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Means and methods of tabulating time and task performances

  • US 5,068,787 A
  • Filed: 03/13/1990
  • Issued: 11/26/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for recording in real-time units-of-work, said units-of-work representing the increment of time an employee spends at a job related function and a job related device or overhead activity, said time being associated with a unique operator identification and department-identification, and making a permanent record thereof, comprising:

  • a portable data collection card, said card including keyboard means having a plurality of field key means and numerical key means;

    said field key means including a "START" key means to indicate the start of the unit-of-work collection process, "OHD" key means to indicate non-specific work, and "END" key means to indicate the end of the unit-of-work collection process, a first and second toggle key means to activate respective first and second keyboard mappings;

    control means, activatable by said "START", "OHD" and "END" key means, to start the collection of units-of-work, to suspend the collection of units-of-work, and to end the collection of units-of-work, respectively;

    memory means for storing said collected units-of-work;

    display means for displaying time data and instructional prompts;

    a first power source for transmitting data to a collection station;

    a second power source for energizing said control means;

    a bi-directional optical interface for downloading real-time units-of-work to said collection station;

    said collection station having keyboard means having a plurality of collector field key means and numerical key means;

    collection station control means for controlling the operation of the collection station;

    said collector field key means including a "STATUS" key means for actuating the collection station control means to determine the identity and magnitude of information currently residing in said collection station;

    memory means for storing data;

    display means for displaying data;

    a power source for energizing the collection station control means;

    bi-directional optical interface means for receiving data from the portable data collection card; and

    means for communicating said receiving data from said collection station interface to a main computer.

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