JP2019010861A - Editing device and printer - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an editing device capable of easily and surely performing editing such as setting and changing merchandise information or the like, and a printer.SOLUTION: An editing device (label printer) 1 edits merchandise information (for example, a merchandise name, an expiration date, a processing date, a price, a unit cost, raw materials, food additives, or the like) on the basis of an output condition. The output condition has a retrieval keyword and an output mode. Retrieval means (a CPU 21 or the like for executing Steps ST1 to 3) for retrieving whether the retrieval keyword (for example, an allergic substance or the like) is included in the merchandise information is provided. The merchandise information is edited in an output mode based on the retrieved retrieval keyword and the output condition.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to an editing apparatus and a printing apparatus suitable for use in a label printer that issues a label.

  Conventionally, labels describing product information are attached to products such as meat, fresh fish, fruits and vegetables, and various processed foods. In addition to the product name, the product information includes expiration date, processing date / time, price, unit price, raw material, food additive, allergic substance, and the like.

  And in the printing apparatus (for example, label printer) which prints the label etc. which described the said merchandise information, the same merchandise information may be printed in several places. For example, “Soba” is printed as a raw material and “Soba” is displayed as an allergic substance at the same time. In such a case, even if the product information has the same contents, it is necessary to set and store them separately.

JP 2011-16300 A

  However, as described above, when multiple product information items with the same content are listed, product information settings (such as registration of product information when selling new products) and changes (used for existing products) When it is necessary to edit the material, etc. that have been changed, etc., it is necessary to edit (set or change) the stored contents as many as the number of locations, and the editing work time (setting work time and change work) There is a risk that the number of man-hours will increase and it will become cumbersome, and work mistakes during editing work (for example, forgetting to add “soba” to the allergic substance while adding “soba” to the raw material due to changes) ) May increase the possibility of

  Further, as described above, if the same product information is set separately and stored separately, the amount of information stored in the storage means may increase accordingly. For example, if it is necessary to set “soba” as the raw material and “soba” as the allergic substance, both must be stored in the storage means.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an editing apparatus and a printing apparatus that can easily and reliably edit product information settings and changes.

The present invention is an editing apparatus that edits product information based on an output condition, wherein the output condition includes a search keyword and an output mode, and whether or not the search keyword is included in the product information. The product information is edited in an output form based on the searched search keyword and the output condition.
As product information, for example, when printing labels for food container sticking, there are information such as product name, expiration date, processing date and time, price, unit price, raw material, food additive, and the like.
According to the present invention, product information can be edited smoothly and without error.

The present invention further includes a changing means for changing the product information, and the search means includes a search keyword around the character string in response to the change of the character string by the changing means. If the search keyword can be searched, the character string around the search keyword is edited into the character string changed by the changing means.
According to the present invention, merchandise information can be changed smoothly and without error.

According to the present invention, the search means extracts a character string between a pair of search keywords, and the output condition outputs the extracted character string together with the pair of search keywords, or the pair of search It is characterized by further having information on whether to output without keywords.
Thereby, the extraction and editing of the character string between the pair of search keywords can be performed smoothly and without error.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that when the search means searches for a character string corresponding to the search keyword in the product information, the search means includes an output means for outputting the character string in a manner different from other character strings. Yes.
This makes it easy to specify the searched character string.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the search keyword is a character string related to allergy or a character string related to a nutritional component, and is output as an output mode at a position adjacent to a product name included in the product information.
This makes it easier to check information on allergies or information on nutritional components.

  The present invention is also characterized by comprising the editing device.

  Further, the present invention is a program for operating an editing device that edits product information based on an output condition, wherein the output condition includes a search keyword and an output mode, and the search keyword is included in the product information. A search step for searching whether or not it is included, and a step of editing the product information in an output mode based on the searched search keyword and the output condition.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily and reliably edit product information such as setting and changing.

1 is a perspective view of a printing apparatus 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing apparatus 1. FIG. 3A shows an example of the output condition file 150, FIG. 3B shows an example of the multiple output condition file 170, and FIG. 3C shows an example of the bidirectional output condition file 175. It is. It is a figure which shows an example of the goods information file 100 for every goods. It is a table | surface which shows the relationship between the allergic substance which comprises a part of search keyword, and its image display. It is a figure which shows the delimiter selection screen G11. It is a figure which shows the 1st image setting screen G12. It is a figure which shows the 2nd image setting screen G13. It is an operation | movement flowchart which shows an example of the process at the time of printing a label. It is a figure which shows the label 180 which extracted the search keyword and printed. It is a figure which shows the label 190 which displayed the extracted search keyword by another output mode. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a format information file 250. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process at the time of issuing a label. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen G14 which displayed the label image g14. It is an enlarged view of label image g14. It is a figure which shows an example of the label image g15. It is a figure which shows an example of the label image g16. It is a figure which shows the allergy object item. 19A shows a label image g17, FIG. 19B shows a shelf label t1, and FIG. 19C shows a format information file f1. 20A shows the bottom label s1, and FIG. 20B shows the label 210. It is a figure which shows the label 211 when an allergic substance is not found. It is a figure which shows the nutrient component setting screen g18. It is a figure which shows the error screen g19. It is a figure which shows the nutrient component setting screen g20. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the nutrient component display part a45, a46. FIG. 26A shows the receipt r1, and FIG. 26B shows the shelf label t1.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an editing apparatus (specifically, a printing apparatus, hereinafter referred to as a “label printing apparatus”, which is also a weighing value adding machine and a product data processing apparatus) 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. . The label printing apparatus 1 is a weighing price label printing apparatus, for example, an apparatus that is installed in a backyard of a store and issues labels (printing media) to be affixed to various products or product containers. As shown in the figure, the label printing apparatus 1 has a display unit 5 and a key operation unit 7 installed on the upper surface of the base unit 3, and a label issuing port 11 installed on the front surface of the base unit 3. Further, the weighing unit 9 for measuring products is connected by a cable (may be wireless).

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the label printing apparatus 1. The label printing apparatus 1 includes a control unit 20, a scale unit 9, a printing unit 40, an operation unit 50, and a reading unit 60. The weighing unit 9 includes a load cell 9a and measures the weight of the product. The printing unit 40 has a printing mechanism unit 41. The printing mechanism 41 prints a label and discharges (issues) the printed label from the label issuing port 11 shown in FIG. The operation unit 50 includes a key operation unit 7 and display means (operation display units) 5 (5a, 5b). The key operation unit 7 includes a numeric keypad and a print key. The numeric keypad accepts numeric input. The print key accepts input of a print instruction. The display means 5 has a structure in which a touch panel 5b is laminated on a liquid crystal display 5a, and can display and input data on the same surface. The liquid crystal display 5a displays various data. When the operator's finger touches the touch panel 5b, the touch panel 5b detects the touched position and receives an input corresponding to the detected position. The reading unit 60 includes a scanner 61 and reads information such as a barcode.

  The control unit 20 includes a CPU 21, a load cell control unit 22, a print control unit 23, an operation control unit 24, a display control unit 25, a ROM 26, a RAM 27, and a reading control unit 28. CPU21 is mutually connected with each part with which the control part 20 is provided via the bus | bath.

  The CPU 21 reads out the control program stored in the ROM 26 and various information stored in the RAM 27, and controls each unit based on the read-out control program and various information. Further, the CPU 21 stores necessary information in the RAM 27. The ROM 26 stores various information such as various programs executed by the CPU 21 (this program includes a keyword search printing program for causing the CPU 21 to execute the processing of FIG. 9 described below). The load cell control unit 22 controls the load cell 9 a included in the scale unit 9. The print control unit 23 controls the print unit 40. The operation control unit 24 controls the key operation unit 7 and the touch panel 5b. The touch panel 5b instructs a desired operation by touching a predetermined portion such as a screen G1 described below displayed on the liquid crystal display 5a. The display control unit 25 controls the liquid crystal display 5a. The RAM 27 is a temporary storage area for storing information used by the CPU 21. The RAM 27 is a storage unit that stores various files (described later). The reading control unit 28 controls the scanner 61 provided in the reading unit 60.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the product information file 100 for each product stored in the RAM 27. This product information file 100 is a product information file related to the product name “XXX lunch”, and includes various product names, raw materials, food additives, unit price, processing date / time, expiration date, storage temperature, nutrition component display, promotional text, etc. Has product information. Further, in the product information file 100, search output information for associating with the output condition file 150 (170, 175) described below can be set. The product information file 100 for all products is appropriately updated by a management device or the like corresponding to a higher model of the label printing apparatus 1. The product information file 100 does not store information about allergenic substances (output information described below).

  FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of the output condition file 150 stored in the RAM 27. The output condition file 150 describes a keyword to be searched, a search range, an output (printing) mode, presence / absence of an image, and the like. That is, in FIG. 3, a search keyword is a keyword for searching for characters or the like in product information [further, printing information (information to be printed on a label described below in product information)]. “/” In the search keyword is a mark that delimits a plurality of keywords to be searched, and each delimited character string is a search keyword. Even if the search keyword has the same contents, the search may be limited (differentiated) by searching for kanji, hiragana, katakana, alphabets, font differences, half-width characters, etc. The search range is a search range in the print information, and includes, for example, only the raw material column, only the raw material column and the food additive column, the entire print information, only the raw material column and the product name, and only the food additive column. The output mode indicates the mode of the output information to be printed on the label. When printing in the same mode as the search keyword, it is “same”, when printing in a different mode, the specific mode is combined with the image. When printing, the image number is written. As the output mode, it is possible to set the font, thickness, color, etc. of the character. The image column displays the presence or absence of image information (a search keyword displayed as an image such as a picture or mark). The pattern column indicates the conversion state between the search keyword and the output mode. When the same, the “same output” is output. When the conversion is performed, “converted output” is output. Only characters between the two search keywords are output. In this case, “intermediate output” is used, and when two search keywords are output together with the characters between them, “same output” is set. For example, in the column of the number “001”, the search keyword is “egg / egg / egg” (any one of egg, egg or egg), the search range is “raw material”, the output mode is “egg” and “image no.” .001 ”, the pattern (conversion state between the search keyword and the output mode) for“ Tamago ”, conversion output (however,“ Tamago ”in the search keyword is the same output), image No. 001 is converted output. As described above, the search keyword includes image information associated with image information.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of the multiple output condition file 170 stored in the RAM 27. This multiple output condition file 170 is a table showing output conditions when there are a plurality of search keywords searched using the output condition file 150. The multiple output condition file 170 describes search keywords, output modes, delimiters, and the like. As a search keyword in the multiple output condition file 170, the number of the output condition file 150 (that is, the number of the search keyword after searching in the output condition file 150) is used. As an output mode, it is shown in which mode “character, image, table (●)” is printed. The delimiter or the like indicates a delimiter between search keywords (separation information at the time of printing) when printing a plurality of search keywords, a print position condition, or the like.

  FIG. 5 is a table showing the relationship between allergic substances constituting part of the search keyword and their image display. The contents of this table are also stored in the RAM 27. Some of the allergic substances are not only displayed with letters on the label, but are also displayed in order to visually appeal that allergic substances are contained. Therefore, in FIG. 5, the allergic substances and their respective image displays are stored in association with each other.

  FIG. 6 shows a delimiter (separator / separation information) selection screen G11 for selecting and setting a delimiter (separation information) for determining a unit character string when searching the search keyword from the search range. FIG. This screen is displayed on the display means 5. As shown in the drawing, “space”, “comma”, “point”, “semi-colon”, and the like are displayed on the separator selection screen G11 as the separator g11, and a desired separator g11 is pressed (touch, The same applies to the following). That is, when the desired delimiter g11 is pressed / selected and then the confirm button g12 is pressed, the selected delimiter g11 is confirmed. The determined delimiter is recorded in the output condition file 150 as an output condition (not shown in FIG. 3A). In this example, it is assumed that “comma” is selected. Therefore, among the characters described in the search range, a word between “comma” and “comma” (the character string at the left and right ends need not have a comma at the beginning or end) is regarded as one unit character string. Handle and extract.

  Note that when a search keyword is printed on a label using a screen similar to the delimiter selection screen G11 shown in FIG. 6, delimiters for delimiting each search keyword can be selected and set. That is, when there are a plurality of searched keywords, the output information can include a delimiter (separation information at the time of printing) that separates the plurality of search keywords. In this example, it is assumed that “slash” is selected.

  7 and 8 are diagrams showing first and second image setting screens G12 and G13 used when setting an image of an allergic substance. This screen is displayed on the display means 5. As shown in FIG. 7, in this example, “egg” is displayed as a search keyword. That is, after “egg” is set on the first image setting screen G12 shown in FIG. 7, the image is moved to the second image setting screen G13, and the egg image with the image number “000001” is pressed and selected. Both are tied. As a result, the image column of the number “001” shown in FIG. 3A becomes “Yes”, and the image number is added (linked) to the output mode column.

  Next, FIG. 9 is an operation flowchart showing an example of a process for searching for and editing an allergic substance from print information of a desired product and printing it on a label. In the figure, first, the CPU 21 operates the display means 5 (touch panel 5b), the key operation unit 7 and the scanner 61 of the label printing apparatus 1 to operate various information (for example, product codes and Product name, etc.) is input, and the product is weighed by placing it on the scale unit 9 as necessary, and these data are stored in the RAM 27 (step ST1-1).

  Next, the product information file 100 related to the input product name is called, and print information used for printing is acquired from the product information (step ST1-2).

  Next, each search keyword is searched using the output condition file 150, and allergenic substances contained in the product are extracted (step ST1-3).

  Next, it is determined whether or not there is an image corresponding to each search keyword using the output condition file 150. If there is a corresponding image, the image is linked to the extracted search keyword (step ST1-4). ).

  Then, together with the print information, output information (allergic substances contained in the product and images corresponding to the allergic substances) is printed on a label and issued from the label issuing port 11 (step ST1-5). In general, display contents to be printed (label images) are displayed on the display means 5 before printing on the label, and after confirming the contents, the label issuing button and the key operation unit 7 displayed on the screen are displayed. The above printing is performed by pressing a print key or the like.

  In this example, in addition to allergic substances such as eggs and wheat, search keywords other than allergic substances such as “includes” are also searched. When “includes” is extracted in the part, the output mode is “not including keyword”, so only the part of “˜” is printed at the output position. For example, when “heat amount to kcal” is extracted, the output mode is “including keyword”, and therefore, for example, “heat amount 250 kcal” is printed at the output position. Thus, in this embodiment, the search means (such as CPU 21 that executes step ST1-3) for extracting allergic substances also extracts a character string between a pair of search keywords. Further, as described above, the output condition further includes information on whether the extracted character string is output together with the pair of search keywords or whether the output is excluded from the pair of search keywords.

FIG. 10 is a diagram simply showing a label 180 on which the search keyword is extracted and printed. A flow of performing extraction printing on the label 180 with the above-described setting (particularly, steps ST1-3 to ST5) will be described below.
(1) Extract allergenic substances from print information (product names, raw materials, food additives, etc.) acquired from product information. Specifically, in the label 180 of FIG. 10 (information actually stored in the RAM 27 that is the basis for printing the label 180), the search range is the raw material column, and is delimited by a delimiter (comma). The wording of allergic substances in the output condition file 150 is extracted with the character string as one unit character string. In this example, “002 wheat, 003 buckwheat, 001 egg” are extracted in order from the raw material column in the data of the label 180.
(2) The extracted character strings are rearranged in the numerical order of the output condition file 150 to be “001 egg, 002 wheat, 003 buckwheat”. The sorted character strings are printed at their output positions. At that time, since the delimiter is “slash”, each allergic substance is delimited by a slash and printed. If the same allergic substance is searched twice, only one is printed.
(3) If there is an image associated with the extracted allergic substance, the image is acquired and printed at the output position.

  In the label 180, the allergic substance is displayed as a character string and an image. However, when there is an image, only one of the character string and the image may be printed.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram simply showing a label 190 in which the extracted search keyword is displayed in another output mode. This label 190 is different from the label 180 in that allergic substances are displayed using a table instead of an image. The label 190 is also displayed as a character string and a table, but only one of them may be printed.

  Here, the association between the product information file 100 and the output condition file 150 (170, 175) will be described. That is, the various output information files 150 (170, 175) shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C, etc. can be used in association with the product information file 100 shown in FIG. Therefore, as described above, the product information file 100 shown in FIG. 4 is provided with a search output item, and a desired output information file can be input and stored therein. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when “output condition file 031” is entered and set in the search output field, the search result that satisfies the setting condition is immediately displayed after “⇒⇒⇒”. That is, in this example, the set “output condition file 031” is “partially included”, the search range is “whole print information”, and the output mode is “inter-keyword character extraction + keyword included”. Therefore, a character string of “soba / soybeans—” in the subsequent stage of the raw material corresponding to this condition is retrieved and extracted. Thus, if it is set as the structure which can set an output condition to the merchandise information file 100, a search result can be confirmed simultaneously with the setting.

  As described above, the present embodiment is a label printing apparatus 1 that edits product information (product name, raw material, food additive, etc.) based on an output condition, and the output condition includes a search keyword, an output A search means for searching whether or not the search keyword is included in the product information (CPU 21 or the like that executes step ST1-3), the search keyword and the output condition The product information is edited in an output mode based on the output mode. According to this label printing apparatus, product information can be edited smoothly and without error. That is, according to this embodiment, by providing a character string search / edit function, there is no need to create duplicate character strings in different classifications, and when editing the same character string, one is edited. Thus, the other can be searched and edited. For example, even if it is necessary to change or modify multiple items of product information due to changes in product content or materials, there is only one editing point, making editing easier. Or, it is possible to prevent a situation in which one side is edited but the other side is not edited.

  In addition, this embodiment is a label for printing output information (information extracted from print information) based on output conditions on a label (print medium) together with print information (product name, raw material, food additive, etc.) In the printing apparatus 1, the output condition includes a search keyword and an output mode, and on the other hand, search means for searching whether or not the search keyword is included in the print information (step ST1-3) And the like, and the output information is printed on the label in an output mode based on the searched keyword. According to this label printing apparatus 1, it is not necessary to set or change the output information separately from the print information, thereby making it possible to set and change these pieces of information smoothly and without error.

  In this embodiment, since the output condition further includes a search range, it is not necessary to search a search unnecessary range in the print information, and an efficient search can be performed.

  In the present embodiment, the output condition includes separation information (in the above example, a comma) that divides the character string in the print information into character strings for each unit to be searched. Can be reliably extracted.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment in which a label is printed in another format using the label printing apparatus 1 will be described from a viewpoint different from the first embodiment. In this example, it is assumed that the product is “salad”, the output information composed of allergic substances is “specific product information”, and there is only “soba” as this specific product information. In this example, there are no images or tables.

  FIG. 12 is a view showing an example of the format information file 250 for the label printing position stored in the RAM 27. In the figure, area A is a trade name, area B is a raw material, area C is a food additive, area D is an expiration date, area E is a processing date, area F is a storage temperature, area G is Allergic substances correspond to price and area H. That is, this format information file 250 means information equivalent to the output position (label coordinates).

  FIG. 13 is an operation flowchart showing an example of a process for searching for allergic substances (specific product information) from print information of a desired product and printing it on a label. In the figure, first, the CPU 21 operates the display means 5 (touch panel 5b), the key operation unit 7 and the scanner 61 of the label printing apparatus 1 to operate various information (for example, product codes and Product name, etc.) is input, and the product is weighed by placing it on the scale unit 9 as necessary, and these data are stored in the RAM 27 (step ST2-1). In this example, it is assumed that the product name “salad” is input, and the unit price of the product name “salad” is a price of one pack unit that is not measured.

  Next, the product information file 100 relating to the input product name is called, and print information is acquired from the product information (step ST2-2). And it is searched whether the said specific merchandise information exists in the acquired printing information (step ST2-3). In the case of this example, there is “soba” in the raw material, and this is detected as specific product information.

  Next, a label image (label image) to be printed on the screen of the display means 5 is displayed using the print information and the specific product information (step ST2-4). FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the screen G14 of the display means 5 that displays the label image g14. As shown in the figure, a label image g14 is displayed on the screen G14 of the display means 5 in addition to various information such as the name and price of the product. On the label image g14, the print information and the specific product information (“a part of the raw material includes buckwheat”) are printed. FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of the label image g14. In the figure, “soba” is displayed in two places, a position a14 on the lower right side of the part displaying the raw material and a position a24 displaying the allergic substance on the lower left side. In this example, the characters of “Soba” displayed at the two positions a14 and a24 are displayed in different colors. For example, the specific product information “soba” of the extraction source displayed at the raw material position a14 is displayed in red, and the specific product information “soba” of the extraction source displayed at the allergenic substance position a24 is displayed in blue. That is, both character strings are output (displayed) in different modes. Thus, the operator can easily specify from which extraction source the extracted specific product information “soba” is extracted (referenced) and where it is displayed.

  If the label issuing button b14 displayed on the screen G14 or the printing key of the key operation unit 7 is pressed (step ST2-5), the same label as the label image g14 is printed and issued from the label issuing port 11. (Step ST2-6).

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a label image g15 displayed on the screen of the display unit 5 when a plurality of specific product information is detected in Step 2-3. In the case of the example shown in the figure, since the specific product information “soba” is in three places, the column of product name, the column of raw materials, and the column of accessories, in step ST2-3, three specific products Information is detected. Therefore, in order to make the operator recognize that three pieces of specific product information have been searched, in the label image g15, “(1) buckwheat salad (extraction source: product name), (2) buckwheat (extraction) "Original: raw material), (3) dressing for buckwheat salad (extraction source: accessory)", each specific product information is displayed together with its extraction source. This part of the column is referred to as a specific product information display selection part h15. The specific product information display selection unit h15 is a notification unit that notifies that fact when a plurality of specific product information is searched. In this example, since allergic substances are used as specific product information, extraction from the raw material column in (2) in the specific product information display selection unit h15 is the most correct (no error) extraction source. When the (2) column is pressed (touched), the extraction source of the (2) column is selected, and the label image g15 in FIG. 16 is similar to the label image g14 in FIG. h15 is deleted, and only the specific product information “soba” in the raw material column is displayed in red, and the specific product information “soba” of the extraction destination displayed in the position a25 of the allergic substance is displayed in blue. Thereafter, the process proceeds to steps ST2-5 and ST2-6. As described above, when a plurality of specific product information is searched, if a plurality of specific product information is displayed on the display unit 5 in a selectable manner, a more appropriate reference source can be specified. In this example, the search range is the entire print information. However, if the search range is limited to the “raw material column” or the like as in the first embodiment, an accurate search can be performed more easily.

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 16, when a plurality of specific product information is searched, a plurality of specific product information is displayed on the display unit 5 so as to be selectable. Instead, a plurality of specific product information is displayed. When a search is performed, the fact may be notified by other various notification means such as a pop-up screen or sound or voice.

  Moreover, although the example of allergic substances was shown as specific product information (search keyword) in the said example, specific product information may be other various materials. As the extraction method, instead of storing a specific material name in advance as in the above example, for example, (s1) a method of extracting a predetermined number of characters from extraction start characters, or (s2 ) A method of extracting from an extraction start character to a predetermined extraction end character is conceivable. This will be specifically described below.

  As a specific example of (s1), for example, it is assumed that 8 characters are extracted from the extraction start character (a space is also counted as 1 character), and a portion for displaying the raw material, for example, “white rice, glutinous rice, carrot, cabbage, beef , ... Nutritional ingredients (lipid 0.14g, carbohydrate 0.21g, sodium 0.57g, β-carotene 1620μg, vitamin B2 0.30mg, vitamin B12 20μg) ... " In this case, “0.14 g of lipid” meeting this condition is extracted.

  As a specific example of (s2), for example, the specific product information (specific character, extraction start character) is “lipid” and the extraction end character is “g”. Sticky rice, carrot, cabbage, beef, nutritional ingredients (lipid 0.14g, carbohydrates 0.21g, sodium 0.57g, β-carotene 1620μg, vitamin B2 0.30mg, vitamin B12 20μg) ... " When the character string of is used as a search range, “lipid 0.14 g” that matches this condition is extracted.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a label image g16 displayed on the screen of the display unit 5 using still another extraction method. The arrow shown in the figure is an arrow for explaining the third embodiment described below, and is not actually displayed on the label image g16. In the case of the example shown in the figure, in order to make the nutritional component specific product information, the final character of extraction is “kcal” and “g”, the character string of the raw material name is the search range, 100 kcal, protein OOg,... "Is extracted and displayed as a component in part a26. Then, the nutritional component that is the extraction source is displayed (energy 100 kcal, protein OOg,...), The portion a16 is red, and the component a26 that is the extraction destination is separated and displayed. Displayed in blue. Also in this example, the operator can easily specify where the extracted component information, which is the specific product information, is extracted (referenced) and displayed at which destination. Become.

  As described above in the second embodiment, the label printing apparatus 1 specifies the storage unit (RAM 27) for storing product information (product information stored in the product information file 100) and the product information. Search means for searching for product information (for example, “soba”) (CPU 21 or the like executing step ST2-3 in FIG. 13) and issue means for printing and issuing the searched specific product information (step ST2 in FIG. 13) CPU-21 etc. which execute -6). As a result, even if the specific product information in the product information (and also the print information) is necessary at a plurality of locations when printing a label or the like, the specific product information is searched for using the search means. Can do. For this reason, it is not necessary to store the specific product information in duplicate, so that the amount of information stored in the storage means can be reduced. In addition, it is not necessary to set or change specific product information in duplicate, and it is possible to prevent trouble and mistakes in setting and changing.

  In addition, as described in the second embodiment, the label printing apparatus 1 includes the display unit 5 that displays the image of the printed matter that is printed and issued, and the display unit 5 includes the identification unit extracted by the extraction unit. Since the extraction source and the extraction destination of the product information are displayed, it is possible to easily specify from which extraction source the extracted specific product information is extracted (referenced) on the display unit 5. .

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a description will be given of a third embodiment in which the label printing apparatus 1 is used to edit and print a label by another method. For example, in the case of the extraction method of (s2), “lipid” is searched from a predetermined range, and the letters “lipid 0.14 g” including “0.14 g” following the searched “lipid” are included. In this embodiment, when any one of the character strings is changed, another character string that is the same as the changed character string is also changed / replaced in the same manner. .

  FIG. 3C is a diagram showing an example of the bidirectional output condition file 175 used in this embodiment. This bidirectional output condition file 175 is also stored in the RAM 27. The bidirectional output condition file 175 describes a keyword to be searched, a range to be searched, a range to be replaced, a mode of output (printing), and the like. In the figure, the search keyword is a keyword that is searched when the character string is changed. For example, in the number “001”, when the character string (three characters) immediately before “kcal” is changed, “kcal "Is a search keyword, and in the number" 002 ", when a character string is changed, words before and after the changed character are used as search keywords. The search range is a search range in the product information. For example, in the numbers “001” and “002”, “the entire product information file” is used as a search keyword. The replacement range indicates the range of characters to be replaced. When the number is “001”, the three characters immediately before “kcal” are used, and when the number is “002”, the changed character is used as the replacement range. The output mode indicates the mode of the output information. For example, numbers “001” and “002” are output that reflect the changed characters as they are.

  The editing method according to the third embodiment will be specifically described with reference to FIG. Specifically, by changing any one character string “100” of “100 kcal”, another character string “100” part of “100 kcal” is automatically changed / replaced.

  That is, in the product information file 100 of “XXX lunch” shown in FIG. 4, “Energy 100 kcal” is part of the content information on the nutritional component display, and “Calories modest! 100 kcal” is part of the content information on the promotional text. Are stored separately.

  This control is performed using the number “001” in the bidirectional output condition file 175. For example, when the character string “100” of the promotional text is changed to the character string “200” using the touch panel (changing means) 5b, the search keyword “kcal” around the changed character string is used as the search keyword. Since the search keyword “kcal” can be searched in the nutritional component display portion by searching whether or not the keyword is included elsewhere, the character string “100” around the search keyword is changed to the changed character string “200”. To edit. That is, “100 kcal” on the nutritional component display is also changed to “200 kcal”. On the contrary, using the touch panel 5b, even when the nutritional ingredient display “100” is changed to “200”, “kcal” is used as a search keyword, and the advertising text “100 kcal” is also changed to “200 kcal”. . That is, when one of the information of “100 kcal” is changed, the other “100 kcal” is also changed / edited in conjunction with it. That is, there is no master-slave relationship between the “nutritional component display” and the “advertisement text”, and they are associated in a bidirectional relationship.

  Next, the editing method according to the third embodiment will be further described with reference to FIG. Specifically, by changing any one of the character strings “100” of “100 kcal” using the touch panel (changing means) 5b, the part of the character string “100” of the other “100 kcal” is also automatically performed. Control to change or replace This control is performed using the number “002” of the bidirectional output condition file 175. For example, in the control using the number “001”, it is necessary to set the character string of “search keyword” and “replacement condition” in advance. In this example, for example, the nutritional component display When the character string “100” is changed to the character string “200”, the words before and after the character of the changed character string “200” (periphery of the character string) (the “energy” positioned in front and the position after the character) "Kcal") to be used as search keywords, whether or not the specified word is used in other parts of the product information file, and extract "energy 100 kcal" in the part a26 The character string “100” around the search keyword is automatically changed to “200”. On the other hand, when it is extracted that “energy” located in the front is not used but “kcal” located in the back is also used in the part a36 in FIG. 17, a notification asking whether or not to make the change, For example, it is possible to perform output (display) asking whether change is possible, such as “I understand that kcal is used in the advertisement text. Do you want to reflect 200 in the advertisement text?”. By simultaneously displaying “Yes” and “No” options, if “Yes” is selected, the part a 36 in FIG. 17 is also replaced from “100” to “200”. Also in this example, as shown by an arrow in FIG. 17, when any “100” is changed to “200”, the other “100” is also changed / edited in conjunction with it. That is, there is no master-slave relationship between the characters to be changed, and they are associated in a bidirectional relationship.

  As described above, as described in the third embodiment, the label printing apparatus 1 includes the changing unit (touch panel 5b) that changes the product information, and the search unit (CPU 21 or the like) changes the character string by the changing unit. Accordingly, it is searched whether a search keyword around the character string is included elsewhere, and when the search keyword can be searched (extracted), the character string around the search keyword is changed to the change means. It is configured to edit the character string changed by. This also makes it possible to change product information smoothly and without error. That is, according to this embodiment, the search keyword search / character string editing function is provided, so that it is not necessary to create duplicate character strings in different classifications. You can edit the other by editing. For example, even if it is necessary to change or modify multiple items of product information due to changes in product content or materials, there is only one editing point, making editing easier. Or, it is possible to prevent a situation in which one side is edited but the other side is not edited.

[Display method for allergy indication]
Next, a display method for allergy display will be described. In order to perform allergy labeling, it is necessary to comply with the provisions of the Product Labeling Law. As shown in the list in FIG. 18, labeling is mandatory for 7 items called specific raw materials among all 27 types of allergic products. It has been.

  In the present invention, the operator inputs the raw material data by mixing the allergic item with the obligation to display and the allergic item without the obligation to display, and creates this raw material column. Alternatively, the CPU 21 may automatically search for the allergy target item, edit the order so that the allergic item for which display is mandatory comes first, and edit the raw material name information. Such priority control can be realized by registering (storing) 27 allergy target items in advance and weighting allergic items in advance.

For example, assume that raw material names are input in the following order as raw material names of certain product information.
Raw material name (when input = data not yet determined): how much, abalone, crab, cashew, orange, wheat

In response to this input, the CPU 21 automatically changes the order and performs control to edit the raw material names in the following order.
Raw material name (registration completed = data confirmed): crab, wheat, how much, abalone, cashew nut, orange

  Before changing the arrangement order as described above, the operator may be informed so as to determine whether or not to change the arrangement order. As a result, if the operator intends to make arrangements, he / she can select “Do not change” and confirm the data in the order in which they were entered. For example, the user can select “change” and edit the data so that the data is preferentially arranged from those that are obliged to be displayed. By this notification, the beginner also becomes a chance to know whether or not there is a display obligation. Of course, priority control is not limited to sorting, but it can be changed to a mode that emphasizes only allergic items for which display is obligatory, or converted into a picture so that even people who cannot read Japanese can understand. The weighted display can be performed.

  By the way, in the display method of allergy display, if the display is data created by individual display, it may be configured to be able to edit to switch to batch display. At this time, a “batch display button” or the like for such switching can be provided. That is, for example, if the raw material names of the product information are created in an individual display, the “collective display button” is displayed in a state where it can be pressed, and by pressing this button, the raw material names are scattered in each raw material name. The CPU 21 can search for allergic items that are present and extract and display them together at the end of the entire raw material name. When the batch display is performed using the “batch display button”, it is naturally possible to return to the original individual display. In order to make such a request, for example, the “collective display button” is switched to the “individual display button” and displayed. These buttons may be displayed anywhere on the product information creation screen or the printing screen. Thereby, the operator can switch the display method of the allergy display according to the situation.

  In addition, when the energy per 100 ml is less than 5 kcal, it is recognized that “energy is zero”, “non-calorie”, “0 kcal” or the like. Therefore, when extracting the previous and next numerical values using “energy” or “kcal” as a search keyword, it is determined whether or not the threshold value is “less than 5 kcal”. The numerical value can be displayed as it is, and if it is not less, the numerical value can be displayed as it is. This control is not limited to energy, and the display mode of any item can be changed by setting a threshold value in advance.

  By the way, in each said embodiment, although the product label affixed on goods was shown as an example as a label which the label printing apparatus 1 issues, it cannot be overemphasized that other various labels may be sufficient. As other labels to be issued, there are, for example, shelf label labels affixed to shelves or tables on which the products are displayed. For issuing the shelf label, a product information file that is common to the product label is used, but the printed content is not the same, and in many cases, the information amount is smaller than the product label. If the present invention is used, there is no need to provide a classification for the shelf label in the product information file in order to edit such a shelf label, and the product label is utilized by utilizing the search / extract / edit function of the present invention. By excerpting (searching) a part of the information for use, the shelf label can be edited.

[Fourth Embodiment]
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example in which the label issued by the label printing apparatus 1 is the shelf label. FIG. 19A shows a label image g17 displayed (output) on the screen of the display means 5, and FIG. FIG. 4B shows a shelf label t1, and FIG. 4C shows a format information file f1. The label image g17 shown in FIG. 10A is also a label printed (output) by the printing unit 40, and this label is affixed to the product.

  In this example, it is assumed that allergenic substances corresponding to the search keyword are searched from the raw material column (including additives) as a search range. As shown in FIG. , Egg, soybean, pork, apple ", these display portions (character strings) are displayed in a different mode from the other character strings, specifically, in this example, black and white inverted. As a result, it is possible to easily identify where the character string is extracted from. Of course, in this example, the allergen is emphasized, so it also serves as an alerting effect. In the above example, black and white inversion is used as a mode different from other character strings, but other various modes such as color change and size change can be considered.

  On the other hand, printing on the shelf label t1 is performed using a format information file f1 shown in FIG. Area I in the format information file f1 corresponds to allergenic substances, area J to trade names, area K to weight units, area L to tax-inclusive prices, and area M to tax-excluded prices. The area in the format information file f1 can be variously switched as necessary. In the case of this example, as shown in FIG. 19B, the allergic substance is printed and displayed on the top of the shelf label t1. If there is no allergic substance as a result of the above search, and the printer unit 40 uses a mountless label printer that can change the label length, the top label of the shelf label t1. Area I, that is, the space for printing allergenic substances is omitted, and the length of the shelf label t1 in the vertical direction is shortened accordingly. As a result, wasteful consumption of paper can be prevented. When the printed shelf label t1 is weak in strength, it is preferable that a reinforcing sheet is attached to the back surface of the shelf label t1 and the strength is increased to install it on the product display shelf.

  That is, in this embodiment, when the search means searches for a character string corresponding to the search keyword in the product information, the output means outputs the character string in a mode different from other character strings (display means 5 or print Part 40), it is easy to specify the searched character string.

[Fifth Embodiment]
FIGS. 20A and 20B are diagrams showing another example of printing a label using the label printing apparatus 1. FIG. 20A shows a bottom label s 1 and FIG. 20B shows a label 210. The bottom label s1 is a label that is generally affixed to the bottom of a product, and mainly displays raw materials and the like. The label 210 is a label that is affixed to a desired position (generally on the surface) of a product, and is a product label that displays main information among various information related to the product. In other words, the label 210 is a label that is displayed by omitting information such as raw materials from among various pieces of information to be displayed on the product.

  In this example, the allergenic substance corresponding to the search keyword is searched from the raw material column that is the search range. From the raw material column (including additives) shown in FIG. , "Chicken".

  On the other hand, on the label 210, in addition to the product name, price, expiration date, etc., allergic substances are printed / displayed immediately above the product name. A character string of “specific allergen information” is printed on the portion displaying the allergenic substance.

  If there is no allergic substance as a result of the search, the space for printing the allergenic substance is omitted as shown in the label 211 in FIG. To shorten. That is, when a mountless label printer or the like is used as the printing unit 40, the label length can be increased or decreased according to the presence or absence of the search keyword. As a result, wasteful consumption of paper can be prevented.

  In this embodiment, the search keyword is a character string related to allergy, but instead of or together with it, the search keyword may be a character string related to a nutritional component (the same applies to the fourth embodiment).

  As in this example, if the character string related to allergy or the character string related to the nutritional component is output to a position adjacent to the product name included in the product information as the output mode, the information related to the allergy or the information related to the nutritional component is obtained. It becomes easier to confirm.

By the way, the following items I to V must be observed based on the food labeling law. The label image g17 shown in FIG. 19 and the labels 210 and 211 shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 also follow items I to V described below.
I: Print all items: (1) calories, (2) protein, (3) lipids, (4) carbohydrates, and (5) salt equivalents. That is, for example, only two of the five items cannot be printed.
II: Print in the order of (1) → (2) → (3) → (4) → (5).
III: Give the title “Nutrition ingredient labeling”.
IV: Print with emphasis in a frame.
V: “Unit” such as “per 100 g” is printed (others can be printed per pack, per unit, etc.).

  On the other hand, some operators who create the label may not know or have forgotten the contents of the food labeling methods I to V. For example, only the items (1) and (2) above are input. In some cases, however, the setting is to be terminated without entering the items (3) to (5).

  As embodiments for protecting the above item I, the following sixth to sixth embodiments and sixth to sixth embodiments) will be described. That is, the 6-1 embodiment is a means (control) for prompting the input of the remaining items when the setting is to be finished in a state where all of the nutritional item components (1) to (5) are not complete. In the sixth to sixth embodiments, when the setting is to be finished in a state where all of the nutritional item components (1) to (5) are not prepared, a means (control) for inputting a numerical value “0” to the remaining items ). Hereinafter, in both embodiments, the control will be specifically described using an actual operation screen as an example.

[6-1th Embodiment]
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a screen g18 for setting (linking) nutrient components in the print information (product information). A screen g18 shown in the figure is a nutritional component setting screen, and the five nutritional item components (1) to (5) that must be set are displayed corresponding to the numbers 1 to 5, respectively. Each of the numbers 1 to 5 is displayed with a name and data 1 respectively. A numerical value column a41 is provided at the bottom of each data 1, and a numerical value can be input. FIG. 22 shows a state where three types of “calorie”, “protein”, and “lipid” have already been input.

  If the “carbohydrate” and “salt equivalent amount” fields are left blank in the screen g18 shown in FIG. 22 and the confirm (= complete) button a43 is pressed, a screen (error) as shown in FIG. Screen) g19 is displayed as a pop-up screen to notify that the setting is incorrect. Thus, the operator can surely recognize that there is a mistake in his operation.

  Then, when the No button a45 in the screen g19 is pressed, the error screen g19 is deleted and the screen returns to the nutritional component setting screen g18 shown in FIG. As a result, it is possible to enter numerical values in the fields of “Carbohydrate” and “Salt equivalent amount” that are lacking.

  On the other hand, when the yes button a47 in the screen g19 is pressed, the current data is saved, the screen g19 (including the original screen g18) is closed, and the nutrition setting screen is exited. Since “Yes” at this time is an answer to “Is it OK to issue a label?”, Of course, it is not possible to issue a label. If the label cannot be issued, even if the screen is changed to a label issuance screen (not shown), the "Issue" button is not displayed or cannot be operated, and can be displayed / operated. For example, "Nutrition ingredients are not set correctly" This means a state in which such a display is notified and label issuance is not executed.

[6-2th Embodiment]
In the screen g18 shown in FIG. 22, when the “carbohydrate” and “salt equivalent” fields are left blank and the confirm (= complete) button a43 is pressed, it is regarded as “blank = 0” and “ The numerical value “0” is entered in the “Carbohydrate” and “Salt equivalent” columns. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a screen (nutrient component setting screen) g20 at this time.

Examples of screen transitions when the numerical value “0” is input (numerical value) include the following patterns (1) and (2).
(1) When the confirm button a43 is pressed, a numerical value “0” is input (confirmed) at the same time, and the screen for setting the nutrition is exited. At this time, the label issuing process can be continued.
(2) When the confirm button a43 is pressed, a pop-up screen similar to the screen g19 shown in FIG. 23 is generated and displayed. For example, “Carbohydrate, salt equivalent amount is blank. "Yes button" and "No button" are displayed. Then, when the “Yes button” is pressed, a screen g20 in which a numerical value “0” is entered in the “Carbohydrate” and “Salt equivalent” fields as shown in FIG. 24 is displayed. When the confirm button a44 is pressed on the screen g20, the screen for setting the nutrition is exited. At this time, the label issuing process can be continued. On the other hand, when the “No button” is pressed, the nutritional component setting screen g18 is left blank as shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the sixth embodiment, if all the nutritional component items are not set, the setting cannot be completed or printed. I can protect it.

  Next, an example of FIG. 25 is shown as an embodiment for protecting the above items II to V. 25 (a) and 25 (b) are diagrams showing examples of nutrient component display portions a45 and a46 displayed on the labels, respectively.

  In the nutrient component display part a45 in FIG. 25 (a), the order of “(1) → (2) → (3) → (4) → (5)” in the above item II is followed. ing. On the other hand, in the nutrient component display part a46 of FIG. 25 (b), the carbohydrate and salt equivalent amounts are both “0”, and the items are arranged side by side. “0 g” is displayed, but such a display also observes the order of the above item II. In addition, in order to protect item II in any order in which the numbers (inputs) corresponding to the numbers 1 to 5 in the nutrition component setting screen g18 and the like are in order, the nutrition item component (1) The order of printing in (5) does not change. Moreover, the nutritional component display portions a45 and a46 shown in FIGS. 25 (a) and 25 (b) also protected the titles of “Nutritional component display” of items III to V, surrounding the frame, and “unit”. Printed in state.

[Seventh Embodiment]
In each of the above examples, the case where labels and shelf labels are printed using the label printing apparatus 1 has been described. However, the printing apparatus is not limited to the label printing apparatus, and may be other various printing apparatuses. For example, a priced printer, a POS register, or the like may be used. Priced printers are often used on showcases such as in the basement of department stores, and are printing devices for weighing and selling at the request of customers. They are equipped with a weighing unit and calculate and label the amount according to the measured amount. And receipts.

  Further, the target medium of the printing apparatus is not limited to a label or a shelf label, but may be a target medium other than those, such as a receipt or a normal paper medium.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt printed by the POS register. FIG. 26A shows a receipt r1, and FIG. 26B shows the shelf label t1 issued from the label printing apparatus 1 together with the receipt r1. Is shown. As shown in the figure, the receipt r1 issued after accounting in the POS register displays a list of purchased product names and their quantities, prices, etc. for each product under the store name and date, and further below that. Are printed with subtotals, points purchased, totals, fishing, etc.

  Then, using the information on the allergenic substance searched using a search keyword to display the allergic substance on the shelf label t1, the allergy is placed at the position E1, the position E2, or the position E3 of the receipt r1. Display toxic substances. FIG. 26 shows a case where an allergic substance is displayed at position E1. The display of the allergenic substance may be an image display (icon) as illustrated at the position E1 or a character string.

  The position E1 is above the description about all purchased products, the position E3 is below the description about all purchased products, and the position E2 is directly below any of the purchased products (may be directly above in some cases). . The allergenic substances when displayed at the positions E1 and E3 are allergic substances for all the displayed products, and the allergenic substances when displayed at the position E2 are displayed immediately above (or immediately below). It is an allergenic substance for products. If the allergenic substance is printed on the receipt r1 in this way, the presence or absence of the allergic substance can be easily confirmed only by confirming the receipt r1 without confirming the label attached to each product.

  It is desirable that whether or not to display (print) allergenic substances on the receipt r1 and which allergenic substances to be displayed can be appropriately selected under predetermined conditions. In addition, instead of displaying the allergic substance on the receipt r1, there is also a method of displaying the allergic substance on a customer display screen installed in a POS register or the like. The following describes how to display allergenic substances.

(Method 1)
Based on the customer information (such as reading a membership card) specified by the POS register, information on allergenic substances set in advance is printed on the receipt r1 and notified. Here, the allergenic substance set in advance refers to an allergic substance having an allergic reaction for the member or the family and the like and registered in advance. As a result, it is possible to display only information relating to allergic substances necessary for the member.

(Method 2)
Product information including allergic substances among products registered in the POS register may be displayed (notified) on the customer display screen of the POS register instead of or together with the receipt r1. If comprised in this way, the customer can confirm the presence or absence of an allergic substance about the goods purchased at the time of settlement (before or after).

(Method 3)
Of the products registered in the POS register, product information including allergenic substances is displayed (notified) on the customer display screen, and the customer or the store clerk is informed of the necessity of output of the allergenic substances to the receipt r1 or the like. You may comprise so that it may input. For example, on the customer display screen, the text “A product containing allergic substances has been registered. Do you want to print it on the receipt?”, “Yes”, and “No” are displayed. If the “Yes” button is selected by touching or the like, the allergic substance is printed at the position E1 or E2 or E3 of the receipt r1, as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the “No” button is selected by touching or the like, the merchandise information including the allergic substance is not printed on the receipt r1 as shown in FIG. In this case, a note such as “no allergy information is printed” may be provided at the end of the receipt r1.

  The reason why the allergenic substance is printed on the receipt r1 as shown in the above methods 1, 2, and 3 is as follows. That is, when a receipt r1 in which allergic substances are printed is issued, it becomes unnecessary information for a customer who does not need information on allergic substances, and the receipt length becomes longer and the printed information increases to increase the receipt r1. This is because it becomes difficult to see. Therefore, by using the above-described methods 1, 2, and 3, only the customer who needs information on allergic substances is printed on the receipt. In particular, with the control of method 3 described above, it is possible to allow customers to select whether or not to print allergic substance information each time without specifying customer information (membership card, etc.). It can respond flexibly.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims and the specification and drawings. Is possible. It should be noted that any configuration not directly described in the specification and drawings is within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention as long as the effects and advantages of the present invention are exhibited. Moreover, as long as there is no contradiction in the objective, a structure, etc., the embodiment shown by the said description and each figure can combine the description content of each other. In addition, the above description and the description of each drawing can be an independent embodiment even if it is a part of it, and the embodiment of the present invention is an embodiment in which the above description and each drawing are combined. It is not limited to.

Regarding the above description, the following items are further disclosed.
(Appendix 1)
Storage means for storing product information;
Search means for searching for specific product information from the product information;
Extraction means for extracting product information including the specific product information searched by the search means;
Issuing means for printing and issuing the product information extracted by the extracting means;
A printing apparatus comprising:
Even if the specific product information in the product information is necessary at a plurality of places when printing a label or the like, the specific product information can be obtained by searching using the search means. For this reason, it is not necessary to store the specific product information in duplicate, so that the amount of information stored in the storage means can be reduced.
In addition, it is not necessary to set or change specific product information in duplicate, and it is possible to prevent troubles and mistakes in the setting and changing.

(Appendix 2)
Display means for displaying an image of a printed matter issued by printing,
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays an extraction source and an extraction destination of the specific product information extracted by the extraction unit.
Accordingly, it is possible to easily specify from which extraction source the extracted specific product information is extracted (referenced) and displayed at which extraction destination on the display unit.

(Appendix 3)
The printing apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2, further comprising a notifying unit for notifying that when the searching unit searches a plurality of the specific product information.
Accordingly, it can be confirmed that there are a plurality of pieces of specific product information, and it is possible to easily determine which one is the extraction source.

(Appendix 4)
4. The printing apparatus according to appendix 2 or 3, wherein when the search unit searches the plurality of specific product information, the display unit displays the plurality of specific product information in a selectable manner.
Thereby, an appropriate reference source can be specified.

1 Label printing device (editing device, printing device, metering device, product data processing device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Base part 5 Display means 5a Liquid crystal display 5b Touch panel 7 Key operation part 9 Scale part 9a Load cell 11 Label issuing port 20 Control part 21 CPU
22 Load Cell Control Unit 23 Print Control Unit 24 Operation Control Unit 25 Display Control Unit 26 ROM 27 RAM
28 Reading Control Unit 40 Printing Unit 41 Printing Mechanism Unit 50 Operation Unit 60 Reading Unit 61 Scanner 100 Product Information File 150 Output Condition File 170 Multiple Output Condition File 175 Bidirectional Output Condition File 180 Label 190 Label 250 Format Information File Area A Product Name Area B Raw Material Area C Food Additive Area D Expiration Date Area E Processing Date Area F Storage Temperature Area G Price Area H Allergenic Substances G1 Screen G11 Separator Selection Screen G12 First Image Setting Screen G13 Second Image Setting Screen G14 Screen a14 Position where raw materials are displayed a24 Position of allergic substances a26 Part where components are separated and displayed b14 Label issue button g11 Separator g12 Confirm button g14 Label image g15 Label image g16 Label image h15 Specific product information display selection part

Claims (7)

An editing device that edits product information based on output conditions,
The output condition has a search keyword and an output mode,
Search means for searching whether or not the search keyword is included in the product information,
An editing apparatus, wherein the product information is edited in an output mode based on the searched search keyword and the output condition. A changing means for changing the product information;
The search means searches for whether or not a search keyword around the character string is included in response to the change of the character string by the changing means,
2. The editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the search keyword can be searched, the character string around the search keyword is edited to the character string changed by the changing unit. The search means extracts a character string between a pair of search keywords,
The output condition further includes information on whether the extracted character string is output together with the pair of search keywords or whether the character string is output excluding the pair of search keywords. The editing device described in 1.   The said search means is provided with the output means which outputs the said character string in the aspect different from another character string, when the character string applicable to the said search keyword is searched in the said merchandise information. 4. The editing apparatus according to any one of 3.   The search keyword is a character string related to allergies or a character string related to nutritional components, and is output at a position adjacent to a product name included in the product information as an output mode. The editing device according to any one of the above.   A printing apparatus comprising the editing apparatus according to claim 1. A program for operating an editing device for editing product information based on output conditions,
The output condition has a search keyword and an output mode,
A search step for searching whether or not the search keyword is included in the product information;
Editing the product information in an output mode based on the searched search keyword and the output condition;
A program for operating an editing apparatus.

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