JPH0285137A - Label issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve working efficiency by providing an accumulating memory which accumulates the sum of prices printed on labels every time a label is produced and an accumulated sum display device which constantly displays the contents of said memory. CONSTITUTION:Informations of a product such as a unit price, commodity name, and a measuring flag which indicates whether a product is sold by weight (1) or a product is sold by a specific price (2) in terms of an item number of each product is stored in a RAM, while a single item file 20 in which the number of produced labels and the sum of prices are accumulatedly registered is formed. In addition, a work memory 30 is formed which consists of an item number area 31, a unit price area 32, a name area 33, a flange area 34, a set number area 35, an accumulated number area 36, an accumulated sum area 37, etc. When a label of a product to be sold by weight is produced, produce information such as the item number of the product to be sold by weight, name and comments, setting information such as the set number, processed date and expiring date, accumulation information such as the number of produced labels and the sum of prices, and calculation information such as weight, unit price and sum thereof are respectively displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a label issuing device used to create labels for products to be attached to stores such as supermarkets.

[Prior Art] In a conventional label issuing device that has a single item file in which product information such as the unit price and name of each product is set corresponding to the product number of each product, when the product number of the product to be weighed and the number of labels to be issued are set, , Product information such as the unit price (price per unit weight), 2 product names, etc. corresponding to the product number set from the single product file is read out. In this state, if you weigh the appropriate amount of the product on a scale, the amount (
price) is calculated, and the product number, unit price, product name, and weight are calculated.

Each data such as the amount is printed on a predetermined label paper, and a set number of labels are issued.

By the way, in such a conventional label issuing device,
Generally, label print data such as product number, product name, weight, unit price, amount, etc. of weighed products is displayed on a display unit such as a CRT display at any time.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the conventional label issuing device of this type, 1.
There was no function to display the cumulative price of multiple labels issued for a product. The cumulative amount on this issued label is the total amount of the product divided into appropriate amounts and weighed, and is particularly important when comparing it with the amount at the time of purchase. For this reason, conventionally, after the label is issued, it is necessary to check the individual item file or calculate the cumulative amount of the issued label using an electronic desktop calculator, resulting in poor work efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a label issuing device that can display and output the cumulative amount of issued labels at any time, thereby improving work efficiency.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a single item file that stores at least product information such as unit price and product name corresponding to the product number of each product, and a file corresponding to a specified product number from this single product file. In a label issuing device that reads product information, prints its unit price, item name, amount, etc. on label paper, and issues a label, a cumulative memory is provided to print on the label each time a label is issued, and to accumulate the amount. A cumulative amount display means is provided for displaying and outputting the contents of this memory at all times.

[Function] With a label issuing device that takes such measures, each time a label is issued, the amount printed on the label is accumulated in the cumulative memory, and the contents of this memory, that is, the accumulated amount, are displayed and output at all times. Ru.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the label issuing device of this embodiment. In the same figure, 1 is the CP as the main body of the control unit.
U (central processing unit), which has built-in arithmetic circuits, memory control circuits, etc., performs various operations based on input data, and also processes program data and character generator (CG) via address path line 2. ROM (read-only memory) stores fixed data such as data, and RAM (random access memory) stores variable data such as input data and arithmetic processing data.
memory) 4. Also, a keyboard circuit 6 for inputting and processing key signals from a keyboard 5 provided with various keys for setting the product number, the number of labels to be issued, etc., and instructing the issuance of labels, and the weight thereof.

It outputs drive signals to a display control circuit 7 that drives and controls a CRT display 6 for displaying unit prices, prices, etc., and a printer drive circuit 9 of a printer 8 that prints product information, etc. on label paper and issues labels; A converting the weight data signal measured by the scale 10 into a digital value
An I10 port 12 into which a signal from the /D converter 11 is input is connected to the CPUI via a pass line 13.

As shown in Figure 2, the RAM 4 stores product information such as the unit price of each product, product name, measurement flag indicating whether it is a measurement product (1) or a fixed price product (0), in correspondence with the product number of each product. A single item file 20 is formed that stores and cumulatively registers the number of labels issued and the amount issued for the product.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the RAM 4 includes a product number area 3], a unit price area 321, a product name area 33, a flag area 34. Set number of sheets area 35゜Cumulative number of sheets issued area 3
6. A work memory 30 is formed that includes a cumulative issued amount area 37 and the like.

FIG. 4 is an example of a screen display on the CRT display 6 when a label is issued for a weighed product. As shown in the figure, in addition to the date, the information on the screen includes the product number of the weighed product, product name, comment product information, set quantity, processing date and effective date, cumulative information of the number of issued pieces and the issued amount, Also, calculation information such as weight, unit price, and amount is displayed.

In the label issuing mode, when the product number and the number of labels to be issued are set using the keyboard 5, and a command to start issuing is issued, the CPU 1
The process shown in FIG. 5 is executed according to the program in 3. That is, when the flowchart is started, product information corresponding to the product number set as ST (step) 1 is read from the single product file 20 and stored in the corresponding areas 31 to 34 of the work memory 30. Further, the set number of issued sheets is also stored in the set number of sheets area 35 of the work memory 30. Then, the product number, unit price per product name, set number of sheets, etc. stored in the work memory 30 as Sr1 are displayed on the CRT display 6. Next, the weighing flag stored in the work memory 30 as Sr1 is checked to determine whether the product is a weighed product or a fixed price product. In the case of weighed products, weight data is taken from the scale 1 as Sr1, the weight is multiplied by the unit price to calculate the amount, and the weight, unit price, and amount are displayed on the CRT display 6. No processing is done for fixed price products.

Next, Sr1 checks the presence or absence of label paper and confirms that it is possible to issue a label, and then Sr1 prints on the label paper using the printer 8 in the print format set based on each data in the work memory 30. and issue one label.

At this time, "+1" is added to the cumulative issued number area 36 of the work memory 30 as Sr1, and the amount printed on the label is added to the cumulative issued amount area 37. Then, as Sr1, the contents of the cumulative issued number area 36 and the cumulative issued amount area 37 are displayed on the CRT display 6.

Next, as Sr9, the contents of the set number of sheets area 35 in the work memory 30 and the contents of the cumulative number of sheets issued area 36 are compared. Then, if the set number of sheets is less than the number of sheets to be issued, the process returns to Sr1 and the label issuing process for this product is repeated. On the other hand, if the set number matches the issued number, the contents of the cumulative issued number area 36 and cumulative issued amount area 37 of the work memory 30 are transferred to the issued number area and issued amount area of the corresponding product number in the single product file 20 as 5TIO. Register cumulatively. Then, the work memory 30 is cleared as 5TII, and this process is ended.

In this embodiment configured in this way, in the label issuing mode, for example, the product number [0001J and the number of copies [10]
When you set this from the keyboard 5 and then issue a command to start label printing, each memory in the work memory 30 stores the product number [0001F, unit price [200 yen], two product names [pork loin],
A weighing flag [1 item] and a set number of sheets [10] are stored respectively. In addition, the CRT display 6 has the product number [0001
], unit price [200 yen] 5 item names [pork roast, set number of pieces [
10] are respectively stored.

Next, when an appropriate amount of the product [pork loin] is weighed using the scale 10, the amount is calculated from the unit price [1001 yen] and the weight, and the weight and amount are displayed on the CRT display 6. Here, if the label is ready to be issued, the product [[
One label related to "pork loin" will be issued. At this time, "1" is added to the cumulative issued number area 36 in the work memory 30, the calculated amount is added to the cumulative issued amount area 37, and the contents of both cumulative areas 36 and 37 are displayed on the CRT display 6. be done.

Thereafter, the appropriate amount of the product [pork loin] is weighed again using the scale 10, the amount is calculated in the same way, and one similar label is issued. In this case as well, "1" is added to the cumulative issued number area 36 in the work memory 30, the calculated amount is added to the cumulative issued amount area 37, and both cumulative issued areas 36 on the CRT display 6 are displayed.
The contents of ゜37 are updated. In this way, the set number of labels [10] regarding the product [pork loin] are intermittently issued, and each time the contents of both cumulative areas 36 and 37 are updated and displayed on the CRT display 6. Similarly, for fixed price products, the cumulative amount is calculated and displayed each time a label is issued.

In this way, according to this embodiment, when a set number of labels are issued for the same product, the cumulative amount of money printed on the label is stored in the work memory 30 each time a label is issued. It is calculated in the cumulative amount issued area 37, and this cumulative amount is always displayed on the CRT display 6. Therefore, the cumulative amount of weighed items can be grasped in real time, especially for weighed products, so there is no need to check individual item files or calculate with an electronic desktop calculator to obtain the cumulative amount, improving work efficiency. can be measured.

In the above embodiment, an area for displaying the cumulative amount is secured on the CRT display 6, but a special display for displaying the cumulative amount may be provided separately. In addition, in the above embodiment, when label issuance for one product is finished, only the cumulative amount for one product is displayed by clearing the work memory 30, but even if label issuance for one product is finished, the cumulative amount remains It may also be possible to display the cumulative amount of labels related to multiple products without clearing the contents. It goes without saying that various other modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a label issuing device that can display and output the cumulative amount of issued labels at any time and improve work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures are diagrams showing one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the device, Fig. 2 is a drawing showing a single item file, Fig. 3 is a drawing showing a work memory, and Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the entire device. The figure is CR
FIG. 5, which is a diagram showing an example of one screen display of the T-display, is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment. 1...CPU, 6...CRT display, 8...
- Printer, 10... Scale, 20... Single item file, 30... Work memory, 37... Cumulative issued amount area (cumulative memory).

Claims (1)

[Claims] It has a single product file that stores at least product information such as unit price and product name corresponding to the product number of each product, reads the product information corresponding to the specified product number from this single product file, and labels the unit price, product name, amount, etc. A label issuing device that prints on paper and issues labels, including a total memory that totals up the amount printed on the label each time the label is issued, and a total amount display means that constantly displays and outputs the contents of this memory. A label issuing device featuring: