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Time clock device
Assignee: ELLIANO EUGENE A
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Filing: 1977-03-28
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Granted: 1979-10-02
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Expires: 1997-03-28
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a new time clock system comprising a memory counter which counts seconds, minutes, hours, days, months and years for a 9,999 year period; a microprocessor which controls the counting of the time, which also operates a time display in 7-segment form, a thermal printer which prints the time on heat sensitive paper and finally computes the hours worked of an employee on a weekly or other payroll basis.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack L. Elliano
- 👤 Michael M. Levin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:59
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07C; G07C1/00; G07C1/02; G07C1/04; G07C1/06; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/109; G06Q10/1091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A self contained time clock, recorder device which contains no moving parts for use with a time card and a coded identification card combination comprising a crystal and crystal oscillator for counting seconds, a microprocessor contained within said time clock adapted to convert the counting to years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds, a time display activated by the microprocessor, input means for the time card and coded identification card, a memory contained within said time clock activated by the microprocessor, a thermal print head for printing of output data, said time clock device adapted to input to the microprocessor the time in and time out for each employee upon insertion to the input means of a time card and a coded identification card, the microprocessor totaling the hours worked for each employee from the input data and storing the individual employee total hours worked in the memory, and reading out the total hours worked by input of a code to the input means thereby activating the memory to print out by the thermal print head onto the time card the total hours worked for each employee.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A self contained time clock, recorder device which contains no moving parts for use with a time card and a coded identification card combination comprising a crystal and crystal oscillator for counting seconds, a microprocessor contained within said time clock adapted to convert the counting to years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds, a time display activated by the microprocessor, input means for the time card and coded identification card, a memory contained within said time clock activated by the microprocessor, a thermal print head for printing of output data, said time clock device adapted to input to the microprocessor the time in and time out for each employee upon insertion to the input means of a time card and a coded identification card, the microprocessor totaling the hours worked for each employee from the input data and storing the individual employee total hours worked in the memory, and reading out the total hours worked by input of a code to the input means thereby activating the memory to print out by the thermal print head onto the time card the total hours worked for each employee.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the time card is manufactured from thermographic paper adapted to be printed by the thermal print head.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the thermal print head is activated by the micro processor in such a manner that it prints the time shown on the time display on thermographic paper.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 1 comprising means to ring bells at preset times.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 1 comprising means to activate lights at preset times.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-10-01 | 1987-04-02 | 1987-10-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-10-01 | 1991-04-02 | 1991-10-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |