JPS59100827A - Electronic balance provided with clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an electronic balance effective for sales work by operating information related to commodities and time information by a control part and displaying the operated result and the time on a CRT display part. CONSTITUTION:The information related to commodities, date, etc. are inputted through ten keys and a setting key on an input part 1 and sent to control part 4 and weighing information from a balance part 2 and time information from a clock 3 are sent to the control part 4. These information is processed by the control part 4 and the processed result is displayed on the CRT display part 5 or printed out on a printing part 6. Consequently, the electronic balance effective for sales work is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic scale equipped with a clock capable of displaying the unit price, weight, price, etc. of a product as well as the time.

Conventional electronic scales display the weight, unit price, price, etc. of the product being sold on a numerical display tube.By pressing a specific function key, the displayed contents can be changed to subtotals, totals, department codes, etc. in addition to the weight, unit price, and price. displayed on each display tube,
Electronic scales that print the above items on receipts as needed have been widely used.

However, with electronic scales of this type in the United States, the date of sales was printed on the receipt, including weight and price, but no particular attention was paid to the time. In other words, since there was no electronic scale that could weigh goods and aggregate prices by time of sale, it was not possible to manage detailed data such as temporal trends in sales, and as a result, large-scale This has led to a situation in which retail stores and the like cannot effectively allocate sales staff for sales.

In addition, all electronic scales must be turned on and stopped manually, and they start operating at a set time.
Not only does it not have a stop function, but it also has the disadvantage of not being able to automatically start, stop, etc. devices connected to the external control terminal. Furthermore, it does not have any function such as instructing the operator of the electronic scale to change at a predetermined time. It was nothing more than a passive device that tallied up such information.

The present invention was developed in view of the inconveniences or lack of functionality of conventional electronic scales as described above.
Time information is sent to CP along with information necessary for product sales such as price.
Processed by a control unit composed of a u (central processing unit) etc.
The results, time, and other necessary information are displayed on a CRT (cathode ray tube).
The purpose is to provide an electronic scale that is equipped with various functions based on time, such as displaying information on a display unit and printing information using a printing unit.

The present invention has an input section consisting of a numeric keypad or the like, a scale section for measuring the weight of the product, a CRT display section, and a clock section for generating time signals. It is composed of a control section which has a basic calculation function and a function to control the CR'r display section, and the human power content from the human power section, the calculation results from the control section, the time from the clock section, etc.
The main feature is that it is displayed on the RT display section, and will be explained in more detail below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the electronic scale of the present invention, in which 1 is a manual section consisting of function keys such as a numeric keypad and a setting key, and 2
is a scale unit that measures the weight of the product and sends out an electrical signal corresponding to the weight. In addition, 3 is a clock unit that constantly generates a time signal, 4 is a control unit,
It has a function of performing various calculations based on signals from the clock section 3, and a control function of displaying necessary information on the CRT display section 5, which will be described below. Note that a memo 1)-tH function is added to the control unit 4 as necessary.

In addition, 5 is a CRT display unit that can display Arabic numerals, alphabets, hiragana, katakana, kanji, etc. based on the signals from the control unit 1, and can also display graphs and figures using a collection of dots. It is possible. Furthermore, 6 is a printing section, and this printing section 6 is equipped as necessary, and is capable of displaying not only the above-mentioned CRT display section 5 but also
Create receipts, etc. that can be handed out to enable record-keeping and to confirm the contents not only to the operator of the electronic scale but also to the customer. It is something.

In the electronic balance of the present invention having the basic configuration as described in 2.
Now, the operator inputs information unique to the product such as the unit price and product code, as well as information required by the sales manager such as the date and the operator's code by pressing the numeric keypad and setting key of the input section 1. A signal indicating this is sent to the control section 4, and the control function of the control section 4 sends the data inputted above to the CR"r display section 5,
It is displayed on the screen of the T display section 5 using letters, numbers, etc.

Also, when the weighing section 2 measures the weight of the product, a signal based on the weight of the product is sent to the control section 4.
By the operation of , the unit price and weight are calculated, the price of this product is calculated, the subtotal is calculated for each product and operation, the product code is converted to a product name, the operator code is converted to the name of the operator, After that, the unit price, weight, price, date, product name, operator name, subtotal, etc. are recorded in the CR as shown in Figure 2.
It is displayed in letters, numbers, etc. on the T display section 5. At this time, based on the signal from the clock unit 3 in addition to the above display contents, the current time is displayed on the same display screen at a predetermined position on the screen as AM CAM) and PM (r'M>).

In this way, based on the input signals from the input section 1, the scale section 2, and the clock section 3, the display mode example on the CRT display section 5 is
In addition to the product code, unit price, etc. shown in the diagram, other necessary items such as inventory quantity may also be displayed, or, as an example, sales trends for each product calculated on an hourly basis may be displayed on the same screen. If the graph is displayed with sales time (time) on the horizontal axis and the number of products sold (or price) on the vertical axis, it will be useful to develop a sales strategy based on this information.

In addition, Fig. 3 is a 70-chart of a program for aggregating product prices in hourly units from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. When the amount of products is H1, the addition switch of input section 1 is turned ON. , and the time is, for example, 9:02 a.m.
If the time is 3 minutes, the price of the product is added and stored in the 9 o'clock tally memory in the control section 4.

Also, if the time signal from the clock unit, that is, the current time, is used as the processing time of the product, for example, if the current time is 8:14 AM, “Processing time: AM8J” will be printed on the label by the printing unit 6. Furthermore, if the current time and the preset validity period are used, the control unit 4 calculates the validity period, and if the validity period is 12 hours, for example, the validity period is PM8J.
can also be printed on the label by the printing unit 6.

Furthermore, the printing unit 6 can also print the current time, that is, the time when the product was sold, on the receipt paper.

Furthermore, by providing the control section 4 with a timer function, it is possible to automatically turn on and off the power of the CR1 display section 5, printing section 6, etc. at scheduled times, and to start up online devices connected to the external control terminal. By automatically stopping the machine, it is possible to save labor.

FIG. 4 shows a program 70-- for automatically turning off the power to the CR1 display section 5 and printing section 6.
This program is executed at regular intervals, for example, every minute, and when the CR1 display unit 5 and printing unit 6 are powered on, the current time is set as the preset power OFF time. Check whether the current time is past the set power ON time, and if it has passed, turn on the power to ○FFL, and if the above power is OFF, check whether the current time is past the set power ON time, and if it has passed, turn on the above power. do.

Note that power is always supplied to the control unit 4 and the clock unit 3 from a power source (battery, commercial power source, etc.) (irrespective of whether the power switch of the child scale 2 is ON or OFF).

It is also possible to set a preliminary operator code and a replacement time for that operator, and at the set time, display a message on the CRT display section instructing replacement.

In addition, the CR1 display section 5 displays various valid data based on various information such as pre-registration of codes, unit prices, etc. of products for multiple items, and inventory quantities of products for multiple items.
The control unit 4 is provided with a memory function to display the information. It is possible to provide an electronic scale that is extremely effective especially for the retail sales industry, as it can manage purchasing, sales, and employee placement, and automatically operate related equipment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a basic block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic scale of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an example of a display screen on the CRT display section of the electronic scale of the present invention, and FIG. Figure 4 is a 70-chart when the power is automatically turned on and off. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Manpower section, 2...Weighing section, 3...Clock section, 4...Control section, 5...CRT display section. Applicant: Ishida Kouki Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
71 Figure 2 Figure 3: Other Gummy Gras He Fang 4 Figure Other 7b7' Long Muhe Procedural Amendments Imported) December 1980-? Patent application 2 filed on December 1, 1988 on the 7th, Title of invention: Electronic scale with a clock 3, Relationship to the case of the person making the amendment: Applicant Mlltflh, Representative of 44 Goin Sanno-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Ishi 1) Takashi - 4. Agent 〒540 6. Number of inventions increased by amendment None 7. Contents of amendment subject to amendment 1. In the specification, on page 6, line 8, "Fig. 1, Fig. 3" is referred to as "Fig. 2." 2. On the 8th page, line 17 of the statement, ``1 product code'' is the ``product code.'' 3.Information, page 9, 1st line should have a memory function. ``Purchase, sales'' should be corrected as follows. [Make sure it has a memory function. As described above, according to the present invention, the product name (
It displays information such as code), unit price, etc., and also displays information such as weight, price, etc. based on information from the input section and weighing section for each item. It is possible to display and print out the time (time) of the site, converting the raw information at the site into a form that is easy for the artist to understand and displaying it, and the display format is also limited to letters and numbers. You can instantly visually check a wide variety of raw or accumulated data, such as graphs and figures, and display the time, or reproduce and compare them after the fact, and purchase and sell products with precision.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An input section consisting of a numeric keypad, setting keys, etc., a scale section for measuring the weight of the product, a CTR display section for displaying letters, numbers, etc., calculation functions based on signals from these input sections, the scale section, and the CR1 display mentioned above. The CR1 display section displays the time along with the human power input from the input section and the calculation results from the control section. An electronic scale with a clock that allows you to do what you want.