JP6158763B2 - Registration processing apparatus and control program thereof - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a registration processing apparatus and a control program thereof.

  A registration processing apparatus such as an electronic cash register that performs registration processing for commercial transactions has a function of printing information necessary for a checkout operation after closing a store on a roll paper. There may be a function of printing information necessary for checking various settings on a roll paper.

  In the printing of such various information, there are not a few cases where there is a large amount of information to be printed, and many roll papers are consumed.

  Under such circumstances, there is a case where it is desired to suppress the consumption of the roll paper depending on the use situation.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-294911

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a registration processing apparatus and a control program therefor that can suppress consumption of roll paper as required.

  The registration processing apparatus according to the embodiment includes a printer, a generation unit, a selection unit, a reduction unit, and a control unit. The printer prints any image on the roll paper. The generation unit generates information for printing by arranging information to be printed in a predetermined form suitable for printing on roll paper. The selection unit selects one of a plurality of print modes including the first mode according to a user instruction. The reduction unit, when a print mode other than the first mode is selected by the selection unit, displays the image generated by the generation unit at a predetermined magnification with respect to the selected print mode. Reduce in the direction corresponding to the direction. The control unit prints the image generated by the generation unit when the selection unit selects the first mode, and reduces the image when the selection unit selects a print mode other than the first mode. An image obtained by dividing the image reduced by the copy unit in the direction corresponding to the winding direction of the roll paper with a predetermined number of divisions for the print mode selected by the selection unit is arranged and printed in the width direction of the roll paper. To control the printer.

The block diagram of the electronic cash register (register) concerning one embodiment. The flowchart in the control processing of CPU in FIG. The figure which shows an example of the image for printing after reduction. The figure which shows an example of the image for printing regenerated.

  Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, an electronic cash register (hereinafter abbreviated as a register) will be described as an example of the registration processing apparatus of the present application.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a register 100 according to the present embodiment.

  The register 100 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 1, a read-only memory (ROM) 2, a random-access memory (RAM) 3, an auxiliary storage unit 4, a clock unit 5, an input / output port (I / O) 6, and communication Interfaces (communication I / F) 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, a keyboard 12, a main display 13, a sub display 14, a receipt printer 15, a journal printer 16, and a bus line 17 are included. The CPU 1, ROM 2, RAM 3, auxiliary storage unit 4, clock unit 5, input / output port 6 and communication interfaces 7 to 11 are connected to the bus line 17.

  The CPU 1, ROM 2, RAM 3 and auxiliary storage unit 4 are connected by a bus line 17 to constitute a computer.

  The CPU 1 is a central part of the computer. The CPU 1 controls each unit so as to realize an intended function as the register 100 in accordance with an operating system or an application program. One of the expected functions is a function realized by a control process described later.

  The ROM 2 is a main storage part of the computer. The ROM 2 stores the above operating system and application programs. The ROM 2 may store data necessary for the CPU 1 to execute various processes.

  The RAM 3 is a main storage part of the computer. The RAM 3 stores data necessary for the CPU 1 to execute various processes as necessary. The RAM 3 is also used as a work area when the CPU 1 performs various processes.

  The auxiliary storage unit 4 is an auxiliary storage part of the computer. The auxiliary storage unit 4 is, for example, an EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), a hard disk drive, or an SSD (solid state drive). The auxiliary storage unit 4 stores data used when the CPU 1 performs various processes and data generated by the processes in the CPU 1. The auxiliary storage unit 4 may store the above application program.

  The application program stored in the ROM 2 or the auxiliary storage unit 4 includes a control program describing control processing to be described later. The transfer of the register 100 is generally performed in a state where the control program is stored in the ROM 2 or the auxiliary storage unit 4. However, the transfer of the register 100 is performed in a state where the control program is not stored in the ROM 2 or the auxiliary storage unit 4, and the control program transferred separately from the register 100 is transferred to the auxiliary storage unit 4 according to the operation of the user or the like. May be written. The control program can be transferred by recording on a removable recording medium or by communication via a network. The storage medium may be in any form, such as a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, an optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, as long as it can be read by a reading device built in or connected to the computer device. When the auxiliary storage unit 4 stores the control program, the control program may be temporarily stored in the auxiliary storage unit 4 during a period in which a control process described later needs to be executed.

  The clock unit 5 constantly performs a timekeeping operation, and generates date / time information representing the date and time. For example, a TOD (time of day) clock can be used as the clock unit 5.

  The input / output port 6 outputs a drive signal for driving the drawer 200 to the drawer 200 in response to an instruction to open the drawer from the CPU 1. The drawer 200 accommodates banknotes and coins. The drawer 200 automatically opens upon receiving a drive signal.

  A keyboard 12, a main display 13, a sub display 14, a receipt printer 15 and a journal printer 16 are connected to the communication interfaces 7 to 11, respectively. The communication interfaces 7 to 11 interface communication between these connected devices and the CPU 1. As communication interfaces, for example, RS (recommended standard) -232C, PS / 2, USB (universal serial bus), LVDS (low voltage differential signaling), IEEE (institute of electrical and electronic engineers) 1284 (so-called Centronics specification), etc. Devices conforming to known standards can be used as appropriate. Typically, PS / 2 or USB is applied to the communication interface 7, LVDS, RS-232C or USB is applied to the communication interfaces 8 and 9, and IEEE1284 or USB is applied to the communication interfaces 10 and 11.

  The keyboard 12 outputs a command representing the content of the operation by the operator.

  The main display 13 can display an arbitrary image under the control of the CPU 1. The main display 13 is normally used to display an image representing various information to be presented to the operator.

  The sub display 14 is an LCD or a fluorescent tube display, for example, and can display an arbitrary image under the control of the CPU 1. The sub-display 14 is normally used to display an image representing various information to be presented to the customer.

  The receipt printer 15 is, for example, a thermal printer or a dot impact printer, and prints a slip such as a receipt on roll paper.

  The journal printer 16 is, for example, a thermal printer or a dot impact printer, and prints history information related to registration processing in the register 100 on roll paper. As a result, the journal printer 16 creates a journal as roll paper on which history information relating to a large number of registration processes is printed.

  The roll paper used in the receipt printer 15 and the journal printer 16 is narrower than a general size paper such as A4 size. The width of these roll papers is 58 mm, for example. These roll papers may have different widths.

  Next, the operation of the register 100 configured as described above will be described.

  The CPU 1 activates any one of a plurality of operation modes prepared in advance according to the operation of the keyboard 12 by the operator. One of the operation modes that can be activated in this way is an operation for printing various information such as information necessary for the checkout after closing the store, information necessary for checking various settings, and the like on the receipt printer 15. There is a mode. When the activation of this operation mode is instructed by the operator, the CPU 1 executes the following control process according to the control program stored in the ROM 2 or the auxiliary storage unit 4.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart in the control process of the CPU 1. Note that the content of the processing described below is an example, and various processing that can obtain the same result can be used as appropriate.

  In Act1, the CPU 1 determines information to be printed according to the operation of the keyboard 12 by the operator.

  In Act 2, the CPU 1 acquires information to be printed from, for example, the RAM 3 and the auxiliary storage unit 4 and arranges the information according to a predetermined form to generate a print image. The form used here is usually determined so that information can be printed by effectively using the width of the roll paper. That is, typically, the horizontal length of the print image is set slightly smaller than the width of the roll paper. Thus, when the CPU 1 executes the above control processing based on the control program, the computer having the CPU 1 as a central part functions as a generation unit.

  In Act 3, the CPU 1 requests the operator to select a print mode. Specifically, for example, a screen representing the content requested to the operator to instruct whether the print mode is the first mode or the second mode is used as the display screen of the main display 13.

  In Act 4, the CPU 1 confirms whether or not the first mode is designated as the print mode. If the CPU 1 determines NO because the second mode is designated, the CPU 1 selects the second mode as the print mode, and proceeds to Act 5.

  In Act 5, the CPU 1 reduces the print image generated in Act 2 at a predetermined magnification. The reduction magnification here may be arbitrarily set by the designer or manager of the register 100 so that at least the horizontal length is ½ or less. Alternatively, it may be determined in accordance with an instruction from the operator prior to starting the reduction process. Here, the magnification is 50% in both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. That is, the CPU 1 reduces the print image generated in Act 2 to 1/2 in both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, that is, to reduce the area ratio to 1/4 by this reduction. Thus, when the CPU 1 executes the above-described control processing based on the control program, the computer having the CPU 1 as a central part functions as a reduction unit.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the print image 51 after reduction.

  In FIG. 3, the horizontal and vertical lengths of the print image 51 are each ½ of the horizontal and vertical lengths of the print image generated in Act2. Here, the length of the print image 51 in the vertical direction is represented as L1.

  In Act 6, the CPU 1 divides the print image reduced in Act 5 into a plurality of parts in the vertical direction. The number of divisions here is the designer of the register 100 so that it becomes an integer equal to or less than an integer obtained by rounding down the decimal point from the value of the denominator n when the horizontal magnification in Act 6 is expressed as 1 / n. Or it may be arbitrarily set by the administrator. Desirably, the number of divisions is the same as an integer obtained by rounding down the decimal point of the value of the denominator n. In other words, if the horizontal magnification is ½ as described above, the number of divisions is “2”.

  The print image 51 represents a history of registration processing performed in the register 100. The print image 51 represents information related to a plurality of registration processes arranged in the vertical direction. For example, “July 1, 2014 (Saturday) NO ()” is the beginning of the line that represents the date, up to the line that represents the serial number and time, such as “0001 10: 6”. Represents information related to registration processing.

  When the number of divisions is 2, the print image 51 may be divided into two at the position P1 separated from the front end of the print image 51 by L1 / 2, and the CPU 1 may perform such processing. However, in this case, there is a high possibility that information related to one registration process will be divided into two. Therefore, the CPU 1 divides the print image 51 into two at the position P2 that is closest to the position P1 among the boundaries of the information related to the two adjacent registration processes in the print image 51.

  For this reason, in the example of FIG. 3, the length L11 of the divided portion on the leading end side of the print image 51 and the length L12 of the divided portion on the distal end side of the print image 51 are the positions P1 and P2. It differs by a length corresponding to twice the amount of deviation.

  In Act 7, the CPU 1 regenerates a new print image by arranging a plurality of images obtained by dividing the print image 51 in Act 6 in the horizontal direction.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the print image 61 regenerated by Act7.

  When the CPU 1 finishes regenerating the print image in Act 7, the process proceeds to Act 8. If the first mode is designated as the print mode and the CPU 1 determines YES in Act 4, the CPU 1 selects the first mode as the print mode, passes the fifth to seventh Acts, and proceeds to Act 8. . Thus, when the CPU 1 executes the above control processing based on the control program, the computer having the CPU 1 as a central part functions as a selection unit.

  In Act 8, the CPU 1 prints the print image regenerated in Act 7 when Act 7 is executed, and the print image generated in Act 2 on Act roll when Act 5 is passed. The receipt printer 15 is controlled. The receipt printer 15 prints the print image on the roll paper in a state where the horizontal direction and the vertical direction are matched with the width direction and the winding direction of the roll paper. The CPU 1 ends the control process shown in FIG. 2 when the printing of the print image is completed.

  Thus, when the CPU 1 selects the first mode as the print mode in accordance with an instruction from the operator, the register 100 uses the roll paper of L1 × 2 length by using the full width of the roll paper. As shown in FIG. 3, the print image before being reduced is printed.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 1 selects the second mode as the print mode according to the operator's instruction, the register 100 uses the roll paper having the length of L11 using the full width of the roll paper. Then, the regenerated print image 51 is printed as shown in FIG. Thus, when the CPU 1 executes the above-described control processing based on the control program, the computer having the CPU 1 as a central part functions as a control unit.

  Since the length L11 is approximately ½ of the length L1, the amount of roll paper used in the second mode can be reduced to approximately ¼ compared to the first mode. Then, the operator can suppress the amount of roll paper used by specifying the second mode as necessary.

  This embodiment can be variously modified as follows.

  Act3 may be omitted, and in Act4, it may be confirmed whether the print image generated in Act2 does not satisfy a predetermined condition. As the above condition, for example, it is assumed that the length in the vertical direction of the print image generated in Act2 does not exceed a predetermined length.

  In the control process, the same image as that printed by the receipt printer 15 may be printed by the journal printer 16. In this case, the journal printer 16 may print the same image as that printed by the receipt printer 15. However, the journal printer 16 may regularly print a print image generated by Act3. Alternatively, a print image that is regularly regenerated by Act 7 may be printed. Alternatively, another print mode may be determined regardless of the above-described print mode, and a print image corresponding to the other print mode may be printed by the journal printer 16.

  In addition to the first mode, a plurality of print modes in which either the magnification applied when the print image is reduced at Act 5 or the number of divisions at Act 6 are different may be selected.

  The CPU 1 may sequentially generate the print image for one line or several lines while printing the print image in the receipt printer 15. In this case, in the second mode, the CPU 1 estimates the arrangement as shown in FIG. 4 from the amount of information to be included in the print image, and one line or several lines of the image as shown in FIG. Should be expanded sequentially.

  The above-described embodiment may be applied when printing with the journal printer 16.

  If the information registration process for managing the business transaction is executed and a printer corresponding to the receipt printer 15 is installed, other than an electronic cash register such as a POS (point-of-sale) terminal device The present application can be applied to the registration processing apparatus as in the above embodiment.

  The execution subject of the control process is not limited to the CPU 1 and may be any hardware having a function of executing information processing based on the control program.

  Each function realized by the CPU 1 by the control processing can be realized by hardware that executes information processing that is not based on a program such as a logic circuit. Each of the above functions can also be realized by combining software control with hardware such as the above logic circuit.

  An OS (operating system), MW (middleware), or the like running on the computer may execute part or all of the processing for obtaining each function realized by the CPU 11 by the control processing.

  The storage medium for storing the control program is not limited to one, and the control program may be divided into a plurality of program modules, and the plurality of program modules may be distributed and stored in a plurality of storage media.

  The control processing may be realized by distributed processing by a plurality of CPUs. In this case, the plurality of CPUs may be mounted on a single device or may be mounted on a plurality of different devices.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are 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 scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  1 ... CPU, 2 ... ROM, 3 ... RAM, 4 ... auxiliary storage unit, 5 ... clock unit, 6 ... input / output port, 7-11 ... communication interface, 12 ... keyboard, 13 ... main display, 14 ... sub display 15 ... Receipt printer, 16 ... Journal printer, 17 ... Bus line, 100 ... Register.

Claims (6)

A printer that prints any image on roll paper;
A generator that generates print images by arranging information to be printed in a predetermined form suitable for printing on the roll paper;
A selection unit that selects one of a plurality of print modes including the first mode in response to a user instruction;
When a print mode other than the first mode is selected by the selection unit, the image generated by the generation unit is displayed at a predetermined magnification with respect to the selected print mode. A reduction section that reduces in a direction corresponding to the direction;
When the first mode is selected by the selection unit, the image generated by the generation unit is printed, and when a print mode other than the first mode is selected by the selection unit, An image obtained by dividing the image reduced by the reduction unit in a direction corresponding to the winding direction of the roll paper with a predetermined number of divisions for the print mode selected by the selection unit is the width of the roll paper. A registration processing apparatus, comprising: a control unit that controls the printer so that the printers are printed side by side in a direction.   2. The registration according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined magnification and division number for a print mode other than the first mode are 1 / n (n is an integer of 2 or more) and n, respectively. Processing equipment. A printer that prints any image on roll paper;
A generator that generates print images by arranging information to be printed in a predetermined form suitable for printing on the roll paper;
When the image for printing generated by the generation unit satisfies a predetermined condition, the image generated by the generation unit is set to the roll paper at a predetermined magnification with respect to the satisfied condition. A reduction portion that reduces in a direction corresponding to the width direction of
When the condition is not satisfied, the image generated by the generation unit is printed. When the condition is satisfied, the image reduced by the reduction unit is determined in advance with respect to the condition. And a control unit that controls the printer so that images divided in the direction corresponding to the winding direction of the roll paper are printed side by side in the width direction of the roll paper. Registration processing device.   The registration processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reduction unit reduces the image generated by the generation unit in a direction corresponding to the winding direction.   The registration processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the reduction unit makes a reduction magnification in a direction corresponding to the winding direction the same as a magnification in a direction corresponding to the width direction. A computer that controls a registration processing apparatus including a printer that prints an arbitrary image on roll paper;
A generator that generates print images by arranging information to be printed in a predetermined form suitable for printing on the roll paper;
A selection unit that selects one of a plurality of print modes including the first mode in response to a user instruction;
When a print mode other than the first mode is selected by the selection unit, the image generated by the generation unit is displayed at a predetermined magnification with respect to the selected print mode. A reduction section that reduces in a direction corresponding to the direction;
When the first mode is selected by the selection unit, the image generated by the generation unit is printed, and when a print mode other than the first mode is selected by the selection unit, An image obtained by dividing the image reduced by the reduction unit in a direction corresponding to the winding direction of the roll paper with a predetermined number of divisions for the print mode selected by the selection unit is the width of the roll paper. A control program for causing a printer to function as a control unit that controls the printer so that the printers are arranged in a direction.

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