JPH0311982B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label issuing method for a label printer that issues labels on which the number and price are printed.

Technical Background and Problems Conventionally, multiple products have been packed together and sold at a price per set. In this case, if it costs A yen for Z items, store A yen as the unit price in the PLU (price search up) memory, and print the data of A yen for Z items on the label every time the PLU is called. Published.

However, in some cases, products may be sold separately. This is the case when selling Z products costing A yen in arbitrary number It is. In such cases, the operator used the numeric keys to manually calculate that Z items equals A yen, while X items equal Y yen, and then issued the label, which resulted in many calculation errors. It was also time-consuming.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a label issuing method for a label printer that can issue a label with an accurate price printed thereon when a plurality of products are sold in arbitrary numbers.

Summary of the Invention The present invention stores products sold as a set of Z pieces for A yen at A yen as the unit price in the PLU memory, and when the products are sold separately.
When the number of sales X is entered after being called by the PLU key, the calculation that becomes X/Z×A=Y yen is automatically performed, and a label with printing of X pieces of Y yen is issued.

Embodiment of the Invention First, a scale 1 is connected to a CPU 2 of a label printer, and this CPU 2 includes a program memory 3 consisting of a ROM, a PLU memory 4 consisting of a RAM, a printer 5, a display 6, a keyboard 7, and a setting/printing device. A mode changeover switch 8 for selecting one of these modes, and an issuance mode changeover switch 9 for changing over an issuance mode between metered issuance and fixed amount issuance are connected.

In addition, the keyboard 7 includes a numeric keypad 10 of 0 to 9, an execution key 11, a PLU key 12,
Function keys 15 such as a FOR key 13 and a label issue key 14 are provided.

In such a configuration, various data are set in the PLU memory 4 by setting the mode changeover switch 8 to the setting mode, and when the setting is completed, the mode is switched to the issuing mode. First, the operation in the fixed amount issue mode will be explained next. Now about oranges
The contents of the PLU memory 4 are shown in FIG. 3. For example, the PLU No. is 000015, the product name is ORANGE, and the unit price is 250 yen. In this case, 5 pieces are sold as a set, so Z=5 and A=250.

In this state, press PLU key 12, and press numeric key 1.
Enter 15 with 0 and press the execution key 11, PLU
This means that No.000015 has been called. In this state, the label issuing mode is divided into three as shown in FIG. First, by pressing the label issue key 14, a label 16 with the product name and price of 250 yen printed on it is issued. Then Z pieces, i.e.
When "5" is entered, the FOR key 13 is pressed, and the label issue key 14 is pushed, a label 17 with the product name and 250 yen printed on it for 5 pieces is issued. Conceptually, this operation is the operation of the label issue key based on the fixed amount issue mode. Such labels 16 and 17 are for products grouped together, and the only difference is whether or not they represent the number of items packed. Then, if you sell the product separately,
Now, if there are two products, enter the number "2", press the FOR key 13, and return to the original number "5".
, press the FOR key 13 again, and press the label issue key 14 to issue a label 18 displaying the product name and 100 yen for 2 pieces. That is, X/
The calculation Z×A=Y (2/5×250=100) is performed, and X and Y are displayed.

At this time, although the number of operation key steps is large, the only numerical value being input is the number of items, so there are few errors.

Therefore, in the case of metering issue mode, PLU
The data set in the memory 4 is the price per unit weight, that is, the unit price, and is stored in an area different from the area used in the fixed price issue mode. Therefore, when you call up PLU No. that is set to be used in the weighing issue mode and weigh the product using the scale 1, the weight is multiplied by the unit price, and when you press the label issue key 14, the product name, weight,
A label 16 on which unit price, price, etc. are printed is issued.

Next, a modification will be explained based on FIGS. 5 and 6. In this case, the number Z, specifically 5, is stored in the PLU memory 4. Therefore, in the fixed amount issue mode, after calling PLUNo.000015 as described above, labels are issued in two ways. First, press the label issue key 14 and you will receive 250 yen for the product name and 5 pieces.
A circular label 17 is issued. In this case, the operation of the label issue key based on the fixed rate issue mode is simply to press the label issue key 14. Also, in the case of selling separately, for example, when selling two pieces, enter "2" and press the FOR key 13,
When you press the label issue key 14, you will receive 100 yen for the product name and 2 pieces.
A label 18 with a circular display is issued.

In this way, in this case, only the number to be sold is required, so there is no operational error and it is reliable.

In this embodiment as well, the operation in the metering issue mode is the same as in the previous embodiment.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention has a PLU memory for storing unit prices, product names, etc., and an issuance mode changeover switch that switches between a metered issue mode and a fixed amount issue mode, and has Z pieces called A yen. For products to be sold as a set, store A yen as the unit price in the PLU memory, and issue Z labels with information printed on them that are A yen by calling the PLU and operating the label issue key based on the fixed price issue mode. In this case, when the number of items X is set between the PLU call operation and the label issue key operation based on the flat rate issue mode, the label issue key is calculated by calculating X/Z x A = Y yen. When you use this function, a label with the amount of Y yen printed on X items is issued, so when you want to sell in bulk, you can sell Z items worth A yen for X items by just inputting the number of items can be automatically calculated and printed on the label, which allows you to obtain accurate labels.This operation also eliminates the possibility of operational errors, as all you have to do is enter the number of products. It has good operability when selling separately, and by storing the number Z in addition to the unit price A yen in the PLU memory, it is possible to make it even easier to operate the label issue key based on the fixed price issue mode. It has the effect of

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a block diagram, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the keyboard, Fig. 3 is a memory map of a part of the PLU memory,
Figure 4 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure and issued labels, Figure 5 is a memory map of part of the PLU memory of the modified example, and Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure and issued labels. . 4...PLU memory, 12...PLU key, 1
4...Label issue key.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. It has a PLU memory that stores the unit price, product name, etc., and has an issuance mode switching switch that switches between a metered issue mode and a fixed amount issue mode, and is sold as a set of Z pieces, ie, Z pieces worth A yen. For the product, A yen is stored as the unit price in the PLU memory, and a label with Z pieces of information printed with A yen is issued by calling up the PLU and operating a label issuing key based on the fixed price issue mode. In a product, when the number A label issuing method for a label printer, characterized in that a label having a number of Yen printed thereon is issued. 2. A label issuing method for a label printer according to claim 1, characterized in that in addition to the unit price A, the number Z is stored in the PLU memory.