Label printer

Claim 1

A label printer comprising: a central processing unit; a keyboard comprising means for inputting data to the central processing unit; a printer unit comprising means for outputting data from the central processing unit; a display unit for displaying data from the central processing unit; and a random access memory connected to said central processing unit, said memory having PLU memory means including: (a) means for storing commodity item numbers, (b) means for storing PLU numbers, (c) means for storing commodity names, (d) means for storing bar code data, (e) means for storing a number of sheets issued from the printer unit, (f) means for storing department codes, (g) means for storing commodity prices, and (h) retrieval storage means for storing commodity retrieval codes comprising data for the conditions of the place where each commodity is physically located, including the order of display, shelf number, gondola number, passage number and the number of said commodities located at said place, said retrieval storage means enabling said printer unit to print and issue labels including bar code, department code and price for commodities corresponding to a retrieval code inputted from said keyboard, whereby the labels may be printed and issued for commodities where only the conditions of the place where the commodity is physically located is known.