JPH08185513A - Form preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To design an output form different in format by not reading a description frame displayed in a drop-out color in the case of the transfer work of describing contents but reading that description frame in the case of editing accompanied by position designating work when reading the image of an input form. CONSTITUTION: This device is provided with an image input device 2 equipped with a mode for reading the description frame displayed in the drop-out color on an input slip 10 and a non-reading mode not to read this description frame, monitor 5 for displaying an image read by the image input device 2, and processor 1 equipped with a mode switched part 1a for alternatively switching the modes of the image input device 2 and a position designating part 1b for designating the areas of the transfer source and the transfer destination on the display screen of the monitor 5 and depending on either transfer work or position designating work, reading is performed while switching the modes of the image input device 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention optically reads the contents entered in a form (hereinafter referred to as an input form) of a predetermined format such as a delivery note, an invoice, a delivery slip, and edits the read contents. The present invention relates to a form creation device that creates an output form by transcribing to the same or different form of another format (hereinafter referred to as an output form).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an apparatus for optically reading the contents written on an input form, editing the contents, and transcribing the contents to an output form to create an output form. For example, the year-end gift, Chugen, etc. delivery application form (input form) has multiple delivery destination entry fields and accompanying product entry fields, etc. in addition to the applicant entry fields. A slip (output form) must be created. Then, in order to perform such a posting operation to the output form mechanically without manual labor, the entry position or range of the entry content to be posted in the input form and the printing position of the output form to which it is posted are individually specified. Must be specified.

[0003]

In order to deal with this, the applicant of the present invention has already disclosed the "form information entry area designation device" disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-200644, and the Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-253467. The "form transfer device" disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication is proposed. However, in the former device, since the digitizer specifies the entry position or range of the entry contents to be transcribed on the input form, there is a disadvantage that the device becomes large.

On the other hand, according to the latter device, the device can be miniaturized, but when the image reading means reads the entry position or range of the entry content to be transcribed on the input form, it is printed in dropout color. Unable to read the entry frame of the input form. Therefore, although the entry frame is printed with normal ink and covered with a mask sheet to prevent reading, it is inconvenient to use the mask sheet for each reading. If you print the entry frame in drop-out color, use a ball-point pen or the like manually to read this entry frame, which is necessary when editing the image of the input form to match the format of the output form. There is an inconvenience that this work is complicated because it is necessary to trace the entry frame. Alternatively, the print image is printed in a color that cannot be read by the image reader, while a sample of a color that can be read by the image reader is used to specify the area of each entry field on the input form. It suffices to prepare two types of input forms, but there is an inconvenience that preparing two types of input forms is complicated.

The present invention eliminates such inconvenience,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a form creation device which can be downsized and has good work efficiency.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention reads a form image and a reading mode for reading an entry frame displayed in a dropout color of the form and a non-reading mode for not reading the same. And an image display unit for displaying an image read by the image input unit, a mode switching unit for selectively switching the reading mode and the non-reading mode of the image input unit, and the image display. The control means has a position designating section for designating a transfer source area and a transfer destination area on the display screen of the means.

[0007]

[Operation] When reading the image of the input form, when reading the entry contents, do not read the entry frame displayed in dropout color, and when editing, read the entry frame displayed in dropout color. Design the output form.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention in which a delivery application form for an advanced article is used as an input form and a delivery form is used as an output form will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the apparatus, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a format of a delivery application form, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a format of a delivery slip, and FIG. 4 is a position of an entry column of the delivery application form. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the setting operation of the delivery slip, and FIG.

First, the delivery application form 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The delivery application 10 contains the address of the requester,
Client's entry column 11 in which name and telephone number are entered, application date entry column 12, application form number entry column 13, "Chugen",
The entry field 14 for entering the gift, the entry field 15 for the handling person, the entry field 16 for the transportation means for entering "airline", "mail", "automobile", etc., the address of the recipient, the name, and the telephone. Address entry field 17 for entering the number, and "Same as above", "Delete",
Function mark entry field 18 to be filled in to select four types of functions, "sorting by printer" and "reading completed", product entry field 19 to enter product name, quantity, unit price, etc., additional fee to enter shipping fee, etc. Entry column 20 and amount entry column 21
And a hook-shaped registration mark 22 for designating the reading position of each of the entry columns 11 to 21. In each of the entry columns 17 to 21 and the resist mark 22, the regions 17 to 21 and the resist mark 22 arranged in the lateral direction collectively form a block, and in the illustrated embodiment, 7 blocks are formed. Further, each of the entry columns 17 to 21 is printed in dropout color.

On the other hand, the delivery slip 23, as shown in FIG. 3, is a requester output column 24, an application date output column 25, a slip number output column 26 corresponding to the application number, and a gift application output column 27. And the operator output field 28 and the transportation output field 29
It has a delivery destination output column 30, a product output column 31, an additional fee output column 32, and an amount output column 33.

Next, the structure of the form creating apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 1 denotes a processing device composed of a computer as a control means for performing overall control. The processing device 1 reads an image of a delivery application form 10 and a delivery slip 23, and also has an entry frame printed in dropout color. An image input device (image scanner) 2 as an image input means having a reading mode for reading and a non-reading mode for not reading the image, an image memory (RAM) 3 for storing an input figure by the image input device 2, and a delivery slip 23 are designated. From a printer 4 such as a dot printer for printing images and characters, a monitor 5 as an image display means for displaying an input image by the image input device 2, a keyboard 6 for performing various inputs, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, a floppy disk device, etc. Large-capacity auxiliary storage device 7, hard disk, optical disk Disk drive device 8 for driving the floppy disk is connected.

Further, the processing apparatus 1 has a mode switching section 1a for selectively switching between the reading mode and the non-reading mode of the image input apparatus 2 and a transfer source and transfer destination area on the screen of the monitor 5. And a position designating section 1b for designating. The image input device 2 is configured to read with white light in the reading mode, and to read with monochromatic light corresponding to the color of the dropout color in the non-reading mode.

Next, a method for designating the position data of each entry field of the delivery application form 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 showing the control operation of the processing apparatus 1. Prior to this designation, the delivery application form 10 is prepared in advance. The business name related to the format conversion of the delivery slip 23, various parameters related to control, etc. are input and set from the keyboard 6.

After the predetermined initialization process (step 101), the operator inputs the reference number of the delivery application form 10 from the keyboard 6 (step 102). Next, for confirmation,
A preset business name related to format conversion, various control parameters, and the like are displayed on the screen of the monitor 5, and the keyboard 6 is used to change or add settings as necessary (step 103). continue,
Based on the input from the keyboard 6, it is determined whether to newly register the information entry fields 11 to 21 of the delivery application form 10 or to copy and register the already registered data (step 10).
4) If it is a new registration, after setting the reading frame in which the entry frame printed in dropout color can be read out (step 105), the unfilled delivery application form 10 as a reference is set in the image input device 2. .

The image (entry frame) of the delivery application form 10 is read by the image input device 2 (step 106), the output data of this image input device 2 is sent to the processing device 1, and the processing device 1 converts it into an image signal. And output to the monitor 5. Each position of the registration mark 22 is designated by the keyboard 6 and the mouse (not shown) while observing the entire image of the delivery application form 10 displayed on the monitor 5 (step 10).
7). Specify the fields for each entry column 11-17, 19-21,
From the keyboard 6, the above-mentioned entry columns 11 to 17 and 19 to 21
A record number corresponding to one-to-one is input to (step 108). Next, the area of the function mark entry field 18 is designated (step 109).

As a method of designating the areas of these entry columns 11 to 21, for example, the positions of the two vertices on the diagonal of each entry column 11 to 21 are designated by the coordinates displayed on the screen,
There is a method of specifying with the cursor displayed on the screen. Note that the areas of the entry fields 11 to 21 on and after the second block are automatically specified as will be described later, and therefore the area specification by the operator may be performed only for the first block at the highest level.

Next, when there are a plurality of delivery application forms 10, a screen display prompting the user to input a type mark for distinguishing each other is displayed, and the operator uses the keyboard 6 to instruct the type mark displayed on the screen. Is performed (step 110). further,
By the function operation based on the display on the display screen,
According to the registration mark 22, the entry fields 11 to 21 for each of the second and subsequent blocks are automatically entered (step 111). Further, similarly, the area where the image needs to be read in order to transfer from the delivery application form 10 is automatically set from the position data of each area designated as described above (step 112). in this way,
The area or position data set in steps 106 to 112 is stored in the auxiliary storage device 7 (step 11).
3).

If it is determined in step 104 that copying is registered, the registered optical disk (or floppy disk, the same applies hereinafter) is displayed on the display screen of the monitor 5.
An instruction message to the effect of exchanging with is displayed (step 114). Then, set the optical disk (step 1
15) If it is confirmed that this is the desired optical disk (step 116), the process proceeds to step 117, registration processing for transferring the recording data to the auxiliary storage device 7 is performed, and the copy registration operation ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the optical disc is not the desired optical disc in step 116 when it is determined to be the copy registration in step 104, the process returns to step 114 again, and the registered optical disc is exchanged on the display screen of the monitor 5. A message to that effect is displayed.

Next, a method of inputting each printing position of the delivery slip 23 will be described with reference to FIG. 5 showing the control operation of the processing apparatus 1. After performing a predetermined initial process (step 201), the designation number of the delivery slip 23 is displayed on the monitor 5, and the operator designates the reference number of the delivery slip 23 by inputting the keyboard 6 in response to this (step 201). 20
2). Next, it is judged according to the input from the keyboard 6 whether the output columns 24 to 33 of the delivery slip 23 are newly registered or whether the already registered data is copied and registered (step 203). After setting the reading mode (step 204), the reference delivery slip 23 is set in the image input device 2.

The image (entry frame) of the delivery slip 23 is read by the image input device 2 (step 205), the output data of this image input device 2 is sent to the processing device 1, and the processing device 1 converts it into an image signal. And output to the monitor 5. While looking at the entire image of the delivery slip 23 displayed on the monitor 5, the operator uses the keyboard 6 to set the output columns 24 to 33 of the delivery slip 23 and the entry columns 11 to 16 of the delivery application form 10.
Output columns 24 to 29 and entry columns 17, 19 to 2 corresponding to
The output blocks 30 to 33 corresponding to 1 are designated, and the output block of the delivery slip 23 corresponding to each block of the delivery application form 10 is designated (step 206).

Then, as in the case of the delivery application form 10,
The operator uses the keyboard 6 and the mouse (not shown) to specify the areas of the output fields 24 to 33, and records the corresponding entry fields 11 to 17 and 19 to 21 of the delivery application form 10 (step 108 in FIG. 4). Enter the same number as on the keyboard 6
From (step 207). Based on this record number, each entry column of the delivery application form 10 (excluding the entry column 18) is associated with each output column of the delivery slip 32. Further, each of the entry columns 11 to 16 and 17 to 21 (excluding the entry column 18) of each block of the second and subsequent blocks of the delivery application form 10 should be handled by the function operation based on the display on the display screen. The correspondence of the output columns 24 to 33 is automatically set (step 208).

If necessary, a font for the company mark and company name logo to be printed on the delivery slip 23 is designated, and the font is input (step 209). The font pattern is created by displaying a grid-shaped pattern on the monitor 5 by another program and designating black or white with a mouse or the like. In this way,
The data in the output fields 24 to 33 of the delivery slip 23 input in steps 206 to 209 are stored in the auxiliary storage device 7 (step 210).

If it is determined in step 203 that the registration is copy registration, step 11 in the case of application form 10
The registration processing is performed by the operations from step 211 to step 214 corresponding to step 4 to step 117, and the copy registration operation ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 203 that copying is registered, if it is confirmed in step 213 that the floppy disk is not the desired floppy disk based on the input from the keyboard 7, the process returns to step 211.

In this way, the position data of each entry field of the delivery application form 10 and each output field of the delivery slip 23 are set and stored in the auxiliary storage device 7, and the correspondence between the formats is also set by the record number. And the auxiliary storage device 7
Stored in. In the auxiliary storage device 7, if there are characters and numbers to be output to the printer by themselves, those data are also stored. These are the edited data for the actual transcription printing.

By the above operation, each entry column of the delivery application form 10 and the delivery slip 23 to which the entry contents of each entry column should be transferred
This means that the correspondence relationship with each output (print) column of can be set. After that, the delivery slip 23 which is in a continuous state on the printer 4
On the other hand, the delivery application form 10 in which the delivery destination is actually entered is set in the image input device 2 and the entry fields 11 to 2 are set.
The entry content 1 is read as an image by the image input device 2. At that time, the reading mode of the image input device 2 is switched to the non-reading mode by the mode switching unit 1a of the processing device 1 so that the entry frame printed in the dropout color is not read, and the contents of the delivery application form 10 are filled. Only read as an image. Processor 1
Stores the image data read by the image input device 2 in the image memory 3 once, converts it into a format suitable for the delivery slip 23 based on the edited data in the auxiliary storage device 7, and outputs it to the printer 4. Thereby, the delivery slip 10 for each delivery destination entered in the delivery application form 10 can be created.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, a hard disk, an optical disk, a floppy disk, or a memory card may be used as the auxiliary storage device 7.

[0027]

As is apparent from the above description,
According to the present invention, it is possible to select reading or non-reading of the entry frame printed in the dropout color and input an image. Therefore, the transfer work using the input form having the entry frame printed in the dropout color can be performed. The position designation work of the input form and the output form in the preprocessing of the transfer work can be performed extremely easily and surely, and the desired output form can be easily created.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of an apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the format of a delivery application form.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a format of a delivery slip.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the position setting operation of the entry fields of the delivery application form.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a delivery slip print position setting operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 processing device 1a mode switching unit 1b position designation unit 2 image input device 3 image memory 4 printer 5 monitor 6 keyboard 7 auxiliary storage device 8 disk drive device 10 delivery application form 11 requester entry field 12 application date entry field 13 application form number Entry field 14 Entry field for quotients 15 Entry field for handlers 16 Entry field for transport means 17 Entry field for delivery address 18 Entry field for function mark 19 Product entry field 20 Entry field for additional fees 21 Amount entry field 22 Registration mark 23 Delivery slip 24 Requester output field 25 Application date output field 26 Voucher number output field 27 Demand application output field 28 Handler output field 29 Transportation output field 30 Destination output field 31 Product output field 32 Additional fee output field 33 Amount output field

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A form creation device for optically reading the input contents of an input form and transferring the read contents to an output form having a format different from that of the input form to create an output form, which is an image of the form. While reading
Image input means having a reading mode for reading the entry frame displayed in the dropout color of the form and a non-reading mode for not reading it, image display means for displaying the image read by the image input means, and the image input And a control unit having a position designating unit for designating a transfer source region and a transfer destination region on the display screen of the image display unit. Form creation device characterized by the above.