JP4590809B2 - Electronic tally, electronic tally device, and electronic tally method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic tally, an electronic tally device, and an electronic tally method. More specifically, the present invention cannot be recognized alone, and is created electronically so that predetermined information can be recognized by superimposing all of them. The present invention relates to an electronic tally, a method for generating the electronic tally, and an apparatus therefor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An electronic tally is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 11-300871, or as described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-82513, where certain information is divided into a plurality of tally images. Although the information cannot be identified, the original information before the division can be restored by superimposing all the divided tally images.
[0003]
For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the divided tally image A (1) and tally image A (2) are converted into a tally sheet 17 (1) and a tally sheet 17 (2) made of a printing medium such as paper or film. The original image information A (3) before division is restored by superimposing the printed tally image A (1) and tally image A (2), and characters and pictures (in the example of FIG. 14) are restored. In this case, “PATTERN” is recognized).
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, such conventional electronic tally has the following problems.
[0005]
That is, when a tally image is printed on a print medium such as paper, the tally image once printed cannot be changed. For this reason, it is impossible to manipulate the image obtained by decoding on the spot.
[0006]
For this reason, the conventional electronic tally cannot create many combination variations and lacks flexibility, so that its application is limited to some extent.
[0007]
Therefore, a technique has been considered in which one of a pair of tally images is printed on a print medium such as paper, while the other is displayed on a display, as in the prior art. The tally image displayed on the display can be obtained flexibly because a restored image can be intentionally obtained by displaying what is appropriately operated according to the pattern of the tally image printed on the print medium. The applicability is improved and the range of application is expanded.
[0008]
However, unlike a print medium such as paper, the display is slightly different in the size of the tally image displayed depending on the type and model. In electronic tally, a restored image can be obtained by accurately superimposing a pair of tally images, so it is essential to adjust the size of the tally image displayed on the display to the size of the print medium. It becomes.
[0009]
In addition, it is necessary to devise a technique for correctly superimposing a print medium such as paper on which the tally image is printed on the display on which the tally image is displayed.
[0010]
Furthermore, the restored image also depends on the color display pattern of the pair of tally images. However, the color of the tally image displayed from the display also differs slightly depending on the type and type of display. Therefore, it is necessary to devise a method for adjusting the color so that a predetermined restored image can be obtained when the color of the tally image displayed from the display is superimposed on the tally image of a print medium such as paper.
[0011]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and based on a tally image printed on a tally sheet, a tally image is created so that a desired image can be restored, and this tally image is displayed on a display. An electronic tally device and an electronic tally device capable of restoring a desired image by superimposing the displayed tally image and a tally image printed on a tally sheet, and thereby operating the desired image at the time of restoration. And to provide an electronic tally method.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures.
[0017]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, any one of a plurality of tally images is displayed on the screen, the other tally images are printed on a transparent print medium, and the tally image displayed on the screen and the printed tally image are displayed. An electronic tally device that electronically creates each tally image such that predetermined information can be recognized by superimposing everything, Based on the combination information of tally that indicates which secret image is restored when combining the secret image that is the image to be restored and each tally determined according to the form to be used Each of the print media is distributed to a first tally image creating means for electronically creating a plurality of tally images and one or more tally images created by the first tally image creating means to a transparent print medium. Printing means for printing with the distribution destination ID number and, if the print medium is presented by the distribution destination, the ID number printed on the print medium , Secret image and tally combination information And a second tally image creating means for electronically creating a tally image that makes it possible to recognize predetermined information by superimposing the tally image printed on the presented print medium, and a second tally Screen display means for displaying the tally image created by the image creation means on the screen. The tally image displayed on the screen by the screen display means and the mark indicating the superimposed position of the tally image printed on the print medium are displayed on the screen from the screen display means, and the tally displayed on the screen by the screen display means is displayed. A size adjusting means for adjusting the size of the image to the size of the tally image printed on the printing medium is added. The printing means prints a color sample on which the predetermined basic color is printed on the printing medium, while the printing means Add color adjustment means to adjust the predetermined basic color of the tally image displayed on the screen based on the printed color sample The
[0018]
Therefore, the claims 1 In the electronic tally device according to the invention, the tally image pattern displayed on the screen display means such as a display according to the distribution destination of the tally image printed on the print medium by taking the above-described means Can be created intentionally.
[0031]
Claim 2 In the electronic tally method of the invention, any one of a plurality of tally images is displayed on the screen, the other tally images are printed on a transparent print medium, the tally image displayed on the screen, and the printed tally An electronic tally method for electronically creating each tally image such that predetermined information can be recognized by superimposing all of the images, Based on the combination information of tally that indicates which secret image is restored when combining the secret image that is the image to be restored and each tally determined according to the form to be used ID numbers of distribution destinations to which a plurality of tally images are electronically created, and one or more tally images thus created are distributed on a transparent print medium. , Effective date and expiration date of the tally image When the print medium is presented from the distribution destination, the predetermined information is superimposed on the tally image printed on the presented print medium based on the ID number printed on the print medium. Electronically creating a tally image such that the tally image can be recognized, displaying the created tally image on the screen, and superimposing the tally image displayed on the screen and the tally image printed on the printing medium. Recognize predetermined information The tally image displayed on the screen is displayed with a mark indicating the overlapping position of the tally image printed on the print medium, and the tally image displayed on the screen is displayed by matching the mark displayed on the screen. The tally image printed on the print medium is superimposed, the size of the tally image displayed on the screen is adjusted to the size of the tally image printed on the print medium, and then the tally image displayed on the screen and the print medium A color sample printed with a predetermined basic color is printed on the print medium, and the predetermined basic color of the tally image displayed on the screen is adjusted based on the color sample. Then, the tally image displayed on the screen and the tally image printed on the print medium are superimposed. .
[0032]
Therefore, the claims 2 In the electronic tally method of the invention, the tally image pattern displayed on the screen display means such as a display according to the distribution destination of the tally image printed on the printing medium by taking the above-described means Can be created intentionally.
[0043]
Claim 3 In the invention of claim 1 In the electronic tally printed in the electronic tally device of the invention, one tally image out of a plurality of tally images that cannot be recognized alone and can recognize predetermined information by superimposing all of them, and a tally A mark indicating the overlapping position of the image and another tally image and a color sample having a predetermined basic color are printed on the transparent sheet.
[0044]
Therefore, the claims 3 In the electronic tally of the present invention, by taking the above-described means, even when other tally images are displayed on the display, superposition can be easily performed, and Color adjustment can also be performed.
[0045]
Claim 4 In the invention of claim 3 In the electronic tally of the invention, the ID number of the distribution destination to which the transparent sheet is distributed is printed on the transparent sheet.
[0046]
Therefore, the claims 4 In the electronic tally of the present invention, the ID number printed on the transparent sheet can be provided to the electronic tally device side by taking the above-described means.
[0047]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0048]
In addition, the code | symbol in the figure used for description of the following embodiment attaches | subjects and shows the same code | symbol about the same part as FIG. In the following, a description will be given by superimposing one tally image displayed on the display and one printed tally sheet, but in addition to this, one tally image displayed on the display, 2 It is also possible to reproduce the secret image by superimposing more than one printed tally image.
[0049]
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0050]
FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of an electronic tally device to which an electronic tally method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is an electronic tally method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of an electronic tally device to which is applied.
[0051]
As shown in FIG. 1, there are two types of hardware configurations of the electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied. That is, as shown in FIG. 1A, a stand-alone type constituted by a single computer 1 and a display 2, and a client computer 5 having a display 2 and a printer 3 as shown in FIG. The server computer 6 is of a client / server type connected via a network 9 via communication devices 7 and 8 such as modems. Both the stand-alone type and the client / server type can be configured using dedicated hardware, but can be created at low cost by configuring with a general-purpose PC.
[0052]
In the case of a stand-alone type as shown in FIG. 1A, everything from generation of tally images to display is performed by a single computer 1, display 2, and printer 3. The internal functional configuration of the computer 1 is as shown in the system configuration diagram of FIG. 2A. The input unit 11, the overall control unit 12, the tally generation unit 13, the tally adjustment unit 14, the tally database (tally) DB) 15.
[0053]
The input unit 11 includes tally combination information necessary for generating a tally image, tally image information, a secret image that is an image to be restored, and specification information of the display 2 used at the time of image decoding (already known) Or other information. Note that the tally image information is information necessary for tally creation other than combination information such as the size and number of colors of the tally image. The other information is necessary information that is not directly related to the generation and reproduction of the tally, such as an issuing unit and an expiration date. As will be described later, the number B shown in FIG. 3 is included in this other information. The input unit 11 outputs the input information to the overall control unit 12.
[0054]
The tally combination information is information that determines which secret image is reproduced when each tally is combined. FIG. 13 shows an example of this tally combination. When the tally image “a” and the tally image “b” are overlapped, the image of the first grade, for example, when the tally image “a” and the tally image “b” are overlapped, the second grade image is the same. Indicates that it will be played.
[0055]
Of the information input from the input unit 11, the overall control unit 12 outputs tally combination information, tally image information, and a secret image to the tally creation unit 13. Of the information input from the input unit 11, the tally image information and the specification information of the display 2 (only when already known) are output to the tally adjustment unit 14.
[0056]
The tally generation unit 13 creates an electronic tally image based on the information output from the overall control unit 12 and outputs the created tally image to the tally DB 15. This tally image is the same as that conventionally printed on a printing medium such as paper or film, but can also be created in real time based on information input to the input unit 11. The tally combination information, tally image information, and secret image are also output to the tally DB 15.
[0057]
The tally adjustment unit 14 adjusts the size and color of the tally image of the electronic tally based on the information output from the overall control unit 12 and outputs the tally adjustment information to the tally DB 15. This tally adjustment information is information necessary for adjustment, and includes a size ratio between an original tally image and a tally image to be displayed, a color conversion table for color adjustment, and the like. Further, the tally adjustment unit 14 also outputs the specification information of the display 2 to the tally DB 15.
[0058]
The tally DB 15 stores tally combination information, tally image information, secret images, and tally images output from the tally generator 13. Further, the specification information of the display 2 and the tally adjustment information output from the tally adjustment unit 14 are stored. Further, other information input from the input unit 11 to the overall control unit 12 is acquired and stored via the tally generation unit 13 or the tally adjustment unit 14.
[0059]
The display 2 displays a tally image and an explanation screen. Although such a display 2 can use a curved CRT, a flat display such as a flat CRT or a liquid crystal screen is desirable.
[0060]
The printer 3 prints a tally image on a tally sheet that is a transparent print medium based on the tally information of the electronic tally stored in the tally DB 15. A size adjustment mark E and a color adjustment pattern F are printed on the tally sheet 17 as shown in FIG. 3 together with information such as the tally image A, number B, effective date C, expiration date D, and the like. Based on this number B, the type of tally image printed on the tally sheet 17 can be determined. The number B may be a serial number that is different for each tally sheet 17 or may be a number assigned to each type. Further, if necessary, a copy stroking pattern (not shown) may be included to prevent forgery. Further, the number B may be printed as a barcode and read through a barcode reader.
[0061]
As shown in FIG. 3, three or more size adjustment marks E are provided on the tally sheet 17 (an example of four points is shown in FIG. 3), and displayed on the other tally sheets 17 and the display 2. Draw with “×” mark or “○” mark so that it can be correctly superimposed on the tally image.
[0062]
The color adjustment pattern F represents a basic color for adjusting the color according to the characteristics of the display 2, and when the tally image is monochrome, only a gray scale gradation pattern may be used. When the image is a color, an RGB gradation pattern is used so that R (red), G (green), and B (blue) can be adjusted. In order to adjust the color, not only the gradation pattern but also a specific color palette may be printed. When the display 2 having known characteristics is used, the size adjustment mark E and the color adjustment pattern F are not necessary.
[0063]
Such a stand-alone type is used in an environment where it is not possible to connect to a network, or particularly when there is no need to connect to a network.
[0064]
On the other hand, in the case of the client-server type as shown in FIG. 1B, the client computer 5 and the server computer 6 are connected to each other by a network 9 via communication devices 7 and 8, respectively. The role is shared with the computer 6 to perform processing. The network 9 may be either a local network such as a LAN or an open network such as the Internet. The internal functional configurations of the client computer 5 and the server computer 6 are as shown in the system configuration diagram of FIG. 2B. The server computer 6 includes an overall control unit 12, a tally generation unit 13, a tally adjustment unit 14, , A tally database (tally DB) 15, and the client computer 5 includes an input unit 11, a display 2, and a printer 3. Since the configuration of each of these parts is the same as that described with reference to FIG. The printer 3 may be provided on the server computer 6 side.
[0065]
Next, the operation of the electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is applied will be described.
[0066]
In the electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied, the processing content includes tally generation processing for creating an electronic tally based on a secret image that is an original image, and electronic tally. By superimposing, it is roughly divided into two stages: an image restoration process for decoding a secret image. As shown in FIG. 4, the decryption means that the user puts the tally sheet 17 on which the tally image A is printed on the display 2 and superimposes it on the tally image A ′ displayed on the display 2 so that the secret information S (for example, character information “PATTERN” shown in FIG. 4) is acquired. Therefore, in the following, the flow of operation for each of the tally generation processing and the image decoding processing will be described using the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.
[0067]
(1) Tally generation processing
When the tally generating process is performed by the electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied, first, the combination of tally is determined according to the form to be used, and the tally image is generated. A secret image S is prepared. Then, tally combination information, tally image information, secret image S, and other information are input from the input unit 11 (S1).
[0068]
Next, when the specification of the display 2 used at the time of decoding is known, the specification information of the display 2 is input from the input unit 11 (S2). The specification information includes information on the size of the display 2, the size of the pixels, the color, and the like. When the display 2 used at the time of decoding is fixed to a specific one, adjustment at the time of decoding becomes unnecessary by adjusting the pixel size of the tally image to the display 2 in advance.
[0069]
Based on the tally combination information, tally image information, and secret information S input in step S1, a tally image is generated by the tally generation unit 13 (S3). The generated tally image is stored in the tally DB 15 for use at the time of decoding together with tally combination information, tally image information, and secret information S. Further, instead of storing the generated tally image itself, information necessary for generation may be temporarily stored in the tally DB 15 and regenerated at the time of decoding. In this case, it is possible to reduce the amount of data to be stored instead of increasing the load for generating tally at the time of decoding.
[0070]
Finally, of the tally images generated in step S3, only the tally image A to be printed on the tally sheet 17 is printed from the printer 3 (S4).
[0071]
(2) Image decoding process
When the image decoding process is performed by the electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied, first, the tally sheet 17 is printed as shown in the input screen example of FIG. Information such as number B, size adjustment information, and color adjustment information are input from the input unit 11 (S11). When one type of tally image is printed on the tally sheet 17, no particular input is required.
[0072]
Next, the size adjustment mark E printed on the tally sheet 17 is used to make settings for matching with the display 2 to be displayed (S12). Actually, as shown in FIG. 8, the tally sheet 17 is placed at a predetermined position on the display 2, and the position on the display 2 corresponding to the size adjustment mark E is designated for adjustment. With this processing, the correspondence between the tally sheet 17 and the size of the display 2 is taken.
[0073]
Further, the color adjustment of the display 2 is performed using the color adjustment pattern F. As shown in FIG. 9, the display 2 displays a color adjustment pattern F ′ and a slider bar G. The color of the color adjustment pattern F ′ and the color adjustment pattern printed on the tally sheet 17 are displayed. While comparing with the color of the pattern F, adjustment is made using the slider bar G so that the color on the display 2 is the same as the color printed on the tally sheet 17. Color adjustment may be performed using a color matching mechanism using an ICC profile. By this processing, the colors of the display 2 and the tally sheet 17 are matched. This completes all adjustments, and the tally images are superimposed on the next screen.
[0074]
If the tally image is stored in the tally DB 15 based on the information input in step S11, the tally image is extracted by the tally generation unit 13, and only the tally combination information and the secret information are stored. If so, a tally image is generated based on the information (S13).
[0075]
Further, the size and color of the tally image A ′ to be displayed are appropriately adjusted using the existing adjustment function of the display 2 (S14).
[0076]
Further, the adjusted tally image A ′ is displayed on the display 2, and the user confirms the secret information S as shown in FIG. 10 by superimposing the printed tally sheet 17 on the display 2 (S15). ).
[0077]
As described above, in the electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied, the size and color of the tally image A ′ displayed on the display 2 are changed by the above operation. It can be adjusted according to the characteristics of the display 2. As a result, when displaying the tally image A ′ on the display 2, it is possible to solve the problem that the displayed size and the contrast of the color change depending on the type and type of the display 2 even in the same tally image A ′. Become.
[0078]
Further, since the tally image A ′ displayed on the display 2 can be changed at the time of decoding, it becomes possible to flexibly manipulate the combination of tally images. As a result, it is possible to create more combination variations than the conventional electronic tally.
[0079]
In the following, application examples using such an electronic tally device will be introduced.
[0080]
As an application example of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 11, an example used for sales promotion for guiding a customer 21 to a store 20 can be considered.
[0081]
In this case, first, for the purpose of attracting the customer 21 to the store 20, the tally sheet 17 is first sent to the customer 21 by direct mail or the like (S21). In the direct mail, along with the product information, it is written that when the tally sheet 17 is brought to the store 20 as a campaign, the privileged product is a lottery, and the customer 21 is motivated to visit the store 20.
[0082]
When the customer 21 actually visits the store 20 (S22), an electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied is installed in the store 20, and the customer 21 brings it. A lottery is performed by superimposing the tally image A printed on the tally sheet 17 with the tally image A ′ displayed on the display 2, and a privileged product is received according to the winning content (S23).
[0083]
The display 2 has a known specification and has been adjusted in advance. In such a case, it is not necessary to print the size adjustment mark E or the color adjustment pattern F on the tally sheet 17. Further, in order to make it easy to superimpose the tally image A printed on the tally sheet 17 on the tally image A ′ displayed on the display 2, the screen of the display 2 is installed so that the screen faces the ceiling. A tally sheet 17 may be placed.
[0084]
As another application, Kosha, a car sales company, planned to conduct a campaign using the electronic tally according to the present invention in accordance with the release of a new car. The purpose of the campaign is to send a direct mail to the customer 21 and have it come to the store 20 for a test ride. When the customer 21 brings the tally sheet 17 on which the tally image is printed to the store 20, the store 20 draws a lottery using the sheet, and gives the promotional items according to the winning contents. .
[0085]
The company A ranks in advance in three stages according to the purchase possibility of the customer 21, and wants to set the customer 21 with a higher rank to have a better accessory.
[0086]
In this case, first, as shown in FIGS. 12 (a), 12 (b), and 12 (c), Company A encloses two tally images in the form of enclosing in direct mail to the customer 21, that is, tally. The tally sheet 17 on which the image A (1) and the tally image A (2) are printed is sent (S21). Conventionally, an example in which two tally images A are printed on one tally sheet 17 has been known. The customer 21 receiving such a direct mail performs the first lottery by dividing the tally sheet 17 into two from the cutoff line K and superimposing the tally image A (1) and the tally image A (2).
[0087]
When the customer 21 visits the store 20 with the result of the lottery (S22), the customer 21 can receive an accessory according to the winning content. Furthermore, when the customer 21 actually visits the store 20, a lottery can be drawn again by the combination of the display 2 and the tally sheet 17 sent by direct mail (S23). From the customer 21, by visiting the store 20, it is possible not only to receive small items won by direct mail, but also to obtain a higher-ranked winning at the store 20, which will motivate the customer to visit the store 20 It will be. In addition, the customer 21 who has made a test ride can use the display 2 again to draw a lottery, and can motivate the customer to take a test ride.
[0088]
As an example of enabling this, a combination of tally images is configured as shown in FIG.
[0089]
First, six types of tally images (tally images a to f) are prepared. The winning combination is 1 for the tally image a and tally image b, 2 for the tally image a and tally image c, 3 for the tally image a and tally image d, and the tally image a And tally image e are 4 etc., and tally image a and tally image f are 5 etc.
[0090]
Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the customer 21 has three levels of importance A, importance B, and importance C, and is set so that the customer 21 of the most important A has a higher grade.
[0091]
On the tally sheet 17 enclosed in the direct mail, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), the tally image a and the tally image c or the tally image d are printed on the customer 21 of importance A, and the second or third order is printed. Etc. are set to win. Also, as shown in FIG. 12B, the tally image a and the tally image d or the tally image e are printed for the customer 21 of the importance level B so that 3rd or 4th etc. is won. Further, as shown in FIG. 12 (c), the tally image a and the tally image e or the tally image f are printed on the customer 21 of the importance level C so that 4 or 5 is won.
[0092]
When the customer 21 visits the store 20, the store clerk confirms the tally sheet 17 brought by the customer 21, and gives small items according to the winning contents. Further, one tally sheet 17 printed on the tally sheet 17 is placed on the display 2. A customer number is printed for each customer 21 on the tally sheet 17, and this customer number is input from the input unit 11.
[0093]
Based on this customer number, the overall control unit 12 determines the importance level of the customer 21 and displays either the tally image b or the tally image c from the display 2 for the customer 21 belonging to the highest importance level A. Make 2nd prize winner. Further, either the tally image c or the tally image d is displayed for the customer 21 of importance B, and either the tally image d or the tally image e is displayed for the customer 21 of importance C. Change the winning content according to the degree. Further, the customer number entered here can be used for later marketing as customer information visited.
[0094]
In this application example, the customer 21 is more likely to win a double chance by visiting the store 20, and is motivated to visit. Furthermore, since the customer 21 who has taken the test ride can make another lottery, the willingness to take the test ride is also aroused.
[0095]
As described above, by using the electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied for the campaign, it is possible for the customer 21 that is impossible with the conventional printed electronic tally. It becomes possible to change the contents to be won according to the importance, and to increase the effectiveness of the campaign.
[0096]
As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, this invention is not limited to this structure. Within the scope of the invented technical idea of the scope of claims, a person skilled in the art can conceive of various changes and modifications. The technical scope of the present invention is also applicable to these changes and modifications. It is understood that it belongs to.
[0097]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to create a tally image so that a desired image can be restored based on the tally image printed on the tally sheet and display the tally image on the display. .
[0098]
Furthermore, the desired tally image is superimposed on the tally image printed on the tally sheet and the desired image is restored, so that the desired image can be changed at the time of restoration. A tally device and an electronic tally method can be realized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of an electronic tally device to which an electronic tally method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of an electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment is applied;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a tally sheet.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining a decoding process performed by superimposing a tally image printed on a tally sheet on a tally image displayed on a display.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of tally generation processing in the electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment is applied;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of image decoding processing in the electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment is applied;
FIG. 7 is a view showing a screen display example for receiving a number printed on a tally sheet.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen display example for receiving a condition input when setting the display according to the size of the tally image printed on the tally sheet.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen display example when the display color is adjusted according to the color of the tally image printed on the tally sheet.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen display example in a state where secret information is restored by superimposing a tally image printed on a tally sheet and a tally image displayed on a display.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a flow of processing when image decoding processing in the electronic tally device to which the electronic tally method according to the embodiment is applied is applied to sales promotion in a store;
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a tally sheet on which two tally images are printed.
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a tally sheet on which two tally images are printed.
FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a combination of tally images when a grade is changed according to a superposition pattern of two tally images.
[Explanation of symbols]
A ... Tally image
B ... Number
C ... Effective date
D ... Expiration date
E ... Mark for size adjustment
F ... Color adjustment pattern
G ... Slider bar
S ... Confidential information
K ... tear line
1 ... Computer
2 ... Display
3. Printer
5 ... Client computer
6 ... Server computer
7, 8 ... Communication device
9 ... Network
11 ... Input section
12 ... Overall control unit
13 ... Tally generator
14 ... Tally adjustment section
15 ... Tally database
17 ... Tally sheet
20 ... Store
21 ... Customer

Claims (4)

Any one of a plurality of tally images is displayed on the screen, the other tally images are printed on a transparent print medium, and the tally image displayed on the screen is overlaid on all of the printed tally images. An electronic tally device that electronically creates each tally image so that predetermined information can be recognized.
A plurality of tally images are electronically based on tally combination information indicating which secret image is to be restored and each tally determined according to the form to be used is combined and which secret image is restored. First tally image creation means for creating;
Printing means for printing one or more tally images created by the first tally image creating means on a transparent print medium with an ID number of a distribution destination to which each print medium is distributed;
When the print medium is presented from the distribution destination, the tally image printed on the presented print medium based on the combination information of the ID number , the secret image, and the tally printed on the print medium. Second tally image creating means for electronically creating a tally image so that the predetermined information can be recognized by superimposing with,
Screen display means for displaying on a screen the tally image created by the second tally image creating means ,
A mark indicating the overlapping position of the tally image displayed on the screen by the screen display means and the tally image printed on the print medium is displayed on the screen from the screen display means,
Adding size adjusting means for adjusting the size of the tally image displayed on the screen by the screen display means to the size of the tally image printed on the print medium;
The printing means prints a color sample on which a predetermined basic color is printed on the print medium, while the predetermined basic color of the tally image displayed on the screen is based on the color sample printed by the printing means. Add color adjustment means to adjust
An electronic tally device characterized by the above. Any one of a plurality of tally images is displayed on the screen, the other tally images are printed on a transparent print medium, and the tally image displayed on the screen is overlaid on all of the printed tally images. An electronic tally method for electronically creating the tally images so that predetermined information can be recognized.
A plurality of tally images are electronically based on tally combination information indicating which secret image is to be restored and each tally determined according to the form to be used is combined and which secret image is restored. make,
Printing the created one or more tally images on a transparent print medium with an ID number of a distribution destination to which each print medium is distributed;
When the print medium is presented from the distribution destination, the tally image printed on the presented print medium based on the combination information of the ID number , the secret image, and the tally printed on the print medium. Electronically creating a tally image such that the predetermined information can be recognized by superimposing with,
Display the created tally image on the screen,
The predetermined information is recognized by superimposing the tally image displayed on the screen and the tally image printed on the print medium ,
The tally image displayed on the screen is displayed together with a mark indicating the overlay position with the tally image printed on the print medium,
By aligning the tally image displayed on the screen and the tally image printed on the print medium by matching the mark displayed on the screen,
The size of the tally image displayed on the screen is adjusted to the size of the tally image printed on the print medium, and then the tally image displayed on the screen and the tally image printed on the print medium are superimposed. West,
A color sample in which a predetermined basic color is printed is printed on the printing medium, and based on the color sample, the predetermined basic color of the tally image displayed on the screen is adjusted, and then the tally image displayed on the screen is displayed. And the tally image printed on the print medium
An electronic tally method characterized in that. An electronic tally printed in the electronic tally device according to claim 1 ,
One tally image of a plurality of tally images that are not recognizable alone and are capable of recognizing predetermined information by superimposing all of them,
A mark indicating a superimposed position of the tally image and another tally image;
An electronic tally, wherein a color sample having a predetermined basic color is printed on a transparent sheet. The electronic tally of claim 3 ,
An electronic tally, wherein an ID number of a distribution destination to which the transparent sheet is distributed is printed on the transparent sheet information.

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