Time and expense logging system
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1. A program storage device having a computer readable code embodied therein for recording time and expense data pertaining to the performance of a task by a user, said task having a start time and a completion time, said program storage device comprising:
- an input recognizer adapted to receive non-cursive handwritings from said user, said input recognizer converting said non-cursive handwritings into text data;
a timer adapted to receive instructions from said user to measure a duration count between said task start time and said completion time, said timer having an active state in which said timer increments said duration count and a suspended state in which said timer maintains said duration count; and
a database coupled to said input recognizer and said timer, said database having at least one record, each of said records having data fields adapted to store said duration count and said text data.
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Abstract
A portable computer system manages data conveniently for a user. The system has a processor, a program storage device coupled to the processor, an input recognizer adapted to receive data from the user, and a computer readable code embodied in the program storage device for storing and processing the data.
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21 Claims
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1. A program storage device having a computer readable code embodied therein for recording time and expense data pertaining to the performance of a task by a user, said task having a start time and a completion time, said program storage device comprising:
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an input recognizer adapted to receive non-cursive handwritings from said user, said input recognizer converting said non-cursive handwritings into text data; a timer adapted to receive instructions from said user to measure a duration count between said task start time and said completion time, said timer having an active state in which said timer increments said duration count and a suspended state in which said timer maintains said duration count; and a database coupled to said input recognizer and said timer, said database having at least one record, each of said records having data fields adapted to store said duration count and said text data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A program storage device having a computer readable code embodied therein for recording time and expense data pertaining to the performance of a task by a user, said task having a start time and a completion time, said program storage device comprising:
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an input recognizer adapted to receive cursive handwritings from said user, said input recognizer converting said cursive handwritings into text data; a timer adapted to receive instructions from said user to measure a duration count between said task start time and said completion time, said timer having an active state in which said timer increments said duration count and a suspended state in which said timer maintains said duration count; a database coupled to said input recognizer and said timer, said database having at least one record, each of said records having data fields adapted to store said duration count and said text data; and an error corrector coupled to said fields of said records for spell-checking and correcting text data entered into said fields. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A program storage device having a computer readable code embodied therein for recording time and expense data pertaining to the performance of a task by a user, said task having a start time and a completion time, said program storage device comprising:
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an input recognizer adapted to receive verbal instructions from said user, said input recognizer converting said verbal instructions into text data; a timer adapted to receive instructions from said user to measure a duration count between said task start time and said completion time, said timer having an active state in which said timer increments said duration count and a suspended state in which said timer maintains said duration count; and a database coupled to said input recognizer and said timer, said database having at least one records, each of said records having data fields adapted to store said duration count and said text data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer system for recording time and expense data pertaining to the performance of a task by a user, said task having a start time and a completion time, said computer system comprising:
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a processor; a data storage device coupled to said processor; an input recognizer adapted to receive one of verbal instructions and non-cursive handwritings from said user, said input recognizer converting one of said verbal instructions and non-cursive handwritings into text data; a timer adapted to receive instructions from said user to measure a duration count between said task start time and said completion time, said timer having an active state in which said timer increments said duration count and a suspended state in which said timer maintains said duration count; and a database coupled to said input recognizer and said time, said database having at least one record, each of said records having data fields adapted to store said duration count and said text data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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