Timekeeping Computer System with Image Capture and Quick View
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1. A computer-based method for keeping track of employee time with a computer located at an employer'"'"'s location comprising:
- providing a computer at the employer'"'"'s location, said computer linked to a camera adapted to capture an image of an employee upon a time-in command and a memory store for storing images and timekeeping data;
capturing an image of said employee with said camera when said employee enters said time-in command;
storing the employee'"'"'s image with concurrent time and date [stamp] data;
maintaining in said memory store an earlier image of said employee;
upon an authenticate employee command, visually displaying the time-in image of said employee and the earlier stored image of said employee and the concurrent time and date data associated with the time-in image.
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The method and system keeps track of employee time with a timekeeping computer and a camera. The camera captures an image of an employee upon clock-in by the employee. The computer maintains, in its memory, an earlier image of the employee. The employer enters an authenticate employee command, and the system visually displays the time-in image of the employee the clock in time and the earlier stored image of the employee. The system captures an exit image of the employee at clock-out. The employee'"'"'s exit image and the time and date data is available for viewing.
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1. A computer-based method for keeping track of employee time with a computer located at an employer'"'"'s location comprising:
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providing a computer at the employer'"'"'s location, said computer linked to a camera adapted to capture an image of an employee upon a time-in command and a memory store for storing images and timekeeping data; capturing an image of said employee with said camera when said employee enters said time-in command; storing the employee'"'"'s image with concurrent time and date [stamp] data; maintaining in said memory store an earlier image of said employee; upon an authenticate employee command, visually displaying the time-in image of said employee and the earlier stored image of said employee and the concurrent time and date data associated with the time-in image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-based method for keeping track of employee time with a computer located at an employer'"'"'s location, the employer'"'"'s location computer having a camera adapted to capture an image of an employee upon a time-in command and a memory for storing images and timekeeping data, said employer'"'"'s location computer communicatively connected over a telecommunications network to a plurality of remote computers, comprising:
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capturing an image of said employee with said camera when said employee enters said time-in command on said employer'"'"'s location computer; storing the employee'"'"'s image with concurrent time and date data in memory at one or more memory stores in the employer'"'"'s location computer or one remote computer of said plurality of remote computers via said telecommunications network; maintaining in one or more memory stores in the employer'"'"'s location computer or one remote computer store an earlier image of said employee; upon an authenticate employee command, visually displaying the time-in image of said employee and the earlier stored image of said employee and the concurrent time and date data associated with the time-in image. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A computer-based method for keeping track of employee time with a computer located at an employer'"'"'s location, the employer'"'"'s location computer having a camera adapted to capture an image of an employee upon a time-in command and a memory for storing images and timekeeping data, comprising:
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capturing an image of said employee with said camera when said employee enters said time-in command on said employer'"'"'s location computer; storing the employee'"'"'s image with concurrent time and date data in memory in the employer'"'"'s location computer; maintaining in memory in the employer'"'"'s location computer an earlier image of said employee; upon an authenticate employee command, visually displaying the time-in image of said employee and the earlier stored image of said employee and the concurrent time and date data associated with the time-in image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13)
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12. A computer readable medium having programming instructions stored thereon for keeping track of employee time adapted for use with a computer located at an employer'"'"'s location, the employer'"'"'s location computer having a camera adapted to capture an image of an employee upon a time-in command and a memory for storing images and timekeeping data, the programming instructions comprising:
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capturing an image of said employee with said camera when said employee enters said time-in command on said employer'"'"'s location computer; storing the employee'"'"'s image with concurrent time and date data in memory in the employer'"'"'s location computer; maintaining in memory in the employer'"'"'s location computer an earlier image of said employee; upon an authenticate employee command, visually displaying the time-in image of said employee and the earlier stored image of said employee and the concurrent time and date data associated with the time-in image.
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14. A computer system for keeping track of employee time comprising:
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a computer located at an employer'"'"'s location; a camera linked to or incorporated with the employer'"'"'s location computer, the camera adapted to capture an image of an employee upon a time-in command; the employer'"'"'s location computer having a memory for storing images and timekeeping data; means for capturing an image of said employee when said employee enters said time-in command with said camera on said employer'"'"'s location computer; means for storing the employee'"'"'s image with concurrent time and date data in memory in the employer'"'"'s location computer; means for maintaining in memory and retrieving from memory in the employer'"'"'s location computer an earlier image of said employee; a display system on the employer'"'"'s location computer; means for visually displaying on the display system the time-in image of said employee and the earlier stored image of said employee and the concurrent time and date data associated with the time-in image upon an authenticate employee command. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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