JPH0564929A - Label printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent an incorrect input by inputting a data simply and to perform correction and registration of commodity information quickly by a method wherein a data of a commodity name or the like accessed by a standard data access means is stored as the data of the commodity name or the like of the commodity information to be corrected or set. CONSTITUTION:A standard data memory means 5 which stores data of a plurality of commodity names or the like by annexing standard codes thereto is provided. Then, a standard data access means which accesses the data of the commodity name or the like corresponding to the standard code from the standard data memory means when commodity information stored in a commodity information memory means 3b is corrected or when the commodity information to be stored is set, is provided. A commodity information registration means 3b which stores the data of the commodity name or the like accessed by the standard data access means as the data of the commodity name or the like of the commodity information to be corrected or set, is provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label printer having, for example, a PLU (price look up) file in which merchandise information such as merchandise names is stored.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional PLU file (PLU memory)
In a label printer provided with
When modifying the product information of the product registered in the LU file, first, the call code of the registered product to be modified is input, and the product information corresponding to the call code is stored in the working memory. Regarding the product information stored in the work memory, the data such as the product name is corrected by inputting character by character by inputting the character code. When the modification of the data including the other product information is completed, the modified product information is stored again in the PLU file corresponding to the calling code.

Further, when registering the product information of an unregistered product in the PLU file, first, the calling code to be registered is input. Then the working file is cleared. Therefore, the product information data such as the product name is input character by character by inputting the character code. When the data input including other product information is completed, the PLU corresponding to the call code to be registered.
The input and set product information is stored in a file and registered.

[0004]

By the way, the character code is composed of a plurality of digits (for example, 4 digits in the JIS Kuten code), and those who are not familiar with the character code should refer to the character code table. If you do not enter the correct character data.

Therefore, in the conventional label printer, it is necessary to input the data such as the product name of the product information one by one by inputting the character code regardless of whether the product information is corrected or registered. There was a problem that it was easy to do and it took time and effort.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a label printer which can easily input data such as a product name, prevent an input error and can quickly correct and register product information.

[0007]

The present invention comprises a product information storage means for storing product information such as a product name for each product,
In a label printer that prints a label based on the product information stored in the product information storage unit, a standard data storage unit in which data such as a plurality of product names is stored with a standard code, and stored in the product information storage unit Standard data calling means for calling the data such as the product name corresponding to the standard code from the standard data storage means by inputting the standard code at the time of modifying the stored product information or setting the product information to be stored, and the standard data. Product information registration means for storing the data such as the product name called by the calling means as the data such as the product name of the product information to be corrected or set is provided.

[0008]

In the present invention having such a configuration, the standard data storage means stores data such as a plurality of product names corresponding to the standard code.

When the product information stored in the product information storage means is modified or the product information to be stored is set, data such as a product name corresponding to the standard code is standardized from the standard data storage means by inputting a standard code. It is called by the data calling means. Then, the data such as the called product name is stored as the data such as the product name of the product information to be corrected or set by the product information registration means.

[0010]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a circuit configuration of a main part. Reference numeral 1 is a CPU (central processing unit) which constitutes a main body of a control unit. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 2 stores program data for processing performed by the CPU 1. RAM (random access memory) 3
Area of various memories used when the CPU 1 performs processing is formed, and the PLU work memory 3
As shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2, P as a product information storage means in which product information for each product, for example, product name, additive name, unit price, product code, ...
The LU memory 3b is formed. As shown in FIG. 3, the memory card connection unit 4 is connected to a memory card 5 as a standard data storage unit in which data of product names and related additive names for each product are stored with a standard code. The CPU 1 is the ROM via the system bus 6.
2. Connected to the RAM 3 and the memory card connection unit 4.

A key input controller 10, a display controller 11, and a print controller 12, which control the key input unit 7, the display unit 8 and the print unit 9, respectively, are also connected to the CPU 1 via the system bus 6.
FIG. 4 shows a flow chart of the PLU setting process performed by the CPU 1.

First, the key input unit 7 determines whether or not a product number has been input. If the product number is not entered, this P
The LU setting process ends. If the product number is input, a process of searching for the product number data corresponding to the input product number from the data of the product number stored in the PLU memory 3b formed in the RAM 3 is performed.

When the searching process is completed, it is confirmed whether or not there is product number data corresponding to the input product number. If there is the corresponding product number data, the product information of the corresponding product number is read from the PLU memory 3b, and the PLU work memory 3 is read.
Store in a. If there is no product number data corresponding to the input product number, the PLU work memory 3a is cleared.

Next, it is determined whether or not the standard code is input by the key input unit 7. Here, if the standard code is input, the process of searching the standard code data stored in the memory card 5 for the standard code data corresponding to the input standard code is performed.

When the searching process is completed, it is confirmed whether there is standard code data corresponding to the input standard code. If there is the corresponding standard code data, the data of the product name and additive name of the corresponding standard code is read from the memory card 5 (standard data calling means) and stored in the product name area and additive name area of the PLU work memory 3a, respectively. Let If there is no standard code data corresponding to the input standard code, the process directly proceeds to the next process.

Next, based on the data input by the key input unit 7, the process of inputting and correcting the data of the product name is performed, and when this is finished, based on the data input by the key input unit 7, The data of the additive name is input and corrected. Next, the unit price data is input based on the data input by the key input unit 7, and then the product code data is input. When the product information is input in this way and all the product information is input, the PLU
The product information stored in the work memory 3a is stored in the PLU.
The data is written in the PLU memory 3b corresponding to the product number initially input in the setting process (product information registration means). Then, this PLU setting process is ended.

In this embodiment having such a configuration, first, the product information stored in the PLU memory 3b is corrected and the P information is stored.
Also in setting the product information to be stored in the LU memory 3b, the product number corresponding to the product information is input.

If the product number is already registered in the PLU memory 3b, the product information stored in the PLU memory 3b corresponding to the product number is read out and stored in the PLU work memory 3a. If the part number is unregistered,
The PLU work memory 3a is cleared.

If a standard code is entered,
The data of the product name and the additive name stored corresponding to the standard code are read from the memory card 5 and stored in the product name and additive name areas of the PLU work memory 3a, respectively.

[0021] Then, the product name is input and corrected by inputting the character code one by one by the normal key input section 7.
Further, the additive name is input and corrected. Next, other product information such as a unit price and a product code is input by the key input unit 7. When you finish entering all of these product information,
The product information stored in the PLU work memory 3a is
It is stored in the PLU memory 3b corresponding to the product number input first.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, if the memory card 5 storing the product names and additive names of various products is used, almost no character code can be input when entering the product names and additive names in the product information. You can do it by simply entering the standard code without doing it. Therefore, the input is easy and the time required for the input can be greatly reduced. Moreover, it is easy to check what was entered at the time of input because the product name that is called by one code input is not one character but a plurality of characters, etc., but it is easy to check the input error, so the input error is prevented as a result. can do.

In this embodiment, the standard code is inputted by the key input section 7. However, a bar code reading device such as a scanner is provided and the contents of the data stored in the memory card 5 as shown in FIG. If you use a list (code table) that lists the bar codes of the corresponding standard codes, the standard codes are input by scanning the bar codes of the desired products in the list with a scanner, etc., and the product name and additive name The data is read from the memory card, and the data of the product name and the additive name is input. In this case, the input is further simplified, the time required to input the product name and the additive name can be shortened, and the input error can be further prevented.

In addition, in this embodiment, the additive name in addition to the product name is registered in the memory card with respect to the standard code. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the product name and the additive name are separated. The standard code may be registered in the memory card, or only the product name may be registered in the memory card.

[0025]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a label printer that can easily input data such as a product name, prevent input errors, and quickly correct and register product information.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of essential parts of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a PLU memory according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of stored contents of the memory card of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow of PLU setting processing of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a list of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... CPU, 3a ... PLU work memory, 3b ... PLU
Memory, 5 ... Memory card, 7 ... Key input section.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A label printer comprising a product information storage unit for storing product information such as a product name for each product, wherein a label is printed based on the product information stored in the product information storage unit. Standard data storage means that stores data such as a standard code, and the standard by inputting the standard code when modifying the product information stored in the product information storage means or setting the product information to be stored. Standard data calling means for calling the data such as the product name corresponding to the code from the standard data storage means, and the product name of the product information for correcting or setting the data such as the product name called by the standard data calling means And a product information registration means for storing the data as data of the label printer.