JP2002240360A - Method of issuing sorting tag of continuous price tag - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of issuing a sorting tag of a continuous price tag wherein sorting and confirming of a content of a sorted price tag can be facilitated even when various kinds of price tags are issued beforehand. SOLUTION: This method comprises an input means 18 for inputting printing information such as a price and a date to be outputted to a continuous price tag consisting of multiple sheets of price tags 45, a conveying means 5 for conveying the continuous price tag 3, a means for generating printing information for the continuous price tag 3, a means for judging whether or not the printing information for the continuous price tag 3 is changed, a means for generating sorting information when judging that the printing information is changed, and a means for printing desired printing information 41, 42, 43, 44 on each price tag 45 in the conveyed continuous price tag and for printing the sorting information D1, D2, D3 when the printing information for the continuous price tag 3 is changed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for issuing a continuous price tag for printing a continuous price tag comprising a large number of price tags, especially when the print information is changed. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, the content printed on a continuous price tag by a label printer or the like is often changed for each required number of price tags in accordance with print information (print content) on a product. Is usually used as needed after being separated for each type, that is, for each predetermined number of sheets whose contents are changed.

As described above, when a large number of price tags whose contents have been changed every predetermined number of sheets are printed, a sorting tag is provided so that the position where the contents have been changed can be easily confirmed. There is something. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the continuous price tag 40 includes a price reduction display 41,
2. A plurality of price tags 45 on which a change price (price reduction price) 43, a bar code 44 on which a product code or the like is displayed, and the like are printed continuously. Then, when the print contents are changed, a sorting tag 48 different from the printed contents, for example, a stair-like pattern 49 is printed in a plurality of columns, is issued so that the contents change before and after the sorting tag 48. ing.

By the way, the continuous price tag 40 is often referred to as "preparation", in which a price tag 45 is issued in advance before goods are received. That is, in order to sell the next day (or a few days later), in many cases, a plurality of types of price tags are issued in a vacant time to prepare for the arrival, so that the issued continuous price tag 40 is classified. The tag 48 is cut off from the perforation 46 using the tag 48 as a guide, and is "prepared" for each type.

Reference numeral 47 denotes a hole for attaching a tag. The price tag 45 is cut off from the perforation 46 one by one for each single leaf, and is attached to a product with a thread (not shown) inserted through the hole 47 and displayed. I have.

However, although the serial tag 40 can be sorted by the sorting tag 48 every time the content is changed, the price reduction display 41 and the prices 42 and 43 as shown in FIG.
If the price tag 45 has only the barcode 44 printed thereon, it is difficult to know which product price tag 45 is used. If a large number of types are pre-printed and issued for sale or the like, confusion such as a mistake in the target product to be displayed is likely to occur. There was a problem.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems. Even if a lot of kinds of price tags are preliminarily issued, the sorting and sorting of the sorted price tags can be performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for issuing a continuous price tag for facilitating confirmation of contents.

[0008]

That is, the present invention comprises the steps of inputting printing information such as price and date and sorting information to be output on a continuous price tag in which a large number of price tags are continuous;
Conveying the continuous price tag, generating print information for the continuous price tag, determining whether the print information for the continuous price tag has been changed, and determining that the print information has been changed as a result of the determination in this step If so, a step of generating assortment information, printing desired printing information on each price tag of the contiguous price tag being conveyed, and printing the assortment information when the printing information for the continuous price tag is changed. And a method for issuing a continuous price tag assortment tag. Further, the sorting information can include at least the type of printing mode, the number of issued sheets, and the desired date. Further, the combination of the input printing information and the sorting information can be constituted by one pair or a plurality of pairs.

In the method for issuing a continuous price tag sorting tag according to the present invention, when the printing information for the continuous price tag is changed, at least the type of printing mode, the number of issued sheets,
And the sorting information consisting of the desired date is printed, so that the sorting information printed every time the printing information (contents) is changed can be separated as a guide, and
Since at least the type of printing form, the number of issued price tags, and the date of the price tag issued as the sorting information are clear, the price tag for the target product is not mistaken, and confusion such as display error is not caused.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The same components as those in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a printing apparatus to which the present invention is applied. As shown in the figure,
A printing device 1 includes a control unit 2 that controls each unit, and a print head 4 that prints on a continuous price tag 3 described below as shown in FIG.
And a stepping motor (hereinafter simply referred to as a motor) 5 driven by the control of the control unit 2 and a rotating shaft of the motor 5 transmitted via a belt 6, and a supply shaft 7.
The platen roller 8 which presses the continuous price tag 3 against the print head 4 while conveying the continuous price tag 3 rotatably mounted on the print head 4, a light emitting unit for emitting predetermined light, and receives the light emitted from the light emitting unit And a light-receiving section for outputting an electric signal corresponding to the intensity of the received light (amount of light received per unit time). The light-emitting section and the light-receiving section are arranged so as to sandwich the continuous price tag 3 and pass through the hole 47. Position detection sensor (hereinafter simply referred to as sensor) 9 for detecting price tag 45 based on the amount of light received at the time
And

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of the embodiment of FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 2 includes a read only memory (ROM) that stores a predetermined control program, format data, and the like.
y) A CPU (centr) 10 that operates according to a control program stored in the ROM 10 and controls each unit.
al processing unit) 11 and CP
A RAM (random) that stores various data required for the operation of the U11 and has a drawing area in which print data such as character strings, graphics, and bar codes to be printed are developed.
access memory 12 and a motor control unit 13 that supplies a pulse signal to the motor 5 and rotates the motor 5
And characters to be printed supplied from the CPU 11, graphics,
A control signal corresponding to print data such as a bar code is generated and supplied to the print head 4 to perform a print operation, and a light emitting unit of the sensor 9 is controlled under the control of the CPU 11 to emit light. While receiving an electric signal emitted from the light emitting unit, converting the signal into a digital signal,
It has a sensor control unit 15 for supplying to U11, an external interface unit 16, and an interface unit 17.
Further, an input unit 18 for inputting print information data such as a number (format number) representing a format type and a predetermined date, which will be described later, and a monitor 19 for displaying input data from the input unit 18 and various information. Are connected via the interface unit 17. The print information data input from the input unit 18 is transmitted to the interface unit 17.
The display data corresponding to various information displayed on the monitor 19 is supplied from the CPU 11 via the interface unit 17. Further, based on print information such as a format number and a date input from the input section 18, the corresponding format is called from the ROM 10 and the print information is edited. Further, various data can be transmitted / received to / from an externally connected device via the external interface unit 16.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which predetermined print information stored in the ROM 10 is printed on the continuous price tag 3, and the continuous price tag 3 includes a price reduction display 41, a price before price reduction 42, a change price (a price reduction price). A plurality of price tags 45 on which price information such as 43) and bar codes 44 are displayed are continuously printed.

When the printing information (contents) is changed, a sorting tag 30 different from the printing content is issued, so that the user can recognize that the printing content has changed before and after the sorting tag 30. On the sorting tag 30, sorting information including the type of printing mode ("Standard No. 1 SALE" in the example of FIG. 3) D1, the number of issued sheets (45 in the example of FIG. 3) D2, and the date D3 is printed. The sorting information is input from the input unit 18 as appropriate.

Next, the operation of issuing the continuous price tag 3 including the sorting tag 30 will be described.

A number (format number) indicating the type of format desired to be output in advance, an issue number, and a predetermined date are input from the input unit 18. As the date data, a date such as a scheduled arrival date or a selling date of the target product can be input, and the input format number, number of issued sheets and date are temporarily stored in the RAM 12. In the case of outputting a plurality of types of price tags 45, input continuously from the input unit 18,
It is stored in the RAM 12.

When the input is completed, the user presses a not-shown issue key to shift to an issue operation. The type of printing mode (“standard No. 1 SALE” in the example of FIG. 3) corresponding to the format number stored in the RAM 12 is read from the ROM 10 via the CPU 11. Then, the sorting tag 30 is edited together with the previously input date and issue data, and one sheet is printed. Sorting tag 3
0 indicates the type D of the printing form of the price tag 45 to be printed.
1, the sorting information indicating the number of issued sheets D2 and the date D3 is printed.

Next, the format corresponding to the input format number is read from the ROM 10 and the required number of sheets is printed.

When the printing of the format is completed, the type of the printing format corresponding to the next format number is stored in the ROM.
10, the sorting tag 30 is edited and printed together with the date and issue data. On the sorting tag 30, sorting information indicating the type D1, the number of issued sheets D2, and the date D3 of the price tag 45 to be printed is printed. Printing on the continuous price tag 3 is repeated until the issuance of the format types input and stored in the RAM 12 is completed.

As described above, every time the printing information (contents) for the continuous price tag 3 changes, the sorting tag 30 on which the sorting information of the type D1, the number of issued sheets D2 and the date D3 is printed is issued. With this as a guide, it is easier to separate from the perforation 46 and the price tag 4
The five types, the number of issued sheets, and the required date are printed and clarified, so that even if the “types” of a plurality of types of price tags 45 are made, the price tags 45 will not be mistaken, and the display error for the target product will be eliminated. Things.

As information to be printed on the sorting tag 30,
Although the type of printing form D1, the number of issued sheets D2, and the date D3 have been described as examples, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to print information matching the arrival information, such as an order number or a slip number. .

Although the sorting tag 30 has been described by outputting one sheet before the price tag 45 to be printed, the sorting tag 30 may be output after outputting a predetermined number of sheets, and may be output both before and after the price tag to be printed. Is also good.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the printing information for the continuous price tag is changed, at least the sorting information including the type of printing form, the number of issued sheets and the desired date is printed, so that even if a plurality of types of price tags are issued in advance, the contents can be checked, and the price tag can be confirmed. Is not mistaken, and a display error on the target product is prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram according to an embodiment of a printing apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an electrical configuration of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a continuous price tag according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a conventional continuous price tag.

[Description of Signs] 1 Printing device 2 Control unit 3 Continuous price tag 4 Print head 5 Stepping motor (motor) 6 Belt 7 Supply axis 8 Platen roller 9 Position detection sensor 10 ROM 11 CPU 12 RAM 13 Motor control unit 14 Print control unit 15 Sensor control unit 16 External interface unit 17 Interface unit 18 Input unit 19 Monitor 30 Sorting tag (this embodiment) 40 Sorting tag (conventional example) 41 Price reduction display 42 Price before price reduction 43 Display price (reduction price) 44 Barcode 45 Price tag 46 perforations 47 holes 48 sorting tags (conventional example) 49 patterns

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A step of inputting printing information such as price and date and sorting information to be output on a continuous price tag having a large number of continuous price tags, a step of transporting the continuous price tag, and a printing information for the continuous price tag. Generating, and determining whether or not the print information for the continuous price tag has been changed, as a result of the determination in this step, if it is determined that the print information has been changed, generating sorting information, Printing desired printing information on each price tag of the conveyed continuous price tag, and, when the printing information for the continuous price tag is changed, printing sorting information; and How to issue a sorting tag. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the assortment information includes at least a type of printing mode, the number of issued sheets, and a desired date. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the combination of the input printing information and the sorting information includes one pair or a plurality of sets.