JPS63141789A - Business card information input method and bisiness card proper to said method - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The invention of this application is to automatically read at least the company name and full name of one business card information using an optical device in the correct reading manner, and to read the company name as the company name. The present invention relates to a method for inputting business card information that can be input and stored in a computer separately, such as one name as a full name, and a business card with readable characters suitable for the input method.

(Prior Art) With the advent of the information age, various improvements have been made to business cards and the processing of business card information.

Devices have been developed in which a telephone number is displayed as a barcode, which is automatically read by an optical device so that a call can be made, and a device in which a magnetic tape containing business card information is attached to a business card mount. .

In particular, JP-A-61. The "information card" shown in Publication No. 94189 has text information that encodes the items to be written in the margin of the card and an identification code that corresponds to this text information, and also a business card. It is stated that it can facilitate the organization of records such as information.

However, with this information card, coded text information and identification marks are marked in the margins of the visible entries, and the coded text information is not marked near the entries, and it is difficult for humans to read the information. cannot be read visually.

Moreover, they also require identification marks to distinguish what each character information is about.

In other words, all of the business cards and input methods that have been developed so far that make it easy to input information are: (1) Separate encoded character information is marked in the margins of the information on a normal business card, and this is machine-readable. Is it something?

Or, if text information is marked for multiple items, attach an identification mark to distinguish them.

It also had an input corner for machine-reading the coded text information.

This not only spoils the appearance of the two business cards.

There was the hassle of printing coded characters and identification marks, converting them to magnetic tape, and pasting them on. Moreover, even if business card information is input using this system, it is not necessarily read in the correct way, and since there is no input in kanji, there are problems such as printing and screen display cannot be done in kanji.

(Problems to be Solved) The invention of this application eliminates the above problems and allows company names, names, etc. to be read correctly with the naked eye.

Moreover, by using an optical device to automatically distinguish whether the information is about a company name or two names, it is possible to automatically search for business card information using this as a clue. The problem to be solved is to develop a method for inputting business card information that can be printed out or displayed on a screen in a normal display using kanji characters, as well as a layout that can be freely changed, and a business card that is suitable for this method.

(Means for Solving) In the present invention, first of all, in order to solve the above problems, For example, business cards with predetermined pronunciations that differ in character type, character size, or one of two fonts (for example, Roman letters, flat names, katakana, etc.) have been developed. .

Then, using this business card, ■[All the information written on the business card mount is input as an image using an optical device, and the name of the company, name, etc. written in characters that are normally expressed, including kanji, etc. At least one type of easy-to-read characters, one font size, one font type, or one character in the vicinity of any of the entries, including at least the company name and the full name, is printed using an optical device for characters that can be read differently. In addition to recognizing and inputting and storing it into the computer as single character information,
Types of characters to be read: 1. Character size 2. Character type: Identifying what is written on business cards using normally expressed characters, including kanji written near them, and inputting and storing them into a computer. How to input business card information. ” and ■ [At least the company name and name written on the business card mount in normally expressed characters, including kanji, and the types and characters of easily readable characters printed in the vicinity of the company name and name. An optical device recognizes the read characters that differ in any one or any of the font sizes and fonts, and inputs and stores them into a computer as 9 character information, as well as the difference in the type of read characters, font size, and 1 font. We have developed a business card information input method that distinguishes and remembers whether the input/memorized character information is about a company name or two names.

In the present invention, the following terms are used according to the following definitions.

Easy-to-read characters are Roman letters and alphabet letters.

Hiragana 1 Okigana, meaning symbol, mark, code, figure, number.

Optical device means an optical character reader, facsimile, electronic copying device, image scanner, etc.

Computers include large computers, microcomputers,
It is used to include all electronic calculators such as minicomputers, pocketcomputers, and office computers.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will now be described.

For convenience of explanation, a business card with readable characters, which is the fourth invention of the present application, will be explained first, and then a business card information input method using a business card with readable characters, which is the first invention of the present application, will be explained.

First, regarding business cards with readable characters; What is shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
2+ (On one or both sides of the 2+, for example, the company name (3), (3), affiliation (4), (
4) , position (5) (5) 2 name (6) (6) , postal code (7) (power, company location (8) (8), telephone number (91 (9) etc. are usually mixed with kanji) They are written using letters, numbers, etc. These are no different from conventional business cards, but they are written near the company name (3) and name (6), which are written only in kanji or in characters that include kanji. In parallel, read the company name (3) in plain name (as shown in Figure 1) or in katakana (as in Figure 2).
1. Names are written in Roman letters (as shown in Figure 1) or in plain letters (as shown in Figure 2), with the respective pronunciation letters α0) and (
11) is different from conventional business cards. It is true that even in the past, there were business cards in which difficult-to-understand characters and kanji that were easily misread were written in kana or in Roman letters. However, while these business cards merely show how to read, the reading characters in this invention are not only used to show how to read.

It is devised so that an optical device can automatically determine whether the type of character, size, or style of the character is a character that is readable for a company name or a character that is readable for one name or seven.

And with this device, each readable character is 0.
For normally expressed characters including kanji written near 0) or αD, the optical device can automatically identify and store whether it is a company name (3) or a full name (6). . That is, for this purpose, it was predetermined that the company name should read the plain name, and the name should read the Roman alphabet. Moreover, different types of characters are used as characters to be read, and characters of the same type are used with different font sizes and fonts.

Of course, the company name may be written in Roman characters or have two katakana characters, or the two names may be written in plain letters or one katakana character, or the same type of characters, such as Roman characters, may be used. When using it, just change the font size. In any case, it is necessary for the company name and the name to use easily readable characters of different types of characters or of different font sizes and fonts, and to use these characters in common on various business cards. Also, "corporation", "limited company", "manufactory", etc. that are always used in company names, etc.
``Industry'', ``Bank'', ``Shoji'' 1, etc. should be left without the pronunciation letter, or even if they are, the abbreviated letter 1 should be used, such as ``KKJ'' for a corporation and ``BKj'' for a bank.

For shops, you can decide on something like ``sPJ,'' or use a reading character that combines the plain name and abbreviated characters, such as [Chiba San Giyo KKJ.The abbreviated characters are the outer plain name of English characters, 2 katakana, symbols, and marks. , graphic code, etc.

Furthermore, Figure 1 shows the reading characters QO for the company name.
A position indicator mark (12+ (13)) is attached to the periphery of the business card mount (2), which is just to the left of the name (old name). This is to tell the optical device the position where the character to be read is marked when reading the character.This allows the optical device to quickly and accurately know the position where the character should be read, and to efficiently read the character. I can read the text. However.

This position indicating mark is not necessarily required, and its position may be any suitable position. If there is no position indicator mark, scan the entire surface of the business card mount and write it in Roman letters.

Although it takes time to read easily readable characters such as Hiragana 2 Serikana, it is possible to read the readable characters.

Such business cards with reading characters allow you to call out the other party's company name or name in the correct pronunciation as soon as you exchange one business card, and the format of one business card is good.

Furthermore, such a business card can be used to automatically input business card information into a computer using an optical device. In other words, due to the existence of readable characters, it is possible to first recognize the characters and convert them into character information, and also input the company name into a computer by distinguishing it as a company name and name. It is also possible to store a company name or a name that is normally expressed as a company name or a full name in a computer. Further, the company name and name in normally expressed characters including kanji can also be input as character information.

Therefore, 1 business card information can be searched using the correct reading or some or all of the normally expressed characters including kanji, and the company name 1 name can be output in an arbitrary arrangement using the normally expressed characters including kanji. It becomes possible.

About the method of inputting business card information using a business card with readable characters; Figures 3 and 4 are used to explain how to input and store business card information in the computer (25) 4 using a business card with readable characters (1) as described above. I will explain. First, a description will be given of the first invention of the present application, in which characters to be read are recognized and read, and other recorded items are input to a computer as image information.

(1) in FIG. 3 is a business card with reading characters,
They are stacked in feed box I in the same direction. At this time, it is more efficient to separate business cards into vertical writing business cards and horizontal writing business cards, and it is even better to use a reading device for vertical writing business cards and horizontal writing business cards for horizontal writing. The business cards (1) with reading characters in the feed box I are sequentially fed one by one into the feeder (
[51, it is sent to the transport device σ0 and the 1 gripping means (
17) is fixed and transported. On the other hand, the optical device (
The light from the light source (20) of 30) is transmitted to the slit plate (21).
After passing through a lens device, the light reaches the surface of the business card with readable characters conveyed to the reading position and is reflected or absorbed, and the reflected light reaches the light receiving section (23 (24)).

The reflection and absorption of this light depends on the presence or absence of ink on the surface of the business card mount, and depending on the presence or absence of one reflected light, it is sensed as an on-off signal and an image of a printed part such as one character is input. Of the images input, the computer (
251 deciphers only the easily readable characters (Romaji, hiragana, hiragana, katakana, numbers, symbols, marks, codes, figures, etc.) that it remembers as readable characters and recognizes them as characters. is memorized as a name.

Among the images input, characters in normal expressions, including kanji for company names and names, have predetermined reading characters attached near them.
As a result, characters in normal expressions including kanji characters near the reading characters of the flat name are identified as company names, and characters in normal expressions including kanji characters near the reading characters in Roman characters are identified and input as names. Other information is stored as image information. The business card information stored in the computer 4 can be used as a search key if the business card information has been marked with the reading characters QOHυ or only numbers can be used as a search key by the connected telephone (26) or dedicated terminal (27). You can find the business card you are looking for, either by a part of the company name or by a combination of those names.As a result, if you want the entire information about the business card, you can display it on the screen or print it out in the usual display format with kanji mixed in on the paper. You can obtain business card information from. In Figure 2, (1 mark is a guide, and 43 is a storage box.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of a business card information input method using a business card with readable characters (1), and shows an example in which an image scanner is used as the optical device. One or more business cards (1) with characters to be read are applied to the image scanner (29), and the items written thereon are transmitted as image information to the computer (29). computer Q0
In this case, all written items are stored as image information, and among them, the computer 12CJ deciphers only the easily readable characters stored as readable characters and recognizes them as characters. or two names, and stores it as character information. At the same time, among the images input, for characters in normal expressions, including kanji for company names and names, reading characters of a predetermined type (or two font sizes) are added near them. Therefore, it automatically determines whether the information is about a company name or two names, and if it is a company name, it is identified as a company name, and if it is one name, it is identified as a full name. You can do the same as in the previous example.

Therefore, as shown in the previous example, you can freely search for business card information, display it on two screens, and print it out.

Next, we will explain the second invention of the present application, which recognizes and reads the characters in normal expressions, including the readable characters and the kanji of the company name and name to which they are attached, and inputs other written information into the computer as image information. do.

The business card used in this invention is a business card with readable characters as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and the method of inputting business card information is also the same as in the first invention, but the first invention has only readable characters. In the second invention, the characters are recognized and input and stored as character information, whereas in the second invention, the characters are readable (QO),
In addition to (11), the company name (3) and name (6), which are written in normal characters including the kanji to which they are attached, are also recognized and input into the computer as character information. They differ in terms of memorization. Similarly to the first invention, whether the characters in normal expressions including kanji for company names and names are company names or names is determined by the type of readable characters attached near them (or by the size and style of the characters). ), the optical device makes a judgment on its own, and the company name is entered and stored in the computer as the company name and the name as the name. Of course, information on the business card other than the company name and name (position, affiliation, company location, etc.) is input as is in the image. Therefore, when searching for input business card information according to the present invention, not only can the necessary business card information be searched based on the correct company name and/or name pronunciation, but also normal business card information including those and kanji. It is possible to quickly find the correct business card using only a few clues from all or part of the expressed characters, or by using a logical formula that appropriately combines these characters with the read characters. And the first. This can be said in common with the second invention, but
Business card information and how to read it are automatically entered using an optical device without the need for human intervention, so there are no input errors, and there are no misreadings or inability to enter due to difficult characters, so business card information is accurate and efficient. can be entered. Furthermore, the input business card information is displayed on the screen or output using normally expressed characters including kanji, making it easy to read.

Two embodiments have been described above regarding the method of inputting business card information, but in these embodiments, different characters are attached to the company name and name, respectively. Further, as an embodiment of the third invention of the present application, although the company name and name are given different reading characters, changes in other business card details such as affiliation, position, and company location are limited.

For company locations, use the special characters “prefecture” and “city”
, ``town,''``village,'' ``street address,'' etc., and telephone numbers and postal codes, which use a computer called ``AIj,'' which has artificial intelligence, because of the way the numbers are arranged. In this case, the computer can determine on its own whether the characters it has automatically read are an affiliation, a position, a company location, a postal code, a telephone number, etc., and there are no identification marks or It is also possible to input and memorize each item written in the same format as a conventional business card without adding any reading characters. If you use a computer with a computer, you can identify what each business card is about and enter it into the computer by adding reading characters to even the company name and name. - Can be memorized, searched freely from anywhere at any time, displayed on the screen in any arrangement, and printed out.

(Effect) According to the first invention of the present application, only easily readable characters such as Roman characters and kana characters written near the company name and name written in normal characters on a business card with readable characters are recognized. Since the information is read as two-character information, a highly accurate optical device is not required and it can be read by a small computer with a small storage capacity. Furthermore, all characters, including complex kanji, are stored as image information and can be displayed on the screen or printed out as needed, making them easy to read.

According to the second invention of the present application, both the read characters of a business card with readable characters and the normally unrepresented characters including the kanji attached thereto are recognized and stored manually as character information, and the company name It is input and stored by distinguishing whether it is about a person's name or a person's name. Images of other items are also entered. Therefore, it is possible to quickly and accurately find the desired business card from information on the correct reading, some or all of the normally expressed characters including kanji, and combinations of these. It can be displayed or printed out, and since each business card information such as company name and name can be freely arranged, the required information can be arranged and edited in any desired characters.

Moreover, these first. All business card information input according to the second invention is automatically read and imaged using an optical device, so there is no manual input error, misreading, or inability to read, and the correct characters and correct reading can be quickly and accurately detected. Can be input and memorized.

In addition, the business card with reading characters of the fourth invention of the present application can be visually checked to confirm the correct reading, and the company or name of the other party can be correctly called out at the same time as a business card is exchanged.It is also possible to enter the correct reading using an optical device. The optical device can automatically distinguish whether it is a company name or two names based on the type of characters read, the thickness of the characters, and the two fonts. This has an excellent effect in that it is possible to input and store information on a business card in normally expressed characters, including kanji, while distinguishing whether it is a company name or two names.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a business card with readable characters according to the present invention. 3 and 4 relate to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a method of inputting business card information using a business card with readable characters. 1... Business card with reading characters 10... Reading characters (attached to the company name) 11...
・Readable characters (added to the name) 12, 13...
Position display mark 14...Feeder box 15...Feeder 16
...Transportation device 23, 24...Light receiving section 2
5, 29... Computer 28, 30... Optical device body 3: B 30' 1? Sungo 1wa

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) All items written on a business card mount are input as images using an optical device, and business cards include company names, names, etc. written in normally expressed characters including kanji. Characters that can be read in the vicinity of any of the items, including at least the company name and the full name, and which have a different type of easily readable character, font size, or font, or any of the above, are recognized by an optical device. In addition to inputting and storing character information in a computer, it is also possible to determine what information is written on business cards using normally expressed characters, including kanji written near them, depending on the type of characters read, font size, and font. A method for inputting business card information that identifies whether the information is about the company or not and inputs and stores it into a computer. 2) At least the company name, name, and the type and size of easily readable characters printed in the vicinity of the company name and name written in normally expressed characters, including kanji, written on the business card mount. The characters that are read with different fonts or any of them are recognized by an optical device, and input and stored in a computer as character information. To provide a business card information input method that distinguishes and stores information such as whether input and stored information is about a company name or a full name. 3) All the information written on the business card mount is image-inputted using an optical device, and a computer with artificial intelligence analyzes information such as affiliation, title, postal code, company location, and telephone number to determine what the information is about. At the same time, it recognizes the characters, and then determines what the company name and name are written about by reading the characters attached to them, recognizes the characters, and inputs and stores each as character information in the computer. How to input business card information. 4) One or both of the company name and full name, including kanji, which are normally expressed on the business card mount, are recognized as characters,
The business card information input method according to claim 3, wherein the business card information is input and stored in a computer as character information. 5) Among the business card information such as company name and name written in normally expressed characters including kanji, at least the type of font, size of font, and font of any one or any one is included near the company name and name. A different reading character is attached to each business card item, and these reading characters are predetermined for each business card item and are commonly used for each business card. A business card with reading characters. 6) The business card as described in claim 5, wherein one or both of the business card entries in normally expressed characters including the readable characters and the kanji to which they are attached are marked with a positional expression mark indicating the written position. Business card with reading characters.