JPS63170096A - Business card to which input is enabled automatically and manufacture thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a business card that can automatically input information into a computer, and a method for producing a business card with such a function.

(Prior art) Business cards are often used as the best means for personal P and H, but because they are used so much, their ability to organize them is strongly desired. Card box type business card organizers and boxes are commercially available and are widely used.

However, with such a system, not only does it take a lot of effort to organize, but it also takes time to find the business cards of the people you need when you need them. If you forget, you won't have any clues to search for, so a highly effective means of storing and retrieving business card information is desired. In recent years, some methods have been used to search by manually inputting business card information using a computer, but this requires manual key operations, which is time-consuming and prone to input errors. .

As a solution to this problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-9418
As in Japanese Patent No. 9, a method has been proposed in which business card information is printed in the form of an information card in the margin of the business card using screen printing technology or a printer, and this is read by an image sensor or the like.

However, with such business cards, coded text information and identification codes about business card information such as company name and name are printed in the margin of the business card! This seriously detracts from the appearance of a business card, making it difficult for the general public to use it.

(Problems to be Solved) With the present invention, the appearance of the business card is beautiful and good-looking, no different from conventional business cards. We have developed a business card that can be machine-entered, and each item on the business card can be entered separately, such as the company name as the company name and the name as the full name. 7 (Means for solving the problem) In order to solve the above problem, in the present invention, ■ the name of the company is written on the business card mount with characters including kanji etc. in the usual expression format. Business card information such as first name and full name is written, and encoded character information regarding any of the above business card information is written in the margin or at a predetermined position on the back side, although it is not visible to the naked eye, using an optical device. By marking the coded character information with recognizable ink, etc., if I use an optical device to sequentially read the positions where the coded character information is marked, it will be possible to determine the position or order in which each coded character information is marked. The computer automatically determines whether the coded character information is about the company name or the full name, and the company name is used as the company name, the name is used as the full name, etc. We have succeeded in developing a business card that can automatically input the coded text information of each business card entry into a computer and memorize it sequentially. The present invention further provides a method for producing business cards that can be automatically filled in. Specifying the position where each item to be written on the business card should be printed, selecting the letters, numbers, symbols, and marks, and selecting the format thereof. Input the selected characters into the computer and convert them into signals, and the selected characters,
The computer automatically selects the code corresponding to the numbers, symbols, and marks and specifies the position where it should be printed, converts this into a signal, and transmits the signal regarding the business card information to the regular ink printing section for selection. The selected characters, numbers, symbols, and marks are printed with visible ink at the specified position, and the signal for the subsequent code is transmitted to the special ink printing section, and the selected code is visually checked at the specified position. We have developed a method for producing automatically readable business cards that are printed using special ink that is difficult to recognize but can be recognized using optical equipment.

(Example) The first invention of the present application will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the first invention of the present application, in which an automatically read business card (1) has the company name (3), affiliation ( 4), position (5), name (6), postal code ()), company location (8)
), telephone number (9), etc., are printed in visible ordinary ink, and the above business card details (3) to (9) are printed in the margins of these, for example, in the left corner of the mount (2). A special ink in which the corresponding coded character information (10) is difficult to see visually but can be recognized depending on the optical device, for example, it reflects all visible light, but it does not reflect light of specific wavelengths among infrared and ultraviolet light. Substances that absorb substances such as zinc white, rutile, and benzophenone compounds and products include IR F50, IRG-002, TFi,
It is printed at a predetermined position by G-003 or the like.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the coded character information (2), and for example, from the top, coded character information of company name (103), coded character information of affiliation (104) ), encoded character information of position (105)
, Coded character information 9R of name (106), Coded character information of postal code (107), Coded character information of company location (108), Code 1 character information of telephone number (109), which is printed using special ink that is difficult to see but can be recognized depending on the optical device.

Next, another embodiment of the automatically inputtable business card (1) according to the first invention of the present application will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

Business card information (3) to (9) are written on the mount (2) in visible plain ink, and the text information (20) coded in the margin is difficult to see, but it is difficult to see with the optical device. This is the same as the previous example in that it is printed using a special ink that can be recognized, but the company name (
3) and name (6), the pronunciation letters (11) and (12) are written near the business card information, and these company name pronunciation letters (11) and name pronunciation letters (1)
Coded character information (211) corresponding to 2) and (
212) is printed (see Figure 4). These company name pronunciation characters (11) and name pronunciation characters (12) are useful for correctly calling characters even if there are characters that are difficult to understand or are easily misread. It is convenient because it can be easily called by other people. Furthermore, coded character information (211) corresponding to these company name reading characters (11) and coded character information (21) corresponding to name reading characters (12)
2) is printed in a predetermined position, so the reading characters are also input and stored in the computer, and in addition to searching and outputting the normal written characters, including kanji, etc., you can also search by the reading characters, so you can forget the kanji, etc. Even if you have lost your business card, you can still find the business card you need just by its name.

Next, the second invention of the present application will be explained with reference to FIG. 5. The mount (2) for producing zero business cards is rolled up into a roll, and is used in a normal ink printing machine (21) and a special ink printing machine (22). ), it is dried in a dryer (23) and wound up, or it is continuously cut as it is. - The iP ink printing machine (21) is capable of printing kanji and kana characters, as well as letters, numbers, symbols, marks, etc. necessary for printing regular business cards, on the mount (2) using ordinary visible ink. , and the special ink printing machine (22) has
Computer codes, 2-byte codes, barcodes, and other codes are difficult to see with the naked eye, but can be recognized using optical equipment.For example, translucent ink containing an appropriate amount of zinc white, white ink, and very pale yellow, blue, green, etc. The cards are arranged so that codes corresponding to the respective business card entries are printed using ink in the margin areas (10) and (20) where the previous business card entries are not printed, and at predetermined positions. Both the normal ink printing machine (21) and the special ink printing machine (22) are connected to a computer (24).
24) is connected to a keyboard (25).

Therefore, if you want to print "Chiba Sangyo Co., Ltd." at the desired position, first specify the position using the keyboard, and then use the keyboard (25) to print "1000" and "1000".
Hit the keys corresponding to ``Year'', ``Sangyo'', ``Gyo'', and ``Co., Ltd.''. For ``Co., Ltd.'', which is often used at this time, you can select the corresponding character with one key. In this way, it is convenient to reserve and register frequently used character combinations in advance. Next, specify the next position and type in "Sales Section 1" on the keyboard in the same manner as before, and the characters are selected by the computer (24).

In the same manner, the information on each business card is typed in and the computer selects letters, numbers, symbols, etc. This selected character signal is sent to the normal ink printing machine (21),
Select the letters or use a dot printer or the like to make them into the necessary letter shapes, and print the business card information all at once or sequentially on the mount (2) with visible ink. At the same time, the computer (24) automatically proceeds with the code selection process, and the codes corresponding to ``Sen'', ``Ya'', ``San'', ``Gyo'', and ``Co., Ltd.'' are selected, and the signal is transmitted to a special ink printing machine, and the code is printed on the margin of the business card using special ink.

(Effect) According to the automatically inputtable business card of the first invention of the present application, a reading code is printed at a predetermined position in the margin of the business card mount using ink that is difficult to see but can be recognized depending on the optical device. 1) By simply reading the reading code printed at a predetermined position with an optical device, business card information will be automatically input, and depending on the printing position of each reading code, it will be possible to determine the company name. It is also possible to check the type of display content of the read code, such as whether it is a business card or a name, so that accurate searches can be made when searching for business card information. In other words, if you simply search for a business card with the kanji ``Chiba'' in it, all business cards that include the kanji ``Chiba'' in at least three fields, such as company name, name, and company location, will be restored as human business cards. There will be a lot of noise and it will take time to find the business card you need, but if the present invention distinguishes what each reading code is about and inputs it into the computer, one company name will be Chiba. What about business cards with text? ”, “What kind of business card has the word “Chiba” in the name?”, “What kind of business card has the word “Chiba” in the company address”? Easy to find.

Furthermore, various combination searches are possible, such as "Mr. Chiba" for "Sales" and "Person who was a "section manager" of a company with "industry" in the company name." This is very convenient because even if you have forgotten the name or company name, you can easily and quickly find the business card information of the person you need from a few clues.

2) Since the TFF capture code is entered separately for each item, there are things like ``Section Manager'' - Keno, ``Business card of a person with a company in Chiba Prefecture - Keno 1,'' ``Business $M person in charge. You can easily create a Keno from various viewpoints such as 'Keno', write an address that shows the company location and company name, and even create a telephone directory that only prints out the name, phone number, and 1. I can do it.

3) The reading code is marked with special ink that is difficult to see.According to the second method of creating business cards that can be automatically entered, all you have to do is enter only the normally expressed characters of the business card you are trying to create into a computer, and the kanji characters can be read. Business card information in regular expression characters, including ``O'', etc., is made into a plate and printed with visible ink, and the reading code (]O) corresponding to these ordinary expression characters is automatically selected by the computer, and the plate-making process is started based on this signal. It is printed on the margins of business card mounts using special ink that is difficult to see with the naked eye but can be recognized using optical equipment.Both the characters and code can be printed with a single computer operation, making it possible to produce cards efficiently. ' Note that the present invention includes a business card that can be automatically manually operated as shown in Figure 6.
1) Write a business card using normal ink that is visible to the naked eye.
Determine the position of each blank area where Eli is printed (
Example 7 - For example, place the company name in the t corner and the name in the top corner. 1 in the upper left corner, 1 Chiba J (31+ in the 1 right corner, although it is difficult to see, depending on the device, it may be printed with ink that is easily recognizable.
In addition, in this case, the initial letter may be a katakana song or an English letter. The initials of 30) and 1-1-be1 (31) correspond to Lord Do.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a business card of the present invention that can be automatically operated manually, and Fig. 2 shows a reading code printed in the margin of the business card for a deaf person.6 Fig. 3 FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a business card pond that can be automatically inputted according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows another example of the reading code printed in the margin of the business card. , 51A shows a schematic diagram of the method for producing a business card capable of automatic input according to the present invention. It shows that. 1... Business card that can be automatically entered 2... ・Blank paper 3-9 ・・Business card entry bottom HH 10,2 (1・・Reading row 1・21...
11 Input Printing fee 22...Special I

Claims (1)

[Scope of Patent Claims] 1) Business card details such as company name and name are printed on the business card mount in a normal expression format including kanji, kana, foreign characters, numbers, symbols, etc., and business card margins and other areas where these are not printed are printed on the business card mount. A business card capable of automatic input, in which encoded character information regarding any of the above-mentioned business card information is marked in a predetermined position on the back with special ink that is difficult to visually see but can be recognized depending on an optical device. 2) Write the respective pronunciation characters near the position where business card information such as company name and name is printed in the normal expression method, and coded character information for any of these pronunciation characters in the margin of the business card. The automatically inputtable business card according to claim 1, which is marked with a special ink that is difficult to see visually but can be recognized depending on an optical device. 3) A business card that can be automatically inputted according to claim 2, in which pronunciation characters are written together with only arbitrary items of the business card description items. 4) Input into a computer the designation of the position where each item to be printed on the business card should be printed, the selection of those letters, numbers, symbols, and marks, and the selection of their form, and convert them into signals, The characters selected above,
The computer automatically selects the code corresponding to the numbers, symbols, and marks and specifies the position where it should be printed, converts this into a signal, and transmits the signal regarding the business card information to the regular ink printing section for selection. The selected characters, numbers, symbols, and marks are printed with visible ink at the specified position, and the signal for the subsequent code is transmitted to the special ink printing section, and the selected code is visually checked at the specified position. A method for producing an automatically readable business card that is printed with a special ink that is difficult to recognize but can be recognized depending on the optical device.