JP2517056B2 - Weighing inline system - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a weighing in-line system suitable for use in supermarkets and the like that sell fresh foods and the like at a price.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a supermarket etc. that sells fresh foods by price, store a weighing label printer having a PLU with preset product information such as product number, product name, unit price, and a POS system for managing sales data. A metering in-line system is employed which is connected inline to the processor and adds the priced data and the sales data to the product master file of the store processor. In this weighing in-line system, the unit price of PLU (price / luck / up / memory) that the weighing label printer has can be changed by a command from the store / processor side, or the product value attached with the weighing value by the weighing label printer. She manages inventory on shelves by collecting supplementary information (points, total weight, total amount of money) at stores and processors and matching it with sales data.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Although sales data is taken up by the store processor, the sales data cannot be known in the supermarket's back room or pack center, and the sales situation cannot be grasped. Therefore, a sales loss may occur due to the product being out of stock, or a loss due to the unsold product may occur. This unsold loss is serious because it is completely wasted when the product is a fresh food.

Means for solving problems PLU in which product information such as product number, product name and unit price is preset
Label printer with a PO and PO managing sales data
In a weighing in-line system in which the S system is connected inline to a store processor and priced data and sales data are added to the product master file of the store processor, the sales data stored in the store processor is Sales data transmitting means for transmitting to the storage unit of the weighing label printer, sales information output mode setting means for setting the weighing label printer in the sales information output mode, and displaying or labeling the sales data of the product in the sales information output mode. A means for outputting sales data for printing is provided so that the sales status of products can be referred to on the measuring label printer side.

Action In a back room or a packing center where a weighing label printer is installed, you can grasp the sales situation without having to do anything, and it is possible to predict when out of stock or unsold items will occur, so you can perform accurate pricing work. .

First, a POS system 2 and a weighing label printer 3 are connected to a store processor 1 (denoted as SP in the drawing) by an in-line communication means 4 to form a weighing in-line system 5.

Next, the weighing label printer 3 has a CPU 6,
A ROM 7 and a RAM 8 as a storage unit are connected to the CPU 6, and a scale 9 and key input means 10 are connected to the CPU 6.
Further, a display means 11 and a label printing means 12 are connected to the CPU 6, and are also connected to the store processor 1 via the inline communication means 4.

With such a configuration, first, the operation routine of the store processor 1 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the inline communication information is checked, and if the inline communication information is the value-added data from the weighing label printer 3, the value-added data is added to the value-added area of the product master file of the store processor 1.

Next, if the inline communication information is sales data from the POS system 2, the sales data is added to the sales area of the product master file of the store processor 1.

Next, check the clock built in the store processor 1. Then, after 30 minutes have passed, the sales data transmitting means (not shown) operates to transmit the pricing data of the product added to the product master file and the sales data to the weighing label printer 3 via the in-line communication means. .

In the weighing label printer 3, the check of the in-line communication information is always performed. At that time, the store processor 1 sends the price data and the sales data of the product as described above. When it comes,
The received data is stored in RAM8.

Then, the key input information from the key input means 10 of the weighing label printer 3 is checked to selectively set the product price mode, the sales information output mode and other modes. First, assuming that the product price mode is selected. , The operation of weighing the goods is performed, the in-line transmitting means 4 transmits the pricing data to the store processor 1, and the store
Stored in the product master file of processor 1.

Then, when the sales information output mode setting means (not shown) is set to the sales information output mode, the sales information of the product stored in the RAM 8 is output to the display means 11 and the label printing means 12 displays the label. Print and issue a label with sales information printed. in this case,
Display by the display means 11 as a sales data output means,
Either the label issuance by the label printing means 12 may be performed.

In this way, the weighing label printer 3 side can grasp the sales data every 30 minutes, and thus, even if the product is a fresh food or the like, it is possible to perform the pricing work without waste.

Advantageous Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, a weighing label printer having a PLU in which product information such as a product number, a product name, and a unit price is preset, and a POS system for managing sales data are connected inline to a store processor to obtain a value. In a weighing inline system configured to add attached data and sales data to the product master file of the store processor, sales data transmission for transmitting the sales data stored in the store processor to the storage unit of the weighing label printer Means, sales information output mode setting means for setting the measurement label printer in the sales information output mode, and sales data output means for displaying or printing the sales data of the product in the sales information output mode. In the back room or the pack center where the label printer is installed, Therefore, the sales situation can be grasped, and it is possible to predict that out-of-stock items or unsold items will occur. Therefore, it is possible to perform an accurate pricing operation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a weighing inline system, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a weighing label printer, and FIG. 3 is a store processor side. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the measuring label printer side. 3 ... Weighing label printer, 5 ... Weighing in-line system, 8 ... Storage unit, 11, 12 ... Sales data output means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A price label data and sales data by connecting a weighing label printer having a PLU in which product information such as a product number, a product name, and a unit price is preset and a POS system for managing sales data to a store processor inline. The store
In a weighing inline system configured to be added to the product master file of the processor, sales data transmitting means for transmitting the sales data stored in the store processor to the storage unit of the weighing label printer, and sales information for the weighing label printer. An in-line weighing system, comprising: a sales information output mode setting means for setting an output mode; and a sales data output means for displaying or printing sales data of a product on a label in the sales information output mode.