JP4443983B2 - Bookmark processing system and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for extracting and processing specific information from information entered with an electronic pen.

  Usually, when attending a lecture or attending a meeting, a user often takes notes on a university note or a loose leaf composed of a plurality of ruled lines. Unlike electronic data, information written on such a paper medium cannot be easily deleted or sorted. Therefore, if information described on the paper medium can be managed as electronic data on a server or personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC”), it is convenient because deletion and sorting can be easily performed. .

  In this way, when information written on paper media is managed as electronic data on a server or PC, a user who visually recognizes a university note or loose leaf whose contents have been memo punched or entered as image data with a scanner. It is necessary to drool. However, inputting electronic data based on handwritten university notes and loose leaves takes time and effort, and there is a problem that the burden on the user is large. Further, punch input based on visual inspection is likely to cause human error due to manual work.

  In addition, in order to make sure that users do not forget a page that contains important content or a page that they want to review again later, the user can place a bookmark on the page such as a university note or fold a corner of the page. Sometimes. However, it has been difficult to reflect such physical actions performed by users on university notes or the like in electronic data managed on a server or PC.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a user folds a part of an electronic pen form and fills in a check mark, whereby the electronic pen form as a paper medium and the form are provided. To provide a bookmark processing system that has checked both electronic data corresponding to the information entered in the above, and can easily extract and process specific information from the electronic data. Let it be an issue.

In a bookmark processing system using an electronic pen form on which a dot pattern recognizable by an electronic pen is printed, the electronic pen form is written by the writer with the electronic pen and is a part of the form. The bookmark processing system is associated with the form identification information for identifying the electronic pen form, and the bookmark processing system is arranged on the dot pattern indicating the bookmark area exposed on the surface by folding the form. Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring coordinate information in which position coordinates are stored, entry information acquisition means for acquiring entry information entered in the electronic pen form, and identification of the form identification information based on the entry information And identifying the form identification information identified by the identifying means by referring to the coordinate information based on the entry information. Determining means for determining whether or not a stroke is entered in the corresponding bookmark area; and when the determining means determines that the stroke is not entered in the bookmark area, the form identification information specified by the specifying means The entry information is stored in association with each other, and if the determination unit determines that the stroke has been entered in the bookmark area, the entry information and the entry information are associated with the form identification information specified by the specification unit. Storage means for storing bookmark information indicating that a stroke has been entered .

In the bookmark processing system configured as described above, an entry person first fills in an electronic pen form using an electronic pen. For example, when the contents entered in the form are important and need to be reviewed later, a part of the form is folded and folded, and a check mark is entered in the bookmark area exposed on the surface . The bookmark processing system reads the dot pattern on the form along with the movement of the electronic pen, and acquires entry information regarding check marks and characters entered by the writer. Here, the entry information includes position coordinates on the dot pattern. The entry information acquired by the electronic pen is acquired by the bookmark processing system. The bookmark processing system identifies the form identification information of the electronic pen form entered by the writer based on the position coordinates on the dot pattern included in the entry information. Furthermore, the bookmark processing system refers to the coordinate information based on the entry information to determine whether or not a check mark has been entered in the bookmark area corresponding to the electronic pen form entered by the entry person. When the bookmark processing system determines that no check mark is entered in the bookmark area, the bookmark processing system stores the entry information using the form identification information of the electronic pen form entered by the entry person as a key. On the other hand, if it is determined that a check mark has been entered in the bookmark area, the entry information and bookmark information are stored using the form identification information of the electronic pen form entered by the entry person as a key. Here, the bookmark information indicates that the corresponding electronic pen form is a form in which a part of the electronic pen form is bent and a check mark is entered in the bookmark area.

  According to this, when the writer folds a part of the electronic pen form and fills in a check mark, the electronic pen form as a paper medium and the electronic data corresponding to the entry information entered in the form Both can be easily checked and organized. In other words, in a normal university note or the like, it is possible to expect the same effect as inserting a bookmark.

In another aspect of the present invention, in a bookmark processing system using an electronic pen form on which a dot pattern recognizable by an electronic pen is printed, the electronic pen form is filled in by the writer with the electronic pen. The bookmark processing system includes a plurality of pages, and a part of each page can be bent. The bookmark processing system identifies a page that identifies each page constituting the electronic pen form. In association with the information, the page coordinates that are the position coordinates on the dot pattern indicating the page, and the bookmark coordinates that are the position coordinates on the dot pattern of the bookmark area exposed on the surface by bending the page. Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring stored coordinate information, and entry information acquisition for acquiring entry information entered in the electronic pen form And specifying information for identifying page identification information by referring to the page coordinates of the coordinate information based on the entry information, and page entry information corresponding to the page indicated by the identified page identification information. Whether or not a stroke is entered in a bookmark area corresponding to the page specified by the page identification information specifying means by referring to the bookmark coordinates of the coordinate information based on the entry information If the determination means and the determination means determine that the stroke is not entered in the bookmark area, the page entry information is stored in association with the page identification information identified by the identification means, If the determining means determines that the stroke is entered in the bookmark area, the specifying means specifies In association with the page identification information, and a storage means, wherein the page entry information and the stroke stores bookmark information indicating that it has been filled.

In the bookmark processing system configured as described above, the electronic pen form includes a plurality of pages to which page identification information is allocated. Here, the page identification information is a page number or the like written on each page. First, the user fills in a predetermined page constituting the electronic pen form using the electronic pen. For example, when the content entered on the page is important and needs to be reviewed later, a part of the page is folded, and a check mark is entered in the bookmark area exposed on the surface . The bookmark processing system reads the dot pattern on the form along with the movement of the electronic pen, and acquires entry information regarding check marks and characters entered by the writer. Here, the entry information includes position coordinates on the dot pattern. The entry information acquired by the electronic pen is acquired by the bookmark processing system. The bookmark processing system identifies the page identification information of the page written by the writer by referring to the page coordinates of the coordinate information based on the position coordinates on the dot pattern included in the entry information. Further, the bookmark processing system extracts page entry information corresponding to the page entered by the entry person from the entry information.
In addition, the bookmark processing system refers to the bookmark coordinates of the coordinate information based on the position coordinates on the dot pattern included in the entry information, so that a check mark is entered in the bookmark area corresponding to the page entered by the writer. It is determined whether or not. If the bookmark processing system determines that no check mark is entered in the bookmark area, the bookmark processing system stores the corresponding page entry information using the page identification information of the page entered by the entry person as a key. On the other hand, if it is determined that a check mark has been entered in the bookmark area, the corresponding page entry information and bookmark information are stored using the page identification information of the page entered by the entry person as a key.

  According to this, even when the electronic pen form is composed of a plurality of pages, the writer can fold a part of the page and fill in the check mark, and the page as a paper medium, and Both electronic data corresponding to the entry information entered on the page can be easily checked and organized. One aspect of the bookmark processing system further includes processing means for extracting the page entry information from the storage means based on the bookmark information and performing a predetermined process. According to this, it is possible to easily extract the electronic data corresponding to the entry information of the page in which the check mark is entered in the bookmark area and perform a predetermined process. The predetermined processing is, for example, presenting the extracted electronic data together to the writer, and any processing can be applied.

  In another aspect of the bookmark processing system, the bookmark area is a part of a page located in front of the page indicated by the page identification information specified by the specifying unit. The bookmark area is a part of a page located after the page indicated by the page identification information specified by the specifying means. According to this, even if the page that has the bookmark area specified by folding a part of the page does not match the page that you want to check because important contents etc. are described, The present invention can be easily applied.

In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program executed by a computer using an electronic pen form on which a dot pattern that can be recognized by an electronic pen is printed. a performs the write in, it is possible to bend the part of the form, the program, in association with the document identification information for identifying the document electronic pen on the surface by folding the form Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring coordinate information in which position coordinates on the dot pattern indicating an exposed bookmark area are stored; entry information acquisition means for acquiring entry information entered in the electronic pen form; Based on the identification means for identifying the form identification information, the identification means by referring to the coordinate information based on the entry information A determining unit that determines whether or not a stroke has been entered in the bookmark area corresponding to the identified form identification information, and when the determining unit determines that the stroke has not been entered in the bookmark area, the specifying unit includes: The entry information is stored in association with the identified form identification information, and when the determination unit determines that the stroke has been entered in the bookmark area, the entry information is associated with the form identification information identified by the identification unit. The computer is caused to function as storage means for storing the entry information and bookmark information indicating that the stroke has been entered.

  By executing the above program by a computer, the above bookmark processing system can be realized. Moreover, each aspect of the bookmark processing system described above can be realized in the same manner.

  According to the present invention, when a user folds a part of an electronic pen form and fills in a check mark, the electronic pen form as a paper medium and electronic data corresponding to information entered in the form Thus, specific information can be easily extracted from the electronic data and processed.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an outline of an electronic pen used as an input device in the system of the present embodiment will be described.

[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.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic pen 10 includes a processor 11, a memory 12, a data communication unit 13, a battery 14, an 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.

  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 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.

  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 the LED 15 and the camera 16 on and off 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 17. Therefore, when the writing pressure exceeding the predetermined value is detected, it is determined that the user has started the description, and the LED 15 and the camera 16 are operated.

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 and Y coordinates on the dedicated paper 20 from the supplied dot pattern.

The processor 11 acquires writing pressure array data and X 1 , Y coordinate data and stores them in the memory 12 in association with a time stamp (time information) while the user is described. 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.

  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 data communication unit 13 transmits the 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.

  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 data in the memory 12 to the data communication unit 13 and transmits the data to the terminal device 25. To do. The electronic pen 10 can indicate completion of data transmission by vibration of the electronic pen.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  In the data communication unit 13 in the above example, the electronic pen 10 is connected to the terminal device 25 by various methods such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) wireless transmission, wired transmission using a USB cable, and data transmission by contact with a terminal. It is conceivable to perform data transmission.

Next, a method for acquiring X and Y coordinate data of the contents described by the user with 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. Actually, as shown in FIG. 1, the illumination area by the LED 15 and the shooting area of the camera 16 (located in the illumination area) are deviated from the position where the pen tip 17 contacts the dedicated paper 20.

  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.

  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 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.

  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.

  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 it is not clearly shown in FIG. 6 and will be described in detail later, a dot pattern is actually printed on the entire surface of the application form 36, and an entry box 38 and a transmission box 39 are formed on the entire surface using ordinary ink. It is printed. 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.

  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.

  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 command to transmit data stored in the memory 12 to the data communication unit 13.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  In the present specification, the term “printing” has a concept including not only normal printing but also printing by a printer.

  Next, transmission processing of data acquired by the electronic pen 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 entry 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 entry data acquired from the electronic pen to the service server 27.

  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. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a server described later also serves as the inquiry server 26 and the service server 27.

[Bookmark processing system]
Next, the bookmark processing system of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration of the bookmark processing system 100. The bookmark processing system 100 shown in FIG. 7 responds to information entered in the form by folding a part of the electronic pen form (hereinafter referred to as “notebook”) and filling in a check mark. The electronic data to be processed can be easily arranged according to the user's intention, and a predetermined process can be performed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the bookmark processing system 100 is configured by connecting the terminal device 25 and the server 5 through the network 2. Here, one suitable example of the network 2 is the Internet. The terminal device 25 is a terminal that can exchange data via the network 2 such as a PC or a mobile phone used by a user. The server 5 is connected to an entry information database (hereinafter referred to as “DB”) 7.

  First, the outline of how to organize the entry information in this system is described. Note 3 is created as the above-mentioned dedicated paper, and is composed of a plurality of pages as shown in FIG. In the note 3, a page number 70, which is a serial number uniquely assigned to a plurality of pages, and a bookmark area corresponding to a portion where a user bends and enters a check mark are set.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the notebook 3 is configured such that the left side of the two spread pages is an odd page, and the right side is an even page. In order to check that both of the electronic data corresponding to the entry information entered in 3 have a bookmark effect, the electronic pen is applied to the area exposed on the surface by folding and folding the upper corner of each page. It is necessary to fill in the check mark using 10. Here, the bookmark effect in the note 3 as a paper medium refers to an effect that a predetermined page can be easily opened by actually folding a part of the page. The bookmark effect in the electronic data corresponding to the entry information refers to an effect that data entered on a predetermined page can be easily extracted from the entry information and processed.

  The user enters predetermined contents into the note 3 using the electronic pen 10. For a page where a bookmark effect is to be generated, a check mark is written in a bookmark area exposed on the surface by folding and folding the upper corner of the page. The electronic pen 10 acquires stroke data corresponding to the entered content, temporarily stores it in the memory 12 in the electronic pen 10, and then transmits the stroke data to the terminal device 25. The terminal device 25 receives the stroke data from the electronic pen 10 and transmits it to the server 5 through the network 2. The server 5 acquires the stroke data as entry information indicating the content entered by the user on the note 3 and stores it in the entry information DB 7 in association with the page number of each page.

  Further, the server 5 determines whether or not the entry information includes a stroke including the coordinates where the bookmark area is located on the dot pattern of the note 3. If there is a stroke including the coordinates where the bookmark area is located, that is, if a check mark is entered in the bookmark area, the server 5 checks the bookmark area corresponding to which page of the note 3 based on the entry information. Determine if the mark has been entered. Then, bookmark information indicating that the bookmark effect is generated is associated with the page number of the specified page and stored in the entry information DB 7. Further, the server 5 extracts the entry information of the page associated with the bookmark information from the entry information DB 7 and performs a predetermined process. In this embodiment, the contents of characters and the like entered in the note 3 are stored as image data in the entry information DB 7 using the page number as a key.

  In this way, when the user folds a part of the notebook 3 using the electronic pen 10 and fills in a check mark, the server 5 has the notebook 3 that is a paper medium and the entry information entered in the notebook 3. The bookmark effect can be generated for both of the electronic data corresponding to.

  Note that a transmission box is not described in the note 3 shown in FIG. 8 for the sake of convenience, but it is assumed that a transmission box having the same function as the transmission box 39 shown in FIG.

[Note]
Next, note 3 will be described. In the system of the present embodiment, the notebook 3 as shown in FIG. 8 is created as the dedicated paper described above. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 5, a predetermined dot pattern 32 is printed on the mount 30, and a predetermined page number, ruled line, and the like are printed thereon. As described above, the dot pattern 32 is printed with ink containing carbon so that the electronic pen 10 can recognize it. On the other hand, the design 34 such as a page number or ruled line is printed with normal (not including carbon) ink, and thus the electronic pen 10 does not recognize it.

  FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating a state where the pages of page numbers “01” and “02” of Note 3 are opened. FIG. 8B is a diagram showing a state in which the pages of page numbers “03” and “04” of Note 3 are opened.

  When it is desired to generate a bookmark effect for the page with the page number “01”, the user turns the upper corner to coordinates 80a, 80b, and 80c as shown on the left side of FIG. The enclosed bookmark area 50 is exposed on the surface. The user enters a check mark in the bookmark area 50 using the electronic pen 10. Thus, the bookmark area 50 corresponding to the page with the page number “01” is a part of the dot pattern constituting the previous page.

  On the other hand, when it is desired to generate a bookmark effect for the page with the page number “02”, the user turns the bookmark area 51 to the surface by folding the upper corner as shown on the right side of FIG. To expose. Then, the user enters a check mark in the bookmark area 51 using the electronic pen 10. As described above, the bookmark area 51 corresponding to the page having the page number “02” is a part of the dot pattern constituting the next page. That is, the bookmark area 51 is a part of the dot pattern constituting the page with the page number “03”, which is the next page, as indicated by shading on the left side of FIG.

  When it is desired to generate a bookmark effect for the page with page number “03”, the user folds the upper corner to expose the bookmark area 52 on the surface as shown on the left side of FIG. Let The user enters a check mark in the bookmark area 52 using the electronic pen 10. As described above, the bookmark area 52 corresponding to the page with the page number “03” has a dot pattern constituting the page with the page number “02” which is the previous page, as indicated by hatching on the right side of FIG. Is part of.

As described above, the page where the bookmark effect is to be generated does not necessarily match the page where the bookmark area exposed on the surface by folding is present. Therefore, in this embodiment , a page where a bookmark effect occurs and the coordinates of the bookmark area corresponding to the page are stored in advance in association with a bookmark coordinate table described later.

[server]
Next, the server 5 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 shows the internal configuration of the server 5 in the bookmark processing system 100. As illustrated, the server 5 includes a bookmark processing program 501, an entry information acquisition function 502, an image data extraction function 503, a page coordinate table 504, a bookmark page specification function 505, a bookmark coordinate table 506, a storage function 507, and a bookmark reference function 508. It is composed of Each function is realized by the CPU included in the server 5 executing a program prepared in advance.

  The bookmark processing program 501 refers to the page coordinate table 504 based on the entry information acquired from the electronic pen 10, and stores the corresponding entry information in the entry information DB 7 using the page number of each page of the note 3 as a key. It is a program to do. Further, the bookmark processing program 501 identifies and identifies the corresponding page when a check mark is entered in the bookmark area by referring to the bookmark coordinate table 506 based on the entry information acquired from the electronic pen 10. This is a program for storing bookmark information in the entry information DB 7 using the page number of the selected page as a key.

  The entry information acquisition function 502 is a function for acquiring entry information entered in the note 3 by the user using the electronic pen 10 by executing the bookmark processing program 501.

  The image data extraction function 503 is a function for extracting image data of entry information corresponding to each page by referring to the page coordinate table 504 based on the entry information acquired by the entry information acquisition function 502. Here, the page coordinate table 504 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10A, the page coordinate table 504 stores coordinate data using page numbers as keys. The page number is a serial number written on each page constituting the note 3. The coordinate data is information indicating the range of the dot pattern of each page, and is represented by upper left coordinates 81a and lower right coordinates 81b of each page as shown in FIG. 8B. The image data extraction function 503 extracts entry information corresponding to each page as image data from the entry information acquired by the entry information acquisition function 502 based on the coordinate data of the page coordinate table 504.

  The bookmark page specifying function 505 is a function for specifying a page corresponding to a bookmark area in which a check mark is entered by referring to the bookmark coordinate table 506 based on the entry information obtained by the entry information obtaining function 502. Here, the bookmark coordinate table 506 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10B, the bookmark coordinate table 506 stores coordinate data and the actually located page number using the page number as a key. The page number is a serial number written on each page constituting the note 3. The coordinate data is information indicating the arrangement of a bookmark area in which a check mark is entered when a bookmark effect is generated on a page with a corresponding page number. The coordinate data includes coordinates 80a to 80c as shown in FIG. It is represented. That is, the coordinate data is information indicating an area exposed on the surface when the upper corner of the page with the corresponding page number is folded. The bookmark page identification function 505 extracts the entry information entered in the bookmark area from the entry information acquired by the entry information acquisition function 502 based on the coordinate data of the bookmark coordinate table 506, and selects the page number corresponding to the bookmark area. It is a function to identify.

  The storage function 507 is a function for storing the image data extracted by the image data extraction function 503 in the entry information DB 7 using the corresponding page number as a key. The storage function 507 is a function for storing bookmark information indicating that a bookmark effect is occurring in the entry information DB 7 using the page number specified by the bookmark page specifying function 505 as a key. That is, the entry information DB 7 stores corresponding image data and bookmark information using the page number as a key, as shown in FIG.

  The bookmark reference function 508 extracts the image data corresponding to the page number in which the bookmark information is stored in the entry information DB 7 and transmits it to the terminal device 25, so that only the image data of the page in which the bookmark effect has occurred is extracted. This function is presented to the user. In other words, the bookmark reference function 508 is a function for extracting image data corresponding to the page number in which the bookmark information item of the entry information DB is “Yes” and presenting it to the user.

  In this embodiment, the bookmark reference function 508 extracts image data corresponding to the page number in which the bookmark information is stored in the entry information DB 7 and presents it to the user. The present invention is not limited, and arbitrary processing can be performed on the extracted image data. This is because an object of the present invention is to organize electronic data corresponding to information entered on a predetermined page of the notebook 3 according to the intention of the user, depending on whether or not a bookmark effect has occurred.

[Bookmark processing]
Next, bookmark processing executed by the bookmark processing system 100 will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of bookmark processing. First, the user uses the electronic pen 10 to enter predetermined characters on an arbitrary page of the notebook 3 (step S1). Here, the predetermined character is, for example, the contents of a meeting or a lecture. When filling in an arbitrary page of Note 3 and filling in important content on the page and it is necessary to review it later, when generating a bookmark effect, the user folds and folds the upper corner of the page Thus, a check mark is entered using the electronic pen 10 in the bookmark area exposed on the surface (step S2). And a user transmits entry information to the server 5 via the terminal device 25 by filling a check mark in the transmission box on the notebook 3 (step S3).

  In addition, when filling in a plurality of pages and, for example, generating a bookmark effect for two of the pages, the user can fold each upper corner of the two pages to each bookmark area exposed on the surface. Fill in the check mark. Then, by filling a check mark in the transmission box on the note 3, the entry information is transmitted to the server 5 via the terminal device 25.

  The server 5 acquires entry information and extracts image data for each page by referring to the page coordinate table based on the entry information (step S7). Then, the server 5 stores the corresponding image data in the entry information DB 7 using the page number of each page as a key (step S8). Further, the server 5 specifies a page corresponding to the bookmark area in which the check mark is entered by referring to the bookmark coordinate table based on the entry information (step S9). That is, the page where the bookmark effect has occurred is specified. Then, the server 5 stores the bookmark information in the entry information DB 7 using the page number of the identified page as a key (step S10). Next, the server 5 extracts only the image data corresponding to the page where the bookmark effect is generated from the entry information DB 7 and sends it to the terminal device 25 to present it to the user (step S11). This completes the bookmark process.

As described above, according to the present embodiment , when a user folds a part of a page constituting the note 3 and fills in a check mark, a bookmark effect is generated on information entered on the page. Can do. That is, it is possible to easily extract and organize only specific information in which a bookmark effect has occurred from entry information entered on a plurality of pages, or to perform predetermined processing.

  In the present embodiment, in the bookmark processing, the entry information is transmitted to the server 5 at a time even after filling in a plurality of pages of the note 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the entry information may be transmitted to the server 5 every time one page is entered.

  In this embodiment, the page coordinate table is a separate coordinate table as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the page number is not limited to this. A single table can be used as a key.

  In this embodiment, the bookmark area is set at the upper corner of the page as shown in FIG. 8, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the bookmark area is arranged at an arbitrary position such as the lower corner. Can do.

[Modification]
In the present embodiment, the server 5 acquires electronic data corresponding to the entry information entered by the electronic pen 10 and performs bookmark processing. According to this, the server 5 can collectively manage entry information of a plurality of users while applying the bookmark process. Further, since the server 5 performs bookmark processing, the load on the terminal device 25 can be reduced.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 9, the bookmark processing program 501 held by the server 5 and the functions 502 to 508 are held by the terminal device 25. Bookmark processing may be performed. According to this, the electronic data corresponding to the entry information is acquired directly from the electronic pen 10 by the terminal device 25 without being transmitted to the server 5 via the network 2. According to this, the user can manage the entry information entered by the user while applying the bookmark process on the PC used by the user.

  With this bookmark processing system, the user folds a part of the electronic pen form and fills in a check mark, so that the electronic pen form as a paper medium and the electronic data corresponding to the information entered in the form Thus, specific information can be easily extracted from the electronic data and processed.

It is a figure which shows the usage pattern of an electronic pen typically. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of an electronic pen. It is a figure explaining the expression method of the information by the dot pattern printed on the exclusive paper. It is an example of a dot pattern and the information corresponding to it. The structure of a form composed of dedicated paper is shown. An example of an electronic pen form is shown. It is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a bookmark processing system in this embodiment. An example of a note is shown. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of a server included in the bookmark processing system shown in FIG. 7. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of a page coordinate table and a bookmark coordinate table. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of entry information DB. It is a flowchart of the bookmark process in this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

2 ... Network 3 ... Note 5 ... Server 7 ... Entry information DB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Electronic pen 11 ... Processor 12 ... Memory 13 ... Data communication unit 14 ... Battery 25 ... Terminal device 26 ... Inquiry server 27 ... Service server 100 ... Bookmark processing system

Claims (7)

In a bookmark processing system using a form for an electronic pen printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form is to be filled in by the writer with the electronic pen, and a part of the form can be folded,
The bookmark processing system includes:
Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring coordinate information in which position coordinates on the dot pattern indicating the bookmark area exposed on the surface are stored by folding the form in association with the form identification information for identifying the electronic pen form When,
Entry information acquisition means for acquiring entry information entered in the electronic pen form;
A specifying means for specifying the form identification information based on the entry information;
Determining means for referring to the coordinate information based on the entry information to determine whether or not a stroke is entered in the bookmark area corresponding to the form identification information specified by the specifying means;
If the determination means determines that the stroke is not entered in the bookmark area, the entry information is stored in association with the form identification information specified by the specification means, and the determination means stores the stroke information in the bookmark area. When it is determined that a stroke has been entered, the storage means stores the entry information and bookmark information indicating that the stroke has been entered in association with the form identification information specified by the specifying means. And a bookmark processing system. In a bookmark processing system using a form for an electronic pen printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form is to be filled in by the writer with the electronic pen, and is composed of a plurality of pages, and a part of each page can be folded,
The bookmark processing system includes:
In association with page identification information for identifying each page constituting the electronic pen form, page coordinates which are position coordinates on the dot pattern indicating the page, and a bookmark area exposed on the surface by bending the page Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring stored coordinate information, bookmark coordinates that are position coordinates on the dot pattern,
Entry information acquisition means for acquiring entry information entered in the electronic pen form;
A specifying means for specifying page identification information by referring to the page coordinates of the coordinate information based on the entry information;
Page entry information extracting means for extracting page entry information corresponding to the page indicated by the identified page identification information from the entry information;
Determining means for determining whether or not a stroke is entered in a bookmark area corresponding to the page specified by the page identification information specifying means by referring to the bookmark coordinates of the coordinate information based on the entry information;
If the determination means determines that the stroke has not been entered in the bookmark area, the page entry information is stored in association with the page identification information specified by the specification means, and the determination means is stored in the bookmark area. When it is determined that the stroke has been entered, the page entry information and bookmark information indicating that the stroke has been entered are stored in association with the page identification information identified by the identifying means. A bookmark processing system.   The bookmark processing system according to claim 2, further comprising processing means for extracting the page entry information from the storage means based on the bookmark information and performing a predetermined process.   The bookmark processing system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the bookmark area is a part of a page located in front of a page indicated by the page identification information specified by the specifying means.   4. The bookmark processing system according to claim 2, wherein the bookmark area is a part of a page located after the page indicated by the page identification information specified by the specifying means. A program executed by a computer using a form for an electronic pen printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form is to be filled in by the writer with the electronic pen, and a part of the form can be folded,
The program is
Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring coordinate information in which position coordinates on the dot pattern indicating the bookmark area exposed on the surface are stored by folding the form in association with the form identification information for identifying the electronic pen form ,
Entry information acquisition means for acquiring entry information entered in the electronic pen form;
A specifying means for specifying the form identification information based on the entry information;
Determining means for referring to the coordinate information based on the entry information to determine whether or not a stroke has been entered in the bookmark area corresponding to the form identification information specified by the specifying means;
If the determination means determines that the stroke is not entered in the bookmark area, the entry information is stored in association with the form identification information specified by the specification means, and the determination means stores the stroke information in the bookmark area. When it is determined that a stroke has been entered, the storage means stores the entry information and bookmark information indicating that the stroke has been entered in association with the form identification information specified by the specifying means. A program for causing the computer to function as. A program executed by a computer using a form for an electronic pen printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form is to be filled in by the writer with the electronic pen, and is composed of a plurality of pages, and a part of each page can be folded,
The program is
In association with page identification information for identifying each page constituting the electronic pen form, page coordinates which are position coordinates on the dot pattern indicating the page, and a bookmark area exposed on the surface by bending the page Coordinate information acquisition means for acquiring coordinate information stored as bookmark coordinates that are position coordinates on the dot pattern;
Entry information acquisition means for acquiring entry information entered in the electronic pen form;
A specifying means for specifying page identification information by referring to the page coordinates of the coordinate information based on the entry information;
Page entry information extraction means for extracting page entry information corresponding to the page indicated by the identified page identification information from the entry information;
Determining means for determining whether or not a stroke is entered in a bookmark area corresponding to the page specified by the page identification information specifying means by referring to the bookmark coordinates of the coordinate information based on the entry information;
If the determination means determines that the stroke has not been entered in the bookmark area, the page entry information is stored in association with the page identification information specified by the specification means, and the determination means is stored in the bookmark area. When it is determined that the stroke has been entered, the page entry information and bookmark information indicating that the stroke has been entered are stored in association with the page identification information identified by the identifying means. A program for causing the computer to function as storage means.

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