JP7419829B2 - Image forming device and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus and a program.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, systems have been proposed that create learning questions and process learners' scores (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The system described in Patent Document 1 consists of a main storage device, a display, a data input means for learning questions, etc., a printer, and a master file and a data file input to the storage device, and the master file includes problem-related files. The data file contains a learning results management file, and in a computer system that processes learning results, each problem in the problem-related file has a problem code and multiple codes representing weak learning contents corresponding to incorrect answers. learning problem creation means for automatically printing out individual or group question papers, their answer sheets, and answer sheets from the problem-related files; and a performance processing means for analyzing the weaknesses of individuals or groups based on the reading means.

Patent No. 2880326

Depending on the grade of the answer, it may be necessary to alert not only the learner but also the instructor. In such cases, there is a need for a system that alerts learners, instructors, etc. according to their answer scores.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus and a program that can notify a user of information for resolving the errors when there are multiple errors in the answers recorded on the read answer sheet. It is about providing.

[1] A reading unit that reads an image from a sheet of paper on which second information is recorded relative to the first information;
a processor;
Equipped with
The processor outputs information for resolving the plurality of errors when the second information included in the image read by the reading unit has a plurality of errors.
Image forming device.
[2] The processor outputs the information for solving the problem when there are multiple errors in the second information recorded on the paper by the same first person.
The image forming apparatus according to [1] above.
[3] When the plurality of first information corresponding to the plurality of erroneous second information are a predetermined first number or more of the same type of first information, outputting information for solving the problem;
The image forming apparatus according to [2] above.
[4] The processor transmits the plurality of errors to a second person who manages the first person who recorded the second information on the paper as information for resolving the plurality of errors. Outputs guidance information to notify you,
The image forming apparatus according to [2] or [3] .
[5] The processor further outputs the name of the first person and the second information to the second person as information for resolving the plurality of errors;
The image forming apparatus according to [4] above.
[6] The processor outputs the information for solving the problem when there are a plurality of errors in the second information recorded on the paper by a plurality of the first persons .
The image forming apparatus according to any one of [ 2 ] to [5] above.
[7] When the plurality of first information corresponding to the plurality of erroneous second information are a predetermined first number or more of the same type of first information, outputting the information for solving the problem to a management terminal for an administrator connected to the own device;
The image forming apparatus according to [6] above.
[8] The processor outputs information instructing to support the first person as the information for solving the problem.
The image forming apparatus according to [6] or [7].
[9] In the processor,
If there are a plurality of errors in the second information included in the image read by a reading unit that reads an image from a sheet of paper on which second information is recorded with respect to the first information, the plurality of errors are detected. A program that controls the output of information for solving problems.

According to the inventions according to claims 1 and 9, when there are multiple errors in the answers recorded on the read answer sheet, it is possible to notify the user of information for resolving the errors.
According to the invention according to claim 2, when there are multiple errors in the same user's answers, it is possible to notify the user of information for resolving the errors.
According to the invention according to claim 3, when the same user incorrectly answers the same type of question multiple times, information for resolving the error can be notified.
According to the inventions according to claims 4 and 5, it is possible to prompt the user to notify the administrator who manages the user.
According to the invention according to claim 6, when there are multiple errors among multiple users, information for resolving the errors can be notified.
According to the inventions according to claims 7 and 8, when a plurality of errors are made by a plurality of users, information for resolving the errors can be notified to an administrator who manages the plurality of users. can.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an image forming system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system of the multifunction peripheral shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification level table. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification method table. FIGS. 5(a) to 5(c) are diagrams showing examples of the contents of the notification. 6 is a diagram showing an example of paper used in the image forming system shown in FIG. 1, (a) and (b) are diagrams showing an example of an answer sheet, and (c) is a diagram showing an example of a notification sheet. FIG. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the image forming system shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the level determination and notification operations of the multifunction device shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an image forming system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system of the server device shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system of the multifunction peripheral shown in FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that in each figure, components having substantially the same functions are designated by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanation thereof will be omitted.

[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an image forming system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This image forming system 1 includes a multifunction device 2, a student terminal device 3A used by learners such as a student 300A, a teacher terminal device 3B used by an instructor such as a teacher 300B, a multifunction device 2, a student terminal device 3A, and a teacher terminal device 3B. The terminal device 3B is configured to include a network 8 that connects the terminal device 3B so as to be able to communicate with each other. Student 300A is an example of a "first person." Teacher 300B is an example of an "administrator" and a "second person."

The multifunction device 2 has a plurality of functions such as a scan function, a printer function, a copy function, a facsimile function, and an e-mail function, and a server function. The multifunction device 2 is an example of an image forming apparatus.

The student terminal device 3A and teacher terminal device 3B can be, for example, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, a mobile information terminal such as a multifunctional mobile phone (smartphone), or the like. The teacher terminal device 3B is an example of a management terminal. Hereinafter, when the student terminal device 3A and teacher terminal device 3B are collectively referred to, they are also simply referred to as the "terminal device 3."

Note that the terminal device 3 is not an essential component. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 1, a configuration in which two terminal devices 3 are provided is taken as an example, but the number of terminal devices 3 is not limited to two, and may be one, or three. It may be more than one.

The network 8 is, for example, a communication network such as a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), the Internet, or an intranet, and may be wired or wireless.

(Configuration of multifunction device 2)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system of the multifunction device 2. As shown in FIG. This multifunction device 2 includes a control unit 20 that controls each part, a storage unit 21 that stores various data, and an operation display screen (hereinafter also referred to as a "display screen") 22a that inputs and displays information. an operation display section 22, a paper feeding section 23 that transports the paper, a reading section 24 that reads images from the paper transported from the paper feeding section 23, a printing section 25 that prints the images, and an alarm or buzzer sound or A network that communicates via a network 8 between a sound generating section 26 that outputs sound, a warning display section 27 that displays a warning using a light emitting device such as an LED (Light Emitting Device) or a lamp, and the terminal device 3. A communication section 28 is provided.

The control unit 20 includes a processor 20a such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an interface, and the like. By operating according to the program 210 stored in the storage unit 21, the processor 20a executes a setting means 200, an execution means 201, an image processing means 202, a scoring means 203, a determining means 204, a display control means 205, and a first notification means. 206, second notification means 207, notification instruction means 208, etc. Details of each means 200 to 208 will be described later.

The storage unit 21 is composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk, etc., and stores a program 210, a notification level table 211 (see FIG. 3), a notification method table 212 (see FIG. 4), and a notification method table 212 (see FIG. 4). Various data such as text information 213, question correct answer information 214, and answer log information 215 are stored. Details of the notification level table 211 and the notification method table 212 will be described later.

The notification text information 213 is information recording the text to be notified to the student 300A or teacher 300B. The notification text information 213 records the text to be notified in such a manner that it is associated with text identification information (described later) that identifies the text and print notification identification information (described later) that identifies the content of the notification to be printed. has been done. The text is an example of information for resolving multiple errors.

The question correct answer information 214 is information recorded in association with the questions provided to the student 300A and their correct answers. The question correct answer information 214 is recorded in association with the question identification information so that the corresponding question and correct answer can be specified by the question identification information that identifies the question recorded on the answer sheet, for example. The question is an example of the first information. The answer sheet is an example of a sheet. Note that the "answer sheet" may be given another name such as "answer sheet."

The answer log information 215 is information recording the answers of the student 300A. The answer log information 215 includes, for example, a student ID that identifies the student 300A who wrote the answer on the answer sheet, information indicating the date and time when the answer sheet was read, a sheet ID that identifies the read answer sheet, and question identification. This information includes information such as answers written by the student 300A. The answer is an example of second information. In this specification, "record" is used to indicate that information is included in the answer sheet, and when the student 300A writes an answer by hand on the answer sheet or indicates an answer written by hand. ``Entry'' and ``Description'' are used.

The operation display unit 22 is, for example, a touch panel display, and has a configuration in which a touch panel is superimposed on a display such as a liquid crystal display.

The paper feeding unit 23 is configured by, for example, an automatic document feeder (ADF) or a dual automatic document feeder (DADF).

The reading unit 24 reads an image from a sheet of paper, has a scanner function, and optically reads an image from a sheet placed on a document table (not shown) or a sheet fed by the paper feed unit 23.

The printing unit 25 prints a color image or a monochrome image on a recording medium such as paper using, for example, an electrophotographic method, an inkjet method, or the like. In the present embodiment, the printing unit 25 further performs "additional printing" in which printing is further performed on one side of the paper on which some information has been recorded.

Note that the paper to be subjected to additional printing includes, for example, paper on which an image has been read by the reading unit 24. In this case, after the reading section 24 executes the reading, the paper may be temporarily held in a standby section such as a double-sided conveyance path (not shown) or a discharge destination (not shown), for example.

The network communication unit 28 is realized by a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like, and transmits and receives signals to and from the terminal device 3 via the network 8.

The setting means 200 sets the notification level (described later) and notification method for the student 300A and teacher 300B in accordance with instructions from the teacher terminal device 3B. Specifically, the setting means 200 creates or changes the notification level table 211 and the notification method table 212 in response to instructions from the teacher terminal device 3B.

The execution unit 201 controls the paper feeding section 23, the reading section 24, the printing section 25, etc. to execute each process. Specifically, when a paper detection unit (not shown) detects that a paper is placed on the document table, the execution unit 201 controls the paper feeding unit 23 to send the paper to the reading unit 24, and reads the paper. The image is read from the paper by controlling the section 24.

Further, the execution unit 201 controls the printing unit 25 to execute printing in response to an operation by a user (mainly the student 300A). Further, the execution unit 201 sends the paper whose image has been read by the reading unit 24 to the standby unit and temporarily waits in the standby unit, and also takes out the paper from the standby unit in response to the user's operation. Execute additional printing.

Further, the execution unit 201 discharges the paper on which the image has been read or the paper on which additional printing has been performed to the discharge destination.

The image processing unit 202 performs preprocessing on the image read by the reading unit 24, and also performs recognition processing to recognize information included in the image. Preprocessing includes, for example, distortion correction, noise removal, and the like. The recognition process includes, for example, a character recognition process such as OCR (Optical Character Recognition) that acquires character information, a shape recognition process that recognizes the shape of a figure, and the like.

The scoring unit 203 scores information included in the image read by the reading unit 24. Specifically, the scoring unit 203 scores the answers included in the image of the answer sheet read by the reading unit 24 (hereinafter also referred to as "answer image").

More specifically, the scoring means 203 compares the answer recognized by the image processing means 202 with the correct answer recorded in the question correct answer information 214 of the storage unit 21, and determines that the answer recognized by the image processing means 202 is correct. The result (hereinafter also referred to as "scoring result") as to whether the score is incorrect or incorrect is output. Furthermore, the scoring means 203 records the scoring results in the answer log information 215 of the storage unit 21.

The determining means 204 determines whether the answer image is an image related to an answer sheet to be graded. Further, the determining means 204 determines the degree of error in the answer (hereinafter also referred to as "wrong answer") included in the read answer image according to the scoring result output by the scoring means 203. do. Specifically, the determining means 204 refers to the notification level table 211 and determines which level the notification corresponds to according to a predetermined rank (hereinafter also referred to as "level") depending on the degree of incorrect answer. Determine.

The determining means 204 determines, for an answer determined to be incorrect by the scoring means 203, whether or not the characters constituting the answer include characters that may be erroneously recognized by character recognition processing. For example, the determining means 204 uses an index (hereinafter also referred to as "confidence") indicating the degree to which characters are correctly recognized by character recognition processing, and identifies characters that may be misrecognized among the characters that constitute the answer. is included. For example, the confidence level is set to be low when the recognized answer contains characters whose shapes are similar to each other (for example, "b" and "d", "1" and "l", etc.). , is calculated according to a predetermined calculation method.

The display control means 205 controls the display target to be displayed on the display surface 22a of the operation display section 22. The display control means 205 controls to display an answer image with a scoring result attached on the display surface 22a of the operation display section 22 as an example of a display target.

The first notification means 206 performs notification using the display surface 22a of the operation display section 22. Specifically, the first notification means 206 instructs the display control means 205 to display the content of the notification on the display surface 22a of the operation display section 22. Note that the content of the notification is configured with reference to the notification text information 213 stored in the storage unit 21 according to the level determined by the determining means 204.

The second notification unit 207 controls the sound generation unit 26 and the warning display unit 27, and provides notification using methods such as light, sound, printing, and display. Note that the notification method is determined by referring to the notification method table 212 according to the level determined by the determining means 204.

The notification instructing means 208 instructs the student terminal device 3A and the teacher terminal device 3B to notify the student 300A and the teacher 300B according to the level determined by the determining means 204. The notification instruction means 208 may, for example, transmit image information including the content of the notification to the student terminal device 3A or the teacher terminal device 3B, or may send image information including information indicating the content of the notification to the student terminal device 3A or the teacher terminal device 3B. You can also send an email.

(Table configuration)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the notification level table 211. The notification level table 211 is provided with a "level" column, a "definition" column, and a "processing content" column.

The level of incorrect answers is recorded in the "Level" column. Note that although FIG. 3 exemplifies the case where five levels, “Level 0” to “Level 4” are provided, the number of levels is not limited to five.

In the "definition" column, information indicating the definition of the level indicating what kind of wrong answers are classified into that level is recorded. Here, "similar questions" included in "level 2" and "level 4" are some factors that represent the nature of the question, such as the difficulty of the question, the type of question, the intention of the question, the direction of the question, and the answer format. refers to problems that have a certain degree of commonality. A similar problem is an example of the same type of first information.

In the "processing content" column, information indicating the content of the processing to be executed when the incorrect answer falls under a specific level is recorded. Note that "screen notification to students" includes, for example, displaying the content of the notification on the display screen 22a of the operation display unit 22 or the display screen (not shown) of the student terminal device 3A, or This includes sending an email containing the content of the notification.

"Printing notification to students" includes, for example, printing the contents of the notification on a paper medium by the printing unit 25. "Notification to the teacher" includes, for example, displaying the content of the notification on the display screen of the teacher terminal device 3B and sending an email containing the content of the notification to the teacher terminal device 3B.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the notification method table 212. The notification method table 212 records information indicating what method to use for notification for each level recorded in the notification level table 211. The notification method table 212 includes a "light" column, a "sound" column, a "print notification" column, and a "text" column.

Information indicating the color of light output by the warning display section 27 is recorded in the "Light" column. In the "sound" column, information indicating the type of warning sound output by the sound generator 26 is recorded. In the "Print Notification" field, print notification identification information that identifies the content of the notification to be printed is recorded when the notification is to be made by printing. In the "Text" column, text identification information such as "Text 1", "Text 2", and "Text 3" is recorded.

(Example of notification)
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a notification, in which (a) is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a notification corresponding to "level 2" of the notification level table 211 shown in FIG. ) is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a notification corresponding to "level 3", and (c) is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a notification corresponding to "level 4".

As shown in Figure 5(a), the content of notification 5A that is output when the incorrect answer is "Level 2" includes, for example, "Incorrect answers have occurred more than a certain number of times for similar questions." (corresponds to "Text 1" recorded in the notification method table 212 shown in FIG. 4), as well as the name 50 of the student 300A, It includes a subject 51, test identification information 52 for identifying a test such as a quiz number, question information 53A indicating a plurality of mutually similar questions answered incorrectly by the student 300A, and the like.

The question information 53 includes, for example, a number 530, a content 531, a correct answer 532, an incorrect answer 533 (if there are multiple incorrect answers, it includes information indicating how many times the answer was incorrect), etc. Ru. This notification 5A is an example of a notification directed to the student 300A, and may be displayed on the display screen 22a of the operation display unit 22 or the display screen of the student terminal device 3A, or sent by email to the student terminal device 3A. You may.

As shown in Figure 5(b), the content of notification 5B that is output when the incorrect answer is "level 3" includes, for example, "Incorrect answers have occurred more than a certain number of times for the same question." Along with text indicating that there are many incorrect answers for similar questions such as (corresponding to "Text 2" recorded in the notification method table 212 shown in FIG. 4), name 50, subject 51, test It includes identification information 52, question information 53B indicating the same question answered incorrectly by the student 300A, and the like. This notification 5B is an example of a notification directed to the student 300A, and may be displayed on the display screen 22a of the operation display unit 22 or the display screen of the student terminal device 3A, or sent by email to the student terminal device 3A. You may. The same problem is an example of the same type of first information.

As shown in Figure 5(c), the content of the notification 5C that is output when the incorrect answer is "level 4" includes multiple messages such as "Incorrect answers have occurred in multiple students." In addition to the text indicating that the student in question answered incorrectly (corresponding to "Text 3" recorded in the notification method table 212 shown in FIG. 4), the subject 51, test identification information 52, and multiple students who answered incorrectly The name 50 of student 300A, question information 53 indicating questions answered incorrectly by the plurality of students 300A, and the like are included. This notification 5C is an example of a notification directed to the teacher 300B, and may be displayed on the display screen of the teacher terminal device 3B, for example, or may be sent to the teacher terminal device 3B by email.

6A and 6B are diagrams showing an example of a sheet, in which (a) is a diagram showing an example of an answer sheet read by the reading unit 24, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of an answer sheet on which additional printing has been performed. (c) is a diagram showing an example of a sheet on which the contents of a notification corresponding to "level 3" are printed.

As shown in FIG. 6(a), a question statement 60 and an answer column 61 are printed on the answer sheet 6. Note that the question statement 60 does not necessarily have to be printed on the answer sheet 6, and it is sufficient that information that can identify the question corresponding to the answer column 61 is printed thereon.

As shown in FIG. 6(b), the answer sheet 6B on which additional printing has been performed includes marks such as "〇" and "X" indicating the correctness of the answer recorded in the answer column 61 obtained by the scoring means 203. Correct/incorrect information 62 is further printed. The correct/incorrect information 62 may be printed in a color different from the color used for the answer, such as vermillion.

As shown in Figure 6(c), a sheet of paper (hereinafter also referred to as a "notification sheet") 7 on which a notice corresponding to "Level 3" is printed has a message that reads, for example, "Please hand it to the teacher in charge." Guide information 70 that guides the student 300A to contact the instructor 300B with the grading results, subjects 71, test identification information 72, answer history information 73 that shows the history of answers of the student 300A, etc. are printed. . Furthermore, past information 74 indicating the results of past tests may be further printed on the notification sheet 7 by referring to the answer log information 215 in the storage section 21 . The guidance information 70 is an example of information for resolving multiple errors. In addition to the above, the guide information 70 may also include, for example, clues for solving the problem and advice for leading to the correct answer (hereinafter also collectively referred to as "hints").

(Operation of the first embodiment)
(1) Operation of the image forming system 1 FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the image forming system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. First, the teacher 300B performs a setting operation on the teacher terminal device 3B to set notification conditions and the like in the multifunction peripheral 2. Specifically, the teacher 300B performs an operation to create or change the notification level table 211 and the notification method table 212 on the teacher terminal device 3B. This operation does not necessarily need to be performed from the teacher terminal device 3B, and may be performed from the operation display section 22 of the multifunction device 2 while logged in as an administrator, for example.

Next, when a setting instruction is transmitted from the teacher terminal device 3B to the multifunction device 2, the multifunction device 2 receives the setting instruction (S01). The setting means 200 of the multifunction device 2 performs settings such as notification conditions (hereinafter also referred to as "notification settings") in response to the above setting instructions (S02).

Next, the student 300A places the answer sheet 6 on the manuscript table of the multifunction device 2. Further, the student 300A performs an operation to instruct reading of the answer sheet 6 installed.

The execution unit 201 controls the paper feeding section 23 to send the answer sheet 6 to the reading section 24 (S03), and controls the reading section 24 to read the answer image from the answer sheet (S04). Further, the execution unit 201 sends the answer sheet 6 that has been read to the waiting section and temporarily makes it wait there.

The scoring means 203 performs scoring by comparing the answer included in the answer image with the correct answer recorded in the question correct answer information 214 of the storage unit 21 (S05).

The display control means 205 controls the scoring results to be displayed on the display surface 22a of the operation display section 22 (S06). Specifically, the display control unit 205 may control, for example, to display an answer image with scoring results attached, or may control to display a list of correct and incorrect answers in text or images.

The determining means 204 refers to the notification level table 211 and the notification method table 212, and determines the level of the incorrect answer according to the scoring result output by the scoring means 203 (S07). The flow of level determination will be described later.

The execution unit 201 takes out the answer sheet 6 from the standby section and executes additional printing related to printing of the scoring results (S08). The answer sheet 6B on which additional printing has been performed is discharged to a discharge destination such as a discharge tray.

The multifunction peripheral 2 refers to the notification text information 213 and issues a notification according to the level determined by the determining means 204 (S09). Specifically, the first notification means 206 may display the contents of the notifications 5A, 5B, and 5C shown in FIG. 26 and the warning display section 27, the notification may be given using methods such as light, sound, printing, and display, or both methods may be used.

Further, if the incorrect answer is "level 4", the notification instruction means 208 instructs the teacher terminal device 3B to notify the teacher 300B (see "Notification instruction" in S10). Note that the notification instruction means 208 may transmit an email containing information indicating the content of the notification to the teacher terminal device 3B.

Upon receiving the above notification instruction, the teacher terminal device 3B issues a notification (S11). The notification may be performed, for example, by displaying information indicating the content of the notification transmitted from the multifunction device 2 as an image on the display screen.

Furthermore, if the incorrect answer is "Level 2" or "Level 3", the notification instruction means 208 instructs the student terminal device 3A to notify the student 300A (S12). Note that the notification instruction means 208 may send an email containing information indicating the content of the notification to the student terminal device 3A.

Upon receiving the above notification instruction, the student terminal device 3A issues a notification (S13). The notification may be performed, for example, by displaying information indicating the content of the notification transmitted from the multifunction device 2 as an image on the display screen. Although not shown, in the case of "Level 2" or "Level 3", a notification including information instructing the teacher 300B to support the corresponding student 300A may be sent as a notification to the teacher 300B.

(2) Operation of the multifunction device 2 FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of level determination and notification operations of the multifunction device 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. When the read answer image is received, the determination unit 204 executes preprocessing (S701). The determining unit 204 determines whether the answer image is an image related to an answer sheet to be graded (S702).

If the answer image is an image related to an answer sheet to be scored (S702: Yes), the scoring means 203 scores the answer included in the answer image, that is, determines whether it is correct or incorrect (S703). The determining means 204 determines the level of incorrect answers according to the scoring result by the scoring means 203.

Note that if it is necessary to refer to data of a plurality of students 300A or past data of a specific student 300A in order to determine the level of incorrect answers, the determining means 204 uses the answer log information 215 in the storage unit 21. You may refer to it.

(A) In the case of level 4 If the determining means 204 determines that the incorrect answer is "level 4", that is, the number of students 300A who answered the specific question incorrectly is the number of people who serve as the standard (hereinafter simply referred to as "standard number of people"). (Similar explanation may be omitted hereinafter.) If it is determined that the above is the case (S704: Yes), the notification instruction means 208 causes the teacher terminal device 3B to notify the teacher 300B, that is, An instruction is given to send a notification (see FIG. 5(c)) urging all students 300A to support them (S705).

Further, the second notification means 207 controls the sound generating section 26 to output a long buzzer sound, and also controls the warning display section 27 to output a red light.

The execution unit 201 discharges the answer sheet on which the scoring results have been printed to a pre-designated discharge destination (S706).

Next, the determining means 204 determines whether or not the characters used in the answer include characters that may be misrecognized (S707). If it is determined that there is a risk that some of the characters used in the answer may be misrecognized, the scoring means 203 records the answer in the answer log information (S708).

(B) In the case of level 3 When the determining means 204 determines that the incorrect answer is "level 3", that is, it determines that the number of times the student 300A has answered the same question incorrectly is equal to or greater than the first reference number of times. If so (S709: Yes), the multifunction device 2 notifies the student 300A that he/she answered the same question incorrectly (S710). The first reference number of times is an example of a first number.

Specifically, the display control means 205 displays the content of the notification 5B (see FIG. 5(b)) indicating that the same question was answered incorrectly on the display surface 22a of the operation display unit 22, and displays the second notification. The means 207 controls the sound generating section 26 to output a long buzzer sound, and also controls the warning display section 27 to output a red light.

The execution unit 201 controls the printing unit 25 to print a notification sheet (see FIG. 6(c)) (S711), and discharges it to a pre-specified destination together with the answer sheet on which the scoring results have been printed (S711). S706).

(c) In the case of level 2 If the determining means 204 determines that the incorrect answer is "level 2", that is, it determines that the number of times the student 300A has answered a similar question incorrectly is equal to or greater than the second standard number of times. If so (S712: Yes), the student 300A is notified that the student 300A answered the same question incorrectly (S713).

Specifically, the display control means 205 displays the contents of the notification 5A (see FIG. 5(a)) indicating that a similar question was answered incorrectly on the display surface 22a of the operation display unit 22, and displays the second notification. The means 207 controls the sound generating section 26 to output a short warning sound, and also controls the warning display section 27 to output a yellow light.

Further, the first notification means 206 may further notify the student 300A using the display surface 22a of the operation display unit 22, that is, notify the teacher 300B to present the results and request advice.

The execution unit 201 discharges the answer sheet on which the scoring results have been printed to a pre-designated discharge destination (S706).

(d) In the case of level 1 If the determining means 204 determines that the incorrect answer is "level 1", that is, if it determines that only the student 300A has one new incorrect answer (S714: Yes), The scoring means 203 records the answer in answer log information (S708). The execution unit 201 discharges the answer sheet on which the scoring results have been printed to a pre-designated discharge destination (S706).

(E) In the case of level 0 When the determination means 204 determines that the level is 0, that is, when it determines that there are no wrong answers and all questions are answered correctly (S715: Yes), the display control means 205 controls the operation display section 22 Control is performed to display information indicating that the student has a perfect score on the display screen 22a (S716). The information indicating that the answer is full may be displayed in text format, for example, or may be displayed as an image attached to the answer image.

The execution unit 201 additionally prints information indicating that the answer sheet is full, such as a stamp, along with the scoring result (S717), and discharges the answer sheet to a pre-designated destination (S706).

(F) Others If the answer image is not an image related to the answer sheet to be graded (S702: No), the display control means 205 displays an image on the display surface 22a of the operation display unit 22 indicating that the answer sheet is the one to be graded. Control is performed to display a warning urging the student 300A to reconsider whether or not the student 300A is allowed to do so (S718). The execution unit 201 discharges the answer sheet to a pre-designated discharge destination (S706).

[Second embodiment]
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an image forming system 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The image forming system 1 according to the second embodiment differs from the image forming system 1 according to the first embodiment in that it further includes a server device 4. Furthermore, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the multifunction device 2 does not necessarily have to have a server function. Hereinafter, elements having the same configuration and function as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted, and points different from the image forming system 1 according to the first embodiment. I will mainly explain.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the server device 4 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The server device 4 is, for example, a learning support server that supports learning. As shown in FIG. 10, the server device 4 communicates via the network 8 between a control section 40 that controls each section, a storage section 41 that stores various data, and the multifunction device 2 and the terminal device 3. A network communication section 48 is provided. The server device 4 is an example of an image forming device.

The control unit 40 includes a processor 40a such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an interface, and the like. By operating according to a program 410 stored in the storage unit 41, the processor 40a functions as a setting means 200, an image processing means 202, a scoring means 203, a determining means 204, a notification instruction means 208, a transmitting/receiving means 209, and the like. The functions of the setting means 200, the image processing means 202, the scoring means 203, the determining means 204, and the notification instruction means 208 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, so a detailed explanation will be omitted.

The transmitting/receiving means 209 transmits and receives various information and signals to and from the multifunction device 2 via the network 8 . Specifically, the transmitting/receiving means 209 transmits an instruction signal or the like instructing the multifunction peripheral 2 to display information indicating the scoring result or the content of the notification via the network 8. Further, the transmitting/receiving means 209 receives an answer image transmitted from the multifunction device 2 via the network 8 .

The storage unit 41 is composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk, etc., and stores a program 410, a notification level table 211, a notification method table 212, notification text information 213, question correct answer information 214, and answers. Various information such as log information 215 is recorded. The notification level table 211, the notification method table 212, the notification text information 213, the question correct answer information 214, and the answer log information 215 are the same as those described in the first embodiment, so a detailed explanation will be omitted.

The network communication unit 48 is realized by a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like, and transmits and receives signals between the multifunction device 2 and the terminal device 3 via the network 8.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a multifunction peripheral 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 20 of the multifunction peripheral 2 according to the second embodiment does not necessarily include the setting means 200, the image processing means 202, the scoring means 203, the determining means 204, and the notification instruction means 208. Good too.

The control section 20 further includes a transmitting/receiving means 290 that transmits and receives various information and signals to and from the server device 4 via the network 8. The transmitting/receiving means 290 transmits the answer image read by the reading unit 24 to the server device 4 via the network 8 . The transmitting/receiving means 290 also receives information indicating the scoring results, instruction signals, etc. transmitted from the server device 4 via the network 8.

Furthermore, the storage unit 21 of the multifunction peripheral 2 according to the second embodiment does not necessarily have to store the notification level table 211, the notification method table 212, the notification text information 213, the question correct answer information 214, and the answer log information 215. good.

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The second embodiment of the present invention is not necessarily limited to a configuration in which the server device 4 includes the image processing means 202 and the scoring means 203, and the image processing means 202 or the scoring means 203 Similar to the embodiment, the multifunction device 2 may be provided.

In this case, the transmitting/receiving means 290 of the multifunction device 2 may transmit text information outputted by the recognition processing of the image processing means 202 to the server device 4 instead of the answer image read by the reading section 24, and the grading The scoring results output by means 203 may be transmitted. In this case, the server device 4 does not need to perform preprocessing, recognition processing, or scoring processing on the answer image.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and implementations can be made without changing the gist of the present invention. be. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the guidance information 70 is notified when the student is at "level 3", that is, when the same student 300A answers incorrectly multiple times, but the information is not limited to this. Notifications may also be made at other levels.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the student 300A is used as an example of the learner, but the learner is not necessarily limited to university students, and may include high schools, junior high schools, elementary schools, various vocational schools, etc. This includes students and children.

Each of the control units 20 and 40 is configured partially or entirely by a hardware circuit such as a reconfigurable circuit (FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array) or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). You can.

Furthermore, it is possible to omit or change some of the constituent elements of the above embodiments. Further, steps can be added, deleted, changed, replaced, etc. in the flow of the above embodiment without changing the gist of the present invention. Further, the program used in the above embodiment can be provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, and can be stored in an external server such as a cloud server and used via a network. You can also.

1...Image forming system 2...Multifunction device 20...Control unit 20a...Processor 200 Setting means 201...Executing means 202...Image processing means 203...Scoring means 204...Judging means 205...Display control means 206...First notification means 207... Second notification means 208...Notification instruction means 209...Transmission/reception means 290...Transmission/reception means 21...Storage unit 210...Program 211...Notification level table 212...Notification method table 213...Notification text information 214...Question correct answer information 215...Answer log information 22...Operation display unit 22a...Display surface 23...Paper feeding unit 24...Reading unit 25...Printing unit 26...Sound generating unit 27...Warning display unit 28...Network communication unit 3...Terminal device 3A...Student terminal device 300A...Student 3B …Teacher terminal device 300B…Teacher 4…Server device 40…Control unit 40a…Processor 41…Storage unit 410…Program 48…Network communication unit 5A, 5B, 5C…Notification 50…Name 51…Subject 52…Test identification information 53, 53A, 53B...Question information 530...Number 531...Contents 532...Correct answer 533...Incorrect answer 6, 6B...Answer sheet 60...Question text 61...Answer column 62...Correct/incorrect information 7...Notification sheet 70...Guidance information 71...Subject 72... Test identification information 73...Answer history information 74...Past information 8...Network

Claims (9)

a reading unit that reads an image from a sheet of paper on which second information is recorded relative to the first information;
a processor;
Equipped with
The processor outputs information for resolving the plurality of errors when the second information included in the image read by the reading unit has a plurality of errors.
Image forming device. The processor outputs the information for solving the problem when there are multiple errors in the second information recorded on the paper by the same first person.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1. The processor solves the problem when the plurality of first information corresponding to the plurality of erroneous second information is a predetermined first number or more of the same type of first information. output information for,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 2. The processor is configured to notify a second person who manages the first person who recorded the second information on the paper of the plurality of errors as information for resolving the plurality of errors. Output guidance information to guide you,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 or 3 . The processor further outputs the name of the first person and the second information to the second person as information for resolving the plurality of errors.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 4. The processor outputs the information for solving the problem when there are a plurality of errors in the second information recorded on the paper by a plurality of the first persons .
The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5. When the plurality of first information corresponding to the plurality of erroneous second information are a predetermined first number or more of the same type of first information, the processor outputting the information for solving the problem to a management terminal for a connected administrator;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 6. The processor outputs information instructing the first person to support the problem as the information for solving the problem.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 6 or 7. to the processor,
If there are a plurality of errors in the second information included in the image read by a reading unit that reads an image from a sheet of paper on which second information is recorded with respect to the first information, the plurality of errors are detected. A program that controls the output of information for solving problems.

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