JPH0827849B2 - Multi-time recorder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention is used in the technical field of a time recorder for recording attendance data, and specifically, in addition to the function of recording attendance data. The present invention relates to a multi-time recorder having many kinds of card processing functions.

[Conventional technology]

In the service industry such as various stores or supermarkets due to the arrival of the cashless era, as a substitute for cash, there is a prepaid card with a memory that can be used exclusively for that store or shared by each store, or a fixed number of times. Various types of cards are being used, such as a coupon card that can receive services and purchase products, or a coupon card that can receive services and use facilities until a specified deadline.

Further, in a store or the like using each of the above cards, it is necessary to arrange each card processing machine having an amount memory processing function, a coupon ticket and a commuter ticket processing function at the storefront to respond to the use of the card.

On the other hand, in various stores that use multiple employees, it is common to use a time recorder for attendance management. Therefore, when implementing various card services, the various card processing described above is used. Since it is necessary to have a time recorder in addition to the machines, it is difficult to have all the models in a small-scale store, etc. because of the heavy economic burden. Also, a narrow storefront or counter etc. can handle these machines and time recorders. It is inevitable that various problems will occur, such as the fact that the service will not be able to proceed smoothly due to the occupation by, and the fashion image of the store will be impaired.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

So, these card processing machines and time recorder
Collected on a table, various card processing and individual attendance management 1
It was considered to be performed by a single card processing machine (recorder).

However, the conventional prepaid cards, coupon cards, commuter pass cards, and time cards all have different card specifications, and therefore different card processing methods. However, if it is installed in a processing machine (recorder), there is a problem that the structure will become large and complicated and the cost will increase, and the use of different types of cards will also complicate the operation and increase the number of operation mistakes. It is possible that some problems may occur, and a simple idea of simply putting together one unit could not be enough to solve the problem.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is that a single device can exhibit the attendance data processing function and the processing functions of a prepaid card, a coupon card, and a commuter card, and downsizing and cost reduction of the entire device, and An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-time recorder capable of smooth operation and reduction of mistakes based on the simplification of the structure.

[Means for solving problems]

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

(1) An attendance card used for attendance management, a prepaid card with an amount memory, a coupon card that records the number of times available, and a regular card that records the expiration date are composed of magnetic cards of the same size. Configure each card such as these into a time recorder equipped with attendance management function.

(2) The above time recorder should be provided with a function of subtracting the purchase amount from the amount memory of the inserted prepaid card and displaying the processed data.

(3) Similarly, the above time recorder should be provided with a function of subtracting one frequency from the frequency memory of the inserted coupon card and displaying the processed data.

(4) Similarly, the above time recorder should have a function of checking the expiration date of the inserted regular card and displaying the check data.

However, the attendance card here means a time card in which the identification code of each person is magnetically recorded.

[Action]

 The above means operate as follows.

Since the time card, prepaid card, coupon card, and commuter pass card are all magnetic cards in the above (1) element, the data recorded on each of these magnetic cards can be read and written by one magnetic card. The head can cover all of the above, and therefore, the size of the entire card can be reduced to one time recorder by using one card slot, and the overall configuration also has four functions. It can be simplified without making it, and it can be manufactured at almost the same cost as a conventional magnetic card type time recorder, and it also performs various processing by reading the card type etc. inserted by the magnetic head by itself, so there are few operation mistakes. It enables smooth card processing.

The element (2) described above makes it possible to manage the sale process of products and the like using a prepaid card using a time recorder.

The element (3) above enables the time recorder to manage the use of the coupon card.

The element of (4) above also enables the time recorder to manage the use of the fixed-term card.

Since it is as described above, it is possible to solve the above-mentioned technical problems by the above means and solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional techniques.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the multi-time recorder according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a multi-time recorder of a structure in which a magnetic card T is inserted into an insertion groove 2 formed on the front surface of the recorder 1 from top to bottom to read / write recording, and FIG. 2 shows the magnetic card T in the recorder 1. An automatic card feeding / discharging type multi-time recorder for reading / writing recording by inserting into the formed insertion hole 2'is shown, and the present invention can be constructed in any type.

In addition, in FIG. 1 and FIG.
A display for displaying the time and a read / write content when the card is inserted. 4 is a key device for inputting or changing various data or various operations. 5 is a content displayed on the display 3. Speaker that outputs the sound, 6
Is a terminal for connecting external equipment such as a computer, P
Indicates a sheet on which the aggregated data of working hours and the like are printed out by operating the key operation unit 4.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the control device housed in the recorder 1, which includes a clock circuit 11 for issuing a time signal, a file memory 12 for each individual used for attendance management, and the following. The CPU 10 to which the program memory 13 storing various operation programs described is connected,
The display 3, the key device 4, the audio output device 5'of the speaker 5 and the external output terminal 6 are connected through the interface circuit 14, and the interface circuit 14 is further inserted into the insertion hole 2 '. Magnetic card T
A motor 15 for feeding / discharging, a magnetic head 16 for reading / writing data from / to a magnetic stripe of a magnetic card T, a marking device 17 for clearly indicating the amount of money or the remainder of a coupon, and working hours. Is connected to a printer 18 for printing out the total data of the above on the sheet P as shown in FIG.
Each of them operates according to the programs stored in 13. The printer 18 may be used in place of the marking device 17 described above.

FIG. 4 shows various magnetic cards used in the multi-time recorder of the present invention. A is an attendance card in which a personal code for attendance management and a type code of the card are recorded in a magnetic stripe SA, and B is a magnetic stripe SB. Shows a prepaid card in which the amount memory and the card type code are recorded, and the remaining amount marking field Ba is provided on one side edge. In addition, C is a coupon card in which the usable frequency and the card type code are also recorded on the magnetic stripe SC, and a marking field Ca for the remaining usable frequency is provided on one side, and D is the magnetic stripe.
A regular card in which the expiration date and the card type code are recorded on the SD is shown, and all of these cards A to D are evenly formed so that they can be inserted into the insertion groove 2 or the insertion hole 2'of the recorder 1. .

The above attendance card A is a time card for recording attendance data of each person, and when this card A is inserted, attendance data is calculated, and the calculated data is displayed on the display 3 as shown in FIG. , Is output from the speaker 5, and is stored in the file memory 12 of each person. The data thus filed can be printed out on the sheet P as shown in FIG. 3 by operating the key device 4 when necessary, and can be transmitted to the external computer through the terminal 6.

On the other hand, a predetermined amount of money is recorded on the prepaid card B, and when the amount of money is paid, if this card B is inserted and the purchase amount is keyed in, the subtraction is performed and the amount memory of the card is rewritten, and The marking device 17 performs marking on the balance marking field Ba to clearly indicate the balance, and these data are displayed on the display 3 as shown in FIG.

When the coupon card C is inserted, the count memory is decremented once to rewrite the data, and
As shown in the figure, the rewriting data is displayed on the display 3 and output from the speaker 5 as voice.

Further, when the fixed-term card D is inserted, the due date memory is checked, and if it is before the due date, a message as shown in the upper part of FIG. 8 is displayed on the display, and at the same time, a similar message is output as voice from the speaker 5. It If the term card D has expired, the display and voice output as shown in the lower part of FIG.
Stop using.

Incidentally, when the amount memory of the prepay card B is insufficient, or when the number of the coupon card C is zero, the display and voice output are similarly given to give attention and urge the insufficient amount. Stop using the card. Further, the usage statuses of the above-mentioned prepaid card b, coupon card C, and commuter card D can be transmitted to an external computer with a code number respectively, and such information can be collected and used for a management strategy. It is also possible to print out on the sheet P.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart explaining the main procedure of the card processing executed according to the program stored in the program memory 13. As a result of reading the type code of the magnetic card inserted in step S2, the attendance card in step S3. If it is found to be A, continue to step S4
After the attendance processing in S7 is executed, the card is ejected in step S8 and the processing ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S9 that the card is the prepaid card B, the prepay processing in steps S10 to S15 is executed, and if it is determined in step S16 that it is the coupon card C, steps S17 to S17. If it is determined in step S22 that the card is a commuter card D, the commuter ticket processing in steps S23 to S25 is executed, and finally the card is ejected in step S8. .

In the case of the automatic feeding / discharging type recorder shown in FIG. 2, the card discharging motor 15 is carried out in step S8.
However, in the case of the manual recorder shown in FIG. 1, it is performed manually. Further, the processing procedure when the amount memory is insufficient, the number of times memory is zero, or the period is expired has been described in the previous section, and is therefore omitted in this flowchart.

〔effect〕

The multi-time recorder according to the present invention is as described above, in which each card for attendance, prepay, coupon and commuter pass is composed of magnetic cards of the same size, and each of these magnetic cards Since the processing operation can be covered by one recorder, the economic burden of cashless service using each magnetic card is greatly reduced, and a large profit can be obtained with a small capital investment. Since all magnetic cards can be handled with the same operation, there is no delay in work due to operation mistakes or card mistakes, card processing can proceed extremely smoothly and service improvement can be achieved, and
Since it is possible to downsize the whole, it also has the advantage that it can be smartly operated by opening a storefront or the top of the counter etc., especially in a fast food chain store with many branches. It is suitable for use in restaurants and the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIGS. 1 and 2 are external perspective views showing different embodiments of the multi-time recorder according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of printed attendance data,
FIG. 4 is a front view of various magnetic cards used in the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 6, FIG. 7, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are explanatory views showing a display example of a display and a voice output example by a speaker, FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the present invention, and FIG. It is a flow chart explaining the main procedure of card processing. 1 is a recorder, 3 is a display, 16 is a magnetic head, A
~ D is a magnetic card.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An attendance card used for attendance management, a prepaid card having an amount memory, a coupon ticket card recording the usable frequency, and a commuter card recording the expiration date are composed of magnetic cards of the same size. However, each of these cards can be freely inserted into a time recorder equipped with an attendance processing function, and this time recorder subtracts the purchase amount from the amount memory of the inserted prepaid card, and the processed data. A function of displaying, and a function of subtracting one frequency from the frequency memory of the inserted coupon card, and displaying the processed data.
A multi-time recorder characterized by being provided with all or part of the function of checking the expiration date of the inserted regular card and displaying the expiration date data. 2. A means for marking the remaining amount and the remaining number of times on each of the prepaid card and the coupon ticket card after performing the subtraction processing of the amount memory and the usable frequency to the time recorder. The multi-time recorder according to claim 1, wherein the multi-time recorder includes: 3. The multi-time recorder according to claim 1, wherein the time recorder has a function of displaying each data and outputting the display contents by voice at the same time.