JP2008117192A - Processor and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tabulation system allowing automatic tabulation of various kinds of data by using an electronic pen and combining an item count function, a business form count function and an in-pen time acquisition function. <P>SOLUTION: In this tabulation system 100, a user performs entry in a plurality of business forms 3 for the electronic pen 10 by use of the electronic pen 10. A server 5 extracts business form entry information from entry information acquired from the electronic pen 10 by referring to a coordinate table 104. The server 5 calculates the number of strokes included in the business form entry information. The server 5 calculates a unit number of stroke that is the number of strokes per unit time. The server 5 automatically produces tabulation result information based on the unit number of stroke. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for automatically collecting data based on information entered with an electronic pen.

  Conventionally, in store-type application receptions such as campaigns, data such as the number of stores visited, the number of solicitations, and the number of applications are totaled at certain time intervals, and the totaled results are used for predicting the optimal allocation of personnel for the next and subsequent times. Usually, in order to perform such aggregation, a staff member who performs reception work aggregates the above data at regular intervals and enters numerical values in a ledger. For this reason, there is a problem that the staff who performs the counting work together with the original reception work is extremely burdensome and interferes with the original reception work.

  On the other hand, in recent years, pen-type input devices called “electronic pens”, “digital pens” and the like have appeared (hereinafter referred to as “electronic pens” in this specification). “Anoto pen” developed by the company is known. Anotopen is used in a pair with dedicated paper (hereinafter also referred to as “dedicated paper”) on which a predetermined dot pattern is printed. In addition to the normal ink-type pen tip, the Anoto pen is equipped with a small camera for reading the dot pattern on the dedicated paper and a data communication unit. When a user writes characters on the special paper with an anotopen or checks an image that is designed on the special paper, the small camera detects the dot pattern on the special paper as the pen moves, and the user Entry information such as written characters and images is acquired. This entry information is transmitted from the Anotopen by the data communication unit to a terminal device such as a nearby personal computer or mobile phone. The system using this anotopen can be used as an input device in place of the keyboard, and is very easy to use for users who are reluctant to use the personal computer and keyboard described above. Therefore, as a technique for digitizing data entered in various business documents, application forms, contracts, etc., a system using an electronic pen is becoming widespread (for example, Patent Document 1).

  For this reason, it is convenient if the staff can concentrate on the original reception work by filling in the electronic pen form by using the electronic pen and can automatically collect the data.

JP 2004-153612 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and uses an electronic pen to automatically combine various data by combining a stroke count function, an item count function, a form count function, and a pen time acquisition function. It is an object to provide an aggregation system that can aggregate.

  In one aspect of the present invention, a processing apparatus for processing information entered in a plurality of electronic pen forms printed with a dot pattern recognizable by an electronic pen, the form identification for identifying each electronic pen form Form coordinate information storage means for storing form coordinate information in which information is associated with coordinate information of dot patterns printed on the electronic pen form, and a plurality of electronic pen forms using the electronic pen Forms entered in each electronic pen form from the entry information by referring to the form coordinate information based on the coordinate information included in the entry information and entry information acquisition means for obtaining the entered entry information Form entry information extracting means for extracting entry information, stroke number calculating means for calculating the number of strokes which is the number of strokes included in the form entry information, and the stroke Based on the number of strokes calculated by the calculating means and the time information included in the form entry information, the unit stroke number calculating means for calculating the number of unit strokes that is the number of strokes in a predetermined time unit, and the unit stroke number calculating means A totaling result information creating unit that creates totaling result information that is a totaling result of the contents entered in the plurality of electronic pen forms based on the calculated number of unit strokes;

  In the processing apparatus configured as described above, a user fills in a plurality of electronic pen forms using an electronic pen. At this time, the user counts a predetermined number of people, the number, etc., and fills the electronic pen form with one unit as one stroke. One stroke is one stroke, that is, a stroke entered with a single stroke. Then, the electronic pen reads the dot pattern on the electronic pen form as the electronic pen moves, and acquires information on strokes and coordinates corresponding to the contents entered by the user as entry information. The processing device acquires entry information from the electronic pen. Then, the processing apparatus extracts the information entered in each electronic pen form as form entry information from the entry information by referring to the form coordinate information that is stored in advance. That is, the entry information corresponding to the contents entered in one electronic pen form is extracted as the form entry information from the entry information corresponding to the contents entered in the plurality of electronic pen forms. Then, the processing device calculates the number of strokes included in the form entry information. Furthermore, since the entry time is included in the time information, the processing device calculates the number of unit strokes, which is the number of strokes per unit time, based on the time information included in the form entry information. Then, the processing device creates count result information based on the number of unit strokes. Since the user counts a predetermined number of persons, the number, etc. by filling in the electronic pen form using the electronic pen, the number of unit strokes can be said to be the number of persons / number per unit time. In other words, the processing device can automatically create the total result per unit time as digital data simply by the user filling in the stroke according to the number without being aware of the time. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user when calculating the total result of the predetermined information.

  In one aspect of the processing device, the processing device is the number of electronic pen forms filled in by the electronic pen by referring to the form coordinate information based on the coordinate information included in the entry information. A unit for calculating the number of forms, and a unit for calculating the number of unit forms, which is the number of forms in a predetermined time unit, based on the number of forms calculated by the form number calculating means and the time information included in the entry information A form number calculating unit, and the totaling result information creating unit further creates the totaling result information based on the unit form number calculated by the unit form number calculating unit.

  The processing apparatus configured as described above calculates the number of electronic pen forms that the user has entered. Further, the processing device calculates the number of sheets per unit time based on the time information included in the entry information. According to this, for example, when a customer completes the application by filling in one application form, the application form is used as an electronic pen form, and the number of application forms per unit time is calculated. By doing so, the number of receptions per unit time can be easily calculated.

  In still another aspect of the processing device, the electronic pen form is composed of a plurality of items filled in by the electronic pen, and the processing device includes item identification information for identifying the item, Item coordinate information storage means for storing item coordinate information associated with coordinate information of the dot pattern printed on the electronic pen form, and the item coordinate information is referred to based on the coordinate information included in the form entry information Based on the item number calculation means for calculating the number of items, which is the number of items entered with the electronic pen, and the time information included in the form entry information and the number of items calculated by the item number calculation means An item number calculating means for calculating the number of unit items that is the number of items in a predetermined time unit, and the total result information creating means is further calculated by the item number calculating means. Based on the number of units item, generating the total result information.

  The processing apparatus configured as described above calculates the number of items entered by the user. Further, the processing device calculates the number of items per unit time based on the time information included in the form entry information. According to this, for example, when the name of one person who has been accepted is entered in one item, the number of items received per unit time can be easily calculated by calculating the number of items per unit time. Can do.

  In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program executed by a computer that processes information entered in a plurality of electronic pen forms printed with a dot pattern recognizable by the electronic pen, each electronic pen form being Form coordinate information storage means for storing form coordinate information that associates form identification information to be identified with coordinate information of dot patterns printed on the electronic pen form, and a plurality of the electronic pens using the electronic pen The entry information acquisition means for acquiring the entry information entered in the form, and by referring to the form coordinate information based on the coordinate information included in the entry information, the entry information is filled in each electronic pen form. Form entry information extracting means for extracting the form entry information, and calculating the number of strokes for calculating the number of strokes included in the form entry information A unit stroke number calculating means for calculating a unit stroke number that is a stroke number in a predetermined time unit based on the stroke number calculated by the stroke number calculating means and the time information included in the form entry information, the unit stroke Based on the number of unit strokes calculated by the number calculating means, the computer is caused to function as counting result information creating means for creating counting result information that is a counting result of the contents entered in the plurality of electronic pen forms.

  By executing the above program by a computer, the above-described processing device can be realized. Moreover, each aspect of the processing apparatus described above can be realized in the same manner.

  According to the present invention, various data can be automatically tabulated by combining a stroke count function, an item count function, a form count function, and a pen time acquisition function using an electronic pen.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below 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.

[Electronic pen]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing how the electronic pen is used, and FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the structure of the electronic pen. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic pen 10 is used in combination with a dedicated paper 20 on which a dot pattern is printed. The electronic pen 10 includes a pen tip portion 17 similar to a normal ink pen, and a user writes characters on the dedicated paper 20 in the same manner as a normal ink pen.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic pen 10 includes a processor 11, a memory 12, a data communication unit 13, a battery 14, an LED 15, a camera 16, and a pressure sensor 18 therein. The electronic pen 10 includes an ink cartridge (not shown) as a component similar to a normal ink pen.

  The electronic pen 10 does not convert the locus of the ink drawn on the dedicated paper 20 by the pen tip unit 17, but converts the locus coordinates of the movement of the electronic pen 10 on the dedicated paper 20 into data. While the 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 a stroke generated when the user moves the electronic pen 10 on the dedicated paper 20 as image data or vector data.

  The pressure sensor 18 detects the pressure applied to the pen tip portion 17 when the user writes characters on the dedicated paper with the electronic pen 10, that is, the writing pressure, and supplies the detected pressure to the processor 11. The processor 11 switches the LED 15 and the camera 16 on and off based on the writing pressure data given from the pressure sensor 18. That is, when the user writes characters or the like on the dedicated paper 20 with the electronic pen 10, writing pressure is applied to the pen tip portion 17. Therefore, when the writing pressure exceeding the predetermined value is detected, it is determined that the user has started the description, and the LED 15 and the camera 16 are operated.

  The camera 16 reads the dot pattern on the dedicated paper 20 and supplies the pattern data to the processor 11. The processor 11 calculates X and Y coordinates on the dedicated paper 20 from the supplied dot pattern.

  The processor 11 acquires writing pressure array data and X and Y coordinate data while the user's description is performed, and stores them in the memory 12 in association with a time stamp (time information). Therefore, data corresponding to the description content of the user is stored in the memory 12 in time series. The capacity of the memory 12 can be about 1 Mbyte, for example.

  All the acquired data is held in the memory 12 until a transmission instruction is given by the user. When the user issues a transmission instruction, the data communication unit 13 transmits the data in the memory 12 to the terminal device 25 within a predetermined distance from the electronic pen 10. Basically, once a transmission instruction is given, the electronic pen 10 transmits all the data stored in the memory 12 to the terminal device 25, so that the memory 12 is cleared. Therefore, when it is desired to transmit the same information to the terminal device 25 again after transmission, the user needs to write the description on the dedicated paper 20 again. In this case, the user only has to trace characters written on the dedicated paper 20 with an ink pen.

  The transmission instruction and other instructions are executed when the user checks the dedicated box provided at a predetermined position on the dedicated paper 20 with the electronic pen 10. A transmission instruction is associated with the position coordinates of the dedicated box in advance. When the processor 11 receives the position coordinates of the dedicated box, the processor 11 supplies data in the memory 12 to the data communication unit 13 and transmits the data to the terminal device 25. To do. The electronic pen 10 can indicate completion of data transmission by vibration of the electronic pen. Further, the electronic pen 10 itself may be equipped with a transmission function.

  The battery 14 is for supplying power to each element in the electronic pen 10, and the electronic pen 10 itself can be turned on / off by a cap (not shown) of the electronic pen, for example.

  As described above, the electronic pen 10 has a function of acquiring coordinate data and writing pressure data corresponding to characters and the like described on the dedicated paper 20 by the user and transmitting them to the nearby terminal device 25. Since the pen tip portion 17 is a normal ink pen, the content described on the dedicated paper 20 remains as an original original. That is, at the same time as describing the original paper, its contents can be digitized in the form of coordinate data in real time.

  According to the standard function of the electronic pen 10, data obtained by the electronic pen 10 is in principle in the form of coordinate data or vector data, and is not text data. However, as a standard function, the electronic pen 10 has a function of converting text into alphanumeric characters by describing it in a dedicated area provided on the dedicated paper 20.

  Also, the electronic pen 10 can hold property information (pen information and pen owner information) regarding 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 hold nationality, language, time zone, email address, free memory capacity, name, address, fax / phone number, mobile phone number, and the like.

  In the data communication unit 13 in the above example, the electronic pen 10 is connected to the terminal device 25 by various methods such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) wireless transmission, wired transmission using a USB cable, and data transmission by contact with a terminal. It is conceivable to perform data transmission.

  Next, a method for acquiring X and Y coordinate data of contents described by the user with 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 does not read the locus of ink described on the dedicated paper 20 by the user, but reads the dot pattern on the dedicated paper 20. Actually, as shown in FIG. 1, the illumination area by the LED 15 and the shooting area of the camera 16 (located in the illumination area) are deviated from the position where the pen tip 17 contacts the dedicated paper 20.

  The dot pattern is printed with a special ink containing carbon, and the camera 16 can recognize only the pattern with the special ink. Even if ruled lines or frames are printed on dedicated paper with inks other than dedicated ink (not including carbon), the electronic pen does not recognize them. Therefore, when creating forms such as various application forms using dedicated paper, input frames, ruled lines, cautions, etc. are printed with ink other than dedicated ink.

  In the dot pattern, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the position of each dot is associated with data. In the example of FIG. 3, the 2-bit information of 0 to 3 is displayed by shifting the dot position vertically and horizontally from the reference position (intersection of vertical and horizontal lines) of the grid. The position coordinates on the dedicated paper are determined by the combination of 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 the data array (FIG. 4B) indicated by these dots is displayed 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. 4B based on the dot pattern data input from the camera 16. The position coordinates on the dedicated paper (that is, where the dot pattern is located on the dedicated paper) corresponding to the acquired position are calculated in real time. The minimum unit for recognizing the dot pattern is 2 mm × 2 mm, and the camera 16 takes about 100 shots per second.

  Next, the dedicated paper will be described. An example of the structure of the dedicated paper is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the dedicated paper 20 has a dot pattern 32 printed on a mount 30 and a design 34 such as a ruled line printed thereon. The mount 30 is usually paper, and the dot pattern 32 is printed with dedicated ink containing carbon as described above. Also, the design 34 is printed with normal 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.

  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 it is not clearly shown in FIG. 6 and will be described in detail later, a dot pattern is actually printed on the entire surface of the application form 36, and an entry box 38 and a transmission box 39 are formed on the entire surface using ordinary ink. It is printed. The user can enter the necessary items in each entry field 38 of the application form 36 using the electronic pen 10 in the same manner as a conventional application form without being aware of the dot pattern.

  The area on the dedicated paper 20 can be roughly divided into two types. One is an entry area, in which the content described by the electronic pen 10 is handled as information as it is. In the example of FIG. 6, a plurality of entry fields 38 correspond to this. The other is a functional element, and when the corresponding area is checked with the electronic pen 10, actions, instructions, etc. defined in advance for the area are executed. The transmission box 39 in the example of FIG. 6 corresponds to this.

  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 a transmission instruction, and the processor 11 in the electronic pen 10 issues a command to transmit data stored in the memory 12 to the data communication unit 13.

  The dot pattern is normally assigned for each application (paper type). In other words, the dot patterns in a certain application form do not overlap in one sheet, but the same dot pattern is printed on the same application form. Therefore, when the user inputs necessary items with the electronic pen 10, it can be specified from the coordinate data on the application form which item of the application form the input item is for.

  As described above, by printing a predetermined design on the dedicated paper on which the dot pattern is printed, various application forms using the dedicated paper can be generated. If the user uses the electronic pen 10 and fills in necessary items in a normal manner, the electronic data is automatically acquired.

  In the above example, the dot pattern is printed on the dedicated paper with carbon-containing ink. However, the dot pattern can be printed on ordinary paper using a printer and carbon-containing ink. Furthermore, the design on the dedicated paper can also be formed by a printer instead of printing. 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 distinguish each of these sheets by the difference in the formed dot patterns.

  In the present specification, the term “printing” has a concept including not only normal printing but also printing by a printer.

  Next, transmission processing of data acquired by the electronic pen will be described with reference to FIG. The data acquired by the electronic pen 10 is mainly data of items input by the user, but usually does not include information on where the service server that is the transmission destination of the data is. Instead, information specifying the application or service related to the dedicated paper is included in the dot pattern on the dedicated paper, and the information is acquired from the dedicated paper during the user's input operation. Therefore, the terminal device 25 that has received the entry information from the electronic pen 10 first makes an inquiry to the inquiry server 26 to which service server 27 the data input to the dedicated paper should be transmitted. The inquiry server 26 has information on a corresponding service server for each dedicated paper, and in response to an inquiry from the terminal device 25, information (such as a URL) of the service server 27 that performs a service related to the dedicated paper. Reply to the terminal device 25. Then, the terminal device 25 transmits the entry information acquired from the electronic pen to the service server 27.

  In the above example, the terminal device 25, the inquiry server 26, and the service server 27 are separately configured. However, some or all of them may be configured as one device. The server described later in this embodiment also serves as the inquiry server 26 and the service server 27.

[Aggregation system]
Next, the aggregation system of the present invention will be described. In this counting system, an electronic pen is used, and various types of data are automatically counted by combining a stroke counting function, an item counting function, a form counting function, and a pen time acquisition function. FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration of the counting system.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the tabulation system 100 is configured by connecting the terminal device 25 and the server 5 through the network 2. Here, one suitable example of the network 2 is the Internet. The terminal device 25 is a terminal device that can exchange data via a network such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC”) or a mobile phone used by a user. The content entered in the electronic pen form 3 which is the above-described dedicated paper by the electronic pen 10 is transmitted to the server 5 via the terminal device 25 as entry information. The entry information includes stroke information and coordinate information related to the entry contents entered by the user.

  In the present embodiment, the electronic pen form 3 is a generic name for the store visit count memo 3a, the solicitation count memo 3b, the customer service count memo 3c, and the reception list 3d. The store visit count memo 3a, the solicitation count memo 3b, the customer service count memo 3c, and the reception list 3d are all electronic pen forms on which a dot pattern is printed, and the electronic pen 10 acquires the input content as digital data entry information. be able to.

  The server 5 calculates the number of store visits, the number of solicitations, the number of customers, and the number of receptions based on the acquired entry information, and classifies them in predetermined time units based on the entry time included in the time information. That is, the number of stores visited, the number of solicitations, the number of customers and the number of receptions per unit time are automatically calculated based on the entry information. Then, the server 5 automatically creates count result information as shown in FIG. 9 based on the calculated number of store visits per unit time, the number of solicitations, the number of customer service, and the number of receptions. The server 5 is connected to an aggregation result database (hereinafter referred to as “DB”) 6 and stores and manages the created aggregation result information in the aggregation result DB 6.

  Conventionally, in order to collect the number of stores, solicitations, customer service, and the number of receptions in store-type application receptions such as campaigns, the staff who performs the reception work together with the original work in the management ledger as shown in FIG. I had to fill in the numbers. The management ledger is a normal paper medium, and is composed of a total result and a reception list as shown in the figure. The total result is the total number of visits, solicitations, customer service and receptions every 30 minutes. The reception list is the name and contact information of the customer who has completed application reception.

  Usually, in order to enter the total result, it is necessary for the staff to specify the number of store visits, the number of solicitations and the number of customers by taking notes in advance while paying attention to time. In addition, it is necessary to specify the number of receptions by referring to the reception list while being aware of time. The staff then fills in the summary results based on the memo and the reception list. For this reason, there has been a problem that the load of the staff who performs the reception work is heavy. Furthermore, since the management ledger is an ordinary paper medium, in order to manage the totaled results as digital data, type input or the like based on the management ledger has to be performed, resulting in extra labor costs.

  On the other hand, the counting system 100 of the present invention uses the electronic pen 10 to fill in the store visit memo 3a, the solicitation count memo 3b, the customer service count memo 3c, and the reception list 3d, which are electronic pen forms. By combining a stroke count function, an item count function, a form count function, and a pen time acquisition function, the total result of digital data is automatically calculated. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the staff who performs the reception work and to reduce unnecessary labor costs.

[Form for electronic pen]
Next, the electronic pen form 3 used in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is an example of entry of the store visit count memo 3a, the customer service count memo 3c, and the reception list 3d. FIG. 11 is an example of entry in the reception list.

  As described above, the electronic pen form 3 used in this embodiment is the store visit count memo 3a, the solicitation count memo 3b, the customer service count memo 3c, and the acceptance list 3d. The store visit count memo 3a, the solicitation count memo 3b, the customer service count memo 3c, and the reception list 3d are created as the above-described dedicated paper. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 5, a predetermined dot pattern 32 is printed on the mount 30, and predetermined characters and ruled lines are printed thereon. As described above, the dot pattern 32 is printed with ink containing carbon so that the electronic pen 10 can recognize it. On the other hand, since the design 34 such as letters and answer columns is printed with normal (not including carbon) ink, the electronic pen 10 does not recognize it.

  The staff who counts the number of visits uses the electronic pen 10 to enter the number of visitors to the store count memo 3a in a positive character as shown in FIG. The number of customers who visit the store is the number of customers who have visited the store when receiving a store-type application such as a campaign.

  Further, the staff who counts the number of solicitations uses the electronic pen 10 to enter the number of solicitations in the solicitation count memo 3b in positive letters as shown in FIG. 10B. The solicited number is the number of customers who came to the store and the staff spoke to the store.

  Further, the staff who counts the number of customers uses the electronic pen 10 to enter the number of customers serving in the customer count memo 3c in a positive character as shown in FIG. 10C. The number of customers who receive customers is not just a voice, but the number of staff members explaining the application during the campaign in the store.

  Each staff does not need to be aware of time when filling in, and simply fill in the number of people in a positive letter. When the entry is completed, each staff transmits the entry information acquired by the electronic pen 10 to the server 5 via the terminal device 25. The completion of entry is, for example, when a day's work is completed.

  In addition, the same person may be sufficient as the staff who each counts the number of store visits, the number of invitations, and the number of customer service, and a different person may be sufficient as them. Furthermore, the electronic pen to be used may be the same or different.

  In this embodiment, digital data entry information is acquired by writing positive characters in the visitor count memo 3a, the solicitation count memo 3b, and the customer service count memo 3c with the electronic pen 10. At this time, the presence or absence of ink is determined. unrelated. Therefore, ink may not be injected into the electronic pen 10 and various count memos may be used many times. On the other hand, if the ink is injected into the electronic pen 10, it is possible to verify by checking various count memos and the total result. Therefore, whether to inject ink into the electronic pen 10 can be arbitrarily set.

  In the present embodiment, a positive character is entered to count the number of people, but the present invention is not limited to this. Although details will be described later, since the server 5 calculates the number of persons based on the number of strokes included in the entry information, any symbol or character may be used as long as it is one stroke per person.

  On the other hand, the staff who performs the reception work uses the electronic pen 10 to enter the name and contact information of the customer who has completed the application reception in the reception list as shown in FIG. At this time, the staff does not need to be aware of the time, and it is sufficient to fill in the customer's name and contact information in the order in which the application has been accepted. Information for one person is entered in one item. When the entry is completed, the staff who performs the reception work transmits the entry information acquired by the electronic pen 10 to the server 5 via the terminal device 25. The completion of entry is, for example, when a day's work is completed.

  In the present embodiment, the store visit count memo 3a, the solicitation count memo 3b, the customer service count memo 3c, and the acceptance list 3d are all separate electronic pen forms, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, one or all of the copies may be arranged on the same electronic form. That is, the design of the electronic pen form 3 used in the counting system 100 is arbitrary.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the staff simply fills in various memorandums with positive characters corresponding to the number of stores visited, the number of solicitations, and the number of customers without being aware of time. In addition, the staff who performs the reception work may use the electronic pen 10 to fill in the reception list as in the conventional case. Then, the server 5 automatically creates count result information based on entry information that is digital data acquired from the electronic pen 10. According to this, since it is not necessary for the staff himself / herself to compile time consciously, the burden on the staff can be greatly reduced.

[server]
Next, the server 5 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the server 5 in the counting system 100 in particular. As illustrated, the server 5 includes a tabulation program 101, an entry information acquisition function 102, a form entry information extraction function 103, a coordinate table 104, a store visit calculation function 105, a solicitation number calculation function 106, a customer service number calculation function 107, and a reception number. It has a calculation function 108, a totaling result information creation function 109, and a totaling result information storage function 110. Each of these components is actually realized by executing a program prepared in advance by the CPU in the server 5 or the like.

  The tabulation program 101 is a program for creating tabulation result information by calculating various numbers of people per unit time based on the entry information acquired from the electronic pen 10 via the terminal device 25.

  The entry information acquisition function 102 is a function for acquiring entry information that is digital data corresponding to the contents entered in the electronic pen form 3 by the electronic pen 10 by executing the tabulation program 101. The entry information includes time information related to entry time and coordinate information indicating the position on the entered dot pattern.

  The form entry information extraction function 103 refers to the coordinate table 104 based on the entry information acquired by the entry information acquisition function 102, so that each of the store visit count memo 3a, the solicitation count memo 3b, the customer service count memo 3c, and the reception list 3d is displayed. This is a function for extracting the entered information as store entry information, solicitation entry information, customer service entry information, and reception entry information.

  Here, the coordinate table 104 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically illustrating the data structure of the coordinate table 104. As shown in the figure, the coordinate table 104 is composed of a form ID, form name, item ID, and coordinate data. The form ID is information for identifying each electronic pen form. The form name is the name of each electronic pen form, and in this embodiment, the form name is a store visit count memo, a solicitation count memo, a customer service count memo, and a reception list. The item ID is information for identifying each item constituting the electronic pen form. In this embodiment, the item ID is information for identifying each item for filling in the name and contact information of the customer who has completed the application reception in the reception list 3d. This corresponds to the item ID shown in FIG. On the other hand, since no items are provided in the store visit count memo 3a, the solicitation count memo 3b, and the customer service count memo 3c, the item IDs are hatched. The coordinate information is information indicating a dot pattern printed on each electronic pen form. Specifically, the coordinate information in the present embodiment is information indicating a dot pattern corresponding to the entire various memos in the store visit count memo 3a, the solicitation count memo 3b, and the customer service count memo 3c. On the other hand, the acceptance list 3d is information indicating a dot pattern corresponding to each item constituting the acceptance list 3d.

  The server 5 refers to the coordinate table 104 as shown on the basis of the coordinate information, so that the entry information including the coordinate information is stored in the store visit count memo 3a, the solicitation count memo 3b, the customer service count memo 3c, and the reception list 3d. It is possible to easily identify which electronic pen form corresponds to the content entered. According to this, the form entry information extraction function 103 can extract store entry information, solicitation entry information, customer service entry information, and reception entry information from the entry information by referring to the coordinate table 104. Further, the server 5 can easily specify whether the entry information including the coordinate information corresponds to the content entered in which item constituting the acceptance list. According to this, the server 5 can also specify the number of items entered with the electronic pen 10.

  The store visit number calculation function 105 further includes a store visit stroke number calculation function and a unit store visit stroke number calculation function. The store visit stroke number calculation function calculates the number of strokes entered by the writer using the electronic pen 10 in one operation, that is, one stroke based on the store entry information extracted by the form entry information extraction function 103. It is a function. That is, it is a function that calculates the number of strokes included in the store visit entry information and sets it as the store visit stroke number. The unit store visit stroke number calculation function is a function for calculating the number of strokes per unit time based on the store visit stroke number and the time information included in the store visit entry information. Since the entry time is included in the time information, the unit store visit stroke number calculation function calculates the number of strokes entered in the store visit count memo 3a during a predetermined time based on the entry time. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the number of strokes written in the store visit memo 3a during 30 minutes, such as “9:30 to 10:00” and “10:00 to 10:30”, is calculated. , The number of unit visit strokes.

  The solicitation number calculation function 106 further has a solicitation stroke number calculation function and a unit solicitation stroke number calculation function. The solicitation stroke number calculation function calculates the number of strokes entered by the writer using the electronic pen 10 in one operation, that is, one stroke based on the solicitation entry information extracted by the form entry information extraction function 103. It is a function. That is, it is a function that calculates the number of strokes included in the solicitation entry information and sets it as the number of solicitation strokes. The unit solicitation stroke number calculation function is a function for calculating the number of strokes per unit time based on the solicitation stroke number and the time information included in the solicitation entry information. Since the entry time is included in the time information, the unit invitation stroke number calculation function calculates the number of strokes entered in the invitation count memo 3b during a predetermined time based on the entry time. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the number of strokes entered in the solicitation count memo 3b in 30 minutes, such as “9:30 to 10:00” and “10:00 to 10:30”, is calculated. The number of unit solicitation strokes.

  The customer service number calculation function 107 further includes a customer service stroke number calculation function and a unit customer service stroke number calculation function. The customer service stroke number calculation function calculates the number of strokes entered by the writer using the electronic pen 10 in one operation, that is, one stroke based on the customer service entry information extracted by the form entry information extraction function 103. This is a function for setting the number of service strokes. That is, it is a function for calculating the number of strokes included in the customer service entry information. The unit customer service stroke number calculation function is a function for calculating the number of strokes per unit time based on the customer service stroke number and the time information included in the customer service entry information. Since the entry time is included in the time information, the unit customer service stroke number calculation function calculates the number of strokes entered in the customer service count memo 3c during a predetermined time based on the entry time. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the number of strokes written in the customer service count memo 3c in 30 minutes, such as “9:30 to 10:00” and “10:00 to 10:30”, is calculated. The number of unit service strokes.

  The reception number calculation function 108 further includes a reception item number calculation function and a unit reception item number calculation function. The reception item number calculation function calculates the number of items that the writer entered using the electronic pen 10 by referring to the coordinate table 104 based on the reception entry information extracted by the form entry information extraction function 103. This is a function for the number of received items. The unit reception item number calculation function is a function that calculates the number of items entered per unit time based on the number of reception items and the time information included in the reception entry information. Since the entry time is included in the time information, the unit acceptance item number calculation function calculates the number of items in which the name of the recipient and the contact information are entered in the reception list during the predetermined time based on the entry time. To do. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the number of items entered in the reception list 3d in 30 minutes such as “9:30 to 10:00” and “10:00 to 10:30” is calculated, The number of items accepted per unit.

  In the present embodiment, the number of items is calculated and used as the number of received items. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of received items can be calculated by calculating the number of rows, the number of columns, and the like as long as it can be counted based on coordinate information. It is good also as doing.

  The total result information creation function 109 includes a unit store visit stroke number calculated by the store visit number calculation function 106, a unit invitation stroke number calculated by the invitation number calculation function 106, a unit customer service stroke number calculated by the customer service number calculation function 107, Based on the number of unit acceptance items calculated by the acceptance number calculation function 108, it is a function for creating total result information as shown in FIG. Specifically, the total result information creation function 109 displays the number of store visit strokes, the number of solicitation strokes, the number of customer service strokes, and the number of items received according to time units (such as “9:30 to 10:00”). The total number information as shown in the figure is created by calculating the total number of each of the number of solicitations, the number of customers and the number of receptions.

  The aggregation result information storage function 110 is a function for storing and managing the aggregation result information created by the aggregation result information creation function 109 in the aggregation result DB 6.

[Aggregation process]
Next, the counting process executed by the counting system 100 will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the aggregation process.

  The staff who counts the number of visits uses the electronic pen 10 to enter the number of visitors to the store count memo 3a in a positive character as shown in FIG. Further, the staff who counts the number of solicitations uses the electronic pen 10 to enter the number of solicitations in the solicitation count memo 3b in positive letters as shown in FIG. 10B. Further, the staff who counts the number of customers uses the electronic pen 10 to enter the number of customers serving in the customer count memo 3c in a positive character as shown in FIG. 10C. At this time, the staff does not need to be aware of the time of entry, and simply enter the number of people in positive letters. Furthermore, the staff who performs the reception work uses the electronic pen 10 to enter the name and contact information of the customer who has completed the application reception in the reception list 3d as shown in FIG. At this time, the staff does not need to be aware of time, and it is only necessary to fill in the customer's name and contact information in the order in which the application has been received. When the entry is completed, each staff transmits the entry information acquired by the electronic pen 10 to the server 5 via the terminal device 25. The completion of entry is, for example, when a day's work is completed.

  The server 5 acquires entry information from the electronic pen 10 via the terminal device 25 (step S1). Then, the server 5 refers to the coordinate table 104, and extracts store visit information corresponding to the contents entered in the store visit count memo 3a from the input information (step S2). Furthermore, the server 5 calculates the number of strokes included in the extracted store visit information. Then, the server 5 calculates a unit store visit stroke number that is a stroke number per unit time in the store visit count memo 3a based on the calculated stroke number and the time information included in the store visit entry information (step S3).

  Further, the server 5 refers to the coordinate table 104 to extract solicitation entry information corresponding to the contents entered in the invitation count memo 3b from the entry information (step S4). Furthermore, the server 5 calculates the number of strokes included in the extracted solicitation entry information. Then, the server 5 calculates the number of unit solicitation strokes, which is the number of strokes per unit time in the solicitation count memo 3b, based on the calculated number of strokes and time information included in the solicitation entry information (step S5).

  Further, the server 5 refers to the coordinate table 104 and extracts the customer service entry information corresponding to the content entered in the customer service count memo 3c from the entry information (step S6). Furthermore, the server 5 calculates the number of strokes included in the extracted customer service entry information. And the server 5 calculates the number of unit customer service strokes which is the number of strokes per unit time in the customer service count memo 3c based on the calculated stroke number and the time information included in the customer service entry information (step S7).

  In addition, the server 5 refers to the coordinate table 104 to extract reception entry information corresponding to the contents entered in the reception list 3d from the entry information (step S8). Further, the server 5 refers to the coordinate table 104 based on the extracted reception entry information, and calculates the number of items in which the name of the hand receptionist and the contact information are entered in the reception list 3d. Then, the server 5 calculates the number of unit acceptance items, which is the number of entry items per unit time in the acceptance list 3d, based on the calculated number of items and the time information included in the acceptance entry information (step S9).

  Finally, the server 5 tabulates the contents entered in the electronic pen form 3 based on the calculated unit visit stroke number, unit solicitation stroke number, unit customer service stroke number, and unit reception item number, as shown in FIG. Create summary result information like this. Then, the totaling process is completed by storing the generated totaling result information in the totaling result DB 6 (step S10).

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the server 5 has each function and count result DB 6. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each function and count result DB 6 is stored in the terminal. The device 25 may be included. That is, the terminal device 25 that has acquired the entry information from the electronic pen 10 may perform the aggregation process.

  In the present embodiment, the number of store visit strokes, the number of solicitation strokes, the number of customer service strokes, and the number of items received are calculated based on the entry time included in the time information. When distributing the number of strokes and the number of items for each unit time, if the time zone spans two, it is assigned to the time zone including the entry start time or entry end time. It is possible to arbitrarily set whether to assign to the time zone including the entry start time or entry end time.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the total result information as shown in FIG. 9 is created using various electronic pen forms, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, marketing data or The present invention can be applied to various cases of counting the number and the number of people, such as a traffic survey. Therefore, the design of various electronic pen forms and the data structure of the total result information can be arbitrarily set.

  According to this, by using the electronic pen 10 and combining the stroke count function, the item count function and the form count function, and the time acquisition function in the pen, various data can be automatically acquired without the user being aware of time. Can be aggregated.

[Modification]
In the above embodiment, the number of receptions is calculated based on the number of items in which the name of the receiver and the contact information are entered in the reception list 3d, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, assume that the customer uses the electronic pen 10 to fill in the application form 36 shown in FIG. In this case, the server 5 has a coordinate table in which the application forms 36 can be identified one by one based on the coordinate information in advance, and the number of acceptances is calculated based on the number of application forms 36 entered by the customer. It is good as well. Specifically, the server 5 first calculates the number of application forms 36 filled in with the electronic pen 10 based on the coordinate table and entry information. Then, the server 5 calculates a unit number, which is the number of entries per unit time, based on the calculated number of pieces and the time information included in the entry information, and creates aggregation result information using the unit number as the unit acceptance number. To do.

  According to this, when the customer uses the electronic pen 10 to fill in the application form 36, the server 5 automatically calculates the number of accepted units and creates total result information. Therefore, the staff in charge of reception work can save the trouble of filling in the reception list 3d. That is, it is possible to reduce the burden on the staff regarding the aggregation.

  The present invention uses an electronic pen as a counting system capable of automatically counting various data by combining a stroke counting function, an item counting function, a form counting function, and a pen time acquisition function. Can do.

It is a figure which shows the usage pattern of an electronic pen typically. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of an electronic pen. It is a figure explaining the expression method of the information by the dot pattern printed on the exclusive paper. It is an example of a dot pattern and the information corresponding to it. The structure of a form composed of dedicated paper is shown. An example of an electronic pen form is shown. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the totalization system in this invention. It is an example of a management ledger. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of total result information. It is an example of entry of various count memos. It is an example of entry of a reception list. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of a server included in the aggregation system shown in FIG. 7. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of a coordinate table. It is a flowchart of a total process.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Network 3 ... Electronic pen form 5 ... Server 10 ... Electronic pen 11 ... Processor 12 ... Memory 13 ... Data communication unit 14 ... Battery 25 ... Terminal device 26 ... Inquiry server 27 ... Service server 100 ... Total system

Claims (4)

A processing device that processes information entered in a plurality of electronic pen forms printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by an electronic pen,
Form coordinate information storage means for storing form coordinate information in which form identification information for identifying each electronic pen form is associated with coordinate information of a dot pattern printed on the electronic pen form;
Entry information acquisition means for acquiring entry information entered in a plurality of the electronic pen forms using the electronic pen;
Based on the coordinate information included in the entry information, by referring to the form coordinate information, form entry information extraction means for extracting the form entry information entered in each electronic pen form from the entry information,
Stroke number calculating means for calculating the number of strokes which is the number of strokes included in the form entry information;
Based on the stroke number calculated by the stroke number calculating means and the time information included in the form entry information, a unit stroke number calculating means for calculating a unit stroke number that is a stroke number in a predetermined time unit;
A totaling result information creating unit that creates totaling result information that is a totaling result of the contents entered in the plurality of electronic pen forms based on the unit stroke number calculated by the unit stroke number calculating unit; Characteristic processing device. The processor is
Based on the coordinate information included in the entry information, by referring to the form coordinate information, a form number calculating means for calculating the number of forms that is the number of forms for the electronic pen entered by the electronic pen;
Based on the number of forms calculated by the form number calculation means and the time information included in the entry information, unit form number calculation means for calculating the number of unit forms, which is the number of forms in a predetermined time unit,
2. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the totaling result information creating unit further creates the totaling result information based on the number of unit forms calculated by the unit form number calculating unit. The electronic pen form is composed of a plurality of items filled in with the electronic pen,
The processor is
Item coordinate information storage means for storing item coordinate information in which item identification information for identifying the item is associated with coordinate information of the dot pattern printed on the electronic pen form;
By referring to the item coordinate information based on the coordinate information included in the form entry information, the item number calculating means for calculating the number of items that are the number of items entered by the electronic pen,
Based on the number of items calculated by the item number calculation means and the time information included in the form entry information, the item number calculation means for calculating the number of unit items that is the number of items in a predetermined time unit,
The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the totaling result information creating unit creates the totaling result information based on the number of unit items calculated by the item number calculating unit. A program executed by a computer for processing information entered in a plurality of electronic pen forms printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by an electronic pen,
Form coordinate information storage means for storing form coordinate information in which form identification information for identifying each electronic pen form is associated with coordinate information of a dot pattern printed on the electronic pen form;
Entry information acquisition means for acquiring entry information entered in a plurality of electronic pen forms using the electronic pen;
Form entry information extracting means for extracting form entry information entered in each electronic pen form from the entry information by referring to the form coordinate information based on the coordinate information included in the entry information;
Stroke number calculating means for calculating a stroke number that is the number of strokes included in the form entry information;
A unit stroke number calculating means for calculating a unit stroke number that is a stroke number of a predetermined time unit based on the stroke number calculated by the stroke number calculating means and the time information included in the form entry information;
Based on the number of unit strokes calculated by the unit stroke number calculating unit, the computer functions as a totaling result information generating unit that generates totaling result information that is a totaling result of contents entered in the plurality of electronic pen forms. A program characterized by letting

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