JPH04267168A - Label printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a label printer capable of printing message data on an additive column with respect to a commodity to which no additive data is set and capable of effectively using a label. CONSTITUTION:It is judged whether additive data is set to an additive memory 3b corresponding to the additive code of the commodity data of a commodity stored in a PLU memory and, when the additive data is not set, auxiliary message data is printed on the additive column of a label.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label printer used for pricing products at retail stores and the like.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, label printers have fixed label formats according to the content of sales information to be printed, and sales information, such as product name, price, additives, etc., is determined by each label. It was now printed in the position where it was.

[0003] Incidentally, products sold may or may not contain additives. When conventional label printers issue labels for products that do not contain additives, the printing position where additive information is printed is left blank.

0004

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in conventional label printers, if additive information is not set for a product, the additive column on the label is blank, and the additive column is not used effectively. There was a problem.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention prints message information different from the additive information at the position where the additive information should be printed when a label is issued for a product for which additive information is not set in the product information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a label printer that can effectively use labels.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has a product information storage means that stores product information such as a product code, product name, and unit price of each product, and an additive information storage device that stores additive information of each product. A label printer that prints and issues a product name, price, additive information, etc. at predetermined positions on a label based on the product information and additive information of a designated product stored in these storage means, a message information storage means that stores message information other than additive information; a determination means that determines whether additive information of a specified product is set in the additive information storage means; and a message information storage means that stores message information other than additive information; When it is determined that the additive information of the product has not been set, the message information is retrieved from the message information storage means and the message information is printed at a predetermined position where the additive information is to be printed. be.

[0007]

[Operation] In the present invention having such a configuration, when the determining means determines that additive information of a product specified in the additive information storage means is not stored, message information is called from the message information storage means. Then, the message information is printed at the predetermined position where the additive information should be printed.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes C constituting the main body of the control section.
It is a PU (central processing unit).

A ROM (read only memory) 2 stores program data for processing performed by the CPU 1;
The RAM 3 forms a memory used when the CPU 1 performs processing.

[0011] The PLU memory 4 serves as a product information storage means, and stores product number (product code), product name,
Auxiliary message code, additive code,..., score,...,
Product information such as Note that the auxiliary message data corresponding to the auxiliary message code is shown in FIG.
stored in an auxiliary message memory 3a as message information storage means formed in the RAM 3 shown in b);
Additive data corresponding to the additive code is shown in Figure 2(c).
) is stored in an additive memory 3b as additive information storage means formed in the RAM 3.

[0012] C/G (character/graphic)/R
The OM 5 develops codes such as character codes into dot images, and the print buffer 6 creates print dot images based on the dot images developed by the C/G ROM 5.

[0013] The CPU 1 has the ROM 2, the RAM 3,
It is connected to a PLU memory 4, a C/G ROM 5, and a print buffer 6 via a system bus 7.

The keyboard controller 8 is connected to a keyboard 9 provided with a label issue key, a key for inputting a product number, etc., and controls input signals from the keyboard 9.

[0015] The I/O (input/output interface) section 10 converts the voltage signal obtained by weighing the product using the weighing section 11 into an A/D (analog/digital)
It is connected to the A/D section 12 for conversion, and inputs a signal of product weight data supplied by the A/D section 12.

The display controller 13 is connected to the display 14 and controls the display 14.
The printer controller 15 is connected to the printer 16 and controls the printer 16.

The CPU 1 is connected to the keyboard controller 8, the I/O unit 10, the display controller 13, and the printer controller 15 via the system bus 7.

The weight of the product for which a label is to be issued is measured by the weighing unit 11, the product number (product code) of the product is input from the keyboard 9, and when the label issue key is pressed, the CPU 1 performs printing processing.

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the printing process performed by the CPU 1.

First, it is determined whether additive data is set in the additive memory 3b corresponding to the additive code of the product information of the product stored in the PLU memory 4 (
If the additive information is set, a print dot image of the additive data is created in the additive column of the label format formed in the print buffer 6. If additive data is not set in the additive memory 3b corresponding to the additive code in the product information of the product, the additive data corresponding to the auxiliary message code set in the product information is set in the additive column of the label format. A printed dot image of the auxiliary message data stored in the auxiliary message memory 3a is created.

[0021] When a printed dot image is created in the additive column of the label format formed in the print buffer 6, the unit price flag stored in the product information of the product stored in the PLU memory indicates a fixed price. Determine whether or not.

If the unit price flag does not indicate a fixed price, that is, it indicates a measurement, a printed dot image of the unit price set in the product information is created in the unit price column of the label format formed in the print buffer. Also, if the unit price flag is a fixed price, a printed dot image of that unit price is created in the weight field of the label format.

Next, print dot images of other print information such as product name and price are created in the product name field, price field, etc. of the label format created in the print buffer 6.

Based on the print dot image created in the print buffer 6, the label is printed at predetermined positions such as the additive column, weight column, unit price column, etc. (Print Control Means) In this embodiment having such a configuration, the print buffer 6 is formed with a label format as shown in FIG. 4, for example. The label format includes a product name column, an additive column,
A unit price column, weight column, price column, etc. are provided.

First, if the product is a weighing product, it is weighed by the weighing section 11. Next, when the product number of the product is input from the keyboard 9, the product information stored in the PLU memory 4 for that product number is read out.

[0026] If additive data is set in the additive memory 3b corresponding to the additive code of the product information, the print dot image of that additive data is directly displayed in the additive column of the label format of the print buffer 6. Created. Also, if additive data is not set in the additive memory 3b corresponding to the additive code of the product information,
A printed dot image of the auxiliary message data stored in the auxiliary message memory 3a is created in the additive column in correspondence with the auxiliary message code stored in the product information.

Furthermore, if the unit price flag of the product information indicates weighing, the unit price of the product information and the product obtained by the weighing section 11 are entered in the unit price column and weight column of the label format of the print buffer 6, respectively. A printed dot image of the content based on the weight value is created. If the unit price flag indicates a fixed price, a printed dot image of the unit price is created in the weight column.

Print dot images of information to be printed, such as product name and price, are created in other fields of the label format of the print buffer 6, such as the product name field and price field, respectively.

Based on the print dot image created in the label format of the print buffer 6, a label is printed and issued by the printer 16.

Examples of labels issued according to this embodiment are shown in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b).

What is shown in FIG. 5(a) is the PLU memory 4.
This is an example of a label issued for the weighed product "wiener sausage" for which the additive of product number 1 stored in is not set. This is an example of a label issued for the flat-rate product ``wiener sausage.''

[0032] According to this embodiment, for products for which no additives are specified, the additives column, which normally remains blank, is printed in the margin below the product name column. An auxiliary message will be printed. By doing this, as shown in Figure 5(b), the product name printed on the label becomes easier to read, and more auxiliary messages are printed in the additive column, making effective use of the additive column. Become.

[0033] Similarly to the additives column, for fixed price products, the weight column of the weight column and unit price column, which are usually left blank, is changed as shown in Fig. 2(a). , information such as the number of products (30) stored as unit price information is printed. In this way, as shown in FIG. 5(b), the number of products can be placed near the numerical value of the price, making it easier to see, and the blank space can be used effectively.

[0034] In this example, the present invention was applied not only to the additives column but also to the weight column so that the unit price information was printed in the weight column. It is also possible to print other information in a column that is no longer needed and becomes blank.

[0035] In addition, in the embodiment, for fixed-price products that do not use additives, the blank additive column and weight column are replaced with auxiliary message data and unit price information that stores the number of products, respectively. Although a printed example is shown in FIG. 5(b), the present invention is of course not limited to this, and can be used to print auxiliary message data on only the blank additive column, such as weighed products that do not use additives. It may be printed instead of .

[0036]

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention,
When issuing a label for a product that does not have additive information set in the product information, the label can be used effectively by printing message information different from the additive information in the position where the additive information should be printed. We can provide label printers that can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing each memory of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing print processing in the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a label format in the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a label issued according to the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1... CPU, 4... PLU memory, 6... print buffer, 11... weighing section, 16... printer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A product information storage means storing product information such as a product code, product name, unit price, etc. of each product and an additive information storage means storing additive information of each product are provided, and these storage means A label printer that prints product name, price, additive information, etc. at predetermined positions on the label based on the stored product information and additive information of the designated product, prints message information other than additive information. a stored message information storage means; a determination means for determining whether additive information of the designated product is set in the additive information storage means; A label characterized in that it is provided with a printing control means for calling message information from the message information storage means and printing the message information at a predetermined position where additive information is to be printed, when it is determined that the information is not set. printer.