JP5272124B2 - Data input device and data input method to print item of print format in price tag printer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data input device of a price tag printer to input data into a printing item of a printing format and data input method, wherein the data input device can save labor in an operation of issuing a price tag by omitting displaying each of printing format files 1A, 7A, 10A, ... made for each type of price tags on a screen. <P>SOLUTION: Printing data regarding all of the printing items of commercial products are received; and with focusing to enable the printing data necessary for the selected printing items of the printing formats files 1A, 7A, 10A, ... to be inputted into the printing items selectively, each of the printing item necessary for each of the printing format files 1A, 7A, 10A, ... are selected; and then the printing data necessary for each of the selected printing items are inputted into the printing items of each of the printing format files 1A, 7A, 10A, .... <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a data input device and a data input method for printing items of a printing format in a price tag printer, and in particular, printing items of a printing format in a price tag printer for printing product prices and other information on a price tag attached to the product. The present invention relates to a data input device and a data input method.

Conventionally, the price and other necessary information (print data) are printed on a price tag such as a label tag and displayed on a product sold at a retail store or the like and attached to the product.
For example, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of the price tag 1. The price tag 1 includes, as necessary print items, for example, the price 2 of the product, the sex 3 of the user, the size 4, the product code 5, and The sales floor code 6 or the like is printed and displayed.

    FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an example of another price tag 7. The price tag 7 includes, for example, a customer code 8, a product code 5, a price 2, and a barcode-based product as necessary print items. Code 9 etc. are printed and displayed.

    In general, corresponding to these price tag 1 and price tag 7, print data of print items relating to products can be printed on price tags 1 and 7 in a predetermined layout as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example. Save the layout data in the print format file.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view schematically showing a print format file and print data input operation to this print format file. Each price tag 1 and price tag 7 and another price tag 10 (not shown),... The print format files 1A, 7A, 10A,.
Each of the print format files 1A, 7A, 10A,... Includes input & issue screen information, format information, and, if necessary, printer information for printing. The format information includes the above layout. Yes.
If the types of price tags 1, 7, 10,... Attached to the product are different, a separate print format file 1A, 7A, 10A... Is required for each price tag 1, 7, 10,. , The print format files 1A, 7A, 10A,... Are separately started, and data input work corresponding to each print item is required.
As shown in FIG. 6, the print data can be input manually for each print item in each print format file 1A, 7A, 10A... The operation to perform is considered.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of a price tag printer 11 for executing printing. The price tag printer 11 includes a price tag supply unit 12, a printing unit 13 (for example, having a thermal head 14 and a platen roller 15), and an input. The control unit 18 includes a unit 16, a display unit 17, and a control unit 18. The control unit 18 can receive print data from another print database 19.
The printing unit 13 prints the print data on the respective price tags 1, 7, 10,... According to the respective layouts stored in the print format files 1A, 7A, 10A.
The control unit 18 controls the printing unit 13, the input unit 16, and the display unit 17.

When printing is performed in the printing unit 13 for printing the print data on the price tags 1, 7, 10,... According to the layout, the print format files 1A, 7A, 10A storing a predetermined layout are used. Is selected and displayed on the display unit 17, and print data corresponding to the product is input by the input unit 16 and issued.
For this input operation, as shown in FIG. 6, necessary print data is obtained from manual input methods using a keyboard or the like in the input unit 16, or various print databases 19, application software data such as spreadsheets and text files. There is a method of receiving and inputting.

    However, the print format files 1A, 7A, 10A,... Each storing different layouts are activated and displayed whenever the price tags 1, 7, 10,... Differ, and the print format files 1A, 7A, 10A,. The operation of inputting print data for each of the different print items required by the user is troublesome, and there is a problem that some solution means is required for price tag creation work.

JP 2004-206522 A

    The present invention has been considered in view of the above problems, and a data input device for printing items of a print format in a price tag printer capable of simplifying the operation of inputting print data to print items of a print format file, and It is an object to provide a data input method.

    In addition, the present invention provides a print format print item for a price tag printer capable of inputting print data without launching each print format file created for each product or each price tag on the display screen. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data input device and a data input method.

    Another object of the present invention is to provide a data input device and a data input method for print items of a print format in a price tag printer that can save labor for issuing a price tag for a plurality of types of formats or products and their price tags. To do.

That is, the present invention makes it possible to receive the print data for all the print items for the product first, and select the necessary print data for the print items selected for each print format file as the print items in the print format file. In the first invention, a print format file storing the layout that enables print data of print items related to products to be printed on a price tag with a predetermined layout, and this layout wherein the printing unit for printing the print data, and displays all the print items commonly contained in all of the above Symbol print format file to the price tag in accordance with a predetermined the print format of the print item Printing that enables selection of the above printing items that require a file An eye selection screen, a selection item display screen capable of displaying the print item selected on the print item selection screen, and the print data corresponding to the print item displayed on the selection item display screen. a display unit which enables displaying the input data display screen, a data input device to the printing items of the print format in the price tag printer having a control unit for controlling the upper Symbol printing unit and a display unit, the The control unit can receive the print data relating to all print items for the product, and can select the necessary print items for each of the print format files, and each of the selected print items. Print the necessary print data for each print format file above And can be input to the eye, also, handle the goods from all of the print database of skilled in the art that owns the print data on the print item for all, described above with respect to all of the above print items for the above price tag for the above-mentioned items A data input device for a print item of a print format in a price tag printer , capable of receiving print data and controlling the display unit to display the print item.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a print format file in which the print data of print items related to products can be printed on the price tag in a predetermined layout, and the print data is printed on the price tag according to the layout. The print section and all of the print items included in all of the print format files are displayed, and the print items that require the predetermined print format file among the print items can be selected. An item selection screen, a selection item display screen capable of displaying the print item selected on the print item selection screen, and the print data corresponding to the print item displayed on the selection item display screen can be displayed. a display unit which enables displaying the input data display screen, the printing unit and a display unit control A control unit for, a data input method to print items of the print format in the price tag printer having a control unit, a data receiving step of receiving the print data for all printable item for said products, Item selection step for selecting the necessary print items for each of the print format files, and data for inputting the print data necessary for the selected print items to the print items of the respective print format files From the input process and from a print database of a vendor that holds the print data for all the print items for all the products handled, the print data for all the print items for the price tag for the product Receive print data reception process and And it controls the display unit, a data input method to print items of the print format in the price tag printer and executes and a print item display step of displaying the print item.

    In the data input device and the data input method for the print items of the print format in the price tag printer according to the present invention, the print data relating to all the print items for the product is first received, and the print items selected for each of the print format files Since the necessary print data can be entered in the print items of the print format file, it is not necessary to start up the necessary print format files one by one, and only the print items can be selected to select the print data necessary for each print item. Can be entered manually.

    In particular, according to the first invention, print data relating to all print items for a product is first received, and necessary print data for the print items selected for each print format file is input to the print items in the print format file. As a result, it is possible to save labor in issuing price tags across multiple types of print format files and print data with fewer operations than before.

In particular, according to the second invention, a data receiving step for receiving all print data for a product, an item selection step for enabling selection of necessary print items for each print format file, and a selected print item Since the data input process that enables input of necessary print data is executed, editing of the input print data is not required, and data tag input operations according to the print format file can be easily performed. Can do.

    According to the present invention, print data relating to all print items for a product is first received, and necessary print data can be selectively input to the print items of the print format file for each print item selected for each print format file. Therefore, a data input device and a data input method for a print item of a print format in a price tag printer that save labor for inputting print data according to different print format files have been realized.

Next, a data input device and a data input method for a print item of a print format in a price tag printer according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. However, the same parts as those in FIGS. 4 to 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a data input device 20 for the print item. In the data input device 20 for a print item, the control unit 18 receives print data from the print database 19. Can be done.
However, it is premised that the print database 19 is a print database 19 possessed by a trader (a retailer or a wholesaler) for all products handled. That is, the trader prepares necessary print data collectively for all print items for all commodities handled by the company.
The print database 19 shown in FIG. 1 includes, for example, the supplier code 8, the product code 5, the product code 9 by bar code, the product price 2, the user's gender 3, and the size 4 described above with reference to FIGS. Also, necessary print data for all print items such as sales floor codes 6... Is stored in a chart form or any other form.

The control unit 18 can receive print data related to all print items for the price tags 1, 7, 10,...
Therefore, not only when the contractor creates price tags 1, 7, 10,... Within the company, but also when the other company creates price tags 1, 7, 10,. The present invention is applicable.

    As described above with reference to FIG. 6, the print format files 1A, 7A, 10A,... Are used to print the print data of the print items related to the product price tags 1, 7, 10,. 1, 7, 10,... Are stored.

    As described above, the control unit 18 can receive print data related to all print items for a product from the print database 19 and also print items necessary for each of the print format files 1A, 7A, 10A,. Can be selected, and necessary print data for the selected print item can be input to the print items of the print format files 1A, 7A, 10A,.

More specifically, the control unit 18 can control the display unit 17 for displaying print items. The display unit 17 includes a print item selection screen 21 (FIG. 2) and a selection item display screen 22. (FIG. 2) and the input data display screen 23 (FIG. 3) can be displayed.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram depicting the print item selection screen 21 and the selection item display screen 22 together with the price tag number display screen 24, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the input data display screen 23.

    The print item selection screen 21 displays all the print items included in all of the print format files 1A, 7A, 10A,..., And among these print items, predetermined print format files 1A, 7A. 10A,... Can be selected. That is, the print item selection screen 21 displays all print items stored in the print database 19, and the price tag creator can select a specific price tag 1, 7 from among these print items. Select the print items necessary for 10,.

The selection item display screen 22 can display the print items necessary for the specific print format files 1A, 7A, 10A,... Selected on the print item selection screen 21.
The example shown in the figure is the case where the print items (product price 2, user gender 3, size 4, product code 5, and sales floor code 6) necessary for the price tag 1 (FIG. 4) are selected. The print item is displayed.

    The input data display screen 23 can display print data corresponding to the print items displayed on the selection item display screen 22. However, on the input data display screen 23, an issue number display field 25 for inputting the issue number of price tags 1, 7, 10,.

Referring to FIG. 1, among all the print items displayed on the print item selection screen 21, for example, a print item necessary for the print format file 1A is selected. For example, as shown by “check mark” in the figure, The price 2, gender 3, size 4, product code 5, and sales floor code 6 described in FIG. 4 are selected.
Similarly, as the print items necessary for the print format file 7A, after the selection item display screen 22 for selecting the print items necessary for the print format file 1A is once closed, the supplier code 8 and the product code described in FIG. 5. The product code 9 based on the price 2 and the barcode is selected from the print item selection screen 21, and these print items are displayed on the selection item display screen 22 (however, this is not shown in FIG. 2). .

    Thus, the control unit 18 receives the print data relating to all print items for the product from the print database 19, and the print items necessary for each of the specific print format files 1A, 7A, 10A,. Selectable item selection process and print data required for the selected print item can be input from the print database 19 to the print items of the specific print format file 1A, 7A, 10A,. And a data input step.

    Specifically, referring to FIG. 2, in the print item selection screen 21 on which all the print items are displayed, the price 2, gender 3, size 4, product code 5 and product code 5 required for the print format file 1A of the price tag 1 The sales floor code 6 is selected and the selection item display screen 22 is shifted to. As this transition method, a cursor, a selection button (both not shown), or any other means can be employed.

    The price tag number display screen 24 registers the price tag 1 based on the selected print format file 1A on the selection item display screen 22.

    Similarly, as the price tag 7 (FIG. 5), the customer code 8, the product code 5, the price 2 and the product code 9 based on the barcode are selected from the print item selection screen 21 and displayed on the selection item display screen 22. This is registered as the price tag 7 in the price tag number display screen 24.

As shown in FIG. 3, the print data of the print items necessary for the price tag 1 is selected from the print database 19, and each is input to the necessary print items, and the input data relating to a plurality of price tags 1 printed with the same layout. Data input is completed on the display screen 23. The issued number of price tags 1 is separately entered in the issued number display field 25.
In the printing operation by the printing unit 16, the price tag 1 in the price tag number display screen 24 is designated, and the print data is printed with a predetermined layout by performing a predetermined print start operation.

Thus, of all the print data received by the control unit 18 from the print database 19, only the print data necessary for the print format file 1A is selectively input to the print items of the print format file 1A. The input operation of the print data to 1A can be simplified.
In particular, it is possible to save labor for issuing price tags across multiple types of formats and product group print data.

It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the data input device 20 to the printing item of the printing format in the price tag printer by the Example of this invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a print item selection screen 21 and a selection item display screen 22 together with a price tag number display screen 24. It is explanatory drawing of the input data display screen 23 similarly. It is a top view which shows an example of the price tag 1 from the past. It is a top view which shows an example of the other price tag 7 from the past. It is explanatory drawing which shows the conventional print format file and print data input operation to this print format file typically. It is a schematic side view of the price tag printer 11 for executing printing.

Explanation of symbols

1 Price tag (Figure 4)
1A Print format file of price tag 1 2 Price of product 3 Gender of user 4 Size 5 Product code 6 Sales floor code 7 Price tag (Figure 5)
7A Price tag 7 print format file 8 Customer code 9 Bar code product code 10 Price tag 10A Price tag 10 print format file 11 Price tag printer (Fig. 7)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Price tag supply part 13 Printing part 14 Thermal head 15 Platen roller 16 Input part 17 Display part 18 Control part 19 Print database 20 Data input device to the print format file 1A, 7A, 10A,. (Example, FIG. 1)
21 Print item selection screen (Fig. 2)
22 Selection item display screen (Figure 2)
23 Input data display screen (Figure 3)
24 Price tag number display screen (Figure 2)
25 Issue number display column (Fig. 3)

Claims (2)

A print format file storing the layout that enables the print data of the print items relating to the product to be printed on the price tag with a predetermined layout;
A printing unit for printing the print data on the price tag according to this layout;
A print item selection screen that displays all of the print items that are commonly included in all of the print format files, and that allows the user to select a print item that requires a predetermined print format file among the print items; and Selection item display screen capable of displaying the print item selected on the print item selection screen, and input data display screen capable of displaying the print data corresponding to the print item displayed on the selection item display screen A display unit capable of displaying
A data input device to the printing items of the print format in the price tag printer having a control unit for controlling the printing unit and a display unit,
The controller is
The print data relating to all print items for the product can be received,
The necessary print items can be selected for each of the print format files,
Further, the print data necessary for each selected print item can be input to the print item of each print format file ,
In addition, the print data relating to all the print items for the price tag for the product can be received from a print database of a merchant that holds the print data relating to all the print items for all the products handled. ,
And the data input device to the print item of the print format in the price tag printer , wherein the display unit is controlled to display the print item. A print format file storing the layout that enables the print data of the print items relating to the product to be printed on the price tag with a predetermined layout;
A printing unit for printing the print data on the price tag according to this layout;
A print item selection screen that displays all of the print items that are commonly included in all of the print format files, and that allows the user to select a print item that requires a predetermined print format file among the print items; and Selection item display screen capable of displaying the print item selected on the print item selection screen, and input data display screen capable of displaying the print data corresponding to the print item displayed on the selection item display screen A display unit capable of displaying
A data input method to print items of the print format in the price tag printer having a control unit for controlling the printing unit and a display unit,
The control unit
A data receiving step for receiving the print data relating to all print items for the product;
An item selection step for selecting each of the necessary print items for each of the print format files;
Further, a data input step of inputting necessary print data for each selected print item into the print item of each print format file;
Also, print data for receiving the print data for all the print items for the price tag for the product from the print database of the merchant that holds the print data for all the print items for all the products to be handled Receiving process;
And a print item display step for controlling the display unit to display the print items;
A method for inputting data into print items of a print format in a price tag printer, characterized in that

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