JP2878511B2 - Form processing method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form processing method using a FAX-OCR system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A FAX-OCR system is a system in which image data of a form is transmitted by facsimile, and a character written on the form is recognized from the image data on the receiving side. This system is used, for example, in a method for processing a currency exchange business in a financial institution such as a bank. FIG.
1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system used for a conventional form processing method . The illustrated system is used for branch offices 10, 20, 3
0 and the district center 40.

[0003] Branches 10, 20, and 30 are branches of a bank and the like, and have facsimile machines 11, 12, and 13, respectively. The district center 40 is located at each of the branches 10, 20, 3
0 is connected via a public line 60, and receives data from each of the facsimile machines 11, 12, and 13. The district center 40 has a facsimile control unit 1
4 and a message control unit 16 and the like. The message control unit 16 is connected to the host computer 50 via the communication control device 70.

In such a system, the sales office 1
Facsimile of handwritten form from 0, 20, 30
The transmission is made to the district center 40 at 2 and 13. In response,
In the district center 40, the form image is received by the facsimile control unit 14. Then, the character recognition is performed by the recognition device 17 connected to the message control unit 16 and converted into a character code.
The operator of the district center 40 corrects the character code on the screen of the correction workstation 31 or 32. As a result, a portion that cannot be recognized by the character recognition device 17 or a portion that is misread is corrected. When the correction is completed, the handwritten data (image) and the correction result are displayed on the screen of the verification workstation 33, and the verification is performed. If the verification is successful, the data is transmitted to the host computer 50.

[0005] Here, there are a plurality of lines for facsimile transmission from the offices 10, 20, 30 to the district center 40. The number of lines is determined according to the processing volume of the financial institution, such as the currency exchange business. In the conventional form processing method , forms sent from any line are all processed with the same priority. That is, no matter which line is dialed, the district center 40 performs the processing in the order of the sent form.

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned prior art has the following problems. For example,
If the exchange business is concentrated only at a particular branch, you want to prioritize the exchange at that branch. In this case, the following problems may occur. (1) A fax line is occupied by a branch office with a relatively small amount of exchange processing, and even if a dial is made later, the line with the district center is not connected, and the exchange report cannot be transmitted. (2) Even if the exchange form can be transmitted, the district center 40 processes the form on a first-come, first-served basis, so that processing is not performed with priority. Therefore, even if the end time of the currency exchange business is approaching, there is a problem that a branch office where the currency exchange business is concentrated may not be able to complete the processing within the day.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points. A specific one of a plurality of fax lines is set as an express line, and image data of a form received from this line is given priority. An object of the present invention is to provide a form processing method using a FAX-OCR system capable of solving the above-mentioned problems and performing a smooth form processing operation by controlling the processing .

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a form
Multiple form data senders to send multiple image data
And facsimile machines installed in
Connect to the processing center via a normal line, and
The image data of the form sent from the
Sent to the center, and the center recognizes the characters.
And a correction / verification workstation at the center
In a form processing method that corrects and verifies
Set up an express line between the kushimiri and the center,
Image data sent from facsimile via express line
The line identification means at the center recognizes the express line
Separately, identification data is added to the image data and the center side
To the processing control means, and the processing control means
Data is detected and the image data is given priority to the recognition device.
For character recognition and correction / verification of this recognized character code
The feature is to have the workstation transfer preferentially.
doing.

[0009]

In the form processing method of the present invention, of the office, etc.
An express line is provided between the facsimile on the form data transmission side and the center, in parallel with a normal line, the center allowing use only in an emergency. And the center has a large amount of transmission
Notifies the connection number of the express line to the form data transmission side, emergency
At times, the form data transmission side facsimile sends image data of a form to be processed prior to other forms.
On the center side, the line identification means identifies the express line and
Processing control because identification data is added to image data
When the means detects the identification data, the image data is
Priority is given to character recognition and correction / verification.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system to which the method of the present invention is applied. The system shown is a sales office 10,
20 and 30 and a district center 40. Sales office 1
Reference numerals 0, 20, and 30 denote branch offices of the bank and the like, and include facsimile machines 11, 12, and 13, respectively. The facsimile may be installed in a factory or other work place in addition to the sales office. The district center 40
Each of the stores 10, 20, and 30 is connected via a public line 60, and receives data from each of the facsimile machines 11, 12, and 13. In the district center 40, a facsimile control unit 4, a message control unit 6, and the like are installed. Thus, FAX-O
In operation of the CR system, a public network or a dedicated line is usually used as a line between the office fax and the district center, and the number of lines is fixed. The illustrated fax line is four lines, of which the fourth line is allocated to an express line.

The facsimile control unit 4 comprises:
It is connected to the message control unit 6.
A magnetic disk 5 is connected to the facsimile control unit 4. The magnetic disk 5 is transmitted by facsimile, and the facsimile control unit 4
And stores the image data composed of the pixel data of each coordinate on the form received in step (1). Further, the facsimile control unit 4 includes the line identification means 1 and the like. Fa
Comb millimeter control unit 4 is described later with reference to read from the control program and <br/> magnetic disk data, etc.
Is performed. The line identification means 1 includes lines 61 to
64 from which the image data was sent.

The message control unit 6 is connected to a host computer 50 via a communication control device 70. This message control unit 6
Is provided with processing control means 2 and the like. Message control
The roll unit 6 performs a control operation based on the control program and data read from the magnetic disk .
The processing control means 2 is configured to image the form sent in accordance with the line number (telephone number) detected by the line identification means 1.
And prioritizes or sequentially processes the data.

The recognizing device 7 performs a process for recognizing each character on the form image read from the magnetic disk 5. In addition, a printer device 9 and the like are connected to the message control unit 6. The printer device 9 is used when printing out a character recognition result or the like. The workstations 31, 32, 33 are connected to the message control unit 6. These are composed of a display, a keyboard, a personal computer and the like.

On the other hand, a work station 34 is also connected to the facsimile control unit 4. This is for displaying an image received by facsimile.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are explanatory diagrams of priority processing by an express line according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing details of a fax line. First, it is assumed that the processing amount of the currency exchange business in the branch A shown in FIG. In this case, the branch A dials the express line 64 (in the example shown, dials the telephone number 03-3123-0004) to transmit the image data of the exchange form to the district center through the express line 64 ( S1 in FIG. 3). Next, the district center
The facsimile control unit 4 has an express line 64
Upon receipt of the image data of the exchange form from, this Ime
Message controller and before the image data of the exchange document received from the other of the normal line 61, 62, 63 Jideta
The data is transferred to the roll unit 6 (S2 in FIG. 3).

The operation of the facsimile control unit 4
Line identification means 1, because which line is aware whether assigned to express line, from the line number received, JP
It is possible to identify the emergency line 64 . The line identification
Another means 1 is an image of a form received from the express line 64
When transferring the data to the message control unit 6, the processing control means 2 transmits the image data from the
The data is transmitted with an identification code attached so that it can be recognized that the data has been received. Then, in the processing control means 2 , the image of the form is
When the message data is transferred with the identification code added ,
The recognition request is preferentially sent to the recognition device 7 to convert the handwritten data (image) into a character code (S3 in FIG. 3).

Further , the processing control means 2 outputs the obtained sentence
Workstation 3 for correcting character codes with higher priority
Delivery to 1 or 32. In other words , the image data of the form with the identification code of the express line 64 is the other form.
Is distributed to the correction workstation 31 or 32 in preference to the image data of . Therefore, the express line 64
Lee of the normal document received from the line 61, 62 and 63 other than the
Even if there is image data, the form
When the image data is received, the image is first displayed on the correction workstation 31 or 32 based on the data (S4 in FIG. 4). Workstation 3 for verification
Similarly, in the case of transmission to S.3 , the corrected character code based on the image data of the form received from the express line 64 is given priority (S4 in FIG. 4).

Thus, according to the present invention, the express line 6
The telephone number 4 is notified from the center to the business office, and the business office dials the express line 64, whereby the processing is performed with the highest priority. For this reason, even when the processing amount increases in such a specific branch, it is possible to flexibly cope with the business processing and to execute the business processing without delay.

If the assignment of an express line among a plurality of fax lines can be changed every day, the telephone number of the express line is not known to the office side, and all the offices dial the express line. Can be prevented. That is, by changing the specific line, only the specific branch office is notified of the telephone number of the express line. Furthermore, if the express line is not used normally and is used in an emergency, it is possible to prevent all the fax lines from being occupied in the emergency and from being unable to send faxes. Nor.

[0020]

As described above, the form processing of the present invention
According to the method , an express line is set up, and the form
By transmitting the image data , priority is given to the processing, so that it is possible to flexibly respond to an emergency and to smoothly operate the form processing business.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system to which a method of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of a conventional FAX-OCR system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of priority processing by an express line according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of priority processing by an express line according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing details of a fax line.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Line identification means 2 Processing control means 61-63 Normal line 64 Limited express line

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An image data of a created form is sent.
Files installed on multiple form data senders
Through a central office that processes the forms centrally.
Connected on a regular line and sent from each facsimile
The image data of the form is
To the center, and the recognition device installed in the center
Character recognition of image data and repairs installed at the center
A book to be corrected and verified at the correct / verify workstation
In a vote processing method, an express line is connected between the plurality of facsimile machines and the center.
And from any of the facsimile machines via the express line
When the image data is sent, it is set in the center.
Digit line identification means identifies the express line, and
A process provided at the center by adding identification data to the
To the processing control means , and the processing control means detects the identification data and
Page data is preferentially recognized by the recognition device,
The character code that has been recognized and
Form that is preferentially forwarded to the station
Processing method.