JPH01228363A - Time recorder control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To input information of office-going and office-leaving, etc., to a time recorder by using a telephone set from a business trip destination or a place where the time recorder is not installed by sending out a dial selecting signal from a subscriber's telephone set, connecting it to a time recorder interface device and inputting the office-going and office-leaving information by a PB signal. CONSTITUTION:A trunk line subscriber A having a PB button is brought to dial-in connection to a time recorder interface device 3 through a public network, a trunk line trunk 4 and a network 1. When an answer tone is returned to the subscriber A from the time recorder interface device 3, the subscriber A inputs a password, an ID number, a classification of office-going and office-leaving, and time by a PB signal. Subsequently, to a time recorder 7 which has been connected to the device 3, office-going and office-leaving information is inputted by a standard data interface. With respect to the office-going and office-leaving information which has been inputted to the time recorder 7, office management data can be generated by a processing menu afterward by a personal computer 8. In such a way, the PB signal is converted to an interface which can be inputted to the time recorder, and information of office- going and office-leaving, etc., can be inputted to the time recorder 7.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Summary] Time recorder $ via private branch exchange (PBX)
Regarding the control method, the purpose is to automatically input information such as attendance and leaving into the time recorder using a telephone from a business trip or a place where there is no time recorder. A time recorder interface device is provided which receives a request signal from the other party and instructs the time recorder to record the time, etc., and the time recorder interface device has a response tone sending means, a human power detection means such as a password from the other party, and a human power detection means such as a password from the other party. a means for checking confirmation; a means for sending a confirmation tone;
The time recorder interface device is connected to the time recorder interface device via a private branch exchange network from a subscriber's telephone set on a central office line, trunk line, or extension line.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a time recorder control method via a private branch exchange (hereinafter referred to as PBX).

In recent years, with the digitalization of private branch exchange systems, P
In BX as well, various exchange services have become controllable by a central controller via the PBX network.

Furthermore, with the advancement of office automation, various processing tasks have come to be automatically processed by personal computers. For example, in the past, individual employees inserted their time cards into time recorders, and clerical processing such as attendance and departure was done by computer processing of the later time cards.However, the introduction of personal computers also saves labor in inputting data into time recorders. It has become more and more popular.

[Conventional technology]

That is, in recent years, attempts have been made to combine magnetic cards and personal computers to save labor in time recorder processing operations. FIG. 3 shows an explanatory diagram of connections of a conventional time recorder. In the figure, each employee using a time recorder 22 has a magnetic card 21 for exclusive use, and by inserting it into the time recorder 22 when clocking in and out, the time recorder 22 reads this magnetic card 21 and information on attendance and leaving for each employee For example, the employee number, date, arrival and departure times, late arrival, early leaving, overtime hours, etc. are stored in the memory and input to the personal computer 24 connected to the time recorder 22 via the data input interface 23. Therefore, by processing the data input later using the processing menu 25, the employment management data 26 for the workplace can be created. As described above, data creation by the personal computer 24 has come to be automated by inserting the magnetic card 21 into the time recorder 22.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, with conventional private branch exchanges, it was not possible to input information such as attendance and leaving information into the time recorder from a telephone via an extension line, trunk line, or central office line. Therefore, when a worker is dispatched from home to a business trip or works overtime at a business trip, it is necessary to manually input information such as attendance and leaving information later through declaration. The present invention can be used from a business trip or a place without a time recorder.
The purpose is to automatically input information such as attendance and departure into a time recorder using a telephone.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1(a) shows a basic configuration diagram of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a PBX network, 2 is a central control unit, 3 is a time recorder interface device, 7 is a time recorder, and A is a subscriber telephone. Under the control of the network 1 and the central control unit 2, the subscriber telephone A is connected to the time recorder interface device 3 by dial selection.

The configuration of the time recorder ink face device 3 is shown in Figure 1 (
Shown in b). In the figure, 11 is response tone sending means;
Reference numeral 12 indicates means for detecting information input such as /- and 11 passwords from the other party, 13 means for confirming and checking the other party, 14 means for transmitting a confirmation tone, and 15 means for outputting to a time recorder.

[Effect]

Depending on the network configuration of the above PBX, the central office line, trunk line,
A dial selection signal is sent from the extension subscriber's telephone and connected to the time recorder interface device 3. The response tone sending means 11 sends a response tone to the subscriber. The subscriber opens the response signal from the interface device 3 and inputs attendance information from the PB double signal. The information input detection means 12 detects input information such as a password from the subscriber. The subscriber is confirmed by the partner confirmation checking means 13. Then, the confirmation tone sending means 14 sends a confirmation tone to the subscriber, and the output means 15 outputs data to the time recorder 7.

The subscriber completes the information input, confirms the response signal, and disconnects the call. The time recorder interface W3 can input information such as attendance and leaving to the time recorder 7 by converting it into an interface that can input the PB double signal to the time recorder.

〔Example〕

A configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. In the figure,
1 is the network (NW) that constitutes the PBX, 2 is the central control unit (CPU) that performs switching processing, 3 is the time recorder interface 12 (0"l' RI), 4 is the central office line trunk (T,), and 5 is the Trunk line trunk (T2),
6 is an extension line circuit (T3), 7 is a time recorder (O
TR), 8 indicates a personal computer (P-CON). Note that A is a central office subscriber telephone, B is a trunk subscriber telephone, and C is an extension subscriber telephone.

A dial-in connection is made from a central office line subscriber A having a PB button to a time recorder interface device 3 via a public copper, central office trunk 4 and network 1. When the time recorder interface device 3 returns a response tone to the subscriber A, the subscriber A inputs the password, the D number, the type of attendance and leaving, and the time using the PB signal. For example, #*# (bee) 810357 (bee) #2 (bee) 2200 (bee) is a confirmation tone that is replied to the subscriber from the time recorder interface device 3, and subscriber A confirms the response tone and disconnects the call. . The time recorder 7 has a standard data interface, e.g. R3-23.
Enter attendance information using 2C, etc.

Work management data can be created from the attendance and leaving information input into the time recorder 7 using a later processing menu on the personal computer 8.

In the above embodiment, the case of access from central office line subscriber A has been explained, but access is from subscriber B between trunk lines via trunk line trunk 5, and from extension subscriber C via extension line circuit 6.
It can be accessed in the same way as a central office line.

As in the past, the personal computer 8 can realize a total system from collection of attendance/exit data to employment management by using a package for connecting and controlling the time recorder 7 and a work management package.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a new service in which information such as attendance and departure information can be input into a time recorder using a telephone from a business trip or a place where there is no time recorder.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a conventional connection process. In the figure, l is the network, 2 is the central controller, and 3 is the network.
is a time recorder interface device, 4 is a central office line trunk, 5 is a trunk line trunk, 6 is an extension line circuit, 7 is a time recorder, 8 is a personal computer, 11-1
5 is a configuration means of a time recorder interface device; 2;
1 to 26 show steps 7 of the conventional processing means. Furthermore, A
is a central office line subscriber telephone, B is a trunk line subscriber telephone, and C is an extension subscriber type.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a private branch exchange that performs exchange connections under the control of a network (1) and a central control unit (2), a time recorder interface device (
3), and the time recorder interface device (3) is provided.
) includes a response tone sending means (11), a means for detecting information input such as a password from the other party (12), a means for confirming and checking the other party (13), and a confirmation tone sending means (14).
and a means (15) for outputting to the time recorder, and is characterized in that it is connected to the time recorder interface device (3) from a subscriber telephone of a central office line, trunk line, or extension line via a private branch exchange network. Time recorder control method.