JPH04289985A - Character recognizing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the layout recall of a transmitting sentence at a receiving side by adding position coordinates besides a recognizing character code in a character recognizing device with a data transmitting function. CONSTITUTION:Image data read by an image reading part 1 are stored in a memory part 2 and each character is recognized by a character unit recognizing part 3. For the recognized character, X and Y coordinates are detected by a character position coordinates detecting part 4, stored in a transmission data memory part 5 together with the recognized character and successively, transmitted from a MODEM transmitting part 6. Thus, the document processing at the receiving terminal can be made efficient and the correcting and editing work is facilitated.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character recognition device having a transmission function.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional character recognition devices having a transmission function transmit only recognized character codes. For this reason, when the transmitted data is reproduced on the receiving terminal side, the address,
Character data such as names and business matters were serialized, making it difficult to decipher and re-edit.

[0003] A conventional character recognition device having a transmission function will be explained below. In FIG. 2, document data is read by an image reading section 11, converted into bitmap data, stored in a memory section 12, and recognized by a character recognition section 13. The recognized character codes are stored in the transmission data memory section 4 and sequentially transmitted from the modem transmission section 5 to the outside.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As explained above, in the past, only recognized character codes were transmitted. For this reason, when the transmission message is reproduced on the receiving side, address, name,
Messages were serialized, making it extremely difficult to understand and re-edit the content.

The present invention solves the above problem, and by adding the X and Y position coordinates of recognized characters in addition to the character code, it is possible to reproduce the layout of the transmitted text on the receiving side, thereby improving document processing. The object of the present invention is to provide a character recognition device that facilitates re-editing.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the character recognition device of the present invention includes an image reading device that reads a normal document, a recognition section that recognizes the read image data character by character, and a recognition character recognition device. The apparatus is equipped with a coordinate detection section for detecting the X and Y coordinates of the character, a transmission data memory section for storing the recognized character code and position coordinates, and a modem transmission section for transmitting data.

[0007]

[Operation] With the above structure, read image data is recognized, X and Y position coordinates are detected for each recognized character code, stored in the transmission data memory section, and sequentially transmitted from the modem transmission section. At this time, for example, the lower left corner of the transmission data sentence converted to image data by the image reading unit is
The origin of the Y coordinate (X=0, Y=0) is used, and the coordinates of the character recognized by the recognition unit are calculated from this origin. The calculated data is stored in the transmission data memory section together with the character code and transmitted sequentially.

As mentioned above, along with the recognized character code,
By transmitting the position coordinates, it becomes possible on the receiving side to reproduce the text layout of the transmitted text.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a character recognition device in one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an image reading unit, 2 is a memory unit, 3 is a character unit recognition unit that recognizes each character, 4 is a character position coordinate detection unit that detects the position of recognized characters, and 5 stores recognized data, etc. 6 indicates a modem transmission section.

[0010] The operation of the character recognition device of this embodiment constructed in this manner will be described below. First, an ordinary document is read by the image reading section 1, converted into bitmap data, and stored in the memory section 2. Next, this data is recognized by the character unit recognition section 3. The recognized characters are stored in the transmission data memory section 5 together with the X and Y coordinates detected by the character position coordinate detection section 4. This operation is repeated until all the read data is recognized. The stored data is sequentially transmitted from the modem transmission section 6 to an external terminal. This operation is repeated until all contents of the transmission data memory 5 have been transmitted.

[0011] As a result, when the layout of the transmitted text is reproduced on the receiving side, addresses, names, business matters, etc. are not serially connected, and document processing and re-editing become easier.

0012

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, by adding X and Y coordinates in addition to character codes, computer input work such as document processing, correction, and editing at a receiving terminal is facilitated. It is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a character recognition device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional character recognition device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Image reading section 2 Memory section 3 Character unit recognition section 4 Character position coordinate detection unit 5 Transmission data memory section 6 Modem transmission section

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: An image reading unit that reads a normal document, a recognition unit that recognizes the read image data character by character, a coordinate detection unit that detects the X, Y coordinates of the recognized character, and the recognized character code and position coordinates. A character recognition device comprising a transmission data memory section for storing data, and a modem transmission section for transmitting data.