JP2009230445A - Expiration date or date of minimum durability management method in store of service area or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a use-by date or date of minimum durability management method in a store of a service area or the like by which cooked food is managed by identifying individual cooked food as an individual. <P>SOLUTION: A merchandise management device including a POS (Point Of Sales) register, a barcode scanner and a barcode printer is arranged in a store of a service area or the like, the use-by date or date of minimum durability management method includes the steps of: performing cooking and packaging the cooked food in the store of the service area or the like; registering data such as the kind of cooked food that has been cooked, included raw materials and cooking time in a database of a merchandise management system; estimating use-by date or date of minimum durability data based on the data such as the registered kind of cooked food and included raw materials and cooking time, and based on the data of the cooking time; printing various data including a barcode for the use-by date or date of minimum durability data of the cooked food and pasting a printed label on the cooked food. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a method for managing the expiration date or expiry date of cooked products and other products in stores in service areas.

In a retail store such as a supermarket, a barcode including a product code is attached to each product, and the product code is acquired by scanning the barcode in a POS (Point Of Sales) register. Yes. For example, a barcode (source marking) printed on a retail product is called a JAN (Japanese Article Number) code in Japan, and has 13 digits for the standard type and 8 digits for the shortened type.
In place of this bar code, use of an IC tag (also called an RFID tag) has been attempted.

Code128 is one of the barcode systems with high information density.
This code is used for numeric and alphabetic data only. This code can display all ASCII characters, and numeric data can be expressed as two digits with one character.
Within Code128, three types of character sets are defined. Which character (or control code) the character represents depends on the set specified at the beginning (and midway) of the code. The specific set is
a. Set of numbers, letters and control characters (such as DEL)
b. A set representing ASCII characters
c. A set that represents only numbers
There are three types.
One character of Code128 barcode is composed of three black lines in width 11, and the whole barcode has the following structure.
A. Left margin B. Start character C.I. Data D. Check digit Termination character (unlike other characters, with a width of 13 and 4 black lines)
F. Right margin The check digit is a remainder obtained by dividing the weighted sum of each character by 103.

An IC tag is a technology that embeds an IC chip and a small antenna in various shapes such as seal labels, tags, coins, keys, capsules, etc., and reads the information stored there without being touched directly by radio waves. .
The IC chip is an electric circuit having a specific function of 0. It is an integrated circuit integrated into a size of several millimeters, and it has a small but huge storage memory.
To read information, a dedicated reader / writer (R / W, reader) using radio (RF) is used to read the ID number (information representing the individual) stored in the IC tag. Also known as an RFID tag.

In recent years, strict management of expiration dates and expiry dates has been required for fresh foods and processed foods, and products that are not source-marked, such as cooked foods in stores, can be privately stored in retail stores. There is a movement to attach a code or IC tag to manage the expiration date or the expiration date.
On the other hand, there is almost no expiration date or expiry date for cooked products in the service area stores.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-110964

The above-described conventional bar code includes a product code, but this product code merely represents the type of product. Therefore, it is difficult to manage or analyze individual products sold with the same product code when the expiration date or the expiration date is different.
In addition, in the case of products that are individually cooked and sold on the spot, such as cooked products in service area stores, the expiration date or expiry date is used even though the processing time is known when cooking. This information could not be managed or analyzed in association with the settlement in the POS register.

That is, since the processing time of each product cannot be grasped in the POS register, it is necessary to actually perform a visual check at the sales floor in order to manage whether old products remain in the sales floor.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to manage each cooking product by identifying each cooking product as an individual, and to perform management and sales analysis of the cooking product together with other products in the POS register. It is possible to provide a method for managing the expiration date or the expiration date in a store such as a service area.

The expiration date or expiry date management method in a store such as a service area of the present invention arranges a product management device including a POS register, a barcode scanner and a barcode printer in a store such as a service area,
The process of cooking in a store such as a service area and packaging the cooked product,
Registering data such as the type of cooked food, ingredients contained, and cooking time in the database of the product management system;
A process of calculating the expiration date or expiry date data based on the data of the registered cooked product type, the contained raw materials, the cooking time, and the cooking time data;
Printing various data including the bar code for the expiration date or expiry date data of the cooked product, and pasting the printed label on the cooked product.

The expiration date or expiry date management method in a store such as a service area of the present invention arranges a product management device including a POS register, a barcode scanner and a barcode printer in a store such as a service area,
The process of purchasing products for sale in a service area store;
The process of registering purchased product data in the database of the product management system,
Calculating the expiration date or expiry date data of the purchased product;
Printing a bar code for the expiration date or expiry date data of the purchased product, and affixing the printed barcode on the barcode of the purchased product.

The expiration date or expiry date management method in a store such as a service area of the present invention arranges a product management device including a POS register, a barcode scanner and a barcode printer in a store such as a service area,
Calculating the expiration date or expiry date data for purchased products sold to stores in the service area;
The process of printing the expiration date or expiry date data barcode of the purchased product, entrusting the printed barcode to the supplier and pasting it on the barcode of the purchased product, and the product sold in the store in the service area The process of purchasing
The process of registering purchased product data in the database of the product management system,
It is characterized by having.

The expiration date or expiry date management method in a store such as a service area according to the present invention arranges a product management device including a POS register and an IC tag reader / writer in a store such as a service area,
The process of cooking in a store such as a service area and packaging the cooked product,
Registering data such as the type of cooked food, ingredients contained, and cooking time in the database of the product management system;
A process of calculating the expiration date or expiry date data based on the data of the registered cooked product type, the contained raw materials, the cooking time, and the cooking time data;
And writing various data including the expiration date or expiry date data of the cooked product on the IC tag, and pasting the written IC tag on the cooked product.

The expiration date or expiry date management method in a store such as a service area according to the present invention arranges a product management device including a POS register and an IC tag reader / writer in a store such as a service area,
The process of purchasing products for sale in a service area store;
The process of registering purchased product data in the database of the product management system,
Calculating the expiration date or expiry date data of the purchased product;
It also has a step of writing various data including the expiration date or expiration date data of the purchased product on the IC tag, and pasting the written IC tag on the purchased product.

The expiration date or expiry date management method in a store such as a service area according to the present invention arranges a product management device including a POS register and an IC tag reader / writer in a store such as a service area,
Calculating the expiration date or expiry date data for purchased products sold to stores in the service area;
Writing various data including the expiration date or expiry date data of the purchased product to the IC tag, entrusting the written IC tag to the supplier and attaching it to the purchased product;
Purchasing the products for sale in a service area store;
And a step of registering the data of the purchased product in the database of the product management system.

As is clear from the above description, according to the expiration date or expiration date management method in stores such as service areas of the present invention, the expiration date or expiration date data barcode or IC lag is attached to each cooked product. The effect that the expiration date or the expiration date of each cooked product can be reliably managed is obtained.

Next, embodiments of the expiration date or expiration date management method in a store such as a service area of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a third embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the operation of the first embodiment of the expiration date or expiry date management method in a store such as a service area according to the present invention, a POS register, a barcode scanner and a bar code are installed in the store such as a service area. A merchandise management apparatus including a code printer is arranged.
In the case where registration of cooked food or the like cannot be performed using the POS register, it is necessary to connect a PC for registering cooked food or the like. Note that it is desirable to connect the POS registers and PCs via a network.
The barcode scanner and barcode printer are externally connected to either the POS register or the PC, and the barcode information is input from the barcode scanner to either the POS register or the PC or cooked by the barcode printer. Information such as goods can be output as a barcode.
An IC tag reader / writer may be arranged in place of the barcode scanner and barcode printer.

Code 128 is recommended as the bar code used in the present invention. Of course, other barcodes may be used as long as the expiration date or expiration date can be coded, and for products that do not need to have an expiration date or expiration date, a function corresponding to the JAN code is provided. Can be.
A passive tag is recommended as the IC tag used in the present invention. Among IC tags, there is an IC tag without a battery, which is called a passive tag. Since the passive tag obtains electric power from the radio waves of the reader / writer and emits the radio waves, the communication distance is shortened, but it is relatively inexpensive and can be used for a long time. On the other hand, an IC tag having a battery is called an active tag. Since this is battery-powered, the radio wave can be blown away by itself and the communication distance becomes longer. However, having batteries should be used with care, as the size increases, the price increases, and the battery life is limited.

Using the merchandise management apparatus configured as described above, the first embodiment of the present invention is configured by going through the following steps.
a. C. Cooking in a store such as a service area and packaging the product b. Registering data such as the type of cooked food, ingredients contained, and cooking time in the database of the product management system c. Calculating the expiration date or expiry date data based on the registered types of cooking products, the raw materials included, the cooking time, and the like, and the cooking time data d. A process of printing various data including the bar code for the expiration date or expiry date data of the cooked product, and affixing the printed label to the cooked product. In place of the barcode scanner and the barcode printer, an IC tag reader / writer is used. If so, d. Instead of the process, various data including the expiration date or expiry date data of the cooked product is written in the IC tag, and the written IC tag is pasted on the cooked product.

First of all, not only snacks such as rice balls and sandwiches, but also cakes, bakery items, other confectionery and bread, and local specialties were used as cooking items in service areas. Various cooked foods are cooked and provided.
After these cooked products are packaged, data such as types, raw materials included, and cooking times are registered in the database of the merchandise management system. Registration of the product management system in the database can be performed using a POS register or a PC in the network.
Next, the expiration date or expiry date data is calculated based on the cooking time data, and the expiration date or the expiration date is displayed by a bar code printer together with the displayed product such as the type of the registered cooking product, the raw material contained, and the cooking time. A barcode containing the expiry date data is printed.
And the barcode label containing this printed merchandise display etc. is affixed on predetermined positions, such as a packaging of cooking goods. The cooked product to which the barcode label is attached is displayed on a product display shelf (basic sales floor) or an end sales floor in the store.
Of course, when an IC tag reader / writer is arranged, various data including the expiration date or expiration date data of the cooked product may be written on the IC tag, and the written IC tag may be attached to the cooked product.

When the consumer brings the cooked product with the barcode label or IC tag attached to the packaging, etc. to the POS register, and the cashier reads the barcode or IC tag with a reader, the product with the expiration date or expiry date expires. In some cases, an error is displayed in the POS register with a warning sound, for example, and sales are stopped.
Therefore, there is no possibility that the food cooked in the store such as the service area will be sold after the expiration date or the expiration date has expired.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the operation of the second embodiment of the expiration date or expiration date management method in a store such as a service area according to the present invention, a POS register, a bar code scanner and a bar code are also provided in the store such as a service area. A merchandise management apparatus including a code printer is arranged. An IC tag reader / writer may be arranged in place of the barcode scanner and barcode printer.
Using the product management apparatus configured as described above, the second embodiment of the present invention is configured by going through the following steps.
a. Purchasing products to be sold at a store in the service area b. Registering purchased product data in the database of the product management system c. Calculating the expiration date or expiry date data of the purchased product d. A process of printing a bar code for the expiration date or expiry date data of a purchased product and pasting the printed barcode on the barcode of the purchased product. In place of the barcode scanner and the barcode printer, an IC tag reader / writer is used. If so, d. Instead of this process, various data including the expiration date or expiry date data of the purchased product is written in the IC tag, and the written IC tag is affixed to the purchased product.

First of all, purchased products sold in stores such as service areas are not limited to snacks such as rice balls and sandwiches, but also cakes, bakery items, other confectionery and bread products, and local special products. And various cooked products.
After these purchased products are purchased, data such as the type, raw materials included, and cooking time are registered in the database of the product management system. Registration of the product management system in the database can be performed using a POS register or a PC in the network.
Next, the expiration date or expiry date data is calculated based on the cooking time data, and is printed by the barcode printer together with the registered stocked product type, raw materials included, cooking time data and the like. Then, the printed barcode label is affixed to a predetermined position such as packaging of the purchased product. At that time, it is desirable to paste the barcode on the barcode already affixed to the purchased product.
Purchased products with a barcode label attached are displayed on a store display shelf (standard store) or an end store.
Of course, when an IC tag reader / writer is arranged, various data including the expiration date or expiration date data of the purchased product may be written on the IC tag, and the written IC tag may be attached to the purchased product.

When a consumer brings a purchased product with the barcode label or IC tag affixed to the packaging, etc. to the POS register, and the cashier reads the barcode or IC tag with a reader, the product with the expiration date or expiration date expires. In some cases, an error is displayed in the POS register with a warning sound, for example, and sales are stopped.
Therefore, there is no possibility that a purchased product sold in a store such as a service area will be sold after the expiration date or expiry date has expired.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the operation of the third embodiment of the expiration date or expiry date management method in a store such as a service area of the present invention, a POS register, a barcode scanner and a bar code are also provided in the store such as a service area. A merchandise management apparatus including a code printer is arranged. An IC tag reader / writer may be arranged in place of the barcode scanner and barcode printer.
Using the merchandise management apparatus configured as described above, the third embodiment of the present invention is configured through the following steps.
a. Calculating expiry date or expiry date data of purchased products sold to stores in the service area b. A step of printing the expiration date or expiry date data barcode of the purchased product, and entrusting the printed barcode to the supplier to be pasted on the barcode of the purchased product c. Purchasing the product to be sold at a store in the service area d. Step of registering purchased product data in the database of the product management system If an IC tag reader / writer is arranged in place of the barcode scanner and barcode printer, b. Instead of this process, various data including the expiration date or expiry date data of the purchased product is written in the IC tag, and the written IC tag is outsourced to the supplier and pasted on the purchased product.

First of all, purchased products sold in stores such as service areas are not limited to snacks such as rice balls and sandwiches, but also cakes, bakery items, other confectionery and bread products, and local special products. And various cooked products.
For these purchased products, data such as types, raw materials included, and cooking time are registered in advance in a database of the product management system. Registration of the product management system in the database can be performed using a POS register or a PC in the network.
Next, the expiration date or expiry date data is calculated based on the cooking time data, and is printed by the barcode printer together with the registered stocked product type, raw materials included, cooking time data and the like. Then, the printed barcode label is entrusted to the supplier and is attached to a predetermined position such as a package of the purchased product. Accordingly, a barcode including the expiration date or expiration date data has already been attached to the purchased product.
Purchased products with a barcode label attached are displayed on a store display shelf (standard store) or an end store.
Of course, when the IC tag reader / writer is arranged, various data including the expiration date or expiry date data of the purchased product is written in the IC tag, and the written IC tag is entrusted to the supplier to determine the predetermined product packaging etc. Have it affixed to the location.

When a consumer brings a purchased product with the barcode label or IC tag affixed to the packaging, etc. to the POS register, and the cashier reads the barcode or IC tag with a reader, the product with the expiration date or expiration date expires. In some cases, an error is displayed in the POS register with a warning sound, for example, and sales are stopped.
Therefore, there is no possibility that a purchased product sold in a store such as a service area will be sold after the expiration date or expiry date has expired.

Of course, in the POS register, the barcode attached to the product and the information in the IC tag are read and transferred to a server on the network. The server acquires the product name from the product database based on the individual identifier included in the information in the barcode and the IC tag, and sends it to the original POS register. In the POS register, the product name acquired in this way is shown to the product purchaser for settlement.

On the other hand, if the expiration date or the expiration date has not expired, the display indicates that the expiration date or the expiration date is not reached. However, even if the expiration date or the expiration date has not expired, if the expiration date or the expiration date is within a predetermined period, a message to that effect is displayed on the display. Thereby, early product collection may be performed, and discounts for sales promotion may be performed.

The expiry date or expiry date management method for cooked products and other products in the service area and parking area stores of the present invention is only for managing the expiry date or expiry date of the cooked products and other products in the service area stores. Needless to say, it can also be used in supermarkets, restaurants, and other stores.

It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the 1st Example of this invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the 3rd Example of this invention.

Claims (6)

A product management device including a POS register, a barcode scanner and a barcode printer is placed in a store such as a service area,
The process of cooking in a store such as a service area and packaging the cooked product,
Registering data such as the type of cooked food, ingredients contained, and cooking time in the database of the product management system;
A process of calculating the expiration date or expiry date data based on the data of the registered cooked product type, the contained raw materials, the cooking time, and the cooking time data;
The expiration date or consumption in a store such as a service area, comprising: printing various data including the bar code for the expiration date or expiration date data of the cooked product and pasting the printed label on the cooked product Deadline management method. A product management device including a POS register, a barcode scanner and a barcode printer is placed in a store such as a service area,
The process of purchasing products for sale in a service area store;
The process of registering purchased product data in the database of the product management system,
Calculating the expiration date or expiry date data of the purchased product;
The expiration date or consumption in a store such as a service area, characterized in that it includes a step of printing a bar code for the expiration date or expiration date data of a purchased product and affixing the printed barcode on the barcode of the purchased product Deadline management method. A product management device including a POS register, a barcode scanner and a barcode printer is placed in a store such as a service area,
Calculating the expiration date or expiry date data for purchased products sold to stores in the service area;
The process of printing the expiration date or expiry date data barcode of the purchased product, entrusting the printed barcode to the supplier and pasting it on the barcode of the purchased product, and the product sold in the store in the service area The process of purchasing
A method for managing the expiration date or the expiration date at a store in a service area or the like, comprising the step of registering the data of the purchased product in a database of a product management system. A product management device including a POS register and an IC tag reader / writer is placed in a store such as a service area,
The process of cooking in a store such as a service area and packaging the cooked product,
Registering data such as the type of cooked food, ingredients contained, and cooking time in the database of the product management system;
A process of calculating the expiration date or expiry date data based on the data of the registered cooked product type, the contained raw materials, the cooking time, and the cooking time data;
A process of writing various data including the expiration date or expiration date data of a cooked product on an IC tag, and affixing the written IC tag to the cooked product. Deadline management method. A product management device including a POS register and an IC tag reader / writer is placed in a store such as a service area,
The process of purchasing products for sale in a service area store;
The process of registering purchased product data in the database of the product management system,
Calculating the expiration date or expiry date data of the purchased product;
The expiration date or consumption at a store in a service area or the like characterized by comprising: writing various data including the expiration date or expiration date data of a purchased product on an IC tag, and pasting the written IC tag on the purchased product Deadline management method. A product management device including a POS register and an IC tag reader / writer is placed in a store such as a service area,
Calculating the expiration date or expiry date data for purchased products sold to stores in the service area;
Writing various data including the expiration date or expiry date data of the purchased product to the IC tag, entrusting the written IC tag to the supplier and attaching it to the purchased product;
Purchasing the products for sale in a service area store;
A method for managing the expiration date or the expiration date at a store in a service area or the like, comprising the step of registering the data of the purchased product in a database of a product management system.

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