JPH04316159A - Slip reading device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automate the selection and switching of operating conditions in accordance with the kind of slips so as to improve the operability and reading speed of a slip reading device by providing a slip kind recognizing means, handling procedure storing section, and operation control section. CONSTITUTION:When a slip 1 is supplied, a reading section 3 reads the slip 1. An information transfer processing section 6 transfers slip kind information obtained by reading the information on the slip 1 and converted into character codes to a slip kind recognizing means 11 and the means 11 recognizes the kind of the slip and supplies the recognized signal to an operating procedure storing section 12. The section 12 inputs the slip kind information to an address and outputs a slip operating procedure. An operation control section 13 controls a carrying control section 14 in accordance with the operating procedure. The section 14 sends the slip 1 to the reading section after sucking the slip 1 or carries the slip from the section 3 to a discharge port or slip housing case. Therefore, when a slip of a different kind is read, the slip handling procedure can be automatically switched.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document reading device that reads documents such as slips and securities, reads information on the documents, and transmits the information to a host device.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art For example, financial institutions use a system in which slips and securities are read into a document reading device, and information on the documents is sent to a host computer for certain processing. A form reading device usually optically reads a form using an image reader or the like, and recognizes necessary information such as characters from the read image data. This information is converted into a character code and transferred to the host device. FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of such a conventional form reading device. The device shown in the figure is for an operator 2 to draw a form 1 into a reading section 3, and is provided with an information transfer processing section 6, an operating condition setting section 4, and a conveyance control section 5 for processing the form. The reading section 3 is composed of an image reader or the like as described above. The information transfer processing section 6 is composed of various circuits for recognizing characters from the image data described above.

[0003] The operating condition setting section 4 is composed of a keyboard and the like, and is used by the operator 2 to recognize the type of form 1 and to set operating conditions according to the type. The conveyance control section 5 is a circuit that carries out the operation of conveying the form 1 to the reading section 3 or sending it to various parts of the apparatus (not shown) according to such operating conditions. That is, for example, when the reading unit 3 reads the information of a certain form, the information transfer processing unit 6 recognizes the information, and transfers the information to the host device 7, the conveyance control unit 5 reads the form 1 that has been sucked into the reading unit 3. is discharged to the discharge port and returned to operator 2. However, in the case of another form 1, for example, when the reading section 3 reads the information on the form, it is immediately sent to a storage case (not shown) provided in the device and stored therein. That is, once Form 1 is inhaled, it is not converted to Operator 2. Also, other form 1
In this case, when the information is inhaled by the reading unit 3, the information is transferred to the host device 7, and operations such as waiting for permission from the host device and then ejecting it or taking it into the device without ejecting it are executed. . Conventionally, reading processing for various forms has been performed in the manner described above.

0004

However, in the conventional apparatus as described above, it is necessary for the operator to set operating conditions before inputting a form into the apparatus. Moreover, the operator must always correctly recognize what operating conditions are set for the form. Further, the normal form reading device has a function of stacking a large number of forms in a part for sucking in forms and reading them while automatically sucking them. However, in order to set operating conditions for each type of form, only forms of the same type can be stacked in the suction section. Therefore, an operator must intervene each time a task is changed to handle a different form, which hinders the speed and efficiency of the task. The present invention has been made with attention to the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a form reading device that automates the selection and switching of operating conditions according to the type of form, improves operability, and improves reading speed. The purpose is to

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A form reading device of the present invention includes an information transfer processing unit that reads information on a form taken into the device and transfers the information to a higher-level device; a form type recognition means that recognizes form type identification information from information on the form; a handling procedure storage unit that stores the form handling procedure within the device that is set in advance for each form type; and recognition of the form type recognition means. The apparatus is characterized by comprising an operation control section that reads a corresponding handling procedure from the handling procedure storage section based on the result and controls the operation of the apparatus.

[0006]

[Operation] When the information transfer processing unit receives a form, this device first recognizes the form type identification information from the information on the form. As a result, a form handling procedure predetermined for each form is read out from the handling procedure storage section and its operation is controlled. In this way, if the same type of form is read continuously, the handling procedure once selected will be followed.
If the process continues as is and a different type of form is read, the device can automatically switch its handling procedure.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be explained in detail below using examples shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a form reading device of the present invention. This device is provided with a reading section 3 for sucking in the form 1 and reading its information, and an information transfer processing section 6 for transferring the read information to the host device 7. In addition, a form type recognition means 11 that recognizes form type identification information from information on a form, a handling procedure storage section 12, an operation control section 13, and a conveyance control section 14 for performing subsequent processing are provided. It is being The reading section 3 is composed of an image reader and the like similar to conventional devices.

Further, the information transfer processing section 6 is composed of a processing circuit similar to that of the conventional device, which recognizes necessary character information from the image data read by the reading section 3 and converts it into a character code. There is. The form type recognition means 11 selects, from among the information recognized by the information transfer processing section 6,
It takes in form type identification information corresponding to the form type of form 1 and recognizes its contents, and this form type identification information is composed of, for example, one or two numbers or alphabets. Then, an appropriate numerical value or the like is assigned in advance to each type of form 1. The handling procedure storage unit 12 is constituted by a storage device for reading out the form handling procedure within the device, which is set in advance for each type of form based on the output of the form type recognition means 11. This consists of, for example, a simple semiconductor memory. The operation control unit 13 is composed of a circuit that performs a certain sequence control according to the handling procedure read out from the handling procedure storage unit 12. Actually, a microprocessor or the like is used as this circuit. The conveyance control section 14 is composed of various mechanisms for sucking in the form 1 and sending it to the reading section 3, or conveying it from the reading section 3 to an outlet or a case for taking in the form (not shown).

The form reading device of the present invention having the above configuration operates as follows. FIG. 3 is an operational flowchart of the apparatus of the present invention. The specific operation of the apparatus of the present invention will be explained with reference to this flowchart and FIG. First, when a form 1 is supplied to the apparatus, the reading section 3 shown in FIG. 1 reads the form (step S1). The information transfer processing section 6 reads the information on the form, converts it into a character code, and transfers the obtained form type information to the form type recognition means 11. As a result, the form type recognition means 11 recognizes the form type (step S2). Once the form type is identified, the signal is supplied to the operation procedure storage section 12. The operation procedure storage unit 12 inputs, for example, form type information into the address,
It is configured to output form handling procedures.

[0010] When the operation procedure is selected in this way (step S3), the operation control section 13 determines whether or not the operation procedure is in the reference mode (step S4). The standard mode is a procedure for handling forms that are read most frequently. The device is normally always set to its reference mode. When a form that can be processed in the standard mode is retrieved, the operating procedure is actually already loaded, and as shown in Figure 3.
The process then jumps to step S6. However, if the inhaled form is to be processed in a new different mode, the read operation procedure is set as the new mode (step S5). Then, in step S6, the operation control section 13 operates in the corresponding mode and controls the conveyance control section 14. This allows, for example, to eject the form immediately after reading the information on the form, or temporarily hold the form inside the device after reading the information on the form, and then switch the conveyance direction according to instructions from the host device. The following actions will be performed.

[0011] When the processing of one form is completed by the apparatus, it is determined in step S7 whether there is a next form. As explained earlier, the reading section 3
is supplied with many forms piled up. Therefore, if there is another document, the process returns to step S1 and the document is read again. When the same type of forms are read continuously, the mode is set to one mode and processing is performed one after another. If a different type of form is read during the process, a new mode is set in step S5 and the operating procedure is switched. When all the forms have been processed in this way, the process moves from step S7 to step S8, and after returning to the standard mode, the operation of the apparatus is stopped.

[0012] When performing the above-mentioned operation, once the documents are stacked and feeding to the reading section 3 is started, the device automatically selects and switches the operation procedure to perform processing without operator intervention. Therefore, not only the burden on the operator is reduced, but also the work of temporarily stopping the apparatus and resetting the operating conditions every time the type of form is changed is eliminated, and the processing speed is greatly improved. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Although the above embodiment has been described using an example in which the reading section 3 optically reads a form, the same thing can be done in a device that magnetically reads and processes information on a form, for example. Further, the type of document may be recognized using any information such as a mark written on the document, a hole provided in the document, or a magnetic code. Furthermore, since the handling procedure is information that composes a sequence for controlling the device, the form type recognition means 11 notifies the operation control unit 13 of the start address of the program, and the operation control unit 13 It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the programs are sequentially called from the procedure storage unit 12 and controlled.

[0013]

Effects of the Invention The form reading device of the present invention as described above recognizes form type identification information from the information on the form taken into the device, and reads out form handling procedures preset for each type from the storage unit. and control the operation.
This eliminates the need for the operator to set operating procedures for each type of form. This eliminates the need for the operator to stop the operation of the apparatus and set operating conditions for each type of form, reducing the burden on the operator and significantly improving the processing speed of the apparatus.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a form reading device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional form reading device.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Report 3 Reading section 6 Information transfer processing unit 7 Upper device 11. Form type recognition means 12. Handling procedure storage section 13 Operation control section 14 Conveyance control section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An information transfer processing unit that reads information on a form taken into the device and executes a process of transferring the information to a host device, and recognizes form type identification information from the information on the form. A form type recognition means, a handling procedure storage unit that stores the form handling procedure in the device preset for each type of form, and a handling procedure storage unit that stores the form handling procedure in the device that is preset for each type of form, and a corresponding one from the handling procedure storage unit based on the recognition result of the form type recognition unit. What is claimed is: 1. A form reading device comprising: an operation control section that reads handling procedures to control operations of the device;