JP5578106B2 - Information processing system and form image storage server - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system and a form image storage server, and more particularly to cooperation between a form image storage system and another system.

  Conventionally, in Patent Document 1 below, form image data is registered in the image entry server 16 as customer data, and form image registration information and seal image registration information necessary for registration are created. An image processing system for registering in an image server and registering seal image data in the seal server is described.

JP 2003-296586 A

  However, in the above conventional technology, when registering a form image handled by another system with the form image storage system, after registering with the other system, register the form image and key information again with the form image storage system. There was a need to do it.

  For this reason, both the registration work to the other system to be linked and the registration work to the form image storage system are necessary, which is troublesome twice.

  Further, when information is changed on the other system side to be linked, it is necessary to perform maintenance work on the registered data in both the other system to be linked and the form image storage system, which requires complicated work.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is a new and improved registration that can be registered in a form image storage server with another system that cooperates with a simple configuration. An information processing system and a form image storage server are provided.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, a form image, a database unit for registering an ID associated with the form image and key information about the form, the ID and the form An image transfer unit that transfers an image; a form image database unit that registers an ID and a form image transferred from the image transfer unit; and a database unit of the server according to definition information associated with the ID A form image storage server comprising: a key information acquisition unit that acquires key information related to the ID from the key information and updates an item of key information related to the ID of the form image database unit based on the acquired key information An information processing system is provided.

  The form image storage server includes a definition information storage unit in which a plurality of the definition information is stored in advance, and the key information acquisition unit is configured to use the definition information based on the ID transferred from the image transfer unit. Key information related to the ID may be acquired from the database unit of the server according to the definition information read from the storage unit.

  The form image storage server includes a definition information storage unit in which a plurality of definition information is stored in advance, and the key information acquisition unit is configured to define the definition based on the form image transferred from the image transfer unit. Key information related to the form image may be acquired from the database unit of the server according to the definition information read from the information storage unit.

  The key information acquisition unit may acquire the key information from the server based on the definition information when detecting the arrival of a predetermined time.

  The key information acquisition unit may acquire the key information from the server based on the definition information when notified that the processing by the image transfer unit is completed.

  The image transfer unit may store the ID and the form in the form image storage server when the key information is newly registered in the database part or when the key information registered in the database part is modified. The image may be transferred.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, a form image transferred from another system, an ID associated with the form image, and key information about the form are obtained. A form image database part to be registered, and key information related to the ID from the database part of the other system in accordance with definition information associated with the ID, and the form image database part based on the acquired key information A form image storage server is provided that includes a key information acquisition unit that updates an item of key information related to the ID.

  The form image storage server includes a definition information storage unit in which a plurality of the definition information is stored in advance, and the key information acquisition unit is configured to use the definition information based on the ID transferred from the other system. Key information related to the ID may be acquired from the database unit of the other system according to the definition information read from the storage unit.

  The form image storage server includes a definition information storage unit in which a plurality of definition information is stored in advance, and the key information acquisition unit is configured to define the definition based on the form image transferred from the other system. The key information related to the form image may be acquired from the database unit of the other system according to the definition information read from the information storage unit.

  The key information acquisition unit may acquire the key information from the other system based on the definition information when detecting the arrival of a predetermined time.

  The key information acquisition unit is configured to acquire the key information from the other system based on the definition information when notified that the transfer of the ID and the form image has been completed from another system. There may be.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to register a form image storage server with another system that cooperates with a simple configuration.

It is a mimetic diagram showing the composition of the system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of a seal server. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of a form image storage server. It is a schematic diagram which shows the information which a seal stamp database part hold | maintains. It is a schematic diagram which shows the information which a form image database part hold | maintains. It is a schematic diagram which shows the key information acquisition definition information previously defined by the key information acquisition definition information storage part. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state by which the form image database part was updated. It is a flowchart which shows the process of one Embodiment of this invention.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

  First, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 are schematic views showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. 4 to 7 are schematic diagrams showing information held in the database. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing of this embodiment.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the configuration of this embodiment includes two systems: a seal registration system 100 and a form image storage system 200. The seal registration system 100 includes a seal slip registration terminal 110 and a seal server 120. The form image storage system 200 includes a form image inquiry terminal 210 and a form image storage server 220.

  As an example, the seal slip registration terminal 110 is a terminal such as a personal computer (PC) to which an image scanner device is connected. The seal form registration terminal 110 has a function of acquiring a form image (form image data) of a seal form scanned by the image scanner device and cutting out an image of a seal imprint part (hereinafter referred to as a seal image) in the form image. The seal slip registration terminal 110 has a function of receiving input from the operator, adding information such as a store number, a subject, and an account number to the form image and the seal image, sending the information to the seal stamp server 120, and registering it in the seal stamp server 120. . These pieces of information sent to the seal stamp server 120 are registered in the seal stamp database unit 124 of the seal stamp server 120.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the seal stamp server 120. The seal server 120 includes an image transfer unit 122 and a seal database 124.

  The seal stamp database unit 124 can be composed of a general database. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing information held by the seal stamp database unit 124. As shown in FIG. 4, the seal stamp database unit 124 holds information related to the seal stamp sent from the seal slip registration terminal 110 in a table format. Specifically, the information on the seal includes an ID, a form image, a store number, a subject, an account number, a seal image, and a registration date. As described above, information on the store image, subject, and account number in the form image and seal image is acquired when the seal form registration terminal 110 receives input from the operator, and is sent from the seal form registration terminal 110 to the seal server 120. And registered in the seal stamp database unit 124. For example, when the seal registration system 100 acquires a form image at a store or the like, when such information is acquired by the seal slip registration terminal 110, it is sent to the seal server 120 and registered in the seal database unit 124.

  In the information shown in FIG. 4, ID is unique key information corresponding one-to-one with the form image acquired by the image scanner device.

  The image transfer unit 122 of the seal server 120 has a function of transferring the ID and form image newly registered in the seal database unit 124 to the image storage server 220 of the form image storage system 200 and registering them in the image storage server 220 on that day. Have. The processing by the image transfer unit 122 is executed once a day at a predetermined time, for example.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the form image storage server 220. The form image storage server 220 includes a key information acquisition unit 222, key information acquisition definition information 224, and a form image database unit 226. The form image database unit 226 can be composed of a general database. The key information acquisition definition information storage unit 224 is a memory for storing key information acquisition definition information defined for acquiring key information.

  Each component of the seal server 120 and the form image storage server 220 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 includes hardware (circuit) or a central processing unit (CPU) and a program (software) for causing it to function. Can be configured. In this case, the program can be stored in a storage unit such as a memory provided in each server or a memory connected from the outside.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing information held in the form image database unit 226. As shown in FIG. 5, the form image database unit 226 holds information on the form image in the form of a table.

  The key information acquisition unit 222 acquires key information related to the form image from the seal database unit 124 of the seal server 120 in accordance with the specification of the key information acquisition definition information stored in the key information acquisition definition information storage unit 224. It has a function of updating the key information in the form image database unit 226 of the form image storage server 220. The process by the key information acquisition unit 222 is executed once a day at a predetermined time, for example.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing key information acquisition definition information predefined in the key information acquisition definition information storage unit 224. As shown in FIG. 6, information necessary for the operation of the key information acquisition unit 222 is previously defined in the key information acquisition definition information storage unit 224.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the key information acquisition definition information is defined for each ID. In the example of FIG. 6, “store number”, “subject”, and “account number” are defined as key information names 1 to 3 for a certain ID. Then, an SQL sentence (acquisition information 1 to 3) for acquiring “store number”, “subject”, and “account number” from the seal database unit 124, and the “store number”, “subject”, “account” to the form image database unit 226 SQL statements (storage information 1 to 3) for storing “number” are defined.

  The key information acquisition unit 222 acquires key information related to the form image from the seal database unit 124 of the seal server 120 in accordance with the specification of the key information acquisition definition information shown in FIG. Update. For the ID shown in FIG. 6, since “store number”, “subject”, and “account number” are defined as the key information names 1 to 3, the key information acquisition unit 222 sets “store number”, “ The “subject” and “account number” are acquired from the seal database unit 124, and the key information (“store number”, “subject”, and “account number”) in the form image database unit 226 is updated.

  It is also possible to prepare a plurality of definition information in accordance with the type of form or slip, and use different definition information for registration in the form image database unit 226 according to the type of form or slip to be registered. . In this case, you may comprise so that the information registered into the seal | sticker registration system 100 may differ according to the kind of form.

  In addition to defining the key information acquisition definition information based on the ID described above, for example, the ID and the form image are transmitted to the form image storage server 220, and the form image is received from the form image received by the form image storage server 220. It is configured to perform format recognition, etc., determine which definition information is used according to the form type specified from the format recognition result, and obtain key information from the seal server 120 based on the determined definition information Also good.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the present embodiment. First, the operator operates the seal slip registration terminal 102 during business hours of one day, and as a seal information newly received in the seal stamp database unit 124 of the seal stamp server 120, in addition to an ID and a form image, a store number, a subject, Information such as an account number is registered (step S100).

  Next, at the time after the end of the work, the image transfer unit 122 of the seal server 120 is activated, and the ID newly registered in the seal database unit 124 and the form image are transferred to the form image storage server 220 on that day. It is registered in the form image database unit 226 (step S102). As a method for determining that the ID is newly registered, for example, the date of the day acquired from a timer (not shown) provided in the seal server 120 is compared with the date of the registration date, and an ID having the same date is newly registered. The form may be transferred to the form image storage server 220 by judging that it is a new form, and if the transfer to the form image storage server 220 is performed at midnight the next day, the registration date is the date of the previous day. It may be determined that the item is a newly registered form.

  As an example, the state of the form image database unit 226 at this time is shown in FIG. In the state shown in FIG. 5, the ID and the form image are registered in the form image database unit 226, and the store number, subject, and account number are not registered.

  Next, when it is time for the processing of the image transfer unit 122 to be completed with certainty, when the form image storage server 222 detects the arrival of a predetermined set time, the key information acquisition unit 222 is activated to generate the form image. Based on the ID registered in the database unit 226, the corresponding key information acquisition definition information is determined from the key information acquisition definition information stored in the key information acquisition definition information storage unit 224, and according to the specification of the determined key information acquisition definition information, Key information related to the form image is acquired from the seal database part 124 of the seal server 120, and the key information of the form image database part 226 of the form image storage server 220 is updated (step S104). For example, in the case of FIG. 5, since the ID registered in the form image database unit is “12345678”, the key information acquisition definition information corresponding to the ID “12345678” is searched from the key information acquisition definition information storage unit, Key information acquisition definition information is read and key information is acquired. As an example, the time when the processing of the image transfer unit 122 is surely completed can be a time when the seal registration work is completed (for example, every day at 8:00 pm (20:00)). It can be set arbitrarily depending on the situation. Further, the processing by the key information acquisition unit 222 can be executed every predetermined time (for example, every 1 hour) to update the information.

  As an example, when the key information shown in FIG. 6 is acquired, “store number”, “subject”, and “account number” are acquired as key information related to the form image, and the key information in the form image database unit 226 is updated. Is done. At this time, the state of the form image database unit 226 is updated from the state shown in FIG. 5 to the state shown in FIG. In the state shown in FIG. 7, the ID and the form image are registered in the same manner as in FIG. 5, and in addition to this, “store number”, “subject”, and “account number” are registered by the processing of the key information acquisition unit 222. This is reflected in the state of the form image database unit 226.

  Here, since the key information acquisition unit 222 updates not only the newly registered ID but also all IDs, the data registered before the previous day is used for the seal database unit 124 side of the seal server 120. If the key information is corrected, the data is similarly updated. At this time, as a method of determining whether or not the key information on the seal stamp database unit 124 has been corrected, for example, an item of “correction date” representing the correction date and time of the key information is provided in the seal stamp database unit 124, and this correction date is described above In this way, the presence or absence of correction may be determined by comparing with a date acquired by a timer unit (not shown) provided in the seal server 120.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the image transfer unit 122 on the seal server 120 registers the ID and the form image in the form image database unit 226 on the form image storage server 220. Also, the key information acquisition unit 222 on the form image storage server 220 acquires key information related to the form image from the seal database unit 124 on the seal server 120 according to the key information acquisition definition information, and the form image storage server The key information in the form image database unit 226 on 220 is updated. According to such a configuration, it is possible to complete the registration work that has conventionally occurred twice.

  Further, the key information acquisition unit 222 updates not only newly registered IDs but also all IDs that have been modified with respect to key information stored in the seal stamp database unit 124. Therefore, when the registered information is changed, the form image database unit 226 on the form image storage server 220 is automatically updated simply by maintaining the data in the seal database unit 124 on the seal server 120. Therefore, the maintenance labor can be reduced.

  In the above-described example, the key information acquisition unit 222 is configured to acquire the key information when the processing of the image transfer unit 122 is surely completed. However, the processing of the image transfer unit 122 is completed. The key information acquisition unit 222 of the form image storage server 220 may be activated when the signal or information is transmitted to the form image storage server 220 and the key information acquisition unit 222 receives this signal or information. . Moreover, when the key information of the seal stamp database part 124 is newly registered or corrected, this may be detected and the key information acquisition part 222 may be activated. In this case, the key information acquisition unit 222 transmits the signal or data information indicating that the key information is newly registered or modified from the seal stamp server 120 to the key information acquisition unit 222 of the form image storage server 220. New registration or correction can be detected, and based on this, the key information acquisition unit 222 can be activated.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the form image storage system, various form images transferred from other systems can be stored and inquired, and when the data of other systems is changed, the form image storage is performed. System data can be updated.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration example in which the form image storage system 200 cooperates with the seal registration system 100 has been described. However, it is also possible to cooperate with various notification management systems and general-purpose image entry systems. .

  In the present embodiment, the form image storage system 200 is linked to a single seal registration system 100. However, by preparing a plurality of key information acquisition definition information, the form image storage system 200 is linked to a plurality of other systems. It is also possible.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Apparatus 102 Parts 120 Seal server 122 Image transfer part 124 Seal database part 220 Form image storage server 222 Key information acquisition part 226 Form image database part

Claims (11)

A database unit for registering a form image, an ID associated with the form image, and key information about the form;
An image transfer unit that transfers the ID and the form image;
A form image database unit for registering the ID and form image transferred from the image transfer unit;
Key information related to the ID is acquired from the database unit of the server according to the definition information associated with the ID, and the key information item related to the ID of the form image database unit based on the acquired key information A form image storage server having a key information acquisition unit for updating
An information processing system comprising: The form image storage server
Having a definition information storage unit in which a plurality of the definition information is stored in advance;
The key information acquisition unit acquires key information related to the ID from the database unit of the server according to the definition information read from the definition information storage unit based on the ID transferred from the image transfer unit. The information processing system according to claim 1. The form image storage server
Having a definition information storage unit in which a plurality of the definition information is stored in advance;
The key information acquisition unit acquires key information related to the form image from the database unit of the server according to the definition information read from the definition information storage unit based on the form image transferred from the image transfer unit. The information processing system according to claim 1. 4. The key information acquisition unit according to claim 1, wherein the key information acquisition unit acquires the key information from the server based on the definition information when detecting the arrival of a predetermined time. 5. Information processing system described in 1. 5. The key information acquisition unit according to claim 1, wherein the key information acquisition unit acquires the key information from the server based on the definition information when notified that the processing by the image transfer unit is completed. The information processing system according to claim 1. The image transfer unit, when the key information is newly registered in the database unit, or when the key information registered in the database unit is modified, the ID and the form image are stored in the form image storage server. 6. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the information processing system transfers the information. A form image database unit for registering a form image transferred from another system, an ID associated with the form image, and key information about the form;
Key information related to the ID is acquired from the database unit of the other system according to the definition information associated with the ID, and key information related to the ID of the form image database unit based on the acquired key information A key information acquisition unit for updating the item,
A form image storage server characterized by comprising: The form image storage server
Having a definition information storage unit in which a plurality of the definition information is stored in advance;
The key information acquisition unit acquires key information related to the ID from the database unit of the other system according to the definition information read from the definition information storage unit based on the ID transferred from the other system. The form image storage server according to claim 7. The form image storage server
Having a definition information storage unit in which a plurality of the definition information is stored in advance;
The key information acquisition unit obtains key information related to the form image from the database unit of the other system according to the definition information read from the definition information storage unit based on the form image transferred from the other system. The form image storage server according to claim 7, wherein the form image storage server is acquired. 10. The key information acquisition unit according to claim 7, wherein the key information acquisition unit acquires the key information from the other system based on the definition information when detecting the arrival of a predetermined time. The form image storage server described in one item.   The key information acquisition unit acquires the key information from the other system based on the definition information when notified that the transfer of the ID and the form image is completed from the other system. The form image storage server according to any one of claims 7 to 10.

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