JP6126364B2 - Processing time acquisition system, processing time acquisition terminal device, processing time management server device, processing time acquisition method, and processing time acquisition program - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a processing time acquisition system that acquires a time when processing such as embossing is performed by a terminal device and records and manages it by a server device, a processing time acquisition terminal device, a processing time management server device, a processing time The present invention relates to an acquisition method and a processing time acquisition program.

  Conventionally, recording and management of time (processing time) when predetermined processing is performed is required. For example, when managing work of employees in a company, each employee's work time, work time, going out time, It is necessary to record the time (return time) when returning from the office to the company. For this reason, many companies cause each employee to record, for example, time stamps, work time, work time, going out time, return time, and the like. For the time stamping, for example, a time recorder and a time card as described in Patent Document 1 are used, and these are still widely used today. In recent years, an IC card reader and an employment management apparatus using an IC card as described in Patent Document 2 have become widespread as means for engraving.

  Furthermore, a system for recording processing times such as time stamping using a terminal device and a server device connected to each other via a communication line has been developed. In this system, a time stamp is input to the terminal device, information about time stamping is transmitted from the terminal device to the server device, and a time provided at the time of the time stamp input is stored in the server device. Store in the device. Patent Document 3 describes an example of such a system.

JP-A-6-333114 JP 2010-267045 A JP 2001-160161 A

  By the way, according to a system for recording processing time such as time stamping using a terminal device and a server device connected to each other via a communication line, the terminal device is provided with a function of accepting time stamping input. The server device can be provided with a function of storing the time when the input is performed as the time of stamping. Therefore, for example, when a company has a plurality of offices, by installing only terminal devices at each office and installing a server device at any one office, each employee working at each office It is possible to consolidate all the time stamps in one place, and to manage all employees working at each office collectively. As a result, it is possible to easily realize work management for a large number of employees who work in a distributed manner at multiple offices, and to standardize work management methods for each of a large number of employees. Employment management for employees can be implemented fairly.

  Moreover, according to the system that performs time stamping using the terminal device and the server device, the employment management of employees using the time stamping is performed using application services provided by an ASP (Application Service Provider) or cloud computing. The outsourcing service can be easily implemented.

  However, a system that performs stamping using a terminal device and a server device has the following problems. That is, in such a system, when a time stamp is input to the terminal device when the terminal device and the server device are online, the time stamp is input. The information regarding this can be immediately transmitted from the terminal device to the server device, whereby the time at which the time stamp is input can be stored as a time stamp in a storage device provided in the server device. However, if a time stamp is input to the terminal device when the terminal device and the server device are in an offline state where communication is not possible, information about the time stamp is input from the terminal device when the time stamp input is performed. There is a problem in that it cannot be transmitted immediately to the server device, and therefore the time at which the time stamp input is performed cannot be stored as the time stamp in the storage device of the server device. In particular, a system to which a terminal device using a wireless communication connection such as Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi), which has been frequently used in recent years, often goes offline due to unexpected disconnection of the communication connection.

  It seems that this problem can be solved in the following way. That is, when a time stamp is input to the terminal device in the offline state, the time at which the time stamp input is performed is read from the clock of the terminal device, and the terminal is used as a temporary time stamp. The data is temporarily stored in a storage device provided in the apparatus. And when it becomes an online state after that, the provisional time stamp memorize | stored in the memory | storage device of the terminal device is transmitted to a server device from a terminal device, and this time stamp time is used as a definite time stamp. Is stored in a storage device. According to this method, the time of the time stamp input performed in the offline state can be stored as the time stamp in the storage device of the server device.

  However, this method has a problem in that when the time indicated by the clock of the terminal device is different from the time indicated by the clock of the server device, the accurate time stamp cannot be stored in the storage device of the server device. is there. For example, since the server device is strictly managed, the clock of the server device is always accurately adjusted to the standard time, whereas the management of the terminal device is relatively loosely performed at each office. It can be easily assumed that the clock of the terminal device is advanced or delayed from the standard time. In this case, if the time stamp input is performed in the online state, the time stamp is determined based on the time indicated by the clock of the server device. If the time stamp input is performed in the offline state, If the time stamp is determined based on the time indicated by the clock of the terminal device, the time stamp will not only be incorrect when the time stamp input is performed in the offline state. There is a problem that it is difficult to ensure fairness or reliability of the operation management because the time of stamping differs depending on whether it is online or offline. In addition, if the time indicated by the clock is different for each terminal device installed in a plurality of offices, the time stamp determined by the time stamp input at the time of offline will differ for each office. However, it becomes difficult to ensure fairness or reliability of employment management operations.

  For example, in the time stamp input at the time of offline, when the time stamp is acquired based on the time indicated by the clock of the terminal device, the time stamp result depending on the clock is obtained. By changing the time setting of this clock using an OS (operating system) and various applications, the time stamping is intentionally changed illegally.

  In addition, as described above, in the method of temporarily storing the time stamp in the storage device of the terminal device, there is a problem that the accuracy or reliability of the time stamp may be impaired due to falsification of the time stamp. is there. That is, when a time stamp is input in the offline state, the time stamp is temporarily stored in the storage device of the terminal device. For this reason, when the management of the terminal device is moderate, the storage device of the terminal device is in a period from when the time stamp input is performed until the time stamp corresponding to the time stamp input is transmitted to the server device. There is a risk that the stored time stamp will be rewritten. Further, if each business office is obliged to strictly manage terminal devices in order to prevent this, the burden on each business office will increase.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, for example, and a first problem of the present invention is that a time when a predetermined process is performed is acquired by a terminal device and recorded and managed by a server device. In this case, even in an offline state, it is possible to acquire a processing time without fraud without depending on the time indicated by the clock of the terminal device, and to improve processing system fairness and reliability. A system, and a processing time acquisition terminal device, a processing time management server device, a processing time acquisition method, and a processing time acquisition program capable of realizing such a processing time acquisition system.

  The second subject of the present invention is a processing time acquisition system capable of detecting fraud in processing time acquired in an offline state, and a processing time acquisition terminal device capable of realizing such a processing time acquisition system. Another object is to provide a processing time management server device, a processing time acquisition method, and a processing time acquisition program.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a first processing time acquisition system of the present invention is a processing time acquisition system that acquires and records the time when a time stamp input is performed as a predetermined process. A terminal device and a server device that can be connected to each other via a terminal, and the terminal device communicates between the processing recognition means for recognizing the stamped input and the terminal device and the server device in an online state. A connection state determination unit that determines whether the offline state is impossible; an elapsed time measurement unit that receives an instruction to start measurement and measures an elapsed time from when the instruction is received; and the offline state by the connection state determination unit is determined, and when it recognizes the embossing input by the processing recognizing means, elapsed time system for acquiring elapsed time measured by said elapsed time measuring means as elapsed time information And means, when detecting the switching from the off-line state by the connection state determining unit to the online state, and transmits to the server apparatus acquires the offline processing time data according to the embossing input based on the elapsed time information Offline processing time data transmission means, and when the server device receives the offline processing time data transmitted from the terminal device, the server device is obtained from the offline processing time data and a server clock provided in the server device. A confirmation processing time acquisition means for calculating a confirmation processing time related to the time stamping input based on a server time, and an elapsed time measurement start request to the terminal device, and a server time indicated by the server clock at the time of transmission Elapsed time measurement starts to be read and recorded in the elapsed time measurement start history as the start request time Comprising a determined unit, and the elapsed time control means, when receiving the elapsed time measurement start request from the server apparatus, wherein instructs start of measurement to the elapsed time measuring means, the offline processing time data transmission means When the switching from the offline state to the online state is detected by the connection state determination unit, the offline processing time data including the elapsed time information as an elapsed time before processing is acquired and transmitted to the server device, The confirmation processing time acquisition unit reads the start request time immediately before being recorded in the elapsed time measurement start history by the elapsed time measurement start request unit when the offline processing time data transmitted from the terminal device is received, A time obtained by adding the elapsed time before the processing of the offline processing time data to the start request time. The fixed processing time is calculated .

According to the first processing time acquisition system of the present invention, even when processing such as time stamping is performed in the terminal device when the terminal device and the server device are offline, the time depends on the time indicated by the terminal clock. Therefore, accurate time can be recorded in the server device, and therefore, fairness and reliability of processing time management relating to employment can be ensured. Further, according to the first processing time acquisition system of the present invention, the server clock is not dependent on the time indicated by the terminal clock, even when the time stamping process is performed in the terminal device in the offline state. Since an accurate confirmation processing time is determined based on the indicated time, fraud due to a change in the time setting of the terminal clock can be prevented. In addition, since the elapsed time at the time of accepting processing such as engraving is acquired, even if a malfunction such as a stoppage occurs after that, if the system returns, accurate determination processing using the already acquired elapsed time Time can be calculated. Further, if the elapsed time control means receives the start request time which is the server time together with the elapsed time measurement start request, the accurate time at the time of offline processing is obtained based on the start request time and the elapsed time before processing. Therefore, this can be displayed on the terminal device to notify the user.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the second processing time acquisition system of the present invention is the above-described first processing time acquisition system of the present invention, wherein the elapsed time control means is configured such that the elapsed time control means starts after the terminal device is activated. The first period until the online state is reached is a second period after the elapsed time measuring means is instructed to start the measurement when the processing recognition means recognizes the stamped input, and even once when the online state is entered. When the elapsed time measurement start request is received from the server device, the elapsed time measurement means is instructed to start the measurement, and the offline processing time data transmission means is connected to the online state from the offline state by the connection state determination means. When the change to the state is detected, the elapsed time information obtained by the elapsed time control means during the first period is The elapsed time measured by the elapsed time measuring means is acquired as an elapsed time at the end of offline, and a time difference between the elapsed time at the end of offline and the elapsed time information is calculated as an elapsed time after processing, and during the second period For the elapsed time information obtained by the elapsed time control means, the elapsed time information is used as the elapsed time before processing, and the offline processing time data including the elapsed time after processing or the elapsed time before processing is acquired and the server When the offline processing time data includes the post-processing elapsed time, the fixed processing time acquisition unit receives the offline processing time data transmitted from the terminal device. The current server time indicated by the provided server clock is read, and the post-processing elapsed time is calculated from the current server time. When the determined time is calculated and the offline processing time data includes the pre-processing elapsed time, the time immediately before the elapsed time measurement start request unit records the elapsed time measurement start history. A start request time is read, and a time obtained by adding the elapsed time before processing to the start request time is calculated as the fixed processing time.

According to the second processing time acquisition system of the present invention, in any period from the start to the end of the system, when processing such as embossing is accepted in the offline state, the offline is performed in a more preferable manner. An accurate confirmation processing time based on the processing time data can be calculated.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the third processing time acquisition system of the present invention is the above-described first or second processing time acquisition system of the present invention, in which the terminal device includes the terminal device, the server device, Online confirmation request means for transmitting an online confirmation request to the server device to confirm whether or not the server device is in an online state, and the server device receives the online confirmation request transmitted from the terminal device. The server clock indicates when the server time indicated by the server clock is read and recorded in the online confirmation history as the online confirmation time and the offline processing time data transmitted from the terminal device is received. The server time is read as the current time, and the confirmation calculated based on the offline processing time data is used. Error detection means for adding error information to the fixed processing time when the processing time is not between the online confirmation time recorded in the online confirmation history by the online confirmation means and the current time. Features.

According to the third processing time acquisition system of the present invention, the fixed processing time calculated based on the offline processing time data is within a normal range even when processing such as embossing is performed in the terminal device in the offline state. Can be confirmed from the error information, it is possible to detect offline processing time abnormalities such as when the elapsed time count was not performed normally due to the occurrence of a system abnormality, and processing time related to work etc. It is possible to ensure fairness and reliability of management.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the fourth processing time acquisition system of the present invention is the processing time acquisition system of any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention described above, wherein the elapsed time measurement start requesting unit includes the When the elapsed time measurement start request is transmitted to the terminal device, the server time indicated by the server clock is read and recorded as a start request transmission time, and the elapsed time control means is configured to receive the elapsed time measurement start request in response to the reception of the elapsed time measurement start request. After instructing the elapsed time measurement means to start the measurement, a start request response is transmitted to the server device. Further, the elapsed time measurement start request means receives the start request response transmitted from the terminal device. Based on the recorded start request transmission time and the reception time obtained by reading the server time indicated by the server clock when the start request response is received. The time is calculated by adding the transmission delay time in the communication apparatus and said terminal apparatus, and to store the elapsed time measurement starts history as the start request time.

According to the fourth processing time acquisition system of the present invention, it is possible to calculate a more accurate fixed processing time including a transmission delay time that may occur in communication between the terminal device and the server device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a fifth processing time acquisition system of the present invention is the processing time acquisition system according to any one of the first to fourth of the present invention described above, wherein the elapsed time control means includes the elapsed time. It is characterized by encrypting information.

According to the fifth processing time acquisition system of the present invention, the elapsed time information for calculating the processing time is transmitted from the terminal device to the server even when processing such as embossing is performed in the terminal device in the offline state. It is possible to prevent tampering before being transmitted to the apparatus. As a result, an accurate and authentic determination processing time can be calculated by the server device, and the fairness and reliability of processing time management related to employment and the like can be ensured.

In order to solve the above problems, the processing time acquisition terminal device of the present invention is a processing time acquisition terminal device that records the time when a time stamp input is performed as a predetermined process by communicating with the server device. A process recognition unit for recognizing the time stamp input , a connection state determination unit for determining whether the server device is in an online state or an incommunicable offline state, and an instruction to start measurement. An elapsed time measuring means for measuring the elapsed time from the time when it was present, and the elapsed time measuring means when the connection status determining means determines the offline state and the processing recognition means recognizes the stamped input. The elapsed time control means for acquiring the measured elapsed time as elapsed time information, and the connection state determination means changes the offline state to the online state. When detecting the Rikae, and a off-line processing time data transmitting means for transmitting to the server device obtains the offline processing time data according to the embossing input based on the elapsed time information, the elapsed time control means, When the elapsed time measurement start request is received from the server device, the elapsed time measurement means is instructed to start the measurement, and the offline processing time data transmission means is changed from the offline state to the online state by the connection state determination means. When the switching is detected, the offline processing time data including the elapsed time information as the elapsed time before processing is acquired and transmitted to the server device, and the offline processing time data is transmitted to transmit the offline processing time data . transmitting a pre-treatment time elapsed, the server apparatus to the elapsed time measurement start request Wherein said that calculating a deterministic processing time according to the server device provided with the punching based on the server time obtained from the server clock time input requests that the request to the server device when that And

  According to the processing time acquisition terminal device of the present invention, the processing time does not depend on the time indicated by the terminal clock even when the processing time acquisition terminal device performs processing such as time stamping when it is offline with the server device. It is possible to obtain the information related to the above and cause the server device to record the accurate time.

In order to solve the above problems, the processing time management server device of the present invention is a processing time management server device that records the time when a time stamp input is performed as a predetermined process by communicating with a terminal device. Te, the processing time management server device, when the terminal device receives the offline processing time data according to the embossing input based on the elapsed time information when it recognizes the embossing input from the terminal device, the off-line processing A confirmation processing time acquisition means for calculating a confirmation processing time related to the time stamping input based on time data and a server time obtained from a server clock provided in the processing time management server device, and an elapsed time measurement start request to the terminal At the same time, the server time indicated by the server clock is read and recorded in the elapsed time measurement start history as the start request time. Comprising the elapsed time measurement start request means, wherein the determination processing time acquisition means, upon receiving the off-line processing time data including the time elapsed before processing the elapsed time information transmitted from the terminal device, the elapsed time The start request time immediately before being recorded in the elapsed time measurement start history by the measurement start request means is read, and the time obtained by adding the pre-processing elapsed time of the offline processing time data to the start request time is defined as the confirmation processing time. It is characterized by calculating .

  According to the processing time management server device of the present invention, even when processing such as time stamping is performed when the terminal device is in an offline state, information related to the processing time is obtained without depending on the time indicated by the terminal clock. It is possible to calculate and record an accurate confirmation processing time.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the processing time acquisition method of the present invention uses a terminal device and a server device that can be connected to each other via a communication network to determine the time when a time stamp is input as a predetermined process. A processing time acquisition method for acquiring and recording, wherein in the terminal device, a process recognition step for recognizing the stamped input and an online state where communication between the terminal device and the server device is possible or impossible A connection state determination step for determining whether the device is in an offline state, an elapsed time measurement step for receiving an instruction to start measurement and measuring an elapsed time since the instruction is received, and the connection state determination step for determining the offline state is a and the elapsed time control step of acquiring the elapsed time information elapsed time measured by the elapsed time measuring process when it recognizes the embossing inputted by said processing recognition step When detecting the switching from the off-line state by the connection state determining step to the online state, an offline processing time and transmits the acquired off-line processing time data according to the embossing input based on the elapsed time information to the server device Based on the data transmission step, and when the server device receives the offline processing time data transmitted from the terminal device, the offline processing time data and a server time obtained from a server clock provided in the server device A confirmation processing time acquisition step for calculating a confirmation processing time related to the stamping input , and an elapsed time measurement start request are transmitted to the terminal device, and a server request time indicated by the server clock is read at the time of transmission. Elapsed time measurement start request process recorded in the elapsed time measurement start history as , Wherein the elapsed time control step, when receiving the elapsed time measurement start request from the server apparatus, wherein instructs start of measurement to the elapsed time measurement step, the offline processing time data transmission process, the connection When switching from the offline state to the online state is detected by the state determination step, the offline processing time data including the elapsed time information as an elapsed time before processing is acquired and transmitted to the server device, and the fixed processing time When the offline process time data transmitted from the terminal device is received, the acquisition step reads the start request time immediately before being recorded in the elapsed time measurement start history by the elapsed time measurement start request step, and the start request The time obtained by adding the pre-processing elapsed time of the offline processing time data to the time is determined. The processing time is calculated .

  According to the processing time acquisition method of the present invention, the server device does not depend on the time indicated by the terminal clock even when the terminal device and the server device are offline and processing such as embossing is performed. Therefore, it is possible to record the accurate time, and thus it is possible to ensure fairness and reliability of the processing time management related to working.

In order to solve the above problems, a program for a processing time acquisition terminal device according to the present invention includes a computer provided in the processing time acquisition terminal device according to the present invention described above , the processing recognition unit, the connection state determination unit, and the elapsed time measurement. Means, the elapsed time control means and the offline processing time data transmission means , and further, by transmitting the offline processing time data, the pre-processing elapsed time of the offline processing time data and the server device As a means for requesting the server device to calculate a fixed processing time related to the time stamping input based on a server time obtained from a server clock provided in the server device when transmitting a measurement start request. It is a program for making it function . The program processing time management server device, the computer included in the processing time management server apparatus of the present invention is a program for functioning as the decision process time acquiring means and the elapsed time measurement start request means Features.

  According to the processing time acquisition program of the present invention, the processing time does not depend on the time indicated by the terminal clock even when the terminal device and the server device are offline and processing such as embossing is performed. It is possible to obtain the information related to the above and cause the server device to record the accurate time.

  According to the present invention, in the processing time acquisition system that acquires and records the time when processing such as embossing is performed, even when the processing is performed when the terminal device and the server device are offline. By measuring the elapsed time when the processing is performed in the terminal device, and transmitting the offline processing time data based on the elapsed time to the server device in the online state, the server device stores the offline processing time data. By using this, it is possible to calculate an accurate confirmation processing time. Therefore, it is possible to improve the fairness and reliability of system operation for acquiring processing time without fraud and managing processing time such as time stamping regarding work without depending on the time indicated by the clock of the terminal device. it can

It is a block diagram which shows the processing time acquisition system by the 1st-3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the terminal device in the processing time acquisition system by the 1st-3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the server apparatus in the processing time acquisition system by the 1st-3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the time difference calculation process in the processing time acquisition system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing time acquisition process in the processing time acquisition system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a timing chart which shows the processing time acquisition process in the processing time acquisition system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the stamping screen displayed at the time of online on the display part of the terminal device in the processing time acquisition system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the stamping screen displayed at the time of offline on the display part of the terminal device in the processing time acquisition system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the time difference calculation process in the processing time acquisition system by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing time acquisition process in the processing time acquisition system by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a timing chart which shows the processing time acquisition process in the processing time acquisition system by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing time acquisition process in the processing time acquisition system by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration of processing time acquisition system)
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a processing time acquisition system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 1, a processing time acquisition system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a processing time acquisition terminal device (hereinafter simply referred to as a terminal device) 3 and a processing time management server that can be connected to each other via a communication network 2. A device (hereinafter simply referred to as a server device) 4 is provided. When a predetermined process is performed on the terminal device 3, the processing time acquisition system 1 transmits information related to the processing from the terminal device 3 to the server device 4, and sets the time at which the processing is performed as the processing time Is stored in the server storage unit 42 provided in the server device 4. The processing time acquisition system 1 is used in, for example, a time stamping system for work management of employees who work for a company having a plurality of offices, and the time when a predetermined process such as time stamping is performed is set as a processing time. It can be acquired as (stamping time). Below, for convenience, the marking system 1 which is a processing time acquisition system is demonstrated.

  The terminal device 3 is a personal computer, for example. In an actual usage mode, a plurality of terminal devices 3 can be connected to one server device 4 via the communication network 2. For example, a terminal device 3 is installed for each office. However, in this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, a case where one terminal device 3 can be connected to one server device 4 via the communication network 2 as shown in FIG. Further, an IC card reader 5 is connected to the terminal device 3 via, for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable. When the IC card 6 approaches or comes into contact with the IC card reader 5, the IC card reader 5 reads information stored in the built-in memory of the IC card 6 and outputs the read information to the terminal device 3. The IC card 6 is, for example, an ID card possessed by each employee of the company, and employee identification information for identifying the employee possessing the IC card 6 is stored in the built-in memory of the IC card 6. Has been. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the IC card 6 is brought close to or in contact with the IC card reader 5 in order for the employee to stamp out, for example, work time, work time, going out time, return time, and the like. The action of causing the IC card reader 5 to read the information stored in is referred to as “stamping input”. That is, the terminal device 3 constitutes a marking device together with the IC card reader 5.

  The server apparatus 4 is a server computer, for example. For example, when the company receives employment management service from one company office (for example, an office with a human resources department) or an outsourcing company (for example, ASP), the server device 4 It is installed at offices.

  The communication network 2 is, for example, the Internet or a public line. VPN (virtual private network) can be used for communication between the terminal device 3 and the server device 4. The terminal device 3 can be connected to the communication network 2 via the communication device 8, and the server device 4 can be connected to the communication network 2 via the communication device 9. The communication devices 8 and 9 are, for example, a line termination device such as a modem, a router, or the like.

  In addition, a time distribution device 7 is connected to the communication network 2 via a communication device 10 similar to the communication devices 8 and 9. The time distribution device 7 is a server computer managed by, for example, a business operator who performs time distribution work, and distributes time that matches standard time. The time distribution device 7 is installed, for example, at a business office of a business operator who performs time distribution business.

  The terminal device 3 and the server device 4 are configured to be connected to each other via the communication network 2, but the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 can always communicate with each other, that is, “online state”. Not necessarily. There may be a case where communication between the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 is impossible, that is, an “offline state”. For example, the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 may be in an offline state due to a failure of the communication network 2. Further, the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 may be set in an offline state depending on circumstances of the administrator of the terminal device 3 or the server device 4 or the like. However, the marking system 1 does not assume that the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 are permanently offline.

(Terminal device)
FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the terminal device 3 in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 3 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21. The terminal device 3 further includes a terminal storage unit 22, a terminal clock 23, a display unit 24, a communication unit 25, an external device connection unit 26, and an input unit 27, and these components are connected to the CPU 21. The terminal storage unit 22 is a memory built in the terminal device 3 or a storage device connected to the terminal device 3. The terminal storage unit 22 stores a program and the like for causing the CPU 21 to perform processing to be described later. The terminal storage unit 22 is used as a storage medium for storing time difference information, elapsed time information, a terminal ID, a state monitoring flag, and the like. The terminal clock 23 is a clock built in the terminal device 3. The display unit 24 is a liquid crystal display device, for example. The communication unit 25 is a circuit for connecting the terminal device 3 to the communication network 2 in a communicable manner. The external device connection unit 26 is a port for connecting an external device to the terminal device 3 via a cable, and is, for example, a USB port. The input unit 27 is, for example, a keyboard and a mouse.

  The CPU 21 of the terminal device 3 reads and executes a program stored in the terminal storage unit 22, thereby performing a stamped input recognition unit 31, a connection state determination unit 32, a terminal communication control unit 33, an elapsed time control unit 34, a display It functions as a control unit 35, a time difference calculation unit (online confirmation request means) 36, and an elapsed time measurement unit 37. And the terminal device 3 performs the following process by such a function of the CPU 21. That is, the terminal device 3 (1) a process for recognizing a time stamp input by an employee, (2) a first time stamp request, employee identification information, a time stamp type when a time stamp input is recognized when online Processing for immediately transmitting online stamping data including information, connection status information and terminal ID to the server device 4; (3) receiving a definitive stamping time transmitted from the server device 4 in response to the first stamping request; , A process of displaying this on the display unit 24, (4) when the time stamp input is recognized when offline, the terminal storage unit 22 displays elapsed time information, employee identification information, time stamp type information, connection status information, and terminal ID. Is stored temporarily, and when it becomes online after that, the elapsed time after stamping (elapsed time after processing) or the elapsed time before stamping (elapsed time before processing) is calculated from the elapsed time information. After elapsed time or elapsed time before stamping, follow Processing for transmitting offline time stamping data including member identification information, time stamping type information, connection status information and terminal ID, and a second time stamping request to the server device 4, (5) server time transmission request (with the terminal device 3 and When the server time indicated by the server clock 43 is received from the server device 4 after the server device 4 is transmitted to the server device 4 (including a function as a confirmation request for confirming whether or not the server device 4 is online). , A process for calculating the difference between the terminal time indicated by the terminal clock 23 and the received server time, (6) a process for encrypting the elapsed time information when storing the elapsed time information, and (7) an elapsed time. The process of measuring (counting) is performed. Details of these processes will be described later.

(Server device)
FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the server device 4 in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the server device 4 includes a CPU 41. The server device 4 further includes a server storage unit 42, a server clock 43, a communication unit 44, an input unit 45, and a display unit 46, and these components are connected to the CPU 41. The server storage unit 42 is a memory built in the server device 4 or a storage device connected to the server device 4. The server storage unit 42 stores in advance a program for causing the CPU 41 to perform processing to be described later, employee management information, and the like. Further, the server storage unit 42 is used as a storage medium for storing a final stamping time, a time difference calculation history, and the like. The server clock 43 is a clock built in the server device 4. For example, the server device 4 periodically communicates with the time distribution device 7 to adjust the server time of the server clock 43 to the time distributed from the time distribution device 7. As a result, the server clock 43 always indicates an accurate time that matches the standard time. The communication unit 44 is a circuit for connecting the server device 4 to the communication network 2 in a communicable manner. The input unit 45 is, for example, a keyboard and a mouse. The display unit 46 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device.

  The CPU 41 of the server device 4 reads and executes a program stored in the server storage unit 42 to thereby execute a server communication control unit (elapsed time measurement start request unit, online confirmation unit, error detection unit) 51 and a definitive stamping unit. 52 functions. And the server apparatus 4 performs the following processes by such a function of the CPU 41. That is, the server device 4 (1) receives the online stamping data transmitted from the terminal device 3 and acquires the first stamping request, employee identification information, stamping type information, connection status information, and terminal ID. The server time indicated by the server clock 43 is read, the employee indicated by the acquired employee identification information is specified, the stamp type indicated by the acquired stamp type information is specified, and the read server time is The process of storing in the server storage unit 42 as the confirmed time stamp belonging to the specified time stamp type of the specified employee, (2) When receiving the online time stamp data transmitted from the terminal device 3, A process of transmitting a fixed time stamp to the terminal device 3; (3) a second time stamping request, an elapsed time after stamping or an elapsed time before stamping when offline stamped data transmitted from the terminal device 3 is received; Employee identification information, When the time type information, connection state information, and terminal ID are acquired, the employee indicated by the acquired employee identification information is specified, the time type indicated by the acquired time type information is specified, and the time stamp acquired A process of calculating a time stamp from the post-elapsed time or the time elapsed before time stamping, and storing it in the server storage unit 42 as a confirmed time stamp belonging to the specified time stamp type of the specified employee, (4) Acquired connection A process indicated by the server clock 43 when receiving the server time transmission request (online confirmation request) from the terminal device 3 and (5) the process of storing the status information and the terminal ID in the server storage unit 42 in association with the fixed time stamp The time is read, and the read server time (including the function of the online confirmation time and recorded in the online confirmation history) is transmitted to the terminal device 3, and the time difference calculation response is transmitted from the terminal device 3. When receiving, by calculating the time difference calculation time, it performs a process of storing in the server storage unit 42. Details of these processes will be described later.

(Elapsed time measurement processing)
The elapsed time measurement (count) function in the terminal device 3 is performed by the elapsed time measurement unit 37. The elapsed time measurement unit 37 does not depend on the terminal time indicated by the terminal clock 23. For example, when the terminal device 3 is a computer that operates using a predetermined OS, a time measurement function unique to the OS is used. Then, the time is measured (based on the relative time based on the reference clock count of the CPU 41). The elapsed time measurement unit 37 starts, acquires, or ends measurement of the elapsed time according to control from another program such as the elapsed time control unit 34, for example, a periodic (for example, every 1 msec) interrupt signal Is automatically counted up, and the elapsed time can be acquired based on the count value. When a start instruction is given, the count value is cleared to 0 (reset) and the count up is performed. When the acquisition is instructed, the count value at that time is returned, and when the end is instructed, the count value at that time is responded and the count-up is ended. The generation period of this interrupt signal is based on relative time, and the elapsed time can be obtained based on this period and the counted value that has responded. Note that the elapsed time measurement unit 37 is not limited to the above configuration, and stores a relative time at that time as a start time when a start instruction is given, and a relative time at that time when an acquisition instruction is given. A difference from the start time may be returned as an elapsed time, and when an end instruction is given, the relative time at that time may be returned as the end time and the start time may be reset or deleted.

(Time difference calculation process in the first embodiment)
FIG. 4 shows a time difference calculation process between the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 in the first embodiment. The time difference calculation process calculates the difference between the terminal time indicated by the terminal clock 23 of the terminal device 3 and the server time indicated by the server clock 43 of the server device 4 and stores the calculation result as the time difference information in the terminal storage of the terminal device 3. This process is stored in the unit 22. The time difference calculation process is performed at a predetermined cycle (for example, 30 minutes) when online. Further, the server device 4 records the history of the time difference calculation process for each terminal device 3 in the server storage unit 42 as the time difference calculation history. This will be specifically described below.

  As shown in FIG. 4, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the previous time difference calculation process (step S <b> 1: YES), the terminal communication control unit 33 of the terminal device 3 transmits a server time transmission request (online confirmation request) to the server device 4. (Step S2). Subsequently, the server communication control unit 51 of the server device 4 receives the server time transmission request (step S3), reads the current server time from the server clock 43, and transmits the read server time to the terminal device 3 (step S4). ). Furthermore, the server communication control unit 51 of the server device 4 records this server time as a time difference calculation time (online confirmation time) in the time difference calculation history (online confirmation history) of the server storage unit 42 (step S5). The processing on the device 4 side ends.

  On the other hand, on the terminal device 3 side, the terminal communication control unit 33 receives the server time in response to the transmission of the server time in step S4 (step S6). Subsequently, the time difference calculation unit 36 of the terminal device 3 reads the terminal time of the terminal clock 23, calculates the difference between the read terminal time and the received server time, and stores the calculation result as time difference information in the terminal memory. Store in the unit 22 (step S7). Then, it returns to step S1 and repeats the time difference calculation process for every predetermined time.

  For example, the time difference information is a value obtained by subtracting the terminal time from the server time. Accordingly, when the terminal time of the terminal clock 23 is later than the server time of the server clock 43, the time difference information is a positive value, and when the terminal time is ahead of the server time, the time difference information Is negative. As described above, the server clock 43 is set to the time distributed from the time distribution device 7 and always indicates an accurate time that matches the standard time. Therefore, the time difference indicated by the time difference information is the difference between the terminal time indicated by the terminal clock 23 and the standard time. Note that the time difference information in this case includes an error corresponding to a transmission delay time caused by a server time transmission process from the server device 4 to the terminal device 3.

(Holding process in the first embodiment)
5 and 6 show a stamping process of the stamping system 1 in the first embodiment. The stamping process operation of the stamping system 1 will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5, and particularly the offline operation with reference to the timing chart of FIG.

  In the time stamping system 1, the terminal device 3 is in a standby state (steps S11 to S13) in which the state of connection with the server device 4 (online state or offline state) and the time stamp input by employees are constantly monitored. In this standby state, actually, in addition to the connection state and the time stamp input, various operation inputs, a periodic or periodic startup program, etc. are simultaneously monitored. In the following, for the sake of convenience, an example in which the stamped input is recognized after the determination of the connection state will be described, but these may be performed simultaneously or in the reverse order.

  The terminal device 3 monitors whether the connection state with the server device 4 is an online state or an offline state by performing a connection state determination process by the connection state determination unit 32 at the beginning of the standby state (step S11). . In this connection state determination process, for example, the terminal device 3 accesses a specific address of the server device 4 and confirms whether or not there is a response within a predetermined time from the server device 4, so that the server device 4 is online. Determine whether the status is offline or offline. For example, in FIG. 6, the online state is determined before the timing T11, and the offline state is determined after the timing T11. Based on the determination result, whether the online state or the offline state is set as a state monitoring flag and stored in the terminal storage unit 22 and displayed on the display unit 24.

Further, when the connection state determination unit 32 detects that the connection state is switched from the offline state to the online state (step S11: YES), it is determined whether the offline stamp data is stored in the terminal storage unit 22 or not. A determination is made (step S12). On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no switching from the offline state to the online state (step S11: NO), the process proceeds to the determination of the stamp input (step S13). In step S12, when the offline stamp data is not stored in the terminal storage unit 22 (step S12: NO), the process returns to the first standby state (step S11), but is stored (step S12: YES), the process proceeds to the offline marking determination process (step S23). This off-line stamp determination process will be described later.

  When the terminal device 3 determines the time stamp input (step S13) and the employee performs the time stamp input, the time stamp input recognition unit 31 of the terminal device 3 recognizes the time stamp input (step S13). : YES), if there is no time stamp input (NO in step S13), the process returns to the first standby state (step S11).

  Here, the stamping input is specifically performed as follows. That is, first, after confirming the stamp type displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 3, the employee operates the input unit 27 as necessary to select or change a desired stamp type. As the type of stamping, there are, for example, attendance time, departure time, outing time, and return time. Subsequently, the employee brings the IC card 6 possessed by the employee closer to or in contact with the IC card reader 5, whereby employee identification information of the employee is transmitted from the IC card 6 to the IC card reader 5. Then, the IC card reader 5 receives the employee identification information and outputs it to the terminal device 3. When the employee identification information is input to the terminal device 3, the stamp input recognition unit 31 recognizes this. That is, the IC card reader 5 and the stamp input recognition unit 31 monitor employee stamp inputs. Note that the terminal device 3 has a function of automatically selecting a stamping type according to a time zone set in advance according to, for example, an employee's working hours rule. When an employee performs regular attendance, leaving work, etc. in accordance with the working hours rules, the employee must change the stamp type automatically selected by the terminal device 3 when performing stamp input. There is no. However, if, for example, an employee in charge of temporary special work does not have a normal time to attend, leave, etc., the employee will automatically select the stamp type selected by the terminal device 3. These can be appropriately changed by operating the input unit 27 when performing the stamping input.

  When the time stamp input recognizing unit 31 recognizes the time stamp input in this manner, the connection state determination unit 32 of the terminal device 3 is connected to the terminal device 3 and the server device based on the state monitoring flag stored in the terminal storage unit 22. 4 is determined whether the connection state with the terminal 4 is an online state or an offline state (step S14). At this time, if it is in an online state (step S14: YES), the process proceeds to an online stamping process (step S15). If it is in an offline state (step S14: NO), an offline stamping process (step S14). The process proceeds to S20).

  First, in the online stamping process, the terminal communication control unit 33 of the terminal device 3 (a) a first stamping request, (b) employee identification information acquired from the IC card 6 at the time of stamping input, ( c) Stamp type information indicating the stamp type at the time of stamp input, (d) Connection status information indicating that the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 are online at the time of stamp input, and (e) the terminal device. 3 is transmitted to the server device 4 (step S15). The connection state information can be generated based on the state monitoring flag stored in the terminal storage unit 22. Moreover, in the terminal device 3, after transmitting online stamping data, it returns to the beginning of the standby state (step S11).

  The server communication control unit 51 of the server device 4 receives this online stamping data, and acquires the first stamping request, employee identification information, stamping type information, connection status information, and terminal ID (step S16). The fixed marking unit 52 of the server device 4 determines whether the received stamping request is the first stamping request or the second stamping request, and this time is the first stamping request. to decide. Then, the final marking unit 52 identifies the employee by comparing the received server identification information with the process of reading the server time from the server clock 43 and the received employee identification information in advance in the server storage unit 42. The process and the process of specifying the stamp type based on the received stamp type information are performed. Subsequently, the confirmed time stamping unit 52 stores the server time read from the server clock 43 in the server storage unit 42 as the confirmed time stamp belonging to the specified time stamping type of the identified employee (step S17). In addition, the definitive stamping unit 52 stores the connection state information and the terminal ID received from the terminal device 3 in the server storage unit 42 as definitive stamping data in association with the definitive stamping time. Furthermore, the server communication control part 51 of the server apparatus 4 transmits the fixed time stamp memorize | stored in the server memory | storage part 42 to the terminal device 3 (step S18).

  When the terminal communication control unit 33 of the terminal device 3 receives the confirmed time stamp, the display control unit 35 of the terminal device 3 displays the received confirmed time stamp on the display unit 24 (step S19). As a result, the processing of the online stamping data relating to the predetermined stamping input is completed, but the terminal device 3 returns to the beginning of the standby state (step S11) after the transmission of the online stamping data (step S15). Therefore, the engraving process is repeated.

  On the other hand, in the offline stamping process, the elapsed time control unit 34 of the terminal device 3 determines whether or not the current stamping input recognized by the stamping input recognition unit 31 is the first stamping in the offline state (step). S20). The elapsed time control unit 34 has, for example, the presence or absence of offline stamping data, that is, the second stamping request, elapsed time information, employee identification information, stamping type information, connection status information, and terminal ID are stored in the terminal storage unit 22. It is confirmed whether it is memorized in. Here, if there is no offline time stamp data, it is determined that the time stamp is the first time stamp (step S20: YES), and if there is offline time stamp data, it is determined that the time stamp is the second time or later (step S20: NO). For example, in FIG. 6, the stamp at timing T12 is determined as the first stamp, and the stamp at timing T13 is determined as the second stamp.

  In the case of the first time stamp, the elapsed time control unit 34 instructs the elapsed time measurement unit 37 to start measuring the elapsed time, and the elapsed time measurement unit 37 clears (resets) the elapsed time count value to 0 and passes. Time counting is started (step S21).

  Next, the elapsed time control unit 34 instructs the elapsed time measurement unit 37 to measure the elapsed time after starting the measurement of the elapsed time, or after determining the second or later stamping, and the elapsed time at the time of the stamping. The time count value Ta is read from the elapsed time measuring unit 37 (step S22). For example, the elapsed time measuring unit 37 responds to the elapsed time control unit 34 with the elapsed time count value Ta when there is a measurement instruction. At this time, if it is the first stamp, Ta = 0. The elapsed time control unit 34 stores the elapsed time count value Ta read from the elapsed time measuring unit 37 as elapsed time information.

  Further, the elapsed time control unit 34 (a) elapsed time information, (b) employee identification information acquired from the IC card 6 at the time of stamping input, and (c) a stamp indicating the stamping type at the time of stamping input. Encryption type information, (d) connection state information indicating that the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 are in an offline state at the time of input, and (e) offline time stamp data including the terminal ID of the terminal device 3 are encrypted. The encrypted offline stamp data is stored in the terminal storage unit 22.

  Thereafter, the process returns to the first standby state (step S11), and the connection state (online state or offline state) between the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 and the time stamp input by the employee are constantly monitored. At this time, various operation inputs, a periodic or periodic activation program, and the like are simultaneously monitored, and each process is performed when any event occurs. For example, when a new stamping input is made after the second time (step S13: YES), the processes from steps S14, S20 to S22 are repeated, and the offline stamping data relating to the new stamping is stored. It is added each time and stored in the terminal storage unit 22.

  And when the connection state judgment part 32 detects the switching from an offline state to an online state (step S11: YES), since offline stamping data is memorize | stored in the terminal memory | storage part 22 (step S12: YES), it is offline. The process proceeds to the marking confirmation process (step S23). For example, in FIG. 6, the online state can be detected after timing T14.

  In the offline time stamp determination process (step S23), the elapsed time control unit 34 of the terminal device 3 first decrypts the offline time stamp data stored in the terminal memory unit 22. Subsequently, the elapsed time control unit 34 instructs the elapsed time measurement unit 37 to end the measurement of the elapsed time, and the elapsed time measurement unit 37 ends the counting of the elapsed time in response to the measurement end instruction. The elapsed time control unit 34 reads the elapsed time count value at the end (elapsed time until the online state is reached) from the elapsed time measuring unit 37 as the end time count value Te (offline end time elapsed time).

  Further, the elapsed time control unit 34, based on the elapsed time information (elapsed time count value Ta) of the decrypted offline time stamped data and the offline end time elapsed time (end time count value Te), The elapsed time after processing (elapsed time after processing) is calculated by, for example, subtracting the elapsed time count value Ta from the end-time count value Te (Te-Ta) and multiplying by the period of the interrupt signal.

  Next, the terminal communication control unit 33 of the terminal device 3 calculates the elapsed time after stamping, employee identification information of the decrypted offline stamping data, stamping type information, connection state, together with the second stamping request. Offline stamping data including information and terminal ID is reconstructed for each stamping and transmitted to the server device 4. In this way, all the offline stamping data stored in the terminal storage unit 22 is transmitted to the server device 4. The elapsed time after stamping, employee identification information, stamping type information, connection status information, and terminal ID may be transmitted to the server device 4 while being encrypted, and the server device 4 may decrypt these information. . The terminal device 3 returns to the beginning of the standby state (step S11) after transmitting the offline time stamp data.

  In the server device 4, the server communication control unit 51 receives the offline stamping data (step S24), the second stamping request, the elapsed time after stamping, employee identification information, stamping type information, connection state information. And the terminal ID are acquired. The definitive stamping unit 52 determines whether the received stamping request is the first stamping request or the second stamping request, and this time is determined to be the second stamping request.

  Then, the final marking unit 52 compares the received server identification information with the process of reading the current server time from the server clock 43 and the employee management information stored in the server storage unit 42 in advance. A process for specifying and a process for specifying the stamp type based on the received stamp type information are performed. Subsequently, the confirmed time stamping unit 52 calculates a time obtained by subtracting the received elapsed time after the time stamping from the current server time as a confirmed time stamp (a confirmed processing time), and the identified time stamp of the identified employee is identified. It memorize | stores in the server memory | storage part 42 as the fixed time stamp which belongs to a classification (step S25).

  Further, the confirmed time stamping unit 52 calculates the time difference calculation time (online confirmation time) in which the calculated confirmed time stamp is recorded in the time difference calculation history (online confirmation history) of the server storage unit 42 in the previous time difference calculation process. Check if it is between the current server time and the current server time. If it is not within this range, set the time stamp range error flag (set with error). If it is within the range Reset the time stamp range error flag (set no error). Further, the confirmed time stamp unit 52 stores the time stamp range error flag, the connection status information received from the terminal device 3 and the terminal ID in the server storage unit 42 as the confirmed time stamp data in association with the confirmed time stamp. To do. In this manner, the offline marking data transmitted from the terminal device 3 is determined for each marking. As a result, the processing of the offline time stamp data relating to the predetermined time stamp input is completed, but the terminal device 3 returns to the beginning of the standby state (step S11) after the transmission of the offline time stamp data (step S23). Therefore, the engraving process is repeated.

  The time difference calculation process in the first embodiment is executed, for example, at the fastest speed that can be realized by the terminal device 3, the server device 4, and the communication network 2. As a result, the time from when the employee inputs the time stamp to the IC card reader 5 in the online time stamp until the employee confirms the final time stamp displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 3. In the offline stamping, the time from when the employee inputs a stamp to the IC card reader 5 until the encrypted elapsed time information is stored in the terminal storage unit 22 is extremely short. In the sense of the moment. Further, as described above, the server clock 43 of the server device 4 always indicates a time that matches the standard time. The fixed time stamp is determined based on the server time read from the accurate server clock 43. Therefore, even if the terminal clock 23 of the terminal device 3 indicates an incorrect time, the final time stamp is not correct. There is no exact time.

  Further, as described above, when the time stamp input is performed on-line, the final time stamp corresponding to the time stamp input is displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 3. Thereby, the employee who performed the time stamping input can confirm the time stamping actually stored in the server storage unit 42, and the following merit is obtained. For example, when the time indicated by the terminal clock 23 of the terminal device 3 is different from the time indicated by the server clock 43 of the server device 4 and the employee is not aware of this, the time stamp is different from the employee's recognition. The time is stored every day, and as a result, a salary calculation different from the employee's recognition (for example, a salary calculation based on lateness or early departure that the employee does not recognize) may be performed. In this case, employees who know that their salary is decreasing due to late arrivals or early departures will be greatly confused. According to the stamping system 1 according to the present embodiment, such inconvenience can be prevented. Further, when displaying the fixed time stamp on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 3, it is more preferable to simultaneously display alarms such as “late time” and “out of time”. For example, the server device 4 determines “late” or “overtime” from the fixed time by setting a work shift such as a preset time slot or break time, and the result is determined time Just send it along with. Further, this determination process may be performed by the terminal device 3.

  In addition, when the communication network in which a problem has occurred so far has recovered, the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 are switched from the offline state to the online state, or the administrator of the terminal device 3 or the server device 4 When the device 3 and the server device 4 are switched from the offline state to the online state, the terminal device 3 transmits all the offline stamped data stored in the terminal storage unit 22 to the server device 4 during the offline state. To do. Then, the terminal device 3 deletes the offline stamped data whose transmission has been completed from the terminal storage unit 22.

  Further, the offline stamping data relating to one stamping process is associated with each other and stored in the terminal storage unit 22. Therefore, even if a plurality of sets of offline time stamping data are stored in the terminal storage unit 22 because a plurality of employees input time stamps to one terminal device 3 during the offline state, Time stamp data can be distinguished for each employee.

  According to such a time stamping process, even when a time stamp is input to the terminal device 3 in the offline state, the server device 4 uses the exact time when the time stamp input is performed as the final time stamp. Can be stored in the server storage unit 42 provided in the server. Accordingly, in a company having a plurality of business establishments, by installing the terminal device 3 at each business establishment, the time stamping corresponding to the time stamping input performed on the terminal device 3 by each employee at each business establishment is provided. The server device 4 can be consolidated. In the server device 4, it is possible to reliably perform collective and unified work management of a plurality of employees at a plurality of business establishments using the aggregated time stamping.

  Even when the time indicated by the terminal clock 23 of the terminal device 3 is different from the time indicated by the server clock 43 of the server device 4, the elapsed time after stamping is accurately matched with the time indicated by the server clock 43 ( The time stamped (not dependent on the terminal clock 23) can be stored in the server storage unit 42 of the server device 4. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the time stamp stored in the server storage unit 42 of the server device 4 differs depending on whether the time stamp input is performed offline or online. In addition, when a terminal device 3 is installed for each business site in a company having a plurality of business sites, the terminal device 3 that has performed the time-stamped input differs depending on the type of data stored in the server storage unit 42 of the server device 4. It is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the clock time is different. Accordingly, it is possible to ensure fairness and reliability of work management using the time stamped. In addition, since the elapsed time in the terminal device 3 is measured only in the offline state, the load caused by this measurement is minimized, and communication with the server device 4 is not affected in the online state.

  Further, by encrypting and storing the offline time stamping data in the terminal storage unit 22 of the terminal device 3, it is possible to prevent the accuracy or reliability of the time stamping from being impaired due to tampering with the time stamping.

  In addition, it is possible to specify afterwards whether the entry was made in the online state or the entry in the offline state based on the connection state information stored in the server storage unit 42 in association with the fixed time. it can. Moreover, the specific terminal device 3 in which the time stamp input has been performed can be identified afterwards by the terminal ID stored in the server storage unit 42 in association with the fixed time stamp.

  Furthermore, an abnormal value (time stamp) in which the final time stamp is out of the range between the previous time difference calculation time and the current server time by the time stamp range error flag stored in the server storage unit 42 in association with the final time stamp. It is possible to specify afterwards whether the time was fraudulent. These connection status information, terminal ID, and time stamp range error flag are useful when examining the final time stamp. The same applies to the connection status information and the terminal ID stored in the server storage unit 42 in the online stamping process.

(Stamped screen)
FIGS. 7 and 8 show a stamping screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 3. On the time stamp screen 61, a time display area 62 where the current time is displayed, a connection status display area 63 where the current connection status (online status or offline status) of the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 is displayed, A stamp type display area 64 for displaying the stamp type and a message display area 65 for displaying various notifications to the operator such as stamp information and error information are formed. In the time display area 62, the time read from the terminal clock 23 is displayed as it is. Note that the time read from the terminal clock 23 may be corrected using the time difference information stored in the terminal storage unit 22, and the corrected time may be displayed in the time display area 62.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the online state, in the message display area 65, the confirmed time stamp is displayed as “Retired 18:30 accepted” simultaneously with the time stamp input. The employee who made the time stamp input compares the current time displayed in the time display area 62 with the confirmed time stamp placed in the message display area 65, and the current time displayed in the time display area 62 If a different time is stored in the server device 4 as a time stamp, this can be known. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, in the offline state, the time corrected using the time difference information stored in the terminal storage unit 22 at the current time read from the terminal clock 23 is stamped in the message display area 65. It may be displayed simultaneously with the input. In this case, the employee who performed the time stamp input compares the current time displayed in the time display area 62 with the current time arranged in the message display area 65 and the corrected time of the time difference information, and displays the time display. If there is a possibility that a time different from the current time displayed in the area 62 may be stored in the server device 4 as a time stamp, that fact can be known and attention is urged.

  In the connection state display area 63, it is desirable to display whether the current connection state is an online state or an offline state so that the employee who performs the time stamp input can clearly distinguish. For example, in the online state, it is desirable to make the connection state display area 63 entirely green, for example, and display a large character string “online”. On the other hand, in the offline state, it is desirable that the connection state display area 63 is entirely red, for example, and the character string “offline” is displayed large. Since green and red can be clearly distinguished by humans, a combination of these colors is employed. However, other color combinations that can be clearly identified by humans, such as blue and yellow, may be employed. .

  The stamp type display area 64 displays stamp types such as attendance, leaving, going out, and returning. Among these, the currently selected stamping type is displayed in a conspicuous manner as compared with other stamping types.

  7 and 8 is not limited to the first embodiment, and can be applied to second and third embodiments described later.

(Time difference calculation process in the second embodiment)
FIG. 9 shows a time difference calculation process between the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 in the second embodiment. The basic processing of time difference calculation of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but when the time difference is calculated, the start of measurement of elapsed time (that is, restart) is instructed, and this measurement is performed by the terminal device 3. More accurate time difference in consideration of transmission delay time and the like by returning a time difference calculation response (start request response) from the terminal device 3 to the server device 4. It differs from the first embodiment in that the calculation time is calculated. This will be specifically described below.

  First, in the time stamping system 1 of the second embodiment, the server device 3 transmits a server time transmission request (online confirmation request) (steps S31 and S32), and the server device 4 receives a server time transmission request (step S33). ) Is the same as the operation of the first embodiment (steps S1 and S2 and step S3).

  Next, similarly to the first embodiment, the server communication control unit 51 of the server device 4 reads the current server time from the server clock 43 in response to the reception of the server time transmission request, and reads the read server time (elapsed time). (Including a function as a time measurement start request) is transmitted to the terminal device 3 (step S34). Further, the server communication control unit 51 records this server time in the server storage unit 42 as the start request transmission time T1.

  On the other hand, on the terminal device 3 side, as in the first embodiment, the terminal communication control unit 33 receives the server time in response to the transmission of the server time (step S34) (step S35). Subsequently, the time difference calculation unit 36 of the terminal device 3 reads the terminal time of the terminal clock 23, calculates the difference between the read terminal time and the received server time, and uses the calculation result as time difference information. It memorize | stores in the memory | storage part 22 (step S36).

  Furthermore, the time difference calculation unit 36 of the terminal device 3 instructs the elapsed time measurement unit 37 to start measuring the elapsed time, and the elapsed time measurement unit 37 clears (resets) the elapsed time count value to 0 and also calculates the elapsed time. Counting is started (see step S37, timing T21 in FIG. 11).

  Next, the terminal communication control unit 33 of the terminal device 3 transmits a time difference calculation response (start request response) to the server device 4 (step S38). Thereafter, the terminal device 3 returns to step S31, enters a standby state for the next time difference calculation process, and repeats the time difference calculation process every predetermined time.

  In the server device 4, when the server communication control unit 51 receives a time difference calculation response (start request response) from the terminal device 3 (step S39), the current server time is read from the server clock 43, and the read current time T2 is read. Is stored in the server storage unit 42. Next, the server communication control unit 51 calculates a time difference calculation time based on the start request transmission time T1 and the current time T2 stored in the server storage unit 42 (step S40), for example, a predetermined calculation (T1 + ( Calculated by T2-T1) ÷ 2). The server communication control unit 51 records the time difference calculation time (start request time, online confirmation time) in the time difference calculation history (elapsed time measurement start history, online confirmation history) of the server storage unit 42 (step S41). Processing on the server side ends. The time difference calculation time (start request time) is a reference time in the determination process at the time of offline marking. The start request time is the time when the server device 4 transmits the elapsed time measurement start request, the terminal device 3 starts measuring the elapsed time, and returns the start request response, and then the server device 4 receives the start request response. Since the intermediate time up to the set time is taken into account, the time obtained by averaging the transmission delay times of both the time required for transmission from the server device 4 and the time required for reply from the terminal device 3 is taken into account. As a result, the server device 4 obtains the elapsed time measurement start time.

(Holding process in the second embodiment)
10 and 11 show the stamping process of the stamping system 1 in the second embodiment. The stamping process operation of the stamping system 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 10 and particularly the offline operation with reference to the timing chart of FIG.

  First, in the marking system 1 according to the second embodiment, the connection state between the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 is monitored (step S51), the presence / absence of offline marking data is confirmed (step S52), and the marking input is monitored. The standby state including (Step S53) is the same as the operation (Step S11, Step S12 and Step S13) of the first embodiment. For example, in FIG. 11, the online state is determined before timing T22, and the offline state is determined after timing T22.

  Moreover, in the terminal device 3, after the stamp input recognition unit 31 recognizes the stamp input (step S53: YES), the connection state determination unit 32 determines the connection state between the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 (step S54). ) And online stamping data transmission processing (step S55) in the terminal device 3 in the online stamping processing is the same as the operation (step S14 and step S15) of the first embodiment. Accordingly, the terminal device 3 returns to the beginning of the standby state (step S51) after transmitting the online marking data. Furthermore, in the online time stamping process, the online time stamping data reception process in the server device 4 (step S56), determination of the final time stamping time (step S57), and transmission of the final time stamping time to the terminal device 3 (step S58). Is the same as the operation of the first embodiment (step S16, step S17 and step S18). Further, in the terminal device 3, similarly to the operation of the first embodiment (step S <b> 19), the final marking time received by the display control unit 35 is displayed on the display unit 24 (step S <b> 59). As a result, the processing of the online stamping data relating to the predetermined stamping input is completed, but the terminal device 3 returns to the beginning of the standby state (step S51) after the transmission of the online stamping data (step S55). Therefore, the engraving process is repeated.

  On the other hand, in the offline time stamping process, when the time stamp input recognition unit 31 recognizes the time stamp input in the terminal device 3 (see timing T23 in FIG. 11), the elapsed time control unit 34 measures the elapsed time. The unit 37 is instructed to read the elapsed time count value Tb at the time of measurement from the elapsed time measurement unit 37 (step S60). The elapsed time control unit 34 stores the elapsed time count value Tb read from the elapsed time measuring unit 37 as elapsed time information. At this time, by adding the elapsed time based on the elapsed time count value Tb to the server time received by the terminal communication control unit 33 in step S35 in the time difference calculation process, an accurate stamping time at the time of offline stamping is obtained. Therefore, the time stamp may be displayed on the display unit 24.

  Further, the elapsed time control unit 34 (a) elapsed time information, (b) employee identification information acquired from the IC card 6 at the time of stamping input, and (c) a stamp indicating the stamping type at the time of stamping input. Encryption type information, (d) connection state information indicating that the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 are in an offline state at the time of input, and (e) offline time stamp data including the terminal ID of the terminal device 3 are encrypted. The encrypted offline stamp data is stored in the terminal storage unit 22.

  Thereafter, the process returns to the first standby state (step S51), and the connection state (online state or offline state) between the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 and the time stamp input by the employee are constantly monitored. At this time, various operation inputs, a periodic or periodic activation program, and the like are simultaneously monitored, and each process is performed when any event occurs. For example, when a new stamping input is made after the second time (step S53: YES), the processes of steps S54 and S60 are repeated to add offline stamping data related to the new stamping each time. And stored in the terminal storage unit 22. For example, in FIG. 11, the second time stamping is performed at timing T24, and the offline time stamping data relating to this time stamping is added.

  When the connection state determination unit 32 detects a switch from the offline state to the online state (step S51: YES), offline stamping data is stored in the terminal storage unit 22 (step S52: YES), and therefore offline. The process proceeds to the marking confirmation process (step S61). For example, in FIG. 11, the online state can be detected after timing T25.

  In the offline time stamp determination process (step S61), the elapsed time control unit 34 of the terminal device 3 first decodes the offline time stamp data stored in the terminal storage unit 22, and the elapsed time information of the decrypted offline time stamp data. That is, the elapsed time count value Tb is multiplied by the period of the interrupt signal to obtain the elapsed time before stamping (elapsed time before processing).

  Next, the terminal communication control unit 33 of the terminal device 3 includes the second stamping request, the elapsed time before stamping, employee identification information of the decrypted offline stamping data, stamping type information, connection status information, and The offline time stamping data including the terminal ID is reconstructed for each time stamping and is transmitted to the server device 4. In this way, all the offline stamping data stored in the terminal storage unit 22 is transmitted to the server device 4. The elapsed time before stamping, employee identification information, stamping type information, connection state information, and terminal ID may be transmitted to the server device 4 while being encrypted, and the server device 4 may decrypt these information. . Moreover, in the terminal device 3, after transmitting offline stamping data, it returns to the beginning of a standby state (step S51).

  In the server device 4, the server communication control unit 51 receives the offline time stamp data (step S62), the second time stamp request, the elapsed time before time stamp, employee identification information, time stamp type information, connection state information. And the terminal ID are acquired. The definitive stamping unit 52 determines whether the received stamping request is the first stamping request or the second stamping request, and this time is determined to be the second stamping request.

  Then, the definitive stamping unit 52 compares the received employee identification information with the employee management information stored in advance in the server storage unit 42 and specifies the employee, and the received stamping type information Based on this, processing for specifying the type of stamping is performed. Subsequently, the definitive marking unit 52 reads the previous time difference calculation time (prior to the start of the online state) (the previous start request time) from the time difference calculation history (elapsed time measurement start history) in the server storage unit 42, The time obtained by adding the received elapsed time before the time stamp to the time difference calculation time is calculated as the final time stamp (final processing time), and the final time stamp of the specified employee belonging to the specific time stamp type It memorize | stores in the server memory | storage part 42 (step S63).

  The fixed time stamping unit 52 reads the current server time from the server clock 43, and the calculated fixed time stamp is added to the time difference calculation history (online confirmation history) in the server storage unit 42 in the previous time difference calculation process. Check (check) whether it is between the recorded time difference calculation time (online confirmation time) and the current server time, and if it is not within this range, set the time stamp range error flag (with error) If it is within the range, the stamping time range error flag is reset (set to no error). Further, the confirmed time stamp unit 52 stores the time stamp range error flag, the connection status information received from the terminal device 3 and the terminal ID in the server storage unit 42 as the confirmed time stamp data in association with the confirmed time stamp. To do. In this manner, the offline marking data transmitted from the terminal device 3 is determined for each marking. As a result, the processing of the offline time stamp data relating to the predetermined time stamp input is completed, but the terminal device 3 returns to the first standby state (step S51) after the transmission of the offline time stamp data (step S61). Therefore, the engraving process is repeated.

  As described above, in the marking system 1 according to the second embodiment, the terminal device 3 acquires the elapsed time before stamping at the time of offline stamping, and the server device 4 confirms the stamping based on the elapsed time before stamping. Since the time is calculated, even when a trouble such as the measurement of the elapsed time occurs after the offline stamping, the accurate stamping time can be recorded and managed without being affected when the system is restored.

  In addition, as described above, the transmission time delay between the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 is obtained by the time difference calculation process, and the accurate time stamping time is calculated in consideration of this transmission delay time. Can be obtained.

(Holding process in the third embodiment)
FIG. 12 shows the stamping process of the stamping system 1 in the third embodiment. The stamping process operation of the stamping system 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The stamping process according to the third embodiment is a combination of the stamping process according to the first embodiment and the stamping process according to the second embodiment. In the period from the start of the stamping system 1 to the online state (detection of the online state) (first period), the offline stamping process according to the first embodiment is performed on the offline stamping input once. However, when the time difference calculation process (elapsed time measurement start process) between the terminal device 3 and the server device 4 is performed after the online state (second period), the second time stamp is input. The off-line stamping process according to the second embodiment is performed. This will be specifically described below.

  First, when the embossing function program is activated in response to an operation by the operator, the terminal device 3 performs various initial settings, and displays a standby screen (message display area in FIG. 7) on the display unit 24 of the terminal device 3. 65 is blank) (step S71).

  Next, the connection state determination unit 32 of the terminal device 3 checks whether it is online or offline with the server device 4 (step S72), and in the offline state, that is, once online after startup. If it is not in the state (step S72: YES), the process proceeds to the stamping process (step S73) according to the first embodiment, and if the online state is detected (step S72: NO), the second The process proceeds to the time difference calculation process (step S74) according to the embodiment.

  In the stamping process (step S73) according to the first embodiment, first, a standby state (steps S11 to S13 shown in FIG. 5) is entered, and when a stamping input is made, an offline stamping process (step shown in FIG. 5). S14, S20 to S22) are performed. At this time, when creating the offline time stamping data (step S22 shown in FIG. 5), an elapsed time measurement type flag indicating that it is the offline time stamping process (post-processing elapsed time measurement) of the first embodiment is added. . The confirmation of the connection state performed in step S72 may be the same as step S11 in FIG.

  Thereafter, the process returns to step S72, and the processes from step S72 to step S73 are repeated while the offline state continues.

  When the online state is detected in step S72, first, the presence or absence of offline stamped data in the terminal device 3 is confirmed (step S12 shown in FIG. 5), and if there is offline stamped data, it is transmitted to the server device 4 ( Step S23 shown in FIG. When the server device 4 receives the offline time stamping data (step S24 shown in FIG. 5), it checks the elapsed time measurement type flag, and if this indicates the offline time stamping process of the first embodiment, the server clock 43 The time obtained by subtracting the elapsed time after stamping (elapsed time after processing) received from the current time indicated by is calculated as the final stamping time (final processing time) (step S25 shown in FIG. 5).

  Then, when there is no offline time stamp data in the terminal device 3 or when the offline time stamp data transmission process is completed, the process proceeds to the time difference calculation process (step S74) according to the second embodiment.

  In the time difference calculation process (step S74) according to the second embodiment, the time difference calculation time (start request time), which is a reference when confirming offline marking, is recorded in the time difference calculation history (elapsed time measurement start history). (See FIG. 9).

  Thereafter, the process shifts to a stamping process (step S75) according to the second embodiment, and enters a standby state (steps S51 to S53 shown in FIG. 10). Steps S54 and S60) shown in FIG. At this time, when the offline time stamping data is created (step S60 shown in FIG. 10), an elapsed time measurement type flag indicating that it is the offline time stamping process (elapsed time measurement before processing) of the second embodiment is added. .

  This elapsed time measurement type flag is used for processing when the server apparatus 4 receives offline time stamped data (steps S62 and S63 shown in FIG. 10). To indicate the offline stamping process, add the elapsed time before stamping received at the previous time difference calculation time (previous start request time) recorded in the time difference calculation history (elapsed time measurement start history). The calculated time is calculated as the final marking time (step S63 shown in FIG. 10).

  Thereafter, in the terminal device 3, while the process of the embossing function program continues (until it stops or ends), the processes from step S74 to step S75 are repeated.

  As for online stamping in the third embodiment, if an online state is detected, the process proceeds from step S72 to step S74, and naturally the stamping process according to the second embodiment is performed.

  As described above, in the third embodiment, the stamping process according to the first embodiment is performed while the offline function continues after the stamping function program of the terminal device 3 is started, and from step S72 to step S73. repeat. When the online state is detected even once, the process proceeds to the stamping process according to the second embodiment, and thereafter, steps S74 to S75 are repeated. Accordingly, the process does not return to step S72 unless the embossing function program is once terminated.

  As described above, when there is an offline stamping while the offline state continues after the stamping system is started, the stamping process according to the first embodiment can provide an accurate stamping time. In addition, when an online state is detected even once (that is, when elapsed time measurement is restarted), an accurate stamping time can be provided by the stamping process according to the second embodiment. That is, in the third embodiment, the advantages of the first embodiment and the second embodiment are extracted. Therefore, even if the offline state continues after startup, the stamping system can be operated in the offline state. Even if the elapsed time count stops due to a failure or the like, an accurate offline time can be provided.

  Even if the offline stamped data of the first embodiment and the second embodiment are mixed, the server device 4 can determine which offline stamped data by referring to the elapsed time measurement type flag. Therefore, it is possible to calculate a correct fixed time stamp.

  The functions of the CPU 21 of the terminal device 3 for realizing the above-described stamping process (see FIGS. 5, 10, and 12), that is, the stamping input recognition unit 31, the connection state determination unit 32, and the terminal communication control unit. 33, the elapsed time control unit 34, the display control unit 35, the time difference calculation unit 36, and the elapsed time measurement unit 37 are stored in advance in the terminal storage unit 22 of the terminal device 3 (installed in the terminal device 3 in advance). The program may be realized by executing the program by the CPU 21, or when actually performing the stamping process, such a program is downloaded from the server device 4 to the terminal device 3, and the downloaded program is executed by the CPU 21. It may be embodied by. The latter mode is suitable for an employment management service using ASP or an employment management service using cloud computing.

  In the above-described embodiment, the terminal device 3 and the IC card reader 5 connected to the terminal device 3 read the IC card 6 possessed by the employee to recognize the stamping input. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone or a smartphone can be used instead of the IC card 6. Further, when such a portable electronic device is adopted instead of the IC card 6, the portable electronic device has a function of transmitting time stamp input information (employee identification information, etc.) when time stamp input is performed. And the terminal device 3 may be provided with a function of recognizing reception of the time stamp input information as a time stamp input. Further, a method of using a variety of identification media other than the IC card (bar code card, RFID tag, optical card, etc.) or recognizing the stamped input by another authentication method such as a password or biometric authentication may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 9, the case where the time difference calculation process is periodically performed when online is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, when the terminal device 3 is activated. Alternatively, the time difference calculation process may be performed when switching from the offline state to the online state is detected.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the stamping system 1 is a specific example of a processing time acquisition system, and a stamping input is a specific example of a processing input. The terminal device 3 is a specific example of a processing time acquisition terminal device, and the server device 4 is a specific example of a processing time management server device. The stamp input recognition unit 31 is a specific example of the process recognition unit, the connection state determination unit 32 is a specific example of the connection state determination unit, and the terminal communication control unit 33 is a specific example of the offline processing time data transmission unit. The elapsed time control unit 34 is a specific example of the elapsed time control unit, the display control unit 35 is a specific example of the confirmation processing time display unit, and the time difference calculation unit 36 is a specific example of the online confirmation request unit. The elapsed time measuring unit 37 is a specific example of elapsed time measuring means. The server communication control unit 51 is a specific example of an elapsed time measurement start request unit, an online confirmation unit, and an error detection unit, and the fixed marking unit 52 is a specific example of a fixed processing time acquisition unit.

  Further, the present invention can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist or concept of the invention that can be read from the claims and the entire specification, and a stamping system, a stamping apparatus, a stamping with such a change can be made. The management server device, the marking method, and the marking program are also included in the technical idea of the present invention.

  The present invention can be used for employment management of company employees. For example, it is suitable for use in employment management services provided by ASP, employment management services using cloud computing, and the like. Further, the present invention is not limited to the embossing system, and can be applied to various systems including a terminal device and a server device connected via a communication network. For example, if processing such as e-commerce, creation or authentication of contracts and certificates, generation of e-mails and various electronic data is performed on a terminal device and recorded and managed by a server device, whether the devices are online Regardless of the offline state, an accurate processing time can be acquired and given to these data. As described above, the present invention can also be applied to a system that acquires a processing time using an event such as an access issuance from a terminal device to a server device as a predetermined process.

  In addition, when the present invention is connected to a terminal device to control equipment used for work at a site such as a factory, for example, the present invention is applied to a system that manages the status and process of the work, and the work is treated as a predetermined process. Processing time can also be acquired. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a system that acquires a processing time using detection by a detector such as a human sensor as a predetermined process.

1 Stamping system (processing time acquisition system)
2 Communication network 3 Terminal device (processing time acquisition terminal device)
4. Server device (processing time management server device)
21 CPU
22 terminal storage unit 23 terminal clock 31 stamped input recognition unit (process recognition means)
32 Connection state determination unit (connection state determination means)
33 Terminal communication control unit (offline processing time data transmission means)
34 Elapsed time control unit (elapsed time control means)
35 Display control unit 36 Time difference calculation unit (online confirmation request means)
37 Elapsed time measurement unit (Elapsed time measurement means)
41 CPU
42 Server storage unit 43 Server clock 51 Server communication control unit (elapsed time measurement start request means, online confirmation means, error detection means)
52 Confirmation stamping part (Confirmation processing time acquisition means)

Claims (10)

A processing time acquisition system that acquires and records the time when a stamping input is performed as a predetermined process,
A terminal device and a server device that can be connected to each other via a communication network;
The terminal device
Process recognition means for recognizing the stamped input;
A connection state determination means for determining whether the terminal device and the server device are in an online state in which communication is possible or an offline state in which communication is impossible;
An elapsed time measuring means for receiving an instruction to start measurement and measuring an elapsed time from when the instruction was received;
Elapsed time control means for obtaining the elapsed time measured by the elapsed time measurement means as elapsed time information when the connection state determination means determines the offline state and the processing recognition means recognizes the stamped input. When,
Offline processing time for acquiring offline processing time data related to the time stamping input based on the elapsed time information and transmitting it to the server device when detecting the switching from the offline state to the online state by the connection state determining means Data transmission means,
The server device
When the offline processing time data transmitted from the terminal device is received, a fixed processing time related to the time stamp input is determined based on the offline processing time data and a server time obtained from a server clock provided in the server device. A fixed processing time acquisition means for calculating;
An elapsed time measurement start requesting unit that transmits an elapsed time measurement start request to the terminal device, and reads the server time indicated by the server clock at the time of transmission and records it in the elapsed time measurement start history as the start request time. ,
The elapsed time control means, when receiving the elapsed time measurement start request from the server device, instructs the elapsed time measurement means to start the measurement,
The offline processing time data transmission means obtains the offline processing time data including the elapsed time information as an elapsed time before processing when the connection state determination means detects switching from the offline state to the online state. Sent to the server device,
The fixed processing time acquisition unit reads the start request time immediately before recorded in the elapsed time measurement start history by the elapsed time measurement start request unit when the offline processing time data transmitted from the terminal device is received. A processing time acquisition system characterized in that a time obtained by adding the pre-processing elapsed time of the offline processing time data to the start request time is calculated as the fixed processing time. The elapsed time control means starts the measurement to the elapsed time measuring means when the process recognition means recognizes the stamping input during a first period from when the terminal device is activated until the terminal apparatus is brought into the online state. Instructing the elapsed time measurement means to start the measurement when the elapsed time measurement start request is received from the server device in the second period after being in the online state even once,
The off-line processing time data transmission unit is configured to detect the elapsed time information obtained by the elapsed time control unit during the first period when the connection state determination unit detects a switch from the off-line state to the on-line state. Obtains the elapsed time measured by the elapsed time measuring means as the elapsed time at the end of offline and calculates the time difference between the elapsed time at the offline end and the elapsed time information as the elapsed time after processing, For the elapsed time information obtained by the elapsed time control means during the period, the elapsed time information is used as the elapsed time before processing, and the offline processing time data including the elapsed time after processing or the elapsed time before processing is acquired. To the server device,
The fixed processing time acquisition means receives the offline processing time data transmitted from the terminal device, and when the offline processing time data includes the post-processing elapsed time, a server clock provided in the server device Is read as the current server time, the time obtained by subtracting the post-processing elapsed time from the current server time is calculated as the fixed processing time, and when the offline processing time data includes the pre-processing elapsed time, Reading the start request time immediately before being recorded in the elapsed time measurement start history by the elapsed time measurement start request means, and calculating a time obtained by adding the pre-process elapsed time to the start request time as the fixed processing time. The processing time acquisition system according to claim 1. The terminal device
Online confirmation request means for transmitting an online confirmation request to the server device to confirm whether the terminal device and the server device are online;
The server device
Online confirmation means for reading the server time indicated by the server clock and recording it in the online confirmation history as the online confirmation time when the online confirmation request transmitted from the terminal device is received;
When the offline processing time data transmitted from the terminal device is received, the server time indicated by the server clock is read as the current time, and the confirmed processing time calculated based on the offline processing time data is the online confirmation. 2. An error detection means for adding error information to the confirmation processing time when the time is not between the online confirmation time recorded in the online confirmation history by the means and the current time. 2. The processing time acquisition system according to 2. The elapsed time measurement start request means reads a server time indicated by the server clock when the elapsed time measurement start request is transmitted to the terminal device, and records it as a start request transmission time.
The elapsed time control means, after instructing the elapsed time measurement means to start the measurement in response to reception of the elapsed time measurement start request, transmits a start request response to the server device,
Further, the elapsed time measurement start request means receives the start request response transmitted from the terminal device, and records the start request transmission time and the server clock indicated when the start request response is received. Storing the time calculated in consideration of the transmission delay time in the communication between the server device and the terminal device based on the reception time obtained by reading the server time as the start request time in the elapsed time measurement start history. The processing time acquisition system according to claim 1, wherein the processing time acquisition system is a processing time acquisition system.   The processing time acquisition system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the elapsed time control means encrypts the elapsed time information. A processing time acquisition terminal device that records a time when a time stamp input is performed as a predetermined processing by communicating with a server device,
Process recognition means for recognizing the stamped input;
Connection state determination means for determining whether the server device is online or incapable of communicating with the server device; and
An elapsed time measuring means for receiving an instruction to start measurement and measuring an elapsed time from when the instruction was received;
Elapsed time control means for obtaining the elapsed time measured by the elapsed time measurement means as elapsed time information when the connection state determination means determines the offline state and the processing recognition means recognizes the stamped input. When,
Offline processing time for acquiring offline processing time data related to the time stamping input based on the elapsed time information and transmitting it to the server device when detecting the switching from the offline state to the online state by the connection state determining means Data transmission means,
The elapsed time control means, when receiving an elapsed time measurement start request from the server device, instructs the elapsed time measurement means to start the measurement,
The offline processing time data transmission means obtains the offline processing time data including the elapsed time information as an elapsed time before processing when the connection state determination means detects switching from the offline state to the online state. Sent to the server device,
By transmitting the offline processing time data, a server obtained from the pre-processing elapsed time of the offline processing time data and a server clock provided in the server device when the server device transmits the elapsed time measurement start request A processing time acquisition terminal device that requests the server device to calculate a fixed processing time related to the time stamping input based on a time. A processing time management server device that records a time when a time stamp input is performed as a predetermined processing by communicating with a terminal device,
The processing time management server device
When the offline processing time data related to the time stamping input based on the elapsed time information when the terminal device recognizes the time stamping input is received from the terminal device, the offline processing time data and the processing time management server device A confirmation processing time acquisition means for calculating a confirmation processing time related to the stamping input based on a server time obtained from a provided server clock;
An elapsed time measurement start requesting unit that transmits an elapsed time measurement start request to the terminal device, and reads the server time indicated by the server clock at the time of transmission and records it in the elapsed time measurement start history as the start request time. ,
When the confirmed processing time acquisition means receives the offline processing time data including the elapsed time information transmitted from the terminal device as the elapsed time before processing, the elapsed time measurement start history is received by the elapsed time measurement start request means. A processing time management server that reads the start request time immediately before being recorded in the data and calculates the time obtained by adding the pre-processing elapsed time of the offline processing time data to the start request time as the fixed processing time apparatus. Using a terminal device and a server device that can be connected to each other via a communication network, a processing time acquisition method for acquiring and recording a time when a time stamp input is performed as a predetermined process,
In the terminal device, a process recognition step for recognizing the stamped input,
A connection state determination step for determining whether the terminal device and the server device can communicate with each other in an online state or a communication disabled offline state;
An elapsed time measuring step of receiving an instruction to start measurement and measuring an elapsed time from when the instruction was received;
An elapsed time control step of acquiring, as elapsed time information, the elapsed time measured by the elapsed time measurement step when the offline state is determined by the connection state determination step and the stamped input is recognized by the process recognition step. When,
Offline processing time for acquiring offline processing time data related to the time stamping input based on the elapsed time information and transmitting to the server device when switching from the offline state to the online state is detected by the connection state determination step A data transmission process;
In the server device, when the offline processing time data transmitted from the terminal device is received, the time stamp input is performed based on the offline processing time data and a server time obtained from a server clock provided in the server device. A confirmation processing time acquisition step for calculating such a confirmation processing time;
An elapsed time measurement start request step for transmitting an elapsed time measurement start request to the terminal device, and reading the server time indicated by the server clock at the time of transmission and recording it in the elapsed time measurement start history as the start request time. ,
When the elapsed time control step receives the elapsed time measurement start request from the server device, the elapsed time measurement step instructs the measurement start.
The offline processing time data transmission step acquires the offline processing time data including the elapsed time information as an elapsed time before processing when the switching from the offline state to the online state is detected by the connection state determination step. Sent to the server device,
The fixed processing time acquisition step reads the start request time immediately before being recorded in the elapsed time measurement start history by the elapsed time measurement start request step when the offline processing time data transmitted from the terminal device is received. A time obtained by adding the pre-processing elapsed time of the offline processing time data to the start request time is calculated as the fixed processing time. A computer provided in the processing time acquisition terminal device according to claim 6 functions as the processing recognition unit, the connection state determination unit, the elapsed time measurement unit, the elapsed time control unit, and the offline processing time data transmission unit ,
Further, the transmission of the offline processing time data is obtained from the pre-processing elapsed time of the offline processing time data and a server clock provided in the server device when the server device transmits the elapsed time measurement start request. A program for causing the server device to function as a means for requesting calculation of a fixed processing time related to the time stamp input based on a server time to be recorded . A program for causing a computer included in the processing time management server apparatus according to claim 7 to function as the fixed processing time acquisition unit and the elapsed time measurement start request unit .

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