JPH0654508B2 - Time recorder with program output function - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a time recorder having a function of printing out a setting program, which is input and set in a memory by operating a keyboard, as characters or marks on a card paper. It is about.

[Conventional technology]

The user-specific program (setting data) that controls the operation of the electronic time recorder is set by the service person, etc., operating the keyboard equipped on the time recorder while watching the program sheet created according to the user's employment status. There is.

However, in the user-specific program that controls the operation of the time recorder, there are various and many patterns due to the difference in the work system, the print control method, etc. In addition, the work pattern also differs between each department and branch. First of all, creating a program sheet is very troublesome, and it is difficult to create it accurately. Even if the program sheet is created correctly, this time, while watching this program sheet, operate the keyboard to execute the program. It was difficult to set it correctly on the time recorder, and there were many cases where even a professional service person made a mistake.

Therefore, it is possible to check an input error by devising such that the set program can be displayed on the display unit equipped in the time recorder each time it is input and after the input, it can be arbitrarily called and displayed.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, once a program has been entered, it is not possible to point out mistakes while looking at the screen of the display section, and there is the problem that the time recorder processing will proceed with the wrong program. There is also a problem that the program that was input after that would be very troublesome to reset if the memory went down due to the occurrence of various troubles such as power failure and damage.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to confirm at a glance the setting program input and set in the memory of the time recorder from the keyboard, and to easily identify the program that was input incorrectly.
In addition, it is necessary to make it possible to accurately detect and reconfigure the program when trouble occurs.

[Means for solving problems]

Means taken in the present invention to solve the above technical problems are as follows.

(1) Operation mode of the time recorder in the electronic time recorder configured to calculate the working data and print the time card by the printer according to the program input to the memory by operating the keyboard. A mode selector switch that can switch the input mode, normal print mode, program print mode, and program code print mode.

(2) When the operation mode is switched to the program print mode by this mode changeover switch, the printer device is operated and the contents stored in the program set in the memory are stored in the first card paper. A program embodying printing means for converting into specific characters and printing should be provided.

(3) Similarly, when the operation mode is switched to the program code print mode, the printer device is operated to optically read the program set in the memory into the inserted second card paper. A program code printing means for converting into a possible mark code and printing is provided.

(4) Similarly, when the operation mode is switched to the input mode and the second card paper on which the mark code is printed is inserted, the program printed with the mark code is read,
In addition, a card reader for re-inputting the read program into the above memory is provided.

[Action]

The means composed of the respective elements (1), (2), (3), and (4) operate as follows.

According to the means described in (1) above, the operation mode of the time recorder is changed according to the switching operation of the mode changeover switch,
It is possible to freely convert into each mode of "input mode", "normal print mode", "program print mode" and "program code print mode".

According to the means described in (2) above, the operation mode of the time recorder is switched to the program print mode by operating the mode changeover switch, and then the first card paper for the program formed in the same shape as the time card is used. When it is inserted into the time recorder, the program that is input and set in the memory by operating the keyboard concretely expresses its contents in characters by the printer device, for example, "start time 9:00, end time 17:00
etc. Since it is converted and printed out, the contents of the program can be confirmed at a glance by observing the printing on this card paper.

According to the means described in the above (3), when the operation mode of the time recorder is switched to the program code print mode by using the mode changeover switch, the program set in the memory is replaced by the second inserted code. It makes it possible to convert a mark code that can be read optically onto a card sheet and print it out.

According to the means described in (4) above, by inserting the second card paper in which the program is converted into the optically readable mark code and printed as described above into the time recorder as it is, the program can be reproduced. It can be used as a setting card, for example, when the program stored in the memory is down due to a trouble such as a power failure, after changing the operation mode of the time recorder to the input mode using the mode selector switch. , This second
If you insert this card paper into the time recorder, the mark code printed on the second card paper, that is, the program, is read by a dedicated card reader (program reader), and the read program is re-entered in the memory. It becomes possible to do.

As described above, the technical problems described above can be solved by the above means, and the problems of the conventional technology can be solved.

〔Example〕

A preferred embodiment of the above-described time recorder with a program output function according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a time recorder according to the present invention. The time recorder generally indicated by reference numeral 1 includes a slot 2 of a time card T, setting of programs, inputting and calling of various data, etc. Keyboard 3 used for display, and display device 4 for displaying current time and various data
And the operation mode of the time recorder 1 is “input mode”
And a "normal print mode", a "program print mode", and a "program code print mode".

Further, inside the time recorder 1, a card feed roller for sucking and ejecting the time card T inserted through the insertion port 2 and various codes recorded on the time card T are read, and a program to be described later is provided. A card reading device (program reading device) that reads a mark code printed on a card (card paper), a printer device that prints work data on a time card T that is sent in, and various printing on a card paper, and further A timepiece device (not shown) that oscillates a reference timepiece signal is attached.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the time recorder 1 described above. The interface 12, which is connected to the control unit including the CPU 10 and the memory 11, includes the keyboard 3, the display device 4, and the mode changeover switch described above. 5,
A card feeding roller motor 6, a card reading device 7, a printer 8, and a clock device 9 are connected.

In the time recorder configured as described above, a service person or the like operates the keyboard 3 to input and set a program for arithmetic processing or printing processing in the memory 11 based on a program sheet created in advance.

The program set here is a user-specific program such as start time or end time, and other general operation programs (system programs) are already input to the memory 11 at the factory stage. In addition, when inputting the program, it goes without saying that the mode changeover switch 5 is operated in accordance with the above-mentioned "input mode".

After setting the program for the memory 11 as described above, the mode selector switch 5 is switched to the above-mentioned "normal print mode".
The work data is printed in a predetermined print field of No. 1 and further stored in a file of each individual provided in the memory 11 if necessary. The time recorder according to the present invention, in particular,
A program input from the keyboard 3 and stored in the memory 11 is formed in the same shape as the time card T inserted into the insertion slot 2 by switching the mode changeover switch 5. It is designed to print on card paper TA and TB.

That is, in FIG. 3, P ... Is a program printed on the first card paper TA by switching the above-mentioned mode changeover switch 5 to the "program print mode". The program print P ... To be printed is printed out in a state in which its contents are concretely expressed by characters as shown in the figure.

On the other hand, on the second card paper TB shown in FIG. 4, a timing mark row X is displayed on the side edge in the longitudinal direction, and a total of 10 mark detection rows Y are provided in the width direction. An area Z in which the equal timing mark row X and the mark detection row Y are orthogonal to each other is a print column for the optical reading mark, and the mode selector switch 5 is set to the "program code print mode".
When this second card sheet TB is inserted into the insertion slot 2, the printer device 8 is controlled to mark the program stored in the memory 11 in the area Z of the second card sheet TB. The mechanism is such that it is printed out in the state of being converted into the code M ...

The second prints the mark code M of the program in this way
The card paper TB can be inserted into the time recorder 1 as it is and used as a card for program setting. In use, the mode setting switch 5 is switched to the "input mode" and then the card for program setting is used. That is, when the second card sheet TB is inserted into the insertion slot 2, the card reading device 7 reads the program formed by the mark codes M ... And inputs the read program into the memory 11 again. Can be set.

Incidentally, FIG. 5 is an overall configuration diagram for clearly showing the present invention.

The time recorder with a program output function according to the present invention has the structure as described above, and the program inputted to the memory 11 by operating the keyboard 3 is a letter P on the first card paper TA as shown in FIG. Since it is possible to print out the contents in a concrete representation,
By reading the program output with these characters, it is possible to check the input program and easily find an input error at a glance.

If the program input to the memory 11 is printed out on the second card paper TB with the optically readable mark code M ... As shown in FIG. Because it will be a setting card,
When the memory of the input program is down due to a trouble such as a power failure, the second card paper TB is inserted into the insertion slot 2 of the time recorder 1 to easily re-input the program to the memory 11. You can

[Effect] Therefore, according to the time recorder with a program output function according to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate malfunctions due to input mistakes of the program, accurately perform work management by the time recorder, and re-enter the program into the memory. Since it can be done easily without bothering you,
The advantage is that the downtime of the time recorder due to the occurrence of trouble can be shortened as much as possible, and the correction procedure after re-operation can be reduced, and in combination with the fact that the configuration is simple and easy to implement, The effect is tremendous.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an example of a time recorder with a program output function according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing its electrical configuration, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of a card sheet on which a program is printed with marks for optical reading, and FIG. 5 is an overall configuration diagram for clarifying the present invention. 1 is a time recorder, 3 is a keyboard, 5 is a mode selector switch, 7 is a card reading device, 8 is a printer device, 1
0 is a CPU, 11 is a memory, T is a time card, TA is a first card sheet, TB is a second card sheet, P is a program print, and M is a mark code.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electronic time recorder configured to perform operation processing of work data and print processing on a time card by a printer according to a program input and set in a memory by operating a keyboard. A mode selector switch capable of switching the operation mode to an input mode, a normal print mode, a program print mode, and a program code print mode;
When the operation mode is switched to the program print mode by the mode changeover switch, the contents of the contents of the first card paper into which the program set in the memory is inserted and the program set in the memory is inserted are specified. A program embodying printing means for converting into characters and printing; similarly, when the above operation mode is switched to the program code print mode, the printer device is operated to insert the program set in the memory into the second And a program code printing means for converting into an optically readable mark code on the card paper and printing the same; switching the operation mode to the input mode and inserting the second card paper on which the mark code is printed. , The program printed with the mark code is read, and the read program is read by the above-mentioned memory. Program Output function time recorder, characterized by comprising a card reader to re-enter the directory.