JPH11216922A - System and method for forming input sheet for ocr or omr, and recording medium therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solution for problems wherein a heavy work is required for forming an input sheet or an application and changing of the input sheet is hard because designing of the input sheet and forming of the application for reading the input content are independently carried out by a manual operation by each job in a system for forming an input sheet for OCR or OMR. SOLUTION: There are prepared beforehand a standard format of an input sheet, a reading program corresponding to the standard format of the input sheet and a standard program for error checking of the input sheet. The forming of the input sheet is carried out by combination of optimum standard sheets. By selecting a standard input sheet, an application corresponding to the standard input sheet is automatically selected and the reading program is formed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to optical character recognition (O).
Optical Character Reader (hereinafter referred to as OCR) or optical mark recognition (Optic)
al MarkReader (hereinafter referred to as OMR)).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art OCR reads characters by light,
This is a system for converting characters into character codes. The system reads printed or handwritten characters as images and converts them into character codes by pattern recognition. Also, OMR
Is a system that reads a character mark written on a mark sheet with a pen or pencil with light and converts it into corresponding data. Both OMR and OCR are widely spread in general, and are particularly widely used in a product ordering system. Not only is a store used when ordering goods from a wholesaler, but also for personal use, for example, mail order sales, the order using OCR or OMR is generally used. The characters or marks written on the OCR or OMR input sheet are read using optical means. In recent years, there has been an increasing number of apparatuses that perform processing on personal computers or workstations by combining image scanners and fax adapters.

In an OCR or OMR input sheet creation system, an application for reading the input sheet is created at the same time as the input sheet is created. Therefore, the process from creation of an OCR or OMR input sheet to creation of an application for reading the input sheet is defined as an input sheet creation system. In a conventional general input sheet creation system, an input sheet is newly designed every time according to each use or preference. Therefore, an application for reading an individually created input sheet is also newly created. In particular, an input sheet for ordering a product is generally an input sheet for entering product information such as a product code and a quantity of a product to be ordered, and an input sheet for listing available orderable products and entering a quantity. is there. In ordering a product using such an input sheet, it is necessary to enter the product code and the number of products to be ordered each time.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional input sheet creation system, the design of the input sheet and the creation of an application for reading the input sheet are performed manually for each job and manually. . For this reason, a great deal of effort was required to create the input sheet. Furthermore, creating an application mainly for creating a program requires a lot of effort not only in creating the application but also in confirming the operation of the application such as debugging of the program. In particular, in the case of an input sheet for ordering a product, it is necessary to enter the product code of the product to be ordered and the number of products to be ordered each time, and entry of the input sheet requires a great deal of labor. Especially in the case of foodstuffs, order intervals are short,
Also, the order items were almost always constant and the same entry was repeated in some cases, and the ordering work was a difficult task. Such a situation has hindered the spread of input sheets, especially in small stores, and the lack of spread of input sheets has hindered the automation of centers that accept orders. In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to automate an input sheet creation system, and reduce the effort of creating an input sheet and an application, and the effort of writing an input sheet.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for generating an OCR or OMR input sheet by a computer, the method comprising: A standard input sheet storage means for recording a standard format of the standard input sheet, a standard input sheet reading program storing means for storing a control program for causing a computer to read the standard format of the input sheet in advance, Standard input sheet selecting means for performing one or more selections; input sheet synthesizing means for creating an input sheet by synthesizing the standard input sheet selected by the standard input sheet selecting means; and standard selected by the standard input sheet selecting means The standard input sheet reading program corresponding to the input sheet is synthesized and input. Input sheet reading program combining means for creating a sheet reading program, characterized in that it is a OCR or OMR input sheet creation systems with and.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, the standard input sheet reading program storage means has an error check program for data read from an input sheet. An OCR wherein the standard input sheet selecting means has an error check setting means for the data, and the input sheet reading program created by the input sheet reading program synthesizing means has an error checking means for input data of the input sheet.
Alternatively, it is a system for creating an OMR input sheet. The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is:
3. An input sheet creation system, wherein the input sheet according to claim 1 or 2 is an order sheet used for ordering a product, wherein the order sheet registers 0 or 1 or more product order information as a standard, and Means for ordering basic products and means for changing product order information of the standard products, wherein the program for reading the standard input sheet performs means for storing the product standard information and ordering the standard products collectively OCR or OMR having means for changing the basic product information and displaying the standard product
It is an input sheet creation system.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for creating an OCR or OMR input sheet by a computer, comprising: a standard input sheet in which a standard format of one or more input sheets is recorded in advance; A standard input sheet reading program in which a program for reading a standard format of the input sheet is recorded in advance by a standard input sheet selecting means for selecting one or more of the standard input sheets, and the selected standard input sheet is selected. To create an input sheet by combining the standard input sheet reading program corresponding to the standard input sheet selected by the standard input sheet selecting means to create an input sheet reading program. The method is characterized by: According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the fourth aspect, the standard input sheet reading program has an error check program for input data read from an input sheet. A program is set, and the input sheet reading program created by the input sheet reading program synthesizing means is a method of creating an OCR or OMR input sheet including an input sheet error check program.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for creating an input sheet, wherein the input sheet is an order sheet used for ordering a product, wherein the order sheet has zero or more products. A column for registering order information as a standard, a column for ordering the standard product, and a column for changing the product order information for the standard product are provided, and the standard input sheet reading program reads 0 or 1 or more product order information. It is stored as a standard product, and when a standard product is ordered, the order of the product recorded as the standard product is performed in a lump, and the product order information recorded as the standard product is changed as necessary, and a new standard product is changed. OCR or OM to create
It is a method for creating an R input sheet. The invention according to claim 7 of the present invention is characterized in that a standard input sheet of a standard format of one or more input sheets and a program for reading in advance the standard format of the input sheet are recorded in advance. A step of selecting one or more selections by a standard input sheet selecting unit, a step of combining the selected standard input sheets to create an input sheet, and a step corresponding to the standard input sheet selected by the standard input sheet selecting unit. It is a computer-readable recording medium that records a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for creating an input sheet reading program by synthesizing a standard input sheet reading program.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the seventh aspect, the standard input sheet reading program has an error check program for input data read from an input sheet, A step of setting the error check program, a computer-readable recording medium that records a program for causing a computer to execute a step of adding an input data error check procedure of an input sheet when synthesizing the input sheet reading program. I do. In the invention according to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the input sheet is an order sheet used for ordering goods, and the order sheet has
Or a procedure for providing a column for registering one or more product order information as a standard, a column for ordering the standard product, and a column for changing the product order information of the standard product, and zero or one or more product order information as a standard. The procedure for recording, the procedure for ordering the product recorded as the standard product when the standard product is ordered, and the process of changing the product order information recorded as the standard product as necessary It is a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for creating a standard consumption commission is recorded.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FA according to an embodiment of the present invention
An order sheet creation system used in an ordering system for ordering a product in X will be described with reference to the drawings. In this system, when a retail store or a branch places an order at a reception center such as a wholesaler or a head office, the order is entered on an order sheet and transmitted to the reception center by facsimile. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. The central processing unit 1 executes an input sheet creation procedure according to a control program recorded in the main memory 2. The file device 3 is a general file recording memory used for a computer, in which a standard input sheet, which is a standard format of an input sheet, and a standard input sheet reading program corresponding thereto are recorded, and are included in the standard input sheet reading program. And an area for recording setting information of an input data error check program to be used. Further, the file device 3 is provided with a customer master storing customer information described on the order sheet, a product master describing product information, and a product placement master. The input device 4 is a man-machine interface including a CRT, a keyboard, and the like, and inputs selection of a standard input sheet. The output device 5 is a device that outputs a created input sheet and an input sheet reading program, such as a printer and a disk drive.

FIG. 2 shows a processing flow for creating an input sheet in the input sheet creating system. The input sheet creation process mainly includes an input sheet frame determination process 21, an error check method determination process 22, an item content determination process 23, and a print process 24. The input sheet sizing process 21 includes:
This is a process of determining the order sheet framework by combining the standard input sheet files stored in the file device 3. In this embodiment, an input sheet is divided into a header section, a product item section, and an end section, and a standard input sheet is prepared for each of them and recorded in a file device. FIG. 3 shows an example of the standard input sheet. In the example shown in FIG. 3, a field for inputting a customer code is provided on the standard input sheet of the header portion, and eight types of standard sheets of 2 to 9 digits are prepared as the customer code. I have. Further, three types of input formats, a mark format, a standard handwriting input format, and a restricted handwriting input format, are prepared. Since the format is determined as a standard sheet, the writing position of the input data and whether the written content is a mark or a handwritten numerical value is known in advance.
Therefore, it is possible to prepare a control program for causing a computer to read the standard input sheet. Thus, the standard input sheet reading program corresponding to the standard input sheet is also stored in the file device 3.

The user selects the most suitable standard input sheet from the prepared standard input sheets according to the instructions on the order sheet design processing screen shown in FIG. When the user selects the standard input sheet, a control program for causing the computer to execute reading corresponding to the standard input sheet is naturally selected. As described above, by selecting and combining appropriate pattern numbers from the standard input sheets for the header section, the product item section, and the end section, it is possible to create an optimal input sheet for almost all cases.
Further, even when it is desired to increase the number of digits of the product code of the product item portion by one digit, it is possible to easily cope with the case simply by changing the pattern number of the standard sheet selected from the registered input sheets. With the change of the pattern number, the input sheet reading program is changed correspondingly. In addition, if standard product information is added to the items of the standard input sheet, the standard product information can be incorporated into the created input sheet. For example, items such as "presence or absence of standard products" and "change of standard products" are added to the standard input sheet. The standard input sheet reading program for reading the information includes a procedure for reading and writing information registered as a standard product of the corresponding order source.

The error check method determination process 22 is a process for determining an error check method for each item determined in the input sheet frame determination process 21. The user determines the error check method according to the instruction on the order sheet error check setting screen shown in FIG. In this embodiment, for example, for the header part, whether or not there is customer code information corresponding to the code input as the customer, the customer code master presence check is selected, or the delivery date is requested. You can choose to check if the date is a valid day for delivery. Also, in the product item section, when the mark input is used, whether to allow a plurality of marks for one item, or, for example, in order to prevent an error when inputting the number of orders, enter the number and the presence or absence of the order at the same time. In the case of such an input sheet, it is possible to select whether or not the order is mandatory. When such an error check setting is selected, the corresponding error check program is naturally selected. Of course, the change of the error check setting can be easily changed on the setting screen, and when the setting content changes, the corresponding error check program is also changed to the corresponding one.

The item content determination process 23 is a process for determining the content of items such as a customer code and name, a product code and name, and a product layout described in each item of the input sheet. These are the customer master when creating the input sheet,
By reading and selecting information recorded in the file device 3 as a product master and a product placement master, the information is described in the input sheet frame created in the input sheet frame determination process 21. In the printing process 24, the output unit of the input sheet is selected and printing is performed. This printing means may be not only a printer but also a facsimile transmission, an output to a floppy disk, or the like.

When the selection of all parts is completed and the user makes a decision, the selected input sheets are combined and the input sheets shown in FIG. 6 are synthesized. According to the determination, a control program for causing the computer to execute reading corresponding to the selected standard input sheet is also synthesized, and a control program for causing the computer to execute reading of the synthesized input sheet is created.
The created control program is output to a floppy disk or the like, and can be installed in a computer that reads an input sheet.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, an input sheet creating system for ordering a product has been described.
The present invention is not limited to this. For example, a standard input sheet and a standard input sheet reading program corresponding to the standard input sheet, such as an entry sheet used for a medical examination, an input sheet for conducting a questionnaire, or a registration sheet for user registration, are recorded on a recording medium. If so, these input sheets can be created.

[0017]

As described above, the OCR or O of the present invention
According to the MR input sheet creation system, since a new input sheet can be created by combining standard input sheets prepared in advance, labor for creating an input sheet can be greatly reduced. Further, since the input sheet reading program corresponding to the input sheet is created at the same time when the input sheet is created, the number of steps can be greatly reduced. Further, since it is not necessary to create a new program, a highly reliable input system free from a bug or the like can be constructed.

Further, since the input sheet format prepared as a standard and the reading program thereof are selected, the change of the input sheet and the reading program thereof can be easily changed only by changing the selection. There is also. According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to select a standard input sheet and set a correction range of input data input to the input sheet.
Thus, the input data diagnosis program is added to the input sheet reading program to be synthesized, so that a more reliable input system can be constructed. Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, since the frequently ordered products are recorded as standard products, it is possible to order all the products recorded in the standard products simply by ordering the standard products. The labor for ordering can be greatly reduced. At the same time, input errors can be significantly reduced. Furthermore, if the labor for ordering the products can be reduced, such input sheets will become more widespread, the automation of the center for receiving the order for the products will be advanced, and the labor saving of the centers will be possible.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an OCR or OMR input sheet.
The same effect as the above effect can be obtained. Claim 7,
According to a computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer according to the eighth or ninth aspect to execute a procedure for creating an OCR or OMR input sheet, the same effect as the above effect can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a processing flow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a standard input sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a screen for deciding an input sheet frame according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a screen for determining an error check method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an input sheet created according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Central processing unit 2 Main memory 3 File device 4 Input device 5 Output device 21 Input sheet frame determination processing 22 Error check method determination processing 23 Print heading setting processing 24 Item content determination processing 25 Printing processing

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. OCR or OMR by computer
An input sheet creation system, comprising: a standard input sheet storage unit that records a standard format of one or more input sheets in advance; and a control program that causes a computer to execute a reading procedure of the standard format of the input sheet in advance. A standard input sheet reading program storage means, a standard input sheet selecting means for selecting one or more of the standard input sheets, and a standard input sheet selected by the standard input sheet selecting means to synthesize an input sheet. An input sheet synthesizing unit that synthesizes a control program that causes a computer to execute a reading procedure of the standard input sheet corresponding to the standard input sheet selected by the standard input sheet selecting unit, and Control to make computer read Input sheet reading program combining means, OCR or OMR input sheet creation system comprising the city to create a program. 2. The OCR or OMR input sheet creation system according to claim 1, wherein the control program that causes the computer to execute the standard input sheet reading procedure includes an error check program for data read from the input sheet. An OCR or OMR input sheet creation system, further comprising data error check setting means. 3. An input sheet creating system, wherein the input sheet is an order sheet used for ordering a product, wherein the order sheet registers 0 or 1 or more product order information as a standard, and an order for the standard product. Means for changing the product order information of the standard product, wherein the program for reading the standard input sheet stores the product standard information, the means for collectively ordering the standard product, and the product 3. The OCR or OMR input sheet creation system according to claim 1, further comprising means for changing basic information and means for displaying the standard product. 4. OCR or OMR by computer
A method for creating an input sheet, comprising: a standard input sheet in which a standard format of one or more input sheets is recorded in advance; and a standard input program in which a control program for causing a computer to read the standard format of the input sheet is recorded in advance. A sheet reading program is selected by standard input sheet selecting means for selecting one or more of the standard input sheets, an input sheet is created by synthesizing the selected standard input sheets, and the standard input sheet is selected by the standard input sheet selecting means. A method for creating an OCR or OMR input sheet, comprising combining a standard input sheet reading program corresponding to a selected standard input sheet and creating a control program for causing a computer to read the input sheet. 5. A control program for causing a computer to read the standard input sheet has an error check program for input data read from the input sheet, sets the error check program, and adds an input data error check for the input sheet. The method according to claim 4, wherein a control program for causing a computer to execute the read input sheet is created by a program synthesizing unit. 6. A method for creating an input sheet, wherein the input sheet is an order sheet used for ordering a product, comprising: a column for registering zero or one or more pieces of product order information as a standard in the order sheet; A column for placing an order and a column for changing product order information of the standard product are provided, and zero or one or more product order information is stored as a standard by the standard input sheet reading program, and a standard product is ordered. 6. An order for a product recorded as the standard product and an order for the product recorded as the standard product are collectively performed, and the product order information recorded as the standard product is changed as necessary to create a new standard product. OCR or OM described in
How to create an R input sheet. 7. A standard input sheet in a standard format of one or more input sheets and a control program for causing a computer to read the standard format of the input sheet in advance are recorded, and one or more of the standard input sheets are selected. Selecting the standard input sheet, creating the input sheet by combining the selected standard input sheets, reading the standard input sheet corresponding to the standard input sheet selected by the standard input sheet selecting means. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for creating an input sheet reading program by synthesizing the program. 8. The standard input sheet reading program includes an error check program for input data read from an input sheet, a procedure for setting the error check program, and an input data error check for the input sheet when synthesizing the input sheet reading program. 8. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 7, wherein a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure to which the program is added is recorded. 9. The input sheet is an order sheet used for ordering a product, a column for registering zero or one or more item order information as a standard in the order sheet, a column for ordering the standard product, and a column for ordering the standard product. A procedure for providing a column for changing the product order information, a procedure for recording zero or one or more product order information as a standard, and when a standard product is ordered, the order of the product recorded as the standard product is collectively placed. 9. A program for causing a computer to execute a procedure to be performed and a procedure for changing a product order information recorded as a standard product as needed and creating a new standard product are recorded. The computer-readable recording medium according to the above.