Remote Signature System

Abstract

Provided is a remote signature system with improved convenience. 【Solution means】A remote signature system is a remote signature system that causes a plot device on the recipient side to output a signature based on the signature input by the signer. The remote signature system includes a first system disposed on the signer side and a second system disposed on the recipient side. The first system has an input device for the signer to input a signature, and a first control device that acquires signature information indicating the signature input to the input device and transmits the signature information to the second system. The second system has a second control device that acquires the signature information from the first control device, a plot device that outputs a signature to a member to be drawn based on the signature information acquired by the second control device, a control unit that acquires signature completion information indicating that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed, and a recipient-side notification device capable of notifying the recipient that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed based on the signature completion information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a remote signature system.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, there has been a plotter that automatically draws an arbitrary character string, figure, or the like on a sheet of paper by moving a writing instrument such as a pen over the paper. A plotter using a pen is also called a pen plotter. The plotter draws on a drawing member such as a sheet of paper based on input information from the outside, for example. By inputting signature information indicating a character string such as a signature into an input device provided at a position away from the plotter and transmitting the signature information input to the input device to the plotter, a remote signature system can be realized in which the plotter provided at a position away from the signature input location outputs the signature.

[0003] As a method for realizing remote signature output, for example, there is a method for enabling remote-based signing / dedication described in Patent Document 1. The method for enabling signing / dedication described in Patent Document 1 prepares a first computer at a first location associated with an individual from whom a signature or dedication is required, prepares a second computer at the location where a signature or dedication is required, and links the first computer and the second computer so as to provide a two-way audio-visual communication system. In the second computer, an input regarding a request for a signature and / or dedication from one or more individuals is received, the request is communicated to the first computer, the individual associated with the first computer considers the request, and based on such a request, a signature and / or personalized dedication is provided as an input to an input device connected to the first computer, the signature and / or personalized dedication is transmitted from the first computer to the second computer, in the second computer, the signature and / or personalized dedication is received, and the signature and / or personalized dedication is provided to a plotting device connected to the second computer, and based on the operation of the plotting device, a signature and / or personalized dedication that is substantially the handwriting of the individual associated with the first computer introduced into the plotting device is applied.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, in a remote signature system using an input device and a plot device (plotting device) that are provided separately from each other, such as the method for enabling remote-based signing / dedication described in Patent Document 1, when the recipient waiting for the output completion of the signature on the plot device side does not grasp the content of the output signature, the recipient cannot grasp that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed, and there is a possibility that the timing of taking out the paper or the like on which the signature has been output from the plot device cannot be grasped. As a result, there is a risk that the convenience in the delivery of signatures using the remote signature system will decrease.

[0006] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a remote signature system with improved convenience.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention proposes the following means. A remote signature system according to a first aspect of the present invention is a remote signature system that causes a plot device on the recipient side to output a signature based on a signature input by an entry person, and includes a first system disposed on the entry person side and a second system disposed on the recipient side. The first system includes an input device for the entry person to input a signature, and a first control device that acquires signature information indicating the signature input to the input device and transmits the signature information to the second system. An imaging device capable of imaging a video of the person who filled in the form, The second system includes a second control device that acquires the signature information from the first control device, a plot device that outputs a signature on a member to be drawn based on the signature information acquired by the second control device, a control unit that acquires signature completion information indicating that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed, and a recipient-side notification device that can notify the recipient that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed based on the signature completion information. a video output unit, has and the first control device generates a processed video including the operation information of the person who filled in the form based on the video information of the person who filled in the form captured by the imaging device, and the second control device controls the video output unit to display the processed video obtained from the first control device on the video output unit, and the processed video includes a video in which a character different from the appearance of the person who filled in the form reproduces the operation of the person who filled in the form.

[0008] The remote signature system according to the second aspect of the present invention is a remote signature system that causes a plot device on the recipient side to output a signature based on the signature input by the signatory, and includes a first system disposed on the signatory side and a second system disposed on the recipient side. The first system includes an input device for the signatory to input the signature, a first control device that acquires signature information indicating the signature input to the input device and transmits the signature information to the second system, and a signatory-side notification device capable of notifying the signatory of predetermined information. The second system includes a second control device that acquires the signature information from the first control device, and a plot device that outputs a signature on a member to be drawn based on the signature information acquired by the second control device. The signatory-side notification device notifies the signatory that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed.

Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the remote signature system of the present invention, a remote signature system with improved convenience can be provided.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for carrying out the invention

[0011] (First Embodiment) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a remote signature system 1000 according to the first embodiment.

[0012] [Remote signature system 1000] The remote signature system 1000 includes a first system 100 provided on the side of the writer P1 and a second system 200 provided on the side of the recipient P2. The remote signature system 1000 is a remote signature system in which a signature entered by the writer P1 can be received by the recipient P2 located at a location away from the writer P1.

[0013] In the present embodiment, the first system 100 and the second system 200 are provided at positions separated from each other. The first system 100 and the second system 200 are provided, for example, in different rooms within the same building or in different buildings. Therefore, the writer P1 and the recipient P2 cannot visually recognize each other.

[0014] [First system 100] The first system 100 includes an input device 110, a sound collection device 120, a photographing device 130, and a first control device 140. The writer P1 is located in a space such as a room where the first system 100 is provided.

[0015] [Input device 110] The input device 110 is a device for the writer P1 to input a signature, and is, for example, a tablet. The input device 110 may be a terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet having a touch panel, or may be a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. The input device 110 is arranged in the vicinity of the writer P1 in the first system 100.

[0016] The signature input into the input device 110 by the inputter P1 includes any character string, figure, etc. In the present embodiment, the signature input into the input device 110 is mainly input by the handwriting of the inputter P1.

[0017] [Sound collection device 120] The sound collection device 120 is a microphone that collects the voice, etc. emitted by the inputter P1. The sound collection device 120 is arranged in the vicinity of the inputter P1 in the first system 100 to such an extent that the voice of the inputter P1 can be collected.

[0018] [Imaging device 130] The imaging device 130 is a device such as a camera that can capture an image of the inputter P1. In the present embodiment, the imaging device 130 captures a moving image of an area including at least a part of the inputter P1.

[0019] [First control device 140] The first control device 140 is a control device that controls part or all of the first system 100. The first control device 140 is connected to the input device 110, the sound collection device 120, and the imaging device 130 by wire or wirelessly. Further, the first system 100 is communicably connected to the second system 200 via the first control device 140. The first control device 140 includes an acquisition unit 141, a transmission / reception unit 142, and a generation unit 143.

[0020] The first control device 140 is, for example, a program-executable device (computer) including a processor, a memory, a storage unit, etc. Each function of the first control device 140 is realized, for example, by one or more processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a program memory. However, all or part of these functions may be realized by hardware (e.g., circuitry) such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or a PLD (Programmable Logic Device). Also, all or part of the above functions may be realized by a combination of software and hardware. The storage unit is realized by a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), a ROM (Read-Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like.

[0021] The acquisition unit 141 acquires the signature information input to the input device 110 from the input device 110. In the present embodiment, the signature information input to the input device 110 is information necessary to reproduce the signature input by the signer P1 to the input device 110, and includes, for example, the shape and shading of the signature input by the signer P1 to the input device 110.

[0022] The acquisition unit 141 acquires the signer voice information picked up by the sound pickup device 120 from the sound pickup device 120. In the present embodiment, the signer voice information picked up by the sound pickup device 120 is information necessary to reproduce the voice of the signer P1 picked up by the sound pickup device 120, and includes, for example, the sound information obtained by recording the voice of the signer P1.

[0023] The acquisition unit 141 acquires the entrant video information captured by the imaging device 130 from the imaging device 130. In the present embodiment, the entrant video information captured by the imaging device 130 includes moving image information that captures a region including at least a part of the entrant P1.

[0024] The transmission / reception unit 142 is communicably connected to the second system 200 and transmits various signals to the second system 200 and receives various signals from the second system 200. The transmission / reception unit 142 transmits the above-described signature information to the second system 200.

[0025] The generation unit 143 acquires the above-described entrant voice information and entrant video information from the acquisition unit 141. The generation unit 143 generates a processed video including entrant motion information based on the entrant video information. In the present embodiment, the entrant motion information based on the entrant video information includes information indicating the motion of the entrant P1 in the video captured by the imaging device 130.

[0026] Further, the processed video including the entrant motion information is moving image information in which the motion of the entrant P1 is reproduced. The processed video generated by the generation unit 143 is, for example, a video including a video in which a character (avatar) different from the appearance of the entrant P1 reproduces the motion of the entrant P1. The first control device 140 performs a predetermined process on the video captured by the imaging device 130 of the entrant P1 and generates a video (processed video) including an arbitrary character or the like that reproduces the motion of the entrant P1. The character generated on the processed video is, for example, a virtual idol or the like.

[0027] The generation unit 143 generates processed voice obtained by performing a predetermined conversion process on the entrant voice information. The predetermined conversion process that the generation unit 143 performs on the entrant voice information indicates, for example, a process of changing the pitch (height) of the voice or a process of converting the voice into another voice synthesized with a previously stored sound or voice.

[0028] Note that the generation unit 143 may generate processed audio by using a machine-learned trained model. In this case, the trained model possessed by the generation unit 143 uses, for example, the filler voice information acquired from the acquisition unit 141 as input, and outputs processed audio obtained by converting the speech audio of the filler P1 into the voice of an arbitrary person different from the filler P1.

[0029] The generation unit 143 transmits the generated processed video and processed audio to the transmission / reception unit 142. The transmission / reception unit 142 transmits the processed video and processed audio received from the generation unit 143 to the second system 200.

[0030] [Second System 200] The second system 200 includes a plotting device 210, a second control device 220, and an output device 230. The recipient P2 is located in a space such as a room where the second system 200 is provided.

[0031] [Plotting Device 210] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the plotting device 210. FIGS. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views showing the plotting device 210. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the plotting device 210.

[0032] The plotting device 210 includes a control unit 211, a base unit 212, a drive unit 213, a plot structure unit 214, a recipient-side notification device 240, and a detection unit 215. The plotting device 210 is a pen plotter capable of drawing a predetermined line on a drawing member PA with a drawing tool PE.

[0033] The drawing member PA is, for example, a sheet of paper on which the plotting device 210 draws a predetermined line. The drawing member PA may be formed of a material capable of having a predetermined line drawn thereon by the plotting device 210, and in addition to paper, may be a resin film, a cloth material, a wooden board material, a metal plate, or the like.

[0034] The drawing tool PE is a known pen such as a ballpoint pen, an ink pen, a signature pen, or a pencil, etc. It is a writing tool that can draw dots and lines on the member to be drawn PA by bringing the tip (pen tip) T into contact with the member to be drawn PA. The drawing tool PE only needs to be able to draw a predetermined dot, line, etc. on the member to be drawn PA, and it may be a brush, chalk, etc.

[0035] In the following description, as shown in FIG. 2, on the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis that are perpendicular to each other, the X-axis is defined as the horizontal left-right direction (X-axis direction), the Y-axis is defined as the horizontal front-back direction (Y-axis direction), and the Z-axis is defined as the vertical up-down direction (Z-axis direction).

[0036] [Control unit 211] The control unit 211 is composed of a computer such as a microcomputer and controls part or all of the plotting device 210. Specifically, the control unit 211 controls the plotting device 210 based on the signature information received from the first system 100.

[0037] [Base unit 212] The base unit 212 is a base on which the member to be drawn PA can be placed on the upper surface 212a. In the present embodiment, the base unit 212 is a plate-shaped member extending in the horizontal direction (X-axis direction and Y-axis direction). The upper surface 212a of the base unit 212 is a surface facing upward in the Z-axis direction on the base unit 212.

[0038] [Drive unit 213] The drive unit 213 includes a movable part 10 and a transport part 20. The movable part 10 includes a first movable part 11 and a second movable part 12.

[0039] The first movable part 11 is a moving mechanism that can move the transport part 20 in the Y-axis direction. The second movable part 12 is a moving mechanism that can move the first movable part 11 and the transport part 20 in the X-axis direction. The movable part 10 can move the transport part 20 in the horizontal direction.

[0040] The movable part 10 only needs to be able to move the conveying part 20 in the horizontal direction, and may be configured to move the conveying part 20 using a roller part that rotates by an electric motor and a rail part that guides the roller part, or may be configured to move the conveying part 20 using a linear motion mechanism by an electric motor and a ball screw.

[0041] Also, the movable part 10 may be configured to move the conveying part 20 using a rack and pinion mechanism, or may be configured to move the conveying part 20 using a multi-joint robot arm.

[0042] The movable part 10 is connected to the control part 211 by wired communication or wireless communication and is controlled by the control part 211. The movable part 10 moves the conveying part 20 in a predetermined direction based on a control signal from the control part 211.

[0043] The conveying part 20 includes a conveying main body part 21, an electromagnet 22, and a first positioning part 23. The conveying main body part 21 is the base of the conveying part 20 and is connected to the first movable part 11. The upper surface 21a of the conveying main body part 21 is disposed to face the lower surface 212b of the pedestal part 212 in the Z-axis direction.

[0044] The upper surface 21a of the conveying main body part 21 is a surface facing upward in the Z-axis direction in the conveying main body part 21. The lower surface 212b of the pedestal part 212 is a surface facing downward in the Z-axis direction in the pedestal part 212.

[0045] The electromagnet 22 is a known electromagnet having, for example, an iron core and a coil (not shown). The electromagnet 22 is provided on the conveying main body part 21. The electromagnet 22 is provided so as to protrude, for example, from the upper surface 21a of the conveying main body part 21.

[0046] Here, the conveying part 20 is provided in the vicinity of the pedestal part 212. When a current is supplied to the coil of the electromagnet 22, magnetic poles are generated on the side provided near the pedestal part 212 and the side provided away from the pedestal part 212 of the electromagnet 22.

[0047] In this embodiment, the conveying unit 20 is provided below the base portion 212 in the Z-axis direction. That is, when a current is supplied to the coil of the electromagnet 22, it has magnetic poles at the upper and lower ends in the Z-axis direction.

[0048] The conveying unit 20 is connected to the control unit 211 by wired communication or wireless communication and is controlled by the control unit 211. The control unit 211 controls the start or stop of the current supply to the coil of the electromagnet 22 and the direction of the current to be supplied.

[0049] Note that the control unit 211 may control a power supply device provided outside the control unit 211 and control the current supplied from the power supply device to the electromagnet 22.

[0050] The first positioning unit 23 is, for example, a magnet (e.g., a neodymium magnet) provided on the conveying main body unit 21. In this embodiment, three first positioning units 23 are provided on the conveying main body unit 21, but the number of the first positioning units 23 provided in the conveying unit 20 may be less than three or may be four or more.

[0051] In this embodiment, the first positioning unit 23 is provided so as to be exposed from the upper surface 21a of the conveying main body unit 21. Also, in the horizontal direction, the size of the first positioning unit 23 is smaller than the size of the electromagnet 22.

[0052] In the horizontal direction, the base portion 212 has a larger area than the conveying unit 20. The conveying unit 20 is movable horizontally with respect to the base portion 212 by the movable unit 10 in the space below the base portion 212.

[0053] [Plot structure portion 214] The plot structure portion 214 includes a support portion 40 and a drawing portion 50. The support portion 40 is placed on the upper surface of the member PA to be drawn. The support portion 40 includes a support main body portion 41, a support opening portion 42, and a second positioning portion 43.

[0054] The support main body portion 41 is the base portion of the support portion 40, and is, for example, a cylindrical member having a central axis extending in the Z-axis direction.

[0055] The support opening 42 is an opening that penetrates the support main body portion 41 in the Z-axis direction. In the present embodiment, the support opening 42 has a first support opening 42a and a second support opening 42b. The first support opening 42a and the second support opening 42b penetrate from the upper surface 41a to the lower surface 41b of the support main body portion 41 and communicate with each other in the horizontal direction.

[0056] In the present embodiment, the first support opening 42a is located at the center of the support main body portion 41 in the horizontal direction. The inner diameter of the first support opening 42a and the inner diameter of the second support opening 42b may be equal to each other or may be different from each other.

[0057] The first support opening 42a and the second support opening 42b are circular openings that are arranged such that at least a part of them overlaps with each other in a plan view from the Z-axis direction, and a constricted shape that protrudes inside the opening is formed at the boundary portion between the first support opening 42a and the second support opening 42b.

[0058] The second positioning portion 43 is, for example, a magnet (for example, a neodymium magnet) provided on the support main body portion 41. In the present embodiment, three second positioning portions 43 are provided on the support main body portion 41, but the number of second positioning portions 43 provided in the support portion 40 may be less than three or may be four or more.

[0059] It is preferable that the number of the first positioning portions 23 provided in the transport portion 20 is equal to the number of the second positioning portions 43 provided in the support portion 40. In the present embodiment, the second positioning portion 43 is provided so as to be exposed from the lower surface 41b of the support main body portion 41.

[0060] The drawing portion 50 includes a lifting magnet 51 and a fixing portion 52. The lifting magnet 51 is a magnet that attracts or repels the electromagnet 22 by magnetic force. The lifting magnet 51 has a size that can be inserted into the second support opening 42b. The lifting magnet 51 is, for example, a cylindrical magnet having a central axis extending in the Z-axis direction, and has an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the second support opening 42b.

[0061] The fixing part 52 is a member that is connected to the lifting magnet 51 and connects the lifting magnet 51 and the drawing tool PE. The fixing part 52 is, for example, an annular member along the outer peripheral surface of the drawing tool PE. By inserting the drawing tool PE into the internal space of the annular fixing part 52, the drawing tool PE can be fixed to the fixing part 52, and the drawing tool PE and the lifting magnet 51 can be connected by the fixing part 52.

[0062] The drawing part 50 is preferably configured to be detachable from the drawing tool PE. Further, the drawing part 50 is detachably inserted into the support opening 42. When the drawing part 50 is inserted into the support opening 42, the drawing tool PE and the fixing part 52 are disposed inside the first support opening 42a, and the lifting magnet 51 is disposed inside the second support opening 42b.

[0063] The first support opening 42a has, for example, an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the drawing tool PE. By setting the inner diameters of the first support opening 42a and the second support opening 42b to appropriate dimensions according to the shapes of the drawing part 50 and the drawing tool PE, the drawing part 50 and the drawing tool PE can be sufficiently supported by the inner surface of the support opening 42, and the drawing part 50 and the drawing tool PE inserted into the support opening 42 can be prevented from tilting.

[0064] Here, the plotting operation in the plotting device 210 will be described. When operating the plotting device 210, the member to be drawn PA is placed on the upper surface 212a of the base 212. Further, the support part 40 is placed on the upper surface of the member to be drawn PA. At this time, the lower surface 41b of the support main body part 41 is in contact with the upper surface of the member to be drawn PA in the Z-axis direction.

[0065] Also, when operating the plotting device 210, the drawing unit 50 is inserted through the support opening 42, and at least a part of the drawing unit 50 is disposed inside the support opening 42. The drawing unit 50 is provided so as to be able to move forward and backward in the Z-axis direction inside the support opening 42. The drawing tool PE is disposed such that the tip T faces the member PA to be drawn in the Z-axis direction.

[0066] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the transport unit 20 and the support unit 40 are disposed with the base 212 and the member PA to be drawn sandwiched therebetween in the Z-axis direction. At this time, the support unit 40 is disposed at a position where the second positioning unit 43 corresponds to the first positioning unit 23 and the support opening 42 corresponds to the electromagnet 22.

[0067] Specifically, the support unit 40 is disposed in the horizontal direction such that the second positioning unit 43 overlaps at least a part of the first positioning unit 23, and the support opening 42 overlaps at least a part of the electromagnet 22.

[0068] The drawing unit 50 disposed inside the support opening 42 is disposed in the horizontal direction such that the lifting magnet 51 overlaps at least a part of the electromagnet 22. At this time, the drawing tool PE and the fixing unit 52 do not necessarily overlap the electromagnet 22 in the horizontal direction.

[0069] The first positioning unit 23 and the second positioning unit 43 are magnets respectively disposed so as to be able to attract each other in the Z-axis direction with the base 212 sandwiched therebetween by magnetic force. By disposing the support unit 40 at a position where the second positioning unit 43 corresponds to the first positioning unit 23, the first positioning unit 23 and the second positioning unit 43 attract each other by magnetic force.

[0070] Due to the attractive force acting between the first positioning unit 23 and the second positioning unit 43, the position of the second positioning unit 43 with respect to the first positioning unit 23 is fixed, and the position of the support unit 40 with respect to the transport unit 20 is fixed.

[0071] The drawing unit 50 is disposed inside the support opening 42 and is supported by the inner surface of the support opening 42 in the horizontal direction. Therefore, by positioning the support unit 40 by the first positioning unit 23 and the second positioning unit 43, the horizontal positions of the support unit 40 and the drawing unit 50 with respect to the transport unit 20 are determined.

[0072] In the Z-axis direction, the transport unit 20 only needs to be disposed at a position where it can generate an attractive force between the first positioning unit 23 and the second positioning unit 43. The upper surface 21a of the transport main body 21 may or may not be in contact with the lower surface 212b of the base 212.

[0073] After the support unit 40 and the drawing unit 50 are disposed at predetermined positions on the upper surface of the member PA to be drawn, the control unit 211 controls the current supplied to the electromagnet 22. At this time, the control unit 211 at least controls the direction in which the current flows through the coil of the electromagnet 22. The control unit 211 may control the current value and voltage of the current supplied to the electromagnet 22.

[0074] The lifting magnet 51 is disposed inside the support opening 42 such that magnetic poles are generated on the side near the base 212 (lower end side) and the side away from the base 212 (upper end side). That is, the lifting magnet 51 is disposed inside the support opening 42 such that one of the lower end side and the upper end side is the positive pole (N pole) and the other is the negative pole (S pole).

[0075] Also, when a current is supplied to the coil of the electromagnet 22, magnetic poles are generated on the side near the base 212 (upper end side) and the side away from the base 212 (lower end side) of the electromagnet 22. That is, when a current is supplied to the coil, the electromagnet 22 is disposed such that one of the lower end side and the upper end side is the positive pole (N pole) and the other is the negative pole (S pole).

[0076] In the following description, among the directions in which current flows through the coil of the electromagnet 22, the direction in which the pole on the upper end side of the electromagnet 22 becomes a pole different from the pole on the lower end side of the elevating magnet 51 is referred to as the "first flow direction", and the direction in which the pole on the upper end side of the electromagnet 22 becomes the same pole as the pole on the lower end side of the elevating magnet 51 is referred to as the "second flow direction".

[0077] In the plotting device 210, the elevating magnet 51 attracts to the electromagnet 22 when current flows through the electromagnet 22 in the first flow direction, and repels from the electromagnet 22 when current flows through the electromagnet 22 in the second flow direction.

[0078] The control unit 211 can switch the flow direction of the current supplied to the electromagnet 22 between the first flow direction and the second flow direction. The plotting device 210 shown in FIG. 3 is in a state where the electromagnet 22 and the elevating magnet 51 are attracted by magnetic force (adsorption state).

[0079] In the plotting device 210 in the adsorption state, an attractive force acts between the electromagnet 22 and the elevating magnet 51. That is, a force in the direction of approaching the electromagnet 22 acts on the elevating magnet 51. At this time, the control unit 211 makes the pole on the upper end side of the electromagnet 22 a pole different from the pole on the lower end side of the elevating magnet 51 by flowing current through the electromagnet 22 in the first flow direction.

[0080] Since the pole on the upper end side of the electromagnet 22 becomes a pole different from the pole on the lower end side of the elevating magnet 51, the electromagnet 22 and the elevating magnet 51 attract each other, and the plotting device 210 enters the adsorption state shown in FIG. 3.

[0081] When the plotting device 210 is in the adsorption state, the drawing tool PE connected to the elevating magnet 51 by the fixing portion 52 is attracted to the electromagnet 22 side (downward) together with the elevating magnet 51 inside the support opening 42. At this time, the tip T of the drawing tool PE is in contact with the upper surface of the member to be drawn PA.

[0082] The plotting device 210 shown in FIG. 4 is in a state where the electromagnet 22 and the elevating magnet 51 repel each other due to magnetic force (repulsion state). In the plotting device 210 in the repulsion state, a repulsive force acts between the electromagnet 22 and the elevating magnet 51. That is, a force in a direction away from the electromagnet 22 acts on the elevating magnet 51.

[0083] At this time, the control unit 211 makes the magnetic pole on the upper end side of the electromagnet 22 the same magnetic pole as the magnetic pole on the lower end side of the elevating magnet 51 by flowing a current in the second flow direction through the electromagnet 22. Since the magnetic pole on the upper end side of the electromagnet 22 becomes the same magnetic pole as the magnetic pole on the lower end side of the elevating magnet 51, the electromagnet 22 and the elevating magnet 51 repel each other, and the plotting device 210 enters the repulsion state shown in FIG. 4.

[0084] When the plotting device 210 is in the repulsion state, the drawing tool PE connected to the elevating magnet 51 by the fixing part 52 moves upward (in a direction away from the electromagnet 22) together with the elevating magnet 51 inside the support opening 42.

[0085] When the elevating magnet 51 repels the electromagnet 22, for example, when the gravitational force acting on the drawing part 50 and the repulsive force acting on the elevating magnet 51 are balanced, the drawing part 50 is stationary in the Z-axis direction. When the gravitational force and the repulsive force are balanced and the drawing part 50 is stationary, as shown in FIG. 4, the drawing part 50 is stationary with at least a part of the drawing part 50 disposed inside the support opening 42.

[0086] At this time, the drawing part 50 only needs to be disposed inside the support opening 42 to such an extent that the drawing part 50 can be supported by the support part 40, and the tip T of the drawing tool PE is separated upward from the member PA to be drawn. For example, it is sufficient if the tip T of the drawing tool PE is slightly separated from the member PA to be drawn.

[0087] In the plotting device 210 in the repulsion state, the drawing part 50 only needs to have the tip T of the drawing tool PE separated from the member PA to be drawn in the Z-axis direction, and does not necessarily have to be strictly stationary.

[0088] In this way, the drawing unit 50 moves forward and backward in the Z-axis direction within the support opening 42 when the electromagnet 22 and the elevating magnet 51 attract or repel each other.

[0089] The plotting device 210 illustrated in FIG. 5 draws a line L on the upper surface of the member PA to be drawn based on the signature information acquired from the first system 100. The line L illustrated in FIG. 5 includes a first line L1 drawn along a predetermined path from a first start point L1a to a first end point L1b, and a second line L2 drawn along a predetermined path from a second start point L2a to a second end point L2b.

[0090] The control unit 211 controls the plotting device 210 based on signature information including data such as the coordinates of the first start point L1a, the first end point L1b, the second start point L2a, and the second end point L2b, the path from the first start point L1a to the first end point L1b, and the path from the second start point L2a to the second end point L2b.

[0091] Hereinafter, the operation of the plotting device 210 for drawing the line L on the upper surface of the member PA to be drawn will be described. First, the control unit 211 passes a current through the electromagnet 22 in the above-described second flow direction to put the plotting device 210 in the above-described repulsive state.

[0092] In the plotting device 210 in the repulsive state, the control unit 211 controls the movable part 10 so that the tip T of the drawing tool PE is disposed above the first start point L1a. Specifically, the control unit 211 controls the first movable part 11 and the second movable part 12 to move the transport part 20 in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.

[0093] At this time, the first positioning part 23 of the transport part 20 and the second positioning part 43 of the support part 40 sandwich the base part 212 and the member PA to be drawn in the Z-axis direction and are attracted to each other by magnetic force.

[0094] Therefore, the control unit 211 can move the support unit 40 placed on the upper surface of the member to be drawn PA following the transport unit 20 by moving the transport unit 20. Further, the control unit 211 can move the drawing unit 50 disposed in the support opening 42 of the support unit 40 together with the support unit 40 by moving the support unit 40.

[0095] When the plotter 210 is in the repulsive state, the tip T of the drawing unit 50 is disposed at a distance from the member to be drawn PA inside the support opening 42. Therefore, when the tip T of the drawing tool PE moves to the first starting point L1a by the control unit 211, no line is drawn on the member to be drawn PA by the drawing tool PE.

[0096] Next, the control unit 211 sets the plotter 210 to the above-described adsorption state with the tip T of the drawing tool PE disposed above the first starting point L1a. Specifically, the control unit 211 causes a current to flow in the above-described first flow direction through the electromagnet 22, and brings the electromagnet 22 and the lifting magnet 51 into an attracted state by the magnetic force, thereby bringing the tip T of the drawing tool PE into contact with the first starting point L1a on the upper surface of the member to be drawn PA.

[0097] Next, while maintaining the plotter 210 in the adsorbed state, the control unit 211 moves the transport unit 20 by the movable unit 10 so that the tip T of the drawing tool PE moves from the first starting point L1a to the first ending point L1b based on the path data from the first starting point L1a to the first ending point L1b. At this time, since the tip T of the drawing tool PE is in contact with the upper surface of the member to be drawn PA, a first line L1 from the first starting point L1a to the first ending point L1b is drawn on the member to be drawn PA by the drawing tool PE.

[0098] When the tip T of the drawing tool PE reaches the first ending point L1b, the control unit 211 causes a current to flow in the second flow direction through the electromagnet 22 to set the plotter 210 in the repulsive state. While maintaining the plotter 210 in the repulsive state, the control unit 211 moves the transport unit 20 by the movable unit 10 so that the tip T of the drawing tool PE moves from the first ending point L1b to the second starting point L2a.

[0099] In the path from the first end point L1b to the second start point L2a, since the tip T of the drawing tool PE is separated from the member PA to be drawn, no line is drawn on the member PA to be drawn. When the tip T of the drawing tool PE reaches the second start point L2a, the control unit 211 flows a current in the first flow direction through the electromagnet 22 to put the plotting device 210 in an adsorbed state.

[0100] By putting the plotting device 210 in an adsorbed state, the control unit 211 draws the second line L2 from the second start point L2a to the second end point L2b with the tip T of the drawing tool PE on the member PA to be drawn, and completes the drawing of the line L on the member PA to be drawn.

[0101] In the present embodiment, the plotting device 210 can draw (plot) a predetermined line on the member PA to be drawn by switching the direction of the current flowing through the electromagnet 22 to switch the plotting device 210 between an adsorbed state and a repulsive state, and by controlling the movable part 10 to move the transport part 20, the support part 40, and the drawing part 50. Note that the plotting device 210 only needs to be able to output a sign based on the sign information acquired from the outside, and is not limited to the above-described configuration.

[0102] [Receiver-side notification device 240] As shown in FIG. 2, the receiver-side notification device 240 includes a first notification part 241, a second notification part 242, and a third notification part 243.

[0103] The first notification part 241 is a moving mechanism connected to the base part 212 and movable in the X-axis direction with respect to the base part 212. The second notification part 242 is a moving mechanism movable in the Y-axis direction with respect to the first notification part 241 and the base part 212. The third notification part 243 is a moving mechanism movable in the Z-axis direction with respect to the first notification part 241, the second notification part 242, and the base part 212.

[0104] The recipient-side notification device 240 only needs to be able to move the base 212, and may be configured to move the base 212 using a roller part that rotates by an electric motor and a rail part that guides the roller part, or may be configured to move the base 212 using a linear motion mechanism by an electric motor and a ball screw.

[0105] Also, the recipient-side notification device 240 may be configured to move the base 212 using a rack and pinion mechanism, or may be configured to move the base 212 using an articulated robot arm.

[0106] [Detection unit 215] The detection unit 215 can detect that the output of the signature based on the signature information has been completed in the plotting device 210. The detection unit 215 may detect that the output of the signature has been completed by detecting the position of the transport unit 20, or may detect that the output of the signature has been completed by detecting the rotation angle or the like of the electric motor included in the movable unit 10, or may detect that the output of the signature has been completed by detecting that the transmission of the control signal to the movable unit 10 and the transport unit 20 by the control unit 211 has been completed. Further, when time-sensitive signature information (handwritten information) in a stream format is transmitted and received between the first system 100 and the second system 200, for example, the detection unit 215 may determine that the output of the signature has been completed by detecting that the transmission of the control signal to the plotting device 210 has been interrupted for a certain period of time. The control unit 211 acquires signature completion information indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210 has been completed from the detection unit 215.

[0107] [Second control device 220] The second control device 220 is a control device that controls part or all of the second system 200. The second control device 220 is connected to the plotting device 210 and the output device 230 by wire or wirelessly. Also, the second system 200 is communicably connected to the first system 100 via the second control device 220. The second control device 220 includes a transmission and reception unit 221 and an output control unit 222.

[0108] The second control device 220 is, for example, a program-executable device (computer) including a processor, a memory, a storage unit, and the like. Each function of the second control device 220 is realized, for example, by one or more processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a program memory. However, all or part of these functions may be realized by hardware (for example, a circuitry) such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or a PLD (Programmable Logic Device). Also, all or part of the above functions may be realized by a combination of software and hardware. The storage unit is realized by a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), a ROM (Read-Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like.

[0109] The transceiver unit 221 is communicably connected to the first system 100, and transmits various signals to the first system 100 and receives various signals from the first system 100. Specifically, the transceiver unit 221 acquires, from the transceiver unit 142 of the first control device 140, sign information indicating a sign input to the input device 110, and a processed video and processed audio generated by the generation unit 143.

[0110] In addition, when the acquisition unit 141 transmits the signer voice information to the transceiver unit 142 without the generation unit 143 generating the processed audio, the transceiver unit 221 of the second control device 220 acquires the sign information, the processed video, and the signer video information from the transceiver unit 142 of the first control device 140.

[0111] The output control unit 222 transmits the signature information acquired by the transmission / reception unit 221 to the plotting device 210, and transmits the processed video and processed audio acquired by the transmission / reception unit 221 to the output device 230.

[0112] [Output device 230] The output device 230 includes a video output unit 231 and an audio output unit 232. The video output unit 231 is a display device capable of displaying image information (such as images and videos) received from the second control device 220. The audio output unit 232 is a speaker capable of outputting sound information (such as sounds and voices) acquired from the second control device 220. The output device 230 only needs to be able to output image information and sound information, and may be a terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet.

[0113] [Notification method] Next, the notification method in the remote signature system 1000 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the notification method in the remote signature system 1000. The notification method in the remote signature system 1000 described below is a method in which the plotting device 210 outputs a signature based on the signature information indicating the signature input to the input device 110, and notifies the recipient P2 that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210 has been completed.

[0114] (Step S1) The remote signature system 1000 first performs Step S1 (various information acquisition process). In Step S1, the input device 110 acquires signature information indicating the signature input by the signer P1.

[0115] In Step S1, the sound collection device 120 collects the voice emitted by the signer P1 and acquires signer voice information indicating the voice emitted by the signer P1. In addition, the imaging device 130 images the signer P1 and acquires signer imaging information indicating the video of the signer P1. The first control device 140 acquires signature information from the input device 110, acquires signer voice information from the sound collection device 120, and acquires signer imaging information from the imaging device 130.

[0116] The generation unit 143 performs a predetermined conversion process on the recorded person voice information acquired by the sound collection device 120 to generate processed voice. Further, the generation unit 143 generates a processed video including the recorded person motion information based on the recorded person imaging information captured by the imaging device 130.

[0117] Thereby, the first control device 140 acquires the processed voice obtained by converting the voice of the recorded person P1 and the motion of the recorded person P1, and a processed video in which a character or the like with a different appearance from the recorded person P1 reproduces the motion. The transmission / reception unit 221 of the first control device 140 transmits the signature information, the processed voice, and the processed video to the transmission / reception unit 221 of the second control device 220.

[0118] (Step S2) Next, the remote signature system 1000 performs step S2 (output process). In step S2, the output control unit 222 of the second control device 220 transmits the signature information received by the transmission / reception unit 221 to the plotting device 210. Further, the output control unit 222 transmits the processed voice and the processed video received by the transmission / reception unit 221 to the output device 230.

[0119] The video output unit 231 of the output device 230 displays the processed video received from the second control device 220. Also, the audio output unit 232 of the output device 230 outputs the processed voice received from the second control device 220.

[0120] Thereby, the recipient P2 can listen to the processed voice output from the output device 230 while visually recognizing the processed video projected on the output device 230. The processed video visually recognized by the recipient P2 is a moving image in which a character or the like with a different appearance from the recorded person P1 reproduces the motion of the recorded person P1. The remote signature system 1000 generates and displays the processed video in almost real time while photographing the recorded person P1.

[0121] Also, the processed voice that the recipient P2 can hear is the voice obtained by subjecting the voice uttered by the writer P1 to predetermined processing. While picking up the voice of the writer P1, the remote signature system 1000 generates and outputs the processed voice almost in real time. Thereby, for example, it is possible to make the recipient P2 have an illusion that a character or the like that reproduces the actions of the writer P1 is speaking the words uttered by the writer P1 in a voice different from that of the writer P1.

[0122] Also, in step S2, based on the signature information received from the second control device 220, the plotting device 210 draws a signature on the member PA to be drawn. The signature drawn by the plotting device 210 is a reproduction of the signature input by the writer P1 to the input device 110.

[0123] For example, the imaging device 130 is imaging the writer P1 who is entering a signature on the input device 110. Therefore, on the output device 230, an image of a character that reproduces the actions of the writer P1 who is entering a signature is projected almost in real time with respect to the actions of the writer P1.

[0124] By transmitting the signature information input to the input device 110 from the first control device 140 to the second control device 220 as needed, the plotting device 210 can reproduce the signature input to the input device 110 on the member PA to be drawn almost in real time.

[0125] Thereby, it is possible to make the recipient P2 have an illusion that a character that reproduces the actions of the writer P1 who is entering a signature is actually entering a signature on the member PA to be drawn, and it is possible to improve the user experience by a live performance.

[0126] (Step S3) Next, the remote signature system 1000 performs step S3 (completion determination step). In step S3, the second system 200 determines whether or not the output of the signature by the plotting device 210 has been completed.

[0127] In this embodiment, the detection unit 215 of the plotting device 210 detects that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210 has been completed, and transmits signature completion information indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210 has been completed to the control unit 211. The second system 200 determines whether the output of the signature by the plotting device 210 has been completed based on the detection result of the detection unit 215.

[0128] For example, when the plotting device 210 has not acquired the signature completion information, the second system 200 determines that the output of the signature has not been completed. When the second system 200 determines that the output of the signature has not been completed, it returns to step S2 and continues the output of the signature based on the signature information.

[0129] In this embodiment, when the plotting device 210 has acquired the signature completion information, the second system 200 determines that the output of the signature has been completed. When the remote signature system 1000 determines that the output of the signature has been completed, it proceeds to step S4 (notification step).

[0130] (Step S4) In step S4, the control unit 211 of the plotting device 210 moves the pedestal 212 on which the drawn member PA with the signature output is placed by driving the recipient-side notification device 240.

[0131] For example, the plotting device 210 moves the pedestal 212 to the recipient P2 side. Thereby, it is possible to make the recipient P2 have an illusion that the drawn member PA with the signature filled in by the character projected on the output device 230 is presented by this character. The direction in which the control unit 211 moves the pedestal 212 may be the horizontal direction or the vertical up-and-down direction.

[0132] Note that when the control unit 211 moves the pedestal 212 to the recipient P2 side, it is preferable to control the drive unit 213 so that the plotting structure unit 214 is located outside the drawn member PA on the upper surface 212a of the pedestal 212.

[0133] Upon receiving that the position of the drawn member PA has been moved, the recipient P2 recognizes that the input of the signature by the plotting device 210 has been completed, and receives the drawn member PA with the signature entered thereon. That is, the recipient-side notification device 240 can notify the recipient P2 that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210 has been completed by moving the position of the drawn member PA with respect to the recipient P2.

[0134] Often, the recipient P2 waiting for the completion of the signature output by the plotting device 210 does not know the content of the signature output by the plotting device 210. The signature output by the plotting device 210 may be, for example, a character string, symbol, etc. indicating the name of the signer P1, or may include, in addition thereto, a character string indicating the name of the recipient P2, and other figures, etc. The signature output by the plotting device 210 varies depending on the content input by the signer P1 to the input device 110.

[0135] In the remote signature system 1000, since the signer P1 who signs and the recipient P2 who receives the signature are located apart, the recipient P2 cannot directly observe the operation of the signer P1, and cannot recognize that the signing has been completed by visually observing the operation of the signer P1.

[0136] The recipient P2 can see the operation of a character or the like that reproduces the operation of the signer P1 by viewing the processing video projected on the output device 230. However, the processing video may not include all the operations including the detailed operations of the signer P1, or may not include the operations of the hands of a character or the like imitating the operation of the signer P1. Therefore, there is a possibility that the recipient P2 cannot recognize that the signing has been completed from the operation of the signer P1 reproduced on the processing video.

[0137] In addition, there may be a time lag between the operation of the signer P1 inputting a signature into the input device 110 and the operation of the plotting device 210 outputting the signature. In this case, even when the video captured by the imaging device 130 is projected onto the output device 230 instead of the processed video generated by the generation unit 143, it is difficult for the recipient P2 to grasp from the video projected onto the output device 230 that the signature entry has been completed.

[0138] In the present embodiment, the recipient-side notification device 240 can notify the recipient P2 that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210 has been completed by moving the position of the member PA to be drawn with respect to the recipient P2 based on the signature completion information acquired by the control unit 211 from the detection unit 215. The recipient P2 notified by the recipient-side notification device 240 of the completion of the signature output takes out and receives the member PA to be drawn with the signature from the base 212 of the plotting device 210.

[0139] The remote signature system 1000 of the present embodiment includes a first system 100 disposed on the signer P1 side and a second system 200 disposed on the recipient P2 side. The first system 100 includes an input device 110 for the signer P1 to input a signature, and a first control device 140 that acquires signature information indicating the signature input to the input device 110 and transmits the signature information to the second system 200. The second system 200 includes a second control device 220 that acquires the signature information from the first control device 140, a plotting device 210 that outputs a signature on the member PA to be drawn based on the signature information acquired by the second control device 220, a control unit 211 that acquires signature completion information indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210 has been completed, and a recipient-side notification device 240 that can notify the recipient P2 that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210 has been completed based on the signature completion information.

[0140] According to the remote signature system 1000 configured as described above, the recipient P2 who waits for the completion of the signature output by the plotting device 210 can grasp the timing to take out the drawn member PA on which the signature has been output from the plotting device 210 by the notification from the recipient-side notification device 240. Therefore, it is possible to provide the remote signature system 1000 with improved convenience in the delivery of signatures.

[0141] Note that the second system 200 may include a camera that photographs the recipient P2 and a microphone that picks up the voice emitted by the recipient P2. Further, the first system 100 may include a display and a speaker capable of outputting the video photographed by the second system 200 and the voice picked up by the second system 200. Thereby, conversation between the signer P1 and the recipient P2 becomes possible, and it becomes an environment close to the state where the signer P1 and the recipient P2 perform signature entry and delivery in the face-to-face state, and a live production with an improved user experience for the recipient P2 becomes possible.

[0142] (Second Embodiment) A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7. In the following description, for components that are common to those already described, the same reference numerals are given and duplicate descriptions are omitted. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a remote signature system 1000A according to the second embodiment.

[0143] The remote signature system 1000A includes a first system 100A and a second system 200A.

[0144] The first system 100A includes an input device 110, a sound collection device 120, a photographing device 130, and a first control device 140A. The first control device 140A includes an acquisition unit 141, a transmission / reception unit 142A, and a generation unit 143A.

[0145] The second system 200A includes a plotting device 210A, a second control device 220A, and a recipient-side notification device 240A. The plotting device 210A includes a control unit 211, a base unit 212, a drive unit 213, a plotting structure unit 214, and a detection unit 215. In the present embodiment, the recipient-side notification device 240 in the first embodiment is not included in the plotting device 210A.

[0146] The second control device 220A includes a transmission / reception unit 221, an output control unit 222, and an acquisition unit 223. The control unit 211 of the plotting device 210A transmits the signature completion information acquired based on the detection result of the detection unit 215 to the acquisition unit 223 of the second control device 220A.

[0147] The acquisition unit 223 transmits the signature completion information acquired from the plotting device 210A to the transmission / reception unit 221. The signature completion information is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 221 to the transmission / reception unit 142A of the first control device 140A, and is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 142A to the generation unit 143A.

[0148] The generation unit 143A generates a processed video based on the filler video information acquired from the imaging device 130 and the signature completion information acquired from the second system 200. The processed video generated by the generation unit 143A includes filler operation information and information based on the signature completion information. Further, the generation unit 143A generates a processed audio obtained by performing a predetermined conversion process on the filler audio information collected by the sound collection device 120.

[0149] The information based on the signature completion information is, for example, a character string, a figure, or the like indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210A has been completed. For example, the processed video generated by the generation unit 143A is a video in which information such as a character string or a figure indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210A has been completed is synthesized on the background of a character or the like imitating the operation of the filler P1. The generation unit 143A transmits the generated processed video to the transmission / reception unit 142A. The transmission / reception unit 142A transmits the processed video received from the generation unit 143A to the transmission / reception unit 221 of the second control device 220A.

[0150] The recipient-side notification device 240A includes a video output unit 244 and an audio output unit 245. The video output unit 244 is a display device capable of displaying the image information (such as images and videos) received from the second control device 220A. The audio output unit 245 is a speaker capable of outputting the sound information (such as sounds and voices) acquired from the second control device 220A. The recipient-side notification device 240A only needs to be capable of outputting image information and sound information, and may be a terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet.

[0151] The output control unit 222 of the second control device 220A acquires the processed video from the transmission / reception unit 221 and transmits the processed video to the recipient-side notification device 240A. The video output unit 244 of the recipient-side notification device 240A displays the processed video acquired from the second control device 220A.

[0152] In this embodiment, as described above, the processed video displayed on the video output unit 244 includes the filler operation information and the information based on the signature completion information. The recipient P2 can grasp that the output of the signature by the plot device 210A has been completed by visually recognizing the processed video displayed on the recipient-side notification device 240A.

[0153] For example, on the video output unit 244, a video in which information such as a character string or a figure indicating that the output of the signature by the plot device 210A has been completed is synthesized on the background of a character imitating the operation of the filler P1 or the like is displayed. The recipient-side notification device 240A can notify the recipient P2 that the output of the signature by the plot device 210A has been completed by displaying the image information based on the signature completion information acquired by the control unit 211.

[0154] Note that, separately from the processed video generated by the generation unit 143A, the recipient-side notification device 240A may display image information such as a character string or a figure indicating that the output of the signature by the plot device 210A has been completed, and notify the recipient P2 that the output of the signature by the plot device 210A has been completed.

[0155] In this case, for example, the signature completion information acquired by the plotting device 210A is not transmitted to the first system 100A. Therefore, the processed video generated by the generation unit 143A does not include information based on the signature completion information.

[0156] When it is determined that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210A is completed, the second control device 220A controls the recipient-side notification device 240A to cause the video output unit 244 to display image information such as a character string or a figure indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210A is completed. At this time, it is preferable that the video output unit 244 displays the processed video and the image information based on the signature completion information. The image information based on the signature completion information is image information indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210A is completed, and is stored in advance, for example, in the storage unit of the second control device 220A.

[0157] Further, the recipient-side notification device 240A may notify the recipient P2 that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210A is completed by outputting a sound or voice. For example, when it is determined that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210A is completed, the second control device 220A controls the recipient-side notification device 240A to cause the voice output unit 245 to output sound information including a sound or voice indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210A is completed.

[0158] At this time, it is preferable that the voice output unit 245 outputs the processed voice generated by the generation unit 143A and the sound information based on the signature completion information. The sound information based on the signature completion information is sound information indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210A is completed, and is stored in advance, for example, in the storage unit of the second control device 220A.

[0159] According to the remote signature system 1000A of the present embodiment, by notifying the recipient P2 that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210A is completed by the image information displayed on the recipient-side notification device 240A or the sound information output from the recipient-side notification device 240A, the convenience in the delivery of the signature can be improved.

[0160] (Third Embodiment) The third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a remote signature system 1000B according to the third embodiment.

[0161] The remote signature system 1000B includes a first system 100B and a second system 200B.

[0162] The first system 100B includes an input device 110, a sound collection device 120, a photographing device 130, a first control device 140B, and a notifier on the signer side 150. The first control device 140B includes an acquisition unit 141, a transmission / reception unit 142B, a generation unit 143, and an output control unit 144. Details of the notifier on the signer side 150 will be described later.

[0163] The second system 200B includes a plotting device 210B, a second control device 220B, and an output device 230. The plotting device 210B includes a control unit 211, a base unit 212, a drive unit 213, a plot structure unit 214, and a detection unit 215.

[0164] The second control device 220B includes a transmission / reception unit 221, an output control unit 222, and an acquisition unit 223. The control unit 211 of the plotting device 210B transmits the signature completion information obtained based on the detection result of the detection unit 215 to the acquisition unit 223 of the second control device 220B.

[0165] The acquisition unit 223 transmits the signature completion information obtained from the plotting device 210B to the transmission / reception unit 221. The signature completion information is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 221 to the transmission / reception unit 142B of the first control device 140B, and then transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 142B to the output control unit 144.

[0166] The notifier on the signer side 150 is a display device capable of displaying image information (such as images and videos) obtained from the output control unit 144. The notifier on the signer side 150 only needs to be able to display image information, and may be a terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet.

[0167] In step S4 shown in FIG. 6, the output control unit 144 controls the signatory-side notification device 150 to cause the signatory-side notification device 150 to display image information such as a character string or a figure indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210B has been completed. The image information indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210B has been completed is stored in advance, for example, in the storage unit of the first control device 140B or the like.

[0168] There may be a time lag between the operation of the signatory P1 inputting a signature to the input device 110 and the operation of the plotting device 210B outputting the signature. However, since the signatory P1 is located at a place away from the plotting device 210B, the signatory P1 cannot directly observe the operation of the plotting device 210B and cannot grasp that the signing has been completed by visually observing the operation of the plotting device 210B.

[0169] In the present embodiment, the signatory P1 can grasp that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210B has been completed by visually recognizing the image information displayed on the signatory-side notification device 150. That is, the signatory-side notification device 150 notifies the signatory P1 that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210B has been completed by displaying the image information based on the signature completion information.

[0170] The signatory P1 notified by the signatory-side notification device 150 of the completion of the output of the signature by the plotting device 210B conveys to the recipient P2, for example, through the sound collecting device 120, that the output of the signature has been completed. Thereby, the recipient P2 grasps the completion of the output of the signature by the plotting device 210B, takes out the drawn member PA with the signature from the base 212 of the plotting device 210B, and receives it.

[0171] In addition, the signer-side notification device 150 may notify the signer P1 that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210B has been completed by outputting sound or voice. For example, the signer-side notification device 150 includes a speaker capable of outputting sound information (such as sound or voice) acquired from the output control unit 144. The signer-side notification device 150 only needs to be able to output sound information, and it may be a terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet.

[0172] In step S4 shown in FIG. 6, the output control unit 144 controls the signer-side notification device 150 to output sound information including sound or voice indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210B has been completed to the signer-side notification device 150. The sound information indicating that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210B has been completed is, for example, stored in advance in the storage unit of the first control device 140B or the like.

[0173] The signer-side notification device 150 can notify the signer P1 that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210B has been completed by outputting sound information based on the signature completion information.

[0174] The remote signature system 1000B of the present embodiment includes a first system 100B disposed on the signer P1 side and a second system 200B disposed on the recipient P2 side. The first system 100B includes an input device 110 for the signer P1 to input a signature, a first control device 140B that acquires signature information indicating the signature input to the input device 110 and transmits the signature information to the second system 200B, and a signer-side notification device 150 capable of notifying the signer P1 of predetermined information. The second system 200B includes a second control device 220B that acquires the signature information from the first control device 140B, and a plotting device 210B that outputs a signature to the member to be drawn PA based on the signature information acquired by the second control device 220B. The signer-side notification device 150 notifies the signer P1 that the output of the signature by the plotting device 210B has been completed.

[0175] According to the remote signature system 1000B of the present embodiment, by notifying the signer P1 that the output of the signature by the plot device 210B has been completed based on the image information displayed on the signer-side notification device 150 or the sound information output from the signer-side notification device 150, the convenience in the delivery of the signature can be improved.

[0176] (Fourth Embodiment) The fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a remote signature system 1000C according to the fourth embodiment.

[0177] The remote signature system 1000C includes a first system 100C and a second system 200C.

[0178] The first system 100C includes an input device 110, a sound collection device 120, a photographing device 130, a first control device 140C, and a signer-side notification device 150C. The first control device 140C includes an acquisition unit 141, a transmission / reception unit 142C, a generation unit 143, and an output control unit 144. Details of the signer-side notification device 150C will be described later.

[0179] The second system 200C includes a plot device 210C, a second control device 220C, an output device 230, and a plot photographing device 250. The plot device 210C includes a control unit 211, a base unit 212, a drive unit 213, and a plot structure unit 214. The second control device 220C includes a transmission / reception unit 221, an output control unit 222, and an acquisition unit 223.

[0180] The plot photographing device 250 is a device such as a camera that can photograph an image of the plot device 210C. The plot photographing device 250 photographs a moving image of at least an area including the base unit 212 in the plot device 210C.

[0181] The acquisition unit 223 acquires the plot video information captured by the plot imaging device 250 from the plot imaging device 250. In the present embodiment, the plot video information captured by the plot imaging device 250 includes at least the moving image information of the area including the base 212.

[0182] The acquisition unit 223 transmits the plot video information acquired from the plot imaging device 250 to the transmission / reception unit 221. The plot video information is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 221 to the transmission / reception unit 142C of the first control device 140C, and is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 142C to the output control unit 144.

[0183] The signatory-side notification device 150C is a display device capable of displaying the image information (such as images and videos) acquired from the output control unit 144. The signatory-side notification device 150C only needs to be capable of displaying the image information, and may be a terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet.

[0184] The output control unit 144 controls the signatory-side notification device 150C to display the plot video information captured by the plot imaging device 250 on the signatory-side notification device 150C. In the present embodiment, the signatory P1 can grasp that the output of the signature by the plot device 210C is completed by visually recognizing the plot video information displayed on the signatory-side notification device 150C. That is, the signatory-side notification device 150C can notify the signatory P1 that the output of the signature by the plot device 210C is completed by displaying the plot video information.

[0185] According to the remote signature system 1000C of the present embodiment, by notifying the signatory P1 that the output of the signature by the plot device 210C is completed by the plot video information displayed on the signatory-side notification device 150C, the convenience in the transfer of the signature can be improved.

[0186] As described above, each embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes and the like within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention are also included. In addition, the constituent elements shown in each of the above-described embodiments and the modification examples shown below can be configured by appropriately combining them.

[0187] (Modification Example 1) In each of the above embodiments, the generation units 143 and 143A generate a processed video including the operator motion information based on the operator video information captured by the imaging device 130. However, the mode of the generation unit is not limited to this.

[0188] The generation unit may generate, for example, a processed video including a character or the like that performs various preset operations based on the information input by the operator P1. For example, in the storage unit or the like of the first control device, images or videos showing various operations of the character, information associated with various operations of the character created by a 3D model, and the like are stored.

[0189] The operator P1 uses an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse to input information for instructing the operation of the character to the first control device. The generation unit generates a processed video including a character that performs an operation based on the input information.

[0190] The operator P1, for example, speaks words corresponding to the instructed operation of the character toward the sound collection device 120. From the output devices such as the display and the speaker on the recipient P2 side, a processed video including a character that performs an operation based on the instruction of the operator P1 and sound information based on the sound collected by the sound collection device 120 are output.

[0191] (Modification Example 2) In each of the above embodiments, the generation units 143 and 143A generate a processed voice based on the operator voice information acquired from the sound collection device 120. However, the mode of the generation unit is not limited to this. The generation unit may generate only the processed video without generating the processed voice.

[0192] In this case, the transmission / reception unit of the first control device acquires the writer voice information collected by the sound collection device 120 from the acquisition unit 141, and acquires the processed video generated by the generation unit from the generation unit. The transmission / reception unit of the first control device transmits the acquired writer voice information and the processed video to the transmission / reception unit of the second control device.

[0193] The second control device controls the output device to output the writer voice information and the processed video. That is, the voice of the writer P1 without performing a predetermined conversion process and the processed video reach the recipient P2.

[0194] (Modification Example 3) In each of the above embodiments, the plotting devices 210, 210A, 210B, and 210C output the signature input to the input device 110 to the drawing member PA almost in real time, but the mode of the plotting device is not limited to this.

[0195] For example, the plotting device may draw the signature on the drawing member PA at a speed slower than the speed at which the writer P1 signs the input device 110. In this case, the generation unit of the first control device may generate a processed video corresponding to the drawing speed of the plotting device.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0196] 1000, 1000A, 1000B, 1000C Remote Signature System 100, 100A, 100B, 100C First System 110 Input Device 120 Sound Collection Device 130 Photographing Device 140, 140A, 140B, 140C First Control Device 150, 150C Writer-Side Notification Device 200, 200A, 200B, 200C Second System 210, 210A, 210B, 210C Plotting Device 211 Control Unit 220, 220A, 220B, 220C Second Control Device 231 Video Output Unit 232 Audio Output Unit 240, 240A Receiver-side Notification Device 244 Video Output Unit 245 Audio Output Unit 250 Plotting Photography Device P1 Entrant P2 Receiver PA Depicted Member

Claims

1. A remote signature system that outputs a signature to a plotting device on a recipient's side based on a signature input by a person who writes the signature, A first system disposed at the person who writes the entry; a second system located at the recipient; and Equipped with The first system comprises: an input device for inputting the signature of the person writing the signature; a first control device that acquires signature information indicating a signature input to the input device and transmits the signature information to the second system; A photographing device capable of photographing an image of the person filling out the form; having The second system comprises: A second control device that acquires the sign information from the first control device; a plotting device that outputs a sign on a drawing target based on the sign information acquired by the second control device; a control unit that acquires signature completion information indicating that output of the signature by the plotting device has been completed; a recipient-side notification device capable of notifying the recipient that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed based on the signature completion information; A video output unit; having The first control device generates a processed image including information on a person's action based on information on the person's image captured by the photographing device, The second control device controls the video output unit to display the processed video acquired from the first control device on the video output unit, The processed image includes an image in which a character different from the appearance of the person making the entry reproduces the actions of the person making the entry. Remote signage system.

2. The first system has a sound collecting device capable of collecting the voice of the person writing, The first control device generates a processed voice by performing a predetermined conversion process on the author's voice information collected by the sound collection device, the second system has an audio output unit capable of outputting the processed audio, The second control device controls the audio output unit to output the processed audio acquired from the first control device from the audio output unit.

2. The remote signage system of claim 1.

3. The receiver side notification device is The position of the drawing target member is movable, and notifying the recipient that output of the signature by the plotting device has been completed by moving the position of the drawn object relative to the recipient based on the signature completion information acquired by the control unit.

2. The remote signage system of claim 1.

4. The receiver side notification device is Capable of outputting sound information including sound or voice, outputting the sound information based on the signature completion information acquired by the control unit to notify the recipient that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed; 2. The remote signage system of claim 1.

5. The receiver side notification device is Image information can be displayed; The control unit notifies the recipient that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed by displaying the image information based on the signature completion information acquired.

2. The remote signage system of claim 1.

6. A remote signature system for outputting a signature to a plotting device on a recipient's side based on a signature input by a person who signs the document, comprising: A first system disposed at the person who writes the entry; a second system located at the recipient; and Equipped with The first system comprises: an input device for inputting the signature of the person writing the signature; a first control device that acquires signature information indicating a signature input to the input device and transmits the signature information to the second system; having The second system comprises: A second control device that acquires the sign information from the first control device; a plotting device that outputs a sign on a drawing target based on the sign information acquired by the second control device; a control unit that acquires signature completion information indicating that output of the signature by the plotting device has been completed; a recipient-side notification device capable of notifying the recipient that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed based on the signature completion information; having The receiver side notification device is The position of the drawing target member is movable, and notifying the recipient that output of the signature by the plotting device has been completed by moving the position of the drawn object relative to the recipient based on the signature completion information acquired by the control unit. Remote signage system.

7. A remote signature system that outputs a signature to a plotting device on a recipient's side based on a signature input by a person who writes the signature, A first system disposed at the person who writes the entry; a second system located at the recipient; and Equipped with The first system comprises: an input device for inputting the signature by the person writing the signature; a first control device that acquires signature information indicating a signature input to the input device and transmits the signature information to the second system; A notification device on the person writing the form that can notify the person writing the form of predetermined information; having The second system comprises: A second control device that acquires the sign information from the first control device; a plotting device that outputs a sign on a drawing target based on the sign information acquired by the second control device; having The person writing the signature notifying device notifies the person writing the signature that the plotting device has completed outputting the signature. Remote signage system.

8. The first system has an image capturing device capable of capturing an image of the person filling out the form, The first control device generates a processed image including information on a person's action based on information on the person's image captured by the photographing device, the second system has a video output unit capable of displaying the processed video, The second control device controls the video output unit to display the processed video acquired from the first control device on the video output unit.

8. The remote signage system of claim 7.

9. The first system has a sound collecting device capable of collecting the voice of the person writing, The first control device generates a processed voice by performing a predetermined conversion process on the author's voice information collected by the sound collection device, the second system has an audio output unit capable of outputting the processed audio, The second control device controls the audio output unit to output the processed audio acquired from the first control device from the audio output unit.

9. A remote sign system according to claim 7 or 8.

10. the second system includes a control unit that acquires sign completion information indicating that output of a sign by the plot device has been completed; The writer side notification device is Capable of outputting sound information including sound or voice, The control unit notifies the person writing that the output of the signature by the plotting device has been completed by outputting the sound information based on the signature completion information acquired.

8. The remote signage system of claim 7.

11. the second system includes a control unit that acquires sign completion information indicating that output of a sign by the plot device has been completed; The writer side notification device is Image information can be displayed; The control unit notifies the person writing that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed by displaying the image information based on the signature completion information acquired.

8. The remote signage system of claim 7.

12. the second system has a plot photographing device capable of photographing an image showing the plot device, The writer side notification device is The plot image information captured by the plot photographing device can be displayed, by displaying the plot image information, the person writing the signature is notified that the output of the signature by the plot device has been completed.

8. The remote signage system of claim 7.

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