JP2001180633A - Label printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label printer wherewith searching can be made in a PLU file with an information regarding production being a key data. SOLUTION: For the label printer which is equipped with a commodity information file storing commodity information including names of articles, prices of articles and the like corresponding to article numbers and prints the commodity information on labels in accordance with the commodity information stored in the commodity information file, a file 13 for storing informations regarding production and a device 12 which reads out the commodity information out of the commodity information file with the information regarding production being a key data are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a label printer used in a supermarket or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a supermarket or the like, a label printer prints a product name, a price, and the like on a label, and the label is attached to the product. Such a label printer includes a PLU file as a product information file for storing product information such as a product name and a price corresponding to a product number.

There is a case where merchandise information is searched using such a PLU file with a product number or an article name as key data.

[0004]

However, when there are many products having the same product name but different producers, or when there is information on production, for example, when searching for products by producer,
The search was troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a label printer capable of searching for a product information file using production-related information as key data.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a label printer including a product information file for storing product information such as a product name and a price corresponding to a product number, and the product information stored in the product information file. A label printer for printing product information on a label based on a file, comprising: a file for storing information on production; and means for calling up product information from the product information file using the information on production as key data. .

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the label printer. In FIG. 1, 1
1 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit). A ROM (read only memory) 1 storing various control programs in addition to a control program for performing control shown in a flowchart of FIG. 4 is provided on a system bus 11a from the CPU 11.
2. RAM (random access memory) 13, communication interface 14, key controller 16 for performing processing corresponding to key operation of panel keyboard 15, display controller 18 for controlling display of liquid crystal display panel 17, thermal for label printing A printer controller 21 for controlling the driving of a head 19 and a pulse motor 20 as a transport motor; a paper sensor for detecting a paper position; and an I / O port 2 to which signals from various sensors 22 are input.
3 are connected. Here, the panel keyboard 15 is a touch-type keyboard provided on the liquid crystal display panel 17.

The RAM 13 has a PLU file as a product information file for storing product information such as a product name (item) and a price corresponding to a product number as shown in FIG. A producer file is provided as a file for storing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the PLU file stores a classification code, an item (article name), an auxiliary message 1, an effective period, a memory A, a producer number,...

[0010] In the producer file, producer names are stored for each producer number as production-related information.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when a power switch (not shown) of the label printer is turned on, a display screen of the registration mode as shown in FIG.

Then, it is determined whether there is an input from the panel keyboard 15 (step S1). If the determination in step S1 is "YES", data is input from the panel keyboard 15 (step S1).
2).

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the producer number column A has been touched while the display screen of the registration mode is being displayed (step S3). If "YES" is determined in step S3, the producer file shown in FIG. 3 is referred to, and the producers registered in the producer file are listed as the liquid crystal display panel 17 as shown in FIG. Is displayed (step S4).

Then, while the producer list is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 17 as shown in FIG. 6, it is determined whether there is an input from the panel keyboard 15 (step S5).

If "YES" is determined in step S5, data is input from the panel keyboard 15 (step S6).

Then, it is determined whether the producer area B has been touched while the producer list is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 17 as shown in FIG. 6 (step S).
7).

If "YES" is determined in step S7, the PLU file shown in FIG. 2 is searched for product information corresponding to the touched producer. Specifically, the PLU file is searched using the producer number corresponding to the touched producer as key data, and the first registered product information (PLU data) is displayed (called up) on the liquid crystal display panel 17. (Step S)
8).

As described above, since the product information can be called using the information on the production, that is, the producer information as the key data, the product information can be easily searched for each producer.

On the other hand, if the determination in step S3 is "NO", as shown in FIG.
It is determined whether or not the producer display area C has been touched from the registration mode display screen displayed in Step 7 (Step S).
9).

If "YES" is determined in step S9, a producer name edit process is performed, and a process of changing the displayed producer name is performed on the panel keyboard 1 (step S9).
5 is received (step S10).

Then, a process of saving the producer name edited in step S10 is performed (step S1).
1).

On the other hand, if "NO" is determined in the determination in step S9, as shown in FIG.
Item area D from the registration mode display screen displayed in 7
It is determined whether has been touched (step S12).

If "YES" is determined in the determination in step S12, the PLU file shown in FIG. 2 is searched using the producer number as key data, and an item list registered by the producer is checked. 7 is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 17 (step S13).

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, while being displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 17, the panel keyboard 15
Is read from the memory (step S1).
4).

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, it is determined whether or not the item area E is touched while the item is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 17 (step S15).

If "YES" is determined in step S15, the PLU data of the item touched by the corresponding producer is retrieved by searching the PLU data in FIG. 2 (step S16). And the PL
U data is displayed.

In the above-described embodiment, the name of the producer is stored as the information on the production. However, the name of the place of origin of the product may be stored. In this case, the place of origin may be stored in the PLU file, and the product information may be called using the place of origin as key data.

[0028]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a PLU file can be searched using information on production as key data, so that product information can be easily searched for each producer. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a label printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a configuration of a PLU file of the label printer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a producer file of the label printer.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display state of a liquid crystal display panel in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display state of a liquid crystal display panel in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display state of a liquid crystal display panel in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 CPU, 12 ROM, 13 RAM, 15 panel keyboard, 16 key code, 17 liquid crystal display panel, 18 display controller, 19 thermal head, 20 pulse motor.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A label printer comprising a product information file for storing product information such as a product name and a price corresponding to a product number, and printing product information on a label based on the product information stored in the product information file. A label printer comprising: a file for storing information on production; and means for calling up product information from the product information file using the information on production as key data.