JPS604765Y2 - Price printing device in barcode printer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a barcode printer, more specifically, a barcode printer consisting of an input device for inputting barcode data and an arithmetic processing device that operates a printing mechanism based on a signal from the device. Regarding printing devices.

Conventionally, labels printed with this type of barcode printer, such as labels with in-store marking, have a sixth label.
As shown in the figure, flag code a/, item code b',
Product codes such as price check digit C', price code d', and check digit e' are displayed, but prices for consumers are not printed on the same label, but are displayed on a separate price label, or are displayed on the same label. Even when displaying the price inside the barcode, in desktop labelers and hand labelers, the price data in the barcode data and the price data for price display are set and printed in duplicate.

Therefore, the price code setting operation has to be performed twice, which is not only time-consuming but also causes problems such as setting errors, which reduces work efficiency.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, the present invention improves the operability and accuracy of code setting by allowing the price data included in barcode data to be shared and printed on both price codes and consumer price marks. The purpose is to provide a barcode printer with improved workability.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a label in which a product code and a price mark are displayed on a single label.

The price printing device of the present invention has a means for determining the presence or absence of price data included in barcode data, and a printing mechanism for outputting the data when the price data is included in the arithmetic processing unit of the barcode printer. The present invention is characterized in that a means for printing a price mark together with a price code on the label is provided.

In the case of a desktop printer or hand labeler, the above barcode data is input to the arithmetic processing unit from an input device such as a keyboard, and in the case of a weighing labeler, it is input to the arithmetic processing unit from an input device such as an interface. .

Labels are usually printed while being pasted on a strip-shaped mount at intervals while being transported intermittently, and have an adhesive on the back of the label, but some labels do not have adhesive, such as when printing in receipt format. Including things.

The price mark printed on the above label refers to numbers and symbols that consumers can recognize as the price part, distinguishing it from the product code.For example, 1 yen 3500J is printed in a separate field from the product code.
, etc., or a display in which the numerical code for the price printed below the price bar code of the product code can be distinguished from others, such as 0/-1-, color division, etc.

The product code on the above label refers to a bar code in the form of a bar and a numerical code attached below it. It is optional to print only the former or both of them on the label, and in the case of a label with only the former printed on it. It is essential to display a number as a price mark.

The means for determining the presence or absence of price data determines, for example, by detecting code data of a flag.

In other words, if the flag is “°02” or “22” (JAN-
13 code system) and "'2" (JAN-f3 code system), the fact that the barcode data includes price data is utilized.

To explain an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings, FIG. 1 is a block diagram of various parts of a barcode printer, in which 10 is an input device, 20 is an arithmetic processing unit, 30 is a code data display unit, and 4 is a block diagram of each part of a barcode printer.
0 is the print mechanism.

The input device 10 includes a keyboard 11 and/or a desktop printer.
Alternatively, in the interface 12 of the weighing labeler, barcode data such as a required product code, ie, a flag code, item code, price code, etc., is input to the arithmetic processing unit by a code setting operation on the keyboard 11 or interface 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the arithmetic processing unit 20 includes a barcode data reading section 21, a flag determination section 22, and a data processing section 23.
and a print command section 24.

The barcode data reading unit 21 reads barcode data from the input signal from the input device 10, for example, if the code system is JAN.
-13 (13Jf8) flag 02-item code price code, flag 04-item code, or when the code system is JAN-3 (8 digits) flag 2-item code-price code, flag 0-item code etc., each code data is interpreted together with the code system.

The flag determination unit 22 stores flag data (°4 in the above example) in the barcode data read by the data reading unit 21.
0z91.4"04°',"299.440 I? ) to determine the presence or absence of price data.

That is, in the above example, the flag “02°” or 2
When ゛ is read, it has value reading data and flag ゛04
” or 0゛′, it can be determined that price data is not included.

When the determination section 22 determines that price data is present, the signal P□ is sent to the data processing section 23 together with the barcode data signal.

The data processing unit 23 is a part that performs calculation and processing of the barcode data, and the data processing unit 23 is a part that performs calculations and processing of the barcode data.
When is transmitted, price data is read from the bar code data, and a price mark preparation signal P2 is sent to the print command section 24 together with the data signal.

The printing command 24 issues a display command to display the code data on the display section 30 based on the data signal sent from the data processing section 23 and the signal P2, and at the same time prints the product code and price mark to the printing mechanism 40. issue a print command to do so.

The price mark printing command operates the printing mechanism 40 so as to print the price data read by the data processing section 23 in the price printing column of the label (FIGS. 3 to 5);
Or surround the price code printed on the label with 0 or C
The printing mechanism 40 is operated to draw an underline with yo-1-, etc.

Also, the flag determination unit 22 determines whether the flag is “04” or “04”.
When determining 0゛, that is, when price data is not included in the barcode data, the print command unit 24
The price data reading processing section 25 is connected to the reading processing section 2.
5, price data is separately inputted from the input device 10, and the print mechanism 40 is operated via the print command section 24 in response to the signal P2' to print a price mark on the label in the same manner as in the above case.

3 to 5 show labels 50, 51, and 52 printed by the printing mechanism 40, and in the product code, a is a flag code, b is an item code, C is a price check digit, and d is a In the price code, e is the check digit and D is the price mark.

The label 50 reads the price code data "'0483" and displays the price mark D of "¥483" in the price field 50' (Figure 3), and the label 51 reads the price code data "03".
22”, a price mark of “-” will be displayed below and the price will be “¥3”.
22" (Figure 4).

Also, since the flag of the label 52 is "0", the determination unit 2
2, the signal P1 is not sent, and the price data is input separately using the input device 10'', and the price field 52' shows "¥3,5".
A price mark D of 0σ゛ is displayed.

(Figure 5). Note that the above labels 50, 52 have the product code field and the price fields 50', 52' continuous, but by making perforations etc. at the border between the two fields, the price fields 50', 52' are printed.
It is also free to separate and use 2'.

As described above, the present invention provides a processing unit of a barcode printer with a means for determining the presence or absence of price data and a means for commanding the printing of a price mark, and outputs the price data when the barcode data includes price data. Since we have printed a price mark on the label that can be used to identify the price along with the price code, the price can be clearly displayed for consumers simply by setting the barcode.
A price mark such as "483" or "'483" can be displayed on the label.

Therefore, there is no need to input price mark data separately, which simplifies the operation, eliminates the cause of setting errors, and improves the workability of the barcode printer.

Furthermore, since the product code and price mark are printed on a single label, there is no need to separately attach a price tag label, and the label attaching process can also be improved.

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[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the printer of the present invention, Figure 2 is a flowchart of its arithmetic processing unit, Figures 3 and 4 are plan views of labels printed by the printer of the present invention, and Figure 5 is another method of use. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a conventional label. In the figure, 10 is an input device, 20 is an arithmetic processing unit, 40 is a printing mechanism, 22 is a flag determination section, 23 is a data processing section, 24 is a print command section, 50, 51, 52 are labels, D
is a price mark.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a barcode printer consisting of an input device for inputting barcode data and a processing device that operates a printing mechanism based on a signal from the input device, the processing device inputs price data included in the barcode data. A price printing device comprising means for determining the presence or absence of the data, and means for outputting the data and printing a price mark together with a price code on a label via a printing mechanism when the data is present.