JP4103473B2 - Form printing method, form printing apparatus, form printing system, form printing program, recording medium recording form printing program, computer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for printing a form to be read by an optical reader such as various tax returns. The present invention also relates to a program for causing a computer to execute such a method and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In forms such as a tax return such as a final return and a local tax return, characters such as numbers representing the content of the return are written in a character frame. In general, such a tax return is created by printing tax payment data on a printer after computer processing. At that time, if it is attempted to print on a paper in a predetermined format in which a character frame is displayed in advance, it is necessary to finely adjust the printing position so that the characters are correctly arranged in the character frame, which is troublesome. Therefore, conventionally, for example, both character frames and characters have been printed on blank paper so that characters can be correctly printed in the character frame without fine adjustment of the printing position.
[0003]
In recent years, forms such as tax returns are read by an optical character reader (hereinafter referred to as OCR) after being submitted to a predetermined government office such as a tax office. The OCR recognizes characters printed in the character frame based on the read form image. At this time, if the OCR reads up to the character frame, a character recognition error may occur. That is, since the character frame is printed close to the character to be recognized, the presence of the character frame adversely affects the accuracy of character recognition. Therefore, in the conventional form printing apparatus, the character frame print color is set to a color that cannot be read by OCR (referred to as a dropout color in this specification) so that the characters in the character frame can be recognized correctly. Yes. If the character frame is printed in the dropout color in this way, the character frame is removed when the form is read by OCR, and the characters in the character frame can be correctly recognized.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, even if the same color print instruction is given to the printer, the color tone actually printed may differ depending on the printer model. Therefore, when printing a form, even if the print color is set so that the dropout color is printed correctly on a specific model printer, it is printed in a different color from the original dropout color on another model printer. It can happen.
[0005]
Conventionally, however, no consideration is given to the fact that the printing color of a printer differs depending on the model in form printing. For this reason, when both characters and character frames are printed as described above, the character frames may not be printed with an accurate dropout color depending on the printer model. In that case, when the printed form is read by OCR, the character frame may not be completely removed, and a character recognition error may occur.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and when printing a form including a dropout color, the dropout color is printed in an appropriate color tone to prevent a recognition error at the time of OCR reading. Objective.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is a form printing method for printing a form to be read by an optical character reader in a dropout color that cannot be read by the optical character reader, the computer comprising:
A definition information acquisition step for acquiring form definition information including the print color of each part of the form;
Allowing the user to select the printer model to use and the form submission destination;
Refer to a data storage unit that stores a dropout instruction color that is a print color that should be instructed to the printer to print the dropout color corresponding to each combination of the selected printer model and form submission destination . A print color acquisition step of acquiring a dropout instruction color corresponding to the selected combination ;
Based on the acquired form definition information and dropout instruction color, a print data creation step for creating print data in which the dropout color included in the form definition information is converted into the dropout instruction color;
And a step of outputting the created print data.
[0008]
According to the present invention, a dropout instruction color to be instructed to the printer in order to print the dropout color with the printer to be used is acquired, and the dropout color included as the print color in the form definition information is used as the dropout instruction color. Create print data converted to. Therefore, an appropriate dropout color can be printed regardless of the type of printer used. In addition, even if the color of the dropout color varies depending on the form submission destination, if the user selects the printer model and the form submission destination, the appropriate dropout color can be printed according to the printer model and the form submission destination. .
[0009]
In this case, the computer further executes a content information acquisition step of acquiring form content information representing the data content to be displayed on the form, and the print data creation step includes the print data including the acquired form content information. It is good also as making.
[0010]
In the print color acquisition step, the dropout instruction color input by the user may be acquired. In this way, since the user can input the dropout instruction color by himself, for example, even when a new printer is introduced, the dropout color can be printed using an appropriate dropout instruction color.
[0013]
Further, there may be a plurality of dropout colors, and in the printing color acquisition step, the dropout instruction color may be acquired for each dropout color.
[0015]
The computer may further execute a setting step of setting the dropout instruction color stored in the data storage unit based on a user input. In this case, the setting step includes a step of displaying a model selection screen for the user to select a combination of printer model and form submission destination, and a combination of the printer model and form submission destination selected on the selection screen. Displaying the print color designation screen for designating the dropout instruction color, and the dropout designated on the print color designation screen for the combination of the printer model selected on the model selection screen and the form submission destination. Storing the instruction color in the data storage unit.
[0016]
In addition, the form definition information includes information on the line width of a character frame and other ruled lines displayed on the form,
A step of acquiring line width conversion information representing a correspondence relationship between a ruled line width included in the form definition information and a line width to be specified in a print command to a printer used corresponding to the ruled line width; Run,
In the print data creation step, a ruled line width included in the form definition information may be converted based on the acquired line width conversion information. In this way, since the form print data is created by converting the ruled line width included in the form definition information based on the line width conversion information, the ruled line width printed in response to the print instruction of the same ruled line width depends on the printer model. Even when different, ruled lines can always be printed with an appropriate line width.
[0017]
In this case, the line width conversion information acquisition step may acquire the line width conversion information input by the user. In this way, the user can input the line width conversion information by himself / herself. For example, even when a new printer is introduced, the ruled line width converted by the appropriate line width conversion information corresponding to the printer is used. Form printing can be performed.
[0018]
In the line width conversion information acquisition step, the line width conversion information for the printer model to be used is acquired by referring to a data storage unit in which the line width conversion information is recorded for each printer model. Features . In this way, when the user selects a printer model, form printing can be performed using the ruled line width converted by the line width conversion information suitable for the printer model.
[0019]
In this case, the computer may further execute a setting step of setting the line width conversion information stored in the data storage unit based on a user input.
[0020]
The present invention also includes a program that causes a computer to execute the above-described form printing method, a recording medium that records the program, and a computer on which the program is installed.
[0021]
Further, the present invention is a form printing apparatus for printing a form to be read by an optical character reader, a part thereof in a dropout color that cannot be read by the optical character reader,
Definition information acquisition means for acquiring form definition information for defining a format including a print color of each part of the form;
Content information acquisition means for acquiring form content information representing data content to be displayed on the form;
Refer to the data storage means storing the dropout instruction color to be instructed to the printer in order to print the dropout color on the printer corresponding to each combination of the printer model selected by the user and the form submission destination . Dropout instruction color acquisition means for acquiring a dropout instruction color corresponding to the selected combination ;
Based on the acquired form definition information, form content information, and dropout instruction color, print data creation for creating print data by converting a dropout color included as a print color in the form definition information into the dropout instruction color Means,
Means for outputting the created print data to the printer.
[0022]
Furthermore, the present invention includes a form printing system including such a form printing apparatus and a printer that performs printing in accordance with print data output from the form printing apparatus.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a form printing system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the form printing system 10 includes a computer 12 and a printer 14. The printer 14 is, for example, an ink jet type or laser type color printer. In the present embodiment, one or a plurality of types of printers 14 are provided, and these printers 14 are registered in the OS (for example, Windows (registered trademark)) of the computer 12. The user can select a printer to be used for printing on the computer 12 from among the registered printers 14. Hereinafter, the printer 14 selected in this way is referred to as a used printer.
[0024]
A form printing program 18 is installed in a storage device 16 such as a hard disk device provided in the computer 12. In the storage device 16, a form definition file 20, a print color conversion file 22, a line width conversion file 24, and a form content file 26 are recorded. As will be described later, the form printing program 18 refers to these files 20 to 26 to generate print data for the form, and outputs it to the printer driver 28 for the printer used. Based on the print data, the printer driver 28 transmits a print command suitable for the model of the printer to be used to the printer to be used.
[0025]
The form printing program 18 may be stored in a recording medium 30 such as a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, distributed and installed in the storage device 16 of the computer 12, or the computer 12 via the network. May be downloaded and installed in the storage device 16. Alternatively, the form printing program 18 may be installed in the storage device 16 from the beginning, and the form printing system 10 may be provided to the user as a form printing apparatus.
[0026]
2 and 3 show examples of forms printed by the form printing system 10 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 shows a corporate tax final report and FIG. 3 shows a consumption tax return. As shown in these drawings, in the form, ruled lines 52a that form a character frame 50 for inputting numbers such as amounts and dates for each report item one character at a time, and ruled lines 52b (ruled lines 52 and 52) that appropriately divide the form. The title characters 54 indicating the name (title) of each report item, etc., and the serial number of the item and the form such as “Heisei”, “Year”, “Month”, “Day” in the date are visually confirmed. The auxiliary characters 56 necessary for the above, the selection circle 58 for selecting the corresponding item with circles, and the like are printed.
[0027]
Among the printed contents of the form, the ruled lines 52 and the auxiliary characters 56 are printed close to the numbers printed in the frame 50 (hereinafter referred to as data characters 60), and when these are read by OCR, There is a possibility that a recognition error of the data character 60 occurs. Also, if the selection circle 58 is read by OCR, it becomes impossible to recognize which item has been selected. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the ruled line 52, the auxiliary character 56, and the selection circle 58 are printed in a dropout color so that the data characters 60 in the character frame 50 and the selection items in the selection circle 58 are displayed. It can be correctly recognized by OCR. In the example of FIG. 2, a background color 62 is added to the “blue report” column in the upper right part of the sheet, and this background color 62 is also a dropout color.
[0028]
FIG. 4 shows an example of data stored in the form definition file 20. As shown in the figure, the form definition file 20 contains, for each type of form, ruled line information related to the ruled line 52 to be printed on the form, character information related to the title characters 54 and auxiliary characters 56, and data characters 60 of each report item. Data character information and the like are stored. The ruled line information includes the start point coordinates, end point coordinates, line width, and print color for each ruled line 52 included in each form. The character information includes a character string, a print start position, and a print color for each title character 54 and auxiliary character 56. The data character information includes the item name of each report item and the start position of the data character 60.
[0029]
In the present embodiment, the print color is represented by RGB values (values representing each level of R, G, B in, for example, 256 levels from 0 to 255). In the present embodiment, a plurality (for example, four types) of dropout colors DC1 to DC4 are used, and the RGB values thereof are, for example, DC1: (255, 128, 64), DC2: (255, 128, 128), DC3: (255, 32, 128), and DC4: (255, 64, 0).
[0030]
FIG. 5 shows an example of data stored in the print color conversion file 22. As shown in the figure, the print color conversion file 22 has a dropout designated as the print color in the ruled line definition information for each combination of printer model and form submission destination (hereinafter referred to as “model / submission destination”). Stored is information (hereinafter referred to as “print color conversion information”) representing the correspondence between the colors DC1 to DC4 and the print color that should actually be instructed to the printer. That is, even if a print command for the same print color is given to the printer, the color tone differs depending on the printer model, and the color tone of the dropout color may differ depending on the OCR model used depending on the form submission destination. Therefore, the print color conversion information corresponding to the model / submission destination is stored in the print color conversion file 22 in order to absorb the difference in color tone of the dropout color depending on the printer model and the destination. . In the example of FIG. 5, when the model / submission destination is “EPSON LP8800C Tokyo” (printing a form to be submitted to the tax office in Tokyo by EPSON LP8800C), dropout colors DC1: (255, 128, 64), DC2: (255, 128, 128), DC3: (255, 32, 128), DC4: (255, 64, 0), print colors (255, 128, 64), (255, 128, 128), respectively. , (255, 32, 128), (255, 64, 0) are associated with each other.
[0031]
FIG. 6 shows an example of data stored in the line width conversion file 24. As shown in the figure, in the line width conversion file 24, for each printer model, information indicating the correspondence relationship between the ruled line width specified in the form definition information and the ruled line width that should actually be instructed to the printer (hereinafter referred to as the line width conversion file 24). (Referred to as line width conversion information). That is, even if a ruled line print command with the same line width is given to the printer, the width of the ruled line actually printed may differ depending on the printer model, so in order to absorb the model dependency of such ruled line width, Line width conversion information corresponding to the printer model is stored in the line width conversion file 24. In the present embodiment, the ruled line width is expressed by the number of points, for example. In the example of FIG. 6, for example, for “EPSON LP8800C”, the ruled line widths “4”, “7”, and “9” with respect to the ruled line widths “3”, “5”, and “7” in the form definition information, respectively. Are associated.
[0032]
The form content file 26 stores information (hereinafter referred to as form content information) that should be described as report contents in the form. As will be described later, the form content information is set by the user on the setting screen.
[0033]
The form printing program 18 is a form printing process based on the form definition file 20, the print color conversion file 22, the line width conversion file 24, and the form content file 26 as described above, and the print color conversion file 22, the line width conversion file 24. , And content setting processing of the form content file 26 are performed. Hereinafter, the function of the form printing program 18 will be described in detail.
[0034]
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing the functional units of the form printing program 18. As shown in the figure, the form printing program 18 includes a form content setting unit 18A, a form printing unit 18B, and a conversion table setting unit 18C.
[0035]
The form content setting unit 18 </ b> A sets the form content information stored in the form content file 26. This form content information is divided into basic information common to various forms (for example, information on the reporter) and individual information required for each form type (for example, the amount necessary for tax return such as income amount). The FIG. 8 shows an example of a basic setting screen for setting basic information. As shown in the figure, on the basic information setting screen, for example, setting fields such as the name of a corporation that is a reporter, a representative name, a report classification, and a business year are provided. FIG. 9 is an example of an individual setting screen for setting individual information, and shows an example of a corporate tax return. Among the fields displayed on this individual setting screen, some items such as “income amount or deficit amount” and “special deduction for corporate tax amount” are input fields for the amount, and other fields Displays a tax amount automatically calculated based on the input amount. The form content information set on the basic setting screen and the individual setting screen is stored in the form content file 26.
[0036]
The form printing unit 18B is activated in response to a print instruction operation from the user. Then, the form content information set by the form content setting unit 18A or read from the form content file 26, the form definition information stored in the form definition file 20, and the print stored in the print color conversion file 22 are displayed. With reference to the color conversion information and the line width conversion information stored in the line width conversion file 24, print data for the form is created and output to the printer driver 28 of the printer in use.
[0037]
For example, the user can issue a print instruction by clicking a “print” button on the individual setting screen shown in FIG. In this case, the form for which individual information is being entered on the individual setting screen (in the case of FIG. 9, the corporate income tax return) is to be printed, and when the “Print” button is clicked, a preview screen showing the print image of the form is displayed. Is displayed. When the “detailed setting” button is further clicked on the preview screen, a print setting screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed.
[0038]
When the “printer setting” button is clicked on the print setting screen shown in FIG. 10, a list of printers 14 registered in the computer 12 is displayed. The user can select the printer to be used from this list. Further, when the “color printing” check box is checked, color printing is turned on, and color printing including dropout color is performed. The model / submission destination can be set in the “print color” column so that the dropout color can be printed with an appropriate color tone according to the model / submission destination in color printing. That is, when the “▼” mark on the right side of the “printing color” column is clicked, as shown in FIG. 11, the model / submission destination is displayed in a drop-down list, from which the model / submission destination can be selected. When printing a form copy or a form that is not supposed to be read by the OCR at the submission destination, black-and-white printing can be performed by unchecking the “color printing” check box.
[0039]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of printing processing by the form printing unit 18B. As shown in the figure, when a print instruction operation is performed, form print data is created according to the form content information and form definition information for the form to be printed (S100). Next, it is determined whether or not color printing is on (S102). If color printing is on, the print color conversion file 22 is referred to and the model / submission destination selected in the “print color” column is referred to. Print color conversion information is acquired (S104). Based on this print color conversion information, the dropout color print color included in the form print data created in S100 is converted to a print color corresponding to the model / submission destination (S106). Next, with reference to the line width conversion file 24, the line width conversion information for the printer model corresponding to the selected model / submission destination is acquired (S108). Based on the line width conversion information, the form printing is performed. The line width of the ruled line included in the data is converted into a line width suitable for the printer model (S110). A print preview screen is created and displayed based on the form print data in which the dropout color print color and ruled line width are converted in this way (S112). When the “print” button is clicked on the preview screen (S114), the form print data is output to the printer driver 28 corresponding to the printer used (S116), and the form printing is performed by the printer used. If color printing is off in S102, the process jumps to S108 and only the line width is converted.
[0040]
In the above description, the case where the print instruction is performed by clicking the “print” button on the individual setting screen has been described. However, the form print program 18 may print a plurality of preselected forms all at once. It is possible. Also in this case, for each of the plurality of selected forms, the printout data of the dropout color and the ruled line width are converted in the same manner as described above, and the form print data is output to the printer driver 28. It will be.
[0041]
Next, the conversion table setting unit 18C will be described.
For existing printer models that are commercially available, the vendor or manufacturer of the form printing program 18 or the form printing system 10 provides the user with a print color conversion file 22 that stores print color conversion information for each model. Can do. However, it is desirable that the user can set the contents of the print color conversion file 22 in order to cope with a case where the print color tone changes due to a change in the printer characteristics over time. Therefore, in this embodiment, the user can set the print color conversion file 22 by the conversion table setting unit 18C.
[0042]
The print color conversion file 22 can be set by clicking the “print color setting” button on the print setting screen shown in FIG. When the “print color setting” button is clicked, a print color setting screen as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. As shown in the figure, the print color setting screen is provided with a target selection field 80 and a color tone setting field 82. In the target selection field 80, a dropout color print color setting target can be selected and input. That is, as described with reference to FIG. 2 above, there are ruled lines 52, supplementary characters 56, a selection circle 58, and a background color 62 as print targets in dropout color. It can be specified.
[0043]
Specifically, when the “▼” mark on the right side of the target selection field 80 is clicked, the choices of “OCR frame ruled line”, “character”, “circle”, and “background color” are displayed in a pull-down list format. , You can select the setting target. Further, in the color tone setting field 82, the color tone of the dropout color can be set in 256 steps from 0 to 255, for example, red (R), green (G), and blue (B). The color tone set in the color tone setting column 82 is displayed in the setting confirmation column 84, and when the “test print” button 86 is clicked, test printing is performed by the printer in use using the set color tone. It is possible to check whether or not a color tone suitable for the dropout color has been set by reading the result of such a test print by OCR on a trial basis. Then, when the image is read by OCR, the optimum RGB value of the dropout color can be set by repeating the test printing and reading by OCR while changing the RGB value little by little.
[0044]
When the print color of the dropout color is set for each target item on the print color setting screen and the “OK” button 88 is clicked, the setting content is the corresponding model / submission destination (in the print setting screen of FIG. 10). It is stored in the print color conversion file 22 as print color conversion information for the model / submission destination selected in the “print color” column.
[0045]
The above is the procedure for changing the print color conversion information that has been set in the print color conversion file 22. However, when a new printer is registered in the computer 12, for example, the print color conversion file 22 is displayed with a text editor. Printing color conversion information can be added by directly editing. That is, in this embodiment, since the print color conversion file 22 is described by text data such as CSV format, print color conversion information can be directly added. For example, when adding print color conversion information for submission to the tax office in Tokyo for the new printer EPSON L550C, the “EPSON L550C Tokyo, R1, G1, B1, R2, G2, B2” is added to the print color conversion file 22. , R3, G3, B3, R4, G4, B4 "may be added. However, (Ri, Gi, Bi) (i = 1 to 4) are print colors corresponding to the dropout colors DC1 to DC4.
[0046]
Alternatively, a new setting menu for print color conversion information may be provided in the form printing program, and the print color conversion information may be set for the new printer using this menu. That is, when a new setting menu is selected, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, a model / submission destination input column 100, a target selection column 90, a color tone setting column 92, a color tone confirmation column 94, a “test print” button 96, A new registration screen including an “OK” button 98 is displayed. It should be noted that the object selection field 90, the color tone setting field 92, the color tone confirmation field 94, and the "test print" button 96 are responsible for the object selection field 80, the color tone setting field 82, and the color tone confirmation field 84 of the print color setting screen shown in FIG. , The same as the “test print” button 86. When the model / submission destination is entered in the model / submission destination input column 90, the setting target is selected in the target selection column 90, the RGB value is set in the color tone setting column 92, and the “OK” button 98 is clicked, the input is performed. The print color (RGB value) for each setting target is additionally recorded in the print color conversion file 22 for the model / submission destination.
[0047]
Also, it is desirable that the content of the line width setting file 24 can be set so that the user can change the ruled line width to a desired one. In the present embodiment, the line width conversion file 24 is described by text data in the same way as the print color conversion file 22, and the line width conversion file 24 is directly changed or added in the same manner as described above. This can be done by editing.
[0048]
Alternatively, a “line width setting” button is provided on the print setting screen shown in FIG. 10, and when this button is clicked, the line width setting screen shown in FIG. 15 is displayed and the user sets the line width conversion information. You may be able to do it. As shown in FIG. 15, the line width setting screen is provided with a line width setting field 110. In these setting fields 110, the ruled line width in the form definition information and the ruled line to be instructed to the printer correspondingly. Specify the width. In the setting confirmation column 112, a ruled line image having the set ruled line width is displayed. When the “test print” button 114 is clicked, the ruled line having the set line width is test printed by the printer 14 to be used. The When a ruled line width is set in the line width setting field 110 and the “OK” button 116 is clicked, the setting content is stored in the line width conversion file 24 as line width conversion information for the corresponding printer model.
[0049]
Also, when adding line width conversion information for a new printer, as shown in FIG. 16, a setting screen including a printer model name setting field 120 and a line width setting field 122 is displayed and set on this setting screen. The printer model name and line width conversion information may be additionally recorded in the line width conversion file 24.
[0050]
FIG. 17 shows an image obtained by reading the corporate tax final tax return (FIG. 2) printed by the form printing system 10 by OCR. As shown in the drawing, dropout color portions such as ruled lines 52 and auxiliary characters 56 are removed to obtain image data in which only characters to be recognized remain. Based on such image data, character recognition can be performed accurately without being affected by the ruled lines 52, the auxiliary characters 56, and the like.
[0051]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when printing a form including a dropout color that cannot be read by the OCR, such as various tax returns, a dropout color print instruction color according to the printer model. Therefore, even when the print color tone is different depending on the printer model, the difference can be absorbed and the dropout color can always be printed with an appropriate color tone.
[0052]
Also, even when a form includes a plurality of dropout colors, the print color is set for each dropout color, so that all the dropout colors can be printed with an appropriate color tone.
[0053]
Further, in the present embodiment, the width of the ruled line is converted depending on the printer model in view of the fact that the print width of the ruled line can be changed depending on the printer model. Therefore, it is possible to print a ruled line having an appropriate line width corresponding to the ruled line width defined in the form definition information regardless of the printer model. For example, in the corporate income tax return shown in FIG. 2, in the case of a thin ruled line such as a dotted line between a corporate name and a furigana or a dotted circle 58 for selection, it may be difficult to see depending on the printer model. It is possible to prevent the appearance of the form from deteriorating, for example, or the ruled line is too thick and unsightly.
[0054]
In the above embodiment, the form content information to be displayed as the report contents on the form has been described as being printed on the form. However, it is also possible to print a form form sheet that does not include the form content information. In this case, the user prints or fills in the contents of the declaration on the printed form form paper and submits it to the tax office or the like.
[0055]
In the above embodiment, the printer to be used and the model / submission destination are set separately. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and print color conversion information corresponding to the model / submission destination is linked to the selection of the printer to be used. The line width conversion information may be determined. For example, when there is only one submission destination (or when the dropout color tone does not differ depending on the submission destination), the print color conversion information and the line width conversion information corresponding to the selected printer to be used are displayed in the print color conversion file. 22 and the line width conversion file 24 may be read out. If the dropout color differs depending on the submission destination as in the above embodiment, submit the same printer model, for example, “EPSON LP8800C Tokyo”, “EPSON LP8800C Kanshin”, “EPSON LP8800C etc.” A plurality of different names including the destination may be registered, and print color conversion information and line width conversion information corresponding to the name selected as the printer to be used may be read out.
[0056]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when a form including a dropout color is printed, the dropout color can be printed with an appropriate color tone to prevent a recognition error at the time of OCR reading.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a form printing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a corporate tax final income tax return as an example of a form printed by the form printing system according to the embodiment. .
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a consumption tax report that is an example of a form printed by the form printing system of the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a form definition file.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a print color conversion file.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in a line width conversion file.
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram illustrating functional units included in the form printing program.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a basic setting screen for setting basic information of form content information.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an individual setting screen for setting individual information of form content information.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print setting screen.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a state where a model / submission destination is displayed in a drop-down manner on the print setting screen.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of printing processing by a form printing unit.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print color setting screen for setting print color conversion information.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting screen for setting print color conversion information for a new printer.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a line width setting screen.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting screen for setting line width conversion information for a new printer.
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a result of reading a form printed by the form printing system according to the present embodiment using OCR.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Form printing system 12 Computer 14 Printer 16 Storage device 18 Form printing program 20 Form definition file 22 Print color conversion file 24 Line width conversion file 26 Form contents file 28 Printer driver 30 Recording medium

Claims (17)

A form printing method for printing a form to be read by an optical character reader in a dropout color that cannot be read by the optical character reader, the computer comprising:
A definition information acquisition step for acquiring form definition information including the print color of each part of the form;
Allowing the user to select the printer model to use and the form submission destination;
Refer to a data storage unit that stores a dropout instruction color that is a print color that should be instructed to the printer to print the dropout color corresponding to each combination of the selected printer model and form submission destination . A print color acquisition step of acquiring a dropout instruction color corresponding to the selected combination ;
Based on the acquired form definition information and dropout instruction color, a print data creation step for creating print data in which the dropout color included in the form definition information is converted into the dropout instruction color;
An output step of outputting the created print data. The form printing method according to claim 1, wherein the computer further executes a content information acquisition step of acquiring form content information representing data contents to be displayed on the form,
In the print data creation step, the print data including the acquired form content information is created. In the form printing method according to claim 1 or 2,
In the printing color acquisition step, the dropout instruction color input by a user is acquired. In form printing method of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the drop-out portion to be printed in color of the form, a method characterized in that it comprises a character frame other borders. In form printing method of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the drop-out portion to be printed in color of the document is characterized in that it comprises a character for checking the document contents visually Method. In form printing method of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the drop-out color is more present, the at printing color acquiring step, thereby acquiring the dropout indication color for each dropout color And how to. 2. The form printing method according to claim 1, wherein the computer further executes a setting step of setting the dropout instruction color stored in the data storage unit based on a user input. 8. The form printing method according to claim 7 , wherein the setting step includes a step of displaying a model selection screen for the user to select a combination of a printer model and a submission destination of the form, a printer model selected on the selection screen, and The step of displaying a print color designation screen for the user to designate the dropout instruction color for the combination of form submission destinations, and the print color designation for the combination of the printer model and the form submission destination selected on the model selection screen Storing the dropout instruction color designated on the screen in the data storage unit. In the form printing method according to claim 1 or 2,
The form definition information includes information on the line width of a character frame and other ruled lines displayed on the form,
A step of acquiring line width conversion information representing a correspondence relationship between a ruled line width included in the form definition information and a line width to be specified in a print command to a printer used corresponding to the ruled line width; Run,
In the print data creation step, a ruled line width included in the form definition information is converted based on the acquired line width conversion information. The form printing method according to claim 9 ,
In the line width conversion information acquisition step, the line width conversion information input by a user is acquired. In the form printing method according to claim 9 or 10 ,
In the line width conversion information acquisition step, the line width conversion information about the printer model to be used is acquired with reference to a data storage unit in which the line width conversion information is recorded for each model of the printer. how to. 12. The form printing method according to claim 11, wherein the computer further executes a setting step of setting the line width conversion information stored in the data storage unit based on a user input. A program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 . A recording medium on which the program according to claim 13 is recorded. A computer in which the program according to claim 13 is installed. A form printing apparatus for printing a form to be read by an optical character reader, a part thereof in a dropout color that cannot be read by the optical character reader,
Definition information acquisition means for acquiring form definition information for defining a format including a print color of each part of the form;
Content information acquisition means for acquiring form content information representing data content to be displayed on the form;
Refer to the data storage means storing the dropout instruction color to be instructed to the printer in order to print the dropout color on the printer corresponding to each combination of the printer model selected by the user and the form submission destination . Dropout instruction color acquisition means for acquiring a dropout instruction color corresponding to the selected combination ;
Based on the acquired form definition information, form content information, and dropout instruction color, print data creation for creating print data by converting a dropout color included as a print color in the form definition information into the dropout instruction color Means,
Means for outputting the created print data to the printer. 17. A form printing system comprising: the form printing apparatus according to claim 16; and a printer that performs printing in accordance with print data output from the form printing apparatus.

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