JPH0347768A - Label printer - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a label printer used for pricing of products by a wholesaler.

[Prior Art] For example, a conventional flat-rate label printer has a product number file in which product information such as product name, price, and expiration date is preset corresponding to the product number attached to each product. When the product number is input, the product information corresponding to the product number is read from the above product number file, the effective date is calculated from the set processing date and the read validity period, and the product number is converted to a barcode. Then, the printing unit prints barcoded product number, product name, price, processing date, effective date, etc. on the label paper and issues the label.

By the way, when a wholesaler uses the above-mentioned label printer to price products that are wholesaled to each store, it should be noted that the format of the issued label will be different depending on the store to which the product is sold, even if the product is the same. Must. Of course, the store name and store address printed on each label are different. In addition, between stores that use hand scanners as barcode scanners and stores that use stationary scanners, the former can cover everything with one label per product, but the latter can handle products such as "sashimi" for example. For products that cannot be turned over when the barcode is read, two labels must be issued, one for the front and one for the back. Furthermore, the format of barcodes differs between stores that manage individual items and stores that manage departments. Conventionally, this was dealt with by resetting the necessary information each time the store to which the product was sold was changed.

[Problem N that the invention aims to solve] However, the work of resetting the various necessary information each time the store changes is extremely complicated, and pricing has led to a decrease in work efficiency.

Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to collectively set various necessary information for each store with a simple operation, easily cope with changes in the store to which products are wholesaled, and improve the efficiency of pricing by wholesalers. The present invention aims to provide a label printer that can be improved.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a product number file that sets and stores product information such as product name and price in correspondence with the product number of each product, and store information such as store name in correspondence with the store code of each store. A store code file for setting and storing, a product information reading means for reading product information corresponding to a designated product number from the product number file, and a store information reading means for reading store information corresponding to the designated store code from the store code file. The label data setting means sets label data based on the product information and store information read by each of the reading means, and the label issuing means prints and issues a label based on the label data set by the setting means. It is something.

[Operation] In a label printer configured as described above, by specifying the product number of the wholesale product and the store code of the store where the product is being wholesaled, product information such as the product name and price of the corresponding product can be obtained from the product number file. is read out, and store information such as the store name of the store is read out from the store file. Then, label data is set based on this product information and store information, and a label is printed and issued using this label data.

Therefore, even when changing the wholesale store, it is only necessary to input the corresponding store code manually, and there is no need to re-set the necessary information such as the store name of the store.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is applied to a flat rate label printer will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a flat-rate label printer, in which a CPU (central processing unit) 1 as a control unit operates according to a preset program and controls a storage unit and a controller unit via a pass line 2. Control.

Here, the storage unit includes a ROM 3 in which program data, character generator data, etc. are stored, a RAM 4 in which a calculation work memory, a print buffer, a display buffer, etc. are formed, and various file memories 5 such as a product number file and a store code file. It is provided.

On the other hand, the controller section has a number key Kl for inputting numerical data, a product number key 2 for inputting and specifying a product number. 3. Enter the code key to specify the store code.
4. Issue key to instruct label issue. A cu-board controller 7 of the keyboard 6 is provided with various keys such as, a display controller 9 of the display 8 that displays the product name, price, etc. of the product specified by the product number, and a display controller 9 that prints on the label paper being conveyed. A print controller 11 for a print section 10 that issues labels is provided. In addition, the above CPU
I takes in date and time data from the clock circuit 12 at a predetermined timing.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the data structure of the product number file 20. This product number file 20 includes the product name, price, expiration date, and 1 piece/2 piece flag corresponding to the product number attached to each product. Various product information, such as, is set and stored. Here 1
In the 2-sheet/2-sheet flag area, a 2-sheet issue flag is set for products that cannot be turned over when the barcode is read using a stationary scanner, and a 1-sheet issue flag is set for other products. .

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the data structure of the store code file 30. This store code file 30 includes a store name, address table number, barcode format table, etc., corresponding to the store code assigned to each store. (hereinafter abbreviated as BF table) various store information such as number, backing presence/absence flag, etc. are set and stored. Here, the address table number area is set with a table number in which the address of the store in address table 41, which will be described later, is set, and the BF table number area is set with the sales management method of the store in BF child table 2, which will be described later. A table number with a corresponding barcode format is set. In addition, in the backing presence flag area, a flag with backing is set for stores that use stationary scanners and attach labels to the back of products that cannot be turned over, and for other stores, the backing presence flag is set. No flag is set.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the main memory configuration of the RAM 4, in which the RAM 4 includes the aforementioned calculation work memory,
In addition to the print buffer and display buffer, there is an address table 41 in which the addresses of each store are set, a BF child table 2 in which various barcode formats are set, and the product number file 2.
A product number data memory 43 for temporarily storing product number data read from 0, a store data memory 44 for temporarily storing store data read from the store code file 30, and the like are formed.

The CPU is program-controlled to execute the label issuing process according to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, first, the STI waits for the store code to be input by entering 1 in the numeric key and 3 in the code key of the keyboard 6. When the input of the store code is detected, store data such as the store name, address table number, BF child table number, backing presence flag, etc. corresponding to the input code is read from the store code file 30 and stored in the store data memory 44 (
store information reading means). Next, as Sr1, it waits for the product number to be input by entering 1 in the number key and 2 in the product number key of the keyboard 6. When the product number manual is detected, the product number data such as the product name, unit price, validity period, 1 piece/2 piece flag, etc. corresponding to the input product number is read from the product number file 2o and stored in the product number data memory 43 (product information reading means).
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Thereafter, necessary label data is set by referring to the store data in the store data memory 44 and the product number data in the product number data memory 43 (label data setting means). In this state, Sr1 waits for the number of labels to be issued to be input by inputting 1 to the number key of the keyboard 6 and 4 to the issue key.

When the input of the number of sheets is detected, the printing section 10 is operated to print a label on the label paper based on the set label data, issue the input number of labels, and end the process.
label issuing means).

Here, the label data setting means specifically includes the following processing. One of them is to set the product name and price in the product number data memory 43 and the store name in the store data memory 44 as the product name, price, and store name τ of label data, respectively. Another method is to read address data corresponding to the address table number in the store data memory 44 from the address table 41 and set it as the address of the label data. Another method is to read the barcode format data corresponding to the BF child table number in the store data memory 44 from the BF child table 2, convert the product number in the product number data memory 43 into a barcode according to the label format, Set as the product number of label data. Another method is to set the processing date and the effective date by setting the date read from the clock circuit 12 as the processing date, calculating the effective date from the validity period in the product number data memory 43 and the above processing date. . Still another one is the store data memory 44 as shown in FIG.
Check the backing presence/absence flag inside. If the no backing flag is set, the label data is set so that the number of labels equal to the number of labels set in the one-label issuing process, that is, the label printing/issuing process in the next step, is issued. do. On the other hand, if the backing flag is set, 1 of the product number data memory 43
Check the sheet/two sheet flag. If the single label issue flag is set, the above-described single label issue process is set. On the other hand, if the 2-label issue flag is set, twice the number of labels set in the 2-label issue process, that is, the next step's label printing/issue process, will be issued. Set label data.

When a wholesaler uses a label printer having such a configuration, store data of each store to which the product is wholesaled is set in the store data file 30 in advance.

In this case, a store that manages product sales on a single item basis sets a table number in which a barcode format for single item management is set as the BF child table number. On the other hand, a store that manages a department sets a table number in which a barcode format for department management is set as the BF child table number. In addition, if a store uses a stationary scanner and requires a label on the back of the product for products that cannot be turned over, a flag is set for the label to be attached to the back. On the other hand, stores that use hand scanners and do not need labels on the backs of products set the no backing flag.

When pricing a product, the person in charge of the work inputs the product number of the product and the store code of the wholesale store from the keyboard 6. Then, store code file 3
Store data corresponding to the input store code is read from o, and product number data corresponding to the input product number is read from the product number file 20. Then, based on the read store data and product number data, a store name, address, and barcode of product number are generated.

Label data such as product name, price, processing date, effective date, and whether one label is issued or two labels are issued are automatically set. Thereafter, by setting the number of labels to be issued and inputting 4 into the issue key, the set number of labels will be automatically issued to set the price of the corresponding product corresponding to the store based on the set label data.

In this way, according to this embodiment, by simply inputting the store code assigned to the wholesale store along with the product number of the wholesale product, all the necessary data for that store will be automatically set. Become. Therefore, even if the wholesale store is changed, there is no need to individually reset the necessary data, and the changes can be made all at once by re-entering only the store code. Therefore, changes in stores can be easily dealt with, making it easier for wholesalers to set prices and improve work efficiency.

In the above embodiment, a flat rate label printer was illustrated, but a weighing label printer that connects a scale and weighs the product calculates the price from the weight value and the unit price of the product and issues a label. Of course, it can also be applied.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, various necessary information for each store can be set all at once with a simple operation, and it is easy to change the store to which the product is wholesaled. It is possible to provide a label printer that can deal with this problem and that wholesaler pricing can improve work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a flat-rate label printer, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a product number file, Fig. 3 is a diagram of a store code file, and Fig. 4 is a block diagram of a flat-rate label printer.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a main memory configuration of the RAM, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing label issuing processing, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of label data setting processing. 1...CPU, 6...Keyboard, 1o...Printing section, 20...Product number file, 3o...Store code file.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A product number file that sets and stores product information such as product name and price corresponding to the product number of each product, a store code file that stores store information such as store name corresponding to the store code of each store, and specification from the product number file. a product information reading means for reading product information corresponding to the specified product number; a store information reading means for reading store information corresponding to the specified store code from the store code file; and product information read by each of these reading means. 1. A label printer comprising: a label data setting means for setting label data based on store information; and a label issuing means for printing and issuing a label based on the label data set by the setting means.