KR20200091559A - Method and system extracting grided area within documention for automating customs declaration process - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for automatically setting grids to a text region in a document for an automatic customs declaration process to set grids in an e-document output on a display screen and a system thereof. According to the present invention, the method comprises: a document output step of outputting and displaying an e-document on a display unit of a user; a document verification step of determining whether the entire e-document is output on the display unit; a document output scale adjustment step of, when the entire e-document is not displayed on a screen of the display unit, scaling down the screen of the e-document; a guide rendering step of calculating a screen scaling-down value in accordance with scaling down of the output screen of the e-document and displaying virtual rows and/or columns in the e-document; an image generation step of, only when the entire e-document output through the display unit is disposed on the screen of the display unit, capturing the current output (loaded) screen of the e-document to generate a captured image; and a grid generation step of setting grids in a generated image screen in accordance with the rows and the columns.

Description

Method and system for automatic gridting of text areas in documents for customs declaration automation {METHOD AND SYSTEM EXTRACTING GRIDED AREA WITHIN DOCUMENTION FOR AUTOMATING CUSTOMS DECLARATION PROCESS}

The present invention is a system capable of automatically grid (GRID) a text area in a document, such as PDF, and a method using the same, and more specifically, import and export documents, etc., to grid the imported document based on the text in the document. It is related to a method and system for automatically gridding a text area in a document for automating customs declaration.

In order to export goods under customs law, you must file an export declaration with the customs office and receive a repair. Export declaration means the declaration of intention of customs clearance to request customs clearance of the export declaration, and those who wish to export must transmit the report data written in electronic documents to the customs clearance system. In addition, in order to import foreign goods, you must file an import declaration with the customs office and have it repaired. Import declarations are sent to the customs clearance system with a certain notification form. In the case of items for which requirements have been confirmed, such as approval or approval, an import declaration must be filed with the customs officer after approval or approval of the relevant agency. Companies or individuals who wish to export or import goods in this way must report to customs.

The Korea Customs Service developed an electronic customs clearance system called'uni-pass' to automate customs clearance procedures such as import and export of goods, tax payment, and cargo inspection through the Internet so that they can process customs clearance without having to visit customs or fill out documents. Is provided. In general, when an enterprise wants to import or export goods, if an invoice is prepared, the customs office will fill out an import and export declaration. However, the invoice form provided by the company is prepared in a free form, so there is an inconvenient point in that it is necessary to manually enter the items in the electronic customs clearance system. In addition, due to the increase in the trade volume of companies and the increase in overseas direct sales of individuals, the number of import and export declarations is steadily increasing, and it takes a lot of time to check the contents of the invoice and enter the details of the electronic customs clearance system. .

Accordingly, there is a need to develop a technology that facilitates the input of electronic customs clearance systems by automatically extracting the entries of import and export declarations from various forms of invoices. Development has been required.

Republic of Korea Registered Patent No. 10-1496691 Republic of Korea Registered Patent No. 10-0591474 Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0054312

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to import an electronic document (such as a PDF or electronic document fax file) such as documents related to import and export, and a method and system for gridding an electronic document output on a display screen such as a user's monitor. Is to provide.

However, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is not limited to the technical problem mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned are clearly understood by a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. It could be.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a method and system for automatically gridding a text area in a document according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a document output step in which the document is displayed on a user's display unit; A document verification step of determining whether the document output through the display unit is entirely displayed on the display unit; A document output scale adjustment step of reducing the screen of the electronic document when the electronic document does not appear entirely on the display unit screen; A guide rendering step of calculating a scale-down scale value according to the reduction of the output screen of the electronic document and displaying virtual rows and/or columns in the electronic document; Generating a captured image by capturing a screen that is currently output (called) of the electronic document only when the electronic document being output (appearing) through the display unit is entirely displayed on the display unit screen (image generating step) And a grid generation step of drawing the generated image screen according to rows and columns. A method of automatically gridding a text area in a document for customs declaration automation may be considered. .

In addition, in the document verification step according to the present invention, the processing unit recognizes a screen size of a user display unit capable of outputting the document and implemented on the screen, and compares it with a preset horizontal and vertical width to output the electronics to the display unit. It is a step of making a judgment as to whether all documents are output and appearing, which is a method of automatically gridding a text area in a document for customs declaration automation, or the document output scale adjustment step is displayed on the display unit screen. If it is determined that the document does not appear as a whole, it may also be provided as a method of automatically gridding a text area in a document for customs declaration automation, characterized in that the screen of the electronic document is reduced by reflecting the screen size of the display unit. have.

In addition, the guide rendering step is characterized in that the step of calculating a screen reduction scale value according to the reduction of the output screen of the document, based on the screen reduction scale value, when the current screen of the electronic document is reduced, the display unit Automatic rendering of a text area in a document for customs declaration automation, further comprising rendering a guideline (Line) for distinguishing a virtual row and/or column in the electronic document displayable through the electronic document. It may be a method of painting, and the guide rendering step according to the present invention may promote the user's work convenience or convenience in subsequent work by informing the user of a scale ratio of screen output of a document being output on the screen of the display unit. It can also be a method of automatically gridding text areas in documents for customs declaration automation, which is characterized by supporting them.

In addition, the image generation step is characterized in that when the document being output through the display unit is displayed on the display unit screen as a whole, capturing the current output (called) screen of the document and generating a captured image However, in the image generation step, each cell divided by a guide line according to a row and/or column of the document previously displayed through the guide rendering step is partitioned, and each cell is assigned to each cell. Grouping the included texts, if all or part of the text of the document overlaps the cell division line, it is recognized by the scanning unit and/or the processing unit, and the document is scanned again, and the new guide line It is possible to achieve the object of the present invention as described above through the provision of an automatic gridting method in a text area in a document for customs declaration automation, further comprising the step of redistributing a cell by generating a (Line). do.

In addition, the grid generating step is characterized by drawing the generated image screen according to rows and columns, but in individual cells partitioned through the guide line. The above-mentioned method is also provided through the provision of an automatic gridting method in a text area in a document for customs declaration automation, characterized by the step of assigning a unique vector value and storing a vector value, which is a unique coordinate value for each cell, in a database unit. It is possible to achieve the object of the present invention.

Additionally A user input unit that receives information on a boundary region generation condition for gridding of documents related to import and export; A processing unit that grids the import-export document to generate square-shaped cells, extracts a cell corresponding to a description item from cells of the gridd document, and extracts a cell containing description contents related to the description item ; In the gridd document, a database unit for storing information on the representative and similar names of the description items for extracting the description items, and distance reference information between characters for setting a vertical boundary area; And a display unit that reads from documents related to imports and exports, outputs them on a display, and outputs the items on the grid to be visually distinguishable. The customs declaration using a customs declaration automation system comprising: A system for automatically gridding a text area in a document for automation, the processing unit comprising: a document output step in which the document is output on a display unit of a user; A document verification step of determining whether the document output through the display unit is entirely displayed on the display unit; A document output scale adjustment step of reducing the screen of the electronic document when the electronic document does not appear entirely on the display unit screen; A guide rendering step of calculating a scale-down scale value according to the reduction of the output screen of the electronic document and displaying virtual rows and/or columns in the electronic document; Generating a captured image by capturing a screen that is currently output (called) of the electronic document only when the electronic document being output (appearing) through the display unit is entirely displayed on the display unit screen (image generating step) And a grid generation step of drawing the generated image screen according to rows and columns, to perform an automatic gridting method in a text area in a document for customs declaration automation. It is also possible to achieve the object of the present invention described above through the provision of a system for automatic gridting of text areas in documents for customs declaration automation.

A method and system for automatically gridding a text area in a document for automating customs declaration according to an embodiment of the present invention provides description items and contents required for customs declaration from various types of documents provided by companies wishing to export (or import) By automatically extracting, the time required for manual input can be reduced.

In addition, according to the present invention, necessary documents and descriptions can be accurately extracted by gridding a document provided by a company wishing to export (or import) and extracting necessary data.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the time required to report imports and exports by reducing the time to manually input and manually input the contents corresponding to the items related to the import and export declaration from various types of invoices.

In addition, according to the present invention, by extracting the description contents using the preset items related to the import and export declaration from various types of invoices, errors in extracting the description items and description contents related to the description items can be reduced, and the description contents are extracted. Algorithm can be simplified.

1 is a view for explaining a customs declaration automation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a customs declaration automation system related to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of setting a table border as a border area in a grid of a document according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view for explaining a method of setting a horizontal border area in a grid of a document according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining a method for setting a vertical border area in a grid of a document according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view for explaining a method of setting as an additional boundary area in a grid of a document according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view for explaining a description item and description contents in a gridd document according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view for explaining a customs input program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view for explaining an example of an invoice for input to the tariff input program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a view for explaining a pre-processing screen associated with a customs input program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a view for explaining a post-processing screen associated with a customs input program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a view for explaining a customs input program according to another embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a view for explaining an example of an invoice for input to the tariff input program according to another embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a view for explaining a pre-processing screen associated with a customs input program according to another embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a view for explaining a post-processing screen associated with a customs input program according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a diagram schematically illustrating a method of automatically gridding a text area in a document for customs declaration automation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms, and thus is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In addition, in order to clearly describe the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and like reference numerals are assigned to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected (connected, contacted, coupled)" with another part, it is not only "directly connected", but also "indirectly connected" with another member in between. "It includes the case where it is. In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, this means that other components may be further provided instead of excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

The terms used herein are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "include" or "have" are intended to indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof described in the specification, one or more other features. It should be understood that the existence or addition possibilities of fields or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

For a description of a method and system for automatically gridding a text area in a document for customs declaration automation according to the present invention, first, a description of a customs declaration automation method using the present invention and a system 100 based thereon will be given. I will do it.

1 is a view for explaining a customs declaration automation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the customs declaration automation method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of importing and exporting documents (S11); Grid the imported document (Grid) (S12); Extracting a description item from the gridd document (S13); Extracting description contents from the gridd document (S14); It may consist of the step (S15) of inputting the contents of the entry in the customs declaration.

Step S11 may be a process of reading information into a memory in order to extract necessary information from documents related to import and export. To import and export documents related to imports and exports provided by companies wishing to import and export goods, they can scan documents or read files through an executable program.

If a company that wants to import and export goods provides paper documents, the contents of the documents can be created and retrieved from the paper documents using a scanner or camera. Here, the form of the file that stores the contents of a paper document is an electronic document file or a picture file (for example, JPG) that can create or read documents such as PDF files, Korean files, text files, word files, Excel files, and PPT files. , GIF, etc.).

When a company that wants to import or export goods provides documents in the form of files such as electronic document files or picture files, it can directly import the files.

Step S12 may be a process of dividing the imported import/export document files into grids and dividing them into items. The imported document file may be divided into a description item and description contents in one cell unit, or a description entry and description contents may be divided into cell units.

To divide the document file related to import and export into grids and divide them into cells, the entire contents of the document can be set as one cell, and individual cells can be set by reflecting the boundary region creation conditions. It can be used as a boundary area by checking if there is a line segment representing a table in the document. In addition, it is possible to determine whether or not to set the boundary area by checking the arrangement conditions of lines and characters in various documents. To set the border area, use it as a dividing line, and add the border area of the cell by checking conditions such as whether the font of the font and the font size are the same, the distance between the characters, the distance between the lines of characters, whether numbers are included, and whether there are parentheses. Can decide.

Each cell of a document divided into cell units by a boundary area may be divided into cell types, such as items to be reported and exported, items to be described, etc., and may be marked by cell type.

Step S13 may be a process of determining whether the letters in the individual cells of the gridd document match the description items and extracting the description items. When writing documents related to import and export, the items listed are names that indicate individual items, and the names used in the customs clearance system can be used as representative names. In many cases, the name used in the invoice provided by the company and the item listed is similarly marked, so similar names related to the representative names can be databased and stored in the DB.

When similar names are searched in the search related to the name, it can be recognized as the same description.

Representative name Similar name Exporter SHIPPER, EXPORTER, SELLER, SHIP FROM, Shipper, Sender, Sender, Sender buyer BUYER, IMPORTER, SHIP TO, Buyer, Receiving, Recipient, Recipient Loading port PORT OF LOADING, shipping point Destination country FINAL DESTINATION, PORT OF DISCHARGE, final destination Article name DESCRIPTION OF GOODS, FULL DESCRIPTION OF ALL GOODS, ITEM, item, product name

In the case of a cell recognized as a description item, the color or thickness of a cell border line may be displayed differently, or a cell fill color, text color, font, or size may be different to indicate a description item.

Step S14 may be a process of extracting a portion corresponding to the description from letters in individual cells of the gridd document. In order to extract the contents of the description, the alignment form of the description items is first checked, and then the description contents related to the description items can be extracted. It is possible to check whether the direction adjacent to the description item cell adjacent to the description item cell is horizontal or vertical. When a description item adjacent to the description item is adjacent in the horizontal direction, it can be extracted from the cell located below the description item as description information for the description item and stored in the memory.

In order to indicate that the description item cell and the description content cell corresponding to the description item are related, the attribute or character of the cell is different for each related description item cell and description content cell, differently from the indication indicating the cell recognized as the description item. One of the attributes of can be displayed in the same way. For example, a cell recognized as a description item of an article name has a fill color of a cell in red, and one description item cell and a description content cell related thereto are displayed with the same text color in green, and with other description item cells. Related description content cells may be displayed in blue with the same text color.

Step S15 may be a process of inputting the content related to the extracted items into the customs declaration. In order to input the customs clearance system's customs clearance system into the customs declaration screen, it is possible to create and import a file containing the items and the contents as a report file in a form that can be loaded on the report screen. Among the information related to companies that want to export or import, the information that is not in the invoice and must be entered on the notification screen is stored in advance in the storage device, and when creating a notification file, necessary information can be called up and added to the file contents.

2 is a block diagram for explaining the customs declaration automation system 100 related to the present invention.

2, the customs declaration automation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a scanning unit 110, a processing unit 120, a network unit 130, a database unit 140, a display unit 150 ), and a user input unit 160.

The processing unit 120 controls the overall operation of the customs declaration automation system 100. For example, the processing unit 120 executes programs stored in the database unit 140, thereby scanning unit 110, network unit 130, database unit 140, display unit 150, user input unit 160 ) Can be controlled.

The scanning unit 110 may create and load the contents of a document from a paper document in the form of a file using a scanner or a camera when a document that is a paper document is provided by a company that wants to import and export goods.

The processing unit 120 may control the operation or operation of the customs declaration automation system 100, or may perform data processing, functions, or operations related to an application program installed in the customs declaration automation system 100.

For example, the processing unit 120 may import and export documents related to import and export and grid them to extract data for input to the customs office's electronic customs clearance system. The processing unit 120 may extract description contents related to the entry items of the electronic customs clearance system from the gridd document and store them in the database unit 140. The processing unit 120 may scan a document or read a file by executing an execution program in order to import and export documents related to import and export provided by a company that wants to import and export goods from the database unit 140. In order to divide the document file related to import and export into grids and divide them into cells, the processing unit 120 may additionally generate individual cells by setting the entire contents of the document as one cell and reflecting the boundary region creation conditions. The processing unit 120 may determine whether there is a line segment representing a table in the document and use it as a border area, and determine whether or not to set a border area by checking the arrangement conditions of lines and characters in the document. In addition, the processing unit 120 is used as a dividing line to set the boundary area, and checks conditions such as whether the font of the font and the font size are the same, the distance between the characters, the distance between the characters, whether the numbers are included, whether or not parentheses are included. You can decide whether to add the boundary area of the cell.

The processing unit 120 may determine whether the letters in the individual cells of the gridd document match the description items, extract the description items, and extract the part corresponding to the description content related to the description items. The processing unit 120 may first check the arrangement type of the description items in order to extract the description contents, and then extract description contents related to the description items.

The network unit 130 may configure a connection for the customs declaration automation system 100 to transmit or receive data, etc. with a server or other device. In addition, the customs declaration automation system 100 allows the output data to be transmitted to a server or another device or to receive input data from a server or other device. For example, a document related to import and export from a server or a user terminal may be received and stored in the database unit 140, and an electronic report may be prepared by sending the contents to the electronic customs clearance system.

The network unit 130 may access the electronic customs clearance system of the Korea Customs Service, receive screen information related to the electronic report, and send information to be input to the electronic report to the electronic customs clearance system.

The network unit 130 includes Bluetooth, NFC (Near Field Communication), WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Zigbee, IrDA (Infrared Data Association), WFD (Wi-Fi Direct), UWB (ultra) It can support local area networks such as wideband), Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus), 　Ant+, and mobile communication networks such as 3G, LTE, LTE-A, and 5G.

The database unit 140 may store a program for processing and control of the processing unit 120, and may store company information and documents related to import and export of companies that wish to import and export.

The database unit 140 may have a boundary region generation condition for gridding documents related to imports and exports. In addition, it is possible to have a representative name and a similar name of a description item required when extracting a description item from a gridd document. The database unit 140 may store conditions that can represent distances between characters in three ranges.

The database unit 140 stores at least one type of storage medium among flash memory type, hard disk type, multimedia card micro type and card type memory, RAM, SRAM, ROM, EEPROM, PROM, magnetic memory, magnetic disk, and optical disk. It can contain. In addition, the customs declaration automation system 100 may operate a web storage or cloud server that performs a memory storage function on the Internet.

The display 150 may display information processed by the customs declaration automation system 100 or output it to a display.

For example, the display unit 150 may display execution screen information of an application program driven by the customs declaration automation system 100, or user interface (UI) or graphical user interface (GUI) information according to the execution screen information. Can. The display 150 may display a step of gridding documents related to import and export on a display so that a user can check a process of gridding in real time. The display unit 150 may display the display on the display with different cell attributes and character attributes so as to easily distinguish the cells corresponding to the description items, description contents, and other items from the gridd document.

On the other hand, when the display unit 150 and the touch pad are configured as a touch screen in a layer structure, the display unit 150 may be used as an input device in addition to an output device. The display unit 150 includes a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, and a three-dimensional display ( 3D display), and an electrophoretic display (electrophoretic display). And, depending on the implementation form of the device, the customs declaration automation system 100 may include two or more display units 150.

The sound output unit (not shown) may output audio data received from the communication unit 230 or stored in the database unit 140. In addition, the sound output unit (not shown) may output sound signals related to functions (for example, input of contents, data reception, data transmission, etc.) performed in the customs declaration automation system 100. The sound output unit (not shown) may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The user input unit 160 is for receiving information from a user. When information is input through the user input unit 160, the processing unit 120 controls the operation of the customs declaration automation system 100 to correspond to the inputted information. can do. The user input unit 160 may receive a border area setting and related information for gridding of import and export related documents from a user, and for the representative names and similar names of description items required when extracting the description items from the gridd document Information can be entered. The user input unit 160 may receive a condition from a user that can indicate a distance between characters required in three ranges when extracting a description item from a gridd document. In addition, the user input unit 160 may receive input from the user for company information and detailed report matters for input into the electronic customs clearance system.

The user input unit 160 may include mechanical input means and touch input means. As an example, the touch-type input means is made of a virtual key, a soft key, or a visual key displayed on the touch screen through software processing, or a part other than the touch screen. It may be made of a touch key that is arranged. Meanwhile, the virtual key or the visual key may be displayed on the touch screen in various forms, for example, a graphic, text, icon, video, or the like. It can be made in combination.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of setting a table border as a border area in a grid of a document according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 3, the customs declaration automation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, to divide the document file related to import and export provided by a company that wants to import and export goods into grids and divide them into cells, the entire contents of the document You can add a border line to set as one cell and grid the document file related to import and export into multiple cells by reflecting the conditions for creating the border area.

After adding a border line that sets the entire contents of the document to one cell, check that there is a border line representing the border of the table in the document file related to import and export, and if there is a border line, as a border area to divide each cell in grid form Can be set. In order to distinguish between the line representing the table and the underlined line, all four sides are formed of a border line, and only the form including letters in the border line is recognized as a border line and a border area can be set.

The text can be read as it is if the text can be recognized as text on the document file related to import and export, so that the text of the document can be recognized in the process of dividing the document file related to import and export into cells. Here, the meaning that a character can be recognized is that text is extracted using the OCR (Optical Character Reader) program to be read as a character, or recognized as a text in a document file in order to read characters such as picture files or printed materials on a computer. It can mean a letter. If the text cannot be recognized as text on the document file related to import and export, it can be converted into a recognized text using the OCR program and added to the gridd document.

4 is a view for explaining a method of setting a horizontal border area in a grid of a document according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 4, even if the customs declaration automation system 100, even if the document file related to the import and export is shown in the form of a table, there is no line segment indicating the table border, or in the case of including all the entries and descriptions in one cell of the table Therefore, it is possible to perform additional gridding. It is possible to add a border area that divides characters into rows by cell area unit, divided by the entire document file related to import and export or by a table border. First, you can decide whether to add a border area by adding a border line that sets the entire document content to one cell, and comparing character property information such as font size and format of the text in the upper row and the lower row. When adding a border area on a line-by-line basis, if the text on the lower line has the same font size and format as the text on the upper line and is within a certain distance, the border area may not be added.

Detects a line containing a character with the same character attribute information, and if there are two or more rows with a character with the same character attribute information, count the row with the character of the same font and the row immediately above it. It can be set as the border area for the horizontal direction of. If the border area for the horizontal direction of the cell is already set between the row containing the character having the same character attribute information and the row immediately above, the border region may not be added. In order to determine whether each line includes a character having the same letter attribute information, the font of the first letter of each line may be compared and determined. In addition, when there are two or more lines containing characters having the same character attribute information, a row having characters of the same font and a row immediately below may be set as a border area for the horizontal direction of the cell.

If the number of lines in which the first character or the second character in the row containing the character with the same character attribute information starts with a number is more than half of the number of the row with the character in the same character attribute information, the entry is indicated. Judging by the line containing, and only the lines where the first letter or the second letter starts with a number are judged as the line containing the letter with the same character attribute information, the boundary area is additionally set between the top and bottom lines. Can. In addition, when the number of lines in which the first character or the second character of a row containing characters having the same character attribute information starts with a number is more than half of the number of rows containing the character having the same character attribute information, Even if the character attribute information is a different line, the boundary area between the upper and lower lines can be additionally set for the line in which the first letter or the second letter starts with a number. If the line containing the character with the same character attribute information and the row immediately below the font are the same font, and the first character of the lower row starts with'(', the border area may not be added. If the border area for the horizontal direction of the cell is already set between the row containing the character and the row immediately below, the border region may not be added.

5 is a view for explaining a method for setting a vertical border area in a grid of a document according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, after the customs declaration automation system 100 detects a line containing a character with the same character attribute information, the distance between the characters with respect to a row containing a character with the same character attribute information Can be calculated. By calculating the distance between letters, it is possible to determine whether it contains multiple items to be divided into several cells. By calculating the distance between letters, the distance between letters can be divided into three ranges. For example, if the distance between letters is less than 25% of the horizontal size of the previous letter, the smallest range is 1 group, and the distance between letters is greater than 25% of the horizontal size of the previous letter and less than 50% of the middle range. If the distance between 2 groups and letters is greater than 50% of the horizontal size of the previous letter, it can be set as 3 groups of the largest range. In addition, the distance between the letters can be divided into three groups by dividing them into less than 50%, 50% or more, less than 100%, and 100% or more compared to the horizontal size of the previous letter. When comparing the distance between letters with the horizontal size of the previous letter, the distance between letters can be set differently for each language.

If the distance between characters falls within the smallest range, it can be recognized as a pasted character. When the distance between letters falls within the middle range, it can be recognized as a spaced character within the same sentence. Third, when the distance between the letters falls within the largest range, it can be recognized as another sentence or cell, and the part immediately before the letter that is apart from the previous letter can be set as a border area for the vertical direction of the cell. When setting the vertical border area of a cell, the entire document may be set, or only the vertical border area immediately above and the horizontal border area immediately below may be set. In addition, if a separator such as';' and':' is included between letters, a vertical border region may be added after the separator.

6 is a view for explaining a method of setting as an additional boundary area in a grid of a document according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the customs declaration automation system 100 compares the number of cells in adjacent rows up and down based on the horizontal direction, and when the number of cells in the lower rows is less than the above rows, the cells in the upper rows A cell having a horizontal length equal to the horizontal length of and having an extension line of the left and right vertical sides of the cells in the upper row as a vertical side may be added. In the newly added cell, the first line to recognize the letter can be set as the first line. And if the second row is recognized after the first row, check if it has the same character attributes as the characters in the first row, and if it has the same character attributes, recognize the next row additionally and whether it has the same character attributes as the characters in the above row. You can repeat the verification process. If the additionally recognized row has different character attributes from the above row, the border area of the cell can be set immediately above the additionally recognized row. In addition, if the boundary area of the cell is recognized before the row is recognized, the boundary area can be set to the same cell.

7 is a view for explaining a description item and description contents in a gridd document according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, when a border area is set in a document file related to import and export and gridting is completed in a cell form, it is determined whether letters and description items in individual cells of the gridd document match and extracts description items, and gridization is performed. The portion corresponding to the description is extracted from the text in the individual cell of the document, and stored in the database unit and displayed on the display unit.

When the description item and description contents are displayed on the display, the cell representing the description item may be displayed by differently displaying the color or thickness of the cell border line or by changing the cell fill color, text color, font, or size. . In addition, with respect to the description contents, in order to indicate the relevance to the cell containing the description item, the cell containing the description item and the cell containing the description content related to the description item are different from the display indicating the cell recognized as the description item. Either the cell attribute or the character attribute can be displayed in the same way.

In addition, the entries and descriptions are stored in a file as shown in Table 2 below, and data for import or automatic entry can be used when filing a report in the electronic customs clearance system.

Listed items Description contents Exporter ABC COMPANY buyer XYZ CORPORATION Loading port INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA Destination country LOS ANGLES, U. S. A Article name SPORTS WEARS

8 to 11 are diagrams for explaining a method for extracting the required items and the items related to the items described for the import and export declaration from the invoice to the electronic customs clearance system using the customs entry program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8, the customs entry program according to an embodiment of the present invention can extract data for input to an electronic customs clearance system from an invoice for report on import and export. The invoice can be loaded by importing the file of the customs input program, processed, and displayed through the'Invoice' tab menu on the customs input program screen. Through the setting menu on the tariff input program screen, settings related to the execution of the program can be made, and menus for editing, searching, and output can be additionally provided.

From the invoice configured as shown in FIG. 9, a description item and description contents for input to the electronic customs clearance system may be extracted using a customs entry program. Invoices can mark one of the items listed as'DELIVERD-TO ADDRESS', and one of the items listed as'BILL-TO ADDRESS', and include the description of the buyer and exporter in the cell below. have. On the invoice, the invoice-related information'INVOICE INFORMATION' and the content of the article may be included. The invoice may be pre-processed using a tariff input program, and a gridd document may be extracted as shown in FIG. 10. The gridd document may be configured in a file format such as Excel. On the invoice, data of sub-rows can be extracted on a cell-by-cell basis based on the row containing the most cells in the horizontal direction. Set the row that contains the most columns in the horizontal direction on the invoice as the reference row, and extract the data based on the position where each column of the reference row starts only with the cell data of the rows located below the reference row. You may not extract the data of the row located above the row. In addition, cell data of the remaining rows except the row including the same number of columns as the row containing the most columns on the invoice may not be extracted. The data extracted from the invoice may be subjected to a post-processing process through a customs entry program, and as illustrated in FIG. 11, data necessary for reporting on imports and exports may be extracted. Here, the data required for reporting imports and exports can be used as data for input into the electronic customs clearance system. As data for input into the electronic customs clearance system, in the case of goods, items such as HS code, country of origin, refund unit, FTA application, model, ingredient, quantity, unit, unit price, amount, material code, net weight, contract number, etc. It may include, and the description items and related description contents may be extracted for each description item. Through this, it is possible to reduce the time required to report imports and exports by reducing the time required to manually enter and enter the contents corresponding to the items related to import and export declarations from various types of invoices, and automatically extracting and inputting them.

12 to 15 are diagrams for explaining a method for extracting the required items and the items related to the items described for the import and export declaration from the invoice to the electronic customs clearance system using the customs entry program according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 12, the customs input program according to another embodiment of the present invention may be referred to as a program called Uni Customs, and extract data for input to an electronic customs clearance system from an invoice for import and export related reporting. Can. UniCustoms can load an invoice through file import, process it, and show it through the'Invoice' directory on the tariff input program screen. UniCustoms can store a list corresponding to items listed by company or product in order to easily extract data for input into the electronic customs clearance system. You can call up the list. Using the list of imported items, only the content corresponding to the list of items can be extracted from the invoice to add the items. As an example of the list corresponding to the listed items, items such as HS code, country of origin, refund unit, FTA application, model, ingredient, quantity, unit, unit price, amount, material code, net weight, contract number, etc. may be included. .

From the invoice configured as shown in FIG. 13, a description item and description contents for input to the electronic customs clearance system may be extracted through unicustoms, a customs entry program. Invoices indicate one of the items listed as Exporter as'Ship From', one of the items listed as Buyer as'Ship To', and the description of the exporter and buyer as'Ship From' cell and'Ship To' Each cell may be included below the cell. The invoice may include invoice-related information and items. The invoice-related information may include information such as a document number, date, payment term, and delivery term. On the invoice, description items of the article are divided into units of cells, and description contents may be described without a cell border below the corresponding description item cell. The invoice may be pre-processed through the customs input program unicustoms, and the contents of the invoice may be extracted in units of rows, as shown in FIG. 14. Data of sub-rows can be extracted based on the row containing the most cells in the horizontal direction on the invoice. On the invoice, the row containing the most columns in the horizontal direction can be set as the reference row, and the description items can be extracted. By using the difference in spacing between data in a row for each row located below the reference row, the contents of the description can be classified for each extracted entry. The data extracted from the invoice through the pre-processing process may be extracted as data necessary for reporting on import and export, as shown in FIG. 15, after the post-processing process through the customs entry program Unicustoms. Here, the data required for reporting imports and exports can be used as data for input into the electronic customs clearance system. The list of listed items stored by company or item can be pre-loaded on the customs entry program UniCustoms, and only the contents corresponding to the list of listed items on the invoice can be extracted and displayed on the screen. Through this, it is possible to reduce errors in extracting the descriptions related to the descriptions and descriptions by extracting the descriptions by using pre-set items related to import and export declarations from various types of invoices, and an algorithm for extracting descriptions Can be simplified.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be recorded in a computer readable medium by being implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means. Computer-readable media may include program instructions, data files, data structures, or the like alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or may be known and usable by those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. -Hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc., as well as machine language codes produced by a compiler. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the present invention, and vice versa.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 16, a description will be given in more detail on a method of automatically gridding a text area in a customs declaration document (electronic document) based on the customs declaration automation system 100.

FIG. 16 is a diagram schematically illustrating a method of automatically gridding a text area in a document for customs declaration automation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The method and system for automatically gridding a text area in a document for automating customs declaration according to the present invention can be performed as part or all of the “Grid of the imported document (step S12)” among the steps described through FIG. 1 described above. have.

In this case, more specifically, the text area in the electronic document for export declaration or import declaration for customs declaration according to the present invention (which may be an electronic file received through an information communication device such as a PDF file or a fax mail) is automatically As a method of gridding, a step in which an electronic document such as a PDF file is implemented (output) on a screen of the display unit 150 such as a user's monitor (document output step, can correspond to step S11 in FIG. 1); Determining whether the electronic document being output through the display unit 150 is entirely displayed on the display unit 150 (document verification step, S12-1); If the electronic document does not appear on the screen of the display unit 150, reducing the screen of the electronic document (document output scale adjustment step, S12-2); Calculating a scale-down scale value according to the reduction of the output screen of the electronic document and displaying virtual rows and/or columns in the electronic document (guide rendering step, S12-3); Only when the electronic document being output (appearing) through the display unit 150 appears on the screen of the display unit 150 as a whole, the currently output (loaded) screen of the electronic document is captured and the captured image is captured. A step of generating (image generating step, S12-4); and a step of drawing the generated image screen according to rows and columns (grid generating step, S12-5).

In the document verification step (S12-1 ), the processing unit 120 recognizes the screen size of the user display unit 150 that can be implemented on a screen by outputting an electronic document, and preset horizontal and vertical widths (set of A4 documents) It refers to a step of making a judgment as to whether all of the electronic documents being output to the display unit 150 are displayed in comparison with the horizontal and vertical relative widths).

In the document output scale adjustment step (S12-2 ), when it is determined that the electronic document output on the screen of the display unit 150 does not appear as a whole, the screen size of the display unit 150 is reflected to reflect the screen size of the electronic document. Refers to the step of shrinking.

The guide rendering step (S12-3) is a step of calculating a screen reduction scale value according to the reduction of the output screen of the electronic document, and when the current screen of the electronic document is reduced based on the screen reduction scale value. The method may further include rendering a guide line (Line) to distinguish virtual rows and/or columns in the electronic document displayable through the display unit 150. In addition, the guide rendering step (S12-3) according to the present invention, by notifying the user of the screen output scale reduction ratio of the electronic document currently being displayed on the screen, the user's convenience or subsequent work (gridding of other electronic documents) Etc.). To this end, a separate notification window may be output in the form of a pop-up, etc. at a set position (eg, lower right) of the display unit 150 of the user.

In the image generating step (S12-4), only when the electronic document output through the display unit 150 (appears) appears on the screen of the display unit 150 as a whole, the current output of the electronic document ( Refers to the step of capturing a screen and creating a captured image. At this time, each cell divided by a guide line according to a row and/or column of the electronic document previously displayed through the guide rendering step S12-3 is partitioned, and included in each cell. You can also group texts. At this time, if all or part of the text of the electronic document overlaps the cell division line, the scanning unit 110 and/or the processing unit 120 recognize this, and scan the electronic document again (if necessary) Dalsa may also include adjusting the output screen scale of the electronic document), and may also include re-segmenting the cell by generating a new guide line.

The grid generation step (S12-5) is a step of drawing the generated image screen according to rows and columns, and is unique to individual cells divided through guide lines. The method may include assigning a vector value (two-dimensional coordinate values in an electronic document such as X and Y coordinate values) and storing the vector value, which is a unique coordinate value for each cell, in the database unit 140.

The text grid automatic grid system in a document for customs declaration automation according to the present invention is a system included in the customs declaration automation system 100 capable of implementing the aforementioned methods S12-1 to S12-5, and more specifically, the tactics As described above, it may be a system supporting a method of gridding an electronic document implemented in the display unit 150 through the processing unit 120.

However, the above description of the present invention is for illustration only, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains understand that it is possible to easily modify to other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. Will be able to. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims, and all modifications or variations derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted to be included in the scope of the present invention.

100: Customs declaration automation system
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130: network unit
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150: display unit
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Claims (8)

In the method of automatically gridding text areas in documents for customs declaration automation,
A document output step in which the document is displayed on the user's display;
A document verification step of determining whether the document output through the display unit is entirely displayed on the display unit;
A document output scale adjustment step of reducing the screen of the electronic document when the electronic document does not appear entirely on the display unit screen;
A guide rendering step of calculating a scale-down scale value according to the reduction of the output screen of the electronic document and displaying virtual rows and/or columns in the electronic document;
Generating a captured image by capturing a screen that is currently output (called) of the electronic document only when the electronic document being output (appearing) through the display unit is entirely displayed on the display unit screen (image generating step) ; And
And a grid generation step of drawing the generated image screen according to rows and columns, wherein the text area is automatically gridded in the document for customs declaration automation.
According to claim 1,
The document verification step,
The processing unit recognizes the screen size of the user display unit that can be implemented on the screen by outputting the document, and compares it with a preset horizontal and vertical width to determine whether all of the electronic documents output on the display unit are output and appear. Automated gridting of text areas in documents for customs declaration automation, characterized in that it is a step in progress.
According to claim 1,
The document output scale adjustment step,
When it is determined that the document output on the display unit screen does not appear as a whole,
A method of automatically gridding a text area in a document for customs declaration automation, characterized in that a step of reducing the screen of the electronic document by reflecting the screen size of the display unit.
According to claim 1,
The guide rendering step,
It is characterized in that it is a step of calculating the scale value of the screen reduction according to the output screen reduction of the document,
When the current screen of the electronic document is reduced based on the scale-down value of the screen, a guideline (Line) for distinguishing a virtual row and/or column is rendered in the electronic document that can be displayed through the display unit. A method of automatically gridding a text area in a document for customs declaration automation, further comprising the step of.
According to claim 1,
The guide rendering step,
By notifying the user of the screen output scale reduction ratio of the document being displayed on the screen of the display unit,
A method of automatically gridding a text area in a document for customs declaration automation, characterized in that it is supported to facilitate the user's work convenience or convenience in subsequent work.
According to claim 1,
The image generation step,
Only when the document output through the display unit is displayed on the display unit screen as a whole,
Characterized in that the step of generating a captured image by capturing the currently output (loaded) screen of the document,
The image generation step,
Each cell divided by a guide line according to a row and/or column of the document previously displayed through the guide rendering step is divided, and texts included in each cell are grouped,
If all or part of the text of the document overlaps the cell division line, it is recognized by the scanning unit and/or the processing unit, the document is scanned again, and a new guide line is generated to generate the cell. (Cell) The automatic re-grid text area in the document for customs declaration automation, characterized in that it further comprises the step of re-composing.
According to claim 1,
The grid generation step,
Characterized in the step d of drawing the generated image screen according to a row (Row) and a column (Column),
Automating customs declaration, characterized in that a unique vector value is assigned to each cell divided through the guide line, and the vector value, which is a unique coordinate value for each cell, is stored in the database unit. To automatically grid text areas within documents for text. A user input unit that receives information on conditions for generating a boundary area for gridding of documents related to import and export; A processing unit that grids the import-export document to generate square-shaped cells, extracts a cell corresponding to a description item from cells of the gridd document, and extracts a cell containing description contents related to the description item ; In the gridd document, a database unit for storing information on the representative name and similar names of the description items for extracting the description items, and distance reference information between characters for setting a vertical border area; And a display unit that reads from documents related to imports and exports, outputs them on a display, and outputs the items on the grid to be visually distinguishable. The customs declaration using a customs declaration automation system comprising: A system for automatically gridding a text area in a document for automation,
The processing unit,
A document output step in which the document is output and displayed on the user's display; A document verification step of determining whether the document output through the display unit is entirely displayed on the display unit; A document output scale adjustment step of reducing the screen of the electronic document when the electronic document does not appear entirely on the display unit screen; A guide rendering step of calculating a scale-down scale value according to the reduction of the output screen of the electronic document and displaying virtual rows and/or columns in the electronic document; Generating a captured image by capturing a screen that is currently output (called) of the electronic document only when the electronic document being output (appearing) through the display unit is entirely displayed on the display unit screen (image generation step) And a grid generation step of drawing the generated image screen according to rows and columns, to perform an automatic gridting method in a text area in a document for customs declaration automation. A system for automatically gridding text areas in documents for customs declaration automation.

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