JP4830494B2 - Electronic pen form, processing device and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for transmitting information entered in a form for an electronic pen.

  In recent years, pen-type input devices called “electronic pens” and “digital pens” have appeared (hereinafter referred to as “electronic pens” in this specification). The developed “Anoto pen” is known. Anotopen is used in a pair with dedicated paper (hereinafter referred to as “dedicated paper”) on which a predetermined dot pattern is printed. In addition to the normal ink-type pen tip, the Anoto pen is equipped with a small camera for reading the dot pattern on the dedicated paper and a data communication unit. When a user writes characters on the special paper with an anotopen or checks an image that is designed on the special paper, the small camera detects the dot pattern on the special paper as the pen moves, and the user Entry information (also referred to as “stroke data”) such as written characters and images is acquired. This entry information is transmitted from the Anotopen by the data communication unit to a terminal device such as a nearby personal computer or mobile phone. The system using this anotopen can be used as an input device in place of the keyboard, and is very easy to use for users who are reluctant to use the personal computer and keyboard described above. Therefore, as a technique for digitizing data entered in various business documents, application forms, contracts, etc., a system using an electronic pen is becoming widespread (for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the system as described above, a user creates a predetermined document using an electronic pen, and transmits entry information corresponding to the entry contents to a predetermined server via a terminal device near the electronic pen through the network. be able to. In this case, a predetermined server or the like can perform various processes based on the received entry information.

  However, in the conventional dedicated paper, an entry area that is filled in with an electronic pen and a transmission area that sends entry information stored in the electronic pen are designed separately. That is, in order to transmit the entry information, the user has to bother to fill in a transmission area that does not need to be entered on the dedicated paper. For this reason, it is necessary for the user to thoroughly follow the rule of filling in both the entry area and the transmission area, which increases the burden on the operator. In addition, troubles such as omission of information in the transmission area occurred.

JP 2004-153612 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and by making the entry area and the transmission area adjacent to each other, it is possible to reduce erroneous operations and labor without making the user aware of the action of sending entry information. It is an object to provide a form for an electronic pen.

In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic pen form composed of a plurality of items filled in by an electronic pen including an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern, wherein each region of the item is It is formed so as to be visually discriminated, each of the items, so as to divide the inside area of the item, the visual where the dot pattern for recognizing the filled-in entry content in the item is printed and fill the area of indistinguishable, and visually indistinguishable transmission area which dot patterns are printed for sending entry information corresponding to the entry content of the item is placed adjacent to.

  According to the electronic pen form configured as described above, the items of the electronic pen form are composed of an entry area and a transmission area. The entry area is an area where the contents entered by the electronic pen are handled as information. On the other hand, the transmission area is a functional element and is an area for executing a predefined transmission action when the user checks with the electronic pen.

  Specifically, when the user enters a check mark or the like in the entry area in the item using the ink pen unit of the electronic pen, the electronic pen reads the dot pattern on the form as the electronic pen moves, and the entry entered by the user The contents, that is, the stroke data and coordinate data regarding the check mark are acquired. When the user enters a check mark or the like in the transmission area in the item using the ink pen unit of the electronic pen, the electronic pen transmits the acquired stroke data and coordinate data to the terminal device or the like as entry information. That is, by making the entry area and the transmission area adjacent to each other in one item in this way, it becomes possible to reduce erroneous operations and labor without making the user aware of the transmission action.

  In one aspect of the electronic pen form, the dot pattern printed in the entry area has form identification information for identifying each form and item identification information for identifying each item. In other words, all dot patterns in each entry area are unique. According to this, even if the dot pattern arranged in the transmission area is the same among a plurality of items, based on the position coordinates of the dot pattern arranged in the entry area, the processing of the transmission destination application and the transmission destination The application itself can be freely distributed.

In another aspect of the present invention, in a processing apparatus for processing information entered in an electronic pen form on which a dot pattern recognizable by the electronic pen is printed, the electronic pen form is filled in by the electronic pen. It includes a plurality of items, and each area of the item is formed so that it can be visually discriminated. Each of the items is filled with information entered in the item so as to divide the area of the item. A visually indistinguishable entry area on which a dot pattern for recognizing the image is printed and a visually indistinguishable transmission area on which a dot pattern for transmitting entry information corresponding to the entry content of the item is printed Doo is a one that is located adjacent said processing apparatus, when filling the transmission area constituting the item has been performed, from the electronic pen, constituting the item entry Comprising the entry information obtaining means for obtaining a complete information written in the rear, based on the entry information, and a data processing means for performing predetermined data processing, the.

  In the processing apparatus configured as described above, items included in the electronic pen form include an entry area and a transmission area. The entry area is an area where the contents entered by the electronic pen are handled as information. On the other hand, the transmission area is a functional element and is an area for executing a predefined transmission action when the user checks with the electronic pen.

  When the user enters a check mark or the like in the entry area in the item using the ink pen unit of the electronic pen, the electronic pen reads the dot pattern on the form as the electronic pen moves, and the contents entered by the user, i.e., the check Get the stroke data and coordinate data related to the mark. When the user enters a check mark or the like in the transmission area in the item using the ink pen unit of the electronic pen, the electronic pen transmits the acquired stroke data and coordinate data to the processing device as entry information. The processing device performs data processing such as questionnaire totalization based on the entry information acquired from the electronic pen. According to this, by making the entry area and the transmission area adjacent to each other in one item, it becomes possible to reduce erroneous operations and labor without making the user aware of the transmission action.

  In one aspect of the processing apparatus, the dot pattern printed in the entry area includes form identification information for identifying each form and item identification information for identifying each item, and the processing apparatus includes the form Coordinate information storage means for storing, as coordinate information, information associated with identification information, the item identification information, and position coordinates on a dot pattern printed in an entry area constituting the item, the entry information, Further comprising: a form identification information specifying means for specifying the form identification information based on the coordinate information; and an item identification information specifying means for specifying the item identification information based on the entry information and the coordinate information. The processing means performs predetermined data processing based on the specified form identification information and item identification information and the entry information.

  The processing apparatus configured as described above has coordinate information in advance. The dot pattern printed in the entry area has form identification information for identifying each form and item identification information for identifying each item. In other words, all dot patterns in each entry area are unique. Therefore, the processing device refers to the coordinate information based on the position coordinates on the dot pattern included in the entry information, so that the form identification information of the form checked by the user using the electronic pen and the item identification information of the item Can be specified. The processing device performs predetermined data processing based on the specified form identification information and item identification information. According to this, even if the dot pattern arranged in the transmission area is the same among a plurality of items, based on the position coordinates of the dot pattern arranged in the entry area, the processing of the transmission destination application and the transmission destination The application itself can be freely distributed.

In still another aspect of the present invention, in a program executable by a computer that processes information entered in an electronic pen form on which a dot pattern recognizable by an electronic pen is printed, the electronic pen form includes the electronic pen form. It includes a plurality of items to be filled in with a pen , and each region of the item is formed so as to be visually distinguishable , and each of the items is divided into the items so as to divide the region of the item. A visually indistinguishable entry area on which a dot pattern for recognizing the entered entry content is printed, and a dot pattern for sending entry information corresponding to the entry content of the item are visually printed and indistinguishable transmission area be those which are arranged adjacent to each other, said program, when complete the transmission area constituting the item has been performed, before From the electronic pen, entry information obtaining means for obtaining entry information entered in entry area constituting the item, based on the entry information, data processing means for performing predetermined data processing, as to function the computer.

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

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a form for an electronic pen that can reduce erroneous operations and labor without making a user aware of an action of transmitting entry information by making an entry area and a transmission area adjacent to each other. .

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 portion 17. Therefore, when the writing pressure exceeding the predetermined value is detected, it is determined that the user has started the description, and the 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 portion 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 information 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 information 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. The server described later in this embodiment also serves as the inquiry server 26 and the service server 27. In the present embodiment, the entry information includes stroke data, time information, and a pen ID.

[Processing system]
Next, the processing system of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration of the processing system 100. The processing system 100 shown in FIG. 7 is a system that identifies a item selected by the user based on information entered in the item by the electronic pen 10 and performs a predetermined process. Specifically, an electronic pen form (hereinafter referred to as “form”) 3 is set with items describing options corresponding to each question. The user shall use the electronic pen 10 from among the options corresponding to each question to enter a check mark (circle mark, check mark, etc.) in one item describing the intended option.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the 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 capable of transmitting and receiving data via a network such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC”) used by a user or a mobile phone.

  Here, the outline of the data processing method by this system is described. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the user is a student and the form 3 is a predetermined questionnaire sheet. In addition, a form ID for identifying each form is printed on the top of the form 3, and the form ID is used as information for identifying each student.

  First, as shown in FIG. 8A, the user uses the electronic pen 10 to select items (YES / NO etc.) in which options (YES / NO etc.) corresponding to each question (Q1 etc.) on the form 3 are described. Select the appropriate item from the list and enter a check mark. The electronic pen 10 acquires entry information corresponding to the entered content, temporarily stores it in a memory in the electronic pen 10, and then transmits the entry information to the terminal device 25.

  Although details will be described later, the items shown in FIG. 8A include an entry area and a transmission area. The entry area is an area where the description content of the electronic pen 10 is handled as information as it is. On the other hand, the transmission area is a functional element and is an area for executing a predefined transmission action when the user checks with the electronic pen 10, as in the above-described transmission box 39. That is, when the inside of the transmission area is checked with the electronic pen 10, the entry information stored in the electronic pen 10 is transmitted to the server 5. Therefore, in this embodiment, the electronic pen 10 transmits the entry information to the server 5 via the terminal device 25 every time a check mark is entered in each item.

  Then, based on the position coordinates on the dot pattern printed on the form 3, the server 5 identifies the item in which the user has entered the check mark from the entry information. Furthermore, the server 5 performs a predetermined process based on the identified item, and transmits the processing result to the terminal device 5.

Thus, in this embodiment , the item is configured by the entry area and the transmission area being adjacent to each other. Therefore, it is possible to reduce erroneous operations and labor without making the user aware of the action of transmitting entry information.

  In the conventional form 3, as shown in FIG. 8B, an entry area such as an item and a transmission area such as a transmission box are set separately, so the user originally fills in the form 3. There was a trouble of filling in unnecessary sending boxes. Along with this, there have been problems such as trouble associated with omission of entry in the transmission box and load caused by thorough entry rules for users.

  In order to solve such a conventional problem, a method of using both a transmission area as a transmission box and an entry area can be considered. In this case, when it is desired to sort the post-transmission processing for the entry information for each item, a plurality of transmission boxes are provided in one form. That is, a mechanism for recognizing that each transmission area is a different transmission box is required, and there is a problem that identification is difficult. Furthermore, when a plurality of different transmission boxes are arranged on the same form, there is a problem that the price is increased in relation to the license.

On the other hand, as in the present embodiment shown in FIG. 8A, the conventional problem can be solved by configuring the items with adjacent entry areas and transmission areas.

[Form]
Next, the form 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. 9 and 10 are diagrams schematically showing the structure of the entry area and the transmission area constituting the item.

In the system of the present embodiment , the form 3 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 predetermined characters and items 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, since the design 34 such as characters and items is printed with normal ink (not including carbon), the electronic pen 10 does not recognize it.

  The form 3 is a questionnaire answer sheet as shown in FIG. 9, and is composed of items in which options (YES / NO) corresponding to a plurality of question items are described. It is assumed that a questionnaire questionnaire with a plurality of questions is prepared as a separate sheet (not shown). Here, the item in which the option is described is composed of an entry area and a transmission area as shown in the figure. That is, the entry area and the transmission area are combined in one item. Therefore, a check mark is entered in both the entry area and the transmission area simply by entering a check mark in one item without the user being aware of it.

  The entry area is an area where the description content of the electronic pen 10 is handled as information as it is. On the other hand, the transmission area is a functional element and is an area for executing a predefined transmission action when the user checks with the electronic pen 10. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, by making the dot pattern pattern of each entry area unique, even if the transmission area is the same dot pattern pattern, the processing by the transmission destination application or the transmission destination application It becomes possible to sort itself freely. That is, as shown in the figure, when a plurality of transmission areas are provided on one form, the plurality of transmission areas are identified by designing so that the dot pattern of each entry area is the original. Further, by changing each process on the application side based on the dot pattern of each entry area, it becomes possible to easily change the processing contents and switch the transmission destination.

  If there are a plurality of strokes in the transmission area, the transmission of the entry information is divided into a plurality of parts, resulting in a trouble. Therefore, the entry contents must be such that only one stroke exists. Specific contents of entry include simply checking with a check mark and selecting with a circle (o). In the present embodiment, when there is a second or subsequent stroke in the same entry area, the server 5 on the application side invalidates the second and subsequent strokes, that is, the entry information received after the second.

  Thus, by arranging the entry area and the transmission area adjacent to each other, the user can perform data transmission without being aware of the transmission action. In addition, different processes can be prepared for each item based on the contents of entry.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the left side is an entry area and the right side is a transmission area, and the entry area is designed to be larger than the transmission area. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the design of the entry area and the transmission area constituting the item can be arbitrarily set. Therefore, for example, it is possible to design the central portion as the transmission area and the surrounding portion as the entry area.

[Data processing method]
Next, the data processing method will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a process of counting questionnaire results for each question. On the other hand, FIG. 12 is a figure explaining the process which specifies the questionnaire result of each student.

  First, with reference to FIG. 11, the process which totals the questionnaire result for every question is demonstrated. Specifically, the terminal device 25 illustrated in FIG. 11 is a terminal used by a teacher, and is a terminal that transmits entry information from the electronic pen 10 to the server 5 and receives a questionnaire result for each question from the server 5. . Each student uses the electronic pen 10 to enter a check mark in the corresponding item on the form 3. By filling in an item composed of an entry area and a transmission area, the electronic pen 10 obtains entry information indicating that the item has been selected, and transmits the entry information to the terminal device 25 at the same time. That is, as shown in the figure, the terminal device 25 acquires the answer to the question Q1 that the student A and the student B answered to their own form 3 as entry information.

  The server 5 acquires entry information that is an answer to the question Q1 of each student from the terminal device 25, and performs aggregation. Specifically, the server 5 specifies whether each student has entered a check mark in the option YES or NO based on the entry information. Further, the server 5 creates a questionnaire result for the question Q1 as shown in the drawing based on the specified option. Then, the server 5 transmits the created questionnaire result to the terminal device 25. The teacher can easily recognize the questionnaire result of the question Q1 by displaying the received questionnaire result on the terminal device 25. That is, the teacher can recognize the questionnaire result for each question in real time and directly by simply checking each item with the electronic pen 10.

  In FIG. 11, for convenience, only the form 3 used by each of the students A and B is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is good also as answering to form 3 of. In other words, according to the present invention, even questionnaire results from many students can be quickly compiled.

  Further, in FIG. 11, for convenience, one terminal device 25 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and two or more terminal devices may be connected to the server 5. That is, according to the present invention, even questionnaire results from students in various places can be totaled in real time.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 12, a process for specifying the questionnaire result of each student will be described. Specifically, the terminal device 25 illustrated in FIG. 12 is a terminal used by a teacher, and is a terminal that transmits entry information from the electronic pen 10 to the server 5 and receives a questionnaire result of each student from the server 5. . Each student uses the electronic pen 10 to enter a check mark in the corresponding item on the form 3. By filling in an item composed of an entry area and a transmission area, the electronic pen 10 obtains entry information indicating that the item has been selected, and transmits the entry information to the terminal device 25 at the same time. That is, when four questions Q1 to Q4 are provided as questions, the electronic pen 10 transmits the entry information to the terminal device 25 four times.

  The server 5 acquires from the terminal device 25 entry information that is an answer to each question of each student each time. Here, it is assumed that the server 5 holds in advance a coordinate table in which the position coordinates of the entry area are associated with the item ID and the form ID of the item in which the entry area is arranged. Further, it is assumed that the server 5 holds in advance a student table in which the form ID is associated with the name of the student who uses the form 3. Therefore, the server 5 refers to the coordinate table based on the entry information, and identifies the form ID of the form that has been filled in with the electronic pen 10 and the item ID of the checked item. Further, the server 5 refers to the student table based on the identified form ID, thereby identifying the name of the student who uses the form that has been filled in with the electronic pen. The server 5 creates a questionnaire result for each student as illustrated by specifying the student name and item ID as described above based on the entry information acquired from the electronic pen 10 via the terminal device 25. . Then, the server 5 transmits the created questionnaire result to the terminal device 25. The teacher can easily recognize the questionnaire result of the student A by displaying the received questionnaire result on the terminal device 25.

As described above, according to the present embodiment , the student can directly check the corresponding item using the electronic pen 10 or answer by a circle (○), and the questionnaire result is directly sent to the terminal device 25 used by the teacher. Is sent. Therefore, the data reception terminal can be operated on the teacher side, and the data can be used in a scene where the student answers the question on the spot.

[server]
Next, the server 5 will be described in detail. FIG. 13 shows the internal configuration of the server 5 in the processing system 100 in particular. As illustrated, the server 5 includes a data processing program 101, an entry information acquisition function 102, a coordinate table 103, a form ID identification function 104, a student table 105, a student name identification function 106, an entry item identification function 107, and a data processing function 108. Have Each function is realized by the CPU included in the server 5 executing a program prepared in advance.

  The data processing program 101 performs predetermined data processing by specifying the checked items and student names based on the entry information acquired from the electronic pen 10 via the terminal device 25, the coordinate table 103, and the student table 105. It is a program to be performed.

  The entry information acquisition function 102 is a function for acquiring entry information entered in the form 3 by the user using the electronic pen 10 by executing the data processing program 101.

  Here, the coordinate table 103 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14A is a diagram schematically showing the data structure of the coordinate table 103. The coordinate table 103 includes a form ID, item ID, item content, and coordinate data as shown in the figure. The form ID is information for identifying each form 3. The item ID is information for identifying items constituting each form. The item content is information indicating that each item is “what question it is”, “whether it corresponds to YES or NO”, and the like. The coordinate data is position coordinates on the dot pattern arranged in the entry area constituting each item.

  The form ID specifying function 104 is a function for specifying the form ID of the form 3 checked by the electronic pen 10 by referring to the coordinate table 103 based on the entry information obtained by the entry information obtaining function 102.

  Here, the student table 105 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14B is a diagram schematically showing the data structure of the student table 105. The student table 105 includes a form ID and a student name as shown in the figure. That is, the student table 105 is a table in which each form 3 and a student who fills in the form 3 using the electronic pen 10 are associated with each other and defined.

  The student name identification function 106 is a function for identifying the student name corresponding to each form 3 by referring to the student table 105 based on the entry information acquired by the entry information acquisition function 102.

  The entry item specifying function 107 refers to the coordinate table 103 based on the entry information acquired by the entry information acquisition function 102, so that an item selected by the student using the electronic pen 10, that is, an item in which a check mark or the like is entered. It is a function to specify.

  The data processing function 108 is a function for creating a questionnaire result for each question, a questionnaire result for each student, and the like based on the student name specified by the student name specifying function 106 and the entry specified by the entry specifying function 107. The data processing function 108 is a function for transmitting the created questionnaire result to the terminal device 25.

  In the present embodiment, the data processing function 108 performs the questionnaire result aggregation processing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be set to perform arbitrary data processing.

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Next, data processing executed by the processing system 100 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart of data processing.

  First, the student selects a corresponding item from among a plurality of items constituting the form 3 and enters a check mark in the item using the electronic pen 10. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8A, for each question item, a check mark is entered in an item in which the corresponding option is described. Thereby, the entry content in each item is transmitted to the server 5 as entry information via the terminal device 25 each time.

  The server 5 acquires entry information from the electronic pen 10 via the terminal device 25 (step S1). And the server 5 specifies form ID of the form 3 which the student filled in by referring the coordinate table 103 based on entry information (step S2). Further, the server 5 specifies the student name by referring to the student table 105 based on the specified form ID (step S3). Further, the server 5 refers to the coordinate table 103 based on the entry information, thereby specifying the item in which the student has entered the check mark as the entry item (step S4).

  The server 5 performs predetermined data processing such as totaling of questionnaire results based on the identified student name and entry items (step S5). Then, the server 5 creates the data processing result as the processing result and transmits it to the terminal device 25, whereby the data processing is completed (step S6).

As described above, the present embodiment can be applied to electronic pen forms including items to be selected by check marks such as check marks and circles (◯) such as selection problems. According to this, by making the entry area and the transmission area adjacent to each other, it becomes possible to reduce erroneous operations and labor without making the user aware of the transmission action.

  In the present embodiment, the terminal device 25 and the server 5 are separate and connected via the network 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and each function is provided. It may be a single terminal device.

  According to the present invention, by making the entry area and the transmission area adjacent to each other, it can be used as an electronic pen form that can reduce erroneous operations and labor without making the user aware of the action of sending entry information. it can.

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. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a processing system. It is an example of a form. It is a figure which shows typically the structure of the entry area and transmission area which comprise an item. It is a figure which shows typically the structure of the entry area and transmission area which comprise an item. It is a figure explaining the process which totals the questionnaire result for every question. It is a figure explaining the process which specifies the questionnaire result of each student. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of a server included in the processing system shown in FIG. 7. It is a figure which shows typically the data structure of a coordinate table and a student table. It is a flowchart of a data process.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Network 3 ... Electronic pen form 5 ... Server 10 ... Electronic pen 11 ... Processor 12 ... Memory 13 ... Data communication unit 14 ... Battery 25 ... Terminal device 26 ... Inquiry server 27 ... Service server 100 ... Processing system

Claims (6)

An electronic pen form comprising a plurality of items filled in by an electronic pen comprising an ink pen unit and a reading unit that optically reads a dot pattern,
Each area of the item is formed so as to be visually distinguishable,
Each of the items has a visually indistinguishable entry area printed with a dot pattern for recognizing the entry contents entered in the item so as to divide the area of the item, and electronic pen form to visually indistinguishable transmission area dot pattern for transmitting the entry information corresponding to the entry content is printed, characterized in that it is disposed adjacent.   2. The electronic pen form according to claim 1, wherein the dot pattern printed in the entry area includes form identification information for identifying each form and item identification information for identifying each item. In a processing device that processes information entered in a form for an electronic pen printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form comprises a plurality of items entered by the electronic pen, each of the regions of the item is formed so as to be visually discriminated, each of the items, in the region of the item to divide the, visually indistinguishable a fill area dot pattern for recognizing the filled-in entry content in the item is printed, for sending entry information corresponding to the entry content of the item be those visually indistinguishable transmission area which dot patterns are printed are arranged adjacent to each other,
The processor is
When an entry is made in the transmission area constituting the item, entry information acquisition means for obtaining entry information entered in the entry area constituting the item from the electronic pen;
And a data processing means for performing predetermined data processing based on the entry information. The dot pattern printed in the entry area has form identification information for identifying each form, and item identification information for identifying each item,
The processor is
Coordinate information storage means for storing, as coordinate information, information associated with the form identification information, the item identification information, and the position coordinates on the dot pattern printed in the entry area constituting the item;
Form identification information specifying means for specifying the form identification information based on the entry information and the coordinate information;
Item identification information specifying means for specifying the item identification information based on the entry information and the coordinate information, further comprising:
4. The processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the data processing means performs predetermined data processing based on the specified form identification information and item identification information, and the entry information. In a program executable by a computer that processes information entered in a form for an electronic pen printed with a dot pattern that can be recognized by an electronic pen,
The electronic pen form comprises a plurality of items entered by the electronic pen, each of the regions of the item is formed so as to be visually discriminated, each of the items, in the region of the item to divide the, visually indistinguishable a fill area dot pattern for recognizing the filled-in entry content in the item is printed, for sending entry information corresponding to the entry content of the item be those visually indistinguishable transmission area which dot patterns are printed are arranged adjacent to each other,
The program is
When an entry is made in the transmission area constituting the item, entry information acquisition means for obtaining entry information entered in the entry area constituting the item from the electronic pen,
A program for causing the computer to function as data processing means for performing predetermined data processing based on the entry information. The dot pattern printed in the entry area has form identification information for identifying each form, and item identification information for identifying each item,
The program is
Coordinate information storage means for storing, as coordinate information, information in which the form identification information, the item identification information, and position coordinates on a dot pattern printed in the entry area constituting the item are associated with each other;
Form identification information specifying means for specifying the form identification information based on the entry information and the coordinate information;
Item identification information specifying means for specifying the item identification information based on the entry information and the coordinate information, further causing the computer to function,
6. The program according to claim 5, wherein the data processing means performs predetermined data processing based on the specified form identification information and item identification information and the entry information.

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