JP3011012B2 - Document creation system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data editing system for editing a handwritten or printed document and outputting it as a completed document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, regarding a facsimile storage and exchange device, a cover page is attached by creating and storing a letterhead of an arbitrary layout and combining the stored letterhead with the head of a message when transmitting a service. Some of them have been made unnecessary to improve the operability of the facsimile storage and exchange device.

FIG. 26 shows a conventional facsimile storage and switching apparatus. FIG. 26 is a block diagram of the facsimile storage and exchange apparatus 1, and FIG.
00 is an operation control unit 200, a data storage unit 300, an image data file 400, a letterhead combining control unit 50
0, letterhead data storage section 600, letterhead data file 700, letterhead editing control section 800,
Host communication control unit 900 and facsimile communication control unit F
CU1 to FCUn and the like.

The operation control unit 200 has a CPU (Centr
al Processing Unit), ROM (R
read-only memory) and RAM (Ra)
ndom Access Memory) and the like.
The OM stores a basic program as the facsimile storage and exchange device 1, a communication processing program relating to a letterhead combining process described later, and the like. Operation control unit 200
According to the program in the ROM, each part of the facsimile storage and exchange apparatus 100 is controlled to execute a sequence as the facsimile storage and exchange apparatus 100, and to perform ordering to be received from an external facsimile terminal via the facsimile communication control units FCU1 to FCUn. Based on the mail data, the destination of the mail data and a delivery instruction are output to the letterhead data combining control unit 500 to execute the letterhead combining process.

A data storage unit (image memory) 300 includes a host communication control unit 900 and a facsimile communication control unit FCU.
The image data received via 1 to FCUn is stored as an image data file 400. The letterhead synthesis control unit (letterhead synthesis means) 500
In accordance with the distribution instruction input from 0, a letterhead combining process, which will be described later, is executed. At the beginning of the image data file stored in the data storage unit 3 during the letterhead combining process, the letterhead stored in the letterhead storage unit 600 is added. A plurality of buffers A, B,
C, and combines the mail data to which the letterhead data is added by using the buffers A, B, and C, and as one mail data, the facsimile communication control units FCU1 to FCU1
Un transmits to the destination facsimile terminal.

The letterhead data storage section (letterhead storage means) 600 stores the letterhead created by the letterhead editing control section 800 as a letterhead data file 700. A letterhead editing control unit (letterhead creating means) 800 includes a text editor and a bitmap editor for creating and editing image data, character data, a layout of the character data and image data, design, and the like in the letterhead data. The user of the facsimile storage and exchange apparatus 1 arbitrarily creates letterhead data by combining image data such as a company logo mark and character data representing a company name and location by the letterhead editing control unit 800. Then, it can be registered in the letterhead data storage unit 6.

Host communication control unit (host communication control means)
Reference numeral 900 denotes a host communication control unit 90 connected to a host computer system (not shown) via a predetermined line.
0 has a facsimile communication function of transmitting and receiving image data to and from the host computer system by facsimile communication, receives message data as image data, stores it in the data storage unit 300, and creates the image data in the host computer system. The received letterhead data is received and stored in the letterhead data storage unit 600.

Facsimile communication control units FCU1 to FCU
For example, a public telephone network or the like is connected to n as a predetermined line, and each has a function of executing a communication protocol of facsimile communication. The facsimile communication control units FCU1 to FUn receive the message data from the facsimile terminal via the line, and
And transmits the mail with the letterhead data and the message data synthesized by the letterhead synthesis control unit 500 to the designated facsimile terminal.

When a plurality of documents are created by adding different information to each document such as a destination to the same content document, FIG.
7 is based on the flowchart. Procedure 1 in FIG.
At 00, the same contents are created by handwriting or a word processor, and the necessary number of copies are made at steps 310 and 320. Next, in steps 300 and 340, information different for each document is created by adding or changing the required number of documents.

[0010]

A conventional automatic editing system creates and edits image data, character data, and a layout design of the character data and image data. For example, letterhead data is generated by arbitrarily combining image data such as a company logo mark and character data representing a company name. The mail data to which the letterhead data is added is generated and transmitted from the facsimile communication control unit to the destination facsimile terminal. However, it has not been possible to accurately recognize the content of a handwritten document and edit the content of the document into a predetermined format. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, when a plurality of sentences (35a), (35b), and (35c) are created by adding different information such as a handwritten destination to the same content sentence (36),
Step 10 and steps 310 to 3 in the flowchart of FIG.
Since work such as 40 was performed, it took a long time to prepare a sentence, and it was not possible to improve work efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and a data editing system for accurately recognizing characters from an external device and performing editing based on one or a plurality of formats. The purpose is to provide.

[0012]

Means for Solving the Problems Document creation according to the present invention
The system will send the document manuscript transmitted from the facsimile and
Information that combines this document manuscript with the specified format
Receives the included character pattern sheet and sends the processing result
Facsimile communication control unit, this facsimile communication control unit
Stores the document and the character pattern sheet received by
Data storage for storing pre-created formats
Section, the document manuscript and the characters stored in the data storage section.
Character recognition device that recognizes characters on pattern sheets, this sentence
The above document manuscript recognized by the character recognition device and the above
An image processing device that combines with a mat,
Facsimile communication control unit
To the above facsimile via
Operation control unit that controls the operation of the entire system.
You.

[0013] Also, the mathematical expression transmitted from the facsimile is
Received a character pattern sheet containing
Facsimile communication control unit, this facsimile communication
The character pattern sheet received by the control unit is stored and stored in advance.
A data storage unit that stores the created format.
The characters of the above character pattern sheet stored in the data storage unit
And a character recognition device that recognizes mathematical expressions.
A comparison operation unit that performs an operation based on the above-described mathematical expression recognized by a character;
The value obtained by the operation of the comparison
Image processing device that combines
The synthesized document is sent through the facsimile communication control unit.
And send it to the above facsimile
An operation control unit for controlling the operation of the body is provided.

Further, the character pattern sheet is a facsimile
Shapes that include outlines that are not perpendicular to the input direction to the simil
It is provided with a guide mark having a shape.

Further , the above-mentioned character recognition device has a plurality of types of resolutions.
Comparing recognition results with different resolutions
If there is any discrepancy, report the fact to the operation control unit
It is provided with a calculation unit.

Further , the character pattern sheet may be
With horizontal lines printed in drop-out color,
When a horizontal line is recognized by the above character recognition device
This is to stop the character recognition processing.

[0017]

The editing device recognizes the editing information of the pattern sheet and the handwritten character document information from the transmission signal.
A predetermined format is extracted from the storage unit based on the recognized editing information of the pattern sheet. The handwritten character document information is edited to correspond to the format. Therefore, it can be edited into a predetermined format.

This editing apparatus recognizes the editing information of the pattern sheet and the numerical value from the transmission signal. A predetermined format and mathematical formula are extracted from the storage unit based on the recognized editing information of the pattern sheet. The recognized numerical value is calculated based on the above formula. The operation result is edited so as to correspond to the format. Therefore, it is edited into a predetermined format.

By providing guide marks having a non-vertical or non-horizontal shape on the pattern sheet, a portion where information is described can be accurately recognized.

The recognition means makes the resolution of the character data to be recognized variable, thereby preventing erroneous recognition of characters.

By giving a horizontal line printed in a dropout color to the pattern sheet, erroneous recognition is prevented.

[0022]

1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. (1) is an automatic document creation system, (2) is a user (sender) facsimile, and (3) is a facsimile (2). A public telephone network that transmits and receives data signals of
(4) a facsimile communication control device for executing a communication protocol of facsimile communication, (5) a character recognition device for performing character recognition of a transmission data signal (image data) from the facsimile (2), and (6) a image recognition device for image data. An image processing apparatus for converting the resolution, (7) an operation control unit for controlling and controlling the automatic document creation system (1), and (8) storing information to be combined with a format of a completed document and a manuscript, and for storing image data. A data storage unit for temporarily storing,
(9) is a comparison operation unit that performs comparison processing and operation processing.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the processing flowcharts of FIG. 1 and FIG. First, the user creates a document (document) of the same portion by handwriting or a word processor (step 10). A character pattern sheet (22a) is attached to this document as shown in FIG. 3, and the sender facsimile (2) sends the document to an automatic document creation system (1) via a public telephone network (3). Transmit. Note that the document creator (4
1) A person enters information such as a format type (42) and a personal ID (43). As shown in FIG. 4, the character pattern sheet (22a) has horizontal lines (19) printed in dropout color and non-vertical and non-horizontal guard marks (20) printed in dropout color.
a) and a character entry box (21a) printed in a dropout color and allowing the same word to be entered in the upper and lower rows.

Further, guide marks (20) as shown in FIG.
c) and a character pattern sheet (22) composed of a character entry frame (21b) printed in a dropout color.
b) is recognized by the processing shown in the block diagram of FIG. Dropout colors are colors that are visible to humans but not recognized by facsimile or image reader devices.

The automatic document system (1a) which has received the character pattern sheet (22a) and the document (36) from the facsimile (2) performs image data input processing (procedure 13), which will be described later, as shown in FIG. Pattern sheet recognition processing (procedure 14), data search processing (procedure 15), image synthesis processing (procedure 16), completed document output processing (procedure 1)
7), a process (18) when recognition is not possible.

After the above processing, a completed document as shown in FIG. 7 is output to the sender facsimile (2) (step 17). Information different for each document is combined with the input document (same content document) (36).

The format of the completed document and information to be combined are stored in a table as shown in FIG. 8 in advance in the data storage section (8) of FIG. Format table (3
8a) is divided into a plurality of format types, and for each format type, a combination information type and coordinates indicating a position to be combined are stored (the combination information type is information to be combined with a document such as a company name and a name). The information content corresponding to each combination information type is stored in the combination information table (39).) By specifying the format type (42) when inputting a document, editing in a desired format is performed. Synthetic information table (3
9) is divided into a number of personal IDs, and information such as company name and name is stored for each personal ID. By specifying a personal ID when inputting a document, a document addressed to a desired person can be created. There is also a group type table (40), and a plurality of personal IDs are registered in each group type. By specifying this group type when inputting a document, documents for the number of personal IDs registered in the group are automatically created.

When the user inputs a document and a character pattern sheet from the sender facsimile (2), the automatic document creation system (1a) on the receiving side executes the facsimile communication control device in the image data input processing ((procedure 13)). The operation control unit (7) receives the image data from the user using the facsimile communication function of (4), and stores the image data in the data storage unit (8), and then recognizes the character pattern sheet (step 14). , The operation control unit (7) reads the image data from the data storage unit (8) and performs character recognition of the handwritten image data of the character pattern sheet using the character recognition device (5). A detailed block diagram of the processing (procedure 14) is shown, and its operation will be described below: (1) In guide mark extracting means (procedure 23) The character recognition device (5) obtains the coordinates (position) where the guide mark (20c) exists and the shape of the guide mark from the handwritten image data.

(2) Guide mark determination means (procedure 24)
In, the character recognition device (5) determines the presence or absence of the previous line replacement from the shape of the guide mark. FIG. 10 shows a flowchart of the processing. First, in step 44, as shown in FIG. 11, non-vertical and non-horizontal portions of the guide mark are horizontally marked with points (49) at regular intervals (48), and the vertical coordinate increment (Δy) (50) of each point is set. ). Procedure 45 in FIG.
Then, the ordinate increment (Δy) (50) is compared with a value registered in the system in advance, and if it deviates to some extent, it is determined that the previous line has been replaced, and the character pattern sheet recognition processing (14) Is stopped, and the fact is reported to the operation control unit (7). At this time, the operation control unit (7) performs a process (18) when recognition is not possible, which will be described later. If there is no previous line replacement, the operations of steps 44 to 46 in FIG. 10 are repeated for all guide marks in the character pattern sheet.

(3) In the horizontal line determining means (procedure 25), the character recognizing device (5) recognizes the horizontal line (19) printed in the dropout color, and if there is a portion that can be read, the character pattern sheet recognition processing. (Step 14) is stopped, and the fact is reported to the operation control unit (7). At this time, the operation control unit (7) performs processing when recognition is not possible (procedure 18).
I do.

(4) In the character position determining means (step 26), the character recognizing device (5) determines the position of the entered character based on the coordinates of the guide mark.

(5) In the character recognizing means (procedure 27), the character recognizing device (5) recognizes a character in the character entry frame. The recognition result is returned to the operation control unit (7).

(6) FIG. 12 shows a processing flowchart for the operation of the two-line comparison means (procedure 28). The operation control unit (7) calculates the certainty of the upper and lower recognition results of the characters entered in the two character entry boxes for the same word.
The comparison operation unit (9) makes a comparison with the designation of, and uses the one with a higher degree of certainty as the recognition result of the corresponding entry frame. The certainty is a value obtained by returning the degree of reliability of the recognition result as a numerical value from the character recognition device (5) to the operation control unit (3). It can be said that the higher the certainty is, the more reliable the result.

(7) In the resolution conversion means (procedure 29),
The character recognition device (5) converts the resolution of image data recognition according to a command from the operation control unit (7), and returns the conversion result to the operation control unit (7). The operation control unit (7) performs the processing again from the guide mark extracting means (procedure 23) to obtain recognition results of two kinds of resolutions.

(8) In the recognition result comparing means (procedure 30) for the two kinds of resolutions, the comparison operation unit (9) instructs the recognition results of the two kinds of resolutions in all the character entry frames in response to a command from the operation control unit (7). Compare to If there is a discrepancy in the recognition result, the fact is reported to the operation control unit (7). At that time, the operation control unit (7) performs processing (step 18) when recognition is not possible.

Character pattern sheet recognition processing (procedure 14)
In step (2), when the operation control unit (7) is notified of the unrecognizable state, in the unrecognizable process (step 18), the operation control unit (7) outputs a message to that effect to the sender facsimile (2). When the character pattern sheet recognition process (step 14) succeeds, in the data search process (step 15), the operation control unit (7) stores data based on the recognition result of the personal ID (or group type) and format type. The format table and the synthesis information table of the output document of the section (8) are searched.

In the image synthesizing process (step 16), the image processing device (6) converts the searched synthesizing information into data that can be output to a facsimile in accordance with a command from the operation control unit (7), And the operation control unit (7)
Return to The operation control unit (7) stores the combined image data in the data storage unit (8). Image synthesis processing (Procedure 1
Step 6) is repeated until the required number of documents are combined.

Next, in the completed document output processing (step 17), the operation control section (7) reads the synthesized image data from the data storage section (8) and uses the facsimile communication function of the facsimile communication control section (4). Then, the completed document is output to the sender facsimile (2).

As described above, in the first embodiment, a handwritten or printed document is input from a facsimile, the input image data is subjected to character recognition, and a document is synthesized from the character recognition result. Alternatively, a plurality of fixed documents are automatically created and automatically output to a facsimile or a printer designated in advance.

Further, the same word is written twice in the input manuscript and both of them are subjected to character recognition, and a character having a higher degree of certainty is determined as a recognition result. Is a numerical value indicating how reliable the recognition result is, and it can be said that the higher the degree of certainty, the more reliable the recognition result.) A horizontal line printed in a dropout color is added to the input document, and it is determined whether or not the dropout color of the entire document is read during character recognition. In addition, when recognizing the input document as described above, the resolution of the image data is converted, and character recognition is performed at two resolutions. Only when the recognition result is the same, the recognition is successful. Is used as a recognition result.

Accordingly, in the first embodiment, one or a plurality of fixed-form documents are automatically recognized by recognizing a handwritten or printed manuscript input from a facsimile or an image reader device as characters and synthesizing the documents from the recognition result. Can be created. In addition, the same word is written twice in the input document, and both of the characters are recognized, and the character with the higher confidence is used as the recognition result. Alternatively, only when the recognition result is the same, the recognition is successful. To reduce misrecognition in the event. In addition, the horizontal line printed in the drop-out color on the input document is recognized, and it is determined whether or not the drop-out color of the entire document is read.When the drop-out color is read, the character recognition process is stopped. Prevents dropout colors from being mistaken for characters and misrecognized. When character recognition is performed on the input document, the resolution of the image data is converted, character recognition is performed at two resolutions, and recognition is successful only when the recognition result is the same. By using this as the recognition result, erroneous recognition in character recognition is reduced.

Embodiment 2 FIG. In the first embodiment, when a character pattern sheet is attached to a document (document having the same content) and input, information is combined with the document and output. However, as another use method, for example, as shown in FIG. When only the character pattern sheet (22c) is input, a spreadsheet is calculated and a completed document (35d) as shown in FIG. 14 can be created.

In this case, for example, a format table (38b) as shown in FIG. 15 and a mathematical expression table (51) used for spreadsheet are stored in the data storage section (8). For each format type, a position and a value to be displayed are registered for each format type. In the formula table (51), a method of obtaining a value to be displayed, for example, a value entered in a character pattern sheet and a value entered therein and how to calculate the value are registered.

The operation will be described with reference to FIGS. In the same operation as that of the first embodiment, after the character pattern sheet recognition process (step 14) is completed, in the data search process (step 15), the operation control unit (7) uses the formula based on the format type of the recognition result. The table (51) is searched, and the searched formula is calculated using the comparison operation unit (9).
The result is edited according to the format in the operation control unit (7). In the image synthesizing process (procedure 16), the image processing device (6) converts the editing result into data that can be output to a facsimile according to a command from the operation control unit (7), and returns the data to the operation control unit (7).

Hereinafter, the steps after the completed document output means are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

Embodiment 3 FIG. In the first and second embodiments, using the character recognition device (5) and the character pattern sheet (22c),
Although the automatic text creation system was creating a document, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 17, there is a method using a mark reading device (52) and a mark sheet (53) as shown in FIG. The mark sheet (53) is a general mark sheet that has been used in the past.
Can be output.

In this case, FIG.
Is stored. The format table (38c) is divided into a plurality of format types, and the position in the completed document where the message is to be displayed is registered. Several messages are registered in the message table (54), and when the number is designated on the mark sheet, a desired message is displayed.
When the mark is made as shown in FIG. 17, the message types 1 and 3 are edited in the format of the format type 1, and the document as shown in FIG. 18 is output. FIG. 20 shows the operation flow.
Shown in The process up to the image data input process (procedure 13) is the same as that of the first embodiment, except that a mark is written on the mark sheet in step 55.

In the mark sheet recognition process (procedure 56), the mark reading device (5) is instructed by the operation control unit (7).
2) recognizes the marked position and returns the result to the operation control unit (7). The mark reading method is no different from the conventional method. In the data search process (procedure 15), the operation control unit (7) searches the data storage unit (8) based on the recognition result, and edits the data in the operation control unit (7) according to the format type and the message type.

The second embodiment is the same as the image synthesis process (procedure 16).
Therefore, the description is omitted. In the third embodiment, a character pattern sheet may be used instead of the mark sheet, and a character recognition device (5) may be used instead of the mark reading device (52). The operation is included in the first and third embodiments, and thus the description is omitted.

Embodiment 4 FIG. In the first, second, and third embodiments, a facsimile is used as an input / output unit of a user's original.
As shown in FIG. 21, an image reader device (5
7) A printer device (59) may be used as the output means. In this case, the automatic document creation system (1c)
A device (58) for inputting image data from an image reader device (57) and a completed document output device (60) for outputting a document to a printer device (59) are used. Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, when the user inputs a document from the image reader device (57), the image data is sent to the operation control unit (7) through the image data input device (58). Hereinafter, the character pattern sheet recognition processing (procedure 14) and the data search processing (procedure 1) shown in FIG.
5) The operation of the image synthesis processing (procedure 16) is the same as that of the first embodiment.
The description is omitted because it is the same as 2 and 3. In the completed document output process (procedure 17), the operation control unit (7) reads the image data created from the data storage unit and outputs it to the printer device (59) using the completed document output device (60).

Embodiment 5 FIG. In the first embodiment, the guide marks in the non-vertical and non-horizontal shapes have been described by using a triangle as an example. FIG. 22 shows examples of non-vertical and non-horizontal guide marks. The operation is the same as that described in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will not be repeated.

The non-vertical and non-horizontal guide marks will be briefly described here.

When an original is input from a facsimile, the facsimile generally reads a figure for each line by raster scanning and transmits the figure to a destination.
When transmitting a figure like 7a). When a transmission failure occurs during transmission of the data of the line a (noise occurs during transmission and expansion (decompression) of the compressed image data becomes impossible), the previous line is copied up to the line b where the failure is recovered, It is transformed into a graphic like (37b). This is generally called previous line replacement. Character entry box (21 in FIG. 24)
When the previous line replacement occurs at the point b), the entered characters are also deformed, which causes erroneous recognition. The guide mark (20c) in FIG. 5 of the above-described embodiment is square or rectangular, and the shape does not change even if the previous line replacement occurs from line a to line b as shown in FIG. 24, and the character entry frame (21b) The occurrence of middle previous line replacement cannot be detected.

For this reason, when a facsimile is used in the above automatic document segmentation system, if a guide mark (20a) including oblique lines as shown in FIG. 25 is added to a document, the guide mark (20a) is deformed when the previous line replacement occurs. It becomes like a guide mark (20b). Therefore, by checking the shape of the guide mark (20b), the replacement of the previous line in the character entry frame (21b) can be detected.
When the previous line replacement occurs, the character recognition processing is stopped to prevent erroneous recognition.

Embodiment 6 FIG. In the first embodiment, the two-line comparison unit 2 in the character pattern sheet recognition process (14)
In 8, the higher confidence level is used as the recognition result. However, a method may be adopted in which recognition is successful only when the two recognition results are the same. Similarly, in the first embodiment, the recognition result comparing means (30) for the two types of resolutions indicates that the recognition was successful when the two types of the recognition results are the same, but uses the one with a higher degree of certainty as the recognition result. A technique may be used. The operation will be omitted because it is included in the description of the first embodiment.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention, the firmware
Document manuscript and character pattern sheet transmitted from kushimiru
Received the document, and the document manuscript
The format and the image processing device
It is easy to create documents from facsimile
it can.

The mathematical expression transmitted from the facsimile
Received a character pattern sheet containing data
Calculated by the comparison operation unit based on the mathematical expression recognized by the character,
Image processing of the value and format obtained by this operation
Since it was configured to combine with the device, from facsimile
A table can be easily created.

Further, the character pattern sheet is a facsimile
Does the shape include an outline that is not perpendicular to the input direction to the
Transmission guide during transmission.
Harm can be detected.

Also, the recognition result recognized at a plurality of resolutions is
If there is a discrepancy in comparison, report it to the operation control unit
Equipped with a comparison operation unit to obtain highly confident recognition results
be able to.

Further, by giving a horizontal line printed in a dropout color to the pattern sheet, erroneous character recognition can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an automatic document creation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a document creation flowchart according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a character pattern sheet and a document according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a character pattern sheet according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a character pattern sheet according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for recognizing a character pattern sheet according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a final finished document according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a format of a data storage unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a pattern diagram for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a character pattern sheet according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a final finished document according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a format of a data storage unit according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a configuration diagram of an automatic document creation system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a mark sheet according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a final finished document according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a format of a data storage unit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an operation according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a configuration diagram of an automatic document creation system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a view showing a guide mark according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a view for explaining front line replacement according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a relationship between the shape of a guide mark and replacement of a front line according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the relationship between the shape of a guide mark and replacement of a front line according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing a conventional facsimile storage and exchange device.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing conventional character creation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic document creation system 2 Sender facsimile 3 Public telephone network 4 Facsimile communication control unit 5 Character recognition device 6 Image processing unit 7 Operation control unit 8 Data storage unit 9 Comparison operation unit 19 Horizontal line printed in dropout color 20 Guide Mark 21 character input frame 22 character pattern sheet 35 completed document 36 identical content document 52 mark reading device 53 mark sheet 57 image reader device 58 image data input device 59 printer device 60 completed document output device

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] A document and a document transmitted from a facsimile.
Information that combines this document and the specified format
Receives a character pattern sheet containing
Facsimile communication control unit, this facsimile communication control
Copy the document original and the character pattern sheet received by
Data storage for storing and storing pre-created formats
Section, the document manuscript and the characters stored in the data storage section.
Character recognition device that recognizes characters on pattern sheets, this sentence
The above document manuscript recognized by the character recognition device and the above
An image processing device that combines with a mat,
Facsimile communication control unit
To the above facsimile via
Operation control unit that controls the operation of the entire system
And a document creation system. 2. Formula data transmitted from a facsimile
Receives a character pattern sheet containing
Facsimile communication control unit, this facsimile communication control
Stores the character pattern sheet received by the unit and creates it in advance
Data storage unit that stores the format
Characters and numbers of the above character pattern sheets stored in the storage unit
Character recognition device that recognizes expressions
A comparison operation unit that operates based on the above-mentioned mathematical formula,
The value obtained by the operation of the comparison operation unit and the above format
Image processing device that synthesizes
The completed document is sent via the facsimile communication
To the above facsimile and
A statement comprising an operation control unit for controlling operation
Writing system. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the character pattern sheet is a facsimile.
From outlines that are not perpendicular to the input direction to
A guide mark comprising:
The document creation system according to claim 2. 4. The character recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of resolutions are set.
Prepare and compare the recognition results recognized at each resolution
If there is a mismatch, a comparison operation that reports this to the operation control unit
3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:
Document creation system. 5. The character pattern sheet according to claim 1, wherein
It has a horizontal line printed in color, and the horizontal line
If the character recognition device recognizes the character,
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processing is stopped.
Document creation system.