JP2007293659A - Business form processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly display necessary information according to the filling circumstances of a business form by a user. <P>SOLUTION: This business form processor is provided with a filling data acquiring function 21 for receiving filling data from a filling device 110 to a business form; a filling circumstance determination means 22 for determining the change of filling circumstances in the filling column of the business form, and for determining whether or not display information on a display screen should be changed, and for acquiring display data corresponding to the filling circumstances in changing the display information; an infrared data acquiring means 23 for acquiring the infrared data of an object placed on the display screen from the infrared ray receiving device; a business form position calculating function 24 for calculating the position of the business form placed on the display screen; a display function 25 for displaying display data on the display screen; and a storage function 26 for managing information to be used by the filling circumstance determination function, the business form position calculating function and the display function. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display device that displays guidance, advertisements, video, and the like that support entry and input on a display screen. In particular, in a system including a form processing device, information display is appropriately performed on a screen according to the state of entry of a form. It relates to the processing to be changed.

  There has been proposed a data processing apparatus that improves the operability of a guidance screen that displays input contents so as to facilitate the input of various data when data is managed by the data processing apparatus. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-147128 discloses an input data processing means for temporarily writing input data input from an input / output device into a communication area in the central processing unit, and data written in the communication area. The guidance output means for reading out the corresponding guidance screen information and data candidates from the storage device and displaying them on the input / output device, and the guidance output means Input data registration means for storing correct data input in accordance with the guidance screen displayed on the output device in the storage device is provided, so that guidance can be provided even when the data content to be input for a plurality of items is unknown. It is disclosed that it is possible to input data by sequentially displaying screens and the operability of the data processing apparatus is improved. .

JP-A-8-147128

In the technique disclosed in the above publication, when the contents of data to be input are unknown for a plurality of items, the auxiliary screens regarding the unknown items are sequentially displayed and data is input, so each time one auxiliary screen is completed. Data can be input without returning to the main screen.
However, if all the information related to a certain entry field in the form (entry guidance, precautions, etc.) is displayed uniformly, it will be difficult for the user to find the information that is really needed. There is a possibility of missing important information from inside. Also, it is difficult for the service provider side (a person who receives and processes a form created by the user) to accurately convey only the information that the user wants to pay attention to in a timely manner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a form processing apparatus and method capable of displaying necessary information appropriately according to a form entry state by a user.
Another object of the present invention is to display necessary information at an appropriate timing according to the status of not filling in a form when the user is not filling in the form.

The form processing apparatus according to the present invention preferably has an entry data acquisition function for receiving entry data from the entry apparatus to the form in the form processing apparatus that changes display information in accordance with the entry status of the form placed on the display screen. Then, the change of the entry status in the entry field of the form is judged, it is determined whether or not the display information on the display screen is changed, and the display data corresponding to the entry status is obtained when the display information is changed. An entry status determination function, an infrared data acquisition function for acquiring infrared data of an object placed on the display screen from the infrared light receiver, a form position calculation function for calculating the position of the form placed on the display screen, Display function for displaying display data on the display screen, memory for managing information used in the entry status determination function, form position calculation function, and display function Configured as a form processing apparatus having a capability, the.
The form processing method according to the present invention preferably determines whether or not entry data is received from the entry device in the form processing method that changes display information according to the entry status of the form placed on the display screen. When the entry data is received, the first entry column currently being extracted extracted from the entry data is the same as the second entry column extracted from the entry data received one time before the entry data. If the first entry field and the second entry field are the same, the entry status in the same entry field has changed from the history of the entry data and the entry data received in the past. It is configured as a form processing method that determines whether or not the recognition judgment condition is satisfied and if the judgment condition is met, obtains display data corresponding to the entry status in the entry field and displays the display data on the display screen. .
The present invention can also be understood as a program executed on a computer for performing a form process. In a preferred example, a program is executed on a computer for performing a form process for changing display information in accordance with the entry state of a form placed on a display screen, and receives entry data for the form from the entry device. Change the entry status in the entry field of the form and the entry field of the form, determine whether to change the display information on the display screen, and respond to the entry situation when changing the display information An entry status determination function that acquires display data, an infrared data acquisition function that acquires infrared data of an object placed on the display screen from the infrared light receiving device, and a form position that calculates the position of the form placed on the display screen It is configured as a program for form processing having a calculation function and a display function for displaying display data on a display screen.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to display information according to the state of entry in the entry field of the user's form or the state of not filling in the form, so that the user needs to create a form when necessary. Information (for example, information that you want them to know). In addition, it becomes possible for the service provider side to accurately convey notices and precautions to the user. As a result, it is possible to reduce the entry error in creating the form and easily create the form.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In the present embodiment, when creating a form at a document application window such as a financial institution or public institution, the form processing device and the reading of entry data on the form are performed so that the table surface on which the form is placed is a screen capable of displaying information. An example of an information display system and method for displaying appropriate information on the periphery of a form according to the entry status in the same entry column of the form using a possible entry device will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this example.

(First embodiment)
The first embodiment is an example in which the information displayed in accordance with the elapsed time of entry in the same entry field is changed as the entry status in the same entry field of the form. For example, even if the user is filling in the same entry field, the user will be shown a guide video of how to fill in the entry field at the beginning of writing, and a message prompting confirmation of the entry contents in the entry field after a certain period of time. It is an example in the case of displaying.

FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating a configuration example of a form processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
100 is a form processing apparatus, 101 is a table surface for filling out a form, 102 is a display screen embedded in the table surface 101, 103 is an infrared light emitting device for emitting infrared light toward the display screen 102, 104 is An infrared light receiving device 105 for receiving infrared light emitted from the infrared light emitting device 103 is a display device for projecting and displaying information, and is a video projection device such as a projector. Reference numeral 2 denotes a control device having a function for receiving input data from the writing device and infrared data from the infrared light receiving device and displaying information on the display device 105.

  The display screen 102 is a transparent screen that allows the information projected from the display device 105 to be viewed from the top of the display screen 102 and allows infrared transmission. The infrared light emitting device 103 is assumed to be an infrared LED, and the infrared light receiving device 104 is assumed to be an infrared camera. The infrared light receiving device 104 receives the infrared light emitted from the infrared light emitting device 103, and when a form or other object is placed on the display screen 102, the infrared light emitted from the infrared light emitting device 103 is transferred to the display screen 102. It is possible to know where the light passes through without being obstructed by the object and where the light is obstructed by the object. The infrared light receiving device 104 divides the area on the display screen 102 into a mesh shape, converts the infrared light as it is at which position, and converts the infrared light at which position as data, and the control device 2 can acquire this data. To do. Hereinafter, this data is referred to as “infrared data”. The function of the control device 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an information display system in one embodiment.
In FIG. 2, 110 is an entry device, 120 is a communication network, 104 is an infrared light receiving device, 105 is a display device, 2 is a control device, and the control device 2 is connected via the infrared light receiving device 104, the display device 105, and the communication network 120. Are connected to the entry device 110. As shown in the figure, the entry device 110 has four functions, and the control device 2 has six functions, and these devices are operated by hardware of the following devices and a program for controlling the hardware.

  The first function of the filling device 110 is a filling function 111 for filling in paper. The second function of the writing device 110 is a reading function 112 that reads information written on paper. A third function of the entry device 110 is an entry data generation function 113 that generates entry data such as a paper ID and a paper entry position based on information obtained from the reading function 112. A fourth function of the entry device 110 is an entry data transmission function 114 that transmits entry data generated by the entry data generation function 113 to the control device 2 via the communication network 120.

For example, the writing device 110 is assumed to be in the form of a pen such as an electronic pen, and it is assumed that a dot pattern is previously printed on the paper in addition to the form format. At this time, the entry device 110 can obtain the paper ID and entry position based on the entered information and the dot pattern information. As a known technique, there is known a technique for uniquely identifying paper based on how to hit dots.
The communication network 120 is assumed to be wireless such as Bluetooth or wired. The entry data transmission function 114 transmits entry data to the control device 2 in real time or at short intervals (for example, every 0.1 second).

The first function of the control device 2 is an entry data acquisition function 21 that receives entry data transmitted by the entry data transmission function 114 of the entry device 110. The second function of the control device 2 is an entry status determination function 22 that determines the entry status in the form based on the entry data acquired by the entry data acquisition function 21 and the history of entry data acquired so far. is there. The third function of the control device 2 is an infrared data acquisition function 23 that acquires infrared data from the infrared light receiving device 104 of the form processing device 100. The fourth function of the control device 2 calculates the position of the form placed on the display screen 102 based on the infrared data acquired by the infrared data acquisition function 23 and the form data stored in the storage function 26. This is a form position calculation function 24. The fifth function of the control device 2 is to calculate which information is to be displayed at which position on the display screen 102 from the results obtained by the entry status determination function 22 and the form position calculation function 24. This is a display function 25 that uses and displays the screen.
These first to fifth functions are realized by executing a program having these functions on a computer.

  A sixth function of the control device 2 is a storage function 26 that stores information handled in the control device 2. The storage function 26 stores form type information 61, form entry field information 62, entry status determination information 63, and display data information 64. These pieces of information 61 to 64 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6, respectively. The storage function 26 manages the history of past entry data received from the entry device 110, the history of past infrared data received from the infrared light receiving device 104, and display data (display content) displayed on the screen. . Further, the storage function 26 temporarily stores data used for calculation or determination in these functions 21 to 25 as an internal memory.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the form type information 61.
In FIG. 3, 611 is a form ID used for distinguishing the form type, 612 is a paper ID that is a set of papers representing the form identified as the form ID 611, and 613 is the size of the form identified as the form ID 611. is there.
For example, the record in the first line of the form type information 61 is a form in which paper IDs 612 with “122.101.100.100 to 122.101.100.200” are distinguished as form ID “101”. Yes, it indicates that the horizontal size of this form is “350” and the vertical size is “300”. The unit of the size 613 is, for example, a dot (pixel) that represents the resolution of screen display.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the form entry field information 62.
In FIG. 4, 621 is a form ID used for distinguishing the form type, 622 is a form field ID used for distinguishing the entry field in the form identified as the form ID 621, and 623 is a form of the entry field ID 622. It is an entry field area representing the area inside.
For example, the records in the first to fourth lines of the form entry field information 62 indicate that the form having the form ID 621 “101” has four entry fields. The record in the first line of the form entry field information 62 has an entry field ID 622 of “1011”, and the position of this entry field in the form is changed from “(50, 50)” to “(50, 50)”. 250, 100) ”. In the following, it is assumed that the upper left corner of the form is (X coordinate, Y coordinate) = (0, 0), and the values of the X coordinate and the Y coordinate increase toward the lower right. The record in the second line of the form entry field information 62 has an entry field ID 622 of “1012”, and the position of the entry field in the form is (X coordinate, Y coordinate) from “(250, 50)”. It is represented by a rectangular area surrounded by “(300, 100)”. The same applies to the records after the third line.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the entry status determination information 63.
In FIG. 5, reference numeral 631 denotes an entry field ID used for distinguishing the type of entry field, 632 denotes a determination order indicating an order for determining the entry status in the entry field, and 633 denotes an entry state in the entry field. An entry elapsed time that defines an entry time in the same entry field, and 634 is a display data ID for identifying data to be displayed when the entry elapsed time 633 is reached. The determination order 632 indicates the order of the records in the same entry field ID in ascending order, and does not overlap among the records in the same entry field ID.

  For example, when the record in the first line of the entry status determination information 63 has entered the entry field whose entry field ID is “1011”, the determination order is “1” and the elapsed entry time is “0”. When the time is seconds (that is, when entry is started), the display data whose display data ID is “10111” is displayed. The record in the second row of the entry status determination information 63 has the entry order “2” when the entry field whose entry field ID is “1011” is entered. Indicates that display data whose display data ID is “10112” is displayed when “5” seconds have elapsed. The unit of elapsed time for entry is seconds.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the display data information 64.
In FIG. 6, 641 is a display data ID used for distinguishing the type of display data, 642 is a display position indicating the position on the screen for displaying the display data indicated by the display data ID 641, and 643 is indicated by the display data ID 641. The size of the display data to be displayed, 644 is a file name representing the data (display content) actually displayed indicated by the display data ID 641.

  For example, in the record on the first line of the display data information 64, the display position of the display data whose display data ID is “10111” is “(320, 50)” on the screen (X coordinate, Y coordinate), The display data has a horizontal size of “200” and a vertical size of “200”, indicating that this display data is data indicated by “intro.flv”. In the following, the display position 642 is (X coordinate, Y coordinate) = (0, 0) in the upper left of the screen (display screen 102). The unit of the size 643 is, for example, a dot (pixel) representing the resolution of screen display.

  The display data is, for example, moving image data, image data, text data storing text information, and the like. The moving image data may be data stored as a file or streaming data used in a video distribution server or a video sharing system (for example, a videophone) with a remote site. Furthermore, the information is not limited to displayable information, but may be reproduction of audio data or execution of another program (for example, sending a mail notification to the support center in cooperation with other business systems).

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a process flow of a form.
This process is performed in the same entry column of the form in the entry data acquisition function 21, the entry status determination function 22, the infrared data acquisition function 23, the form position calculation function 24, the display function 25, and the storage function 26 of the control device 2. This is a process of changing the display according to the elapsed time. This is realized by executing a program for performing this process on a computer.

This process is performed at predetermined intervals (for example, every 0.1 second).
First, in step 321, it is checked whether entry data has been received from the entry device 110. When the user is filling in the form, the entry data can be received. On the other hand, when the user has not entered anything in the form, the entry data cannot be received. If entry data has been received, the process proceeds to step 322, and if entry data has not been received, the process ends.

The entry data received in step 321 is managed as a reception history in the storage function 26. The entry data received so far is referred to in the subsequent processing.
In step 322, information related to the entry field of the form currently being entered is acquired from the entry data received in step 321.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a processing flow for acquiring information related to the entry field of the form currently being entered in step 322 of FIG.
In step 411, the paper ID is acquired from the entry data received in step 321 of FIG. The paper ID is a unique number that can uniquely identify each sheet of paper, for example, “122.101.100.115”. As the paper ID, the same paper ID may be used for the same type of form, but the paper ID is assigned so that at least the type of form can be distinguished.

  In step 412, the form type information 61 is searched to obtain a form ID corresponding to the paper ID obtained in step 411. For example, when the paper ID acquired in step 411 is “122.101.100.115”, “101” is acquired as the form ID from the record in the first line of the form type information 61 of FIG. In step 413, entry position information is further acquired from the entry data received in step 321 of FIG.

In step 414, the form entry field information 62 is searched, and the form ID obtained in step 412 and the entry field ID corresponding to the entry position information obtained in step 413 are obtained. For example, when the form ID acquired in step 412 is “101” and the entry position acquired in step 413 is within a rectangular area surrounded by coordinates (50, 50) and coordinates (250, 100) on the form, “1011” is acquired as the entry field ID from the record in the first line of the form entry field information 62 of FIG.
With the processing flow of FIG. 8 described above, it is possible to know the form entered by the user and the entry column in the form.

Now, the description returns to FIG.
In step 323 of FIG. 7, the latest entry column ID received one time before the current process is acquired from the history of entry data received so far in step 321. In step 324, it is checked whether or not the entry field ID of the form currently being entered obtained in step 322 (the processing flow of FIG. 8) and the entry field ID obtained in step 323 are the same. If the entry field ID is the same, the process proceeds to step 326. If the entry field ID is different, the process proceeds to step 325.
For example, if the entry field ID acquired immediately before (the previous time) is “1011” and the entry field ID acquired this time (currently being entered) is also “1011”, the same entry field is set in the previous time and this time. It is determined that the entry is continued, and the process proceeds to step 326.

  In step 325, it means that the entry field entered last time is different from the entry field currently entered, so when the entry status judgment information 63 is searched and the entry of the entry field ID currently being entered is started. The display data to be displayed first is acquired. Hereinafter, data to be displayed when the entry field is entered for the first time will be referred to as “initial display data”. The initial display data is a record in which the determination order of the entry status determination information 63 is “1”, and the entry elapsed time 633 indicates “0”. For example, if the entry field ID currently being entered in this step 325 is “1013”, the entry status determination information 63 is searched, the entry field ID is “1013”, and the determination order 632 is “1”. A display data ID “10131” of a record is acquired.

In step 326, it means that the entry field that was entered last time is the same as the entry field that is currently entered, so the current entry is made from the history of entry data received so far in step 321. Calculate the elapsed time that you have been filling in the fields in the middle. In step 327, the entry status determination information 63 is searched to obtain the entry field ID currently being entered obtained in step 322 and the display data ID corresponding to the entry elapsed time calculated in step 326. When searching for the entry status determination information 63, the search is performed according to the order of the determination order 632, and the nearest record that has reached the elapsed entry time calculated in step 326 is acquired.
For example, if the elapsed entry time calculated in step 326 is “2.5” seconds, the display data ID “10111” is acquired from the record in the first row of the entry status determination information 63. If the entry elapsed time calculated in step 326 is “8” seconds, the display data ID “10112” is acquired from the record in the second row of the entry status determination information 63.

  In step 328, the display data ID acquired in step 327 is compared with the display data ID currently displayed on the screen. If they are the same, it is not necessary to change the display on the screen, and thus this processing is terminated. If the display data IDs are different, it is determined that the information displayed on the screen is to be changed because the entry status has changed while the same entry field is being entered, and the process proceeds to step 329. In step 329, display data is acquired from the display data ID received in step 327, the display position on the screen is calculated, and the display is changed from the information currently displayed on the screen to the information of the display data acquired in this step. To do.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a processing flow for performing display data acquisition, display position calculation, and screen display in step 329 of FIG.
In step 421, the display data information 64 is searched, and display data 644 corresponding to the display data ID acquired in step 327 is acquired. In step 422, infrared data indicating the shadow of a form or other object placed on the display screen 102 is acquired from the infrared light receiving device 104.

  FIG. 10A is a diagram illustrating an example of a shadow image in a state where a form is arranged on the display screen. In FIG. 10A, 9 is a display screen, 91 is a form being entered and the shadow of the user's hand overlapping the form, 92 is the shadow of a ballpoint pen, and 93 is the shadow of another form. A place where the infrared light emitted from the infrared light emitting device 103 is obstructed and obstructed by an object is detected as a shadow like a black portion in the figure. Specifically, the data structure is such that infrared data is “1” if a shadow is detected at a certain location (X coordinate, Y coordinate) on the display screen, and “0” if no shadow is detected. Represented as:

  In step 423 of the process in FIG. 9, a form image estimated as a form is extracted from the infrared data acquired in step 422. This is possible by using a known technique such as an image recognition technique. For example, in the case of FIG. 10A, portions 91 and 93 are extracted as form image candidates. Further, by searching the form type information 61 and acquiring the form size 613 corresponding to the form ID obtained in step 322, the candidates for the form image can be narrowed down. In addition, the form currently used by the user can be narrowed down from the characteristic shadow pattern indicating the overlap between the form presumed to be currently used by the user and another object. For example, it can be inferred that among the candidate forms 91 and 93, the form 91 in which the shadow pattern such as the user's hand or arm overlaps the form is closer to the form currently used.

FIG. 10B shows a shadow image of the form extracted in step 423. 94 is the shadow image of the form part extracted from the shadow image of 91.
In step 424 of the process of FIG. 9, the display data information 64 is searched, and the display position 642 and size 643 of the display data corresponding to the display data ID acquired in step 327 are acquired. Further, the display position of the display data actually acquired in step 421 is calculated from the position of the form image acquired in step 423 and the position of another object placed on the display screen 102.
In step 425, display data is displayed on the screen based on the display position of the display data calculated in step 424.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example in which display data is displayed around the form placed on the display screen 102 of the form processing apparatus 100.
FIG. 11A shows an example in which information 96 is displayed near the periphery of the entry field 95 when the entry field 95 of the form is being entered. FIG. 11B is an example showing that a fixed time has elapsed when the form entry field 95 is being entered, and the display of the information 96 has been switched to the display of the information 97.
As described above, by performing the processing shown in FIG. 7 at predetermined time intervals, the display of information can be changed according to the elapsed time of entry in the same entry field of the form.

(Second embodiment)
The second embodiment is an example in which a form is placed on the display screen 102, but after filling a certain entry field in the form, the information to be displayed is changed according to the unfilled elapsed time in which entry is not detected. is there. For example, if you have entered a certain entry field and remain unfilled for a while, it is assumed that the user has confirmed the entry contents in the entry field, and the confirmation items for the entry contents are displayed on the screen. If the status remains unfilled, the user assumes that he / she is thinking about which field to fill in next, and guides the fields that have not been filled in. Is displayed. In addition, the structure of a form processing apparatus, an information display system, etc. assume the thing similar to 1st embodiment mentioned above.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a processing flow in the control device 2 for changing the display in accordance with the unfilled elapsed time after filling a certain entry field in the form.
This process is performed at predetermined intervals (for example, every 0.1 second).
First, in step 311, it is checked whether entry data has been received from the entry device 110. When the user is filling in the form, the entry data can be received. On the other hand, when the user has not entered anything in the form, the entry data cannot be received. If entry data has not been received, the process proceeds to step 312; if entry data has been received, the process ends.

In step 312, an unfilled elapsed time from the time when the entry field was last entered to the present is calculated from the history of entry data received so far in the past managed in step 311. However, if infrared data is not received from the infrared light receiving device 104, it means that the form is not placed on the display screen 102. Therefore, the infrared data is received for the unfilled elapsed time and the received data is received. Represents the time when not.
In step 313, the entry column ID (entry column ID that has been entered most recently) is acquired from the history of the entry data received so far in the past managed in step 311. In step 314, the unfilled situation determination information 65 is searched to determine whether or not to change the display according to the unfilled elapsed time calculated in step 312.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the unfilled situation determination information 65 of this embodiment.
In FIG. 13, 651 is an entry field ID used to distinguish the type of entry field that was last entered (entered until recently), and 652 is a determination for determining the unfilled status of the entry field ID 651. Judgment order indicating the order, 653 is the unfilled elapsed time for determining the unfilled time for judging the unfilled status after filling in the entry column ID 651, and 654 is the data to be displayed when the unfilled elapsed time 653 is reached Is a display data ID for identifying. The determination order 652 is considered in the same manner as the determination order 632 in FIG. For example, in the record in the first line of the unfilled status determination information 65, when the unfilled elapsed time reaches “3” seconds after filling in the fill field whose fill field ID is “1011”, the display data ID is The display data indicated by “10113” is displayed. The record in the second line of the unfilled status determination information 65 indicates that when the unfilled elapsed time reaches “10” seconds, the display is changed to display data whose display data ID is “10114”.

  As described above, in step 314 (FIG. 12), the unfilled situation determination information 65 is searched, and the most recent entry field ID that has been filled in until the unfilled state acquired in step 311 and the unfilled calculated in step 312 are obtained. A display data ID corresponding to the elapsed time is acquired. When searching for the unfilled status determination information 65, the search is performed according to the order of the determination order 652, and the closest record that has reached the unfilled elapsed time calculated in step 312 is acquired.

For example, if the unfilled elapsed time calculated in step 312 is “4.5” seconds, the display data ID “10113” is acquired from the record in the first line of the unfilled status determination information 65. If the unfilled elapsed time calculated in step 312 is “12” seconds, the display data ID “10114” is acquired from the record in the second row of the unfilled status determination information 65.
In step 315, the display data ID acquired in step 314 is compared with the display data ID currently displayed on the screen. If they are the same, it is not necessary to change the display on the screen, and thus this processing is terminated. If the display data IDs are different, it is determined that the unfilled status in the form has changed and the conditions for changing the information displayed on the screen are satisfied, and the process proceeds to step 316.

In step 316, the display data corresponding to the display data ID received in step 315 is acquired, the display position on the screen is calculated, and the display data information acquired in this step is displayed from the information currently displayed on the screen. To change. The processing in this step is the same as the processing in step 329 in FIG. 7 (that is, the processing flow in FIG. 9).
As described above, by performing the processing of FIG. 12 at predetermined time intervals, after filling in a certain entry field in the form, the information to be displayed is changed according to the unfilled elapsed time in which entry is not detected. Can do.

(Third embodiment)
The third embodiment is an example in which, when a certain entry field in a form is entered, the information to be displayed is changed according to the entry place (entry area) even in the same entry field. For example, if you have entered a certain entry field (address field, remarks field, etc.), the first writing start state (that is, when you have entered the upper left area in the field) When the guidance video is displayed and the entry in the column is almost full (that is, when the lower right area of the column is filled in), a message is displayed indicating how to fill in the column. This is the case. Note that the form processing apparatus, the information display system, and the like are assumed to be the same as those in the first embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a processing flow in the control device 2 for changing the display in accordance with the entry position (entry area) in the entry field of the form.
This process is performed at predetermined time intervals. In step 331, it is checked whether entry data has been received from the entry device 110. If entry data has been received, the process proceeds to step 332, and if entry data has not been received, the process ends. In step 332, form information (entry field ID) currently being entered is acquired from the entry data received in step 321. The processing in this step is the same as the processing in step 322 in FIG. 7 (that is, the processing flow in FIG. 8).

  In step 333, the entry position in the entry column is acquired from the entry data received in step 321. In step 334, the entry area determination information 66 is searched to determine whether or not to change the display according to the entry field ID acquired in step 332 and the entry position acquired in step 333.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the entry area determination information 66 according to the embodiment.
In FIG. 15, reference numeral 661 denotes an entry field ID used for distinguishing the type of entry field, 662 denotes a determination order indicating an order for determining the entry status of the entry field ID 661, and 663 denotes an entry position (entry in the form). A display change area 664 representing a region) is a display data ID for identifying data to be displayed when an entry position (entry area) is included in the display change area 663. The determination order 662 is considered in the same manner as the determination order 632 in FIG. The display change area 663 is a rectangular area surrounded by upper left coordinates and upper right coordinates, with the upper left corner of the form as (X coordinate, Y coordinate) = (0, 0).

For example, if the record in the first line of the entry area determination information 66 is filled in the entry field whose entry field ID is “1013”, the entry position (entry area) is the upper left coordinate “(50, 100) in the form. ) ”Is displayed within the rectangular area surrounded by the lower right coordinates“ (300, 200) ”, indicating that display data whose display data ID is indicated by“ 10111 ”is displayed.
As described above, in step 334, the entry area determination information 66 is searched, and the entry data ID obtained in step 332 and the display data ID corresponding to the entry position (entry area) obtained in step 322 are obtained. For example, if the entry field ID acquired in step 332 is “1013” and the entry position (entry area) acquired in step 322 is “(180, 150)”, one line with the determination order “1” Since it is not included in the display change area 663 of the second record and is included in the display change area 663 of the second line record in the determination order “2”, the display data ID “10112” of the record in the determination order “2” is set. get.

In step 335, the display data ID acquired in step 334 is compared with the display data ID currently displayed on the screen. If they are the same, it is not necessary to change the display on the screen, and thus this processing is terminated. If the display data IDs are different, the entry status of the form changes, and it is determined that the condition for changing the information displayed on the screen while the same entry field is being entered is satisfied, and the process proceeds to step 336.
In step 336, the display data corresponding to the display data ID in step 335 is acquired, the display position on the screen is calculated, and the display is changed from the information currently displayed on the screen to the information of the display data acquired in this step. To do. The processing in this step is the same as the processing in step 329 in FIG. 7 (that is, the processing flow in FIG. 9).
As described above, by performing the processing of FIG. 12 at predetermined time intervals, when a certain entry field is entered in the form, even in the same entry field, the entry place (entry area) is displayed. Information to be displayed can be changed accordingly.

  In the display change area 663 of the entry area determination information 66 in FIG. 15, the coordinate position is designated. Since it is possible to calculate how much of the entry field is filled from the history of entry data received from the entry device 110, the designation of the display change area 663 may be changed to the entry ratio instead of the coordinate position.

  The processing flow of FIG. 12 is an example of changing the screen display in accordance with the position position (display area) in the same entry field of the form, but in addition to the display position (display area) in the same entry field. It is also possible to change the screen display according to the entry time in the same entry field. For example, the general guidance is displayed during the first time when entry is started in the same entry field, and when the entry proceeds to the lower right area in the entry field after a certain amount of time, the general guidance is displayed. The display can be changed from the display to the guidance for the next entry field.

(Fourth embodiment)
The fourth embodiment is an example in which, when a certain entry field in a form is being entered, information to be displayed when characters are corrected in the entry field is changed. For example, if you fill in a certain entry field and draw a double line on the character to correct the character, you should be careful about the correction (for example, the corrected part from the information displayed so far) This is a case where the display is switched to a message prompting the user to seal with a notification seal. Note that the form processing apparatus, the information display system, and the like are assumed to be the same as those in the first embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a processing flow in the control device 2 for changing the display in response to detection of correction of characters in the entry field of the form.
This process is performed at predetermined time intervals. In step 341, it is checked whether entry data has been received from the entry device 110. If entry data has been received, the process proceeds to step 342. If entry data has not been received, the process ends.
In step 342, the form information (entry field ID) currently being entered is acquired from the entry data received in step 341. The processing in this step is the same as the processing in step 322 in FIG. 7 (that is, the processing flow in FIG. 8).

  In step 343, it is determined whether or not data indicating a trace in which characters have been corrected in the entry field can be detected from the entry data received in step 341. If a known technique is used, for example, a double line drawn on a character once entered can be detected, and it can be determined that the entry has been corrected. The storage function 26 manages the correspondence table “correction status determination information” of the display data ID displayed when correction is detected in the input column in the same manner as the input status determination information 63 in FIG. I shall keep it. When the data indicating the evidence of correcting the character in the entry column can be detected, the correction status determination information is searched and the corresponding display data ID is acquired.

In step 344, based on the result determined in step 343, if such a correction is detected in the entry field, the process proceeds to step 345, and if such a correction is not detected in the entry field, In order to continuously display the information currently displayed on the display screen, the process ends.
In step 345, the display data corresponding to the display data ID acquired in step 343 is acquired, the display position on the screen is calculated, and the display data information acquired in this step is displayed from the information currently displayed on the screen. To change. The processing in this step is the same as the processing in step 329 in FIG. 7 (that is, the processing flow in FIG. 9).
As described above, by performing the processing of FIG. 16 at predetermined time intervals, when a correction of a character in the entry field is detected when a certain entry field in the form is entered, the detection is performed. Information to be displayed can be changed accordingly.

(Fifth embodiment)
The fifth embodiment changes the information displayed according to the past entry history when there is a history of filling in the same entry field of the same form when filling in a certain entry field in the form. This is an example. For example, if you have completed the previous form and submitted it to the application window, but you need to correct it again due to a mistake, if you re-enter the entry field that you previously filled in the form, This is a case of displaying different information (for example, a message indicating precautions when re-filling). Note that the form processing apparatus, the information display system, and the like are assumed to be the same as those in the first embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a processing flow in the control device 2 for changing the display in accordance with the entry history in the same entry column of the form.
This process is performed at predetermined time intervals. In step 351, it is checked whether entry data has been received from the entry device 110. If entry data has been received, the process proceeds to step 352. If entry data has not been received, the process ends.
In step 352, form information (entry column ID) currently being entered is acquired from the entry data received in step 351. The processing in this step is the same as the processing in step 322 in FIG. 7 (that is, the processing flow in FIG. 8).

  In step 353, it is determined whether or not the entry field ID received in step 351 is obtained from the history of entry data received so far from the entry device 110. However, the search range of entry data received in the past (for example, within the past hour or within the past day) is determined in advance. In the storage function 26, the display data ID displayed when a history in which the same entry column of the same form has been entered in the past is detected in the entry column in the same manner as the entry status determination information 63 in FIG. It is assumed that the correspondence table “entry history status determination information” is managed. If a history entered in the past in the entry column can be detected, the entry history status determination information is searched to obtain the corresponding display data ID.

In step 354, based on the result determined in step 353, if such entry history is detected in the entry field, the process proceeds to step 355, and such entry history is not detected in the entry field. Terminates the process in order to continuously display the information currently displayed on the display screen.
In step 355, display data corresponding to the display data ID acquired in step 353 is acquired, the display position on the screen is calculated, and the display data information acquired in this step is displayed from the information currently displayed on the screen. To change. The processing in this step is the same as the processing in step 329 in FIG. 7 (that is, the processing flow in FIG. 9).

As described above, when a certain entry field in a form is entered by performing the processing of FIG. 17 at predetermined intervals, there is a history in which the same entry field of the same form has been entered previously. In addition, the information to be displayed can be changed according to the past entry history.
As described in the first to fifth embodiments above, it is possible to use a combination of the determination conditions for the entry status in the entry column of the form. For example, it is also possible to change the information displayed on the screen by combining the entry elapsed time check in the same entry field described in the first embodiment and the correction status check described in the fourth embodiment. is there.
The form processing according to the present embodiment is not limited to financial institutions, transportation facilities, public institutions, educational institutions, but also when preparing documents such as application documents, books, and paperwork documents in general companies and commercial facilities. In addition, the present invention can be applied to a form processing apparatus that supports document creation.

The figure which shows the structural example of the form processing apparatus in one Embodiment. The figure which shows the information display system in one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the form classification information in one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the form entry column information in one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the entry condition determination information in one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display data information in one Embodiment. The figure which shows the processing flow of the form in one Embodiment. The figure which shows the processing flow which acquires the form information in filling in the form process of FIG. The figure which shows the processing flow which performs display data acquisition, display position calculation, and screen display in the form process of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the image of the shadow of the state by which the form is arrange | positioned on the display screen of a form processing apparatus. The figure which shows an example which is displaying the information around the form placed on the display screen of the form processing apparatus. The figure which shows the processing flow which changes a display according to the unfilled elapsed time to the form in one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the unfilled condition determination information in one Embodiment. The figure which shows the processing flow which changes a display according to the entry position (entry area | region) in the entry column of the form in one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the entry area determination information of one Embodiment. The figure which shows the processing flow which changes a display according to the correction detection in the entry column of the form of one Embodiment. The figure which shows the processing flow which changes a display according to the entry log | history to the same entry column of the form of one Embodiment.

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100 form processing device 101 table surface 102 display screen 103 infrared light emitting device 104 infrared light receiving device 105 display device 2 control device.

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In the form processing device that changes the display information according to the entry status of the form placed on the display screen,
An entry data acquisition function that receives entry data from the entry device to the form, and changes in the entry status in the entry field of the form are determined, and whether or not the display information on the display screen is changed is determined and displayed. An entry status determination function for obtaining display data corresponding to the entry status when information is changed, an infrared data acquisition function for obtaining infrared data of an object placed on the display screen from the infrared light receiving device, and the display screen Information used in a form position calculation function for calculating the position of a form placed thereon, a display function for displaying display data on the display screen, the entry status determination function, the form position calculation function, and the display function And a storage function for managing the document processing device. In a form processing device that changes display information according to the entry status of a form placed on the display screen, means for determining whether entry data has been received from the entry device, and entry data when entry data is received Means for determining whether or not the first entry field currently being extracted extracted from is the same as the second entry field extracted from the entry data received one time before the entry data, and the first entry If the column and the second entry column are the same, determine whether or not the condition for recognizing that the entry status in the same entry column has changed satisfies the criteria based on the entry data and the history of entry data received in the past. And means for obtaining display data corresponding to the entry status in the entry field when the determination condition is satisfied, and means for displaying the display data on the display screen. Form processing Location. In a form processing device that changes display information according to the entry status of a form placed on a display screen, means for determining whether or not entry data has been received from the entry device, and no entry data has been received, but infrared When acquiring infrared data from the light receiving device, the entry field of the form in which entry was last detected, means for obtaining the unfilled elapsed time since the last entry was detected, and the entry field And means for determining whether or not a determination condition for recognizing that the unfilled status has changed from the unfilled elapsed time, and means for obtaining display data corresponding to the unfilled status if the determination condition is satisfied And a means for displaying the display data on the display screen. 2. The form processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein means for calculating display data from the entry data obtained from the entry device, means for obtaining infrared data from the infrared light receiving device, and means for obtaining infrared data from the infrared data on a display screen. Means for extracting the written form image, means for calculating the position of the form placed on the display screen from the form image, and means for calculating the display position of the display data to be displayed around the form on the display screen; A form processing apparatus comprising: the display data; and means for displaying the display data on a screen from the display position. 2. The form processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the user is filling in the same entry field of the form, the entry status determination function is responsive to an elapsed entry time that has elapsed since the entry of the entry field started. A form processing apparatus characterized by changing information displayed on a display screen. The form processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the entry status determination function is an entry field for a form that was last entered when the user has not entered a form with the form placed on the display screen. And a form processing apparatus that changes information to be displayed on the display screen in accordance with an unfilled elapsed time that has not been filled in since the last entry in the entry field. The form processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the user is filling in the same entry field of the form, the entry status determination function is based on an entry position or an entry area in the entry field. A form processing apparatus, wherein information displayed on the display screen is changed. The form processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the user is filling in the same entry field of the form, the entry status determination function displays the display according to the proportion of entry in the entry field. A form processing apparatus characterized by changing information displayed on a screen. The form processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the entry status determination function detects a correction of entry information in the entry field when the user is filling in the entry field of the form. A form processing apparatus, wherein information displayed on the display screen is changed. The form processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the entry status determination function fills in the same entry field of the same form that the user has entered in the past based on a history of entry data acquired in the past from the entry apparatus. A form processing apparatus characterized by changing information displayed on the display screen when a history exists. 11. The form processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a change in an entry state in an entry field of the form is determined by combining a plurality of the entry state determination functions. In the form processing method to change the display information according to the entry status of the form placed on the display screen,
Determine whether the entry data has been received from the entry device,
If entry data is received, is the first entry field currently being extracted extracted from the entry data the same as the second entry field extracted from the entry data received one time before the entry data? Determine whether or not
If the first entry field and the second entry field are the same, whether the determination condition for recognizing that the entry status in the same entry field has changed from the entry data and the history of entry data received in the past is satisfied Determine whether or not
A form processing method characterized in that, when the determination condition is satisfied, display data corresponding to an entry status in an entry column is acquired and the display data is displayed on the display screen. In the form processing method to change the display information according to the entry status of the form placed on the display screen,
Determine whether the entry data has been received from the entry device,
If you have not received the entry data but have obtained infrared data from the infrared detector, the entry field of the form in which entry was last detected, and the unfilled progress from the last entry to the present Get time,
It is determined whether or not the determination condition for recognizing that the unfilled status has changed from the filled-in field and the unfilled elapsed time satisfies the condition,
When the determination condition is satisfied, display data corresponding to the unfilled situation is acquired,
A form processing method for displaying the display data on the display screen. 14. The form processing method according to claim 12, wherein it is determined whether or not entry data for the form is received from the entry device at regular intervals. A program that is executed on a computer for performing a form process for changing display information according to a form entry state placed on a display screen,
An entry data acquisition function that receives entry data from the entry device to the form, and changes in the entry status in the entry field of the form are determined, and whether to change the display information on the display screen is determined. An entry status determination function for obtaining display data corresponding to the entry status when the input is changed, an infrared data acquisition function for obtaining infrared data of an object placed on the display screen from the infrared light receiving device, and an on-display screen A program for form processing having a form position calculation function for calculating the position of a placed form and a display function for displaying display data on a display screen.

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