JP4153767B2 - Product information display device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a merchandise information display device used at a site where face-to-face sales or bulk sales are performed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a scale that measures the weight of products such as beef and vegetables, a function that automatically calculates a price corresponding to the weight based on a pre-registered product unit price, and a printer that prints the calculation result on a label or receipt A balance with a printer equipped with is used. This kind of scale with a printer is widely used in retail stores such as shops for face-to-face sales (sales form in which the seller operates the scale with a printer and faces the customer for sale) and bulk sales. .
[0003]
A user (seller or customer) of the printer scale takes out a necessary amount of products such as beef and vegetables displayed on the sales floor, and places them on the scale with the printer. Next, the user designates the product name of the product from the product list by operating the scale with a printer. Then, the scale with a printer automatically measures the weight of the product, calculates a price corresponding to the weight based on a preset product unit price, and then product information (product name, unit price, weight) of the product. , Price, date of purchase, etc.) printed on the label. The user attaches the issued label to the product. The customer then brings the label-attached product to the checkout office and performs checkout. Some printer balances have a settlement function.
[0004]
As a prior art of such a scale with a printer, a “product processing apparatus” described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-101529 by the present applicant is known. This merchandise processing apparatus includes a display unit having a touch panel function. The customer or seller selects a display image corresponding to the purchased product with a finger from a plurality of product images (product list) displayed on the display unit, calculates a price corresponding to the weight, and selects a label. Can be issued. As described above, since the product list is displayed not only as a product name but also as an image, there is an advantage that a customer or a seller can easily select a product.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-101529 A
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, recent printer-equipped scales have many functions, and there is a tendency for data input operations such as customer credit card types, age groups, and product groups to increase. As a result, the layout of the input buttons of the scale with a printer has become complicated, and the operability has been reduced.
[0007]
In view of the above problems and the like, the present invention is to provide a product information display device that can easily change the layout of input buttons so as to improve operability.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 is a product information display device that displays product information about a product that is used for sale and is a sale target. , Painting A database that registers image data in association with the product information, a display unit that has a touch panel function and displays input buttons that are not directly related to the selection of the product in a predetermined format, and a user's external operation Picture Image acquisition means for acquiring image data from the outside; Image editing means for displaying and editing the image data acquired by the image acquisition means on the display unit according to an external operation of the user; The image Edit By means Edited By associating the image data with the input button and registering it in the database, a display image of the input button Concerned Presetting means for making image data available The input button corresponds to a plurality of predetermined image sizes, and the image editing means is an image acquisition means adapted to match the image size of the input button selected by a user external operation. It has a function to change the resolution of acquired image data. The
[0009]
The invention described in claim 2 A product information display device that displays product information related to a product to be used for sale and has a touch panel function and a database for registering image data in association with the product information. A display unit that displays input buttons that are not directly related in a predetermined format, an image acquisition unit that acquires image data from the outside according to an external operation of the user, According to user external operation, Acquired by image acquisition means Image editing means for displaying and editing image data on the display unit When , Preset means for allowing the image data edited by the image editing means to be associated with the input button and registered in the database so that the image data can be used as a display image of the input button. Eh, said Input button Is The image editing unit corresponds to a plurality of predetermined image sizes, and the image editing unit selects one of the image data acquired by the image acquiring unit so as to match the image size of the input button selected by the user's external operation. Has a function to cut out the area Is.
[0012]
Claim 3 The invention described in claim 1 Or claim 2 The product information display device according to claim 1, wherein the image editing means Painting Display image data on the display Yu It is equipped with a preview function to make it visible to the user.
[0013]
Claim 4 The invention described in claim 1 to claim 1 3 The product information display device according to any one of the above, further comprising an interface corresponding to a portable storage device including a nonvolatile memory, and the image Get Means is recorded in the portable storage device via the interface. Painting Read image data Function , The image editing means reads the edited image data. The portable storage device Written in Function Be equipped It is what
[0014]
And claims 5 The invention described in claim 1 to claim 1 4 The product information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: a weighing unit that measures the weight of a product; and a product information processing unit that calculates a price of the product based on the product information and the weight. In addition.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described.
[0016]
Overall configuration of product information display device.
1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a product information display device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the product information display device 1, and FIG. 3 is a top view of the product information display device 1. FIG. 4 is a plan view when viewed, and FIG. 4 shows a left side view of the product information display device 1.
[0017]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the product information display device 1 includes a weighing unit 10 that measures the weight of a product, a display unit 20 having an operation panel 22, and a key input unit 21 including a plurality of key arrays. And a label issuing unit 30 that issues and prints product information on a label.
[0018]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the product information display device 1. As shown in the figure, the product information display device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) in addition to the key input unit 21, the display unit 20, the weighing unit 10, and the label issuing unit 30 shown in FIGS. ) 40, ROM (Read Only Memory) 41, RAM (Random Access Memory) 42, SRAM (Static RAM) 57, Timer (Timer) 43, First Card Interface 44, Second Card Interface 45 The processing blocks 10, 20, 21, 30, 40 to 46, 57 are electrically connected to each other via an internal wiring 47. Note that the SRAM 57 holds data by receiving power from a power source (not shown).
[0019]
The weighing unit 10 has a weighing function for measuring the weight of a product placed on the upper surface by a seller or a customer user. A signal indicating the weight of the product as a measurement result is transmitted to the CPU 40 via the internal wiring 47. As will be described later, by executing the program module, the CPU 40 can perform a process of calculating the price of the product whose weight is measured based on a preset product unit price.
[0020]
The display unit 20 includes an operation panel 22 having a touch panel function in which a liquid crystal display and a pressure sensing sheet attached to the surface of the liquid crystal display are integrated. The user can perform an input operation by touching the surface of the operation panel 22 with a finger or the like and causing the pressure sensing sheet to detect the pressure. A signal indicating the input result is transmitted to the CPU 40 via the internal wiring 47.
[0021]
The key input unit 21 is a user interface provided with a plurality of keys arranged to indicate numbers such as “0” to “9” and symbols such as “x”, “print”, and “call”. When the user presses and inputs any key, a signal corresponding to the key is transmitted to the CPU 40 via the internal wiring 47.
[0022]
As shown schematically in FIG. 1, the label issuing unit 30 is incorporated in the product information display device 1 and operates under the control of the CPU 40. The label issuing unit 30 includes a label storage unit 34, a transport unit 33, and a printing unit 32. The label storage unit 34 stores a label mount on which a plurality of product labels are attached, wound in a roll shape. The transport unit 33 is configured by an electric motor (not shown), a plurality of feed rollers, and the like, pulls out the label mount stored in the label storage unit 34 and transports it to the label issuing port 31. The printing unit 32 prints the print content transferred from the CPU 40 on the product label on the label mount conveyed to the label issuing port 31 by the conveyance unit 33 by a thermal method or the like. Then, the user can peel off the printed product label from the label mount sent out to the outside of the apparatus by the transport unit 33 and use it for settlement.
[0023]
In the present embodiment, the label issuing unit 30 that issues a product label is used. However, instead of this, a receipt issuing unit that prints and issues the printed content on a receipt can be used. Since the label issuing unit 30 excluding the printing unit 32 is detachably mounted in the form of a cassette, it can be easily exchanged with the cassette of the receipt issuing unit.
[0024]
The ROM 41 shown in FIG. 5 stores a program module 50 (FIG. 6) executed by the CPU 40, initial data, and the like. The program module 50 includes product information processing means 51, image editing means (image acquisition means) 52, and preset means 53, which will be described later. The RAM 42 is configured by SRAM (static RAM), DRAM (dynamic RAM), and the like, and is used as a main storage area of the CPU 40 and its work area.
[0025]
In the present embodiment, the merchandise information processing means 51, the image editing means (image acquisition means) 52, and the preset means 53 are computer programs executed by the CPU 40, but instead are configured by hardware. Also good.
[0026]
Each of the first card interface 44 and the second card interface 45 has a function of reading and writing data with respect to a memory card (portable storage device) made of a nonvolatile memory. For example, a PCMCIA-compliant card may be used as the memory card. The card interfaces 44 and 45 are provided on the back side of the protective cover 25 on the left side of the product information display device 1 as shown in the left side view of FIG. A memory card can be detachably attached to each of the card interfaces 44 and 45 that appear when the protective cover 25 is opened. In this embodiment, a configuration in which two memory cards can be mounted is adopted, but a card interface may be added so that three or more memory cards can be mounted.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 6, a database (image master) 54 for registering image data is stored in the first memory card 48 attached to the first card interface 44, and when the product information display device 1 is used. Since the database 54 is referred to, the first memory card 48 is in a mounted state. In addition to the image data, the SRAM 57 stores a database 58 including a person-in-charge master in which person-in-charge information is registered, a product master in which product information is registered, and the like, which are referred to when the product information display device 1 is used. Is done.
[0028]
The network interface 46 has a function of transmitting / receiving data to / from a wide area network such as the Internet or an IP network such as a LAN (local area network). The network interface 46 transmits / receives image data using an Internet-compatible communication protocol such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), or on the network by specifying a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). It is possible to access and acquire information resources.
[0029]
An example of the operation of the product information display apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration when selling the product will be outlined below with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the operation panel 22 at the time of face-to-face sales.
[0030]
In the input area 120 shown in FIG. 7, an input button for selecting a product for displaying a product image, an input button for specifying a salesperson for displaying a person image of a salesperson, “under 20 years old”, “20 years old” An input button for designating a customer age group expressed by “cost” and an input button for taring weight display for displaying a tray image are arranged. Hereinafter, these input buttons are referred to as preset keys. Further, on the right side of the operation panel 22, various input buttons indicating "menu", "zero", "addition", "page", "function", "manual", "previous feed", and "subtotal" are arranged in a vertical line. Are arranged.
[0031]
In the face-to-face sales, the product information processing means 51 is executed by the CPU 40 in the program module 50 shown in FIG. The merchandise information processing means 51 executes processing while referring to the database 58 stored in the SRAM 57 and the database 54 stored in the first memory card 48.
[0032]
At the time of face-to-face sales, the person in charge who is the seller selects a preset key representing his / her image shown in FIG. 7 by touching with a finger or the like. Then, the person in charge puts the purchased product selected by the customer facing the customer on the upper surface of the weighing unit 10, and then selects a preset key representing an image of a tray (tare) that stores the purchased product. Touch a preset key that represents the corresponding product image with your finger to select it. Then, the weighing unit 10 measures the weight of the purchased product obtained by subtracting the weight of the tray according to the instruction of the CPU 40 and notifies the product information processing means 51 executed by the CPU 40 of the measurement result. The merchandise information processing means 51 calculates a merchandise price corresponding to the weight of the purchased merchandise based on the merchandise unit price registered in the database 54. Next, the weight, unit price, and product price of the purchased product are displayed in display boxes of “weight”, “per unit price 100 g”, and “price” in the operation panel 22, respectively.
[0033]
And the seller who is a user receives the price of the goods price from a customer. At this time, if necessary, the user presses the “print” key of the key input unit 21 to display the product information (purchase date, product name, unit price, weight, product price, person in charge, etc.) of the purchased product. The label issuing unit 30 can print the receipt or label and give it to the customer.
[0034]
If the user keeps touching the preset key for a predetermined time, detailed information regarding the preset key is popped up. In the case of a preset key representing a product image, it is preferable to display the product production location, pedigree, display location, business information, and the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, when a preset key representing “cherry” is touched for a few seconds, “production area: Niigata Prefecture”, “display place: A3”, “expiration date: September 1, 2010” Can be displayed. In particular, in bulk sales, which will be described later, since the customer can obtain detailed information about the product just by touching the preset key even if the store clerk is not present, the work of the store clerk can be reduced.
[0035]
On the other hand, in bulk sales, a user who is a customer places a purchased product on the upper surface of the weighing unit 10 and selects a preset key (not shown) displayed on the operation panel 22 with a finger or the like. Thereafter, the product information display device 1 performs a process of measuring the weight of the purchased product and calculating the product price according to the weight, and the product information of the purchased product is printed on the product label, 31. Then, the user can peel off the product label on which the product information is printed from the label mount and use it for settlement.
[0036]
Image data registration process.
Next, the procedure of image data registration processing will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of image data registration processing. 10 to 14 are diagrams showing display screens of the operation panel 22 at each stage of the registration process.
[0037]
This registration processing is divided into image data editing processing for editing image data and preset processing for registering the edited image data in the database (image master) 54 in association with registration information. Image editing means (image acquisition means) 52 included in the program module 50 shown in FIG. 6 is executed by the CPU 40 to execute image data editing processing, and preset means 53 is executed by the CPU 40 to perform preset processing. Is executed.
[0038]
First, in step S1, the CPU 40 executes an initial program by an external operation of a user who is a seller, and displays a main menu screen on the operation panel 22 as shown in FIG. On this main menu screen, input buttons 23A to 23F respectively indicating “normal”, “registration”, “setting”, “subtraction / addition”, and “total” are displayed.
[0039]
Next, the user touches the “setting” button 23C with a finger or the like to display the selection menu screen shown in FIG. 11 (step S2). This selection menu screen displays an input button 24A indicating “edit image file” and an input button 24B indicating “preset”. Here, the user can select either the “edit image file” button 24A or the “preset” button 24B.
[0040]
When the user selects the “edit image file” button 24A (x = 1), the CPU 40 calls the image editing means 52 (FIG. 6), and executes the processing of steps S10 to S15. In step S10, an image file selection screen is displayed as shown in FIG. In FIG. 12, input buttons 61 to 63 indicating “CF”, “main body”, and “NW” under the item “image source” are input buttons for connecting to a storage location of image data to be captured. If the “body” button 62 is selected, it is possible to connect to the first memory card 48 attached to the first card interface 44, and if the “CF” button 61 is selected, the second memory card 48 attached to the second card interface 45 is selected. 2 If the “NW” button 63 is selected, it is possible to connect to an external network via the network interface 46.
[0041]
In step S11, one of the “main body” button 61, the “CF” button 62, and the “NW” button 63 is selected to acquire image data. When the “CF” button 61 is selected, the image data stored in the second memory card 49 is read, the image size is reduced or enlarged, and the list is displayed in the list display area 60 in a list (thumbnail format). In the example shown in FIG. 12, “P01.BMP”, “P02.BMP”, “P03.BMP”, “P04.BMP”, “P05.BMP” representing a person image and a tray (tare) image are represented. Thumbnail images of “TRAY1.BMP” and “TRAY2.BMP” are listed. When all the thumbnail images cannot be displayed in the list display area 60, the input data 64U and 64D are pressed to move the display data upward or downward in the vertical direction so that the thumbnail images that cannot be displayed can appear. it can. If the “Return” button 67 is selected, it is possible to return to the selection menu screen shown in FIG.
[0042]
In this way, by reading image data through the portable second memory card 49, image data captured by a digital camera and image data written out from a PC (personal computer) can be easily captured. .
[0043]
In the next step S12, one of the thumbnail images is selected by touching the display screen of the operation panel 22 with a finger or the like. In the example shown in FIG. 12, “P04.BMP” in the upper right corner of the list display area 60 is selected, and a frame 66 is displayed at the peripheral edge of the selected thumbnail image.
[0044]
In the above example, the “CF” button 61 is pressed to select the second memory card 49. Instead, the “main body” button 62 may be pressed to select the first memory card 48, or the “NW” button 63 may be selected. The information distribution destination (server) on the network may be selected by pressing. As will be described later, since the first memory card 48 is a storage medium for storing registered image data, selecting the “body” button 62 corresponds to editing image data once registered.
[0045]
When the “NW” button 63 is selected, an application program corresponding to the Internet protocol is activated. By operating this application program, the user designates a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) to access an HTTP server on the network, or designates a network address to access the FTP server. Data can be acquired. As a result, the options for the location of the image data are expanded, and the user can easily capture the desired image data.
[0046]
In the next step S13, the image data editing screen shown in FIG. 13 is called by pressing the “execute” button 65 shown in FIG. In this screen, the image data “P04.BMP” selected in step S12 is displayed in the display frame 70. By touching the movement buttons 77U, 77D, 77R and 77L with a finger or the like, it is possible to move the image data display area in small increments upward, downward, rightward and leftward, respectively.
[0047]
Next, an image data editing process (step S14) is performed on the image data displayed in the display frame 70. In the display frame 70, a cutout frame 70a corresponding to the image size (resolution) of the preset key displayed on the operation panel 22 at the time of selling the product is displayed. There are several types of preset key image sizes. By operating the “shape” button 82 at the lower left of the screen, “large” (maximum size), “medium (vertical)” (vertical intermediate size) ), “Medium (horizontal)” (intermediate size in the horizontal direction), and “Small” (minimum size) can be selected as appropriate. In the illustrated example, the cutout frame 70a corresponding to the intermediate size in the vertical direction is selected. Further, by moving the image data by operating the movement buttons 77U, 77D, 77R and 77L, it is possible to arrange a desired image area in the cutout frame 70a.
[0048]
Further, by operating the “magnification” button 73, the magnification of the display image in the display frame 70 can be designated. By operating the “magnification” button 73, the magnification can be designated by a numerical value. In the example of FIG. 13, “250” (= 2.5 times) is designated as the magnification.
[0049]
Further, by selecting the “brightness” button 74 or the “contrast” button 76, the color tone of the display image in the display frame 70 can be adjusted. When the “brightness” button 74 is selected, the brightness of the entire display image can be adjusted by numerical designation. When the “contrast” button 76 is selected, the contrast of the entire display image can be adjusted by numerical designation. In the example of FIG. 13, “50” is designated as the brightness value and “50” is designated as the contrast value.
[0050]
After inputting the numerical values for specifying the color tone and magnification of the display image in this way, by pressing the “redraw” button 78, the resolution of the display image is converted at the magnification and the image data with the converted color tone is displayed. The image is drawn in the display frame 70. This makes it possible to easily acquire image data having the image quality and image size desired by the user.
[0051]
Next, by selecting a “save” button 81, the image data of a partial area in the cutout frame 70 a is cut out so as to conform to the resolution of the preset key and stored in the first memory card 48. (Step S15). Here, the file name of the image data can be appropriately designated and saved. In this embodiment, the storage location of the cut-out image data is the first memory card 48, but may be the second memory card 49 or the SRAM 57.
[0052]
Further, before saving the image data in the cut frame 70a, the user can visually confirm (preview) the edited result by pressing the “confirm” button 80. Specifically, when the user presses the “confirm” button 80 in the screen state shown in FIG. 13, a confirmation window 84 for displaying the cut image data at the actual resolution appears as shown in FIG. As a result, the user can confirm the edited result before saving the edited image data, so that the desired image data can be obtained quickly and efficiently. When any input button in the operation panel 22 is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 13 can be returned.
[0053]
Further, when an “erase” button 71 in the image data editing screen is pressed, the image data being edited is erased from the display frame 70. The “label No.” button 75 is an input button for assigning an image number to the display image, and the “select” button 79 is a button for returning to the image file selection screen shown in FIG.
[0054]
Next, processing for assigning the edited image data to the preset key will be described below. In the screen shown in FIG. 13, the user presses the “Menu” button 72 to return to the selection menu screen shown in FIG. 11 (step S2). Next, by selecting the “preset” button 24B (x = 2), the CPU 40 calls the preset means 53 (FIG. 6), and executes the processing after step S20. In step S20, a preset screen as shown in FIG. 15 is called and displayed. A layout creation area 90 in the figure is an area for creating a display screen of the operation panel 22 at the time of product sales.
[0055]
Next, the user presses the “layout” button 102 to select from the “preset” button 100, the “coloring” button 101, the “page edit” button 103, and the “layout” button 102. By performing a predetermined layout creation process (step S21) in this state, as shown in FIG. 15, blank areas 89 and 89 indicating input buttons not associated with any registration information are displayed in the layout creation area 90. ,... (Hereinafter referred to as a key area) can be formed. The size of each key area 89 is “large” (maximum size), “medium (vertical)” (vertical intermediate size), “medium (horizontal)” (horizontal intermediate size), and “small” (minimum size). It is possible to select from among them.
[0056]
Next, the user performs preset processing (steps S22 and S23) for assigning registration information and image data to the blank key areas 89, 89,... With the “preset” button 100 selected.
[0057]
In step S22, registration information allocation processing described below is executed. First, when the “preset” button 100 is selected, the “key type” box 110 displays “person in charge”, “product”, “tare”, “image”, “format”, “total”, and the like. Any of about 30 setting items are displayed. Here, each setting item can be displayed in the box 110 in order by touching the input buttons 96U and 96D. After setting the setting items by operating the input buttons 96U and 96D, the “registration” button 112 is pressed to select. As a result, one of the registration numbers “1”, “2”,... Belonging to the setting item appears. By operating the input buttons 96U, 96D, these registration numbers “1”, “2”,... Can be displayed in order. After the setting item and the registration number belonging to the setting item are determined, the key item 89 to which the setting item and the registration number (registration information) should be assigned is touched and selected. As a result, the correspondence between the registration information and the key area 89 is registered in the database 58 (FIG. 6).
[0058]
In the database 58 stored in the SRAM 57, a registration number and a registered name are associated in advance. For example, in the person-in-charge master in the database 58, the person-in-charge number (registration number) belonging to the setting item “person-in-charge” corresponds to the person-in-charge name designated in advance by the user. A person name (registered name) is associated. Specifically, the person in charge number 1 is “Sato”, the person in charge number 2 is “Tanaka”, the person in charge number 3 is “Suzuki”, the person in charge number 4 is “Yoshioka”, and so on. The person-in-charge name is associated. The same applies to other setting items. For example, in the product master in the database 58, the product number (registration number) 1 is “Fried Egg”, the product number 2 is “Hot Dog”, the product number 3 is “Sandwich”, etc. The product number and the product name (registered name) are associated with each other.
[0059]
FIG. 16 shows an example in which registration information is assigned to the key areas 89, 89,. In each key area 89, the registration name of the registration information is displayed. The key areas 89 for displaying “Fried Egg”, “Hot Dog”, “Sandwich”, “Salad”, “Cherry Bamboo”, “Strawberry” correspond to the preset keys for product selection, “Tanaka”, “Sato” "," Suzuki "," Yoshioka "key areas 89, ... correspond to sales person-designated preset keys, and" Tare 1 "," Tare 2 "key areas 89, 89 indicate tare. It corresponds to the preset key for weight reduction. The key areas 89,... For displaying “under 20 years”, “20s”, “30s”, “40s”, “50s” and “60s and over” are customer age groups. It corresponds to the preset key for designation.
[0060]
In the next step S23, image data allocation processing is executed. That is, after pressing the “preset” button 100, the input buttons 96U and 96D are operated to display “image” in the “key type” box 110. Subsequently, after the “Register” button 112 is pressed, any key area 89 to which image data is assigned is touched for selection. Then, a list of thumbnail images of the edited image data saved in step S15 is displayed, and the user selects a thumbnail image to be assigned to the key area 89. As a result, the image data is pasted and displayed in the key area 89.
[0061]
FIG. 17 shows an example of assigning image data to the key areas 89, 89,. As shown in FIG. 17, a person image of each salesperson is displayed in the key area 89 for specifying the salesperson, and a tray (tare) image is displayed in the key areas 89 and 89 for taring weight reduction. A product image is displayed in the product selection key area 89. Note that image data can also be assigned to the customer age group designation key area 89... In this way, the input area 120 of the operation panel 22 for face-to-face sales shown in FIG. 7 can be created.
[0062]
By the way, to confirm the registration number of each key area 89, after pressing the “confirm” button 111, the input buttons 96U and 96D are operated to display “product”, “image”, etc. in the “key type” box 110. Display and select the setting item. Thereafter, the product number, the image number, and the like can be displayed in the box 111 by pressing the key area 89 for which the setting content is to be confirmed.
[0063]
15 to 17, reference numeral 91 is a page number of the layout creation area 90, 92 is an input box for designating the display color of the key area 89 by a numerical value, and 93 is a numerical character color of the key area 89. An input box 94 to be designated represents a display box for displaying characters, numbers and the like key-inputted by the key input unit 21.
[0064]
There are no particular restrictions on the type of preset key to which image data can be pasted. For example, the image data can be pasted on a preset key for settlement for selecting a credit card or the like, or an error screen displayed at the time of an erroneous operation.
[0065]
It is also possible to insert characters, numbers and the like into the key area 89 in which image data is set. Specifically, on the preset screen (FIG. 17), after the “edit” button 113 is pressed, a key area 89 into which a code string such as letters and numbers is to be inserted is selected. Then, since an input window (not shown) appears on the operation panel 22, the user can input a code string composed of numbers, Roman characters, kana characters, kanji characters, etc. with an arbitrary character size by performing an input operation on the input window. . As a result, as illustrated in FIG. 18, a character string such as “Sato (Shige)” in the key area 89 can be superimposed on the image data and simultaneously displayed (superimposed display). As a result, the expression of the preset key can be flexibly changed according to the situation. If another image data is assigned to the key area 89 to which image data has already been assigned, two or more types of image data can be superimposed on each other and simultaneously displayed (superimposed display).
[0066]
In the above example, the image data assigned to the key area 89 is a still image, but an animation image may be assigned instead.
[0067]
As described above, according to the product information display device 1 according to the present embodiment, not only a product selection preset key directly related to product selection, but also a sales person designation or customer age group not directly related to product selection. Since image data can be freely assigned and displayed on a preset key for designation or the like, the operability of the preset key can be improved.
[0068]
In addition, the user can directly operate the product information display device 1 to capture and register the image data to be displayed on the preset key, and can also register the captured image data in the database 54 after editing the captured image data. it can. Therefore, the user can edit the image data assigned to the preset key quickly and flexibly according to the sales situation, and can use it as a display image on the operation panel 22.
[0069]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, claim 1 of the present invention. To claim 5 According to the product information display apparatus according to the present invention, an input button can be displayed on a display unit having a touch panel function, but image data captured from the outside can be easily registered and displayed on an input button not directly related to product selection. Therefore, the operability of the input button can be improved.
[0070]
further The user can edit the image data by directly operating the product information display device and register the edited image data in the database, so that the desired image data can be used easily and quickly as a display image on the display unit. It can be made possible.
[0071]
In particular, Claim 1 Since the resolution of the image data can be easily changed according to the image size of the input button, the image data corresponding to the input button can be easily and quickly edited.
[0072]
In particular, Claim 2 According to the above, it is possible to easily cut out a partial area of the image data in accordance with the image size of the input button. Therefore, it is possible to easily and quickly obtain image data corresponding to the input button.
[0073]
In particular, Claim 3 According to the above, the user can confirm the edited result before registering the edited image data in the database, so that the desired edited result can be obtained quickly and efficiently according to the sales situation. It becomes.
[0074]
In particular, Claim 4 According to the present invention, since a portable storage device such as a memory card is used, it is possible to very easily capture and carry image data to be registered in the database. For this reason, it is possible to quickly and easily perform the update operation of the image data.
[0075]
In particular , Claims 5 According to the above, it is possible to measure the weight of the selected product and automatically calculate its price.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a product information display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the product information display device according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the product information display device according to the present embodiment as viewed from above.
FIG. 4 is a left side view of the product information display device according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a product information display apparatus according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing program modules executed in the product information display device and stored contents of the first memory card.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of an operation panel at the time of face-to-face sales.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation panel displaying a pop-up window.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of image data registration processing.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a main menu screen displayed on the operation panel of the product information display device.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a selection menu screen displayed on the operation panel of the product information display device.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in image data editing processing.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in image data editing processing.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in image data editing processing.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in preset processing.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in preset processing.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen in preset processing.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a key area into which a character string is inserted.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Product information display device
10 Weighing section
20 display
21 Key input section
22 Operation panel
25 Protective cover
30 Label issuing department
40 CPU
41 ROM
42 RAM
43 Timer
44, 45 card interface
46 Network Interface
47 Internal wiring
48, 49 memory card

Claims (5)

A product information display device that displays product information about a product that is used for sale and that is to be sold,
A database for registering image data in association with the product information;
A display unit that has a touch panel function and displays input buttons not directly related to the selection of the product in a predetermined format;
An image acquisition means for acquiring images data from the outside in accordance with the user's external operation,
Image editing means for displaying and editing the image data acquired by the image acquisition means on the display unit according to an external operation of the user;
Wherein by the image data edited by the image editing means in association with the input buttons is registered in the database, and preset means for enabling use of the image data as a display image of the input button,
Equipped with a,
The input button corresponds to a plurality of predetermined image sizes,
The image editing means has a function of changing the resolution of the image data acquired by the image acquisition means so as to match the image size of the input button selected by an external operation of the user.
Product information display device. A product information display device that displays product information about a product that is used for sale and that is to be sold,
A database for registering image data in association with the product information;
A display unit that has a touch panel function and displays input buttons not directly related to the selection of the product in a predetermined format;
Image acquisition means for acquiring image data from outside in accordance with an external operation of the user;
According to the user's external operation, an image editing means for editing the image data acquired by the image acquiring means to display on said display unit,
Preset means for making the image data usable as a display image of the input button by causing the image data edited by the image editing means to be registered in the database in association with the input button;
Bei to give a,
The input button corresponds to a plurality of predetermined image sizes,
Said image editing means, Ru a function of cutting out a partial area of the image data acquired by the image acquiring means so as to conform to the image size of the input button selected by the user of the external operation,
Product information display device. The product information display device according to claim 1 or 2,
Before Symbol image editing means comprises a to display the edited image data to the display unit preview function for viewing to a user,
Product information display device. It is a merchandise information display device given in any 1 paragraph of Claims 1-3 ,
An interface corresponding to a portable storage device composed of a nonvolatile memory is further provided.
The image acquisition means has a function of reading image data recorded in the portable storage device via the interface,
The image editing means has a function of writing the edited image data to the portable storage device ;
Product information display device. The product information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A weighing unit for measuring the weight of the product;
Product information processing means for calculating a price of the product based on the product information and the weight;
A product information display device further comprising:

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