JPH01226544A - Commodity information registering equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To register and alternate the arrangement of setting keys depending on the use frequency for every user, by displaying registered key functions on a display means, and providing an alteration means which registers and alters by allocating desired key functions to desired setting keys. CONSTITUTION:When a power switch is turned on, the content of key functions on the first page is displayed on a display unit 5. Whether any key has been pressed or not is checked, and when no key has been pressed, a measuring process is performed. When a key has been pressed, whether the key is a page key or not is judged. When it is not a page key, whether the key if any of setting keys 41-4n or not is checked. When it is one of the setting keys 41-4n, by searching from a key table on the current page, a key process based on the function which corresponds to the pressed setting key is performed. Thus, the contents of functions for setting keys are registered, that is, the contents can be altered according to desired contents for respective setting keys. Therefore, the user can resigster and set the functions of setting keys which are located where they are easily operable to the function contents with high frequency of usage.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a product information registration device that displays product information by operating a human-powered device having key functions.

(Prior art) Various data related to the product, such as product name, unit price, tare weight, unit price, and character code used when issuing a label, are registered for each product to be sold, and the corresponding data is displayed on the display device by operating the input key. A product information registration device is used that displays information, measures products, and prints product labels.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of the display device and setting keys of this type of product information registration device, and in the same figure, A indicates CR.
A display device using T or LCD that displays product information on the screen, and below the display device, a plurality of setting keys B, ~B7 and a page key C are provided in a horizontal row. There is. These setting keys B and ~B are so-called soft keys, and their respective functions are displayed on the lower screen of display device A, such as A and ~An, such as 07 hand, tare, date, time, etc. It is displayed as follows,
Furthermore, by operating page key C, setting keys B, -Bn
It is structured so that the functions can be changed on a page-by-page basis.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In the setting keys as described above, the functions are set for each setting key from the beginning of the design. It is not possible to make individual changes, only the functions set in . Therefore, depending on the user, the use status of the setting keys may be changed depending on the user. The problem is that the function arrangement of the setting keys is unreasonable.

The present invention was made in view of such problems,
The purpose is to provide a product information registration device that allows each user to change the function arrangement of setting keys according to the frequency of use.

(Means for Solving the Problems) According to the present invention, a central control unit, a storage device, and a display device are provided, and key functions registered corresponding to each setting key can be registered by operating the setting keys of the input device. "C5 Product information registration function that does not display the registered key functions on the display device, but is provided with a changing means for assigning a desired key function to a desired setting key and changing the registration." A J device is provided.

(Function) The present invention has the effect of allowing the key function to be registered as a setting key to be freely changed by first calling up the registration screen and selecting the desired key function.

(Example) Next, an example of the present invention will be described in detail using the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In the drawing, 1 is a central control unit (CPU) made of a semiconductor LSI, which performs arithmetic processing and processing based on a control program. 2 is a ROM that stores a control program, and 3 is a RAM that stores calculation status and registration results of setting key functions, both of which are storage devices integrated with semiconductors.

4 is an input device, as shown in FIG.
o are arranged horizontally in a row above the keyboard, for example, PF
I, PF2. They are sequentially displayed on the top surface of the keys like PF3-PFn.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a display device, which is composed of a CRT or a CD, and displays letters and numbers.When displaying the key function registration screen, for example, as shown in Figure 2, the display device displays numbers and functions corresponding to the numbers. The content is displayed on the screen.

Further, when displaying the functions of each setting key as during normal operation, each function is displayed at the bottom of the display screen corresponding to the position of the setting key, as shown at A1 to An in FIG.

In addition, 6 shown in FIG. 2 is a page key, and 7 is a numeric keypad, each of which is arranged at a predetermined position on the keyboard.

The output 8 is connected to a measuring mechanism and a label printing mechanism (not shown), and each performs a predetermined operation based on commands from the central control device 1.

FIG. 3 is a process flow diagram at the time of function registration in this embodiment,
First, in step 1, the recording screen is displayed on the display device. In step 2, it is checked whether the page key 6 is operated to change a page, and if the page is to be changed, a page is selected in step 3. If the page is not changed, the process directly proceeds to step 4. Then, the user selects the number of the desired function from the display screen, operates a setting key such as PFI, and assigns the selected function to PFI.

Figure 4 is an example key table in which function numbers are assigned to each setting key. On page 1, function number 2 is assigned to PFI, function number 1 is assigned to PF2, and function number is assigned to PF3. This shows an example in which the number 6 is assigned.

FIG. 5 is a process flow diagram showing the process at the time of key operation in this embodiment. Next, the process will be explained according to FIG.

First, when the power switch is turned on, the contents of the key functions on the first page are displayed on the display device 5 (step 11), and in step 12, it is checked whether or not the key is turned on. If the key is not turned on, the process goes to step 13. Proceed to the weighing process.

If a key is pressed in step 12, it is determined in step 14 whether or not it is a page key, and if a page key is pressed, it is determined in step 15 whether it is the current page or the last page. If the total number of pages is 3, it is currently 3
If it is a page, return to step 11 and repeat the flow.

If the current page is not the last page in step 15, the process proceeds to step 16, where the key table of the page next to the current page is searched and the contents of the key functions are displayed.

If it is determined in step 14 that it is not a page key, proceed to step 17 and check whether the setting keys 41 to 4n are selected.
Setting key 4. In the case of any key from ~4n, it will be searched from the key table of the current page and key processing will be performed based on the function corresponding to the pressed setting key (
Steps 18-19). Note that if the key pressed in step 17 is not a setting key, key processing corresponding to the pressed key is performed in step 19, and the flow returns to the beginning.

Although the present invention has been described above using one embodiment, various modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, the content of the function of the setting key can be registered and changed as desired for each individual setting key, so the user can set the function of the setting key at a position that is easy to operate. can be registered to frequently used functions, the key layout is streamlined, and work efficiency is improved.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, unnecessary key functions can be omitted, which has the effect of reducing the number of setting keys depending on the user.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is an explanatory diagram of the relationship between the display device and the keyboard in this embodiment, Figure 3 is a process flow diagram of function registration in this embodiment, Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the key table, and Figure 5 is an illustration of the key table in this embodiment. FIG. 6, which is a process flowchart for key operation, is an explanatory diagram of the relationship between a conventional display device and setting keys. 1... Central control unit, 2... ROM, 3... RA
M, 4... input device, 5... display device, 4. ~4n
0.・Settings key. Patent applicant: Ishida Kouki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. Representative: Patent attorney Minoru Tsuji

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a product information registration device that includes a central control unit, a storage device, and a display device, and in which key functions registered corresponding to each setting key are processed by operating a setting key of an input device, the display device A product information registration device characterized by comprising a changing means for displaying registered key functions and changing the registration by assigning a desired key function to a desired setting key.