JPH04145397A - Clock device also available to information processing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a clock device also serving as a information processor to be replaced with an ID card by providing a portable clock with data processing function, data display function and coding function. CONSTITUTION:A blinking signal from a light-emitting diode 105 is received at a phototransistor 106 and converted to an electric signal. The converted electric signal is amplified and shaped in its waveform by an amplifying and shaping circuit 107 and inputted to a code control circuit 108, so that the data code is interpreted. When this is finished, an interruption signal (INT) 121 is generated so that a program interruption may occur in a microprocessor 130. Consequently, the interpreted data is received at the microprocessor 130 through a data bus I(DATA) 120. Accordingly, an easily portable timer device which can take place of various ID cards such as an operator identification/recognition card, a credit card and a prepaid card can be obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information processing and timepiece device, and more particularly to an operator identification recognition means and data storage and protection in the information processing field.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, with the development of data processing using computers, the need for data security protection has become increasingly important.

Therefore, a so-called ID card is used as an identification recognition means for an operator to enter the computer installation location and to obtain permission to operate the computer.

Furthermore, conventionally, when purchasing a product, it is difficult to pay for change. Therefore, various so-called ID cards such as credit cards and prepaid cards are used as a means of purchasing products.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, conventional ID cards have the inconvenience of requiring the operator to carry the card at all times.

Additionally, ID cards have the disadvantage that their data can be easily read by a reader and can be duplicated.

Furthermore, this ID card has a storage capacity of at most 200 bytes, and has the disadvantage that it cannot be used to store large amounts of data.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, to be easy to carry,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing and timepiece device that can replace an ID card and has an operator identification recognition means and a storage means capable of storing a large amount of data for performing a high security function.

[Means to solve the problem]

The information processing and clock device of the present invention includes a terminal for inputting information processing data, an amplification and shaping circuit that amplifies and shapes the input data waveform from the terminal, a control section that decodes output data of the amplification and shaping circuit, and a control section. a microprocessor for processing the decoded data; a first storage unit for storing an execution program of the microprocessor and fixed data;
It has a second storage section that stores variable data processed by the microprocessor, a code control circuit that codes the result processed by the microprocessor, and a drive circuit that sends out the data coded by the code control circuit. ing.

Additionally, there is an input/output circuit that encodes and sends out the results processed by the microprocessor, a timekeeping control circuit that sends the data sent out from the input/output circuit as display data, and a display device that displays the display data sent out from the timekeeping control circuit. It has a drive circuit.

Furthermore, an oscillation circuit used in a temperature timing circuit is used as a clock signal for a microprocessor in a time control circuit that controls time measurement in a timepiece device.

〔Example〕

Next, an actual example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing and timepiece device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. FIG. 4 is an external view of an information processing and timepiece device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the information processing/clock device according to the embodiment of the headquarters has a terminal (A) 101. Terminal (B) 102, Terminal (
C) 103. Terminal (D) 104, light emitting diode (A)
105, phototransistor (A>106, amplification shaping circuit (AMP) 107, sign control circuit (SIG[JNAL
C0NT) 108, transistor (B) 1
09, Light emitting diode (B) I 10, Drive circuit 1 (
DRVI) 111, microprocessor (MPU) 13
0, memory (ROM) 140, and random access memory 141 (RAM).

In FIG. 3, this embodiment is a cable terminal having two terminals on the transmitting side and the receiving side of a photocoupler type connector, that is, a transmitting side terminal 201a and a receiving side terminal 201b, in the information processing and timepiece device of the embodiment. 201 is shown.

In FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the receiving side terminal hole (A) 301 of the photocoupler type connector, the transmitting side terminal hole (B) 302 of the photocoupler type connector, and the clock display part 30 are shown.
3. A data display section 304 is shown.

Here, the receiving side terminal hole (A) 301, the transmitting side terminal hole (B)
) 302, for example, the transmitting side terminal 201a and the receiving side terminal 201b of the cable terminal 201 are inserted and coupled as shown in FIG. In this state, data is exchanged with an external device, and the start of this communication is activated, for example, by a signal transmitted to the signal line of the cable terminal 201 or by a switch (not shown) provided on the watch face. Ru.

Next, the operation of the circuit of this information processing and timepiece device will be explained.

In this embodiment, the input/output terminals include terminal (A) 101,
Terminal (B) 102, terminal (C) 103, terminal (D) 10
By using an optical coupling circuit in which a light emitting diode (A) 105, a light emitting diode (B) 110, a phototransistor (A) 106, and a phototransistor (B) 109 are used in 4, data can be optically exchanged with an external device. Give and receive.

As a result, electrical malfunctions are prevented from occurring. That is, the terminal (A) 101 and the terminal (B) 102 are
It is located on the cable terminal 201 side in the figure, and causes the light emitting diode (A) 105 inside this cable terminal to blink. Note that the light emitting diode (A) 105 may be provided on the timepiece device side.

A blinking signal from the light emitting diode (A) 105 is received by a phototransistor (A) 106 and converted into an electrical signal.

The converted electrical signal undergoes waveform amplification and shaping by the amplification and shaping circuit 107, and is input to the code control circuit 108.
The data code is decoded.

Then, upon completion of this, an interrupt signal (INT) 121 is generated causing a program interrupt to the microprocessor 130.

As a result, the decoded data is transferred to the data bus I (DATA).
120 to the microprocessor 130. The program and fixed data for processing this data are stored in the memory 140, and the data bus ■
132 to the microprocessor 130;
The variable data resulting from the processing is transferred to the data bus II (ADD
R) 131 to the random access memory 141. These controls are performed by a control signal line (CONT) 133.

Next, data output from this timekeeping device to an external device will be explained.

Microprocessor 130 connects memory 140 or random access memory 14 via data bus II [132]
The data read from 1.1 or the results of arithmetic processing thereof are input to the code control circuit 1.8 and encoded. The encoded data is converted into a blinking signal for the light emitting diode (B) 110 by the drive circuit 1111, and is irradiated to the phototransistor (B) 109. and,
It is converted into an electric signal again and sent to terminal (C) 103. Terminal (D
) 104 to the connected external device.

Here, the optical coupling shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 corresponds to the terminal (A) 101. in FIG. The light emitting diode (
A) 105 is the transmitting side terminal 201a of the photocoupler connector shown in Figure 3, and the phototransistor (A
) 106 is the transmitting side terminal hole (A) 301 of the photocoupler type connector in Fig. 4, and the terminal (C)
103, light emitting diode (B) 1 in terminal (D) 104
10 is the receiving side terminal 201b of the photocoupler type connector shown in FIG. 3, and the phototransistor (B) 10 shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 9 designates the receiving side terminal hole (A) 302 of the photocoupler type connector shown in FIG. 4, thereby forming an optical coupling circuit.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an information processing and timepiece device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, the information processing and clock device of this embodiment is as follows:
Terminal (A) 101. Terminal (B) 102, terminal (C) 10
1, terminal (D) 104, light emitting diode (A) 105,
Phototransistor (A) 106, amplification shaping circuit (AM
P) 107, Sign control circuit (SIGUNAL C0N
T) 108, phototransistor (B) 109, light emitting diode (B) 110. Drive circuit I (DRVI)
111, microprocessor (MPU) 130, memory (ROM>140, random access memory (RAM>
141, input/output control circuit (Ilo C0NT) 142
, oscillation circuit (O3C) 150, time control circuit (WATC)
HC0NT)160. Drive circuit II (DRVII) 1
61. It consists of a display circuit (DISPLAY) 162 and an alarm buzzer 163.

As explained in the first embodiment above, data input from the outside is processed by the microprocessor 130. In this way, the processing up to this point is the same as in the first embodiment.

The microprocessor 130 then uses the data bus ■
] 32 via memory] 40, or data read from random access memory 141, or
The results of arithmetic processing are sent back to the data bus ■132.
is set in the input/output control circuit 142 via the
The signal is sent via the data bus 153 to the timekeeping control circuit 160 which also performs timekeeping control of the watch itself. Timing control circuit] 60
The processed data is sent to the drive circuit [16] via the data bus V i 64, driven by the drive circuit 16J, and its contents are output to the display circuit 162 via the data bus 65. . Further, time information that is not displayed is outputted by the alarm buzzer 163 via the drive circuit 161 and the data bus Vi 165.

As a result, data as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the data display section 304.

This 11!1 function can be used, for example, when displaying data in response to commands from a connected device; specifically, in deposit and withdrawal operations, this timekeeping device can be used instead of various ID cards when purchasing products. This allows the operator to be identified.

For example, when displaying data according to a command from the connected device, specifically, when changing money for purchasing a product, the amount deposited in advance, such as 1,000 yen, can be stored. By subtracting and adding in the digits, single-unit settlement of accounts associated with consumption tax is performed, simplifying register operations.

Note that the oscillation circuit] 50 is a signal line I 151, a signal line
2 shows an embodiment in which the clock signal is used as a clock signal to the microprocessor 30 via the microprocessor 2.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, by providing a portable watch with data processing functions, data display functions, and encoding functions, advanced data protection and data processing can be easily performed, and operator identification recognition can be achieved. This has the effect of providing an easily portable timekeeping device that can replace various ID cards such as business cards, credit cards, and prepaid cards.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing and timepiece device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an information processing and timepiece device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an information processing and timepiece device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an external view of the information processing and timepiece device according to an embodiment of the present invention. ]01...Terminal (A>, 102...Terminal (B) 51
03...Terminal (C), 104...Terminal (D>, 10
5,... Light emitting diode (A>, 106... Photo 1
- transistor (A), 107...amplifier shaping circuit (AM
P), 108...Sign control circuit (SIGUNAL
C0NT>, 109...For1-transistor (B),
110...Light emitting diode (B), 111...Drive circuit I (DRVI)-120...Data bus I (
DATA), 12]...Interrupt signal (INT),
130-=Micro 70(=ff (MPIJ>, i3
1...Data bus II (ADDR), 132...
Data bus■, 133...Control signal line (CO
N-T), 140...Memory (R, OM), ]41
...Random access memory (RAM), 142 =
-Human output control circuit (Ilo C0NT), 150...
・Oscillation circuit (O3C), 151...Signal line I, 152
...Signal line ■, 153...Data bus ■, 160・
・・Time control circuit (WATCHC0NT), ]6],・
...Drive circuit II (DRVII), 162...Display circuit (DI 5PLAY) + 163...Alarm buzzer, 164...Data bus V, 165...Data bus ■, 201...Cable terminal , 201a...
Transmitting side terminal, 201b...Receiving side terminal, 301...
Receiving side terminal hole (A), 302-... Transmitting side terminal hole (B)
, 303... Clock display section, 304... Data display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A terminal for inputting information processing data, and an amplification and shaping circuit that amplifies and shapes the input data waveform from the terminal;
a control unit that decodes output data of the amplification and shaping circuit; a microprocessor that processes the data decoded by the control unit; a first storage unit that stores an execution program and fixed data of the microprocessor; a second storage unit that stores variable data processed by the microprocessor; a code control circuit that codes the results processed by the microprocessor; and a drive circuit that sends out the data coded by the code control circuit. An information processing and clock device characterized by: 2. The information processing and timepiece device according to claim 1, further comprising: an input/output circuit that encodes and transmits the results processed by the microprocessor; and a timekeeping control circuit that transmits the data transmitted from the input/output circuit as display data. and a drive circuit that displays display data sent from the timekeeping control circuit. 3. The information processing and timepiece device according to claim 2, wherein an oscillation circuit used in the timekeeping circuit in a timekeeping control circuit that controls timekeeping of the timepiece device is used as a clock signal for the microprocessor. Processing and clock device.