Electronic billing system

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD [Detailed description of the invention]

【0001】

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

The present invention relates to an electronic slip system that automatically extracts and displays slips in response to answers to questions related to events and eliminates duplicate input.

【0002】

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when creating a slip related to an event on the screen of a terminal and requesting processing, for example, the operator takes out (displays) the necessary slip related to the marriage, which is an event, by utilizing his / her expertise. You can enter it in a slip and issue it to request processing, or display a list of all slips and utilize your expertise to select the required slip and enter it in that slip to issue a request (forward). I was trying to do it.

【0003】

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

For this reason, if the operator has expertise in which slip is related to the event that occurred, the slip is taken out (displayed), necessary items are entered, and a slip is issued and requested (forwarded). be able to.

【0004】

However, if the operator does not have expertise in the event that occurred, or if it is difficult to select which is the related slip even if all the slip lists are displayed, the related slip cannot be selected or is necessary. There was a problem such as overlooking the slip and forgetting to request it.

【0005】

In addition, when there are multiple slips related to a certain event, duplicate input and copy operations such as inputting the same item contents for each slip or displaying and copying multiple slips at the same time on the screen are required. There was a problem that the operability was inferior.

【0006】

In order to solve these problems, the present invention automatically displays only the necessary related slips based on the knowledge of experts when answering a question related to an event, and the related items when inputting to the slips. If you enter it only once, it will be automatically entered and displayed in that item in other slips, and even inexperienced people will not overlook the necessary slips and will not duplicate the same item contents in other slips, easily and quickly And it is definitely aimed at issuing slips related to the event.

【0007】

[Means for solving problems]

The means for solving the problem will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, the voucher narrowing process 2 extracts and displays the questions related to the event from the basic table 4, determines the necessity or non-necessity of the voucher based on the answer to the question, and only the vouchers determined to be necessary. It is something to narrow down.

【0008】

Basic table 4 sets slips in association with questions related to events. The item takeover table 43 stores the items to be taken over entered in the slip.

【0009】

The item takeover matrix table 44 sets the relationship with other slips that take over the items entered in the slip. The drafting process 6 is to draft a narrowed-down slip.

【0010】

Next, the operation will be described. The slip narrowing process 2 responds to the input or selection of the event on the screen, extracts the question related to the event from the basic table 4, displays it, and determines the necessity or non-necessity of the corresponding slip based on the answer to the question. Only the slips that are determined to be necessary are narrowed down, and the narrowed down slips are sequentially taken out and displayed or displayed on the screen.

【0011】

At this time, when the answer to the question is YES or NO, it is determined that the corresponding slip in the basic table 4 is necessary or unnecessary, or when the answer to the question is equal to or more than the predetermined threshold value or less than or equal to the predetermined threshold value, the corresponding slip in the basic table 4 is applicable. The slips to be used are judged to be necessary or unnecessary and narrowed down.

【0012】

In addition, when displaying other related slips after inputting to the items of the slips that are determined to be necessary and narrowed down, the drafting process 6 takes over by referring to the item takeover table 43 and the item takeover matrix table 44. When the fact is memorized, the item of the corresponding slip is taken out and posted to the item of the slip and displayed.

【0013】

Therefore, when you answer a question related to an event, only the necessary related slips are automatically displayed based on the knowledge of the expert, or when you enter the related items in the slip, you only need to enter the related items once. By automatically entering and displaying the item in the slip, even an inexperienced person will not overlook the necessary slip and will not duplicate the same item contents in other slips, and it will be an event easily, quickly and definitely. It is possible to issue a slip related to.

【0014】

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Next, embodiments and operations of the present invention will be sequentially described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

【0015】

FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of the present invention. In FIGS. 1A to 1E, screen 1 is an event-specific menu, an event-specific question screen, a slip input screen, and the like.

【0016】

The slip narrowing process 2 narrows down the required slips by extracting and displaying the question related to the event from the basic table 4 and determining the necessity or non-necessity of the corresponding slip based on the answer to the question. Yes (see below with reference to Figure 2).

【0017】

The initial process 3 performs various initial processes, and here, the basic table (events) 4 for the events specified on the screen 1 is extracted from the basic table (all events) 4. ..

【0018】

In the basic table 4, questions and slip associations for each event are set in advance (see FIG. 4). The work table 42 is a work table, and here, the basic table (event portion) 4 is copied and the necessity / unnecessity of the slip is set based on the answer to the question.

【0019】

The screen control process 5 displays various screens. In the drafting process 6, the narrowed slips are displayed on the screen 1 and input, or the items already entered in the slips are input by referring to the item takeover table 43 and the item takeover matrix table 44 when the slips are related. It copies and omits duplicate input.

【0020】

The item takeover table 43 sets the slips to be taken over, the slip contents, and the like. The item inheritance matrix table 44 is for registering the association of inheritance items between slips and omitting duplicate input. The relationship between the inherited items between the slips may be described in the program.

【0021】

Next, the overall operation will be described in the order of (a) to (e) in FIG. FIG. 1 (a) shows the state when the event-specific menu is displayed on the screen 1 and the event marriage is selected.

【0022】

(1) Extract all events from the basic table (all events) 4 and display them as an event-specific menu on screen 1 (see STEP 2 in Fig. 7). (2) One event by the user from the event-specific menu on screen 1, here, select "marriage".

【0023】

(3) Initial processing 3 extracts the information of the event "marriage" selected in (2) from the basic table (all events) 4 and stores the basic table (marriage) 4 in the work area.

【0024】

Figure 1 (b) shows how the event-specific questions are displayed on screen 1. (4) Display events from the basic table (marriage) 4 and question by event on screen 1 (see STEP 3 in Fig. 7).

【0025】

Figure 1 (c) shows how Q / A (answering a question) is performed from the event-specific question screen. This repeats answering questions on the event-specific question screen, extracting and narrowing down the required slips.

【0026】

(D) in Fig. 1 shows how to create a draft from the event-specific question screen. (5) Since the necessary slips were extracted (narrowed down) from the answers to the questions in (4), prepare for drafting by creating the necessary slips and input fields for the slip contents.

【0027】

FIG. 1 (e) shows how the slips are sequentially created, the slips are displayed on the screen 1, and the items are taken over. (6) The user inputs the necessary items from the slip displayed on the screen 1. At this time, when it is found that the slip referring to the item takeover table 43 and the item takeover matrix table 44 is associated with another slip, if it has already been entered in the other slip, it is taken out and the corresponding item of the slip is taken out. Display in and omit duplicate input.

【0028】

As described above, the questions for each event are displayed, only the necessary slips are extracted (narrowed down) based on the answers, the necessary slips are displayed in sequence and entered in the items, and the takeover table 43 and the item takeover matrix table 44 are displayed. By referring to, the items that have already been entered are taken out between the slips and displayed on other slips to omit duplicate entry, and even inexperienced people without specialized knowledge need among complicated related slips. It is possible to create a slip without any duplication of input without fail. The details will be described below in order.

【0029】

Next, the details of the slip narrowing process of FIG. 1 will be described according to the order shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3. 2 and 3 show a flowchart of the slip narrowing process of the present invention.

【0030】

In Figure 2, S1 enters the employee number. This is to keep a record of the workers entered in the slip. S2 displays the selected event block. This takes out the block of the event (for example, "marriage") selected on the event-specific menu of STEP 2 of FIG. 7 to be described later from the basic table (all events) 4 of FIG. 1 and displays it.

【0031】

S3 stores the contents of the basic table in the working table. This stores the contents of the event block retrieved and displayed in S2 in the work table. For example, the contents of the event block selected from the basic table (all events) 4 of FIG. 4 (a), which will be described later, are stored in the work table 42 of FIG. 4 (b).

【0032】

S4 inputs the question item. To do this, enter the answer to the question item displayed on the screen of the event "marriage" in STEP 3 of FIG. 7, which will be described later, for example, and enter one of Y / N here.

【0033】

S5 determines whether the input of the question item is completed. If YES, all Y / N input of question items has been completed, so proceed to S10. On the other hand, in the case of NO, if the input content is Y or N in S6, the process proceeds to S7, and in other cases, the process proceeds to S12 in (A) of FIG.

【0034】

S7 determines whether the question result selects Y / N. When Y is selected, the corresponding slip in the work table 42 for the question is set to 0 (indicating necessity) in S8, and the process returns to S2. On the other hand, when N is selected, the corresponding slip in the work table 42 for the question is set to 1 (indicating unnecessary) in S9, and the process returns to S2.

【0035】

From S1 to S9 above, the question items of the selected event are displayed as shown on the left side of the screen of STEP 3 in Fig. 7, and the question items are sequentially answered in Y or N in the working table 42. By repeating setting "0" for necessary slips and "1" for unnecessary slips, even if you do not have specialized knowledge, you can automatically divide into necessary slips and unnecessary slips just by answering the question. It is possible to extract (narrow down) only the necessary slips.

【0036】

S10 determines whether it is a draft. This automatically extracts (narrows down) only the necessary slips by answering the questions from S1 to S9, and determines whether to issue the extracted necessary slips. If YES, create the drafting pre-processing (create the necessary slips and input fields for the slip contents) and the item takeover table 43 (see the explanation of (b) in Fig. 5 below) in S11.

【0037】

With the above S10 to S11, for the slips automatically extracted as necessary from the answers to the questions by S1 to S9, the slips and input fields, and the item takeover table 43 can be created when it is found to be a draft. This means that the sequence of votes has been completed.

【0038】

In FIG. 3, when it is found that the input content is neither Y / N in the NO of S6 in FIG. 2, S12 determines whether the input content is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, here 30 or more (30 years old or more). If YES, set the corresponding slip in the work table 42 for the question to 1 (indicating unnecessary) and return to S2 in FIG. 2, as in S9 in FIG. 2 described in S13. On the other hand, in the case of NO, as in S8 of FIG. 2 described in S14, the corresponding slip of the work table 42 for the question is set to 0 (indicating necessity), and the process returns to S2 of FIG.

【0039】

Based on the NO in S6 in Fig. 2 and S11 to S14 in Fig. 3, it is determined whether the answer to the question item is above the predetermined threshold (here, over 30 years old), and the necessary slips in the work table 42 are displayed. Repeatedly setting "0" and "1" for unnecessary slips, even if you do not have specialized knowledge, just answer the question and it will be automatically divided into necessary slips and unnecessary slips, and necessary slips Only can be extracted (narrowed down).

【0040】

FIG. 4 shows an example of a table (No. 1) of the present invention. (A) of FIG. 4 shows an example of a basic table. As shown in the figure, the basic table 4 corresponds to the questions 1, 2, 3, 4 ... For each event "marriage", "event B" ..., and the slips a, b, c, d. , E ... is provided with a column for setting the necessity / unnecessity. Here, "1" represents an unnecessary slip, and other blanks represent "0" (necessary slip).

【0041】

(B) in FIG. 4 shows an example of a working table. Here, the working table 42 is provided with columns a, b, c, d, and e for slips a, b, c, d, and e corresponding to questions 1, 2, 3, and 4, and "1" (representing an unnecessary slip) or "1" (representing an unnecessary slip) or Set one of the blanks "0" (representing the required slip).

【0042】

FIG. 4 (c) shows an example of a text table. This is a table in which the texts of questions 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the working table 42 for each event of the basic table 4 of FIG. 4 (a) or each event of (b) of FIG. 4 are set. Here, as shown in the figure, it is the text content of the question of the event "marriage", and among the slips required when the event of "marriage" occurs, it is for determining the necessity / unnecessity by the question. It is a question sentence.

【0043】

Question 1 is "Do you want to change your address?" Question 2 is "Do you want to change your surname?" Here, for example, when the event "marriage" occurs, in question 1, if the answer "YES" is entered in response to "Do you want to change your address?", Question 1 in the working table 42 in (b) of Fig. 4 is entered. Here, "0" (required slip) is set in the column of the intersection between the slip a and the "address change notification". Similarly, in Question 2, if you enter the answer "YES" to "Do you want to change your surname?", The intersection of Question 2 in the work table 42 in Fig. 4 (b) and slip b "Notification of surname change" Here, set "0" (required slip) in the field. If NO, set "1" (unnecessary slip) at each time.

【0044】

Similarly, in the case of the work table 42 in (b) of FIG. 4, 1 is set when YES and 0 is set when NO for questions 3 and 4, respectively. Then, if the answer to all the questions is set to "1" or "0" and the result is as shown in (b) of Fig. 4, the final required slips are questions 1 to 4. Vouchers a and d for which no "1" (unnecessary voucher) is set will be extracted as required vouchers.

【0045】

FIG. 5 shows a table example (No. 2) of the present invention. (A) of FIG. 5 shows an example of an item inheritance table. This item takeover table 43 is a table for setting as shown below and passing the item contents once entered in the slip to another slip to omit duplicate input. Here, the settings are made as shown below.

【0046】

Employee number Target slip Slip contents (free format) # 001 slip a # 001 slip d Here, the employee number is the employee number entered in S1 of FIG. 2 described above. The slips a and d of the target slips are finally extracted as necessary slips with "1" and "0" set as in the work table 42 of FIG. 4 (b) described above. .. The slip content is a column for setting the content for the extracted target slip.

【0047】

(B) of FIG. 5 shows an example of an item inheritance matrix table. This item takeover matrix table 44 is automatically set to the item of the other related slips when it is entered in the item of one of the target slips set in the item takeover table 43 of FIG. 5 (a). It is to make an association to display and input. For example, if "1" (representing a takeover item) is set at the intersection of the slip a and the slip d as shown in the figure, the item of the item takeover table 43 in FIG. 5 (a) can be set to either the slip a or the slip d. When it is input, the contents of the item are automatically displayed and input without inputting other slips, and duplicate input is omitted.

【0048】

Next, the drafting process will be described in detail according to the order shown in the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 6 shows a drafting processing flowchart of the present invention.

【0049】

In FIG. 6, S21 reads the first item takeover table. For example, the slip a in (a) of FIG. 5 is read. S22 enters the slip contents. For example, on the screen of STEP 2 in FIG. 8, enter the "new address" in the slip content field of the slip a "address change notification" as shown in the figure.

【0050】

S23 stores the contents in the item inheritance table. For example, the "new address" is stored in the slip content column of slip a of the item takeover table 43 shown on the right side of STEP 2 in FIG.

【0051】

S24 reads the next item takeover table. Here, the next slip d of the slip a of the item takeover table 43 described on the right side of STEP 2 in FIG. 8 is read. S25 determines the presence / absence of data in the item inheritance table. Here, when determining the presence or absence of data for the slip d read in S24, the slip d in the item takeover table 43 shown on the right side of STEP 2 in FIG. 8 has a column for the slip contents, so it is determined that there is data, and S26 Proceed to. On the other hand, if it turns out that there is no data, it ends.

【0052】

S26 determines whether or not there is an item to be inherited in the item inheritance matrix table. Here, in the item takeover matrix table 44 of FIG. 5 (b) described above, it is determined whether or not there is an item takeover between the slip a in which the slip contents are stored in S23 and the next read slip d in S24. Then, "1" was set at the intersection of the two, and it was found that there was a takeover. Therefore, in S27, the item was posted, that is, the slip content "new address" of the slip a of the item takeover table 43 on the right side of FIG. 8 was changed to the next slip. Post to the slip contents of d and automatically enter and display the "new address", omit duplicate entry, forward to the next process in S28, return to S22 if you need to enter the slip contents, and slip If there is no need to enter the content, return to S23 and repeat. On the other hand, if there is no S26, it is forwarded to the next process in S28, and similarly, if it is necessary to input the slip contents, it returns to S22, and if it is not necessary to enter the slip contents, it returns to S23 and repeats.

【0053】

As described above, when inputting to the automatically extracted voucher by answering the question of the event, if it is input to the inheritance item of one voucher in the case of the inheritance item, it is automatically posted to the inheritance item of another voucher. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate duplicate input and prevent mistakes such as incorrect input in the same item or correction of one and not correction of the other.

【0054】

FIG. 7 shows a screen transition diagram (No. 1) of the present invention. This shows the screen transitions in the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3. In FIG. 7, STEP 1 shows how an event-specific slip is selected from the user menu. Here, in the user menu, the following slips shown in the figure are displayed and one of them is selected.

【0055】

Business-specific slips Employment slip General affairs slip Other slips Here, when a business-specific slip is selected, the STEP2 business-specific menu is displayed.

【0056】

STEP2 shows the menu by business. Here, in the business-specific menu, the events that may occur are displayed as shown below. ·marriage ·moving ·birth Other events Here, when the event "marriage" is selected, the event-specific question screen regarding the event "marriage" in STEP 3 is displayed.

【0057】

STEP3 shows the question screen for each event. Here, the event-specific question screen displays the question and answer input fields on the left side as shown below, and the list of possible slips on the right side as shown below.

【0058】

Question of event "marriage" Answer column Slip list Do you want to change your address? Y / N Address change notification Do you want to change your surname? Y / N Notification of surname change FIG. 8 shows a screen transition diagram (No. 2) of the present invention. This shows the screen transition in the flowchart of FIG.

【0059】

In FIG. 8, STEP 1 shows the display of slip a. This shows the first slip a (address change notification) from the slips a and d extracted by answering the question in S21 of FIG. 6 as shown in the figure below.

【0060】

Voucher a (address change notification) Employee number # 001 Display of current address Display of input field for new address STEP2 shows how to enter the new address. Corresponding to the input of this new address, the new address is stored in the slip content column of the slip a of the item takeover table 43 on the right side of FIG.

【0061】

STEP3 shows the display of the next slip d. This is the one in which the next slip d is read in S24 of FIG. 6 and displayed on the screen as shown below. Slip b (Notification of name change) Employee number # 001 Display of input field for new address Display of other data STEP4 refers to the item takeover matrix table and posts the contents from the item takeover table 43. Here, the new address of the slip a is posted to the slip d and displayed as shown below.

【0062】

Voucher d (Notification of name change) Employee number # 001 Display of new address (posted new address of slip a) Display of other data As described above, it is possible to avoid inputting the same item in different slips in duplicate, and to prevent a situation in which different slips are input in the same item but different slips.

【0063】

[Effect of the invention]

As described above, according to the present invention, when answering a question related to an event, only the necessary related slips are automatically displayed based on the knowledge of an expert, or related to inputting into the slips. Since the item to be entered is automatically entered and displayed in other slips if it is entered only once, even an inexperienced person can not overlook the necessary slip and can display the same item contents. It is possible to easily, quickly, and definitely issue a slip related to an event without duplicating other slips.

[Simple explanation of drawings]

[Figure 1]

It is a system block diagram of this invention.

[Figure 2]

It is a slip narrowing-down processing flowchart (No. 1) of this invention.

[Fig. 3]

It is a slip narrowing-down processing flowchart (No. 2) of this invention.

[Fig. 4]

This is a table example (No. 1) of the present invention.

[Fig. 5]

This is a table example (No. 2) of the present invention.

[Fig. 6]

It is a drafting process flowchart of this invention.

[Fig. 7]

It is a drawing transition diagram (No. 1) of this invention.

[Fig. 8]

It is a drawing transition diagram (No. 2) of this invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Screen 2: Voucher narrowing process 3: Initial processing 4: Basic table 42: Working table 43: Item takeover table 44: Item takeover matrix table 5: Screen control processing 6: Drafting process