REMOTE TIME AND ATTENDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20080114683A1
• Filed: 11/14/2007
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Neveu Holdings, LLC
• Original Assignee: Neveu Holdings, LLC
• Inventors: Burleson, Gary, Neveu, Stephanie
• Application Number:
  US11/940,139
• Publication Number:
  US 20080114683A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1091 Recording time for administrative or management purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 1/10 together with the recording, indicating or registering of other data, e.g. of signs of identity
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition

Abstract

A system and method for remote time collection are provided. Generally, various embodiments of the invention provide users with a system and method for tracking employee time and/or confirming job site arrival remotely. In accordance with various embodiments, a system and method for remote time collection comprises a variety of devices and components, such as a local client, a local server, a wireless communication system, and a remote computing device. An exemplary remote computing device comprises a biometric system and a GPS system for verifying that the correct employee is working at the correct job site.

Claims

1. A system for automatically collecting a work time of a user at a job site, comprising:

a local system, comprising a database configured to contain a reference biometric datum and a reference location datum;

a remote system, comprising a biometric device configured to receive a user biometric datum from the user, and a location device configured to receive a user location datum from the job site; and

a communications system for transmitting the user biometric datum and the user location datum from the remote system to the local system;

wherein, the local system compares the reference biometric datum with the reference location datum in order to automatically collect the work time from the user at the job site.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the local system further comprises a client and a server.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein the client further comprises at an office application module, an employee setup module, a project setup module, a vendor setup module, a job setup module, and a task setup module.

4. A system according to claim 2, wherein the client further comprises a locationing module and a mapping module.

5. A system according to claim 2, wherein the server comprises a time collection server, a server database, a roles and authentication module, an admin console, and an admin console database.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein the communications system comprises at least one of a socket service and a web service.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein the remote system further comprises an office data application and a remote database.

8. A system according to claim 2, wherein the client comprises a thick client.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein the reference biometric datum comprises a fingerprint.

10. A computer-implemented method for monitoring activity of a user at a site, the method comprising:

creating a database, the database comprising a user biometric field and a user location field;

modifying the database at a back-end computer, wherein the back-end computer communicates with a server;

assigning a set of user values to the database;

storing the database on the server;

receiving, at a remote computer, a user biometric and a user location;

communicating the user biometric and the user location between the remote computer and the back-end computer;

comparing the user biometric and the user location with the first set of user values;

if the user biometric and the user location correspond correctly to the first set of user values, recording at a user start time and communicating a job description to the user;

receiving, at the remote computer, a job completion status;

communicating, between the remote computer and the back-end computer a user finish time and the job completion status.

11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the database further comprises a user field, a site location field, a job description field, and a time collection field.

12. A method according to claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

storing, in the database, a remote computer site location;

receiving an actual remote computer location;

verifying that the actual remote computer location corresponds to the remote computer site location; and

allowing the user to access the remote computer.

13. A method according to claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

receiving, at the back-end computer, a location of a vehicle; and

tracking the location of the vehicle.

14. A method according to claim 10, wherein the communicating steps comprise the step of communicating using at least one of a wireless network, a local area network, an Internet network, an intranet network, a socket service, and a web service.

15. A method according to claim 10, wherein the comparing step is performed using the back-end computer, the remote computer, or a combination of the back-end and remote computers.

16. A method according to claim 10, wherein the communicating steps further comprise the step of compressing and encrypting the user biometric and the user location.

17. A system for remotely monitoring a user work time at a work site comprising:

a back-end computer, the back-end computer comprising;

a user database;

a manager interface; and

a communications device; and

a front-end computer, the front-end computer comprising;

a biometric device;

a location determination device; and

a communications device for communicating with the back-end computer.

18. A system according to claim 17, wherein the back-end computer further comprises a demilitarized zone.

19. A system according to claim 17, wherein the location determination device comprises a GPS device.

20. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions for monitoring a user at a site and providing a job description to the user, the plurality of instructions, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to:

determine a biometric of the user;

verify that the biometric of the user matches a stored user biometric;

determine a location of the user;

verify the location of the user matches a stored user location; and

upon verification that the location of the user matches the stored user location and that the biometric of the user matches the stored user biometric;

record a user start time;

provide a job description to the user;

receive, from the user, a job status report; and

receive, from the user, a user finish time.