JPH11134404A - Move processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and quickly execute the move processing of a delivery object without a uselessness by retrieving a move processing database based on the character of the delivery object and printing the new address of a move person in a label when it is judged that the object is not the one sent to the new address of the move person. SOLUTION: The CPU of a host computer 11 retrieves a past address and the name of the move person which coincide with the destination and the name recognized from reading data of a postal matter by characters from the move processing database of a storage device 13 after waiting the input of reading data of the postal matter which is delivered from a picture reading device 12. When it is judged that the address is not the new one of the move person as a retrieval result, move data are retrieved till coincidence and the new address of the move person is printed in the label by a label printer 14. The label is adhered to the postal matter so as to compete a new address label adhering processing. Thus, the move processing is easily and quickly executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a relocation processing system used for processing a delivery item or the like addressed to a relocator when a relocation notice is submitted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a post office handling mail as a delivery article receives a relocation notice as shown in FIG. 5, the post office transfers the mail addressed to the old address of the notified relocate to the new address. They are doing business. As such relocation processing, conventionally, when mail is accepted, the clerk judges that the mail is delivered to the old address based on the notice of relocation, etc., and when a certain number of mails accumulate, The mail was put together with a rubber band together with the paper on which the new address was handwritten and the paper printed by the printer, and the mail was delivered to the new address. Also, when there is only one mail, the old address may be erased with a strike-through line, the new address may be handwritten in red, and delivered to the new address.

[0003]

However, since such relocation processing relies on the judgment of a clerk, the clerk must correctly remember the resident who has submitted the relocation notice and the old address. However, there was a problem that quick processing could not be performed and an error occurred. Also, if the clerk does not realize that the address of the mail is the name of the resident who submitted the relocation notice when delivering, it will deliver to the old address, and it is understood that he has moved there for the first time. Take the postal matter back to the post office and check whether a notice of relocation has been submitted.If there is a notice of relocation, check the new address of the relocated person, hand-write the new address on mail, etc. Had to be transferred to the new address. In this case, there is a problem that the delivery process becomes useless and it takes time to reach the new address.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a relocation processing system capable of performing the relocation processing of delivered articles when a relocation notice is submitted, without waste, simply, quickly, and reliably. .

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a character reading means for reading a character such as a character or a code attached to a reading medium such as a notice of relocation or a delivery article, and a character reading means for reading the character. A storage means for storing a relocation processing database created by collecting relocation information including at least a new address and a relocation person name of the relocation report based on the character data of the relocation report, and printing the label of the relocation user on a label New address label processing means for outputting,
The relocation processing database of the storage means is searched based on the character of the delivery article read by the character reading means, and it is determined whether or not the delivery article is addressed to the new address of the transferee. This is a relocation processing system that, when it is determined that the address is not addressed to an address, prints at least a new address of the relocated person on a label by a new address label processing unit and outputs the label.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided character reading means for reading a character such as a character or a code attached to a reading medium such as a notice of moving or a delivery article, and character data of the moving notice read by the character reading means. A storage means for storing a relocation processing database created by collecting at least relocation data including at least the old address, the new address, and the name of the relocated person based on the relocation notice, and printing the information of the relocated person on a label for label output A new address label processing means, and retrieves an old address / migrant name that matches the destination / address of the delivery item read by the character reading means from the relocation processing database of the storage means, and determines whether there is corresponding relocation data. When it is determined that there is relevant moving data, at least the new address of the moved person is determined by the new address label processing means from the moving data. And printed on a label Te is moving processing system for performing label output.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the new address label processing means prints and outputs a character including at least the new address of the relocated person on the mail.
Alternatively, a relocation processing system according to claim 2.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is used in a mail relocation process will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a relocation processing system according to the present embodiment, and 11 is a host computer. The host computer 11 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) constituting a control unit main body,
ROM that stores program data to be executed by the
A keyboard and a display are connected to a main unit equipped with a RAM (random access memory) provided with a memory area used by the CPU for various data processing, a floppy disk device, and the like. It is composed.

The host computer 11 also has an image reading device 12 for reading the notice of relocation and the items described in the mail and transferring the same as read data to the host computer 11, and a storage device 1 for storing a relocation processing database to be described later.
3. A label printer 14 as a new address label processing unit that prints characters such as characters and codes on the address of the new address of the relocated person who has submitted the relocation notice on a label and affixes the label to mail. Connected.

Here, the image reading device 12 may be a handy scanner or a scanner mounted on a reading medium. However, since the configuration may be a known one, a detailed description of the configuration will be given. Is omitted.

The host computer 11 includes a character recognizing unit 11a for performing character recognition based on data read from the image reading device 12. This character recognition unit 11a
May recognize a two-dimensional code, a normal barcode, a customer barcode described later, or the like attached to a notice of relocation or mail. Thereby, the address and the name can be recognized more accurately than when the character is recognized. In addition,
The image reading device 12 and the character recognition section 11a constitute a character reading unit.

The label printer 14 has a well-known configuration in which a label attached to label paper is printed, the label is peeled off, and the label is attached to a conveyed mail. It is a known one as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No.

The image reading device 1 is stored in the storage device 13.
Based on the information on the relocation notice read in step 2, a relocation processing database created by collecting relocation data (relocation information) necessary for relocation processing including the old address, new address, and the name of the relocated person of the relocation notification is stored. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, this relocation processing database includes a new address, an old address, and an area of a relocated person for each piece of residence data that is information of one piece of relocation notice. The new address and the old address further include the postal code, address, T
The area is divided into EL areas, and the relocated people are divided into the area of the head of the household and the area of the housemate.

The relocation processing system is adapted to perform relocation processing by starting up a dedicated application on the host computer 11. The relocation processing includes a registration processing mode and a new address label attaching processing mode, and these modes can be set by operating a key on a keyboard of the host computer 11 or the like. The above registration processing mode is a processing mode for creating a relocation processing database when a relocation notification is submitted, and a new address label attaching processing mode is a processing for attaching a new address label when mail is accepted. Mode.

When the registration processing mode is set, the CPU of the host computer 11 performs the processing shown in FIG. That is, the CPU of the host computer 11 waits for input of read data of a notice of relocation from the image reading device 12 in ST (step) 11.
At this time, when the image reading device 12 starts reading the destination of the move notification, the read data is input, and the character recognition unit 11a performs character recognition of the read data of the move notification in ST12.

Subsequently, the relocation data that has undergone character recognition in ST13 is added to the relocation processing database. Specifically, the new address, the old address of the notice of relocation, the items described in the column of the relocated person as shown in FIG. 5 are read, and character recognition is performed.
It is stored in the area of each item of the relocation processing database.

On the other hand, when the mode is set to the new address label attaching processing mode, the CPU of the host computer 11 performs the processing shown in FIG. That is, the CPU of the host computer 11 waits for input of read data of a mail delivered from the image reading device 12 in ST21. At this time, when the reading of the destination of the mail is started by the image reading device 12, the read data is inputted,
In ST22, the character recognition section 11a performs character recognition of the read data of the notice of relocation.

Subsequently, in ST23, the old address and the relocated person name that match the destination and the address recognized by the character from the read data of the postal matter are searched from the relocation processing database of the storage device 13. If the old address and the relocation person name that match the destination and the address recognized in ST24 can be retrieved from the relocation processing database, the destination of the delivery item is the old address, that is, It is determined that the new address does not belong to the new address, and based on the relocation data (relocation information) matched in ST25, the new address of the relocated person is labeled with the label printer 1
4. Print on the label. In this case, the new address of the relocated person may be printed on the label in characters, or a two-dimensional code, a normal barcode (such as JAN), a customer barcode, or the like may be printed.

The customer bar code expresses a postal code and an address display number composed of numerals, hyphens, and alphabets by the length of a bar as shown in FIG. Normal barcodes differ from customer barcodes in that they are represented by bar widths and intervals.

As shown in FIG. 7, the customer bar code includes a long bar having a bar extending vertically, a semi-long bar having a bar extending only upward (upper), and a semi-long bar having a bar extending only downward (lower). ), And four bars each having four shapes of a timing bar are combined to represent one character. For example, the customer barcode shown in FIG. 6 is a start code (one digit),
It consists of a postal code address and display number (13 digits), a check digit (1 digit), and a stop code (1 digit). By printing the customer barcode of such a new address on a label, the label can be read by a barcode reader and processing such as sorting of the mail can be automatically performed, which is convenient. However, since the delivery staff cannot recognize the address at a glance, it is more effective to print the character of the new address together with the customer barcode.

Next, in ST26, the label is attached to the postal matter, and the new address label attaching process ends. In this case, the mail is delivered to the new address of the relocated person. Also,
If the old address and the relocation person name that match the destination and the address recognized in ST24 cannot be retrieved from the relocation processing database, the new address label attaching process ends. In this case, the mail is delivered to the old address of the relocated person.

In the embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration, the registration processing mode is set by a key operation using the keyboard of the host computer 11 and the image processing apparatus 12 is operated.
When the reading of the relocation notice starts, the read data is transferred to the host computer 11. Host computer 1
1 adds the relocation data by performing character recognition of the read data and storing the data in each area of the new address, the old address, and the relocated person of the relocation processing database as shown in FIG. Thus, a relocation processing database is created. The relocation data added to the relocation processing database may be automatically deleted after a certain period of time for performing a transfer service to a new address.
Thereby, the storage capacity of the storage device 13 can be saved.

Next, when a new address label attaching process mode is set by a key operation on the keyboard of the host computer 11 and the image processing device 12 starts reading mail,
The read data is transferred to the host computer 11. The host computer 11 performs character recognition of the read data, searches the mailing processing database of the storage device 13 for an old address and a moving person name that match the destination and address of the mail, and if there is a matching one, the mail address is changed. The new address and the name of the person who has moved are extracted from the data for relocation processing and transferred to the label printer 14. When the mail is set, the label printer 14 prints the new address and the name of the relocated person on the label, and affixes the label to the mail.

As described above, when a relocation notice is submitted, a relocation processing database is created based on the relocation notice, and when a postal matter is accepted, the address and address of the postal matter are read. The relocation processing database is automatically collated, and if there is a match, a label with the new address and the name of the relocated person is affixed to the mail, so the relocation notice is submitted without relying on the memory of the staff. Can handle postal items when they are in the office. This eliminates the waste of delivering the postal matter to the old address even though the relocation notice has been submitted, and the postal matter can be quickly delivered to the new address. In addition, since the new address can be automatically collated with the database for relocation processing and the new address can be printed on the label, the inconvenience of manually collating with the copy of the relocation report can be eliminated, and the mail can be transferred to mail. The label of the new address can be reliably attached.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the image reading device 12, the storage device 13, and the label printer 14 are separately connected to the host computer 11. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. Instead, a transfer path for a notice of relocation or mail may be provided, and the image reading apparatus 12 may be disposed upstream of the transfer path, and the label printer 14 may be disposed downstream of the transfer path. in this case,
The image reading device 12 is provided with a reading medium sensor for detecting whether a notice of relocation or a postal matter has been set. If the reading medium sensor detects that the notice of relocation has been set, the image reading apparatus 12 is set to the registration processing mode, and When the reading medium sensor detects that the mail is set, the new address label attaching processing mode may be set. This allows
The relocation process can be performed simply by setting a relocation notice or mail, so that the relocation process can be performed more easily and quickly.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the label printer 14 which outputs a label on which a new address is printed and which affixes the label to the postal matter has been described. However, the label printer 14 may be a printer that simply outputs and issues a label on which a new address is printed. In this case, the label is attached to the postal matter by the staff. At this time, if the label is printed with the address of the relocated person as an address, correspondence with the postal matter can be taken, so that a sticking error can be prevented.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the determination as to whether or not the delivery item is addressed to the new address of the relocated person is made based on the destination read from the delivered item, the old address matching the address, and the name of the relocated person. Is searched from the relocation processing database, and if there is applicable relocation data, it is determined that the delivery item is not addressed to the new address of the relocated person and a new address label is issued, but this is not necessarily limited to this. The relocation data is retrieved from the relocation processing database to determine if the delivery item is addressed to the new address of the relocated person, but not the addressee, from the relocation processing database. If there is, judge whether the new address read from the delivery item matches the new address of the relocated person, if not, judge that the delivered item is not addressed to the new address of the relocated person and issue a new address label You can do it .

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the relocation processing system used in the postal service for handling postal items as delivery articles has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be used. In this case, a label may be attached to the delivery article instead of the postal matter.

[0029]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the processing of postal matter when a notice of relocation is submitted is not wasted,
It is possible to provide a relocation processing system that can be performed simply, quickly, and reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a relocation processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing C of a host computer according to the embodiment;
5 is a flowchart showing a registration process performed by a PU.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a C of the host computer according to the embodiment;
The flowchart which shows the new address label sticking process which PU performs.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a relocation processing database in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a notice of relocation used in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of a customer barcode printed on a label in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view showing the types of codes of the customer bar code shown in FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Host computer 11a ... Character recognition part 12 ... Image reading device 13 ... Storage device 14 ... Label printer (new address label processing means)

Claims (3)

[Claims] A character reading means for reading a character such as a character or a code attached to a reading medium such as a notice of moving or a delivery item, and a moving notice based on the character data of the moving notice read by the character reading means. At least a new address, a storage means for storing a relocation processing database created by collecting relocation information including the relocation name, and a new address label processing means for printing the information of the relocation person on a label and outputting the label, The relocation processing database of the storage means is searched based on the character of the delivery article read by the character reading means, and it is determined whether or not the delivery article is addressed to the new address of the transferee. When it is determined that the address is not addressed to the new address, at least the new address of the relocated person is printed on a label by the new address label processing means and the label is output. Moving processing system characterized by performing. 2. A character reading means for reading a character such as a character or a code attached to a reading medium such as a notice of relocation or a delivery item, and a relocation notice based on the character data of the relocation notice read by the character reading means. Storage means for storing a relocation processing database created by collecting relocation data including at least the old address, the new address, the name of the relocated person;
New address label processing means for printing the information of the relocated person on the label and outputting the label, and the old address and the relocated person name corresponding to the destination and address of the delivery goods read by the character reading means are stored in the storage means. The relocation processing database is searched to determine whether there is corresponding relocation data. When it is determined that there is the relevant relocation data, at least the new address of the relocated person is determined from the relocation data using the new address label processing means. A relocation processing system characterized by printing on a label and outputting the label. 3. The postal matter according to claim 1, wherein the new address label processing means prints and outputs a character including at least the new address of the relocated person on the mail. Relocation processing system.