System and method for tracking a mobile worker
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1. A method for establishing a record of time via a biometric system, said method comprising:
- assigning a work session to one or more workers;
at a first authorization station, receiving first customer biometric data to authorize one or more workers to initiate said work session;
recording initiation authorization data, wherein said initiation authorization data includes a time of said initiation;
at a second authorization station, receiving second customer biometric data to authorize at least one worker to conclude said work session;
recording conclusion authorization data, wherein said conclusion authorization data includes a time of said conclusion; and
transmitting work session data to a database, wherein said work session data includes said initiation authorization data and said conclusion authorization data.
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Abstract
A system and method of providing employers with an accessible system and convenient method for tracking the work of mobile workers. By obtaining customer biometric data upon the initiation and conclusion of a work session, an employer may ensure that a customer is billed for an appropriate amount of time.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a record of time via a biometric system, said method comprising:
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assigning a work session to one or more workers; at a first authorization station, receiving first customer biometric data to authorize one or more workers to initiate said work session; recording initiation authorization data, wherein said initiation authorization data includes a time of said initiation; at a second authorization station, receiving second customer biometric data to authorize at least one worker to conclude said work session; recording conclusion authorization data, wherein said conclusion authorization data includes a time of said conclusion; and transmitting work session data to a database, wherein said work session data includes said initiation authorization data and said conclusion authorization data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for establishing a customer authorization record for one or more workers, comprising:
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a biometric input device configured to receive customer biometric data for authorization of one or more workers to perform a work session on behalf of the customer; and a storage element that records customer biometric data as part of a work authorization record, said work authorization record further including at least one parameter of said work session. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for establishing a customer authorization record for one or more workers, comprising:
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biometric input means for receiving customer biometric data for authorization of one or more workers to perform a work session on behalf of the customer; and storage means for recording customer biometric data as part of a work authorization record, said work authorization record further including at least one parameter of said work session.
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22. A method for establishing a record of a location of one or more workers via a biometric system, said method comprising:
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at a first authorization station, receiving first customer biometric data to authorize one or more workers to initiate a work session; determining a location of said first authorization station at said initiation; recording said initiation location; at a second authorization station, receiving second customer biometric data to authorize at least one worker to conclude said work session; determining the location of said authorization station at said conclusion; and recording said conclusion location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for authorizing a change in scope of a work session via a biometric system, said method comprising:
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assigning a work session to one or more workers; at a first authorization station, receiving first customer biometric data to authorize at least one worker to initiate said work session; recording data associated with said initiation authorization; at a second authorization station, receiving second customer biometric data for an additional authorization, where said additional authorization is for a change in scope of said authorized work session; and recording data associated with said additional authorization. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for authorizing a work session via a biometric system, said method comprising:
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at an authorization station, receiving first customer biometric data and first worker biometric data; recording a time associated with the receipt of said first customer biometric data and said first worker biometric data; and concluding a work session performed on behalf of the customer, wherein said conclusion is authorized by the receipt of second customer biometric data and second worker biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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