIG. 10 is an example of a seal mount 50 including a seal attached to the seal attachment area 47 of the application form 4. The dot pattern of the seal mount area 43 shown in FIG. 8 is printed on the seal mount 50. The seal mount 50 is made up of a total of 64 stickers, eight in each of the vertical and horizontal directions, and is assigned serial numbers from “001” to “064”. Here, the serial number is an area number for identifying an area of a dot pattern printed on each sticker. Further, each seal can be peeled off from the seal mount 50. Specifically, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the seal 51 having the area number “001” is attached to the seal attachment area 47 of the application form 4 shown in FIG.
[0073]
[Identification processing server]
Next, the identification processing server will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a diagram for specifying, by coordinates, an area of a dot pattern printed on a sticker constituting a sticker mount. FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically illustrating the data structure of the area DB 7, and FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically illustrating the data structure of the application DB 9. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the identification processing system of the present invention, in particular, the identification processing server 3.
[0074]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the coordinates indicating the horizontal position of the sticker mount 50 are defined as x coordinates, and the coordinates indicating the vertical position are defined as y coordinates. Identify the area. Specifically, “coordinates 52 (0, 0) to 53 (1, 1)” indicate areas of the dot pattern printed on the sticker 51. That is, the area with the area number “001” is specified. “Coordinates 54 (7, 7) to 55 (8, 8)” indicate the area of the dot pattern printed on the sticker 57. That is, the area with the area number “064” is specified.
[0075]
As shown in FIG. 12, the area DB 7 stores the area number of the area specified in association with the coordinate data. The coordinates (x1, y1) indicate the lower left coordinates of the corresponding area, and the coordinates (x2, y2) indicate the upper right coordinates of the corresponding area.
[0076]
As shown in FIG. 13, the application DB 9 stores an area number, a name, an address, a telephone number, and the like as application data using an application ID as a key. The application ID is identification information issued when the user newly fills out the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10. The area number is the area number of the seal attached to the seal attachment area 47 of the application form 4. The name, address, telephone number, and the like are information of a user who has filled out the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10 and based on the entry data received by the identification processing server 3 as application information, the application ID is used as a key. Is stored as
[0077]
Specifically, it is assumed that the user “Kenta Suzuki” newly fills out the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10 and the identification processing server 3 receives the application information based on the entry. It is assumed that the seal 51 of the area number “001” shown in FIG. 10 is attached to the seal attachment area 47 of the application form 4. In this case, the identification processing server 3 first issues the application ID “N012”. Then, the identification processing server 3 stores the area number “001”, the name “Kenta Suzuki” and the like in the application DB 9 based on the received application information, using the application ID “N012” as a key. Thereby, the application data 60 is created. That is, the application DB 9 stores a plurality of application data using the application ID as a key.
[0078]
Next, the processing of the identification processing server 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the identification processing system of the present invention, in particular, the identification processing server 3.
[0079]
As shown in FIG. 14, the identification processing server 3 has an identification processing program 3a, an area identification function 3b, an identification information issuing function 3c, an application data creation function 3d, an identification information acquisition function 3e, and an application data update function 3f. Each of the functions 3b to 3f is realized by the CPU of the identification processing server 3 executing a prepared program.
[0080]
The identification processing program 3a is a program that identifies the application information received from the terminal device 25.
[0081]
The area identification function 3b is a function of executing the identification processing program 3a to identify the area of the seal attached to the seal attachment area 47 (FIG. 9) constituting the application form 4. Specifically, the area is specified based on the seal position data included in the entry data (or additional data) constituting the application information and the area DB 7 shown in FIG. Since the position data of the seal is coordinate data, it is possible to specify an area based on the area DB7.
[0082]
The identification information issuing function 3c is a function of issuing identification information based on application information when a user newly fills out the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10. Here, the identification information is, for example, an application ID for identifying new application information.
[0083]
The application data creation function 3d is a function of creating application data 60 as shown in FIG. 13 based on entry data and the like included in the application information using the application ID issued by the identification information issuing function 3c as a key. Specifically, the application data 60 includes an area number, a name, an address, and the like, and is stored in the application DB 9 using the application ID issued by the identification information issuing function 3c as a key.
[0084]
The identification information acquisition function 3e is a function of acquiring identification information based on application information obtained when the user performs additional writing on the application form 4 already filled in using the electronic pen 10. Specifically, the application ID is acquired based on the area specified by the area specifying function 3b and the application DB9.
[0085]
The application data update function 3f first searches for the corresponding application data using the application ID acquired by the identification information acquisition function 3e as a key. Then, the application data update function 3f updates the corresponding application data based on the additional data included in the application information. For example, when an address change is included as additional data, the address of the corresponding application data is updated.
[0086]
Note that the identification processing server 3 has an application information receiving function, a reception processing function, and the like in addition to the functions described above. However, since the identification processing server 3 is not a characteristic part of the present invention, the description is omitted for convenience.
[0087]
[Area identification processing]
Next, a process for specifying the area based on the position data of the seal checked by the user using the electronic pen 10 will be described.
[0088]
First, the area specifying process 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. The user newly uses the electronic pen 10 to fill in the entry fields in the application form 4 (FIG. 9). At this time, the user checks only the new box, not the postscript box. Then, the user checks the seal attached to the seal attachment area 47 constituting the application 4. Further, the user checks the transmission box 48 constituting the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10, and transmits the application information to the identification processing server 3 via the terminal device 25.
[0089]
The identification processing server 3 having acquired the application information acquires the position data of the seal included in the entry data constituting the application information. Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the identification processing server 3 sets “001” as the area number N (step S1), and based on the acquired position data based on the acquired position data based on the area DB 7 shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the coordinates for which the seal has been checked are present in the area with the area number "001" (step S2). When it is determined based on the acquired position data that the area does not exist in the area with the area number “001”, the identification processing server 3 adds “1” to “001” as the area number N and sets “002” (step S3). ). Then, the identification processing server 3 determines whether or not the area number N is equal to or less than “64” (Step S4). This is because, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the sticker mount is composed of 64 stickers, and there are only 64 area numbers from "001" to "064". If the area number N is larger than "64", error processing is performed (step S5). On the other hand, when the area number N is a number equal to or smaller than “64”, the processing of steps S2 to S4 is repeated.
[0090]
On the other hand, when it is determined that coordinates exist in the area of the area number N based on the position data acquired in step S2, the identification processing server 3 specifies the area in the area number N (step S6). According to this, the area of the dot pattern printed on the sticker checked by the user using the electronic pen 10 can be specified.
[0091]
Next, an area specifying process 2 that can specify an area more efficiently than the above-described area specifying process 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0092]
FIG. 16 is a diagram in which the area of the seal constituting the seal mount is divided into a plurality of upper areas. FIG. 17A is a diagram schematically illustrating the data structure of the upper area DB, and FIG. 17B is a diagram schematically illustrating the data structure of the determination table. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the area specifying process 2. It is assumed that the upper area DB is connected to the identification processing server 3, and the determination table is stored in the identification processing server 3 in advance.
[0093]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, the area of the seal forming the seal board is divided into five upper areas A to E. The upper area A is the left half of the sticker mount as shown by hatching, and is constituted by 32 stickers. The coordinate data specifying the upper area A is “coordinates 61 (0, 0) to 62 (4, 8)”. The upper area B is the upper half of the upper area A, and is constituted by 16 seals. The coordinate data specifying the upper area B is “coordinates 63 (0, 4) to 62 (4, 8)”. The upper area C is the upper right quarter of the sticker mount and is composed of 16 stickers. The coordinate data specifying the upper area C is “coordinates 64 (4, 4) to 65 (8, 8)”. The upper area D is the upper area A excluding the upper area B, that is, the lower left quarter of the seal board, and is composed of 16 stickers. The upper area E is a seal board other than the upper areas B to D, that is, a lower right quadrant of the seal board, and is composed of 16 stickers.
[0094]
As shown in FIG. 17A, the upper area DB stores the upper area name of the upper area specified in association with the coordinate data.
[0095]
As shown in FIG. 17B, the determination table is a table for specifying the upper area based on the position data of the seal checked by the user using the electronic pen 10. “O” indicates that the coordinates checked by the user are present in the corresponding upper area based on the position data of the seal. On the other hand, “x” indicates that the coordinates checked by the user do not exist in the corresponding upper area based on the position data of the seal. As described above, the determination table stores the specific upper area specified by the combination of the upper areas A to C in association with each other.
[0096]
Next, the area specifying process 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. First, the user newly uses the electronic pen 10 to fill in the entry fields of the application form 4 (FIG. 9). Then, the user checks the seal attached to the seal attachment area 47 constituting the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10. Further, the user checks the transmission box 48 constituting the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10, and transmits the application information to the identification processing server 3 via the terminal device 25.
[0097]
Upon receiving the application information, the identification processing server 3 acquires the position data of the seal included in the entry data constituting the application information. Then, the identification processing server 3 determines whether or not the coordinates at which the user has checked the seal exist in the upper area A based on the acquired position data based on the upper area DB (step S11). If it is determined based on the acquired position data that the coordinates do not exist in the upper area A, they will be present in the right half of the sticker mount. Therefore, the identification processing server 3 determines whether or not the coordinates at which the user has checked the seal exist in the upper area C based on the acquired position data, based on the upper area DB (step S12). If it is determined based on the acquired position data that the coordinates exist in the upper area C, the identification processing server 3 referring to the determination table searches for 16 areas, which are 16 stickers forming the upper area C (step S15). . On the other hand, if it is determined based on the acquired position data that the coordinates do not exist in the upper area C, the identification processing server 3 referring to the determination table searches for 16 areas, which are 16 seals forming the upper area E ( Step S14).
[0098]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S11 that the coordinates exist in the upper area A based on the acquired position data, the coordinates will be present in the left half of the sticker mount. Therefore, the identification processing server 3 determines whether or not the coordinates at which the user has checked the seal exist in the upper area B based on the acquired position data based on the upper area DB (step S13). If it is determined based on the acquired position data that the coordinates exist in the upper area B, the identification processing server 3 referring to the determination table searches for 16 areas, which are 16 stickers forming the upper area B (step S17). . On the other hand, if it is determined based on the acquired position data that the coordinates do not exist in the upper area B, the identification processing server 3 referring to the determination table searches for 16 areas, which are 16 seals forming the upper area D ( Step S16).
[0099]
The search performed in steps S14 to S17 is performed based on the acquired position data and area DB7. Then, when the acquired position data exists in the area with the area number N, the identification processing server 3 specifies the area with the area number N (step S18).
[0100]
According to this, for example, in the case where the sticker mount is formed of 64 stickers as in the present embodiment, it is printed on the sticker checked by the user using the electronic pen 10 by a maximum of 18 determinations. The area of the dot pattern can be specified. That is, the area can be efficiently specified.
[0101]
In the above embodiment, the specific processing assumes a case where the application information is new, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied even when the application information is added. it can. Further, the division of the upper area, the configuration of the upper area DB and the configuration of the determination table can be arbitrarily set.
[0102]
[Identification processing]
Next, the identification processing executed by the above-described identification processing system will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 19 shows an identification process when the user newly fills out the application form 4 shown in FIG. 9 using the electronic pen 10. On the other hand, FIG. 20 shows an identification process when the user uses the electronic pen 10 to additionally write on the already filled out application form 4.
[0103]
First, the identification process (new) will be described with reference to FIG. The user newly uses the electronic pen 10 to fill in the entry fields in the application form 4. Then, the user checks the seal attached to the seal attachment area 47 constituting the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10. Further, the user checks the transmission box 48 constituting the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10, and transmits the application information to the identification processing server 3 via the terminal device 25.
[0104]
On the other hand, the identification processing server 3 receives the application information via the terminal device 25 (Step S21). Here, the application information is entry data entered by the user into the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10 and an application ID for identifying the identification processing server 3. The entry data includes the position data of the sticker attached to the sticker attachment area 47.
[0105]
Then, the identification processing server 3 performs the area specifying process based on the position data of the seal included in the entry data constituting the received application information (step S22). The area identification processing performed here may be either the area identification processing 1 or 2 based on the configuration of the identification processing server 3. Thereby, the identification processing server 3 can acquire the area number of the sticker, and can specify the area.
[0106]
Then, the identification processing server 3 issues an application ID based on the specified area (step S23). Further, the identification processing server 3 creates application data based on the application information received in step S21 using the issued application ID as a key (step S24). The created application data is stored in the application DB 9. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, based on the issued application ID, the identification processing server applies the area number of the specified area, the name, address, telephone number, etc. included in the entry data constituting the application information. The application data 60 is stored in the DB 9.
[0107]
According to this, it is possible to uniquely manage the application data based on the area of the seal attached to the seal attachment area 47 constituting the application form 4. Further, it is possible to easily manufacture an application form in which the dot patterns printed in the entry columns and the like are the same but can be individually identified. Therefore, cost can be reduced.
[0108]
Next, identification processing (additional writing) will be described with reference to FIG. The user uses the electronic pen 10 to perform additional writing on the already filled out application form 4. At this time, check the postscript box instead of the new box. The additional writing means, for example, that the user deletes the old address using the electronic pen 10 and fills in the new address in the entry field of the address forming the application form 4 for changing the address. Then, the user checks the seal attached to the seal attachment area 47 constituting the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10. Further, the user checks the transmission box 48 forming the application form 4 using the electronic pen 10, and transmits the application information to the identification processing server 3 via the terminal device 25.
[0109]
On the other hand, the identification processing server 3 receives the application information via the terminal device 25 (Step S31). Here, the application information is an application ID for identifying the additional processing data and the identification processing server 3 that have been added to the application form 4 already filled in by the user using the electronic pen 10. The postscript data includes the position data of the seal attached to the seal attachment area 47.
[0110]
Then, the identification processing server 3 performs an area specifying process based on the position data of the seal included in the postscript data constituting the received application information (step S32). The area identification processing performed here may be either the area identification processing 1 or 2 based on the configuration of the identification processing server 3. Thereby, the identification processing server 3 can acquire the area number of the sticker, and can specify the area.
[0111]
Then, the identification processing server 3 searches the application DB 9 based on the specified area and acquires the corresponding application ID (Step S33). Further, the identification processing server 3 updates the application data using the acquired application ID as a key based on the application information received in step S31 (step S34). Specifically, it is assumed that the area number of the area specified by the identification processing server 3 is “001”. In this case, the identification processing server 3 acquires the application data 60 with the application ID “N012” as a key, as shown in FIG. 13, from the application DB 9 based on the area number “001”. Then, for example, when the additional data included in the application information received from the terminal device 25 is the data related to the address change, the identification processing server 3 updates the address item in the application data 60 based on the additional data (step). S35).
[0112]
According to this, the application data can be managed based on the area of the seal attached to the application form 4. Therefore, when the user performs additional writing for changing the address or the like, the user only checks the seal using the electronic pen 10, and the identification processing server 3 performs the application in which the address is changed by the additional writing. Data can be specified. Conventionally, in the case of such additional writing, it is necessary to fill in the application ID using the electronic pen 10 in the dedicated area of the application form 4. That is, the identification processing server 3 specifies the corresponding application data by character recognition of the application ID written by the user, such as alphabets and numbers. However, according to the present invention, the user's operation is simpler than in the case of conventional character recognition, and erroneous recognition and artificial input mistakes can be greatly reduced.
[0113]
In the present embodiment, the seal area and the application ID have a one-to-one relationship, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is applied as long as the seal area is associated with the identification information. It is possible. For example, an application ID may be issued based on the area and the user ID.
[0114]
In the present embodiment, the position data of the seal is included in the entry data (or additional data) for convenience of explanation, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the position data of the seal is included in the entry data. It may be one of the components of the application information that is not included.
[0115]
Further, in the present embodiment, the application form 4 for the identification processing server 3 to perform the predetermined reception processing is configured as shown in FIG. 9, but the present invention is not limited to this, Can be set arbitrarily. Along with this, the configuration of the application DB 9 is shown in FIG. 13, but can be set arbitrarily.
[0116]
Further, in the present embodiment, all the stickers attached to the application form 4 are printed with a unique dot pattern, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the store and the year where the application form 4 is used are different. If it is possible to individually identify the application form 4 by combining the area with other elements (for example, store ID or year ID), the dot pattern printed on the sticker may be duplicated. Absent.
[0117]
[Modification]
In this embodiment, the number of seal areas is basically one as shown in FIG. 11, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the area of the seal may be divided into a plurality.
[0118]
For example, as shown in FIG. 21A, when the area of the seal is divided into two equal areas of “new” and “append”, the identification processing server 3 specifies the area by the above-described area specification processing. After that, it is determined based on the coordinates 70 (x1, y1) and the coordinates 71 (x2, y2) whether the user has checked “new” or “append”. Specifically, the identification processing server 3 calculates an intermediate x coordinate of the seal based on the expression “(x2−x1) / 2 + x1” illustrated in FIG. When the x coordinate of the coordinate checked by the user using the electronic pen 10 is a value smaller than the middle x coordinate of the seal, the identification processing server 3 determines “new”, and sets the x coordinate of the middle of the seal. If the value is also large, it is recognized as “append”.
[0119]
As a result, it is possible to check the “new” or “append” items existing on the entry fields that normally constitute the application at the same time as checking the seal that is always performed to identify the application. That is, the user's operation (checking action) can be reduced.
[0120]
For example, when the area of the seal is divided into three equal areas “A”, “B”, and “C” as shown in FIG. 21B, the identification processing server 3 After the area is specified by the specifying process, it is determined whether the user has checked “A”, “B”, or “C” by calculation based on the coordinates. In this case, it is also possible for the user to check so as to straddle “A” and “B” as in check 73. According to this, there are seven combinations that can be checked by the user: "A only", "B only", "C only", "AB", "BC", "AC", and "ABC all". Therefore, even if the application form has the same dot pattern printed thereon, that is, the application form to which the seal in the same area is attached, it is possible to identify the application more than once by the combination at the time of checking the seal. More specifically, in this case, the identification processing server 3 can identify seven types of application forms, even if the application form has the same area seal as shown in FIG.
[0121]
In the above embodiment, the case where the sticker is attached (or affixed) to the application form itself has been described. However, if there is an attached document or material to be submitted to the application destination together with the application form, the material, etc. A seal or the like can be attached to the device.
[0122]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, an identification processing system capable of easily identifying various application forms by setting a part of the dot patterns printed on the application form to a unique dot pattern. I will provide a.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a usage pattern of an electronic pen.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a structure of an electronic pen.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a method of expressing information by a dot pattern printed on a dedicated paper.
FIG. 4 shows an example of a dot pattern and information corresponding to the dot pattern.
FIG. 5 shows a structure of a form formed of dedicated paper.
FIG. 6 shows an example of a form for an electronic pen.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an identification processing system according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram when assigning a dot pattern in a certain range to three areas.
FIG. 9 is an example of an application form related to a reception process by the identification processing server.
FIG. 10 is an example of a seal board including a plurality of stickers.
FIG. 11 is a diagram for specifying an area of a sticker forming a sticker mount by coordinates.
FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically showing a data structure of an area DB used in the identification processing system of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically showing a data structure of an application DB used in the identification processing system of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing functional blocks of an identification processing server included in the identification processing system shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an area specifying process 1.
FIG. 16 is a diagram in which the area of the seal forming the seal mount is divided into a plurality of upper areas.
FIG. 17 is a diagram schematically illustrating a data structure of an upper area DB and a determination table used in the identification processing system of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an area specifying process 2;
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a new identification process.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an identification process in additional recording.
FIG. 21 shows an example in which a seal area is divided.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Network
3 identification processing server
4 Application Form
7 Area DB
8 Application DB
10 Electronic pen
11 processor
12 memory
13 Data communication unit
14 Battery
25 Terminal device
26 Inquiry Server
27 Service server
50 Seal mount

Claims (15)

An electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern, a seal mount including a plurality of seals having a recognizable dot pattern,
The sticker sheet, wherein the dot patterns of the sticker are all associated with different identification information. An electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern is composed of a plurality of stickers having a dot pattern recognizable by the electronic pen, and the dot pattern of the sticker is associated with different identification information. When,
A form set including the dot pattern, a form having a plurality of entry fields to be filled in by the electronic pen and a seal attachment area for attaching the seal. 3. The form set according to claim 2, wherein the seal attachment area can be arbitrarily set in the form. An electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern,
An electronic pen is composed of a plurality of seals having a dot pattern recognizable, and the dot pattern that the seal has is a sticker board associated with different identification information,
A form having the dot pattern, having a plurality of entry fields to be filled in with the electronic pen and a seal attachment area for attaching the seal,
A terminal device used by a user who fills out the form where the seal is attached to the seal attachment area using the electronic pen,
An identification processing system comprising an identification processing server capable of communicating with the terminal device via a network,
The terminal device,
Information that the user receives, as information, entry data entered in the entry field using the electronic pen and position data obtained when the user checks the sticker attached to the form using the electronic pen. Receiving means;
Information transmitting means for transmitting the received information to the identification processing server,
The identification processing server,
Area information storage means for storing, as area information, the area of the dot pattern that the seal has, in association with position data based on the dot pattern,
New information receiving means for receiving the information as new information from the terminal device,
Based on the position data and the area information included in the new information, based on the area information, a new area specifying means for specifying the area that has a sticker attached to the form,
Identification information creating means for creating identification information associated with the area identified by the new area identification means,
An entry information storage unit for storing the entry data as entry information based on the created identification information. An electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern,
An electronic pen is composed of a plurality of seals having a dot pattern recognizable, and the dot pattern that the seal has is a sticker board associated with different identification information,
A form having the dot pattern, having a plurality of entry fields to be filled in with the electronic pen and a seal attachment area for attaching the seal,
An identification processing system including an identification processing device capable of communicating with the electronic pen,
The identification processing device,
Area information storage means for storing, as area information, the area of the dot pattern that the seal has, in association with position data based on the dot pattern,
The user receives, as new information, entry data entered in the entry field using the electronic pen and position data obtained when the user checks the sticker attached to the form using the electronic pen. New information receiving means,
Based on the position data and the area information included in the new information, based on the area information, a new area specifying means for specifying the area that has a sticker attached to the form,
Identification information creating means for creating identification information associated with the area identified by the new area identification means,
An entry information storage unit for storing the entry data as entry information based on the created identification information. An identification processing server capable of communicating via a network with a terminal device used by a user who fills out a form attached with a seal using an ink pen unit and an electronic pen having a reading unit for optically reading a dot pattern In the seal and the form has the dot pattern,
Area information storage means for storing, as area information, the area of the dot pattern that the seal has, in association with position data based on the dot pattern,
From the terminal device, the entry data written by the user on the form using the electronic pen and the position data checked on the sticker by the user using the electronic pen are received as new information. New information receiving means,
Based on the position data and the area information included in the new information, based on the area information, a new area specifying means for specifying the area that has a sticker attached to the form,
Identification information creation means for creating identification information in association with the area identified by the new area identification means,
Entry data storage means for storing the entry data based on the created identification information. From the terminal device, the postscript data added by the user to the form already filled in using the electronic pen, and the sticker attached to the form by the user using the electronic pen. Postscript information receiving means for receiving the checked position data as postscript information,
Based on the position data and the area information included in the postscript information, postscript additional area specifying means for specifying the area that has a seal attached to the added form,
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information based on the area identified by the additional recording area identification means,
The identification processing server according to claim 6, further comprising: updating means for updating the entry data stored in the entry data storage means based on the identification information and the additional data. Setting an upper area composed of a plurality of the seals, the identification processing server,
Further comprising upper area information storage means for storing the upper area as upper area information in association with position data based on the dot pattern;
The new area specifying means specifies the new area based on the position data, the area information and the upper area information,
8. The identification processing server according to claim 7, wherein the additional recording area specifying unit specifies the additional recording area based on the position data, the area information, and the upper area information. The area of the dot pattern included in one of the seals is configured by a plurality of divided areas, and the identification processing server includes:
A division area specifying unit configured to specify any one of the divided areas and / or a combination of the divided areas forming the seal based on the position data checked by the user on the seal using the electronic pen; Prepare,
9. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the identification information creating unit creates identification information in association with the divided area specified by the divided area specifying unit and / or a combination of the divided areas. 10. The described identification processing server. In an identification processing device that can communicate with an ink pen unit and an electronic pen including a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern, a user uses the electronic pen to fill out a form with a seal attached thereto, The form has the dot pattern, and the identification processing device includes:
Area information storage means for storing, as area information, the area of the dot pattern that the seal has, in association with position data based on the dot pattern,
From the electronic pen, the entry data written by the user on the form using the electronic pen and the position data checked on the sticker by the user using the electronic pen are received as new information. New information receiving means,
Based on the position data and the area information included in the new information, based on the area information, a new area specifying means for specifying the area that has a sticker attached to the form,
Identification information creation means for creating identification information in association with the area identified by the new area identification means,
An entry data storage unit for storing the entry data based on the created identification information. Using an electronic pen having an ink pen unit and a reading unit for optically reading a dot pattern, executed by a computer capable of communicating via a network with a terminal device used by a user who fills out a form attached with a sticker Program, wherein the sticker and the form have the dot pattern,
Area information storage means for storing, as area information, an area of the dot pattern included in the seal, in association with position data based on the dot pattern;
From the terminal device, the entry data written by the user on the form using the electronic pen and the position data checked on the sticker by the user using the electronic pen are received as new information. New information receiving means,
New area specifying means for specifying the area of the sticker attached to the form based on the position data and the area information included in the new information,
Identification information creation means for creating identification information in association with the area identified by the new area identification means,
A program causing the computer to function as entry data storage means for storing the entry data based on the created identification information. From the terminal device, the postscript data added by the user to the form already filled in using the electronic pen, and the sticker attached to the form by the user using the electronic pen. Postscript information receiving means for receiving the checked position data as postscript information,
Based on the position data and the area information included in the postscript information, postscript additional area specifying means for specifying the area that has a sticker attached to the additionally written form,
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information based on the area identified by the additional recording area identification means,
12. The program according to claim 11, further causing the computer to function as an updating unit that updates the entry data stored in the entry data storage unit based on the identification information and the additional data. Setting an upper-level area composed of a plurality of the seals, the program includes:
Corresponding to position data based on the dot pattern, further causing the computer to function as upper area information storage means for storing the upper area as upper area information,
The new area specifying means specifies the new area based on the position data, the area information and the upper area information,
13. The program according to claim 12, wherein the additional recording area identifying unit identifies the additional recording area based on the position data, the area information, and the upper area information. The area of the dot pattern included in one of the seals is configured by a plurality of divided areas, and the program includes:
The divided area specifying means for specifying any one of the divided areas and / or the combination of the divided areas constituting the seal based on the position data checked on the seal by the user using the electronic pen. Operating the computer,
14. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the identification information creating unit creates identification information in association with the divided area specified by the divided area specifying unit and / or a combination of the divided areas. The program described. In a program executed by a computer that can communicate with an ink pen unit and an electronic pen including a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern, a user uses the electronic pen to fill out a form attached with a seal, The seal and the form have the dot pattern, and the program includes:
Area information storage means for storing, as area information, an area of the dot pattern included in the seal, in association with position data based on the dot pattern;
From the electronic pen, the entry data written by the user in the form using the electronic pen and the position data checked by the user on the sticker using the electronic pen are received as new information. New information receiving means,
New area specifying means for specifying the area of the sticker attached to the form based on the position data and the area information included in the new information,
Identification information creation means for creating identification information in association with the area identified by the new area identification means,
A program causing the computer to function as entry data storage means for storing the entry data based on the created identification information.

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