Method and Means for Context-Based Measurement of Worked Time
First Claim
1. A system for associating time with a specific task, comprising a plurality of sensors arranged on a person or an object and the person'"'"'s/object'"'"'s surroundings, said sensors regularly detecting location of said person/object, any additional persons/objects in said location, and any activity performed in said location, communication means arranged to collect and to store data from said sensors in a context log relating to said person/object, processing means arranged to select and process data from said context log and to generate a context graph displaying location and/or activity for said person/object as a function of time, and presentation means for making said context graph visually accessible, wherein selection means for marking a time period in said context graph, and for associating said time period with a representation of said task appearing on said presentation means.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for a first individual to report worked time based on his context log containing information about contextual aspects, related to the first individual, as a function of time. From information from the context log, a context graph of the first individual which shows contextual aspects as a function of time is generated, and at least a contextual aspect which refers to at least one location of the first individual and a contextual aspect which refers to at least one activity on a work- or individual-related objects with the same location as the first individual are included, and, for a task performed by the first individual during a certain period of time, a working account is selected, and, based on shown contextual aspects as a function of time, the period of time that is assessed to have been used for the task is marked in the context graph as allocated to the selected working account.
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8 Claims
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1. A system for associating time with a specific task, comprising
a plurality of sensors arranged on a person or an object and the person'"'"'s/object'"'"'s surroundings, said sensors regularly detecting location of said person/object, any additional persons/objects in said location, and any activity performed in said location, communication means arranged to collect and to store data from said sensors in a context log relating to said person/object, processing means arranged to select and process data from said context log and to generate a context graph displaying location and/or activity for said person/object as a function of time, and presentation means for making said context graph visually accessible, wherein selection means for marking a time period in said context graph, and for associating said time period with a representation of said task appearing on said presentation means.
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5. A method for associating time with a specific task, comprising
detecting, by means of a plurality of sensors arranged on a person or an object and the person'"'"'s/object'"'"'s surroundings, a location of said person/object, any additional persons/objects in said location, and any activity performed in said location, collecting and storing data from said sensors in a context log relating to said person/object, selecting and processing data from said context log and generating a context graph displaying location and/or activity for said person/object as a function of time, and making said context graph visually accessible, wherein marking a time period in said context graph, and associating said time period with a representation of said task appearing on said presentation means.
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