JP2005169897A - Printer for printing product attribute mark and method for selecting product attribute mark - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer for printing a product attribute mark which judges which product attribute mark should be best-suited and can easily print it at any time, in a variety of numerous product attribute marks such as recycle marks and environmental marks, and a method for selecting a product attribute mark. <P>SOLUTION: In this printer for printing a product attribute mark, the method aims at selecting the product attribute mark by sequentially selecting essential items with regard to the recycle mark and the environmental mark. In order to select the best-suited mark, the printer is operated in the following modes: a search start mode which determines, for selection, whether the product attribute mark relates to the recycling of resources for the finished product or takes any effects upon the environments into account; a keyword input mode which enters a keyword concerning the finished product relative to the recycling of resources; a judgement mode which judges whether the entered keyword is found in a raw material name table or a finished product table; a mark selection mode which selects the recycle mark as regards the judged finished product; and a printing mode which prints the recycle mark. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a product characteristic mark printing printer and a product characteristic mark selection method, and more particularly to a product characteristic mark printing printer and a product characteristic mark selection method for printing product characteristic marks such as a recycling mark and an environmental mark. It is.

There has been a movement to give consideration to resources and the environment by giving a recycling mark for effective use of resources or an environmental mark to show that the product has taken into consideration the impact on the environment. It is growing.
However, not all recycling marks and environmental marks are attached to all products at the manufacturing and shipping stage of the product, and other parts even if they are attached to a part of the product (for example, the main body of the bottle) Some parts (for example, bottle lids) are not marked with product characteristic marks, and products sold by individual manufacturers or importers may not be marked with these product characteristic marks. In these cases, There is a problem in that it is necessary for a manufacturer or distributor of a product to attach a corresponding product characteristic mark to a corresponding product and display it later.
Furthermore, there are many types and numbers of product characteristic marks such as recycle marks and environmental marks, and it is difficult to determine which product characteristic mark is appropriate and optimal for a specific product.
Moreover, although there are cases where it is required to issue labels or other print output media printed with product characteristic marks for any product as described above, the necessary product characteristic marks themselves can be easily and easily provided. There is a problem that there is no printer that can print and issue or a mark selection method.

JP 2003-80769 A JP 2003-81237 A

    The present invention has been considered in view of the above problems, and a product characteristic mark printing printer and a product characteristic that a product manufacturer or distributor can attach a product characteristic mark such as a recycling mark or an environmental mark later. It is an object to provide a mark selection method.

    In addition, the present invention determines which product characteristic marks, such as recycle marks and environmental marks, which have a large number of types and numbers, are appropriate and optimal for specific products, and prints them on labels and other print output media. It is an object of the present invention to provide a product characteristic mark printing printer and a product characteristic mark selection method that can be performed.

    Further, the present invention provides a product characteristic mark printing printer and a product characteristic mark selection method capable of easily and easily printing and issuing a product characteristic mark itself necessary for a certain product as needed. Let it be an issue.

    That is, the present invention selects necessary product characteristic marks for product characteristic marks such as recycle marks and environmental marks in order, and selects the necessary product characteristic marks, which are then used as labels or any other print output medium. Focusing on enabling printing, the first invention is a product characteristic mark printing printer for printing various product characteristic marks related to resources or environment for various products, A search start mode that adopts whether the product characteristic mark is related to the recycling of the above resources or the one that considers environmental impact, and the product characteristic mark that is adopted in this search start mode is Enter keywords for the above products in the case of recycling of the above resources. Determine whether the keyword input mode to be used and the keyword input in this keyword input mode are either the raw material name table storing the raw material name for the product or the product name table storing the product name for the product A mark selection mode for selecting a specific recycling mark as the product characteristic mark from either the raw material name table or the product name table for the product determined in the determination mode, and the mark selection mode. And a print mode for printing the recycle mark selected in (1).

    The second invention is a product characteristic mark selection method for selecting various product characteristic marks related to resources or environment for various products, wherein the product characteristic marks relate to recycling of the resources for the products, Alternatively, enter a keyword for the product when the search start process adopts one that takes into account the impact on the environment, and when the product characteristic mark adopted in the search start process is related to recycling of the resource. And whether the keyword input in this keyword input step is in either the raw material name table storing the raw material name for the product or the product name table storing the product name for the product Judgment process to make and judgment in this judgment process From one of the Ingredients table or the product name table for serial product, a product characteristic mark selection method characterized by having a mark selection step of selecting a particular recycle mark as the product characteristics mark.

    The keyword can be a raw material name or a product name related to the product.

    The raw material name table may list the recycling mark for each raw material related to the product.

    The product name table may list the recycle mark for each product name related to the product.

    Using the raw material name or product name related to the product as the keyword, the raw material name table that lists the recycling mark for each raw material related to the product, and the recycling mark listed for each product name related to the product And a recycle mark table memory.

    A recycling mark classification number may be assigned to the product characteristic mark.

    A third invention is a printer for printing product characteristic marks for printing various product characteristic marks related to resources or environment for various products, wherein the product characteristic marks relate to recycling of the resources for the products. Or the search start mode that adopts one that considers the impact on the environment, and the product characteristic mark that is adopted in the search start mode that considers the impact on the environment As a product characteristic mark for the product selected in the product name selection mode, a product name selection mode for selecting a product name for the product selected in the category selection mode, and a product characteristic mark for the product selected in the product name selection mode. Mark selection mode for selecting the environmental mark and this mark selection mode A product characteristic mark printing printer characterized by having a a printing mode for printing the environment mark selected in.

    The fourth invention is a product characteristic mark selection method for selecting various product characteristic marks related to resources or environment for various products, wherein the product characteristic marks relate to recycling of the resources for the products, Alternatively, if the search start process adopts one that considers the environmental impact, and the product characteristic mark adopted in the search start process is one that considers the environmental impact, A classification selection step for selecting a classification, a product name selection step for selecting a product name for the product selected in the classification selection step, and a product characteristic mark for the product selected in the product name selection step. A mark selection process for selecting an environmental mark, and a product characteristic mark selection It is a method.

    The environment mark selected in the mark selection mode may have an authentication determination mode for determining whether authentication is necessary.

    The environmental mark selected in the mark selection mode may have a recycled paper use determination mode for determining whether or not there is a recycled paper use mark.

    The environmental mark selected in the mark selection mode may have a related item input determination mode for determining whether or not to input related items.

    A category name table in which product numbers of the products are listed for each category of the product and a product name table in which the environmental marks are listed for each product number are stored in an environmental mark table memory. Can be.

    An environmental mark classification number may be assigned to the product characteristic mark.

    As the print output medium or printing paper for performing the above printing, the form of a continuous label body in which a plurality of label pieces are temporarily attached to a belt-like mount is desirable. However, depending on the type or form of the product, a label or any other form may be used. In addition to being able to be adopted, a thermal transfer printing method, an ink jet method, a thermal coloring method, or any other method can be adopted as a printing method.

    In the printer for product characteristic mark printing and the method for selecting the product characteristic mark according to the present invention, the necessary product characteristic mark is selected by sequentially selecting or judging necessary items for the product characteristic mark such as the recycling mark and the environmental mark. Since it can be selected and printed, an appropriate product characteristic mark for any product is selected or printed as necessary, and the printed product characteristic mark is attached to the product for display. be able to.

    In particular, according to the product characteristic mark printing printer of the first invention, a search start mode, a keyword input mode for inputting keywords related to recycling, a judgment mode, and a mark selection mode for selecting a specific recycling mark, The print mode can be selected and a recycle mark for a predetermined product can be selected and printed in a predetermined procedure.

    In particular, according to the product characteristic mark selection method of the second invention, as in the first invention, a search start process, a keyword input process, a determination process, and a mark selection process for selecting a specific recycling mark, Therefore, a recycle mark for a predetermined product can be selected by a predetermined procedure.

    In particular, according to the product characteristic mark printing printer of the third aspect of the invention, a search start mode, a classification selection mode for selecting a classification of a product in consideration of the influence on the environment, a product name selection mode, and a specific environmental mark Since there is a mark selection mode for selecting and a printing mode, a recycle mark for a predetermined product can be selected and printed in a predetermined procedure.

In particular, according to the product characteristic mark selection method of the fourth invention, as in the third invention, a search start process, a classification selection process, a product name selection process, and a mark selection process for selecting a specific environmental mark, Therefore, a recycle mark for a predetermined product can be selected by a predetermined procedure.

    In the present invention, the product characteristic marks such as the recycle mark and the environmental mark are selected or judged by paying attention to appropriate items, so that necessary product characteristic marks can be selected from a large number of types and numbers. Since printing can be performed, a product characteristic mark printing printer and a product characteristic mark selection method capable of selecting or printing an appropriate product characteristic mark for an arbitrary product as necessary are realized.

Next, the product characteristic mark printing printer 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a product characteristic mark printing printer 1 which includes a label supply unit 2, a label position detection unit 3, a printing unit 4, and an ink ribbon supply unit. 5 and the ink ribbon winding unit 6 and a control circuit 7.

The label supply unit 2 winds and holds the label continuous body 8 in a roll shape, and allows the label supply unit 2 to be fed out in a strip shape in the direction of the label position detection unit 3 and the printing unit 4.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the label continuum 8. The label continuum 8 has a plurality of label pieces 10 temporarily attached on a strip-shaped mount 9, and a position detection mark 11 on the back surface of the mount 9. Is printed in advance.

    The label position detection unit 3 includes a light reflection type sensor 12, and the light reflection type sensor 12 detects the position detection mark 11 on the back surface of the label continuum 8 (mounting sheet 2), and determines the position of the label piece 10. To detect.

The printing unit 4 includes a thermal head 13 and a platen roller 14. The label continuous body 8 is transferred by the rotational drive of the platen roller 14, and the thermal transfer ink ribbon 15 is supplied from the ink ribbon supply unit 5 to Predetermined print data is printed on the surface of the label piece 10 by the head 13.
If this thermal transfer ink ribbon 15 is equipped with three primary colors of blue, red and yellow, color printing is possible and it can correspond to various product characteristic marks. In addition, an ink jet method and other arbitrary printing methods can be used. The employed printing unit 4 can also be used.
The printed label continuum 8 can be in any form by inverting the mount 9 and peeling off the label piece 10 from the label continuum 8 or by winding the label continuum 8 on an arbitrary winding part (not shown) as it is. Used for use.

    3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the control circuit 7. The control circuit 7 includes a CPU 16, a ROM 17, a RAM 18, an input operation panel control circuit 19, a label transfer control circuit 21, a thermal head control circuit 20, and the like. Are connected to each other by a bus 22.

    The CPU 16 controls each of the above parts according to various control programs stored in the ROM 17.

The ROM 17 stores a control program for the entire product characteristic mark printing printer 1, various fixed data, IO constants, and the like, and has a recycle mark table memory 23 and an environmental mark table memory 24.
The recycle mark table memory 23 stores a recycle mark table, that is, a raw material name table 25 and a product name table 26.
The raw material name table 25 lists a recycling mark for each raw material related to a product, using the raw material name related to the product or the product name as a keyword.
The product name table 26 lists a recycle mark for each product name related to the product.
The environmental mark table memory 24 stores an environmental mark table, that is, a classification name table 27 for products, a product name table 28, and an environmental mark classification number table 29.
The category name table 27 lists product numbers of products for each category of products.
The product name table 28 lists the environmental mark classification number for each product number of the product name.
The environmental mark classification number table 29 lists environmental marks for each environmental mark classification number.
It should be noted that the data of the recycle mark table memory 23 and the environmental mark table memory 24 in the ROM 17 can be changed or updated at any time.

    The RAM 18 has a flag, a work area, a print development area, and the like.

    The input operation panel control circuit 19 controls a display unit 30 provided with numeric keys and command keys for inputting various data and commands, and a touch panel type display panel.

    The label transfer control circuit 21 controls driving of the platen roller 14 and the ink ribbon winding unit 6.

    The thermal head control circuit 20 controls driving of the thermal head 13.

The product characteristic mark printing printer 1 configured as described above prints various product characteristic marks related to resources or environment for various products. The printing operation will be described below.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of operations based on various instructions or inquiries displayed on the display panel in the display unit 30. In step S4-1, the search start screen 31 (FIG. 5) is displayed (search start mode, search). Start process).
That is, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a search start mode (search start process) in which the product characteristic mark adopts either a recycling mark related to resource recycling or an environmental mark considering environmental impact. The search start screen 31 displays representative examples 32A and 32B of the recycle mark and the environmental mark, respectively, and is provided with explanation fields 33A and 33B for the respective marks.
On this search start screen 31, the operator determines or infers from the contents of the explanation columns 33A and 33B about the product to be attached with the product characteristic mark, and touches one of the “select” buttons 34 to display the product characteristic mark. Adopt either a recycling mark for resources or an environmental mark for the environment.
As shown in FIG. 4, if the product characteristic mark is related to the recycle mark (step S4-2), go to step S4-3 (FIG. 6), and if it is related to the environmental mark (step S4-4), step S4- 5 (FIG. 12).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the recycle mark search, and the recycle mark search screen 35 (FIG. 7) is displayed in step S6-1.
That is, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a keyword input mode for inputting a keyword for a product when the product adopted in the search start mode (FIG. 5) is related to resource recycling. A plurality of representative examples 32A of recycle marks and a keyword input field 36 are displayed, and a keyword is input to the keyword input field 36 in step S6-2.
As this keyword, for example, a raw material name or a product name related to the product is used.

It is determined in step S6-3 and step S6-4 whether the input keyword is in the raw material name table 25 or the product name table 26 in the ROM 17 (determination mode, determination process).
8 is an explanatory diagram showing the raw material name table 25, FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the product name table 26, FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an example of step S6-5, and FIG. 11 is an example of step S6-6. It is explanatory drawing of.
As shown in FIG. 8, the raw material name table 25 includes a raw material name column 37, a recycle mark column 38, and a recycle mark description column 39. As shown in FIG. 9, the product name table 26 has a product name column 40, a recycle mark column 41, and a recycle mark description column 42.

    In step S6-5 of FIG. 6, as shown in FIG. 10 as an example, all the recycle marks and explanations corresponding to the predetermined keyword are displayed from the raw material name table 25, and in step S6-6, an example is shown in FIG. As shown, all the recycle marks and explanations corresponding to the predetermined keyword are displayed from the product name table 26, and the operator refers to the contents of the explanation if there is a corresponding mark from among the displayed marks. For the product determined in this determination mode, it is determined whether there is a specific recycle mark as a product characteristic mark from either the raw material name table 25 or the product name table 26 (step S6-7, step S6-8). Select and press the “Select” button 34 (Step S6-9, Step S6-10, Mark Select mode, mark selection process).

    Further, as shown in FIG. 11 in particular, a main body of a certain product (for example, PET bottle), a label attached or wrapped to display its contents, and a recycling lid attached to the lid of the main body, respectively. The marks may be different, and different recycle marks can be selected for each object.

    In step S6-7 or step S6-8, if the operator cannot find the corresponding recycle mode, pressing the “Return” button 43 (FIGS. 10 and 11) returns to step S4-1 in FIG. Returning to the search start mode and the recycle mark search described above, and the environment mark search described later, or by entering another keyword in the keyword input field 36 in the keyword input mode of FIG. Repeat mode and selection mode.

Finally, in step S6-11, the recycle mark selected in the mark selection mode is printed by the product characteristic mark printing printer 1 (printing mode, printing process).
Since the printed recycle mark can be obtained in the form of the label piece 10, the label piece 10 can be attached to the corresponding product.

Next, the environment mark search operation in step S4-5 shown in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the environment mark search. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the classification name table 27 in the ROM 17, FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of the product name table 28, and FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the environmental mark classification number table 29.
The classification name table 27 lists product numbers of products for each classification of products, and has a classification number column 44, a classification name column 45, and a product number column 46.
The product name table 28 lists the environmental mark classification numbers for each product number of the product name, and has a product number column 47, a product name column 48, and an environmental mark classification number column 49.
The environmental mark classification number table 29 lists environmental marks for each environmental mark classification number, and includes an environmental mark classification number column 50, an environmental mark column 51, an authentication column 52, and an environmental mark description column 53. That is, in the environmental mark classification number table 29, an environmental mark classification number is assigned to the product characteristic mark, and individual environmental marks can be selected. Therefore, even if the environmental mark needs to be changed or updated, data processing can be performed using the environmental mark classification number as a code.

    As shown in FIG. 12, the classification selection screen 54 (FIG. 16) is displayed in step S12-1 based on the above-described classification name table 27, product name table 28, and environmental mark classification number table 29. In step S12-2, the product name selection screen 55 (FIG. 17) is displayed. In step S12-3, the environmental mark selection screen 56 (FIG. 18) is displayed.

That is, FIG. 16 shows the case where the product characteristic mark is related to the recycling of resources or the product selected in the search start mode in which the environmental impact is taken into consideration is the one that takes the environmental impact into consideration. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a classification selection mode for selecting a classification for a product.
FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a product name selection mode for selecting a product name for a product selected in the classification selection mode.
FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a mark selection mode for selecting a specific environmental mark as a product characteristic mark for a product selected in the product name selection mode.
In each category selection screen 54, product name selection screen 55, and environment mark selection screen 56, the operator selects the corresponding item (steps S12-4 and S12-5).
However, on the environment mark selection screen 56 (FIG. 18), either the “select” button 34 or the “return” button 43 is pressed. That is, if there is no corresponding environmental mark, the “return” button 43 is pressed to return to the search start screen 31 (FIG. 5) in step S4-1 in FIG. The mark search is performed, or the environment mark search is performed, or another keyword is input to the keyword input field 36 in the keyword input mode of FIG. 7, and the mark search operation is repeated.

Further, in step S12-6 of FIG. 12, it is determined whether or not authentication is required for the environmental mark selected in the mark selection mode (authentication determination mode, authentication determination step).
FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing an authentication determination mode for determining whether authentication is necessary, and shows an authentication determination screen 57 as a warning.
On the authentication determination screen 57, “YES” or “NO” is selected as to whether or not the environment mark is authenticated. Note that a contact address field 58 is provided on the authentication determination screen 57 so that an inquiry can be made as to whether authentication is required or whether authentication is required.
If authentication is required, it is selected in step S12-7 whether or not authentication has been performed. If not, an error message is issued in step S12-8.

In step S12-9, it is determined whether or not related items are input for the environmental mark selected in the mark selection mode (related item input determination mode, related item input determination step).
That is, FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of the related item input selection screen 59, and for example, selection is made as to whether or not to express the certification number of the environmental mark, the raw material of the product, and the like.
FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of the related item input screen 60. When inputting related items, related items such as an authentication number and other arbitrary comments are input in the related item input field 61 (step S12-10). .

In step S12-11, the environmental mark selected in the mark selection mode is printed by the product characteristic mark printing printer 1 (printing mode, printing process).
Since the printed recycle mark can be obtained in the form of the label piece 10, the label piece 10 is attached to the corresponding product.

Further, if authentication is not required in step S12-6 in FIG. 12, it is determined whether there is a recycled paper use mark in step S12-12 for the environmental mark selected in the mark selection mode (recycled paper use determination mode, Recycled paper use judgment process).
If there is a recycled paper use mark, the used paper content rate can be voluntarily displayed, and it is necessary to change a part of the mark itself (numerical value portion) according to the content rate, so that each used paper in step S12-13. Enter the value according to the content rate.
That is, FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of an example of inputting a numerical value of the used paper content rate. For example, “100” or “80”. . . Are input to the used paper content entry field 62, and the process proceeds to step S12-9.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the product characteristic mark printing printer 70 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The product characteristic mark printing printer 70 is a product characteristic according to the first embodiment. Although the mechanical configuration is substantially the same as that of the mark printing printer 1 (FIG. 1), the difference from the case of the product characteristic mark printing printer 1 is that the above-described environmental mark search operation is performed particularly in the search mode of the recycle mark. In the same manner as the environmental mark classification number is stored in the environmental mark classification number table 29, the recycling mark classification number is assigned to the recycling mark.
24 corresponds to FIG. 8 showing the raw material name table 25, and is an explanatory view showing the raw material name table 71, and FIG. 25 corresponds to FIG. 9 showing the product name table 26. FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing the product name table 72, and FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram of the recycle mark classification number table 73.
The raw material name table 71 lists recycling classification numbers for each raw material of the product, and has a raw material name column 74 and a recycling classification number column 75.
The product name table 72 lists the environmental mark classification numbers for each product name, and has a product name column 76 and a recycle mark classification number column 77.
The recycle mark classification number table 73 lists recycle marks for each recycle mark classification number, and has a recycle mark classification number column 78, a recycle mark column 79, and a recycle mark description column 80. That is, in the recycle mark classification number table 73, a recycle mark classification number is assigned to the product characteristic mark so that individual recycle marks can be selected.

23, steps S23-1 to S23-4 following step S4-3 in FIG. 4 are the same as the determinations or operations from steps S6-1 to S6-4 described in FIG.
Next, the recycle mark classification number is read from the raw material name table 71 in step S23-5, and the recycle mark classification number is read from the product name table 72 in step S23-6.
In step S23-7, all the recycle marks and explanations are displayed from the raw material name table 71 as in FIG. 10, and in step S23-8, all the recycle marks and explanations are displayed from the product name table 72 in the same manner as in FIG. To do. Therefore, if there is a corresponding mark among the displayed marks, the operator refers to the contents of the explanation and the like to determine whether there is a specific recycle mark as the product characteristic mark. Steps 9 to S23-13 are the same as steps S6-7 to S6-11 in FIG.
Thus, in the recycle mark search mode, it is possible to select individual recycle marks assigned with recycle mark classification numbers and print them.

1 is a schematic side view of a product characteristic mark printing printer 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the label continuum 8. FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the control circuit 7. 3 is a flowchart of operations based on various instructions or inquiries displayed on the display panel of the display unit 30. FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a search start mode (search start process) in which either a product characteristic mark is a recycling mark related to resource recycling or an environmental mark in consideration of environmental impact. It is a flowchart figure of a recycle mark search. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a keyword input mode for inputting a keyword for a product when the product adopted in the search start mode (FIG. 5) relates to resource recycling. It is explanatory drawing which shows the raw material name table 25 similarly. It is explanatory drawing which shows the product name table 26 similarly. It is explanatory drawing of an example of step S6-5. It is explanatory drawing of an example of step S6-6. It is a flowchart figure of environmental mark search similarly. It is explanatory drawing of the classification name table 27 similarly. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a product name table 28. FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the environmental mark classification | category number table 29 similarly. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a classification selection mode for selecting a classification for a product when the product characteristic mark is one that takes into consideration the influence on the environment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the product name selection mode which selects the product name about the product selected in the classification selection mode. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mark selection mode which selects the specific environmental mark about the product selected in the product name selection mode. It is explanatory drawing which shows the authentication judgment mode which judges whether authentication is required similarly. It is explanatory drawing of the related matter input selection screen 59 similarly. It is explanatory drawing of the related matter input screen 60 similarly. It is explanatory drawing of an example which inputs the numerical value of a used paper content rate similarly. It is a flowchart figure which shows the operation procedure of the printer 70 for product characteristic mark printing by the 2nd Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the raw material name table 71 similarly. It is explanatory drawing which shows the product name table 72 similarly. It is explanatory drawing of the recycle mark classification | category number table 73 similarly.

Explanation of symbols

1. Printer for product characteristic mark printing (first embodiment, FIG. 1)
2 Label supply unit 3 Label position detection unit 4 Printing unit 5 Ink ribbon supply unit 6 Ink ribbon take-up unit 7 Control circuit 8 Label continuum (print output medium)
9 Mount 10 Label piece (print output medium)
11 Position Detection Mark 12 Light Reflective Sensor 13 Thermal Head 14 Platen Roller 15 Thermal Transfer Ink Ribbon 16 CPU
17 ROM
18 RAM
19 Input operation panel control circuit 20 Thermal head control circuit 21 Label transfer control circuit 22 Bus 23 Recycle mark table memory 24 Environmental mark table memory 25 Raw material name table (recycle mark table, FIGS. 3 and 8)
26 Product name table (recycle mark table, Fig. 3, Fig. 9)
27 Classification name table (environment mark table, FIG. 3, FIG. 13)
28 Product Name Table (Environment Mark Table, Fig. 3 and Fig. 14)
29 Environmental Mark Classification Number Table (Environment Mark Table, FIGS. 3 and 15)
30 Display (Figure 3)
31 Search start screen (Figure 5)
32A Representative example of recycle mark 32B Representative example of environmental mark 33A Explanation column 33B of recycle mark Explanation column 34 of environmental mark “Select” button 35 Recycle mark search screen (FIG. 7)
36 Keyword input field (Figure 7)
37 Raw material name column of raw material name table 25 (FIG. 8)
38 Recycling mark column 39 of raw material name table 25 Recycling mark explanation column 40 of raw material name table 25 Product name column of product name table 26 (FIG. 9)
41 Recycling Mark Field 42 of Product Name Table 26 Recycling Mark Explanation Field 43 of Product Name Table 26 “Back” Button (FIGS. 10 and 11)
44 Classification number column of classification name table 27 (FIG. 13)
45 Classification name column 46 of classification name table 27 Product number column 47 of classification name table 27 Product number column of product name table 28 (FIG. 14)
48 Product name column of product name table 28 49 Environmental mark classification number column of product name table 28 50 Environmental mark classification number column of environmental mark classification number table 29 (FIG. 15)
51 Environmental Mark Column 52 of the Environmental Mark Classification Number Table 29 Authentication Field 53 of the Environmental Mark Classification Number Table 29 Environmental Mark Explanation Column 54 of the Environmental Mark Classification Number Table 29 Classification Selection Screen (FIG. 16)
55 Product name selection screen (Figure 17)
56 Environmental Mark Selection Screen (Figure 18)
57 Authentication judgment screen (Figure 19)
58 Contact field 59 Related items input selection screen (Figure 20)
60 Related Items Input Screen (Figure 21)
61 Related information input field 62 Used paper content rate entry field (Fig. 22)
70 Printer for product characteristic mark printing (second embodiment, FIGS. 1 and 23)
71 Raw material name table (Figure 24)
72 Product name table (Figure 25)
73 Recycle mark classification number table (Figure 26)
74 Raw material name column 75 of raw material name table 71 Recycling classification number column 76 of raw material name table 71 Product name column 77 of product name table 72 Recycling mark classification number column 78 of product name table 72 Recycling mark classification of recycle mark classification number table 73 Number column 79 Recycling mark classification number table 73 Recycling mark column 80 Recycling mark classification number table 73 Recycling mark explanation column

Claims (14)

A product characteristic mark printing printer for printing various product characteristic marks related to resources or environment for various products,
A search start mode in which the product characteristic mark for the product is either related to recycling of the resource or the one considering the environmental impact;
A keyword input mode for inputting a keyword for the product when the product characteristic mark adopted in the search start mode relates to recycling of the resource;
A determination mode for determining whether the keyword input in this keyword input mode is either a raw material name table storing raw material names for the product or a product name table storing product names for the product;
A mark selection mode for selecting a specific recycle mark as the product characteristic mark from either the raw material name table or the product name table for the product determined in this determination mode;
A printing mode for printing the recycling mark selected in the mark selection mode;
A product characteristic mark printing printer characterized by comprising: 2. The product characteristic mark printing printer according to claim 1, wherein the keyword is a raw material name or a product name relating to the product. 2. The product characteristic mark printing printer according to claim 1, wherein the raw material name table lists the recycling mark for each raw material related to the product. 2. The product characteristic mark printing printer according to claim 1, wherein the product name table lists the recycling mark for each product name related to the product. The raw material name or product name related to the product as the keyword, the raw material name table listing the recycling mark for each raw material related to the product, and
2. The product characteristic mark printing printer according to claim 1, wherein the recycle mark is listed for each product name related to the product and the product name table is stored in a recycle mark table memory. 2. The product characteristic mark printing printer according to claim 1, wherein a recycling mark classification number is assigned to the product characteristic mark. A product characteristic mark selection method for selecting various product characteristic marks related to resources or environment for various products,
A search start step for adopting whether the product characteristic mark is related to the recycling of the resource or the environmental impact is considered for the product;
A keyword input step for inputting a keyword for the product when the product characteristic mark adopted in the search start step relates to recycling of the resource;
A determination step of determining whether the keyword input in the keyword input step is either a raw material name table storing raw material names for the product or a product name table storing product names for the product;
A mark selection step for selecting a specific recycling mark as the product characteristic mark from either the raw material name table or the product name table for the product determined in this determination step;
A product characteristic mark selecting method characterized by comprising: A product characteristic mark printing printer for printing various product characteristic marks related to resources or environment for various products,
A search start mode in which the product characteristic mark for the product is either related to recycling of the resource or the one considering the environmental impact;
A classification selection mode for selecting a classification for the product when the product characteristic mark adopted in the search start mode is one that takes into consideration the influence on the environment;
A product name selection mode for selecting a product name for the product selected in the classification selection mode;
A mark selection mode for selecting a specific environmental mark as the product characteristic mark for the product selected in the product name selection mode;
A print mode for printing the environmental mark selected in the mark selection mode;
A product characteristic mark printing printer characterized by comprising: 9. The product characteristic mark printing printer according to claim 8, further comprising an authentication determination mode for determining whether or not authentication is required for the environmental mark selected in the mark selection mode. 9. The product characteristic mark printing printer according to claim 8, further comprising a recycled paper use determination mode for determining whether or not there is a recycled paper use mark for the environmental mark selected in the mark selection mode. 9. The product characteristic mark printing printer according to claim 8, further comprising a related item input determination mode for determining whether to input related items for the environmental mark selected in the mark selection mode. A classification name table listing the product numbers of the products for each of the classifications of the products;
9. The product characteristic mark printing printer according to claim 8, wherein a product name table in which the environmental mark is listed for each product number is stored in an environmental mark table memory. 9. The product characteristic mark printing printer according to claim 8, wherein an environmental mark classification number is assigned to the product characteristic mark. A product characteristic mark selection method for selecting various product characteristic marks related to resources or environment for various products,
A search start step for adopting whether the product characteristic mark is related to the recycling of the resource or the environmental impact is considered for the product;
A classification selection step for selecting a classification for the product when the product characteristic mark adopted in the search start step is in consideration of the environmental impact;
A product name selection step of selecting a product name for the product selected in the classification selection step;
A mark selection step for selecting a specific environmental mark as the product characteristic mark for the product selected in the product name selection step;
A product characteristic mark selecting method characterized by comprising:

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