JPH02297666A - Slip issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce labor and time required for checking a slip by checking whether specified information such as a mark or character, etc., exist with regular logic or not and stamping the slip. CONSTITUTION:The specified information such as the mark or character, etc., written in a place, which is determined in advance, on the input slip are discrimi nated by using a specified information discriminating means 43 and it is discrimi nated by a logic means 44 whether these respective specified information exist with the regular logic or not. When this logic means 44 discriminates that the information exist with the regular logic, the stamp is pushed on the input slip by a stamp pushing means 45. Thus, the labor and time required for checking the input slip is reduced.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention is capable of issuing slips by reading the image of manually entered forms such as application forms and order forms, editing them, and outputting them on slip paper. The present invention relates to a slip issuing device that performs the above operations, and particularly relates to a slip issuing device that can prevent the issuance of erroneous slips.

"Prior Art" For example, in a department store, when a customer requests delivery of a product, a delivery slip is created. Delivery slips are (a) work slips used at distribution centers, etc., where products are taken out and packaged, (b) slips used as tags to be attached to shipped products, and (c) documents used to link the delivery center and each home. Work slips used at small-scale delivery points (devos), and (d) related documents such as slips used to obtain certification stamps to confirm that products have been delivered to customers. It consists of documents in the form of When a department store receives a request for delivery of a product, it creates delivery slips in multiple forms based on a single piece of processing data such as the name of the product, destination, and requester.

For relatively small customers, such as individual customers, delivery slips are often designed so that predetermined items, such as destination, are filled out directly on the delivery slip. In other words, the department store prepares a booklet in which slips of related forms are stacked one on top of the other, and asks the customer to fill in the specified items on the top slip using carbon paper or pressure-sensitive paper for the slip form. This allows us to create documents for multiple related forms at the same time.

However, for relatively large customers, that is, customers who have to deliver to 10 or more locations, it is normal for department stores to directly create and process invoices based on the purchase application submitted by the customer. be.

Even during periods such as mid-year holidays and year-end holidays, when requests for delivery of gifts from relatively large customers are concentrated, slip issuing devices are used to quickly process these requests.

FIG. 9 shows the appearance of a slip issuing device previously proposed by the present applicant (Japanese Patent Application No. 118471/1984, etc.). This slip issuing device 11 is composed of two device parts that are separated in appearance. The device part located on the right side of the figure includes a data input section 13 with a platen 12 disposed on its upper surface, a data storage section 14 for storing manually entered data, and a section for editing the stored data. A data editing section 15 and a control section 16 for performing various controls are accommodated. Further, the device part located on the left side in the figure houses an operation section 17, an output control section 18 for controlling data output, and a laser printer section 19 for printing data using a laser beam. .

FIG. 10 shows the form of a delivery slip used in this conventionally proposed slip issuing device. With this device, steps (a) to (d) explained earlier as an example are possible.
Form 21 for one page corresponds to four types of slips.
into four partial forms 22-1.22-2.22-3.
22-4, and the boundary line 23 between them is
It corresponds to the cutting line that will be separated in the future. Each partial form 22-1.22-2.22-3.22-4 has “
24-1 to 24-4 for "delivery destination" and ta 25-1 to 25-4 for "requester" are arranged. The form 21 is set on the platen 12 shown in FIG. 9, read by the data manual section 13, and stored in the data storage section 14.

On the other hand, FIG. 11 shows an example of a gift purchase application form. As shown in this figure, the gift purchase application form 27 includes F428-1.2, which states "delivery to".
8-2, Column 2 to write “requester”
9 is placed. Completed gift purchase application form 2
7 is also set on the platen 12 shown in FIG. 9, read from the data input section 13, and stored in the data storage section 14.

After the two types of image information have been stored in this way, the slip issuing device extracts the necessary image information from the gift purchase application form 27 and creates the four partial forms 22-1, 22-
Allocate it to the location corresponding to 2.22-3.22-4 and print it out as a slip.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a slip printed out in this manner. In this example, the image information of the "client" written in the column 29 shown in FIG. It is transcribed in 25-1 to 25-4. In addition, in this outputted slip 31, the image information of "delivery to destination" written in column 28-1 shown in FIG. It has been posted on. That is, in the slip 31 shown in FIG. 12, the notification "Nakano Part" is in a state before it is separated from a series of individual slips created for optical use.

In this way, in the previously proposed slip issuing device, it is possible to process slips at high speed using a laser printer, but it is possible to separate the issued one-page slip along the boundary line 23 and separate it into individual slips. It needed to be a slip. For this reason, a booklet in which related forms of slips are piled up is used and these are sequentially peeled off (there is a problem in that it is difficult to ensure compatibility with conventional slip issuing systems).

Therefore, a slip issuing device has been put into practical use that prepares a booklet in which related forms of slips are piled up, or a roll of slip paper made up of continuous booklets, and prints this with an innocent-type printer to issue a slip. It has come to be Such a slip issuing device uses an office computer or a noisonic computer, and has a structure in which a reading device or a dot printer is connected to the computer.

The computer uses a print control program that reads the slip, edits the image information, and prints the edited image information on the slip paper.

``The problem that the invention seeks to solve.

By the way, when delivery requests are concentrated at workplaces such as department stores that issue slips, the number of manual slips such as application forms as shown in Figure 11 can reach dozens or even more per day. A large number of them will be brought in. At the peak of issuing such slips, the amount of paperwork becomes enormous.
Mistakes may occur when a reading device reads an input form. For example, a mistake can be made by mistaking the front and back sides of a stress form, or the front and back sides, and placing a cent in the reader. Invoices with no data filled in or incorrectly written information created due to such mistakes are discovered through various checks, discarded, and finally correct invoices are issued.

However, reissuing slips places an extra burden on the slip issuing device and workers, causing a reduction in office efficiency.

In addition, unnecessary slips are discarded when reissued, but the slip paper bound in booklet format is compared to the paper output from the laser printer (one sheet of normal paper) as explained in Figure 9 etc. It has become much more expensive. For this reason, if double issuance of slips occurs frequently, there will be a large economic loss regarding paper.

For this reason, a slip issuing device has been proposed that affixes a stamp to the input form as if the reading process has been completed when the manually entered form passes through the reading section of the reading device. However, in this slip issuing device, if the input slip passes through the reading section, it is unconditionally stamped. Therefore, it is very effective when you get stuck and forget to read some sheets of a manual form, but even if you make a mistake in the direction of the manual form, the stamp will be stamped and the stamp will not be printed. There was a problem in that the fact that the button was pressed and the fact that the processing of the slip was completed could not be immediately correlated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a slip issuing device that determines whether the manual reading of a slip has been correctly performed and stamps the slip when this is the case.

"Means for Solving the Problem" In the present invention, as shown in principle in FIG.
An image information storage means 42 for storing image information read by the reading means 41;
A specific information discriminating means 43 for discriminating specific information such as marks or characters written in a predetermined location from among the image information stored in the image information storage device 2, and each specific information discriminated by this specific information discriminating means 43 is authenticated. A logical means 44 determines whether or not the document exists based on the logic of 2. When the logical means 44 determines that the document exists based on the normal logic, the manual reading process is completed by the reading means 41. This stamp is stamped. The slip issuing device is equipped with a push-down means 45.

That is, in the present invention, the specific information discriminating means 43 is used to discriminate specific information such as marks and characters written in predetermined places on the input form, and to determine whether each specific information exists according to normal logic. A logic means 44 determines whether the stamp exists or not, and when the logic means 44 determines that it exists based on normal logic, a stamp pressing means 45 manually stamps the stamp on the form.

"Example" Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to Examples.

(Overview of Apparatus) FIG. 2 shows the appearance of a slip issuing apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention. This slip issuing device includes a control unit 5
1 is provided on the front side. A high-speed door printer 53 is placed on the left side of the reading device 52 in the figure. A barcode reader 54 is connected to the control section 51 .

55 accumulated applications (manual forms) are done once! A predetermined amount that can be processed is placed in the supply tray 56 of the reader 52. Then, by operating the operation unit 57 provided on the upper part of the control unit 51, and following the instructions, the barcode reader 54 reads the barcode written on the slip paper section on which the high-speed door printer 53 starts printing. . This reading is accomplished by opening the lid 58 at the top of the high-speed door printer 53, bringing the barcode reader to the location on the slip sheet, and scanning it.

When the preparation for reading is completed in this way, the control unit 51 issues an instruction to start work for issuing a slip. Based on this, the application system set on the supply tray 56 passes under the sheet-like document reading section 59 of the reading device 52 one by one and is discharged onto the surface of the platen cover 61.

At this time, the application system 55 temporarily stops with its rear end sandwiched between the sheet-like document reading section 59 and undergoes a suitability check by the control section 51. For example, in the case where the application system 55 is set upside down and the second reading is not possible, the application system 55 remains in a stopped state and the necessary information is displayed on the liquid crystal display 62 of the operation section 57. A warning display etc. will be displayed. If it is determined that there is compatibility, a stamp placed in the sheet document reading section 59 is stamped on the application system 55, and the application system 55 is completely
This is discharged onto the platen cover 61. In this state, the control section 51 edits the image information and passes the result to the high-speed dot printer 53 to print the slip. The printing results are printed on a roll of slip paper 6 from the rear of the high-speed dot printer 53.
It is output as 4.

Note that this slip issuing device can handle documents that are difficult to pass through the sheet-like document reading section 59 one by one from the supply tray 56, such as a damaged application system. If such a document is set on a platen glass (not shown) under the platen cover 61, the operation unit 57 can be operated to switch the document reading from a fixed image sensor type to a movable image sensor type. good.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of the reading device. Inside the main body of the reading device 52, a rail 64 and a one-dimensional image sensor 65 are arranged so as to be reciprocally movable along the rail 64. The one-dimensional image sensor 65 is
When a document is being read using the sheet document reading section 59, it is stopped at a reading position 66 below the sheet document reading section 59, as shown by the solid line in the figure.

In this state, the application system 5 set on the supply tray 56
5 are transported one by one by a transport roll 67 in a sheet-like original reading section 59, and in this state, image information is read by a one-dimensional image sensor 65. A stamping mechanism (not shown) is disposed near the document transport roll 68, so that a stamp is stamped on the application system that has been successfully read.

On the other hand, the platen cover 61 and the platen glass 6 below it
When reading a document by sandwiching it between the document plates 9 and 9, the one-dimensional image sensor 65 reciprocates in a predetermined range below the platen glass 69, as shown by the broken line in the figure, and collects image information from the stationary document j. is read.

FIG. 4 shows an outline of the circuit configuration of the slip issuing device described above. The slip issuing device is equipped with a CPU (central processing unit) 71, and is connected to the following parts directly through a lotus 72 or via an interface circuit (not shown).

(1) External storage device 73 consists of a hard disk and a circuit for driving it. A program for controlling this slip issuing device is stored in the hard disk. In addition, in a predetermined area of this hard disk, application numbers (manual form numbers) as unique numbers written in the application system, which will be explained later, are sequentially stored, as well as necessary information such as predetermined image information. Data is also stored.

(ii) R, to M 7 4; This is a working memory, and when the power of this slip issuing device is turned on, programs are stored in the hard disk.

(iii) Reading device 52: Equipped with a one-dimensional image sensor 65 shown in FIG. 3, the read image signal j is converted into a digital signal. The stamping mechanism disposed in the reading device 52 will be described in detail later.

(1v) Image memory 75: This is a memory that stores image information.

(v) High-speed dot printer 53; In order to process slips without delay, this embodiment uses a wire dot printer capable of high-speed printing.

(Vl) Operation unit 57: This operation unit includes various input keys and a liquid crystal display 62.
and are arranged. The human keys include a start key for starting work, a stop key for stopping work, a numeric keypad for entering numbers, function keys for selecting various functions, and a density key for setting the reading density. Keys etc. are provided. The liquid crystal display 62 is capable of outputting a sentence containing kanji and kana over several lines.

(vj) Barcode reader 54: The barcode reader 54 has already been described.

The barcode reader may be omitted, and the number printed on the slip form 64 may be read directly with the naked eye, and the number may be entered using the numeric keypad.

(Configuration of application system) FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the application system used in this embodiment.

The application system 55 is, for example, an 84-size paper, and a client entry column 81 is provided on the upper left side of the paper. In this client entry column 81, the address, name, and telephone number of the client for the gift items, etc. are entered by hand. Below the client entry field 81, notifications are entered at predetermined intervals in the first entry field 82-1, 82-2,
... is arranged in column 7, for example. In the diagram,
Two of these notifications show the previous entry 882-1.82-2.

The notification must be filled out in advance in 11i81-1. ing.

An application number field 83 is arranged on the upper right side of the client entry field 81, and below that, a start mark entry field 84 and an end mark entry field 85 are arranged adjacent to each other. In addition, for each notification, on the right side of the first person column 82-1, 82-2...
7 and a page end mark entry field 88 are arranged. Further, a cross-shaped positioning mark 89-1 is printed on the upper right corner of the application system 55, and each layer in the right end portion of the application system 55 has a first person column 82-1, 82-2, . . .・・・
・A similar positioning mark 8 is also placed at the position corresponding to the boundary of
9-2, 89-3... are printed.

Here, in the application number field 83, a predetermined number of digits is printed as an application number, and these are unique numbers that differ for each application system 55. The mark entry fields after the start mark entry field 84 are designed so that marks can be entered in the corresponding fields with a pencil or the like. When a mark is entered in the start mark entry field 84j as shown in the figure, it indicates that this is the first page in the application system 55 of the same client. End mark entry field 85: If this mark is attached, the application system 55 of the same client
This indicates that this is the last page.

Therefore, if the same client has only one application system 55, marks will be written in both the start mark entry field 84 and the end mark entry field 85.

If a mark is entered in the same mark entry field 86,
The notification is designed to indicate that the product name, quantity, etc. entered in the previous entry field 82 are the same as the field immediately before this mark was entered. As a result, it is possible to omit filling in the product and charge fields in the first entry field 82 in the notification. In this case, the slip issuing device will transcribe the image information of the product or charge in the column just before this mark is attached.

If a mark is entered in the cancellation mark entry field 87,
In the notification on the left side, the contents written in the previous entry column 82 have been canceled,
This notice will not be delivered to the destination. This is done in consideration of the possibility that a predetermined portion of the application form 55 may be copied and used for the next gift. When a mark is written in the page end mark entry field 88, subsequent notifications on this page will be sent to the previous reporter + Iii! All the contents of 82 are canceled.

(Details of the stamping mechanism) FIG. 6 specifically shows the stamping mechanism arranged in the reading device of this slip issuing device. A solenoid 91 is disposed in the sheet document reader 59 near the document transport roll 68 shown in FIG. The bottom of the solenoid 91 is fixed in a fixed position, and the tip of the plunger 92 is split into a U-shape. A long hole is bored in one end of a bar 94 that is rotatably arranged around a shaft 93, and this end is inserted into the U-shaped part described above, and a pin 95 is inserted into this long hole. Plunge through the hole 9
It is fixed at the tip of 2 and becomes '7. The other end of the bar 94 is inserted into this U-shaped portion of a moving bar 97 which also has one end formed into a U-shape, and a pin 98 passes through a long hole provided at this end of the bar 94. The aforementioned one end of the movable rod 97 is fixed. Stamp 99 on the other end of the moving rod 97
The rod-shaped portion between these ends of the movable rod 97 has an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the movable rod 97, and is inserted into a cylinder 101 fixed to a member (not shown). This cylinder 101 is provided to allow the moving rod 97 to move only in a substantially vertical direction. A spring 102 is arranged at the end of the bar 94 on the side of the bottle 98, which acts to move this end downward.

Further, an upper guide plate 104 is provided above the stamp 99 to guide the back side of the application form 55. The upper guide plate 104 also serves as a stand when the solenoid 91 is excited and the plunger 92 is sucked downward as shown in the figure, and the movable rod 97 presses the stamp 99 against the application form 55. Stamp 99 on the conveyance path of application form 55
A lower guide plate 106 is arranged near the place where the stamp is stamped. This lower guide plate 106 is connected to the solenoid 91
is demagnetized and the stamp 99 is moved away from the application form 55 by the action of the spring 102, and this serves to prevent the rear end of the application form 55 from becoming dirty due to contact with the stamp 99.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the application form has been stamped by the stamping mechanism shown in FIG. 6. Application form 5
5 is temporarily stopped from being conveyed with its rear end being pinched by the conveyance rolls 68 shown in FIG. 6, and the read information is checked. When it is determined that the reading was performed using correct logic, the application form 55
A pink ring-shaped mark 108 is stamped on the rear end. This mark 108 is stamped at a position that does not interfere with reading the contents of the application form 55. The color of the mark 108 may be a dropout color so that this color is not recognized when the application form 55 is read again for some reason.

(Operation of the reading device) FIG. 8 shows the flow of the operation of the reading device in the slip issuing device having such a system configuration.

The operator of the slip issuing device reads the reading device 5 shown in FIG.
2, insert a predetermined number of application forms 55) and press the start key on the operation unit 57. At step 8 in FIG. The entire application form 55 is read by the one-dimensional image sensor 65 (step
).

The image information obtained as a result is stored in the image memory 75 (step 2). Thereafter, the CPU 71 searches a predetermined area in the image memory 75 and determines whether or not the alignment marks 89-1 exist (step 2).

If the alignment mark 89-■... is not detected, it is determined whether (a) a document other than the application form 55 was set in the reader 52 by mistake, or (b) a legitimate application form 55.
5 is set in the reading device 52 with the front and back sides wrong or the front and back sides wrong. Therefore, if the positioning marks 89-1, . . . are not detected, an error message is displayed on the liquid crystal display 62 of the operating section 57 (step 2). In response, the operator presses any key on the operation unit 57 to respond)'- (Step ■: Y). 55) is discharged (step ■).

Then, waiting for the start key to be pressed, the next process of the application system 55 is started (step). Depending on the system, the process may proceed to step (2) immediately after the operation of step (2) and start the reading process of the next application system 55, but in the system of this embodiment, the reading process is started after the operator confirms the next object to be read. I have decided to do so.

If the alignment mark 89-1... is detected in step ■, step ■; Y), the image of application number + fJ83 is cut out, and the application number is recognized using optical character recognition. (Step ■). Since the application number is printed in advance, if the application number with a predetermined number of digits is not recognized, it is known that the application system 55 is in a format that cannot be used at the site. The application number may be used not only for the number of digits, but also for other checks such as whether the number should be processed at the department store or the like in that year, or whether the number has already been read and processed.

If the application number is not recognized correctly, the process proceeds to step (2); N) and step (2), where the same process as described above is performed. That is, in this case, no slip is issued to the application system 55.

If the application number is correctly recognized (step ■; Y
), and then the marks entered in various columns such as the start mark entry column 84 of the application system 55 are interpreted (step ■). A check is then made to see if these marks exist with correct logic (step @). This check is performed by referring to predetermined logic.

For example, (a) a mark has been entered in the start mark entry field 84 on the previous page and no mark has been entered in the end mark entry field 85 yet, but a mark has been entered in the start mark entry W484 of the currently read page. 1 if
This is not considered to be a normal logic because there is a possibility that the processing of the next client's slip will be started before the processing of one client's slip is completed. (b) First application of the day 5
If no mark is entered in the start mark entry column 84 of No. 5, it is also assumed that the logic is not normal.

In contrast, start mark entry field 8 of the same application system 55
4 and the end mark entry field 85 may be marked. This is because if one client's request suffices with one application form 55, marks will be written on both sides.

If it is determined that the logic is not normal in step ■, (N)
The reason why the logic does not match and an inquiry as to whether or not to process the slip are displayed on the liquid crystal display 62 of the 1 processing section 57 (step O). As mentioned above, in this state, the corresponding application system 55 has its rear end connected to the conveyor roll 68:
I'm stuck).

Therefore, the operator can check the contents of the application by holding the tip of the application system 55 and turning it over.

As a result of this confirmation, if it is determined that there is no problem in issuing the slip itself, such as an error in the mark entry, the operator operates the operation unit 57 to instruct to continue processing the slip (Step ○; Y). . In this case, as in the case where it is determined that the logic is normal, the process proceeds to step 0 and editing processing is performed on the read image information.

On the other hand, if an instruction is given to cancel the processing for the application system 55 whose rear end is currently pinched (step ■;N
), the process proceeds to step (2), the slip issuing process is stopped, and only this document (application system 55) is ejected.

By the way, in the editing process of step 0, the image information stored in the image memory 75 is transferred to a predetermined area, and image information for the document is created that matches the form of each document (individual document). Ru. and,
This slip image information is sequentially output to the high-speed dot printer 53. In this way, individual slips are printed for each recipient of the eight notifications.

Once the creation of the desired one or more individual slips has been completed, the CPU 71 sends an instruction to the reader 52, and the application system 55, which had stopped stamping and transportation, sends an instruction to the reader 52.
is discharged (step 0).

After this, the CPU 71 checks whether or not the next application system 55 is set in the supply tray 56 of the reading device 52 (step o), and if it is set (Y), the process proceeds to step (2) to issue a slip for this. Execute. The reason why the processing of the application system 55 is started without pressing the start key is that the processing of multiple application systems 55 is started without any operator intervention under normal conditions where no problems occur in each step ■, ■, ■. This is to enable automatic processing. All application systems 55 set in the reading device 52
If the processing power of <8 is completed (step 2: N), the reading process by the reading device 52j will be completed.

In the embodiment described above, steps ■ in FIG.
Check application system 55 in ■ and [F],
I decided not to stamp it if it was incorrect, but
Other items may be checked to determine whether or not the stamp can be pressed. In addition, in the example, application system 5
We decided to affix a ring-shaped stamp when the correct processing in step 5 has been carried out, but it is also possible to affix a stamp in another shape, or to affix the date or the name of the person handling the reading device. good.

In the embodiment described above, if a mistake is made in filling out or setting an application, not only will the stamp not be stamped on it, but the application will be stopped in the reader without being ejected. This has the advantage that one application system can be easily distinguished from another application system, and corrections can be made quickly.

"Effects of the Invention" As described above, according to the present invention, it was decided to check whether specific information such as marks and characters exists according to regular logic, and then affix a stamp, making it simple to check the completed slip. This has the advantage that the effort and time required for checking can be saved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a principle diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention, Figures 2-
FIG. 8 is for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, of which FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the slip issuing device;
Fig. 3 is a side view showing the general configuration of the reading device, Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the outline of the circuit structure of the slip issuing device, Fig. 5 is a plan view showing a part of the application system, and Fig. 6 FIG. 7 is a plan view of the application system with stamps affixed to it, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of the reading device. , FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the slip issuing device previously proposed by the applicant, and FIG. 10 shows the form of the delivery slip used in this previously proposed slip issuing device j. FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an example of a gift purchase application form, and FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an example of a printed slip. 41...reading means, 42...river surface image information storage means, 43...specific information discrimination means, 44...self logic means, 45...stamp pressing means, 5
2... Reading device, 53... Dot printer, 55... Application system, 65... One-dimensional image sensor, 71... CPU, 73...
...External storage device, 74...RAM, 75
・Old...Image memory, 83...Application number field, 84...Start mark entry field, 85...End mark entry field, 86...Same as above Mark entry field, 87... Cancellation mark entry field, 88... End of page mark entry field, 89...
・Stomach alignment mark, 91... solenoid, 99... stamp, 108... mark.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A reading means for reading image information on an input form that is the source of a slip; an image information storage means for storing image information read by the reading means; and an image information storage means for storing image information read by the reading means; A specific information discriminating means for discriminating specific information such as a mark or character written in a predetermined place in the image information, and whether or not each specific information discriminated by the specific information discriminating means exists according to normal logic. and a stamp pressing means for stamping the input form that has been read by the reading means when the logic circuit determines that the form exists based on normal logic. Publishing device.