JPH058455A - Bar code printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To inexpensively and easily print a bar code. CONSTITUTION:A local OMR sheet 1 or a remote OMR sheet 2 is prepared and an item showing the presence of a bar code printer and the item related to a commodity maker code or a commodity item code are provided to each of the sheets 1,2. When the local OMR sheet 1 is set to a facsimile having OMR function and having a bar code data reading program, the facsimile reads the bar code data to print a bar code on bar code printing paper. When the remote OMR sheet 2 is set, the facsimile having the same function of a transmission destination reads the bar code data to print the bar code.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bar code printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, the technology for printing barcodes includes gravure printing, laser printers,
There are thermal printers, wire dot printers, etc. Other than printing, it is commonly called a label printer, and it prints on label paper with glue for pasting. The printer is divided into a recording system and its control system, and there are printers that have the latter built-in or computers that are externally connected. The resolution of the print is required to be 150dpi or more because it is necessary to print a bar with a minimum width of 0.33mm clearly. The unevenness of the screen mesh in the case of printing, the peeling of the ink in the case of thermal transfer, and the unevenness due to the dot pitch in the case of wire dots are obstacles for barcode reading. Therefore, higher resolution is advantageous in quality. The attachment or printing of barcode labels is performed at the manufacturing stage of various products, but due to the recent sophistication of distribution and the expansion of service operations in the third and fourth industries, it is now possible to use barcode labels outside the factory. Has been planned.

On the other hand, as for the facsimile, the heat-sensitive type has hitherto been the mainstream, but in recent years, the thermal transfer type, the LED printing and the laser printing are becoming popular. The horizontal and vertical resolution is 8dot / mm × 7.7dot / mm, and 16dot / mm × 15.4.
Progressing to dot / mm. As for the operation method of the facsimile, as shown in FIG. 4, various transmission and copy operations can be performed by painting a predetermined portion of an OMR (optical mark reader) sheet instead of the key operation on the panel (local OMR). ). In addition, there are some that automatically perform various operations when an OMR sheet image is received from an external facsimile (remote OMR).

[0004]

Ordinary label printers are expensive products because their widespread use is limited to factories, and their use at the distribution stage is delayed. In particular, it is necessary to replace the label when the product information (price, etc.) changes at the distribution stage, but it is impossible unless there is an inexpensive label printer. For example, even if there is a label printer, the operation method is complicated It is difficult for anyone other than the operator to output the label, and it is impossible to instruct to attach the label from a distance. However, since these operations can be easily performed by operating the keys on the panel, the use of OMR is mainly limited to the case where a specific transmission is frequently performed. OMR is likewise limited to uses such as copying and sending.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bar code printing apparatus which can easily print a bar code and is extremely advantageous in terms of cost.

[0006]

Therefore, the bar code printing apparatus according to the present invention has a function of reading the bar code print information to be input and a function of printing the bar code according to the read bar code print information. It is configured to have it in a facsimile.

[0007]

When the OMR sheet in which the bar code information is written is set or the bar code information is transmitted from another facsimile or the like, the facsimile machine reads the bar code information and sets the recording paper set in the facsimile machine. Print the barcode on.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows two types of OMR sheets for barcode printing. The local OMR sheet 1 is for printing a barcode by a copy function by its own facsimile, and has a notch 1a on the upper left side to show that it is local. The information items to be written in this include the number of prints and the barcode standard [EN
N (EAN) CODE39 CODE64 CODE128 ...], a product maker code, a product item code, etc., and the information is read by filling the margins related to these.

The remote OMR sheet 2 is for transmitting the barcode print information to the facsimile of the other party to automatically print the barcode by transmission, and the information items of the local OMR sheet 1 are described. In addition, a destination address information item is added and there is no notch. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a facsimile having a barcode printing function according to the present invention.

The facsimile 3 is of a type that prints on plain paper and has an OMR sheet reading function. That is, the document path of the facsimile 3 is provided with an ADF sensor and a mark sheet sensor, and an OMR sheet reading program is stored in the memory of a built-in microcomputer. Here, in order to provide the barcode print function according to the present invention, in addition to the program for reading the information items of the normal OMR sheet (see FIG. 4), the barcodes of the OMR sheets 1 and 2 for each barcode print are added. A reading program for print information is stored. The facsimile is equipped with two-stage paper feed cassettes 4 and 5, and is switched according to the size of the received document.

FIG. 3 shows a print paper 6 on which a bar code is printed. It has a three-layer structure in which glue 6B and release paper 6C are laminated on the back surface of the high-quality paper 6A to be printed. 6a is included. The print paper 6 is set in the paper feed cassette 4 or 5 of the facsimile 3. The print paper may be of a roll type, and a corresponding facsimile may be used.

Next, a series of bar code printing operations of this embodiment will be described. Local O for barcode printing
When barcode printing is performed by the own facsimile using the MR sheet 1, when the local OMR sheet 1 is set in the facsimile, the facsimile first sets the sheet 1.
Detecting the notch 1a of No. 1 to detect that it is for local use, and then distinguishing between ordinary various types of transmission and bar code printing with reference to black marks near both ends of the sheet 1,
Printing is performed according to the bar code information written on the sheet 1.

Further, if the remote OMR sheet 2 is used, it is possible to send from any facsimile to a facsimile having an OMR sheet reading function and a barcode printing function. When the received facsimile determines that it is the remote OMR sheet 2 by the black marks near the both ends of the image and it is determined that the bar code print item is filled, it prints according to the bar code information.

Where a POS system is used for handling bar code display products, if there is a bar code printing device using a facsimile machine such as the present invention, the bar code label can be used without newly using an expensive bar code printer. Can be created to extend the barcode display product. Further, when the manufacturer of the product requests the distribution site to change the barcode, if the remote OMR sheet 2 is used to create a label, the label can be replaced.

The remote OMR sheet is one means for barcode printing of a facsimile having a remote barcode printing function, and it can be accessed by personal computer communication or the like.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, a barcode can be printed easily by using a facsimile, which is extremely economical and facilitates remote operation using a transmission function. It is very useful in the distribution industry and so on.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an OMR sheet for barcode printing used in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a facsimile used in the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a sheet for printing a barcode used in the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a normal OMR sheet. 1 local OMR sheet 2 remote OMR sheet 3 facsimile 6 print paper

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A facsimile is provided with a function of reading input bar code print information and a function of printing a bar code according to the read bar code print information. Bar code printing device.