JPH01251272A - Electronic simple terminal writer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute an input by handwriting and to facilitate operation by providing a display means, a soft key means, a means for recognizing a character code from a pattern which has been handwritten in a pattern area and a means for processing it to the character code. CONSTITUTION:A slip processing part 721 of an electronic registering device 4 requests down-loading of various slip data through a network 3 to a central processor 1. The processor 1 extracts various slip data which have been stored in an external storage device 2 and sends them out to the device 4. The processing part 721 receives the slip data and stores it in a slip data part 731. A user instructs a necessary slip on a screen by using an input pen. The instructed position coordinate is read by a position input part 724 and stored in an input buffer 741. At this time, the control is shifted to the processing part 721, input position data of the buffer part 741 is checked, and which slip has been selected is decided. Subsequently, slip data corresponding to the instructed slip is read out of the slip data part 731, and displayed on a display device through a display part 725.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides a method for electronically entering information on a slip, etc. on a workstation or terminal device, and processing the entry. Concerning an electronic bookkeeping system that can be used (prior art) Is the conventional office processing using a computer @taka a central processing system? ! It consisted of several terminal devices, and the number of users was relatively limited. Generally, a terminal is equipped with a display II such as a CRT and an input device such as a keyboard, and a form is displayed on the display device, and input items are specified by moving the cursor to each item on the displayed form. , data was entered using a keyboard or tablet. Although the form is displayed in a format that is easy for the user to understand, since it uses a keyboard, the operation is significantly different from when writing a paper form, and the number of users is limited to specialized personnel. was apt to occur.

In such a system, a general person first refines the forms, and then a specialized operator inputs the form data written on the collected forms from a terminal. There are various types of forms, such as application forms for public offices such as residence certificates, family registers, etc., but all of these forms are first filled out by the customer on an application form, accepted by staff, and entered into a computer. This is the current situation.

In some banks, customers enter the data directly, but
These devices use a conventional display device and a tablet input device, and the input to the terminal device described above is performed from the tablet rather than the keyboard. Characters written on the tablet are VlH, converted to character codes, and treated as if they were input from a keyboard. Therefore, customers do not have to search for characters as they would when inputting from a keyboard, but they do need to move the cursor keys to confirm which item on the M form displayed on the display device they are inputting. . In addition, there was no relationship between the position of the characters on the tablet and the position of the item on the display device into which data was to be input, making it not user-friendly.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in conventional office processing, a user at an information source fills out a paper form and submits it to a reception desk. At the reception desk, staff look at this form and input and process the data from a terminal. This is because general users can fill in forms, but inputting data from a terminal is too complicated to handle.

Terminal device a consists of a display device such as a CRT and an input device such as a keyboard or tablet, so it cannot be used by general users because it requires operations that are significantly different from those used on paper forms. That's a big reason.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a device that allows data to be input into a computer using the same operation as writing on a paper form, thereby allowing a user of an information source to directly input data into a computer. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic bookkeeping system that processes information using a central processing unit.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The electronic bookkeeping system according to the present invention displays a slip having a code area for inputting a character code and a pattern area for inputting a pattern, and inputs the character code. a display means for displaying soft numeric keys and soft character keys for the purpose of the game; and a soft main input means for inputting a character code by specifying the corresponding positions of the displayed soft numeric keys and soft character keys. , an electronic bookkeeping device comprising handwritten character recognition means for recognizing characters from a pattern hand-worn in the pattern area; and a character input by the soft key input means connected to the electronic bookkeeping device via a network. The present invention includes a central processing unit having processing means for processing characters corresponding to the code and handwritten characters recognized by the handwritten character recognition means.

(Operation) When the N source of the electronic bookkeeping device is turned on, the electronic bookkeeping device displays an initial menu on the display device. For example, in the case of a bank, this menu includes transfer slips, deposit slips, refund slips, etc. The user only has to indicate which slip to use with a pen over the required characters. The specified voucher is then displayed on the display device. Areas with character input items are areas where character codes are input, and characters written by hand are recognized and input, or characters specified with soft keys are input and displayed. In areas where there are no input items, the image to be written is input as is. This voucher is displayed in exactly the same format as a paper voucher. The user uses an input pen to fill in the form in the same way as they would write on a paper slip. Each item on a slip has an attribute. For example, if an item requires katakana to be entered, a kana soft key will be displayed when you specify that item with a pen, and similarly, a soft numeric keypad will be displayed for an attribute that requires entering numbers. ,
These keys can be input using a pen. For items that do not have soft keys, if you write the characters by hand, the characters will be recognized and converted into character codes, and the character pattern will be displayed. Furthermore, in the image area, images drawn by hand are stored as they are. A slip is created in this way.

Next, when you specify the end of the slip, this slip input data is transferred to the central office F[! It is transmitted to VA121. The central processing unit receives this slip input data, performs processing according to the slip, and stores it in an external storage device of the central processing unit. If an error occurs here, the error details are transmitted to the electronic bookkeeping device. If there is no error, the central processing unit will also transmit to the electronic bookkeeping device that the processing was correct. In this way, an electronic bookkeeping system in which the user directly inputs information is configured.

<Embodiment> Hereinafter, an example of a physical store using the electronic bookkeeping system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to FIG. 1, the electronic bookkeeping system of the present invention includes a central processing unit 1, an external storage device ff2 storing data handled by the central processing bag [1, and a network 3 to the central processing unit 1. Multiple electronic bookkeeping devices 4 connected with
It consists of As shown in FIG. 2, the central processing unit 1 includes a central processing control unit 11, an application processing unit 12 that performs processing according to various slips, and a data transmission and reception unit between the central processing unit 1 and the electronic bookkeeping device t4. The central processing network unit 13 enables reading of data from the external storage device 2, and the external storage device! ! It is composed of an I10 processing section 14 which loads data into '2, and a buffer section 15.

As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic bookkeeping device 4 includes an LCD,
A flat display device 5 such as a plasma display or EL, and an input unit r for inputting coordinate positions such as a tablet or the like.
a6, and an electronic bookkeeping side m device I7 for controlling these.

In the embodiment of the present application, the input gi[i is an electrostatic transparent tablet, and the display device I! 5 consists of a liquid crystal display,
As shown in FIG. 4, they are laminated and integrated.

In the electrostatic transparent tablet 6, as shown in FIG. 5(a), transparent M poles 1c and Id are formed on two glass substrates 1a and 1b so as to be perpendicular to each other. These M poles 1C11d are insulated via a glass substrate. As shown in FIG. 5(b), these transparent ffi poles 1c and ld have shift registers If, 1
(Voltages are applied sequentially through shift register 1
f, 1! I+ is driven by a pulse signal from the shift controller 1etJ etc. At the same time, this /< pulse is transmitted to the counter 1h, and the counter is incremented by this pulse. First, the shift controller 1e drives the shift register 1g. As a result, lI of 1C
Voltages are sequentially applied to @i. When the input pen 11 is placed on the glass substrate 1a, when a voltage is applied to the electrode closest to the pen, that is, when the output from the pen exceeds a certain value, the filter 1 generates a pulse. occurs, and the counter 1h is stopped. Counter 1h at this time
The value directly becomes the coordinate data of the electrode 1G. Similarly, shift register 1f is driven to detect coordinate data for 1d.

The detected coordinate data is output to the electronic bookkeeping device 11m.

The electronic bookkeeping control unit 'a7, as shown in FIG. 6(a), includes an electronic bookkeeping control section 71, a processing section 72, and a data section 73.
, a buffer section 14. Furthermore, the processing unit 72 displays a voucher menu for selecting a specific voucher, displays the selected voucher, and controls data input to the voucher according to the attributes of each voucher item. 721
, displays soft keys on the display device M5 when inputting to the displayed slip, and when a part of the soft keys is specified, generates and processes a character code or command code as if it were input from a key. A soft key input section 722, and an online character recognition section 723 for recognizing and encoding characters inputted directly into the displayed item of the slip with hand oil, read coordinate data input from the coordinate position input device B. a position input unit 124 for controlling the display, a display unit 725 for displaying and controlling the display of input points, character patterns corresponding to character codes, figures corresponding to figure codes, etc. on the display device 5, and the electronic bookkeeping device 4 and central processing. It is composed of an electronic bookkeeping network section 72G for connecting the device 1 to a network.

The data section 73 stores numeric key data used in the slip data section 131 and soft key input section 722 for storing various slip data downloaded from the central processing @f11 on the memory when inputting the N section of the electronic bookkeeping device fi4. A numeric key data section 132 for storing, a character key data section 733 for storing key data of characters used in the soft key input section 122, and a character recognition used for recognizing manually input characters. It consists of a dictionary 734.

The buffer section 14 includes an input buffer section 741 for storing the coordinate data output from the position entry device 6, and a slip operator capuff section 7 for storing the character code data and image data input to each item of the slip. 142
It consists of The 6th operational connection of the above Gakugun
Shown in Figure (b).

Next, the operation of the electronic bookkeeping system of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 to 11. First, referring to FIG. 7, when the ta of the electronic bookkeeping device 4 is input, the slip processing 8I of the electronic bookkeeping device 4! 721 is activated. The slip processing unit 721 first requests the central processing unit 1 to download various slip data via the network 3. The application processing unit 12 of the central processing unit r11 processes this electronic bookkeeping device l!
In response to the request from 4, I10 processing 71! Various types of slip data stored in the external memory *L112 are extracted via l'l14 and stored in the buffer unit 15. Next, various slip data stored in the buffer section 15 is sent to the electronic bookkeeping device 4 via the central processing network section 13 . The slip processing section 121 of the electronic bookkeeping device 4 receives this slip data via the electronic bookkeeping device network section 126 and stores it in the slip data section 731. In this way, the center y8 kenso r! Various slip data outputted from 11 are downloaded to electronic bookkeeping device 4.

Next, the slip processing unit 721 displays a menu of slips. The state of the screen at this time is shown in FIG. Control then moves to the position input section 124 and waits for the user's previous indication. Here, the user specifies the required slip on the screen using the input ben 11. The specified position coordinates are displayed in the position input section 7.
24 and stored in the input buffer section 741. Here, control is transferred to the slip processing section 721, and the slip processing section 7
21 examines the input position data of the input buffer section 741,
Determine which voucher was selected. Slip data corresponding to the designated slip is read out from the slip data section 731 and displayed on the display device l! via the display section 725. 5 will be displayed on the screen.

The state of the screen at this time is shown in FIG.

This slip data consists of character string data, ruled line data, and input area data, as shown in FIG. The character string data is the starting position of the character string [(CXs.

CYs) and the number of characters in the character code string, character size,
I11 that defines character spacing, line spacing, and number of characters per line
It consists of one character, followed by a character code string to be displayed. This character code string is pre-print data of the slip and is displayed on the display vRaS in advance. The ruled line data is data that forms the frame of the slip, and is displayed as a figure. Therefore, f of a figure defining a rectangle, straight line, etc.
The locus tl [Iia is formed from data according to the type of type I and its figure. Furthermore, the input area is the coordinate position of the upper left end point that defines the area! (EXs, EYs), the coordinate position of the lower right end point (EXe, EYe), and the input form of that area, that is, whether the input is selection or soft keys, character input or image input. Furthermore, it consists of a character type that specifies the type of characters to be input, and information such as the number of agricultural characters to be displayed when input, character size, character spacing, and line spacing.

User input is possible from any item on the displayed slip. When the input ben 11 is brought to an item to be input, the position input unit 724 sequentially reads the position of the input ben 11 and writes it into the input buffer unit 741.

At this time, even if Ben 11 is not yet in the ON state,
When the input ben 11 approaches a certain height above the display screen,
The input part [6 can read the position.

When the ben 11 is turned on by being pressed on the display screen, the slip processing section 721 can read the position of the input ben 11 in which item based on the coordinate data stored in the input buffer section 141. can.

The slip processing unit 121 determines which item corresponds to the coordinate position of the input bench 11 using (EXs
, EYs ) (EXe , EYe ),
Decide which item. Next, check the input format for the corresponding item. If selected, a command to display the position of the input area and reverse display is sent to the display unit 725. This results in
All of the designated fR regions are displayed in reverse video, clearly indicating that they have been selected. If it is a character or numeric soft key, control is transferred to the soft key input section 722, and the character or numeric soft key data read from the character key data section 734 or the numeric key data section 133 is displayed via the display section 725. It is displayed on the display device 5. The screen at this time is shown in FIG. In this way, the soft keys are displayed below the input area so that they do not interfere with the item currently being input.

Also, if you input characters, the sin of $ is the online character recognition part 7
23, the coordinate data subsequently input from the position input section @6 is sequentially stored in the input buffer section 741 via the position input section 724. While the input valve 11 is in the ON state, its data is considered as one stroke and is stored in the input buffer I 741 sequentially. input ben 11
When the OFF state is reached, the A 1110 returns to the online character recognition unit 123 again, and checks the time opening until the input ben 11 becomes the ON state. Ben 1 within a certain amount of time
When 1 is turned ON, it is determined that characters continue, and the coordinate data to be input next is also input to the position input section 724 in the same way as described above.
Input buffer 71 through! It is stored in ll741.

If the coordinate position input at this time is within the frame constituting one character, it is determined to be the second stroke, and it continues to be a human kabafu? The information is stored in the section 741. When the input ben 11 remains in the OFF state for a certain period of time, or when the coordinate position of the ben 11 to be input is outside the frame constituting one character, it is determined that the input of that character has been completed, Character recognition is performed by the online character recognition unit 723 using the coordinate data stored in the input cover sofa unit 741.

In character recognition, feature information is extracted from the position data of the input buffer section 741, and the character recognition word 1734 is referenced using this feature information to select a corresponding character candidate.

Online character recognition processing 8I! 723 is given in advance by the slip processing unit 721 the type of character used in the currently selected item. If katakana is specified as a result, the candidate characters are examined in order from the top, and the first katakana found is determined as the recognized character. The character code recognized in this way is processed by the slip processing unit 721.
The slip processing section 721 stores this character code in the slip input buffer section 742 at the corresponding position for each item. Also, if the input form is an image, what about slip processing? l
1I711 stores the coordinate data of the input bench 11 in the input buffer section 741 via the position input section 724, and when the position of the input bench 11 moves outside the area of the currently specified item, the coordinate data of the input bench 11 is stored in the input buffer section 741. The data is stored in the corresponding item position of the slip input buffer section 742. All items on the slip can be entered as described above.a In the above explanation, handwritten characters are written in the frame, but for example, it is recommended to reserve a space below the frame and write the characters by hand there. You may also do so. By doing this, it is also possible to leave handwriting.

When all items on the slip have been entered, the slip processing section 721 converts each item data stored in the slip buffer section 142 into a format that can be processed by the central processing H1ff1, and sends the data via the electronic bookkeeping network section 726 and the network 3. Data is transferred to central processing gi11.

In the central processing unit 111 , the central processing network unit 13 receives these data and stores them in the buffer unit 15 .

Next, control is transferred to the application processing section 12, which checks the contents of the balance section 15, and if it is determined that there is an error in the input item data, the application processing section 11 checks the contents of the input item data and the error information. Transfer the position to the electronic bookkeeping device Wt4. If there is no error, the item data is processed and the result is stored in the external storage device fff2. At the same time, a completion message is forwarded to electronic bookkeeping@school.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above in detail, according to the electronic bookkeeping system according to the present invention, input can be made by handwriting on a sheet of paper, and therefore the operation is very easy. This results in
It can be used by general users without any training. This eliminates the need for a specialized operator as in the past.

Furthermore, since the display section and the input section are integrated, the user only needs to look at the same surface both when inputting and when checking the display, reducing the need for eyelid and neck movements. When the input section and the display section were separated as in the past, operability was poor because you had to constantly look at the input section and display section, but the electronic bookkeeping system of the present invention greatly improves operability in this respect as well. Improved. moreover,
In the past, the user filled out a paper slip, looked at the paper slip, and input it into a calculator, but with the present invention, the moment the user fills out the slip, it is input into the fraud machine, which requires a significant amount of system effort. Efficiency improvement can be measured.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a configuration diagram of the electronic bookkeeping system according to the present invention, Figure 2
The figure is a block diagram of the central processing unit, Figure 3 is a block diagram of the electronic bookkeeping device, Figure 4 is an actual diagram of the electronic bookkeeping device, and Figure 5 (a).
(b) is a configuration diagram of the input device of the electronic bookkeeping device, and Fig. 6 (a)
) is a configuration diagram of the electronic bookkeeping system of the electronic bookkeeping device, FIG. 6(b) is an operational connection diagram of the electronic bookkeeping control VTM, FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation, and FIGS. 8 to 11
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the operation. 1...Central processing unit, 2...External storage device, 3...
・Network, 4...Electronic bookkeeping device. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Suzu FF, Takehiko Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 4 (a) Figure 6 Figure 8 Figure 9

Claims (1)

[Claims] Display means for displaying a form having a code area for inputting character codes and a pattern area for inputting patterns, and for displaying soft numerical keys and soft character keys for inputting character codes. a soft key input means for inputting a character code by specifying the corresponding positions of the displayed soft numeric keys and soft character keys; and a soft key input means for inputting a character code from a handwritten pattern in the pattern area. An electronic bookkeeping system comprising: a handwritten character recognition means; and a processing means for processing the character code input by the soft key input means and the character code recognized by the handwritten character recognition means. .