JPH06336237A - Label issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize an easy and accurate processing of a selling price changing slip by a method wherein a new commodity information including a change in its price made based on the modified information as to the price reduction input by a handy terminal is transmitted and a label bearing the new commodity information printed by a print mechanism is issued. CONSTITUTION:A label issuing machine prints the commodity information including commodity price, etc., on a label and issues it. In this case, the label issuing machine is composed mainly of a handy terminal 1 and a print mechanism 2. The handy terminal 1 is provided with a display part 3, an operating part 4, a scanner 5 as a commodity information input means, etc. The print mechanism 2 is provided with a display part 43, an operating part 44, etc. A new commodity information including a change in the price made based on the modified information as to the price reduction input by the handy terminal 1 is transmitted by a transmitting means 14 and the label bearing the new commodity information printed by the print mechanism 2 is issued. By this method, a selling price changing slip can be processed easily and accurately.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a label issuing device for printing / issuing product information such as a product price on a label, and more particularly to a handy device provided separately from a printing mechanism.
The price of the product is changed at the terminal, and the new product information (new price, etc.) that has undergone the price reduction is stored in the handy terminal and transmitted to the print mechanism, and the print mechanism prints and issues the label of the new product information. The present invention relates to a label issuing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a supermarket, time sales (discount sales by time zone) are performed from day to night in each department such as fresh food and daily products.
The price reduction is handled by handwriting the new price on the product package or label.

Therefore, the sales information of the reduced price product is
The operator had to manually input from the cash register at the cash register, and an input error occurred especially in the evening when the customer was crowded.

In order to avoid manual entry at the cash register, it is preferable to issue a label containing a bar code showing the price reduction, but the number of label issuing devices is limited and it is installed in the backyard. Therefore, even if you check the remaining quantity on the shelves at the site and return to the backyard to issue a label, it may sell during that time and the actual quantity may not match.

Further, in the backyard of a supermarket, it becomes necessary to process a selling price change slip for changing the selling price as the price of a product is lowered, and the work becomes complicated and a slip entry error occurs.

Further, some supermarkets have adopted a system for allocating a daily price reduction budget to each person in charge or department in charge and selling the product by reducing the price according to the budget. In such a case, If you try to reduce the price reduction amount, you will miss the sales opportunity and cause the product to stay, and frequent price reductions will reduce profits.Therefore, it has been required to manage the price reduction products while always considering the discount budget. .

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when the price of a product is reduced,
While processing and storing the data about the old price before the change and the new price after the change with the handy terminal on site,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a label issuing device which can issue a new price label by a printing mechanism provided separately from the handy terminal.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides product information such as a product price on the label of a strip-shaped label continuous body in which a large number of labels are continuously and temporarily attached on a mount. In a label issuing device for printing / issuing, a central processing unit, and product information input means connected to the central processing unit for inputting product type information and price information,
First storage means for storing the first price information input from the product information input means, and price for inputting change information regarding price reduction of the first price information connected to the central processing unit The change information input means, the new price creation means for creating the second price information by changing the first price information based on the change information input by the price change information input means, and the new price creation means. The second created
Second storage means for storing the price information of the new product, new product information creating means for creating new product information based on the second price information, and the new product created by the new product information creating means. A handy terminal having a transmission means for transmitting information, a reception storage means for storing the new product information transmitted via the transmission means connected to the handy terminal, and the reception storage means. A print mechanism having an output means for editing and outputting the stored new product information, and new product information obtained by performing a price change process based on the change information regarding the price reduction input at the handy terminal. Is sent to the printing mechanism via the transmission means, and the printing mechanism issues a label on which new product information is printed.

[0009]

The type information of the product and the first price information are input from the product information input means of the handy terminal and stored in the first storage means. Next, the price change information input means inputs the change information regarding the price reduction, the new price creating means creates the second price information from the change information and the first price information, and stores the second price information in the second storing means. Let Then, new product information creating means creates new product information based on the second price information, and transmits the new product information to the printing mechanism via the transmitting means.

In the print mechanism provided separately from the handy terminal, the new product information transmitted from the handy terminal is stored in the reception storage means, and the new product information is edited and output by the output means.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
It will be explained based on.

The label issuing device of the present invention comprises a handy terminal 1 for performing a price reduction process, and a printing mechanism 2 provided separately from the handy terminal 1.

The handy terminal 1 is mainly an LED
The display unit 3 includes a display unit 3, an operation unit 4 including a keyboard, and a scanner 5 as a product information input unit for inputting product type information and price information.

The display unit 3 sends a predetermined signal to the control unit 6 which will be described later in response to an input operation of the operation unit 4 by the operator, and a predetermined command signal from the control unit 6 sends a product code, a product price, a department code, to the operator. The operation command of is displayed.

The operation unit 4 serves as a price change information input means, and as shown in FIG. 2, a numeric key 7 for inputting price data, numerical data, etc., and a display during execution of various operations. The previous screen key 8 for calling the previous screen in the section 3, the clear key 9 for erasing the input numerical value when an error occurs in the numerical value input by the numerical key 7, the input key for confirming the input numerical value, etc. 10, an issue key 11 for instructing the printing mechanism 2 to issue a label,
Arranged are a% key 12 for instructing price reduction at a percentage unit of the percentage of the old price, a ¥ key 13 for instructing price reduction in yen units, and other keys.

The scanner 5 is detachably attached to the handy terminal 1 and plays a role of inputting product type information and price information. That is, by scanning the barcode of the label 40a on which the price is printed as shown in FIG. 9 with the scanner 5, the product code and the price (in this embodiment, the product code 012345 and the old price before change 800 yen) are displayed. Will be entered. Note that FIG. 10 shows a label 40b attached to the product after the price reduction process, in which the product code, the new product price, and the department code (in this embodiment, indicated by 13 digits of NON-PLU). Product data such as the product code 012345, the price after price reduction 720 yen, and the department code 888) is displayed by a barcode and characters / numbers that are visible to humans.

Reference numeral 14 is, for example, an RS-232C cable, and this cable 14 is the handy terminal 1
Is a kind of means for transmitting an electrical signal between the print mechanism 2 and the print mechanism 2, and transmits the price information generated by the handy terminal 1 to the print mechanism 2 side, and the issue information of the label 40b issued by the print mechanism 2. Has the function of transmitting to the Handy Terminal 1 side.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the control unit 6 which is a main part of the handy terminal 1. Reference numeral 15 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) of the control unit 6, and the CPU 15 has an operating unit 4, a display unit 3, a read only memory (ROM) 17, a random access memory (RAM) 18 via a bus line 16. , RS-232C interface 19,
Each of the scanner interfaces 20 is controlled.

In the ROM 17, a main processing program 21 for controlling each part, a reading program 22 for analyzing the bar code data read by the scanner 5, price information is edited into predetermined transmission data and is transmitted. Communication programs 23 for controlling are stored respectively.

The RAM 18 is mainly a display memory 24 for storing data displayed on the display unit 3, a scanner reading memory 25 for storing information such as a product code and price input from the label 40a by the scanner 5. A price memory 26 for extracting and storing the price as the old price (prior price before change) from the scanner reading memory 25, the operation unit
The reason classification memory 27 for storing the data about the price reduction reason inputted further, the department memory 28 for storing the department code inputted by the operating unit 4, the date memory 29 for storing the date similarly inputted by the operating unit 4, An arithmetic work memory 30 and an arithmetic logic register 31, which are used to perform arithmetic processing based on the old price data of the price memory 26 and the price reduction processing data of the reason classification memory 27 to calculate the new price (post-change price) of the product. The calculation result in the calculation work memory 30, that is, the calculation result memory 32 for storing the new price, and the new price data in the calculation result memory 32 are transferred to generate and store the bar code data of the product information having the new price. Memory 33, prints out new price information and department code of this barcode generation memory 33 Transmission data memory 34 for temporarily storing the new price information, a reception data memory 35 for temporarily storing the data transmitted from the printing mechanism 2, and the number of sheets issued from this reception data memory 35 Issue record data memory 36 for counting and storing
Composed of.

Next, the price reduction process in the handy terminal 1 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, the power supply 90 of the handy terminal 1
When is input, the CPU 15 waits for the input of the processing date, the department code and the price reduction reason category according to the processing of the main processing program 21 of the ROM 17, and displays a message prompting the input on the display unit 3. After inputting the processing date, department code, and reason classification, the product information, that is, the product code and the price before change (old price) is waited for.

When the operator operates the input keys 10 of the operation unit 4 and the scanner 5 to read the bar code of the label 40a on which the price before change is displayed, the product code and the old price information are read into the scanner reading memory 25. At the same time, the old price is stored in the price memory 26. Then, when the discount price or the discount rate is input from the operation unit 4, a predetermined discount calculation process is performed by the operation work memory 30 and the operation logic register 31 through the analysis process 37, and the new price (after the discount) Price) is stored in the calculation result memory 32. Further, the bar code generating memory 33 generates information and bar code corresponding to the new price information from the amount of money corresponding to the new price and the product code stored in the calculation result memory 32, and stores the bar code in the transmission data memory 34. is there.

The received data memory 35 stores label issued data, which will be described later, transmitted from the printing mechanism 2 side via the cable 14. The received data memory 35 counts the issued number of sheets and issues the issued record. The data is stored in the data memory 36.

Next, based on FIGS. 1 and 5 to 7,
The print mechanism 2 will be described. The printing mechanism 2 is mainly
The display unit 43 includes an LED and the operation unit 44 includes a keyboard.

A predetermined signal is sent to the control unit 46 described later by the input operation of the operation unit 44 by the operator, and the count of the number of issued sheets is displayed on the display unit 43 by the predetermined command signal of the control unit 46. There is.

The operation unit 44 is for inputting information relating to label issuance, and as shown in FIG. 5, a numeral key 47 for inputting a numeral, and a numeral inputted by the numeral key 47. A registration key 48 for confirming, a call key 49 for calling the previous screen on the display unit 43 during various operations, a clear key 50 for erasing the input numerical value when the numerical value input from the numerical key 47 is incorrect, a label An issuance key 51 for prompting the start of issuance, a paper feed key 52 for idly feeding the label 40b without printing, a print mechanism 2
A transmission key 53 for transmitting the issued data to the handy terminal 1 side and other various function keys are arranged.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control unit 46 which is a main part of the printing mechanism 2. Reference numeral 55 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) of the control unit 54. The CPU 55 has an operation unit 44, a display unit 43, a read only memory (ROM) 57, a random access memory (RAM) 58 via a bus line 56. , RS-232C interface 59,
The print control interface 60 is controlled respectively.

The ROM 57 has a main processing program 61 for controlling each part, a print control program 62 for controlling printing, and a communication program for controlling transmission of a print completion report to be sent to the handy terminal 1 for each label printing. 63 are stored respectively.

The RAM 58 is a display memory 64 for mainly storing the data displayed on the display unit 43, and a handy memory.
The reception data memory 65 for temporarily storing the data sent from the terminal 1, the print data memory 66 for extracting and storing the print information such as the department code and the new price information (the changed price) from the reception data memory 65, as well. The bar code generation memory 6 for extracting, generating and storing the bar code data information of the new price information from the reception data memory 65
7. A transmission data memory 68 having a function of sending a print report to the handy terminal 1 every time a label is printed.

The print control interface 60 includes
The pulse motor 69, the sensor 70, and the thermal head 71 are connected to each other, and the CPU 55 and the ROM 57 connected via the bus line 56 operate the programs stored in the ROM 55 to check, for example, the head out, and the paper out. Checking or controlling print speed.

Next, the control of the printing mechanism 2 will be mainly described with reference to FIG.
And FIG. 7 will be described.

When the power supply 92 of the printing mechanism 2 is turned on and the processed new price information (changed price) is transmitted from the handy terminal 1 side, the new price information transmitted through the RS-232C cable 14 is The print information is stored in the received data memory 65, and is divided into print information and bar code information by the action of each program stored in the CPU 55 and the ROM 57. The print information is stored in the print data memory 66, and the bar code information is stored in the bar code information. Each is stored in the code generation memory 67. The information in the print data memory 66 and the bar code generating memory 67 is printed on a label (not shown) according to the number of labels printed on the handy terminal 1. At this time, the print end is reported every time the label is issued, and this print end report is sent to the transmission data memory 68 and the cable 1.
It is sent to Handy Terminal 1 via 4.

Next, the operation will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The description of the control will be given based on FIGS. 1 to 7. Power supply 90 for Handy Terminal 1
When the power 92 of the printing mechanism 2 is turned on (S1),
In the handy terminal 1, today's date is displayed on the display unit 3 together with a message requesting a response for the price reduction target date. When there is no change (when processing on today's date)
Is to press the input key 10 as it is. If the user wants to change the processing date, pressing the input key 10 after changing the date causes the department code to wait for a response (S2).

When a predetermined department code (888 in the embodiment) is responded and the input key 10 is pressed, the response to the reason category is awaited (S3).

When the reason for the price reduction is answered and the input key 10 is pressed, the system waits for a response to the price information (old price) before the price reduction (S4). At this time, typical reason categories (for example,
It is also possible to display expiration date or time sales) on the display unit 3.

When the scanner 5 as the product information input means scans the label 40a of the price reduction target product on the shelf on the spot, the price is stored as the pre-change price in the price memory 26 via the scanner reading memory 25, and The system waits for an input response for the new price (price after discount) (S5).

When instructing the price reduction by the percentage unit of the percentage of the old price, after pressing the% key 12, the discount rate is input and the input key 10 is pressed. Also,
When instructing price reduction in yen units, after pressing the ¥ key 13, enter the price reduction amount and press the input key 10, and the price reduction price is calculated by the operation work memory 30 and the operation logic register 31. Price (7 in the example)
(20 yen) is stored in the calculation result memory 32, and the barcode information based on this new price is edited and generated in the barcode generation memory 33. Then, the process waits for the input of the number of labels to be issued (S6).

Handy terminal 1 and printing mechanism 2
After connecting the cable 14 between them, inputting the number of labels to be issued from the handy terminal 1 and pressing the input key 10, the issuing key 11 is pressed (S7). By the series of operations from S1 to S7, the information such as the old and new prices and the department code in charge is stored in the handy terminal 1 at the site, and on the side of the print mechanism 2 provided separately from the handy terminal 1. , Information corresponding to the issued barcode label is transmitted.

The printing mechanism 2 to which the data is sent from the handy terminal 1 issues the designated number of labels to be issued (S8). As a result, the reduced price of the reduced price product is printed / issued on the label. At the time of issuing a label, the print mechanism 2 sends a print completion signal to the handy terminal 1 every time a label is issued. As a result, the number of labels to be issued can be confirmed at the handy terminal 1, and, for example, by accumulating the price reduction prices, it is possible to promptly take action so that the price reduction budget is not exceeded when the price reduction budget is reached.

In this way, since the old and new prices and the department code in charge can be entered on the handy terminal 1 side, the price change (price reduction process) while looking at the price reduction target product on site
Since the number of labels to be issued by the printing mechanism 2 can be input from the handy terminal 1 and a print end signal is sent to the handy terminal 1 every time one label is issued by the printing mechanism 2. Since the price reduction data will be managed on the Handy Terminal 1 side, it is possible to easily grasp the price reduction budget on site.

Also, by transmitting information such as old and new prices, price reduction price, and department code stored in the handy terminal 1 to, for example, a host computer (not shown), price change for changing price due to price reduction of goods. Since there is no need to fill in slips, it is possible to simplify the work by eliminating the mistake of entering the price reduction amount and the totaling work that is done in the backyard of the supermarket.

Further, since the handy terminal 1 performs the price reduction processing and the print mechanism 2 can only issue the label, the print mechanism 2 can issue the label each time even when different types of labels are issued. Since it is not necessary to perform an operation, it is easy to handle even if the number of printing mechanisms 2 is small.

In this embodiment, the% key 12 and the ¥ key 13 are used for the price reduction process in the handy terminal 1, but the present invention is not limited to this.
It is possible to perform price reduction processing by using other function keys set in the handy terminal 1. In order to perform the processing corresponding to the function key to be used, it is necessary to change the software of Handy Terminal 1, but in general Handy Terminal 1
Since the software can be easily changed according to the user, even if the type of the handy terminal 1 is different, if the data format of the new price information is edited and transmitted in the same manner, the software of the printing mechanism 2 for issuing the label can be changed. No need to change clothing. For this reason, several types of handy
Even in a store where the terminal 1 is installed, it is relatively easy to install the printing mechanism 2 for issuing a label. Furthermore, if a user who has already installed either the handy terminal 1 or the printing mechanism 2 is considering the efficiency of price reduction work, the system can be constructed by purchasing either one of them. Become.

Further, since the printing mechanism mainly has a function of issuing a label, there is a limit in data storage capacity and processing capacity. However, by dividing the printing mechanism into the printing mechanism 2 and the handy terminal 1, By dividing the function 2 for label issuing only and the handy terminal 1 only for price reduction processing, the processing capacity of each is increased.

Further, in this embodiment, RS-23 is used for data transmission between the handy terminal 1 and the printing mechanism 2.
2C has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by connecting a site using the handy terminal 1 and the printing mechanism 2 for issuing a label with a communication line, a remote place can be used. It is possible to issue a label issuing instruction and perform more speedy processing.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, the price change process is performed based on the product information input at the handy terminal, and the new merchandise information is displayed by the print mechanism provided separately from the handy terminal. A label can be issued and a bar code can be issued to the label by the printing mechanism according to the new product information from the handy terminal on site, so this new product information can be read by the optical reader of the cash register. As a result, there is no typo in the input work at the cash register, and congestion at the cash register is eliminated.

Furthermore, since the price reduction processing can be performed at the handy terminal by the first price information as the old price of the product and the second price information as the price reduction price, it is easy to grasp the price reduction budget at each site. effective.

Further, the new product information such as the first price information and the second price information can be stored in the handy terminal, and the transmission means is further provided. For example, the host can be provided via the transmission means. If the new product information is transmitted to the computer and data processing is performed, the work of processing the selling price change slip in the backyard of the supermarket is not required, so there is no need to enter the price reduction amount or the totaling work, simplifying the work. It can be achieved.

By dividing the printing mechanism and the handy terminal, the printing mechanism is used for label issuing, and the handy terminal is used for price reduction processing, so that each processing capacity is increased. It will be.

[0051]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a handy terminal and a printing mechanism of a label issuing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an operating portion of a handy terminal of the label issuing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the control unit of the same.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the concept of price reduction processing.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an operation unit of a print mechanism of the label issuing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control unit of the same.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating the concept of label issuing processing.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing operations of a handy terminal and a printing mechanism of the label issuing device according to the present invention.

[Figure 9] Front view of the label displaying the old price

FIG. 10: Front view of label displaying new price

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handy terminal 2 Printing mechanism 5 Product information input means (scanner) 14 Cable (transmission means) 26 Price memory (first storage means) 32 Calculation result memory (second storage means) 34 Transmission data memory (transmission means) 65 Received data memory (received storage means)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A label issuing device for printing / issuing merchandise information such as merchandise price on the label of a strip-shaped label continuum in which a large number of labels are temporarily attached on a mount, and a central processing unit, A product information input unit connected to the central processing unit for inputting product type information and price information; and a first storage unit for storing the first price information input from the product information input unit. A price change information input means connected to the central processing unit for inputting change information relating to the price reduction of the first price information; and the first price based on the change information input from the price change information input means. New price creating means for changing the information to create the second price information, second storage means for storing the second price information created by the new price creating means, and the second Based on price information A handy terminal having a new product information creating means for creating new product information and a transmitting means for transmitting the new product information created by the new product information creating means; A receiving and storing means for storing the new product information transmitted via the transmitting means connected thereto,
A print mechanism having an output means for editing / outputting the new product information stored in the reception / storage means, which is obtained by performing a price change process based on the change information relating to the price reduction inputted at the handy terminal. Send the new product information to the print mechanism via the transmission means,
A label issuing device for issuing a label on which new product information is printed by the printing mechanism.