JPH04304584A - Device for reading character - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the working of character correction by improving the efficiency of character reading without giving labor to a user. CONSTITUTION:A character reading means 12 reads a character entered in sheets of OCR paper 2 and a user character pattern storing means 14 stores the character entered in a user character pattern entry frame to the user character pattern 5 of a user character pattern and character reader character pattern correspondence table 3 when the user character pattern exists. A user character collating means 15 collates the character of the data entry frame with the user character pattern through the use of the user character pattern and character reader character pattern correspondence table 3 so that they are converted into a character code and outputted to a file 21. When the character does not exist or is not coincident in the user character pattern 5, a character reader character collating means 17 collates the character of the data entry frame with the character pattern 4 through the use of the user character pattern and character reader character pattern correspondence table 3.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character reading device, and more particularly to a character reading device for reading characters written by an unspecified number of people.

0002

[Prior Art] As shown in FIG. 4, a conventional character reading device has
A character reading means 12 reads the characters written on the OCR paper 2, and a character reading device character matching means 17 checks whether the read characters correspond to the character pattern 4 of the character reading device. Matching means 1
If the corresponding character exists as a result of step 7, it is recognized as a character reading device character by the character reading device character recognition means 18, and is outputted to the file 21 as a character code by the character code conversion code conversion output means 20. On the other hand, if the corresponding character does not exist as a result of the matching means 17, the character reading error processing means 19 corrects it on the screen or outputs it as a reading error character code.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] With this conventional character reading device, even though an unspecified number of people are filling in the information, the characters must be filled in in a form that matches the character pattern of the character reading device, and the characters are unique to each individual. It is very difficult to write quirky characters in accordance with the character pattern of a character reader. this is,
Because the font is different from the one normally written, it not only takes time for the user to fill out the form, but also causes the problem of errors. Since the text must be written in an unfamiliar font, there is a problem in that many reading errors (unreadable characters) occur. Furthermore, when a reading error occurs, the work of correcting the character occurs, and the more reading errors there are, the greater the correction work load becomes. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a function that can reduce character correction work by improving the character reading rate without imposing a burden on the user.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] The character reading device of the present invention includes a character reading means for reading characters written by a user, and a character reading means for reading characters written by a user, and a character reading device for determining whether or not characters written by the user as a user character pattern exist. A user character pattern existence determination means, a user character pattern storage means, a user character matching means for matching the entered characters with the user character pattern, and a user who recognizes the entered characters as characters if they correspond to the user character pattern. a character recognition type means, a character reader character matching means for matching a written character with a character pattern of a character reading device, a character recognition device of a character reading device that recognizes a written character as a character if it corresponds to a character pattern of a character reading device; The present invention includes a character code conversion/output means for converting and outputting a character code into a character code, and a character reading error processing means when the character cannot be recognized as a character.

[0005]

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the character reading device 1 is made to read the OCR paper 2 on which the user has written characters, but in the user character pattern/character reading device character pattern correspondence table 3, the character reading device character pattern 4 and the user It represents the correspondence with character pattern 5 and takes a one-to-one correspondence. In the user character pattern 5, since any character is entered, some characters exist only in the character reading device character pattern 4. Examples are "C", "E", etc.

FIG. 2 is a detailed diagram showing the OCR paper 2. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, OCR paper format example 6 is a sheet of OCR paper in which character reading device character example 7, user character pattern entry frame 8, and actual data entry frame 9 are set. In addition, in OCR paper format example 10, only character reading device character example 7 and user character pattern entry frame 8 are determined to be one OCR paper, and in OCR paper format 8 example 11, only actual data entry frame 9 is determined. This is the setting. If the user finds it difficult to write in the characters in character example 7 of the character reading device, he or she writes the user character pattern in the corresponding box of the user character pattern entry frame 8. The actual data entry box 9 is filled in according to the character pattern entered in the user character pattern entry box 8 or the character pattern of the character reading device character example 7. If OCR paper format example 9 is used, it is effective for one-time use only, and if OCR paper format examples 10 and 11 are used, OCR paper format example 10 can be reused. Effective when used multiple times.

FIG. 3 is a detailed diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, when the character reading means 12 reads the characters written on the OCR form 2, the user character pattern existence judgment means 13 judges whether or not the user character pattern exists on the OCR form 2. do. As a result, if a user character pattern exists, the characters written in the user character pattern entry frame 8 are stored in the user character pattern storage means 14 in the user character pattern/character reading device character pattern correspondence table. 3 is stored in user character pattern 5. The user character matching means 15 uses the user character pattern/character reading device character pattern correspondence table 3 to compare the characters in the data entry frame 9 with the user character pattern 5.
match. As a result, if the characters match, the user character recognition means 16 recognizes them as user characters, and the character code conversion output means 20 outputs them as character codes to the file 21. If the character does not exist in the user character pattern 5 or does not match, the character reader character matching means 17 uses the user character pattern/character reader character pattern correspondence table 3 to match the character in the data entry frame 9. and character reading device character pattern 4. As a result, if the characters match, the character reading device character recognition means 18 recognizes the characters as character reading device characters, and the character code conversion output means 20 outputs them as character codes to the file 21. If they do not match, the character reading error processing means 19 corrects the error character or outputs a read error character code.

[0009]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, it does not depend only on the character pattern of the character reading device;
Emphasize the character pattern of the user who actually writes the characters. Therefore, the user (filler) can use the font that he or she normally uses as is, so there is an effect that the user (filler) can write characters without any trouble. Furthermore, this improves the character reading rate and conversely reduces the number of read error characters (unreadable characters), which also has the effect of reducing the work required to correct the read error characters.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed diagram showing an OCR paper.

FIG. 3 is a detailed diagram showing an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a detailed diagram showing a conventional character reading device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Character reading device 2 OCR paper 3 User character pattern/character reading device character pattern correspondence table 4 Character reading device character pattern 5 User character pattern 6, 10, 11 OCR paper format example 7
Character reading device character example 8 User character pattern entry frame 9 Data entry frame 12 Character reading means 13 User character pattern existence determination means 14
User character pattern storage means 15 User character matching means 16 User character recognition means 17 Character reading device character matching means 18
Character reading device Character recognition means 19 Character reading error processing means 20 Character code conversion output means 21 File

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Character reading means for reading characters written by a user; user character pattern existence determining means for determining whether characters written by the user as a user character pattern exist; a user character pattern storing means for storing the pattern in a user character pattern/character reading device character pattern correspondence table; a user character matching means for matching the written characters with the user character pattern; and a user character matching means for matching the written characters with the user character pattern; user character recognition means that recognizes the characters as characters when they correspond to the character pattern; character reader character matching means that matches the written characters with the character pattern of the character reading device; and characters that the written characters correspond to the character pattern of the character reading device and recognize as characters. A character reading device comprising a character recognition means, a character code conversion output means for converting and outputting a recognized character into a character code, and a character reading error processing means when a character cannot be recognized as a character.