JPH0793424A - Document input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To lighten the burden on an operator and efficiently input data by reading data out of a document consisting of many sentences relatively easily. CONSTITUTION:This document input device is equipped with a document form storage part 2 which previously stores document form data corresponding to customer numbers, a character recognizing means 71 which reads a customer number, etc., out of a document discrimination field and performs character recognition while comparing it with patterns in a pattern storage part 3, a form retrieving means 72 which retrieves the form of the read object document 12 in the document form storage part 2 based on the recognized character data, a document data read and storage means 73 which reads the sentences out of the read object document 12 based on the retrieved form and stores them, and a read result comparing and correcting means 74 which displays the read result, read by the document data read and storage means 73, at a document display part 6, compares it with the read object document 12, and makes a correction by key input if there is an error.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form input device used when inputting a letter of import or other various form sentences, and in particular, form input provided with a technique for reducing the load of the form sentence input. Regarding the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a form such as a letter of import, the contents of each item are input from the keyboard one by one while observing the form using a data entry terminal as in the case of general data input. . In other words, after the input items are automatically displayed on the screen of the data entry terminal as a menu, the operator uses the input item headings as a guide to enter the contents of each item from the keyboard while looking at the item on the form. Is going.

[0003]

Therefore, the above-described form input device uses the input items automatically displayed as a menu on the screen of the data entry terminal as a guide, and the item content of the input item is one character from the form. Since key input is performed while browsing each item, the operation is extremely complicated, and particularly in the case of a form such as an import letter of credit, the number of input items is very large and the number of item contents is also large, so it takes a long time to input data. There is a problem.

Further, the menu display of the input items displayed on the display screen of the data entry terminal is based on a general format, and the format of the letter of import is actually different for each customer. Therefore, the operator identifies the next input item on the display screen, searches for that input item from the import letter of credit, and if the corresponding input item is found, type in each character while looking at the contents of that item. The operator's burden is considerable, and there is a problem that efficient data input cannot be performed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides a form input device capable of relatively easily inputting data of a form having a large number of sentences, reducing the burden on the operator and efficiently inputting data. The purpose is to

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is such that a form format storage unit for storing form style data for each form identification code in advance, and a form to be read or a separate form. A form style search means for reading the form identification code described in the form identification form, performing code recognition, and searching the form style of the read target form from the form style storage unit based on the recognition code, and the form style search means. A form data reading unit that reads a sentence described in the read target form according to the form format searched by, and obtains a read result of the read target form while using the past performance data as necessary, and the reading unit. Form input provided with a read result comparison / correction means for displaying the read form result on the form display unit and correcting an erroneous portion while comparing with the form to be read. It is the location.

[0007]

Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 corresponds to the form identification code stored in advance in the form format storage unit based on the form identification code from the form input unit by taking the above means. The form of the form is taken out, the text of the form to be read is read according to this form, and the read result is obtained using past actual data that is stylized as necessary, so the form of each form is different. Also, the input items and item contents can be appropriately read and input in a format suitable for the form of the form, which greatly contributes to reducing the burden of the form input data.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating conditions for reading a form, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram mainly showing the function of the data processing unit shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a form identification slip 1 shown in FIG.
And a form input unit such as a scanner for reading the form 12 to be read (for example, an import letter of credit) in this order. It should be noted that the form identification form 11 is provided with a form identification field 13 at an appropriate place, and the identification number 13 describes a customer number, a form number, etc., if necessary.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a form format storage unit that stores form data for each customer in advance, and as shown in an example in FIG. 4, the size of the form and the coordinate position of each input item for each customer (customer number). Is stored, and in the case of handling one or more types of forms that are different for each customer, a plurality of form data corresponding thereto are stored.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a character reading pattern storage unit in which a large number of character patterns and other necessary patterns for recognizing character data or the like input from the form input unit 1 are stored. Reference numeral 4 denotes past items for each form, for example. This is a form database that stores the contents, and this database 4 stores data in the format as shown in FIG. 5, for example. Generally, a letter of import is printed with a plurality of □ symbols (item numbers) in the vertical direction at a certain place, and a sentence (item content) is written in the horizontal direction to the right of the □ symbol. Often, select one of the sentences and mark the relevant □ part. Therefore, the database 4 stores in advance the sentences XXXXXX (item contents) described after □ (item number) of the form for each form number (style) shown in FIG. The reason is that it is confirmed which sentence is selected from the form, and the sentence XXXXXX corresponding to the selected portion is read from the form database 4 and used as it is.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a form data storage unit for storing the finally read contents, and 6 shows the finally read form contents for comparison with the form contents such as an actual letter of import.
It is a form display unit for ensuring the accuracy of the displayed form contents.

Further, the form input device is provided with a data processing section 7 for executing various data processing. As shown in FIG. 3, the data processing unit 7 reads the customer number or the like written in the form identification field 13 and performs character recognition while comparing with the pattern of the character recognition pattern storage unit 3 and character recognition means 71. , This character recognition means 7
Form form storage unit 2 based on the character data recognized in 1.
From the form retrieval means 72 for retrieving the form of the form 12 to be read from, the data of the form 12 to be read, which is input from the form input unit 1 based on the form style retrieved by the form search means 72, is sequentially read and stored in the buffer memory ( (Not shown) etc., and the form number stored in the form database 4 is specified from the form number of the form format storage unit 2 of FIG. 4, and the check mark (item number) of □ read from the form 12 is specified.
The form data reading / storing means 73 for reading out the sentence corresponding to the item, that is, the item contents XXXXX and storing it in the corresponding area of the buffer memory, and the reading result read by the form data reading / storing means 73 are displayed on the form display section 5. The read result form 12 is compared with the read target form 12, and if there is an error, the read result comparison and correction means 74 is used to make a correction by key input.

Next, the operation of the apparatus configured as described above will be described. First, the forms of various forms to be read are registered in advance in the form form storage unit 2 by key input. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, form form data such as form number, form size, form size, coordinate data representing the position of the item to be read is stored in the form form storage unit 2 for each form, that is, for each customer number. To be done. Further, the form database 4 previously stores form data such as item numbers and item contents based on past results for each form based on the form number.

In the above state, when the form input unit 1 first reads the customer number in the form identification column 13 of the form identification form 11 and, if necessary, the format NO, the data processing unit 7
In the character recognition means 71, the character number is recognized in the information of the form identification field 13 while comparing the customer number and the pattern NO with the pattern of the character recognition pattern storage unit 3 as necessary. Here, when the character of the information described in the form identification field 13 is recognized, the style retrieving unit 72 searches the form style storage unit 2 for the style of the read target form 12 based on the recognized character.

Thereafter, the form data reading / storing means 73
Then, the description information of the read target form 12 is read from the form input unit 1, but at this time, it is read based on the searched form format and sequentially stored in the buffer memory. At this time, there are items for which a plurality of item contents are selected according to the form 12 to be read. In such a case, the item number which is the check mark of □ is found from the read information of the form 12 and the corresponding item contents are obtained from the form database 4. Is read and stored in the required area of the buffer memory. That is,
The form data reading / storing means 73 reads the form 12 to be read.
Of the form number of the form database 4 is compared with the form number of the form database 4, and if there is a corresponding form number in the database 4, the item contents are read from the item number corresponding to the form number, and the item contents are the required area of the buffer memory. Perform the process of replacing with the information of.

When the reading result of the reading target form 12 is obtained as described above, the reading result is displayed on the form display section 6. The reading result displayed on the display unit 6 is compared and examined by the operator with the original reading target form 12,
If there is a portion that is not correctly read, that is, a portion that is incorrectly read, perform the key operation to correct the portion.

After the confirmation / correction is completed, the contents of the form, which is the read result, are stored in the form data storage unit 5 and displayed or printed out when necessary. Therefore, according to the configuration of the above embodiment, the form of the reading target form 12 is determined from the customer number, and the contents of the reading target form 12 are sequentially read based on this form, so that the items of each form are read. Even if the positions are different, it is possible to surely read the appropriate item positions and item contents according to the form of the corresponding form. Moreover, since the past record data is stored in the form database 4, it is possible to refer to the past contents of each item for each form 12 and use it as it is to ensure the accuracy of the read target.

Furthermore, the final reading result is compared with the actual reading target form 12 on the form display unit 6 and can be corrected, so that the form 12 can be accurately read and input. In addition,
In the above embodiment, the form identification slip 11 is input separately from the read target slip 12, but the read target slip 12 is input.
If the document has a function corresponding to the form identification form 11, the form 12 to be read is not necessarily required. Although the customer number is used for identifying the form, the customer number need not be the customer number as long as it can be identified. Further, although the description has been made mainly for inputting data of the letter of credit for import, the point is that it is meaningful to use this device if the document has a long sentence. In addition, the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to read and input the data of a form having many sentences relatively easily.
It is possible to provide a form input device that can reduce the burden on the operator and can efficiently input data.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a form input device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating conditions for reading a form.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram mainly showing functions of a data processing unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data storage state of a form format storage unit shown in FIG. 1.

5 is a diagram showing a data storage state of the form database shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Form input unit, 2 ... Form data storage unit, 3 ... Character recognition pattern storage unit, 4 ... Form database, 5 ... Form data storage unit, 6 ... Form display unit, 7 ... Data processing unit, 71
... character recognition means, 72 ... style search means, 73 ... form data reading / storing means, 74 ... read result comparison / correction means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A form format storage unit that stores form form data for each form identification code in advance, and a form identification code described in a read target form or a separate form identification form is read and code recognition is performed. Form format searching means for searching the form style of the read target form from the form style storage unit based on the form style, and reading the text described in the read target form according to the form style searched by the form style searching means Accordingly, the form data reading means for obtaining the reading result of the reading target form while using the past performance data, and the form result read by the reading means are displayed on the form display section, and an error is made while comparing with the reading target form. A form input device comprising: a read result comparison and correction unit that corrects a portion.