KR930009637B1 - Library automation system - Google Patents

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Book order import automation system

1 is an overall system diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart of an ordering process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of import processing according to one embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a data structure diagram of figure information, order file, and import file in one embodiment of the present invention;

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a book order import automation system that performs a series of processes from ordering to import of books in a library, bookstore, museum, and the like.

In recent years, data processing systems have been introduced into libraries, and various tasks such as loan management and collection management to users have been mechanized. In this regard, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62 (1987) -85378, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58 (1983) -42494, and the like.

The library's business also involves placing orders and importing books to retailers to purchase them and preparing them for loan. Conventionally, there are many manual processes, and only a few libraries have been mechanized. In the order import processing process by mechanization, a keyword or code such as a signature or an author name for searching for a book is input from the keyboard, and a book ordered from the book information previously keyed in to the system is searched. Is displayed. Ordering information, such as the number of turns, is input by the operator of the system and registered in the ordering file. The system outputs the order sheet. This order is sent from the book broker to the publisher. When a book is delivered with an order sheet, the order number described in the order sheet is input from the keyboard, the data of the order file corresponding to the order number is read out, and the payer or book is managed for management of the book. The book number attached by the broker is read by the barcode reader, and bibliographic information such as the date of payment from the vendor is added to the registration file.

Conventionally, in ordering and importing books, information such as keywords, codes, ordering numbers, etc. are input from the keyboard to specify the ordering and importing books, and there are many operations, and input errors may occur due to manual input. have.

This is just a bar code reader used for reading book numbers.

An object of the present invention is to provide a book order import automation system to improve the work efficiency from order to import.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a book order import automation system capable of processing order import by a multi-reader for reading a code capable of mechanical processing and an output device for outputting the code.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a book order import automation system which can improve the work efficiency of the order import processing process by eliminating the need for manual input of codes and by shortening the work time.

Another object of the present invention is to shorten the working time, shorten the period from order to delivery, respond quickly to user's request, and automate book order import that can improve service to user. To provide a system.

In order to achieve the above object, an output device capable of outputting a code that can be processed mechanically and a reader capable of reading the code are provided. By reading the code corresponding to the specific book information, the book information among the book information registered in advance is designated, and the order number code is assigned to the book information and registered on the order file, and the order number that can be read by the reader. The order table attached by the above is output from the output device. At the time of import of the purchased book and the order sheet, the order number of the order sheet is read by the reader, the data or book information is read from the file, and the book number and bibliographic information read by the reader are assigned to it. It is to be registered in.

In addition, the present invention provides a reader / writer to an information storage medium such as an IC card or an optical disc instead of the output device, and outputs an order number, book information, etc. to the information storage medium instead of outputting an order sheet, and purchases a book. When importing media and media, a configuration for reading the order number in the information storage medium can be adopted.

In addition, the present invention includes a communication control unit (CCU) connected to a data communication line instead of the output device, and can be configured to send order data onto a communication line toward a book delivery company.

The reader may read a code that can be mechanically processed, such as an OCR character or a barcode, and the output device may output the code, and read an order number from the output from the output device to the reader. Etc., it does not miss at the time of input and the work time is shortened. In addition, by placing an order using the above information storage medium such as an IC card or an optical disc instead of the order sheet, the work of entering the order number and the book number at the time of import is eliminated, and the working time is shortened.

This makes it easy to specify book information, print order sheets, specify order numbers, enter book numbers, manage data files from order to import, etc. in a series of operations from ordering to import. Work efficiency can be improved.

Next, one example of the present invention will be described.

1 is a configuration diagram of an entire system of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an ordering process of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an import process of an embodiment of the present invention, 4 is a diagram showing the file format of an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the data processing apparatus 1 includes a display apparatus 2, a multireader 3 capable of reading codes capable of mechanical processing such as OCR characters, bar codes, and the like. The output device 4 which outputs is connected. In this embodiment, the multireader 3 can read both OCR characters and barcodes and then read them. In the data processing apparatus 1, a book information file (5), an ordering file (6), and an import file (7) in which information of a book such as a new book (Fig. 4D), which is provided as a floppy disk, is read and stored. Is connected.

The book information file 5 includes a signature, author name, International Standard Book Number ISBN, etc. as shown in FIG. On the basis of a file or a guide, the library can input the system through a keyboard (not shown).

Next, a case where the one embodiment of the present invention is implemented by the system configuration of FIG. 1 will be described according to the flowcharts of FIG. 2 and FIG.

A guide or new information (not shown) that is expected to correspond to a book information file 5, such as a new book, registered in a format as shown in FIG. 4A described above, is provided to the library via various paths. This guidebook is a pamphlet containing mainly bibliographic information such as signature, author's name, content description, and ISBN. In the present invention, the ISBN printed in the guide distributed in the form of weekly or the like is effectively utilized. The ISBNs printed in the tables of purchase books found in this guide are read into the multireader 3 as book specific information (101). The object to be read by the multireader 3 may be a code for specifying the book, such as a machine readable cataloging number (MARC), in addition to the ISBN. Based on the read ISBN, the data in the book information file 5 corresponding thereto is read out on the display 2 (102). Ordering information such as order number, order date, order number of books, etc. are input to the data processing apparatus 1 (103), and a order file 6 of the form shown in FIG. 4B is created (104). . An order table is automatically generated from data such as the book information file 5, order number, order information, and output from the output device 4 (105). The book information file is added with a code F having a flag indicating the end of the order and a flag indicating that it is not paid. Use this order sheet to place an order with the vendor. In the order sheet, the order number is printed with a character font for OCR.

In the import processing shown in FIG. 3, when a book ordered from a supplier is delivered (201), the order number is read out to the multi-reader 3 from the order sheet attached to the book (202), and correspondingly Data in the order file 6 is read out to the display 2 (203). The paid order book has a book number printed by a barcode from a payer or a publisher, and the book number or a book number attached by the library when it is not read is read by a multi-leader (3) (204) and the date of import Bibliographic information such as this is input (205), and the read book number and bibliographic information are given to the data in the order file (6), and an import file (7) having a format as shown in FIG. 4C is created (206). ). Reset the unpaid flag in code F added to the book information file. For the library library in the library, the imported file 7 may be used as the library file as it is, or a separate library file may be prepared with reference to the imported file 7 or the like. In addition, by registering a price or the like as one of the information, it is also possible to manage the actual calculation by deducting the price of the paid book from the library purchase budget of the library and giving the balance.

Ordering to a supplier can use information recording media such as IC cards, optical cards, floppy disks, data communication lines, and communication media without using the order table. For example, if a floppy disk is used instead, a drive and a storage device capable of reading and writing to a floppy disk instead of the output device are connected to the data processing apparatus 1, and after the order file 6 is created 104, Book information such as an ordering number and an ISBN, etc. are written on a floppy disk, and the contractor orders the floppy disk. The vendor enters the book number in the data of the book to be paid in the floppy disk received and delivers it to the library ordered with the book. Here, the book number does not have to be written in the data of the book to be delivered on the floppy disk, but may be a code simply indicating the end of the delivery. The library reads the order number and the book number from the floppy disk, reads out the data corresponding to the order number from the order file 6, and attaches the read book number to create an import file 7.

According to this embodiment, since book specific information, order number, and the like are input using a multireader, input manual work from the keyboard is reduced, whereby input errors can be reduced and work time can be shortened.

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Inputting an output device to print order number that can be read by machine, multi-reader to read order number and at least one of International Standard Book Number (ISBN) and Machine Readable Cataloging Number (MARC) An input device for storing the book information in which the book number is a key code, and a book information file for accessing information on the book, ordering information including an order number, and book information derived from the file. Order file for storing selected part, import file for storing book information in addition to order information and order number, output device, multireader, input device, book information file in response to book number input from multi-reader And book information files, search book information files, input book information corresponding to book numbers input from the input device, and Generate main information data to store order information including order file, order number printed by OCR character, and selected portion of book information from book information file including at least one of ISBN and MARC number, A first processing device for outputting order information data to be printed by the output device, and connected to the multireader, the display device, and the import file in response to the order number on the order table input from the multireader, and the order number as a key. Search for relevant ordering information from the ordering file and book information from the book information file, including ordering information and city information corresponding to the ordering number entered, and also including a unique book number entered through the multireader. A book order import control system comprising a second processing device for generating a file. The book order import control system according to claim 1, wherein the output device is an electromagnetic storage device including at least one of an IC card and an optical disk, and the order number and order information are electronically stored in the electromagnetic storage device. Output device for printing OCR characters indicating order number that can be read by machine, OCR characters indicating order number, multi-reader for reading barcode indicating book number which is at least one of ISBN and MARC, order number An input device for inputting order information including a book information, a book information file for storing book information including a book number in a key code, and accessing information about the book, and ordering information and book information including an order number It consists of an import file for storing book information, an output device, a multi-reader, an import file, and a processing device connected to an input device, in addition to the ordering file for storing book information derived from the file and the ordering information including the ordering number. This processing apparatus comprises (a) first reading means for reading the book number from the multireader, and (b) ordering information from the input apparatus. (C) first generating means for generating an order table including order information and book information derived according to the book number, (d) printing means for printing the order table in the output device; (e) second reading means for reading the order sheet and receiving the order number from the multi-reader, (f) the book number including the ordering information corresponding to the received order number, and also having a unique number for a particular book And a second processing device for retrieving the information of the imported file by reading the book number by the multireader function.

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