Wireless time attendance system and method

A system and method for tracking and communicating time and attendance data for workers at a remote worksite is disclosed. A portable time and attendance device is configured to receive and store worker time attendance data and transmit the data to a remote computer via a wireless network, such as a...

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Hauptverfasser:	O'Hara John K, Prewett Scott K, Pappas Anthony H, Dunham Matthew K, Powers Casey P, Renken Eric R, Morris Dustin L, Christensen Myles, Anderson Christopher M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDEDFOR ELSEWHERE CALCULATING CHECKING-DEVICES COMPUTING COUNTING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS PHYSICS REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and method for tracking and communicating time and attendance data for workers at a remote worksite is disclosed. A portable time and attendance device is configured to receive and store worker time attendance data and transmit the data to a remote computer via a wireless network, such as a wireless cellular communications network. In order to conserve battery power, a main unit of the device periodically queries an electronic time and attendance clock of the device according to a pre-established schedule to determine if new worker time and attendance data has been received. If so, according to the pre-established schedule, the new worker time and attendance data is transmitted to the remote computer via the wireless network. Otherwise, certain functions and components of the device remain in a low battery usage sleep mode.