Monitoring and controlling work progress
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1. A system for interactive data processing comprising:
- (i) a central processor comprising an application loader, and (ii) a user processor comprising an application controller.
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Abstract
The invention relates to products for, and methods of, monitoring and controlling work progress, and improving work productivity and work management, for example in highly variable and/or unpredictable work environments, and to products for, and methods of, interactive data processing particularly adapted for systems comprising a handheld mobile component
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1. A system for interactive data processing comprising:
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(i) a central processor comprising an application loader, and (ii) a user processor comprising an application controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for monitoring and controlling work progress, which system comprises a central processor and a user processor, and which system performs the following steps:
- (i) transmitting and/or receiving a job template or a fragment thereof for a job to be performed;
(ii) collecting data regarding the progress of work on a task and/or reaching of a milestone;
(iii) comparing the data collected in step (ii) with a job template or a fragment thereof;
(iv) when a discrepancy occurs between the collected data and the job template or the fragment thereof, generating and transmitting an action (e.g. reminder, alert, escalation) based on predetermined rules in the job template or the fragment thereof; and
(v) repeating the above steps until the job is completed or postponed for future handling. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
- (i) transmitting and/or receiving a job template or a fragment thereof for a job to be performed;
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15. A software tool for designing and/or building a job template and/or a job template library comprising:
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(i) means for creating, naming, updating, assigning properties to, and/or deleting a task;
(ii) means for creating a work flow chart; and
(iii) means for creating, naming, updating, assigning properties to, and/or deleting a condition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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