JP2015152970A - Electronic apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus and a program capable of effectively utilizing a screen area which is limited at a display part.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus includes a display part for displaying image information, a numeric key used for numeric input, sales registration means for executing a sales registration process for registering an article which is to be sold, and display control means which generates a display screen for executing the sales registration process that is displayed on the display part as the image information. The display control means, when there is a numeric input using the numeric key at the time of sales registration process, changes a region for which display content on the display screen is predetermined to a numeric display region that displays a number inputted with the numeric key.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an electronic device and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an electronic device, there is an electronic scale device that calculates an amount of an item weighed based on a measured value when an item is weighed.

  Such an electronic scale device can display information on a display unit provided on the front surface (operator side) of the main body housing and a display unit provided on the back surface (customer side). Therefore, the electronic scale device is used by being placed on a showcase, for example, in a store that operates to sell sugar beet etc. via a showcase.

  By the way, in the electronic balance device used by being placed on the showcase in this way, space saving and downsizing are achieved in order to make effective use on the showcase.

  However, in an electronic balance device that is space-saving and downsized, the area of the display area of the display unit is also limited, so that it is difficult to confirm the display contents. In addition, in the electronic scale device, the display area is further limited because a character size such as the amount of money, weight, quantity, and points is required to be a certain size or more according to the measurement method.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an electronic device and a program that can effectively utilize a limited screen area of a display unit.

  The electronic apparatus according to the embodiment includes a display unit that displays image information, a numeric key used for numeric input, a sales registration unit that executes a sales registration process for registering a product to be sold, and the sales registration process. Display control means for generating, as the image information, a display screen for executing the sales registration process to be displayed on the display unit, and the display control means is a numerical value by the numerical key in the sales registration process. When there is an input, the area in which the display contents on the display screen are determined in advance is changed to a numeric display area for displaying the number input by the numeric key.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an electronic balance device according to an embodiment from an operator side. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical connection of each part built in the electronic balance device. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram conceptually showing the contents of the PLU file. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram according to the sales registration process in the electronic balance device. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of sales registration processing. FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating an example of a display screen for measurement. FIG. 7 is a front view illustrating an example of a display screen for measurement.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an electronic device and a program will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiment described below is an embodiment of an electronic device and a program, and does not limit the configuration, specifications, or the like. This embodiment is an example in which an electronic scale device that is introduced into a store such as a supermarket and performs registration according to the weighing of products is applied as an electronic device.

  Here, FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing the electronic scale device 1 according to the embodiment from the operator side. As shown in FIG. 1, this electronic weighing apparatus 1 has a weighing pan 3 that is a placing surface on which a product whose weight is to be measured is placed on the entire top surface of a flat housing 2. The display 5 (display part with a touch panel) provided with the touch panel 4 which is a coordinate input part is provided in the front left side.

  The display 5 includes a thin LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) as the display unit 5a. The display 5 also includes a numeric key 6a from “0” to “9” for inputting a product code, a price, and the like, a label issuance key 6b for instructing label issuance from the printing apparatus 30 described later, and the like. A keyboard 6 is also provided. A load cell unit 16 (see FIG. 2) that functions as a measuring unit that measures the weight of the product and outputs the measured value data is provided inside the housing 2 and below the weighing pan 3.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the electronic balance device 1 is provided with a display 9 (a display unit with a touch panel) provided with a touch panel 8 on the customer side as well as on the operator side. The display 9 also includes a thin LCD or organic EL as the display unit 9a. Therefore, the display 5 provided with the touch panel 4 and the display 9 provided with the touch panel 8 are provided on both sides of the apparatus with the load cell unit 16 functioning as the weighing unit interposed therebetween.

  Further, the display 5 and the display 9 are provided so as to be tiltable (tiltable) in the vertical direction with respect to the housing 2 with the upper end portion as an axis.

  In addition, the electronic balance device 1 includes a printing device 30 on the side. As shown in FIG. 1, the printing device 30 is provided on one of the left and right sides of the electronic balance device 1. The printing apparatus 30 has an issue port 30a for issuing a label on the front surface of the housing 30b.

  Next, the electrical connection of each part built in the electronic balance apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic balance apparatus 1 is provided with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 that executes various arithmetic processes and controls each part in a centralized manner. The CPU 10 includes a Flash ROM (Read Only Memory) 11 that stores fixed data and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 12 that stores variable data in a rewritable manner and is used as a work area or the like via a system bus 13. It is connected. The Flash ROM 11 stores a control program, a predetermined label format, and various files described later.

  The control program executed by the electronic balance device 1 is a file in an installable or executable format, and is a computer such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). It is recorded on a readable recording medium and provided.

  Moreover, you may comprise so that the control program run with the electronic balance apparatus 1 may be provided by storing on a computer connected to networks, such as the internet, and downloading via a network. Moreover, you may comprise so that the control program run with the electronic balance apparatus 1 may be provided or distributed via networks, such as the internet.

  In addition, an I / O port 14 is connected to the CPU 10 via a system bus 13, and a load cell unit 16 is connected to the I / O port 14 via an A / D converter 15. The load cell unit 16 is constituted by a load cell or the like, and has a structure for measuring the weight of a product placed on the weighing pan 3 and outputting measurement value data. The output from the load cell unit 16 is an analog output, and this analog output is converted into digital data by the A / D converter 15 and input to the I / O port 14. Therefore, the CPU 10 refers to the control program or file stored in the Flash ROM 11 based on the output data from the load cell unit 16 input to the I / O port 14, and uses the RAM 12 as a work area, The weight of the product placed on 3 can be obtained by calculation.

  In addition, the CPU 10 includes a keyboard controller 18 for driving and controlling the keyboard 6, a display controller 19 for driving and controlling the display 5, a display controller 20 for driving and controlling the display 9, a touch panel controller 21 for driving and controlling the touch panel 4, and A touch panel controller 22 that drives and controls the touch panel 8 is also connected via the system bus 13.

  Further, a printer controller 32 for driving and controlling the printing apparatus 30 that is a receipt printer is also connected to the CPU 10 via the system bus 13.

  The CPU 10 drives and controls the display controllers 19 and 20 based on image information stored in the Flash ROM 11 or synthesized in the image memory while using an image memory provided as the RAM 12. As a result, a large number of liquid crystal shutters provided in the matrix form in the displays 5 and 9 are selectively opened and closed, and an image based on the image information is displayed and output on the displays 5 and 9.

  Further, the CPU 10 drives and controls the touch panel controllers 21 and 22, recognizes the position of the XY coordinates on the touch panels 4 and 8 touched by the operator, and acquires coordinate data. Thus, by synchronizing the positional relationship between the buttons and the like displayed on the displays 5 and 9 and the coordinates of the touch panels 4 and 8, the combination of the touch panel 4 and the display 5 and the combination of the touch panel 8 and the display 9 are obtained. Has the same function as the keyboard 6.

  Next, various files stored in the Flash ROM 11 will be described. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram conceptually showing the contents of a PLU (Price Look Up) file. The FlashROM 11 functions as a storage unit and stores various files in a rewritable and storable state. In this embodiment, a PLU file 110 is provided as a part of such a file stored in the Flash ROM 11.

  3 conceptually includes a product code 112, a product name 113, a unit price 114, and a PLU key displayed on the display unit 5a of the display 5 on the operator side (see FIG. 6). ), A key number 115 for positioning, a key number 116 for positioning a PLU key (not shown) displayed on the display 9 on the customer side, and various types of information such as additional information 117 are stored in association with each other. It is a file to be. Examples of the additional information 117 include processing date and time, expiry date, production area, raw material name, and the like.

  That is, the PLU file 110 has a file structure that stores at least the product number 111 that functions as product specifying data for specifying a product and the unit price 114 per unit weight of the product in association with each other. Here, in this embodiment, the unit weight is, for example, 100 grams.

  Next, processing executed by the CPU 10 according to the control program stored in the Flash ROM 11 will be described. In the present embodiment, the description of the same processing as that performed by the conventional electronic scale device is omitted. Here, the sales registration process (label printing process) will be described.

  Here, FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram according to the sales registration process in the electronic balance apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the control program executed by the electronic balance device 1 has a module configuration including sales registration means 102 and display control means 103. The CPU 10 reads the control program from the Flash ROM 11 and loads the above-described units into the RAM 12. As a result, the sales registration unit 102 and the display control unit 103 are generated on the RAM 12.

  The sales registration unit 102 executes a sales registration process for registering products to be sold.

  The display control means 103 generates, as image information, a display screen for executing the sales registration process that is displayed on the display unit 5a of the display 5 during the sales registration process. When a numerical value is input by the key 6a, an area in which display contents are predetermined on the display screen is changed to a numerical value display area for displaying the number input by the numerical key 6a.

  For example, the display control means 103 changes the area displaying date and time information on the display screen to a numeric display area for displaying the number input by the numeric keys 6 a of the keyboard 6. As another example, the display control means 103 displays a number input by the number key 6a of the keyboard 6 in an area where no key is assigned in the key assignment area on the display screen. Change to area.

  Next, the flow of sales registration processing by the CPU 10 (sales registration means 102) of the electronic balance apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, the CPU 10 (display control means 103) displays a measurement display screen (see FIG. 6) on the display unit 5a of the display 5, and waits for the designation of the product number (step S1).

  Here, FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example of a display screen for measurement. As shown in FIG. 6, the screen displayed on the display unit 5a of the display 5 on the operator side includes a PLU key area A including a PLU key for specifying a PLU (Price Look Up) at the time of sales registration processing and a discount. A post-processing key area B or the like having post-processing keys used for declaring a discount or the like is displayed, and each functions as a touch key K1 having the same function as a key on the keyboard via the touch panel 4. The PLU key is determined based on the key number 115 for positioning the PLU key in the PLU file 110, and the product name 113 of the corresponding PLU file 110 is displayed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, on the screen displayed on the display unit 5a of the display 5 on the operator side, product information such as the product number, product name, and unit price of the measured product determined by operating the PLU key is displayed. A merchandise information display area C is displayed. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the screen displayed on the display unit 5a of the display 5 on the operator side displays the measured value output from the load cell unit 16 and the sales price calculated based on the measured value. The sales information display area D is displayed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a date and time display area E for displaying the current date and time is also displayed on the screen displayed on the display unit 5a of the display 5 on the operator side.

  When the CPU 10 determines that the product number has been designated by operating one of the PLU keys on the display unit 5a of the keyboard 6 or the display 5 (Yes in step S1), information such as the product name 113 and the unit price 114 of the product and additional information 117 (processing date and time, expiration date, place of production, raw material name, etc.) is read from the PLU file 110, and a predetermined label format is read from the Flash ROM 11, and the product information and label format are stored in the RAM 12 (step S2). After designating the product number in this way, the operator places the product on the weighing pan 3.

  Then, when the measured value output from the load cell unit 16 is stable (Yes in Step S3), the CPU 10 calculates the weight and price of the measured product (Step S4) and performs display processing (Step S5). In step S5, the CPU 10 (display control means 103) displays the unit price, weight, and price of the measurement product on the measurement display screen of the display unit 5a of the display 5 (see FIG. 7).

  In addition, the CPU 10 waits for the operation of the numeric key 6a (post-input) (step S6) of the keyboard 6 or the operation of the label issue key 6b of the keyboard 6 (step S7) after displaying the unit price of the measurement product. To do.

  If the CPU 10 (display control means 103) determines that there has been a numeric input by operating the numeric key 6a of the keyboard 6 (Yes in step S6), the measurement display displayed on the display unit 5a of the display 5 The date / time display area E on the screen is changed to a number display area F (see FIG. 7) for sequentially displaying the numbers input by the number keys 6a (step S8).

  Here, FIG. 7 is a front view showing an example of a display screen for measurement. The date / time display area E displayed on the screen displayed on the display unit 5a of the display 5 on the operator side in FIG. 6 is changed to a numeric display area F as shown in FIG. In the numerical display area F, the numbers input by operating the numerical keys 6a of the keyboard 6 are displayed in order. For example, the example shown in FIG. 7 is an example in which the numeric key 6a of “0” is operated after the numeric key 6a of “5” is operated.

  Note that the area to be changed to the numeric display area F is not limited to the date / time display area E. For example, an area to be switched to the numeric display area F can be selected and set in advance, and the CPU 10 (display control unit 103) may set the preset area as the numeric display area F.

  If it is known from the PLU file 110 that an area to which no PLU key is assigned in the key number 115 exists in the PLU key area A, the CPU 10 (display control means 103) determines that the PLU key is An unallocated area may be set as a number display area F for displaying the input number in order.

  Further, the CPU 10 (display control means 103) may change the background color of the numeric display area F in the changed numeric display area F from the background color of the area before the change. Further, the CPU 10 (display control means 103) may change the character color of the numeric display area F from the text color of the area before the change in the modified numeric display area F. By doing so, the visibility of the area switched to the number display area F at the time of inputting a number is improved, so that the operator can receive a clear feedback that the number is being input. .

  The determination as to whether or not a numeric input has been made by operating the numeric key 6a of the keyboard 6 includes the operation of a confirmation key (for example, a discount key or a discount key on the display screen of the post-processing key area B). Up to (No in step S9).

  When there is an operation on a confirmation key (for example, a discount key or a discount key in the post-processing key area B) (Yes in step S9), the CPU 10 determines the numerical value input by the operation of the numerical key 6a. Post-processing is executed according to the type (for example, discount or discount) assigned to the operated confirmation key (step S10).

  As an example of the post-processing, when “50” is displayed in the numeric display area F as described above (see FIG. 7), the discount key in the post-processing key area B is operated. An example is a process in which a% discount process is executed.

  Thereafter, the CPU 10 (display control means 103) changes the number display area F to the original content (step S11) and waits for the operation of the label issuing key 6b of the keyboard 6 (step S7).

  When the label issuing key 6b of the keyboard 6 is operated (Yes in step S7), the CPU 10 creates label printing data for the printing apparatus 30 as printing data (step S12).

  More specifically, the CPU 10 stores the product information (product name 113, unit price 114, etc.) and additional information 117 (processing date and time, expiration date, etc.) stored in the RAM 12 in step S2 in the label format read in step S2 and stored in the RAM 12. Create label printing data that includes the production area, raw material name, etc., the weight and price of the weighing product, the type assigned to the confirmation key (for example, discount or discount) and the processing result according to the number of places. .

  Next, the CPU 10 prints and issues a label by controlling the printing apparatus 30 in accordance with the label printing data created in step S7 (step S13).

  As described above, according to the electronic scale device 1 of the present embodiment, when a numerical value is input by the numerical key 6a of the keyboard 6 during the sales registration process, the weighing screen on the display unit 5a of the display 5 is displayed. The predetermined area in which the display content in is determined in advance is changed to a numeric display area F for displaying the number input by the numeric key 6a. Thereby, for example, by changing the date / time display area E that normally displays the current date and time to a number display area F that displays the number only when the number key 6a is operated, the display unit of the display 5 is displayed. The limited screen area of 5a can be used effectively.

  In the present embodiment, an electronic scale device that is introduced into a store such as a supermarket and performs registration according to the weighing of products is applied as an electronic device. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal that is a merchandise sales data processing apparatus that is installed in a store such as a supermarket and executes sales registration processing may be applied as an electronic device.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic device 5a Display part 6a Numeral key 102 Sales registration means 103 Display control means F Numeral display area

JP 2002-214028 A

Claims (6)

A display for displaying image information;
A numeric key used to enter numeric values;
A sales registration means for executing a sales registration process for registering products to be sold;
Display control means for generating, as the image information, a display screen for executing the sales registration process displayed on the display unit in the sales registration process;
With
The display control means, when there is a numerical value input by the numerical key during the sales registration process, an area in which the display content on the display screen is determined in advance is determined by the number input by the numerical key. Change to the numeric display area to be displayed,
An electronic device characterized by that. The display control means changes the area displaying date and time information on the display screen to a numeric display area for displaying the number input by the numeric key.
The electronic device according to claim 1. The display control means changes an area where no key is assigned in the key assignment area on the display screen to a numeric display area for displaying the number input by the numeric key.
The electronic device according to claim 1. The display control means makes the background color of the numeric display area different from the background color in the area before the change,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is an electronic device. The display control means makes the character color of the numeric display area different from the character color in the area before the change,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is an electronic device. A computer that controls an electronic device including a display unit that displays image information and a numeric key used for numeric input;
A sales registration means for executing a sales registration process for registering products to be sold;
Display control means for generating, as the image information, a display screen for executing the sales registration process displayed on the display unit in the sales registration process;
Function as
The display control means, when there is a numerical value input by the numerical key during the sales registration process, an area in which the display content on the display screen is determined in advance is determined by the number input by the numerical key. Change to the numeric display area to be displayed,
program.

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