Method and apparatus for location-aware job tracking correlated with multimedia information

• US 20080167953A1
• Filed: 01/04/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Xora, Inc. (Salesforce.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Xora, Inc. (Salesforce.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shirole, Sanjay S., Rani, Ananth, Jajoo, Pramod, Falk, Justin C.
• Application Number:
  US11/649,413
• Publication Number:
  US 20080167953A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/11
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Method and apparatus for job tracking is described. One aspect of the invention relates to tracking performance of a job. An interface is configured to capture multimedia data related to the job. A time capturing module is configured to track time-of-day. A location module is configured to determine location. A multimedia client is configured to produce a job table for the job that includes the multimedia data, time-of-day information from the time capturing module, and location information from the location module. A cellular transceiver is configured to transmit the job table to a server via a wireless mobile network. In this manner, an employer may obtain information with respect to performance of a job in real-time and automatically from the employee.

Claims

1. Apparatus for tracking performance of job, comprising:

an interface configured to capture multimedia data related to the job;

a time capturing module for tracking time-of-day;

a location module for determining location;

a multimedia client for producing a job table for the job that includes the multimedia data, time-of-day information from the time capturing module, and location information from the location module; and

a cellular transceiver for transmitting the job table to a server via a wireless mobile network.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the job table further includes at least one predefined data item.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the job comprises a plurality of events, and wherein the job table comprises a time-ordered sequence of the plurality of events.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of events in the time-ordered sequence is associated with a location.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the job table further includes at least one annotation of real-time job-related information.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the location module comprises a satellite positioning system (SPS) receiver.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interface comprises a camera and an audio recording module, and wherein the multimedia data comprises at least one of an image, a video, audio data, or audio-video data.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the job comprises a plurality of events, and wherein the method further comprises:

recording in the job table a time-ordered sequence of the plurality of events.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

annotating each of the plurality of events in the time-ordered sequence with a location.

8. A method of tracking performance of a job, comprising:

capturing multimedia data related to the job at a mobile device;

producing, at the mobile device, a job table for the job that includes the multimedia data;

annotating the job table with time-of-day information and location information; and

wirelessly transmitting the job table from the mobile device to a server via a wireless mobile network.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the job table further includes at least one predefined data item.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

annotating the job table with real-time job-related information.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the multimedia data comprises at least one of an image, a video, audio data, or audio-video data.

14. A job-tracking system, comprising:

a mobile device configured to capture multimedia data related to a job, produce a job table for the job that includes the multimedia data, time-of-day information, and location information, and wirelessly transmit the job table via a wireless mobile network; and

a server, coupled to the wireless mobile network, the server configured to receive the job table from the mobile device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the mobile device comprises:

a time capturing module for tracking time-of-day;

a location module for determining location; and

an interface for capturing the multimedia data.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the interface includes a camera and an audio recording module, and wherein the multimedia data includes at least one of an image, a video, audio data, or audio-video data.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the location module comprises a satellite positioning system (SPS) receiver.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the mobile device comprises a cellular telephone and wherein the wireless mobile network comprises a cellular telephone network.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the job comprises a plurality of events, and wherein the job table comprises a time-ordered sequence of the plurality of events.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein each of the plurality of events in the time-ordered sequence is associated with a location.