JP4087204B2 - Calculation system, calculation program and calculation form - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system for using a printed matter and an electronic pen, instructing calculation conditions by a form through a mobile phone, a PDA, and other terminal devices, and acquiring a calculation result.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Some documents submitted to government offices, financial institutions, insurance companies, etc. require entry of numerical information such as amounts. In such a case, the user can generally perform necessary numerical calculations by using a calculator.
[0003]
Also, there are cases where it is necessary to perform various calculations according to various contract conditions in the business, such as financial institutions and insurance companies. A foreign institution of a financial institution can obtain a calculation result by using a calculator having a special calculation function developed by the financial institution.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Although the user may type in the wrong key when using the calculator, in most cases the user will not be aware that his / her keystrokes are incorrect. This is because there is no means to confirm it. If the key input is incorrect, the intended calculation result cannot be obtained.
[0005]
On the other hand, there are some special calculators specialized in the business that financial institutions have, but you can check the calculation on the calculator, but there is no mistake in the calculation conditions depending on the contract conditions by writing on the form. It is convenient if a calculation result is obtained after confirming the above.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a calculation form system that performs calculations by writing calculation conditions in a dedicated calculation form by using an electronic pen as an input device. And
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In one aspect of the present invention, a calculation form having an electronic pen, a dot pattern printed recognizable by the electronic pen, and a calculation instruction input area, and a user fills in the form with the electronic pen. A calculation device that executes a calculation corresponding to the calculated calculation instruction and generates a calculation result, wherein the calculation device stores calculation instruction data corresponding to each calculation instruction input area on the calculation form A calculation content determining means for determining a calculation content from designation of a calculation instruction input area with reference to the table, a calculation means for executing a calculation corresponding to the calculation content and generating a calculation result, and the calculation result And a result display means for displaying.
[0008]
According to the above calculation system, the user inputs a calculation instruction using the electronic pen on the calculation form. On the calculation form, for example, calculation instruction input areas corresponding to numerical values and operators are provided, and the user gives a calculation instruction by entering a check mark or the like in the calculation instruction input area. The input calculation instruction data is transmitted from the electronic pen to the calculation device. In the calculation device, the calculation content corresponding to the calculation instruction is determined with reference to the table, the calculation is executed, and the calculation result is displayed. Therefore, since the calculation content input by the user remains on the calculation form, it is possible to confirm whether or not the calculation instruction is correctly performed.
[0009]
In another aspect of the present invention, a calculation device that uses a calculation form has a dot pattern printed so as to be recognizable by an electronic pen and a calculation form having a calculation instruction input area. Receiving means for receiving a written calculation instruction from the electronic pen, a table storing calculation instruction data corresponding to each calculation instruction input area on the calculation form, and specifying the calculation instruction input area with reference to the table Calculation content determining means for determining the calculation contents, calculation means for executing a calculation corresponding to the calculation contents to generate a calculation result, and result display means for displaying the calculation result.
[0010]
According to the above calculation apparatus, the user inputs a calculation instruction on the calculation form using the electronic pen. On the calculation form, for example, calculation instruction input areas corresponding to numerical values and operators are provided, and the user gives a calculation instruction by entering a check mark or the like in the calculation instruction input area. The input calculation instruction data is transmitted from the electronic pen to the calculation device. In the calculation device, the calculation content corresponding to the calculation instruction is determined with reference to the table, the calculation is executed, and the calculation result is displayed. Therefore, since the calculation content input by the user remains on the calculation form, it is possible to confirm whether or not the calculation instruction is correctly performed.
[0011]
In one aspect of the above calculation apparatus, the calculation instruction data is coordinate data on the calculation form, and the calculation content may include a numerical value and an operator. In another aspect, the calculation instruction data includes designation order information indicating a temporal order in which a user has made an input to the calculation instruction input area, and the calculation content determination means includes the designation order information. The calculation content is determined with reference to FIG. Therefore, the calculation instructions input by the user can be acquired in the correct order.
[0012]
In another aspect of the present invention, a calculation program that executes a calculation using a calculation form by being executed on a computer includes: a dot pattern printed so that the computer can be recognized by an electronic pen; and a calculation instruction input Receiving means for receiving calculation instructions entered by the user with the electronic pen from the electronic pen, and calculation instruction data corresponding to each calculation instruction input area on the calculation form A table, a calculation content determining means for determining the calculation content from designation of a calculation instruction input area with reference to the table, a calculation means for executing a calculation corresponding to the calculation content and generating a calculation result, and displaying the calculation result It functions as a result display means.
[0013]
By executing the above calculation program on the terminal device, the above calculation device can be realized.
[0014]
In another aspect of the present invention, a calculation form for an electronic pen that is filled in by an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern is printed recognizable by the electronic pen and is positioned on the form. A dot pattern indicating information, and a calculation instruction input area on the dot pattern, and the dot pattern printed in each calculation instruction input area is associated with a numerical value or an operator defining the calculation content ing.
[0015]
According to this calculation form, the user can input a calculation instruction by putting a check mark on the calculation instruction input area. Since the calculation instruction input area is associated with a numerical value or an operator that defines the calculation contents, the calculation result can be obtained by transmitting the input data to the terminal device and executing the calculation. Since the calculation instructions entered by the user remain in the form of a check mark or the like on the calculation form, it is possible to know a mistake in the calculation instruction and the user confirms that the calculation instruction has been correctly performed and displays the calculation result. Obtainable.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present invention makes it possible to give various calculation instructions on a form and obtain calculation results by using an electronic pen as an input device. First, an outline of an electronic pen used as an input device in the system of the present invention will be described.
[0017]
[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.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic pen 10 includes a processor 11, a memory 12, a Bluetooth transceiver 13, a battery 14, an infrared 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.
[0019]
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 infrared 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.
[0020]
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 on / off the infrared LED 15 and the camera 16 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 infrared LED 15 and the camera 16 are operated.
[0021]
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 / Y coordinates on the dedicated paper 20 from the supplied dot pattern.
[0022]
The processor 11 acquires the writing pressure array data and the X / Y coordinate data while the description of the user is performed, and stores them in the memory 12 in association with the 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.
[0023]
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 Bluetooth transceiver 13 transmits 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.
[0024]
The electronic pen 10 itself does not include a function button such as a transmission button, and a transmission instruction and other instructions are performed by a user checking the dedicated box provided at a predetermined position on the dedicated paper 20 with the electronic pen 10. Executed. 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 the data in the memory 12 to the Bluetooth transceiver 13 and transmits the data to the terminal device 25. Let it be done. Although the electronic pen 10 does not have a display or a button, the completion of data transmission can be indicated by vibration of the electronic pen.
[0025]
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.
[0026]
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.
[0027]
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. In the terminal device 25 or the like, it is of course possible to obtain text data from the coordinate data or vector data transmitted from the electronic pen 10 using a character recognition application.
[0028]
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.
[0029]
Next, a method for acquiring X / Y data having contents described by the user using 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. In fact, as shown in FIG. 1, the illumination area by the infrared LED 15 and the imaging area of the camera 16 (located in the illumination area) are deviated from the position where the pen tip portion 17 contacts the dedicated paper 20.
[0030]
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.
[0031]
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 the 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.
[0032]
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. Further, 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.
[0033]
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 not clearly shown in FIG. 6, actually, a dot pattern is printed on the entire surface of the application form 36, and an entry field 38 and a transmission box 39 are printed thereon with ordinary ink. 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.
[0034]
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.
[0035]
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 transmission command for data stored in the memory 12 to the Bluetooth transceiver 13.
[0036]
The assignment of dot patterns is usually performed 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.
[0037]
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 created. If the user uses the electronic pen 10 and fills in necessary items in a normal manner, the electronic data is automatically acquired.
[0038]
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.
[0039]
In the present specification, the term “printing” has a concept including not only normal printing but also printing by a printer.
[0040]
Next, transmission processing of data acquired by the electronic pen will be described. As described above, the communication function of the electronic pen 10 is based on Bluetooth, and with respect to a service server that handles data input to the dedicated paper 20 (if it is a specific application form, it is the application server). Thus, data cannot be transmitted directly from the electronic pen 10. Therefore, the data acquired by the electronic pen 10 is transmitted from the terminal device 25 to the service server.
[0041]
The processing at that time 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 input data 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 input data acquired from the electronic pen to the service server 27.
[0042]
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.
[0043]
[Calculation processing system using forms]
Next, a calculation processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in which a user uses a digital pen to perform a calculation instruction on a form created with dedicated paper, and a calculation result is acquired by a terminal device.
[0044]
(First embodiment)
First, a first embodiment of the calculation processing system of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration of the calculation processing system according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 7, the user inputs a calculation instruction using the electronic pen 10 to the calculation form 4 created with the dedicated paper. The input calculation instruction is transmitted from the electronic pen 10 to the terminal device 25. The terminal device 25 receives a calculation instruction from the electronic pen 10, executes the calculation, calculates a calculation result, and displays it on the display device of the terminal device 25.
[0045]
FIG. 8A is a specific example of a calculation form 4 having a calculation instruction interface. As described above, in the calculation form 4 according to the present invention, the dot pattern 32 is printed on the mount 30 shown in FIG. 5, and the design 34 is printed with ordinary ink thereon. In this case, the design 34 is a design of a computer key.
[0046]
Next, the operation of this system will be described. The user uses the electronic pen 10 to give a calculation instruction to the calculation form 4. The user uses the electronic pen 10 in the same manner as hitting a normal calculator, and the numerical frame of “0” to “9” on the calculation form 4 and “+”, “−”, “÷ The calculation conditions are input by marking, for example, a check mark in a calculation instruction frame such as “” or “×”. Since the input order is recorded as time stamp information by the function of the electronic pen 10, the calculation order of the calculation instructions is guaranteed. That is, in the example of FIG. 8A, when the user marks in the order of calculation instruction frames 91 → 92 → 93 → 95, the order of “7”, “+”, “5”, “=”. The calculation instruction is input, and the electronic pen 10 grasps the input order based on the time stamp information.
[0047]
Although the user puts a check mark on the design of the calculation form as in the calculation instruction frames 91, 92, and 93 in FIG. 8A, the electronic pen 10 reads the dot pattern of the marking portion, XY coordinate data (hereinafter referred to as “designated area data”) indicating which area in FIG. 9B is checked is recorded and recorded in the internal memory. A calculation instruction frame 95 corresponding to “=” is associated with a calculation instruction transmission function to the terminal device 25. When the user marks the calculation instruction frame 95 with “=” in order to execute the calculation instruction, the designated area data recorded in the memory of the electronic pen 10 and the corresponding time stamp data are transmitted via Bluetooth communication to the terminal device 25. Sent to.
[0048]
A calculation instruction conversion table is prepared in advance in the terminal device 25, and numerical values and operators are taken out by collating the designated area data received from the electronic pen 10 with the conversion table. FIG. 9A shows an example of a calculation instruction conversion table corresponding to the calculation form 4 shown in FIG.
[0049]
Subsequently, the terminal device 25 generates calculation instruction data by arranging the extracted values in the order of input according to the time stamp information. The calculation instruction data is the same as a normal calculation formula (for example, the calculation instruction data in FIG. 8A is “7 + 5”), and the calculation function of the terminal device 25 executes the calculation according to such calculation instruction data. . The calculation result is displayed on a display device provided in the terminal device 25. In this way, the user can acquire the calculation result after confirming on the form that there is no mistake in the calculation instruction he has performed.
[0050]
(Second embodiment)
In the second embodiment, a calculation form 4a as shown in FIG. 10 (a) is used in order to make the calculation instructions given by the user clearer. FIG. 10A shows a calculation form 4a that is actually input by the user. The numerical value input frame 101 is a text recognition field, and the input numerical value can be acquired as text data by the function of the electronic pen 10 described above. The user can instruct the calculation more clearly by repeating numerical input and operator selection from the left to the right of the calculation form. Further, the priority of calculation order can be clearly specified by the “(”, “)” frame 102. The text data representing the numerical value read by the electronic pen 10 and the designated area data for determining the input position of the numerical value and the operator shown in FIG. Sent to device 25.
[0051]
A calculation instruction conversion table is prepared in advance in the terminal device 25, and the operator and its position data are taken out by collating the designated area data received from the electronic pen 10 with the conversion table. FIG. 9B is an example of a conversion table corresponding to the calculation form 4a.
[0052]
Subsequently, the terminal device 25 generates calculation instruction data by arranging the extracted numerical values and operator data according to the position data. The calculation instruction data is the same as a normal calculation formula (for example, the calculation instruction data in FIG. 10A is “7+ (5-2) × 3”). According to this calculation instruction data, the calculation function of the terminal device 25 is calculated. The calculation is executed by. The calculation result is displayed on a display device provided in the terminal device 25. In this way, the user can acquire the calculation result after confirming on the form that there is no mistake in the calculation instruction he has performed.
[0053]
(Third embodiment)
Next, an embodiment in the case where further special calculation processing is required will be described. For example, in financial institutions and insurance companies, due to the nature of their business, there are many cases in which a sales employee must immediately provide calculation results according to designated conditions of various financial service contracts in front of the customer. In fact, insurance diplomats often carry a computer with a special calculation button so that the insurance premium can be calculated immediately. Here, as an example, a computer used in a non-life insurance company will be cited and described as an embodiment in the present invention.
[0054]
FIG. 12 shows a calculation form according to the present invention that imitates a computer for calculating the insurance premiums and the like by various contracts at a customer's site by a foreign insurance company. Since such a computer requires a calculation process that is difficult to realize by only simple four arithmetic operations, a calculation server 3 is provided as an implementation environment of the present system as shown in FIG. The calculation server 3 is connected to the terminal device 25 via the network 2 so as to be capable of mutual communication.
[0055]
Note that the Internet is assumed as a suitable example of the network 2. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the calculation server 3 is usually installed in a non-life insurance company. The difference from the above embodiments is a device for performing calculation processing, that is, a function for converting designated area data using a calculation instruction conversion table and generating calculation instruction data, and a calculation instruction according to the generated calculation instruction data The device having the function of processing is only the part that is changed from the terminal device 25 to the calculation server 3. Therefore, illustration of an example of a calculation instruction conversion table is omitted.
[0056]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the present embodiment. The user gives a calculation instruction by marking the calculation form with the electronic pen 10. The electronic pen 10 calculates the marked position from the dot pattern on the dedicated form and records it as XY coordinate data (designated area data) (step S131). When the user marks the “=” frame in order to instruct execution of calculation (step S132), the electronic pen 10 sends the designated area data recorded on the memory to the terminal device 25 by the Bluetooth communication function (step S133). . The terminal device 25 adds its own terminal information (for example, a terminal address on the network 2) to the designated area data received from the electronic pen and transmits it to the calculation server 3 (step S134). The reason for adding the terminal information is to provide the calculation server 3 with the transmission destination information of the calculation result.
[0057]
The calculation server 3 generates calculation instruction data from the designated area data (step S135). Next, the calculation server performs calculation processing according to the generated calculation instruction data (step S136). Furthermore, the calculation server 3 transmits the calculation result to the terminal device 25 based on the terminal information added in step S134 (step S137). The terminal device 25 that has received the calculation result displays the result on the display device (step S138).
[0058]
As described above, the user can obtain the calculation result of the insurance premium and the like after confirming, for example, the non-life insurance contract conditions with the form.
[0059]
Here, a method for the user to obtain the calculation result will be described. In each of the above-described embodiments, the calculation result is only displayed on the terminal device 25. For example, an option is provided on the calculation form as in the result notification method column 120 in FIG. 12, and the selected notification method is used. It may be possible to notify the person of the result. For example, if the user wants to receive the result by fax, enter the fax number and mark the fax frame. Since the result notification method selected by the user is sent to the calculation server 3 together with the calculation instruction data, the calculation server 3 separately sends the calculation result to the user by a method desired by the user, such as FAX, mail, web, etc. We will notify you.
[0060]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the user can obtain the calculation result after confirming the calculation condition on the form. The contents of the calculation process can be changed and newly created in various ways by changing the design of the calculation form, the calculation instruction conversion table provided in the apparatus for performing the calculation process, and the calculation processing program. Although a computer originally developed by a conventional financial institution is hardware, it is difficult to change the specifications frequently, but according to the present invention, the provider of the calculation form can change the specifications flexibly and quickly. And can be provided to users.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating how an electronic pen is used.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating a structure of an electronic pen.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of expressing information by a dot pattern printed on dedicated paper.
FIG. 4 shows an example of a dot pattern and corresponding information.
FIG. 5 shows the structure of a form composed of dedicated paper.
FIG. 6 shows an example of a form.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a calculation form system according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 shows a specific example of a form according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 9 shows an example of a conversion table.
FIG. 10 shows a specific example of a form according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a calculation form system according to the present invention.
FIG. 12 shows a specific example of a form according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the third embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 network
3 calculation server
4 forms
10 Electronic pen
11 processor
12 memory
13 Transceiver
14 battery
25 Terminal equipment

Claims (4)

An electronic pen,
A calculation form having a dot pattern printed recognizable by the electronic pen and a calculation instruction input area;
In a calculation system comprising: a calculation device that executes a calculation corresponding to a calculation instruction entered on the form by the electronic pen by a user and generates a calculation result;
The electronic pen transmits calculation instruction information including a calculation instruction input inputted by the user to the calculation instruction input area and designation order information indicating a temporal order of the calculation instruction input to the calculation device,
The computing device is:
Receiving means for receiving the calculation instruction information from the electronic pen;
A table storing calculation instruction data corresponding to each calculation instruction input area on the calculation form;
Referring to the table, and calculating the content determination means for determining the calculated contents from the calculation instruction input and the designated sequence information,
A calculation means for executing a calculation corresponding to the calculation content and generating a calculation result;
And a result display means for displaying the calculation result. In a calculation device that uses calculation forms,
Designation order indicating a calculation order entered by the user with the electronic pen and a temporal order of the calculation instruction input for a calculation form having a dot pattern printed recognizable by the electronic pen and a calculation instruction input area Receiving means for receiving calculation instruction information including information from the electronic pen;
A table storing calculation instruction data corresponding to each calculation instruction input area on the calculation form;
With reference to the table, calculation content determination means for determining the calculation content from the calculation instruction input and the specified order information ,
A calculation means for executing a calculation corresponding to the calculation content and generating a calculation result;
And a result display means for displaying the calculation result. The calculation instruction data is coordinate data on the calculation form,
The calculation device according to claim 2, wherein the calculation content includes a numerical value and an operator. A calculation program for executing a calculation using a calculation form by being executed on a computer, the computer comprising:
Designation order indicating a calculation order entered by the user with the electronic pen and a temporal order of the calculation instruction input for a calculation form having a dot pattern printed recognizable by the electronic pen and a calculation instruction input area Receiving means for receiving calculation instruction information including information from the electronic pen;
A table storing calculation instruction data corresponding to each calculation instruction input area on the calculation form;
Calculation content determination means for determining the calculation content from the calculation instruction input and the specified order information with reference to the table,
Calculation means for executing a calculation corresponding to the calculation content and generating a calculation result;
A calculation program which functions as a result display means for displaying the calculation result.

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