JPH11119658A - Commodity processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To print such a price display label that a price is easily undestood even when an amount of money is large and the sense of incongruity is not given to a consumer to the utmost by setting a threshold for deciding whether a figure dividing cord is automatically imparted or not by a numerical value displaying the price or the number of figures of the numerical values. SOLUTION: In a mode storage part 14, it is stored which mode out of the automatic imparting mode and the non-imparting mode for a CPU 10 is set. By operating an input operation part 2, either of the automatic imparting mode or the non-imparting mode is selected as the mode of the CPU 10. When the automatic imparting mode is set, it is discriminated by the CPU 10 whether the number of figures of the inputted price is over the threshold or not. When it is over the threshold, price data obtained by imparting (automatically imparting) the figure dividing code to the price is stored in a data storage part 13. When it is equal to or under the threshold, the figure dividing code is not imparted to the price and the price data is stored in the storage part 13 as it is.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product processing apparatus provided with a printing section for printing a price on a price display tag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, price tags are shown in FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), there is a system in which a price is displayed by assigning a digit separator 20 such as ",", and a system for automatically assigning such digit separator 20 every three digits. Is known (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 50-143429). There is also known a system in which it is possible to select whether or not to automatically assign the digit separating code 20 every three digits (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 52-110528, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-19469).
No. 2). In these systems, the digit separator code 2
Since 0 is automatically added, not only does the work of inputting “,” etc. be saved, but also the printing position of “,” is not mistaken.

[0003]

Here, as shown in "$ 100000" in FIG. 4 (c), if a large amount of money is displayed, the price is difficult to understand unless the digit separator 20 is given. As shown in FIG. 4B, “100,00
It is convenient to display "0". On the other hand, in large retail stores and the like, conventionally, as shown in “$ 1000” in FIG.
In many cases, the digit separating code 20 is not assigned to the price of the price display tag, and therefore, as shown in FIG. There is. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a product processing apparatus capable of printing a price display tag that makes it easy to understand the price even for a large amount of money, while at the same time giving the consumer as little uncomfortable feeling as possible.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a printing unit for printing a price based on price data of a product, and automatically assigns a digit separating code when printing the price. In the product processing apparatus having the function of performing the above, a threshold value for determining whether or not the digit-separating code is automatically given can be set by a numerical value indicating a price or the number of digits of the numerical value.

For example, when the price of a product is four digits, printing is performed without automatically assigning a digit-separating code, and when the price of the product is more than four digits and is more than an arbitrary threshold, a digit-separating code is used. Is automatically added and printed.

According to the present invention, when the amount of money is known at a glance of about four digits, such as $ 1000, "$ 1000" is displayed as before without adding a digit separator, causing a sense of incongruity. No, while $ 20,000 or $ 2
If the amount is large, such as 00000, a digit delimiter “,” is automatically added and “$ 2,00
By displaying “0” or “$ 200,000”, the number of digits of the amount can be easily recognized.

In the present invention, the "digit separating code" usually means "," in the price display, but also includes ".", Etc., between the third and fourth digits of the numerical value, It is displayed at the bottom between the digits and the seventh digit. "Automatic assignment" means that you do not need to enter a digit separator when entering price data settings.
This means that the price data is printed in a state where a digit separator is added to the price data. "Equipped with a function" refers to a device that includes an automatic grant mode that automatically grants according to a price and a non-grant mode that does not automatically grant regardless of the price. The purpose is included in the range.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the product processing apparatus includes a microcomputer 1, an input operation unit 2, a display 3, and a printing unit 4 connected to the microcomputer 1 via an interface (not shown). As will be described later, the product processing apparatus prints a price display tag indicating a price, and has a function of automatically assigning a digit separating code when printing a price.

The microcomputer 1 has a CPU 10 and a memory (storage unit) 11.
2, a data storage unit 13 and a mode storage unit 14 are provided. The threshold storage unit 12 stores a threshold for determining whether or not to automatically assign a digit separator code,
The threshold can be set to an arbitrary value by inputting from the input operation unit 2. The data storage unit 13 stores price data, product names, and the like. The price data is the price (numerical value) itself input from the input operation unit 2 or data in which a digit separating code is automatically given to the price according to a setting described later.

The mode storage unit 14 stores whether the CPU 10 is set to the automatic application mode or the non-application mode. The automatic assignment mode refers to a mode in which a digit separating code is automatically assigned and printed according to the number of digits, while the non-assigning mode refers to a mode in which a digit separating code is not automatically assigned regardless of the price. Say. By operating the input operation unit 2, the CPU 10 can be selected from either the automatic application mode or the non-application mode. When the automatic assigning mode is set, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the number of digits of the input price exceeds the threshold. If the number exceeds the threshold, the CPU 10 assigns a digit separating code to the price. The (automatically assigned) price data is stored in the data storage unit 13. On the other hand, when the price is equal to or smaller than the threshold value, the price is not stored in the data storage unit 13 as price data without adding a digit separating code.

The display unit 3 displays the price data and the product name stored in the data storage unit 13, and the printing unit 4 displays the price data and the product name stored in the data storage unit 13. Print on the price display tag based on the price.

Next, the function of the commodity processing apparatus will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, according to the following flow, initial setting is performed and any one of the automatic application mode and the non-application mode is selected. In the case of performing the initial setting in FIG. 2, a key processing routine is entered to check which key has been pressed, and if the key for selecting the automatic mode for assigning a digit separating code has been pressed in step S1, the process proceeds to step S2. In step S2, the number of digits is set by inputting a threshold value, and the initial setting is completed. For example, by setting the value of the threshold to “4”, if the price of the product is 4 digits or less, the digit separating code is not automatically assigned, while if the price of the product is 5 digits or more, the digit separating Signs are automatically assigned.

Next, a procedure for printing a price display bill will be described. If the automatic setting mode is set as shown in FIG. 3A, a key processing routine is entered to check which key has been pressed. If a price is entered in step S11, the process proceeds to step S12. In step S12, it is determined whether or not the number of digits of the input price exceeds a preset threshold. If the number of digits exceeds the threshold, the process proceeds to the next step S13. If the number of digits is equal to or smaller than the threshold, the process proceeds to step S14 using the input price itself as price data.

In step S13, the set price value is automatically assigned with a digit separating code to generate price data. That is, the input price data is “10000
In the case of “0”, “,” is added to the price data to “10”.
0000 ", and stored in the data storage unit 13 in the next step S14. The method of automatic application is disclosed in
The method described in page 143429, page 2, upper left column, line 18 to page 3, lower right column, line 14 can be used.

In the next step S15, the display 3 (FIG. 1)
To display price data. In the next step S16, the printing process is started, and when a printing command is input, step S1 is executed.
Proceed to 7 to print on the price display tag.

As described above, in the automatic application mode,
When the number of digits of the price of the product is equal to or less than the threshold, the digit separating code is not automatically assigned. When the number of digits of the price of the product exceeds the threshold, the digit separating code is automatically assigned. For example, when the threshold value is set to “4”, if the price of the product is small, such as $ 1000, printing is performed without adding a digit separator, and $ 20,000
If the price is large, such as 0, "$ 200,000"
, And can be printed with a digit separating code automatically added. For this reason, a small price does not give a sense of incongruity to the consumer, while a large price allows the price to be easily recognized.

If the mode is set to the non-giving mode shown in FIG. 3B, a key processing routine is entered to check which key has been pressed, and if a price is entered in step S21, the process proceeds to step S22. . In step S22, the input price is stored as it is in the data storage unit as price data. From the next step S23 to step S25
Are the same as those in steps S15 to S15 in FIG.
Through substantially the same operation as in step 17, printing is performed on the price display tag, and the process is completed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to select the non-assignment mode in which printing is performed without assigning a digit separator code regardless of the number of digits of the price. For this reason, it is possible to select whether or not to assign a digit separating code to the price according to the usage conditions of the user.

The threshold value may be 3 or more at which the digit-separating code is valid. For example, the threshold value is set to 5 and the digit-separating code is added to all prices of 6 digits or more. You may.

By the way, in the automatic application mode,
It was set to automatically assign a digit separator between the price input and the display, display the digit separator in the state where the digit separator was assigned, and then perform printing. , The digit separating code may be automatically added immediately before printing. In this case, the price data may be stored in the data storage unit 13 without assigning the digit separator to the input price, and the digit separator may be automatically assigned to the price data immediately before printing.

Further, in the present embodiment, whether or not to assign a digit-separating code can be set according to the number of digits of the price. However, the digit-separating code may be set with a numerical value indicating the price. For example, if the threshold value is set to “9999” and the input price is “9999” or less (for example, $ 3850), no digit separating code is assigned and the price exceeds “9999” (for example, $ 2000).
In the case of 0), a digit separating code may be automatically added.

Further, in this embodiment, the printing target is described as a price display tag having a price and a product name, but may be a label having a bar code or other information. Further, the present invention also includes a product processing apparatus having a label issuing function, a weighing function, a packaging function, or a label attaching function in addition to a printing function.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When printing the price, the threshold value for automatically assigning the digit separator code can be set arbitrarily. For example,
In the case of a small amount such as ¥ 1,000, printing without adding a digit separating code can prevent the consumer from feeling uncomfortable. On the other hand, in the case of a high price such as $ 200,000, the price can be easily recognized by automatically adding a digit separating code such as "$ 200,000" and printing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a product processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of initialization.

FIG. 3A is a flowchart of an automatic application mode, and FIG. 3B is a flowchart of a non-application mode.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a price display bill.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11: memory (storage unit) 20: digit separating code 4: printing unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A product processing apparatus having a printing unit for printing a price based on price data of a product and having a function of automatically giving a digit separating code when printing a price, wherein the digit separating code is automatically set. A merchandise processing apparatus characterized in that a threshold value for giving or not can be set by a numerical value indicating a price or the number of digits of the numerical value. 2. A merchandise processing apparatus having a printing unit for printing a price based on price data of a merchandise and having a function of automatically giving a digit separating code when printing the price, wherein the price of the merchandise is four digits. In the case of, printing is performed without automatically adding a digit separating code, and when the price of the product is more than an arbitrary threshold value exceeding 4 digits, the digit separating code is automatically added and printed. Product processing device characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. The merchandise processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage unit configured to store the threshold value.