JP2008059363A - Attendance management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an attendance management system which costs less and does not occupy a large footprint. <P>SOLUTION: The attendance management system comprises a label printer 100, a public line 200, and a host computer 300. The label printer 100 has a liquid crystal display 101, a key operation part 102, a label issuing port 103, and a load cell 104. The host computer 300 holds to a hard disk device inside an employee master file storing names of employees and data of a store where the employees belong every employee identification information, a product master file for storing product information, and attendance information for every piece of employee identification information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

 The present invention relates to an attendance management system for managing employee attendance, leaving work, and the like.

In the prior art, attendance management is performed by using a dedicated time recorder in order to manage employee attendance and departure times.
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 However, when trying to manage time using a time recorder, since a dedicated time recorder is introduced, it is expensive and there is a problem with the installation space.

 The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide an attendance management system that is low in cost and does not take up a large installation space.

 The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. The invention according to claim 1 is connected to a host computer and the host computer via a network, and prints a product name, price, etc. on a label. An attendance management system for managing employee attendance and leave attendance with a label printer to be issued, wherein the label printer includes input means for entering employee identification information and attendance and attendance attendance types The host computer stores the attendance type for each of the employee identification information, and the employee's attendance and departure time data read from the clock function. It is the attendance management system characterized by including the 1st memory | storage means to memorize | store.

 The label printer may further include a print issuing unit that prints and issues the attendance type and the time data stored in the first storage unit on a label. The attendance management system according to claim 1.

 According to a third aspect of the present invention, the host computer further comprises second storage means for storing work schedule information of each employee, and the print issuing means includes the attendance type and time data of the day. The work schedule information relating to the employee read from the second storage means is printed and issued for the employee of the identification information input by the input means. 2. The attendance management system according to 2.

 According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the host computer stores a third storage unit that stores message information for contacting an employee, and the third storage unit regarding the employee specified by the specifying unit. And determining whether there is message information addressed to the employee, and when the print issuing means determines that the message information is present by the second determining means, 4. The attendance management system according to claim 2, wherein the message information is printed and issued.

 In the invention according to claim 5, the label printer stores employee identification information in the store, and when the identification information that has been input cannot be identified as an employee of the store, 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a third determination unit configured to determine, and storing the first storage unit when the cheerer goes to work. It is a time management system.

 The label printer may further include a display unit that switches the display screen to the leave mode when the first determination unit determines that an employee or a supporter has gone to work. The attendance management system according to claim 5.

 According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the host computer is of an ASP operating company, and an employee master file storing employee name and affiliated store data for each employee identification information, product information And a fourth storage means for storing a time management master file in which attendance information is stored for each employee identification information, and the label printer includes employee identification information, The attendance management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the attendance type is transmitted to the host computer, and data relating to the employee identification information in the employee master file is updated. .

 According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to use the attendance management function and the pricing label issuing function by storing attendance time data for each employee identification information, and it is possible to reduce the time without preparing a dedicated time recorder. Cost can be reduced.

 According to the invention of claim 2, by printing on a label for each type of employee's work time, work time, etc. with a label printer, for example, a label printed with work time, work time, etc. on a label ledger, etc. It is also possible to paste and leave.

 According to the invention of claim 3, when working, a label printed with work schedule information is issued from the label printer so that the work day can be reconfirmed, and the work day / working time is incorrect. Can be prevented.

 According to the invention of claim 4, when there is message information to contact an employee who is working, a label printed with the information is issued from the label printer, so that it is possible to prevent the message from being forgotten. .

 According to invention of Claim 5, even if the person who went to work is not the employee of the store but a cheer from another store, work management is possible like the employee of the store.

 According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the operation screen can be reduced and operation errors can be prevented by automatically switching the display screen to the leaving mode when it is determined that the employee is going to work.

 According to the invention of claim 7, by using the host computer of the ASP operating company, attendance management for each employee identification information can be performed at a low cost only by the label printer. Even when the employee goes to support, it is accurate. The attendance time and leaving time can be grasped, and the work results can be easily calculated.

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view showing the configuration of the attendance management system according to the present embodiment and the external appearance of the label printer 100 from the front. The attendance management system according to this embodiment includes a label printer 100, a public line 200, and a host computer 300. The label printer 100 includes a liquid crystal display (corresponding to display means) 101, a key operation unit 102, a label issuing port 103, and a load cell 104. The host computer 300 stores, in an internal hard disk device (corresponding to the first, second, and fourth storage means), an employee master file storing employee names and store data for each employee number, and product information. The stored product master file and attendance information are held for each employee number.

 FIG. 2 is an electrical block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the label printer 100 of the attendance management system according to the present embodiment. In addition to the components shown in FIG. 1, the label printer 100 in FIG. 2 includes a CPU (equivalent to identification means, first and third determination means) 105, ROM 106, RAM 107, display unit 108, and operation Control unit 109, load cell control unit 110, print control unit (corresponding to print issuing means) 111, scanner control unit 112, communication unit 113, clock unit 114, touch panel 115, and first print mechanism unit 116. And a second printing mechanism unit 117, an image scanner 118, and a bus line 119. The label printer 100 is installed in each department such as a meat department, a fresh fish department, and a fruit and vegetables department in the store, and is used to issue a priced label.

 The liquid crystal display 101 is connected to the bus line 119 via the display unit 108. The key operation unit 102 and the touch panel 115 are connected to the bus line 119 via the operation control unit 109. The load cell 104 is connected to the bus line 119 via the load cell control unit 110. The first printing mechanism unit 116 and the second printing mechanism unit 117 are connected to the bus line 119 via the printing control unit 111. The image scanner 118 is connected to the bus line 119 via the scanner control unit 112. The communication unit 113 performs communication processing with the host computer 300.

 FIG. 3 is a data table showing an example of an in-store employee information file stored in the RAM 107. The in-store employee information file includes columns of employee number and employee name, and stores data for each employee. In the example of FIG. 3, employees with employee numbers “000001” to “000003” described in the data table indicate that they are employees of this store. It will be treated as a cheer from the store. FIG. 3 is an in-store employee information file for a store with a preset store number “01”.

 FIG. 4 is a data table showing an example of the attendance management master file stored in the hard disk device of the host computer 300. In the attendance management master file, data such as daily attendance hours and departure times are set for each month and employee, and each column is preset for all employees in each store. Data can be retained for 12 months. For example, in the fourth column from the left in the uppermost monthly work time column, the details of the data of the daily work time, work time, and store number of the employee numbers “000001” and “April” are as shown in FIG. It is remembered.

 FIG. 5 is a data table showing an example of stored data for April in the attendance management master file of FIG. The data table of FIG. 5 describes the date, work time, work time, store number, and the like, and stores each data of work time, work time, store number for each date. For example, the data as of April 4 will be described. The data of “8:50”, “18:10”, and “01” in the row of April 1 are stored in stores with the store number “01”. This shows that he went to work at 8:50 and retired at 18:10.

 In the data table of FIG. 5, the April 2nd row is an example of an unplanned holiday. When an unscheduled holiday occurs, the attendance / leaving time is not set even though the attendance / leaving schedule time is set in advance, so that the data of the attendance time / leaving time are not set as shown in FIG. “Rest” in the row on April 3 indicates a scheduled rest that is set in advance. The row of April 4 indicates that the attendance time is “8:53” and the leave time column is blank, indicating that he / she is working because he has not left the office yet.

 FIG. 6 is a data table showing an example of an employee work schedule time file stored in the hard disk device of the host computer 300. In the employee work schedule time file, schedule data such as daily work hours and work hours are described for each month and employee, and the schedule data is set in advance for all employees in each store. Schedule data can be retained for 12 months. For example, the fourth from the left in the monthly work time column at the top row stores the details of the schedule data of the daily attendance and departure times for employee numbers “000001” and “April”.

 FIG. 7 is a data table showing an example of stored data for April in the employee work schedule time file of FIG. The data table in FIG. 7 describes the date, scheduled work time, scheduled work time, and the like, and stores each data of scheduled work time and scheduled work time for each date. For example, the data “9:00” and “18:00” in the row of April 1 indicates that 9:00 is the scheduled work time and 18:00 is the scheduled work time.

 FIG. 8 is a data table showing an example of a message information file stored in the hard disk device of the host computer 300. In the data table of FIG. 8, message numbers and message contents are described. For example, the message content of the message number “03” stores “Tomorrow, part XX is absent”. Each data of message number and message content in the data table of FIG. 8 is preset.

 FIG. 9 is a data table showing an example of a reservation message file stored in the hard disk device of the host computer 300. In the data table of FIG. 9, a contact date, a contact employee number, and a message number are described. For example, the contact employee number in the row of the contact date “4/1” is “000001” and the message number is “01”. Each data of the contact date, contact employee number, and message number in the data table of FIG. 9 is set in advance. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an employee number input screen. In the display screen of FIG. 10, the display of “time management mode”, the current time, the employee number, and the “end” key are displayed.

 FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an attendance time input screen. In the display screen of FIG. 11, “time and attendance setting” display, current time, employee number, employee name, attendance status, attendance time, leave time, “work schedule” key, “message” key, “end” The key is displayed. The “Work schedule” key at the top right of the screen is a key used to print and issue the work schedule time for one week from the next day of work on the label. The “Message” key is a contact message from other employees. It is a key to display and confirm if there is.

 FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a work time input screen. In the display screen of FIG. 12, “setting of attendance”, current time, “working” display, employee number, employee name, leaving work, working time, working time, “issue” key, “work schedule” ”Key,“ message ”key, and“ end ”key are displayed. The “Issuance” key in the center of the screen is a key used to print and issue today's working time on a label. Further, the “work schedule” key and the “message” key at the upper right of the screen are the same as those in FIG.

 FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print sample of today's work time label. In the print sample of FIG. 13, the issue date, employee number, employee name, attendance time, and departure time are printed. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print sample of a work schedule time label. In the print sample of FIG. 14, the employee number, the employee name, the scheduled work time and the scheduled work time for one week from the next day after working are printed. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a print sample of a message information label. In the print sample of FIG. 15, the issue date, employee number, employee name, and message content are printed.

 FIG. 16 is a data table showing an example of an employee information master file stored in the hard disk device of the host computer 300. The data table in FIG. 16 describes employee numbers, employee names, and store numbers. In addition, employee numbers, employee names, and store numbers for employees at all stores are set in advance. The store number at this time is the number of the store where the employee normally works.

 Next, the operation content of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 17 is a flow showing the processing operation of the label printer 100 of the attendance management system according to the present embodiment. The present embodiment shows a configuration example when a user who manages a plurality of retail stores makes an ASP contract with a management company that operates an ASP (Application Service Provider). In step S101, it is determined whether or not the mode of the label printer 100 is “time management mode”. If it is “time management mode”, the process proceeds to step S103, and if not, the process proceeds to step S102. In step S102, other processing such as a setting mode and a setup mode is performed, and the process returns to step S101.

 In step S103, the employee number is input by the employee on the employee number input screen. In step S104, a transmission request for attendance data of the employee is transmitted to the host computer 300 together with the employee number input in step S103. In step S105, the employee number in the in-store employee information file is compared with the employee number input in step S103, and if they match, the employee is identified. If they do not match, it is determined as a cheer from another store.

 For example, when the employee number “000001” is input on the employee number input screen, “000001” in which the uppermost data in the employee number column is input is an example of the in-store employee information file. Since they match, it is specified that the employee has the employee name “A”. Further, for example, when the employee number “000004” is input on the employee input screen, since the employee number “000004” is not input in the example of the employee information file in the store, Judging as a supporter, the employee name column is “supporter”.

 In step S <b> 106, the attendance data for today's attendance and departure times transmitted from the host computer 300 is received. The transmission processing operation from the host computer 300 here corresponds to step S202 of the flow of the host computer 300 in FIG. In step S107, it is determined whether or not there is an attendance time in the attendance data received in step S106. If there is a working time, the process proceeds to step S120, and if not, the process proceeds to step S108. In step S108, since the attendance time is not stored in step S107, it is determined that the employee is not attending, and the screen is switched to the attendance time input screen.

 In step S109, it is determined whether or not the “attendance” key on the attendance time input screen has been pressed. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S110, and if not, the process returns to step S109. In step S110, the store number, employee number, and time data of the clock unit 114 inside the label printer when the “attendance” key is pressed in step S109 are transmitted to the host computer 300 together with the attendance data. Is displayed on the attendance time input screen.

 In step S111, message information such as a message number and message content transmitted from the host computer 300 is received. The transmission processing operation from the host computer 300 here corresponds to step S205 in the flow of the host computer 300 in FIG. In step S112, a message information label as shown in FIG. 15 is printed and issued using the message information received in step S111. In step S113, the attendance management mode is switched to the pricing mode. In step S114, pricing work is started. In step S115, the daily pricing operation is completed, and the process returns to step S101.

 In step S120, when the time is stored in the attendance time field in step S107, it is determined that the employee is attending work, and the attendance time data received in step S106 is changed to the attendance time input screen while switching to the attendance time input screen. Display on the input screen. In step S121, it is determined whether or not the “leaving time” key in the leaving time input screen has been pressed. If it is pressed, the process proceeds to step S122, and if it is not pressed, the process returns to step S121. In step S122, the time data and employee number of the clock unit 114 in the label printer when pressed in step S121 are transmitted to the host computer 300 together with the leaving data, and the time data of the clock unit 114 is displayed on the leaving time input screen. Display.

 In step S123, scheduled work time data, which is a scheduled work time and a scheduled work time for one week from the next day of the work day, transmitted from the host computer 300 is received. The transmission processing operation from the host computer 300 here corresponds to step S208 of the flow of the host computer 300 in FIG. In step S124, it is determined whether or not the “work schedule” key on the leaving time input screen has been pressed. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S125, and if it has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S126.

 In step S125, the scheduled work time label as shown in FIG. 14 is printed and issued using the scheduled work time data received in step S123. In step S126, it is determined whether or not the “issue” key on the leaving time input screen has been pressed. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S127, and if it has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step S101. In step S127, today's work time label as shown in FIG. 13 is printed and issued based on the attendance time of the attendance data received in step S106 and the work time when the work key is pressed in step S121.

 FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the CPU (corresponding to the second determination means) in the host computer 300 of the attendance management system according to the present embodiment. In step S201, it is determined whether there is a data request from the label printer 100. If there is, the process proceeds to step S202, and if not, the process proceeds to step S203. In step S202, since there is a data request from the label printer 100 in step S201, attendance data is transmitted to the label printer 100.

 For example, when there is a data request for attendance data (for April 5) for the employee number “000001” sent from the label printer 100 in step S104 in FIG. The employee number in the attendance management master file in FIG. 4 is compared with the requested employee number, and the data matches the employee number “000001” in the attendance management master file. Further, since the requested date (April 5) is “April”, the file of “April” in the row of the employee number “000001” in the attendance management master file is referred to.

 Further, referring to the data table of FIG. 5 which is the details of the “April” column of the employee number “000001” row of the attendance management master file, the requested date and the date in the date column of FIG. Compare. In this case, since the requested date is April 5, the data in the row whose date column is “4/5” matches, and the attendance time, leaving time, and store number of that row are used as attendance data. The data is transmitted to the label printer 100.

 In step S203, it is determined whether or not the data transmitted from the label printer 100 is attendance data. If the data is attendance data, the process proceeds to step S204. If the data is not attendance data, the process proceeds to step S206. In step S204, the store number and time data transmitted from the label printer 100 are written in the attendance management master file. For example, when the employee number “000001”, the store number “01”, and the date (4/4) / time (8:53) in the time data are received from the label printer 100, the employee in the attendance management master file Compare the number with the employee number you received.

 In this case, since the received employee number is “000001”, it matches the data in the row of the employee number “000001” in the attendance management master file. Further, since the requested date (April 4) is “April”, the file of “April” in the row of the employee number “000001” in the attendance management master file is referred to.

 Further, the requested date is compared with the date in the date column of FIG. 5 with reference to the data table of FIG. 5 which is the details of “April” in the row of employee number “000001” of the attendance management master file. . In this case, since the requested date is April 4, the data in the row whose date column is “4/4” matches, and the time of the received time data (in the attendance time column of that row ( 8:53) and the received store number “01” is stored in the store number column.

 In step S205, it is determined whether there is message information for the employee number received in step S203. For example, for determining whether there is message information, search whether the employee number received in step S203 matches the contact date / contact employee number of the reservation message file of the time data (date). Judging by doing. If the employee number is “000001” and the time data (date) is “4/4”, the message number “03” in the reservation message file matches the message content “Tomorrow, Part XX”. It ’s clear that “is a holiday”. Message information including the message number and the message content is transmitted to the label printer 100.

 In step S206, it is determined from the leaving data transmitted from the label printer 100 whether or not it is leaving data. If it is leaving data, the process proceeds to step S207. If not, the process proceeds to step S201. In step S207, the time data transmitted from the label printer 100 in step S122 is written in the attendance management data. For example, when the employee number “000001”, the date (4/4) and the time (18:23) in the time data are received from the label printer 100, the employee number and the received employee in the time management master file are received. Compare the number.

 In this case, since the received employee number is “000001”, the employee number in the attendance management master file matches the line “000001”. Further, since the date (4/4) of the received time data is “April”, the “April” file in the row of the employee number “000001” in the attendance management master file is referred to.

 Further, the requested date is compared with the date in the date column of FIG. 5 with reference to the data table of FIG. 5 which is the details of “April” in the row of employee number “000001” of the attendance management master file. . In this case, since the requested date is April 4, the data in the row whose date column is “4/4” matches, and the time of the received time data ( 18:23) is written and stored.

 In step S208, the employee work schedule file is searched based on the employee number and time data (date) received in step S207. For example, when the employee number “000001” and the time data (date) “4/4” are received, the file “April” in the row of the employee number “000001” of the employee work schedule file is referred to. Furthermore, referring to the data table of FIG. 7 which is the details of “April” in the row of employee number “000001” in the employee work schedule master file, the work day is April 4, so the next day One week from April 5 is transmitted to the label printer 100 as work schedule data.

 In addition, although the attendance management system is described in ASP, in addition to attendance management, data management such as label issuance record totaling / product file may be performed. In addition, a plurality of units may be connected so that one unit can perform the same function as the host computer as a parent-child system, or the same function can be performed by a single unit specification.

 In this embodiment, the employee number is entered when the employee is specified. For example, the employee number is specified instead of the employee number, or the employee card is used. Any identification method may be used as long as the employee can be identified, such as by scanner input.

 In this embodiment, the corresponding label is issued by pressing the “issue” key, “scheduled work” key, etc. on the attendance time input screen or the leave time input screen. At a later time, a label may be automatically issued, or an automatic issuance method for label issuance and an issuance by key operation may be selected.

 In this embodiment, the corresponding time is stored by pressing the “attendance” key and the “exit” key on the attendance time / outage time input screen. For example, the employee is identified without using the key. Sometimes the time may be stored together, and any method may be used.

 In the case of printing the scheduled work time label, data for one week is printed in this embodiment, but the period of the printed data may be other than one week. Further, in this embodiment, the employee work schedule time file and attendance management master file can be held for 12 months, but the holding period may be other than 12 months. Further, the period of data to be printed and the holding period may be changed.

 In this embodiment, after entering and confirming the employee number on the employee number input screen, the screen is switched to the attendance time input screen, but the screen for entering the password is displayed so that the employee number is not mistaken. You may let them.

1 is an external view illustrating a configuration of an attendance management system according to an embodiment and an external appearance from the front of a label printer 100. FIG. It is an electric block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the label printer 100 of the attendance management system by this embodiment. 4 is a data table showing an example of an in-store employee information file stored in a RAM 107. 4 is a data table showing an example of an attendance management master file stored in a hard disk device of a host computer 300. It is a data table which shows an example of the stored data of April degree of the attendance management master file of FIG. 3 is a data table showing an example of an employee work schedule time file stored in a hard disk device of a host computer 300. It is a data table which shows an example of the stored data of April degree of the employee work schedule time file of FIG. 3 is a data table showing an example of a message information file stored in a hard disk device of a host computer 300. 3 is a data table showing an example of a reservation message file stored in a hard disk device of a host computer 300. It is a figure which shows an example of an employee number input screen. It is a figure which shows an example of an attendance time input screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a leaving time input screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the printing sample of today's working time label. It is a figure which shows an example of the printing sample of a work schedule time label. It is a figure which shows an example of the printing sample of a message information label. 3 is a data table showing an example of an employee information master file stored in a hard disk device of a host computer 300. It is a flow which shows the processing operation of the label printer 100 of the attendance management system concerning this embodiment. It is a flow which shows the processing operation of the host computer 300 of the attendance management system concerning this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Label printer, 200 ... Public line, 300 ... Host computer, 101 ... Liquid crystal display, 102 ... Key operation part, 103 ... Label issuing port, 104 ... Load cell, 105 ... CPU, 106 ... ROM, 107 ... RAM, 108 ... Display unit, 109 ... Operation control unit

Claims (7)

A time management system that includes a host computer and a label printer that is connected to the host computer via a network and prints and issues a product name, price, etc. of a product on a label, and manages employee attendance and work attendance. And
The label printer is
An input means for entering employee identification information;
And a first determination means for determining the attendance and leaving classes,
The host computer includes first storage means for storing the attendance type for each employee identification information and storing time data for employee attendance and departure read from a clock function. And attendance management system.  2. The attendance management system according to claim 1, wherein the label printer further includes a print issuing unit that prints and issues the attendance type and the time data stored in the first storage unit on a label. . The host computer further comprises second storage means for storing work schedule information of each employee,
The print issuing means prints and issues the attendance type and time data of the day and relates to the employee of the identification information input by the input means with respect to the employee read from the second storage means. The attendance management system according to claim 2, wherein the work schedule information is printed and issued. The host computer stores a third storage means for storing message information for contacting an employee;
Second identification means for determining whether or not there is message information addressed to the employee in the third storage means regarding the employee of the identification information input by the input means;
4. The attendance management system according to claim 2, wherein the print issuing unit prints and issues the message information when the second determination unit determines that there is message information. 5. The label printer further includes third determination means for storing employee identification information in the store and determining that the employee is a cheer from another store when the input identification information cannot identify the employee of the store. With
The attendance management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when the supporter attends work, the attendance is stored in the first storage unit.  6. The label printer according to claim 5, further comprising display means for switching the display screen to the leave mode when the first determination means determines that an employee or a supporter has gone to work. Time management system. The host computer belongs to an ASP operating company, and for each employee identification information, an employee master file storing an employee name and affiliated store data, a product master file storing product information, an employee A fourth storage means for storing a time management master file in which time information is stored for each identification information;
The label printer transmits employee identification information and attendance type to the host computer, and updates data related to the employee identification information in the employee master file. The attendance management system described in one item.

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