WORKER SELF-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20140249877A1
• Filed: 12/04/2013
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hugh Hull
• Original Assignee: Hugh Hull
• Inventors: Hull, Hugh, Stringer, James
• Granted Patent: US 10,467,564 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

This Application relates to a system, method and computer software code for the timely and accurate self management by workers and employees of their own reporting of task related statistical data and information to their contractors and employers. This is a labour and service management system utilizing a “cloud based” server, and a portable “Smartphone” computing device that is in continual communication with the server by way of the wireless facility of the telecom service provider to the individual worker/employee, the effect of which system is that each worker or employee has his or her own individual mobile GPS enabled “punch clock” device. Both the server and the Smartphone contain computer readable software code. Additionally, this system supports custom interfaces between the contractor/employer and the worker/employee, and a wealth of management information in custom report formats. Taken together, the hardware and the software parts of the System create a worker self management process, which generates, connects and transforms raw data and information for the benefit of both the worker/employee, and his or her contractor/employer.

Claims

1. A time management system comprising:

a server;

at least one Smartphone; and

a communication network for connecting said server to said at least one Smartphone;

said at least one Smartphone being configured to record Worker time data and forward said Worker time data to said server, via said communication network.

2. The time management system of claim 1 wherein said system provides active tracking and passive policing.

3. The time management system of claim 1 wherein said system provides periodic reporting of employee performance history.

4. The time management system of claim 1 wherein said system time-stamps Worker time data submissions.

5. The time management system of claim 1 wherein said system geolocation-stamps Worker time data submissions.

6. The time management system of claim 1 wherein said system further comprises reporting on positive performance factors rather than negative.

7. The time management system of claim 1 wherein said system further comprises monitoring performance on a per-task basis.

8. The time management system of claim 1 wherein said at least one Smartphone further comprises a software app which is downloadable from an online, public, software app website.

9. The time management system of claim 1 wherein said system further comprises listing the performance of Workers in order based on the positive performance statistics.

10. The time management system of claim 1 wherein said system further comprises generating and sending feedback reports to Workers.

11. A method of time management comprising:

providing a server, at least one Smartphone, and a communication network for connecting said server to said at least one Smartphone; and

configuring said at least one Smartphone to record Worker time data and to forward said Worker time data to said server, via said communication network.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising providing active tracking and passive policing.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising providing periodic reporting of employee performance history.

14. The method of claim 11 time-stamping Worker time data submissions.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising geolocation-stamping Worker time data submissions.

16. The method of claim 11 further comprising reporting on positive performance factors rather than negative.

17. The method of claim 11 further comprising monitoring performance on a per-task basis.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising downloading a software app to said at least one Smartphone from an online, public, software app website.

19. The method of claim 11 further comprising listing the performance of Workers in order based on the positive performance statistics.

20. The method of claim 11 further comprising generating and sending feedback reports to Workers.

21. The method of claim 11 further comprising responding to a negative performance event by requiring an explanation, and making the negative performance event and explanation part of the employee performance history.