JP2669433B2 - OMR mark information conversion circuit - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Outline] An optical mark reading device (OMR) for reading mark information of an OMR sheet configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction in the figure).
In, read the OMR sheet configured to mark in the vertical direction (horizontal direction in the figure) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction), and read order information from the upper column of the read mark information x = 1,2 When the read data y = 0, 1, 2, ... 9 in each column for each of the, 3, ... 10 are output, for example, for the read order information x and the read data y, By providing the conversion means, the horizontal information (number) generated by marking in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction) is output as the original horizontal information (number). It is like that. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mark information reading circuit in an optical mark reading device (OMR), and in particular, is configured to mark in a vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to a reading direction (vertical direction). The information marked on the created OMR sheet is in the same direction (vertical direction) as the reading direction (vertical direction).
The present invention relates to a mark information conversion circuit when reading the mark information marked on the optical mark reading device (OMR). Information has been collected by an optical mark reading device (OMR) in the fields such as tabulation and management. In an ordinary optical mark reader (OMR),
Vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction)
The information is collected using an OMR sheet configured to mark. In this method, for example, when marking an employee number, a patient number, etc., it is possible to mark in the horizontal direction like writing a number, which is convenient for marking on an OMR sheet. However, recently, for example, an optical mark reading device (OMR) ('SR701') manufactured by Sekonic Co., Ltd. is configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction). An optical mark reading device (OMR) that reads an OMR sheet has been economically, miniaturized, and put into practical use, and is used in various fields. On an OMR sheet used in such an optical mark reading device (OMR), information that is originally easier to mark in the horizontal direction, such as the employee number or the like, is not displayed in the vertical direction (vertical direction). ) Must be marked. Under these circumstances, an optical mark reading device that reads an OMR sheet configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction), converts the information into numbers, and outputs the numbers ( OMR)
The OMR sheet configured to mark in the same vertical direction (horizontal direction) as before can read the information (number) marked in the same horizontal direction as before and output the mark information (number) correctly. OMR information conversion circuits that can be used have been required. [Problems to be Solved by Prior Art and Invention] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a conventional OMR sheet reading method, in which (a) is a conventional optical mark reading device (OM.
(R) shows the case of OMR sheet, (b) reads the OMR sheet configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction), and corresponds the mark information to the mark The figure shows the case of an OMR sheet of an optical mark reading device (OMR) that converts and outputs the numbers. The OMR sheet shown in (a) is configured to mark in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction). For example, the employee number “810625” is manually marked. In this case, as shown in the figure, it is possible to mark in the same lateral direction as writing a number, which is convenient for setting the mark position. As described above, the OMR sheet shown in (b) is configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction). For example, the employee number “810625” is used. When "" is manually marked, there is a problem in that the marking must be done in the vertical direction as shown in the figure, and the marking is difficult. Therefore, an optical mark reader (O) that reads the OMR sheet shown in FIG. 9A and the OMR sheet shown in FIG.
MR), for example, the optical mark reading device (OMR) 'SR701' manufactured by Sequonic Co., Ltd., reads the numbers corresponding to the mark positions in parentheses in each column of FIG. In the case of this example, as shown on the right side of FIG. Therefore, there is a problem that the employee number "810625" cannot be directly recognized. In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention provides an optical mark reading device (OMR) that reads OMR sheets configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction). Vertical (horizontal) with respect to vertical
Read OMR sheet and correct mark information (number)
It is an object of the present invention to provide an OMR mark information conversion circuit for outputting a mark. [Means for Solving the Problem] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the OMR mark information conversion circuit of the present invention. In the present invention, in the optical mark reading device (OMR) 1 having a mechanism for reading mark information marked in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction), converting it to a number and outputting it. , The information marked on the OMR sheet 1a configured to mark in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction) is set in the same direction (vertical direction) as the reading direction (vertical direction). Direction information), when read by an optical mark reading device (OMR) 1 equipped with a mechanism for reading the mark information, converting it to numbers, and outputting it, the reading order information from the upper column of the read mark information x = For the read data y = 0,1,2, ... 9 in each column for each 1,2,3, ... 10, the reading order information x is set to the vertical value x-1 on the OMR sheet 1a. Numeric conversion to convert to The means 21 and the read data y are used as numerical values representing the number of digits in the horizontal direction on the OMR sheet 1a, and the numerical value x-1 in the vertical direction on the OMR sheet 1a and the read data y are used to read the OMR sheet 1a And a digit number conversion means 22 for converting information generated by marking in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction) of the above, and the reading order information x, Information generated by marking the read data y in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction) on the OMR sheet 1a by the numerical value conversion means 21 and the digit number conversion means 22 is written in the horizontal direction. It is configured to be converted into the numeric data of and output. [Operation] That is, according to the present invention, in the optical mark reading device (OMR) for reading the mark information of the OMR sheet configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction), Reading direction (vertical direction)
, An OMR sheet configured to mark in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) is read, and reading order information x = 1, 2, 3, ... For the read data y = 0, 1, 2, ... 9 in the column, for the read order information x and the read data y, for example, By providing the conversion means, the horizontal information generated by marking in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction) is output as the original horizontal information. Therefore, an optical mark reading device (OMR) that reads the mark information of the OMR sheet configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction) has a reading direction (vertical direction).
Using an OMR sheet configured to mark in the vertical direction (horizontal direction), numbers can be marked and read in the image of horizontal writing, which has the effect of improving the man-machine interface. Examples Examples of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The above-mentioned FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of the OMR mark information conversion circuit of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 5 are diagrams for explaining the concept of the OMR mark information conversion circuit of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 illustrates another example of the OMR mark information conversion circuit of the present invention. The numerical conversion circuit 21, digit number in FIG. The conversion circuit 22 is a means necessary for implementing the present invention. Note that the same reference numerals indicate the same object throughout the drawings. The OMR mark information conversion circuit according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 with reference to FIG. Optical mark reader (OMR) used in the present invention
In {the same device as the above-mentioned Sekonic's product}, the mark position (not shown) on the right end of the line is recognized on the OMR sheet, and the mark positions at regular intervals are read to the left, and the upper digit is arranged in the line order. Set location information from. When there are only 6-digit mark positions as shown in FIG. 4 (a),
If the position information is 6 or more, it is not set.
Further, even if there is no mark on a certain line, no position information is set, and no error occurs. First, in the conceptual diagram of FIG. 2, (a) shows the OMR sheet 1a configured to mark in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction), for example, employee number "810625". An example of marking is shown, (b) is this
Place the OMR sheet 1a in the reading direction (vertical direction)
OMR configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction)
Optical mark reader (OMR) for reading sheets 1
The numerical value read by {this device has a characteristic of converting the read information into a numerical value and outputting the numerical value} and the conversion formula thereof. In this case, as is clear from FIG. (A), if the reading order information is x = 1, 2, 3, ... 10 from the upper column, the read data in each column x {in the parentheses in the diagram (a) Are sequentially read out as numerical values,
(B) As shown in the figure, Is output as The value obtained by subtracting “−1” from the value x indicating the order from the upper column indicates the numerical value itself marked on the OMR sheet 1a. Indicates the digit position of the number marked on the OMR sheet 1a, so the above reading order information (data) x, y
When converting to the actual numerical information "810625" marked on the sheet, for example, It is understood that by performing the conversion shown in (1), the operation shown in (c) is performed, and as a result, “810625” can be obtained. FIG. 5 shows another example of the OMR mark information conversion circuit of the present invention, for example, a case where two marks are provided on the second line. First, in FIG. 5, (a) is an OMR sheet 1a configured to mark in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction).
5B shows an example in which "5" is marked, and (b) is an optical mark for reading an OMR sheet configured to mark this OMR sheet 1a in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction). The numerical values read by the reading device (OMR) 1 {the present invention has a feature of converting read information into a numerical value and outputting the numerical value} and a conversion formula thereof. In this case, as is clear from FIG. (A), if the reading order information from the upper column is x = 1,2,3, ... 10, the read data in each column x {(a) in parentheses The values shown by the numerical values in the figure} y are sequentially read out as numerical values, and as shown in FIG. Is output as The value obtained by subtracting “−1” from the value x indicating the order from the upper column indicates the numerical value itself marked on the OMR sheet 1a. Indicates the digit position of the number marked on the OMR sheet 1a, so the above reading order information (data) x, y
When converting to the actual numerical information "811625" marked on the sheet, for example, It is understood that by performing the conversion shown in (1), the operation shown in (c) is performed, and as a result, "811625" can be obtained. As described above, according to the present invention, the OMR sheet configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction) is read, and the read mark information is converted into numerical values and output. An optical mark reader (OMR) 1 configured to mark in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction).
It can be seen that even if one or more marks or a plurality of marks are added to each row of the R sheet, the data can be converted into the numerical data in the horizontal direction and output. FIG. 3 shows a numerical value converter 21 and a digit number converter 22 shown in FIG.
It is a figure showing an example of. First, the adder (A) 21a executes "complement of x + 1" to obtain "x-1". On the other hand, "10 ^y " is obtained by the power of 10 calculator 22a, and the result is multiplied by "x-1" by the multiplier (M) 22b, and the multiplication result is accumulated in all read data. By accumulating at 22c, it is possible to obtain the calculation result shown in FIG. Although the above embodiment shows an example realized by hardware, it goes without saying that it may be realized by firmware or may be realized by software using the host system shown in FIG. There is no such thing. In the case of the host system, the reading order information (data) x, y from the optical mark reading device (OMR) 1 is directly input to the host system 3. In the above embodiment, the reading order information x from the upper column read from the OMR sheet is described as the output information of the optical mark reading device (OMR) 1, but the reading information x from the optical mark reading device (OMR) 1 is described. It goes without saying that the reading order may be recognized by measuring the reading order on the side of the numerical conversion circuit 21 in FIG. As described above, according to the present invention, the OMR configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) as the reading direction (vertical direction).
The optical mark reader (OMR) that reads the sheet reads a conventional OMR sheet that is configured to mark in the direction (horizontal direction) perpendicular to the reading direction (vertical direction), and from the read data, The feature is that the conversion means for outputting the actual number marked on the OMR sheet is provided. [Effects of the Invention] As described above in detail, the OMR mark information conversion circuit of the present invention provides an OMR sheet that is configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction). An optical mark reader (OMR) that reads mark information is configured to mark in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction).
Read the R sheet (that is, the conventional OMR sheet), and read order information from the upper column of the read mark information x =
The read data y = in each column for each of 1, 2, 3, ... 10
When 0, 1, 2, ... 9 is output, for the reading order information x and the reading data y, for example, With the conversion means provided, horizontal information generated by marking in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction) is output as horizontal information of the main body. Optical mark reading device (OMR) for reading OMR sheet marks configured to mark in the same direction (vertical direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction) ｛Recently economical and miniaturized Using an optical mark reader (OMR)｝, use a conventional OMR sheet configured to mark in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the reading direction (vertical direction), and mark the image with the image of writing horizontally. It can be read and has the effect of improving the man-machine interface.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of an OMR mark information conversion circuit of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the concept of the OMR mark information conversion circuit of the present invention (No. 1) FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a conventional OMR sheet reading method, and FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the concept of the OMR mark information conversion circuit of the present invention (part 2). ) Is. In the drawing, 1 is an optical mark reader (OMR), 1a is an OMR sheet, 21 is a numerical conversion circuit, 21a is an adder (A), 22 is a digit number conversion circuit, 22a is a power of 10 calculator, and 22b is A multiplier (M), 22c is an accumulator, and 3 is a host system, respectively.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An optical mark reading device equipped with a mechanism for reading mark information marked in the same direction as the reading direction, converting it into numbers, and outputting it is configured to mark in the direction perpendicular to the reading direction. When the information marked on the OMR sheet is read by an optical mark reading device equipped with a mechanism for reading the mark information marked in the same direction as the reading direction, converting it into numbers, and outputting it Read order information x from the upper column of the mark information x = 1,2,3, ... For each read data y = 0,1,2, ... 9 in each column, the read order information x Is converted into a numerical value in the vertical direction on the OMR sheet, and the read data y,
As a numerical value representing the number of digits in the horizontal direction on the OMR sheet, the above O
Based on the numerical value x-1 in the vertical direction on the MR sheet and the read data y, the information generated by marking in the vertical direction with respect to the reading direction on the OMR sheet is converted into numerical data in the horizontal direction. A digit number conversion means is provided, and the reading order information x and the read data y are generated by the numerical value conversion means and the digit number conversion means by marking them in a direction perpendicular to the reading direction on the OMR sheet. An OMR mark information conversion circuit, which converts the generated information into horizontal numeral data and outputs it.