JPH02162332A - Image recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need for discriminating whether decoding code information after development is possible or impossible by outputting different actuation signals to a discrimination means and a mark generation means between when the code information can be decoded by a decoding means and when it can not be done. CONSTITUTION:A reading means 25 recognizes the code information on the original. When it is recognized, a recognition signal (a) is transmitted to the decoder(decoding means) 26, which encodes the signal and outputs a code signal (b) to a control means 28. The means 28 transmits a mark generation signal (d) to the mark generation means D and also transmits the actuation signal (e) to the discrimination means H so as to turn on the means H. Then, the means 28 transmits the actuation signal to a recording means C. As soon as an original is photographed by a camera unit, a mark is imprinted on a recording medium. When the decoder 26 can encode the signal (a) from the means 25, the decoder 26 transmits a decoding impossible signal (b') to the means 28. In such a case, the means 28 transmits a non-actuation signal (e') to the means H to switch the conveyance path of the original.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention photoelectrically reads code information such as a barcode attached to a document such as a slip, and records an image of the document on a recording medium such as a microfilm. The present invention relates to an image recording device for recording.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in this type of image recording device, code information given in correspondence with a document image is read, and its content and search information are imprinted onto a recording medium such as microfilm at the time of image recording. A set of marks is input into a storage medium such as a floppy disk, and used as a search means when searching for a desired image frame from a microfilm.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned conventional device, the mark is uniformly imprinted on the recording medium regardless of whether or not the code information on the document can be decoded, and the code information can also be decoded. Because originals and non-original documents are ejected to the same ejection section, ■ After the microfilm is developed, the code information is divided into those whose code information could be decoded and those whose code information could not be decoded, and those whose code information could not be decoded are checked by the operator. The images must be checked by passing the microfilm through a search machine and then correctly entered into a storage medium such as a floppy disk.

■ After development, the microfilm is applied to a retrieval device and the storage medium in the host computer is corrected while the image is projected, so the image recording device connected to the host computer and the retrieval device must be installed in parallel.

■ If the code information cannot be deciphered due to dirt on the manuscript, the code information may not be legible even if the microfilm is run through a search machine, and in this case the manuscript itself must be corrected at hand.

■ Because manuscripts whose code information could be decoded and manuscripts whose code information could not be decoded are ejected together, it takes time to pass microfilm through a search machine and extract manuscripts whose contents are unclear.

■ Even manuscripts whose code information cannot be deciphered are imprinted with search marks on the image frames of microfilm, so if you run them through a search machine, they will be counted as useful image information.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to separate manuscripts whose code information could be decoded and manuscripts whose code information could not be decoded after image recording, and to distinguish between those whose code information could be decoded and those whose code information could not be decoded. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an image recording device that can record different images on microfilm.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a decoding means for decoding code information on a manuscript, a recording means for recording an image of the manuscript on a recording medium, and a recording means for recording an image of the manuscript on a recording medium. An image recording apparatus having a mark generation means for generating marks to be recorded, further comprising a sorting means for sorting the recorded document, and a sorting means and a mark generating means for sorting the recorded document, and a sorting means and a mark generating means for sorting the document after the recording, and a sorting means and a mark generating means for separating the document after the recording, and a sorting means and a mark generating means for separating the document after recording. A control means is provided for outputting different activation signals to the mark generation means.

(Function) The function of the present invention based on the above configuration is that the recording state on the recording medium is different between a document whose code information can be decoded and a document whose code information cannot be decoded, and even after recording, the documents are transported and ejected separately.

(Example) Next, the present invention will be described based on an example shown in the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, A is a first conveyance path, and the first conveyance path A includes conveyance rollers 1 and 2 that convey the document P on the document table 9 by rotating in the direction of the arrow, and conveyance rollers 1 and 2. The guide member 10.degree.11.12 is provided on the downstream side in the document conveyance direction (hereinafter simply referred to as the downstream side). 39
is a detection means provided between the guide members 10 and 11, and the detection means 39 is for detecting the document P conveyed into the first conveyance path A.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a reading means such as a laser scanner provided above the first transport path A, and the reading means 25 uses code information such as a bar code attached in advance to the document P (as appropriate depending on the image content of the document). This is to recognize the This reading means 2
The recognition of the code information by step 5 continues while the detection means 39 is detecting the document P.

Reference numeral B denotes a second conveyance path provided on the downstream side of the first conveyance path A, and the second conveyance path B includes conveyance rollers 3 and 4 that convey the document P by rotating in the direction of the arrow, and guide members 13 to 16. It is composed of.

C is a recording means provided above the second conveyance path B, and the recording means C includes an illumination lamp 30.33 that illuminates the document P conveyed to the second conveyance path B, and a lens 31 that reduces the size of the document P. ,
It is composed of light shielding plates 32 and 34 and a camera unit 35 for photographing the original P. The camera unit 35 has a built-in recording medium such as a microfilm, and is configured to photograph an image on the document P by driving the microfilm in proportion to the conveyance speed of the document P.

D is mark generation means provided below the second conveyance path B, and the mark generation means includes a lamp 27, a shutter 28,
and a mark generating section 29 including a drive solenoid for the shutter 28. In this mark generating means, the mark generating section 29 is shielded by the shutter 28,
At the same time, the lamp 27 is off, and when the image of the document P is taken by the recording means C onto a microfilm, which is a recording medium, the shank 28 is activated, the lamp 27 is turned on, and the image frame on the microfilm is recorded. A counting mark will be imprinted next to the mark.

E denotes a third conveyance path provided downstream of the second conveyance path B, and the third conveyance path E includes conveyance rollers 5 and 6 that convey the document P by rotating in the direction of the arrow, and conveyance rollers 5 and 6. and a sorting means H that guides the document P conveyed by the document P to one of the two conveyance paths F and G. The sorting means H rotates around the fulcrum 23' to separate the documents P.
a switching guide 23 that guides the kite to either F or G transport path, and a driving means 2 such as a solenoid that operates the switching kite 23.
It is composed of 4.

The conveyance path F is for discharging documents whose coat information cannot be read by the reading means 25 to a tray 36, and is composed of kite members 17.18° and 20.21 and conveyance rollers 7.8. . Further, the conveyance path G is for discharging the original P whose code information has been read onto the paper discharge tray 37, and is composed of kite members 19 and 19a.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main circuit configuration of the present invention.

The reading means 25 is connected to the control means 28 via a decoder (decoding means) 26 that decodes the code information.

The detection means 39, the mark generation means, the recording means C9 and the sorting means H are respectively connected.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, place the document P for which the code information has been asked on the document table 9 (step ■), and press the operation button (not shown).
Press to start conveying the document P (step ■). The document P conveyed to the first conveyance path A is detected by the detection means 39 (step ■), and the detection means 39 sends a detection signal C to the control means . Then, the reading means 25 is activated (
Step ■) Recognize the code information on the document P (Step ■), and if it is recognized, send the recognition signal a to the decoder 2.
6, and the decoder 26 is activated (step ■).

Here, the decoder 26 decodes the recognition signal a, that is, encodes it (step 2). At this time, if the detection means 39 is still detecting the document P (step ■) and the code can be encoded, the code signal is sent to the control means 28.
send to

Then, the control means 28 sends a mark generation signal d to the mark generation means (step ■), and the control means 28 that received the code signal S sends an activation signal e to the sorting means H to turn on the sorting means H. state (step [phase]) (
(two-dot chain line in the figure), and sends an activation signal to the recording means C,
The document P conveyed to the second conveyance path B is transferred to the camera unit 35
At the same time that the image is photographed (step 0), a mark is imprinted onto a recording medium such as a microfilm by the mark generating means. At the same time, the code information is input from the control means 28 to a storage section (not shown). After photographing, the document P reaches the third conveyance path by the conveyance rollers 5.6, is guided to the conveyance path G by the switching guide 23, and is discharged onto the discharge tray 37 (step @).

Incidentally, during the above operation, if the reading means 25 cannot recognize the code information of the document P while the detection means 39 is detecting it in step (2), the decoder 26 does not send the code signal to the control means 28, and in step (2) When the recognition signal a from the reading means 25 cannot be encoded, the decoder 26 sends an undecipherable signal b' to the control means 28. In these two cases, the control means 28 does not send the mark generation signal d to the mark generation means (step o), but sends an inactivation signal e' to the sorting means H to switch the switching guide 23 as indicated by the solid line in FIG. (Step Co., Ltd.). Therefore, from the first conveyance path A to the second conveyance path B by the conveyance rollers 3.4.
The document P transported is only recorded by the recording means C (step 0) without imprinting any marks, and is discharged to the discharge tray 36 via the conveyance path F.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing another embodiment. In the above embodiment, a distinction is made between "imprinting" the mark on the microfilm and "not imprinting" the mark, but in this embodiment, by varying the operating time of the mark generating means, the size Marks of different lengths are imprinted on microfilm.

That is, in step (2), the operating time of the mark generating means is X5ec, and in step (2), it is twice as long as 2X5ec. Note that the other operations are the same as in the above embodiment.

Although the above embodiments have been explained using an example of a device using a barcode and a microfilm camera, the present invention is not limited to these, and it is possible to use OCR, MICR, etc. instead of a barcode. It is also possible to adopt a configuration using other readable code information, and the recording means is not limited to one that records on microfilm, but can also include optical disk recording of the original through an image sensor such as COD, recording on magnetic tape, etc. A means for recording on a medium or a means for recording using an electrophotographic method may be used.

(Effects of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to separate and discharge the originals whose code information could be decoded before development and the originals whose code information could not be decoded after image recording, and also make it possible to separate and discharge the originals whose code information could not be decoded before development. It is possible to distinguish between those that were made and those that were not made as microfilm image frames themselves. Therefore, there is no need to distinguish between manuscripts whose code information could be decoded and those whose code information could not be decoded after developing the microfilm.
In addition, that time is not necessary; ■There is no need to install the image recording device connected to the host computer and the search machine in parallel.
■ Manuscripts whose code information could not be deciphered can be immediately sent to other departments for processing, and there is no need to keep them on hand. ■ There are no search marks in the image frames of the manuscript whose code information could not be deciphered, or Since different marks are imprinted, the search machine does not have to count extra image frames, which is an excellent effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing the whole, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main circuit configuration, FIGS. 3 and 4 are It is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment. Explanation of symbols C...Recording means D...Mark generating means H.
...Separation means P...Document 26...Decoder (deciphering means) 28...Control means

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A decoding device that decodes code information on a document, a recording device that records an image of the document on a recording medium, and a mark generating device that generates a mark that is recorded on the recording medium during the recording. In the image recording device, a sorting means is provided for sorting the recorded documents, and control outputs different activation signals to the sorting means and the mark generating means depending on when the code information can be decoded by the decoding means and when the code information cannot be decoded. An image recording device characterized by comprising means.