JPS63173926A - Electronic balance - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain heavy propaganda effect, by printing a message on a label at a designated position. CONSTITUTION:A wt. sensor 1 detects the wt. of a commodity and the output thereof is inputted to an operational control part through an A/D converter 2. The name and message of the commodity are preliminarily registered in RAM by a key input part 4. A display part 5 displays not only the measured wt. and unit cost of the commodity but also the price calculated by the operational control part 3. A printer 6 prints the predetermined items of the weighed commodity such as the processing data, unit cost, wt., price or the like thereof and the preliminarily registered message on a label.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an electronic scale that specifies and prints a message print position on a label at a predetermined position.

(Prior Art) Electronic scales are known that use a microcomputer in a control section to perform weighing, display, and printing on labels. In such electronic scales, data such as product name, date of processing, unit price, weight, price, etc. are printed at predetermined positions on a label, and the label is affixed to a tray or the like in which the product is packaged.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) By the way, in addition to the items such as the product name mentioned above, the label also contains the following information:
Attempts have been made to stimulate customers' desire to purchase by printing a specific message such as "Today is a sale day," and a predetermined area on the label is reserved in advance for inserting such a message.

However, as shown in Figure 5, the message printing area is usually set next to the product name (including additives, cooking method, etc. in addition to the product name) area, but if the product name is long, , there was a problem in that even if message printing was specified, the message could not fit inside and would not be printed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention proposes an electronic scale that is capable of reliably printing messages in order to solve the problems of the prior art.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The electronic scale of the present invention has a printer that prints various data of the product to be weighed on a label, and has a means for inputting and registering a message consisting of specific words. , means for specifying that the registered message be printed at a specific position on the label, and control means for driving the printer to print the message at the specified position on the label based on a command from the specifying means. It is characterized by having the following.

(Operation) According to the present invention, when a printer is driven by a control device with a message specified to be printed at a specific position on a label,
The message can be surely printed at a designated position, the message can be designated at any position on the label, and the store can freely set the printing position, so that an electronic scale that can meet the needs of the user can be obtained.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the present invention.
In the figure, the weight sensor l detects the weight of the product using a load cell, etc., and the A/D converter 2 detects the weight of the product using an analog value ff1f.
fi is converted into a digital signal and inputted to an arithmetic control section 3 composed of a microcomputer or the like. Arithmetic control unit 3
(input/output capo) Ilo, CPU, memory RAM, RO
M etc. are provided. The keypad section 4 is composed of a numeric keypad, function keys, and character keys, and the 0 display section 5 is used to set various information as will be described later. Display the price calculated by. The printer 6 prints predetermined items such as processing date, unit price, weight, and price of the weighed product on the label.

In the present invention, the product name and message are registered in advance, and after weighing the product, the message is printed at a predetermined position on the label when printing the label.
a) to (e) cF) This will be explained using an explanatory diagram of an example of RAM storage.

(1) In the register product name registration program shown in Fig. 2 (a) (Fig. 4 (a)), for example, if you want to insert a message between "beef loin" and "for steak", set it in the 1-character key. C/R
Specify the position of the message using the key (line feed key).

(2) In the item registration program shown in Fig. 4 (&) in the item registration area in Fig. 2 (b), the call numbers 1 and 2 are
．． ..., convert it into a code corresponding to each product name,
The message insertion location is specified using the character keys C/R. Note that in (1) and (2), the C/R key is operated twice each.

(4) Figure 2 (C), message registration area Message texts are registered by message number. This registration process can also be executed using the numeric keypad and character keys.

(5) Figure 2 (d), message register Figure 4 (b)
The message number of the message to be printed is set by the message number calling process. In this example, the message number ``rl'' shown in FIG. 2(C) is designated and a message ``Today is a sale day'' is printed.

(6) Figure 2 (e), print area After setting the product's call number and weighing the product, operate the "Print" function key to
Execute the program that transfers the product name data to the print area.

After the above operations are completed, data such as unit price and price per weight are transferred to the print area, and when the transfer is completed, the label is printed according to the data in the print area. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a label on which data including a message is printed at a predetermined position in this manner.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the present invention. Next, this flowchart will be explained.

(1) Figure 4(a), product name registration program step P1
If the key-on is confirmed in step P2, it is checked whether the key-on is a character key, and if the determination is YES, the character is registered in the register in step P3 (Fig. 2 (a)). , thereafter, steps Pl-P are performed a predetermined number of times.
, and if it is determined in step P2 that the character key is not on, the process moves to step P4.

In step P4, it is checked whether the key turned on is the registration completion key, and if the judgment is YES, in step p5, a word is searched from the product name registered in the register and converted into a word code. , In step P6, the character code and word code are transferred to the item registration area [(FIG. 2(b)). When the process is completed, the next item registration is executed.

(2) In Fig. 4(b), message call program When key-on is confirmed in step ptt, it is checked in step P12 whether the keys that were turned on are the numeric keypad or the message call key, and if 1 judgment is YES, step P1
At step i5, a message number is set in the message register (FIG. 2(d)).

(3) In Fig. 4 (C), the program for transferring the item name data to the printing area checks whether the item name has been completed in step P21, and if the determination is No, in step P22, the data in the item registration area is converted into a C/R code. The 0 judgment to check if there is is Y
If it is ES, the process moves to step P24, and if the determination is No, data is transferred from the item registration area to the product name printing area in step p2g. Thereafter, the processes of steps P21 to P2i5 are repeated in sequence.

When the process moves from step P22 to step P24, it is checked whether there are two consecutive C/R codes, that is, whether message printing is specified, and the determination is YES.
If so, the process moves to step P26 and the determination is NO.
1, that is, if there is only one C/R code, normal line feed processing is performed, and the address is set in the next line area in step P25. In step P2B, it is checked whether the No 2 message number has been called. If the judgment is YES, the process moves to step P2B. If the judgment is NO, the message insertion location has been specified, but this time hame I
Since the page has not been called, the address is set in the next row area at step P27.

In step 22nd, set the address in the next line area,
Next, in step P29, it is checked whether the message data has ended or not. If the judgment is YES, the process from step P21 is repeated again, and if the judgment is NO, it is checked in step P3° whether the message data is hcc/vt. To check. If the determination at this time is YES, the message has two or more lines, and the process returns to step p2sr. If the determination is NO, the data is transferred from the message registration area to the product name printing area in step I'st. .

In this way, in the present invention, the message printing position is registered in advance, and if message printing is specified, the message is always printed at that position, but if the message does not fit, the message is printed at that position or below. The product name is not printed. Furthermore, if message printing is not specified, the registered printing positions are automatically closed and printed.

Although the gist of the present invention has been explained above with reference to a specific embodiment thereof, it is clear that various modifications or modifications can be made to the present invention based on what has already been described.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, a message is always printed at a designated position on a label, and in particular, a message designated by message number 3 in FIG. 2(C) is printed. If the store name is printed as a message like this, a great advertising effect can be obtained for customers.

Furthermore, the printing and placement of the message can be freely set, and a message that strongly appeals to customers, such as the store name, can always be printed on the first line, which is effective in strengthening the image of the store.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the present invention. Figures 2 (a) to (e) are explanatory diagrams, Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram, and Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram.
The figure is a flowchart, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram. 1... Weight sensor, 2... A/D converter, 3...
Arithmetic control section, 4... Key human power section, 5... Display section, 6
...Printer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an electronic scale equipped with a printer that prints various data of the product to be weighed on the label, a means for inputting and registering a message consisting of specific words, and specifying that the registered message be printed at a specific position on the label. means to
An electronic scale characterized by comprising: control means for driving a printer to print the message at a designated position on a label in response to a command from the designating means.