JP2012051166A - Label printing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a label printing apparatus that can decrease data changes that are omitted.SOLUTION: A label printing apparatus includes: a memory means storing product data including at least a product name, a product price and product contents for each product; a label issuing means reading the product data from the memory means and issuing product labels on which the product data are printed; a change entry means accepting change entry of the product data the memory means stores; and an indication means providing an indication for confirming whether a value of either of the product price or the product contents of the product is valid or not when the change entry means enters changes of the other value.

Description

  The present invention relates to a label printer that is used in a retail store such as a supermarket and prints and issues a product label on which a price and content of a product are printed for being attached to a product.

Conventionally, when a product number of a target product is input by an operator, a label printer reads product data (product name, price, content, etc.) of the product from a previously stored product file, and stores the product data. Print on label paper and issue product labels.
For example, there are collective selling products such as mandarin oranges that are packaged and sold together in bags, etc., but in the case of such collective selling products, “600 yen / 20 pieces” etc., the content (number) A fixed-price label indicating the price is attached.

Japanese Patent No. 3317249

  By the way, if a lot of products that are sold in bulk remain unsold even if it is close to closing time, “600 yen / 20 pieces” is changed to “300 yen / 10 pieces”, etc. so that customers can easily purchase this product. In some cases, it is sold with a small amount of content. In such a case, it is necessary to change both data of the product data stored in the label printer and the price. However, since the worker performs data change work during a busy time before closing the store, there is a problem that only one data may be changed and the other data may be forgotten.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a label printer capable of reducing omission of data change.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and one aspect of the present invention is a storage means for storing product data including at least a product name, price, and content for each product, and a product from the storage means. Label issuing means for reading out data and issuing a product label on which the product data is printed, change input means for receiving change input of product data stored in the storage means, and the change input means is the price or the content of the product A label printer comprising: display means for displaying whether or not the other value of the product is acceptable when one of the quantities is changed and input.

  In general, in the case of bulk selling products, the price and the content are in a proportional relationship. According to the present invention, when one value of the price and the content is changed and input, the quality of the other value is confirmed and displayed, thereby reducing product data setting errors due to an operator's change omission. be able to.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, in the label printer, when the change input unit changes and inputs the price or the content, the changed value is set to maintain the unit price of the product before the change input. The display unit further includes a calculation unit that calculates the other value based on the display unit, and the display unit displays the value calculated by the calculation unit.

  According to this invention, when one value of the price or content is changed and input, the other value is calculated and displayed so as to maintain the unit price before the change input. The calculation can be saved.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, in the above-described label printer, the selection operation unit that performs a selection operation to change the other value to a value calculated by the calculation unit or not to change the other value. Is further provided.

  Usually, when changing either the price or the content of a product, the other value is often either changed so as to maintain the unit price before the change, or not changed. According to this invention, it is possible to select whether to change the other value so as to maintain the unit price before the change, or not to change the other value. The burden can be reduced.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, in the above label printer, the display unit is configured to change and input a commodity in which valid data is set to the content value stored in the storage unit by the change input unit. The confirmation display is performed in the case of a failure.

  According to the present invention, since the confirmation display is performed only when valid data is set for the content, the product data of a product that may be sold with a reduced content is changed, for example, as a bundled product. Confirmation can be displayed only when inputting. In other words, the normal one-sale product does not display the confirmation because there is no such problem, and the confirmation display is performed only for the product that may cause a data change omission, thereby efficiently displaying the confirmation display. can do.

  According to the present invention, when one value of the price and the content is changed and input, since the confirmation of the quality of the other value is displayed, it is possible to reduce product data setting mistakes due to an operator's change omission. be able to.

1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a label printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the label printer by this embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the data structure and data example of a goods file by this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process in the label printer by this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the change input process of the merchandise data in the label printer by this embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the example of a display of the confirmation display screen by this embodiment. It is an image figure which shows the example of the product label printed with the label printer by this embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a label printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, a control unit is provided inside the main body 1, and a scale 2 is connected to the control unit. In addition, on the front surface of the main body 1, a first label printing mechanism 3a and a second label printing mechanism 3b are provided, and an operation unit 4 is provided. The first label printing mechanism 3a and the second label printing mechanism 3b print arbitrary characters, numbers, and images in predetermined dot units.

  The operation unit 4 is provided with a numeric keypad 5, a product number key 6, an operation / display unit 8, and the like. The product number key 6 is used together with the numeric keypad 5 and is used when inputting the product number of the product. The operation / display unit 8 has a structure in which a touch panel is laminated on the upper surface of the liquid crystal display. An image scanner 10 is connected to the operation unit 4 via a connector 9. The image scanner 10 can read a figure and print the read figure on a label sheet. The image scanner 10 is also used to read image data to be printed on a label for appealing to customers.

Next, the electrical configuration of the label printer 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the label printer 1 according to the present embodiment.
Reference numeral 20 shown in the figure is a CPU (central processing unit) that performs processing by controlling each part of the apparatus. Specifically, the CPU 20 performs input processing for processing various input data such as input data input from the operation unit 4, image data read by the image scanner 20, and weight data input from the scale 2, a first label Printing process for controlling the printing operation of the printing mechanism unit 3a and the second label printing mechanism unit 3b, display process for outputting various information to the liquid crystal display 8a, setting process for setting the contents of various files described later, and printing Perform print data creation processing to create data. Further, the CPU 20 sets the operation mode of the main body 1 as follows: a pricing mode for printing a label and issuing a product label; a setting mode for setting a product file to be described later; a report mode for reporting a label issuance result; Switch to the maintenance mode.

  The scale 2, the first label printing mechanism 3a, the second label printing mechanism 3b, the image scanner 10, the liquid crystal display 8a, various keys and switches, and the touch panel 8b are, as shown in FIG. Are connected to the CPU 20 via the print control unit 22, the scanner control unit 23, the display control unit 25, and the operation control unit 24, respectively, and when a product is placed on the scale 2, the product The weight is output to the CPU 20 as measurement data via the load cell control unit 21.

  Reference numeral 40 denotes a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which various programs for controlling the processing of the CPU 20 described above, that is, an input processing program, a printing processing program, a display processing program, a setting processing program, a printing data creation processing program, and the like are stored. ing. A character generator ROM 35 stores a plurality of types of font data for each character such as numerals, alphabets, kana, kanji, commas, and symbols.

  Reference numeral 30 denotes a RAM (Random Access Memory), such as a working area in which flags, registers, etc. used when the CPU 20 performs various processes, a font file, a print format file, a sale file, a product file, and the like. A storage area is provided.

  Next, the product file stored in the RAM (storage means) 30 will be described. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a data structure and a data example of a product file according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the product file is data in a two-dimensional table format consisting of rows and columns, and the product number, product name, price, content, unit, fixed amount flag, expiration date, and tray name. And a column for each item of the label size. Each row of the display setting table exists for each product number. The product file can set product data for each product, and the details of this product data are as shown in the figure, the product number that is the product identification number, the product name that is the product name, the price, the content, and the content Unit, a fixed amount flag, an expiration date, a tray name of a tray on which a product is placed, and a label size of a product label to be attached to the product. The fixed amount flag is a flag indicating whether the label attached to the product is a fixed amount label or a measurement label. A fixed amount label is a product label affixed to a fixed amount product whose price is calculated according to the number of products. The measurement label is a product label that is affixed to a measurement product whose price is calculated according to the weight measured by the scale 2. The fixed amount flag “1” means a fixed amount label, and the fixed amount flag “0” means a measurement label.

Subsequently, an operation flow of the label printer 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the CPU 20 of the label printer 1 according to the present embodiment. When the power of the label printer 1 is turned on, the CPU 20 performs the following processing.
First, in step S1, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the operation mode of the label printer 1 is a setting mode for setting a product file. When the operation mode is the setting mode, the process proceeds to step S2, and when the operation mode is not the setting mode, the process proceeds to step S5.
In step S <b> 2, when a target product is specified by the operator from the operation unit 4, the CPU 20 reads product data related to the specified product and displays the read product data on the liquid crystal display 8 a of the operation / display unit 8. To do. Here, the CPU 20 determines that the product has been specified when the product number of the product is input from the product number key 6 or when the product name is selected and input from the product name list displayed on the liquid crystal display 8a. Here, when a product is not specified from the operation unit 4, the CPU 20 displays the product data of the previously displayed product on the liquid crystal display 8 a.

Subsequently, in step S3, the CPU 20 changes the read product data in accordance with the input from the operation unit 4, and writes the changed product data in the product file. Details of the merchandise data changing method will be described later.
In step S4, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the operator has performed an operation for ending the setting mode from the operation unit 4. When the setting mode end operation is performed, the process returns to step S1. On the other hand, if the setting mode end operation has not been performed, the process returns to step S2.

On the other hand, when the operation mode is not the setting mode (No in step S1), in step S5, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the operation mode is a pricing mode for issuing a product label. When the operation mode is the pricing mode, the process proceeds to step S6, and when the operation mode is not the pricing mode, the process proceeds to step S9.
In step S <b> 6, when the target product is specified from the operation unit 4 by the operator, the CPU 20 reads product data related to the specified product, and displays the read product data on the liquid crystal display 8 a.
Subsequently, in step S <b> 7, the CPU 20 determines whether or not an issue operation has been performed from the operation unit 4 by the operator. When the issuing operation is performed, the process proceeds to step S8, and when the issuing operation is not performed, the process returns to step S6.

In step S8, the CPU (label issuing means) 20 issues a product label printed with the product data read in step S6 from the first label printing mechanism unit 3a and the second label printing mechanism unit 3b.
If the operation mode is not the pricing mode (No in step S5), in step S9, the CPU 20 performs other processing according to the operation mode (for example, the maintenance mode).

Next, the merchandise data change input process in step S3 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of merchandise data change input processing in the CPU 20 of the label printer 1 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, a product for which the product data is to be changed is referred to as a change target product.
First, in step S11, the operation unit (change input means) 4 accepts a change input of product data. Then, the CPU 20 determines whether or not an input for changing the content has been performed by the operation unit 4. When the change input of the content is performed, the process proceeds to step S12. On the other hand, if the change input of the content has not been performed, the process proceeds to step S18.
In step S12, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the change target product is a confirmation target product. The confirmation target product is a product for which a confirmation display described later is performed. Specifically, the CPU 20 determines that the product is a confirmation target product when the fixed amount flag of the product data of the product is “1” (that is, the fixed amount product) and valid data is set in the content. To do. The valid data is a value that can be divided into unit prices, and is an integer value greater than 1 in this embodiment. In a normal single sale product, the content data is 0 or 1 blank. If the change target product is a confirmation target product, the process proceeds to step S13. On the other hand, if the change target product is not the confirmation target product, the process proceeds to step S17.

  In step S13, the CPU 20 calculates the unit price before the change input from the product data read in step S2. Here, the CPU 20 calculates the unit price before the change input by dividing the price by the internal capacity. Then, the CPU (calculation means) 20 calculates the planned price by multiplying the value of the content input by the change by the unit price before the change input. Then, the CPU 20 rounds the scheduled price with a predetermined digit set in advance. Here, the CPU 20 uses the price and the internal capacity as a pair of data, and calculates the price, which is the other data with respect to the internal capacity changed and input, so as to maintain the unit price of the product before the input of the change.

Next, in step S14, the CPU (display unit) 20 performs a confirmation display for confirming whether the price is good or not on the liquid crystal display 8a. Specifically, the CPU 20 confirms, on the liquid crystal display 8a, together with the “YES” key and the “NO” key, the contents and price before the change input are compared with the contents and the planned price after the change input. Display the display screen. The “YES” key is a key for selecting to change the price to the planned price. The “NO” key is a key for selecting not to change the price. In the present invention, the selection operation means are a “YES” key and a “NO” key.
Next, in step S <b> 15, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the “YES” key is touch-inputted from the touch panel 8 b on the confirmation display screen, and the operator's consent for the price change is obtained. If the “YES” key is touch-input, the process proceeds to step S16. On the other hand, if the “NO” key is touch-input, the process proceeds to step S17. At this time, when either the “YES” key or the “NO” key is touch-input, the CPU 20 turns off the confirmation display screen from the liquid crystal display 8a.

  In step S16, the CPU 20 writes and sets the changed input content and the planned price calculated in step S13 in the corresponding product file. Then, the CPU 20 displays the changed content volume and planned price on the liquid crystal display 8a, and ends the process.

  On the other hand, in step S17, the CPU 20 writes and sets the changed input content in the corresponding product file. Then, the CPU 20 displays the changed content and the price not changed on the liquid crystal display 8a, and ends the process.

On the other hand, when the change input of the content is not performed (No in step S11), in step S18, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the price change input is performed by the operation unit 4. If a price change input has been made, the process proceeds to step S19. On the other hand, if the price change input has not been performed, the process proceeds to step S25.
In step S19, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the change target product is a confirmation target product. If the change target product is a confirmation target product, the process proceeds to step S20. On the other hand, if the change target product is not the confirmation target product, the process proceeds to step S24.

  In step S20, CPU20 calculates the unit price before a change input from the product data read in step S2 mentioned above. Then, the CPU (calculation means) 20 calculates the planned internal capacity by dividing the price changed and input by the unit price before the change input. Here, the CPU 20 sets the price and the internal capacity as a pair of data, and calculates the internal capacity that is the other data with respect to the changed input price so as to maintain the unit price of the product before the input of the change.

Next, in step S21, the CPU (display unit) 20 performs a confirmation display on the liquid crystal display 8a to confirm the quality of the content. Specifically, the CPU 20 confirms, on the liquid crystal display 8a, the price and content before the change input and the price and planned content after the change input are displayed together with the “YES” key and the “NO” key. Display the display screen. The “YES” key is a key for selecting to change the internal capacity to the planned internal capacity. The “NO” key is a key for selecting not to change the content. In the present invention, the selection operation means are a “YES” key and a “NO” key.
Next, in step S <b> 22, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the “YES” key is touch-inputted from the touch panel 8 b on the confirmation display screen, and the operator's consent for the change of the internal capacity is obtained. If the “YES” key is touch-input, the process proceeds to step S23. On the other hand, if the “NO” key is touch-input, the process proceeds to step S24. At this time, when either the “YES” key or the “NO” key is touch-input, the CPU 20 turns off the confirmation display screen from the liquid crystal display 8a.

  In step S23, the CPU 20 writes and sets the changed input price and the planned content calculated in step S20 in the corresponding product file. Then, the CPU 20 displays the changed content and price on the liquid crystal display 8a, and ends the process.

On the other hand, in step S24, the CPU 20 writes and sets the changed and input price in the corresponding product file. Then, the CPU 20 displays the changed price and the unchanged content on the liquid crystal display 8a, and ends the process.
On the other hand, when the change input of the content or price has not been performed (No in step S18), in step S25, the CPU 20 performs input processes other than the change input process of the content or price, and ends the process. .

Next, a confirmation display screen displayed on the liquid crystal display 8a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an image diagram showing a display example of a confirmation display screen according to the present embodiment.
Fig.6 (a) is an image figure which shows the example of a display of the change screen 100 displayed in step S2 mentioned above. The change screen 100 includes a “next” key 101 for displaying the product data of the next product, an “end” key 102 for ending the setting mode, and a product number, product name, price, and content amount that are product data. The tray name and label size are displayed. In addition, on the change screen 100, after the numeric value is entered with the numeric keypad 5, the change input operation of the product data can be performed by touching the notation portion of the product data.

  FIG. 6B is an image diagram showing a display example of the confirmation display screen 200 displayed in steps S14 and S21 described above. The confirmation display screen 200 compares the content and price before the change input with the content and the planned price after the change input. Then, a “YES” key 201 for selecting to change the price to the planned price and a “NO” key 202 for selecting not to change the price are displayed. In the example shown in the figure, a display example when the content is changed from 8 to 4 on the change screen 100 is shown. At this time, the CPU 20 calculates the planned price (100 yen) by multiplying the unit price before change input (200/8 = 25 yen) by the changed internal capacity (four). Then, the CPU 20 displays the comparison display screen 200 with a price of 200 yen before change input and 8 internal contents, and a planned price of 100 yen and 4 internal contents after change input.

  FIG. 7 is an image diagram illustrating an example of a product label printed by the label printer 1 according to the present embodiment. The product label is printed with a barcode, product name, expiration date, content, price, etc. for specifying the product.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when one of the price and the internal capacity, which is a pair of data, is changed and input, the confirmation display of the change of the other data is performed. Thereby, the change input omission by an operator can be reduced.
In addition, when one of the price or content is changed and input, the other data is calculated and displayed so as to maintain the unit price before the change is input, so that the operator does not have to calculate the other data. be able to.
In addition, when one of the price and the content is changed and input, it is possible to select whether to change the other data to a value calculated to maintain the unit price before the change input or not. It is possible to reduce the burden of data change work for workers.
In addition, since the confirmation display is performed only when the fixed amount flag is “1” and valid data is set for the internal capacity, for example, a commodity in which the price and the internal capacity are in a proportional relationship such as a bundled product. The confirmation display can be performed only when there is a change input of a product that may be present.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to that described above, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is possible to
For example, in the present embodiment, the merchandise data change input process can be performed only in the setting mode. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the change input process may be performed in the pricing mode. At this time, the CPU 20 may perform temporary change input for validating the product data changed only to the current product label issue without writing the changed product data in the product file.
In the present embodiment, in the confirmation display screen, the items that are not changed and input among the contents and the price display the data calculated in step S13 or S20, but are set in the product file. That is, the original data may be displayed. Further, both the calculated data and the original data may be displayed on the confirmation display screen so that the selection operation can be performed. Furthermore, in the display state of the confirmation display screen, the other data may be changed by entering the number with the numeric keypad 5 or the like.
Further, the unit price before the change and the unit price after the change may be compared and displayed on the confirmation display screen.
Further, the unit of the internal capacity is not limited to the number, but may be volume or weight.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Label printer 2 ... Scale 2a ... Load cell 3a ... 1st label printing mechanism part 3b ... 2nd label printing mechanism part 4 ... Operation part 5 ... Numeric keypad 6 ... Product number key 8 ... Operation / display part 8a ... Liquid crystal display 8b ... Touch panel 9 ... Connector 10 ... Image scanner 20 ... CPU 21 ... Load cell control unit 22 ... Print control unit 23 ... Scanner control unit 24 ... Operation control unit 25 ... Display control unit 30 ... RAM 35 ... Character generator ROM 37 ... Clock unit 40 ... ROM

Claims (4)

Storage means for storing product data including at least the product name, price, and content for each product;
Label issuing means for reading product data from the storage means and issuing a product label printed with the product data;
Change input means for receiving change input of product data stored in the storage means;
When the change input means changes and inputs one value of the price or the content of the product, a display means for performing a display for confirming the quality of the other value of the product;
A label printer comprising: When the change input means changes and inputs the price or the content, further comprises a calculation means for calculating the other value based on the changed value so as to maintain the unit price of the product before the change input,
The label printer according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the value calculated by the calculation unit.   The label according to claim 2, further comprising selection operation means for selecting whether to change the other value to a value calculated by the calculation means or not to change the other value. Printer.   The display means performs the confirmation display when a product for which valid data is set in the content value stored in the storage means is changed and input by the change input means. Item 4. The label printer according to any one of Items 1 to 3.

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