JPH11328536A - Merchandise processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a merchandise processor which can prevent an input from being forgot regarding indispensable items of merchandise information for each user. SOLUTION: In a merchandise processor which performs specified processing on the basis of merchandise information regarding a merchandise, if input about preset check items out of plural kinds of merchandise information are not performed, a displayer 17 is made to display an indication that they are not inputted at specified timings and, at the same time, specification of check items is enabled.

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 for performing a predetermined process based on product information on a product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, product information including items (types) such as a product name, a unit price, a POS code, and a tare weight is stored in a product master (product information storage unit) for each product, and the product read from the product master is stored. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a product processing apparatus that performs weighing and packaging of products based on information. In such a product processing apparatus, a net weight is calculated based on items such as a tare weight read from a product master, and a label is issued based on items such as a product name and a POS code.

[0003]

The operator sometimes forgets to input a part of the product information.
If an item that is indispensable for issuing a label has not been input due to such an input failure, a label in which the content of the item is not printed is issued. It is wasteful to issue a label on which such essential items are not printed. On the other hand, essential items differ for each user.

Also, if you forget to enter such required items,
In addition to label issuance, for example, items such as tare weight used for weighing and the like may similarly occur.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a product processing apparatus capable of preventing forgetting to input required items of product information different for each user.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a product processing apparatus for performing a predetermined process based on product information on a product, wherein a predetermined type of a plurality of types of the product information is set. When the product information has not been input for the check item, an indication that the product information has not been input is displayed on the display at a predetermined timing, and the check item can be designated.

[0007] The "check item" in the present invention refers to an item of the type (article name, unit price, etc.) of merchandise information to be determined whether or not an input has been made. The “predetermined timing” includes, for example, when a product is registered in the registration mode, when a product is called in the normal mode, immediately before a print execution command is executed, and the like.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in a label issuing device (an example of a product processing device) 1, a touch screen 17, a stroke key 18, and a label issuing unit 19 are connected to a microcomputer 10 via an interface (not shown).

The microcomputer 10 includes a CPU 11, a ROM,
13 and a RAM (rewritable storage unit) 14. The RAM 14 has a product master (product information storage unit)
15 and a check item storage unit 16 are provided.
As shown in FIG. 2, the product master 15 includes product information including a plurality of types of items (types) such as a call number, a product name, a unit price, a POS code, an additive code, a department code, and a validity period. And stored in association with each other for each item of product information. In the RAM 14,
A storage unit (not shown) for storing an additive name and a department name corresponding to the additive code and the department code is provided.
The CPU 11 reads in advance items necessary for label issuance from the product master 15 before issuing labels, and issues labels based on the items.

[0010] Check items are stored in the check item storage section 16, and item names such as a product name, a unit price, a POS code, and an additive code are set, for example, as shown in FIG. Note that a control program for issuing labels and the like is stored in the ROM 13 of FIG.

The CPU 11 includes a determination unit 12 and is set to a check item designation mode, a product registration mode, and a normal mode. The normal mode is a mode for performing product processing such as label issuance. The check item designation mode is a mode for setting check items. The product registration mode is a mode for registering product information in the product master 15. For example, in the case of the present embodiment, in the product registration mode, the determination unit 12 determines whether or not an item stored in the check item among the items of the product information of the product master 15 has been input.

The touch screen 17 displays a screen such as, for example, a check item designation screen shown in FIG. 4 or a product registration mode screen shown in FIG. 5A. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5B, "Please set an additive." Display an error message screen such as On the other hand, input can be performed by touching a part of the display screen of the touch screen 17 with a finger. In addition, the label issuing unit 19 of FIG. 1 prints the product information on the product on the label according to the set product information, and issues the label.

Next, an operation method of the present apparatus will be described. Before registering a product in the product master 15, the operator touches a predetermined button on the touch screen 17, sets the CPU 11 to the check item designation mode,
The check items are specified in advance. When the check item designation mode is set, a check item designation screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. In the check item specification screen,
The item name of the product information to be printed on the label is displayed, and "yes" and "absence" buttons for setting the presence or absence of a check for each item name are displayed. The operator touches the “Yes” button for items to be checked for uninput (forgotten input), and designates check items. When the check item is specified, the CPU 11 stores the specified check item in the check item storage unit 16 shown in FIG.

Next, the operator touches a predetermined button, sets the CPU 11 to a product registration mode, and registers a product. When the product registration mode is set, the product registration mode screen as shown in FIG.
Will be displayed. Product master 1 is displayed on the product registration mode screen.
5, all the item names that can be registered are displayed.
The operator uses the stroke keys 18 to enter product information on necessary items, and leaves other items uninput.

When the input of the product information is completed, the operator touches the setting button 51 to register the product information. When the setting button 51 is touched, the CPU 11 stores the product information of the item in the product master 15 of FIG.
Is stored. Therefore, it is input that the product information does not exist in the items that have not been input.

After the storage, the determination means 12 of FIG. 1 reads the check item from the check item storage section 16 (FIG. 3), and determines whether or not an item of the product corresponding to the check item has been input. . That is, the determination unit 12 reads the item of the product corresponding to the check item from the product master 15 (FIG. 2), and determines whether or not “FFFF” is stored in the item. When “FFFF” is stored in the check item, the determination unit 12 determines that the item is not input, and
The PU 11 displays the error message screen of FIG. 5B on the touch screen 17 to indicate that the item has not been input.

As described above, when a preset check item has not been input among items of a plurality of types of product information, the situation is displayed at the time of product registration, and the check item can be designated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to input even if the required items are different for each user.

When the error message screen is displayed, the operator displays the product registration mode screen again and inputs an item that has not been input. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no uninput item among the check items, the next product information can be registered. After the merchandise registration is repeated and the merchandise information is registered in the merchandise master 15 in this way, the operator touches a predetermined button on the touch screen 17 to set the CPU 11 to the normal mode and issue a label.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The label issuing apparatus 1 of FIG. 1 issues labels of a plurality of types of label formats (I), (II), and (III), for example, as shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C. As shown in FIGS. 6D, 6E and 6F, the RAM 14 stores a plurality of types of check item storage units (I), (I), (I) and (I) corresponding to the label formats (I), (II), and (III).
I) and (III) 60 to 62 are provided.

The CPU 11 has a discriminating means 12 and is set to a check item designation mode, a commodity registration mode, and a normal mode. In the normal mode, the determination means 12 stores a plurality of check item storage units (I), (I)
(I), (III) It is determined whether or not merchandise information has been input to the merchandise master 15 for any of the items stored in any of 60 to 62. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, and therefore, detailed description thereof is omitted.

Next, an operation method of the present apparatus will be described. The operator touches a predetermined button on the touch screen 17 of FIG. 1 to set the CPU 11 to the check item designation mode, and sets check items in advance.
When the check item designation mode is set, a check item designation screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed.

On the check item designation screen of FIG. 7A, a number (for example, I) indicating the type of label format is displayed, and all item names that can be stored in the product master 15 except for the registration number are displayed. "Yes" and "No" buttons for setting the presence or absence of a check for each item name are displayed. The number indicating the type of the label format constitutes a label format designation button B, and the label format designation button B can be incremented in the order of I → II → III → I by touching. ing. When the operator selects the number for which the label format is to be set, FIG.
A check item designation screen corresponding to the label format (III) is displayed as shown in FIG. On the check item specification screen, the user touches the “Yes” button of the item to be checked, and specifies the check item. When the check item is designated, the CPU 11 stores the designated check item in the check item storage (III) 62 of FIG. 6F.
To memorize.

Next, the operator operates the touch screen 1
By touching a predetermined button 7, the CPU 11 is set to the product registration mode, the product registration mode screen shown in FIG. 5A is displayed, and the product is registered. When the input of the items necessary for issuing the label is completed and the setting button 51 is touched, the CPU 1
1 stores the product information of the item in the product master 15 of FIG. 2 and stores “FFFF” in an uninput item of the product.

By repeating the above-mentioned product registration, the product master 1
After registering the product information in 5, the operator touches a predetermined button on the touch screen 17 to set the CPU 11 to the normal mode. When the normal mode is set, FIG.
The normal mode screen as shown in FIG.
7 is displayed. The operator touches a predetermined button on the normal mode screen to specify a label format and a product for which a label is to be issued, and then touches an issue button 81.

When the issue button is touched, the CPU 11 reads out the check items from the check item storage section (III) 62 (FIG. 6F) corresponding to the label format, and reads the corresponding item from the product master 15 (FIG. 2). Read information. Of the items of the product information of the product, “FF” is added to the item of the product corresponding to the check item.
If "FF" is stored, the determination means 12 determines that the input has not been made, and the CPU 11 displays the error message screen of FIG.

As described above, when a predetermined check item is not input among a plurality of types of product information items, the display indicating that the item is not input is touched immediately before the print command is executed. Since the screen is displayed on the screen 17, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to input required items that differ for each user. In addition, since check items can be specified for each of a plurality of types of label formats, it is possible to check for missing input for each label format.

When the discriminating means 12 discriminates that there is an uninput item among the check items, the operator touches a predetermined button on the touch screen 17 and the CPU 11
Is set to the registration mode, and the item information that has not been entered is registered to register the product information. On the other hand, when the determining unit 12 determines that there is no uninput item among the check items, the label issuance is started.

The error message may be displayed at the time of merchandise registration or at the time of calling the merchandise in the normal mode in addition to immediately before the print command is executed. Further, at the time of product registration, the error message may be displayed when the next product number is input. Further, when the product registration mode screen extends over a plurality of pages, the error message may be displayed when the next page is to be displayed. When the screen is scrolled, the error message may be displayed immediately before or immediately after the item disappears from the screen by scrolling.

In the above description, "FFFF" is stored in the item as a value indicating that the item has not been input. However, the value indicating that the item has not been input has meaning as product information. Any value may be used, for example, "A" may be stored in the highest digit of the item. In addition, two or more values indicating that there is no input may be set.

In the above-described embodiment, the embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the label issuing device 1 has been described. However, a product processing device that performs weighing and packaging based on the items of the product information stored in the product master is also described. The present invention can be applied. In this case, the check items may be, for example, items used for weighing and packaging of a tare or the like. Further, in each of the above embodiments, the device having the touch screen 17 and the stroke key unit 18 has been described.
As described above, the present invention can also be applied to a device including the liquid crystal display 17A and the input operation unit 18B.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In the case where a preset check item among a plurality of types of product information has not been input, an indication that the item has not been input is displayed on the display at a predetermined timing, and the check item is designated (selected). ), It is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to input even if the required items are different for each user.

In a commodity processing apparatus provided with a label issuing unit, if a check item can be designated for each label printing format, it is possible to check forgotten input in accordance with the label format.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a label issuing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a table showing storage contents of a product master.

FIG. 3 is a table showing storage contents of a check item storage unit.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a check item designation screen displayed on the touch screen.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a product registration mode screen and an error message screen.

FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C are front views showing a label format according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and D, E, and F are tables showing the contents stored in the check item storage unit.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the check item designation screen.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing the normal mode and an error message screen.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a modified example of the display and the like.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Label issuing device (product processing device): 1 Determination means: 12 Check item storage unit: 16, 60, 61, 62 Touch screen (display): 17, 17A Label issuing unit: 19

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Eiji Kitamura Inventor: 959, Shimoda, Ritto-cho, Kurita-gun, Shiga Pref.

Claims (6)

[Claims] In a product processing apparatus for performing a predetermined process based on product information on a product, if product information is not input for a preset check item among a plurality of types of product information, an unprocessed A merchandise processing apparatus characterized in that an indication of an input is displayed on a display at a predetermined timing, and the check item can be specified. 2. In a product processing apparatus for performing a predetermined process based on product information on a product, when product information is not input for a check item set in advance among a plurality of types of the product information,
A merchandise processing device comprising: a display for displaying at a predetermined timing that there is no input; and a rewritable storage unit for storing the check items. 3. The product information storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the product information storage unit stores the product information for each product and each item of the product information, and whether or not the product information storage unit has not been input. A product processing apparatus comprising: a check item storage unit that stores an item to be checked; and a determination unit that determines whether an item stored in the check item has been input. 4. The product processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the product processing apparatus includes a label issuing unit that prints product information on the product on a label and issues the label, and performs the check for each format in which the label is printed. A product processing device that allows you to specify items. 5. The product processing device according to claim 1, further comprising: a label issuing unit that prints product information on a product on a label and issues a label, wherein each item of the product information printed on the label is provided. A commodity processing apparatus capable of designating the above check items. 6. The product processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the product information storage unit is capable of inputting the absence of product information for each product and for each item.