JP2549394B2 - Label printer - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label printer used for pricing products in supermarkets and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in this type of label printer, product information such as product number, product name, and unit price is set in advance in a PLU (Price / Look / Up), and the label is printed when the label is issued.
It is configured to make a PLU call, print on a label, and issue.

In addition, since the planned production quantity of products is often set in advance, the planned production quantity is preset in the planned production quantity memory so that the planned production quantity can be referred to at the same time when the PLU is called. Exist.

Therefore, in a product equipped with a planned production quantity memory, the planned production quantity usually changes depending on various circumstances such as the day of the week, weather, and special sales. Normally, an average value is taken into consideration in consideration of these circumstances. It is set. The current situation is that the operator corrects the planned production quantity for the day based on this average planned production quantity.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The planned number of products to be produced only needs to be corrected by the operator because the average value is stored as described above. Or, unsold items often occur, making it difficult to perform rational production management.

Means for Solving Problems A first invention is to set a planned production quantity memory in which a planned production quantity is set in a PLU memory in which product information such as a product number, a product name, and a unit price is preset, and when the PLU is called, the In the label printer that can also refer to the planned production quantity of the called product number, a constant memory that stores a plurality of constants determined according to the conditions based on the condition setting unit and a plurality of constant memories that are stored in the constant memory. Constant selection means for selecting a specific constant from the constants according to the condition by the condition setting unit, the specific constant selected by the constant selection means at the time of calling the PLU, and the planned production quantity set in the planned production quantity memory And a calculation unit for calculating a new planned production quantity based on the above.

The second invention is to set the planned production number memory in which the planned production number is set in the PLU memory in which product information such as the product number, product name, and unit price is preset, and the planned production number of the called product number is set in the PLU call. In a label printer that can also refer to, a plurality of constant memories for storing a plurality of constants determined according to a condition based on the condition setting unit, and the condition setting unit based on the plurality of constants stored in the constant memory. A plurality of constant selection means for selecting a specific constant according to the conditions according to, a second operation unit for calculating a second constant from the specific constants selected by the respective constant selection means, the PLU call at the time A first calculation unit for calculating a new planned production number based on the second constant calculated by the second calculation unit and the planned production number set in the planned production number memory is provided.

What can be referred to as the planned production quantity when the PLU is called is calculated by the constant selecting means selecting the constant stored in the constant memory for the average planned production quantity called from the planned production quantity memory. In addition, since the selection is made according to the condition by the condition setting unit, the most appropriate corrected planned production quantity can be obtained without correction by the operator, Further, the planned production quantity can be set based on a plurality of constants selected from the constant memory.

Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. First, the PLU memory 1 is provided. This P
The LU memory 1 stores product information such as the product number, product name, and unit price, and is provided with a planned production number memory for presetting the planned production number of the product. this
The PLU memory 1 is connected to the arithmetic unit 2, and the arithmetic unit 2 is connected to the display unit 3.

Then, a constant memory 4 including a RAM is provided.
In this constant memory 4, constants based on the day of the week are set, and the contents are, for example, "1.00" from Monday to Thursday and "1.25" from Friday as shown in FIG. , Saturday is "1.40", and Sunday is "1.50". The concrete numerical value of this constant is empirically required, and is constantly reset based on sales results. The constant memory 4 in which such constants are set is connected to the constant selecting means 5, and the constant selecting means 5 is connected to the arithmetic unit 2. Further, the constant selecting means 5 is connected to a clock circuit 6 which is an LSI and serves as a condition setting section.

In such a configuration, when a PLU call is made using a keyboard (not shown), the PL called from the PLU memory 1
U data is retrieved. This PLU data also includes the planned production quantity of the product, and the PLU data is input to the arithmetic unit 2.

On the other hand, regardless of the PLU call, the constant selection means 5 receives the date information by the signal from the clock circuit 6, and the day of the week is changed when the date is changed. Therefore, the constant corresponding to that day is a specific constant. It is called from the memory 4 and input to the calculation unit 2.

Therefore, when the PLU data is given to the arithmetic unit 2 as described above, the arithmetic unit 2 multiplies the planned production quantity of the product by a constant to calculate a new planned production quantity, which is displayed on the display unit 3. indicate.

Therefore, the operator can refer to the required planned production number without operating it, no error occurs, and the operation is easy.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description is omitted. This embodiment is different from the one shown in FIG. 1 in that a second constant memory 7 is further provided, the constant memory 7 is connected to a second constant selecting means 8, and the constant selecting means 8 is It is connected to the second arithmetic unit 9.
The constant selecting means 5 is also connected to the arithmetic unit 9, and the second arithmetic unit 9 is connected to the arithmetic unit 2 as the first arithmetic unit. Further, a specific constant is selected by the constant selection means 5 and 8, and the second constant is calculated and output from the specific constant by the second calculation unit 9.

Further, a weather information section 10 serving as a condition setting section is connected to the second constant selecting means 8 online or manually. That is, the second constant memory 7 is
The weather-based constant is "1.00" based on fine weather, "1.20" for fine weather, "0.80" for cloudiness, "0.60" for rain, and "0.60" for snow.

In such a configuration, the arithmetic operation performed by the arithmetic unit 9 is to multiply the constants of the constant memories 4 and 7 selected by the constant selecting means 5 and 8. For example, on a rainy Monday, 1.00 x 0.60 =
This is 0.60, which is 60% of the standard value. On a clear Sunday, 1.50 x 1.20 = 1.80, and the planned production quantity will be 1.8 times the standard value.

In the implementation, if there are requirements for changing the sales volume such as bargain sale, these requirements may be converted into a constant according to an empirical rule and stored in the memory.

As described above, the present invention sets the planned production number memory in which the planned production number is set in the PLU memory in which the product information such as the product number, the product name, and the unit price is preset, and is called when the PLU is called. In a label printer that can also refer to the planned production number of a product number, a constant memory that stores a plurality of constants determined according to a condition based on a condition setting unit, and a plurality of constants stored in the constant memory Based on the constant selection means for selecting a specific constant according to the condition by the condition setting unit, the specific constant selected by the constant selection means at the time of calling the PLU, and the planned production quantity set in the planned production quantity memory. Since a calculation unit that calculates a new planned production quantity is provided, what can be referred to as the planned production quantity when the PLU is called is the average production schedule that is called from the planned production quantity memory. For the constant, the constant stored in the constant memory is selected and calculated by the constant selection means, and since the selection is made according to the condition by the condition setting unit, it is determined by the operator. It is possible to obtain the most appropriate production schedule number without modification, and a plurality of constant memories that store a plurality of constants determined according to the conditions based on the condition setting unit,
A plurality of constant selecting means for selecting a specific constant from the plurality of constants stored in the constant memory according to the condition by the condition setting unit, and a second constant from the specific constants selected by the respective constant selecting means. The second calculation unit that calculates
A first arithmetic unit for calculating a new planned production quantity based on the second constant calculated by the second arithmetic unit at the time of calling U and the planned production quantity set in the planned production quantity memory. Since it is provided, it is possible to easily set the planned production quantity based on a plurality of constants selected from the constant memory.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a RAM map of a constant memory, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a second constant memory.
It is a RAM map. 1 ... PLU memory, 2 ... arithmetic unit (first arithmetic unit), 4
...... Constant memory, 5 …… Constant selection means, 6 …… Condition setting section, 7 …… Constant memory, 8 …… Constant selection means, 9 …… Second computing section, 10 …… Condition setting section

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A planned production quantity memory in which a planned production quantity is set in a PLU memory in which product information such as a product number, a product name, and a unit price is set, and the planned production quantity of the called product number is set when the PLU is called. In the label printer that can also be referred to, a constant memory that stores a plurality of constants determined according to the conditions based on the condition setting unit, and a plurality of constants stored in the constant memory to a condition by the condition setting unit. Accordingly, a constant selection means for selecting a specific constant, and a new planned production quantity based on the specific constant selected by the constant selection means when the PLU is called and the planned production quantity set in the planned production quantity memory. A label printer provided with an arithmetic unit for calculating. 2. A planned production quantity memory in which a planned production quantity is set in a PLU memory in which product information such as a product number, a product name, and a unit price is preset, and the planned production quantity of the called product number is set in the PLU call. In the label printer that can also be referred to, a plurality of constant memories that store a plurality of constants determined according to the conditions based on the condition setting unit and a plurality of constants stored in the constant memory A plurality of constant selection means for selecting a specific constant according to the conditions, a second operation part for operating the second constant from the specific constant selected by each constant selection means, the second when the PLU is called And a first arithmetic unit for calculating a new planned production quantity based on the second constant calculated by the arithmetic operation section and the planned production quantity set in the planned production quantity memory. Label Printer.