JPH0612543A - Item setting method for time recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify initialization by using a card where an answer to a visit is marked or punched, reading data out of the card, and setting an item. CONSTITUTION:This method consists of a CPU 1, a program ROM 2, a RAM 3 as a work memory, and a writable E<2>ROM4 as a setting data ROM, and initial values of about 30 kinds of setting item data regarding working patterns, etc., are written. The data are reset corresponding to user's working patterns. A data RAM 5 is used to rewrite the data in the setting data ROM 4 and uses a backup battery for power failure compensation. An I/O port 6 performs input/output control over a card reader 7, a printer 8, a keyboard 9, a timer 10, a display part D, etc. Then a setting index card and a setting card are used to set setting items corresponding to the working patterns.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an item setting method for a time recorder having an intelligent function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a company that employs a part-time job, a part-time job, and a shift system, each employee has a different work style, and when managing these with a time recorder, various initial settings for various work styles can be set. Work is required.

In the time recorder manufactured and sold by the applicant of the present invention, this setting has been conventionally performed as follows. There is a guidance that describes the flow of the Q and A method for selecting the necessary setting items according to the work style, and the key operation procedure for setting the items for each item required for the initial setting, Based on this guidance, write the required setting items in the setting specifications of a predetermined format. Then, referring to the setting specifications and guidance, the key input is manually performed.

[0004]

In the above method, it is very difficult to determine how to adapt the work form to the time recorder, and it is almost impossible to set it on the user side. This is due to the following reasons. a. It is difficult to understand the contents of dozens of types of setting items. b. It is difficult to establish relationships between items. c. It is difficult to understand the selection of shifts (time schedule). -Which shift and how to use it.・ How many shifts should I use? d. I don't know how to group employees.

Here, grouping is to divide various work patterns into two or three groups according to the specifications of the time recorder, and generally, items such as monthly closing date and shift movement mode (described later) are included. It manages the employees who are common to one group.
If there are about two or three types of work, it is relatively easy to divide into groups, but if there are many types,
The user could not decide which work style should be integrated.

In addition to the above, there is a drawback that it is difficult to narrow down the setting items. In other words, the items that need to be set differ depending on the work style, but it is extremely difficult for the user to select the item.

Due to the difficulty of setting as described above, the setting cannot be made on the user side, and a technician who is familiar with the time recorder listens to and arranges information regarding working hours from the user, and then divides into groups according to the judgment of the technician. After narrowing down the setting items, a complicated setting operation was performed.

An object of the present invention is to simplify a complicated setting operation as much as possible and to enable setting on the user side.

[0009]

According to the present invention, a question concerning an item to be set when using the time recorder is described, and a card for marking or punching an answer to the question is used, and by reading the data of this card,
The items are set.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, 1 is a CPU (central processing unit), 2 is a program ROM, 3 is a RAM as a work memory, 4 is a setting data ROM, and writable E ²
It consists of a ROM, and the initial values of about 30 types of setting item data (detailed later) regarding work styles, etc. are written in advance, and this data is reset according to the work style of the user. The invention has a feature in the setting method at this time. A data RAM 5 is used when the data in the setting data ROM 4 is rewritten, and the backup battery compensates for a power failure. An I / O port 6 controls input / output with the card reader 7, the printer 8, the keyboard 9, the clock 10 and the display unit D.

In the above structure, the setting index card and the setting card are used to set the setting items according to the work style. The setting items input by these cards and keys will be described. .

In this example, there are three types of setting items: common items, group items, and shift (time schedule) items.

1. Common items For example, machine number. , 12/24 hour, 60/10
Items common to each group and each shift, such as the designation of 0-decimal and the number of hours of time signal.

2. Group items Required items for each group (3 groups in this example) distributed according to the work style. In this example, 3 items are the closing date for each month, shift movement mode, and approval method. Here, the shift movement mode designates how to move between a plurality of shifts. (1) Fixed mode: shift N punched on a time card
o. The mode is fixed to and cannot be moved with other shifts. (2) Half-day mode: Any day of the week (maximum of 3 days) is the shift number punched on the time card. To other shift numbers. A mode that can be moved to. (3) Manual mode: Shift No. by key before inserting the time card. A mode in which you can enter and move to any shift. There are 3 modes. The approval method defines whether to automatically approve overtime work or work on holidays (automatic approval system) or with an approval card (declaration approval system). In this example, the closing date, the shift movement mode, and the approval method 3
Employees with common items are managed collectively as one group, and it is possible to distribute up to three groups. However, if there are four or more groups as work patterns, the groups with only common closing dates are combined into one group, and the groups are distributed to three groups. The feature of the present invention is that this grouping is automated. Is one of.

3. Shift item It is an item to specify the working hours, the date switching time,
There are items such as the specified time zone (starting work, starting work, closing work, leaving work).

In order to set each item of the common / group / shift, in the present example, the setting operation is simplified by using the following setting index card and setting card. First, as setting index cards, four cards for common items 1 and 2, group items and shift items are used.

The front and back sides are shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, respectively, and the setting index card 11 of the common item 1 is shown.
Then, four kinds of questions are written on the front side, and explanations of the questions or meanings of terms are written on the back side. The user answers this question by answering 11 on the bottom of the card.
The corresponding answer number position of a is punched (may be a mark).

11b is an identification mark hole of the card. FIGS. 3A and 3B show the front and back of the setting index card 12 of the common item 2, respectively, with six questions on the front side and explanations of terms on the back side. Similarly, for this, the corresponding answer No. in the answer column on the bottom surface. It is something that punches into.

FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B) show the front and back of the setting index card 13 for group items, respectively, and questions 1 to 3 are for the above-mentioned manual mode, fixed mode and half-day mode employees. The deadline is set. By this setting, the closing date and the shift movement mode of the group item are set.

On the back side of this card, explanations of terms and punch examples are described, and the user only needs to select a mode that suits his or her work style and set a closing date in this mode. For example, there are employees across modes, and manual mode employees have a deadline of 1
In the 6th fixed mode, there are two types of closing days, 16th and 20th. If the closing day for half-day work is 19th, punching is performed as shown by the hatching in FIG. 4 (A). is there. If you are divided into 4 groups in this way, combine the groups with the same closing date to 1
The groups are divided into three groups.

By the way, the approval method is set by a setting card described later.

As to the regulation of groups, as can be seen from the above, the priorities are determined in the order of closing date, shift mode, and approval (the closing date is high), and contracts are made in three groups as much as possible.

FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B) show the front and back of the setting index card 14 for the shift items, respectively. Of the setting items relating to the shift, unnecessary items are indexed and narrowed down to only the necessary items. This is to simplify the setting operation of. Five kinds of simple questions are written on the surface, and the user only has to answer these questions and punch in the answer field. On the back side, a glossary of terms is described, and it is easy for the user to set.

The data punched on the above four types of setting index cards are processed by the configuration of FIG. 1 (this processing operation will be described later), and as a result, the sixth data is created.
The dump list card 15 of FIGS. (A) and (B) is printed out.

Group information and shift information are printed on this card. For example, when group items are set as shown in FIG. 4 (A), the group A to group A to the group information printing section 15a are printed. On the closing day of C, the shift movement mode is printed out. That is, for group A, employees with a closing date of 16 days are allocated,
The shift movement mode is manual mode, group B
For, the employee with a closing date of 20 days is allocated and the shift movement mode is fixed mode. For the group C, the employee with a closing date of 19 days is allocated and the shift movement mode is half-day mode. Printed out.

For group C, of the 10 types of shifts from 0 to 9, No. No. 9 shift is uniquely assigned as the half-day shift, and No. Assign 0 as the weekday shift. In other words, in this example, ten kinds of shifts can be set, and which number and how to use the shift are left to the user's selection, but the user should not hesitate as much as possible when making this selection. In the case of half-day shift, the shift number is assigned as a guidance as a guidance. When there are two or more types of shifts in the half-day mode, the shift No. (8, 1), (7, 2) ... Are sequentially allocated.

As for the free part, the shift No. assigned to the half-day mode is set. Next shift No. Is to be assigned.

However, when the shift movement mode is the fixed mode or the manual mode, the shift No. Is not assigned.

In accordance with the above-mentioned shift allocation and the setting contents of the shift items in FIG. 5 (A), the shift information printing section 15b in FIG. 6 (A) shows the setting of each setting item for each shift. The need is printed out. For example, in the setting of shift items in Fig. 5 (A), there are no employees who take free breaks. There is no free part. There is no delay. There is no premature retirement. There is no special overtime. When the setting is made, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), the unnecessary mark-is printed in the column of each setting item, and the user is notified that the setting of the item is unnecessary. Items that need to be set are marked with a circle.

At the same time, the setting unnecessary items are masked so that the setting operation cannot be performed. In other words, the setting of the item, after switching to the setting mode of the item by the key or the setting card described later,
Although it is set by a predetermined key operation, the above setting unnecessary items are set not to be switched to the setting mode even if the key or the setting card is used.

As a result, the necessary setting items are narrowed down, and the user can set only the necessary items without hesitation.

In other words, the above-described mask allows the main unit, which is originally a general-purpose unit, to be used as a dedicated unit for a specific user, which is convenient for the user.

The shift use number is printed in the lowest column of the shift information in FIG. 6 (A). The shift No. 0 is used as shift application 4, that is, as weekday shift of group C. 9
Indicates that the shift application 7 is used, that is, a half-day shift of group C is used.

By the way, on the back surface of the dump list card 15, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), a description about group information and shift information is described.

When the grouping and the necessary setting items are narrowed down as described above, the necessary items are set using the following setting cards as an example.

FIGS. 7 to 11 are setting cards for the ringing time, the holidays, the approval method, the date switching time, and the regular time zone. Each setting card has a function and a key input operation procedure for setting the setting card, and a card identification mark hole is provided at the lower end.

Similar setting cards (not shown) are prepared for the other setting items.

Therefore, for example, when setting the ringing time, the identification mark is read by passing the setting card shown in FIG. 7 through the card reader, whereby the key is switched to the ringing time setting mode. . Therefore, the user can easily set the blowing time only by operating the keys according to the procedure written on the setting card.

In this example, the setting mode can be switched not only by the setting card but also by key input.

Next, a program process for executing the above-mentioned operation will be described with reference to a flowchart. First, the processing operation by the setting index card and the dump list card will be described. In FIG. 12, the setting index card is pulled in by inserting it into the card reader, and it is determined whether or not the setting index card is the setting index card. In the case of Yes, the card information is read and the following index processing is performed.

In FIG. 13, the type of the drawn card is determined, and it is determined whether the card is a common index card, a group index card, a shift index card or a dump list card, and it is determined according to the card type. Index processing is performed.

That is, in the case of a common index card or shift index card, as shown in FIG. 14, after punched items and punch information are processed, this information is written in the setting data ROM 4 of FIG. If the information written here does not require any further setting by the user, that item is masked. For example, the common item Machine No. As for the 12-hour system, the 24-hour system, the 60-base system, the 100-base system, the baud rate, etc., even if the setting card or the key operation is performed, the mode is not switched to the setting mode. In addition to this, when it is set that there is no free part in the shift item of FIG. 5 (A), regarding the items of the standard working hours and the number of hours rest among the shift setting items of FIG. 6 (A), Since no setting is required, masking is also performed for these. Specifically, this mask processing is performed by setting a mask flag for the above setting items.

Next, the group index process will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, the fourth
The number of punches and punch data of the set index card shown in FIG. If the number of punches is 3 or less,
Allocate employees on each closing day to groups A, B and C. If the number of punches is four or more, it is determined whether or not there is the same closing date, and if there is, the employees on the same closing date are integrated into the same group. If there is no same deadline, or if there are four or more deadlines even after integration, an error is displayed because it is not suitable for use of this machine.

When the groups can be allocated to the three groups by the above integration, it is checked whether or not there is a half-day mode group, and if there is, a shift N in FIG. 6 (A).
o. It will be allocated as a half-day shift from the end of. Also, if there is a free part, half-day shift N
o. Next shift No. Is allocated for the free part.

As described above, the grouping and the masking processing of the items not to be set are performed.

After the above processing is completed, the dump list card is inserted to rearrange the data defined by the setting index card into the print format as shown in FIG. A)
As described above, the group information and the shift information are printed out. With respect to the necessity / non-necessity of the setting of the shift information, a mark-not-needed-setting is printed on the item having the mask flag.

Next, an item setting process using the setting card will be described with reference to FIG. First, after pressing the setting key in the keyboard, the desired setting card is inserted. From the identification mark of this card to the program N
o. Is displayed on the display section D. Then, the data in the ROM 4 is transferred to the RAM 5, and the corresponding program number. Data is read out and displayed on the display section D. Then, key operation is performed according to the procedure written on the setting card to input data. By this, the display data is rewritten, and by finally pressing the input key, the input data is written in the RAM 5 as a fixed value.

When an input error is made, the input data is cleared by pressing the clear key, and the original data is read and displayed.

When the data in the RAM 5 is rewritten as described above, the next item No. Alternatively, the item data is read and displayed. That is, when the setting of the item is completed only by inputting one type of time as in the case of setting the date switching time in FIG. 10, the operation of the input key causes the next program No. I will move to the setting of
When it is necessary to input a plurality of data as in the case of designating the scheduled time zone in FIG. 11, the next item data is read and displayed by operating the input key.

Program No. When the item is set, it is determined whether this item is a common setting item, a group setting item, or a shift setting item,
A change flag corresponding to this is set.

The operation by this change flag will be described later.

When the setting by one setting card is completed as described above, the next program No. Is selected and the settings are sequentially performed in the same manner as above.

The program No. to be set. If you want to change the number, press the black arrow keys or the black arrow keys to change the program number. Can be shifted back and forth. Also, by pressing the → key, the same program N
o. The following items can be read out from within.

Further, the program No. is input by key input without using the setting card. It is also possible to specify.

When the setting of each item is completed as described above, the end key is pressed to input that effect.

When the data in the RAM 5 is rewritten as described above, R is read at the following two timings.
Rewriting to OM4 is performed. One is immediate change by key designation, and the other is automatic change. That is, common items and shift items are changed from the next day, and group items are changed from the next month. Shown in the figure. In the figure, when the date switching process starts, it is determined whether the common setting change flag and the shift setting change flag are set,
If it is standing, the common item and the shift item in the RAM 5 are rewritten in the ROM 4.

Further, it is judged whether or not the current day is a deadline, and if it is a deadline, the group item in the ROM 4 is rewritten. After completion of this rewriting, each change flag is cleared.

[0058]

According to the present invention, the question concerning the item to be set when using the time recorder is described, and the data of this card is read by using the card which marks or punches the answer to this. Since the items are set based on, it is possible to simplify the initial setting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a setting index card.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a setting index card.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a setting index card.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a setting index card.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a list card.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a setting card.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a setting card.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a setting card.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a setting card.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a setting card.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... CPU 2 ... Program ROM 3 ... RAM 4 ... Setting data ROM 5 ... Data ROM 11-14 ... Setting index card 15 ... List card

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Kozo Nagasaki 4-1-1 Taihei, Sumida-ku, Tokyo Inside Stock Company Seikosha

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card for marking or punching an answer to an item concerning an item to be set when using the time recorder and a card for marking or punching the answer and reading the marked or punched data of this card, and based on this data, the item Item setting method of time recorder characterized by setting.