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WO2014002654A1
WO2014002654A1 PCT/JP2013/064281 JP2013064281W WO2014002654A1 WO 2014002654 A1 WO2014002654 A1 WO 2014002654A1 JP 2013064281 W JP2013064281 W JP 2013064281W WO 2014002654 A1 WO2014002654 A1 WO 2014002654A1
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岩城　幸三
潤 岡崎
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マックス株式会社
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    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04R—RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME-PIECES
    • G04R20/00—Setting the time according to the time information carried or implied by the radio signal
    • G04R20/02—Setting the time according to the time information carried or implied by the radio signal the radio signal being sent by a satellite, e.g. GPS
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04F—TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING
    • G04F8/00—Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by electromechanical means
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  • the present invention relates to a time recorder that records a time for entering a company, a leaving time, etc. on a time card, and more particularly to a time recorder having a time correction function using a radio clock.
  • a time recorder equipped with a time correction function using a radio clock for example, standard time information by a standard radio wave is received at a predetermined reception time (several times a day) and displayed on the display unit based on this standard time information. The correct time is corrected and the correct time is displayed.
  • standard radio waves are transmitted in a long wave band of several tens of kHz or a short wave band of 1 to 15 MHz in order to provide a frequency standard and a standard of time information in various countries around the world.
  • This time information generally includes information such as time, date, year, day of the week, leap second, and daylight saving time.
  • a standard radio wave JJY registered trademark
  • Japan a standard radio wave JJY (registered trademark) is transmitted from two transmitting stations at 40 kHz and 60 kHz by an independent administrative agency information communication mechanism.
  • the standard radio wave JJY is a serial digital signal in which a 1 Hz time code is applied to a 40 kHz or 60 kHz carrier wave by 10: 1 AM modulation, and 1 second is 1 bit and 60 bits (1 minute) is 1 frame. It is.
  • the time code expresses minute, hour, day of the week, day of the year (one year), year of the year, leap second information, etc. in binary numbers (BCD (Binary Coded Decimal Notation) positive logic).
  • This time code consists of three types of duty ratios, and 20% duty is a marker (M) corresponding to the rising edge of the minute (0 seconds per minute) and 9 seconds, 19 seconds, 29 seconds, 39 seconds, 49 seconds
  • the position marker (P0 to P5) corresponding to the rising edge is represented.
  • the 50% duty represents binary 1 and the 80% duty represents binary 0.
  • the rising edge of each bit is adjusted so as to be synchronized with UTC.
  • the long wave radio wave used for the standard radio wave is received at the receiving point by combining the ground wave transmitted along the ground surface and the spatial wave reflected and transmitted by the ionosphere (D layer).
  • the intensity of the spatial wave is lower than the surface wave, so the reception intensity is stable. At night, the spatial wave intensity increases, but the fluctuations are not so great. In the range of about 700 km beyond the transmission point, the intensity of the surface wave and the spatial wave are almost the same or slightly higher.
  • the phase is different between the surface wave and the spatial wave (because the propagation distance is different), the combined received intensity varies.
  • the intensity of the spatial wave is greater than the intensity of the surface wave, and the fluctuation of the received intensity is observed greatly throughout the day and night.
  • the apparent height of the D layer ionosphere changes during the day and at night. It has also been observed that the summer period is different from other periods. During periods other than summer, although the fluctuation increases, the intensity of the spatial wave increases, so that the radio timepiece is easier to receive at night.
  • a radio clock unit comprising a radio receiving antenna and a radio signal relay board is connected to the time recorder main body by wire, and radio wave reception control is performed on the time recorder main body side.
  • time recorders are installed in places where many people come and go, such as the entrances and exits of offices and changing rooms, but they are not necessarily in a position that is advantageous for receiving radio waves, such as by the windows. May occur.
  • the standard radio wave cannot be received due to the influence of noise from the home appliance. For this reason, when the time is corrected by the standard radio wave, it is necessary to take measures such as moving the time recorder near a window where there is no home appliance in the vicinity.
  • the applicant of the present application is provided with a mounting unit that is detachably mounted on the time recorder main body as a time recorder having a standard radio wave receiving function that does not need to consider the reception of the standard radio wave when installing the time recorder.
  • a time recorder provided with time measuring means for measuring time and standard radio wave receiving means for receiving standard radio waves, and correcting the time of the time measuring means based on standard time information contained in the standard radio waves received by the standard radio wave receiving means (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
  • the mounting unit that is detachably mounted on the time recorder main body is provided with time measuring means for measuring time and standard radio wave receiving means for receiving standard radio waves, which are received by the standard radio wave receiving means. Since the time of the time measuring means is corrected based on the standard time information included in the standard radio wave to be received, the mounting unit is removed from the time recorder body, and the mounting unit alone receives the standard radio wave at a position with good radio wave sensitivity. Therefore, it is not necessary to consider the reception of standard radio waves for the installation of the time recorder body.
  • the time recorder has a display unit for displaying the time of the timekeeping means on the mounting unit. Therefore, only the time recorder main body with the mounting unit removed has no time display function and clock step function, and is necessary. There was a problem that time printing could not be performed.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional situation, removes only the receiving unit regardless of the installation location of the time recorder body, searches for a good radio wave reception environment, receives standard radio waves, and corrects the time.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a time recorder that can be easily performed, and that the time clock main function and the time printing function are not impaired by the attachment and detachment of the receiving unit.
  • the present invention can easily perform time correction by removing only the receiving unit regardless of the installation location of the time recorder body, searching for a good radio wave reception environment, receiving standard radio waves, and performing time correction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a time recorder that can efficiently use a small amount of power and perform downsizing of a receiving unit by performing a receiving operation with limited timing.
  • An external side control means for performing control and a main body connection interface means for transmitting and receiving data including at least time information to and from the time recorder main body, and comprising an external unit capable of transmitting and receiving the time recorder main body and the data
  • the main body side control means uses the external time measuring means corrected by the external side control means based on the standard time information obtained by receiving the standard radio wave by the standard radio wave receiving means in the external unit. Time information obtained by timing is acquired as correction time information via the main body connection interface means and the external connection interface means, and time is measured by the main body side time measurement means with the acquired correction time information. The time information obtained in this way is corrected.
  • the external unit determines, for example, whether or not the time information obtained by the external timekeeping means is effective for correcting the time information obtained by the main body timekeeping means of the time recorder body.
  • a determination means may be provided.
  • the time recorder provides, for example, time information obtained by the external timekeeping means when the external unit has successfully received a standard radio wave within a predetermined period, and the timekeeping means on the main body side of the time recorder main body. It can be used for correction processing of time information obtained by the above.
  • the external control means performs control for setting the low power consumption mode when, for example, the standard time information is successfully acquired by the standard radio wave receiving means. Can be done.
  • the external control means includes, for example, a time code read from the received standard radio wave when the standard radio wave receiving means starts the standard radio wave receiving operation. Judging from the state of the above, when the intensity of the received standard radio wave is weak, after waiting for a predetermined time in the low power consumption mode, control to resume the standard radio wave receiving operation by the standard radio wave receiving means shall be performed Can do.
  • the time recorder further comprises, for example, a main body side time measuring means with a calendar function for measuring time, and a power supply means for supplying power when an external unit is attached to the time recorder main body.
  • the external unit further includes charging means for charging power storage means, which is an internal power source as a driving power source of the external unit, with power supplied from the power supply means in a state of being mounted on the time recorder body, and the time recorder body
  • the external unit is configured to detect electric power stored in the power storage means based on a detection output from the removal detection means when the external unit is detached from the time recorder body.
  • the drive power supply As a drive power supply, it operates in the set operation mode and the above calendar information
  • the setting information of the set operation mode and the calendar information and time information obtained by the main body time measuring means are acquired from the time recorder main body,
  • the operation mode can be set based on the acquired operation mode setting information, calendar information, and time information.
  • the external unit for example, the external unit is set based on a detection output by the removal detection unit by setting an operation mode by the setting unit of the time recorder main body. Sensitivity that the standard radio wave receiving means starts receiving the standard radio wave after the elapse of an arbitrary predetermined time after being removed from the time recorder body, and that the standard radio wave receiving means is receiving the standard radio wave by the notifying means. In addition, the reception operation by the standard radio wave receiving means is terminated after an arbitrary predetermined time has elapsed, and the apparatus can stand by in a low power consumption mode in which only the stepping operation by the external time measuring means is performed.
  • the external unit uses the acquired standard time information, for example, when the standard time information is successfully acquired by the standard radio wave receiving operation by the standard radio wave receiving means. After the time information obtained by measuring the time by the time measuring means is corrected by the time correcting means, it waits in the low power consumption mode in which only the stepping operation by the external time measuring means is performed, and the external unit If acquisition of the standard time information fails due to the reception operation of the standard radio wave by the receiving means, the step by the external time measuring means is corrected without correcting the time information obtained by measuring the time by the external time measuring means. It is possible to stand by in a low power consumption mode in which only the operation is performed.
  • the time recorder may start the standard radio wave receiving operation by the standard radio wave receiving means again after a predetermined time, for example, and perform the receiving operation for a predetermined time.
  • the external unit is configured to set a predetermined holiday or a closed day based on the calendar information and the time information, for example, by setting an operation mode by the setting means of the time recorder body. It is possible to start the reception operation of the standard radio wave by the standard radio wave receiving means at the time and perform the reception operation for a predetermined time.
  • the receiving unit regardless of the installation location of the time recorder main body, only the receiving unit can be removed to search for a good radio wave reception environment, receive standard radio waves, and time correction can be easily performed. It is possible to provide a time recorder in which the stepping function, the time printing function, and the like are not impaired by the attachment and detachment of the receiving unit.
  • time correction it is possible to easily perform time correction by detaching only the receiving unit regardless of the installation location of the time recorder body, searching for a good radio wave reception environment, receiving standard radio waves, and performing time correction.
  • By performing a receiving operation with limited timing it is possible to provide a time recorder that can efficiently use a small amount of power and can reduce the size of the receiving unit.
  • FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a time recorder to which the present invention is applied.
  • FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the external unit is removed from the time recorder body in the time recorder.
  • FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the time recorder as viewed from the rear side with the external unit removed from the time recorder body.
  • FIG. 4 is an external perspective view seen from the back side of the external unit.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the time recorder.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a control unit constituted by a CPU provided in the time recorder main body.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a rectangular wave signal having a period of 1 second obtained by receiving and detecting a received standard radio wave signal.
  • FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a time recorder to which the present invention is applied.
  • FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the external unit is removed from the time recorder body in
  • FIG. 8 is a waveform diagram of the rectangular wave signal.
  • FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a control unit configured by a CPU provided in the external unit.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a standard radio wave receiving operation by the control unit of the external unit.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of the operation of the external unit by the control unit of the time recorder body.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a connection confirmation process between the time recorder main body and the external unit.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically illustrating a usage example of the recommended mode assumed in the time recorder.
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the control unit of the external unit when the holiday reception mode is set.
  • the present invention is applied to a time recorder 100 configured as shown in FIG. 1, for example.
  • the time recorder 100 includes a time recorder body 10 and an external unit 20 that is detachable from the time recorder body 10.
  • a card insertion slot 11 into which the time card 30 is inserted is provided on the upper front side of the recorder body 10. Further, a display unit 130 and an operation unit 140 for displaying time and the like are provided on the upper front portion of the recorder body 10. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a mounting portion 14 formed in a concave shape is provided on the rear side of the upper surface of the recorder body 10.
  • a male connector 15 for external connection having connection terminals 15A to 15E for electrical connection between the external unit 20 to be mounted and the recorder body 10 is provided at the bottom of the mounting portion 14.
  • the external unit 20 is provided with a female connector 21 for connecting a main body having connection terminals 21A to 21E for electrical connection with the recorder main body 10 to be mounted. .
  • connection terminals 21A to 21E of the female connector 21 for connecting the main body are in contact with the connection terminals 15A to 15E of the male connector 15
  • the recorder body 10 is electrically connected.
  • the recorder body 10 includes a control unit 110, a time printing related function unit 120, a display unit 130, an operation unit 140, a power supply circuit 150, and the like. Is connected to the male connector 15 for external connection.
  • the control unit 110 of the recorder main body 10 operates according to a control program recorded in the ROM 111, from a CPU or the like that stores calendar information, time information, radio wave reception history information, setting information, stamping information, and the like in the RAM 112. It is configured.
  • the time printing related function unit 120 draws the time card 30 inserted in the card insertion slot 11 to a predetermined position, the printer head 121 for printing time information on the time card 30 inserted in the card insertion slot 11.
  • the time printing related function unit 120 supplies detection output from the card sensor 124 and the head sensor 125 to the control unit 110, and is controlled by the control unit 110 to perform time printing.
  • control unit 110 constituted by the CPU or the like measures the time based on a high-accuracy clock signal obtained by the crystal resonator 117, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 110A which functions as main body side time measuring part 110A which produces
  • the calendar information generated by the calendar processing unit 110B is stored in the RAM 112.
  • control unit 110 functions as a setting information generation unit 110C that receives operation input from the operation key of the operation unit 140 and generates various setting information, and stores the generated setting information in the RAM 112.
  • control unit 110 functions as a display control unit 110D that displays time information and setting information on the display unit 130.
  • control unit 110 functions as a time printing control unit 110E that performs control to print the time information displayed on the display unit 130 on the time card 30 of the time printing related function unit 120 as time stamp information.
  • the control unit 110 determines that the time card 30 is inserted into the card insertion slot 11 based on the detection output of the card sensor 124, the control unit 110 generates stamping information and drives the time card 30 to card feed.
  • the motor 122 is pulled to a predetermined position, the printer head 121 is moved to the printing position by the head feed motor 123, and the time information displayed on the display unit 130 is printed on the time card 30, and then the time card. 30 is discharged by the card feed drive motor 122.
  • the display control unit 110D of the ten control units 110 of the time recorder main body displays the time information obtained by the main unit side time measuring unit 110A by the display unit 130, and the time card 30 is inserted from the card insertion slot 11.
  • the time information displayed on the display unit 130 is printed on the time card 30 by the time printing related function unit 120.
  • the display control unit 110D of the control unit 110 of the time recorder main body 10 is time information obtained by the external time measuring unit 210A of the external unit 20 when the external unit 20 is mounted on the time recorder main body 10. Is displayed on the display unit 130, and the time information displayed on the display unit 130 when the time card 30 is inserted from the card insertion slot 11 is displayed on the time card 30 by the time printing related function unit 120. It is also possible to perform printing control.
  • the control unit 110 performs serial communication between the external connection male connector 15 and the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 electrically connected via the main body connection female connector 21. It functions as the external connection interface unit 110F. Then, the control unit 110 acquires radio wave reception history information from the external unit 20 via the external connection interface unit 110F and stores it in the RAM 112.
  • control unit 110 acquires time information for correction from the external unit 20 through the external connection interface unit 110F, and corrects the time information obtained by measuring the time by the main body time measuring unit 110A. It functions as the time correction processing unit 110G.
  • the external unit 20 includes a control unit 210, a standard radio wave reception unit 220, a power circuit 230, a power detection unit 240, and the like. It is connected to a female connector 21 for connecting the main body.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 operates according to a control program recorded in the ROM 211, and includes a CPU that stores calendar information, time information, radio wave reception history information, setting information, and the like in the RAM 212. .
  • the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 receives a standard radio wave of 40 kHz or 60 KHz via a reception antenna 221 that receives a standard radio wave (JJY) of 40 kHz or 60 KHz, and a standard time from the received standard radio wave signal.
  • a time radio wave receiving circuit 222 for decoding information is provided.
  • the time radio wave reception circuit 222 receives and detects the received standard radio wave signal, thereby obtaining a rectangular wave signal having a cycle of 1 second synchronized with the start of every second as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, this rectangular wave signal has three different pulse widths, and binary value signals “0” and “1” are generated by the three different pulse widths, 800 msec, 500 msec and 200 msec. And position marker signal “P”, respectively, and time information (minute, hour, day of the month, year, day of the week, etc.) based on Japanese standard time is transmitted at a repetition of 60 seconds per minute.
  • the position marker signals “P0” to “P5” have a role of separating time information such as minutes, hours, days of the year, years, days of the week, etc., expressed by a combination of binary value signals “1” and “0”. Are synchronized with the start of each minute 59 seconds, 9 seconds, 19 seconds, 29 seconds, 39 seconds, and 49 seconds. Further, a rectangular wave signal having a pulse width of 200 msec is placed as a marker signal “M” in synchronism with the start of zero second (minute) in order to represent a minute break.
  • a rectangular wave signal having a pulse width of 200 msec, which is continuous at intervals of 1 second, is used, and a rectangular wave signal having a pulse width of 200 seconds in the rear is set as a marker signal “M” at zero seconds per minute. Represents the beginning.
  • the operation of the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 is controlled by the control unit 210 and supplies standard time information decoded from the received standard radio wave signal to the control unit 210.
  • the control unit 210 composed of the CPU or the like measures time based on a high-accuracy clock signal obtained by the crystal resonator 217 to obtain time information. It functions as an external timer 210A to be generated, and a calendar processor 210B that generates calendar information based on the time information generated by the external timer 210A.
  • the time information generated by the external timer 210A and the above Calendar information generated by the calendar processing unit 210B is stored in the RAM 212.
  • the control unit 210 is serially connected to the control unit 110 of the recorder main body 10 which is electrically connected via the female connector 21 for main body connection and the male connector 15 for external connection. It functions as a main body connection interface unit 210C that performs communication. Then, the control unit 210 acquires setting information and the like from the recorder main body 10 via the main body connection interface unit 210C and stores the setting information in the RAM 212.
  • control unit 210 corrects the time information obtained by measuring the time by the external time measuring unit 210A based on the standard time information obtained by receiving the standard radio wave by the standard radio wave receiving unit 220. Functions as a time correction processing unit 210E.
  • control unit 210 uses the time correction unit 210E corrected by the time correction processing unit 210E based on the standard time information as time information obtained by the external time measuring unit 210A through the main body connection interface unit 210C as the correction time information. This is supplied to the recorder body 10.
  • the control unit 210 supplies the standard radio wave reception history information by the standard radio wave reception unit 220 to the recorder main body 10 via the main body connection interface unit 210C.
  • the power supply circuit 230 of the external unit 20 includes a charging circuit 230A that charges an accumulating power storage means using an electric double layer capacitor or a secondary battery as a built-in power supply.
  • the charging circuit 230 ⁇ / b> A charges the power storage means with power supplied from the power supply circuit 150, that is, the power supplied from the power supply circuit 150, while being attached to the time recorder body 10.
  • the external unit 20 When the external unit 20 is mounted on the time recorder body 10, the external unit 20 is driven by the power supply means provided in the time recorder body 10, that is, the power supplied from the power supply circuit 150, and is removed from the time recorder body 10. In this state, the power stored in the power storage means is used as a drive power source.
  • the external unit 20 When the external unit 20 is detached from the time recorder main body 10, the external unit 20 operates using the power stored in the power storage means as a drive power source.
  • the power detection unit 240 provided in the external unit 20 detects that the external unit 20 has been removed from the time recorder body 10 and power is no longer supplied from the power circuit 150 on the time recorder body 10 side. To do.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 controls the standard radio wave receiving operation by the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG.
  • control unit 210 determines the standard radio wave receiver 220 from the state of the time code read from the standard radio wave received by the standard radio wave receiver 220.
  • the strength of the standard radio wave received at step S1 is determined (step S1).
  • the standard time indicated by the rectangular wave signal having a period of 1 second synchronized with the start of every second obtained by receiving and detecting the standard radio wave signal received by the time radio wave receiving circuit 222 of the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 is decoded.
  • the rectangular wave signal has a plurality of edges within one second period. Therefore, the control unit 210 has a large number of edges or within one second period. When the edge cannot be detected, it is determined that the standard radio wave received by the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 is weak.
  • the control unit 210 sets the external unit 20 to a low power consumption mode in which only the stepping operation by the external time measuring unit 210A is performed (step S2). It is determined whether or not the time has elapsed (step S3), and after waiting for a predetermined time, for example, 5 minutes in the low power consumption mode, the operation of receiving the standard radio wave by the time radio wave receiving circuit 222 is resumed, and the above step Returning to S1, the standard radio wave intensity received by the standard radio wave receiver 220 is determined.
  • control unit 210 determines that the standard radio wave received by the standard radio wave receiver 220 is strong in the standard radio wave strength determination process of step S1, the standard radio wave receiver 220 is provided.
  • the standard radio wave reception process is performed (step S4), and it is determined whether the standard radio wave has been successfully received (step S5).
  • the control unit 210 returns to step S1 and again determines the standard radio wave intensity received by the standard radio wave reception unit 220. If the standard radio wave reception unit 220 fails in the standard radio wave reception process, the external unit 20 is set in the low power consumption mode and enters a standby state.
  • step S1 the standard radio wave intensity determination process in step S1 performed at the start of the standard radio wave reception operation may be omitted. If it is determined in step S5 that the standard radio wave has been successfully received, it is determined that reception of the standard radio wave has failed. The process then proceeds to step S2 and the external unit 20 is set in the low power consumption mode and waits for a predetermined time. After that, the standard radio wave receiving operation by the time radio wave receiving circuit 222 may be resumed. When the standard radio wave receiving operation is performed again, the standard radio wave strength determination process in step S1 may be omitted.
  • an LED light emitting unit 250 is provided as a notification means indicating that the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 is receiving standard radio waves, and the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 includes the standard radio wave shown in FIG.
  • the receiving unit 220 receives the standard radio wave
  • the first light emitting unit 251A of the LED light emitting unit 250 is turned on
  • the second light emitting unit It has a function of a notification control unit 210F that controls to turn on the third light emitting unit 251C when the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 fails to light the 251B and the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 fails.
  • the ten control units 110 of the time recorder main body perform the time correction processing based on the standard time information obtained by receiving the standard radio wave from the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 in the external unit 20.
  • Time information obtained by measuring time by the external time measuring unit 210A corrected by the unit 210E is acquired as time information for correction from the external unit 20 via the external connection interface unit 11F, and the main unit time measuring The time correction processing unit 110G corrects the time information obtained by measuring the time by the unit 110A.
  • the ten control units 110 of the time recorder main body control the operation of the external unit 20 according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG.
  • the control unit 110 of the time recorder body 10 determines whether or not the attached external unit 20 has successfully received the standard radio wave based on the state information acquired from the external unit 20 (step S13) If the reception of the standard radio wave is successful, a clock request command is sent, and the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 receives the standard radio wave in the external unit 20 and is based on the standard time information obtained.
  • the current time information obtained by measuring the time by the external time measuring unit 210A corrected by the time correction processing unit 210E is acquired as time information for correction from the external unit 20 through the external connection interface unit 110F. (Step S14).
  • control unit 110 of the time recorder main body 10 compares the current time information acquired from the external unit 20, that is, the time information for correction, and the current time information obtained by measuring the time by the main body side time measuring unit 110A. It is determined whether or not there is a difference greater than the set time (step S15).
  • step S15 if there is no difference between the correction time information and the current time information over the set time, the process immediately proceeds to step S20 and the correction time acquired in step S14.
  • the time correction processing unit 110G uses the time information, the time correction processing unit 110G corrects the time information obtained by measuring the time by the main body time measuring unit 110A.
  • the power source detection unit 240 provided in the external unit 20 detects a driving power source in which the external unit 20 can operate at least in the low power consumption mode. Based on the detection output from the power source detection unit 240, the control unit 210 corrects the time information obtained by the main body side timekeeping unit 110A of the time recorder main body 10 using the time information obtained by the external main body side timekeeping unit 210A. A flag indicating whether or not it is valid may be set.
  • the control unit 110 of the time recorder main body 10 maintains the standby state in the low power consumption mode by determining the validity of the correction time information based on the flag in the determination process of step S13. If it is not possible, it is possible to prevent time information from being corrected using incorrect time information for correction.
  • step S15 if there is a difference of a set time or more between the time information for correction and the current time information, the control unit 110 of the time recorder body 10 performs time correction.
  • the confirmation screen is displayed on the display unit 130, an input as to whether or not the time correction is performed by the operation of the operation unit 140 is received, and whether or not the time correction is performed based on the operation input of the operation unit 140 is received. Is determined (step S16).
  • the control unit 110 of the time recorder body 10 has an error in the time information for correction, and there is a difference of a set time or more between the time information for correction and the current time information. If there is, it is possible not to correct the time information obtained by measuring the time by the main body side timing unit 110A. Note that time correction may be performed regardless of the time difference.
  • control unit 110 of the time recorder main body 10 determines whether or not the time information for correction and the current time information straddle a day (step S17).
  • step S17 when the time information for correction and the current time information do not cross the day, a clock request command is sent and corrected from the external unit 20 via the external connection interface unit 110F. Time information is acquired again (step S19), and the time correction processing unit 110G corrects the time information obtained by measuring the time by the main body time measuring unit 110A using the acquired correction time information. (Step S20) After that, a unit operation command is sent to set the operation mode of the external unit 20 after removal (Step S22).
  • step S17 when the correction time information and the current time information straddle a day, after waiting for a predetermined time or more, the process proceeds to step S19, and the external unit 20 Time information for correction is acquired again, and using the acquired time information for correction, the time correction processing unit 110G corrects the time information obtained by measuring time by the main body side time measuring unit 110A.
  • the time information for correction and the current time information straddle the date
  • the time correction is performed as it is, the date change time is straddled and the previous day is reversed or the next day is reached.
  • the process associated with the date change time of the time recorder main body 10 may be double-processed or not processed, the time information for correction is acquired again after a predetermined time and the time correction process is performed. Note that this processing may not be required depending on the processing structure of the time recorder body 10.
  • step S21 time information and calendar information of the time recorder main body 10 and the external unit 20 can be matched and synchronized.
  • connection confirmation processing in step S11 is performed according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG.
  • connection confirmation process first detects that the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 is attached to the time recorder body 10 based on the detection output by the power supply detection unit 240, and sends a signal A to the time recorder body 10.
  • the control unit 110 of the time recorder body 10 detects the signal A output from the external unit 20 and outputs the signal B to the external unit 20 (step S32).
  • the controller 210 of the external unit 20 detects the signal B output from the time recorder body 10 and prepares for data transmission / reception (step S33).
  • control unit 210 of the external unit 20 repeatedly inquires whether the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 is ready for data transmission / reception until a response is received, and when there is a response, the connection confirmation processing is completed. .
  • the main body side timing unit 110A of the control unit 110 functions as a main unit side timing unit that measures time
  • the display control unit 110D and the display unit Reference numeral 130 functions as time display means for displaying time information.
  • the print control unit 110E and the time printing related function unit 120 function as a recording unit that records the time information displayed by the time display unit on the time card 30 inserted from the card insertion slot 11.
  • the power supply circuit 150 of the time recorder main body 10 functions as a power supply unit that supplies power to the external unit 20 in a state where the external unit 20 has arrived.
  • the external connection interface 110F functions as external connection interface means for transmitting / receiving data including at least time information to / from the external unit 20.
  • the time correction processing unit 110G functions as a main body side control unit that corrects time information obtained by acquiring time information for correction from the external unit 20 and measuring time by the main body side time measuring unit 110A. ing.
  • the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 functions as standard radio wave receiving means for performing a standard radio wave receiving operation, and an external time measuring unit 210A of the control unit 210. Functions as an external time measuring means for measuring time, and the time correction processing section 210E of the control section 210 is based on the standard time information obtained by receiving the standard radio wave by the standard radio wave receiving means. It functions as an external control unit that performs control to correct time information obtained by measuring time by the external clock unit.
  • the power supply circuit 230 of the external unit 20 charges the power storage means with the power supplied from the power supply means, that is, the power supply circuit 150 of the time recorder body 10, while being mounted on the time recorder body 10.
  • a charging circuit 230A that functions as a charging unit that performs the above operation, and the power detection unit 240 of the external unit 20 functions as a removal detection unit that detects that the power unit has been removed from the time recorder body.
  • the calendar information is based on the detection output from the removal detection unit, that is, the power detection unit 240, using the power stored in the power storage unit as a driving power source.
  • the operation mode set based on the time information, based on the calendar information and the time information the standard radio wave reception unit 220 starts the standard radio wave reception operation to acquire the standard time information, and the acquired standard
  • the time correction processing unit 210E corrects the time information obtained by measuring the time by the external time measuring unit 210A using the time information.
  • the external unit 20 When the external unit 20 is attached to the time recorder main body 10, the external unit 20 operates using the power supplied from the power circuit 150 of the time recorder main body 10 as a driving power supply, and the operation mode generated by the setting information generation unit 110C.
  • Setting information, time information and calendar information obtained by the main unit timekeeping unit 110A and calendar processing unit 110B are acquired from the time recorder main unit 10, and the operation mode is based on the acquired operation mode setting information, time information and calendar information. Is obtained by measuring the time by the external time measuring unit 210A corrected by the time correction processing unit 210E based on the standard time information obtained by receiving the standard radio wave by the standard radio wave receiving unit 220. Time information is transmitted to the main body connection interface unit 110F and the external Sent to the time clock body 10 via the connection interface portion 210C.
  • the time correction processing unit 110G of the time recorder body 10 performs time correction processing of the external unit 20 based on the standard time information obtained by receiving the standard radio wave from the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 in the external unit 20.
  • Time information obtained by measuring time by the external time measuring unit 210A corrected by the unit 210E is corrected as time information from the time recorder main body 10 via the main body connection interface unit 210C and the external connection interface unit 110F.
  • the time information obtained by measuring the time by the main body timekeeping unit 110A of the time recorder main body 10 is corrected with the acquired time information for correction.
  • this time recorder 100 it is possible to easily perform time correction by detaching only the receiving unit 20 regardless of the installation location of the time recorder main body 10, searching for a good radio wave reception environment, receiving standard radio waves, and correcting the time.
  • the time recorder main body 10 does not impair the necessary time display function, clock advance function, time printing function, and the like by the attachment and detachment of the receiving unit 20.
  • the time recorder main body 10 and the external unit 20 enable the time correction function of the time recorder main body having the interface means that is the same as or compatible with the interface means without performing individual verification in each. In this way, one-to-many correspondence is possible.
  • the external unit 20 is not limited to a time recorder, and may be used for time correction of an electronic device having time information such as a printer apparatus having the interface means that is the same as or compatible with the interface means. .
  • the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 shown in FIG. 2 in the present embodiment is receiving standard radio waves
  • the first light emitting unit 251A of the LED light emitting unit 250 is lit to indicate that the standard radio wave reception intensity is high.
  • the second light emitting unit 251B is turned on to indicate that the standard radio wave reception intensity is weak
  • the third light emitting unit 251C is turned on to indicate that the standard radio wave has been successfully received. good.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 controls the operation of the standard radio wave reception unit 220 by the standard radio wave reception control unit 210D, and the external radio unit 20 at 17:00 on Friday.
  • the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 continues the standard radio wave receiving operation for 30 minutes after being removed from the time recorder main body 10 and the notification control unit 210F causes the LED light emitting unit 250 to continue.
  • the first light emitting unit 251A indicating that the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 is receiving standard radio waves is blinked.
  • control unit 210 of the external unit 20 performs the standard radio wave reception operation by the standard radio wave reception unit 220 for 10 minutes by the standard radio wave reception control unit 210D at 3:30 on Saturday. In this reception operation, the LED light emitting unit 250 is turned off by the notification control unit 210F.
  • control unit 210 of the external unit 20 performs the standard radio wave reception operation by the standard radio wave reception unit 220 for 10 minutes by the standard radio wave reception control unit 210D at 12:30 on Saturday. In this reception operation, the LED light emitting unit 250 is turned off by the notification control unit 210F.
  • control unit 210 of the external unit 20 performs the standard radio wave reception operation by the standard radio wave reception unit 220 for 10 minutes by the standard radio wave reception control unit 210D at 3:30 on Sunday. In this reception operation, the LED light emitting unit 250 is turned off by the notification control unit 210F.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 stops the reception operation of the standard radio wave by the standard radio wave reception unit 220 by the standard radio wave reception control unit 210D at 12:40 on Sunday after 10 minutes have elapsed, While the LED light emitting unit 250 is turned off by the notification control unit 210F, the system waits until 3:30 on Monday in the low power consumption mode in which only the stepping operation by the external time measuring unit 210A is performed.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 uses the external time measuring unit 210A without shifting to the reception mode. Standby in a low power consumption mode in which only stepping is performed.
  • the standby state can be maintained for 65 hours, and various data can be held in the RAM 212.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 causes the standard radio wave reception control unit 210D to perform the standard transmission when the external unit 20 is removed from the time recorder body 10.
  • the operation of the radio wave receiving unit 220 is controlled, and the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 continues the standard radio wave receiving operation for 100 minutes after being removed from the time recorder body 10, and the notification control unit 210F controls the LED light emitting unit 250.
  • the first light emitting unit 251A indicating that the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 is receiving standard radio waves is blinked.
  • the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 uses the power charged in the battery storage means of the power supply circuit 230 of the external unit 20 when it is removed from the time recorder body 10 as a drive power source. Continue receiving radio waves.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 performs a plurality of standard radio wave reception operations by the standard radio wave reception unit 220, for example, according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. Do it once.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 first determines whether or not it is the designated time when the external unit 20 is removed from the time recorder body 10. (Step S41).
  • step S42 the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 enters the low power consumption mode in which only the stepping operation by the external time measuring unit 210A is performed (step S42), and whether or not the set time has elapsed.
  • step S43 the determination process is repeated, and after the set time has elapsed, the process returns to step S41 to determine again whether or not it is the designated time.
  • control unit 210 of the external unit 20 fails to receive the standard radio wave, the control unit 210 returns to step S41 to determine again whether or not it is the designated time and successfully receives the standard radio wave.
  • the standby time reception mode is terminated by setting the standby state in the low power consumption mode in which only the stepping operation by the external time measuring unit 210A is performed.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 uses the power detection unit 240 as a removal detection unit that detects that the external unit 20 has been removed from the time recorder body 10, and uses the power detection unit 240.
  • the standard radio wave receiving process is performed after a predetermined time in consideration of movement has elapsed since the external unit 20 was removed from the time recorder body 10.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 starts the standard radio wave reception operation by the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 and the notification control.
  • the LED light emitting unit 250 is controlled by the unit 210F to blink the first light emitting unit 251A indicating that the standard radio wave receiving unit 220 is receiving standard radio waves. For example, after the elapse of 5 minutes, the standard radio wave receiving unit The standard radio wave receiving operation by 220 is stopped and the LED light emitting unit 250 is controlled by the notification control unit 210F to turn off the first light emitting unit 251A.
  • the holiday reception mode for example, 0:30 on Saturday is set as the starting time for starting the reception of the standard radio wave, and for example, 6 hours is set as the set time.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 performs steps S41 to S43 until the designated time is reached when the standard radio wave reception process immediately after the external unit 20 is removed from the time recorder body 10 fails.
  • the apparatus waits in the low power consumption mode in which only the stepping operation by the external time measuring unit 210A is performed.
  • the specified time that is, 0:30 on Saturday
  • the standard radio wave reception process is performed in step S44.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 starts the standard radio wave reception operation by the standard radio wave reception unit 220, and after 10 minutes, the standard radio wave reception unit 220 performs the standard radio wave reception operation. Stop receiving radio waves. Further, the first light emitting unit 251A is turned off.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 repeats the steps S41 to S43 when the standard radio wave reception process fails in the standard radio wave reception process in the holiday reception mode.
  • the apparatus waits in the low power consumption mode in which only the stepping operation by the unit 210A is performed, and repeats the process of receiving the standard radio wave continuously for 10 minutes every the set time, that is, every 6 hours.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 uses the external time measuring unit 210A without shifting to the reception mode. Standby in a low power consumption mode in which only stepping is performed.
  • the designated time in the holiday reception mode may include a holiday date or a day of the week indicated by the calendar information, and may also include a user's closed day.
  • the continuous reception mode is a mode in which reception is always performed in order to search for a place where the reception strength of the standard radio wave is strong in the vicinity of the installation place, and the light emitting unit is controlled to indicate reception sensitivity. You may have.
  • the time recorder 100 when the time recorder 100 is introduced in a place such as an office or a factory on a plurality of floors, it can be used for the purpose of detecting a place where standard radio waves can be easily received in the site of the office or factory. .
  • the time recorder 100 is in the reception history reference mode, and the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 stores history information as a result of performing the standard radio wave receiving operation by the standard radio wave receiving unit 220, and the history information
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 stores history information as a result of performing the standard radio wave receiving operation by the standard radio wave receiving unit 220, and the history information
  • the reception operation By controlling the reception operation on the basis of, for example, control giving priority to the reception operation at the frequency at which the standard time information has been successfully acquired, and the day of the week or the time zone at which the standard time information has been successfully acquired, or both It is possible to perform control giving priority to the receiving operation. Further, reception control may be performed by combining a plurality of history information of the above-described frequency, day of the week of successful reception, and time zone.
  • a selection unit such as a slide switch may be provided on the time recorder main body 10 side or the external unit 20 side.
  • the external unit 20 can be attached to and detached from the time recorder body 10, and the external connection male connector 15 and the main body connection female connector 21 are electrically connected to each other, thereby providing an external connection interface.
  • Serial communication is performed via the unit 110F and the main unit connection interface unit 210C, and calendar information, time information, radio wave reception history information, setting information, etc. are transmitted between the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 and the control unit 110 of the time recorder main unit 10.
  • the external connection interface unit 110F and the main body connection interface unit 210C are configured to be a non-contact communication interface using radio waves or light as a communication medium, or between the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 and the recorder main body 10. Wired connection with the control unit 110 It may be an interface.
  • the power supply circuit 230 as the built-in power supply of the external unit 20 includes a charging circuit 230A that charges the storage means that can store electricity using an electric double layer capacitor, a secondary battery, etc.
  • an AC adapter or a charging unit may be used as an external power source.
  • the external unit 20 may be attached to a cradle placed near a window and charged.
  • the power supply circuit 230 of the external unit 20 may use a primary battery as a power source.
  • the external unit 20 In the state where the external unit 20 is mounted on the time recorder body 10, the external unit 20 is set to the automatic reception mode, and the standard time +30 minutes is received 24 hours a day for every hour.
  • the radio wave receiving unit 220 performs a standard radio wave reception operation, and transmits time information to the time recorder body 10 after normal reception. During the reception, the display content of the display unit 130 of the time recorder body 10 is not changed.
  • the reception frequency is given priority to the previous successful reception frequency.
  • the time recorder main body 10 is obtained by measuring the time by the main body side time measuring section 110A with the correction time information acquired from the external unit 20 through the main body connection interface section 210C and the external connection interface section 110F. Whether or not the time information has been corrected within a predetermined period can be displayed on the display unit 130 for notification, for example.
  • the time recorder body 10 is used with the external unit 20 mounted, if there is no indication that the time information has been corrected, the standard radio wave intensity at the time recorder installation location is Since it is weak, it is possible to urge the user to remove the external unit 20 and bring it to a place where the intensity of the standard radio wave is strong and receive it.
  • the external unit 20 when the forced reception mode is set with the external unit 20 mounted on the time recorder body 10, the external unit 20 immediately performs a standard radio wave reception operation by the standard radio wave receiving unit 220, and after normal reception. Time information is transmitted to the time recorder body 10. During reception, the display content of the display unit 130 of the time recorder main body 10 is changed. However, when there is a key operation or card insertion during forced reception, priority is given to the reception of key operation input and the process of stamping, and the process returns to the forced reception mode after the process ends. Similarly, the display of the display unit 130 also prioritizes key operation input acceptance and stamping processing.
  • control unit 210 of the external unit 20 performs reception by alternately switching frequency selection of 40 KHz and 60 KHz every few seconds in the standard radio wave receiving operation of the standard radio wave receiving unit 220.
  • the control unit 210 of the external unit 20 performs reception by alternately switching frequency selection of 40 KHz and 60 KHz every few seconds in the standard radio wave receiving operation of the standard radio wave receiving unit 220.
  • the data for a certain period immediately after the frequency switching is skipped and the subsequent data reading process is performed.
  • the reception sensitivity of the radio wave condition with the better radio wave condition of 40 KHz and 60 KHz is shown in real time regardless of whether the usage environment is east or west in Japan it can.
  • time information obtained from the standard time radio wave received once by the external unit 20 is stored in a memory or the like. You may make it hold
  • the standard radio wave may receive time signal information of AM waves and FM waves as an example other than the above.

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Lorsqu'elle est détachée d'un corps principal d'horodateur, une unité externe fonctionne en un mode de fonctionnement qui est paramétré sur la base d'informations de calendrier et d'informations d'heure, commence une opération de réception d'un signal de fréquence et d'heure de référence à l'aide d'une unité de réception de signal de fréquence et d'heure de référence (220) de façon à obtenir des informations d'heure de référence, et amène une unité de traitement de correction d'heure (210E) à utiliser le signal de fréquence et d'heure de référence obtenu pour corriger des informations d'heure qui ont été obtenues par un pointage à l'aide d'une unité de pointage externe (210A). Lorsqu'elle est montée sur le corps principal d'horodateur, l'unité externe obtient, à partir du corps principal d'horodateur, des informations de paramétrage de mode de fonctionnement qui sont paramétrées par un moyen de gestion d'informations de paramétrage du corps principal d'horodateur, ainsi que des informations de calendrier et des informations d'heure qui sont obtenues par un moyen de pointage de corps principal, paramètre le mode de fonctionnement sur la base des informations de paramétrage de mode de fonctionnement obtenues, des informations de calendrier et des informations d'heure, et envoie les informations d'heure obtenues par l'unité de pointage externe (210A) au corps principal d'horodateur.
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