BARCODE BASED TIME AND LOCATION 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 an arrival 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 a departure time based on when the last-read machine-readable location identification code is read;
(e) between the arrival time and the departure time, independently determining a reader location without using the at least one machine-readable location identification code and without input from the person;
(f) verifying the location information using the reader location; and
, (g) recording service information data comprising the arrival time and the departure time.
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Abstract
A system and method of tracking time spent at a location by a person is provided, which 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 an arrival 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 a departure time based on when the last-read machine-readable location identification code is read; (e) between the arrival time and the departure time, independently determining a reader location without using the at least one machine-readable location identification code and without input from the person; (f) verifying the location information using the reader location; and, (g) 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 an arrival 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 a departure time based on when the last-read machine-readable location identification code is read;
(e) between the arrival time and the departure time, independently determining a reader location without using the at least one machine-readable location identification code and without input from the person;
(f) verifying the location information using the reader location; and
,(g) 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, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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14. 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;
a location module for independently determining a reader location without using the at least one machine-readable location identification code and without input from the person; and
,a storage medium for recording service information data comprising the arrival time, the departure time and the reader location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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