EP1332476A1 - Procede et appareil de suivi a distance de presence et de temps de travail - Google Patents

Procede et appareil de suivi a distance de presence et de temps de travail

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EP1332476A1
EP1332476A1 EP01976542A EP01976542A EP1332476A1 EP 1332476 A1 EP1332476 A1 EP 1332476A1 EP 01976542 A EP01976542 A EP 01976542A EP 01976542 A EP01976542 A EP 01976542A EP 1332476 A1 EP1332476 A1 EP 1332476A1
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entry
respective worker
worker
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departure
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Adrian Butt
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Datascope PLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C1/00—Registering, indicating or recording the time of events or elapsed time, e.g. time-recorders for work people
    • G07C1/10—Registering, indicating or recording the time of events or elapsed time, e.g. time-recorders for work people together with the recording, indicating or registering of other data, e.g. of signs of identity
    • G07C1/12—Registering, indicating or recording the time of events or elapsed time, e.g. time-recorders for work people together with the recording, indicating or registering of other data, e.g. of signs of identity wherein the time is indicated in figures
    • G07C1/14—Registering, indicating or recording the time of events or elapsed time, e.g. time-recorders for work people together with the recording, indicating or registering of other data, e.g. of signs of identity wherein the time is indicated in figures with apparatus adapted for use with individual cards
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/20—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass
    • G07C9/27—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass with central registration

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  • This invention relates to a method and apparatus for enabling the remote monitoring of the time and attendance of workers at various work locations. Remote user access to said time and attendance information being provided on a secure link over a public network, such as the Internet.
  • a public network such as the Internet.
  • said unique identification means may be provided using swipe or proximity cards or hand or thumbprints.
  • Said swipe cards may be provided with a bar code or magnetic strip which stores encoded details of the respective worker thereon. Said encoded details of the respective worker being detected on passing said swipe card through said reader means.
  • Occurrences of entry and departure may be detected using said plurality of reader means situated at various locations around the workplace.
  • said plurality of reader means being provided by turnstile gates, clock readers, entrance gates and door readers.
  • said reader means may also be programmed to unlock doors or turnstiles, or to control access to restricted areas.
  • Said reader means may be provided with a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) module for remote communication with said server means, such as a SiemensTM M20 GSM telephone module.
  • GSM Global System for Mobile Communication
  • the remote user may call up said server means over said encrypted connection means implemented, preferably, using a Virtual Private Network (VPN), such as a ShivaTM LanRover VPN Gateway.
  • VPN Virtual Private Network
  • LAN Local Area Network
  • WAN Wide Area Network
  • Remote user processing of the time and attendance data may be provided using 'thin client' technology which allows the remote user access to said database means without the need for it to be installed or licensed on the local machine.
  • the remote user may access said server means, for example, to cut and paste information from said database means into an application running locally, use short cut keys, run applications remotely or print to a local printer from applications running on said server means.
  • the remote user may use local application software to interpret the swipe times gathered by the clock readers and to produce reports which may include, for example, personnel currently on site, number and cost of hours worked in any given period, accident statistics and labor returns, etc. It can also keep track of employee training, disciplinary action, visitors to site and controls the issue of new swipe or proximity cards. Said local application software being implemented suitably using MicrosoftTM Access.
  • an apparatus for enabling the remote monitoring of the time and attendance of a plurality of workers at a plurality of work locations comprising: at least one reader means, which, in use, can record the entry and departure times of each respective worker; database means, being in communication with each said reader means via a server means, for processing and combining said entry and departure times of each respective worker at each respective work location into readily accessible information; and encrypted communication means, which, in use, provides remote user access to entry and departure times of each respective worker held on said database means, via said server means over a public network.
  • a computer program product for enabling the remote monitoring of the time and attendance of a plurality of workers at a plurality of work locations, details of each respective worker being held on a unique identification means, the entry and departure of said respective worker to a respective work location being detected by the interaction of said unique identification means with at least one reader means, said reader means retaining details of each entry and departure time occurrence, comprising: computer program means for remotely accessing each said reader means and recording the entry and departure times of each respective worker detected therein, via a server means; computer program means for processing and combining said entry and departure times of each respective worker at each respective work location into readily accessible information using a database means held on said server means; and computer program means for providing remote user access to said entry and departure times of each respective worker using over an encrypted communication means, via said server means over a public network.
  • the advantages of the present invention are that the remote user can quickly and easily access secure time and attendance data for a variety of different work locations anywhere in the world.
  • the implementation of the present invention using wireless-based technology, allows for savings in both installation costs and time. In this way, it is also possible to cover many work locations and, as such, readily monitor workers employed on short-term contracts or temporary work sites.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of the present invention.
  • swipe or proximity cards or hand or thumb prints are used to collect data at various work locations.
  • the reader means identify which worker is swiping by reading the bar code printed on each clock card.
  • Swipe cards may be manufactured using a digital camera and card printer. An image of the cardholder can be captured and instantaneously printed onto a swipe card, together with encoded details of the respective worker.
  • a proximity card may be used wherein a magnetic signal is induced into a coil embedded into the card and this transmits the encoded card number back to the reader means to be read and authorised, as appropriate.
  • Such proximity card being primarily used for hands free operation where the user is not required to present a token to a specific reader means.
  • said server means dials each said reader means sequentially and checks them for any swipe times recorded by the unit. Such data is then written to said database means via said server means over a wireless GSM platform.
  • each said reader means is equipped with a SiemensTM M20 GSM telephone module. This performs the same functions as a mobile phone and modem built into one, though without a numeric keypad or dial out facility, and can be contacted via an external aerial. Thus, as long as there is a convenient power supply then the data recorded within the unit can be accessed from any personal computer and modem.
  • Data of employees' entry and departure times obtained by said reader means are processed and combined using said database means.
  • Such data may be grouped into selectable fields which may include, but are not limited to, employees currently on a certain site, current number and cost of hours worked, lateness and unauthorised absence records, etc.
  • the remote user may call up said server means over an encrypted connection.
  • a ShivaTM LanRover VPN Gateway provides secure virtual private networking between said remote user and server means. In this way, time and attendance data can be securely delivered to the remote user anywhere in the world.
  • the remote user may then, using WindowsTM 32-bit Terminal Services Client software, remotely execute said database means on the WindowsTM based server from a wide range of devices over virtually any type of network connection.
  • the remote user may then use any compatible local application software to interpret and manage the swipe times gathered by the clock readers.
  • this is performed using a MicrosoftTM Access based user interface.

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Time Recorders, Dirve Recorders, Access Control (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant de suivre à distance la présence et le temps de travail de plusieurs personnes travaillant dans des endroits différents. A l'utilisation, des cartes lues par glissement, ou par proximité, permettent à chaque travailleur d'accéder à des emplacements de travail différents par glissement de la carte dans un lecteur placé, par exemple, au tourniquet ou à la porte d'entrée. L'heure d'entrée et de départ de chaque travailleur est alors conservé par le lecteur, régulièrement interrogé par un serveur distant, via une liaison de communication hertzienne. A des intervalles réguliers, le serveur interroge, de manière séquentielle, chaque lecteur et récupère les heures de pointage enregistrées par l'unité, et ces données sont alors écrites dans une base de données adéquate, via le serveur. Dans la base de données, les temps d'arrivée et de départ de chaque travailleur dans chacun des emplacements de travail sont traités et mis sous forme d'information facilement accessible. Un utilisateur distant peut alors accéder à la base de données au moyen, par exemple, d'une liaison codée sur un réseau public, tel que l'Internet. De cette façon, il est possible de couvrir à distance plusieurs emplacements de travail et ainsi, de surveiller des travailleurs employés avec des contrats à court terme, ou des sites temporaires de travail, de n'importe quel endroit dans le monde.
EP01976542A 2000-11-01 2001-10-29 Procede et appareil de suivi a distance de presence et de temps de travail Withdrawn EP1332476A1 (fr)

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GB0026642 2000-11-01
GBGB0026642.9A GB0026642D0 (en) 2000-11-01 2000-11-01 Method and apparatus for remotely monitoring the time and attendance of workers
PCT/GB2001/004788 WO2002037427A1 (fr) 2000-11-01 2001-10-29 Procede et appareil de suivi a distance de presence et de temps de travail

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