Method and system for monitoring data of personnel

• US 20110215911A1
• Filed: 03/04/2010
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vardaman Limited
• Original Assignee: Vardaman Limited
• Inventors: Cassels, Troy, Berry, William
• Application Number:
  US12/660,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20110215911A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.4
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 7/01 using semiconducting elements having PN junctions G01K7/02, G01K7/16, G01K7/30 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06398 Performance of employee with respect to a job function
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1091 Recording time for administrative or management purposes

Abstract

A method and system (100) for monitoring productivity of employees in an enterprise. An identification device (102) is associated with an employee of the enterprise. The identification device (102) is configured to send signals to a reader (104). The reader (104) is associated with an area in the enterprise. When the employee enters the area and exits the area, the identification device (102) sends the signals to the reader (104). The reader (104) is configured to send the received signals to a processor (106) through a transmission system. The processor (106) processes the received signals to determine information related to time spent by the employee in the area. The processor (106) stores the information together with a pre-defined workflow schedule. Further, the processor (106) compares the information and the pre-defined workflow schedule to generate a report (208). The processor (106) stores the report (208) for later retrieval. The report (208) provides the details related to the productivity of the employee and is stored in the processor (106).

Claims

1. A system for monitoring productivity of employees in an enterprise, comprising:

an identification device carried by an employee and configured to uniquely identify the employee;

a reader associated with an area in the enterprise and configured to receive signals from the identification device, the signals indicating the entry of the employee in the area and exit of the employee from the area; and

a processor operatively coupled to the reader and configured to store and process the signals received from the reader and generate at least one report based on the processed signals and a pre-defined workflow schedule of the enterprise, wherein the at least one report provides details related to the productivity of the employee.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the pre-defined workflow schedule is at least one of a Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule, a Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) schedule, a planned work activity schedule for employees, and Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one report is generated based on information obtained from a time tracking system of the enterprise.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the identification device is at least one of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, an infrared tag, and a Bluetooth tag.

5. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a transceiver, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the received signals from the reader to the processor.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one report is at least one of a productivity report, a performance report, an efficiency report, a base report, and a variable report.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processed signals indicate the time spent by the employee at the area.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the enterprise is one or more of an assembly plant, power generation set-up, a refinery, a chemicals plant, and a power plant.

9. A system for monitoring productivity of employees in an enterprise, comprising:

a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag carried by an employee and configured to uniquely identify the employee;

a reader associated with an area in the enterprise and configured to receive signals from the RFID tag, the signals indicating the entry of the employee in the area and exit of the employee from the area; and

a processor operatively coupled to the reader, the processor configured to process the signals received from the reader to determine the time spent by the employee at the area and generate at least one report by comparing the processed signals and a Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule of the enterprise, wherein the at least one report provides details related to the productivity of the employee.

10. The system according to claim 9, further comprising a transceiver, the transceiver configured to transmit the received signals from the reader to the processor;

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the processor further comprises:

a receiver module, the receiver module configured to receive the received signals through the transceiver and process the received signals;

a memory module, the memory module configured to store the CPM schedule and the processed signal;

a comparator module, the comparator module configured to compare the processed signals and the CPM schedule; and

an output module, the output module configured to generate the at least one report based on the comparison.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein the at least one report is at least one of a productivity report, a performance report, an efficiency report, a base report, and a variable report.

13. A method for monitoring productivity of employees of an enterprise, the method comprising the steps of:

associating an identification device with an employee uniquely, wherein the employee carries the associated identification device;

receiving signals from the associated identification device, wherein the signals indicate the entry of the employee in an area and exit of the employee from the area;

processing the received signals to determine information related to time spent by the employee at the area;

comparing the information with a pre-defined workflow schedule of the enterprise;

generating at least one report based on the comparison of the workflow schedule, and the information; and

storing the at least one report, wherein the at least one report provides details related to the productivity of the employee.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the at least one report is at least one of a productivity report, an efficiency report, a performance report, a base report, and a variable report.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the pre-defined workflow schedule is at least one of a Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule, a Program Evaluation and a Review Technique (PERT) schedule, a planned work activity schedule for employees, and Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the identification device is at least one of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tag, an infrared tag, and a Bluetooth tag.

17. The method according to claim 13 wherein the at least one report is generated based on information obtained from a time tracking system of the enterprise.