Image Forming Apparatus Card Data Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming systems require an electronic storage medium like an IC card or magnetic card to fill personal data into application forms, which is inconvenient and limits the ability to generate filled documents without such media.
Innovation Solution
An image forming apparatus that includes an image reading portion, card data acquiring portion, extraction processing portion, document data acquiring portion, document layout acquiring portion, composition processing portion, and print control portion, which reads card images, extracts personal information, combines it with fixed-form document layouts, and prints the composite image directly onto a sheet without needing an electronic storage medium.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an electronic storage medium like IC card or magnetic card is used to store personal data, then the system can read and process personal information, but the operation becomes inconvenient and the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the personal information storage function from electronic storage media (IC cards, magnetic cards) and relocates it to the document itself. The fixed-form document serves as the storage medium for personal information, eliminating the need for separate electronic cards while simplifying the overall system operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses optical copying through the image reading portion to capture the fixed-form document with personal information filled in. This allows the system to process information from the document image without requiring electronic storage media, maintaining data accuracy while reducing system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If personal information is manually filled into application forms, then the document can be customized, but the time consumption and labor increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent prepares the fixed-form document in advance with predetermined layout and structure. The document is pre-configured with fields and positioning information that allows personal information to be automatically placed in the correct locations, eliminating the need for manual filling while maintaining customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical filling operations with automated image processing. The extraction processing portion automatically extracts personal information from the card image and the composition processing portion automatically combines it with the fixed-form document layout, substituting manual labor with automated digital processing.
3Productivity
If existing systems use card readers and writers to process personal data, then data can be read and processed, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the image reading portion universal by enabling it to perform multiple functions: reading the fixed-form document, extracting personal information from the card image, and processing the document for printing. This eliminates the need for separate specialized devices like card readers and writers, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining productivity.
Data Source
AI summary
In an image forming apparatus, an extraction processing portion extracts one or more items of personal information from image data of a card read by an image reading portion. A document data acquiring portion acquires image data of a fixed-form document. A document layout acquiring portion acquires document layout information that indicates one or more composite positions in the image data of the fixed-form document where the one or more items of personal information are to be combined. A composition processing portion generates composite image data by combining the personal information extracted by the extraction processing portion with the image data of the fixed-form document in accordance with the document layout information. A print control portion causes an image forming portion to execute a composite image printing process of printing a composite image represented by the composite image data on a sheet.