JPS6160434A - Price labeller - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention provides a method for printing articles, especially packaged foods in which processed foods and fresh foods are packaged in trays, with the product name, price, weight, date of processing, etc. This relates to a price labeler that affixes all labels.

[Conventional technology]

Nowadays, most distributed foods are processed or arranged, packaged in trays, and sold with labels printed on them with the product name, price, weight, etc.

Labels for such distributed foods are affixed by Price Lapel at the factory shipping stage, but as the types of distributed foods increase and their sales methods become more diverse, the number of items that need to be printed on the labels increases. Since the number of changes to printed items also increases, the procedure for operating the price labeler control panel also becomes complicated.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a conventional control panel used in such a price labeler. In the control panel 40 shown in this figure, the pile surface 41 is a display area 42 and an operation area 43.
The display area 42 is formed with a first display section 44 using a liquid crystal or the like, and a second display section 45 using a light emitting diode or the like. The operation area 43 includes a first operation section 4 consisting of several dozen general-purpose keys.
6, and a second operation section 47 consisting of function keys, numeric keys (numeric keys), and the like.

A price labeler equipped with such a control panel 40 operates various keys on the panel surface 41 to enter in advance the product name, unit price, date of processing, and other information of the article to be labeled. The weighing results from the electronic scale are added and supplied to Price Lapeler, and the label is printed based on this information. Therefore, when inputting the product name, a code corresponding to the product name to be printed on the label is entered from a separately prepared table. The number was extracted, and the extracted code number was entered using the function keys and numeric keys.For product names that were preassigned to general-purpose keys, they were entered by selectively pressing the corresponding key switch. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] There are many types of products to which labels are attached, and when selecting and inputting all the desired product names from among them, the problem may vary depending on the size of the panel surface 41, etc. Since the number of general-purpose keys that can be provided is limited, it is necessary to perform a complicated operation of extracting the code number from a table for the majority of product names.

[Purpose of the invention]

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention has been developed so that even when there are many types of products to which all labels are attached, the product name and other information can be identified by simply touching the product name displayed on the CRT, without having to extract the code number from the table. It aims to provide a complete price labeler that can be entered.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve this object, the price labeler according to the present invention is a price labeler equipped with a cathode ray tube information input device for printing and pasting items such as product name, price, weight, etc. , a screen selection means for selectively displaying a desired one screen from the first to nth screens each having a plurality of input items arranged in a box shape; by the screen selection means; Selected item detection means for selecting a desired one input item among the input items on the desired one screen displayed on the CRT surface without touching and detecting the selected input item; control means for switching the screen and sending out the selection item information in accordance with the selection item detected by the selection item detection means, and information that can be input as many as the number of input items displayed on the screen of the CRT information input device; It is characterized by increasing the number of types and making it possible to pre-select the product name, etc. of the article.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a cathode ray tube information input device used in a control device for a price lapeller according to the present invention. The cathode ray tube information input device 1 shown in this figure is composed of a cathode ray tube 2 housed in an outer casing, and a detection device 3 that detects on a surface 2a' of the cathode ray tube 2. The detection device 3 is a device that inputs data on the display screen displayed on the cathode ray tube 2, and if the user directly touches the entire part of the information with his or her finger, the data of the displayed part is inputted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the detection device 3 has light emitting sections 5x on each of the four sides of the cathode ray tube 2 in the X direction and the Y direction.

5y, and light receiving sections 6x and 6y are provided at positions facing the light emitting sections 5x and 5y. These light emitting parts 5x, 5
Light emitting diodes 5X-L ~ 5 are arranged at regular intervals within y.
x-n, 5y-t to 5y-m are arranged, and similarly light receiving elements 6x- to 5y-m are arranged at regular intervals in the light receiving parts 6x and 6y.
1 to 6x-n, 6y-t to 6y-m are arranged so that the lights Lx-1-Lx-n, Ly-t to Ly-m can pass on the surface 2a of the cathode ray tube 2 in a matrix shape. It is composed of

Therefore, as shown in Figure 3, for example, if you touch a desired position P on the cathode ray tube 2, you can
The light LX-2 passing between 6X-2 is blocked at this point P, and the light Ly-s passing between 5y-5 and 6y-5 in the Y direction is similarly blocked at point P, and the light receiving element 6X-2
, and 6y-5, the position of this point P is detected as address information.

Further, since this detection device 3 detects the position on the surface 2a of the cathode ray tube 2, it may be of a switch matrix type or the like in addition to this optical type.

Next, the entire operation of this cathode ray tube information input device 1 will be explained.

First, the cathode ray tube 2 of the cathode ray tube information input device 1 displays a first screen 10 selected by a first screen selection means (not shown). The first screen is for selecting and displaying all the screens (n screens) displayed by the cathode ray tube information input device 1. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, page information for all major classifications of articles is displayed on the first screen in positions divided according to the matrix of the detection device 3. Next, when a user touches the desired page information on the cathode ray tube 2 with a finger or the like in order to select the desired page information, the detecting device 3 detects the position and obtains the address information. Then, a control means (not shown) receives this address information and displays a second screen corresponding thereto. This second screen consists of a plurality of screens for each of the major categories, and the item information screen 11 (see FIG. 5) that subcategorizes the articles belonging to the major category includes, for example, the specific articles shown in the same figure. are displayed at divided positions corresponding to the matrix of the detection device 3. Next, by touching a desired item on the item information screen 11 with a finger, the detection device 3 obtains the address information of the desired item. Further, at the bottom of the second screen, a registration screen 12 and ancillary information display screen 13 are provided.
is provided. 12-1 is a screen for registering product name information, 12-2 is unit price information, 12-3 is a shelf life information, 12-4 is a screen for registering other type information, and 12-2 to 4 are called supplementary information.

In addition, the screen switching can be automatically performed by the control means, but there is a screen switching section that is always displayed at the bottom of the screen so that all of these screens can be selected at will, and the control means for this It is also possible to perform manual switching by supplying an operation signal to the screen to switch the screen.

Next, the operation of the price labeler according to the present invention using the above-mentioned cathode ray tube information input device 1 will be explained with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

In FIG. 6, 20 is a general-purpose input device configured similarly to the conventional control panel 40 (see FIG. 10). When the product name, processing date, expiration date, unit price, tare weight (M quantity), etc. of the article are all entered using a numeric keypad or the like, these input data are supplied to the central control unit (CPU) 22 via the data bus 21. This allows this C
The PU 22 reads necessary information from the memory 23. Furthermore, the measured values of the weighing device 25 are taken in under the control of the CPU 22, and based on these data, the weight, selling price, etc. of the article are calculated and supplied to the label printing machine 24. The result is sent to the general-purpose input device 20.
and displayed on the second display section 45.

In other words, in this embodiment, if predetermined items are input using the general-purpose input device 20, each time an article is weighed by the weighing device 25, the article name, selling price, weight, date, unit price, etc. will be displayed on the label. The label is printed by the printing machine 24 and is attached to the article.

Also, in this case, the above-mentioned cathode ray tube information input device 1f! is connected to the data bus 21! : is connected, and the contents of the memory 23 can be directly called up and changed using this cathode ray tube information input device 1, so the display items on the label can be changed very easily. In other words, in this embodiment, when registering the product name, unit price, tare weight, and other items in the general-purpose input device O, the registered contents are stored in the memory 23.
, and can be read out by the cathode ray tube information input device 1. For example, when registering a product name, first the setting button and the program button of the function keys on the second operation section 47 are pressed. This allows the program menu etc. to be displayed on the first page of the general-purpose input device 20.
is displayed on the display section 44 of. Here, when the operator inputs a program number using the numeric keypad based on the contents displayed on the display section 44, the CPU 22 calls up a program corresponding to this program number.

Next, select the desired screen on the page information screen 10 of the CRT information input device 1, and then touch the CRT surface 2a of the product name you wish to register while looking at the item information screen 11 displayed on the CRT information input device 1. After selecting all of these, press the numeric keypad and function keys displayed on the screen or the numeric keypad and function keys provided on the CRT information input device to input all the information corresponding to the item, and the item information will be displayed next time. Face 11
The item name and associated information can be called up by the selection operation. Therefore, if such registration is performed for a large number of product names, a print signal for the corresponding product name can be supplied to the label printing machine 24 simply by selecting the item information screen 11 of the cathode ray tube information input device 1 with a finger. can.

The cathode ray tube information input device 1 can also be used to select characters for editing product names and the like.

One! After touching the desired one of the registration screens 12 on the second screen with your finger, select the display of the cathode ray tube 2 shown in Fig. 7 by touching the screen of the product name to be registered with your finger. It is displayed on the editing screen 30'. This editing screen 30 displays kana characters, alphabetic characters, JIS character sets (including kanji), etc. as a table on the screen, and by touching the screen the characters of the product name, etc. that you want to register, you can choose from among these character strings. By picking up items one after another, they will be displayed one after another on the display section 31 at the bottom of the screen, allowing you to register item names and the like.

12' is a registration screen having the same function as 12; by touching a predetermined screen with a finger, the registration is completed and the previously displayed second screen is displayed.

The product name is displayed at a predetermined location on the screen 11, and additional information is displayed on the screen 13.

FIGS. 8 and 9 are flowcharts showing the above explanation. Of these figures, FIG. 8 shows the case where product names, etc. are registered on the item information screen 11 of the cathode ray tube information input device 1. First, select the page selection screen 10, and select all the contents to be registered. and select item information 11.

Then, enter the product name on the screen or on the numeric keypad using an external connection.
When inputting the code, tare weight, unit price, etc., and inputting that the input data using the numeric keypad should be registered using the screen similar to the numeric keypad or a function key connected externally, the item information screen 11 displays the registered contents. It turns out.

In addition, when reading registered data, as shown in the flowchart in Figure 9, select the corresponding page information amount 10' (unnecessary operation if the previously selected item is on the same screen), then select the corresponding item information screen. By selecting a desired location from 11, the registered friend data is read out to the friend, and among the items indicated by this data, the product name and other incidental information are displayed on the first display section 44, and the data is Among the items shown, the unit price and tare weight are displayed on the second display section 45. Also, at this time, the read data is supplied to the CPU 22.

Mayu:In the explanations so far, the price labeler according to the present invention has been explained assuming that the cathode ray tube information input device 1 is located near the label printing machine 24 and the general-purpose human-powered device 20. It may also be provided at the entrance of a packaging device or the like in a process preceding the price labeler, away from the printing machine 24 side, to remotely control the price labeler.

Further, the functions of the control panel 40 can be built into the cathode ray tube information input device.

〔effect〕

As explained above, the price labeler according to this invention is
Since we have installed a CRT information input device that can directly read out all registered contents, the printed contents of the price labeler can be changed immediately by simply blocking the light on the item information screen displayed on this CRT information input device. I can do it. Further, the cathode ray tube information input device is capable of inputting as many input items as are displayed on the screen of this device, and allows designation of many items, registration, and modification of the same with extremely simple operations. Furthermore, for the purpose of editing product names, characters and phrases can be easily created using the editing screen.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a cathode ray tube information input device used in a price labeler according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a detection device for detecting a position on the cathode ray tube surface.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of this detection device, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the page information screen displayed on the cathode ray tube information input device, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the item information screen displayed on the same device, and FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a price labeler according to the present invention, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a compilation screen displayed on a cathode ray tube information input device, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are blocks shown in FIG. 6. Flow chart for explaining the figure, No. 10
The figure is a front view showing an example of a ratio control panel used in a conventional price labeler. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Braun tube information input device, 2... Braun tube, 3... Detection device, 10... Page information surface, 11.
...Item information side. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 r) Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A price labeler equipped with a cathode ray tube information input device for printing and pasting items such as product name, price, weight, etc.: The cathode ray tube information input device is configured to input a plurality of input items arranged in a matrix, respectively. screen selection means for selectively displaying a desired one screen from the first to n-th screens; input items for the desired one screen displayed on the cathode ray tube surface by the screen selection means; Selected item detection means for selecting one desired input item by touch or non-touch and detecting the selected input item; switching the screen according to the selected item detected by the selected item detection means; , a control means for sending selection item information, increasing the types of information that can be input by the number of input items displayed on the screen of the cathode ray tube information input device, and presetting the product name, etc. of the article. A price labeler that is characterized by the following.