Method and system for decentralized individual attendance data and control
First Claim
1. A monitoring method, including individual attendance data, in which individuals make contact with an information exchange unit and supply information to said unit, in which unit said information is compiled, the method comprising:
- arranging existing information exchange units (2,3) in a decentralized system in which each said unit (2,3) may be separated physically from remaining units;
providing that each individual carries an updatable information carrier (4) which includes unique information personal to said each individual; and
effecting updating of the information carrier by contact with said information exchange unit, providing and enabling the information carrier to carry additional information, intended to be supplied to an information exchange unit; and
further comprising reading the information carried by the information carrier (4) by means of a read unit (3'"'"') for central processing at desired points in time.
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Abstract
A monitoring method, such as time and/or passage monitoring method, in which individuals, such as physical persons, make contact with a stamping unit and therewith supply information to the unit, in which the information is preferably compiled. The method is mainly characterized by arranging existing units in a decentralized system in which each unit is separated physically from remaining units; and is further characterized in that each individual himself carries an updatable information carrier which includes unique information personal to the individual concerned, wherein updating of the information carrier can be effected upon contact with a stamping unit. The invention also relates to a system for carrying out the method.
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1. A monitoring method, including individual attendance data, in which individuals make contact with an information exchange unit and supply information to said unit, in which unit said information is compiled, the method comprising:
- arranging existing information exchange units (2,3) in a decentralized system in which each said unit (2,3) may be separated physically from remaining units;
providing that each individual carries an updatable information carrier (4) which includes unique information personal to said each individual; and
effecting updating of the information carrier by contact with said information exchange unit, providing and enabling the information carrier to carry additional information, intended to be supplied to an information exchange unit; and
further comprising reading the information carried by the information carrier (4) by means of a read unit (3'"'"') for central processing at desired points in time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- arranging existing information exchange units (2,3) in a decentralized system in which each said unit (2,3) may be separated physically from remaining units;
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6. A monitoring method, including individual attendance data, in which individuals make contact with an information exchange unit and supply information to said unit, in which unit said information is compiled, the method comprising:
- arranging existing information exchange units (2,3) in a decentralized system in which each said unit (2,3) may be separated physically from remaining units;
providing that each individual carries an updatable information carrier (4) which includes unique information personal to said each individual; and
effecting updating of the information carrier by contact with said information exchange unit, providing and enabling the information carrier to carry additional information, intended to be supplied to an information exchange unit;
wherein existing information exchange units (2) are arranged in a decentralized system, which forms part of a centralized system (7); and
causing the information carrier (4) to be influenced upon contact with the centralized system (7) and therewith adapted to the decentralized system (1). - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
- arranging existing information exchange units (2,3) in a decentralized system in which each said unit (2,3) may be separated physically from remaining units;
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9. A monitoring system comprising:
- at least one information exchange unit to which information is supplied by individuals by contact with the information exchange unit, and which system also includes devices for compiling such information, and including existing information exchange units (2) arranged in a decentralized system (1), in which each information exchange unit (2,
3) may be independent from and separated physically from remaining information exchange units (2,
3) in the system;
wherein the system also includes individual updatable information carriers (4) by means of which respective individuals carry attendance information which is unique to the individual concerned;
wherein updating of the information carried by the information carrier is effected upon contact with a information exchange unit (2) which is intended to perform said updating and wherein the information carrier is intended to carry additional information;
further comprising means including a read unit (3'"'"') for reading information carried by an information carrier to enable central processing of that information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
- at least one information exchange unit to which information is supplied by individuals by contact with the information exchange unit, and which system also includes devices for compiling such information, and including existing information exchange units (2) arranged in a decentralized system (1), in which each information exchange unit (2,
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10. A monitoring system as defined in claim wherein said information carrier carries additional information suited for passage control purposes.
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14. A monitoring system comprising:
- at least one information exchange unit to which information is supplied by individuals by contact with the information exchange unit, and which system also includes devices for compiling such information, and including existing information exchange units (2) arranged in a decentralized system (1), in which each information exchange unit (2,
3) may be independent from and separated physically from remaining information exchange units (2,
3) in the system;
wherein the system also includes individual updatable information carriers (4) by means of which respective individuals carry attendance information which is unique to the individual concerned;
wherein updating of the information carried by the information carrier is effected upon contact with a information exchange unit (2) which is intended to perform said updating and wherein the information carrier is intended to carry additional information; and
further comprising a centralized system, and said decentralized system (1) and said at least one information exchange unit (2) form part of said centralized system (7), and said centralized system is adapted to influence the information carried by an information carrier as desired by the individual who has the information carrier. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
- at least one information exchange unit to which information is supplied by individuals by contact with the information exchange unit, and which system also includes devices for compiling such information, and including existing information exchange units (2) arranged in a decentralized system (1), in which each information exchange unit (2,
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