READER, PAPER SHEET TREATMENT APPARATUS, READING METHOD AND PAPER SHEET TREATMENT METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately read classification data used in classification processing in a short time from the description data of paper sheets to process the same within a specific processing time. SOLUTION: The reader 4 of a paper sheet treatment apparatus applies labelling processing to the image data of paper sheets in a labelling part 101 to select a label having possibility constituting a keyword from the label groups listed in a label selection part 102 and a character recognition part 104 judges whether the selected label is a keyword Mr. or Mrs. and a keyword judge part 103 judges whether the character thereof is Mr. or Mrs. on the basis of the absolute value of a score in the judgment and a first character data row region specifying part 105 specifies the position and direction of a first character data row region on the basis of the presence position of the label capable of being judged to be Mr. or Mrs. and the confirmed direction and a classification data reading part 106 reads classification data according to the specified position and direction of the first character data row region.