JP3787640B2 - Message data output device and program recording medium thereof - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a message data output device for guiding product information and a program recording medium thereof.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a voice guidance system adopted in a large-scale store is configured to provide information on products for time service by voice output by in-store broadcasting and guide a special sale product. The guidance information is preliminarily processed by a document processing device such as a word processor. An input is created, and when the time service is performed, the created document is synthesized by voice and output.
By the way, the information guided by the time service etc. is different, for example, every hour, every day, every week, every season, so that the person in charge of the work inputs and creates the guidance information as document data each time. It was.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in general, the guidance information is almost the same document content except for a part. However, creating and inputting each time places a heavy burden on the person in charge of the business and refers to the product information etc. Since the input is made while looking at the entry, there is a risk that if the product name or unit price is entered incorrectly, the wrong content will be broadcast in the store.
The object of the present invention is to combine standard messages and product data prepared in advance when creating message data for guiding product information, and easily and surely add message data of any content while checking the combination content on the display It is possible to create a large number of messages that can be effectively used in stores that sequentially output a wide variety of messages.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Means of the present invention are as follows.
Product data storage means for storing product data for each product, product data reading means for reading product data corresponding to the designated product from the product data storage means when an arbitrary product is designated, and a plurality of fixed message data Message storage means for storing, display means for displaying the fixed message data of the message storage means, message selection means for selecting arbitrary fixed message data from the fixed message data displayed by the display means, and the message When a plurality of fixed message data selected by the selection means are combined and an assignment unit indicating that the product data should be inserted into the fixed message data is read by the product data reading means By inserting the product data into the substitution section. A message creating means for creating sage data and displaying the content of the synthesized message data; a storing means for storing the synthesized message data created by the message creating means; and outputting the synthesized message data stored in the storing means Output means.
[0005]
Therefore, in the present invention, a plurality of fixed message data are displayed, arbitrary fixed message data are selected from the displayed fixed message data, and the selected fixed message data are combined, If a substitution part that indicates that product data should be inserted into the standard message data is defined, composite message data is created by inserting arbitrary product data into the substitution part, and the composite message data The contents can be stored after being displayed, and the stored composite message data can be output as necessary.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a point-of-sale (POS) system having a voice guidance function. This POS system connects a plurality of POS terminal devices 2 to a server device 1 via a private leased line. A local area network system in which a plurality of audio output devices 3 are connected.
The server device 1 mainly functions as a file server and an application server, and has a function of inputting, creating, and managing product information (message information) broadcast in the store, and voices the created message data at a predetermined timing. A function for transmitting to the output device 3 and outputting a voice, sending product data in response to a unit price inquiry from the POS terminal device 2, and collecting and storing sales data registered by the POS terminal device 2 Have. The POS terminal device 2 is an electronic cash register that performs product-specific registration processing based on the input sales data, and transmits the product code input from the bar code reader or keyboard to the server device 1 in response to this. The product-specific registration process is executed based on the normal unit price or the special sale unit price transmitted from the server apparatus 1, and the registration result is printed out on a receipt / journal or transmitted to the server apparatus 1. The audio output device 3 is installed in the store for in-store broadcasting, and guides time services and the like by audio output.
[0007]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the server device 1.
The CPU 11 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the server device 1 according to various programs loaded in the RAM 12. The storage device 13 includes a storage medium 14 in which an operating system, various application programs, data files, character font data, and the like are stored in advance, and a drive system thereof. The storage medium 14 is fixedly provided or detachably mountable, and is constituted by a magnetic or optical storage medium such as a floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, or RAM card, and a semiconductor memory. Further, programs and data in the storage medium 14 are loaded into the RAM 12 as required by the control of the CPU 11. Furthermore, the CPU 11 receives a program and data transmitted from another device via a communication line or the like and stores them in the storage medium 14 or stored in a storage medium provided on the other device. Existing programs and data can be used via a communication line or the like.
The CPU 11 is connected to the audio output device 3, the input device 15, and the display device 16 as input / output peripheral devices, and the CPU 11 controls their operations in accordance with the input / output program.
[0008]
FIG. 3A shows the main configuration of the RAM 12, and various memory areas are assigned to the RAM 12 in advance. The PLU (Price Look Up) master file 12-1 stores product data for each product. As shown in FIG. 3B, the product name, normal unit price, sale unit price, sales corresponding to the PLU code. It is configured to store data (number / amount), sale time, etc. Here, when there is an inquiry about the unit price from the POS terminal apparatus 2, the server apparatus 1 searches the PLU master file 12-1 based on the PLU code transmitted from the POS terminal apparatus 2, and this PLU code. If the special sale unit price is not set corresponding to, the normal unit price is sent, and if it is set, the special sale unit price is sent to the POS terminal device 2 as the inquiry source. The sales data in the PLU master file 12-1 is the total number and the amount of money collected for each product from the sales data registered by each POS terminal device 2. Further, the CPU 11 constantly monitors the sale time set for each product in the PLU master file 12-1, compares the system time with the sale time, and when the sale time reaches the sale time of the composite message file 12-2. The content is read out and transmitted to each audio output device 3 to output the audio. The composite message file 12-2 is created by combining the product data (product name, unit price, sale unit price) in the PLU master file 12-1 and the standard message data set in the standard message file 12-3. The synthesized message data is stored as a character string code. The synthesized message data is voice-synthesized and broadcast in the store.
[0009]
The fixed message file 12-3 stores fixed message data which is a constituent element of the composite message broadcast in the store, and FIG. 4A shows the specific contents of the fixed message file 12-3. Yes. That is, the fixed message file 12-3 stores fixed message data (fixed phrases) corresponding to each key. The fixed phrase “Is welcome” is stored in the key No “001” and the fixed message is stored in the key No “002”. The phrase “Today's special sale item”... Stored in the key No. “100” is the fixed phrase “$ 1 $ 2 is $ 3,”. Here, “$ 1, $ 2, and $ 3” are identifiers that define an assignment unit (variable length) indicating that product data should be inserted into the standard message data, and a numerical value 1 attached to the identifier $, Reference numerals 2 and 3 indicate the types of substitution units. That is, it shows the correspondence between each item constituting the product data and the substitution unit into which the item data is inserted. The variable definition table 12-4 is a table showing this correspondence, and FIG. Table contents are shown. In this case, it is defined that the product name should be inserted in the substitution part indicated by the identifier “$ 1”, and the substitution part indicated by the identifier “$ 2” is the unit price, the substitution indicated by “$ 3”. It is defined that a special unit price should be inserted in the section.
The specification file 12-5 temporarily stores the creation specification instructed by the operator when creating the composite message data by combining the contents of the PLU master file 12-1 and the fixed message file 12-3. Automatically generates composite message data based on the contents of the spec file 12-5 and stores it in the composite message file 12-2.
The work memory 12-6 is a work area that temporarily stores programs, intermediate results of data processing, and the like.
[0010]
Next, operation | movement of the server apparatus 1 is demonstrated according to the flowchart shown in FIGS. Here, a program for realizing each function described in these flowcharts is stored in the storage medium 14 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 11, and the contents are stored in the work memory 12-in the RAM 12. 6 is loaded.
FIG. 5 and subsequent FIG. 6 are flowcharts showing the operation when the server apparatus 1 inputs and creates message data.
First, when a message creation is instructed, a message setting screen and a standard candidate selection window screen are displayed and output on the display device 16 (step A1). FIG. 8A shows a setting screen in this case, and this setting screen is divided into upper, middle, and lower areas. The intermediate area between the header part and the footer part in the setting screen is hereinafter referred to as a master data part. The fixed form candidate selection window screen displays a list of fixed form message data set in the fixed form message file 12-3, and its contents are arbitrarily scrolled.
[0011]
Now, when the cursor is designated as the input target by the mouse operation on the setting screen (step A2), the display contents of the standard candidate selection window are visually confirmed, and the standard candidate selection is performed in order to select arbitrary standard message data. When a cursor is designated at an arbitrary item position on the window (step A3), the selected standard message item is read from the standard message file 12-3 and displayed and output in the header area of the setting screen. The item key corresponding to the data is read from the standard message file 12-3 and set in the work memory 12-6 (step A4). The display example of FIG. 8A is a case where the standard message data of the item keys “001” and “002” is selected as the standard message item of the header part. Next, when the cursor is designated with the master data portion as an input target (step A5) and the cursor is designated at an arbitrary item position on the fixed candidate selection window (step A6), the selected fixed candidate selection window becomes the master data portion area. The item key is set in the work memory 12-6 (step A7), and the product name in the PLU master file 12-1 is displayed in a window (step A8). When the item position is designated by the cursor to select an arbitrary product name from the product name window screen (step A9), the PLU master file 12-1 is searched based on the selected product and corresponds to the product. The PLU record to be read is read (step A10), the product name, unit price, and sale unit price are displayed and output in the detail area of the master data section on the setting screen, and these are used as output items, and the PLU code is output data The key is set in the work memory 12-6 as a key (step A11). Now, the display example shown in FIG. 8A is the case where the standard message data “$ 1 $ 2 Yen is $ 3 Yen” corresponding to the item key “100” is selected, and the product “milk 1 liter” is selected. , “Cut 8 loaf breads” is selected.
[0012]
Next, when the cursor is designated with the footer part as an input target (step A12) and the cursor is designated at an arbitrary item position on the standard candidate selection window (step A13), the selected standard message data is displayed and output in the footer part area. At the same time, the item key is set in the work memory 12-6 (step A14). The display example shown in FIG. 8A is a case where the fixed message data of the item keys “200” and “201” is selected as the fixed message item of the footer part. Next, the process proceeds to step A15, where it is checked whether message creation is completed and the confirmation is instructed. If there is no confirmation instruction, the process returns to step A2 and the above-described operation is repeated. Here, when the message creation is completed and the confirmation is instructed, a process of automatically creating the spec file 12-5 based on the contents of the work memory 12-6 is performed (step A16). FIG. 8B specifically shows the contents of the spec file 12-5, and corresponds to the setting screen of FIG. 8A. A composite message file 12-2 is automatically created based on the contents of the specification file 12-5. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of creating the composite message file 12-2.
[0013]
First, the contents of the spec file 12-5 are read and analyzed (step A17). Here, each item key of the header part and the master data part is extracted from the specification file 12-5, the standard message file 12-3 is searched based on the extracted item message data, and the standard message data corresponding to this key is read and combined. Then, it is written in the composite message file 12-2 (step A18). Then, referring to the variable definition table 12-4, identifiers $ 1, $ 2, and $ 3 for defining the substitution part included in the standard message data of the master data part are extracted, and the type of each identifier is determined. At the same time (step A19), the item data in the PLU record corresponding to the type is inserted into the substitution unit (step A20). In this case, the standard message data in the master data portion is “$ 1 $ 2 is $ 3,” and the product name “1 liter of milk” is inserted in the identifier “$ 1” that appears first. A unit price “200” is inserted into “$ 2”, and a special unit price “100” is inserted into the last “$ 3”. As a result, “milk” is stored in the composite message file 12-2 as message data about the product. 1 liter of 200 yen is 100 yen, "is created. Then, the process proceeds to step A21, where it is checked whether there is another PLU code as an output data key in the spec file 12-5. If there is, the standard message data “$ 1 $ 2 is $ 3,” in the master data part Is copied to the standard message file 12-3 (step A22). Thereafter, the process returns to step A19 in order to create message data of the product corresponding to the PLU code, and the above-described operation is repeated. As a result, message data “180 yen for 80 slices of bread” is created for the product in the composite message file 12-2. When the message data for all the commodities is created, the process proceeds to step A23, and the fixed message data corresponding to each item key of the footer part is combined and written to the composite message file 12-2. FIG. 8C shows the contents of the composite message file 12-2 created in this way.
[0014]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation when the server apparatus 1 outputs the composite message.
First, when a sale unit price is set in the PLU master file 12-1, a sale time is read from the record, the sale time is compared with the system time (current time), and the sale unit price indicates whether the sale time has been reached. Judgment is made for each set product (step B1), and if any product has not reached the special sale time, the flow ends. However, when the special sale time is reached, the message data of the product is held as it is. Then, the message data of other products (products that have not reached the special sale time) are deleted from the composite message file 12-2, and the contents are re-edited (step B2). Then, the contents of the synthesized message file 12-2 are transmitted to the voice output device 3, whereby the contents of the synthesized message file 12-2 are voice-synthesized and broadcast in the store (steps B3 and B4).
[0015]
As described above, in the server device 1, the standard message data set in the standard message file 12-3 is arbitrarily selected and combined, and product data should be inserted into the standard message data. If the substitution part is defined, arbitrarily specified product data is inserted into this substitution part to create composite message data, so the operator simply selects the standard message data and product data. Well, any message data can be created easily. In particular, when selecting standard message data, the header part, the master data part and the footer part are selected separately, so that selection mistakes are reduced, and the product data is read from the PLU master file 12-1 and is fixed. Since it is inserted into the message data substitution part, the message data can be created more accurately than in the conventional case where the product information is key-inputted character by character.
In addition, when multiple products are specified in the detail area of the master data part, the standard message data in the master data part is copied for the specified number of products, and the product data corresponding to the substitution part of each standard message data is inserted. Therefore, the operator only needs to specify a plurality of products, and can easily obtain message data for each product. Furthermore, even if a plurality of substitution parts are defined in the standard message data, it is automatically determined which item data of the product record is inserted into which substitution part by referring to the contents of the variable definition table 12-4. Therefore, a more complicated product message can be easily obtained by using the fixed message data.
Further, when product messages corresponding to a plurality of products are incorporated in the composite message file 12-2 at the time of message output, the message of the product that has reached the sale time is held, and the message of the product that has not reached the sale time Since the contents of the composite message file 12-2 are re-edited, a plurality of messages having different product contents can be output even with one composite message data.
[0015]
(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the first embodiment described above, the composite message data is created by arbitrarily selecting the standard message data prepared as text data in advance or by arbitrarily selecting the product in the PLU master file. However, in the second embodiment, the standard message data and product data are digitally recorded by voice input by the user, and the composite message data is created by arbitrarily selecting the recorded contents.
FIG. 9A is a block configuration diagram of the server device 21 in the second embodiment, and FIG. 9B is a diagram showing a main configuration of the RAM 12. Since the server device 21 is configured in substantially the same manner as in FIG. 2 described above, the same components are basically denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. The voice input device 22 and the voice output device 23 are built in the server device 21. The voice input device 22 digitally converts the input voice. The CPU 11 converts the voice data input from the voice input device 22 into a standard message. It is captured as data and recorded in a standard message file 12-7 in the RAM 12, or is captured as product data and recorded in a product data file 12-8 in the RAM 12. Here, at the time of recording in the standard message file 12-7, the operator inputs and designates an assigning unit indicating that the product data should be inserted at an arbitrary position of the standard message data. Further, when recording the product data file 12-8, the operator records the product data while specifying whether to record the product name or the unit price as the product data. Then, when a synthesized message is created by arbitrarily selecting the recording contents of the standard message file 12-7 and the product data file 12-8, the created synthesized message is stored in the speech synthesis memory 12-9. At that time, arbitrarily designated product data is inserted into the substitution part of the standard message data. The contents of the voice synthesis memory 12-9 are transmitted to the voice output device 3 and voice-synthesized and broadcast in the store.
[0016]
Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation when registering the standard message data by voice. First, a message name is keyed and registered in the standard message file 12-7 (step C1). Then, when the standard message data is inputted by voice from the voice input device 22 (step C2), the voice data analog / digital converted by the voice input device 22 is taken in (step C3), and is inputted to the standard message file 12- 7 is written at the current position (step C4). In the middle of this voice input, when an assignment unit indicating what kind of product data should be inserted at an arbitrary position of the standard message data is input (step C5), the type of the designated substitution unit is determined. (Step C6) When the product name substitution unit is designated, “$ 1” defining the product name substitution unit is written in the current position of the standard message file 12-7 (Step C7), and the unit price substitution unit designates it. If so, “$ 2” defining the unit price substitution part is written (step C8). Now, FIG. 13B shows the registration contents of the standard message file 12-7, and the case where the product name substitution unit “$ 1” is designated after “I welcome you. . Since the process returns to step C2 until the end of registration is instructed in step C9, the unit price substitution unit “$ 2” is designated after inputting “. You can input "".
[0017]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the merchandise data voice registration process.
First, when the type of product data to be input by voice is specified, the type is determined (step D1), and if it is a product name, the product name area of the product data file 12-8 is accessed (step D2). If it is a unit price, the unit price area of the product data file 12-8 is accessed (step D3), and a voice input waiting state is entered (step D4). In this state, when voice is input, the voice data digitally converted by the voice input device 22 is taken, a record No (series No) is added to it, and written in the product name area / unit price area of the product data file 12-8. (Steps D5 and D6). Then, until the end of registration in the product name area or the unit price area is instructed (step D7), the voice input is waited (step D4), and the same operation is repeated thereafter. Here, FIG. 13A shows the registration contents of the product data file 12-8. In the product name area, a record number is added to the identifier $ 1 that defines the product name substitution unit, and voice data (product name) is displayed. Are sequentially registered, and in the unit price area, the record $ is added to the identifier $ 2 defining the unit price substituting unit, and the voice data (unit price) is sequentially registered.
[0018]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation in the case of creating a composite message by arbitrarily selecting the recording contents of the standard message file 12-7 and the product data file 12-8.
First, all the message names in the fixed message file 12-7 are read and displayed in a list (step E1). When an arbitrary message name is selected from the list, the fixed message data corresponding to the selected message name is read. In addition to being written in the speech synthesis memory 12-9 together with the message name (step E2), the substitution part defined in the standard message data is extracted from the head (step E3). Here, when a plurality of substitution parts are defined in the standard message data, it is checked whether or not all of the substitution parts have been extracted (step E4). First, the top substitution part in the standard message data is extracted. Since it is a case, it progresses to step E5 and discriminate | determines the kind of substitution part. Here, if the substitution part identifier is “$”, the audio data for one record is read from the head of the product name area in the product data file 12-8, and is given to the audio output device 23 built in the server device 21. The product name is reproduced and output (step E6). Here, the operator confirms the reproduction content and operates the selection key if it is a desired product name (step E7), but if it is not the desired product name, the next product name is reproduced and output. (Step E8). Now, when the selection key is operated, the selected product data (product name) is inserted into the substitution unit and written into the speech synthesis memory 12-9. Then, returning to step E3, the next substitution unit is extracted, and if the substitution unit is not finished (step E4), the type of the substitution unit is determined (step E5). Here, if the substitution unit identifier is “$ 2”, the audio data for one record is read from the head of the unit price area in the product data file 12-8 and given to the audio output device 23 built in the server device 21. The unit price is reproduced and output (step E9). In this case, until the selection key is operated (step E10), the audio data in the unit price area is sequentially reproduced for each record. If the selection key is now operated, the process proceeds to step E8 and is selected. The merchandise data (unit price) is inserted into the substitution unit and written into the speech synthesis memory 12-9. And it returns to step E3 and the above-mentioned operation | movement is repeated until the substitution part completion | finish.
[0019]
In the state where the synthesized message in which the product data is incorporated in the fixed part of the standard message data is created and written in the voice synthesis memory 12-9 in this way, when the contents are broadcast in the store, the voice synthesis memory 12-9 is used. When a message name stored in the list is displayed and an arbitrary message name is selected from the list, synthesized message data corresponding to the selected message name is sent to the in-store broadcasting audio output device 3 and output as audio. In this case, if a sale time is set in advance for each synthesized message in the speech synthesis memory 12-9, synthesized message data is monitored by monitoring the sale time as in FIG. 7 described in the first embodiment. Can be automatically broadcast in the store.
[0020]
As described above, in the second embodiment, the standard message data and the product data can be recorded by voice input, and the substitution unit to insert the product data at an arbitrary position of the recorded standard message data is defined. If so, it is possible to obtain composite message data in which product data is incorporated in the substitution part of the standard message data. Therefore, the standard message data and product data can be easily registered by voice input, and the message broadcast in the store is not a mechanical sound but a reproduction of the contents directly recorded by the broadcaster etc., and the product data The message content can be easily changed by simply rearranging.
[0021]
In each embodiment described above, the composite message is broadcast in the store, but the message may be displayed on the bulletin board. Alternatively, the next sale information may be printed on a receipt issued on the POS terminal 2 side, or the sale information may be printed on a flyer or the like. Further, the message data is not limited to the one that guides the time service, but may be any one that guides product information.
In the second embodiment described above, the standard message data and the product data are voice-recorded and recorded in advance. However, the standard message data is voice-input and voice-recognized, and the recognition result ( Character string code) may be registered as standard message data. In this case, if a discrete generation method by a specific speaker is adopted as the speech recognition device and the number of recognized words is limited to some extent, it can be realized by a simple speech recognition device. In this case, if the product name and unit price are called from the PLU master file and incorporated into the standard message data, it is not necessary to input the product data by voice, and the voice recognition is unnecessary.
[0022]
Therefore, in the present invention, a plurality of fixed message data are displayed, arbitrary fixed message data are selected from the displayed fixed message data, and the selected fixed message data are combined, If a substitution part that indicates that product data should be inserted into the standard message data is defined, composite message data is created by inserting arbitrary product data into the substitution part, and the composite message data The contents can be stored after being displayed, and when creating message data that guides product information, the standard message and product data prepared in advance are combined, and the combination content is confirmed on the display and displayed as desired. Content message data can be created easily and reliably.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a POS system having a voice guidance function.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the server device 1;
3A is a main configuration diagram of a RAM 12, and FIG. 3B is a configuration diagram of a PLU master file 12-1.
4A is a diagram illustrating the contents of a composite message file 12-2, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating the contents of a variable definition table 12-4.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation when creating a composite message.
6 is a flowchart showing a message creation operation following FIG.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when a composite message is output.
8A is a diagram showing a message setting screen when creating a composite message, and FIG. 8B is a diagram showing the contents of a spec file 12-5 generated based on the contents of the message setting screen. (C) is the figure which showed the content of the synthetic | combination message file 12-2 produced | generated based on the content of this spec file 12-5.
9A is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a server device 21 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9B is a diagram showing a main configuration of a RAM 12;
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation when a standard message is registered by voice input in the second embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation when registering product data by voice input in the second embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation when a composite message is generated by combining standard message data and product data in the second embodiment.
13A is a diagram illustrating contents registered in a standard message file 12-7, and FIG. 13B is a diagram illustrating contents registered in a product data file 12-8.
[Explanation of symbols]
1,21 Server device
3, 23 Audio output device
11 CPU
12 RAM
12-1 PLU master file
12-2 Composite message file
12-3, 12-7 Standard message file
12-4 Variable definition table
12-8 Product data file
12-9 Speech synthesis memory
13 Storage device
14 Storage media
15 Input device
22 Voice input device

Claims (5)

Product data storage means for storing product data for each product;
Commodity data reading means for reading commodity data corresponding to the designated commodity from the commodity data storage means when an arbitrary commodity is designated;
Message storage means for storing a plurality of fixed message data;
Display means for displaying the standard message data of the message storage means;
Message selecting means for selecting arbitrary fixed message data from the fixed message data displayed by the display means ;
When a plurality of fixed message data selected by the message selection means are combined and an assignment unit indicating that the product data should be inserted into the fixed message data is defined by the product data reading means Creating message data by inserting the read product data into the substitution unit, and message creating means for displaying the contents of the message data ;
Storage means for storing the composite message data created by the message creation means ;
An output means for outputting the composite message data stored in the storage means .   When product data corresponding to each product is read by designating a plurality of products, the message creating means repeats the same fixed message data in which the substitution unit is defined for the specified number of products. The composite message data incorporating product messages corresponding to a plurality of products is created by sequentially inserting the read product data into each substituting unit in the repetitive fixed form message data. The message data output device according to claim 1.   When a correspondence relationship between each item constituting the product data and the substitution unit into which the item data is inserted is defined, the message creating unit may select which item data among the item data constituting the product data. 2. The message data output device according to claim 1, wherein the substitution unit is determined for each substitution unit by referring to the definition of the correspondence relationship. Monitoring means for monitoring the output timing of the product message for each product when the product message corresponding to a plurality of products is included in the composite message data created by the message creating unit;
Reorganization means for reorganizing the composite message data by holding the message of the product that has reached the output timing by this monitoring means, and deleting the message of the product that has not reached the output timing,
2. The message data output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output means outputs the composite message data reorganized by the reorganization means. Against the computer,
A function of reading product data corresponding to a designated product from a product data storage unit that stores product data for each product when an arbitrary product is designated;
A function of displaying fixed message data of a message storage means for storing a plurality of fixed message data, and selecting arbitrary fixed message data from the displayed fixed message data;
When an assignment unit is defined that combines a plurality of selected fixed message data and product data should be inserted into the fixed message data, the read product data is assigned to the assignment unit. A function to create composite message data by inserting it into and display the contents of the composite message data ;
A function for storing the created composite message data ;
A recording medium recording a program for realizing a function of outputting stored composite message data .

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