JPS625733Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a form for an optical character reader (OCR) that can prevent data from being erroneously entered and can make effective use of paper area.

FIG. 1 shows a part of a conventional OCR form, and FIG. 2 shows a part of a conventional OMR form. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, in conventional OCR forms and OMR forms,
The preprint field where the product name is printed and the reading field where the quantity is entered are separate, which has the disadvantage that entry errors are likely to occur and the paper area of the form is not used effectively.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and to provide a form for an optical character reading device that can prevent entry errors and make effective use of the paper area. Therefore, the form for the optical character reading device of the present invention is
A plurality of reading columns in which letters and numbers are entered by the person filling them out, and the letters and numbers are read by an optical character reader, and an optical device on which the item name or comment text corresponding to each reading column is preprinted. A form for a character reading device is characterized in that the item name or comment text corresponding to each reading column is printed in drop-out color in advance in the corresponding reading column. Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of one embodiment of the form of the present invention, Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an overview of a data processing system using the form of the present invention, and Fig. 5 is a diagram of the data sent from the OCR device to the processing device. It is a figure explaining a format.

In Figure 3, 1 is a form for the OCR device, 2
indicates a reading column, and 3 indicates a mark.

Reading column 2 is bordered in drop-out color, and product names such as "Peace", "Highlight", ... "Kutubera", "Handkerchief" etc. are pre-printed in drop-out color in each reading column. has been done. Drop-out colors are colors that cannot be recognized by OCR equipment, but can be recognized by the human eye as colors. Generally, orange or red colors are used as drop-out colors. The mark 3 is used to inform the machine which line of the reading field the OCR device is in when reading characters, numbers, etc. in the reading field.

This mark is pre-printed in black.

Necessary information is entered in the reading column 3 of the form 1 by the person filling it in using a pencil, ballpoint pen, or the like. Figure 3 (b) shows an example of ordering 123 pieces, and the dotted lines indicate the numbers entered by the person filling in the form. The person filling in the form can write the required quantity in the reading column of form 1. The form 1 filled with necessary information is read by an OCR device and input into a data processing system.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a data processing system in which the form of the present invention is used, and 4 is an OCR system.
5 is a processing device, and 6 is a file device. The data entered by the filler in the reading column of the form 1 is read by the OCR device 4 and input to the processing device 5, which processes the input data appropriately and stores it in the file device 6. do.

Figure 5 shows the format of data sent from the OCR device 4 to the processing device 5, where BB is the volume name, PP is the page number, XX and YY are the position information of the reading column, and DATA is entered in the reading column. It shows the data. The volume name BB and page number indicate the type of form, and these are printed in advance in a predetermined area on the form, for example.
This can be read directly by an OCR device, but it can also be input using keys.

The YY value is created with reference to mark 3. The XX value is created based on the position of the reading head in an OCR device in which a head with an image sensor scans the form laterally. The processing device 5 has a table indicating to which item name the reading column specified by the volume name BB, page number PP, and position information (XX, YY) corresponds. In addition, in Figure 3, there is a drop/drop in the reading column.
An example is shown in which the product name is preprinted in out-color, but comments etc. can also be preprinted and placed in the reading column.

As is clear from the above explanation, according to the present invention, characters and numbers are written by the person writing the text, and the characters and numbers are read by the OCR device. Since the information is printed in drop-out color in advance, errors in entry (such as misalignment) can be reduced.
Moreover, the paper area utilization rate is about 2 times higher than that of conventional forms.
It can be doubled.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 shows a part of a conventional OCR form.
Figure 2 shows a part of the conventional OMR form, Figure 3
The figure is a plan view of one embodiment of the form of the present invention, Figure 4 is a diagram showing an outline of a data processing device that uses the form of the present invention, and Figure 5 is a diagram showing the format of data sent from the OCR device to the processing device. FIG. 1...Form for OCR device, 2...Reading column, 3
...Mark, 4...OCR device, 5...Processing device, 6...File device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A plurality of reading columns in which letters and numbers are entered by the person filling them out, and the letters and numbers are read by an optical character reader, and an optical character is printed in advance with the item name or comment text corresponding to each reading column. A form for an optical character reader, characterized in that item names or comment sentences corresponding to each reading column are printed in drop-out color in advance in the corresponding reading column.