JPH04360293A - Omr sheet recognizing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely attain required service even when an OMR sheet is inserted in any forward or backward direction by including a storage means, a forward direction retrieving means and a backward direction retrieving means in a communication processor and distributing an original transmitted from a facsimile(FAX) terminal based upon the recorded contents of an OMR sheet. CONSTITUTION:An OMR sheet transmitted from the FAX terminal is stored in the storage means 101 as image data. The image data stored in the means 101 are analyzed in the forward direction and a code previously determined and included in the leading edge of the image data is detected by the forward direction retrieving means 102. If the means 102 can not detect the previously determined code, the image data stored in the means 101 are analyzed in the reverse direction and the code included in the rear edge of the image data is detected by the backward direction retrieving means 103. Thereby even when the OMR sheet is inserted in any forward or backward direction, required service can surely be obtained.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an OMR sheet recognition method in a communication processing device using an OMR sheet.

With the diversification of services that communication processing devices can provide to facsimile terminals, the facsimile terminal records the desired service type on an OMR sheet, transfers it together with the original to the communication processing device, and the communication processing device records the OMR sheet. A method is adopted in which a desired service is provided based on the recorded contents.

0003

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional facsimile communication network, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an OMR sheet to which the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 4, a telephone network 1 is a facsimile communication network that is capable of providing a plurality of types of mail services (for example, broadcast communication service, confidential service, etc.) to facsimile terminals 3 by providing a mail center 2. It consists of

[0005] When a user of the facsimile terminal 3 uses the mail center 2, he/she fills in the type of service he or she wishes to provide on an OMR sheet 11 as illustrated in FIG. When inserted, the facsimile terminal 3 reads the recorded contents of the OMR sheet 11 (
The image data read from the OMR sheet 11 and the original 12 is read as a part of the original 12 without being deciphered, and the image data read from the OMR sheet 11 and the original 12 is subjected to a predetermined compression process to generate encoded data 13.
(11+12) and sends it to the mail center 2 via the telephone network 1.

[0006]Five long line segments (hereinafter referred to as timing marks 111) are recorded on the upper edge of the OMR sheet 11 illustrated in FIG. 5 for identifying the OMR sheet 11 and confirming the insertion direction. Also, inside the OMR sheet 11, a plurality of short line segments are recorded for confirming mark positions.

[0007] The mail center 2 has a plurality of service execution units 22 corresponding to service types that can be provided to the facsimile terminal 3, and based on the recorded contents of the OMR sheet 11 transmitted from the facsimile terminal 3 via the telephone network 1. It is comprised of an input/output control section 21 that delivers the transmitted manuscript 12 to a service execution section 22 that provides a desired service.

[0008] The input/output control unit 21 is connected to the facsimile terminal 3
Encoded data 13 (11
+12) is subjected to decompression processing that is the reverse of the compression processing performed by the facsimile terminal 3 and converted into image data 14, while the OMR recognition unit 211 is activated.

The activated OMR recognition unit 211 searches whether or not the timing mark 111 is detected at the leading edge of the image data 14. If the timing mark 111 is detected, the OMR recognition unit 211 searches the image data 14 that is being received. is the image data 14 (11) corresponding to the OMR sheet 11, and notifies the input/output control unit 21 of the recognition result.

The input/output control unit 21 analyzes the service type recorded in the OMR sheet 11, and based on the analysis result, sends the document to the service execution unit 22, which provides the service desired by the user of the originating facsimile terminal 3. The encoded data 13 (12) corresponding to 12 is transmitted.

[0011] The service execution unit 22 includes an input/output control unit 21
A mail service desired by the user of the facsimile terminal 3 is provided to the encoded data 13 (12) transmitted from the facsimile terminal 3. In addition, since the facsimile terminal 3 reads the OMR sheet 11 as a part of the original document 12 as described above, it reads the OMR sheet 11 as it is set and reads the encoded data 1.
3(11).

Therefore, if the OMR sheet 11 is inserted in the opposite direction, the facsimile terminal 3 generates encoded data 13 (11) including the timing mark 111 at the trailing edge of the OMR sheet 11 and sends it to the mail center 2. Therefore, in the input/output control unit 21, the OMR recognition unit 211 cannot detect the OMR sheet 11, and the document 12 cannot be delivered to the service execution unit 22 corresponding to the service expected by the user of the facsimile terminal 3. It becomes possible.

[0013]

As is clear from the above explanation, in a conventional facsimile communication network, when the OMR sheet 11 is inserted in the reverse direction at the facsimile terminal 3, the timing mark 1 at the mail center 2 is
11 cannot be detected, the OMR sheet 11 cannot be recognized, and the service that the user of the facsimile terminal 3 expects cannot be provided.

[0014] An object of the present invention is to ensure that a desired service can be provided even when the OMR sheet is inserted in either the forward or reverse direction.

[0015]

Means for Solving the Problems FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 100 is a communication processing device to which the present invention is applied, and 3 is a facsimile terminal housed in the communication processing device 100. In FIG.

101 is a communication processing device 10 according to the present invention.
This is a storage means provided in 0. 102 is a forward search means provided in the communication processing device 100 according to the present invention.

103 is a communication processing device 10 according to the present invention.
This is a backward search means provided in 0.

[0018]

[Operation] The communication processing device 100 delivers the original sent from the facsimile terminal 3 based on the recorded contents of the OMR sheet sent together with the original.

The storage means 101 stores the OMR sheet transmitted from the facsimile terminal 3 as image data. The forward search means 102 analyzes the image data stored in the storage means 101 in the forward direction and detects a predetermined code included in the leading edge of the image data.

[0020] When the forward search means 102 cannot detect a predetermined code, the backward search means 103 analyzes the image data stored in the storage means 101 in the backward direction, and extracts the image data from the image data. The aforementioned predetermined code included in the trailing edge is detected.

Note that it is considered that the forward search means 102 and the backward search means 103 detect a timing mark for OMR sheet recognition recorded in advance on the upper edge of the OMR sheet.

[0022] Therefore, even if the OMR sheet is inserted into the facsimile terminal in either the forward or reverse direction, the timing mark can be detected in the communication processing device, the OMR sheet can be reliably recognized, and the desired service can be reliably provided. Become.

[0023]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a facsimile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the OMR sheet recognition process in FIG. 2. Note that the same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures. Furthermore, the OMR sheet to be considered is as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, a telephone network 1 and a mail center 2 are shown as the communication processing device 100 in FIG. 1, and a storage unit 212 is shown as the storage means 101 in FIG.
is provided in the input/output control section 21 in the mail center 2, an OMR recognition section 211 is provided in the input/output control section 21 as the forward direction search means 102 in FIG. A recognition section 213 is provided in the input/output control section 21 .

In FIGS. 2 and 3, when the user of the facsimile terminal 3 uses the mail center 2, the user of the facsimile terminal 3 enters the type of service desired to be provided in the OMR sheet 11 as illustrated in FIG. 5, as described above. Manuscript 1 to be sent
2 into the facsimile terminal 3, the facsimile terminal 3 reads the recorded contents (marks) of the OMR sheet 11 as part of the original 12 without reading them, and adds a predetermined image data to the image data read from the OMR sheet 11 and the original 12. After compression processing, encoded data 13 (11+12
) and send it to the mail center 2 via the telephone network 1.

In the mail center 2, when the input/output control unit 21 receives the encoded data 13 (11+12) from the facsimile terminal 3 via the telephone network 1, the input/output control unit 21
Start 2.

The activated storage unit 212 converts the first page of received encoded data 13 into encoded data 13 (11) corresponding to the OMR sheet 11 and reverses the compression process executed by the facsimile terminal 3. is decompressed, converted into image data 14, and stored in the storage unit 212 (
Figure 3 step S1).

When one page of image data 14 has been accumulated, the input/output control unit 21 activates the OMR recognition unit 211. The activated OMR recognition unit 211 extracts the image data 14 stored in the storage unit 212 in ascending address order from the first address, and determines whether or not the timing mark 111 is detected at the leading edge of the image data 14. When the timing mark 111 is detected (step S3), the image data 14 stored in the storage unit 212 is recognized as the image data 14 (11) corresponding to the OMR sheet 11. (step S4), and notifies the input/output control unit 21 of the recognition result.

The input/output control section 21 analyzes the service type recorded on the OMR sheet 11 by analyzing the image data 14 (11) stored in the storage section 212 in ascending order of addresses from the first address. Based on the analysis result, encoded data 13 (12) corresponding to the original document 12 is transmitted to the service execution unit 22, which provides the service desired by the user of the originating facsimile terminal 3.

[0030] The service execution unit 22 includes the input/output control unit 21
A mail service desired by the user of the facsimile terminal 3 is provided to the encoded data 13 (12) transmitted from the facsimile terminal 3. Note that the facsimile terminal 3 reads the OMR sheet 11 as a part of the original 12 as described above, so if the OMR sheet 11 is inserted in the opposite direction, the facsimile terminal 3 will read the timing mark 111 at the trailing edge of the OMR sheet 11. , the OMR recognition unit 211 in the input/output control unit 21 cannot detect the timing mark 111 from the image data 14 stored in the storage unit 212 (step S3), the input/output control unit 21 is notified of this fact.

In such a case, the input/output control unit 21 activates the inversion recognition unit 213. The activated inversion recognition unit 213 recognizes the image data 14 stored in the storage unit 212.
are extracted in descending address order from the last address, and a search is made to see if the timing mark 111 is detected at the trailing edge of the image data 14 (step S5), and if the timing mark 111 is detected (step S6) , recognizes that the image data 14 stored in the storage unit 212 is the image data 14 (11) corresponding to the OMR sheet 11 (step S4), and transmits the recognition result to the input/output control unit 2.
Notify 1.

The input/output control section 21 analyzes the service type recorded in the OMR sheet 11 by analyzing the image data 14 (11) stored in the storage section 212 in descending address order from the last address. Based on the analysis result, encoded data 13 (12) corresponding to the original document 12 is transmitted to the service execution unit 22, which provides the service desired by the user of the originating facsimile terminal 3.

[0033] The service execution unit 22 includes the input/output control unit 21
A mail service desired by the user of the facsimile terminal 3 is provided to the encoded data 13 (12) transmitted from the facsimile terminal 3. Note that if the reversal recognition unit 213 also fails to detect the timing mark 111 (step S6), the storage unit 2
The input/output control section 21 is notified that the image data 14 stored in the OMR sheet 12 is not the image data 14 (11) corresponding to the OMR sheet 11 (step S7).

As is clear from the above description, according to this embodiment, in the mail center 2, the input/output control section 21
The encoded data 13 for the first page of the encoded data 13 received by the OMR recognition unit 211 is stored in the storage unit 212.
Since the reversal recognition unit 213 searches for the presence of the timing mark 111 on the leading edge and the trailing edge, the timing mark 111 can be detected no matter which direction the OMR sheet 11 is inserted into the facsimile terminal 3. , it becomes possible for the user of the facsimile terminal 3 to recognize the desired service type.

Note that FIGS. 2, 3, and 5 are only one embodiment of the present invention, and for example, the forward search means 102 and the backward search means 103 are provided in the OMR sheet 11 shown in FIG. The present invention is not limited to the OMR recognition unit 211 and the reversal recognition unit 213 that detect the timing mark 111 that is present, and many other modifications may be considered, but the effects of the present invention remain the same in any case. Further, the communication processing device 100 to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the illustrated facsimile communication network, and many other modifications may be considered, but the effects of the present invention remain the same in any case.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the facsimile communication network, even if the OMR sheet is inserted into the facsimile terminal in either forward or reverse direction, the timing mark can be detected in the communication processing device, and the OMR sheet can be reliably inserted. This makes it possible to reliably provide the desired service.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

[Figure 1] Diagram showing the principle of the present invention

[Fig. 2] A diagram showing a facsimile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 3] Diagram showing an example of the OMR sheet recognition process in Figure 2

[Figure 4] Diagram showing an example of a conventional facsimile communication network

[Figure 5] A diagram showing an example of an OMR sheet that is the subject of the present invention

[Explanation of symbols]

1　Telephone network 2 Mail center 3.Facsimile terminal 11 OMR sheet 12 Manuscript 13 Encoded data 14 Image data 21 Input/output control section 22 Service execution unit 100 Communication processing device 101 Accumulation means 102 Forward search means 103 Reverse search means 111 Timing mark 211 OMR recognition unit 212 Storage section 213 Inversion recognition section

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: A communication processing device (100) that delivers a document transmitted from a housed facsimile terminal (3) based on the recorded contents of an OMR sheet transmitted together with the document.
, a storage means (101) for storing the OMR sheet transmitted from the facsimile terminal (3) as image data; and a storage means (101) for storing the OMR sheet transmitted from the facsimile terminal (3) as image data; and forward analysis of the image data stored in the storage means (101), forward search means (102) for detecting a predetermined code included in the leading edge of the forward search means (102);
cannot detect the predetermined code,
Reverse search means (101) for backwardly analyzing the image data stored in the storage means (101) and detecting the predetermined code included in the trailing edge of the image data;
103). 2. The forward search means (102) and the backward search means (103) are characterized in that they detect timing marks for OMR sheet recognition recorded in advance on the upper edge of the OMR sheet. OM according to claim 1
R sheet recognition method.