Attendance registration system by radio link
First Claim
1. A method of electronically registering student attendance data comprising:
- (a) storing a plurality of student names in a central collection station;
(b) downloading at least one set of student names from said plurality of student names stored in said central data collection station to at least one portable data collection device using a wireless radio-frequency link and storing the downloaded set of student names in said at least one portable data collection device;
(c) accessing said set of student names stored in said portable data collection device;
(d) displaying one select student name from said set of student names on a visual display of said portable data collection device;
(e) prompting an operator of said portable data collection device to input attendance data for said select student name into said portable data collection device, said input attendance data including one of a first input indicating that the student having the select displayed name is present, a second input indicating that the student having the select displayed name is absent, and a third input indicating that the student having the select displayed name is tardy;
(f) storing said input attendance data for each select student name in said at least one portable data collection device;
(g) repeating steps (d)-(f) for each student name in said downloaded set of student names;
(h) uploading said input student attendance data from said portable data collection device to said central data collection station using said wireless radio-frequency link;
(i) storing said input attendance data in said central data collection station; and
,(j) generating a student attendance report using said attendance data stored in said central data collection station.
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Abstract
A method of electronically registering student attendance data includes storing a plurality of student names in a central collection station. The stored student names are downloaded and stored to at least one portable data collection device. The portable data collection device is used to access the set of student names stored therein and one select student name from the set of student names is displayed on a visual display of the portable data collection device. The portable collection device prompts an operator thereof to input attendance data for the select displayed student name into the portable data collection device. The operator input attendance data includes one of a first input indicating that the student having the select displayed name is present, a second input indicating that the student having the select displayed name is absent, and a third input indicating that the student having the select displayed name is tardy. The input attendance data for each select student name is stored in the portable collection device and the foregoing is repeated for each student name in the downloaded set of student names. The input student attendance data is then uploaded from the portable data collection device to the central data collection station and stored in said central data collection station. A student attendance report is generated using the attendance data stored in the central data collection station.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of electronically registering student attendance data comprising:
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(a) storing a plurality of student names in a central collection station; (b) downloading at least one set of student names from said plurality of student names stored in said central data collection station to at least one portable data collection device using a wireless radio-frequency link and storing the downloaded set of student names in said at least one portable data collection device; (c) accessing said set of student names stored in said portable data collection device; (d) displaying one select student name from said set of student names on a visual display of said portable data collection device; (e) prompting an operator of said portable data collection device to input attendance data for said select student name into said portable data collection device, said input attendance data including one of a first input indicating that the student having the select displayed name is present, a second input indicating that the student having the select displayed name is absent, and a third input indicating that the student having the select displayed name is tardy; (f) storing said input attendance data for each select student name in said at least one portable data collection device; (g) repeating steps (d)-(f) for each student name in said downloaded set of student names; (h) uploading said input student attendance data from said portable data collection device to said central data collection station using said wireless radio-frequency link; (i) storing said input attendance data in said central data collection station; and
,(j) generating a student attendance report using said attendance data stored in said central data collection station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of collecting student attendance data comprising:
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a) using a wireless radio-frequency link, downloading plural sets of student data from a central computer to plural portable data collection units, respectively; b) for each downloaded set of student data, entering corresponding student attendance data into the portable data collection units; c) detecting periodic wireless radio-frequency access control signals transmitted from said central computer to each of the plurality of portable units; d) using said wireless radio-frequency link, uploading both the downloaded student data and entered student attendance data from each of said portable data collection units in succession to said central computer in response to the periodic radio-frequency access control signals generated by said central computer and transmitted to said portable data collection units, each of said portable data collection units repeatedly delaying data transmission for a random duration until no other portable unit is simultaneously transmitting data. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of remotely collecting student attendance data from a plurality of wireless portable student attendance data collection stations operating on a single transmission radio frequency, said method comprising:
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a) generating periodic access control signals with a central computer and transmitting the access control signals to each of the portable data collection stations using said transmission radio frequency; b) receiving the access control signals with each of the portable data collection stations; c) using said transmission radio frequency, transmitting collected student attendance data together with student name data from each portable unit to the central computer in response to received access control signals, wherein each of the portable data collection units from which data is to be transmitted transmits data to the central computer using said transmission radio frequency only if no other portable data collection unit is simultaneously transmitting data on said transmission radio frequency, and delays data transmission for successive random duration intervals if another portable data collection unit is simultaneously transmitting data to the central computer using said transmission radio frequency.
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