JPH01287789A - Mark sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the confirmation of entry contents and to simplify a reader by providing information entry patterns on the surface of a sheet main body and composing each pattern of segments which are traced and entered selectively according to information. CONSTITUTION:When the information is read, a 1st photosensor 3 and a 2nd photosensor 5 on a reader side are scanned in a direction (a) along an array of patterns 2 and the 2nd photosensor 5 detects timing marks 4 photoelectrically and sends out a timing signal, so the 1st photosensor 5 detects traced and entered segments of patterns 2. Namely, segments 2b-2g are detected by the 1st photosensor 3 in case of, for example, a number '2'. At this time, each pattern 2 consists of seven segments 2a-2g which are traced and entered according to the information, so the traced and entered contents are easily confirmed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mark sheet used on which information is written, for example, to display input setting values of a counting device.

<Prior Art and Problems> As shown in FIG. 4(A), as shown in FIG. Some are marked with . This is when the user selects the character 103 corresponding to predetermined information.
The information is entered by selecting and filling in the frame 102 as shown in the figure (B), and the reading device reads:
Information is read by scanning the L-arranged frame portion 102 with a photosensor or the like to photoelectrically detect which characters 103 are filled in. However, in this mark sheet, since the user fills in the characters 103, it is difficult to confirm the written contents.

In addition to the above, there is also a sheet with a sample number 104 and a frame 105 for inputting information marked on the surface of the sheet body 101, as shown in FIG. 5(A). As shown in Figure CB), with reference to the sample numbers, enter the number 106 corresponding to the predetermined information in the entry frame 105, and write the sample number 10.
4, and the reading device reads the information by recognizing the pattern of the number 106 that has been written, or by scanning a specific point on the number 106 and sampling it to recognize the number. It will be done.

However, in the case of writing the number 10G as shown above,
A reading device such as a pattern recognition device that requires sampling means is required, which increases costs.In addition, if the number 106 entered is in a font that is not similar to the sample number 104,
This may lead to reading errors.

<Object of the Invention> The present invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional ones, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a mark sheet in which it is easy to confirm the entered contents and the reading device can be simplified.

<Configuration and Effects of the Invention> The mark sheet according to the present invention includes a sheet main body and a plurality of information entry patterns arranged in at least one row on the surface of the sheet main body, and is selected according to the above information. Each of the above patterns is made up of a plurality of segments that are traced.

According to this invention, since a predetermined segment is selected from a plurality of segments in each pattern and is traced and filled in, the entire pattern is not filled in, and the contents can be checked after being filled in. Furthermore, since the reading device only needs to be able to photoelectrically detect the presence or absence of the traced segments of each pattern, the accuracy required for pattern recognition is not required, and equipment costs are reduced.

<Description of Embodiment> An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are plan views showing an example of a mark sheet according to the present invention before and after information is entered, respectively.

In the figure, 1 is a sheet main body, and the surface of this sheet main body 1 has a plurality of patterns 2 (2A).

2B...2N) are provided in a plurality of rows.

Each pattern 2 is composed of a plurality of segments (for example, 7 segments) 2a to 2g and is formed in the shape of a sun character, and each segment 2a to 2g is selected according to the required information and traced with a writing instrument. The traced segment is photoelectrically detected as a mark by scanning with the first photosensor 3 (3a to 3e) (FIG. 2) on the reading device side.

4 is a timing mark marked on the surface of the sheet main body 1 along the row of the pattern 2, which is photoelectrically detected by the second photosensor 5 (FIG. 2) on the reader side, and This is for obtaining a detection timing signal of the first photosensor 3.

Next, a method of using the mark sheet having the above configuration will be explained.

The user selects a necessary segment from the segments 2a to 2g in each pattern 2 of the sheet body 1 according to predetermined information, and traces the segment with a writing instrument, for example, as shown in FIG. 1(B). "2, 6...3", "4,7...5" depending on the traced segment
etc. will be entered as information.

When reading the above information, when the first photosensor 3 and the second photosensor 5 on the reading device side are scanned in the direction along the row of patterns 2, that is, in the direction of arrow a in FIG. Since the sensor 5 photoelectrically detects the timing mark 4 and sends out a timing signal, the first photosensor 5 detects the traced segment of each pattern 2 based on the timing signal. For example, for the number "2" in Figure 1, segments 2b, 2
c, 2d, 2e, and 2g are detected by the first photosensor 3.

Here, since each pattern 2 is made up of seven segments 2a to 2g that are traced according to the information, it is possible to easily confirm the contents written by tracing.

In addition, in the reading device, it is only necessary to photoelectrically detect the presence or absence of a traced item from among the seven segments 2a to 2g of each pattern 2, so compared to a pattern recognition device that requires sampling. High-precision equipment is no longer required, equipment costs are reduced, and processing time is also shortened.

By the way, in the above example, each pattern 2 was explained as being composed of seven segments 2a to 2g, but it is not limited to this. For example, ff$31Z(A)
, (B), each pattern 2 may be composed of 14 segments 2g to 2n.

In this case, by simply increasing the number of timing marks 4, it is possible to detect what has been written in the same manner as in the previous embodiment.Furthermore, with 14 segments, not only numbers but also alphabets as shown in the same figure (B) can be detected. Letters ra, d...
...Q] can also be entered. Of course, the configuration of each pattern 2 described above may be one that uses a plurality of segments, and the pattern shape may also be arbitrarily set depending on the purpose of use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1(A) and (B) are partial plan views showing an example of the mark sheet according to the present invention before and after information is entered, respectively, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a photo sensor corresponding to the pattern of the mark sheet. A diagram showing an example of arrangement, Figure 3 (A
) and (B) are partial plan views showing a modified example of the pattern on the mark sheet of the present invention before and after information is filled in, respectively, and FIGS. Partial plan views shown in the before and after states, Figures 5 (A) and (B
) are partial plan views showing different conventional mark sheets before and after information is filled in, respectively. l... Sheet body, 2 (2A to 2N)... Pattern, 2 (2a to 2n)... Segment. Figure 1 2a-29. Lighting Figure 2 Figure 3 2h-2n: Lighting Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A sheet main body, and a plurality of information entry patterns arranged in at least one line on the surface of the sheet main body, and a plurality of segments on which information selected according to the above information is traced. A mark sheet characterized by configuring each pattern.