JP3267433B2 - Time management device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used in the technical field of a time management device for recording employment data of an employee using a time card and a time clock. The present invention relates to a time management apparatus having a function of using a genuine time card supplied from a time clock manufacturer or a time card supplier in order to prevent trouble with the card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is no official standard for a time card which is generally commercially available, and the time card strength and thickness, the surface coating condition, the position and size of a notch for front / back determination are referred to. Various specifications and quality according to the product specifications of the time clock that uses the time card,
The manufacturer of the time clock is independently determined, and the distribution form of the time card, which is a consumable, is configured to be supplied to the user as needed from the manufacturer of the time clock via a store or the like.

[0003]

However, recently, since the time card is weak, the time card is bent during use and the time card is clogged in the time recorder, or the surface coating process is insufficient. When used in a place with a little humidity, the transport rollers may slip and the transport of the time card may be disrupted, causing variations in the printing position, or because the notch positions and dimensions are not accurate, Various troubles such as an incorrect judgment have occurred.

Investigation into the causes of the above-mentioned troubles reveals that none of these users uses a genuine time card supplied by the manufacturer of the time clock, but instead uses a low-cost imitation time card of poor quality. Turned out to be using.

[0005] Therefore, a technical problem of the present invention is to provide a warning to a user of a time recorder when imitation time cards are used instead of genuine time cards in recording employment data. To make sure you use a genuine time card.

[0006]

Means taken by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned technical problems are as follows.

(1) A time card on which a mark for indicating a genuine time card is written, reading means for reading the mark from the time card when the time card is inserted, and reading means for reading the mark Mark analysis means for analyzing the image reception data of the mark to determine whether or not the mark is correct, when the reading means cannot read the mark, and when the mark analysis means determines that the mark is not correct. If, while constituted of a time recorder comprising comprising a warning means for outputting an alarm sound or alarm message, time recorder card
At the left and right sides of the time card that is inserted inside the insertion slot
Providing two card detection sensors to detect the side edge,
These two sensors detect both edges of the time card
And the irradiation lamp provided on the card passage becomes a time card
The displayed mark is illuminated and the reflected light is
Sensor to read and capture the image reception data of the mark.
To accomplish . (Claim 1)

(2) The mark for clearly indicating that the card is a genuine time card is a registered trademark in which the time card is registered as a designated product. (Claim 2)

(3) A mark for clearly indicating that the card is a genuine time card is displayed at a predetermined position on the lower or upper part of the time card. (Claim
3)

( 4 ) When the reading means cannot read the mark from the inserted time card, and when the mark analyzing means determines that the mark is not a correct mark, after the warning means outputs a warning sound or a warning message, The time recorder printing device is configured to print employment data on the inserted time card. (Claim 4)

( 5 ) When the reading means cannot read the mark from the inserted time card, and when the mark analyzing means determines that the mark is not a correct mark, after the warning means outputs a warning sound or a warning message, The time card inserted in the card carrier of the time recorder is immediately discharged to the insertion slot. (Claim 5)

[0012]

The means described in the above (1) to ( 5 ) operate as follows.

[0013] Printing According to the measure according to claim 1 described in the above (1), with respect to the time recorder manufacturers Toka time card manufacturer or distributor or the like to supply genuine time cards, pre-specified mark By doing so, imitation time cards that do not print this mark or that print fake marks can be clearly distinguished from genuine time cards, and when using imitation time cards The time recorder warns the user of warnings such as warning sounds and message displays, etc., so that the use of imitation time cards is suppressed and the occurrence of various troubles caused by using poor time cards is anticipated. To prevent it.

Further, the hand according to claim 1 described in (1) above.
According to the steps, the time card is inserted horizontally and the left and right
Time detection sensor detects both sides of the time card simultaneously
Otherwise, the irradiation lamp will not illuminate the mark,
Always inserts timecards horizontally and straight
Can be obliged to do so,
When the memory card is inserted straight, the irradiation lamp is marked.
Mark reading by CCD sensor
I do.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the registered trademark of the time card is used as the mark displayed on the genuine time card, the act of using the time card displaying this mark is used. Since the trademark itself is infringed, it is possible to legally restrict the use of the imitation time card improperly displaying the same mark as the above mark.

According to the means of the third aspect described in the above (3), the correctness of the mark, that is, the correctness of the time card, can also be determined based on the display position of the mark.
If the mark is displayed on the lower part of the time card, it is possible to judge right or wrong of the mark immediately after the time card is inserted, and if the mark is displayed on the upper part of the time card, the time recorder When the time card is once drawn back to the deepest position and sent back, it is possible to determine whether or not the mark is correct or not, and to determine whether or not the mark is a genuine time card.

[0017] According to the measure according to claim 4 as described above (4), even if found to be inserted time card is not genuine, only the warning means is that effect alert, employment data for time card Since the printing continues as it is, the record of employment data can be kept, but the above warning is repeated each time printing is performed, so the effect of suppressing the use of the imitation time card is fully exhibited, and the poor time card To a genuine time card.

According to the means according to claim 5 described in the above ( 5 ), when it is determined that the inserted time card is not genuine, the warning means not only warns to that effect, but also displays this time card. Since it is immediately returned to the insertion slot and no work data is printed, it is possible to completely prevent the use of the imitation time card.

As described above, the above (1) to
The technical problem described above can be solved by each means described in (5), and the problem of the conventional technology can be solved.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the above-described time management apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a time card T used in the present invention.
Is a partially cutaway front view, in which Ta is a print column for printing various types of work data Tc... Such as clock-in and clock-out times, Tb is a lower column of the time card T,
M indicates a mark for specifying a genuine time card printed at a predetermined position in the lower column Tb, and as the mark M, in a normal case, the time card T is registered as a designated product. A registered trademark is used.

In consideration of the print space and the appearance of the time card T, a registered trademark may be a small print of a graphic trademark or a symbol trademark, and the printing position of the mark M on the time card T may be changed. In addition to the lower column Tb shown in FIG. 1, it may be printed at a predetermined position in the upper name entry column Tn, and the selection is arbitrary.

FIG. 2 shows a time clock 1 used in the present invention.
In the figure, reference numeral 1a denotes an insertion slot of a time card T, 2 denotes a display for displaying a date and time or a warning message to be described later, etc., and 3 denotes a numeric keypad 3a and an attendance key 4. A keyboard composed of a leaving key 5 and a key switch 6 for mode switching. The leaving key 4 and the leaving key 5 are provided with lamps 4a and 5a for clearly indicating an ON state.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the time clock 1, in which 10 is a CPU constituting the center of the control unit, and a BU connected to the CPU 10.
In S, ROM 11 storing a system program and R storing various data such as employment data of each person are stored.
AM 12, an internal clock 13 for transmitting a reference clock signal,
The interface circuit 14 is connected.

In addition to the indicator 2 and the keyboard 3 and the lamps 4a and 5a of the work and exit keys 4 and 5, the interface circuit 14 has an insertion port 1a.
Transport device 15 for transporting the time card T inserted in the
And two card detection sensors 16 and 17 for detecting both left and right end portions of the time card T inserted into the insertion slot 1a.
When these sensors 16 and 17 simultaneously detect both end portions of the time card T, the illumination lamp 18 which lights up and illuminates the mark M portion of the time card T, and the reflection of the illumination lamp 18 which illuminates the mark M A reading device for reading light, that is, a CCD sensor 19 is connected, and further, a printing device 20 for printing work data on the time card T and a sounding device 21 for generating a warning sound to be described later are also connected.

The reflected light of the mark M read by the CCD sensor 19 as described above is used as image reception data in a RAM.
At this time, the read image is converted into a value of 0 or 1 and stored in the RAM 12 at a predetermined threshold value relating to luminance, and thereafter, the correctness is checked by the mark analysis means. Is determined.

In determining whether the mark M is correct or not, first, the image receiving data fetched into the RAM 12 is converted into corrected data by correcting the inclination so that the bottom of the figure is horizontal.
Next, the side width of each side of the left side, the right side, and the lower side is obtained with respect to the correction data, and each side width data is compared with a predetermined reference side width data, and the result is within an allowable range. If so, it is determined that the card is a genuine time card, and the process shifts to a printing process of the current time. After the display and alerts the user, the printing device 20 is operated as it is to shift to a normal printing process, or the transport device 15 immediately inserts the time card T into the insertion slot 1 without performing the printing process.
It is a mechanism to send it back to a.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned CCD sensor 19 has the mark M
If the mark M cannot be read, that is, if the mark M is not displayed on the time card T, or if the displayed position is different from the pre-programmed position even if it is displayed, it is naturally an error A warning using the display 21 and the display 2 is executed.

The method of judging the correctness of the mark M by comparing the side widths of the received image data is an example of the embodiment.
Any existing pattern recognition technology may be used, the choice of which is arbitrary.

Next, the procedure for determining whether or not the mark M is correct and printing according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the first step S1, it is determined whether or not the two right and left card detection sensors 16 and 17 have simultaneously detected the left and right ends of the time card T inserted into the insertion slot 1a, that is, whether the time card T is straight and horizontal. It is determined whether or not it has been inserted, and when both detection sensors 16 and 17 detect both ends, the process proceeds to the next step S2, where the irradiation lamp 18 is turned on to illuminate the mark M of the time card T.

The flow chart shown in FIG.
This explains the processing procedure in the case where the mark M is displayed in the lower column Tb of the time card T as shown in FIG. When the transport device 15 draws the time card T into the time recorder 1 after the detection sensors 16 and 17 detect both ends of the card, the irradiation lamp 18 is turned on to illuminate the mark M.

In the next step S3, the irradiation lamp 18 illuminates the mark M, and the reflected light is read by the CCD sensor 19, and the image reception data from the CCD sensor 19 is stored in the RAM 12, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step S4. In step S5, the irradiation lamp 18 is turned off, and the flow advances to step S5 to correct the inclination of the image reception data stored in the RAM 12, and the flow advances to step S6 to determine the side width of each side of the correction data. Then, the flow advances to step S7. Is compared with the reference data by the mark analysis means, and if the result is within the allowable range, the process proceeds to the normal process after step S8, and if it is an error, the process proceeds to the warning process after step S13.

That is, during steps S8 to S12, a normal process including a printing process of the work data Tc in the printing column Ta of the time card T and a discharging process of the time card T after the printing process is performed. However, in step S13, the sounding device 21 emits a warning sound, and then the process proceeds to step S14 to display a warning message on the display 2 that the time card T in use is not genuine to alert the user. Thereafter, the process proceeds to the normal processing after step S8.

The error processing of steps S13 and S14 is executed when the mark M is not displayed at all on the time card T and when the mark M is displayed but the position is different. The normal processing after step S8 is executed.

If it is determined in step S7 that an error has occurred, the process may immediately proceed to step S12 together with the warning processes in steps S13 and S14 so that the time card T is sent back and print processing is not accepted. hand,
The choice is optional.

[0037]

The time management device according to the present invention is as described above. When a time card manufacturer or the like uses an imitation time card other than a genuine time card, the time management device issues a warning to that effect and issues a warning to the user. To call attention to
Various troubles caused by using a bad imitation time card can be prevented, and if the registered trademark of the time card is displayed as a mark to be displayed on a genuine time card, illegal display of the mark will be legally prohibited. In addition to this, it is possible for employees to print time data different from the original time of attendance on the imitation time card in advance and bring it to the company and replace it with their own genuine time card, a but also of work, such as time to the record actually longer than the fraud can be Ru crackdown, always correctly the time card to the user
Marks can be read by requiring insertion
In addition to the fact that the job can be reliably performed, the printing process of the work data can always be smoothly performed using the genuine time card.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view in which a part of a time card used in a time management device according to the present invention is cut away.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a time clock used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a time clock used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a time card processing procedure according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 T time card M mark 1 time recorder 2 display 15 transport device 16, 17 card detection sensor 18 irradiation lamp 19 CCD sensor 20 printing device 21 sounding device

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07C 1/00-15/00 B42D 15/10 G06F 17/60

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A time card on which a mark for specifying a genuine time card is written, reading means for reading the mark from the time card when the time card is inserted, and the reading means for reading the time card Mark analysis means for analyzing the received image data of the mark to determine whether or not the mark is correct, when the reading means cannot read the mark, and when the mark analysis means determines that the mark is not a correct mark And a time recorder having a warning means for outputting a warning sound or a warning message, and a card insertion slot of the time recorder.
Inside the left and right edges of the time card that is inserted
Two card detection sensors to detect
When both sensors detect both edges of the time card,
The irradiation lamp provided on the card passage is displayed on the time card.
Illuminate the mark that has been illuminated and the reflected light
A time management device configured to read and capture image reception data of a mark . 2. The time management device according to claim 1, wherein the mark for indicating that the card is a genuine time card is a registered trademark in which the time card is registered as a designated product. 3. The time card according to claim 1, wherein a mark indicating that the time card is a genuine time card is displayed at a predetermined position on a lower side or an upper side of the time card. Time management device. 4. When the reading means cannot read the mark from the inserted time card, and when the mark analyzing means determines that the mark is not a correct mark, after the warning means outputs a warning sound or a warning message, the time clock is output. 2. The time management device according to claim 1, wherein the printing device is configured to print the work data on the inserted time card. 5. When the reading means cannot read the mark from the inserted time card, and when the mark analyzing means determines that the mark is not a correct mark, after the warning means outputs a warning sound or a warning message, the time clock is output. 2. The time management device according to claim 1, wherein the time card inserted by the card transport device is immediately discharged to an insertion slot.