JPS6013514B2 - character reading device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for simplifying key-in operations by an operator in processing unreadable characters in a character reading device, thereby reducing labor.

Generally, in conventional character drawing devices, when a character that cannot be drawn is generated, a character pattern that cannot be drawn is displayed on the display. The operator determines the character name from the displayed pattern and inputs the corresponding character name using the keyboard. In this case, there are only a few types of characters, and in some cases, the keyboard operation is easy, but for example, kanji, hiragana, katakana, alphabets, etc.
As the number of characters such as numbers and symbols increases, searching for the appropriate key when keying in on a character keyboard becomes a great deal of effort.

In addition, in general, in a character reading device, the reading format of the form is determined in advance, and in a character reading device that reads multiple character types, it is necessary to decide which character type to use for all the characters to be read on the form. That is, it is determined in advance which character type dictionary is used for recognition determination. For example, when discussing the three character types of alphabets, numbers, and katakana, there are eight types of combinations, but if a character pattern like the one shown in Figure 1 becomes unreadable and appears on the display, the operator If it is a numeric character, it will be "5"; if it is an alphabetic character, it will be "S"; if it is an alphabetic character or a numeric character, the character name will be input based on information such as character shape and context. If Figure 1 and 2 are also numbers, then
0” in kana would be “ro”. There was a drawback that the input characters differed depending on the Kendori character type. In order to eliminate these drawbacks, the present invention clearly indicates the keyboard corresponding to the type of character on the operator's keyboard when an unrecoverable character occurs, thereby reducing the operator's effort when inputting the keyboard and also improving the operator's input. This will be explained in detail below.

FIG. 2 shows the first embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a display section, 2 is a keyboard section, 3 is a kana keyboard, 4 is an alphabetic keyboard, and 5 is a numeric keyboard. A pattern like this is displayed.

At the same time, the input target keys in the keyboard section are structured with lamps. In a general character reading device, the form format is stored in the character reading device in advance, and the same identification code is written on the form for the same form, and the character reading device first reads this identification code and selects the appropriate one. Students are now familiar with the form of forms. Various types of information are described in the form format, but character types are also often described.
Correspondingly, the character discussion device also has a function to detect character types. With this function, even if an unreadable result is output, the present invention detects the character type, displays the unreadable character on the display, and lights up the lamp under the keyboard for the corresponding character type, as shown in Figure 2. let For example, if the character type is "kana", the kana keyboard 3 lights up, and if the character type is "kana" or "number", the kana keyboard 3 and the numeric keyboard 5 light up.

As explained above, in the first embodiment, the lamp under the keyboard of the corresponding character type lights up, so the operator only has to press the corresponding key on the keyboard that is lit, which simplifies input and reduces the burden on the operator. There is an advantage in reducing

In the first embodiment, by using a keyboard with a lamp, it was possible to judge at a glance the character type outside the operation and the input key range of the keyboard, but if you just want to know the character type, the lamp is not turned on and as shown in Fig. 3. As shown, the distinction between character types may be displayed next to the character pattern.

In Figure 3, the letter ``K'' means ``kana''.
Similarly, as shown in FIG. 4, the same effect can be obtained by providing lamps for each character type on the keyboard and lighting the lamps for the corresponding character types.

Also, in the case of a shift keyboard, it is also effective to fix the shift to the corresponding character type.

The present invention has the advantage of notifying the character type to the operator as well as displaying unreadable characters, thereby making it easier for the operator to judge similar characters of different character types, thereby improving operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the display display of unreadable characters, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention. 1...Display, 2...Keyboard, 3...
...Kana keyboard section, 4...English keyboard section, 5.
...Numeric keyboard section. Figure l Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A character reading device that reads a form in which the form format is recorded together with the characters to be read is equipped with a function to read the form format and detect the character type of the character to be read, and in the event that it becomes unreadable, it A character reading device characterized by having a function of clearly indicating to an operator the character type of the character to be read as well as the character to be read.