JP2557694B2 - Workplace card system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention is directed to a card in which personal identification information is recorded.
The present invention relates to an occupational card system capable of managing employee entry / exit and processing credit information in cafeterias, shops, and vending machines.

(B) Prior art There are various systems for activating payments by a register or a vending machine using a card on which personal identification information is recorded. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-237597 discloses a vending machine. The one described in Japanese Patent Publication is known. This is to connect multiple post-payment vending machines to the host computer, the vending machine determines the authenticity of the inserted card, sells the product selected as authentic, and sends credit information to the host computer. It is a structure to transmit.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In recent years, however, a system for using a credit card in the workplace to purchase products at a cafeteria, a shop, or a vending machine, and to manage the entry / exit management by deferred payment such as salary deduction. Has appeared.

However, since the host computer is designed to perform various processes within the workplace, it is a system based on the badge processing method, and jobs requiring real-time processing such as product purchase and entry / exit management. Not suitable for.

Therefore, the present invention can reduce the response speed and the burden on the host computer by controlling the product purchase and the entry / exit management in the cafeteria / shop / vending machine with its own network, and it has excellent reliability and processing speed. It provides an occupational card system.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the work area card system according to the present invention is a work area card system in which a card in which predetermined personal identification information is recorded for each employee is used as a medium. A host computer that processes data generated for each employee, and a vending terminal that includes a card reader and outputs personal identification information read by the card reader and vending data indicating vending products, A cafeteria terminal device equipped with a card reader for outputting the personal identification information to be read by the card reader and menu data indicating a dish received by an employee; and the personal identification information to be read by the card reader equipped with the card reader and the employee A personal computer equipped with a time recorder terminal device that outputs the member's entry / exit data and a card reader, and reads the personal information with the card reader. A register terminal for outputting separate information and sales data indicating the type of product to be registered and its price is connected to a network controller via a bus line, and the network controller includes clock means and each of the terminals. Means for recording time data at that time together with the data sent from the machine, and the host computer is configured to process the data of the terminal machine and the time data transmitted from the network controller.

(E) Action When a credit card is inserted into an automatic vending terminal, a cafeteria terminal, or a register terminal, these terminals transmit data indicating purchased products and personal identification information to the network controller. When data is sent from each terminal, the network controller records this data in the recording means together with the time data indicating the time at that time. Then, the host computer receives the data recorded by the network controller and performs a predetermined data process.

(F) Example FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the occupational area card system according to the present invention. (1) is a vending terminal, (2) is a cafeteria terminal,
(3) is a time recorder terminal, (4) is a register terminal, each of these terminals is connected to the coaxial cable (6) by a bus line system, and a network controller (5)
Centrally managed at.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vending terminal (1) has a CPU (1
A), ROM (1B), RAM (1C), and communication interface (1D), CPU (1A) selects a card reader (1E) based on the program stored in ROM (1B). It controls the operation of the circuit (1F), sales control circuit (1G), and indicator drive circuit (1H). This card reader (1E) reads card information of a credit card inserted from a card insertion slot (17) provided on the front surface of the main body. The selection circuit (1F) includes a plurality of selection switches (16) corresponding to each product, and transmits selection information indicating a product selected by the customer by operating the selection switch to the CPU (1A). And RAM
(1C) has a price storage section (M) for storing a preset selling price for each product. In addition, the indicator drive circuit (1H) responds to the control signal from the CPU (1A) in response to the OK lamp (18) or NG provided on the front surface of the main body.
Drive the lamp (19). The OK lamp (18) indicates that the inserted credit card can be used, and the NG lamp (19) indicates that the credit card cannot be used.

As shown in FIG. 3, the register terminal (4) has a CPU (4
A), ROM (4B), RAM (4C) and communication interface (4D), CPU (4A) is based on the program stored in ROM (4B), card reader (4E), keyboard (4F), display (4G), indicator drive circuit (4
H) operation is controlled. The card reader (4E) reads the card information by passing the credit card through the card passage hole (15). The indicator drive circuit (4H) is the CPU (4H
In response to the control signal from A), the OK lamp (20) or the NG lamp (21) indicating whether or not the inserted credit card can be used is driven.

The dining room terminal (2) has a CPU (2A) as shown in FIG.
, ROM (2B), RAM (2C) and communication interface (2D), CPU (2A) is based on the program stored in ROM (2B), card reader (2E) and menu selection circuit. Control the operation of (2F). Card reader (2
E) reads the card information by passing the credit card through the card passage hole (26). The menu selection circuit (2F) includes a plurality of menu switches (27) corresponding to each menu, and the CPU (2F) displays menu information indicating the menu selected by the customer by operating the menu switches.
A) to transmit. The indicator drive circuit (2H) is a CPU
In response to the control signal from (2A), the OK lamp (22) or NG lamp (23) indicating whether or not the inserted credit card can be used is driven.

As shown in FIG. 5, the time recorder terminal (3) is
A CPU (3A), a ROM (3B), a RAM (3C) and a communication interface (3D) are provided, and the CPU (3A) is a card reader (3E) based on a program stored in the ROM (3B). Also, it controls the operation of the entry / exit selection circuit (3F). The card reader (3E) reads the card information by passing the credit card through the card passage hole (28). The departure / receipt selection circuit (3F) is equipped with a switch (29) for selecting "come", "leave", or "business trip". The indicator drive circuit (3H) responds to the control signal from the CPU (3A),
It drives the OK lamp (24) or NG lamp (25) that indicates whether or not the inserted credit card can be used.

As shown in FIG. 6, the network controller (5) has a CPU (5A), a ROM (5B), a RAM (5C), and a communication interface (5D), and the CPU (5A) is a ROM (5B). Based on the stored program, the keyboard (5
G), display (5D), floppy disk unit (5
E) and drive the operation of the clock circuit (5F).

72 characters of information can be stored in the magnetic stripe part (31) of the credit card (30), as shown in FIG.
Start character, end character and LRC
The check code according to
69 characters are used in the area to record personal identification information by company code, ID code, employee classification code, card issuance date, expiration date of card use, etc. In this example, the network controller (5) has the function of determining the adequacy of the credit card inserted into the card reader of each terminal (1), (2), (3), (4), and the terminal is a card. When the card information of 72 characters is read by the reader, it is transmitted to the network controller (5) through the communication interface as it is and the properness of the scanned card is judged. Then, the network controller (5) determines the validity of the card from the card information, and sends a command indicating permission or prohibition of use of the card to the terminal device which has transmitted the card information through the communication interface (5D). To do.

HDLC is adopted as the communication method between each terminal (1), (2), (3), (4) and the network controller (5), and FIG. 8 shows the configuration of the transmission block by this communication method. The figure is shown. In this transmission block, the address part is assigned to the network controller (5) and each terminal (1), (2), (3), (4), and each terminal is directed to the network controller (5). Only the communication is set. At the time of communication, a communication sequence number is put on the control unit and a check code is added to improve communication reliability. Further, the information field contains information to be transmitted.

First, the operation of the vending terminal (1) in the above configuration will be described. When the credit card is inserted into the card slot (17), the vending terminal (1) reads the card information with the card reader (1E), and all the 72-character card information is read through the communication interface (1D) into the network controller ( Send to 5). When the network controller (5) receives the card information, the network controller (5) determines the validity of the card based on the card information and transmits a command for permitting or prohibiting the use of the card. When the use permission command is sent from the network controller (5), the automatic vending terminal (1) drives the OK lamp (18) under the control of the CPU (1A), and it is possible to sell the credit by using the insertion card. Display that. Then, the person who inserts the card operates one of the selection switches (16) to select the selection circuit (1
When F) outputs the selection information to the CPU (1A), the sales control circuit (1G) is driven by the control of the CPU (1A) and the product is paid out. The vending terminal (1) has a CPU (1A) when the product is paid out.
Control, the automatic sales data indicating the code, quantity, unit price, and price of the sold product, the personal identification information recorded on the card, and the terminal number of the automatic sales terminal (1).
And are transmitted to the network controller (5). However, when the network controller (5) sends a command to prohibit use, the vending terminal (1) will send a CP
The NG lamp (19) is driven by the control of U (1A) to display that it is not available for sale.

When the credit card passes through the card passage hole (15) in the register terminal (4), the card information read by the card reader (4E) under the control of the CPU (4A) is passed through the communication interface (4D) to the network controller (5).
Send to When the network controller (5) determines that the card information is appropriate and returns a card permission, the register terminal (4) turns on the OK lamp (20) under the control of the CPU (4A) Enables the registration operation of.
Therefore, when the type and price of the product purchased by the employee is input through the keyboard (4F), the CPU (4A) displays sales data indicating the code, quantity, unit price, and price of the registered product, personal identification information, and terminal number. And. To the network controller (5). If there are a plurality of types of products registered at this time, the sales data is created for each product type and transmitted to the network controller (5) together with the personal identification information and the terminal number. However, when the use prohibition command is sent from the network controller (5), the CPU (4A) turns on the NG lamp (21) and the keyboard (4A).
Even if F) is operated, product registration is not performed.

When the credit card passes through the card passage hole (28) when the switch (29) for selecting entry / exit of the time recorder terminal (3) is operated, the CPU (3A) reads the card read by the card reader (3E). Information and operated switches (2
The entry / exit data indicated by 9) is transmitted to the network controller (5). Then, the network controller (5) determines whether the card information is proper, and when it is determined that the card is a valid card, the personal identification information and the entry / exit data indicated by the card information are stored in the RAM (3C). Also CPU (3
A) turns on the OK line (24) or the NG lamp (25) in response to a command for permitting or prohibiting use of the card transmitted from the network controller (5) according to the determination of the card information.

When the credit card passes through the card passage hole (26) when the menu switch (27) is operated in the cafeteria terminal (2), the CPU (2A) is operated with the card information read by the card reader (2E). The menu data indicated by the menu switch (27) is transmitted to the network controller (5). Then, the network controller (5) determines whether the card information is appropriate, and when it is determined that the card is a valid card, the personal identification information and the menu data indicated by the card information are stored in the RAM (2C). In addition, the CPU (2A) determines the network controller (5) according to the discrimination of the card information.
The OK lamp (22) or NG lamp (23) is turned on by the command of permitting or prohibiting the use of the card transmitted from.

The operation of the network controller (5) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. CPU (5A) is step S
When the transmission is received from the dining room terminal (2) or the time clock terminal (3) in step 1, the process proceeds to the next step S3. In step S3, the control unit of the transmission block determines whether the received data is card information. If the received data is card information, the process proceeds to step S5, and in this step S5, the CPU (5A) checks the card information to determine whether it is a valid card, and performs an invalid registration card master search to validate the card. Determine sex. CPU (5
The proper card is identified by A) by checking the company code and expiration date contained in the card information with the proper data. Such proper data is stored in the RAM (5C) by operating the advance keyboard (5G). It is stored. Even if it is a proper card, if it is lost, it must be invalidated.
RAM (5C) for ID card and card number of invalid card in G)
By storing in, the CPU (5A) can perform invalid registration card master search.

If the CPU (5A) determines in step S7 that the card is a valid card as a result of the card determination, the CPU (5A) proceeds to step S9 and returns a use permission command to the terminal that has transmitted the card information, If determined, step S13
Proceed to step 1 to return the prohibited command to the terminal. Dining terminal (2) and time recorder terminal (3)
Sends menu data and exit / entry data together with the card information, but the network controller (5)
If the card is valid, the transmission data is stored in the RAM (5C) in step S11. Fig. 10 shows the storage format of RAM (5C), and CPU (5A) shows the company code, ID card, and employee classification indicated by the card information in RAM (5C).
Store at the specified address of the cafeteria terminal (2)
If the menu data is from, the code indicating the type of food contained therein is stored as the product code, and the quantity, the cafeteria No., and the terminal No. are written in predetermined fields. Furthermore, the CPU (5A) also writes the date and time at this time, which is being clocked by the clock circuit (5F), in the corresponding column.

In addition, if the CPU (5A) is the departure / arrival data from the time recorder terminal (3), the terminal number and the code indicating the coming / leaving / business trip included in this data are stored as the product code in the RAM (5C). ) To remember. And likewise C
At this time, the PU (5A) stores the date and time measured by the clock circuit (5F) in the RAM (5C).

The above is the operation when there is a transmission from the cafeteria terminal (2) or the time recorder terminal (3), but next when there is a transmission from the vending terminal (1) or the register terminal (4) The operation will be described.

At this time, when the CPU (5A) receives the transmission from these terminals in step S15, the process proceeds to step S17, and the transmission block controller determines whether the data received in this step is card information. When the received data is card information, the process proceeds to step S19, and in this step, similarly to the above, it is determined whether the card is a proper card and the invalid registration card master search.

When it is determined in step S21 that the card is a valid card as a result of the validity determination of such a card, the process proceeds to step S23, in which a use permission command is returned to the terminal that has transmitted the card information, and the invalid card is also returned. When it is determined that
The process proceeds to step S25, and the command of use prohibition is returned to the terminal. Network controller (5)
When the command of permission of use is received from the CPU (5A), the automatic sales terminal (1) can automatically sell the product, and the register terminal (4) can register the product. Then, when the automatic sales and the product registration are performed, the sales data is transmitted to the network controller (5).

Therefore, the CPU (5A) determines in step S15 that the vending terminal (1) or the register terminal (4) has received the transmission, and the data received in the determinations in steps S17 and S27 is the card. If it is determined to be information, the process proceeds to the next step S29. In step S29, the transmitted sales data is stored in the RAM (5C). The vending terminal (1) has sales data as
It is stored on the card. The personal identification information and the automatic sale data indicating the code, quantity, unit price and price of the automatically sold product and the terminal number are transmitted, and the CPU (5A) stores these various data and the date and time at that time. Write to a specified address in RAM (5C). Similarly, the register terminal (4) also sends personal identification information recorded on the card, sales data indicating the code, quantity, unit price, and price of the registered product and the terminal number as sales data. (5A) updates the data No. each time it receives these sales data generated for each type of registered product, and sequentially stores it in RAM (5C).

In this way, when the data is stored in the RAM (5C) in steps S11 and S29, the CPU (5A) determines whether the number of stored data in the RAM (5C) is 8 in the next step S31. If the number of stored data reaches 8, the floppy disk unit (5E) is driven in step S33 to record these data on the floppy disk.

The data recorded in the network controller (5) from each terminal is transmitted to the host computer (7) offline (32) or online (33) by passing a floppy disk. Then, the host computer (7) specifies the type of data based on the personal identification information and the product code or the entry / exit code, and performs predetermined data processing. In this example, the unit price of each menu in the cafeteria is stored in the host computer, and when the host computer specifies the menu data, it reads the unit price corresponding to the product code and performs settlement processing.

The above-mentioned occupational card system is based on each terminal (1),
By centrally managing (2), (3), and (4) with the network controller (5), a local area network within the work area is formed, and the data generated at each terminal is transferred to the network controller ( 5) is relayed and introduced into the host computer (7). Therefore, since the data is once introduced to the network controller (5) in real time, time data is added and transmitted to the host computer (7).
Even in the host computer (7) for badge processing, the same effect as real-time processing can be obtained.

(G) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, since each terminal that is centrally managed by the host computer in the workplace is controlled by its own network, the response speed and the load on the host computer can be reduced, and the reliability and A card system having an excellent processing speed is provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a work area card system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit structure of a vending terminal.
3 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of a register terminal, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of a cafeteria terminal, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of a time recorder terminal, and FIG. 6 is a network. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the controller, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a card and a recording format of the card, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a transmission block by the HDLC communication system, and FIG. 9 is an operation of the CPU of the network controller. Flowchart showing the first
FIG. 0 is a diagram showing a storage format of the RAM of the network controller. (1) …… Vending terminal, (2) …… Canteen terminal,
(3) …… Time recorder terminal, (4) …… Register terminal, (5) …… Network controller, (7)
…… Host computer.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A workplace card system in which a card in which predetermined personal identification information is recorded for each employee is used as a medium, and a host computer for processing data generated for each employee is provided, and a card reader is provided. An automatic vending terminal for outputting personal identification information read by the card reader and automatic vending data indicating a product to be automatically sold, the personal identification information read by the card reader equipped with a card reader, and the employee receiving the information. A cafeteria terminal device that outputs menu data indicating a dish, a time recorder terminal device that includes a card reader that outputs the personal identification information that is read by the card reader and employee entry / exit data, and a card reader that includes the card reader A register terminal that outputs sales data indicating the personal identification information read by the reader, the type of merchandise to be registered, and the price thereof Is connected to a network controller via a bus line, and the network controller is provided with clock means and means for recording time data at that time together with data sent from each of the terminals, The work area card system, wherein the host computer processes the data of the terminal and the time data transmitted from the network controller.