JP3225980B2 - recoding media - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium in which predetermined information can be entered in an arbitrary layout.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Information to be entered on a paper medium such as a delivery slip includes character information to be entered arbitrarily, such as a client's address and name, a destination address, and the like, such as the weight and size of a delivery item. There is selection information in a format for selecting one of a plurality of predetermined options.

Conventionally, for the latter information, a method has been adopted in which an operator enters a corresponding numerical value or identification code or the like, or a plurality of options are printed in advance, and the corresponding information is checked or marked. . Then, the operator of another computer input reads the entered content or check and inputs the information to the computer, but the time required for the operation occupies most of the work time, which hinders time reduction.

[0004] The latter method of marking (or checking) a specified location allows automation of computer input such as optical reading, but for optical reading, the reading direction (or paper) as shown in FIG. Media feed direction)
It is necessary to print in advance a timing mark for specifying a mark entry position at a constant cycle.

[0005]

In such a method of printing a large number of timing marks having a constant period in one direction, a plurality of mark entry fields having different sizes cannot be arranged on the same paper. . In addition, there is a disadvantage that the writing area is limited in position and the layout is limited.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium in which a plurality of entry areas can be freely laid out in different sizes.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a recording medium comprising: a mark entry area having at least one mark entry field arranged in one direction; and a guard sandwiching the mark entry area in the arrangement direction of the mark entry field. Area, and the guard area serves as a time base for identifying each mark entry field .
That is, a predetermined number of black areas and
And a white area .

[0008]

Since the presence of the mark entry area can be automatically detected by the guard area, the mark entry area can be freely laid out on the paper. Each mark entry column can be identified by using the width of the guard area as a time base.
As a result, even when a plurality of mark entry areas are provided, each can be set to a different size.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which five mark entry areas 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20 are set on a paper medium 10. FIG. 3 shows the basic structure of each mark entry area 12-20.
Shown in Guard areas 22 and 24 indicating the presence of a mark writing area are provided on both sides, and a mark writing area 26 for writing a mark therebetween is provided. The mark entry area 26 includes one or more mark entry fields 28-1 to 28-n.

The width of the guard areas 22 and 24 is Wg, and the individual mark entry fields 28-1 to 28-28 of the mark entry area 26 are designated.
Assuming that the width of −n is Wm, generally, the width nWm of the mark writing area 26 may be an integer multiple of Wg of the guard areas 22 and 24. For example, Wg = iWm or Wm = iWg. Here, i is an integer (1, 2, 3,...). The mark entry area 20 shown in FIG. 1 is shown as an example in which the width of the mark entry field is set to half the width of the guard area.

It is preferable that Wm ≧ Wg in terms of reading accuracy and the like, and it is preferable that Wm = Wg. The mark entry fields 28-1 to 28-n are separated from one another by a solid line, a broken line, or a chain line having a predetermined width. If the solid line or the like hinders the machine reading of the marked mark, printing may be performed with ink that cannot be read mechanically.

The left guard area 22 includes black bars 22a, white bars 22b, black bars 22c, and white bars 2a having the same width.
2d, arranged in this order. Further, the right guard area 24 includes white bars 24a and black bars 24 all having the same width.
b, a white bar 24c and a black bar 24d, which are arranged in this order. That is, in the guard areas 22 and 24, the arrangement order of the black bars and the white bars is reversed. By reversing in this manner, the start point of the guard area can be detected and the width W of the guard areas 22 and 24, which is the time base, can be determined regardless of which direction the image is read and scanned.

Assuming that the height of the guard areas 22 and 24 is H, the mark writing area 26 has a height of
% Is cut to a height of 0.5H to 0.8H.

[0015] As a usage method, a worker uses a pencil or the like,
A vertical line, a diagonal line, or a check symbol having a predetermined width or more is written in or filled in a corresponding one of the mark entry fields 28-1 to 28-n.

As the reading means, for example, like the optical reading section of a facsimile machine, the entire paper medium 10 is read and scanned, and each of the mark writing areas 12 to 20 is detected by the guard areas 22 and 24, and the guard area is detected. Regions 22 and 2
The time base for decoding the mark writing area 26 is determined by the width Wg of 4. The presence / absence of entry in each of the mark entry fields 28-1 to 28-n is checked according to the determined time base, and the binary data string of the check result is applied to a predetermined table to decode the entry contents. The decryption result is converted into a computer file as it is or after confirmation.

It is possible to freely assign a meaning to each of the mark entry fields 28-1 to 28-n. For example, a part may be used as a column indicating correction or deletion of the entry contents.

[0018]

As can be easily understood from the above description, according to the present invention, predetermined information can be easily entered, and its entry position and size can be freely selected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional example.

FIG. 3 is a basic structural diagram of the present embodiment.

[Description of Signs] 10: paper medium 12, 14, 16, 18, 20: mark writing area 22, 24: guard area 22a: black bar
22b: White bar 22c: Black bar 22d: White bar 2
4a: white bar 24b: black bar 24c: white bar 24
d: Black bar 26: Mark entry area 28-1 to 28-
n: Mark entry field

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mark entry area having one or more mark entry boxes arranged in one direction, and a guard area sandwiching the mark entry area in the arrangement direction of the mark entry boxes. It is a time base for identifying the columns, and a predetermined number of the guard areas that are alternately arranged
Characterized by comprising a black area and a white area . 2. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the widths of the guard areas on both sides are substantially equal, and one of the width of the guard area and the width of each mark entry column is an integral multiple of the other. 3. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the height of the mark entry field is set to be smaller than the height of the guard area by a predetermined amount. 4. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the black area is arranged at an end of the guard area away from the mark writing area. 5. The recording medium of claim 1 or 4 width of the black region and the white region are equal.