JPS60205789A - Time recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention reads personal identification (hereinafter referred to as Ill) data recorded on the magnetic stripe portion of a magnetic card, and stores the time at the time of reading in a memory together with rO data. The present invention relates to a time recorder that is capable of storing stored data in a computer, processing the stored data according to a predetermined procedure, and transmitting the data to an external data processing device.

Conventionally, as a time recorder, a time card is issued to each person in advance every month, and this time car F is inserted into the time recorder when dispatched to work (home) and when leaving work (leaving the office).
The starting time or clocking out time was printed on the time card. And in one month! At that point, time car F was collected and the working hours or overtime hours were tallied manually. However, this method requires a lot of time and effort during collection, is complex, is prone to errors, and is troublesome as it requires issuing a time cart every month.

In view of these points, time recorders using magnetic cards have been proposed in recent years, but all of them require buttons, keys, or the like to indicate whether the worker is on duty or off. Therefore, when inserting a magnetic card and reading the data, you have to confirm it, and if you are asked to leave work when dispatched, for example, you have to change the instructions on buttons, keys, etc., making the operation complicated. There was a problem that. Particularly in workplaces such as factories that employ a shift work system, those who are called in and those who leave work use a time recorder at almost the same time, which results in frequent work switching between coming in and going out, leading to many erroneous records.

This invention was made under these circumstances, and by providing reading units for reading magnetic cards at two locations, one for dispatch and one for clocking out, and distinguishing between dispatch and clocking out,
The purpose is to provide a time recorder that does not require any extra operations on the part of the user.

This invention will be explained below.

This invention reads In data recorded on the magnetic stripe section of a magnetic card, stores the time at the time of reading in a memory together with 10 data, processes the stored data according to a predetermined procedure, and processes the stored data according to a predetermined procedure. This relates to a time recorder that is capable of transmitting data to an external data processing device, with separate magnetic card reading units for dispatch and clock-out, and data for clock-in and clock-out being read when the magnetic card is read. This allows them to be distinguished and memorized.

Figures 1, 2 (A) and 2 (B) show an embodiment of the present invention, and the box-shaped time recorder has a box-shaped top panel at both left and right ends as shown in Figure 3. This card is used to read the In data recorded on the magnetic stripe 21 by inserting the magnetic card 2o supplied in advance as an employee ID card to employees, employees, etc. and moving it in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure. A magnetic card reading section 1 and a magnetic card reading section 2 for use when leaving work are provided. The magnetic card 2o has the same shape and structure as cash cards used in financial institutions (Punk Card, Quick Car 1, etc.), and the employee number and affiliation are pre-recorded as In data on the magnetic stripe 21. has been done. Further, near the reading parts 1 and 2, there are provided guide displays 3 and 4 for the user to visually distinguish between entry and exit, as well as status display parts 5 and 6 for displaying the operating state of the time recorder. There is. and.

A time display section 7 is provided in the center of the top panel to display the current time on a display such as a liquid crystal display, and a section above the time display section 7 is used to transmit stored data to an external data processing device such as a personal computer. Transmission indicator lamp 8
is provided. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2(B), the time recorder is provided with an interface terminal 10 on the side surface for exchanging data with a data processing device, and is connected to a printer to print necessary data. A connector 11 and a switch section 12 for an administrator to adjust the time, turn on/off the power, etc. are provided. Nasai,
The interface terminal IO is R5422 for long distance transmission.
It has two types: the R5232C type for short distance transmission, and the R5232C type for short-distance transmission, which can be used depending on the data processing device such as a personal computer. In addition, the status display sections 5 and 6
Is there a distinction between dispatch and clocking out?The display contents are the same, and the "OK" lamp lights up when the time recorder successfully reads the data on the magnetic card, and the r BUSY
The J lamp is lit during processing such as printing or transferring stored data, and the magnetic card 20 cannot be read while the r BUSYJ lamp is lit. The rERRORJ lamp lights up when the inserted magnetic card is defective or when a card other than an employee ID card is inserted, to notify that there is a malfunction.

On the other hand, FIG. 4 shows the internal configuration of the time recorder, which has a control section 30 consisting of a CPU etc. that performs overall control, and magnetic card reading sections 1 and 2 are connected to the control section 30. A memory 31 for organizing and storing read data is connected, and the contents of this memory 31 are protected at all times by a backup 8-telephone 32.

Further, the clock device 33 clocks the current time and displays it on the time display section 7, and displays it on the memory 31 along with the read data of the magnetic card.
The printer 36 is connected via the connector 11, and the data is transferred from the data transmission section 35 to the terminal 1.
Data is transmitted via o. Furthermore, the control unit 30 includes a switch unit 12, a status display unit 5,
6 is connected, as well as a buzzer part 14 that sounds a buzzer when necessary. Although the clock device 33 also measures the year, month, and day, the display unit 7 only displays hours and minutes in this example. The display unit 7 may also display the year, month, day, 2 hours, minutes, and seconds.

In such a configuration, when an employee is dispatched to work, the employee takes out a magnetic card, which is an employee identification card, inserts it into the reader 1, moves it in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, and the employee number recorded on the magnetic stripe 21 is read. The data is transferred to the memory 31 and stored together with the time data (including year, month, and day) of the clock device 33. When the data on the magnetic card 20 is successfully read, the "OK" lamp on the status display section 5 is lit, and the buzzer part 14 makes a predetermined sound once. If the magnetic card 20 is not read normally, or if the magnetic card 20 is inserted incorrectly, the rERRORJ lamp on the status display section 5 lights up, and the buzzer part 14 emits a predetermined sound. Blow repeatedly several times. In addition, if the reading is normal, among the data such as the employee number and department recorded on the magnetic card 20, the data of the employee number, the data of the time when the magnetic cart 20 was read, and the fact that the employee is dispatched. The identifying data is stored in the memory 31. In this way, each time the magnetic card 20 is successfully read, the data of the employee number, dispatch time, and attendance code are sequentially stored in the memory 31. In addition, part 3 of the buzzer
The manner in which the sound 4 is played can be changed freely, and if the sound is not necessarily required, it may be omitted.

The same operations and processing are performed when leaving work, but the only difference from when being dispatched is that the magnetic card 20 is inserted into the magnetic card reading unit 2 for leaving work instead of the magnetic card reading unit 1 for dispatching. It is. At this time, if the reading is normal, the data stored in the memory 31 is the data of the employee number recorded on the magnetic card 20 as at the time of dispatch, the data of the time when the magnetic card 20 was read, and the data of the time when the magnetic card 20 was read. These data are sequentially stored in the memory 31.
is memorized.

The attendance data or leaving data once stored in the memory 31 in this way is transmitted to an external data processing device such as a pan controller via the data transmission section 35 according to a predetermined procedure. At this time, the transmission indicator lamp 8 is lit. The external data processing device that receives the data totals working hours, overtime hours, etc. according to a pre-made program. Therefore, there is no need to manually tally working hours, overtime hours, etc., and the process is streamlined and error-free. Note that the contents stored in the memory 31 can be printed out by the printer 3B if necessary.

As described above, according to the time recorder of the present invention, there is no need for any extra operations other than reading the magnetic card, so there is no need to press the wrong button due to operation error, and data can be collected reliably. Not only that, but the aggregation work is also greatly streamlined.

Note that the structure of the time recorder mentioned above and the position of the display section etc. can be changed in various ways, and the insertion of the magnetic card [
1 should be differentiated by admission/exit.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure (A) is its plan view, figure (B) is its side view, and
The figure is a plan view showing an example of a magnetic card used in this invention.
FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the time recorder of the present invention. 1.2...Magnetic card reading section, 3.4...Guidance display, 5.8.7...Display section, 2o...Magnetic cart, 2
1... Magnetic stripe, 30... Control unit, 31...
-Memory, 33...Clocking device. There is no change in the contents of the original drawings. Figure 3 Figure 2 Figure 104 4 Figure Procedure Correction Teeth (Method) % Formula % 1. Indication of the case 1982 Patent Application No. 63i368 2. Name of the invention Time recorder L Correction Patent applicant: 12-chome, Ichigaya Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (289), Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. 1, Agent 5, Date of amendment order: June 6, 1980 (Despatch 1) (June 26, 2017) (1) Engraving of the specification (no changes to the contents). (2) Amend the drawings attached to the application as shown in the attached sheet.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Reading the personal identification data recorded on the magnetic stripe portion of the magnetic card, storing the time at the time of reading in a memory together with the personal identification data, processing the stored data according to a predetermined procedure, and , a time recorder capable of transmitting data to an external data processing device, wherein reading sections for the magnetic card are provided separately for when the card is dispatched and when the clock is clocked out; A time recorder characterized by being able to distinguish and memorize.