JP3173933B2 - Label printer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a PLU (pric
e look up) file and a label printer that prints and issues a label with a price based on the product information called from the PLU file.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a label printer is generally provided with a PLU file storing product information such as a product number (product code), a product name, a unit price, and a validity period for each product.

In a conventional label printer, when a product number is entered using a numeric keypad or the like of a keyboard, product information such as a product name, a unit price, and a validity period stored in a PLU file corresponding to the product number is called up. Based on the information, a priced label on which priced information such as a product name, a unit price, an internal capacity, and a price is printed is issued.

[0004] The issued price label is affixed to the product, and the product to which the price label is affixed is displayed at a store display location,
For example, they are sold on display shelves.

[0005]

However, depending on the product, in order to display the product at the display place, accompanying the product with a price labeling operation of attaching a price label, for example, an orchid or chrysanthemum flower It is necessary to perform an attached operation such as attaching a POP sticker for advertising a product such as "bargain" or "special sale". However, there is a problem in that the content of the attached work is different for each product, and only workers having knowledge of the product can perform the work.

Accordingly, the present invention is capable of giving an instruction for an ancillary operation performed in connection with a pricing operation of attaching a label with a price, so that even a worker who has no knowledge of the product can perform the pricing operation and the auxiliary operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a label printer capable of performing the following.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a product information storage means for storing product information such as a product name and a unit price for each product, and the product information storage means responds to the product by inputting designation of the product. It calls product information stored in the label printer for printing print the label with value on the basis of the call the product information, the biasing value label that issued the product additional information about the patch Keru with values work product for each product
The quotient and product additional information storage means, by specifying input Product
The product output and product additional information call means the goods additional information storage means calling the product additional information <br/> report corresponding to the commodity, the commodity additional information called by the product additional information calling means
And additional information output means.

[0008]

In the present invention having such a configuration, when there is a designation input of a product, a label with a price is issued based on the product information stored in the product information storage means. Then, the product additional information calling means calls the product additional information corresponding to the product from the product additional information storage means. The called product additional information is output by the product additional information output unit.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic circuit configuration of a label printer to which the present invention is applied. Reference numeral 1 denotes a CPU (central processing unit) constituting a control unit main body.

A ROM (read only memory) 2 in which program data for processing performed by the CPU 1 is stored,
A RAM (random access memory) 3 in which areas of various memories used when the PU 1 performs processing, a keyboard interface 5 for controlling data transmission with a keyboard 4 to which a product number, PLU data and the like are input, a display 6 Are connected to the CPU 1 via a system bus 10, respectively.

In the RAM 3, a PLU (price look up) memory 3a is formed as merchandise information storage means. As shown in FIG. 2, the PLU memory 3a has a product number, a product name, a price,. Various data areas in which PLU data (product information) such as product additional information on work are stored are formed.

[0013] said with a commodity as a commodity additional information storage means
The data area 31 of the pressure information, further bells and whistles data area Product added information is stored in the seal or the like is formed.

FIG. 3 shows a flow of the PLU processing performed by the CPU 1 when the keyboard 4 is operated by key input.

First, it is determined whether or not the key input from the keyboard 4 is an input for calling a product number.

If the key input from the keyboard 4 is not an input for calling a part number, it is determined whether or not the key input is an input for setting PLU data.
If the input is for setting LU data, this PL
The process returns to the first process of the U process. If the key input is an input for setting PLU data,
Processing for setting PLU data is performed by processing a key input from the keyboard 4, and when the processing is completed, it is determined whether or not to continue processing for setting PLU data. Where P
If the LU data setting process is continued, the above-described PL
The process returns to the U data setting process.
If the data setting process is not continued, this PL
The process returns to the first process of the U process.

[0017] In addition, if the input for key input from the keyboard 4 of the part number call, product name that corresponds to the part number that has been the key input from the PLU memory 3a, price, ..., with goods
PLU data such as additional information, ..., etc. ( product additional information calling means), and based on the called PLU data, a product
Product additional information such as an appendage and a sticker called out from the additional information data area 31 is displayed and output on the display 6 ( product
Additional information output means).

When the display output of the product additional information to the display 6 is finished, the PLU processing is finished.

When the PLU processing is completed, the CPU 1 causes the CPU 1 to input a label issuing key (not shown).
Based on the PLU data called from the LU memory 3a,
Instructs the label issuing device 8 to issue a label with a price.
The label issuing device 8 prints and issues a label with a price based on the data transferred from the CPU 1.

In this embodiment having such a configuration, when a key input is performed by the keyboard 4, PLU processing is performed.

Here, the key input from the keyboard 4 is
If the input is for PLU data setting processing, PLU
The setting process is performed.

If the key input from the keyboard 4 is an input for calling a product number, various PLU data such as a product name, a price,..., Additional product information, and the like are called from the PLU memory 3a. Further, based on the called PLU data, data such as an appendage and a sticker of the called product additional information are displayed on the display 6.

On the other hand, when the label issuing key is depressed, a label with a value is printed and issued from the label issuing device 8 based on the called PLU data.

For example, when the product number 0001 is input from the keyboard 4, the product name "sanma", the price "350",..., The appendage "chrysanthemum" of the product additional information, the seal "POP1",. Various PLU data are called.

Further, the data of the called appendage “chrysanthemum” and the sticker “POP1” is displayed on the display 6. The display screen of the display 6 at this time is shown in FIG.

That is, the character "Registration" indicating the registration mode is displayed at the upper left of the display screen, and the character "Sanma" is displayed as the "article name" in the upper center frame. Have been. In the lower frame at the center, the characters "350 yen" are displayed as "price". At the bottom of this lower middle frame, there is a "Supplements:
"Chrysanthemum" and "POP seal: special sale item" are displayed. It should be noted that POP1 is adapted to correspond to data "sale item" by another file.

Therefore, the operator with the price is required to send the label issuing device 8
When performing a pricing operation to attach the price label issued by the company to the product "Sanma", the display 6 displays POP with chrysanthemums as an accessory, and the characters "Sale for sale" printed thereon. Learn to attach the seal (POP1) together with the label with price.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the product area of the accessory and the sticker is added to the data area of the PLU memory 3a .
The provided data area 31 for storing the items additional information about business, by product number input from the keyboard 4, when calling the PLU data from PLU memory 31a, calls the PLU data comprising data items for the additional information <br/> paper By displaying and outputting the data of the appendage and the sticker of the called product additional information on the display unit 6, the operation of attaching the appendage and the seal other than the label with the price performed in the operation of attaching the label with the price can be performed. Guidance can be given to the work of pasting.

Therefore, even a worker who does not have knowledge of the product can perform the work of attaching a price, the work of attaching an accessory, and the work of attaching a sticker other than the price label, which are performed in connection with the work of pricing.

In this embodiment, the data area of the additional product information as the additional work information is formed in the PLU memory 3a. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be formed independently.

Further, the data of the accessory and the sticker are stored as the product additional information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other product additional information may be stored. .

Further, in this embodiment, the product addition information is displayed and displayed on the display unit 6. However, the present invention is not limited to this. This can be applied even if the output is the same.

Further, this communication interface is provided and connected to an external device such as a host computer via a line, and PLU data is transmitted from the host to set a PLU memory .
The present invention is also applicable to a label printer in which additional information is set by transmission from an external crisis such as a host computer.

Further, the present invention can be applied to a weighing / packaging / pricing apparatus which includes a weighing section, wraps the goods weighed by the weighing section, and automatically attaches a price label to the wrapped goods. is there.

[0035]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
A label printer that can provide guidance for ancillary work performed in conjunction with the affixing work that attaches a priced label, and that allows workers without knowledge of the product to perform the affixed work and the attached work. Can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic circuit configuration of a label printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a configuration of a PLU memory according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a flow of PLU processing of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of a display screen of the display device of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 CPU, 3a PLU memory, 4 keyboard, 6
... Display device, 31 ... Data area of work information with product price.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A product information storage means for storing product information such as a product name and a unit price for each product, and product information corresponding to the product is called from the product information storage means by designating and inputting a product. In a label printer that prints and issues a priced label based on product information, a product addition relating to a pricing operation for attaching the issued priced label to a product.
Product additional information storage means for storing information for each product, product additional information calling means for calling product additional information corresponding to the product from the product additional information storage means by specifying and inputting a product , and product additional information calling means Quotient called by
Label printer, characterized in that a and product additional information output means for outputting the article additional information.