JP2009119795A - Article image displaying label making apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article image displaying label making apparatus which allows a user to easily achieves a series of operations from the photographing of an article up to the making of a label by using one apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The article image displaying label making apparatus is provide with: an photographing means for photographing an article and creating image information; a bibliographic information input means for inputting bibliographic items on the article; and an image forming means for forming the image information and the bibliographic information on the same image displaying label. The apparatus is characterized in that the photographing means is coupled to the image displaying label making apparatus itself, or to its accessory. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention provides shelf foods and price labels for images of processed foods that are stacked on the floor and stored in packages such as trays, boxes, bags, etc., agricultural and marine products such as fruits and seafood, and industrial products such as building materials and screws. The present invention relates to an image display label producing apparatus for an article for display on the outer surface of the article.

  Conventionally, shelf labels and priced labels displaying product images and bibliographic information such as product prices, items, varieties, grades, quantities, producer names, etc. are pasted and used on product display shelves.

In order to create an image display label for such an article, a bibliographic item necessary for a label on which a photograph of the product is pre-printed is printed in advance by a label printer, or a product photographed with an electronic still camera or the like is used. Image data is taken into a personal computer, and the size and pasting position of the image are adjusted and processed, and then printed with a color printer (Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-037000

  However, in the conventional technology described above, the image data of the photographed product is taken into a personal computer, the size of the image is adjusted, unnecessary portions in the peripheral portion of the image are cut (trimmed), and the pasting position is adjusted. It was cumbersome and time consuming, and it was inconvenient to display and change products in a timely manner.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image display label for an article that can be easily operated using a single device as a series of operations from taking a product image to creating a label. It is to provide a creation device.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the configuration of the first invention employs a photographing unit that photographs an article to generate image information, a bibliographic information input unit that inputs bibliographic items related to the article, and the image. In an image display label producing apparatus for an article provided with image forming means for forming information and bibliographic information on the same image display label, the photographing means is connected to the image display label producing apparatus itself or its accessories It is in.

  In the second invention, when the image forming unit synthesizes the image of the image display label from the bibliographic information and the image information, the size is changed so that the image information is within the range of the image of the image display label. Automatic adjustment means can be provided.

  In the third invention, an overlay function for hiding the image information below the bibliographic information may be provided so that the image information is within the image range of the image display label.

  According to the present invention, one device can be operated to easily operate from taking a product image to creating a label as a series of operations.

  Further, according to the second and third inventions, the editing operation of the image of the priced product can be largely omitted, and the creation of the image display label of the priced product can be simplified.

  1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a label printer 1. The label printer 1 includes an operation display unit 2 as a bibliographic information input means for inputting bibliographic items of a priced product, and a priced product. And an electronic still camera 3 as a photographing means for photographing the image. The electronic still camera 3 is connected to the inside of the main body of the label printer 1 through a free ball head.

  The operation display unit 2 is provided with a bibliographic information input unit such as a keyboard, a tablet, and a joystick, a photographing button (all not shown), and a display unit 5 such as a liquid crystal display panel. The image information 7 of the priced product 8 photographed by the still camera 3 and the bibliographic information 6 input by the bibliographic information input unit are simultaneously displayed and formed on the same shelf label 9.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the label printer 1. First, the operator inputs bibliographic items to the operation display unit 2 and photographs the priced product 8 (note that this order is reversed) Good).

Next, the value-added product image obtained by the photographing is fitted into the frame ruled line information of the label.
The frame ruled line coincides with the outermost edge of the label image that can be printed by the label printer 1, and when the peripheral part of the image information protrudes from the frame ruled line, the protruding part is not printed. Yes.

  The image fitting method can be selected from two modes to be described later by operating the operation display unit 2, and the image of the image display label is synthesized from the frame ruled line information, the bibliographic information, and the image information. The label 9 is printed.

Next, the image fitting process will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, FIGS. 3 and 4 show a first mode. When image information 10 of a priced product is taken into the label printer 1 in the photographing process of the priced product, the image information 10 is included in the frame ruled line 5. The size of the image is automatically enlarged / reduced at the same vertical / horizontal magnification so as to be within the range. According to this method, the image can be displayed with a margin in the center of the frame even if the editing of the image is omitted.

  On the other hand, FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second mode. When image data 10 of a priced product is taken into the label printer 1 in the photographing process of the priced product, the image information 10 is included in the frame ruled line. An overlay function is provided to hide the image information below the frame ruled line information so as to fit. According to this method, there is an advantage that trimming of the peripheral portion of the image, which is unnecessary information, can be omitted.

  3 to 6 is bibliographic information that can be displayed on the image 10 as an overlay. For example, bibliographic information can be displayed on the image with white characters when the image 10 is black, and black characters when the image 10 is whitish. For example, in FIG. 4, the characters “Non-agricultural organic farming” are displayed on the image 10 of the Nanban, and in FIG. 6, the characters “Eating raw sashimi” are displayed on the image 10 of the scallops.

  Note that the image display label producing apparatus for articles according to the present invention is not limited to the illustrated examples described above, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  In addition to shelf labels and priced labels, the image display label producing device of the present invention displays images of the relationship between raw materials and application examples (for example, cooking examples and assembly examples), products and raw materials, and sales promotion labels. Can also be used to create.

It is a schematic block diagram of a label printer. Flow chart showing operation procedure of label printer It is explanatory drawing which shows the 1st aspect of an image fitting process. It is an image figure of the image label formed by the 1st image fitting aspect. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 2nd aspect of an image fitting process. It is an image figure of the image label formed by the 2nd image fitting aspect.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Label printer, 2 ... Operation display part, 3 ... Electronic still camera (photographing means), 4 ... Free pan head, 6 ... Bibliographic information, 7 ... Image information

Claims (3)

  Imaging means for photographing an article to generate image information, bibliographic information input means for inputting bibliographic items related to the article, and image forming means for forming the image information and bibliographic information on the same image display label An image display label producing apparatus for an article comprising the image display label producing apparatus, wherein the photographing means is connected to the image display label producing apparatus itself or an accessory thereof.   When the image forming unit synthesizes the image of the image display label from the bibliographic information and the image information, the image forming unit includes an automatic adjustment unit that changes the size so that the image information falls within the range of the image of the image display label. An image display label producing apparatus for an article according to claim 1.   When the image forming unit synthesizes the image display label image from the bibliographic information and the image information, the image information is placed below the bibliographic information so that the image information is within the image range of the image display label. The apparatus for creating an image display label for an article according to claim 2, comprising an overlay function for concealing.

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