KR200296943Y1 - Bar code label and merchandise label - Google Patents

Abstract

Provides a bar code with time display function configured to display the expiration date (demolition date) and time (demolition time) displayed on the bar code of JAN standard means so that the register (POS terminal device) can automatically check the expiration date.

A bar code printed on a label by displaying encoded information corresponding to a commodity, wherein the bar code displays a flag, a commodity code, a time such as expiration date and expiration time of the commodity, and a check digit. When the barcode is read by a terminal device (register) and the time of the read data is checked and the time has already elapsed, a warning message is displayed on the display device.

Description

Barcode Labels and Product Labels {BAR CODE LABEL AND MERCHANDISE LABEL}

The present invention relates to a barcode label attached to a merchandise sold at a retail store, and more particularly, to a barcode label and a product label having a time display function of a barcode printed on a label attached to the product.

Packed products such as supermarkets and convenience stores (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as convenience stores) have a label printed with a barcode, which is read by a barcode reader connected to a POS terminal device such as a register at the storefront. It is also used for management data such as sales management and product management.

The product label attached to a product is installed in a backyard (supermarket, processing place of a convenience store), etc., and issues a label to the label printer connected to a computer. As shown in Fig. 7, the product label is printed with a product division code, a product name, a product call code, a charge, an expiration date, a date such as a processing date and a processing time, a character such as a time, and a barcode indicating a product code. It is.

The barcode used in addition to a normal product is a JAN code, which is also defined as a code system and digits and is standardized. Under the bar code, a character code corresponding to the bar code is printed.

The barcode printed on the product label shown in Fig. 8 represents a standard JAN barcode. This barcode consists of a 13-digit code, the first 2 digits are the country code, the 5 digits of the 3rd to 7th digit maker code, and the 5 digits of the 8th to 12th digits The 13th digit consists of a check digit. The operator at the storefront reads this bar code, calls registration data such as the product name and the price of the product from the PLU master file of the data processing device connected to the POS terminal device, and performs the registration operation at the POS terminal device. have.

Product inventory checks at stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores are carried out by the person in charge of the product looking at the goods on the goods shelf and counting the number of goods. In particular, for products requiring freshness management, the expiration date printed on the label attached to the product is checked to maintain quality.

However, as described above, the data displayed on the conventional bar code is a maker code or a single item code. The time data is not displayed on the bar code, and time management on the bar code cannot be performed. In particular, for the check of the product requiring freshness management, the person in charge checks the expiration date printed on the label attached to the product and checks the expiration date of the product based on the current date and time.

As described above, due to the management of the goods by humans, the expiration date is overlooked, and a problem arises that a product that has already passed the expiration date also exists on the shelf. In addition, even in the sale of the product at the expiration date, the storefront reads the bar code printed on the label by a bar code reader of a POS terminal device such as a register and performs the settlement of sales.

The manufacturer code, product code, etc. are displayed on the bar code of the JAN standard printed on the label, but the expiration date and time are not displayed. For this reason, the product which the expiration date has passed is sold to a customer, unless the operator of a POS terminal apparatus (product is a register) notices. In particular, processed foods (such as rice balls and bento boxes) that require freshness may cause food poisoning and the like in food hygiene, and are required to be strictly managed. In stores that process and sell products requiring freshness management, the risk of selling products that have passed their expiration date is very high.

The present invention, in particular, displays a barcode (for example, expiration date, consumption time, processing date, processing time, etc.) indicating the time on a barcode label attached to a product with strict time management or a barcode printed on the product label. Print). When the merchandise is sold at the storefront, a POS terminal (register) reads the barcode on the label, and provides a label that can automatically check the time (expiration date, time) displayed on the barcode.

In addition, when the expiration date of the product has been read, an object of the present invention is to provide a bar code label and a product label configured to display a warning message to the operator and to call attention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a bar code label attached to a product for sale, the bar code displayed on the bar code label is a flag code indicating that the product is a management target product of the expiration date, and for specifying the product It is to provide a bar code label comprising a product code and a time code for displaying the expiration date of the product.

The barcode further includes a check code assigned corresponding to the flag code, the product code and the time code.

The barcode is composed of a code representing a decimal number of 13 digits in total, the flag code is represented by a first two-digit decimal code, and the product code is a six-digit decimal code. And the time code is represented by the next four digit decimal code, and the check code is represented by the last one digit decimal code.

The four-digit decimal code representing the time code in a bar code display is composed of a two-digit decimal code indicating the expiration date and a two-digit decimal code indicating the time of the expiration date. However, if time management is not required, it can be a four-digit decimal code indicating the expiration date.

Here, the two-digit decimal code representing the day of the expiration date is a Julian date continuously given with a calendar day or a specific day as the first day.

According to the present invention, in the product label attached to the product for sale, product information such as a product name, a selling price, a date and time of manufacture or processing, an expiration date, and a flag indicating that the product is a management object of the expiration date A bar code comprising a code, a bar code including a commodity code for specifying the commodity, a time code for displaying an expiration date of the commodity, and a check code assigned to each of the above codes is displayed. To provide a product label.

The bar code in the product label of the present invention is composed of a code representing a decimal number of 13 digits in total, the flag code is represented by the first two-digit decimal code, and the product code is the following 6 It is represented by the decimal code of a digit, the said time code is represented by the next four decimal code, and the said check code is represented by the last one decimal code.

The four-digit decimal code indicating the time code is composed of a two-digit decimal code indicating the expiration date and a two-digit decimal code indicating the time of the expiration date. The two-digit decimal code representing the expiration date is a Julian date that is continuously given after a calendar day or a specific day as the first day.

Further, the product label of the present invention is printed by a predetermined label printing apparatus, and the product information and the barcode are read and printed from the storage means of the label printing apparatus or the external apparatus according to the product call code. It is a label. The expiration date displayed on the bar code is calculated and automatically calculated and printed at the time of manufacture or processing of the product according to the type of the product and the time data determined for each kind of the product.

In this way, since the expiration date is checked by displaying the expiration time on the bar code attached to the product and reading the bar code at the POS terminal before selling to the customer, there is no risk of selling the expired product.

1 is a schematic diagram of a POS system of a POS system for printing and operating a bar code label and a product label according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a label printer according to the present invention.

3 is a schematic block diagram of a master POS terminal device according to the present invention;

4 is a schematic block diagram of a POS terminal 2 according to the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a record of a PLU master according to the present invention, where (a) shows a PLU master record of a product requiring freshness management with a PLU master management division "0", and (b) shows a PLU master. PLU master record of a product using standard JAN code 13 digits with management division "1", (c) shows PLU master record of a product using standard JAN code 8 digits with PLU master classification "2" drawing.

Figure 6 shows an example of a product label printed with a label printer according to the present invention.

7 is a view showing a configuration example of a bar code label according to the present invention.

8 is a view showing a product label attached to a conventional example product.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

1: Headquarters Master Management System 2: POS Terminal

4: transaction data file 10: central processing unit

11: label printer 12: master POS terminal

30: commodity label 35: barcode label

An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows an overall schematic of a POS system in a POS system example using a bar code label and a product label according to the present invention.

In the example of Fig. 1, the master management system 1 of the headquarters includes a PLU master file 3 and a transaction data file 4 of all stores connected to the central data processing apparatus 10 and the central data processing apparatus 10. Related data, communication control device and the like.

The central data processing apparatus 10 of the master management system 1 of the headquarters is provided with a CPU (memory operation control device), a storage device, and a communication control device for storing a program related to system operation, and includes a PLU master file (M). / F) to maintain a variety of files, and to the logistics center that manages the logistics, such as instructions to the factory for the processing of goods and grasp the results of processing, storage of goods and delivery to each store, and Transmission and reception of data, various instructions to each store 18, and transmission and reception of data are performed via the network 15. The network 15 used here may be a public network or a dedicated line, and it does not matter the standard of the procedure according to a standard communication procedure such as a well-known TCP / IP procedure.

To the master management system 1 of the headquarters, a factory system 16, a distribution center system 17, and master POS terminal devices 12 of a number of stores are connected via a network 15. The factory system 16 connected to the master management system 1 of the headquarters via a network includes a computer having at least a CPU and a communication function, a file device 19 connected to the computer, and a label printer 11. It is.

2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a label printer 11 according to the present embodiment. The label printer 11 includes a CPU 41 including a clock mechanism in a main body apparatus, a memory 42 storing a program or data, and a communication control unit for controlling data communication, and the product code data connected to the main body apparatus. And an input unit 43 for inputting the mark, a display unit 44 for displaying label data such as goods, and a label printing unit 45 for printing characters and barcodes on the label.

The distribution center system 17 of a distribution center is comprised by the computer with at least a CPU and a communication function, and the file device 8 (PLU M / F and stock data) connected to the computer.

In addition, the system of each store includes a master POS terminal device 12 having a function of a CPU, a communication function, a file device, and a store controller, and one or more connected to the master POS terminal device 12. The POS terminal 2 is comprised. The master POS terminal 12 includes a file device 5 for storing PLU M / F, transaction data and the like.

Here, a schematic block diagram of the master POS terminal 12 and the POS terminal 2 for reading and processing the barcode of the present invention is shown. 3 shows a schematic block diagram of the master POS terminal 12.

The master POS terminal 12 includes an input device 20 for inputting a product code, quantity, etc., a card reader 21 for reading a member card, a credit card, and the like, and a barcode for reading a bar code attached to the product. A reading device 22, a display device 23 which shows a product name, a sales score, an amount of money, a price reduction amount, and a communication state, a printing device 24 which prints transaction data and issues a reset, a PLU file, File device 5 for storing data such as transaction files, control of each of these devices, control of other POS terminal devices, CPU for executing programs, storage device for storing work programs and various data, and clocks Mechanism and a communication control unit 25 for performing communication via the network 15.

4 shows a schematic block diagram of the POS terminal 2. The POS terminal 2 reads an input device 20 for inputting a product code, quantity, etc., a card reader 21 for reading a card such as a member card or a credit card, and a barcode attached to the product. A bar code reading device 22 to display, a display device 23 indicating a product name, a sales score, an amount of money, a price reduction amount, and a communication state, a printing device 24 for printing transaction data and issuing a report, and these It is comprised of the CPU which executes control of each apparatus, a program, the memory | storage device which stores a work program, and various data, and the communication control part 26 which performs communication via the network 15. FIG.

Here, a bar code label printed on a bar code label and a product label indicating an expiration date in the present invention, particularly a label attached to a product (for example, rice balls, side dishes, lunch boxes, etc.) requiring freshness management (time management). An embodiment of the present invention will be described. The barcode in this embodiment is constituted by a code indicating a decimal number of 13 digits in total.

In the construction of this barcode, the flag code is represented by the first two-digit decimal code, the product code is represented by the next six-digit decimal code, and the time code is assigned to the next four-digit decimal code. The check code is indicated by the last one-digit decimal code.

In the present embodiment, the time display in the bar code indicates the date by the 9-digit 10-digit decimal code of the 13-digit barcode configuration, and the 11-digit and 12-digit numerals. An example is described in which the time is represented by a two-digit decimal code.

In the POS system, master management systems of various master files such as PLU master files and bar codes are managed by the master management system of the headquarters. Usually, the barcode of a product uses the JAN 13-digit or 8-digit code which is a standard specification. However, in the standard JAN code system, the bar code printed on a label attached to a product such as a processed food requiring maintenance of quality does not display time data of expiration date and time.

Thus, in the embodiment of the present invention, a bar code label and a product label having a bar code printed with a bar code system storing time data of date and time in a bar code display of 13 digits were devised. Corresponding to the bar code system, the new PLU master file, which contains product management data and bar code issuance data, is also a new management system.

5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a record of a PLU master file. (a) is PLU master management division "0", for example, has shown the PLU master record which uses the barcode of the goods which need freshness management as flag 20, for example. The flag 20 may be any other number, for example, 21 to 29.

This PLU master record consists of division, flag, unit code, dummy, product name, department number, price, sales amount, sales score and call code. (b) shows the PLU master record of the product which uses 13 digits of the standard JAN barcode by PLU master management division "1". This PLU master record consists of division, country code, maker code, unit code, dummy, trade name, department number, price, sales amount, sales score and call code. (c) shows the PLU master record of a commodity using the 8-digit JAN code of the PLU master division "2". This PLU master record consists of division, country code, unit code, dummy, product name, department number, price, sales amount, sales score and calling code.

The label printer 11 installed in the processing plant or the like corresponding to the PLU master creates a label attached to the product. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the merchandise label 30 printed by the label printer 11 in this embodiment.

The production of the product label 30 by the label printer 11 installed in the processing plant according to the present invention is performed in the following order. The label printer 11 is used to create a label by the factory system 16 of the present embodiment. In order to instruct the label printer 11 to print the label, a dedicated call code 31 is provided for each product.

When the call code 31 ("281" in the example of FIG. 6) of the product is input to the label printer 11 installed at the place of the labeling process, which is the final process of the processing, the factory system 16 generates a corresponding PLU master file. Call A record for label printing is generated by extracting a predetermined item for label printing from the called PLU master file.

Then, the date and time at which the corresponding product file of the PLU master file is called with the call code 31 of the corresponding product for label printing is automatically specified as the product processing time. It does not have to use the calling code. The factory system 16 calculates the date and time of the expiration date based on the time data determined for each kind of goods from this specified date and time, and sends it to the label printer 11 along with other print data. The label printer 11 generates a print form in the printer buffer according to a product label printing format including the transmitted data and a barcode.

The label printer 11 is a barcode in the form of a bar code which displays the expiration date and time according to the bar code form designation specified in the division 20 (product requiring time management) together with the characters printed on the product label 30. Make a label printed with (35).

For example, in the product label shown in FIG. 6, the brand name "rice ball" 32 makes the calling code "281" (31). In the call code "281" (31) stored in the PLU master file, the flag of the PLU master file of the brand name "rice ball" 32 is "20", and it is recognized that it is a quality maintenance target product.

Then, the factory system 16 specifies the time when the product call code "281" is input. The factory system 16 automatically calculates the expiration date, month, and time from this specified date and time on the basis of time data determined for each kind of goods.

The factory system 16 sends the data of the brand name "rice ball" and the label printing data of the expiration date to the label printer 11. The label printer 11 that has received the data for printing includes text information such as a call code 31, a brand name 32, a selling price 33, a date and time of manufacture or processing 36, an expiration date 34 and a flag. The bar code 35 in which the code, the product code, and the expiration date and time are bar coded are printed on the product label 30.

In the description of this embodiment, the factory system 16 calculates the expiration date performed from a specific time and transmits the label printer 11 to the label printer 11 as data for label printing. You can have it print automatically. In addition, although the embodiment is described as a commodity label 30, it may also be a bar code label 35.

7 shows an example of a bar code label 35 displaying the expiration date and time printed by the label printer 11. As shown in Fig. 7, each digit of the 13-digit decimal code of the bar code displayed on the bar code label 35 is 8 from the flag (A) indicating the product to be managed and the next 3 digits. The sixth digit of the tenth digit is product code (B), the second digit of the ninth digit and the tenth digit is expiration date (demolition day) (C), the 11th digit and the 12th digit are expiration time (Delivery time) (D) The 13th digit is comprised of the check digit (E) given corresponding to a flag code, a goods code, and a time code. In the example of FIG. 7, the flag (A) is "20", the product code (B) is "041001", the demolition date (expiration date) (C) is 15, the demolition time (D) is 24, and the check digit (E). Is indicated by 2.

The date of the dismantling date (expiration date) C used for the bar code printed on the merchandise label 30 and the bar code label 35 is Julian date in this embodiment, but a calendar day may be used. Julian dates are two digits, 00 to 99. For example, April 1st becomes 99th, with January 1 being 00th. On April 12, it manages the date as 00 days newly. Demolition day (C) in the example of this figure is "15", and January 16 is displayed. In addition, the time D managed in the example of FIG. 7 is made into the 24-hour clock.

Here, the quality maintenance POS system at the time of sale at a store is demonstrated. The goods purchased by the customer at the store are taken by the customer to the installation place of the POS terminal 12, and the sales representative (operator) performs registration for settlement.

The registration operation reads the barcode printed on the product label 30 attached to the product, and calls the corresponding product record in the store's PLU master file using the read product code B as a key. Data necessary for the settlement of the product name, the amount of money, etc. from the corresponding record of the PLU master file is put into the POS terminal apparatuses 12 and 2, and the settlement process is performed in accordance with the program stored in the POS terminal apparatuses 2 and 12. Perform

Here, when the barcode reading device 22 reads the barcode 35, the program of the POS terminal apparatus checks the first two digits of the barcode data first. In the JAN standard 13-digit code of the barcode 35, the first two digits and the second digit of the second digit are country codes. A code other than a predetermined country code is an error, but in the bar code of the present application, a two-digit number corresponding to a country code is used as a product flag (code) to be managed for an expiration date.

The bar code example of the product which needs to manage the expiration date of the present application is the expiration date data "20" which is not reserved as the country code for the 1st digit of the 13-digit decimal code and the 2nd digit of the 2nd digit. Used as the target product flag (code) of the barcode. An example of the configuration of the barcode of the product having the expiration date management function is as described in FIG.

The first two digits of the read barcode data are judged to be a product that requires time display management (quality maintenance) by the flag "20" (A), and the flag (by the program of the POS terminal apparatuses 2 and 12) A) The process of reading the barcode structure of "20" (reading the barcode format of a product requiring time management) is performed.

The expiration date (demolition date) (C) and the expiration time (demolition time) (D) of the barcode read out here are compared with the calendar and the clock at the current reading time held by the POS terminals 2 and 12. , Expiration date (C) and time (D) are checked. When the expiration date (C) and the time (D) have been checked, and the expiration date (C) and the time (D) have already elapsed, the expiration date (34) has passed only to the display device (23) on the operator's side. Warning message of significance. It is also possible to generate an alarm.

In the present embodiment, the expiration date (demolition date) C of the bar code is two digits of the Julian date display and the expiration time (demolition time) D is two digits. December 26 may be displayed as "1226". However, if time management is not required, all four-digit decimal codes can be represented as calendar days or Julian dates.

In response to this warning, the operator switches to another product within the expiration date 34. In addition, it is possible to program such that the product whose expiration date 34 has passed can not be registered.

The commodity whose expiration date has elapsed performs the processing of disposal and data processing of disposal. After the check processing, the normal registration operation is continued, and the purchase information is printed on the sheets, and the sheets are issued. The registered sales and disposal data is transmitted to the headquarters master management system 1 via a communication line. In this manner, since data that has passed the expiration date can surely be captured, the reliability of product management and waste product management is increased.

As described above, in the present invention, when the barcode printed on the label is read, the expiration date 34 is checked, and the operator is warned that the expiration date has elapsed. It is to provide a bar code label and a product label to prevent mistakes.

Product label attached to the product by displaying the expiration date (demolition date) (C) and demolition time (D) based on the date and time of manufacture or processing in synchronization with the point at which the product was processed. 30 or barcode label 35 is prepared. By using the product label 30 or the barcode label 35, when the store front attempts to sell the product after the expiration date, the POS terminal device reading the barcode performs a check on the expiration date and time, and warns the operator. Can generate messages, alarms, and call attention. For this reason, it is no longer necessary to sell the product after the expiration date. In addition, inventory management of the products in the store is also improved.

Claims (11)

In barcode label attached to sale product, The bar code displayed on the bar code label, A flag code indicating that the product is a management target product of the expiration date; A product code for specifying the product; And A time code for indicating the expiration date of the product Bar code label. The method of claim 1, The barcode further includes a check code assigned corresponding to the flag code, the product code, and the time code. Bar code label. The method of claim 2, The barcode consists of a code representing a decimal number of 13 digits in total, The flag code is represented by the first two digit decimal code, The commodity code is represented by the following six digit decimal code, The time code is represented by the next four digit decimal code, The check code is represented by the last one decimal code Bar code label. The method of claim 3, The four-digit decimal code representing the time code is A two-digit or four-digit decimal code representing the expiration date; And When the decimal code indicating the expiration date is two digits, it is composed of a two-digit decimal code indicating the time of the expiration date. Bar code label. The method of claim 4, wherein The two-digit decimal code representing the expiration date is a Julian date consecutively given on a calendar day or a specific day as the first day. Bar code label. In the product label attached to a sale product, Product information such as a product name, a selling price, a date and time of manufacture or processing, an expiration date of the product, And A bar code including a flag code indicating that the product is a product to be managed for the expiration date, a product code for specifying the product, and a time code for displaying the expiration date of the product, and corresponding codes Marked with a barcode consisting of check codes Product label. The method of claim 6, The barcode consists of a code representing a decimal number of 13 digits in total, The flag code is represented by the first two digit decimal code, The commodity code is represented by the following six digit decimal code, The time code is represented by the next four digit decimal code, The check code is represented by the last one decimal code. Product label. The method of claim 7, wherein The four-digit decimal code representing the time code is A two digit decimal code representing the expiration date; And Consisting of a two-digit decimal code representing the time of expiration Product label. The method of claim 8, The two-digit decimal code representing the expiration date is a Julian date given consecutively after a calendar day or a specific day as a first day. Product label. The method of claim 6, The merchandise label is printed by a predetermined label printing apparatus, and the merchandise information and the bar code are read and printed from the storage means of the label printing apparatus or an external apparatus based on the merchandise call code. Product label. The method of claim 10, The expiration date displayed on the bar code is automatically calculated and printed from the time of manufacture or processing of the product based on the type of the product and the time data determined for each kind of the product. Product label.