JPH10240846A - Facsimile document character recognition system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the burden on a correcting operator and to prevent a correction miss, etc., by converting arbitrary specific information which is stored into information having corrected contents at a time when the specific information is modified. SOLUTION: A business office 1 is connected to a center 3 through a communication line, e.g. a public network 2. An actual result master file storage part 6 connected to a file server 12 in the center 3 is stored with an actual result master file 7 consisting of data of combinations of recipients and requesters who actually used this system. An information modification process part 8 is provided so as to convert part of this actual result master file 7 altogether when, for example, a bank name or branch name is changed. The contents of the actual result master file 7 can be modified altogether by operating this information modification process part 8. Consequently, a character recognition and conversion process for a document on which the bank name after the change is used becomes possible by using the past actual use results.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile form character recognition system used in a centralized exchange processing system of a financial institution.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a customer requests remittance by money order at a counter of a financial institution, for example, a bank, a money order request document is created, the content is confirmed, and data is input to a host computer. Thereby, remittance and the like are executed. In order to make such a system more efficient, a centralized currency exchange system using facsimile was adopted. In this system, a remittance request form created at a branch is transmitted to the center by facsimile. The center converts the contents written in the facsimile into data, verifies the data, and transmits the data to the host computer. As described above, the system is configured so that the center processes the remittance request form transmitted from a number of offices by facsimile intensively.

[0003]

However, the conventional system as described above has the following problems to be solved. The client name and recipient name entered in the facsimile are entered in the request form using pseudonyms and the like, but a result master file is prepared to facilitate the recognition process and increase the reliability of verification. This result master file stores, as data, a combination of a requester and a recipient who have used the device in the past. The remittance request form includes a key such as an account number for specifying the recipient and a key such as a telephone number for specifying the requester. Therefore, by referring to the performance master file using these keys, the recognition result can be predicted without recognizing the recipient name, the client name, and the like written in the request form. An image of the recipient's name and the client's name,
By collating the predicted recognition result, more reliable verification can be performed. Therefore, the process of partially correcting the recognition result is reduced.

[0004] Therefore, it is preferable that such a master record file is accumulated every time a transaction is performed, thereby increasing the degree of utilization. However, for example, the name of the bank or branch where the recipient's account is located may change. In such a case, if the performance master file is used as it is, an incorrect financial institution name is displayed as a recognition result, so that the operation of the correction operator becomes rather complicated and the correction time becomes longer. Another problem is that if the correction operator misses this, incorrect data will be transmitted to the host computer.

[0005]

The present invention employs the following structure to solve the above problems. <Structure 1> A facsimile apparatus for transmitting, via a communication line, an image of a form in which predetermined information has been entered, and a portion in which the above-mentioned predetermined information has been entered is cut out from the image of the form, received through the communication line, for recognition. A character recognition processing unit, a performance master file storage unit that stores specific information that has been used in the past and is read by a key included in the predetermined information, and a performance master file storage unit that stores the specific information. A facsimile form character recognition system, comprising: an information change processing unit that collectively converts applicable specific information into changed contents when any specified information is changed.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below using specific examples. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of a system according to the present invention. Before explaining this system,
The entire character recognition system using facsimile will be described. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a facsimile character recognition system. The branch 1 shown in the figure indicates a branch or head office of a bank or the like. This branch 1 is connected to a center 3 via a communication line, for example, a public network 2. The center 3 is a part that receives request documents for currency exchange processing from a large number of sales offices and performs centralized processing. The office 1 is provided with a facsimile machine 4 for transmitting such a request form. Further, the center 3 includes a facsimile server 11, a file server 12, a character recognition processing unit 13, a correction unit 14, a verification unit 15, a communication control unit 16, and a storage unit 17. The center 3 is connected to a host computer 5 via a communication line or the like.

In such a system, when the sales office 1 transmits a request for foreign exchange processing using the facsimile machine 4, the facsimile server 11 of the center 3 receives the image of the form. The file server 12 causes the storage unit 17 to temporarily store the received image. Then, referring to the format of the corresponding form stored in the storage unit 17, a portion of the image where necessary information is entered is cut out, and each character is recognized by the character recognition processing unit 13. The result is displayed on the correction unit 14. The correction unit 14 displays the image to be recognized and the result of the recognition processing side by side. This is compared by a correction operator, and if there is an error, the part is corrected. The result is
It is sent to the verification unit 15. The verification unit 15 verifies the validity of the described items while comparing the received voting image with the character recognition result. When the verification is completed, the data is transmitted to the host computer 5 via the communication control unit 16.

Returning to FIG. 1, the outline of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration of most of the branch 1 and the center 3 in this figure is the same as that shown in FIG. here,
The record master file storage unit 6 connected to the file server 12 is a part of the storage unit 17 shown in FIG. Here, a result master file 7 in which a combination of a recipient and a client who have used in the past is digitized is stored. The specific configuration will be described later. In the present invention, an information change processing unit 8 is provided to change a part of such a performance master file in accordance with a change in a bank name or a branch name, for example.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a form character recognition process. A specific operation for recognizing characters written on a form will be described with reference to FIG. First, in the form 20,
It is assumed that various data required for currency exchange processing are entered in predetermined places. When this is received by the center 3 (FIG. 1), first, a positioning mark 20A attached to a predetermined position of the form 20 is detected (step S1). Then, the sheet ID 20B entered at a predetermined position on the form is recognized (step S2). Thereby, the type of the form is recognized, and the file server 12 shown in FIG. 2 acquires the corresponding form from the storage unit 17 (step S3). Thereafter, the character entry portion 20C of the form 20 is detected according to the form format, and an image of the portion is cut out (step S4). Thus, the characters written in each part are recognized (step S5). As shown in this figure, the correction operator displays the form image 21 and the recognition result 22 side by side.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the performance master file. Processing using the performance master file will be described with reference to FIG. In the request form for currency processing,
In addition to the name of the client and the name of the receiver, the telephone number of the client, the account number of the receiver, and the like are entered. In general, character recognition is more reliable in processing with numbers than in processing with characters. Therefore, as shown in this figure, the telephone number of the client is first used as the key of the client. Then, a link between the deposit item of the recipient and the account number of the recipient is used as the recipient key. As shown in the figure, the client key and the client name, the receiver key and the bank name or branch name, the receiver name and the bank name or branch name are associated and stored as a result master file, as shown in the figure. Therefore, when the same client receives a request for remittance to the same recipient, the client and recipient are linked as shown in the figure based on the client key and recipient key. Data can be read.

Thus, a recognition result can be obtained without performing recognition processing on characters such as a client name, a bank name, a branch name, and a recipient name. The client key and the client name, the receiver key and the bank name, branch name, and receiver name are all entered in the request form. To do that.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a method of referring to the result master file. As shown in this figure, for example, it is assumed that the bank name is “north” and the branch name is “Tokyo”. In this case,
As shown in FIG. 5, an image of the form and the result of referring to the result master file are displayed on the display of the correction unit 14 shown in FIG. By operating a switching key (not shown) provided in the correction unit 14,
It is also possible to switch and display the actual recognition result and the reference result of the performance master file. The same applies to the recipient name "Hanako Minami".

The result master file 7 functions effectively as the use results are accumulated. However, for example, when the bank name, branch name, or the like shown in FIG. 4 is changed due to a merger of a bank, organizational reform, or the like, it cannot be used as it is. Although it is possible to clear the result master file and accumulate new use results, the past accumulation cannot be used. In the present invention, a process of changing necessary information is performed so that a past record master file can be used.

FIG. 6 shows a change screen 25 displayed on the information change processing section 8 for partially correcting the result master file. Note that the information change processing unit 8 is configured by a terminal such as a personal computer or a workstation. Then, a change screen 25 as shown in this figure is displayed on the display. That is, when the operator specifies a change operation, a screen as shown in FIG. Here you will find the bank code of the old bank,
A frame for inputting the changed bank code, bank name, and the like is displayed. As a result, the bank name is changed. The bank code before the change is “0001”, and the bank code after the change is unchanged. If the bank name is, for example, "Northwest", "Hokusei" is entered in the column of bank name pseudonym, and "Northwest" is entered in the column of bank name kanji. When such instruction data is input to the information change processing unit 8, the information change processing unit 8 performs the following operation.

FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of the bank name change operation. Steps S1 to S4 in the figure are processes for inputting the bank code before the change, the bank code after the change, the pseudonym after the change, the kanji character after the change, etc. shown in FIG. In step S5, the information change processing unit 8 reads the data of the performance master file stored in the performance master file storage unit 6 one by one. And step S
In step 6, a comparison is made with the bank code before the change. As shown in FIG. 4, the record master file 7 includes a bank code and a branch code in addition to a client key, a client name, a receiver key, a bank name, a branch name, a receiver name, and the like. . Therefore, by collating the bank code, data including the bank name before the change can be extracted.

If the bank codes match, the corresponding data in the record master file is rewritten with the changed data. That is, for example, the kanji bank name “north” shown in FIG. 4 is changed to “northwest”. If data whose bank code does not match is read, step S8 is passed. Then, in a step S9, it is determined whether or not the data is the last data of the performance master file. If it is not the last data, the process returns to step S5 again to read the next data of the result master file. In this way, for all the data, the data of the corresponding bank code is changed, and the process ends. As a result, all the relevant portions of the bank name before the change in the record master file are replaced with the new bank name and can be used as they are.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the contents of a change screen of a branch name. This time, a change screen 25 for changing a branch name is shown. Here, a bank code before the change, a bank code after the change, and the like are displayed, and a frame for inputting the branch code before the change, the branch code after the change, the branch name pseudonym, the branch name kanji, and the like are displayed. Here, for example, as shown in this figure, the branch name code is entered as "1010", the changed branch name is entered as "Tokyo Station", and the branch name kanji is entered as "Tokyo Station". In a similar manner, the information change processing unit 8 executes a branch code change process.

FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of the branch name change operation. In this process, as in the process shown in FIG. 7, the data before and after the change is input in steps S1 to S4, the result master file is read one data at a time in step S5, and the comparison of the branch codes is performed in step S6. Do.
It should be noted that the branch code is compared with the bank code in combination. If the corresponding data is found, the name of the branch is changed. The following is the same as changing the bank name.

[0019]

As described above, since the information change processing unit for changing a part of the record master file is provided, for example, when the name of a financial institution or the name of a branch is changed, this information change is performed. By operating the processing unit 8, the contents of the result master file can be changed collectively. As a result, it is possible to perform the character recognition conversion processing of the form using the changed bank name, etc., utilizing the past use results. Thus,
The burden on the correction operator is also reduced, and correction mistakes and the like can be prevented. The information change processing unit can be operated and activated by an operator of the center, but the contents of the change can be various types of data written in the record master file. That is, not only bank names and branch names, but also batch changes of recipient names, for example, are possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of a system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a facsimile character recognition system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a form character recognition process.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the contents of a performance master file.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a result master file reference method.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the contents of bank name change information.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a bank name change operation.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the contents of a branch name change screen.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a branch name change operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sales office 2 Public network 3 Center 4 Facsimile machine 6 Result master file storage part 7 Result master file 8 Information change processing part 13 Character recognition processing part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for transmitting, via a communication line, an image of a form in which predetermined information has been entered, and a part in which the predetermined information has been entered is cut out from the image of the form, received in the communication line. A character recognition processing unit for recognizing, a result master file storage unit that has a use record in the past, and stores specific information read by a key included in the predetermined information, and a result master file storage unit A facsimile form character recognition system, comprising: an information change processing unit that collectively converts applicable specific information into changed contents when any stored specific information is changed.