JP7017494B2 - Bill of lading management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a management system for bills of lading issued by a shipping company.

In the shipping business, the shipping company issues a bill of lading to the shipper as proof that the cargo has been accepted. The shipper transfers the bill of lading to the consignee, either directly or indirectly through a clearing house such as a bank. Then, the consignee who received the bill of lading can receive the cargo by presenting the bill of lading as a baggage exchange certificate at the place of unloading.

This bill of lading is sent by the shipper in addition to the bill of lading created or entered by the shipping company (however, it may be sent by an agent on behalf of the shipper. The same shall apply hereinafter). Annexed documents such as details of the cargo contents may be attached. In this case, the bill of lading is valid as a set including the annex, so the shipping company strictly manages the annex sent by the shipper and combines it into a set when issuing the bill of lading. There is a need.

However, while the bill of lading is issued at the time of shipping, the annex is sent from the shipper in advance. Therefore, after receiving the annex, it is necessary to keep it under strict control, select an appropriate annex when issuing the bill of lading, and combine it as a set. No mistakes can be tolerated in this work, and the work must be done promptly after the shipment is confirmed. Furthermore, in order to prove that the bill of lading is a complete set including the attached documents, there was also complicated work such as attaching a tally mark.

In the past, the work of including such bills of lading as a set was done manually, which not only puts a heavy burden on the site, but also may cause work mistakes such as mistakes or omissions in the attached documents that should be included in the set. There was also a problem.

There is a freight waybill in a document that has the same contents as the bill of lading but does not have the nature of securities, but the situation was the same for this freight waybill. The present invention can handle bills of lading and / or waybills. Hereinafter, the bill of lading, etc. refers to the bill of lading and the waybill. In addition, the following explanation of bills of lading also applies to freight waybills, except in special cases.

JP-A-2002-92111 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-238072

Patent Document 1 discloses a system capable of printing a bill of lading on the Internet. Specifically, the shipper accesses the server via a network such as the Internet, browses the bill of lading provided by the Web page, pays the bill of lading for the desired bill of lading, and then pays the bill of lading. An invention is disclosed in which when a bill of lading that has been paid and can be issued is selected, print data in a predetermined format is transmitted via a network.

Further, Patent Document 2 discloses an invention for improving the convenience of the work of generating and storing an electronic document from a paper document. Specifically, a bibliography is based on an OCR unit that generates an electronic document by inputting a document image generated by optically reading a paper document and executing character recognition processing, and an electronic document generated by the OCR unit. Storage of electronic documents from multiple storage destination candidates based on the journal item extraction unit that generates items, multiple classification conditions for classifying and storing electronic documents, and the journal items generated by the journal item extraction unit. An invention is disclosed that includes a storage processing unit that determines a destination and stores an electronic document in the determined storage destination.

However, although Patent Document 1 discloses a system capable of printing a bill of lading on the Internet, it does not describe a method of managing annexes that should be a set of bills of lading. Furthermore, there is no description of a suitable configuration for streamlining the work of setting up a set including bills of lading, etc.

Further, Patent Document 2 describes a structure in which documents are digitized, and documents are classified and managed by OCR, but there is no description regarding shipping business or bill of lading. Furthermore, there is no description of a suitable configuration for streamlining the work of setting up a set including bills of lading, etc.

Because of this, there is a heavy burden on the site due to the manual work of setting up the bill of lading, etc., including the attached documents, and the problem of work mistakes such as mistakes and omissions in the attached documents that should be set. Can be said to be a situation where no effective solution has been shown.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a document relating to ancillary information of a cargo, which is a document accompanying the cargo that constitutes a part of a bill of lading, etc. (a bill of lading and a waybill of freight; the same shall apply hereinafter). An electronic image data acquisition unit that acquires electronic image data, a first bill of lading identification information reception unit that accepts input of identification information such as bills of lading, which is identification information of bills of lading corresponding to cargo accompanying documents, and a first cargo. The bill of lading identification information assigning section that attaches the bill of lading identification information received at the securities identification information reception department to a predetermined position in the electronic image data, and the bill of lading, etc. that is the file name containing the bill of lading identification information. The bill of lading identification file storage unit that stores the electronic image data with the identification file name, the second bill of lading identification information input reception unit that accepts the input of identification information such as the bill of lading to be printed, and the second Bill of lading, etc. Cover information acquisition department for acquiring bill of lading, etc. cover information, which constitutes the cover of the bill of lading, etc. identified by the identification information of the bill of lading, etc. Bill of lading, etc. that generates data for print output of cover information The name of the file with identification of bills of lading, etc. By printing the electronic image data extraction unit that extracts the electronic image data saved in the above, the data for print output of the cover information of the bill of lading, etc., and the extracted electronic image data as one set, the bill of lading, etc. We propose a bill of lading management system that has a bill of lading printing department that prints a set.

Further, in the present invention, the first cargo securities identification information receiving unit is located at a predetermined position of the electronic image data display means for displaying the electronic image data acquired by the electronic image data acquisition unit and the electronic image data. We propose a shipping securities management system characterized by comprising a text insertion frame setting means for setting a text insertion frame and a text insertion receiving means for receiving input of identification information such as a shipping certificate into the text insertion frame.

Further, in the present invention, the bill of lading identification information adding unit provides a means for storing an electronic image data with an identification such as a bill of lading, which stores the electronic image data with the identification of the bill of lading attached to a predetermined position. The bill of lading identification file storage unit is provided with an OCR reading means for reading the bill of lading identification information attached to a predetermined position of the bill of lading identification electronic image data by OCR or the like, and the read cargo. We propose a bill of lading management system characterized by including a means for generating a bill of lading identification file name from the bill of lading identification information.

By mainly adopting the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, it is necessary to manually include the documents attached to the cargo sent from the shipper as an appendix to the bill of lading, etc. Will be eliminated, and the heavy burden on the site will be eliminated. In addition, it is possible to eradicate the possibility of work mistakes such as mistakes and omissions in the cargo accompanying documents that should be included in the annex.

Functional block diagram of the first embodiment The hardware diagram of the first embodiment Flow of processing of embodiment 1 Functional block diagram of the second embodiment The hardware diagram of the second embodiment Flow of processing of embodiment 2 Functional block diagram of the third embodiment Hardware diagram of embodiment 3 Flow of processing of embodiment 3 Documents accompanying the shipment sent from the shipper Documents attached to the cargo with the bill of lading number Screenshot of file storage section with identification of bill of lading, etc. Bill of lading selection screen to be printed 1 Bill of lading selection screen to be printed 2 Bill of lading cover Text insertion frame for cargo accompanying documents

Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The mutual relationship between the embodiment and the claims is as follows. First, Embodiment 1 mainly corresponds to claim 1. The second embodiment mainly corresponds to claim 2. The third embodiment mainly corresponds to claim 3. Other claims protect claims 1 to 3 from different perspectives and are simultaneously described by the embodiments.

The following embodiments are all embodiments for bills of lading and the like in the shipping business, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and in various embodiments within the scope not deviating from the gist thereof. Can be done.
<< Embodiment 1 >>
<Summary of the first embodiment>

In the first embodiment, the most basic embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the present embodiment. Looking at the entire system, in this embodiment, the electronic image data acquisition unit (101), the first bill of lading identification information reception unit (102), the bill of lading identification information addition unit (103), the bill of lading, etc. File storage unit with identification (104), identification information input reception unit for second bill of lading (105), cover information acquisition unit for bill of lading (106), data generation unit for print output of bill of lading (107). It includes an electronic image data extraction unit (108) and a bill of lading printing unit (109). Hereinafter, each configuration will be described.
<Structure of Embodiment 1 Invention>
<Embodiment 1 Electronic image data acquisition unit>

The electronic image data acquisition unit acquires the electronic image data of the cargo accompanying documents. Here, the cargo accompanying document is an annex such as a statement of cargo as shown in FIG. 10, and is a document constituting a part of a bill of lading or the like. This cargo accompanying document is sent by fax or the like from the shipper. Therefore, the electronic image data acquisition unit can be configured by reading a paper document sent by FAX or the like using a reading device such as a copy multifunction device or a scanner. Further, in the case of Internet FAX, the configuration may be such that the data is directly received as electronic data, and in the case of receiving by mail or FTP upload, the configuration may be such that the data is directly acquired as electronic data from a designated folder or the like. Of course, a system for converting fax reception into electronic data may be used, and a PDF file or the like converted into data may be directly acquired. These can be done by those skilled in the art as appropriate. It should be noted that the acquired electronic image data can be saved, and the input of the bill of lading identification information to the first bill of lading identification information reception unit described later is performed collectively after a while. May be good.

Further, the electronic image data broadly refers to data constituting the contents including the layout of the original paper document. PDF or JPEG, bitmap file, TIFF, etc. can be considered, but the present invention is not limited to this. Of course, the original file format of the manufacturer such as a copy multifunction device or a scanner may be used. In this embodiment, it is the manufacturer's original file format.
<Embodiment 1 First Bill of Lading Identification Information Reception Department>

The first bill of lading identification information reception unit accepts the input of the bill of lading identification information, which is the identification information of the bill of lading corresponding to the cargo accompanying documents. The identification information such as a bill of lading is, for example, a bill of lading number in the present embodiment. Of course, even if it is not the bill of lading number but the management number in the system, it is sufficient as long as it is information that can link the document accompanying the cargo with the bill of lading or the like.

The method of acceptance may be appropriately determined by those skilled in the art, but it is preferable to display the image data of the cargo accompanying documents and then accept the input or selection of the bill of lading number specified by the user. Here, the user is typically a person in charge of a shipping company. This is because it is the responsibility of the person in charge to identify and judge which bill of lading the bill of lading constitutes a set.
<Embodiment 1 Bill of Lading, etc. Identification Information Granting Department>

The bill of lading identification information giving department attaches the bill of lading identification information received by the first bill of lading identification information reception unit to a predetermined position of the electronic image data. The predetermined position may be, for example, an upper right portion of the image data, another header portion, or a footer portion. This is so that when the image data is later printed as a set of bills of lading, identification information such as bills of lading is attached to the documents accompanying the cargo. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the bill of lading number is attached to the upper right (the bill of lading number YOKKHH1808XXX8 on the upper right is a sample).

Various modes can be considered for the method of attaching the identification information. For example, in the case of PDF, it is conceivable to overwrite using the function of the PDF processing library or PDF processing software, and if it is the manufacturer's original file, the specifications may be followed. It may be implemented by directly manipulating data such as JPEG, bitmap, and TIFF file. How to implement these details is at the discretion of those skilled in the art. For example, it may be configured so that a different number can be assigned to each page. If a different number can be assigned to each page, it is convenient because even if electronic image data is imported by scanning multiple shipper's cargo accompanying documents together, it can be processed as a separate bill of lading number. ..
<Embodiment 1 File storage unit with identification of bill of lading, etc.>

The file storage unit for identifying bills of lading, etc. stores the electronic image data under the file name for identifying bills of lading, etc., which is the file name including the identification information for bills of lading, etc. received by the identification information reception unit for bills of lading, etc. .. For example, in the present embodiment, the file is saved in a predetermined folder with a file name including the bill of lading number. In addition, including the identification information of the bill of lading, etc. broadly includes the information that can identify the bill of lading, etc. For example, even if it is a reference number in the system linked to the bill of lading number, since the reference number is linked to the bill of lading number, it contains information for identifying the bill of lading. I can say. As described above, it is natural that "including identification information such as a bill of lading" is not limited to including the character string of the bill of lading as it is. In this embodiment, the character string of the bill of lading number is included as it is. FIG. 12 is a screenshot of a folder with a file name containing the character string of the bill of lading as it is (the bill of lading number is a sample). In this case, each page may be a separate file.

The physical storage destination of the file with identification such as a bill of lading may be a memory or a hard disk in the same electronic device, or may be an external hard disk, a file server, a storage area of a server on the cloud, or the like. Further, in this storage process, the file format may be converted into an easy-to-use format such as PDF.
<Embodiment 1 Second bill of lading identification information input reception unit>

The second bill of lading identification information input reception unit accepts the input of identification information such as the bill of lading to be printed. The most suitable method for accepting this input is to configure a list display screen of bills of lading and let the user select from the list. Also in this embodiment, a list display screen is implemented by connecting to the database of the shipping backbone system. 13 and 14 are the screen captures. Since it is long horizontally, it is divided into two drawings. In this embodiment, the bill of lading loaded on the same ship can be printed all at once by searching the record of the bill of lading by entering the ship name in the search form at the top of the screen, which is very convenient. Of course, instead of the list screen, it may be implemented by a text input method of the bill of lading number to be printed or a method of selecting a file with identification such as the bill of lading.
<Embodiment 1 Cover Information Acquisition Department for Bills of Lading, etc.>

The bill of lading cover information acquisition unit acquires the bill of lading cover information that constitutes the cover of the bill of lading identified by the bill of lading identification information received by the second bill of lading identification information input reception unit. The cover of a bill of lading, etc. is a document at the beginning of a set of bills of lading that describes basic information related to the bill of lading. If there is no annex, it will be the bill of lading itself.

The cover information such as bills of lading is usually managed by the core system of the shipping company. Further, in many cases, text information of identification information such as bills of lading is recorded as a key in a relational database or the like. In the present invention, the data storage unit for the cover information of the bill of lading, etc., which uses the identification information of the bill of lading, etc. as the key, is not included in the configuration. This is because it is normal to access a system or the like and acquire data. In this embodiment, data is acquired from the database of the core system. In addition, a configuration in which a CSV file is exported from a core system and the file is read by this system is also conceivable. These points are design matters and can be appropriately done by those skilled in the art.
<Embodiment 1 Data generation unit for print output of bill of lading, etc.>

The data generation unit for printing out the cover of the bill of lading, etc. generates the data for printing out the cover information of the bill of lading, etc. For example, a method of implementing to generate laid-out print data using a component for performing form printing can be considered. FIG. 15 is the cover portion of the actual bill of lading (if there is no accompanying document, this cover is the bill of lading). Of course, it may be implemented using Excel format, XML, CSS, or the like.
<Embodiment 1 Electronic image data extraction unit>

The electronic image data extraction unit extracts electronic image data stored under a file name (file name with identification such as bill of lading) including identification information such as bill of lading received by the second bill of lading identification information input reception unit. Since the file name (file path) can be determined from the identification information such as the bill of lading, the electronic image data of the file path may be acquired.
<Embodiment 1 Bill of Lading Printing Department>

The bill of lading printing department prints the data for printing out the cover information of the bill of lading, etc. and the extracted electronic image data (that is, the cargo accompanying documents constituting the bill of lading) as a set, thereby setting the bill of lading, etc. To print. At this time, it is more preferable to add the total number of pages and the current number of pages to each page of the cover of the bill of lading and the documents accompanying the cargo constituting the bill of lading. This is because, with this configuration, page omissions in bills of lading and the like can be immediately recognized.

Note that printing here includes creating an electronic file through a virtual printer such as a PDF printer. For example, a PDF file may be created and placed in a specific folder, or may be sent to e-mail, Internet FAX, or the like.

Further, it may be possible to print a plurality of original copies, duplicate copies, etc. of the bill of lading at the same time. Further, the invoice and the invoice may be printed together. At this time, if it is necessary to include the invoice and the invoice in the set of bills of lading, the configuration may be such that the invoice and the invoice can be continuously printed as one set.
<Embodiment 1 Hardware Configuration>

FIG. 2 is an example of the hardware configuration of the present embodiment. The present embodiment may be implemented as hardware, software, or both hardware and software. Specifically, if a computer is used, a CPU, main memory, GPU, image memory, graphic board, bus, or secondary storage device (hardware, non-volatile memory, storage medium such as CD or DVD, and them). Hardware components such as the reading drive of the medium), input devices used for information input, touch panels, printers, scanner devices and other external peripheral devices, as well as interfaces for the external peripheral devices, communication interfaces, and their hardware. Driver programs for controlling hardware and other application programs can be mentioned. Then, by the arithmetic processing of the CPU according to the program expanded on the main memory, the data input from the input device or other interface and held in the memory or hardware is processed and stored, or the above-mentioned hardware is processed. And instructions to control the software are generated. Here, the above program may be realized as a plurality of modularized programs, or may be realized as one program by combining two or more programs. Further, it may be used as a storage medium on which this program is recorded. Further, this embodiment can be realized as a system by combining with one or a plurality of devices. It should be noted that these points are not limited to this embodiment and are the same throughout the present specification. In addition, in FIG. 2, each program and each data recorded in the non-volatile memory are read into the main memory and arithmetic processing is performed, and the arithmetic result performed on the main memory can be recorded in the non-volatile memory. Is shown.
<Embodiment 1 Processing Flow>

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the most basic configuration of the present embodiment. That is, in the present embodiment, the electronic image data acquisition step (301), the first bill of lading identification information reception step (302), the bill of lading identification information addition step (303), and the bill of lading identification file storage. Step (304), second bill of lading identification information input acceptance step (305), bill of lading cover information acquisition step (306), bill of lading cover print output data generation step (307), and electronic image. It consists of a data extraction step (308) and a bill of lading printing step (309).
<Effect of Embodiment 1>

According to the present embodiment having the above configuration, it becomes easy to organize the cargo-related documents constituting the bill of lading, and the related cargo-related documents can be easily specified only by specifying the identification information of the bill of lading when printing the bill of lading. However, since it is printed without omission, the work load is greatly reduced and work mistakes are prevented. In addition, since the bill of lading number, the total number of pages, and the current number of pages are attached to each page of the set of bills of lading, there is no need for complicated work such as attaching a tally mark to prove that the set of bills of lading is a set. Can be done. In addition, if the acquired electronic image data is configured to be saved, the input of the identification information such as the bill of lading to the identification information reception unit for the first bill of lading can be collectively executed later after a while, and also electronically. While the user for image data acquisition work (for example, clerical staff) and the user for inputting identification information such as bills of lading (for example, sales staff for each customer) are assigned separately, a series of processes can be centrally managed by the system. It's convenient.
<< Embodiment 2 >>
<Summary of Embodiment 2>

In the second embodiment, the second basic embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the present embodiment. Looking at the entire system, in the present embodiment, the first bill of lading identification information receiving unit (402) has an electronic image data display means (403), a text insertion frame setting means (404), and a text insertion receiving means ( It is characterized by having 405).
<Structure of Embodiment 2>
<Embodiment 2 Electronic Image Data Display Means>

The electronic image data display means displays the electronic image data acquired by the electronic image data acquisition unit on the display. As the simplest mounting method, for example, screen display using original file editing software of a manufacturer such as a copy multifunction device or a scanner, PDF processing software, or a PDF viewer component can be considered.
<Embodiment 2 Text Insertion Frame Setting Means>

The text insertion frame setting means sets the text insertion frame at a predetermined position of the electronic image data. In the present embodiment, the insertion frame is set in the upper right portion of the electronic image of the electronic image data. FIG. 16 is an example, and text is input in the upper right frame (already input in FIG. 16). It should be noted that the frame portion is only displayed so that the user can understand the input location, and is not saved as an image. This text insertion frame may be easily set by using a format function such as scan image editing software of a multifunction device manufacturer or PDF processing software, but the text insertion frame is not limited to this. It may be implemented by a method of setting coordinates in a specific range such as JPEG, bitmap, and TIFF file.
<Embodiment 2 Text Insertion Accepting Means>

The text insertion receiving means accepts the input of identification information such as a bill of lading into the text insertion frame. That is, in the present embodiment, the bill of lading number is inserted at the position set in the text insertion frame. In this embodiment, the user inputs text at the input location set by the format function of the scan image editing software or PDF processing software of the multifunction device manufacturer, but the bill of lading number is selected from the list and input. You may build a subsystem that allows you to do so.
<Embodiment 2 Hardware Configuration>

FIG. 5 is an example of the hardware configuration of the embodiment. The present embodiment may be implemented as hardware, software, or both hardware and software. Further, the program of the present embodiment may be realized as a plurality of modularized programs, or may be realized as one program by combining two or more programs. Further, this embodiment can be realized as a system by combining with one or a plurality of devices. These points are not limited to this embodiment and are the same throughout the present specification. In FIG. 5, each program and each data recorded in the non-volatile memory are read into the main memory for arithmetic processing, and the arithmetic result performed on the main memory can be recorded in the non-volatile memory. Is shown.
<Phase 2 Processing Flow>

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the most basic configuration of the present embodiment. That is, in the present embodiment, the first bill of lading identification information reception step (602) is an electronic image data display sub-step (603), a text insertion frame setting sub-step (604), and a text insertion reception sub-step (605). ) Is provided.
<Effect of Embodiment 2>

According to the present embodiment having the above configuration, it becomes easy to organize the cargo-related documents constituting the bill of lading, and the related cargo-related documents can be obtained by simply specifying the identification information of the securities when printing the bill of lading. Since it is printed without omission, the work load is greatly reduced and work mistakes are prevented. In particular, by inputting the identification information such as the bill of lading while displaying the electronic image data, it becomes possible to associate the document accompanying the cargo with the bill of lading without any error.
<< Embodiment 3 >>
<Summary of Embodiment 3>

In the third embodiment, a third basic embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the present embodiment. Looking at the entire system, in the present embodiment, the bill of lading identification information adding unit (706) is provided with the bill of lading identification electronic image data storage unit (707), and the bill of lading identification file storage unit (708) is provided. , OCR reading means (709) and a file name generating means with identification such as a bill of lading (710).
<Structure of Embodiment 3>
<Embodiment 3 Electronic image data storage means>

The electronic image data storage means stores the electronic image data with the identification such as the bill of lading with the identification information such as the bill of lading attached to a predetermined position. Here, the file name is saved by the default file name of the scan image editing software of the multifunction device manufacturer or the PDF processing software. This file name is converted into a file name with the identification information such as the bill of lading by reading the identification information such as the bill of lading in the image data by the OCR reading means described later. The physical storage destination may be a memory or a hard disk in the same electronic device, or may be an external hard disk, a file server, or a recording area of a server on the cloud.
<Embodiment 3 OCR reading means>

The OCR reading means reads the bill of lading identification information attached to a predetermined position of the bill of lading identification electronic image data of the file saved by the electronic image data storage means by OCR. Here, OCR is to perform character recognition from the contents of an electronic image file and extract text information. That is, in the present embodiment, the bill of lading number attached to the upper right part of the image data is read. In PDF and the like, there are cases where characters are saved as images and data is saved as text information including layouts. It is considered that OCR generally reads a character string from the former data, but it can also be configured by a method of reading the latter data, but in the present invention, both cases are treated in the same manner as OCR or the like. ..

In the present embodiment, the OCR reading unit monitors a predetermined folder as a storage destination of the electronic image data storage means of the second embodiment, and automatically executes OCR for all the files under the folder. The storage destination of the electronic image data storage means may extend to a plurality of folders. For example, a folder on a file server that is different for each sales base may be created, or a folder may be created for each person in charge. These configurations can be realized by specifying a plurality of monitoring destinations for OCR folders.
<Embodiment 3 means for generating a file name with identification such as a bill of lading>

The bill of lading identification file name generation means generates the bill of lading identification file name from the bill of lading identification information read by the OCR reading means. In this embodiment, a file name including a bill of lading number is generated. However, including identification information such as bills of lading broadly includes information that can identify the identification information such as bills of lading. For example, even if the reference number is in-house linked to the bill of lading number, since the reference number is linked to the bill of lading number, it can be said that the reference information such as the bill of lading is included. As described above, "including identification information such as bills of lading" is not limited to including the number character string for securities identification as it is.
<Embodiment 3 Hardware Configuration>

FIG. 8 is an example of the hardware configuration of the embodiment. The present embodiment may be implemented as hardware, software, or both hardware and software. Further, the program of the present embodiment may be realized as a plurality of modularized programs, or may be realized as one program by combining two or more programs. Further, this embodiment can be realized as a system by combining with one or a plurality of devices. These points are not limited to this embodiment and are the same throughout the present specification. In FIG. 8, each program and each data recorded in the non-volatile memory are read into the main memory to perform arithmetic processing, and the arithmetic result performed on the main memory can be recorded in the non-volatile memory. Is shown.
<Example 3 Processing flow>

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the most basic configuration of the present embodiment. That is, in the present embodiment, the bill of lading identification information addition step (906) includes a bill of lading identification electronic image data storage sub-step (907), and the bill of lading identification file storage step (908) reads OCR. It is characterized by having a sub-step (909) and a sub-step (910) for generating a file name with identification such as a bill of lading.
<Effect of Embodiment 3>

According to the present embodiment having the above configuration, it becomes easy to organize the cargo-related documents constituting the bill of lading, and the related cargo-related documents can be obtained only by specifying the identification information of the bill of lading when printing the bill of lading. Since it is printed without omission, the work load is greatly reduced and work mistakes are prevented. In particular, the first bill of lading identification information reception unit and the bill of lading identification information granting department are configured by utilizing scan image editing software, PDF processing software, etc. of the compound machine manufacturer, and the bill of lading identification file storage unit is configured. By configuring by utilizing OCR reading software and components, a system can be constructed by combining and utilizing commercially available free software, etc., and the cost performance is excellent.

More importantly, in the present embodiment, the configuration for adding the identification information such as the bill of lading to the electronic image data of the document accompanying the cargo (the first bill of lading identification information reception unit and the bill of lading identification information addition unit) and the cargo It is separated from the configuration (file storage unit with identification of bills of lading) that reads electronic image data with identification information such as bills of lading by OCR, generates a file name with identification of bills of lading, and re-saves it with the file name. It is a point. As a result, both system configurations can be constructed without worrying about the dependency relationship.

For example, assuming that the sales offices of shipping companies are scattered all over the country (the head office and sales offices are connected on the Internet), at one base, the electronic image data of the cargo accompanying document and the electronic image data are converted. It is assumed that identification information such as bills of lading is added by PDF processing software. At other bases, it is assumed that the image reading / processing software of the multifunction device manufacturer was used to convert the documents accompanying the cargo into electronic image data and to add identification information such as bills of lading to the electronic image data. Even in such a case, if the image file with the identification information such as the shipping certificate is placed in a predetermined folder, for example, the file server of each sales base or the file server of the head office, this can be read by OCR. It can be managed centrally. In other words, the system and software already owned by each sales office can be used to convert the documents accompanying the cargo into electronic image data and to add identification information such as bills of lading to the electronic image data, and the introduction of the system is low. It has the great advantage of being costly, quick, and highly flexible.

Claims (6)

An electronic image data acquisition unit that acquires electronic image data of cargo accompanying documents that form part of the bill of lading, etc. (the bill of lading and the waybill; the same shall apply hereinafter), which are documents related to the incidental information of the cargo.
The first bill of lading identification information reception unit that accepts the input of the bill of lading identification information that is the identification information of the bill of lading corresponding to the cargo accompanying documents,
The bill of lading identification information granting department that attaches the bill of lading identification information received at the first bill of lading identification information reception department to the predetermined position of the electronic image data,
A file storage unit with identification of bills of lading, etc., which stores the electronic image data with a file name with identification of bills of lading, etc., which is a file name containing identification information of the bill of lading, etc.
The second bill of lading identification information input reception unit that accepts the input of identification information such as bills of lading to be printed,
The bill of lading information acquisition department that acquires the cover information of the bill of lading, which constitutes the cover of the bill of lading identified by the identification information of the bill of lading received by the second bill of lading identification information input reception unit.
A data generation unit for print output of the cover of the bill of lading, which generates data for print output of the cover information of the bill of lading, etc.
An electronic image data extraction unit that extracts electronic image data saved under the file name with identification of the bill of lading, etc., including the identification information of the bill of lading, etc. received by the second bill of lading identification information input reception unit.
It has a bill of lading printing unit that prints a set of bills of lading, etc. by printing the data for print output of the cover information of the bill of lading, etc. and the extracted electronic image data as one set.
Bill of lading management system. The identification information reception department for the first bill of lading, etc.
An electronic image data display means for displaying the electronic image data acquired by the electronic image data acquisition unit, and an electronic image data display means.
A text insertion frame setting means for setting a text insertion frame at a predetermined position of the electronic image data, and
A means for accepting text insertion that accepts input of identification information such as bills of lading into the text insertion frame,
The bill of lading management system according to claim 1, wherein the system is provided with. The bill of lading identification information granting department
It is equipped with a means for storing electronic image data with identification such as bills of lading, which stores electronic image data with identification such as bills of lading with identification information attached to a predetermined position.
The file storage unit with identification of bills of lading, etc.
An OCR reading means for reading the bill of lading identification information attached to a predetermined position of the bill of lading identification electronic image data by OCR or the like.
The bill of lading management system according to claim 2, further comprising a means for generating a bill of lading identification file name from the read bill of lading identification information. An electronic image data acquisition step for acquiring electronic image data of a cargo accompanying document that constitutes a part of a bill of lading, etc. (a bill of lading and a waybill; the same shall apply hereinafter), which is a document related to the accompanying information of the cargo.
The first bill of lading identification information reception step that accepts the input of the bill of lading identification information that is the identification information of the bill of lading corresponding to the cargo accompanying documents,
The step of assigning the identification information of the bill of lading, etc., which attaches the identification information of the bill of lading, etc. received at the reception department of the identification information of the first bill of lading, etc. to the predetermined position of the electronic image data, and
A file saving step for storing the electronic image data with a file name for identifying the bill of lading, which is a file name including the identification information for the bill of lading, and a file saving step for storing the electronic image data.
The second bill of lading identification information input acceptance step that accepts the input of identification information such as the bill of lading to be printed, and
The step of acquiring the cover information of the bill of lading, which constitutes the cover of the bill of lading identified by the identification information of the bill of lading received by the input reception unit for the identification information of the second bill of lading, and the step of acquiring the cover information of the bill of lading.
A data generation step for printing out the cover of the bill of lading, which generates data for printing out the cover information of the bill of lading, and
An electronic image data extraction step for extracting the electronic image data saved in the file name with the identification of the bill of lading, etc., including the identification information of the bill of lading, etc. received at the second bill of lading identification information input reception unit.
It consists of a bill of lading printing step for printing a set of bills of lading, etc. by printing the data for print output of the cover information of the bill of lading, etc. and the extracted electronic image data as one set.
How to operate the bill of lading management system. A program for causing a computer to execute the method according to claim 4. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 5 is recorded.

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