Methods and devices utilizing a tracking system
First Claim
1. A method of tracking movement of a moving object to track and determine productivity comprising the steps of:
- receiving a current position comprising longitude, latitude, and altitude of said object;
obtaining data including the current position and activity of said object;
repeating the receiving and obtaining steps for a period of time to create positional movements and the activities for said period of time;
overlaying the positional movements and the activities on a two or three-dimensional map for said period of time;
analyzing the positional movements and the activities of said map for said period of time; and
determining the productivity of said object from the analyzed positional movements and the activities.
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Abstract
A method and system which tracks productivity including summarization of “tasks performed” for productivity analysis. The tracking capabilities of the system uses a positioning system and includes a complete reconstruction (graphically if desired by overlaying the positional movements on a 2 or 3 dimensional map of the location) of a series of movements over a period of time. The system gathers the exact time and position information of an employee over a period of each work day and the task being worked on at any given moment of time. This data can be analyzed to determine, for example, non-productive movements, and provide a better foundation of information for productivity payroll including the relative “difficulty” of a task.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of tracking movement of a moving object to track and determine productivity comprising the steps of:
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receiving a current position comprising longitude, latitude, and altitude of said object;
obtaining data including the current position and activity of said object;
repeating the receiving and obtaining steps for a period of time to create positional movements and the activities for said period of time;
overlaying the positional movements and the activities on a two or three-dimensional map for said period of time;
analyzing the positional movements and the activities of said map for said period of time; and
determining the productivity of said object from the analyzed positional movements and the activities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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12. A system of tracking movement of moving objects comprising:
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a plurality of devices, each device being associated with a respective moving object and adapted to receive a current position via a global positioning system (GPS) signal and transmit data including the current position and an activity of the object; and
a host computer obtaining the data for a period of time to create positional movements and activities of said object for said period of time and overlaying the positional movements and the activities on a two or three dimensional map for said period of time for the basis of determining the productivity of said object from the positional movements and the activities.
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