Timekeeping system and method for graphically tracking and representing activities
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of graphically tracking and representing one or more activities performed by a user over a period of time, the method comprising:
- enabling a user to define at least one activity to be performed by the user for which the user desires to track a duration of performance;
enabling the user to select a visual indicator to be associated with the at least one activity, the visual indicator comprising at least one of a color or a pattern;
providing a selection mechanism, that is associated with the selected visual indicator, that the user can select when commencing performance of the at least one activity; and
providing a graphical display of a clock face on which the visual indicator is illustrated so as to indicate performance of the at least one activity by the user as it occurs in real-time, wherein a dimension of the visual indicator illustrated on the clock face graphically represents the duration of performance of the at least one activity by the user over a period of time.
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Abstract
A timekeeping system and method is provided for enabling users to graphically represent one or more activities, as well as the time that has been allocated to each. A graphical display uniquely identifies activities or events based on different visual indicators (e.g., colors), as well as a dimension (e.g., length, area, etc.) that visually represents the duration of the activities or events. At least one dimension of the visual indicator changes in real time to represent the elapsed time of an activity. A report module comprising a report generator and report editor is provided to enable users to account for and summarize the time that has been spent on various activities.
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31 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of graphically tracking and representing one or more activities performed by a user over a period of time, the method comprising:
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enabling a user to define at least one activity to be performed by the user for which the user desires to track a duration of performance; enabling the user to select a visual indicator to be associated with the at least one activity, the visual indicator comprising at least one of a color or a pattern; providing a selection mechanism, that is associated with the selected visual indicator, that the user can select when commencing performance of the at least one activity; and providing a graphical display of a clock face on which the visual indicator is illustrated so as to indicate performance of the at least one activity by the user as it occurs in real-time, wherein a dimension of the visual indicator illustrated on the clock face graphically represents the duration of performance of the at least one activity by the user over a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for graphically tracking and representing one or more activities performed by a user over a period of time, the system comprising:
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means for enabling a user to define at least one activity to be performed by the user for which the user desires to track a duration of performance; means for enabling the user to select a visual indicator to be associated with the at least one activity, the visual indicator comprising at least one of a color or a pattern; means for providing a selection mechanism, that is associated with the visual indicator, that the user can select when commencing performance of the at least one activity; and means for providing a graphical display of a clock face on which the visual indicator is illustrated so as to indicate performance of the at least one activity by the user as it occurs in real-time, wherein a dimension of the visual indicator illustrated on the clock face graphically represents the duration of performance of the at least one activity by the user over a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An article of manufacture for graphically tracking and representing activities performed by a user over a period of time, the article of manufacture comprising:
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at least one processor readable medium; and instructions carried on the at least one medium; wherein the instructions are configured to be readable from the at least one medium by at least one processor and thereby cause the at least one processor to operate so as to; enable a user to define at least one activity to be performed by the user for which the user desires to track a duration of performance; enable the user to select a visual indicator to be associated with the at least one activity, the visual indicator comprising at least one of a color or a pattern; provide a selection mechanism, that is associated with the selected visual indicator, that the user can select when commencing performance of the at least one activity; and provide a graphical display of a clock face on which the visual indicator is illustrated so as to indicate performance of the at least one activity by the user as it occurs in real-time, wherein a dimension of the visual indicator illustrated on the clock face graphically represents the duration of performance of the at least one activity by the user over a period of time.
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