JPH028978A - Mark sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily perform the correction of erroneous write without deleting a mark sheet written erroneously by providing a mark enter column for cancellation to cancel an entered mark corresponding to a mark enter column in a mark enter area. CONSTITUTION:The mark enter area 4 is provided on the sheet plane of the mark sheet 2, and the mark enter columns 7 and 8 with rectangular frames of light colors are printed at the positions of reference marks 5 and 6 in the area 4. The enter column 7 is the one for enter of information, and prescribed information can be entered by attaching a mark by a checked point or a bar on either enter column. Also, the enter column 8 is the one to cancel the entered mark, and the entered mark can be cancelled by attaching the mark on the enter column making a pair with the enter column 7 on which the mark is attached. Therefore, it is possible to correct the erroneous write without deleting the sheet 2 written erroneously.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a mark sheet on which various information is written by marking, and in particular, the present invention relates to a format of a mark writing area in a mark sheet.

<Prior Art> As shown in FIG. 7, a conventional mark sheet of this type has a mark writing area 31 provided at an appropriate location on the sheet surface, and black reference marks 32 are printed in this mark writing area 31 at predetermined intervals. At the same time, a mark entry field 33 is printed with a light colored rectangular frame at the position of each reference mark 32. When entering prescribed information on this mark sheet, select one of the mark entry fields 33 corresponding to the information content.
Marking is done by filling the inside of the frame black or by writing a horizontal bar, palm dot, etc. inside the frame. Pencils are usually used for this type of marking, but in recent years there has been a growing trend to allow the use of any type of writing instrument, such as a ballpoint pen.

<Problem to be solved by the invention> However, in the case of the above mark sheet, if marks are made with a writing instrument other than a pencil (for example, a ballpoint pen or a fountain pen), it is difficult to correct errors because the marks that have been filled in cannot be easily erased. Therefore, if you make a mistake, it is necessary to discard the mark sheet and perform the same mark entry operation again.

Therefore, it takes a lot of effort to correct errors, and adding marks causes problems such as a decrease in work efficiency and a waste of mark sheets.

This invention was made by focusing on the above-mentioned problem, and by devising the format of the mark entry area and making it possible to cancel the mark that has been entered, it is possible to easily correct errors without discarding the mark sheet related to the error. The purpose of this paper is to provide a new mark sheet that can perform the following tasks.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mark sheet in which a mark entry area having a plurality of mark entry fields is provided on the sheet surface, in which the mark entry area includes:
Corresponding to the mark entry field, a mark entry field for canceling a mark that has already been entered is provided.

<Operation> When a mark is mistakenly entered in any mark entry field in the mark entry area, the incorrect entry can be canceled by entering a mark in the corresponding mark entry field for cancellation. . Therefore, there is no need to discard the mark sheet associated with the error and perform the same mark entry operation again.

<Embodiment> FIG. 3 shows an example of a mark reading device 1, and this mark reading device 1 reads a mark sheet 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated example is used in place of the operation board of a copying machine, and various information such as the number of copies and paper size read from the mark sheet 2 is sent to the copying machine (not shown) via a code line 3. The mode setting of the copier is automatically performed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mark sheet 2 is provided with a mark writing area 4 on one side of the sheet surface, and the mark reading position is shown in the mark writing area 4 along the longitudinal direction of the edge. A pair of black reference marks 5.6 are printed at predetermined intervals, and a mark entry field 7.8 with a rectangular frame in a light color is printed at the position of each reference mark 5.6. The mark entry fields 7 in the upper row are for entering information, and by marking any of the mark entry fields 7 with a dot, horizontal bar, etc., predetermined information is entered. Also, fill in the mark at the bottom +l
l! 1B is for canceling a completed mark, and by adding a mark similar to the above to [j18], which is paired with the marked mark entry field 7, the completed mark can be canceled. Marks can be removed. In the illustrated example, dot marks 9f and 9g are entered in the mark entry fields 1f and 1g indicated by the letters "F" and "G," respectively, but a mark for canceling "F" is entered m8f.
If the dot mark 10r has been written, it means that the mark 9f written in the mark entry IIjI7f of "F" has been canceled.

In the above embodiment, a mark entry field 8 for cancellation is provided for each mark entry field 7, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. An entry field 8 may be provided to cancel the mark entered in that line.

Returning to FIG. 3, the mark reading device 1 is provided with a sheet insertion section 12 on the front side of the container body 11.
horizontal guide surface 13 and vertical guide surface 14 formed in
The mark sheet 2 is inserted into the sheet insertion slot 15 along the lines. A conveyance path for the mark sheet 2 is formed inside the sheet insertion opening 15 so as to pass through the container body 11 back and forth, and a drive for reciprocating the mark sheet 2 along the conveyance path is provided at an upstream position of this conveyance path. Part 16,
A reading unit 17 is provided for optically reading information written on the mark sheet 2 using a plurality of reflective optical sensors.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the reading section 17, in which four optical sensors 18 to 21 are arranged in correspondence with the arrangement spacing of the mark entry fields of the mark sheet 2. Each of the optical sensors 18 to 21 is connected to a printed circuit board 22 as shown in FIG.
It has a structure in which a light emitting diode 23 and a phototransistor 24 are integrally soldered on the top, and the light emitting diode 23 and phototransistor 24 are soldered along the conveyance direction of the mark sheet 2 (indicated by arrow a in the figure). It's a position. Each element is attached so as to face inward, and by tilting and fixing the printed circuit board 22 at a predetermined angle so that the phototransistor 24 is located at a lower position relative to the light emitting diode 23, the light emitting diode 23
The phototransistor 24 is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the sheet surface, and the phototransistor 24 is oriented largely horizontally.

The light irradiated by the light emitting diode 23 is the mark sheet 2
is diffusely reflected by the sheet surface, and the diffusely reflected light L2 is received by the phototransistor 24. If the irradiation light L1 hits an unmarked part of the sheet surface, the amount of diffusely reflected light will increase, and the amount of light received by the phototransistor 24 will increase, but the irradiation light L1 will hit the marked part. When it hits, the amount of diffusely reflected light decreases, and the amount of light received by the phototransistor 24 decreases.

Each optical sensor 18 to 21 has a mark detection circuit 2.
5 are electrically connected, and each mark detection circuit 25 provides an output to an A/D converter 26 according to the amount of diffusely reflected light received by the phototransistor 24. Each A/D converter 26
converts the analog input into a digital quantity and converts it into a numerical value, and the numerical value is given to the arithmetic unit 27 to perform a predetermined arithmetic operation, thereby generating detection data for determining the presence or absence of a mark.

Next, the operation of the mark reading device 1 having the above configuration will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the mark sheet 2 is now inserted into the container body 11 through the sheet insertion slot 15, the drive section 16 is driven to insert the mark sheet 2 into the container body 11.
is forcibly transferred along the conveyance path within the container body 11. When the mark sheet 1 passes the position of the reading section 17 by this conveyance, each of the optical sensors 18 to 21 in the reading section 17
starts a detection operation to read the presence or absence of marks from the mark sheet 2.

First, step 1 in Figure 6 (indicated by rsTIJ in the figure)
In the optical sensor 21 for detecting the reference mark 5.6, the conversion output of the A/D converter 26 is taken into the calculation unit 27 to generate detection data, and the presence or absence of the upper reference mark 5 is determined. Ru. If the reference mark 5 is detected, the determination in step 2 becomes: YES”,
In the next step 3, the conversion output of the corresponding A/D converter 26 for the optical sensors 18 to 20 for mark detection is taken into the calculation unit 27 to generate detection data, and a mark is entered in the mark entry field 7. It is determined whether or not it is, and the determination result is stored in memory.

In the next step 4, the conversion output of the A/D converter 26 for the optical sensor 21 is again taken into the calculation unit 27 to generate detection data, and the lower reference mark 6
The presence or absence of is determined. If the lower reference mark 6 is detected, the determination in step 5 becomes "YES", and in the next step 6, the optical sensors 18 to 18 for detecting the mark are detected.
20, the conversion output of the corresponding A/D converter 26 is taken into the calculation unit 27 to generate detection data,
It is determined whether a mark has been entered in the mark entry column 8 for cancellation.

As a result, if it is found that a mark has been entered in the mark entry field 8 for cancellation, step 7 becomes "YES", and in the next step 8, the mark entry field paired with the mark entry field WI8 for cancellation is entered. 7 will be canceled, and in this case, the detection results stored in the memory will be rewritten.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, this invention provides a mark entry field for canceling a mark that has already been entered in the mark entry area in correspondence with the mark entry field, so that the mark sheet containing the incorrect entry does not need to be discarded. It is now possible to correct typos easily and quickly. As a result, the marking process can be made more efficient, wasteful consumption of mark sheets can be prevented, and used mark sheets can be reused, achieving the remarkable effects of achieving the purpose of the invention.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged view showing the format of a mark sheet according to one embodiment of the invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing the format of a mark sheet according to another embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the mark sheet format according to another embodiment of the invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the reading section in the mark reading device; FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the external appearance;
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of an optical sensor, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of the mark reading device, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing the format of a conventional mark sheet. 2... Mark sheet 4... Mark entry area 7... Mark entry field 8... Mark entry field for cancellation + 1 diagram ni0・o・ru7−
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Claims (1)

[Claims] In a mark sheet in which a mark entry area having a plurality of mark entry fields is provided on the sheet surface, the mark entry area has a mark entry area for canceling a mark that has been entered corresponding to the mark entry field. A mark sheet with a field for entering marks for cancellation.