JP2800140B2 - Barcode font - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a barcode font, and more particularly, to appropriately setting the font size of a barcode such as JAN code or CODE39, and setting the width of a bar such as a thick bar or a thin bar. The present invention relates to a barcode font capable of selecting a color of a black and white bar and outputting a barcode from a printer other than a printer dedicated to a barcode.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, related parties have studied various uses of bar codes for classifying devices by combining and coding bars and their usefulness. As a result, stakeholders have come to the realization of the need for an automatic barcode recognition system and have been enthusiastic about its development. Therefore, the bar code width and space width are appropriately configured, the parallel bar width and space width are combined, and the bar code printed or photographed is individually recognized by electronic technology. Use the barcode to detect or detect other information or to automatically process what has been individually recognized or has detected other information, according to various uses in the industry, We have used barcodes properly. By the way, the first use of these technologies was to perform bar-code checking in the market. In the supermarket checking system that uses barcode checking at the supermarket, the customer selects items to order and obtain from the order list, punches the selected item on a punch card and places it on the counter. Will be submitted. Therefore, for the first time, a desired item was delivered to a customer, a bill was issued with a punch card, and the state of inventory was properly managed. Then, use a metal tag with a thickness or size corresponding to the price of the product in a food supermarket or the like that must handle a large amount of products with a large variety of types, attached to those products, and use the size or thickness of the metal tag. Measure the value with a checking counter and read the price of the product,
It was an appropriate means of easily knowing and calculating the price of goods. However, the work of attaching the metal tag to a large number of individual products is not always easy. Later, as electronic technology advanced, attempts were made to introduce advanced electronic technology into barcode checking systems. In the process, a cash register having an electronic scanner has been developed, and a barcode checking system using the electronic scanner has been put to practical use. By the way, a JAN code (Japan Article Number) has been used as a unified symbol in Japan. The JAN code has a 13 digit standard version and an 8 digit shortened version. Also, CODE
Numeral 39 is a physical distribution symbol that is very high in use in the industrial world because it is coded with English characters and has a very low misreading rate in addition to numbers. Next, the basic principle of bar code reading will be briefly described.The light from the light source is scanned on the bar code surface or the sensor is scanned to reflect the reflected light reflected on the bar code surface. It is received by the light receiving sensor of the code scanner, and the bar code information can be worked on. Then, the optical information collected by the light receiving sensor generates an analog electric signal according to the intensity of the light of the white bar and the black bar constituting the bar code, and the analog electric signal is processed by the microprocessor.
It converts it into a digital electric signal necessary for the decryption process,
The information can be converted into a digital electric signal and then transmitted as a bar code analog electric signal.
Then, when the decoding process is performed by the microprocessor, the reading can be performed by the reader for the decoding process. There are printing and printing methods for creating a barcode, and printing is performed using a barcode printer. By printing using the barcode printer, barcodes can be prepared in a necessary amount when necessary. On the other hand, when printing a barcode, it is effective when the amount of the barcode is large, but it is inappropriate for preparing a barcode as needed. Preparing a barcode required the use of a dedicated printer and program, or it was necessary to print the barcode through an interface device.

[0003]

As described above, conventionally,
Preparing a barcode required the use of a dedicated printer and program, or it was necessary to print the barcode through an interface device. However, the conventional method of creating a barcode that requires the use of a dedicated printer and a program or requires an interface device has not been able to freely and easily create a layout when embossing a barcode. And even if the layout could be created, it was virtually impossible to supply it economically cheaply. It is a first object of the present invention to provide a barcode font that solves the above-mentioned disadvantages.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a bar code is used in the same way as a computer font such as a Mincho font or a Gothic font.
Enables barcodes such as 9 to be printed out, enables reading by barcode readers, sets the font size of barcodes such as JAN code and CODE39 appropriately, and sets the width of bars such as thick and thin bars Alternatively, the bar code font is characterized in that the colors of black and white bars can be selected, and the bar code can be printed out from a printer other than the bar code dedicated printer.

[0005]

According to the present invention, barcodes such as JAN codes and CODE39 can be printed by using barcodes in the same manner as computer fonts such as Mincho and Gothic fonts, and can be read by a barcode reader. To set the font size of barcodes such as JAN code and CODE39 appropriately, set the width of bars such as thick and thin bars, or select the color of black and white bars, Because it is a barcode font characterized by being able to print barcodes from printers other than code-only printers, JAN is used by using barcodes in the same way as computer fonts such as Mincho and Gothic fonts.
A bar code such as a code or CODE 39 can be embossed and can be read by a bar code reader. In addition, the present invention uses JAN code and CODE3
Set the font size of barcodes such as 9 appropriately, set the width of bars such as thick and thin bars, or select the color of black and white bars. You can use a barcode font that can print barcodes from a printer.

[0006]

[Embodiment 1] The present invention uses a bar code in the same manner as a font used for a computer, such as a Mincho or Gothic font, which has a certain size and type for a computer. The bar code black and white bars and the thickness ratio of JAN code and CODE 39 etc. can be printed out from the printer according to each bar code, and can be read by a bar code reader, and JAN code and CODE 3 can be read.
Set the font size of the barcode such as 9 appropriately,
Set the width of bars, such as thick and thin bars, or
A barcode font characterized in that the colors of black and white bars can be selected and a barcode can be printed out from a printer other than a printer dedicated to barcodes.

[0007]

[Effect] The present invention enables barcodes such as JAN codes and CODE39 to be printed out by using barcodes in the same manner as computer fonts such as Mincho and Gothic fonts, and can be read by a barcode reader. To set the font size of barcodes such as JAN code and CODE39 appropriately, set the width of bars such as thick and thin bars, or select the color of black and white bars, Because it is a barcode font characterized by being able to print barcodes from printers other than code-only printers, JAN is used by using barcodes in the same way as computer fonts such as Mincho and Gothic fonts.
There is an effect that a bar code such as a code or CODE 39 can be launched. Further, there is an effect that reading by a barcode reader can be enabled. Further, the present invention relates to JAN
There is an effect that the font size of a bar code such as a code or CODE39 is appropriately set, the width of a bar such as a thick bar or a thin bar is set, or the color of a black and white bar can be selected. There is an effect that a barcode font that can print a barcode from a printer other than a printer dedicated to barcodes can be used.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] (1) By using a barcode in the same manner as a computer font such as a Mincho font or a Gothic font,
Enables barcodes such as JAN code and CODE39 to be printed, enables reading by barcode readers, sets the font size of barcodes such as JAN code and CODE39 appropriately, and sets the bar size for thick and thin bars. A bar code font characterized by being able to set a width or to select a color of a black and white bar, and to be able to print a bar code from a printer other than a bar code dedicated printer.