JP2004094823A - Time recorder and time card system - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a time recorder which does not require management of work conditions of employees, reduces running costs, and allows employees to easily check their work conditions.
Kind Code: A1 A time clock (1) writes a work time, a leaving time, and the like as visible information to a thermosensitive recording unit (22) provided on one surface of a time card (3) inserted into a main body and capable of writing / erasing visible information. Therefore, the owner of the time card 3 can easily check his / her own working conditions (work-in time and work-out time). In addition, since the work status is written in the thermal recording unit provided on the time card 3 where visible information can be written / erased, the time card 3 can be used for a long time, and running costs can be reduced. .
[Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a time clock for managing an employee's clock-in and clock-out time, and a time card system to which the clock is applied.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, many companies use a time clock to manage the working hours (working time and leaving time) of employees. The time clock includes a timer having a calendar function for measuring today's date (year, month, day) and the current time. On a general paper time card to be inserted into a time clock, a print area corresponding to each day from 1 to 15 is formed on the front side, and a print area corresponding to each day from 16 to 31 on the back side. An area is formed. The printing area for each day is divided into four areas for printing the time of going to work, the time of going out, the time of return, and the time of leaving work.
[0003]
When a time card is inserted into the main unit, the time clock displays the current date and the current time measured by the timer in the print area of the time card corresponding to the selected item (work, going out, returning, leaving). Is printed. When a time card is inserted, an employee selects items such as going to work, going out, returning, and leaving work according to his / her own behavior.
[0004]
By the way, in order to manage the working conditions (working hours) of employees, it is necessary to calculate the late, early, and overtime hours, etc., based on the attendance time and leaving time printed on the time card, which is troublesome. There was a problem. In addition, since the employee's time card is replaced on a monthly basis, the cost of the time card is increased, and further, there is a problem of garbage accompanying the disposal of the used time card.
[0005]
To solve these problems, a time card system has been proposed that manages the working hours of each employee by using a magnetic card or an IC card (hereinafter, referred to as an identification card) that records the identification code of the employee (for example, an ID card). And Patent Document 1.). Usually, an employee card indicating that the employee is an employee is used as the identification card.
[0006]
In this type of time card system, a time clock and a host device are connected by a data transmission line. When the identification card is inserted into the main unit, the time clock reads the identification code recorded on the identification card, and reads the identification code, today's date, current time, and the selected items (work, out of office, etc.). , Return, leave) to the host device. The host device has installed therein an application program that aggregates the work status management data transmitted from the time clock for each identification code and manages the work status (work time, going out time, return time, and leaving time) of each employee. ing. Therefore, the work status of the employee can be managed without any trouble in the host device. Further, since no paper time card is used, the above problem does not occur.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-315200
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in a conventional time card system using an identification card (magnetic card or IC card), the work status (work time, going out time, return time, and leaving time) is not provided to employees as visible information. In order for an employee to check his / her own work status, he / she must take out his / her own work status managed by the host device, and there is a problem that it takes time to check the work status.
[0009]
In general, access to the host device by an employee is often prohibited in terms of security. Therefore, when the user wants to check his / her own work status, he / she makes a request to that effect to the manager of the host device 2 and receives a document indicating the own work status from the manager.
[0010]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a time recorder in which management of employee's work status is not troublesome, running costs are reduced, and an employee can easily check his / her own work status, and a time card to which the time recorder is applied. It is to provide a system.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A time clock according to the present invention has the following configuration in order to solve the above problem.
[0012]
(1) a timer having a calendar function for measuring the date, time, and time;
Selecting means for selecting a processing item in the main body;
Card data reading means for reading card data including an identification code recorded in magnetic data on a time card inserted into the main body,
An output for outputting work status management data including the identification code read by the card data reading means, the date and time measured by the timer having the calendar function, and the processing item selected by the selection means. Means, comprising:
The writing of visible information formed on one side of the time card inserted into the main body, and the erasable thermal recording section, the date and time measured by the timer having the calendar function, and The time measured by the timer is written into the writing area of the thermal recording section corresponding to the processing item selected by the selection means, and the time corresponding to the day following the date measured by the timer is written. There is provided a visible information writing / erasing means for erasing visible information in a writing area of the thermal recording section.
[0013]
In this configuration, a heat-sensitive recording section capable of writing and erasing visible information is formed on one surface of a time card inserted into the main body. A card on which a heat-sensitive recording portion on which visible information can be written and erased is formed, for example, by changing a heating temperature to a reversible thermosensitive recording material that is reversibly converted to a cloudy state or a transparent state by using a card base material. It is obtained by laminating on the reflection surface formed on the surface. This type of card is generally called a rewrite card.
[0014]
The visible information writing / erasing means is selected by the selection means by the date and time (today's date) measured by a timer having a calendar function in the thermal recording section of the time card inserted into the main body, and by the selection means. The time (current time) measured by this timer is written into the writing area of the thermal recording unit corresponding to the processing item (for example, going to work, going out, returning, leaving work), and the thermal The visible information is erased from the writing area of the recording unit.
[0015]
As a result, the work time, going-out time, return time, leaving time, etc. are written as visible information on one side of the time card inserted into the main body, so that the owner of this time card can use his / her own working conditions (work time, Outing time, return time, leaving time) can be easily checked. Further, since the time card is a rewrite card, it can be used for a long time by repeating writing / erasing, and the running cost can be reduced.
[0016]
For example, if a writing area for one month (a writing area for 31 days corresponding to each day from the 1st to the 31st) is provided on one side of the time card, only the time card can be used to read the last 1 day. Monthly work status can be checked (however, it is less for one day for the following reasons), and if a half-month writing area (16-day writing area) is provided, just looking at the time card You can check the work status for half a month. It can be used even if the month changes.
[0017]
Further, since the visible information writing / erasing means erases the visible information in the writing area corresponding to the next day, the work situation can be confirmed more than the number of days in which the writing area is provided as described above. Although the number of days is reduced by one day, by checking the write area where the visible information has been erased, it is easy to check where the write area is today.
[0018]
The length of the writing area on one side of the time card may be determined according to the size of the character to be written or the size of the time card.
[0019]
Further, the output means outputs the work status management data including the identification code read from the time card inserted into the main body, the present date, the current time, and the processing items. The work status (working time, leaving time, etc.) of each employee can be managed without trouble.
[0020]
Therefore, by simply connecting the time clock and the host device via a data transmission line, no troublesome management of the working conditions of the employees is required, the running costs are suppressed, and the working conditions of the employees are reduced. A time card system that can easily check the time can be constructed.
[0021]
(2) The magnetic data recorded on the time card includes erasure date data indicating the date on which the visible information writing / erasing means last erased the visible information.
Card data updating means for updating erasure date data recorded on a time card when the visible information writing / erasing means erases visible information;
If the date indicated by the erasure date data recorded on the time card inserted into the main body is the date of the day following the date measured by the timer, the visible information is written by the visible information writing / erasing means. And erasure prohibition means for prohibiting erasure of data.
[0022]
With this configuration, it is possible to suppress the deterioration speed of the time card without erasing the visible information many times in the write area where the visible information has already been erased.
[0023]
(3) The visible information writing / erasing means sets the date indicated by the erasure date data recorded on the time card inserted into the main unit to the date before the previous day with respect to the date measured by the timer. If it is a date, the visible information is erased from the writing area of the thermal recording section corresponding to the period from the day following the date indicated by the erasing date data to the day following the date measured by the timer. After the execution, the time measured by the timer is written in the writing area of the thermal recording section corresponding to the date measured by the timer and the processing item selected by the selection means.
[0024]
In this configuration, for example, if yesterday and the day before yesterday were holidays on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), the visible information of yesterday (Sunday) would not be erased, and a misunderstanding would be given as if they were working on a holiday on Sunday. Absent. Further, new visible information is not overwritten in a writing area where the visible information is not erased.
[0025]
(4) The magnetic data recorded on the time card includes write date data indicating the date on which the visible information writing / erasing means last wrote the visible information,
Card data updating means for updating writing date data recorded on a time card when the visible information writing / erasing means has written visible information;
If the date indicated by the write date data recorded on the time card inserted into the main body is the date of the date measured by the timer, the visible information is written by the visible information writing / erasing means. Erasure prohibition means for prohibiting erasure.
[0026]
With this configuration, the same effect as the above (2) is obtained.
[0027]
(5) The visible information writing / erasing means sets the date indicated by the writing date data recorded on the time card inserted into the main body before and after the date measured by the timer. If the date is before the date, the writing area of the thermal recording unit corresponding to the period from two days after the date indicated by the writing date data to the next day of the date measured by the timer is After erasing the visible information, the timer measures the date and time measured by the timer and the writing area of the thermal recording unit corresponding to the processing item selected by the selection means. Write the current time.
[0028]
With this configuration, the same effect as (3) can be obtained.
[0029]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a time card system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.
[0030]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a time card system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a time clock according to an embodiment of the present invention, and 2 denotes a host device. The time clock 1 and the host device 2 are connected by a data transmission line. The host device 2 has installed therein an application program for managing the work status (work-in time, going-out time, return time, leaving time, etc.) for each employee.
[0031]
In addition, 3 shown in FIG. 1 is a time card inserted into the time clock 1.
The details of the time card 3 will be described later.
[0032]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a time clock according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an external view of the time clock. The time recorder 1 includes a control unit 11 for controlling the operation of the main body, a time card 3 inserted through the insertion port 12a of the main body, and a time card 3 conveyed to a predetermined position inside the main body. , A magnetic data read / write unit 13 for reading and writing magnetic data on the time card 3 inserted into the main body, and a time card inserted into the main body. 3, a visible information writing / erasing unit 14 for writing and erasing visible information, an operation unit 15 for selecting a processing item for the main body of the time clock 1, and a display for displaying today's date and current time. And a communication unit 17 that controls data communication with the host device 2. The control unit 11 is provided with a timer having a calendar function for measuring a date (year, month, day) and time.
[0033]
Next, the time card 3 to be inserted into the time clock 1 of this embodiment will be described. 4A and 4B are views showing a time card, FIG. 4A is a front view of the time card, and FIG. 4B is a rear view of the time card. The time card 3 may be a card used as an employee card. On the surface of the time card 3, a magnetic stripe 21 for recording magnetic data is formed. In the magnetic stripe 21, the identification code of the employee who is the owner of the time card 3, the affiliation code indicating the affiliation of the employee, the issue code indicating the effective date of the time card, and finally the visible information are erased. Erasure date data indicating the date corresponding to the writing area is recorded.
[0034]
On the rear surface of the time card 3, a thermal recording section 22 capable of writing and erasing visible information is formed on substantially the entire surface. The thermal recording section 22 is provided with a total of 16 rows of writing areas 22a to 22p. The first row is a writing area 22a corresponding to the 1st and 16th days of each month, and the second row is a writing area 22b corresponding to the 2nd and 17th days of each month. Similarly, the third and subsequent rows are writing areas corresponding to the next day after the corresponding date. However, the 16th line is a writing area 22p corresponding to the 31st of every month, not a writing area corresponding to the 16th.
[0035]
Further, the writing areas 22a to 22p of each row are divided into five areas of date, attendance time, leaving time, return time, and leaving time. The erasure date data recorded on the magnetic stripe 21 is data for specifying the row from which the visible information was erased last. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the write area 22e is the row from which the visible information was erased last, and the erase date data recorded on the magnetic stripe 21 is data indicating 5 days.
[0036]
Further, on the back of the time card 3, as shown in FIG. 4, the identification code, affiliation, name, and items (date, attendance, going out, returning, leaving) of the employee who is the owner of the time card 3 are displayed. Is also provided.
[0037]
The thermal recording section 22 formed on the back surface of the time card 3 has a configuration in which a thermoplastic resin layer 32 is laminated on a reflective surface 31 formed on the base material of the time card 3 as shown in FIG. For example, the thermoplastic resin layer 32 has a melting point of 70 ° C. when heated at 120 ° C. in a first resin having a melting point of 80 ° C., and a melting point of 90 ° C. when heated at 100 ° C. This is a reversible thermosensitive recording material in which a certain second resin is dispersed, which is uniformly formed to a predetermined layer thickness.
[0038]
When the thermoplastic resin layer 32 is heated at 120 ° C. and cooled, the first resin is solidified, and fine voids are formed around the second resin in the first resin. Due to the irregular reflection of the reflected light 31, the thermoplastic resin layer 32 looks cloudy, and when heated to 100 ° C. and cooled, the surrounding first resin is solidified after the second resin is solidified. Therefore, no void is formed, and the thermoplastic resin layer 32 looks transparent. As described above, by changing the heating temperature, the thermoplastic resin layer 32 reversibly changes to cloudy or transparent.
[0039]
Utilizing such properties of the reversible thermosensitive material, in the time card 3 in which the thermosensitive recording section 22 is constituted by the thermoplastic resin layer 32 which is a reversible thermosensitive material, the writing area of the thermosensitive recording section 22 can be selectively selected. By heating to 100 ° C. and cooling, characters written in this writing area can be erased. By selectively heating the writing area to 120 ° C. and cooling it, Characters can be written in the writing area.
[0040]
The configuration of the thermal recording section 22 is not limited to the above configuration, and any configuration may be used as long as writing and erasing of visible information can be repeatedly performed by the thermal head.
[0041]
The magnetic data read / write unit 13 of the time recorder 1 transports the time card 3 inserted into the slot 12a to a predetermined position inside the main body, while the magnetic card 21 is recorded on the magnetic stripe 21 of the time card 3. A magnetic head 13a is provided for reading data and writing magnetic data to the magnetic stripe 21 of the time card 3 while the data is being conveyed from a predetermined position inside the main body to the slot 12a. Further, the visible information writing / erasing unit 14 writes and erases visible information on a thermal recording unit 22 formed on the back surface of the time card 3 transported to a predetermined position of the main body. It has a head 14a. The operation unit 15 includes, as processing items, an attendance button 15a that is operated when performing an attending process (processing when going to work), an outgoing button 15b that is operated when performing an outing process (processing when going out), and a return process (when going out). Return button 15c operated when performing a process when returning from the office, a leaving button 15d operated when performing a leaving process (processing at the time of leaving the office), and an operation performed when rewriting visible information to the time card 3. A rewrite button 15e is provided.
[0042]
Hereinafter, the operation of the time card system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0043]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the time clock. In the time recorder 1, when the time card 3 is inserted into the insertion port 12a (s1), the transport unit 12 transports the time card 3 to a predetermined position inside the main body. The time clock 1 detects that the time card 3 has been inserted into the slot 12a by a sensor (not shown). The time card 3 is inserted into the main body with the heat-sensitive recording section 22 facing upward.
[0044]
In the time recorder 1, when the time card 3 inserted into the slot 12a is being conveyed to a predetermined position inside the main body, the magnetic data read / write unit 13 causes the magnetic head 13a to contact the magnetic stripe 21 and Then, the magnetic data recorded on the magnetic stripe 21 is read (s2). The magnetic data read in s2 is temporarily stored in a memory provided in the control unit 11. The time clock 1 determines whether the currently selected processing item is the attendance processing, the outing processing, the return processing, the leaving processing, or the reprint processing (s3 to s7), and the processing item determined here is determined. The processing is executed (s8 to s12), and this processing ends.
[0045]
Hereinafter, the attending processing, going out processing, returning processing, leaving processing, and reprinting processing will be described. First, the attendance processing will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the attendance processing. If the time recorder 1 determines in s3 that it is the clock-in process, it determines whether the date indicated by the erasure date data included in the magnetic data read from the magnetic stripe 21 of the time card 3 in s2 is today or the next day. It is determined whether or not (s21, s22). For example, if today is four days, it is determined whether the erasure date data is four days, five days, or another.
[0046]
If it is determined that the erasure date data is today's date, the visible information erasure process is performed on the line (write area) corresponding to the date of the next day of the time card 3 (s23). For example, if today is four days, the visible information erasing process is performed on the row corresponding to the fifth day (the writing area 22e). If today is the last day of the month on the 30th, the visible information of the row corresponding to the 31st day (the writing area 22p) is added to the row corresponding to the 1st day (the writing area 22a) which is the next day. Perform erasure processing. If today is the last day of the month (the last day of the month of February), in addition to the row corresponding to the day of the next day (the writing area 22a), the current day corresponds to the 29th to 31st. The visible information erasing process is also performed on the rows (the writing areas 22n, 22o, and 22p). This erasing process is a process of heating the entire row (writing area) for erasing visible information to 100 ° C. by the thermal head 14a.
[0047]
After completing the erasing process of the visible information according to s23, the time clock 1 writes the current time currently measured by the timer in the line corresponding to today's date and in the area corresponding to the clock. A time writing process is performed (s24). The work time writing process is performed so that the current time measured by the timer is written as visible information in a line corresponding to today's date and in a region corresponding to the work time. This is a process of selectively heating to 120 ° C.
[0048]
When the process of s23 is performed, in s24, the date of today is written in a row corresponding to today's date and in an area corresponding to the date.
[0049]
Upon completion of the process of writing the attendance time in s24, the time clock 1 creates magnetic data (magnetic data for writing) to be written in the magnetic stripe 21 of the time card 3 inserted in the main body (s25). The magnetic data created in s25 is the magnetic data read in s2 when the process in s23 or s28 described later is not performed, and the magnetic data read in s2 when the process in s23 described later is performed. Is the magnetic data updated only on the date of the next day.
[0050]
The time clock 1 records the write magnetic data created in s25 on the magnetic stripe 21 (s26). At this time, the time clock 1 conveys the time card 3 at a predetermined position inside the main body to the insertion slot 12a, makes the magnetic head 13a contact the magnetic stripe 21 of the conveyed time card 3, and creates the time card in s25. The written magnetic data for writing is written to the magnetic stripe 21. The time card 3 in which the write magnetic data has been written to the magnetic stripe 21 in s26 is released at the slot 12a and returned to the employee who is the owner.
[0051]
Further, the time clock 1 communicates the work status management data including the identification code included in the magnetic data read in s2, today's date, current time, and the selected processing item (attend, go out, return, leave). Output from the unit 17 (s27), and this processing ends. The work status management data output by the time clock 1 in s27 is input to the host device 2.
[0052]
When the time recorder 1 determines that the erasure date data included in the magnetic data read from the magnetic stripe 21 of the time card 3 in s2 is the date of the next day (s22), the time recorder 1 does not execute the processing in s23. The processing after s24 is executed. In this case, since the process of s23 is not performed, the date of today is not written in the area corresponding to the date and the line corresponding to today's date in s24.
[0053]
If the erasure date data included in the magnetic data read from the magnetic stripe 21 of the time card 3 in s2 is the next day's date, the line corresponding to the next day's date in the thermal recording unit 22 has already been erased with visible information. Processing is taking place. If the visible information erasing process is performed again on the line in which the visible information erasing process has already been performed, the thermal recording unit 22 will only be uselessly deteriorated. As described above, the time clock 1 of this embodiment does not perform the erasing process of the visible information again for the row where the erasing process of the visible information has already been performed. As a result, the life of the time card 3 can be extended, and the running cost of the time card 3 can be reduced.
[0054]
Further, when the time clock 1 determines that the erasure date data included in the magnetic data read from the magnetic stripe 21 of the time card 3 at s2 is neither today nor the next day, the time clock 1 determines the date indicated by the erasure date data. From the next day, the visible information is deleted from the line corresponding to the next day measured by the timer (s28), and the processing from s24 is executed. For example, if yesterday and the day before yesterday were weekend (Saturday, Sunday) holidays, the visible information erasure process was performed on the line corresponding to this Saturday on Friday, but it was Sunday and Monday (today). The visible information has not been erased for the row to be executed. In such a case, in s28, the visible information erasing process is performed on the lines corresponding to Sunday (the previous day), Monday (today), and Tuesday (the next day). For this reason, the visible information of the row corresponding to the day when the user does not go to work is not erased, and it is not misunderstood that he / she went to work. In addition, there is no overwriting of the work time or the like on the line on which the visible information erasing process has not been performed.
[0055]
The outgoing process of s9, the return process of s10, and the leaving process of s11 are substantially the same as the above-mentioned leaving process, except that the present time measured by the timer on the time card 3 in s24 is different. The print area (if the date is the same, the line is the same) is data indicating the selected processing item included in the work status management data output from the communication unit 17 in s27.
[0056]
Here, a detailed description of the outgoing process in s9, the return process in s10, and the leaving process in s11 is omitted.
[0057]
Next, the rewriting process according to s12 will be described. This process is performed when the visible information written in the thermal recording unit 22 of the time card 3 becomes difficult to see due to the influence of the surrounding environment or the like. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the rewriting process. The time recorder 1 sends the work status management data (each sunrise work time, going-out time, return time, A request for transmission of the time of leaving the office, the name and the affiliation (text data) is requested (s31), and the visible information is deleted from the entire area of the thermal recording section 22 (s32).
[0058]
When the time recorder 1 receives a response (work status management data, employee name, affiliation for the last 15 days) to the request related to s31 from the host device 2 (s33), the time clock 1 receives the work for the past 15 days received from the host device 2 this time. It is determined whether the status management data includes work status management data to be written in a row corresponding to the date of the next day (s34). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the work status management data for the past 15 days received from the host device 2 includes the work status management data for the 31st day. It is determined that the work status management data to be written in the row corresponding to the date of the next day is not included. Conversely, if the work status management data for the past 15 days received from the host device 2 does not include the work status management data for the 31st, the work status management data to be written in the row corresponding to the date of the next day is included. Judge.
[0059]
In s34, when it is determined that the work status management data to be written in the row corresponding to the date of the next day is included, the work status management data to be written in the row corresponding to the date of the next day is deleted and the work status management data for 14 days is deleted. Based on the information, the work time, the outside time, the return time, and the leaving time are written in the row corresponding to each day, and the identification code, the affiliation, and the name of the employee who is the owner of the time card 3 are written in the writing area 22q. Is written (s35). Conversely, if it is determined that the work status management data to be written in the row corresponding to the next day's date is not included, the work status management data for the 15th day received from the host device 2 is added to the row corresponding to each day. The work time, the outside time, the return time, and the leaving time are written (s36).
[0060]
In s35 and s36, the identification code read from the magnetic stripe 21 is written in the writing area 22q. As for the name and affiliation, the name and affiliation are written based on the text data received from the host device 2 together with the work status management data.
In s35 and s36, items such as date, attendance, going out, return, and retirement shown in FIG. 4 are also written in the writing area 22q.
[0061]
Thus, in this rewriting process, rewriting is performed on the entire surface of the time card 3. Upon completion of writing the time-to-work time, going-out time, return time, and leaving time to the heat-sensitive recording unit 22 of the time card 3, the time card 3 is transported to the slot 12a (s37), and the present process ends.
[0062]
Therefore, even if the visible information written in the heat-sensitive recording unit 22 of the time card 3 becomes difficult to see due to the influence of the surrounding environment or the like, the re-writing process is performed to allow the heat-sensitive recording unit of the time card 3 to be read. The visible information written in the file 22 can be easily viewed.
[0063]
In this rewriting process, writing of magnetic data to the magnetic stripe 21 is not performed.
[0064]
As described above, in the time card system of this embodiment, the thermal recording unit 22 capable of writing / erasing visible information is provided in the time card 3, and the thermal recording unit 22 uses the visible information to enter the work time, go out, and return. Since the time and the leaving time are written, the work status of the user can be confirmed only by looking at the thermal recording section 22 of the time card 3. In addition, since the identification code, affiliation, name, and the like written in the thermal recording unit 22 are rewritten by the rewriting process, for example, when the time card 3 whose name or the like is thin is picked up, this time card is read. By performing the rewriting process on the time card 3, the employee who is the dropper can be easily confirmed.
[0065]
Further, since the thermosensitive recording section 22 of the time card 3 can perform writing / erasing of visible information, it can be used for a long time, the cost of the time card 3 can be reduced, and the running cost can be reduced. .
[0066]
Next, the operation of the host device 2 will be described. The host device 2 totalizes the work status management data output from the time clock 1 for each identification code included in the work status management data. In addition, in this aggregation, the work time, the outside time, the return time, and the leaving time are associated with each other for each date. Therefore, management of daily work conditions (work-in time, going-out time, return time, and work-out time) for each identification code (for each employee) can be performed by the host device 2 without trouble.
[0067]
In the above embodiment, the erasure date data is recorded on the magnetic stripe 21 of the time card 3. However, the erasure date data may be replaced with the writing date data in which the visible information was written last. This erasure date data is not particularly limited as long as it is data that can specify the date when the time card 3 was last inserted into the time clock 1. In addition, although the working status for half a month is written in the time card 3 with visible information, the writing area of the thermal recording unit 22 of the time card 3 is set to 31 lines, and the working status for January can be written in the visible information. You may do so.
[0068]
Further, the time card 3 used in this time card system has one line in which no visible information is written as shown in FIG. 4, so that it is easy to determine where today's work status is written. Can be determined.
[0069]
In the above embodiment, the single time clock 1 connected to the host device 2 has been described. However, a plurality of time clocks 1 may be connected to the host device 2.
[0070]
Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the time clock 1, the host device 2, the client PC 5, and the printer 6 may be connected via a LAN. In this case, by inputting a password in the client PC 5, it may be possible to confirm the work status of the user managed by the host device 2.
[0071]
Further, the system shown in FIG. 9 may be provided for each business office as shown in FIG. 10 and these may be connected via the Internet or the like. In this case, even if the work place (business establishment) of the employee changes, the time card 3 of the employee does not need to be changed. The work status of each employee managed by the host device 2 at each site may be centrally managed by the host device 2 provided at the head office, for example.
[0072]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the work time, the leave time, and the like are written as visible information on one side of the time card inserted into the main body. And time of leaving work) can be easily checked. In addition, since the work status is written in the thermal recording section provided on the time card and in which visible information can be written / erased, the time card can be used for a long time, and the running cost can be reduced. Further, since the visible information writing / erasing means erases the visible information in the writing area corresponding to the next day, it is possible to easily confirm where the current work status is written.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a time card system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a time clock according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an appearance of a time clock according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a time card used in the time card system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a time card used in the time card system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of the time clock according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a work attendance process in the time clock according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a rewriting process in the time clock according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of a time card system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a time card system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1-Time recorder
2-Host device
3- Time card
11-Control unit
12-Conveying unit
13-magnetic data read / write unit
13a-magnetic head
14-visible information writing / erasing unit
14a-Thermal head
15-Operation unit
16-display
17-communication unit
21-magnetic stripe
22 (22a-22p)-Thermal recording unit

Claims (6)

A timer having a calendar function for measuring the date and time, and
Selecting means for selecting a processing item in the main body;
Card data reading means for reading card data including an identification code recorded in magnetic data on a time card inserted into the main body,
An output for outputting work status management data including the identification code read by the card data reading means, the date and time measured by the timer having the calendar function, and the processing item selected by the selection means. Means, comprising:
The writing of visible information formed on one side of the time card inserted into the main body, and the erasable thermal recording section, the date and time measured by the timer having the calendar function, and The time measured by the timer is written into the writing area of the thermal recording section corresponding to the processing item selected by the selection means, and the time corresponding to the day following the date measured by the timer is written. A time clock comprising a visible information writing / erasing means for erasing visible information in a writing area of the thermal recording section. The magnetic data recorded on the time card includes erasure date data indicating a date on which the visible information writing / erasing means lastly erased the visible information,
Card data updating means for updating erasure date data recorded on a time card when the visible information writing / erasing means erases visible information;
If the date indicated by the erasure date data recorded on the time card inserted into the main body is the date of the day following the date measured by the timer, the visible information is written by the visible information writing / erasing means. 2. The time recorder according to claim 1, further comprising an erasure prohibiting unit for prohibiting erasure of the data. The visible information writing / erasing means is provided for, if the date indicated by the erasure date data recorded on the time card inserted into the main body is a date before the previous day with respect to the date measured by the timer. For example, after erasing visible information in the writing area of the thermal recording unit corresponding to the period from the day following the date indicated by the erasing date data to the day following the date measured by the timer, And writing the time measured by the timer in a writing area of the thermal recording section corresponding to the date measured by the timer and the processing item selected by the selection means. The described time clock. The magnetic data recorded on the time card includes write date data indicating the date on which the visible information writing / erasing means last wrote the visible information,
Card data updating means for updating writing date data recorded on a time card when the visible information writing / erasing means has written visible information;
If the date indicated by the write date data recorded on the time card inserted into the main body is the date of the date measured by the timer, the visible information is written by the visible information writing / erasing means. 2. The time clock according to claim 1, further comprising an erasure prohibiting unit for prohibiting erasure. The visible information writing / erasing means is arranged such that, with respect to the date measured by the timer, the date indicated by the writing date data recorded on the time card inserted into the main body is two or more days before the previous date. If it is a date, the visible information is written to the writing area of the thermal recording unit corresponding to the period from two days after the date indicated by the writing date data to the day following the date measured by the timer. After erasing, the time measured by the timer is written in the writing area of the thermal recording section corresponding to the date and time measured by the timer and the processing item selected by the selection means. 5. The time clock according to claim 4, wherein the time is written. A time recorder according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A time apparatus comprising: a host device that obtains the work status management data output from the output device of the time recorder and totals the work status management data for each identification code.

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