JPH05128294A - Optical character read-out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to perform a numbering printing so that the it may not overlapping with the information on a slip regardless of the document of the slip for which data is read. CONSTITUTION:A slip discrimination part 2 discriminates slip names, using data read at a reading part 1. A printing position selection part 3 retrieves a memory 5 by the slip name data. In the memory 5, the information on a position where the slip number is printed for every classification of the slip is stored. The retrieved slip number printing position information is delivered to a printing part 4 and the slip number is printed at a position shown by the printing position information. A numbering printing does not overlap with the information on a slip even when plural kinds of slip coexist as the slip numbers can be printed at different positions for every classification of slip. The constraint of a slip design is also drastically reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical character reader, and more particularly to an optical character reader with a form number printing function for numbering and printing a form number on a form after reading data on the form.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional optical character reader of this type, a form number is numbered at a predetermined position of a form from which data has been read, for example, at a position apart from a front end or a rear end of the form by a certain distance. It was printed.

If only the same form is processed by the optical character reader with the form number printing function,
There is no problem because the numbering is always printed at a predetermined position, that is, a position where no information is written on the form. However, when different forms are mixed,
Regardless of the type of form, if numbering is printed at a predetermined position, the information may be written at that position depending on the form, and the numbering will cause duplicate printing and the information on the form will not be visible. It will be.

In order to avoid such overlapping printing, it is necessary to design the form so that the position where the numbering is printed and the position where the information is written do not overlap, which is a great constraint in the form design.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an optical character reading device capable of performing numbering printing so that data does not overlap with information on a form, regardless of the type of the form on which the data is read.

[0006]

The optical character reader of the present invention comprises a reading means for reading data described in a form, a means for identifying form data indicating a type of the form from the read data, and each of the form data. A memory for storing information on the position for printing the form number, means for selecting the printing position information from the memory using the information data, and a printing means for printing the form number at the position indicated by the selected printing position information And having.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a more detailed description will be given with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, in an optical character reader according to an embodiment of the present invention, a reading unit 1 reads data on a form. The read data is sent to the form identification unit 2. The form identification unit 2 identifies the type of form from the data at a predetermined position on the form. For example, in the case of the form shown in FIG. 2, if the form name is described in the field f1, the information in the field f1 is read and the form name is identified. The identified form name data is sent to the print position selection unit 3. The print position selection unit 3 searches the memory 5 for the form name data.

The memory 5 stores position information for numbering printing for each form name. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when the form name data of the field f1 is "A", the print position is L1 from the rear end of the form and D1 from the right end, and the print position is "B". L2 from the rear end
Set the print position to the position that is D1 away from the right edge, and press "C".
In the case of, the print position is stored such that the position L3 from the rear end of the form and D1 from the right end is the print position. In this embodiment, the print positions are all D1 from the right end of the form, but this value can be set arbitrarily.

The print position information selected by the print position selection unit 4 is sent to the print unit 4 and the form number is printed at the position indicated by the print position information. Thus, when the form name data written in the field f1 is "A" (FIG. 2A), the form number is printed at the lowest position P1 where no information is written.

When the form name data is "B" (Fig. 2
(B)) shows a position P2 which is L2 away from the rear end of the form.
Is printed on. When the form name data is "C" (Fig. 2
(C)) shows a position P3 that is L3 away from the rear end of the form.
Is printed with the form number.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the form number is printed at a different position for each type of form, even when a plurality of types of forms are mixed, the numbering printing overlaps with the information on the form. The effect is that there is nothing to do. In addition, restrictions on form design will be greatly eased.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a relationship between a form processed in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and a position for printing a form number.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of stored contents of a memory 5 in the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 reading unit 2 form identification unit 3 printing position selection unit 4 printing unit 5 memory

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A reading unit for reading data described in a form, a unit for identifying form data indicating a type of the form from the read data, and information on a position for printing a form number for each of the form data. An optical system comprising: a memory for storing the data Character reader. 2. The optical character reader according to claim 1, wherein the form data includes information indicating a form name. 3. The optical character reader according to claim 1, wherein data read from an edge of the form is used as the print position information.