JPS6155150B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to a device for centrally managing the working status of employees and employees (hereinafter referred to as employees) using a central computer, and particularly relates to a device for centrally managing the working status of employees, etc. The present invention relates to a time recorder system in which incidental information necessary for work status management is transmitted through the same transmission path.

(Prior art) Conventionally, as shown in Fig. 1, this type of device connects a plurality of time recorder terminals D ₁ to Dn to a center computer CP, and manually calls the center computer from the time recorder terminal and stores information in the memory. Systems for transmitting the contents of are known.

(Problems with the conventional technology) The conventional system described above has the following inconveniences. In other words, since the only function is to send the data stored in the time recorder terminal to the center computer, for example, when adjusting the time of the built-in clock part of the time recorder terminal,
Or, if there are instructions to be given to employees, such as changing working hours or regulating overtime, staff in charge of working time management must visit each floor where time clock terminals are installed. .

In addition, in this type of system, each employee is required to have a data card (for example, a magnetic card) on which data unique to the employee (for example, an employee code) is recorded, and the data card allows the employee to record their work time and leaving time. etc. are input into a time recorder terminal, so if the data card is lost, it is very difficult to prevent it from being used illegally by someone else who finds it.

(Objective of this invention) This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it simplifies the operation of time recorder terminals and allows the above-mentioned incidental work ( Calibration of the terminal clock section,
The purpose of this system is to provide a time recorder system that can provide instructions to employees, etc., and handle lost cards.

(Summary of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention connects a center computer and a time recorder terminal through a telephone switching network, and transmits work time data of employees, etc. from the time recorder terminal to the center computer. At the same time, the center computer sends additional information for managing working hours (calibration information for the terminal clock, instruction information for employees such as changes in working hours and overtime regulations, and lost cards to register lost data cards. information etc.) can now be transmitted to the time recorder terminal.

(Embodiment of the present invention) Figure 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
CP is the center computer, D is the time recorder terminal, EXC is the telephone exchange (subscription telephone exchange or private branch exchange, etc.), TEL (CP) and
TEL (D) is each center computer CP
and a telephone attached to time recorder terminal D.

In addition, in Fig. 2, the time recorder terminal D is 1.
Although only one is shown, in reality, there are multiple devices with the same configuration, and the center computer CP connects the time recorder terminal D by specifying it with the telephone number assigned to it.

In Figure 2, CPU is the microcomputer, I/O is the input/output port provided between the microcomputer CPU and each part, KEY is the keyboard for inputting various data, and CLK is the clock unit that serves as the reference for operation. PNT is a printer that prints input or processed data, DISP is a display device that visually displays input or processed data, etc.
MGR is a magnetic card reader for reading information from a magnetic card (data card) owned by employees, FDD is a floppy disk for storing various information, and RAM is a random access used as data memory. The memory, ROM, is a read-only memory that stores the microcomputer CPU control program, etc., and the BZ is a buzzer circuit that issues a warning when a magnetic card is used illegally.
DI is a dial sending unit that sends the dial number information of the time recorder terminal D to be called under the control of the microcomputer CPU, R is an incoming circuit that automatically responds to incoming signals, and CML is a part that connects the telephone line to a telephone.
A line switching relay that switches between TEL (D) or TEL (CP) and time recorder terminal D or center computer CP, HYB is a hybrid circuit that changes a 2-wire transmission line to a 4-wire transmission line,
TRS is a data sending circuit, and REC is a data receiving circuit.

In addition, in the following explanation, when describing the symbols for the above parts, for easy understanding, those related to the time recorder terminal D are indicated with (D), and those related to the center computer CP are indicated with (CP). .

The time recorder system according to the embodiment of the present invention has a center computer CP as shown in FIG.
and multiple time recorder terminals D are telephone exchanges.
They are linked via a telephone switched network including EXC. Furthermore, one telephone TEL (D) is connected to each of the time recorder terminals D for telephone calls, and one telephone TEL (CP) is connected to the center computer CP.

The center computer CP and time recorder terminal D are both microcomputer CPUs.
controlled by.

In the center computer CP, enter the telephone number information of the telephone TEL (D) connected to each time recorder terminal D from the keyboard KEY (CP) in advance, and this telephone number information is used for the floppy disk FDD (CP). Stored in the phone number storage area.

In addition, if there is a message that needs to be transmitted to each time recorder terminal D (for example, instructions for changing working hours or regulating overtime hours, etc.), the center computer CP side uses the keyboard key key.
Enter the message from (CP) and store it in the message area of floppy disk FDD (CP). Furthermore, if a data card (hereinafter referred to as a magnetic card) used by each employee is lost, the number of the lost card can be transferred to a floppy disk FDD (CP).
Register it in the lost card area.

Also, use the keyboard KEY (CP) to set the time of the real-time clock (clock part) CLK (CP) built in the center computer CP, and input the call start time of each time recorder terminal D from the keyboard KEY (CP). , and store it in the time storage area of the floppy disk FDD (CP).

In the time recorder terminal D, the employee's working time data is input by the employee inserting a magnetic card into the magnetic card reader MGR (D), and data memory RAM (D) (random access memory) is input. The working hours data is stored in . In this state, time recorder terminal D
is in a state of waiting for an incoming call from the center computer CP.

In the center computer CP, when the real-time clock CLK (CP) indicates the call start time, the data collection program is started and the time recorder terminal D to be called from the telephone number storage area of the floppy disk FDD (CP). The telephone number information is then sent to the dial sending unit DI (CP). Dial sending unit DI
(CP) converts the telephone number information into a dial signal and sends it to the telephone line network (telephone exchange EXC). When the dial signal reaches the telephone exchange EXC, the telephone exchange EXC selects the time recorder terminal D corresponding to the dial signal and sends a calling signal to the time recorder terminal D.

At the time recorder terminal D, the call signal from the telephone exchange EXC is sent to the incoming circuit R (D).
Detects and responds automatically, line switching relay CML
Activate (D) and connect the telephone line to telephone TEL (D)
to time recorder terminal D. After that, when receiving an identification signal for instructing the sending of working time data from the center computer CP, the working time data stored in the data memory RAM (D) is sequentially sent to the center computer CP. The center computer CP receives the working hours data sent from the time recorder terminal D as described above, and stores it on the floppy disk.
Store in the working hours data area of FDD (CP).

The time recorder terminal device D sends a data sending end code when sending of the working time data is completed.

When the center computer CP receives the data transmission completion code from the time recorder terminal D, it stores the current information sent from the real-time clock CLK (CP) and the message area of the floppy disk FDD (CP). The message that has been written and the accompanying information such as the lost card number information stored in the lost card area are sent to the time recorder terminal D. When the time recorder terminal D receives the above-mentioned additional information, it uses the current time information to clock the built-in real-time clock.
Calibrate CLK(D). Further, among the incidental information, the above-mentioned message and lost card information are stored in the data memory RAM (D).

When the data exchange between the time recorder terminal D and the center computer CP is completed as described above, the time recorder terminal D
The line switching relay CML (D) is restored and the telephone line is connected to the telephone TEL (D) again.

Data memory of time recorder terminal D
The data stored in RAM (D) is used as follows. In other words, data related to messages can be printed out using the attached printer PNT (D), and can be used, for example, to instruct employees on overtime regulations, or to inform them of changes in work start or end times, etc. Make use of it.

In addition, regarding the data regarding the lost card, when the magnetic card is inserted into the magnetic card reader MGR (D), the employee code is read from the magnetic card and is registered as the employee code (data memory The code number of the lost card (transferred and stored in RAM (D)) is compared with the code number of the lost card, and if both codes match, the magnetic card is regarded as a lost card and a warning is issued from the buzzer circuit BZ. Prevent unauthorized card use.

In the embodiment, the incidental information is transmitted after the working hours data is transmitted, but it is also possible to transmit the incidental information prior to the working hours data by slightly changing the software. Which method to adopt is an operational issue.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention enables the transmission of incidental information from the center computer to the time recorder terminal, and makes the necessary operations on the time recorder terminal unmanned. Therefore, there is no error in this operation, and the present invention has very great effects, such as contributing to labor saving in working time management.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional time recorder system using a computer system, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. CP...center computer, D...time recorder terminal, FDD...floppy disk,
RAM...Data memory (random access memory), MGR...Magnetic card reader, KEY...Keyboard, DI...Dial sending unit, CML...Line switching relay.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A center computer and a terminal device are connected via a telephone switching network, and working time data specific to the employee, etc., inputted and stored in the terminal device by an employee, etc. using a data card, is In a time recorder system that transmits and collects data from the terminals to the center computer via the telephone switching network, the center computer collects working time data from the terminals, and the data is transmitted from the center computer to the center computer. A time recorder system that transmits additional information for managing working hours to the above-mentioned terminal. 2 Additional information includes calibration information for the terminal's clock, lost card information to register the lost data card,
The time recorder system according to claim 1, which includes at least one piece of instruction information for employees, such as changes in working hours and overtime regulations. 3. The time recorder system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the incidental information is transmitted after the transmission of working time data is completed. 4. The time recorder system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the incidental information is transmitted before the working time data is transmitted.