Barcode based time tracking method and system
First Claim
1. A method of tracking time spent at a location by a person, the method comprising:
- (a) providing at least one machine-readable location identification code at the location to provide location information for the location;
(b) providing the person with a reader for reading the at least one machine-readable location identification code at the location;
(c) on arrival of the person at the location, reading a first-read machine-readable location identification code in the at least one machine-readable location identification code using the reader and determining departure time based on when the first-read machine-readable location identification code is read;
(d) on departure of the person from the location, reading a last-read machine-readable location identification code in the at last one machine-readable location identification code using the reader and determining an arrival time based on when the last-read machine-readable location identification code is read; and
, (e) recording service information data comprising the arrival time and the departure time.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for tracking time spent at a location by a person. The invention involves (a) providing at least one machine-readable location identification code at the location to provide location information for the location; (b) providing the person with a reader for reading the at least one machine-readable location identification code at the location; (c) on arrival of the person at the location, reading a first-read machine-readable location identification code in the at least one machine-readable location identification code using the reader and determining departure time based on when the first-read machine-readable location identification code is read; (d) on departure of the person from the location, reading a last-read machine-readable location identification code in the at last one machine-readable location identification code using the reader and determining an arrival time based on when the last-read machine-readable location identification code is read; and, (e) recording service information data comprising the arrival time and the departure time.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of tracking time spent at a location by a person, the method comprising:
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(a) providing at least one machine-readable location identification code at the location to provide location information for the location;
(b) providing the person with a reader for reading the at least one machine-readable location identification code at the location;
(c) on arrival of the person at the location, reading a first-read machine-readable location identification code in the at least one machine-readable location identification code using the reader and determining departure time based on when the first-read machine-readable location identification code is read;
(d) on departure of the person from the location, reading a last-read machine-readable location identification code in the at last one machine-readable location identification code using the reader and determining an arrival time based on when the last-read machine-readable location identification code is read; and
,(e) recording service information data comprising the arrival time and the departure time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for tracking time spent at a location by a person, the system comprising:
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at least one machine-readable location identification code provided at the location to provide location information for the location;
a mobile reader for reading the at least one machine-readable location identification code at the location;
a time keeper for determining an arrival time when a first-read machine-readable location identification code in the at least one machine-readable location identification code is read and a departure time when a last-read machine-readable location identification code in the at least one machine-readable location identification code is read; and
a storage medium for recording service information data comprising the arrival time and the departure time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for use on a computer system to track the time spent at a location by a person, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium; and
means recorded on the medium for instructing the computer system to perform the steps of;
receiving service information data from a person, the service information data comprising at least one pair of matching entries, the at least one pair of matching entries comprising an arrival entry and a departure entry, the arrival entry comprising a first-read location code and the departure entry comprising a second-read location code, determining the location based on the first-read location code and the second-read location code;
determining an arrival time from the arrival entry; and
,determining a departure time from the departure entry. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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