JP5860841B2 - Label printer and program - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a label printer and a program.

  Stores such as mass retailers, convenience stores, restaurants, etc., for example, for products manufactured in the store (products packed with multiple products, products sold by weight such as meat on a tray, etc.) Is printed from a label printer and affixed to products, packs, trays, etc. for sale. The label information includes a product name, unit price, content (weight), price, processing date, expiry date, store name, etc., and a bar code that encodes the information. A store customer selects and purchases products by looking at the labels attached to the products, packs and trays.

  However, there is a problem that when the label information printed on the issued label is corrected due to erroneous input by a person, the store clerk or the like has to input all the label information again. In addition, even if the label printer stores the label information previously input, the store clerk or the like has to find out the label information of the label to be corrected from a large number of label information. is there.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a label printer and a program that can easily find and correct label information.

The label printer according to the embodiment includes a printing unit that prints information, a specific information determining unit that determines specific information that specifies label information to be printed on a label sheet, the specific information determined by the specific information determining unit, and the label information And a label for issuing a label by controlling the printing unit to print the label information on the label sheet by storing the determined information and the label information stored in the storage unit. Issuing means; and correcting means for correcting the label information stored by the storage means based on the specific information printed on the label issued by the label issuing means, wherein the specific information determining means , when there is correction of the label information by the correcting means, the specific modifications label specific information which identifies the label information before SL modified Determined as broadcast, the storage unit, and the label information said modified stores in the storage unit in association with the determined said modified label specific information as the specific information, corresponding to the label information before correction A deletion flag indicating that the label information has been deleted is attached.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a label printer according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the label printer. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of display on the display unit of the label printer. FIG. 4 is a memory map showing a part of the memory of the label printer. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the label printer. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of control processing of the label printer. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of display on the display unit of the label printer. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a label printed by a label printer. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another example of display on the display unit of the label printer. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of a label printed by a label printer.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment, a label printer with a measuring instrument is applied as the label printer.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a label printer 1 according to the embodiment. The label printer 1 includes a main body unit 2 and a weighing unit 3. The main body 2 incorporates a power supply unit and a circuit board (both not shown). The main body 2 includes a display unit 4, a printing unit 6, and an operation unit 7.

  The display unit 4 is configured by a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays characters and images. A transparent touch panel 5 is provided on the surface of the display unit 4. The keys displayed on the display unit 4 can be operated by touching the touch panel 5 of the key part displayed on the display unit 4.

  The printing unit 6 includes a thermal head, a storage unit that stores roll-shaped label paper, a transport unit, and the like. The transport unit pulls out one end of the label paper from the storage unit and transports the thermal head. The label information about the product and the price of the product are printed on the label paper. The label printer 1 further conveys and issues the label paper printed by the printing unit 6. Label information refers to product information to be printed on the label. For example, product name, unit price, content (weight), price, processing date, expiration date, store name, etc., and barcodes that encode these information Etc.

  The operation unit 7 is a keyboard provided with a power key 71 (see FIG. 2) for turning on / off the power of the label printer 1, a numeric key for entering numbers, and various function keys.

  The measuring unit 3 has a function of measuring the weight of the product. The measuring unit 3 includes a tray unit on which products are placed, and an output unit that has a load cell and outputs the degree of deflection of the load cell as a voltage when the products are placed on the tray unit.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the label printer 1. The label printer 1 includes a control unit 100 for controlling each unit. As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 100 is connected to a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22 via a bus line 25 such as an address bus and a data bus to a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21 that centrally controls each unit. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 23 is connected. A controller 26 is connected to the control unit 100 via a bus line 25. The control unit 100 executes a control process, which will be described later, by the CPU 21 operating according to a control program 241 stored in the memory unit 24 and expanded in the RAM 23.

  The memory unit 24 is an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a non-volatile memory that retains stored information even when the power is turned off. The memory unit 24 includes a control program 241, a label memory 242 that stores label information for label printing, a label A counter 243 that counts the number of issued sheets, a sequential number counter 244 that manages a sequential number (hereinafter referred to as “sequential No”) for specifying a label and stores the latest sequential number. The RAM 23 temporarily stores information input from the operation unit 7 and label information to be printed on the label read from the memory unit 24.

  The controller 26 is connected to the weighing unit 3, the display unit 4, the touch panel 5, the printing unit 6, and the operation unit 7, and executes various controls based on commands from the control unit 100. The operation unit 7 includes a power key 71, numeric keys, various function keys, and the like.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of display on the display unit 4 of the label printer 1. In FIG. 3, the display unit 4 displays a label creation key 31, a label correction key 32, an end key 33, and a label issue key 34.

  The label creation key 31 is a key operated when creating a new label. The label correction key 32 is a key operated when correcting the label data of the created label. The end key 33 is a key operated at the end of the creation of a new label or at the end of the correction label correction. The label issue key 34 is a key operated when issuing a newly created label or a corrected label.

  The display unit 4 displays an image of a newly created label or a corrected label 35. In the example of FIG. 3, the label 35 is displayed as a result of inputting the label information about the product A after operating the label creation key 31.

  FIG. 4 is a memory map showing a part of the label memory 242 stored in the memory unit 24. 4, the label memory 242 includes a sequential number part 242A, a product code part 242B, a product name part 242C, a unit price part 242D, a weight part 242E, a quantity part 242F, a price part 242G, an issue date part 242H, and a label issue flag part 242J. , A deletion flag unit 242K, and another storage unit 242L.

  The sequential No unit 242A stores a sequential No that specifies label information. In the embodiment, the control unit 100 issues a sequential number. The control unit 100 sets the initial value to “0” when the power of the label printer 1 is turned on, and issues a sequential number incremented by 1 each time thereafter. The entered label information (product code, product name, unit price, weight, quantity, price, effective date, barcode information, etc.) is stored in association with the issued sequential number. In FIG. 4, sequential numbers “0001”, “0002”, “0003”, and “0004” are identification information that identifies the input label information. The corrected sequential number (hereinafter referred to as “corrected sequential No”) “0999”, which will be described in detail later, is new specific information (corrected) for specifying corrected label information obtained by correcting the label information of the product with the product code “AAA”. Label specific information).

  The product code part 242B stores a product code for specifying a product. The product name part 242C stores the name of the product. The unit price unit 242D stores the unit price per 100 g of the product. The weight unit 242E stores the weight of the product. The weight unit 242E often stores the weight measured by the measuring unit 3. For example, when the product is a packed product, the quantity unit 242F stores the packed quantity. The price unit 242G stores the price of the product. The price of the product is input from the operation unit 7 or calculated based on the unit price and weight. The issue date part 242H stores the date when the label is issued.

  The label issue flag unit 242J stores a flag indicating whether or not a label has been issued. When the flag is set to “1”, it indicates that a label printed with the label information has been issued. When a correction label on which correction label information is printed is issued, the deletion flag unit 242K stores a flag for the label information that is the basis of the correction label. In the example of FIG. 4, for the product A with the sequential number “0001”, the correction label with the sequential number “0999” has been issued, so the deletion flag “1” is set in the deletion flag section 242K for the product A with the sequential number “0001”. Has been.

  Next, control of the label printer 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the label printer 1. In the label printer 1, the control unit 100 operates according to a program such as the control program 241 stored in the ROM 22 or the memory unit 24, so that the specific information determining unit 101, the storage unit 102, the label issuing unit 103, the correcting unit 104, Numbering means 105, counting means 106, deleting means 107, and weighing means 108 are realized.

  The specific information determining unit 101 determines specific information for specifying label information to be printed on the label paper. Specifically, specific information for specifying label information to be printed on the label paper is determined. Further, when the label information is corrected by the correcting unit 104, the specific information determining unit 101 has a function of determining either the specific information or the corrected label specifying information for specifying the corrected label information as the specific information.

  The storage unit 102 has a function of storing the specific information determined by the specific information determination unit 101 and the label information in the storage unit 24 in association with each other. The storage unit 102 has a function of storing the corrected label information and the specific information determined by the specific information determination unit in the storage unit 24 in association with each other.

  The label issuing unit 103 has a function of printing the determined specific information and label information stored by the storage unit 102 on a label sheet by controlling the printing unit 6 to issue a label.

  The correcting unit 104 has a function of correcting the label information stored by the storage unit 102 based on the specific information printed on the label issued by the label issuing unit 103.

  The numbering means 105 has a function of issuing the specific information and the modified label specific information.

  When the label issuing means 103 prints and issues the label information together with the specific information, the counting means 106 counts the number of the issued labels, and the label issuing means 103 prints the label information together with the corrected label specifying information. If the label is issued, it has a function of not counting the number of the issued labels.

  The deletion unit 107 has a function of deleting the uncorrected label information stored in the storage unit 102 when a label printed with the label information corrected by the label issuing unit 103 is issued.

  The weighing means 108 has a function of weighing the product.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of control processing of the label printer 1. In FIG. 6, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the power key 71 of the label printer 1 has been turned on (step S11). When the label printer 1 is in the off state, if the power key 71 provided on the operation unit 7 is pressed and operated, the control unit 100 determines that the power key 71 is turned on. When the power key 71 is operated while the label printer 1 is on, the control unit 100 determines that the power key 71 is turned off.

  When the control unit 100 determines that the power key 71 is turned on (Yes in step S11), the control unit 100 starts energization of the power supply unit (not shown) of the label printer 1 and turns on the label printer. Turn on (step S12). Then, the control unit 100 clears the storage of the label memory 242 (Step S13). Then, the control unit 100 clears the number of labels issued stored in the label counter 243 and the sequential number stored in the sequential number counter 244 to “0” (step S14).

  If it is determined that the power key 71 is not turned on (No in step S11), the control unit 100 determines whether or not the power key 71 is turned off (step S15). When it is determined that the power key 71 has been turned off (Yes in step S15), the control unit 100 ends energization of the power unit (not shown) of the label printer 1 and turns off the label printer ( Step S16). When the control unit 100 determines in step S15 that the power key 71 is not turned off (No in step S15), the control unit 100 returns to step S11 and waits.

  After the control unit 100 clears the memory information in steps S13 and S14, the control unit 100 determines whether a new label is issued (step S21) or a label is corrected (step S41). In FIG. 3, when the label creation key 31 is operated, the control unit 100 determines that a new label is issued. When the label correction key 32 is operated, the control unit 100 determines that the label is corrected.

  If it is determined that a new label is issued (Yes in step S21), the control unit 100 (specific information determining unit 101, numbering unit 105) sequentially adds the sequential No. stored in the sequential No counter 244 by one. Specific information is determined by issuing No (step S22). And the control part 100 displays the input screen of label information on the display part 4 (step S23).

  FIG. 7 is an example of an input screen for label information displayed in step S23. In FIG. 7, the control unit 100 displays the sequential number (0001) issued in step S <b> 22 in the area 51. The area 53 is an area for displaying a product code, and the control unit 100 displays the product code input from the operation unit 7. The area 54 is an area for displaying a product name, and the control unit 100 displays the product name input from the operation unit 7. The area 55 is an area for displaying the unit price per 100 g of the product, and the control unit 100 displays the unit price input from the operation unit 7. The area 56 is an area for displaying the weight, and the control unit 100 displays the weight of the product weighed by the weighing unit 3. The area 57 is an area for displaying the quantity, and the control unit 100 displays the quantity input from the operation unit 7. The area 58 is an area for displaying the price of the product, and the control unit 100 displays the price of the product input from the operation unit 7 or the price of the product calculated from the unit price and weight.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The control unit 100 displays the label information input from the operation unit 7 in each area (step S24). Next, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the end key 33 has been operated (step S25). If it is not determined that the end key 33 has been operated (No in step S25), the control unit 100 returns to step S24 and displays the input label information. When the end key 33 is operated (Yes in step S25), the control unit 100 (storage means 102) determines that the label information input is completed, and displays the label information displayed in the areas 53 to 58 in the area 51. In association with the displayed sequential number, each part (242A to 242L) of the label memory 242 is stored (step S26). In step S <b> 26, the control unit 100 (the weighing unit 108) measures the weight of the product using the weighing unit 3. Then, the control unit 100 stores the weighed weight in the weight unit 242E of the label memory 242.

  Next, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the label issuing key 34 has been operated (step S27). If it is determined that the label issuing key 34 has not been operated (No in step S27), the control unit 100 ends the process as it is. If it is determined that the label issuing key 34 has been operated (Yes in step S27), the control unit 100 (label issuing means 103) causes the printing unit 6 to store the sequential number displayed in the area 51 and the stored label information. The label 41 is issued by printing on the label paper (step S28).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the label 41 issued in step S28. In FIG. 8, a label 41 includes a product name 42, an expiration date 43 of the product A, a processing date 44 of the product A, a unit price 45 per 100 g of the product A, a weight 46 of the product A, a price 47 of the product A, and a product A. The bar code 49 in which the store information 48, the product code, the weight, the price, the expiration date, etc. are coded is printed. The label 41 is printed with the sequential number 50 issued in step S22.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Next, the control unit 100 sets a label issuance flag “1” indicating that a label has been issued in a corresponding area of the label issuance flag unit 242J of the label memory 242 (step S29). Then, the control unit 100 (counting unit 106) increments the value of the label counter 243 of the memory unit 24 by 1 (step S30).

  On the other hand, when the control unit 100 determines in step S21 that the new label is not issued (No in step S21), the control unit 100 determines whether or not the label is corrected (step S41). If it is determined that the label is not corrected (No in step S41), the control unit 100 returns to step S21 and waits.

  If it is determined that the label is to be corrected (Yes in step S41), the control unit 100 then determines whether or not a sequential number has been input (step S42). When correcting the label, the user inputs the sequential number printed on the label 41 of FIG. 8 by operating the operation unit 7. The control unit 100 waits until there is an input (No in step S42). If it is determined that there is an input (Yes in step S42), the control unit 100 (specific information determining unit 101, numbering unit 105) The corrected label specifying information is determined by issuing a new sequential number obtained by adding 1 to the sequential number of the No counter 244 as a corrected sequential number (step S43). Then, the control unit 100 reads the label information related to the sequential number determined to be input in step S42 from the corresponding area of the label memory 242, and displays it on the display unit 4 as a label correction screen (step S44).

  FIG. 9 is an example of a label information correction input screen displayed in step S44. In FIG. 9, the control unit 100 displays in the area 51 the corrected sequential number (0999) issued in step S43. Further, the control unit 100 displays the read product name (product A) in the area 52. Further, the control unit 100 displays the read product code (AAA) in the area 53. Further, the control unit 100 displays the read product name (product A) in the area 54. In addition, the control unit 100 displays the unit price (300 yen) per 100 g of the read product in the area 55. Further, the control unit 100 displays the weight (1000 g) of the read product in the area 56. Further, the control unit 100 displays the quantity of the read product in the area 57. In addition, the control unit 100 displays the price (3,000 yen) of the read product in the area 58.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Next, the control unit 100 (correction unit 104) corrects the corrected label information input from the operation unit 7 from the original label information on the label correction screen displayed on the display unit 4 (step S45). And the control part 100 displays correction label information (step S45). In the embodiment, “300 yen”, which is the unit price of the product, is corrected to “200 yen”. That is, the control unit 100 corrects and displays the label information of the area 55 in FIG. 9 from “300” to the corrected label information “200”. Then, the control unit 100 corrects and displays the price of the product in the area 58 from “3000” to “2000”.

  Next, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the end key 33 for correcting the label information has been operated (step S46). If it is determined that it has not been operated (No in step S46), the control unit 100 returns to step S45 and waits for the next correction. If it is determined that it has been operated (Yes in step S46), the control unit 100 (storage means 102) stores the label information in the label memory 242 in association with the corrected sequential number issued in step S43 (step S43). S47). In step S <b> 47, the control unit 100 (the weighing unit 108) measures the weight of the product using the weighing unit 3. Then, the control unit 100 stores the weighed weight in the weight unit 242E of the label memory 242.

  Next, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the label issuing key 34 has been operated (step S48). If it is determined that it has not been operated (No in step S48), the control unit 100 ends the process as it is. If it is determined that the operation has been performed (Yes in step S48), the control unit 100 (label issuing unit 103) prints the correction sequential number displayed in the area 51 and the label information displayed in the areas 52 to 58. A label 61 is issued by printing on label paper using the section 6 (step S49).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the label 61 issued in step S49. In FIG. 10, the control unit 100 displays the product name 62, the expiration date 63 of the product A, the processing date 64 of the product A, the unit price 65 of 100g of the product A, the weight 66 of the product A, the price of the product A on the label 61. 67, the store information 68 of the merchandise A, the bar code 69 in which the merchandise code, weight, price, expiration date, etc. are coded. Further, the control unit 100 prints the corrected sequential number 70 issued in step S43 on the label 61. In FIG. 10, the unit price 65 of the product is corrected from “300” to “200” and printed. Also, the price 67 of the product is corrected from “3000” to “2000” and printed.

Next, the control unit 100 sets the label issuance flag of the label issuance flag unit 242J of the label memory 242 to “1” corresponding to the corrected sequential number (0999) (step S50). Then, the control unit 100 (deleting unit 107) sets the deletion flag of the deletion flag unit 242K to “1” corresponding to the sequential number (0001) input in step S42, and corresponds to the sequential number (0001). The label information is deleted formally (step S51). In this way, when a label that has been issued is corrected and a correction label is issued with a correction sequential number, the deletion flag is set to “1” corresponding to the original sequential number and issued first. Formally delete the label information of the selected label.

Although the label information of the label issued earlier corresponding to the original sequential number is said to be formally deleted by setting the deletion flag to “1”, it is not actually deleted. This is because the label information of the previously issued label is confirmed later, the previous label information is reused, or the label information of the previous label is left as history information. The previous label information is restored together with the sequential number by setting the deletion flag to “0”.

  In step S49, when a corrected label is issued with a new sequential number, the value of the label counter 243 is not incremented by one. This is because the corrected label is a re-issued label, and the number of issued labels is not increased by the re-issue.

  According to such an embodiment, since the label information of the issued label can be corrected based on the sequential number, the problem that all label information must be input again can be solved. Further, it is possible to solve the problem that the label information of the label to be corrected has to be found out from a large number of label information.

  In addition, according to the embodiment, since the control unit 100 automatically issues a sequential number or a corrected sequential number, the user does not need to issue a sequential number and store the label information.

  In addition, according to the embodiment, when the label information is printed and the label is issued, the number of issued labels is counted, and when the correction label information is printed and the correction label is issued, the issued correction label is issued. Since the number of labels is not counted, the total number of labels issued is not increased, and the number of labels issued can be managed correctly.

In addition, when a modified label is issued, the label information of the original label is attached with a deletion flag “1”, and the conventional label information is deleted formally , so that the label information issued effectively must be managed correctly. Can do.

  The embodiment is presented as an example, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. This embodiment and its modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  For example, in the embodiment, the corrected sequential number is attached to the corrected label information, but the original sequential number may be attached to the corrected label information. In this case, the corrected label information is overwritten corresponding to the conventional sequential number in the label memory 242. Further, the sequential number of the label printed and issued in step S49 is the original sequential number.

  In the embodiment, in step S22 and step S43, the sequential number incremented by +1 is issued, but may be issued at a predetermined number of intervals other than +1.

  In the embodiment, the number of issued labels is not counted when a corrected label is issued. However, the number of issued labels may be counted with respect to the corrected label. When correcting the information of a label that has been issued once and issuing another label that is not a corrected label, it is desirable to count the number of labels.

  The embodiment includes the weighing unit 3, but may be a label printer without the weighing unit 3.

  The program executed by the label printer 1 according to the embodiment is an installable or executable file and is read by a computer such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). It is provided by being recorded on a possible recording medium.

  In addition, the program executed by the label printer 1 of the embodiment may be provided by being stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and downloaded via the network. Further, the program executed by the label printer 1 of the embodiment may be configured to be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  Further, the program executed by the label printer 1 of the embodiment may be configured to be provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Label printer 100 Control part 101 Specific information determination means 102 Storage means 103 Label issuing means 104 Correction means 105 Numbering means 106 Count means 107 Deletion means 108 Weighing means

JP 2009-286121 A

Claims (5)

A printing section for printing information;
Specific information determining means for determining specific information for specifying label information to be printed on label paper;
Storage means for associating the specific information determined by the specific information determination means with the label information in a storage unit;
Label issuing means for printing the determined specific information and the label information stored by the storage means on the label paper by controlling the printing unit and issuing a label;
Correction means for correcting the label information stored by the storage means based on the specific information printed on the label issued by the label issuing means;
With
The specific information determination unit determines if there is a modification of the label information by the correcting means, the correction label specific information which identifies the label information before Symbol modified as the specific information,
The storage means associates the corrected label information with the corrected label specifying information determined as the specifying information, stores the information in the storage unit, and deletes the label information corresponding to the label information before correction. With a delete flag indicating that
Label printer. Before SL specifying information and further comprising the storage means the numbering means for numbering the modified label specific information is determined the specific information and correct label specific information the calling number means has numbering by the specifying information obtaining means Stored as the specific information in association with the label information,
The label printer according to claim 1. When the label issuing means prints and issues the label information together with the specific information, the number of the issued labels is counted, and the label issuing means prints the corrected label specifying information as the specific information together with the label information. If it is issued, the counter further includes a counting unit that does not count the number of the issued labels.
The label printer according to claim 1 or 2. It further comprises a weighing means for weighing the product,
The storage means stores the weight information of the product weighed by the weighing means as the label information or the corrected label information.
The label printer according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . A computer having a printing unit,
Specific information determining means for determining specific information for specifying label information to be printed on label paper;
Storage means for associating the specific information determined by the specific information determination means with the label information in a storage unit;
A label issuing means for issuing a label printed on the label sheet specific information and the label information to control the printing unit to the determined stored by said storing means,
Correction means for correcting the label information stored by the storage means based on the specific information printed on the label issued by the label issuing means;
Function as
The specific information determination unit determines if there is a modification of the label information by the correcting means, the correction label specific information which identifies the label information before Symbol modified as the specific information,
The storage means associates the corrected label information with the corrected label specifying information determined as the specifying information, stores the information in the storage unit, and deletes the label information corresponding to the label information before correction. With a delete flag indicating that
program.

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