WO2021100158A1

WO2021100158A1 - Electronic form creation device, electronic form creation method, and program

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Publication number: WO2021100158A1
Application number: PCT/JP2019/045493
Authority: WO
Inventors: 志保木下; 政浩新保; 由香里草開
Original assignee: 株式会社Pfu
Priority date: 2019-11-20
Filing date: 2019-11-20
Publication date: 2021-05-27
Also published as: JP7324305B2; JPWO2021100158A1

Abstract

Provided is an electronic form creation device which can easily create an electronic form which is suitable for a computer such as a tablet terminal. This electronic form creation device comprises: an image acquisition unit which acquires scan image data of a form; a region designation unit which designates a partial region for the scan image data acquired by the image acquisition unit; and a form data generation unit which, on the basis of the scan image data acquired by the image acquisition unit, generates a data file of the form in which the region designated by the region designation unit is filled with a specific color.

Description

Electronic form creation device, electronic form creation method, and program

The present invention relates to an electronic form creation device, an electronic form creation method, and a program.

For example, in Patent Document 1, the character currently being input is displayed as a light-colored dot inside the input area 12, and the character obtained as a result of having already completed the input and being recognized is displayed as a dark-colored dot. Character input devices are disclosed.

Further, in Patent Document 2, the background display and the written input character pattern are distinguished by using a background display means for converting pixel values such as shading into the image of the application or by using a semi-transparent character input area. A character input device that enables this is disclosed.

Further, Patent Document 3 describes an input area information generation means for creating input area information based on the stroke information and an input area each time the stroke information is updated by input from the coordinate input device in the handwritten character input device. A background display data generation means for creating background display data obtained by converting pixel data in an area specified by information into a light color value or translucent is provided, and handwritten characters for displaying handwritten input display data and background display data in an overlapping manner. The input device is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-346120 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-223228 JP-A-2005-267292

The purpose is to provide an electronic form creation device that can easily create an electronic form suitable for a computer such as a tablet terminal.

The electronic form creation device according to the present invention includes an image acquisition unit that acquires scanned image data of a form, an area designation unit that specifies a part of the scanned image data acquired by the image acquisition unit, and the image. Based on the scanned image data acquired by the acquisition unit, it has a form data generation unit that generates a data file of the form in which the area designated by the area designation unit is filled with a specific color.

Preferably, the area designation unit specifies an area based on the shape of the image element included in the scanned image of the form, and the form data generation unit fills the area designated by the area designation unit with a single color. Generate a data file of the form.

Preferably, the area designation unit presents a plurality of quadrangular areas included in the scanned image of the form as candidates for the designated area, and from the presented quadrangular areas, the quadrangular area selected by the user is designated as the designated area. To do.

Preferably, the form data generation unit further includes a color determination unit that determines the color to be used for filling based on the color data included in the area designated by the area designation unit, and the form data generation unit is the color determination unit. Generates the data file of the form in which the area designated by the area designation unit is filled with the color determined by.

Preferably, the area designated by the area designation unit is further provided with an input setting unit for setting an input field of an input method selected by the user, and the form data generation unit is set by the input setting unit. Generate a form data file that includes the input fields.

Preferably, the form data generation unit fills the area designated by the area designation unit with a single color on the layer of the scanned image data of the form, and superimposes the layer on which the input field is defined on the form. Data file.

Preferably, the input setting unit determines the font size of the input field based on the size of the area designated by the area designation unit or the size of the character image existing in the vicinity of the designated area.

Further, the electronic form creation method according to the present invention includes an acquisition step of scanning an existing paper form to acquire scanned image data, an area designation step of designating a part of the acquired scanned image data, and an area designation step. It has a display step of displaying the acquired scanned image data in a state where the designated area is filled with a specific color.

Preferably, in the acquisition step, the completed paper form is scanned to acquire the scanned image data.

Further, the program according to the present invention has an acquisition step of acquiring scan image data of a form, an area designation step of designating a part of the scan image data acquired by the acquisition step, and an acquisition step of the acquisition step. Based on the scanned image data, the computer is made to execute the form data generation step of generating the data file of the form in which the area designated by the area designation step is filled with a specific color.

You can easily create an electronic form suitable for a computer such as a tablet terminal.

It is a figure which illustrates the whole structure of the form management system 1. It is a figure which illustrates the hardware composition of the editing apparatus 3. It is a figure which illustrates the functional structure of the editing apparatus 3. (A) is a diagram for explaining the area designation unit 330 in more detail, and (B) is a diagram for explaining the color determination unit 340 in more detail. It is a flowchart explaining the electronic form creation process (S10) by the editing apparatus 3. It is a flowchart explaining the form display input process (S20) by a user terminal 9. It is a figure which illustrates the entry column of a paper form. It is a figure which illustrates the electronic form. It is a figure which illustrates the definition information of the input field included in the electronic form of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the form management system 1.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the form management system 1 includes a computer terminal (editing device 3) of a user who creates an electronic form file and a computer terminal (user terminal 9) of a general user who inputs an electronic form. , A form management server 2 that manages electronic forms and their input data.
A scanner 38 is connected to the editing device 3 of this example by a USB cable or the like, and the user of the editing device 3 uses the image data of the form optically read by the scanner 38 to use the editing device 3. An electronic form data file is created, and the created electronic form data file and its definition information are registered in the form management server 2. The editing device 3 is an example of the electronic form creating device according to the present invention.

The form management server 2 is a server device, stores an electronic form data file (electronic form file) created by the editing device 3, and its definition information, and receives an electronic form file in response to a request from the user terminal 9. I will provide a.
The user terminal 9 is, for example, a computer terminal such as a tablet terminal or a smartphone, displays a form based on an electronic form file provided from the form management server 2, and accepts an input operation for the displayed form. The entered information is transmitted to the form management server 2.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the editing device 3.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the editing device 3 includes a CPU 300, a memory 302, an HDD 304, a network interface 306 (network IF306), a display device 308, and an input device 310, and these configurations are configured via the bus 312. Connected to each other.
The CPU 300 is, for example, a central arithmetic unit.
The memory 302 is, for example, a volatile memory and functions as a main storage device.
The HDD 304 is, for example, a hard disk drive device, and stores a computer program (for example, the editing program 32 in FIG. 3) and other data files as a non-volatile recording device.
The network IF306 is an interface for communicating by wire or wirelessly, and realizes communication with, for example, the form management server 2.
The display device 308 is, for example, a liquid crystal display.
The input device 310 is, for example, a keyboard and a mouse. Further, the input device 310 controls the scanner 38 and executes the input processing of the image read by the scanner 38.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the editing device 3.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the editing program 32 is installed and operates in the editing device 3 of this example. The editing program 32 is stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, and is installed in the editing device 3 via the recording medium.
The editing program 32 includes an image acquisition unit 320, an area designation unit 330, a color determination unit 340, an input setting unit 350, a definition information generation unit 360, and a form data generation unit 370.
A part or all of the editing program 32 may be realized by hardware such as an ASIC, or may be realized by borrowing a part of the functions of the OS (Operating System).

In the editing program 32, the image acquisition unit 320 acquires the scanned image data of the form. In this example, the scanner 38 scans an existing paper form, and the image acquisition unit 320 acquires the scanned image data of the paper form read by the scanner 38.

The area designation unit 330 designates a part of the scanned image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 320. For example, the area designation unit 330 presents a plurality of quadrangular areas included in the scanned image of the form as candidates for the designated area, and sets the quadrangle area selected by the user from the presented quadrangular areas as the designated area.

The color determination unit 340 determines the color to be applied to the area designated by the area designation unit 330. For example, the color determination unit 340 may determine a color selected by the user from the palette as the color to be applied, or the color included in the area designated by the area designation unit 330 to be applied. May be determined as.

The input setting unit 350 sets an input field for an input method selected by the user for the area designated by the area designation unit 330. For example, the input setting unit 350 receives an input field for inputting text with a keyboard, an input field for arranging radio buttons, and an input for selecting a date and time for each area designated by the area designation unit 330 according to a user operation. Set a field or an input field that accepts handwriting input via a touch panel or the like.

The definition information generation unit 360 generates form definition information based on the scanned image data of the form acquired by the image acquisition unit 320. The definition information includes, for example, information indicating the position of the input field in the form image and information indicating the attributes of the information input to each input field (for example, name, date, time, quantity, etc.). ing.

The form data generation unit 370 generates a form data file in which the area designated by the area designation unit 330 is filled with a specific color based on the scanned image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 320. "Fill with a specific color" may be any color as long as it is opaque, and may be a single color, a plurality of colors, or a gradation. For example, the form data generation unit 370 fills the area designated by the area designation unit 330 with a single color and superimposes the layer on which the input field is defined by the input setting unit 350 on the layer of the scan image data of the form. This is used as a data file for electronic forms.

FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining the area designation unit 330 in more detail, and FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining the color determination unit 340 in more detail.
As illustrated in FIG. 4A, the area designation unit 330 includes a rectangular area extraction unit 332, a candidate presentation unit 334, and an area determination unit 336.
The rectangular area extraction unit 332 is a rectangular area based on the shape of an image element included in the scanned image (for example, an area surrounded by horizontal and vertical lines) from the scanned image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 320. Extract multiple regions.
The candidate presentation unit 334 presents a plurality of areas extracted by the rectangular area extraction unit 332 to the user as candidates for the designated area.
The area determination unit 336 determines an area selected by the user from the candidates presented by the candidate presentation unit 334 as a designated area. For example, when a user selects a plurality of candidate areas adjacent to each other at the same time, the area determination unit 336 determines an area in which these selected candidate areas are put together as a designated area.

As illustrated in FIG. 4B, the color determination unit 340 includes a color extraction unit 342, a color candidate presentation unit 344, and a color determination unit 346.
The color extraction unit 342 extracts the color contained in the area designated by the area designation unit 330. When a plurality of colors are included in the designated area, the color extraction unit 342 extracts the plurality of included colors. The color extraction unit 342 may exclude the colors of the characters and the ruled lines included in the designated area and extract only the background color of the area.
The color candidate presentation unit 344 presents the color extracted by the color extraction unit 342 to the user as a candidate.
The color determination unit 346 determines a color selected by the user from the colors presented by the color candidate presentation unit 344 as a color to be used for filling the designated area.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the electronic form creation process (S10) by the editing device 3.
As illustrated in FIG. 5, in step 100 (S100), when an existing paper form is set in the scanner 38 and scanned, the image acquisition unit 320 of the editing device 3 scans the scanned image data of the paper form from the scanner 38. get.
In step 105 (S105), the definition information generation unit 360 generates form definition information based on the scanned image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 320. The definition information generation unit 360 may acquire the definition information generated in advance.

In step 110 (S110), the rectangular area extraction unit 332 of the area designation unit 330 extracts a rectangular area from the scanned image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 320.
The candidate presentation unit 334 displays the rectangular area extracted by the rectangular area extraction unit 332 on the display device 308 as a candidate for the designated area.

In step 115 (S115), when the user selects any of the candidates presented by the candidate presentation unit 334, the area determination unit 336 determines the selected area as the designated area.
The editing program 32 shifts to the process of S120 when the user selects any candidate, and shifts to the process of S130 when the user does not select any candidate.

In step 120 (S120), the color extraction unit 342 extracts the color included in the designated area determined by the area determination unit 336. The color candidate presentation unit 344 displays a plurality of colors including the colors extracted by the color extraction unit 342 on the display device 308 as candidates. The color determination unit 346 determines the color to be used for filling the designated area from the color candidates displayed by the color candidate presentation unit 344 according to the user's selection operation.
In step 125 (S125), the input setting unit 350 sets the input field for the designated area determined by the area determination unit 336 according to the operation of the user.

In step 130 (S130), the editing program 32 shifts to the process of S135 when the user instructs the end of editing the electronic form, and returns to the process of S110 when the user does not instruct the end of editing the electronic form. ..
In step 135 (S135), the form data generation unit 370 fills the designated area determined by the area determination unit 336 with the color determined by the color determination unit 346, and inputs the input setting unit 350 for the designated area. A layer in which the input field set by is arranged is created, and the created layer is superimposed on the scanned image acquired by the image acquisition unit 320 to generate an electronic form file.
The electronic form file generated by the form data generation unit 370 is stored in the form management server 2 together with the form definition information indicating the arrangement and attributes of the input fields.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the form display input process (S20) by the user terminal 9.
As illustrated in FIG. 6, in step 200 (S200), when the user terminal 9 is instructed to display the electronic form file received from the form management server 2, the user terminal 9 displays a default screen and gives an instruction from the user. Wait for. The default screen may be, for example, a form layout screen or an input screen.

In step 205 (S205), when the user instructs the input to the electronic form (for example, when any input field is tapped), the user terminal 9 shifts to the process of S210, and the user screens. When instructed to switch to S215, the process proceeds to S215, and when the user instructs to save data, the process proceeds to S235.
In step 210 (S210), the user terminal 9 accepts the user's input operation in the input field set in the designated area of the electronic form.

In step 215 (S215), the user terminal 9 shifts to the process of S220 when the user switches the screen to the form layout screen, and shifts to the process of S225 when the user switches the screen to the input screen. Transition.
In step 220 (S220), the user terminal 9 displays the layer in which the filled area and the input field are arranged are superimposed on the scanned image based on the electronic form file.
In step 225 (S225), the user terminal 9 displays an input field in which radio buttons and the like are arranged according to the setting of the input field selected by the user.

In step 230 (S230), the user terminal 9 displays the electronic form with the input data displayed in the input field.
In step 235 (S235), the user terminal 9 saves the electronic form file and the input data in the form management server 2 in response to the user's data saving instruction.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an entry field of a paper form.
As illustrated in FIG. 7, when the input field is simply superimposed on the scanned image of the paper form, among the items described in the paper form, items that are unnecessary when inputting with a tablet or the like are required. It becomes visible and the form is difficult to see. Therefore, the editing device 3 of the present embodiment fills each entry field with a single color as a designated area, and arranges an input field suitable for tablet input.
Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 7A, when the existing paper form includes an entry field for selecting the period with a circle mark, the editing device 3 designates an entry field for entering the circle mark in the designated area. As, it is filled with a single color to make it invisible, and an input field for selecting a period is superimposed on it.
Further, as illustrated in FIG. 7B, when the paper form includes an entry field for entering the date, the editing device 3 fills this entry field with a single color as a designated area, and "Heisei", " Hide "year", "month" and "day". In this case, the input setting unit 350 arranges, for example, a date input dialog, and sets the font size of the displayed date based on the vertical size of the designated area in the case of horizontal writing.

As illustrated in FIG. 7 (C), when the existing paper form includes an entry field for entering the name, the editing device 3 fills this entry field with a single color as a designated area and "(with a ballpoint pen). Please describe) "to hide the character string. In this case, the input setting unit 350 superimposes an input field for accepting handwriting input.
Further, as illustrated in FIG. 7 (D), even when an electronic form is created based on a completed paper form, the completed character string or the like is hidden, so even if the completed paper form is used. It is available.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an electronic form.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating definition information of an input field included in the electronic form of FIG.
In FIG. 8, in the scanned image of the paper form (insurance contract application form), the input items A to the input items D are designated areas and are filled with a single color. The position of each input item is defined by "Left", "Top", "Width", and "Height" in the definition information of FIG. The fill color is defined in "Background-Color". Further, the input fields of the input item A, the input item B, and the input item D are set for text input by a keyboard or the like, and the input field of the input item C is set for handwriting input.

As described above, according to the form management system 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to easily create an electronic form suitable for computer input such as a tablet terminal based on an existing paper form. Even if it is a paper form that has already been filled in, the filled-in entry field can be hidden to make it an easy-to-read electronic form.

(Modification example)
A modified example of the above embodiment will be described.
In the above embodiment, the input setting unit 350 determines the font size of the characters that accept input in the input field based on the vertical size of the designated area (input field) for the horizontal writing input field. The font size of this input field may be determined based on, for example, the size of characters described in the designated area without being limited to this.

1 Form management system 3 Editing device 32 Editing program 38 Scanner

Claims

The image acquisition unit that acquires the scanned image data of the form, and
With respect to the scanned image data acquired by the image acquisition unit, an area designation unit that specifies a part of the area and an area designation unit
An electronic form creation having a form data generation unit that generates a data file of the form in which the area designated by the area designation unit is filled with a specific color based on the scanned image data acquired by the image acquisition unit. apparatus.
The area designation unit designates an area based on the shape of the image element included in the scanned image of the form.
The electronic form creation device according to claim 1, wherein the form data generation unit generates a form data file in which an area designated by the area designation unit is filled with a single color.
Claim 1 in which the area designation unit presents a plurality of quadrangular areas included in a scanned image of a form as candidates for a designated area, and sets a quadrangle area selected by the user from the presented quadrangular areas as a designated area. The electronic form creation device described in.
It further has a color determination unit that determines the color to be used for filling based on the color data contained in the area designated by the area designation unit.
The electronic form creation device according to claim 1, wherein the form data generation unit generates a data file of the form in which an area designated by the area designation unit is filled with a color determined by the color determination unit.
It further has an input setting unit for setting an input field of an input method selected by the user for the area designated by the area designation unit.
The electronic form creation device according to claim 1, wherein the form data generation unit generates a form data file including an input field set by the input setting unit.
The form data generation unit fills the area designated by the area designation unit with a single color on the layer of the scanned image data of the form, and superimposes the layer on which the input field is defined to form the form data file. The electronic form creation device according to claim 5.
The fifth aspect of claim 5, wherein the input setting unit determines a font size of an input field based on the size of an area designated by the area designation unit or the size of a character image existing in the vicinity of the designated area. Electronic form creation device.
The acquisition step to scan the existing paper form and acquire the scanned image data,
An area specification step that specifies a part of the acquired scanned image data, and
An electronic form creation method that has a display step that displays the acquired scanned image data in a state where the specified area is filled with a specific color.
The electronic form creation method according to claim 8, wherein in the acquisition step, the completed paper form is scanned to acquire the scanned image data.
The acquisition step to acquire the scanned image data of the form and
With respect to the scanned image data acquired by the acquisition step, an area designation step for designating a part of the area and an area designation step
A program that causes a computer to execute a form data generation step of generating a data file of the form in which the area specified by the area designation step is filled with a specific color based on the scanned image data acquired by the acquisition step. ..