JPS62123589A - Time recorder system with message function - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention enables employment management and payroll calculation using an IC memory card instead of a time card, and
The present invention relates to a time recorder system in which the above-mentioned IC memory card is provided with a message function such as schedules and messages for each person.

[Conventional technology]

Within a company, there are two main ways to communicate various schedules and messages to each employee: ■ direct or indirect verbal messages, and written messages using documents or message boards. There are two types of communication methods.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, with the above-mentioned verbal communication method, the contents are often misrepresented as the communication progresses, and with the written communication method, it is cumbersome as you have to write down the contents of the schedule and message each time. There was a problem in that the content could not be fully understood due to typos or omissions. Furthermore, when communicating through words or letters, even if you remember the content at the time you receive it,
As time passed, I forgot things and had many problems, such as being late for work or a meeting, or breaking an appointment.

Therefore, each person's schedule and message are stored in memory in advance, and after one hour, a message device (scheduler) is used that transmits the schedule and message by voice or by displaying it on the display. ), but it would require a considerable amount of money to provide each employee with this scheduler, resulting in a large financial burden and lack of practicality. There was a problem in that the work of inputting each person's schedule and messages was extremely complicated.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to provide an economical method for accurately transmitting schedules and messages to each person at a low cost, and also to provide functionality that allows input of schedules and messages to each person extremely easily. The point is to provide equipment.

[Means for solving problems]

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

■ An IC memory card equipped with a memory for storing various work data. When this IC memory card is inserted, the necessary work data is read from the memory, aggregated, and the results of this calculation and updated data are returned. A time recorder system comprising a time recorder having a function of storing information in the memory of the IC memory card is used.

(2) Connecting to the above time recorder internal or external input means for editing each person's schedule and messages to each person along with their output times, and storing this edited data in the memory within the time recorder.

■ The above IC memory card reads and stores the schedule and messages of the individual from the memory of the time recorder when the card is inserted, along with the output time, and outputs these schedules and messages in audio or display at the output time. Provide means.

[Effect]

Since the time recorder system with message function according to the present invention is configured as described above, (a) By operating the input means connected to the time recorder, schedules for each person and messages for each person are stored in advance in the memory of the time recorder as output times. They can be entered and placed together.

(b) When the IC memory card is inserted into the above-mentioned time recorder, the above-mentioned schedule and message are read out along with the calculated work data and the output time, and are stored in the memory of the IC memory card.

(c) When the output time arrives, the IC memory card automatically outputs the schedule and message described in ``2'' either audibly or visually.

As described above, it has become possible to solve the technical problems of the present invention and eliminate the problems of the prior art described above by each means taken in the present invention.

〔Example〕

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a time recorder system with a message function according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In Figure 1, 1 has a built-in microcomputer,
It is a so-called electronic time recorder equipped with a large display 2 such as a CRT or liquid crystal display on the front and also has normal work and salary management functions, and 3 is a slot into which an IC memory card 4 can be freely inserted. shows. Also, code 5
Overall, this shows input keys for inputting various codes, working time system programs, and other various programs into memory, as well as personal entry/exit data, and personal entry/exit data. Aggregated data, individual employment and personnel information,
Input keys for editing various other information, each person's schedule and messages using the same procedure as a word processor, and inputting this into memory along with the output time, and a switch for changing data, switching modes, etc. It is also a key-powered device (keyboard) in which various keys, such as keys for operating the printer, are arranged. Incidentally, although not shown, instead of the key manual device 5, an external input means such as a terminal or a host computer may be connected to the time recorder 1 as necessary to input the above-mentioned data, etc. .

Further, 28 in the figure indicates a coupler for connecting an external output device 29, which will be described later.

The time recorder 1 with a large display configured as described above has a date 6a and a time 6b displayed on the large display 2.
Additionally, a starting/closing display 6c is displayed as a standard, which clearly indicates whether the current time belongs to the starting/closing time zone in reference to the programmed working time system.

At the tip of the IC memory card, generally indicated by numeral 4,
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, contact terminals 8 for transmitting and receiving data are formed, and an IC (not shown) is embedded inside the card. Although a contact type terminal is shown in the drawing as the terminal 8, this may also be a non-contact type receiver comprising a light emitting element or a light receiving element. As shown in the block diagram of Figure 4, the above IC is mainly a CPU9.
a, program memory (ROM) 9b, data memory (
RAM) 9e, and a data transmitter/receiver 9d connected to the contact terminal 8 mentioned above. Furthermore, the CPU 9 a includes a display 1o such as a liquid crystal display, a sound generator 11 that converts output data into sound and outputs it, a battery 12, a clock circuit 13, and a key 14 for checking the display. , and a tally key 15 for tallying work data, and a battery check circuit 12b equipped with a lamp 12a is connected to the battery 12.

The program memory 9b described above stores a system program that defines the operation of the CPU 9a, and the data memory 9c stores individual management data and personal files (detailed configuration diagram is omitted). , the schedule of each individual read from the time recorder 1 side, and the message sent to each individual are stored together with the output time.

FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the insertion port 3 of the time recorder 1. At the entrance of the insertion passage 3a leading to the insertion port 3, there is a card detector 1 consisting of one light-emitting/light-receiving element.
6 is provided inside the insertion passage 3a, and a roller 18 that is rotated forward and backward by a suction/ejection motor 17 to suck and eject the IC memory card 4 is attached to the inner part of the insertion passage 3a. A recorder-side contact terminal 19 corresponding to the contact terminal 8 of the IC memory card 4 is attached to the abutting portion.

Next, an example of the electrical configuration of the time recorder system according to the present invention will be explained with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 4.

The control unit of the electronic time recorder 1 described above is mainly composed of a so-called microcomputer, and the CPU 20, which is a central processing unit, includes a time processing unit in addition to the large display 2 and the key input device 5 described above. A clock circuit 21 that emits a reference signal, a program memory 22 (R
OM), a data memory 23 (RAM) used as a storage area for each person's schedule edited by the key human power device 5, messages to each person, and their output times.
, and the interface circuit 24 are connected, and further,
In this interface circuit 24.

A data transmitter/receiver 25 connected to the recorder side contact terminal 19, a card detector 16, a card suction/ejection motor 17, and, if necessary, recording paper on which each person's employment data and cumulative data are printed. Issued from an issuing port (not shown), or.

Processing device q2 consisting of a printing device 27 that prints data for record storage and a coupler 28 that connects an external input/output device 29 (for example, a terminal, a host computer, etc.)
4A is connected.

Next, the operation of the time recorder system with a message function according to the present invention configured as described above will be explained in detail based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 to 7. These flowcharts describe each program stored in the IC memory card 4 and the program memories 9b and 22 of the time recorder 1.
It represents a part of the system program that defines the operation of the P U 9 a, 20.

FIG. 5 shows the input key device 5 of the time recorder, or
This figure shows the operation of operating an external input means to edit and store each individual's schedule and messages (messages are omitted in the drawing). First, in step S1, each individual's schedule is edited and stored by employee code. Edit the schedule and messages to each person by operating keys, and display this on the screen (display 5) in step S2. Next, when it is determined in step S3 that editing is complete, step S
In step S5, the edited schedule or message is stored in the RAM 23 along with the output time for each employee code, and when it is confirmed in step S5 that the above memorization work has been completed, m-Hayabusa is terminated.

An example of a sentence entered using the above key operations is, for example, "
There is a meeting starting at 00:00. ” There is a quality test from the time of rxx. ” and various messages such as ``Let's discuss a newly developed product. From XX.'' These are input together with the output time.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure for inserting the IC memory card 4 into the time recorder 1 and processing the work data. After completing the normal work data processing procedure from step 86 to S9, the time recorder is inserted into the time recorder 1 in step SIO. The editing data stored in 1 is searched to determine whether there are schedules and messages to be stored. That is, since schedules and messages are stored in the RAM 23 of the time recorder 1 for each employee code, the presence or absence of schedules and messages is determined by searching based on this employee code. As a result of the search, if it is determined that there are schedules and messages to be stored, these data are stored in the RAM 9c of the IC memory card 4 together with the output time in step Sll, and then, in step S12, this data is stored in the RAM 9c of the IC memory card 4. The card 4 is ejected and the process ends.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of schedule processing, in which initial processing and clock display are performed in steps S13 and 314. Next, in step S15, the schedule and message data filed in the RAM 9c are read, and step 816 It is determined whether there is schedule and message data to be output. If it is determined in step 816 that there is data, it is determined in the next step S17 whether or not it is the output time.

If it is determined that it is the output time, proceed to the next step 8.
Proceed to step S18 to output the stored schedule and message in display or voice, or both display and voice, and after outputting, the above output is stopped by turning on the confirmation key 14 in the first step S19. , This completes the schedule processing operation.

Incidentally, the schedule and messages input into the RAM 23 of the time recorder 1 are sequentially input and processed in units of one month or one week, and are also stored in the IC memory card 4.
It is recommended that when the IC memory card 4 is inserted into the time recorder 1 at the time of dispatch and normal working data processing is performed, the schedule and messages for that day are read out and written to the IC memory card 4 RAM 9c. .

Furthermore, the written schedules and messages are deleted in order when the confirmation key 14 is turned on.

〔effect〕

The time recorder system with a message function according to the present invention is as described above, so each person's schedule and messages are stored in the work IC memory card using the time recorder used every day, and when the time comes, the time recorder system with a message function is used. Since schedules and messages are displayed and audio is generated, there is no need to worry about forgetting schedules or messages and making mistakes, and since it can be configured using an existing time recorder system, it is economical and can be provided at an extremely low cost. , which is truly groundbreaking.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of an IC memory card and a time recorder constituting a time recorder system with a message function according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the internal structure of the card insertion slot. , Fig. 3 is a front view of the IC memory card, Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the entire system, Fig. 5 is a flowchart explaining the schedule editing processing procedure, and Fig. 6 is the processing of work data. Flowchart explaining the procedure. FIG. 7 is a flowchart explaining the schedule processing procedure. 1 is a time recorder, 2 is a display, 4 is an IC memory card, 5 is a key manual device, 8 is a contact terminal, 9a is a C
PU, 9b, 9e are memories, 1° is a display, 11 is a sound generator, 20 is a CPU, and 22.23 is a memory.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) IC equipped with memory to store various work data
When the memory card and this IC memory card are inserted, the necessary work data is read out from the memory, aggregated and calculated, and the calculation results and updated data are sent to the above IC again.
In a time recorder system consisting of a time recorder with a function of storing data in the memory of a memory card,
An input means for editing each person's schedule and a message to each person along with the output time and storing this edited data in the memory within the time recorder is connected to the above-mentioned time recorder, and an input means is connected to the above-mentioned IC memory card. teeth,
The present invention is characterized by being provided with output means for reading and storing the schedule and message of the individual from the memory of the time recorder together with the output time when the card is inserted, and for outputting the schedule and message in voice or display at the output time. Time recorder system with message function. (2) The time recorder system with a message function according to claim 1, wherein the input means is a keyboard provided directly on the time recorder itself or configured to be connectable. (3) The time recorder with a message function according to claim 1, wherein the input means is a terminal configured to be freely connectable to the time recorder or an external input means such as a host computer. system.