JPH01182235A - Label printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To aim at a laborsaving trade name setup, by providing a phrase setup means for setting up phrases to constitute trade names, a phrase access means for accessing the phrases thus set up and a trade name setup means for setting up the trade names by combining the accessed phrases and letters. CONSTITUTION:In a phrase setup mode, the common parts of trade names or the standard parts thereof are set up as phrase by a phrase setup means. Such phrases are represented by four-digit codes, although large in the number of the letters, and stored in the phrase memory of RAM 4. Also, in a trade name setup mode, PLU numbers are assigned and, if the phrases are included in the trade names, the phrases are accessed by a phrase access means. This access is performed by the phrase codes for fetching from the phrase memory. Upon completion of the access operation, the accessed trade names are stored in a trade name setup memory provided in the RAM 4 by the trade name setup means. The letters or symbols other than the phrases are accessed in the same way, thereby constituting the trade names in combination with the phrases.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label printer for issuing labels to be attached to products used in supermarkets and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in this type of label printer, in order to set the name of a product, codes defined for each character are sequentially input. For example, when setting the product name "for beef layer loin sukiyaki", beef = 0380
．． Meat=0691. Shoulder=0335.0=0143. −=0
090,7! ,=0113,su=0013. Ki = OOO
7, Yaki = 0845, Use = 0862. I created a list of codes like , and entered them one character at a time using the numeric keypad.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Generally, in a PLU in which product code, product name, unit price, tare, effective date, etc. are set in advance, at least r300J
It is necessary to input the product name of each item, and inputting each character one by one when setting the product as described above is a difficult task, and the time required for this process is on the order of days. For example, if one product requires an average of 7 characters, 300 items will require 2100 characters, and inputting these characters as a 4-digit code is a difficult task.

Means for Solving the Problem A label printer has a PLU in which product code, product name, unit price, tare weight, effective date, etc. are set in advance, and the necessary information is called up from the second PLU and printed on the label. An idiom setting means for setting an idiom for composing the product name, an idiom calling means for calling the idiom set in the idiom setting means, and a product name for setting the product name by combining the called idiom and characters. A setting means is provided.

For example, if you set the idiom "beef layer loin" as one idiom using a 4-digit code, you can input 6 characters using the conventional 1-character setting operation, and you can apply this to all PLU products. If applied, the setup effort can be significantly reduced.

Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

First, the label printer is equipped with CPU1, and its CPU
A ROM 2 in which a program is set is connected to the ROM 2, and a RAM 4 having a PLU (Price Look Up Memory) 3 is connected to the ROM 2. The CPU also includes a scale 5 that outputs digital values, various keys 6, and a direct access button labeled DAK.
The key 7 and the display section 8 are connected. In addition, the CP
The UI includes printer controller 9 and memory card 1.
0 and CMTII are connected to the printer controller 9, and a printer 12 for printing labels is connected to the printer controller 9.

The operation of such a configuration will be explained based on FIG. 2. First, after starting, each part is initialized and a mode is selected.

In order to set the product name, a character code encoded for each character is used, but the user also sets the necessary phrases. That is, [
In the phrase setting mode, common parts or standard parts of product names are set as phrases by the phrase setting means.

For example, for the product name ``Beef Layer Loin Sukiyaki'', the following idioms can be considered: [Beef J ``Shoulder Loin'' ``For Sukiyaki'' ``Beef Layer Loin'' [Beef Layer Loin Sukiyaki Use]. Therefore, the commonly used “
Beef", "Shoulder loin", "For sukiyaki".

"Beef layer loin" and the like are set as idioms. These are set by a 4-digit code, although the number of characters is large. Such operations are performed for all items, and the operation in the phrase setting mode is completed.

The phrases set in this manner are stored in the phrase memory of the RAM 4. It is also possible to set unique phrases on a memory card or CMT and use it for general purposes, but in this case, in the memory card mode, use "Load" to store the contents of the memory card in the phrase memory. and save the contents of the phrase memory to the memory card. Such operations are performed in exactly the same way in the CMT.

Next, in the product name setting mode, a PLU number is set, and if the product name includes a compound word, the compound word is called by the compound word calling means. This call is retrieved from the idiom memory by the idiom code. When the calling operation is completed, the called product name is stored in the product name setting memory provided in the RAM 4 by the product name setting means.

In addition, characters and symbols that are not idiomatic words are called out in the same way and combined with the idiomatic words to form product names.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention has a PLtJ in which product code, product name, unit price, tare, effective date, etc. are set in advance, and this PL
In a label printer that calls necessary information from a tJ and prints it on a label, the invention includes an idiom setting means for setting an idiom for forming a product name, and an idiom calling means for calling the idiom set in the idiom setting means. , we have provided a product name setting means that sets the product name by combining the called idiom and characters, so for example, if you set the idiom "beef shoulder loin" as one idiom using a 4-digit code, , it is now possible to input 6 characters with the conventional setting operation of 1 character, and if this is applied to all PLO products, the setting effort can be extremely reduced, and the time required for setting will also be shortened. It has good effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, with FIG. 1 being a block diagram and FIG. 2 being a flow chart. 3...PLU Applicant Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] For label printers that have a PLU in which product code, product name, unit price, tare weight, effective date, etc. are preset, and print the necessary information on the label by calling up the necessary information from this PLU, idioms are used to compose the product name. idiom setting means for setting an idiom, an idiom calling means for calling the idiom set in the idiom setting means, and a product name setting means for setting a product name by combining the called idiom and characters. label printer.