JPS63143986A - Video coding device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] E' Industrial Field of Application] The present invention captures an image of the address of a postal item using a video camera, monitors the image from a remote location, and transmits a code according to the address to the remote location. By inputting the information at the location, the information is flashed onto a video coding device that prints a bar code, etc. according to the code on the postal item.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, a video coding device uses a scanner, such as a video camera, to scan the addresses written on letters and other postal items that are sequentially sent from a supply unit, displays the image of the address on a display unit such as a cathode ray tube, and operates the device. In this system, a person reads this information, enters a code based on the address information (postal code and address) on a keyboard, etc., and prints a barcode etc. on the mail piece according to the input information.

This barcode is used by the reader to classify mail.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the video coding device described above, even if the postal code or address is entered correctly, if the operator enters the wrong barcode, there is no way to detect the error, so the item will be classified incorrectly. There was a drawback.

[Means for solving problems]

The video coding device of the present invention includes a supply unit that supplies postal items one by one to a conveyance path, a scanning unit that electrically scans the character surface of the mail piece on the conveyance path, and a video coding device provided by the scanning unit. a storage control section that temporarily stores a video signal of the character surface of the mail; a display section that receives an output signal from the storage control section and reproduces and displays the character surface; and a display section that displays predetermined code information according to the character image of the display section. A key input section, an address storage section in which all addresses corresponding to the predetermined code are stored, an address display section for displaying the address corresponding to the input predetermined code, and a key input section for inputting the postal item according to the predetermined code information. The present invention is characterized by comprising a printing section that prints a predetermined code.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an address display created according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a supply unit 2 that inputs paper sheets such as mail, picks up the mail pieces one by one in the transport direction 1, and supplies them to a transport path 17.6 A scanning unit 3 detects the characters on the mail This is the part that reads the surface of the mail, and consists of a video camera, etc., and electrically scans the paper surface of the mail being transported.
It performs photoelectric conversion and outputs the video signal 4. This video signal 4 is input to the storage control section 5 and temporarily stored. This storage control unit 5 is composed of a memory capable of storing a plurality of video signals 4, and while storing the plurality of video signals, controls the distribution to the plurality of display units 6 while sequentially selecting them. and display the image. The display section 6 is composed of, for example, a cathode ray tube, and displays the letters of the mail.

The operator reads the address displayed on the display section 6 and inputs a keystroke code (for example, a postal code) corresponding to the address into the keystroke section 7. This keystroke signal 8 is input to a code conversion section 9. The code conversion section 9 first converts the key press signal 8 into an address code signal 10 and outputs it to the address storage section 11. The address storage section 11 stores address information corresponding to all the keystroke codes, and controls the distribution of the address information corresponding to the address code signal 10 to the address display section 12 corresponding to the keystroke section 7 that was pressed.
The address is displayed and output as shown in Figure 2.

With this address display, the operator can compare the address displayed on the display section 6 with the address displayed on the address display section 12 to check whether the address is written correctly and whether the operator has typed the key correctly. I can confirm. The operator presses the "confirm" key if the entered key code is correct, and the "exclude" key if it is incorrect.The code converter 9 converts the postal code into a predetermined print code signal according to this "confirm" or "exclude" code. 13 or into an exclusion code, and outputs it to the printing section 14.The printing section 14 then prints a barcode according to this printing code signal 13.The barcode reading section 15 reads the barcode printed on this postal item. read,
Mail is sorted into each stacking section 16 according to the reading results.

The conveyance path 17 between the scanning section 3 and the printing section 14 is made up of a belt for carrying the mail, and is used to obtain processing time for the mail that has passed through the scanning section 3 until it is displayed and pressed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, since the present invention has an address storage section and an address display section, it is possible to check whether the operator has input the correct barcode corresponding to the postal code or destination address of the mail piece. Therefore, erroneous classification can be reduced and a high-performance video coding device can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of display on the address display section in FIG. 1. 1... Conveyance direction, 2... Supply section, 3... Scanning section,
4...Video signal, 5...Storage control section, 6...Display section, 7...Key press section, 8...Key press signal, 9...Code conversion section, 1゜...Address Code signal, 11... Address storage section, 12... Address display section, 13... Print code signal, 14... Printing section, 15... Reading section, 16.
... Accumulating section, 17... Conveyance path.

Claims (1)

[Claims] a supply section that supplies the mail pieces one by one onto a conveyance path; a scanning section that electrically scans the character surface of the mail item on the conveyance path; and an image of the character surface of the mail object obtained from the scanning section. a storage control section that temporarily stores signals; a display section that receives an output signal from the storage control section and reproduces and displays the character surface; a keypad section that inputs predetermined code information according to the character image on the display section; and a predetermined code. an address storage section that stores all the addresses corresponding to the predetermined code; an address display section that displays the address corresponding to the input predetermined code; and a printing section that prints a predetermined code on the postal item in accordance with the predetermined code information. A video coding device comprising: