JPH09319823A - Character reading system and cover body used for this system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a character reading system which uses a generally used form an existing document and to perform the information processing. SOLUTION: In the character reading system provided with not only a reader 2 which reads a form where information is written or printed but also a processor 3 which processes information read by the reader 2, a cover body 9 marked to designate the read position is provided for a form to designate required information of the information on the form 1, and this cover body 8 is placed on the form 1, and these information designated by the cover body 9 out of the information which is read by the reader 2 can be processed by the processor 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character reading system provided with a reading device for reading a sheet on which information is written or printed, and a processing device for processing the information read by the reading device, and to the same. Regarding the cover body used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the above character reading system, for example, an optical character reading system in which a machine directly reads information such as characters, numbers and symbols written or printed on a sheet by an optical means and automatically processes the information, A character reading system or the like has been proposed in which information such as characters, numbers, and symbols written or printed on a sheet is read by an image scanner, and the image information is converted into characters by a character reading software provided in a processing device.

In the former system, the form identification number on the paper, the outer frame of the paper is recognized, that is, the paper position mark for specifying the reading range and the reading line position for specifying the reading position are printed in advance. Then, after the customer enters information such as letters, numbers and symbols on this specially printed sheet, the machine reads the entered sheet. In the case of the latter system, a special paper is created with a frame for each character or a word for each word, and the information written in the frame of this special paper is read. .

As described above, even in the case of both systems, the reading accuracy can be improved by using the dedicated paper, but the dedicated paper is required. For this reason, commonly used paper or existing paper cannot be used, resulting in high cost. Incidentally, in order not to reduce the accuracy of the system, it is necessary to print the position of the frame printed on the dedicated paper with high accuracy, which further increases the cost.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above situation, the present invention aims to provide a character reading system capable of processing information by using a commonly used paper or an existing document. It is in.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a reading device for reading a sheet on which information is written or printed, and a process for processing the information read by the reading device. In an optical character reading system provided with a device, a cover body having a mark for designating a reading position is provided on the paper for designating necessary information among information on the paper, and the cover body is provided. Among the information read by the reading device with the sheet positioned above the sheet, the information specified by the cover body can be processed by the processing device, and the character reading system is configured. Therefore, by locating the cover member on the paper and reading it by the reading device, the specified information among the information written or printed on the paper can be processed by the existing processing device. In other words, the information read by the reading device is added to the existing information by adding the mark attached to the cover body according to the processing pattern of the processing device so that the processing device can process the information read by the reading device. The information can be processed by the processing device.

Since a form code for recognition is added to each of the plural types of paper so that each of the plural types of paper can be read and processed, a corresponding reading pattern can be created. If you create a reading pattern for each of multiple types of paper, simply select the reading pattern that matches the type of paper from those multiple types of reading patterns, and read multiple types of paper with the same machine. can do.

Since the cover body is composed of a bag body having one end opened, and the paper is inserted from the opening of the bag body, the cover body is inserted by inserting the paper into the cover body. The sheet can be positioned with respect to the sheet, and the sheet is not displaced during reading, and reading can be realized in a state where there are few reading errors.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of a character reading system of the present invention. This character reading system is for reading the paper 1 on which information such as characters, numbers, symbols, etc. is written by a pencil or the like or printed by a printing device, and the read information is processed.
The paper 1 is various slips, order request forms to various manufacturers, various application forms, and the like.

As shown in the figure, the character reading system comprises a reading device 2 for reading the sheet 1 and a processing device 3 for processing the information read by the reading device 2. A printer 4 may be connected to the processing device 3 as necessary. The character reading system includes an optical character reading system for directly reading by the reading device 2 having an optical means, an image scanner, an electronic camera, etc. for information such as characters, numbers and symbols written or printed on a sheet. A character reading system or the like that reads the image with the reading device 2, sends the image information to the processing device 3, and converts the image information into characters by the character reading software provided in the processing device 3 may be used.

The processing device 3 has a function of processing the information read by the reading device 2 according to a predetermined format, and outputting an operation signal and an operation stop signal to the reading device 2 and the printer 4. It is composed of a main body 5 as a control unit, a keyboard 6 for issuing an instruction to the main body 5, and a display 7 as a display means. The processing device 3 may have any configuration as long as it can process the information read by the reading device 2 according to a predetermined format, such as one in which the display 7 is omitted or only the main body portion 5 is formed. May be.

Explaining the sheet 1, the sheets 1 having different sizes and different entries or print items are shown in FIGS. Then, these sheets 1 are read by the character reading system and a predetermined process is performed. However, since the amount of information, the type of information, the position where information is written or printed, etc. of each sheet 1 are different, these sheets 1 Cannot be processed by the character reading system as it is. To eliminate this,
As shown in the figure, a mark 8 for designating a reading position on the sheet 1 in order to designate necessary information among the information on the sheet 1
By providing a cover body 9 with a mark, and positioning the cover body 9 on the sheet 1 and reading it by the reading device 2, the read information can be processed by the processing device 3. . Hereinafter, four types of cover bodies 9 for enabling these different sheets 1 to be processed by the processing device 3 will be described. The size and shape of the cover body 9 are not limited to these four types.

In FIG. 2, the cover body 9 is formed by bending a transparent thin plate member made of plastic, polyester or the like in the middle and then closing both lateral sides to form an opening 9K having one end opened. An outer frame line 8A that is configured as a bag body that is provided and that specifies the reading range on the upper surface of this transparent bag body 9
And a plurality of (five in the figure) designated frame lines 8B designating specific information among the information in the outer frame line 8A.
Are attached, and only the specific portions 1A ... Of the paper in the figure are read and processed.

By forming the cover body 9 into a bag body, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the paper sheet 1 is simply inserted into the cover body 9 through its opening 9K.
The sheet 1 can be positioned with respect to the sheet 1, and the sheet 1 is not displaced during reading, so that reading can be realized in a state where there are few reading errors.

In FIG. 3, the cover body 9 is constructed by folding a single transparent thin plate member made of plastic, polyester or the like in the middle and folded in two, and the upper surface of the transparent cover body 9 is formed in the same manner as described above. A mark 8 composed of an outer frame line 8A for designating a reading range and a large number of designated frame lines 8B for designating specific information among the information in the outer frame line 8A is attached, and the mark 8 in FIG. By sandwiching the sheet 1 in the cover body 9 as shown in FIG.
・ Only read and process. In the frame line 8C attached to the cover body 9 in the drawing, a form pattern can be recognized by adding a symbol such as ○ Δ □, a number such as 321, or a character. ing. This is because a plurality of types of reading patterns corresponding to a plurality of types of sheets 1 ... Are input to the reading device 2 or the processing device 3, and the characters, numbers, or symbols are read, and This is for making it possible to determine which read pattern.

2A and 2B, a portion 9A of the outer frame line 8A of the cover body 9 excluding the designated frame line 8B and a portion 9B outside the outer frame line 8A, that is, on the back surface of the unnecessary reading portion, White paper (not shown) is attached. This hides lines and characters that need not be read, such as various lines 1B on which white paper is printed on the paper 1 itself, reads information only in the designated frame line 8B, and causes a reading error of the reading device 2 or the like. I try not to. If the frame printed on the paper 1 itself is, for example, red, the reading device 2
If it is not possible to read by, a white paper is attached and a black frame is created, and the inside of this black frame can be read.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, a seal 12 is attached to the left and right ends of the back surface of the upper plate of the cover body 9 to hide extra lines 11 that do not need to be read, and the upper surface of the seal 12 or the cover body is covered. A minus mark 8 is attached to the surface of the upper plate of 9 to read the range 13 designated by the left and right marks 8, 8. Further, the mark 8 may be other than-. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a sticker 12 is attached to the back surface of the top plate of the cover body 9 to hide extra lines that do not need to be read, and the top surface of the sticker 12 or the top plate surface of the cover body 9 is covered. Put four square black marks 8 at 3 or 4 or 5 or more, and select 3 or 4
The range of the sheet 1 is specified by one or five or more black marks 8. As described above, the form pattern can be recognized by adding a symbol such as O.DELTA..quadrature., A number such as 321, a character, or the like to the upper right of the cover body 9 in FIG.

The cover body 9 is a bag body into which the paper 1 is inserted, a double-folded paper body in which the paper 1 is sandwiched, or a single thin plate-like body. The thin plate-like body 9 is positioned on the paper 1. Alternatively, the reading device 2 may read the data.
In this case, a fixing means may be provided to fix the thin plate member 9 and the sheet 1 so that they are not misaligned.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if it is a general-purpose sheet, the necessary information can be designated by locating the cover member on the sheet, so that the necessary information is read. After being read by the device, it can be processed by the existing processing device, and thus it is possible to eliminate the need for a dedicated sheet or a dedicated machine as in the conventional case. Therefore, it is possible to provide a character reading system which can reduce not only the cost of the apparatus itself but also the cost of the paper itself.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the reading pattern can be created in conformity with a plurality of types of papers, even the papers that can be read and processed only by a dedicated machine can be read at hand. It is possible to configure a character reading system that can be read by a device and has a wide range of applications.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since it is possible to position the sheet with respect to the cover body only by inserting the sheet into the cover body, it is possible to reduce the mounting time of the cover body to the sheet especially when processing a large number of sheets. It can be shortened. Moreover, since it is possible to reliably prevent the sheet from being displaced with respect to the cover body during reading, it is possible to reduce reading errors and the like, and to shorten the processing time accordingly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a character reading system.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of a sheet and a cover body.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of a sheet and a cover body.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a third embodiment of a sheet and a cover body.

FIG. 5 is a partially omitted perspective view showing a third embodiment of a sheet and a cover body.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a fourth embodiment of the cover body.

7 (a) and 7 (b) are perspective views showing a case where a paper sheet is inserted or sandwiched in a cover body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 paper 1A specific location 1B line 2 reader 3 processor 4 printer 5 main body 6 keyboard 7 display 8 mark 8A outer frame line 8B designated frame line 8C frame line 9 cover body 9K opening 10 white paper 11 extra line 12 sticker 13 range

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A character reading system, comprising: a reading device for reading a sheet on which information is written or printed; and a processing device for processing information read by the reading device. In order to specify necessary information, a cover body having a mark for designating a reading position is provided on the paper, and the cover body is positioned on the paper to read the information read by the reading device. A character reading system configured such that the information specified by the cover body can be processed by the processing device. 2. The character reading system according to claim 1, wherein a reading pattern corresponding to each of the plurality of types of paper is recognized so that the plurality of types of paper can be read and processed. 3. A cover body used in a character reading system, wherein the cover body is composed of a bag body having one end opened, and the paper is inserted through an opening of the bag body.