JP2003233848A - Time recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the labor of the collection of working hour data. <P>SOLUTION: This time recorder 1 is configured of a clock and an RF reader/ writer 3, and a non-contact IC card 10 is used as a time card, and time data are written in the non-contact IC card. The time data can be read out in a batch from the plurality of non-contact IC cards by a computer for totalizing and an RF reader/writer, and any device or labor for transferring data from the time recorder to a host computer can be eliminated. Furthermore, it is not necessary to provide any data base such as a employee code number or working hour time system or any memory for storing personal attending/leaving office time data in the time recorder main body, and the configurations of the time recorder can be simplified. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a time recorder, and more particularly to a time recorder for writing time data to a non-contact type IC card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A time record type time recorder that prints the current time on a time card and writes time data of attendance or departure to a memory, and a time total that writes a working time in addition to time recording and writes it to a memory A type time recorder is known. The time card used for this type of time recorder has an ID code recorded in the form of a bar code, punched holes, or dots.The time recorder reads the ID code of the inserted time card with the code reader unit, and the ID code and time data And write to memory. The administrator transfers these aggregated data to a host computer for aggregation via wired communication means such as a USB cable or media such as solid-state memory or magnetic disk, and the payroll processing of each employee is performed on the host computer. .

[0003]

The conventional time recording type time recorders and time counting type time recorders take time and effort to transfer data to the host computer. Especially, when the number of time recorders is large, the time recorders are circulated and the data is circulated. Takes time to collect.

Further, each time card is set in a one-to-one relationship with one specific time recorder so that ID codes do not overlap when data of a plurality of time recorders are totaled, and one time card is used. Cannot be used with multiple time recorders. Therefore, when aggregating the working time data of employees who work across multiple sites, it is necessary to deploy a time card for each person at each of the multiple sites and register time and attendance with a time recorder at the site. , It is necessary to issue multiple time cards to one person, which complicates the counting work.

Therefore, there arises a technical problem to be solved in order to reduce the time and effort required for collecting and totalizing the working hours data, and the present invention aims to solve the above problems.

[0006]

The present invention is proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and is provided with an RF reader / writer for reading and writing data from and to a non-contact type IC card by an electromagnetic wave and a clock. Detecting the presence of a non-contact type IC card in the communication area of the RF reader / writer by the response wave detecting means, the attendance time data or leaving the date and the current time data with the attribute indicating attendance or leaving when detected A time recorder provided with a control means for writing time data to a non-contact type IC card.

Further, the present invention provides a time recorder having a control means for writing data indicating the installation location of the time recorder into the non-contact type IC card in addition to the above-mentioned work time data or leaving time data. In addition, the character data or voice data stored in the non-contact type IC card is read, and the control means for displaying the character or voice based on the character data or voice data, and the attendance time data or Non-contact type exit time data
A time recorder provided with a control means for writing to an IC card.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 shows a time recorder 1,
The character display unit 2 is arranged on the upper front surface of the housing, and the substrate of the antenna integrated RF reader / writer 3, the speaker 4, the circuit board (not shown) of the control unit, and the power supply unit (not shown) are arranged in the housing. Built-in.

Reference numeral 10 is a known non-contact type IC card used as a time card. The non-contact type IC card 10 is an ultra-thin EEP-RO for the LC resonant tank circuit formed on the printed wiring board.
A memory device such as M is mounted, and the data of the memory device can be read and written in a non-contact state from the RF reader / writer by electromagnetic waves, and the LC resonance tank circuit 10a itself formed in the flexible sheet as shown in the figure Various forms are known, such as one with an antenna effect, one with a contactless IC tag attached to a card on which an antenna pattern is printed, and the like.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit block of the time recorder 1, which is composed of a clock IC 5, a character display section 2 such as a fluorescent display tube, a control section 6, a proximity RF reader / writer 3, an audio amplifier 7 and a speaker 4. There is. The control unit 6 is a clock IC 5
The character display unit 2 is driven based on the time data read from to display the current time, date and day of the week, and RF reader / writer
3 is driven to transmit RF radio waves of the set frequency at a fixed timing. When the non-contact type IC card 10 enters the communication range of the RF reader / writer 3, the LC resonance tank circuit of the non-contact type IC card 10 generates a small current due to the electromagnetic induction effect of the radio wave emitted by the RF reader / writer 3. The power is supplied to the memory device, and the unique ID code and the transmission start request signal are transmitted according to the communication program and the protocol stored in the memory device. The RF reader / writer 3 receives this response wave, the control unit 6 detects the presence of the non-contact type IC card 10, and the reading / writing of data to the non-contact type IC card 10 is performed by a general RF / Similar to the ID system, but in the present invention, the control unit 6 of the time recorder 1 stores a character information processing program and a voice information processing program, and a non-contact type IC card
Simultaneously with the detection of 10, a transmission start request signal of character data or voice data is transmitted to the non-contact type IC card 10.

When operating the time recorder 1, an RF reader / writer connected to a counting computer is used to preliminarily store in the contactless IC card 10 character data such as employee code numbers and personal names, and a melody arbitrarily selected by the individual. Alternatively, the compressed audio data such as the call sign by the tone signal is written and distributed to the employees. In addition, the working time data (regular attendance time at the installation site of each time recorder and data for aggregate processing such as round-up processing at the time of every 15 minutes, round-down processing when leaving work, etc.) and work location designation data for each employee code number are Although it is stored in the counting computer, it may be written in the non-contact type IC card 10 according to the configuration of the processing program of the counting computer system.

This non-contact type IC card 10 is a time recorder
When contacting or approaching the front surface of 1, the RF reader / writer 3 transmits a character data transmission start request signal or a voice data transmission start request signal simultaneously with detection of the non-contact type IC card 10. The contactless IC card 10 transmits character data or voice data written in the memory device in response to the transmission start request signal, and these data are RF reader / writer.
It is input to the control unit 6 via 3. In the case of voice data, demodulation, D / A conversion and amplification are performed and voice is output from the speaker 4, and in the case of character data, the voice is output to the character display unit 2 to display an individual name and the like. An employee who holds the non-contact type IC card 10 can see the non-contact type IC card 10 he / she owns by looking at the character display on the character display section 2 or listening to the melody or tone call sign. You can judge whether it is for use. Note that both the character display function and the voice display function may be used, and these function settings are arbitrary.

When it is confirmed that the non-contact type IC card 10 is for personal use, touch the registration switch 8 on the upper surface of the time recorder 1, and the control unit 6 indicates the date and the current time data to work or leave. The RF reader / writer 3 transmits the data obtained by encoding and modulating the work time data or the departure time data to which the attribute is added and the work location data (the ID code of the time recorder itself), and the transmission data is the contactless IC card 10. While being written in the memory device, the memory device returns the received data to the RF reader / writer 3 and the controller 6 confirms the written contents. As described above, by recording the time data of work attendance or leaving and work place data in the non-contact type IC card 10 in association with each other, it is possible to specify when and where work was done.

When detecting the non-contact type IC card 10, the ID code transmitted from the non-contact type IC card 10 is used. Since the content of the ID code has nothing to do with the data reading / writing process, the control unit 6 of the time recorder 1 is used. It is not necessary to write a database or an employee code identification program in which the ID code of the non-contact type IC card 10 is associated with the employee code, and a memory area for storing these data is unnecessary. To prevent writing errors, for example, turn on the green or blue indicator light when the writing is successful, and blink the red indicator light or sound the buzzer when writing error occurs. It is desirable to provide warning means to encourage retry.

When collecting the working time data, the administrator collects the non-contact type IC card 10 and the data recorded in the non-contact type IC card 10 by the RF reader / writer connected to the counting computer (employee Read ID data such as code number, attendance / leaving time data for a specified period, and work location data). If the RF reader / writer is a single access type, the data of one non-contact type IC card will be read at a time, but a known reader / writer controller with an anti-collision multiple access function will be used. By using it, the data of a plurality of non-contact type IC cards can be read by one read operation, and the efficiency of data collection is significantly improved.

The data collection process is based on the database of the contactless IC card ID code, employee code, salary system and employment system associated with the contactless IC card attendance / leaving time data. Is executed by a payroll application program for processing the work hours, the working hours and salaries of each employee are calculated, and work place data related to the working hours are acquired. For example, by installing a time recorder in each store of a certain company, it is possible to write the working time data and the work location data of one individual who works across a plurality of stores in one contactless IC card,
Since no manual calculation is required and batch totaling can be done by computer, totaling work is facilitated. Further, for example, a time recorder is installed at a head office and a branch of a certain company or each floor in the company, and detailed action record data can be acquired by recording the time on a time card each time a person enters or leaves the room. It is also possible to analyze the usage status of the.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, a time printing mechanism is mounted on the time recorder 1 described above, and a non-contact type IC tag is built in or attached to an ordinary time card, which is different from the conventional one. Similarly, various modifications are possible within the technical scope of the present invention, such as making it possible to visually check the attendance / leaving times, and it goes without saying that the present invention extends to those modifications.

[0018]

As described above, the time recorder of the present invention uses the non-contact type IC card as the time card and writes the time data to the non-contact type IC card. Non-contact type by writer
Time data can be read directly from the IC card, and unlike conventional time recorders, there is no need for a device or labor to transfer data from the time recorder to the host computer. Also, the time recorder need only have a function of reading and writing data such as time to the non-contact type IC card,
The time recorder itself does not require a database such as employee code numbers or working time systems, or a large-capacity memory for storing all time registration data, and the configuration is simpler than the conventional time recording time recorder equipped with these memories. Can be converted.

Further, by writing the work location data in addition to the time data to the non-contact type IC card, the data can be directly read into the computer from the non-contact type IC card registered for attendance at a plurality of work locations. The time and effort required to collect and aggregate working hours data and work location data are significantly reduced.

Also, when performing a time registration operation such as attendance or leaving work, it is possible to confirm by voice or character display whether or not the contactless IC card used as a time card is a mistake. Can be reliably prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a time recorder.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 time recorder 2-character display 3 RF reader / writer 4 speakers 8 Registration switch 10 Contactless IC card

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A non-contact type IC card provided with an RF reader / writer for reading / writing data from / to a non-contact type IC card by an electromagnetic wave and a clock, the response wave detecting means being within the communication area of the RF reader / writer. A time recorder equipped with a control means for detecting the presence of a vehicle, and writing the attendance time data or the departure time data to which the attribute indicating the attendance or leaving is added to the date and the current time data at the time of detection, to the contactless IC card. 2. The time recorder according to claim 1, further comprising control means for writing data indicating an installation location of the time recorder to the non-contact type IC card in addition to the attendance time data or the leaving time data. 3. A control means for reading character data or voice data stored in a non-contact type IC card and displaying a character or voice based on the character data or voice data, and attendance according to a time registration command. The time recorder according to claim 1, further comprising control means for writing the time data or the exit time data into the non-contact type IC card.