JPH0377182A - Slip reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the reliability of output data and to easily manage the data by inspecting the normality of a slip in advance before the read data are outputted. CONSTITUTION:An OCR control part 2 is provided to control the operation of a whole slip reader and a memory 3 is provided to store the read data, which are outputted from an OCR 1, through the OCR control part 2. Then, it is discriminated whether description in a form corresponding to the attribute of a previously determined field in a slip is executed in the field or not. When it is discriminated that the description corresponding to the attribute is executed, operation is executed to output the read data, which are stored in the memory 3, to an external part and when it is discriminated that the description not corresponding to the attribute is executed, error display or error processing, etc., to eject the slip, etc., is executed, for example. Thus, the description miss or description error of the slip can be inspected and the normality is inspected in advance before the read data are outputted.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a form reading device that optically reads entries in a form such as a bank transfer form and outputs the read data. The present invention relates to a device that can check the validity of data read into the computer.

[Conventional technology]

BACKGROUND ART In financial institutions such as banks, transaction information is centrally managed at district centers and furthermore at a central computer controlling the district centers so that transaction information at branch offices can be centrally managed.

Therefore, when a customer submits a form such as a remittance form at a branch, the entries in the form are entered from a terminal device (form reading device) at the branch and transmitted to the district center and then to the central computer.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the details of processing of a form by a conventional form reading device in a branch office.

As shown in the figure, in conventional form processing, when a form is set in an optical character reader (OCR) of a form reading device, the form is optically read (step 1).
A reading serial number is printed on the form (step 2), the form is ejected from the device (step 3), and the read data is sent to the district center (step 4).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the above conventional example, even if there is an obvious mistake such as an omission in the form or an alphabet character being entered in a field where a number should be entered, the device will still be able to read the field. and
The read data will be sent to the district center. For this reason, the data at the district center, which is concentrated from many sales offices, contains a lot of erroneous data, and the error processing must be performed at the district center, making data management difficult.

In addition, in the above conventional example, it is not possible to prevent double reading in which the same form is read twice, and there is a risk that the same data may be sent to the district center twice. There was a problem with low reliability.

Therefore, the present invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to verify the validity of omissions in forms, obvious mistakes in entries, double reading of the same form, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a form reading device that can facilitate data management and improve data reliability by inspecting read data before sending it.

[Means for solving the invention]

A form reading device according to the present invention includes a reading means for optically reading a predetermined field of a form and outputting the read data obtained as an electrical signal, and a memory for storing the read data from the reading means. , a form reading device having a control means for controlling processing for storing read data from the reading means in the memory and processing for outputting the read data stored in the memory to the outside, from the read data in the memory, determining means for determining whether or not an entry in a format that matches the attribute of the field is made in a predetermined field of the form; If it is determined that there is an attribute, the control means executes a process of outputting the read data stored in the memory to the outside, and the determination means also determines that there is an entry in a field of the form that does not match the attribute. If it is determined that there is an error, the apparatus is characterized in that it has a processing means that executes predetermined error processing.

[For production]

In the present invention, whether or not an entry is made in a format that matches the attributes of the field in a predetermined field of a form, for example, an omission in a field that should be filled in is detected as blank. In this case, it is determined whether an alphabet is detected when the entry format should be numeric, or when serial number printing is detected when the entry format should be blank. If it is determined that an entry that matches the attribute is made in the field of the form, it executes an operation to output the read data stored in memory to the outside, and also writes an entry that matches the attribute in the field of the form. If it is determined that there is an entry that does not apply,
For example, it executes error processing such as error display and form ejection. Through such processing, it is possible to check for omissions or errors in the form, and by detecting the presence or absence of a serial number, a validity check such as whether it is a reading unit is performed before outputting the read data.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be explained below based on illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a form reading device according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the form reading device of this embodiment is a tabletop 0CR equipped with a hopper (not shown) for setting forms.
0CRI, and optically reads a predetermined field of the form set by this 0CRI. Here, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a form (bank transfer form, etc.) read by 0CRI, and the first, second, and third fields Fl, F2, which are entry columns, are shown on the front of the form. ．． F3
, a print field F4 for printing a serial number, and a field 5 for displaying the type of form using an identification number.

Additionally, the device of this embodiment has an O that controls the operation of the entire device.
It has a CR control section 2 and a memory 3 that stores read data output from the OCR control section 2 via the OCR control section 2. Further, a display 4 and a keyboard 5 are connected to the OCR control section 2, various messages are displayed on the display 4, and the apparatus is operated using the keyboard 5.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the OCR control section 2
is equipped with a function to output the read data stored in memory 2 to the outside, and also performs a validity check to see if the read data in memory 3 is in a format that matches the attributes of the predetermined fields of the form. When it is determined that there is an entry in the field of the form that does not match the attributes,
Interrupts the reading of subsequent forms without transmitting the read data,
It has a processing section that displays an error message on the display 4 and discharges the form to an 0CRI stacker (not shown) without printing a serial number.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment.

The operation of this embodiment will be explained below based on FIG. 4 while referring to FIGS. 1 and 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, in step 11, the identification number F5 given to each type of form and the reading fields F1 to F4 are read by the 0CRI. At this time, inspection items for each field F1 to F3 are defined for each identification number.

In step 12, a field check is performed based on the defined inspection items. For example, 1 in the first field
For the second field F2, a mandatory check is performed that will cause an error if no characters are written, and for the second field F2, if no characters are written in any of the lower fields of this field F2. Check the selection that is considered an error, and for 3 in the third field, enter the number l.
.

2. If any characters other than 3 are written, a range check is performed to indicate an error.

If it is determined in step 13 that there is no error in any of the checks in step 12, step 14
Proceed to step 1, read the print field F4 of the form, and if there is no print, it is determined that reading has not been done yet, and step 1
Proceed to step 6.

In step 16, a reading serial number is printed on the form,
In step 17, the form is ejected, and in step 18, the read data is sent to the outside (for example, if this embodiment is a terminal device of a bank branch, the district center that controls the data of the branch) I do.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 13 that there is an error in any or all of the checks in step 12, or if it is determined in step 15 that the serial number has been printed in the print field F4, step 19
In step 20, an error message is displayed on the display 4, and in step 20, a form ejection process is executed.

As described above, it is possible to determine whether or not entries have been made in a format that matches the attributes of the fields in predetermined fields F1 to F4 of a form, that is, to determine whether there are omissions, errors, or serial numbers. By doing so, the validity of the witness information on the form can be checked before outputting the read data. Therefore, for example, when this embodiment is applied to a bank branch, errors in data at a district center where many branches are concentrated can be reduced, data management can be facilitated, and the same form can be used twice. It is possible to prevent double reading, which results in multiple readings, and improve the reliability of data managed at the district center.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which field inspection items include omitted entries, incorrect entries, and printed serial numbers to prevent erroneous data transmission and double reading. It is not limited to this, and any one of the above inspection items may be used, and
Other inspection items may also be included.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, since the validity check of the form is performed before outputting the read data, the reliability of the output data can be improved and data management can be facilitated. have an effect.

In addition, when the present invention is applied to a bank branch, for example, the data management of each branch is facilitated and the reliability of the consolidated data is improved, thereby reducing labor and costs. It is particularly effective in reducing

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a form reading device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the contents of conventional form processing in a branch, and Fig. 3 is a reading by OCR of this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Desktop OCR (reading means), 2... OCR control unit (control means, determination means, processing means), 3... Memory, 4... Display, 5...
·keyboard.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A reading means for optically reading a predetermined field of a form and outputting read data obtained as an electrical signal; a memory for storing read data from the reading means; In a form reading device having a control means for controlling a process for storing read data from the means in the memory and a process for controlling a process for outputting the read data stored in the memory to the outside, a determining means for determining whether or not an entry in a format that matches the attribute of the field is made in a predetermined field; and the determining means determines that an entry that matches the attribute is made in the field of the form. If so, the control means executes a process of outputting the read data stored in the memory to the outside, and the determination means determines that there is an entry in a field of the form that does not match the attribute. 1. A form reading device comprising: processing means for executing predetermined error processing when an error occurs.