JPH07271903A - Original processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely assort the originals with reduction of labor by deciding whether the image signals show a printed or handwritten original to transmit the image signals of the printed original to a character identifying means and the image signals of the handwritten original to a printing means respectively. CONSTITUTION:An original reading means MS reads the original information and converts it into the image signals regardless of a printed or handwritten original. A controller 18 decides whether the corresponding image original is a printed or handwritten original based on the selection information received previously. Based on this deciding result, the controller 18 transmits selectively the image signals corresponding to the printed original to a character identifying means 13 and also transmits selectively the image signals corresponding to the handwritten original to a printing means 17 respectively. These image signals are converted into the character codes by the means 13. Meanwhile the image signals are printed out by the means 17. Then a work slip is produced for the manual input. Thus the originals can be surely assorted with reduction of labor.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a manuscript processing apparatus used in a system for constructing a database by coding manuscript information of printed manuscripts and manuscript information of handwritten manuscripts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to facilitate information provision and centralized management of information, construction of a database for encoding various information has been advanced. There are two types of manuscripts: one that has information written in printed characters (hereinafter referred to as "printed manuscript") and the other that has information written in handwritten characters (hereinafter referred to as "handwritten manuscript"). Regardless of the type (whether it is a print manuscript or a handwritten manuscript), it is necessary to encode a huge amount of information. Examples of the manuscript in which the print manuscript and the handwritten manuscript are mixed include a family register and a medical fee statement.

[0003] Conventionally, when manuscript information is encoded, a work sheet or the like in which a manuscript is copied is passed to a key puncher, and the key puncher visually checks the work sheet while manually inputting a huge amount of information. Was there.

[0004]

However, when encoding a huge amount of information, the following problems occur depending on the content of the information recorded on the manuscript and the nature of the manuscript.

When the manuscript information is composed only of numbers, the input operation can be performed relatively easily even when manually inputting data, but the manuscript information is kanji, hiragana, katakana, kanji numbers. , If it is composed of a combination of arithmetic numbers etc., the character types will increase,
The efficiency of data entry work by the key puncher becomes very poor.

[0006] In an official document manuscript handled by a public agency such as a public office, the content of the description is frequently rewritten, and it must be kept in a predetermined position at all times during the opening period of the agency, and further confidential. Many manuscripts are subject to obligations. For this reason, it is not possible to take the form in which the manuscript is brought out to the outside for input work, and it is necessary to input tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of data in a limited place in an extremely short period of time.

To construct a database, it is not necessary to input all the information recorded in the manuscript as it is,
In some cases, it may be necessary to input only the necessary data while extracting or processing it. If the key puncher is made to perform such extraction work or processing work, the efficiency of the data input work is significantly reduced. In addition, such extraction work cannot be performed unless the contents of information are accurately understood, and it is a work that requires specialization, so before passing the work sheet to the key puncher, this work sheet A separate worker was required to do the work of deleting the unnecessary information shown in.

In view of the current situation in which manuscripts include both printed manuscripts and handwritten manuscripts, the present inventor must promptly and accurately input a huge amount of information described in these manuscripts. In order to respond to the request, it is possible to significantly improve the efficiency of data input by encoding the characters by using OCR (Optical Character Reader: optical character reading device) only for the printed manuscript. It came to completion.

As described above, in order to perform the information coding process by the OCR which is the character identification means, it is determined in advance whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript, and the printed manuscript can be efficiently and surely. A document processing device capable of reading document information and delivering accurate information to post-processing is also necessary for increasing the productivity of the entire data input system.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to perform the sorting work for discriminating whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript accurately and labor-saving in advance, and the character discriminating means can efficiently perform the coding process of the printed manuscript. It is an object of the present invention to provide a document processing apparatus that can be performed in a specific manner.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, a manuscript in which information is written in print or handwriting is added with selection information indicating whether it is print or handwriting. A manuscript processing device used in a system that selects manuscripts based on the selection information, encodes manuscript information using character identification means for type manuscripts, and codes manuscript information for handwritten manuscripts by manual input. An original reading unit that reads a typed character or a handwritten original and converts it into an image signal; and a printing unit that prints out the image signal to create a work sheet for manual input,
A discriminating unit that discriminates the sorting information and discriminates whether the corresponding image signal is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript, and transmits the output image signal of the manuscript reading unit based on the discrimination result by the discriminating unit. Image signal transmission control means for controlling and selectively transmitting an image signal corresponding to a printed original to the character identifying means, and selectively transmitting an image signal corresponding to a handwritten original to the printing means. A document processing apparatus characterized by:

According to the second aspect of the invention, selection information as to whether it is print or handwriting is added to a manuscript in which information is written in print or handwriting, and the manuscript is selected based on the selection information. A printed manuscript is a manuscript processing device used in a system in which manuscript information is coded by using a character identification means, while a handwritten manuscript is used in a system that codes manuscript information by manual input. An original reading unit that transmits an output image signal to the character identifying unit, a determination unit that determines the selection information and determines whether the corresponding original is a print original or a handwritten original, and the determination unit Based on the determination result, the operation of the document reading unit is controlled, the reading operation is completed only for the printed document, and the output image signal is transmitted to the character identifying unit. A document processing apparatus characterized by comprising: a reading operation control means.

[0013]

According to the document processing apparatus of the first aspect, first,
The document reading unit reads document information regardless of whether it is a printed document or a handwritten document and converts it into an image signal. The discriminating means discriminates whether the corresponding image signal is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript based on the selection information added in advance. Then, the image signal transmission control means selectively transmits the image signal corresponding to the printed original to the character identifying means, while selectively transmitting the image signal corresponding to the handwritten original to the printing means based on the determination result by the determining means. To transmit.

In a system using such a document processing apparatus, all the document information, regardless of whether it is printed characters or handwriting, is once converted into an image signal, the sorting process is performed based on the sorting information, and then the character identification means While the selectively transmitted image signal is converted into a character code, the printing means prints out the selectively transmitted image signal to create a work sheet for manual input.

According to the document processing apparatus of the second aspect, the discriminating means discriminates whether the corresponding document is a printed document or a handwritten document based on the selection information added in advance. Next, the document reading operation control means
The operation of the document reading unit is controlled based on the result of the determination by the determining unit. That is, the document reading operation control means, only when the determination means determines that it is a printed document.
The reading operation of the document reading unit for reading the printed document and converting it into an image signal is completed, and the output image signal is transmitted to the character identifying unit.

In a system using such a document processing apparatus, based on the selection information, the document information is converted into an image signal only when the document information is in print, and the character identification means converts the transmitted image signal into a character code. Will be converted.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall flow according to an embodiment of a system for constructing a database by encoding manuscript information of a printed manuscript and manuscript information of a handwritten manuscript. For convenience of explanation, the system will be described as follows.
Also called manuscript information coding system. The document processing apparatus according to the present invention is incorporated in this document information encoding system, and the processing flow of the system is, as shown in the figure, the first step from micro image input to sorting and the second step of the subsequent processing. It is roughly divided into two. Each process is outlined.

First step: From micro image input to finish
First to divide the document information and the document information of the handwritten document print document is photographed on the microfilm F by the micro camera is micronised. At the stage when micronization is completed,
To the microfilm F on which the originals are imprinted, selection information indicating whether each original is a printed original or a handwritten original is added.

When the micro-fabrication is completed, all the image information projected on the film F is read by the microfilm scanner MS, converted into an image signal, and stored in the image information file 10. Reference numeral "A" indicates image information regarding a printed manuscript, and reference numeral "B" indicates image information regarding a handwritten manuscript. Further, the added selection information is also read and stored in the selection information file 11. The image information and the selection information of each original are stored in the files 10 and 11 in association with each other.

Next, based on the selection information, it is discriminated whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript, and a sorting process is performed. In the case of a handwritten manuscript, the image information is read from the file, transmitted to a printer (printing means) and printed out, and then the image information is deleted from the file 10. Therefore, when the sorting process is completed, the manuscript information of the printed manuscript is stored in the file 10 as image information, and the manuscript information of the handwritten manuscript is printed out as an image. This printout is
It is used as a work slip 12 for manual input by a key puncher.

Second step: second-stage processing After the sorting processing, the image information corresponding to the print original is subjected to character identification processing by a pattern matching method or the like in which a pattern created in advance is compared with image data. It is transmitted to the identification means) 13 and converted into code data. This data is stored in the code data file 14. The key puncher is manually input while visually checking the printed work slip 12. This data is also stored in the code data file 15. Reference numeral "a" indicates code data relating to a printed manuscript, and reference numeral "b" indicates manually input code data relating to a handwritten manuscript.

When the coding of the manuscript information of the printed manuscript and the handwritten manuscript is completed in this way, the field data necessary for forming the database is extracted and written in the database file 16 to finish.

In such a manuscript information coding system, all printed characters or handwritten manuscripts are read and converted into image signals, and in the case of printed manuscripts, corresponding image signals are selectively transmitted to the character identification means, while handwriting In the case of a document, the document processing apparatus according to claim 1 performs the work of selectively transmitting the corresponding image signal to the printing means.

A first embodiment of the document processing apparatus according to claim 1 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the flow of document information in the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the document processing apparatus includes a document reading unit that reads a typed document or a handwritten document and converts it into an image signal, and a printer as a printing unit that prints out the image signal and creates a work sheet 12 for manual input. 17 and. The manuscript reading means in the first embodiment reads the microfilm F on which a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript is imprinted,
It is composed of a microfilm scanner MS. The document processing apparatus further determines whether the image signal is a printed document or a handwritten document based on the selection information, and controls the transmission of the output image signal of the microfilm scanner MS based on the determination result. Control device 18
Have and. The control device 18 corresponds to the discrimination means and the image signal transmission control means.

Printed manuscripts and handwritten manuscripts are photographed by a flat-bed type micro camera 19 or the like to be micronized.
Simultaneously with the photographing of the manuscript, the selection information 20 indicating whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript is additionally printed on the microfilm F in correspondence with each image frame 23. The selection information 20 is a mark 21 (generic name of marks 21a and 21b described later) having different sizes corresponding to a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript. That is, the selection information 20 is a mark 21 having different width dimensions along the width direction of the film F, and a narrow mark 21a is imprinted in the case of a printed manuscript and a wide mark 21b in the case of a handwritten manuscript. Is imprinted. These marks 21a and 21b are detected by a detecting means 50, which will be described later, provided in the microfilm scanner MS.

The mark 21 as the selection information 20
The symbols a and 21b are not limited to those described above, and even if the marks have different lengths along the longitudinal direction of the film F, or marks having the same size but different light transmission densities, the characters are not printed. It is possible to provide distinguishability between a manuscript and a handwritten manuscript. Further, the marks 21a and 21b may be provided separately from a document mark also called a blip used for counting the number of image frames, or may be provided so as to also serve as the document mark.

Whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript can be grasped at a glance, and specialized knowledge about the contents of manuscript information is unnecessary. Therefore, even a person who shoots the microfilm F can easily determine whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript. Therefore, in this embodiment, the photographer visually judges whether the characters are printed or handwritten,
In addition, the photographer sets marks 21a and 21b according to the document type.
Is taken at the same time when the document is photographed by the micro camera 19.

A roll-shaped film is used as the microfilm F photographed in this way, and is housed in the cartridge 30 in a wound state in order to facilitate handling.

In the microfilm scanner MS,
A film carrier 29 (see FIG. 5), which is a device for feeding the microfilm F in the cartridge 30, is provided detachably or integrally incorporated. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing essential parts of the microfilm scanner MS and the film carrier 29.

A rewind reel 31 around which the microfilm F is wound is rotatably supported in the cartridge 30 loaded in the film carrier. The microfilm F fed from the rewinding reel 31 is
As shown in the drawing, the reel 32 is wound up. The rewinding reel 31 is rotationally driven by a drive shaft 33 connected to the motor M1, and the winding reel 32
Are rotatably driven by a drive shaft 34 connected to a motor M2.

The film carrier 29 is provided with a feeding roller 35 which is rotationally driven by a motor M3 for feeding the leading end of the microfilm F toward the winding reel 32. The delivery roller 35 is
The solenoid 36 in the on state is pressed against the microfilm F, but when the solenoid 36 is in the off state, the solenoid 36 separates from the microfilm F and moves to the retracted position. The microfilm F delivered from the cartridge 30 by the delivery roller 35 is guided by the idle roller 37, passes through the plate portion 38, is guided by the idle roller 39, and is wound onto the winding reel 32. An encoder 40 is mounted coaxially with the idle roller 37 to count the transport distance of the microfilm F in both forward and backward directions and to detect the transport speed.

At the center of the plate portion 38, the aperture 4
1 is formed. The aperture 41 is located so as to face the passing microfilm F, and is located between a condenser lens 46 and a projection lens 47 described later. The microfilm F is wound or unwound between the reels 31 and 32 while passing through the plate portion 38 by appropriately rotating the rewinding reel 31 and the winding reel 32 in both forward and reverse directions. Be transported.

Light from the light source such as the lamp 45 is condensed by the condenser lens group 46, and then the plate portion 3
The microfilm F located at 8 is illuminated from below.
The image information of the microfilm F through which the light is transmitted is enlarged and projected by the projection lens 47 and read by the line sensor 48 in which light receiving elements such as CCD are arranged. In the case of a microfilm reader / scanner equipped with a screen, in the reader mode, the image information of the microfilm F is projected on the screen for browsing.

In the microfilm scanner MS, the detection means 50 for detecting the marks 21a and 21b added to the microfilm F as the selection information 20 is provided with the plate portion 3.
8 is provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the detection means 50
Indicates that the marks 21a and 21b have been transferred to the lower A in the figure.
It is arranged so as to face the channel. Detection means 50
For example, a photoelectric conversion element such as a CdS element or a SpC element is used as the selection information 20 to be detected.
The number of constituents, the position, the interval, etc. of the detecting means 50 are determined from the relationship with. When the marks 21a and 21b have different widths as in the illustrated embodiment, the detecting means 50 is used.
Is the first and second portions arranged along the width direction of the film F.
Of sensors 51 and 52. Each sensor 51, 5
2 receives the light from the light source that has transmitted through the marks 21a and 21b and the surrounding film base surface 53, and the mark 21
When a and 21b are detected, for example, an ON signal is output.

In the illustrated embodiment, the first sensor 5
When both the first sensor 52 and the second sensor 52 are turned on, it means that the wide mark 21b is detected.
It is recognized that the image information of the handwritten document is recorded on the image frame 23 corresponding to 1b. When the first sensor 51 is off and the second sensor 52 is on, it means that the narrow mark 21a is detected.
It is recognized that the image information of the printed document is recorded on the image frame 23 corresponding to a. Furthermore, even though the microfilm F is being conveyed, the first and second sensors 5
If 1, 52 remain off for a predetermined time, it is recognized that the reading of the last frame is completed.

When all the image information and the selection information 20 have been read, the microfilm F is rewound and rewound onto the rewinding reel 31. When the reading operation for the microfilm F contained in one cartridge 30 is completed, the cartridge 3
0 is discharged from the film carrier and a new cartridge 30 is loaded and a cartridge exchange operation is performed. In order to automatically perform such cartridge replacement work,
The cartridge loader 55 shown in FIG. 5 is attached to the microfilm scanner MS.

The cartridge loader 55 is attached to the microfilm scanner MS as an auxiliary device and has a stacker 56 capable of accommodating a plurality of cartridges 30. Then, the cartridge loader 55
Automatically removes the cartridges 30 housed in the stacker 56 and loads them into the film carrier 29.
When the reading is completed, the used cartridge 30 is taken out from the film carrier 29 and the stacker 5 is removed.
Return to 6 again.

By using the cartridge loader 55, the replacement work of the cartridge 30 can be automated and the reading of the image information of the microfilm F can be automated, so that the document processing apparatus can be operated, for example, at night. . As a result, a large amount of originals can be processed in a short period of time.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the structure of the document processing apparatus. The control device 18 includes a CPU 60, a memory (RAM) 61 that stores an image signal read by the microfilm scanner MS as image information, and a memory (ROM) 6 that stores a control program and a determination program.
2, a printer control unit 63 that controls output of control signals to the printer 17, transmission control of image data, and the like,
RAM 61 when transmitting image data to the OCR 13
And an auxiliary storage unit 64 for temporarily storing the data therein.
Here, when transmitting the image data to the printer 17, the data is sequentially transmitted from the RAM 61.

Regarding the transmission of the image data to the printer 17, instead of the sequential transmission as described above, the data to be transmitted is auxiliary stored and the image data is transmitted in a timely manner in accordance with the operation timing of the printer 17. Also good. Further, instead of directly transmitting the data to the OCR 13 and the printer 17, the data are stored in separate memories, and the data stored after that is stored in the OC.
It is also possible to adopt a mode in which R13 and the printer 17 are collectively input.

The line sensor 48 of the microfilm scanner MS is connected to the control device 18 via an interface and an input / output unit, and the read image signal is input to the control device 18. Further, a loader control section 65 for controlling the operation of the components of the microfilm scanner MS such as the motors M1 to M3 and the operation of the cartridge loader 55 is also connected to the control device 18, and the sensor 5
The mark detection signals from 1, 52 are also input to the control device 18. Further, the control device 18 outputs a control signal for turning on / off the motors M1 to M3 and a control signal for executing the cartridge exchange operation to the loader control section 65.

Next, the operation of the document processing apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart from a state in which one cartridge 30 is loaded in the film carrier 29 and the film is loaded until the reading operation for the microfilm F accommodated in the cartridge 30 is completed and the cartridge is replaced. .

First, in step S1, the motor M2
Is turned on and the winding reel 32 is rotationally driven. The microfilm F is conveyed while passing through the plate portion 38. At this time, the first sensor 51 and the second sensor 52 have the marks 21a and 21b which are the selection information 20.
Is being detected.

When both the first sensor 51 and the second sensor 52 are turned on (S2), it means that the wide mark 21b is detected, and the handwritten document is recorded on the image frame 23 corresponding to the mark 21b. Image information is recorded.
In this case, set "handwriting" to the flag (S
3) When the image frame 23 reaches the proper position for reading, the motor M2 is turned off and the conveyance of the microfilm F is stopped (S6).

When the first sensor 51 is off and the second sensor 52 is on (S4), the narrow mark 21a is formed.
Is detected, and the image information of the printed document is recorded on the image frame 23 corresponding to the mark 21a.
In this case, "type" is set in the flag (S5),
When the image frame 23 reaches the proper position for reading, the motor M2 is turned off and the feeding of the microfilm F is stopped (S6).

Next, the image information of the microfilm F is read by the line sensor 48 (S7), and the image signal is stored in the RAM 61 of the control device 18 as image information. After that, a flag check is performed (S8), and print control (S9) or OCR is performed depending on the content of the flag.
Control (S10) is performed.

In the print control (S9), the data in the RAM 61 is transferred to the printer 1 via the printer controller 63.
7 is controlled so that the data is sequentially transmitted. The printer 17 prints out the transmitted image data on recording paper. The output in this way becomes the work slip 12 to be referred to when the key puncher manually inputs.

In the OCR control (S10), the data in the RAM 61 is temporarily stored in the auxiliary storage unit 64 and then transmitted from the auxiliary storage unit 64 to the OCR 13.
The OCR 13 identifies characters from the transmitted image data, converts them into code data, and stores them in the code data file 14.

Print control (S
9) or when the OCR control (S10) ends, the process returns to step S1, the microfilm F is conveyed to read the next image frame 23, and the above-described processing (S2 to S) is performed.
10) is repeated.

If the first and second sensors 51, 52 are off even though the microfilm F is being conveyed and the state continues for a predetermined time, it is judged that the reading of the last frame 23 is completed. (S11), the motor M2 is turned off, and the transport of the microfilm F is stopped (S1).
2). After that, the motor M1 is driven to perform the film rewinding process for winding the microfilm F on the rewinding reel 31 (S13). The cartridge loader 55 is
The replacement operation of the cartridge 30 is executed. That is, the loaded cartridge 30 is discharged from the film carrier 29 and returned to the stacker 56, and the next new cartridge 30 is loaded into the film carrier 29.

Then, the film loading of the microfilm F accommodated in the cartridge 30 newly loaded in the film carrier 29 is performed, and the processes from step S1 described above are repeated.

In the manuscript information coding system using the manuscript processing device of the present embodiment, all manuscript information is once converted into an image signal regardless of whether it is printed characters or handwriting, and the selection information 20 is selected.
After performing sorting processing based on (mark 21), OC
The R13 converts the selectively transmitted image signal into a character code, while the printer 17 prints out the selectively transmitted image signal to create the work sheet 12 for manual input. Become.

Therefore, when the OCR 13 encodes the manuscript information, whether the manuscript is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript is identified in advance, so that the manuscript information can be efficiently and reliably read from the printed manuscript. And can pass the correct information to post-processing. Further, since it is determined whether the original is a printed original or a handwritten original based on the selection information 20 (mark 21), the sorting work can be performed accurately and with labor saving. Further, since the cartridge loader 55 is used, nighttime input can be performed, and the input productivity is remarkably increased. As a result,
The input productivity of the entire manuscript information coding system is improved.

Next, the second aspect of the document processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention.
Examples will be described.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the flow of document information in the second embodiment. In this second embodiment, the sorting information 20
The procedure for adding is different from that of the first embodiment.

In the first embodiment, the photographer discriminates whether the photographer is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript at the time of photographing the manuscript, but in the second embodiment, an identifier for discriminating the manuscript type and each Different from the photographer who shoots the original, the discriminator determines the original type at the stage of the original before shooting. That is, the discriminator visually judges whether it is print or handwriting, and the sticker 70 as the selection information 20 according to the type of the document.
(A generic term for seals 70a and 70b described later) is attached to the surface of the original. On the other hand, the photographer sequentially photographs the manuscripts with the flat-bed micro camera 19 or the like to micronize the manuscripts without being aware of whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript.

As shown in the figure, there are two types of stickers 70 to be attached to the original: a sticker 70a with a black circle 71 indicating that it is a type original and a plain sticker 70b indicating that it is a handwritten original. is there. The discriminator recognizes that these two types of stickers 70a,
70b is appropriately selected and attached to a predetermined position of the original. It is also possible to attach a serial number to the seal 70. Further, the document mark 72 is imprinted on the microfilm F at the time of photographing the document.

The structure of the original processing apparatus in the second embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 6 except that the detecting means 50 (sensors 51, 52) is not provided in the microfilm scanner MS. . In this example,
Since the dedicated detection means 50 for reading the selection information 20 is not provided, the control device 18 determines the content of the selection information 20 based on the image signal obtained by reading the document information.

The document processing apparatus operates as follows.

First, the image information of the microfilm F is read by the line sensor 48, and the image signal is stored in the RAM 61 of the control device 18 as image information. After that, the control device 18 determines whether or not the image information corresponding to the black circle 71 exists in the area corresponding to the position where the sticker 70 is attached. The print control or the OCR control shown in FIG. 7 is performed according to the content of the determination.

In the print control, the data in the RAM 61 is sequentially transmitted to the printer 17 via the printer control unit 63. The printer 17 prints out the transmitted image data on recording paper. The output is a work slip.

In the OCR control, the data in the RAM 61 is temporarily stored in the auxiliary storage unit 64, and then the auxiliary storage unit 64 is operated.
From the OCR 13 to the OCR 13 is controlled. OCR13
Identifies a character from the transmitted image data, converts it into code data, and stores it in the code data file 14.

When such a process is repeated up to the final frame, the film rewind process is performed, the cartridge loader 55 executes the exchange operation of the cartridge 30,
The above processing is performed on the microfilm F accommodated in the new cartridge 30.

In the manuscript information coding system using the manuscript processing device of the second embodiment, like the system using the manuscript processing device of the first embodiment, the manuscript information is temporarily imaged regardless of whether it is printed or handwritten. Converted to a signal and selected information 20
After performing sorting processing based on (seal 70), OC
The R 13 converts the selectively transmitted image signal into a character code, while the printer 17 prints out the selectively transmitted image signal to create the work form 12.

Therefore, when the OCR 13 encodes the manuscript information, whether the manuscript is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript is identified in advance, so that the manuscript information can be efficiently and surely read from the printed manuscript. And can pass the correct information to post-processing. Further, since it is discriminated whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript based on the selection information 20 (sticker 70), the sorting work can be performed accurately and with labor saving. Further, since the cartridge loader 55 is used, nighttime input can be performed, and the input productivity is remarkably increased. As a result,
The input productivity of the entire manuscript information coding system is improved.

Next, the third aspect of the document processing apparatus according to claim 1
Examples will be described.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the flow of document information in the third embodiment. The third embodiment differs from the first and second embodiments in that the micro camera 19 and the micro film F are not used.

In the document processing apparatus of the third embodiment, a digital camera DC that directly reads a document with a CCD is used instead of the microfilm scanner MS. In order to determine whether it is a printed original or a handwritten original, as in the second embodiment, the discriminator visually determines whether the original is printed or handwritten, and a sticker 70 corresponding to the original type is attached to the original surface. The identifier at this time may be the same as the person who operates the digital camera DC.

As shown in FIG. 10, the structure of the original processing apparatus in the third embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG.
And the digital camera DC is connected to the control device 18. In this embodiment, since the dedicated detecting means 50 for reading the selection information 20 is not provided, the control device 18 determines the content of the selection information 20 based on the image signal obtained by reading the document information.

The document processing apparatus operates as follows.

First, the original is placed on the reading stand of the digital camera DC, the original is read by the CCD, and the image signal is stored in the RAM 61 of the controller 18 as image information. After that, the control device 18 determines whether or not the image information corresponding to the black circle 71 exists in the area corresponding to the position where the sticker 70 is attached. The same print control or OCR control as in the first and second embodiments is performed according to the content of the determination. Such processing is repeated for all originals.

In the manuscript information coding system using the manuscript processing device of the third embodiment, the manuscript information coding system is the same as the system using the manuscript processing device of the first and second embodiments, regardless of whether the manuscript information is printed or handwritten. Is converted into an image signal once, and the sorting process is performed based on the selection information 20 (seal 70), and then the OCR 13 converts the selectively transmitted image signal into a character code, while the printer 17 selects Work sheet 1 by printing out the image signal transmitted as a rule
2 will be created.

Therefore, when the OCR 13 encodes the manuscript information, it is discriminated in advance whether the manuscript is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript, so that the manuscript information can be efficiently and reliably read from the printed manuscript. And can pass the correct information to post-processing. Further, since it is discriminated whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript based on the selection information 20 (sticker 70), the sorting work can be performed accurately and with labor saving. As a result,
The input productivity of the entire manuscript information coding system is improved.

Instead of sticking the sticker 70 according to the type of the original on the surface of the original, the operator determines whether the original is a printed original or a handwritten original when reading with the digital camera DC, and the switch of the switch is used. The image signal as the selection information 20 may be added to the image signal read by the CCD by an operation or the like. In this case, the control device 18 performs print control or OCR control based on the image signal as the selection information.

Further, in order to improve the efficiency of the reading work, an automatic feeder may be used which automatically conveys the original to the reading stand of the digital camera DC and automatically discharges the original after reading. In this case, it is preferable that the original of the original is copied so as to have a certain paper quality in order to prevent a jam at the time of conveyance / discharge by the auto feeder.

Next, the first aspect of the document processing apparatus according to claim 2
An example (hereinafter, referred to as a fourth example for convenience of description) will be described.

In the first to third embodiments, all document information is temporarily converted into image information regardless of whether it is a printed document or a handwritten document, and then print control or OCR control is performed according to the document type. It is the one.
On the other hand, in the fourth embodiment (the document processing apparatus according to claim 2), it is not always necessary to convert a handwritten document into image information, so that only a printed document is converted into image information, This image signal is transmitted to the character identifying means.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a main part of the flow of document information in the fourth embodiment. As shown in the figure, the document processing apparatus has a document reading unit that reads a document, converts it into an image signal, and transmits the output image signal to the OCR 13. The manuscript processing device further determines whether the manuscript is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript based on the selection information, and controls the operation of the manuscript reading means based on the judgment result to determine whether the manuscript is printed. Control device 18a that completes the reading operation and transmits the output image signal to the OCR 13. The control device 18a and the microfilm scanner MS constitute the document reading means, and the control device 18a corresponds to the determining means and the document reading operation control means.

More specifically, in the document processing apparatus of the fourth embodiment, in addition to the microfilm scanner MS having the same structure as that of the first embodiment, the image of the microfilm F is recorded without being converted into an image signal. A reader printer RP for printing out on paper is provided. When the manuscript information is miniaturized, the mark 21 as the selection information 20 is imprinted on the microfilm F at the time of photographing as in the first embodiment. For this reason, the reader printer RP is also provided with the detection means 50 having the first sensor 51 and the second sensor 52 for reading the mark.

Although one microfilm F may be used first in the microfilm scanner MS and then the same microfilm F may be used in the reader printer RP, the document processing time becomes long as a whole. Therefore,
In the present embodiment, the photographed microfilm F is copied, one microfilm F is used for the microfilm scanner MS, and the other microfilm F is used for the reader / printer RP so that the microfilms F are parallel to each other. Various processing is possible, and the manuscript processing time is shortened as a whole. Needless to say, one microfilm F may be used if the processing time is not limited.

As shown in FIG. 12, the structure of the document processing apparatus in the fourth embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 6 except for the printer control section 63, which is the control apparatus 18 shown in FIG.
The OCR 13, the microfilm scanner MS, and the reader printer RP are connected to the control device 18a. First and second provided on the reader printer RP
Detection signals from the sensors 51 and 52 are also input to the control device 18a.

The document processing apparatus operates as follows. The operation of the microfilm scanner MS and the operation of the reader printer RP will be described separately.

In the microfilm scanner MS, first, the first sensor 51 and the second sensor 52 detect the mark 21 added to the microfilm as the selection information 20.

When both the first sensor 51 and the second sensor 52 are turned on, since the image information of the handwritten document is recorded on the image frame 23 corresponding to the mark 21b, the image information is read. Is not executed from the beginning, the microfilm F is conveyed, and the process for the next image frame 23 is started.

On the other hand, when the first sensor 51 is turned off and the second sensor 52 is turned on, the image information of the printed manuscript is recorded on the image frame 23 corresponding to the mark 21a. The image information of the film F is read by the line sensor 48, and the image signal is stored in the RAM 61 of the control device 18a as image information. After that, the same OCR control as in the first to third embodiments is performed.

In this way, while detecting the mark 21, if it is a handwritten original, it is skipped, and if it is a printed original, OCR control is performed and processing is performed on one microfilm F. When the processing of the final frame is completed, the film rewind processing is performed, the cartridge loader 55 executes the replacement operation of the cartridge 30, and the above processing is performed on the microfilm F accommodated in the new cartridge 30.

In the reader printer RP, the mark 21 is detected by the first sensor 51 and the second sensor 52, as in the microfilm scanner MS.

When the first sensor 51 is turned off and the second sensor 52 is turned on, the image information of the printed document is recorded on the image frame 23 corresponding to the mark 21a. The reading is not executed from the beginning, the microfilm F is conveyed, and the process for the next image frame 23 is started.

On the other hand, the first sensor 51 and the second sensor 5
When both 2 are turned on, since the image information of the handwritten document is recorded on the image frame 23 corresponding to the mark 21b, the image information of the microfilm F is read, and the image information is read. Print out on the recording paper. The output form becomes the work slip 12.

In this way, while detecting the mark 21, if it is a printed manuscript, it is skipped, if it is a handwritten manuscript, it is printed out, and the processing for one microfilm F is performed. When the processing for the final frame is completed, the film rewind processing is performed, the cartridge loader 55 executes the replacement operation of the cartridge 30, and the new cartridge 3
The above-mentioned processing is performed on the microfilm F stored in 0.

In the manuscript information coding system using the manuscript processor of the fourth embodiment, the selection information 20 (mark 21) is selected.
Based on the above, it is determined whether the corresponding original is a printed original or a handwritten original, and then the reading operation by the microfilm scanner MS is completed only for the printed original, and the OCR 13 is transmitted. Convert image signal to character code. On the other hand, the reader printer RP performs the process of creating the work form 12 only for the handwritten document. In other words, a certain document is only processed according to the document type.

Therefore, when the OCR 13 encodes the manuscript information, it is discriminated in advance whether the manuscript is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript, so that the manuscript information is efficiently and surely read from the printed manuscript. And can pass the correct information to post-processing. Further, since it is determined whether the original is a printed original or a handwritten original based on the selection information 20 (mark 21), the sorting work can be performed accurately and with labor saving. Further, since the cartridge loader 55 is used, nighttime input can be performed, and the input productivity is remarkably increased. As a result,
The input productivity of the entire manuscript information coding system is improved.

Although the document processing apparatus of the fourth embodiment is provided with the dedicated detection means 50 for reading the selection means 20, it can be modified as follows.

In the microfilm scanner MS and the reader printer RP, in order to detect the density of the image recorded on the microfilm F, a preliminary scan is performed prior to the main scan. Then, by discriminating the contents of the selection means 20 based on the image signal at the time of the preliminary scan, the dedicated detection means 50 can be eliminated.

The modified document processing apparatus operates as follows. The operation of the microfilm scanner MS and the operation of the reader printer RP will be described separately.

In the microfilm scanner MS, first, the mark 21 is generated based on the image signal at the time of preliminary scanning.
It is determined whether or not there is an image signal corresponding to a or the mark 21b.

When there is an image signal corresponding to the mark 21b, the image information of the handwritten document is recorded on the image frame 23 corresponding to the mark 21b, and therefore the microfilm F is scanned without performing the main scan. After being conveyed, the process moves to the next image frame 23.

On the other hand, when there is an image signal corresponding to the mark 21a, the image frame 23 corresponding to the mark 21a is present.
Since the image information of the printed document is recorded in the, the main scan is performed after the exposure adjustment based on the preliminary scan result, the image information of the microfilm F is read by the line sensor 48, and the image signal is imaged. The information is stored in the RAM 61 of the control device 18a. After that, OCR control is performed.

In this way, the mark 21a or the mark 21b is discriminated based on the image signal at the time of the preliminary scanning, and if it is a handwritten document, it is skipped without performing the main scan, and if it is a printed document, the main scan is performed. Performs OCR control.

Like the microfilm scanner MS, the reader printer RP determines whether there is an image signal corresponding to the mark 21a or the mark 21b based on the image signal at the time of preliminary scanning.

When there is an image signal corresponding to the mark 21a, the image information of the printed document is recorded on the image frame 23 corresponding to the mark 21a, so that the microfilm F is recorded without performing the main scan. After being conveyed, the process moves to the next image frame 23.

On the other hand, when there is an image signal corresponding to the mark 21b, the image frame 23 corresponding to the mark 21b is present.
Since the image information of the handwritten manuscript is recorded in,
After the exposure adjustment and the like are performed based on the preliminary scan result, the main scan is performed, and the image information of the microfilm F is printed out on the recording paper.

In this way, the mark 21a or the mark 21b is discriminated based on the image signal at the time of the preliminary scanning, and if it is a printed document, it is skipped without performing the main scan, and if it is a handwritten document, it is printed out.

Also in the manuscript information coding system using the modification of the fourth embodiment, it is judged whether the corresponding manuscript is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript based on the selection information 20 (mark 21). After that, the reading operation (main scan) by the microfilm scanner MS is completed only for the printed original, and the OCR 13 converts the transmitted image signal into a character code. On the other hand, the reader printer RP performs the process of creating the work form 12 only for the handwritten document.

In the above modification, the type of the mark 21 is discriminated based on the image signal at the time of the preliminary scan after the preliminary scan is completely completed. However, the mark 21 can be further modified into the following forms. Is. That is, preliminary scanning is performed up to a region where the type of the mark 21 can be discriminated, the microfilm scanner MS stops the preliminary scanning itself when it can discriminate a handwritten document, and the reader printer RP discriminates that it is a printed document. The preliminary scan itself may be stopped at that point.

Note that, as in the case of the second embodiment, a mode in which the sticker 70 as the selection information 20 is attached to the original is also applicable to the fourth embodiment and each modification of the fourth embodiment.

Next, the second aspect of the document processing apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention.
An example (hereinafter, referred to as a fifth example for convenience of description) will be described.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the flow of document information in the fifth embodiment. In the fifth embodiment, as in the fourth embodiment, a certain original is processed only according to the original type.

In the document processing apparatus of the fifth embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the document to which the seal 70 as the selection information 20 is attached is micronized, and the document D on which the microfilm F is printed is read. ing. Alternatively, the document may be micronized, the microfilm F may be printed out, and then the document D to which the seal 70 is attached may be read.

This document processing apparatus has a document scanner DS, and the document scanner DS is provided with a document insertion section 75 and a sorter section 76. The sorter unit 76 is further divided into a handwritten document discharge unit 77 and a printed document discharge unit 78. Since the document D handled in this embodiment is not a document itself but a printed out document, it has a certain paper quality. Therefore, even if the auto feeder is used for the document inserting section 75,
Jam during transportation and discharge can be prevented, and reading work can be facilitated and speeded up.

Further, the document scanner DS has
In addition to the line sensor for reading the image information of the document D, a sensor for reading the seal 70 when the document D is conveyed by the auto feeder is provided. This sensor is configured similarly to the above-mentioned sensors 51 and 52.

As shown in FIG. 14, the structure of the document processing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment has a controller 18a having the same structure as that shown in FIG.
The OCR 13 and the document scanner DS are connected to a. A detection signal from a sensor provided in the document scanner DS is input to the control device 18a. The control device 18a and the document scanner DS constitute a document reading unit, and the control device 18a corresponds to the determining unit and the document reading operation control unit.

The document processing apparatus operates as follows.

By the auto feeder provided in the document inserting section 75, one document D placed in a stacked state is conveyed, and at the time of this conveyance, the seal 70 is read by the sensor. The control device 18a determines whether or not the image information corresponding to the black circle 71 exists based on the read image signal.

As a result of this determination, if it is determined that the image information corresponding to the black circle 71 does not exist and it is the sticker 70b, that is, if it is the handwritten document, the document is detected without operating the line sensor. D is discharged to the handwritten document discharging unit 77 of the sorter unit 76. The discharged document D itself becomes the work slip 12.

On the other hand, when the image information corresponding to the black circle 71 is present and it is determined that it is the sticker 70a, that is, when it is determined that it is a printed document, the image information of the document D is read by the line sensor and the image signal is read. Is stored in the RAM 61 of the control device as image information. After that, OCR control is performed. The document D is discharged to the printed document discharge portion 78 of the sorter unit 76.

When the discharge processing of one document D is completed, the next new document D is automatically conveyed,
The above process is repeated while reading the seal 70.

Even in the manuscript information coding system using the manuscript processing apparatus of the fifth embodiment, the selection information 20 (seal 70) is selected.
Based on the above, it is determined whether the corresponding document D is a print original or a handwritten original, and then the reading operation by the document scanner DS is completed only for the print original, and the OCR 13 is transmitted. Convert image signal to character code. On the other hand, the document D is sorted by the sorter unit 76 and discharged, so that the work slip 12 for the handwritten document is sorted.

Therefore, when the OCR 13 encodes the manuscript information, whether the manuscript is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript is identified in advance, so that the manuscript information can be efficiently and reliably read from the printed manuscript. And can pass the correct information to post-processing. Further, since it is discriminated whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript based on the selection information 20 (sticker 70), the sorting work can be performed accurately and with labor saving. Furthermore, since an auto feeder can be used, input productivity is significantly increased. As a result, the input productivity of the entire manuscript information coding system is improved.

In addition to the form in which a dedicated sensor for reading the seal 70 is provided, the same form as each modified example of the fourth embodiment can be adopted. In other words, the type of the sticker 70 is determined based on the image signal at the time of completion of the preliminary scan, or the preliminary scan is stopped and the document D is output by the handwritten document discharge unit when the document 70 is determined to be a handwritten document during the preliminary scan. It may be discharged to 77.

By the way, the work form 12 may be printed out in the same format as the original, but in consideration of the convenience of the manual input work by the key puncher, another form in which predetermined image processing is added to the image information is added. You can print it out at. Therefore, from FIG.
(D) shows a format example of the work slip 12.

The work slip 12 shown in FIG. 16A is a printout of which the management information is added to the image information. As the management information, a cartridge number, a frame number or a reference number can be exemplified. The cartridge number can be recognized by reading the IMC (Image Managing Code) imprinted on the leading portion of the microfilm F, the frame number can be recognized by counting the document marks, and the reference number can be found on the sticker 70 or the like. It can be recognized by reading the attached number.

The work slip 12 shown in FIG. 13B is a printout of the image information in which unnecessary portions are erased.

The work sheet 12 shown in FIG. 13C is obtained by cutting a necessary portion of the image information of one document and then combining a plurality of the cut portions and merging them to print out.

The work slip 12 shown in FIG. 10D is a workout 12 which is partially filled out and printed out of the image information. As the portion to be filled in, secret information and the like can be exemplified in addition to the input unnecessary portion.

Since the format of the work sheet 12 requires image processing to be performed on the image information of the handwritten document, it can be applied to the first, second and third embodiments of the above-mentioned embodiments. .

[0129]

As described above, in the manuscript processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, all manuscript information is temporarily converted into an image signal regardless of whether it is printed characters or handwriting, and based on the selection information, printed manuscripts or handwritten manuscripts. After performing the sorting processing according to the above, the image signal corresponding to the printed original is selectively transmitted to the character identifying means, while the image signal corresponding to the handwritten original is selectively transmitted to the printing means. Therefore, in the manuscript information coding system using this manuscript processing device, when the manuscript information is coded by the character recognition means, it is distinguished in advance whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript. Document information can be efficiently and reliably read from a document, and accurate information can be passed to post-processing. Moreover, since it is discriminated whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript based on the selection information, the sorting work can be performed accurately and with labor saving. As a result,
The input productivity of the entire manuscript information coding system is improved.

Further, when the original processing apparatus according to claim 2 determines that the corresponding original is a printed original or a handwritten original based on the selection information, the original processing apparatus determines that the original is a printed original. Only, the reading operation of the document reading means for reading the type document and converting it into an image signal is completed, and the output image signal is transmitted to the character identifying means. Therefore, in the manuscript information coding system using this manuscript processing device, when the manuscript information is coded by the character recognition means, it is distinguished in advance whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript. Document information can be efficiently and reliably read from a document, and accurate information can be passed to post-processing. Moreover, since it is discriminated whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript based on the selection information, the sorting work can be performed accurately and with labor saving. As a result, the input productivity of the entire manuscript information coding system is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall flow according to an embodiment of a system for coding a manuscript information of a print manuscript and manuscript information of a handwritten manuscript to construct a database.

FIG. 2 is a first embodiment (document processing apparatus according to claim 1).
6 is a diagram showing a flow of document information in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of a microfilm scanner and a film carrier.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the arrangement of marks added to the microfilm as selection information and detection means for detecting the marks.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a cartridge loader attached to the microfilm scanner.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document processing apparatus of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operating state of the document processing apparatus of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a second embodiment (document processing apparatus according to claim 1).
6 is a diagram showing a flow of document information in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a third embodiment (document processing apparatus according to claim 1).
6 is a diagram showing a flow of document information in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a document processing apparatus according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a main part of the flow of document information in the fourth example (first example of the document processing apparatus according to claim 2).

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document processing apparatus according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the flow of document information in a fifth example (a second example of the document processing apparatus according to claim 2).

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document processing apparatus according to a fifth embodiment.

15A to 15D are diagrams showing a format example of a work form.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 ... Work slip 13 ... OCR (character identification means) 17 ... Printer (printing means) 18 ... Control device (discrimination means, image signal transmission control means) 18a ... Control device (document reading means, discrimination means, document reading operation control means) ) 20 ... Selection information 21 ... Mark (selection information) 55 ... Cartridge loader 70 ... Seal (selection information) 76 ... Sorter section MS ... Micro film scanner (original reading means) DC ... Digital camera (original reading means) RP ... Micro film Reader printer (printing means) DS ... Document scanner (original reading means)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A manuscript in which information is written in print or handwritten is added with selection information as to whether it is print or handwritten,
A manuscript processing device used in a system that selects manuscripts based on the selection information, encodes manuscript information using character identification means for type manuscripts, and codes manuscript information for handwritten manuscripts by manual input. An original reading unit that reads a typed or handwritten original and converts it into an image signal, a printing unit that prints out the above image signal to create a work sheet for manual input, and a selection unit that determines the corresponding image signal. Based on the discrimination result for discriminating whether it is a printed manuscript or a handwritten manuscript, the transmission of the output image signal of the manuscript reading device is controlled based on the discrimination result by the discriminating device, and the image signal corresponding to the printed manuscript is displayed. While selectively transmitting to the character identification means,
An image signal transmission control means for selectively transmitting an image signal corresponding to a handwritten original to the printing means, an original processing apparatus. 2. A manuscript in which information is written in print or handwritten is added with selection information as to whether it is print or handwritten,
A manuscript processing device used in a system that selects manuscripts based on the selection information, encodes manuscript information using character identification means for type manuscripts, and codes manuscript information for handwritten manuscripts by manual input. , A document reading unit that reads a document and converts it into an image signal and transmits an output image signal to the character identifying unit; and whether the corresponding document is a print document or a handwritten document by discriminating the selection information. Based on the determination result by the determination unit, the operation of the document reading unit is controlled, the reading operation is completed only for the printed document, and the output image signal is transmitted to the character identification unit. A document processing apparatus comprising: a document reading operation control unit.