System for filling in documents using an electronic pen

Claim 1

A document filling system comprising: an analyzer for acquiring information manually filled by a filling person in an entry column of a document using an electronic pen as positional information indicative of a locus of a tip of the electronic pen created based on a dot pattern formed on a paper sheet, and for processing the filled information as electronic data, said document having a paper sheet and the dot pattern formed thereon and having entry columns on the paper sheet, said analyzer comprising: communication means for performing data transfer to or from said electronic pen, a history information file for defining the electronic pen having an entry authority over the document and an entry sequence of the entry columns thereon based on a document ID of said document, the document ID being used for identification of one of a plurality of documents, means for judging whether or not said electronic pen has an entry authority over said document, based on a pen ID received from said electronic pen and a pen ID assigned for said document, referring to an area of the entry sequence in said history information file, and judging whether or not a current entry sequence is correct by checking, in a sequential order, finished-entry flags indicated by an entry column pointer stored in the area of the entry sequence in said history information file, and means for creating information to inform said electronic pen of a judged result by said judging means, wherein said electronic pen includes notification means for receiving the judged result thus informed from said analyzer, and informing said filling person of the judged result thus received.