JP4055666B2 - Data capture method in time summary processing system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data capturing method in a time counting processing system composed of a time recorder and a computer, and more particularly, a time counting processing system that allows data to be written to a future date and streamlines the counting process. It is related with the data taking-in method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a time counting processing system that consists of a conventional time recorder with a totaling function and a computer that takes in the time stamped data and creates a salary calculation or work data table, the time recorder time stamped data is loaded into the computer. It is possible to modify the time data at any time. And when the data is corrected, the past data before the corrected data of the latest date in the data is write-protected, and the past data corrected on the computer is overwritten when the data is imported from the time recorder next time. I'm trying not to be. In addition, in order to prevent the data from being missed, data correction with respect to a date in the future from the time of data fetching is prohibited.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Previously, it was prohibited to modify or write in the future date from the latest date of the aggregated data imported from the time recorder to the computer, but changes in scheduled paid leave and work shifts to the imported aggregated data, etc. If the settings can be written in advance, it is convenient that no subsequent correction work is required.
[0004]
Therefore, it is possible to write data for a future date, and to prevent any inconvenience (for example, data that has been written in advance from being overwritten when fetching aggregate data after that date). The technical problem to be solved in order to reduce the labor of the counting work is generated, and the present invention aims to solve the above problem.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is proposed to achieve the above object, and the time stamped on the time card is stored in the memory for each card number as stamped total data, and the stamped total data classified by the card number is stored in a computer or In a time counting processing system comprising a time recorder having a function of transferring to an external storage medium, and a computer that takes in the time stamped total data and performs time totaling processing by a time recorder application program as a total data file ,
With respect to the embossing-aggregated data that the taken to the computer from the time recorder, along with the permit data writing for the date in the future than the latest date of the aggregated data file of the computer side, at the time of capture embossing aggregate data from the time recorder, a computer side Data in the time summary processing system that prohibits overwriting of time- stamped summary data from the time recorder and overwriting of the computer-side summary data file with time recorder-side blank data for the written or modified summary data file Is provided.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. First, the setting function of the time recorder using a computer will be described, and then the unique function of the time recorder main body will be described. Many of the conventional time recorders with a counting function are configured to set all setting items by using setting keys and a display device provided in the time recorder. In addition to the above method, the time recorder and the computer ( (Hereinafter abbreviated as PC), the time recorder can be set from the PC using the setting and counting time recorder application program built into the PC. However, if the time recorder is set on the time recorder main body, there is a possibility that a setting different from the setting for tabulation processing in the PC may be performed, and there is a possibility that an error is caused in the tabulation result. Therefore, here, by omitting the setting function of the time recorder main body so that the time recorder can be set only from the PC, erroneous counting due to a difference in setting between the time recorder and the counting PC is prevented. Even in this case, the setting contents on the time recorder main body side can be confirmed by report printing by providing the time recorder with a report printing function. The time recorder application program is configured to support multiple time recorders with the same basic configuration but different functions such as the total number of items. When the time recorder application program installed on the PC is started, the model selection is performed first. A menu is displayed, and a setting screen corresponding to the model selected in the model selection menu is opened.
[0007]
Figure 1 shows the working time system setting screen displayed on the PC display, including basic settings 1 such as the closing date, late / early departure discrimination time, holiday setting 2, work setting 3, and rounding setting 4. By entering an arbitrary time in the input box for each item and clicking the lower registration button 5, the setting data is written to this PC file.
[0008]
There are more setting items than the conventional model, enabling more detailed settings. For example, there are two types of holiday setting 2, “Holiday 1” and “Holiday 2”, and it is possible to distinguish between Sunday, which is a legal holiday, and other holidays, and different hourly wage settings can be made on the hourly wage setting screen described later.
[0009]
In the shift work system such as the 3 shift system or the 4 shift system, each setting is performed individually. In this case, the operability is improved. That is, the setting screen is switched with the buttons “shift 1” to “shift 4” in the upper left of the screen, but the shift copy screen of FIG. 2 is displayed on the front by pressing the shift copy button 6 at the bottom of the screen after switching. . On this screen, you can select the copy source and copy items. For example, after completing the settings on the “Shift 1” setting screen, switch to the “Shift 2” setting screen and display the shift copy screen shown in FIG. If “Shift 1” is selected as a check box, a check mark is placed in the box of the required copy item and the OK button is pressed, the setting value of the designated item in “Shift 1” is set to “Shift 2” by the copy function of the application program. Copied to the screen. Therefore, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting a new numerical value for each setting item on the new setting screen. Even if the shift number is different, items other than attendance / leaving time are often the same, so if you copy all the items and modify only the items that should be changed, the setting effort will be greatly reduced. The
[0010]
In addition, the time recorder application program has a simulation program that reflects the set contents in the counting result. Pointing and clicking the simple simulation button 7 at the bottom of the working time system setting screen in FIG. The simulation screen is displayed. In this screen, columns of “stamping”, “rounding result”, and “result display” are arranged in the upper half, and an arbitrary time can be input in the input box of the “stamping” column. The input box in the “stamping” column is associated with the tabulation and rounding processing program. When the time is entered in the input box in the “stamping” column, the simulation result of the rounding processing and tabulation processing is displayed by the simulation function of the application program. It is displayed in the “Rounding result” column and the “Result display” column.
[0011]
For example, in the setting of start time 08:30, end time 17:00, rounding time unit 15 minutes, midnight overtime start time 00:00, as shown in Fig. 3, in the first input box (left end) in the "stamping" column When you enter 08:22 from the keyboard, the processing program determines that attendance is registered, rounds up 15 minutes in increments of 08:22, and rounds the result 08:22 in the leftmost box in the `` Rounding result '' column. 30 is displayed in real time. Next, if you enter 19:44 in the second entry box from the left in the “stamp” field, the processing program compares 19:44 with the closing time of 17:00, and the closing time of 17:30 is exceeded. Therefore, it is determined that the employee has left the office, and 19:44 is rounded down in units of 15 minutes, and the rounding result 19:30 is displayed in the box in the “Rounding Result” column immediately below it. The result is displayed in the “result display” column. The “Result Display” column covers the total items such as actual work, early departure, working hours within the specified time, overtime hours, and late-night overtime hours, and confirms the rounding and totaling results for the input values in the “Time Stamp” column. it can.
[0012]
Deletion and re-entry of the numerical value in the “stamp” field input box can be arbitrarily performed, and each time a numerical value is input, the result of the rounding process and the totaling process is immediately reflected on the screen. For example, if you enter a time value in the third input box from the left in the “stamp” field, it will be judged as reentry registration on the same day, and the counting result in the “result display” field will be erased, and the reentry time after rounding Is displayed in the rounding result column. Then, when a time value is entered in the fourth input box from the left in the “stamping” field, the counting process is executed again, and the counting result is displayed in the “result display” field.
[0013]
In addition, while the working time system setting screen in FIG. 1 is kept open, the aggregation process simulation screen in FIG. 3 can be displayed at the same time. The working time system setting screen and the totaling processing simulation screen are associated with each other so that the result display and the totaling result display are reflected in real time.
[0014]
In addition, a time zone display bar graph that displays the time zone setting as a graph is provided in the lower half of the tabulation simulation screen as another GUI function, and the time zone bar in the graph appears early, within predetermined time, overtime, late night It is classified by color for each time zone such as late-night overtime, and the time zone setting can be judged by visual image. In addition, the time zone can be arbitrarily expanded and contracted by dragging the boundary of each time zone with the mouse, and the setting change is instantly reflected in the simple simulation result in the upper stage.
[0015]
Fig. 4 shows the calendar setting screen. Clicking the date and clicking one of the buttons "Weekday", "Holiday 1" or "Holiday 2" at the bottom displays "Weekday" or "Holiday 1" that is the basis for payroll calculation. "Holiday 2" can be switched. The date field on the calendar is displayed in a different color for each setting of “weekday”, “holiday 1”, and “holiday 2”.
[0016]
Fig. 5 shows the hourly wage setting screen. You can enter hourly wages for “weekdays”, “holiday 1”, and “holiday 2” in the input box on the left side of the screen. You can select the method for entering the ratio for hourly wages with check boxes.
[0017]
Fig. 6 shows the tabulation result display screen for each individual. From the previous model, addition of tabulation items (number of leave days, absenteeism, number of business trips), "Holiday 2" added to the work category, daily count results, comment field Detailed aggregation such as addition can be performed, and this aggregation screen can be printed and used as a substitute for salary details. The date rows are displayed in different colors according to the categories of “weekdays”, “holiday 1”, and “holiday 2”, and are associated with the colors of the tabulation result table so that they can be seen at a glance. In addition, by displaying characters such as “late”, “early leave”, “paid-off”, and “paid-off” in the date line in different colors, the work status can be grasped at a glance.
[0018]
In addition, the conventional application program prohibits modification and writing of dates prior to the latest date of the aggregated data read into the PC, and settings such as scheduled paid leave and work shift changes are prohibited. Although it cannot be done in advance, here, as a new function, data for future dates can be written in advance in the total data file on the PC side. Here, the software processing necessary to prevent errors in the aggregated data is that the PC does not overwrite the modified data on the PC side when reading the data on the time recorder side, and the time recorder side The date data without the time is not read, that is, the data on the PC side is not overwritten with the blank data on the time recorder side.
[0019]
The date advance correction function will be specifically described with reference to FIG. (a) shows time stamp data on the time recorder side, and (b) shows time stamp data in the PC. For example, in (b), the time stamp data up to 5/22 has already been imported to the PC, the paid leave setting for 5/26 has been written in advance, and the time card was lost when attending work on 5/23 Suppose you noticed that. Then, the 5/23 attendance stamp data 8:22 that was not stamped on the time card was written on the pc side, the time card was reissued around noon on May 23, and the reissued time card thereafter. Suppose you have registered for attendance and departure as shown in (a). And if the time recorder side stamped data (a) is imported to the PC around noon on 5/27, the stamped data (a) is integrated with the stamped data (b) in the PC. As shown in (c) on the PC, the time recorder data before about 5/23 noon, which is the time of the final correction, is not captured, so the data before the last correction is not overwritten. In addition, time stamp data after 17:45 on 5/23 is recorded on the PC. In addition, as shown in the column of 5/26, data that has been corrected and written in advance on the PC side is not overwritten by the time-recording side data (a), and the previous settings may be changed. Absent. Further, if a correction history for each day is left and a correction history deletion function is provided, the correction history when the correction is made by mistake can be erased, and the past erroneous correction from the present time can be corrected.
[0020]
Next, an early departure mark management function will be described. When time stamping is earlier than the end time, the time recorder cannot determine whether to leave or not, so it is considered as leaving and the early departure mark is printed in the even column of the time card, and the time stamp data stored in the memory of the main unit The early departure mark is given. Therefore, when the aggregated data is captured on the PC and displayed on the screen, as shown in FIG. 9, for example, if the number of columns per day is 6 columns, even columns (2nd column, 4th column) ) Has a drawback that unnecessary early departure marks are displayed in duplicate and difficult to see, and it is necessary to delete the early departure marks.
[0021]
On the other hand, in this embodiment, the control unit of the time recorder is provided with a function of deleting the early departure mark added to the time stamp data before the latest time stamp data on the same date. For example, if you go to work at 8:50 on 6/12 and make a second stamp at 12:05, the early departure mark is recorded because 12:05 is earlier than the end time. Then, when the third stamp is made at 12:55, the immediately preceding early departure mark is automatically deleted. Also, if you make a fourth stamp at 15:00, an early departure mark is also added, but when you make a fifth stamp, the early departure mark in the fourth stamping column is automatically deleted, The early departure mark recorded until then, such as 8, is replaced with a blank. If you stamped in the sixth column, which is the final stamping column, an early departure mark will be added if it is before the closing time, but since the seventh stamping is impossible, the early stamping mark in the final stamping column will be It will not be deleted. As described above, since the useless early departure mark is deleted from the stamped data in the memory of the time recorder, the operation of deleting the early departure mark on the PC becomes unnecessary.
[0022]
In addition, when a time card is inserted, there is a print control means that automatically deletes the data of the early departure mark that is duplicated in the time recorder, and at the same time overwrites a cancellation line on the corresponding early departure mark printed on the time card. For example, the early withdrawal mark printed on the time card at the time of the previous insertion may be overwritten with a cancellation line such as a double line to correct the printing on the time card.
[0023]
Next, the time card issuing function will be described. Issuing a time card based on employee registration data (insert a time card into the card slot of the time recorder and read a unique ID code for each time card, as well as information such as the card number, name and shift work number to the time card) When a single time card is issued, the conventional time recorder updates the card number displayed for confirmation on the display board in ascending order. For example, the number of registered employees is 20 In this case, after the card number display on the display board reaches 20 and the 20th time card is issued, the final display 20 is displayed again. Accordingly, the next time card may be inadvertently inserted and the final time card may be issued repeatedly, and the card may be wasted.
[0024]
On the other hand, the time recorder of this embodiment has a function of managing the number of issued time cards by referring to the number of registered employees, and registering employees directly from a PC or from a memory card in which PC data is written. The number is read, the registered card numbers are sequentially displayed on the display board to prompt card issuance, the number of time cards issued is counted, and when the card issuance for all card numbers is completed, `` END ”And the time card issuing routine is stopped. Therefore, even when a time card is further inserted, the card number is not printed on the time card, and the possibility of wasting a plurality of time cards with the same card number is eliminated. As a result, even if you do not prepare time cards for the number of employee registrations at the time of card issuance, if you prepare an appropriate number of time cards and insert them sequentially into the time recorder, the time points for the number of employee registrations issued The card issuance is stopped at this point, so the card issuance preparation is easy.
[0025]
It also has a new function for reissuing time cards. In the conventional machine, when reissuing a time card, switch to the reissue mode, and when a time card is inserted, the ID code of this time card is read and related to the specified card number, and until that card number The stamped data is cleared. Therefore, before reissuing, it is necessary to capture and save the engraving data up to that point on a PC or memory card.
[0026]
On the other hand, when reissuing the time card, the time recorder of this embodiment only updates the association between the card number and the ID code of the time card, and does not delete the previous stamp data. The data is transferred to the new ID code time card. This eliminates the need to capture the time stamp data before reissuance, and to combine time stamp data before reissue and time stamp data after reissue.
[0027]
Further, at the time of reissuing the time card, the stamped data from the beginning of the period to the time of reissuing may be printed collectively. By doing so, it is possible to record all the stamped data for one counting period on the reissued time card, and it becomes easy for the person using the time card to confirm the work record.
[0028]
Next, the backup / recovery function of the time recorder will be described. Some time recorders with a totaling function are equipped with a USB connector for cable communication with a PC and a memory card writer for writing data to a memory card. There is no device with a function for inserting data, and recovery using backup data is impossible. Therefore, for example, when the printer or display unit of the time recorder is damaged and the main unit is replaced, the stamping history that is printed on the time card by operating the watch one by one in order to import the previous stamping data into the new time recorder. There is a problem that a reproduction operation is necessary and it takes a lot of time and effort to the administrator.
[0029]
Therefore, in this embodiment, the control unit of the time recorder is provided with a backup data reading function in addition to the backup data writing function so that the data backed up to the external storage medium can be read. Therefore, the backup data can be transferred from the time recorder to the memory card or the PC, and the backup data can be written from the memory card or the PC to the new time recorder, so that the trouble of transferring the data when the time recorder is replaced is significantly reduced.
[0030]
Next, the printing function of the time recorder will be described. As described above, the time recorder in this embodiment has a feature that simplifies the equipment functions on the main body of the time recorder by placing many of the main functions such as setting functions on the PC, but the PC function is also used for the print function. By doing so, high functionality can be realized.
[0031]
In general, a time recorder has a small character size to be printed, so the number of dots of the printer head is small, and in addition to numbers, only character fonts such as katakana and some symbols are provided. Therefore, even when a name is printed when a time card is issued, it cannot be printed in kanji. Further, if the print control unit is provided with abundant font data that is used infrequently, a large-capacity memory is required, resulting in an increase in cost.
[0032]
Therefore, when printing the name when issuing the time card, if you generate the time recorder print data on the PC side and print it, you can use the abundant fonts provided on the PC and print various fonts. It becomes. Specifically, the time recorder application program installed on the PC is equipped with time recorder print data generation means, converts the bitmap data of the printed characters into bitmap data that matches the number of dots of the printer head of the time recorder, and converts the converted print data Transfer to the time recorder and execute printing.
[0033]
For example, a 24 dot vertical font is thinned out according to the number of dots of a time recorder dot impact printer head (mostly 10 dots or less) to generate print data of 8 dots, for example. Transfer to time recorder. The print controller of the time recorder outputs the print data transferred from the PC as it is to the printer head and executes printing. According to this method, since the font provided in the PC is used, it is possible to print Kanji and English, or characters and logotypes in other languages. Also, the print character size can be freely set by the bitmap development process.For example, the data of two lines obtained by dividing the vertical 18-dot character pattern into two parts vertically is sent to the vertical 9-dot printer head. It is also possible to print characters larger than.
[0034]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the technical scope of the present invention, and it is natural that the present invention extends to those modifications.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention allows the setting of scheduled paid leave, change of work shift, etc. by permitting the writing of data for the future date from the latest date of the total data taken into the computer from the time recorder. Can be written in advance. This eliminates the need for subsequent correction work, avoids concentration of correction work at one time, and reduces work labor.
In addition, when taking time-stamped data from a time recorder, overwriting of data written or modified on the computer side is prohibited, and overwriting of the computer-side total data file with blank data on the time recorder side is prohibited. So the prior settings are never changed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a copy of a working time system setting screen on a computer display according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a copy of a shift copy screen on a computer display.
FIG. 3 is a copy of a summary processing simulation screen on a computer display according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a copy of a calendar setting screen on a computer display according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a copy of an hourly wage setting screen on a computer display according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and is a copy of a total result display screen on a computer display.
FIGS. 7A and 7B are explanatory diagrams of the advance data correction function of the present invention, in which FIG. 7A shows time stamp data in the time recorder after time card reissue, and FIG. 7B shows time stamp data in the PC before time card reissue. , (C) is stamped data in the PC in which the stamped data of (a) is combined with the stamped data of (b).
FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a copy of a personalized display screen of stamped contents on a computer display.
FIG. 9 shows a conventional example, which is a copy of a personalized display screen of stamped contents on a computer display.

Claims (1)

The time stamped on the time card is stored in the memory by card number as stamped data ,
It consists of a time recorder having a function of transferring time stamping total data classified by card number to a computer or an external storage medium, and a computer that takes in the time stamping total data and performs time totaling processing as a total data file by a time recorder application program. In the time summary processing system,
With respect to the embossing-aggregated data that the taken to the computer from the time recorder, along with the permit data writing for the date in the future than the latest date of the aggregated data file of the computer side, at the time of capture embossing aggregate data from the time recorder, a computer side Data in the time summary processing system that prohibits overwriting of time- stamped summary data from the time recorder and overwriting of the computer-side summary data file with time recorder-side blank data for the written or modified summary data file How to capture.

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