Attendance authentication and management in connection with mobile devices

• US 9,965,728 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2015
• Issued: 05/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Element Inc.
• Original Assignee: Element Inc.
• Inventors: Perold, Adam, Abrams, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Korsak, Oleg
• Application Number:
  US14/730,166
• Publication Number:
  US 20150350225A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/30 Security of mobile devices; Security of mobile applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/61 Time-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/64 using geofenced areas
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

System and method for single-action time and attendance record generation and processing via computing devices. The record is generated via a computing device (“Client System”) and received by a server system or other computing device (“Server System”). The user utilizes the Client System to execute a simultaneous or near-simultaneous process of authenticating his or her identity, recording time data and location data, and then sending this data to the server system.

Claims

1. A computing system for measuring and authenticating time and attendance of a mobile end user, the system comprising:

(a) a mobile device comprising;

(i) a mobile processor;

(ii) a mobile operating system configured to perform executable instructions;

(iii) a memory configured to store a classification label comprising a note, a tag, a mark, a document, or a message, or any combination thereof, wherein the label is capable of encoding at least one of a cost data and a categorical data;

(iv) a sensor configured to measure and record an attendance data comprising a time of authentication and a geo-location of the mobile device;

(v) a camera configured to record a biometric data of the mobile end user, the biometric data comprising a photograph or a biometric modality of the mobile end user; and

(vi) a communication module configured to send the attendance data, and the biometric data to a server; and

(b) the server configured to;

(i) confirm that the time of authentication matches a clock of the server;

(ii) confirm that the biometric data matches a biometric model of the mobile end user;

(iii) determine a position of the mobile device by comparing the geo-location to a geo-location of a permitted mobile device, via short-range wireless communication or a geo-location of a permitted sensory device, via short-range wireless communication;

(iv) confirm that the time of authentication and the position are compliant with at least one of a time-denominated rule and a location-denominated rule; and

(v) send a confirmation to the mobile device;

wherein the mobile device is configured to periodically measure and record at least one of the time of authentication, the geo-location, and the biometric data,

wherein the server is configured to periodically confirm that the time of authentication and the position are compliant with at least one of the time-denominated rule and the location-denominated rule as an anti-spoofing measure to ensure that the mobile user remains compliant; and

wherein the mobile operating system is further configured to assign the classification label to at least one of the attendance data and the biometric data; and

wherein the system is capable of confirming the time of authentication and the position are compliant with at least one of the time-denominated rule and the location-denominated rule without receiving a name, a passcode, a keycard data, a signature, or a form of identity.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device further comprises at least one of:

a display configured to display at least one of the confirmation, the position, the attendance data, and a current status to the end user, a button, a touch sensitive display, or a microphone.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the location-denominated rule comprises determining whether the position is within a set of geographic coordinates representing an area in the world.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the server is further configured to receive at least one of:

(a) the set of geographic coordinates; and

/or

(b) an updated set of geographic coordinates in real-time to provide a configurable location-denominated rule.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the set of geographic coordinates comprises of one or more geographic coordinate points on a digital map, which form a shape encompassing the area in the world.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to:

clock out the mobile end user if at least one of the time of authentication and the position are not compliant with at least one of the time-denominated rule and the location-denominated rule, wherein the server is configured to clock out of the mobile end user without the mobile end user actively entering a clock out instruction into the mobile device.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a managing module configured to:

(a) display at least one of the attendance data, the confirmation, the position, and a current status;

(b) communicate a message directly with the mobile device;

or

(c) confirm that the time of authentication and the position are compliant with at least one of the time-denominated rule and the location-denominated rule.

8. A method of measuring and authenticating time and attendance of a mobile end user, implemented by a computing system, the method comprising:

(a) measuring and recording, by a sensor of a mobile device, an attendance data comprising a time of authentication and a geo-location;

(b) recording, by a camera of the mobile device, a biometric data of the mobile end user, the biometric data comprising a photograph or a biometric modality of the mobile end user;

(c) storing, by a memory of the mobile device, a classification label comprising a note, a tag, a mark, a document, a message, or any combination thereof, wherein the classification label is capable of encoding at least one of a cost data and a categorical data;

(d) assigning, by the mobile device, the classification label to at least one of the attendance data and the biometric data;

(e) sending, by a communication module of the mobile device, the attendance data, the biometric data, and the classification label to a server;

(f) confirming, by the server, that the time of authentication matches a clock of the server;

(g) confirming, by the server, that the biometric model matches a biometric model of the mobile end user;

(h) determining, by the server, a position of the mobile end user by comparing the geo-location to a geo-location of a permitted mobile device via short-range wireless communication or a geo-location of a permitted sensory device via short-range wireless communication;

(i) confirming, by the server, that the time of authentication and the position are compliant with at least one of a time-denominated rule and a location-denominated rule without the mobile end user submitting a name, a passcode, a keycard data, a signature, or a form of identity;

(j) sending, by the server, a confirmation to the mobile device, if the compliance is verified; and

(k) periodically measuring and recording at least one of the time of authentication, the geo-location, and the biometric data, and periodically confirming that the time of authentication and the position are compliant with at least one of the time-denominated rule and the location-denominated rule, as an anti-spoofing measure to ensure that the mobile user remains compliant.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising at least one of:

(a) displaying, by a display, at least one of the attendance, the position, and a current status; and

(b) receiving, by the mobile device, a button input, a touch display input, or a sound.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein confirming, by the server, that the position is compliant with the location-denominated rule comprises confirming whether the position is within a set of geographic coordinates representing an area in the world.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising at least one of:

(a) receiving, by the server, the set of geographic coordinates into the database; and

(b) updating in real-time, by the server, the set of geographic coordinates to provide a configurable location-denominated rule.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving, by the server, the set of geographic coordinates comprises receiving of one or more geographic coordinate points on a digital map which form a shape encompassing the area of the world.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising the server clocking, by the server, out the mobile end user if at least one of the time of authentication and the position are not compliant with at least one of the time-denominated rule and the location-denominated rule without the mobile end user actively entering clock out instructions into the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

(a) displaying, by a managing module, at least one of the attendance data, the confirmation, a current status, and the position;

(b) communicating, by the managing module, a message directly with the mobile device;

or

(c) confirming, by the managing module, that the time of authentication and the position are compliant with at least one of the time-denominated rule and the location-denominated rule.