Systems and methods for managing tasks and reminders
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Abstract
A supervisor adds to a subordinate'"'"'s tasks, verifies completion and/or awards incentives upon completion for tasks managed by a task management device. The subordinate can also add tasks and/or reminders. Each task/reminder can have various prompts to the subordinate, a completion time/window, a prompt frequency/interval, a task repetition frequency./interval, and/or a completion incentive. Upon someone approaching the task management device, sensors incorporated into the device activates and identifies active tasks based on data associated with the stored tasks. The subordinate is reminded of each active task, visually and/or audibly. The subordinate can indicate whether an active task has been completed. The supervisor reviews the tasks'"'"' status to verify whether a particular task has been completed, and, upon verification, awards an incentive associated with that task to the subordinate. An alarm clock or other device usable to display and/or record tasks and allow supervisor/subordinate interaction can include the task management device.
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41 Claims
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21. A task management device, comprising:
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a display device usable to display at least one of menu information and task information to a user;
at least one user input device usable to input at least one of menu selection information and task information;
memory usable to store at least one of menu information and task information;
at least one time-keeping structure usable to measure and provide calendar and time of day information; and
at least one sensor usable to detect a change in an associated environmental variable of an environment in which the task management device is located;
wherein, upon at least one of the at least one sensor detecting a change in the associated environmental variable, the time management device identifies any active tasks based on the time of day and calendar information provided by at least one of the at least one time keeping structure and task information stored in the memory and, if at least one active task is identified, outputs an indication that there is at least one active task requiring attention. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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34. A method for prompting a first person using a task management device regarding tasks assigned to the first person by at least one second person or by the first person, comprising:
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detecting a change in at least one environmental variable of an environment in which the task management device is located;
in response to detecting the change in at least one of the at least one environmental variable, identifying any assigned task that is active based on a current date and time and task information regarding the assigned tasks available to the task management device; and
for at least one identified active task, outputting at least one of a verbal prompt and a written prompt, such that, if the first person is in the environment around the task management device, the first person is able to be reminded of that task by at least one of the at least one of the verbal prompt and the written prompt. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for creating prompts to prompt a first person, using a task management device, to complete a desired task assigned to the first person by at least one second person or by the first person, comprising:
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inputting a task identifier for the desired task;
inputting task type information for the desired task;
inputting task completion date information for the desired task; and
inputting prompt information for the desired task. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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