JPH07171506A - Address input method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent erroneous classification and to shorten a classifying processing time by installing a device to which preliminarily encoded classifying destinations are inputted and also providing a display function operated when a part of the names of the classifying disitinations is inputted so as to display all of the names of the classifying destinations containing the part concerned. CONSTITUTION:When mails are classified by delivery zones, all of addresses, postal codes and code numbers are preliminarily applied by a dictionary regestering part 11 to be stored in a memory circuit as a dictionary. In this case, when postal codes are not entered and addresses are unclear, a part of cleared addresses is inputted by a keyboard D and a key for operating an article data searching part 13 is pushed. The article data searching part 13 searches all of the postal codes to the addresses concerned in the memory circuit and, by operating a key for an article data code number display command part 14, indicated addresses and all of the postal codes thereto are displayed on a CRT display C.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article sorting apparatus, and more particularly to an article sorting method suitable for sorting destination names by coding and indexing corresponding code numbers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, since the destination of a sorting device for articles is indicated by a number display, a worker or a reading device has adopted a means for reading the number of the destination and inputting it. Accurate and complete instruction is required.

[0003]

In this case, if the input work is incorrect, or if the destination is unclear,
In addition, when the characters are partially readable due to difficult-to-read characters and the like, there are drawbacks such as inability to sort and a long processing time. The present invention, when inputting the sorting destination, does not require the accuracy of the whole sentence, and displays only the partially accurate character range, thereby displaying the corresponding destination name on the display device,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a sorting method in which an operator selects this displayed number and easily designates an accurate destination again to prevent missorting and enable processing in a short time.

[0004]

The address inputting method of the present invention for achieving the above object is an article sorting apparatus for sorting articles according to predetermined sorting destinations. If a part of the name of a sorting destination is provided, a display function is provided to display all the names of the sorting destinations including the relevant portion, and it is possible to confirm the correct destination from the name displayed on the display function. It is the one to get the code.

[0005]

[Operation] By inputting a part of the name of the item's assortment, all the assortments including that name are displayed. Therefore, the operator selects the desired sorting destination from among them to make an accurate input.

[0006]

[Example] In the figure, a computer is used as the address input device A of the present invention, and this address input device A is provided with an address input search means B. The address input / search means B has a registration function 1, a search function 2 and a communication function 3.
The registration function 1 includes a dictionary display unit 10 and a dictionary registration unit 11. The search function 2 includes a product information input unit 12, a product information search unit 13, a product information code number display command unit 14, and a code number confirmation unit 15. Further, the communication function 3 includes an output circuit 16 for transmitting to the sorting apparatus E.

However, the dictionary display unit 10 uses the CRT display C, and the dictionary registration unit 11 uses the keyboard D together with the display C. Also, the article information input section 1
2. The search unit 13 uses the keyboard D together with the display C. Further, the article information code number display commanding section 14 and the code number confirming section 15 are performed by the keyboard D. The sorting device E sorts the articles to be sent according to the code, is connected to the output circuit 16 by the connecting line 20, and sorts the articles according to the code number indicated by the computer A.

Next, an address sorting procedure by the address input device will be described with reference to FIG. As a concrete example, the present invention is applied to a case in which mails are sorted according to their delivery areas, and all addresses and postal codes are previously assigned code numbers by the dictionary registration unit 11 and stored in the storage circuit F as a dictionary. Remember. However, in this case, the postal code is the code number.

In the sorting operation, the postal code of the destination is input by the keyboard D and is transmitted to the sorting apparatus E, so that the postal matter is automatically sorted by the sorting apparatus. Alternatively, reading is performed by an appropriate reading device (not shown), and this is input to the sorting device E, whereby the sorting is automatically performed.

However, when the postal code is not entered during reading, it is impossible to use the reading device, and in order to know the postal code for the address, first, the address is input by operating the keyboard D. And the article information search unit 1
By operating the 3 key, the postal code corresponding to the address is displayed on the CRT display C together with the address. The operator confirms this and presses the enter key of the keyboard D to transmit the postal code to the sorting apparatus E via the communication function 3. As a result, the postal matter is classified according to the postal code.

In this case, even when the postal code is not entered and the address is unclear, the address in which the known part of the address is known is input by the keyboard D, and the article information searching unit 13 is entered.
Press the operation key. Thereby, the article information search unit 13
Searches all postal codes for the corresponding address in the storage circuit F, and operates the keys for the article information code number display command section 14 to display the instructed address and the postal code for the same on the CRT display C. Show all.

The operator selects the corresponding address from the list with the keyboard D and selects the code number confirmation key 15
By pushing down, the zip code is transmitted to the sorting apparatus E. Thereby, the postal matter is classified by the postal code.

Although the above-described embodiment shows an example in which the present invention is applied to sorting of postal codes, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to various objects. Further, in the above embodiment, the method of sorting the articles by using the code number as an index is shown, but not limited to the code number, any name is stored as an index in the dictionary, and the stored information is searched and connected. It is possible to give a signal to the sorting device and sort the objects.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the sorting destination is coded and input, and by inputting a part of the sorting name, all the names of the corresponding sorting destination are displayed and selected. By doing so, the required sorting destination is designated, so that the sorting destination can be designated accurately and its code number can be transmitted to the sorting device, and the work can be performed accurately and quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a mail sorting method according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A address input device B address input search means C CRT display D keyboard E sorting device 1 registration function 2 search function 3 communication function

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A sorting device for sorting articles according to predetermined sorting destinations, wherein a device in which a sorting destination is coded in advance is provided and a part of the sorting destination name is input, a sorting device including the corresponding portion is displayed. A method of inputting an address, comprising a display function for displaying all the names, capable of confirming an accurate destination from the name displayed on the display function, and obtaining a corresponding code.