EP4244144A1 - Procédé de fonctionnement d?un système d?étiquetage - Google Patents

Procédé de fonctionnement d?un système d?étiquetage

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EP4244144A1
EP4244144A1 EP21798984.7A EP21798984A EP4244144A1 EP 4244144 A1 EP4244144 A1 EP 4244144A1 EP 21798984 A EP21798984 A EP 21798984A EP 4244144 A1 EP4244144 A1 EP 4244144A1
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labeling
well
routine
control
arrangement
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Winfried Vicktorius
Peter Wolff
Ronnie Beckers
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Espera Werke GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/40—Controls; Safety devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C1/00—Labelling flat essentially-rigid surfaces
    • B65C1/02—Affixing labels to one flat surface of articles, e.g. of packages, of flat bands
    • B65C1/025—Affixing labels to one flat surface of articles, e.g. of packages, of flat bands the label being picked up by the article to be labelled, i.e. the labelling head remaining stationary
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/02—Devices for moving articles, e.g. containers, past labelling station
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/08—Label feeding
    • B65C9/18—Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls

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  • the invention relates to a method for operating a labeling system for labeling individual packs according to the preamble of claim 1, a labeling system for labeling individual packs according to the preamble of claim 23, a system with a control arrangement for such a labeling system according to the preamble of claim 24 and a computer program according to claim 26.
  • the labeling systems in question here for labeling individual packs have at least one labeling device which is designed in particular as a price labeling device.
  • the labeling device has at least one feed arrangement, one dispensing arrangement and one application arrangement as functional units, which are set up for labeling the individual packs in a labeling routine.
  • the functional units are controlled in the labeling routine by means of a control arrangement.
  • the functional units have respective sensor arrangements that determine sensor data related to the execution of the labeling routine.
  • a control arrangement of the labeling system takes care of the technical control tasks associated with the implementation of a labeling routine and controls the functional units for labeling the individual packs according to a control specification. Based on the sensor data, the position, orientation and speed of the individual packs are determined, for example, and the application of the labels is controlled.
  • the problem with the labeling systems in question is that the sensor data allow certain error patterns to be monitored and error correction to be made as part of the control of the functional units.
  • systematic errors in the labeling routine that have a long-term effect on the quality of the labeling are often not reliably detected automatically via the sensor data and eliminated by adjusting the control.
  • the invention is based on the problem of specifying a method for operating a labeling system for labeling individual packs, the monitoring of the labeling system being improved.
  • control arrangement be used to carry out a user query routine, in which a user is prompted via the user interface to enter a degree of well-being relating to a functional aspect of the labeling system and the degree of well-being then entered by the user is recorded by the control arrangement, so that the control arrangement can be used to record the level of well-being entered level of well-being is compared with a predetermined level of well-being and if the entered level of well-being deviates from the predetermined level of well-being, a reaction routine is triggered, in which a message about the entered level of well-being is transmitted by means of the control arrangement to a control system that is superordinate to the control arrangement and is external to the labeling system, and in which the control specification depending on the degree of well-being entered.
  • the user query routine can be used to determine in a simple manner whether there is a defect in the labeling routine, whereupon the reaction routine is used, in which the control specification for remedying the defect can be adjusted.
  • the reaction routine can in particular manually and / or automatically an adjustment of the tax default for the error is corrected.
  • the user is preferably supported in troubleshooting.
  • auxiliary information can be generated in the reaction routine, which is used for error correction and is passed on to the user and/or maintenance personnel, so that any necessary manual intervention in the labeling system is considerably facilitated.
  • Another advantage is the automatic generation of a notification, in particular to the manufacturer of the labeling system, according to claim 6.
  • a learning routine can be carried out on the basis of a chronological sequence of user query routines, whereby the large amount of data available in particular with a large number of labeling systems is used for optimizing the reaction routine, in particular the prognosis routine.
  • the user is prompted by the user interface to degree from a compilation of selectable degrees of well-being.
  • degree With the representation of an increasing scale from a low to a high degree of well-being through the compilation of selectable degrees of well-being, the input of the well-being level and its consideration is simplified.
  • the user can also be prompted to enter the control specification in a simple manner, with the cause of the error being further localized to support the user in the reaction routine.
  • the monitoring arrangement carries out a plausibility check on the degree of well-being entered (claim 12).
  • Claims 14 to 22 relate to preferred embodiments of the user query routine.
  • the system has a memory with program instructions and processors for implementing the control in the proposed method (claim 25).
  • a computer program is claimed to have program instructions which cause the processors of the proposed system to carry out the proposed method when the computer program runs on the processors.
  • the computer program can be stored on at least one, in particular non-volatile, memory.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of the proposed labeling system with a proposed control arrangement for carrying out the proposed method
  • the invention relates to a method for operating a labeling system for labeling individual packs.
  • 1 shows the labeling system in a schematic representation with a labeling device 1 which is designed in particular as a price marking device.
  • the labeling device 1 is equipped with a feed arrangement 2 for transporting respective packs.
  • the feed arrangement 2 is preferably a belt conveyor or a roller conveyor, optionally also at least one robot arm, for moving the respective packs.
  • the feed arrangement 2, here the belt conveyor has here and preferably at least one conveyor belt 3, via which the respective packs, which are not shown in FIG. 1, are transported along a transport direction.
  • a dispensing arrangement 4 for dispensing a label that can be detached from a strip of material 5 is also provided.
  • a label that can be detached from a strip of material 5 means, in particular, a label that is attached with its adhesive surface so that it can be detached from a carrier strip that carries the strip of material 5 forms and can consist, for example, of paper and/or plastic. It is also possible for the label to be produced by separating a section from a printable or printed material strip 5, for example by cutting and/or tearing the material strip 5.
  • the proposed method is preferably used for labels designed as adhesive labels, which are already attached to the material strip 5 have an adhesive surface.
  • the use of adhesive-free labels is also conceivable, which are only later provided with an adhesive surface or applied to an adhesive surface on the respective pack.
  • the labeling device 1, here in a common housing with the dispensing arrangement 4, has an application arrangement 6 for applying the dispensed label to the respective pack.
  • the dispensed label is preferably picked up by a stamp, which is designed here and preferably as a pendulum stamp 7, and applied to the respective pack.
  • the stamp has a blow head for sucking in and blowing off the label.
  • the pendulum stamp 7 performs a movement along the transport direction when it is applied, in order to enable labeling of the pack moved by means of the feed arrangement 2 .
  • the label can be applied in contact by pressing the label onto the package.
  • the feed arrangement 2, the dispensing arrangement 4 and the application arrangement 6 each form functional units of the labeling device 1.
  • further functional units can also be provided, as will be explained in more detail below.
  • the labeling system can also have several labeling devices 1, in particular as described here.
  • the labeling device 1 also has a control arrangement 11 .
  • the functional units are controlled by the control arrangement 11 for labeling the individual packs according to a control specification.
  • the control arrangement 11 preferably has control electronics for implementing the control tasks occurring within the scope of the labeling routine.
  • the control arrangement 11 can be a central control arrangement 11 of the labeling system and/or the labeling device 1, which controls all or at least some of the functional units. It is also possible for the control arrangement 11 to have a plurality of decentralized control units which communicate with one another, with a control unit preferably being assigned to each functional unit.
  • the sensor data determined by the respective sensor arrangements 8, 9, 10 are transmitted to the control arrangement 11 and are used to control the functional units in the labeling routine in accordance with the control specification.
  • the control default contains, among other things, rules as to how the functional units work together depending on the available sensor data in order to implement the labeling routine according to the user's requirements.
  • the control specification can be implemented by the control arrangement 11 on the software side.
  • the control specification contains control parameters which can be specified for carrying out one or more aspects of the labeling routine and which can be modified by the user.
  • Each of the sensor arrangements 8, 9, 10 has at least one sensor and preferably a plurality of sensors, which determine sensor data, for example based on optical, acoustic, mechanical and/or electronic measured variables.
  • the sensors are in the form of temperature sensors and/or moisture sensors.
  • the sensor arrangement 8 of the feed arrangement 2 can preferably have sensors for determining the transport speed and the rotational speed which have the conveyor belt 3 driving drive arrangements.
  • the dispensing arrangement 4 has, for example, a sensor arrangement 9 with sensors for determining the speed, the length and the current position of the strip of material 5 .
  • the application arrangement 6 has in particular a sensor arrangement 10 for determining the position and position of the pendulum plunger 7 . Reference may be made to further embodiments of the sensor arrangements as well as to measures known to the person skilled in the art for controlling the operation of the functional units of the labeling device 1 in the labeling routine using sensors.
  • the labeling system has here and preferably a monitoring arrangement 12 .
  • the sensor data determined by the sensor arrangements 8, 9, 10 of the functional units are recorded in a monitoring routine by means of the monitoring arrangement 12.
  • the acquisition of the sensor data is used for logging the labeling routine and/or automatic error detection in the labeling routine.
  • the monitoring arrangement 12 can be integrated in the control arrangement 11 . Likewise, the monitoring arrangement 12 can be designed as a separate arrangement which is in communication with the labeling system. The monitoring arrangement 12 can be designed, for example, as an external arrangement which communicates with the labeling system and in particular the sensor arrangements 8, 9, 10 and/or the control arrangement 11 via a communication network.
  • the labeling system has a user interface 13, which is here and preferably equipped with a touch screen.
  • the control specification in particular control parameters of the functional units in the labeling routine, and for example also sensor data or variables derived therefrom can be visualized for a user of the labeling system via the user interface 13 .
  • the user can also influence the execution of the labeling routine via an input using the user interface 13, for example, in that the user specifies and/or changes the control specification at least in part.
  • a user query routine is carried out by means of the control arrangement 11, in which a user is prompted by means of the user interface 13 to enter a degree of well-being relating to a functional aspect of the labeling system and the degree of well-being then entered by the user is recorded by the control arrangement 11, and that by means of the control arrangement 11, the entered degree of well-being is compared with a predetermined degree of well-being and if the entered degree of well-being deviates from the predetermined degree of well-being, a reaction routine is triggered in which, by means of the control arrangement 11, a message about the entered degree of well-being is sent to a control system 14 which is superordinate to the control arrangement 11 and is external to the labeling system is transmitted and in which the control default is modified depending on the entered degree of well-being.
  • the control system 14 is, in particular, an external data management arrangement, for example a back-end data management arrangement, which can also be superordinate to a number of control arrangements.
  • Superior here means that the control system 14 can transmit commands and in particular the control specification to the control arrangement 11 or the control arrangements.
  • the control system 14 can also be assigned to another entity, for example the manufacturer of the labeling system, a maintenance and repair service for the labeling system or the like.
  • Extra here means that the control system 14 is designed separately from the labeling system and in particular the control arrangement 11 and initiates and/or carries out processes which run at least partially outside of the labeling system.
  • the control arrangement 11 is preferably connected to the control system 14 via a communication network which serves to transmit the message.
  • the communication network can be wired and/or wireless and can be realized at least partially over the Internet, a telephone network, a mobile radio network and/or a wide area network (WAN), for example.
  • the message is generally representative of the entered level of well-being and at least indicates that there is a deviation from the specified level of well-being. In particular, the degree of well-being entered and/or a variable derived from it is assigned to the control ersystem 14 transmitted. As will be explained below, the message can also contain further data relating to the labeling system and preferably at least parts of the sensor data addressed.
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic sequence of the proposed method with the user query routine and the response routine.
  • a user of the labeling system is prompted by means of the user interface 13 to enter a degree of sensitivity regarding a functional aspect of the labeling system.
  • degree of well-being is understood to mean a subjective quality measure based on a classification of the quality of the work result and/or the process quality in relation to the respective functional aspect.
  • action 16 the user enters the level of well-being using the user interface 13 .
  • the degree of well-being entered by the user is recorded by the control arrangement 11 in action 17 .
  • the degree of well-being entered by the user is compared in action 18 with a degree of well-being specified by the system.
  • the specified degree of sensitivity for the relevant functional aspect is, for example, representative of a normal course of the labeling routine and that, for example, the quality of the work result and/or the process quality in relation to the respective functional aspect corresponds to the expected quality.
  • the degree of well-being entered does not necessarily have to be compared with a single predetermined degree of well-being. Rather, the degree of well-being entered can also be checked to determine whether it is within a predetermined range of degrees of well-being.
  • control default in addition to the notification to the control system 14, the control default is modified depending on the degree of well-being entered, with the modification being made automatically, for example by the control arrangement 11 and/or the control system 14, or also at least partially manually. can follow, for example by the control arrangement 11 and/or the control system 14 supporting the user in changing the control specification.
  • control specification is modified in the reaction routine depending on whether the entered level of well-being falls below or exceeds the predetermined level of well-being. On the one hand, a different modification of the control default occurs from falling below the threshold than from exceeding it on the other hand.
  • the response routine is triggered by means of the control arrangement 11 in action 19 when the predetermined degree of well-being is not reached.
  • the predetermined degree of well-being By falling below the predetermined degree of well-being, it becomes clear, for example, that the quality of the work result and/or the process quality in relation to the respective functional aspect is below the quality expected by the user.
  • the control arrangement 11 when the degree of well-being is entered, the predetermined degree of well-being is exceeded and the control arrangement 11 thus recognizes that the quality of the work result and/or process quality in relation to the respective functional aspect is improved compared to before.
  • the level of well-being specified by the system in this case is in particular the level of well-being which was entered by the user in a previous user query routine and which--expressing the user's dissatisfaction--was reduced in comparison to an optimal level of well-being.
  • a reaction routine can preferably also be triggered here by means of the control arrangement 11 .
  • a degree of deviation of the entered state of mind from the predetermined one is determined in the reaction routine Determines the degree of well-being and the reaction routine, in particular the modification of the tax default, made depending on the degree of deviation. It can thus be taken into account in the reaction routine how far the instantaneous work result is from a result that the user perceives to be optimal.
  • the degree of well-being and in particular the degree of deviation is checked by means of the control arrangement 11 and/or the control system 14 in the reaction routine to ensure that a predetermined urgency criterion is met.
  • the urgency criterion is a measure of the fact that the further operation of the labeling system is no longer guaranteed without a change in the control specification.
  • the response routine is carried out depending on whether the urgency criterion is met, with other measures being taken if the urgency criterion is met, in particular to protect the labeling system and/or the individual packs against damage, than if the urgency criterion is not met, with the control specification only being changed, for example serves to optimize the labeling routine and/or a notification is generated.
  • the labeling routine may not be carried out any further, for example, or only under further conditions, for example if the labeling routine is manually triggered by the user.
  • a reaction routine is preferably not triggered.
  • the labeling routine can continue to be executed in action 21, in particular with an unchanged control specification. It is also conceivable that even if the degree of well-being entered corresponds to the specified optimum A message to the control system 14 is also sent to the degree of well-being, for example for documentation.
  • control specification for all functional units is changed in the reaction routine, for example by specifying modified control parameters for all functional units.
  • modification of the control specification is used, for example, to adjust the control of the functional unit or functional units affected by the functional aspect in a targeted manner if the entered level of well-being deviates from the predetermined level of well-being.
  • at least one, in particular exactly one, of the functional units is assigned to the degree of well-being on the basis of the relevant functional aspect.
  • the control default is then modified for the relevant functional aspect, for example by (only) changing the control parameters of the functional unit affected by the functional aspect.
  • the user is prompted, for example, to enter a degree of sensitivity regarding a predetermined functional aspect (for example the quality of the application of the label), with at least one functional unit being assigned to this predetermined functional aspect (for example the application arrangement 4).
  • the assignment to a functional unit results in particular from the causality of the operation of the respective functional unit for the work result related to the degree of well-being and/or through the causality of the operation of the respective functional unit for the process quality related to the degree of well-being.
  • the assignment of the entered degree of well-being to at least one, in particular to exactly one, of the functional units is preferably predetermined from the outset, ie before the start of the user query routine, using a fixed assignment rule.
  • the labeling system has a plurality of functional units for at least one labeling function, for example a plurality of application arrangements 4.
  • the control specification for the relevant functional aspect can be changed such that the labeling function in the labeling routine is taken over by a further functional unit.
  • a further functional unit carries out at least one aspect of the labeling function which was previously carried out by another functional unit.
  • the application of the labels which is performed prior to the response routine by a first application assembly, is partially or fully performed after the response routine by a second application assembly.
  • a number of function resources can also be provided for at least one labeling function.
  • the functional resources are understood here as the basic materials for carrying out the labeling routine, such as the material strips, printer ink, adhesives or the like.
  • the control specification for the relevant functional aspect is changed such that the labeling routine is carried out using a further functional resource. For example, with the change in control default, an alternative strip of material is used.
  • the control specification preferably includes a speed specification, which can in particular be a specification for the speed of the individual packs and/or a specification relating to cyclic or continuous operation of the labeling device.
  • the specification for the speed of the individual packs can relate, for example, to the feed of the feed arrangement 2 .
  • the specification relating to cyclic or continuous operation can contain whether cyclic operation takes place and/or the timing at which cyclic operation takes place.
  • the speed specification can specify time intervals in which the labeling routine is carried out and/or individual aspects of the labeling routine are carried out.
  • the default speed is preferably modified in the reaction routine. If the specified level of well-being is not reached by the entered degree of well-being, the speed specification can be reduced compared to a normal operational speed specification, more preferably while maintaining a minimum speed specification. In many cases, the labeling routine can be carried out with improved results by reducing the speed specification.
  • the minimum speed specification preferably represents a minimum requirement for the throughput of the labeling system and is representative, for example, of a specified minimum quota of labeled individual packs within a specified period of time.
  • the speed specification can be increased compared to the normal operational speed specification, so that a higher productivity of the labeling system is achieved. More preferably, an emergency stop of the labeling device is carried out when the entered degree of condition falls below a minimum level.
  • the minimum degree of well-being is representative of a degree of well-being below which corresponds to a loss of quality that is unacceptable to the user.
  • control specification is preferably changed at least partially by means of the control system 14 and the control specification is transmitted to the control arrangement 11 by means of the communication network.
  • a modification of the control default can also be requested by means of the control system 14 .
  • control system 14 generates help information, in particular help information relating to the use of a tool and/or a spare part, based on the entered degree of well-being, in particular based on the assignment of the relevant functional aspect, and the help information via user interface 13 and/or issued by the control system 14 to maintenance personnel for the labeling system.
  • the control system 14 thus causes the control specification to be modified by the auxiliary information being output and the user and/or the maintenance personnel preferably carrying out repairs, maintenance and/or maintenance on the basis of the auxiliary information.
  • the action of the user and/or the maintenance personnel can take place in a targeted manner using the help information.
  • the control arrangement 11 can generate a notification, in particular an e-mail notification, to a manufacturer of the labeling system depending on the degree of sensitivity entered.
  • the notification is particularly representative of the degree of well-being entered.
  • the notification is preferably selected from a compilation of predefined notifications depending on the degree of sensitivity entered. For example, a predetermined notification is assigned to each degree of well-being and the notification that is assigned to the entered degree of well-being is selected.
  • the modification of the control default is preferably dependent on the sensor data relating to the labeling routine, which are determined by the sensor arrangements 8, 9, 10.
  • the control arrangement 11 and/or the control system 14 can thus carry out an evaluation of the sensor data on the basis of the entered degree of well-being.
  • alternative sensor data and/or a higher data volume of the sensor data are evaluated here in comparison to error monitoring carried out by the monitoring arrangement 12 .
  • the modification of the control specification can preferably be specified by means of the control system 14 as a function of chronologically preceding sensor data stored in the control system 14 in order to improve error detection and/or error correction.
  • a further improvement of the reaction routine results from the fact that the modification of the control specification is specified by means of the control system 14 as a function of sensor data relating to the labeling routine from a number of labeling systems.
  • the labeling systems are preferably assigned to at least two different entities, in particular different users and/or manufacturers.
  • the control specification can thus be modified on the basis of a comparatively large amount of data and also on a large number of labeling systems that work independently of one another.
  • a prognosis routine is particularly preferably carried out in the reaction routine by means of the control system 14, in which a prognosis for the requirement a repair and/or maintenance of a functional unit is generated. Based on the degree of well-being entered, it is thus estimated whether and in particular when impairment of at least one of the functional units is to be feared.
  • the prognosis can be generated on the basis of a predefined prognosis model depending on the entered degree of well-being and, preferably, on further parameters which will be explained below.
  • the prognosis is preferably output, for example by means of the user interface 13 and/or by means of the auxiliary information, in particular if the prognosis meets a predefined output criterion.
  • a learning routine can be carried out by means of the control system 14, which is used in particular to generate the prognosis.
  • the control default is modified as a function of a time sequence of levels of mental state entered in user query routines.
  • the chronological sequence preferably includes at least one degree of well-being entered subsequently to a reaction routine, so that the user's assessment of the effect of the reaction routine is taken into account in the learning routine.
  • the modification of the control specification in the learning routine is preferably changed in such a way that the probability that the entered level of well-being deviates from the specified level of well-being increases the probability of maintaining the specified level of well-being in a subsequent user query routine.
  • the configuration of the reaction routine in the learning routine is preferably changed in such a way that the probability of the predetermined level of well-being being met in a subsequent user query routine is increased.
  • methods of artificial intelligence can be used.
  • the control specification is preferably modified as a function of the respective control specifications of the labeling device, of sensor data relating to the individual packs and/or of environmental parameters of the labeling system.
  • the environmental parameters are understood to mean parameters relevant to the boundary conditions of the labeling routine, in particular temperature, air humidity and/or the level of contamination in the air.
  • the contamination levels in the air can be a measure of the corrosive environment of the respective labeling device.
  • the user in the user query routine, is prompted by means of the user interface 13 to select the level of well-being from a compilation of selectable levels of well-being. This allows for a particularly intuitive input of the degree of well-being.
  • the set of selectable mood levels may represent an increasing scale from a low to a high mood level.
  • a low level of well-being indicates low user satisfaction and a high level of well-being indicates high user satisfaction.
  • the degree of well-being can be represented, for example, by a numerical value, with a low numerical value representing a low degree of well-being and a high numerical value representing a high degree of well-being.
  • the user is prompted in the user query routine to enter the level of sensitivity by selecting from the scale.
  • the control specification can consequently be changed in the reaction routine in a particularly simple manner based on the degree of well-being entered, control parameters being determined, for example, using a mathematical function from the degree of well-being represented by the numerical value.
  • the user is prompted in a preferred embodiment in the reaction routine by means of the user interface 13 to enter the control specification, in particular control erparameter of at least one functional unit to change manually.
  • the user can use an input to influence the amount by which the specified speed is to be increased or reduced.
  • at least one of the functional units is assigned to the entered degree of well-being on the basis of the relevant functional aspect and the assignment is output to the user by means of the user interface 13, so that the user is indicated which functional unit(s) can be the cause of the deviation from the specified degree of well-being . Accordingly, the user can already be given a recommendation as to which control parameters are to be changed.
  • the control arrangement 11 and/or the control system 14 carries out a plausibility check of the entered degree of well-being with regard to the presence of at least one predetermined plausibility criterion.
  • a reaction routine is only triggered if the plausibility check is successful.
  • a suitable definition of the plausibility criterion can be used to detect an incorrect entry of the degree of well-being as part of the plausibility check.
  • the labeling device 1 has one or more further functional units, which are each equipped with a sensor arrangement and are controlled in the labeling routine by the control arrangement 11 in accordance with the control specification.
  • further functional unit(s) and sensor arrangement(s) in the proposed method, reference is made to the previous statements on the functional units feed arrangement 2 , dispensing arrangement 4 and application arrangement 6 .
  • a printer arrangement 22 is particularly preferably provided for printing the label that can be detached or detached from the strip of material 5, the label being printed in principle on the strip of material 5 and/or after the label has been detached from the strip of material 5 and before the label is applied to the respective pack can.
  • a printer assembly 22 configured for thermal printing is provided.
  • the printer arrangement 22 is preferably part of the dispensing arrangement 4 and the labels are printed before they are dispensed, in particular at an outlet and/or a dispensing edge of the dispensing arrangement 4.
  • the printer arrangement 22 has, for example, its own sensor arrangement with one or more sensors for monitoring the thermal printer and/or a camera for determining the printed image generated on the labels and/or for image recognition, for example for bar code recognition.
  • a label transport arrangement 23 is provided as a further functional unit of the labeling device 1 for transporting the label from the dispensing arrangement 4 to the printer arrangement 22 and/or to the application arrangement 6 .
  • the label transport arrangement 23 has, for example, a transport belt, in particular an endless belt, which transports labels from a receiving area, where the label is removed from the dispensing arrangement 4, to a delivery area, in which the label is fed to the printer arrangement 22 or the application arrangement 6.
  • the label transport arrangement 23 also has, for example, its own sensor arrangement with one or more sensors for determining the speed of the transport belt and/or the position and/or orientation of the labels on the transport belt.
  • the label printed by the printer arrangement 22 is dispensed and fed to the pendulum stamp 7 of the application arrangement 6 by means of the label transport arrangement 23, with the application arrangement 6 applying the label to a first side of the respective pack.
  • a further dispenser and printer assembly 24 is provided.
  • the labels provided by the further dispenser and printer arrangement 24 are applied by a further application arrangement 25 to a second side of the respective pack, which is opposite the first side here.
  • a weighing arrangement 26 for weighing the respective pack is provided as yet another functional unit of the labeling device 1 .
  • the weighing arrangement 26 is set up to determine the weight of individual packs and transmits the determined weight to the control arrangement 11 so that printing can take place, for example of the label can be carried out with an individual weight label and/or individual price label.
  • a pack detection arrangement 27 is provided as yet another functional unit of the labeling device 1 .
  • the pack detection arrangement 27 has a sensor arrangement which is set up to provide sensor data for determining the shape, type, orientation and/or position of the pack.
  • the pack detection arrangement 27 has, for example, at least one camera and preferably at least one 3D camera.
  • a functional unit that can be used within the scope of the proposed method is a movement arrangement for the printer arrangement, which in particular adjusts the printer arrangement transversely to the transport direction of the feed arrangement 2 .
  • An alignment arrangement for the packs for example a centering device for the packs on the feed arrangement 2, can also be provided as a functional unit.
  • a label pressure arrangement is provided, for example a label pressure roller, which acts on the respective label after and/or during application.
  • the degree of well-being is entered by means of an input arrangement and an output arrangement of the user interface 13 .
  • the input arrangement preferably includes at least one of a keyboard, touch screen, mouse and microphone.
  • the output arrangement preferably includes at least one of a screen, a touch screen, a speaker, and a printer.
  • the degree of well-being can be entered by means of a user interface 13 designed as a mobile device, which can be provided in addition or as an alternative to a stationary user interface 13 on the labeling system.
  • a mobile device is understood to mean, in particular, a cell phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a laptop, a wearable computer and the like.
  • the mobile device can be connected via a network, for example a local area network, communicate with the control arrangement 11 via a mobile radio network and/or via the Internet.
  • the execution of the user query routine can be triggered in a time-controlled manner, in particular cyclically, with fixed time intervals and/or times specified in a schedule being provided for the user query routine, for example. Additionally or alternatively, the user query routine can be triggered by means of the control arrangement 11 and/or the control system 14, for example when the sensor signals meet a predetermined error criterion.
  • the error criterion can represent a deviation of the sensor signals from a normal operational state of the labeling system. Execution of the user query routine can also be triggered upon a predetermined user action.
  • the user query routine is triggered when the labeling system is serviced, at least parts of the labeling system are rebuilt and/or the labeling system is repaired by means of the control arrangement 11 and/or the control system 14, so that the state of health is queried at times when there is a high need for a process analysis will.
  • the user query routine can be triggered manually by the user using the user interface 13 .
  • the user query routine prompts the user to enter the degree of sensitivity regarding a functional aspect which relates to the printed image of the labels.
  • the functional aspect also relates to the brightness, the contrast, a print quality and/or the alignment of the printed image on the labels, which means that the functional aspect can be assigned to at least one functional unit, in particular the printer arrangement 22.
  • the print quality is understood to mean, in particular, the accuracy of the reproduction of a print template by the print image and/or the number of printing errors.
  • the functional aspect relates to the application of the labels to the respective packs, in particular the alignment, position and/or adhesion of the labels.
  • the functional aspect relates to the productivity of the labeling system and, for example, the number of labels applied over a predetermined time interval.
  • the user query routine prompts the user for multiple levels of sensitivity through a hierarchy of queries, with at least one subordinate query being associated with at least one superordinate query in the hierarchy.
  • the "hierarchy of queries" can thus be understood as a predefined list of questions for a sequence of queries, with the specification of a subsequent query being determined by the input(s) of the user in response to at least one previously asked query.
  • a sequence of frequent queries relevant to the respective labeling system can be made via the hierarchy of queries.
  • a targeted sequence of queries can be used to further narrow down the cause of a deviation from the specified degree of well-being.
  • At least one functional unit is preferably assigned to the input degrees of well-being on the basis of the hierarchy of queries. For example, in the user query routine, the degree of well-being with regard to the print quality is first queried. For example, if the entered degree of sensitivity falls below the specified degree of sensitivity, the degree of sensitivity can then be queried with regard to the brightness, the contrast, the print quality and/or the alignment of the printed image on the labels. The assignment of the at least one functional unit can be made depending on the entered degrees of well-being.
  • part of a functional unit is assigned to a degree of well-being within the framework of the hierarchy of queries.
  • the printer arrangement 22 and in particular the print head of the printer arrangement 22 can be assigned to this entered degree of sensitivity.
  • Several functional units can also be assigned to a degree of well-being. If, for example, there is a deviation from the specified degree of sensitivity for the alignment of the print image on the labels, the printer arrangement 22 and the label transport arrangement 23 can be assigned to the degree of sensitivity.
  • the hierarchy of queries in the user query routine is predetermined based on a previously entered level of sensitivity. For example, further degrees of well-being relating to those functional aspects are queried first, the degrees of well-being of which deviated from the respective predetermined level of well-being in a previously run user query routine.
  • the user query routine can prompt the user to enter a state of mind or several levels of state of mind with regard to one functional aspect, several functional aspects or all functional aspects from a displayed selection of functional aspects.
  • the compilation of selectable degrees of well-being is output, in particular visualized, using an arrangement of selection fields by means of the user interface 13 .
  • the selection fields are preferably visualized by means of the user interface via an arrangement along a straight line, a circle or a part of a circle, in particular a semicircle.
  • the selection boxes are displayed accordingly on a screen for easy identification by the user.
  • the selection fields of the arrangement can be visualized with different colors (e.g. from red for a low degree of well-being to green for a high degree of well-being) and/or with different markings (for example with numerical values, labels and/or symbols such as smileys or the like).
  • the degree of well-being can be entered by means of the user interface 13 by tapping a selection field, for example on a touch screen.
  • moving a selection field can be used to enter the degree of well-being be seen, for example with a drag-and-drop functionality.
  • Input by moving a selection controller is preferably possible, with the user moving a controller along a scale for the degree of well-being, for example.
  • free text input and/or voice input of the degree of well-being are also conceivable.
  • the labeling system described above for labeling individual packs has a labeling device 1, in particular a price marking device, with the labeling device 1 having a feed arrangement 2 for transporting the respective packs, a dispensing arrangement 4 for dispensing a label that can be detached from a strip of material 5, and an application arrangement 6 for applying the dispensed label to the respective pack is equipped as functional units, with at least one of these functional units or all of these functional units each having a sensor arrangement 8, 9, 10, with the labeling system having a control arrangement 11 which controls the functional units for labeling the individual packs in accordance with a control specification in a labeling routine, and wherein the labeling system has a user interface 13 .
  • the labeling system is set up to carry out the proposed method.
  • the control arrangement 11 is set up to control the functional units for carrying out the labeling routine, to carry out the suggested user query routine and to transmit a message about the entered degree of mental state to a higher-level control system 14 which is external to the labeling system.
  • the control arrangement 11 is correspondingly set up to be connected to a control system 14 for transmission, for example in that the control arrangement 11 has a network interface. Reference may be made to all statements on the proposed procedure.
  • the system is equipped with a control arrangement 11 for a labeling system and one of the control arrangement 11 that is superordinate and external to the labeling system.
  • control arrangement 11 carries out a user query routine in which a user is prompted via the user interface 13 to enter a degree of sensitivity relating to a functional aspect of the labeling system and the degree of sensitivity then entered by the user is recorded by the control arrangement 11 so that the control arrangement 11 compares the entered level of well-being with a specified level of well-being and, if the entered level of well-being deviates from the specified level of well-being, triggers a reaction routine in which the control arrangement 11 transmits a message to the control system 14 about the entered level of well-being and in which the control specification is modified depending on the entered level of well-being.
  • the proposed labeling system described above preferably has the control arrangement 11 of the system.
  • control arrangement 11 and the control system 14 each have a memory 28, 29 with program instructions and at least one processor 30, 31 for executing the program instructions, the memories 28, 29 and the program instructions being set up together with the processors 30, 31 to control the system for carrying out the proposed method.
  • the memory 28, 29 preferably comprises a non-volatile memory for the program instructions, for example a flash memory, an EEPROM memory, a magnetic memory and/or an optical memory.
  • the memory 28, 29 can further be equipped with a working memory, preferably a working memory with random access (RAM) or the like.
  • the processor 30, 31 preferably has a microprocessor sor, a digital signal processor and/or an application specific integrated circuit.
  • a computer program having program instructions which cause the processors 30, 31 of the proposed system to carry out the proposed method when the computer program runs on the processors 30, 31 is claimed as such.
  • the computer program is preferably stored as a computer program product on a non-volatile memory.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de fonctionnement d'un système d'étiquetage destiné à l'étiquetage d'emballages individuels, le système d'étiquetage comprenant un dispositif d'étiquetage (1) ayant des unités fonctionnelles et un ensemble de commande (11) qui, lors d'une routine d'étiquetage, commande les unités fonctionnelles conformément à une spécification de commande. Selon l'invention, une routine d'interrogation d'utilisateur est effectuée par l'ensemble de commande (11), dans laquelle routine d'interrogation d'utilisateur un utilisateur est invité par l'interface utilisateur (13) à entrer un état relatif à un aspect fonctionnel du système d'étiquetage et l'état entré par la suite par l'utilisateur est détecté par l'ensemble de commande (11), et l'état d'entrée est comparé à un état prédéfini par l'ensemble de commande (11) et si l'état d'entrée s'écarte de l'état prédéfini, une routine de réponse est déclenchée par l'ensemble de commande (11), dans laquelle routine de réponse un message concernant l'état d'entrée est transmis, par l'ensemble de commande (11), à un système de commande (14) qui est externe au système d'étiquetage et de niveau supérieur à l'ensemble de commande (11), et dans laquelle routine de réponse la spécification de commande est modifiée sur la base de l'état d'entrée.
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