JPS63168783A - Business card with discrimination mark and business card information input method and device using it - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically retrieve business card information by detecting all items printed on the business card with a discrimination mark, transmitting them to a computer as image information, respectively distinguishing the respective items described on the business card and storing in the computer. CONSTITUTION:The carried business card 1 with the discrimination mark is linearly scanned by a sensor 24 such as a magnetic sensor, or all printed on a business card mount 2 are simultaneously detected by a surface sensor having the surface of the same size as the business card mount 2 to transfer all characters or codes printed on the business card mount 2 to the computer 25 as the image information. In the computer, based on this image information, the character is recognized, the respective items described on the business card are discriminated and stored by defining a company name as the company name and a name as the name according to the existence of a discrimination code. Thereby, the business card information can be automatically retrieved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The inventions of this application are for automatically inputting business card information into a computer and automatically searching the v4 information thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a business card with an identification mark convenient for automatically inputting business card information, an automatic input method using the same, and an apparatus for implementing this method.

(Prior Art) Business cards are used in place of greetings in Japan, and have become one of the indispensable things.

However, as business cards are used so frequently, organizing and storing them has become an important issue. 6 Album-type items called card holders and card boxes are mainly used to organize business cards, but these items do not make it easy to organize them. Business card J is time-consuming and necessary even if it has been done! - It takes time to look for someone, and when I forgot a name or couldn't remember the company name, there was no good way to search, so I had no choice but to go through them one by one.

For this reason, in recent years there has been a method of storing each business card information in a data file controlled by a computer and searching it quickly, but this requires human key operations to store business card information in a data file, which is time consuming and time consuming. It's time-consuming, and there are problems with input errors, etc., so it's not against the grain.

For this reason, various methods have been developed, such as displaying a bar code such as a telephone number and automatically reading it, or pasting a magnetic tape with part of the business card information recorded on the margin of the business card. JP-A-61-94 as the most advanced
The business card (40) according to the invention of No. 189 has become publicly known.

As shown in FIG. 4, in addition to business card information (41) expressed in ordinary characters, this invention also includes a code block (41) corresponding to it and its identification code in the margin of the business card mount.
42), which is read by an optical device and stored in a computer. It is true that according to this, business card information can be automatically input, but with this invention, not only is it necessary to print character codes and timing codes in addition to printing the conventional business card information, but also it is necessary to print the format of the business card. It was a significant loss. Furthermore, the identification code in this invention means a timing code or an error check code, and is not intended to identify whether each character code is a character code for a name or a company name. Because there is no code, it is impossible for a computer to determine what the input character code is about.

(Problems to be Solved) In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention aims to: ■ Input business card details written in ordinary characters as images and recognize the characters by a computer, and at the same time add information near each of these business card details. We will develop a method for inputting business card information by inputting an image of the identified identification mark and recognizing the characters on a computer.

■ Develop an input device for the above (■).

■ Develop business cards suitable for automatic input for the above ■.

This is a problem to be solved by each invention of the present application.

(Means for solving the problem) In order to solve the above problem (■), business card information such as company name and name expressed in ordinary letters is printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink, and a message about what it is about is printed nearby. A business card with an identification mark printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink is used to spot-scan the entire surface of the business card to see if there is a magnetic or electrical response. The presence or absence of a reaction is checked at once, converted into an on-off signal, and then the characters are recognized by a computer and the letters, numbers, and
All you need to do is to store the symbols, etc. in the computer as text information.Next, to solve the problem (2) above, you can print each business card information and their identification marks as described above with conductive ink or magnetic ink. One by one, the business cards are fed to a conveying device by a feeder, and at the reading position, the business card mount is scanned sequentially in lines or dots by a magnetic scanner or electric scanner, or the entire surface of the business card mount is scanned one by one by a plate-shaped detector. By spot-detecting where conductive ink or magnetic ink is present, a signal is emitted depending on the presence or absence of the ink, and the image based on this signal is recognized as a character. A device that recognizes r- and stores it in a computer may be used.

Next, to solve the above problem (■), business card information such as name and company name should be printed with visible conductive ink or magnetic ink containing dyes or pigments, and each of these business card information should be printed using visible conductive ink or magnetic ink containing dyes or pigments. Regarding identification marks placed in the vicinity, problems can be solved by business cards with identification marks printed with transparent or nearly white magnetic ink or conductive ink that contains ultrafine ITO (indium tin oxide) particles that are difficult to see. Ru.

(Example) The first to third inventions of the present application will be explained using figures, but for convenience of explanation, the third invention will be explained first.

As a business card similar to the third invention of the present application, a device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 180757/1983 by the applicant of the present application is known, but in this, only the identification code is printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink that is difficult to see with the naked eye, and the name and Company names, etc. are printed using ordinary visible ink, and require two stages of printing using separate ink, and two types of reading devices are required to read the characters: an optical reading device and an electric/magnetic reading device. equipment was required.

The business card (1) with the identification mark l=t according to the third invention of the present application has the same conductive ink or magnetic ink as shown in FIG. It is printed in (4) and its identification mark (11), winning +1! (5) and its identification mark (12), name (6) and its identification mark (13), postal code <7) and its identification mark (14), Company location (8) and its identification mark (
15) The telephone number (9) and its identification mark (16) are printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink, respectively.

What is shown in FIG. 2 is another embodiment of the third invention of the present application, in which a business card mount (2) has a company name (3) and its identification mark (io), an affiliation (4) and its identification mark ( 11), position (5) and its identification mark (12), name (6) and its identification mark (13), postal code (7) and its identification mark (14), company location (8) and its identification mark ( 1
5) The fact that the telephone number (9) and its identification mark (16) are printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink is the same as in the previous example; the only difference is that the company name and name are in capital letters. Chiba Sangyokabu J (17) and rclI
I B^TAROJ (18) and the respective identification marks r a J in the uppercase letters.
(19) r d J (20> is attached, and these letters and marks are printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink, the same as the ink used to print business card information. Please note that the above reading is in capital letters. can be attached to any of the items listed on a business card, or it can be attached to only one item, such as the name only, and any identification mark in capital letters may be used. , it goes without saying that it is not limited to lowercase English letters, but may also be various codes, figures, etc., and it is not necessary that the characters have a specific relationship with the identification mark attached to the information on the business card.
, 'XI'YJ'ZJ, etc., but it is more convenient to have a specific relationship.

Next, an embodiment of the first invention of the present application will be described.

Business cards (1) with identification marks according to the third invention of the present application are stacked in a feed box (21) in the same orientation. (22) is the feeder and the feed box (2
The business cards (1) with identification marks in 1) are sent out one by one to the conveying device (23) and fixed at a predetermined position. The transported business card (1) with an identification mark is linearly scanned by a sensor (24) such as a magnetic sensor, or printed on a business card mount by a surface sensor having the same size as the business card mount (2). All characters and codes printed on the business card mount (2) are simultaneously detected and transmitted to the computer (25) as image information. The computer recognizes the characters based on this image information, and uses the presence of the identification code to distinguish and store the business card information, such as a company name as a company name and a name as a full name.

In addition, for a business card with an identification mark t-t as shown in FIG. 2, the capital letters are also stored. The identification mark (=f) business card (1) that has been scanned is sent again by the conveyance device (23), and is transferred to the conveyance device (23) by the removal device (26).
), and is collected into a collection box (28) via a guide (27).

Note that business card information can be searched at any time by connecting a dedicated terminal (29), touch-tone telephone, etc. to the computer in which business card information is stored. In this case, the search is performed by remembering the details of each business card and what the uppercase letters represent.
You can accurately find the business card you are looking for from fragments of your memory, such as that it was a company named ``Sangyo,'' or that the company had the word ``industry'' in its name, or that the company was located in ``Funehiro City.''

Next, the second invention of the present application will be explained.

In this invention, as shown in FIG. 3, business cards (1) with identification marks are stored in a feed box (21) above one side of a conveyance device (23) in the same direction. A feeder (22) is arranged adjacent to it, and feeds out business cards (1) with identification marks in the feed box one by one. It is fixed and conveyed by ff (30). A sensor (
24) is installed, and when a business card with an identification mark (1) being conveyed reaches below the sensor (24), the speed control device (31) temporarily stops the conveyance or speeds it up in very small steps. The entire blank business card is scanned by the sensor (24) by repeating intermittent conveyance. The scanned image information is character recognized by a computer (25) and stored. In addition, the business card with the identification mark (]) that has been scanned is removed by the removal device (26) with the gripping device (
30) and goes through the guide (27) to the collection box (
28). Note that (32) is a driving source.

Such equipment is not limited to the arrangement shown; in particular, the computer may be located at a remote location.

(Effects) 1) According to the first invention of the present application, landmarks with identification marks printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink can be automatically and consecutively printed on dozens of business cards without requiring any human intervention. Read the business card details, uppercase letters, and identification codes attached to them, and read the business card details and uppercase letters attached to them as the company name.
Names can be input and stored in a computer as distinct names.

2) According to the automatic reading device for business cards with identification marks according to the second invention of the present application, it is possible to accurately feed business cards using the conveying device, and to adjust the speed and position.
1 and the business card with the identification mark is conveyed to the scanning position of the sensor, so that the characters and identification code printed on the business card mount can be automatically and accurately read.

3) According to the business card with an identification mark of the third invention of the present application, each business card entry, the capital letters, and the identification mark are printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink, so an electric sensor or magnetic sensor can print them all at once. The printed characters and codes can be scanned or detected, and the existence of the identification code allows the information written on each business card and what the capital letters are about to be distinguished and stored in a computer.

Therefore, when searching, it is possible to find the desired business card even with the slightest clue, and it is also possible to search from various viewpoints and cross-search. You can also create tables for various purposes, such as a list of ``section managers,'' a list of ``companies in the Chiba area,'' a list of ``names and addresses,'' etc.

Furthermore, if the identification code is printed using conductive ink or magnetic ink in a transparent, white, or similar color that is difficult to see, the appearance will be no different from a conventional business card, and the same identification marks, business card information, and Since uppercase letters can also be scanned or detected at one time by the sensor, it is possible to obtain business cards that can be automatically read beautifully.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The first (211) and FIG.
This shows an example of a -1° business card. Figure 3r shows
1 shows an embodiment of an automatic reading device for business cards with identification marks according to the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a conventionally known business card whose information is easy to read. 1...Business card with identification mark 2...Business card mount 3-9...Business card information 10-16 and 19.20...Identification mark 17.18... Capital letters 21...Feed box 22...Feeder 23...Transport device 24...Sensor 25...Computer z t5 3VA f 4 flashes

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) Business cards with identification marks, on which business card information and identification marks are printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink, are automatically conveyed one by one to a position where a sensor is located, and an electric sensor or magnetic A sensor linearly scans all the items printed on the business card with the identification mark, or simultaneously detects the entire surface of the business card mount and transmits it to the computer as image information, and the company name is the company name, the name is the name, etc. A method of inputting business card information in which the information on each business card is stored separately in a computer. 2) The business card with the above-mentioned identification mark is printed with the same ink as that used to print the above-mentioned business card information in the vicinity of any of the business card information printed on it. 2. A business card information input method according to claim 1, wherein the business card is a business card with an identification mark, and the pronunciation characters are stored in a computer after distinguishing what they represent. 3) A conveyance device that conveys business cards with identification marks on which business card information and identification marks are printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink, a feed box for business cards with identification marks located near this, and an identification device on the conveyance device. An identification mark printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink, characterized in that an electric sensor or a magnetic sensor connected to a computer is disposed between a feeder for transporting marked business cards and the conveying device. Automatic information input device for business cards. 4) Identification that can be entered automatically by printing business card information such as company name or name in ordinary letters, and an identification mark printed nearby with conductive ink or magnetic ink to distinguish what it is about. Business card with mark. 5) The pronunciation is printed near any of the above business card information, and the pronunciation is also printed with an identification mark to distinguish what it is about. A business card with an identification mark that can be automatically inputted according to claim 4. 6) A business card with an automatically inputtable identification mark according to claim 4 or 5, in which only the identification mark is printed with conductive ink or magnetic ink in transparent, white, or a similar color that is difficult to see. .