JP2002366994A - Time recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a time recorder by which a user can select whether attendance or leaving time is printed or does not have to be printed on a time card by using the time recorder. SOLUTION: This time recorder is provided with a controlling means, clocking means, displaying means, card recognizing means, printing means, storing means and communicating means and also has a function for printing attendance and leaving information of employees on a prescribed record card and a function for storing the attendance and leaving information in the storing means. The controlling means controls the clocking means, displaying means, card recognizing means, printing means, storing means and communicating means on the basis of a prestored program and can selectively switch the printing/non-printing of the attendance and leaving information on the record card on the basis of an instruction from a computer means for management connected to through the communicating means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a time clock and related technology.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when stamping using a time card,
In addition to printing the time to and from the time card,
There has been known a time recorder capable of storing the clock-in / work-out time, calculating the total working hours, overtime hours, and the like, and printing the data together. In addition, the time clock is connected to a separately provided management computer, and the time and clocks stored in the time clock are transmitted to the management computer.
There is known a technique for managing the attendance information using a management computer.

[0003]

As described above, the management computer provided separately from the time clock enables
In spite of being able to manage the work of employees, the conventional time clock always prints on a time card every time an employee goes and goes. In other words, to manage employees who are frequently replaced, such as part-time or part-time employees, it may be convenient to assign a time card to each employee and perform work management based on the information printed on the time card. is there. In addition, since part-time and part-time employees themselves want to keep track of their work status on a regular basis, it is necessary to use a time card on which the time of attendance and departure is printed as in the past. In the case of regular employees, on the other hand, employees are not replaced frequently, so it is more convenient for the company's administrative department to manage the work status of multiple regular employees at once. . In the case of full-time employees, there is little concern for the state of work every day, such as part-time and part-time employees, and work information may be printed out from the management computer if necessary.

[0004] In view of the above, a management computer controls whether a time card is used to print the time of attendance and departure on a time card or not.
Alternatively, by providing a time clock that allows you to select whether or not to print according to the will of the employee, it saves time card consumption and reduces the man-hours required to issue time cards, saving printing time when going to and from work. And reducing the noise associated with printing.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a time recorder having the following means. Control means, clock means, display means, card recognition means,
A control unit that controls the clock unit, the display unit, the card recognition unit, the printing unit, the storage unit, and the communication unit based on a program stored in advance. Computer having the function of printing the attendance / departure information of a person on a predetermined recording card using the printing means and the function of storing the information in the storage means, wherein the management computer is connected via the communication means. A time recorder which selectively switches between printing and non-printing of time and attendance information on a recording card based on an instruction from the means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a time clock having the following means. 2. The time clock according to claim 1, wherein the stored time and attendance information is output to a management computer connected via the communication unit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a time recorder having the following means. A control unit, a clock unit, a display unit, a card recognition unit, a printing unit, a storage unit, a printing selection unit, a communication unit, and a printing necessity selection unit. The clock means, the display means, the card recognition means, the printing means, the storage means, the communication means and the printing necessity / unnecessity selecting means are controlled, and the attendance and leaving information of the employee is printed on a predetermined recording card by using the printing means. Having a function and a function of storing in the storage means,
A time recorder characterized in that it is possible to selectively switch between printing and non-printing of time and attendance information on a recording card based on an instruction from the printing necessity selecting means.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a time recorder having the following means. 4. The time clock according to claim 3, wherein the stored time and attendance information is output to a management computer connected via the communication means.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) An embodiment of a time clock according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration conceptual diagram showing one of the basic configurations of a time and attendance data management system using a time clock according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an attendance data management system, 3 is a time recorder, 5 is a time card, 7
Denotes a management computer, and 9 denotes a communication line. The time recorder 3 is usually set up in the office where the employee works, and the employee inserts his / her own time card 5 at the time of going to work and leaving the company.
This is a device that prints the time of going to work and the time of leaving work in a predetermined column on the time card 5. FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the time clock 3 and the management computer 7.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the time and attendance data management system 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the time clock 3 includes a control means 11, a clock means 13, a display means 15, a card recognition means 16, Means 17, input means 1
9, storage means 21 and communication means 23. The control means 11 comprises a CPU or the like, and controls the clock means, the display means, the card recognition means, the printing means, the storage means and the communication means based on a program stored in advance, so that the entire function of the time clock 3 is achieved. Is controlled. The clock unit 13 uses the clock of the control unit 11 to generate the date and time (hereinafter referred to as “time etc.”). The clock means 1
The time and the like generated in 3 are displayed on the display means 15 and used as a part of the attendance data described later. Printing means 1
Reference numeral 7 denotes a function to print a predetermined clock-in / clock-out time and the like at a predetermined position on the time card 5 when the time card 5 is inserted into the time clock 3. The card recognizing means 16 is provided with a perforated 6
And means for recognizing the identification information of the time card 5 constituted by a bar code or the like (not shown) printed as another means. The input means 19 is used to make various settings for the time recorder 3 and to use functions, and includes "time setting", "closing date (totaling date)".
This is a means for performing “setting”, “setting of start time”, “setting of end time”, “setting of overtime start time”, “setting of date change time (time for switching dates inside the time recorder)”, “calculation mode setting”, and the like. The storage means 21 stores the control means 1
1 is stored, and various kinds of setting information associated with the input of the input means 19, the time of leaving / working of each time card, and the like are stored.

The time clock 3 has communication means 23. The communication means 23 has a function as an interface for communicating with the management computer 7 or a communication modem, and is connected to the management computer 7 via the communication line 9. Further, a program for operating the time clock 3 (control means 11) may be provided separately via a recording medium or the like. By adopting such a form, for example, a communication function is retroactively added to a conventional time clock to improve the function, and accordingly, the control program can be adapted to the communication function, and furthermore, the added value can be obtained. It will be possible to build an advanced system such as updating to a higher version.

The management computer 7 will be described.
The management computer 7 includes a personal computer,
Computer means such as a workstation are used,
Data having a predetermined capacity is selected depending on the scale of data to be managed. The configuration of the management computer 7 is as shown in FIG. 2 and includes a control unit 25, a storage unit 27, an input unit 29, and a communication unit 31. A display unit 33 and a printing unit 35 are connected as external devices. Note that these configurations are not special and are generally provided as a computer. further,
As in the case of the time clock 3, by providing a control program separately via a recording medium or the like, it is possible to construct an advanced system such as updating to a system with higher added value.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the time card 5. FIG. 3A shows a time card (recording card) 5.
FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram showing an example of recording (stamping and printing) on the time card 5. As described above, when the time card 5 is inserted into a predetermined part of the time clock 3, various information relating to the attending time, leaving time and overtime, late work, early work, etc. of the worker and work calculated by the time clock 3 are used. The time and the like are stamped and printed in a predetermined column. The time recorder 3 and the time card 5 are used to print the time at which the user goes in and out of the work on the time card 5, and the work time, overtime hours, salary, etc. for the current month calculated in the time recorder 3 as the closing date elapses are printed and displayed on the card. You can do it. As a result, employees such as part-time and part-time employees can check their own working conditions and salary amount.

The time recorder 3 described in the present embodiment has a function described below in addition to printing on the time card 5. That is, data relating to the clock-in / clock-out time stamped by the employee is transmitted to the management computer 7 via the communication means 23 of the time clock 3, and the clock-in / clock-out data is also managed in the management computer 7. It is something like that. With reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, a general flow from the time recorder 3 to the transmission of data to the management computer 7, which is performed when the time card 5 is used for clocking in and out of work, will be described. That is, in step S1, the insertion of the time card 5 is detected, and when the time recorder 3 detects the insertion of the time card 5, the time card 5 is identified as step S2. This step S2 identifies which employee the inserted card belongs to, and the attendance data is recorded and managed in accordance with the identification result. This identification is performed by reading the arrangement of the plurality of perforations 6 provided on the side edge of the time card 5 which differs for each time card by the card recognition means 16. Next, at step S3, the time of attending or leaving the work is printed on the time card 5 using the printing means 17, and at S4, the time stamped is cumulatively stored in the storage means 21 as employee's attending / leaving data.
The clock-in / out data cumulatively stored in the time clock 3 is used for the total working hours per month and the salary calculation on the closing day. Then step S
As 5, the attendance data is transmitted to the management computer 7 via the communication means 23, the communication line 9, etc., and the attendance data is also managed in the management computer 7.

Next, an example of the attendance data managed by the management computer 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is an example of an individual tallying table in which data on the attendance and withdrawal of a certain employee is tabulated. The personalized tally table shows the totalized information, in which the time of attendance and departure by the time card 5 is printed on the time card 5 and the same time and attendance data is sent to the management computer 7. Things. Thereby, the manager of the employee can grasp the working condition of the employee. FIG. 6 is an example of data obtained by collecting monthly attendance data for each employee, whereby the user can check the employee's attendance / departure status and the salary to be paid in the month. I have.

Next, the features of the time clock 3 according to the present invention which are not present in the related art will be described. The time clock 3 according to the present invention, in addition to the functions described above, performs printing on the time card 5 when going to work or leaving work,
It is possible to select whether or not to do so. This function is performed by the management computer 7 instructing the time recorder 3 connected via the communication line 9 and changing the operation setting of the time recorder 3. In this way, it is possible to instruct whether or not to print on the time card at the time of leaving or leaving the office. The following two types of modes are provided for functions that do not perform printing.

Mode 1 will be described. FIG. 7 shows the processing of the time clock 3 in the mode 1. In mode 1, the time clock 3 is connected to the management computer 7
Is a mode set so as not to perform printing on the time card 5 based on the instruction. FIG. 7 is a flowchart corresponding to FIG. 4 showing the operation in the case of performing the printing, and is compared with FIG.
No. 3 is different in that it does not have a process corresponding to No. 3. That is, in FIG. 7, when the insertion of the time card 5 is detected in step S1a, and the time recorder 3 detects the insertion of the time card 5, the process proceeds to step S2a.
Identification of This step S2a identifies which employee the inserted card belongs to,
The attendance data is recorded and managed in accordance with the identification result. This identification is performed by reading the arrangement of a plurality of perforations 6 provided on the side edge of the time card 5 which is different for each time card by the card recognition means 16 as identification information. Next, the processing shifts to S4a without printing the time of attending or leaving the time on the time card 5, and the time stamp is cumulatively stored in the storage means 21 as the employee's attending / leaving data. The clock-in / out data cumulatively stored in the time clock 3 is used for the total working hours per month and the salary calculation on the closing day. Next, as step S5a, the time and attendance data is transmitted to the management computer 7 via the communication means 23, the communication line 9, and the like, and the time and attendance data is also managed by the management computer 7. (Step S5a) As described above, in the mode 1 in FIG. 7, no printing is performed on the time card 5 at the time of clocking in and out of work.

Next, mode 2 will be described. FIG.
4 shows the processing of the time clock 3 in mode 2. The mode 2 is a mode in which the time clock 3 can select whether or not to perform printing on the time card 5 for each identification information of the time card 5 based on an instruction from the management computer 7. .
FIG. 8 is a flowchart corresponding to FIG. 4 showing the operation when the printing is performed. In FIG. 8, when the insertion of the time card 5 is detected in step S1b, and the time recorder 3 detects the insertion of the time card 5, the time card 5 is identified as step S2b. This step S2b identifies which employee the inserted card belongs to, and the attendance data is recorded and managed in accordance with the identification result. This identification is performed by reading the arrangement of a plurality of perforations 6 provided on the side edge of the time card 5 which is different for each time card by the card recognition means 16 as identification information.

Next, in step S3b, the step S2
Based on the identification information read in b, it is determined whether printing should be performed. That is, since whether or not to print is set in advance based on an instruction from the management computer 7, whether or not printing is necessary is determined based on this setting. As a result of the determination, if printing is necessary, predetermined printing is performed in step S4b, and then the process proceeds to step S5b. If it is determined that printing is not required, the process proceeds to step S5b without performing the process of step S4b.
In step S5b, the time stamped on the time card 5 is cumulatively stored in the storage unit 21 as employee attendance data. The time and clock data cumulatively stored in the time clock 3 is the total working time of each month on the closing day,
It is used for payroll calculation and the like. Next, at step S6b, the time and attendance data is transmitted to the management computer 7 via the communication means 23, the communication line 9, and the like, and the time and attendance data is also managed by the management computer 7. As described above, in the mode 2 in FIG. 8, it is possible to prevent the printing on the time card 5 accompanying the stamping in and out of work by using the identification information of the card 5.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the printing on the time card 5 which has been performed with the time stamping at the time of going and leaving the work using the time clock 3 conventionally,
It can be selectively disabled. Conventionally, a time card to be used must be created for each employee every month, and a large number of time cards are required, and the names and numbers of employees are entered, and time card identification information and It required a lot of man-hours for issuing time cards, such as association with employees. On the contrary,
By using the above-described time clock according to the present invention, it is not necessary to issue a monthly card for employees who do not need to emboss the time card. That is, since the time card can be used continuously only by creating the time card once, the number of time cards required for monthly time card issuance and the number of man-hours can be significantly reduced. In addition, when performing embossing printing, a predetermined printing time is required. However, when embossing printing is not performed, it is only necessary to confirm the identification information provided on the time card 5, and the embossing of the time of attendance and departure is prompt. In addition, it is possible to provide an effect that the embossing process on the time card of a large number of employees can be performed in a shorter time than before. In addition, time clock 3
Since a dot impact printer is usually used as the printing means 17 used in the above, a relatively high frequency sound is generated at the time of printing, which is annoying. Although the noise is not a concern for a few people, the noise is not negligible when dozens of employees continuously stamp. On the other hand, by using the time clock according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the number of employees who perform printing on the time card, and thus it is possible to reduce the noise accompanying the printing. .

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a time and attendance data management system 1 according to a second embodiment. The main configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the same means will be described with the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG.
1, clock means 13, display means 15, card recognition means 1
6, printing means 17, input means 19, printing necessity selection means 2
0, storage means 21 and communication means 23. The control unit 11, the clock unit 13, the display unit 15, the card recognition unit 16, the printing unit 17, the input unit 19, the storage unit 21, and the communication unit 23 are the same as those in the first embodiment, so that the detailed description will be omitted. Omitted. The difference from the first embodiment is that the time recorder 3 is provided with a printing necessity selecting unit 20. Printing necessity selection means 20
Reference numeral denotes operation means provided on the time recorder 3 in the same manner as the input means 19, and is used to select whether or not to print on the time card 5 when the time card 5 is inserted into the time recorder 3. Means. In the first embodiment, the necessity of printing on the time card 5 is instructed only by the management computer 7, but in the second embodiment, the necessity of printing is instructed by the printing necessity selecting means 20. Is available.
The second embodiment can be used together with the first embodiment, or can be used only in the second embodiment. Further, in the present embodiment, the printing necessity selecting means 20 is provided separately from the input means 19, but the function may be performed by the input means 19. In addition, the stamping presence / absence information or the stamping necessity information manually set for the time recorder 3 is managed by the management computer 7 so that the stamping presence / absence of each time card 5 can be confirmed. It may be sent to the computer 7.

In the second embodiment described above, the selection as to whether or not to print the time of attendance and departure on the time card can be made by the printing necessity selecting means 20 provided in the time clock 3. Therefore, the setting can be performed directly on the time clock 3 without the need for the setting by the management computer.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Some examples of connection forms between the time clock 3 and the management computer 7 will be described. (Embodiment 1) Embodiment 1 is an embodiment shown in FIG. That is, this is a case where the time clock 3 and the management computer 7 are connected in a one-to-one relationship by wire or wirelessly. For example, the time clock 3 provided in a certain office is connected to a management computer 7 provided separately in the same office. Even when the management computer 7 is connected but is not moving, the time clock 3 sequentially stores the time and attendance data, and when the management computer 7 moves, the stored data is stored in the management computer 7. 7 can be transmitted. In other words, there are cases where the management department is closed but the production line is movable, such as on holidays. Even in such a case, it is not necessary to operate the management computer 7 each time. Further, as a similar example, there is a case where the time clock 3 between remote locations and the management computer 7 are connected via a telephone line. In this case,
The time clock 3 and the management computer 7 need not always be connected online, but may be manually connected at regular time intervals or as needed.

(Embodiment 2) Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, in this example, the time clock 41 is connected to the management computer 45 via the Internet line 43. In this case, the time clock 41 includes
As a configuration corresponding to the communication unit 23, a communication protocol such as TCP / IP for connecting to the Internet and a connection interface are built in. (Embodiment 3) Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, this is an example in which the time clock 51 is connected to the management computer 45 via the Internet line 43. In this case, the difference from the second embodiment is that a personal computer 53 is used as means for connecting the time clock 51 to the Internet line 43. That is, the time clock 51 only needs to have an interface for communicating with the personal computer 53. An example of an interface is R
S232C, USB and others. (Embodiment 4) Embodiment 4 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, this is an example in which the time clock 61 is connected to the management computer 45 via the Internet line 43. In this case, the point different from the above is that a router 63 with a built-in TA (DSU) is used as a means for connecting the time clock 61 to the Internet line 43. That is, the time clock 61 is connected to the router 63.
It is connected by LAN in order to communicate with. The router 63 used in this embodiment includes a TA (terminal adapter) and a D which are indispensable for connecting to the ISDN.
In addition to having a function as an SU, it has a function as a repeater (router) for connecting a plurality of personal computers and the like as a LAN. Therefore, as a configuration corresponding to the communication means 23, the time clock 61 is LA
The above connection is possible only by providing an interface or the like necessary for N connection. In this case, a plurality of time clocks 61 can be connected to the router 63 at a time and used. (Embodiment 5) Embodiment 5 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, by using the means described in the second to fourth embodiments, it is possible to form a time and attendance management system in which the time clock and the management computer are connected via the Internet. As a result, even when the time clock and the management computer are located at a distance from each other, the two can be easily and inexpensively connected to each other. Further, there are various types of connection modes for the time clock and the Internet as in the various examples described above. Computer can be connected.

[0025]

As described above, the first and second aspects of the present invention have the following effects. That is, it is possible to selectively prevent the printing on the time card, which has been conventionally performed with the time stamping at the time of going and leaving the work using the time clock. As a result, it is not necessary to prepare a new time card for all employees every month, and it is possible to reduce the number of required time cards and the man-hours required for issuing new time cards etc. Has an effect. Further, since the time for printing the time card required for entering and leaving work is not required, the input of entering and leaving work can be performed in a short time, and the noise associated with printing can be reduced.

The inventions according to claims 3 and 4 of the present application have the following effects. That is, the main effects are the same as the effects according to the first and second aspects of the present invention. According to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention, the selection of whether or not to print on the time card can be made by the print selection means provided in the time recorder. Has the effect that the settings can be made directly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration conceptual diagram showing one of the basic configurations of a time and attendance data management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a time and attendance data management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a time card.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of a clock-in / out process using the time clock according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an individual tallying table of attendance data.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the totalized monthly attendance data of all employees.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the clock-in / out processing using the time clock according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining still another example of the clock-in / out processing using the time clock according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration according to another example of the time and attendance data management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a connection example of a time clock and a management computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Attendance data management system 3 Time recorder 5 Time card 7 Management computer 9 Communication line 11 Control means 13 Clock means 15 Display means 16 Card recognition means 17 Printing means 19 Input means 21 Storage means 23 Communication means 25 Control means 27 Storage means 29 Input Means 31 Communication means 33 Display means 35 Printing means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A control unit, a clock unit, a display unit, a card recognition unit, a printing unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit, and the control unit is configured to control the clock unit, the display unit based on a program stored in advance. , Card recognition means, printing means,
Controlling the storage means and the communication means, and having a function of printing employee's attendance / departure information on a predetermined recording card using the printing means and a function of storing the information in the storage means; A time recorder characterized in that printing and non-printing of time and attendance information on a recording card can be selectively switched based on an instruction from a management computer means connected via the means. 2. The time recorder according to claim 1, wherein the stored time and attendance information is output to a management computer connected via the communication means. And a control unit, a clock unit, a display unit, a card recognition unit, a printing unit, a storage unit, a print selection unit, a communication unit, and a printing necessity selection unit. The clock means, display means, card recognition means, printing means, based on a program,
Controlling a storage unit, a communication unit, and a printing necessity selection unit, and having a function of printing employee's attendance / departure information on a predetermined recording card using the printing unit and a function of storing the information in the storage unit A time recorder characterized in that it is possible to selectively switch between printing and non-printing of time and attendance information on a recording card based on an instruction from the printing necessity selecting means. 4. The time recorder according to claim 3, wherein said stored time and attendance information is output to a management computer connected via said communication means.