Methods and devices utilizing a GPS tracking system
US6226622A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/207
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system which tracks productivity including summarization of `tasks performed` for productivity analysis. The tracking capabilities of the system uses a global positioning system and includes a complete reconstruction (graphically if desired by overlaying the positional movements on a 2 or 3 dimensional map of the location) of a series movements over a period of time. The system gathers the exact time and position information of an employee over a period of each work day and the task being worked on at any given moment of time. This data can be analyzed to determine, for example, non-productive movements, and provide a better foundation of information for productivity payroll including the relative `difficulty` of a task.
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