TIME TRACKING DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20150302362A1
• Filed: 06/30/2015
• Published: 10/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZR Investments, LLC
• Original Assignee: ZR Investments, LLC
• Inventors: Cherry, Rocky, Cherry, Zack, Hess, David
• Granted Patent: US 9,953,303 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

Abstract

A system and method to manage employee time at a set of job sites. A time management system comprises a server in communications with a database in which a set of job site data is stored. An employee device application is installed on a set of employee devices. The set of employee devices are in communication with the server through, the employee device application. The set of employee devices collect a set of time punch data and a set of photos from the set of employees at check-in events and check-out events. The set of time punch data and the set of photos are sent to the server and stored in the database with the set of job site data. A supervisor management application is installed on a set of supervisor devices to monitor the set of job site data, validate photos and activate employee devices.

Claims

1. A method of employee time management at a set of job sites on a time management server comprising the steps of:

receiving, by the time management server, a set of parameters;

receiving, by the time management server, an employee image comprising a code;

decrypting, by the time management server, the code from the employee image to derive a set of location information;

comparing, by the time management server, the set of location information to an expected job site location to determine a location match condition;

generating, by the time management server, a set of time punch data for a work shift for the expected job site location when the set of location information matches the expected job site location;

comparing, by the time management server, the employee image to an archived image to derive an employee match condition; and

,

calculating, by the time management server, a set of job regular time and a set of over time from the set of time punch data based on the set of parameters, the location match condition, and the employee match condition.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of generating, by the time management server, a payment amount from the set of job regular time and the set of over time.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of generating, by the time management server, an alert when the set of location information does not match the expected job location.

4. The method of claim 1, farther comprising the step of validating, by the time management server, the set of time punch data using the employee match condition.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of calculating further comprises:

examining a conditional statement to determine overtime and job regular time.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of examining further comprises:

evaluating the following equation;

Regular Time Hours Remaining >

Total Actual Hours−

MIN [(Total Actual Hours−

Expected Hours), Overtime Hours Remaining]

where;

“

regular time hours remaining”

is a first decrement counter;

“

total actual hours”

is a summation of “

actual hours”

from the set of time punch data;

“

expected hours”

is a number hours expected for a job from the set of time punch data; and

,

“

overtime hours remaining”

is a second decrement counter.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of:

allocating, by the time management server, the set of overtime to each job site of the set of job sites.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of allocating farther comprises:

allocating the set of overtime according to the equation;

Overtime=MIN[(Total Actual Hours−

Expected Hours), Overtime Hours Remaining]

where;

“

overtime”

is an amount of overtime in the set of overtime;

“

total actual hours”

is a summation of “

actual hours”

from the set of time punch data;

“

expected hours”

is the hours expected a job from the set of time punch data; and

,

“

overtime hours remaining”

is the second decrement counter.

9. A system, for employee time management for a set of job sites, on a network, comprising:

an employee device connected to the network;

a computer server connected to the network, programmed to;

receive a set of parameters;

receive an employee image comprising a code;

decrypt the code from the employee image to derive a set of location information;

compare the set of location information to an expected job site location to determine a location match condition;

generate a set of time punch data for a work shift for the expected job site location when the set of location information matches the expected job site location;

compare the employee image to an archived image to derive an employee match condition;

calculate a set of job regular time and a set of over time from the set of time punch data based on the set of parameters, the location match condition, and the employee match condition;

allocate the set of over time to each job site of the set of job sites; and

,

derive a payment amount from the set of regular time and the set of over time.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer server is further programmed to generate an alert when the set of location information does not match the expected job location.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer sewer is further programmed to validate the set of time punch data using the employee match condition.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein computer server is further programmed to:

examine a conditional statement to determine overtime and job regular time.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the computer server is further programmed to:

evaluate the following equation;

Regular Time Hours Remaining >

Total Actual Hours−

MIN [(Total Actual Hours−

Expected Hours), Overtime Hours Remaining]

where;

“

regular time hours remaining”

is a first decrement counter;

“

total actual hours”

is a summation of “

actual hours”

from the set of time punch data;

“

expected hours”

is a number hours expected for a job from the set of time punch data; and

,

“

overtime hours remaining”

is a second decrement counter.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the computer server is further programmed to:

allocate the set of overtime to each job site of the set of job sites.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the computer server is further programmed to:

allocate the set of overtime according to the equation;

Overtime=MIN [(Total Actual Hours−

Expected Hours), Overtime Hours Remaining]

where;

“

overtime”

is an amount of overtime in the set of overtime;

“

total actual horns”

is a summation of “

actual hours”

from the set of time punch data;

“

expected hours”

is the hours expected a job from the set of time punch data; and

,

“

overtime hours remaining”

is the second decrement counter.

16. A method of employee time management at a set of job sites on a time management server comprising the steps of:

receiving, by the time management server, a set of parameters;

receiving, by the time management server, an employee image comprising a code;

decrypting, by the time management server, the code from the employee image to derive a set of location information;

comparing, by the time management server, the set of location information to an expected job site location to determine a location match condition;

generating, by the time management server, an alert when the set of location information does not match the expected job location;

generating, by the time management server, a set of time punch data for a work shift for the expected job site location when the set of location information matches the expected job site location;

comparing, by the time management server, the employee image to an archived image to derive an employee match condition;

validating, by the time management server, the set of time punch data using the employee match condition;

calculating, by the time management server, a set of job regular time and a set of over time from the set of time punch data based on the set of parameters, the location match condition, and the employee match condition;

allocating, by the time management server, the set of over time to each job site of the set of job sites; and

,

generating, by the time management server, a payment amount from the set of job regular time and the set of over time.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the step of calculating further comprises:

examining a conditional statement to determine overtime and job regular time.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the step of examining further comprises:

evaluating the following equation;

Regular Time Hours Remaining >

Total Actual Hours−

MIN [(Total Actual Hours−

Expected Hours), Overtime Hours Remaining]

where;

“

regular time hours remaining”

is a first decrement counter;

“

total actual hours”

is a summation of “

actual hours”

from the set of time punch data;

“

expected hours”

is a number hours expected for a job from the set of time punch data; and

,

“

overtime hours remaining”

is a second decrement counter.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the step of allocating further comprises:

allocating the set of overtime according to the equation;

Overtime−

MIN [(Total Actual Hours−

Expected Hours), Overtime Hours Remaining]

where;

“

overtime”

is an amount of overtime in the set of overtime;

“

total actual horns”

is a summation of “

actual hours”

from the set of time punch data;

“

expected hours”

is the hours expected a job from the set of time punch data; and

,

“

overtime hours remaining”

is the second decrement counter.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein the step of allocating further comprises:

applying a decrement counter to apportion the set of overtime.