JP2020135095A - Information processing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing device and a program with which it is possible to suppress a second character or string having an attribute common to the first character or string to be extracted from being mistakenly extracted.SOLUTION: The information processing device comprises: recognition means for recognizing a character; and extraction means for excluding, when a first character or string is not included in the recognized characters, a second character or string having an attribute common to the first character or string, and extracting a fourth character or string that includes a third character or string that indicates the attribute.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and a program.

In recent years, a document processing device that automatically creates a replacement dictionary for correcting a character string erroneously recognized by OCR to a correct character string has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The document processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 has a correct character string separated from sample electronic document data obtained by imaging a business document, and sample document data after OCR obtained as a result of performing OCR on the sample electronic document data. The matching processing unit that determines misrecognition using the character string after OCR separated from the above as a comparison unit, and the matching processing unit that divides the correct character string into predetermined word units and misrecognizes the separated words. The analysis processing unit that registers words containing the characters determined to be false recognition pattern candidates, the Japanese dictionary data in which the Japanese words stored in the storage device are registered, and the words used in business are registered. A filtering process in which words that partially or exactly match the words included in the business word dictionary data are deleted from the false recognition pattern candidates and filtered, and the false recognition pattern candidates after the filtering are stored in the storage device as false recognition patterns. It has a part.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-107966

An object of the present invention is an information processing device and a program capable of suppressing erroneous extraction of a second character or character string having an attribute common to that of the first character or character string to be extracted. To provide.

[1] Recognition means for recognizing characters and
When the recognized character does not include the first character or character string, the attribute is excluded by excluding the second character or character string having the same attribute as the first character or character string. An extraction means for extracting a fourth character or character string including a third character or character string indicating
Information processing device equipped with.
[2] Further provided with a registration means for registering a character or a character string as an extraction target by the extraction means.
When a fifth character or character string having an attribute common to the first character or character string is newly registered as the target of the extraction by the registration means, the extraction means is the fifth character or the fifth character or the character string. Further excluding the character string, a fourth character or character string including the third character or character string indicating the attribute is extracted.
The information processing device according to the above [1].
[3] A plurality of recording means for recording a plurality of the first characters or character strings as targets for the extraction, and
Of the plurality of recording means, the fifth character or character string is excluded from the extraction by the extraction means in each of the recording means other than the recording means for recording the fifth character or character string as the extraction target. Additional means to add as an exclusion condition and
Further prepare
The information processing device according to the above [2].
[4] A plurality of recording means for recording a plurality of the first characters or character strings as targets for the extraction, and
From the classification information obtained by classifying the recording means into groups according to the attributes of the first character or character string, the first record in which the first character or character string is recorded among the plurality of recording means. An additional means for adding the first character or character string recorded in the second recording means belonging to the same group as the means to the first recording means as the second character or character string.
Further prepare
The information processing device according to the above [1].
[5] The additional means adds a character or a character string indicating the name of the group to which the first recording means belongs to the first recording means as the third character or character string.
The information processing device according to the above [4].
[6] A recording means for recording the first character or a character string, and
A classification means for classifying the recording means into groups according to the attributes of the first character or character string, and
When the number of the recording means classified into the group exceeds a predetermined number, a generation means for generating a new group and a generation means.
Further prepare
The information processing device according to the above [1].
[7] The generation means attaches the attribute to generate the new group.
The information processing device according to the above [6].
[8] Computer
Recognition means for recognizing characters and
When the recognized character does not include the first character or character string, the attribute is excluded by excluding the second character or character string having the same attribute as the first character or character string. A program for functioning as an extraction means for extracting a fourth character or character string including a third character or character string indicating.

According to the inventions of claims 1 to 8, it is possible to prevent erroneous extraction of a second character or character string having an attribute common to that of the first character or character string to be extracted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a definition file list. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing an example of a definition file, FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of a first definition file, FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of a second definition file, and FIG. 3C is a diagram showing an example of a second definition file. , Is a diagram showing an example of a third definition file. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing an example of a screen, FIG. 4A shows an example of a selection screen, FIG. 4B shows an example of a setting screen, and FIG. 4C shows an example of a confirmation screen. It is a figure. 5A and 5B are diagrams showing an example of a quotation, FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of a first quotation, and FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example of a second quotation. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of setting the definition file. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the operation of the key value processing. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the operation of the information processing apparatus according to the modified example. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing an example of a definition file, and FIG. 9B is a diagram showing an example of an invoice. 10 (a) and 10 (b) are diagrams showing an example of a definition file list.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, components having substantially the same function are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

[Embodiment]
(Configuration of information processing device)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Such an information processing device 1 includes, for example, a personal computer, an image forming device, a tabbed terminal, a multifunctional mobile phone (smartphone), and the like. Hereinafter, the information processing device 1 will be described as an example of a multifunction device having a plurality of functions such as a scanning function, a printer function, a copy function, a facsimile function, and an e-mail function, but the information processing device 1 is limited to the multifunction device. It's not something.

The information processing device 1 includes a control unit 10 that controls each unit, a storage unit 11 that stores various data, an operation display unit 12 that inputs and displays information, and an image reading unit 14 that reads a document image from a document. Communication between the image output unit 15 that prints out the image, the facsimile communication unit 16 that performs facsimile transmission / reception to the external facsimile device 2 via the public network 4, and the external device 3 via the network 5. The network communication unit 17 is provided.

The control unit 10 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an interface, and the like. By operating according to the program 110 stored in the storage unit 11, the CPU functions as a generation means 100, an analysis means 101, a determination means 102, an additional means 103, a recognition means 104, an extraction means 105, a display control means 106, and the like. .. The generation means 100 is an example of the registration means. Details of each means 100 to 106 will be described later.

The storage unit 11 is composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk, and the like, and includes a program 110, morphological information 111, a definition file list 113 (see FIG. 2), and a definition file 114 (see FIG. 3). ), Screen information 115 (see FIG. 4), OCR information 116, and other various data are stored. Details of the various data 111-116 will be described later. The definition file list 113 is an example of classification information.

The operation display unit 12 is, for example, a touch panel display, and has a configuration in which a touch panel is superposed on a display such as a liquid crystal display.

The image reading unit 14 reads a document image from a document, and includes an automatic document feeder (not shown) provided on a document table (not shown) and a scanner (not shown), and is arranged on the document table. The original image is optically read from the original or the original sent by the automatic document feeder.

The image output unit 15 prints out a color image or a black-and-white image on a recording medium such as paper by, for example, an electrophotographic method or an inkjet method.

The facsimile communication unit 16 changes and demolishes data according to a facsimile protocol such as G3 and G4, and performs facsimile communication via the public network 4.

The network communication unit 17 is realized by a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like, and transmits / receives a signal to / from the external device 3 via the network 5. The external device 3 includes, for example, a personal computer, a server device, and the like.

The network 5 is, for example, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet, an intranet, or the like, and may be wired or wireless.

[Details of various data]
Next, the details of various data stored in the storage unit 11 will be described. The morpheme information 111 is information such as the part of speech of a word used for analyzing the morpheme of a character or a character string.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the definition file list 113. The definition file list 113 is information in which the definition files 114 are classified into groups and listed. The group is configured according to the attributes of the designated keys (described later) recorded in the definition file 114. A group is an example of a group.

In other words, in the same group, a definition file 114 (hereinafter, "key") in which characters or character strings having common attributes (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "key" or "key") are recorded as targets for extraction. It is also referred to as “definition file 114” related to the search of the above. Here, the "common attribute" refers to an attribute common to a plurality of designated keys recorded in a plurality of definition files 114 belonging to the group, and the "common attribute" includes, for example, a plurality of designated keys. The higher-level concept that includes is applicable. Hereinafter, the attributes common to the designated keys are also simply referred to as "designated key attributes".

As shown in FIG. 2, the definition file list 113 includes a column of a first group 113a for classifying the definition files 114 related to the search of various numbers such as a billing number, a quotation number, and an account number, and a billing date. , The column of the second group 113b that classifies the definition files 114 related to the search of various dates such as the estimated date and the issue date, and the definition file 114 related to the search of various amounts such as the billed amount and the estimated amount. A column for the third group 113c and a column for the fourth group 113d that collectively summarizes the other definition files 114 that do not belong to the first to third groups 113a to c are provided. The number, date, and amount are examples of attributes common to a plurality of designated keys recorded in a plurality of definition files 114 belonging to each group 113a to c. The attributes are not limited to numbers, dates and amounts.

In the columns of the groups 113a to d, information for identifying the definition files 114 belonging to the respective groups 113a to 113 (hereinafter, the name of the file will be described as an example) is recorded. The file name (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “file name”) is a character or character string (hereinafter, “designated”) to be extracted, which is set and registered by the operator (hereinafter, also referred to as “user”). It may also be configured to include a "key". The designated key is an example of the first character or character string.

For example, in the column of the first group 113a, for searching the file name (for example, "key definition file (billing number)") and "estimation number" of the first definition file 114A related to the search for "billing number". The file name of the second definition file 114B (for example, "key definition file (estimate number)") and the file name of the third definition file 114C related to the search for "account number" (for example, "key definition file (for example)". Account number) ”) is recorded. The first definition file 114A is an example of the first recording means. The second definition file 114B and the third definition file 114C are examples of the second recording means.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing an example of the definition file 114, FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of the first definition file 114A, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of the second definition file 114B. c) is a diagram showing an example of the third definition file 114C. In the definition file 114, a character or character string to be extracted (hereinafter, also referred to as "(extraction key" or "search key") 114a and a character or character string excluded from the extraction target (hereinafter, "" (Also referred to as "exclusion key") 114b and are listed and recorded respectively.

The exclusion key 114b constitutes an exclusion condition to be excluded from the extraction target. In other words, the definition file 114 is a file that records the exclusion condition that the exclusion key 114b is excluded from the extraction target together with the extraction key 114a to be extracted. The definition file 114 is an example of recording means.

The extraction key 114a includes a designated key set and registered by the user's operation, and an attribute key indicating the attribute of the designated key. The attribute key may be composed of, for example, a character string indicating the name of the group (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “group name”). The attribute key is an example of a third character or character string.

The exclusion key 114b corresponds to another designation key having an attribute common to the designation key recorded as the extraction key 114a in the definition file 114. The “other designated key” corresponds to the designated key recorded in the definition file 114 other than the definition file 114 among the definition files 114 classified into the same group in the definition file list 113.

In other words, one definition file 114 related to the search for the designated key and the other definition file 114 having the key recorded in the exclusion key 114b as the designated key belong to the same group. The other designated key as the exclusion key 114b is an example of a second character or character string.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A, in the first definition file 114A, as the extraction key 114a, a character string of the designated key "billing number" and the attribute key "number" And the character string of is recorded.

Further, in the first definition file 114A, as the exclusion key 114b, a character string of the "estimate number" having the same attribute as the "billing number" which is the designated key, and a character string of the "account number" are provided. Is recorded. The "estimate number" and the "account number" are both recorded in the other definition files 114 belonging to the first group 113a (specifically, the second definition file 114B and the third definition file 114C, respectively). It is a designated key.

Similar to the first definition file 114A, in the second definition file 114B, as shown in FIG. 3B, the character strings "estimate number" and "number" are recorded as the extraction key 114a and excluded. The character strings "billing number" and "account number" are recorded as the key 114b. Further, in the third definition file 114C, as shown in FIG. 3C, character strings of "account number" and "number" are recorded as the extraction key 114a, and the "billing number" and the exclusion key 114b are recorded. The character string "estimate number" is recorded.

The screen information 115 is information on various screens displayed on the display surface (not shown) of the operation display unit 12 by the display control means 106 described later. The screen information 115 will be described with reference to each figure of FIG. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing an example of a screen, FIG. 4A shows an example of a selection screen, FIG. 4B shows an example of a setting screen, and FIG. 4C shows an example of a confirmation screen. It is a figure.

The selection screen 61 is a screen that allows the user to select a function to be used. As shown in FIG. 4A, the selection screen 61 includes a first button 611A for activating the invoice attribute extraction function for extracting the invoice attributes, and an estimate attribute extraction function for extracting the invoice attributes. Set the second button 611B to be activated, the third button 612A to activate the invoice key setting function to set the key to be extracted in the invoice, and the key to be extracted in the estimate. Includes a fourth button 612B that activates the quote key setting function to be performed. Hereinafter, when the first to fourth buttons are generically referred to, they are also simply referred to as "operation buttons".

Invoices and quotations are examples of documents to be read. Documents are not limited to invoices and quotations, but are composed of, for example, application forms, contracts, specifications, forms, characters, figures, images, etc., and some of them. including. The document is an example of a manuscript.

The setting screen 62 is a screen for the user to set and register the key. As shown in FIG. 4B, the setting screen 62 includes a setting button 621 for setting a key and a registration button 622 for registering the set key. Here, "registration" means recording the key in the definition file 114 of the storage unit 11. When the key to be set and registered by the user is specified by distinguishing between the key before being recorded in the definition file 114 and the key recorded in the definition file 114, the former is also simply referred to as a "key". The latter is also called a "designated key".

The confirmation screen 63 is a screen for displaying the characters or character strings extracted from the image and the value values associated with the extracted characters or character strings. As shown in FIG. 4C, the confirmation screen 63 has an attribute column 631 indicating the content (that is, an attribute) indicated by the extracted character or the character string, and a value column indicating the value value associated with each attribute. 632 and 632 are shown side by side in each column.

The OCR information 116 is information in which character patterns are converted into a dictionary. The OCR information 116 is used for OCR processing by the recognition means 104.

[Structure of each means of control unit 10]
Next, the details of each means constituting the control unit 10 will be described. The generation means 100 generates a definition file 114 in which a designated key is recorded as an extraction key 114a in response to an operation of setting and registering a key by the user.

The analysis means 101 analyzes the morpheme of the designated key recorded in the definition file 114 with reference to the morpheme information 111 (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “morphological analysis”), and outputs the analysis result. As an example, the analysis means 101 morphologically analyzes a character string of "billing number" as a designated key, and decomposes it into two morphological elements of a character string of "billing" and a character string of "number".

The determination means 102 determines which of the groups 113a to d recorded in the definition file list 113 belongs to the definition file 114 according to the result output by the analysis means 101.

Specifically, the determination means 102 determines whether or not any of the morphemes output by the analysis means 101 matches any of the group names recorded in the definition file list 113. More specifically, in the above example, the determination means 102 has the group names recorded in the definition file list 113, that is, the "number", the "date" and the two morphemes "billing" and "number". Determine if it matches any of the "amounts".

The adding means 103 adds another key to the definition file 114. Specifically, the additional means 103 adds an attribute key as the extraction key 114a according to the result of the determination by the determination means 102. More specifically, as described above, the addition means 103 adds a character string indicating the attribute of the designated key (specifically, a character string indicating the group name to which the definition file 114 belongs) as the extraction key 114a. To do. The attribute key is recorded at a position below the designated key in the definition file 114.

Further, the adding means 103 adds the exclusion key 114b to the definition file 114 as information constituting the exclusion condition to be excluded from the extraction target. Specifically, the adding means 103 refers to the definition file list 113 and adds another designated key having an attribute common to the designated key recorded in the definition file 114 as the exclusion key 114b. More specifically, the adding means 103 adds the designated key recorded in another definition file 114 belonging to the same group as the definition file 114 as the exclusion key 114b in the definition file list 113.

The recognition means 104 recognizes a character included in the image captured by the information processing device 1 and outputs character information indicating the character. The image may be, for example, one in which the original is read and captured by the image reading unit 14, or one in which the original is read and captured by an external device (for example, a scanner) in advance.

Character recognition is performed by, for example, OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing. The character information includes information indicating the content and meaning of the recognized character (so-called text information), information indicating the position of the character in the image (for example, coordinate values), and the like.

The extraction means 105 searches for and extracts a specific character or character string designated in advance from the characters recognized by the recognition means 104. Specifically, the extraction means 105 refers to the definition file 114, and searches for and extracts the extraction key 114a recorded in the definition file 114 from the character information output by the recognition means 104. When a plurality of keys are recorded as the extraction keys 114a in the definition file 114, the extraction means 105 searches the keys in the order in which they are recorded, that is, from the beginning to the end.

More specifically, first, the extraction means 105 searches whether the character information includes the designated key among the extraction keys 114a. When the character information includes the designated key, the extraction means 105 extracts the designated key. On the other hand, when the character information does not include the designated key, the extraction means 105 excludes the exclusion key 114b and searches for and extracts the character string including the attribute key.

Further, the extraction means 105 searches for and extracts a value (hereinafter, also referred to as “value value”) associated with the extracted key from the character information.

The display control means 106 controls to display various information such as screen information 115 on the display surface of the operation display unit 12.

(Operation of the embodiment)
Next, an example of the operation of the information processing device 1 will be described. In the following description, from (1) a document imported as an image, (2) an operation of setting and registering a definition file 114, and (3) a scanned image obtained by reading a document (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a "document image"). The operation related to the process of extracting the specified key and the value value (hereinafter, also referred to as “key-value process”) will be described separately.

(1) Document captured as an image FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a quotation as a document used for explaining an operation, (a) is a diagram showing an example of a first quotation, and (b) is a diagram. , It is a figure which shows an example of the 2nd quotation. As shown in FIG. 5A, the first quotation 7A includes, for example, quotation number information 75 indicating the quotation number. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the second quotation 7B includes, for example, the quotation number information 75B indicating the quotation number and the transfer destination information 74 indicating the transfer destination such as the account number. ing.

(2) Operation of Setting and Registration of Definition File 114 Next, the operation of setting and registration of the definition file 114 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of setting and registering the definition file 114. As shown in FIG. 6, first, the display control means 106 controls to display the selection screen 61 (see FIG. 4A) on the display surface of the operation display unit 12 (S1).

Next, when the operation button in the selection screen 61 is operated by the user (S2: Yes), the display control means 106 displays the setting screen 62 (see FIG. 4B) on the display surface of the operation display unit 12. It is controlled to do (S3).

Next, when the key is registered by the user's operation (S4: Yes), the generation means 100 generates the definition file 114 in which the designated key is recorded (S5).

Next, the analysis means 101 performs morphological analysis of the designated key recorded in the definition file 114 (S6). The determination means 102 determines whether or not the group to which the designated key belongs exists in the definition file list 113 (S7).

When the corresponding group exists in the definition file list 113 (S7: Yes), the adding means 103 adds an exclusion condition to the definition file 114 with reference to the definition file list 113 (S8). Specifically, the adding means 103 adds another designated key having an attribute common to the designated key to the definition file 114 as an exclusion key 114b.

(3) Operation related to key-value processing Next, an operation related to key-value processing will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the operation of the key value processing. The case where the above-mentioned second definition file 114B is used as the definition file 114 will be described as an example.

First, the image reading unit 14 scans the first quotation 7A and the second quotation 7B to form a document image (S10). Next, the recognition means 104 executes OCR processing on the document image and outputs character information 70B indicating characters included in the document image (S11).

The extraction means 105 searches for and extracts the designated key recorded in the definition file 114 from the output character information 70B, and extracts the value value associated with the designated key (S12).

As shown in FIG. 7, in the second quotation 7B, when the character string "estimate number" is mistakenly recognized as a different character string such as "view number" by the OCR process (in the character information 70B). In other words, if the designated key with the "estimate number" recorded at the beginning of the definition file 114B is not searched, the extraction means 105 is a character string with the attribute key "number" recorded next. Search for strings that contain. At this time, the exclusion key 114b is excluded from the extraction target. A character string different from the erroneously recognized designated key such as "view number" is an example of the fourth character or the character string.

In the example shown in FIG. 7, in the second definition file 114B, the character strings "billing number" and "account number" are recorded as the exclusion key 114b. The extraction means 105 excludes the "billing number" and the "account number" from the extraction target, and searches for and extracts the character string including the "number". In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the extraction means 105 extracts only the character string of the “view number” from the character information 70B (see the frame in the character information 70B). Further, the extraction means 105 further extracts a character string consisting of a number "3333", which is a value value associated with the "view number". The display control means 106 outputs the above result (S13).

As described above, even if a character string that completely matches the "estimate number" specified as the extraction target in the character information 70 is not searched, the "view number" having a certain degree of similarity to the character string is not searched. "Is extracted, and the corresponding value value is extracted.

<Modification example 1>

Next, a modification 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The additional means 103 further has a function of adding the definition file 114 to the definition file list 113 in addition to the function described in the above-described embodiment. Specifically, the adding means 103 adds the definition file 114 to the corresponding group according to the attribute of the designated key recorded in the definition file 114.

FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the modified example. As shown in FIG. 8, when the fourth definition file 114D related to the search for the newly added designated key "zip code" is newly generated in response to the setting and registration operations by the user (S20). ), The analysis means 101 morphologically analyzes the "zip code" and decomposes it into two morphemes, "zip code" and "number". The newly added designated key is an example of a fifth character or character string.

When the determination means 102 determines that the "number" of the two morphemes matches the name of the first group 113a (S21), that is, it determines that the definition file 114 belongs to the first group 113a. Then, the adding means 103 adds the fourth definition file 114D to the first group 113a (S22).

Further, the adding means 103 adds the character string "zip code" as the exclusion key 114b to the first definition file 114A, the second definition file 114B, and the third definition file 114C, respectively (23). As described above, the above-mentioned newly added designated key is added as an exclusion condition to all of the other definition files 114A to C belonging to the first group 113a.

<Modification 2>
Next, a modification 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the definition file 114, and FIG. 9B is a diagram showing an example of a third quotation. As shown in FIG. 9A, for example, the character string "reference" may be recorded as the exclusion key 114b, which is an exclusion condition. When the character string "reference" is excluded from the extraction target, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the reference information 711 described as a remark is included in the third estimation sheet 7C. Even if there is, the extraction means 105 may exclude the reference information 711 from the extraction target and extract the billing number information 71 indicating the billing number.

<Modification example 3>
Next, a modification 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 10 (a) and 10 (b) are diagrams showing an example of the definition file list 113. The generation means 100 further has a function of generating a new group in the definition file list 113 in addition to the function described in the above-described embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 10A, the definition files 114 that are not classified into the first to third groups 113a to c are recorded in the fourth group 113d according to “Other”. When the number of definition files 114 recorded in the fourth group is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the generation means 100 generates a new fifth group 113e as shown in FIG. 10 (b). , The definition file 114 recorded in the fourth group 113d may be re-recorded in the fifth group 113e. The predetermined number may be, for example, 3 to 5.

Further, the generation means 100 extracts a common attribute from the definition file 114 recorded in the fifth group 113e, and attaches the attribute as information (for example, a name) for identifying the fifth group 113e. A fifth group 113e may be generated. The fifth group 113e is an example of a new group.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and implementations are possible without changing the gist of the present invention. is there.

Each means of the control unit 10 may be composed of hardware circuits such as a reconfigurable circuit (FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array) and an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which are partially or wholly reconfigurable. Good.

Further, it is possible to omit or change a part of the constituent elements of the above-described embodiment without changing the gist of the present invention. In addition, steps can be added, deleted, changed, replaced, etc. in the flow of the above-described embodiment without changing the gist of the present invention. Further, the program used in the above embodiment can be recorded and provided on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, stored in an external server such as a cloud server, and used via a network. You can also do it.

1 ... Information processing device 10 ... Control unit 100 ... Generation means 101 ... Analysis means 102 ... Judgment means 103 ... Additional means 104 ... Recognition means 105 ... Extraction means 106 ... Display control means 11 ... Storage unit 110 ... Program 111 ... Form element information 113 ... Definition file list 113a ... First group 113b ... Second group 113c ... Third group 113d ... Fourth group 113e ... Fifth group 114 ... Definition file 114A ... First definition file 114B ... Second group Definition file 114C ... Third definition file 114D ... Fourth definition file 114a ... Extraction key 114b ... Exclusion key 115 ... Screen information 116 ... Information 12 ... Operation display unit 14 ... Image reading unit 15 ... Image output unit 16 ... Facsimile communication Part 17 ... Network communication unit 2 ... External facsimile device 3 ... External device 4 ... Public line network 5 ... Network 61 ... Selection screen 62 ... Setting screen 63 ... Confirmation screen 611A ... First button 611B ... Second button 612A ... Second Button 3 612B ... Fourth button 621 ... Setting button 622 ... Registration button 631 ... Attribute column 632 ... Value column 7A ... First estimate 7B ... Second estimate 7C ... Third estimate 70B ... Character information 71 ... Billing number information 74 ... Transfer destination information 75, 75B ... Estimated number information 711 ... Reference information

Claims (8)

Recognition means for recognizing characters and
When the recognized character does not include the first character or character string, the attribute is excluded by excluding the second character or character string having the same attribute as the first character or character string. An extraction means for extracting a fourth character or character string including a third character or character string indicating
Information processing device equipped with. Further provided with a registration means for registering a character or a character string as an extraction target by the extraction means.
When a fifth character or character string having an attribute common to the first character or character string is newly registered as the target of the extraction by the registration means, the extraction means is the fifth character or the fifth character or the character string. Further excluding the character string, a fourth character or character string including the third character or character string indicating the attribute is extracted.
The information processing device according to claim 1. A plurality of recording means for recording a plurality of the first characters or character strings as targets for the extraction, and
Of the plurality of recording means, the fifth character or character string is excluded from the extraction by the extraction means in each of the recording means other than the recording means for recording the fifth character or character string as the extraction target. Additional means to add as an exclusion condition and
Further prepare
The information processing device according to claim 2. A plurality of recording means for recording a plurality of the first characters or character strings as targets for the extraction, and
From the classification information obtained by classifying the recording means into groups according to the attributes of the first character or character string, the first record in which the first character or character string is recorded among the plurality of recording means. An additional means for adding the first character or character string recorded in the second recording means belonging to the same group as the means to the first recording means as the second character or character string.
Further prepare
The information processing device according to claim 1. The additional means adds a character or a character string indicating the name of the group to which the first recording means belongs to the first recording means as the third character or character string.
The information processing device according to claim 4. A recording means for recording the first character or a character string, and
A classification means for classifying the recording means into groups according to the attributes of the first character or character string, and
A generation means for generating a new group when the number of the recording means classified into the group exceeds a predetermined number, and
Further prepare
The information processing device according to claim 1. The generation means attaches the attribute to generate the new group.
The information processing device according to claim 6. Computer,
Recognition means for recognizing characters and
When the recognized character does not include the first character or character string, the attribute is excluded by excluding the second character or character string having the same attribute as the first character or character string. A program for functioning as an extraction means for extracting a fourth character or character string including a third character or character string indicating.

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