JPH01117564A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To collect time cards by person and month easily and to confirm the working status by storing a specific registration number read from a card reader and a clock data representing a date at card reading into a data memory. CONSTITUTION:A control section 4 receiving the operation command 14 commanding the reading as a time card from an operation section 5 allows a card reader 1 to read the registration in number specific to a card based on a card reader control signal 15 and writes it into a data memory 2 based on a data memory control signal 16 together with a count data 17 at card reading as a specific registration number data 11. The operation section 5 gives an operation command 14 commanding the print-out to a specific registration number to the control section 4 to apply formatting for the registration number and count data specific and registered already based on the data memory control signal 16 as the time card and prints it out to a local printer 6 as print-out information 19.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to addition means for a facsimile machine.

〔overview〕

The present invention provides a facsimile machine equipped with a card reader, which includes means for storing a registration number for identifying an individual on a card inserted into the card reader, and the time and date and time of insertion of the card as a set. A facsimile machine is used as a time recorder, and the information can be transmitted remotely.

[Conventional technology]

The card reader of the conventional device was used, for example, to manage communication traffic by department. In other words, a card with a departmental registration number recorded is passed through the facsimile machine's card reader, and the registration number is identified each time a document is sent or copied, and the number of sheets sent, number of copies, and billing data spent on communication are recorded on a monthly basis. The data is stored internally, and the data for each department is formatted and output as statistical data as necessary.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

A facsimile apparatus having such a conventional card reader has a disadvantage that the card is used only for managing communication traffic, and its cost performance is low.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate such drawbacks, and to provide a facsimile device having a means for acting as a time recorder, which can also manage the entry and exit of individuals.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a facsimile machine equipped with a card reader that converts information including a registration number on a card into a first signal, and a conversion system that converts the date and time when the card reader starts reading a card into a second signal. The present invention is characterized by comprising: a memory for storing the first signal and the second signal as a set; and means for transmitting the contents of the memory as a facsimile signal.

[Effect]

When a card with a registration number for identifying an individual is inserted into a card reader of an existing facsimile machine, information regarding the insertion time and date is stored in the memory along with the registration number. The contents of this memory are printed on the own printer or sent as facsimile information to a remote center.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. 1st
The figure is a block configuration diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment includes a card reader 1 that converts information including a registration number on a card into a first signal;
A control unit 4 that includes a conversion means that converts the date and time when card reading is started by the card reader 1 into a second signal, and data that is a memory that stores the first signal and the second signal as a set. It includes a memory 2 and a four-wire interface 3 which is means for transmitting the contents of this memory as a facsimile signal.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained based on FIGS. 1 and 2. The control unit 4 receives an operation instruction 14 from the operation unit 5 instructing to read the time as a card, and causes the card reader 1 to read the unique registration number of the card based on the card reader control signal 15, and reads the unique registration number. The data 11 is written to the data memory 2 together with the clock data 17 when reading the card based on the data memory control signal 16. The control unit 4 receives an operation instruction 14 that instructs the operation unit 5 to print out the unique registration number, and formats the already registered unique registration number and timing data as a time card based on the data memory control signal 16. printing and outputs it to the local printer 6 as printout information 19. Here, the unique registration number is, for example, an individual's employee number, and the timekeeping data is, for example, entry/exit date and time data, which is output as a table tabulated by month. When polling is received from the center machine, the data memory control signal 16 from the control unit 4 is given to the data memory 2 based on the polling instruction 18 from the line interface 3, and the time card data 12 in the data memory 2 is sent to the line interface 3. Line data via 13
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〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention stores the unique registration number read from the card reader and the clock data indicating the date and time at the time of card reading in the data memory, so the data memory can be locally dumped and the dispatch status Individual monthly time cards can be easily tallied by checking information and porting from the center machine, and this has the effect of making it possible to manage entry and exit without installing equipment such as a time recorder.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention. 1...Card reader, 2...Data memory, 3...
- Line interface, 4...control unit, 5...operation unit, 6...printer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile machine equipped with a card reader that converts information including the registration number on the card into a first signal, a conversion means that converts the date and time when the card reader starts reading the card into a second signal. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a memory for storing a set of the first signal and the second signal; and means for transmitting the contents of the memory as a facsimile signal.