WO2001037225A1 - Traitement de donnees de pointage - Google Patents

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WO2001037225A1
WO2001037225A1 PCT/FI2000/000993 FI0000993W WO0137225A1 WO 2001037225 A1 WO2001037225 A1 WO 2001037225A1 FI 0000993 W FI0000993 W FI 0000993W WO 0137225 A1 WO0137225 A1 WO 0137225A1
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Jarmo Saari
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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

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  • the present invention relates to a method of data processing in timekeeping, the method comprising recording data on a person's use of time, the data indicating at least a task title and the time used, and gathering the recorded data on the use of time to a timekeeping system.
  • the invention also relates to a system comprising at least a timekeeping system and a mobile telecommunication terminal communicating with the timekeeping system for processing data on the use of time.
  • the invention further relates to a mobile telecommunication terminal comprising a user interface.
  • the invention relates to timekeeping and is suitable for use in all situations requiring monitoring of the time used for different tasks or functions.
  • the invention is applicable to one person or a larger group, and the tasks the time taken up by which is to be recorded can be associated with both work and free time.
  • the invention is applied to employee timekeeping by way of example.
  • a small-scale timekeeping system may comprise a single PC, and at its widest, a timekeeping system can be installed in the server of a company's local area network. This allows work time to be re- corded from all workstations in the network.
  • a problem in the above arrangement is that work time data is often not recorded into a computer after each work step because of lack of time, for example. Since time data can most often be recorded only at the actual workplace, work time spent elsewhere, for example on business trips, is not re- corded until the employee returns to the workplace. This means that several days' hours have to be recorded at the same time, and it may be difficult to remember afterwards the amount of time spent on each task or task. Consequently, as several employees' hours may be flawed or not updated, a company may find it difficult to create a reliable account of employee timekeeping. It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and to provide a method of implementing timekeeping more easily and expe- ditiously than before.
  • This object is achieved with the method of the invention, characterized by recording data on the use of time with a mobile telecommunication terminal, whereby a group of task titles is transferred to the mobile telecommunication terminal; the desired task title is selected with the mobile tele- communication terminal from the group of task titles at the start of timekeeping, whereby time is recorded on the selected task title from that moment onward; when the recording of time for the task should stop, an end title or the desired next task title is selected or a selection terminating the timekeeping application is made, whereby time is no longer recorded on the previous task title; and the data recorded on the use of time is transmitted to the timekeeping system.
  • the invention also relates to a system in which the method of the invention can be utilized.
  • the system of the invention is characterized in that the mobile telecommunication terminal comprises means for receiving task titles; a user interface for selecting a task title; means for recording time via the user interface on a selected task title starting from the moment of selecting the task title onward until an end title or the desired next task title is selected via the user interface or a selection terminating the timekeeping application is made; and means for transmitting the data recorded on the use of time to the timekeeping system; and the timekeeping system comprises means for receiving data on the use of time from the mobile telecommunication terminal.
  • the invention further relates to a mobile telecommunication terminal to be used in the system of the invention.
  • the mobile telecommunication terminal of the invention is characterized in that the mobile telecommunication terminal comprises means for receiving task titles; a user interface for selecting a task title; means for recording time via the user interface on a selected task title starting from the moment of selecting the task title onward until an end title or the desired next task title is selected via the user interface or a selection terminating the timekeeping application is made; and means for trans- mitting the data recorded on the use of time to a timekeeping system.
  • the invention is based on the idea that timekeeping becomes easier and more reliable than before when time is recorded with a mobile telecommunication terminal. Recording with a mobile telecommunication terminal is rapid and can be carried out anywhere. This means that, for example in em- ployee timekeeping, employees are able to record the hours immediately, which brings about the advantage that the work time data stored in the time- keeping system is up-to-date.
  • the method of the invention is applicable either in a mobile communication network, whereby data on the use of time is transmitted via a mobile telephone exchange to a timekeeping system immediately upon recording, or independent of the network, whereby data on the use of time is recorded and stored in a mobile telecommunication terminal and transmitted later from the mobile telecommunication terminal to the timekeeping system.
  • data on the use of time is transmitted by means of short messages from a mobile telecommunication terminal to the timekeeping system.
  • This is a fast way to transmit data, but it is subject to the mobile telecommunication terminal being located within the area of the mobile communication network at the moment of data transmission. This manner of transmission works well with small amounts of data.
  • data on the use of time is transmitted as packet data from a mobile telecommunication terminal to the timekeeping system.
  • This is subject to the mobile telecommunication terminal being located in a mobile communication network comprising packet data services, for example the GPRS (General Packet Radio Service). Larger amounts of data can also be transmitted as packet data.
  • This technology is suitable particularly for the transmission of bursty data.
  • data on the use of time is transmitted on a radio-frequency connection from a mobile telecommunication terminal to the timekeeping system.
  • the Bluetooth technology enables fast wireless data transmission without a mobile communication network, but, however, only over a distance of about 10 to 30 metres.
  • the data recorded on the use of time is transmitted from a mobile telecommunication terminal to the timekeeping system over an infrared connection.
  • the mobile telecommunication terminal does not have to be located within the area of a mobile communication network, but a prerequisite is a very short distance to the timekeeping system.
  • the data recorded on the use of time is transmitted from a mobile telecommunica- tion terminal to the timekeeping system over an interface cable.
  • This is a simple way of transmission that does not require a mobile communication net- work, but the transmission can naturally only take place when the mobile telecommunication terminal is in the immediate vicinity of the timekeeping system.
  • the method of the invention allows task titles to be transferred from a computer unit to a mobile telecommunication terminal by the use of, for ex- ample, the data transmission methods described in connection with the transmission of the data recorded on the use of time, whereby the task titles do not have to be manually keyed in to the mobile telecommunication terminal.
  • the system comprises a computer unit in which task titles are stored and from which titles can be transferred to a mobile telecommunication terminal.
  • a computer unit e.g. a PC
  • the group of task titles of several mobile telecommunication terminals can be easily updated by means of short messages, for example.
  • Figure 1 is a flow diagram of a method of the invention
  • Figures 2A and 2B are block diagrams of a system of the invention
  • Figure 3 illustrates a mobile telecommunication terminal of the in- vention.
  • Figure 1 is a flow diagram of a method of the invention.
  • the flow diagram shows an exemplary case of employee timekeeping, but a similar method is very well applicable also to leisure timekeeping.
  • a group of task titles is transferred to a mobile telecommunication terminal.
  • the group of task titles may be the same for all employees, and it can be transferred to the employees' mobile telecommunication terminals by means of short messages, for example.
  • Other transfer methods include packet data transmission or data transmission over an infrared connection, a radio- frequency connection or an interface cable. Short message and packet data transmissions are subject to the mobile telecommunication terminal being lo- cated within the area of a mobile communication network, at least during reception.
  • the infrared connection, radio-frequency connection and interface cable do not require a mobile communication network, but do require a short transmission distance.
  • Task titles may also be manually keyed in to the mobile telecommunication terminal.
  • step 1 B the user interface of the mobile telecommunication terminal is used to select the task title corresponding to the task to be initiated from among the task titles. This selection determines the starting moment of the task, i.e. time is recorded from that moment onward on the task title selected.
  • step 1 C follows. Another task is selected by selecting the desired task title from among the task titles in step 1 B, or timekeeping is terminated by selecting an end title in step 1 D.
  • a third alternative is to end the timekeeping application with the mobile telecommunication terminal.
  • step 1 E the data recorded on the use of time is transmitted to the timekeeping system.
  • This transmission of data on the use of time can be carried out for example at the end of each working day, whereby one day's data is always stored in the mobile telecommunication terminal at a time.
  • a higher or lower transmission frequency is also feasible.
  • the movement of the mobile telecommunication terminal in the network or outside thereof may also affect the choice of the moment of transmission, since some transmission methods only operate within the area of a network and others require an extremely short transmission distance.
  • Work time data which in accordance with the above example is first stored in a mobile telecommunication terminal and then transferred to a time- keeping system, comprises at least a task title, which is for example an alphabetic or numerical code, and the time consumed by the task title.
  • the time can be stored either as two points of time, i.e. starting and ending points of time, or as the duration of the task calculated as the difference between the two points of time.
  • the mobile telecommunication terminal may also communicate during recording with the timekeeping system in a mobile communication network, for example during initiation and termination of a task, so that the choice of task title or the choice to end is di- rectly transferred to the timekeeping system. This way no separate recording of work time data in the mobile telecommunication terminal is necessary.
  • the list of task titles may be transferred to the mobile telecommunication terminal by the use of for example the WAP protocol (Wireless Application Protocol), whereby the mobile telecommunication terminal establishes a connection to a WAP server for selecting a task title.
  • a menu for selecting the desired task title by the mobile telecommunication terminal is transferred from the WAP server to the mobile telecommunication terminal.
  • the time starting from the selection is recorded on said task title until a new connection is established to the WAP server and a new task or end title is selected.
  • work time data is stored in the WAP server, not in the mobile telecommunication terminal.
  • the entire group of task titles does not have to be transferred to and stored in the memory of the mobile telecommunication terminal in advance.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B are block diagrams of a system of the invention.
  • the systems in the figures are described by means of examples of employee timekeeping, but they are also applicable to other timekeeping applications.
  • the system described in Figure 2A shows employee timekeeping in for example a company having several employees who record their work time with their mobile telecommunication terminals, from which work time data is transferred to a common employee timekeeping system.
  • the system described comprises a mobile telecommunication terminal MS, an employee timekeeping system DB (Data Base) and a computer unit PC in which task titles are stored, and a base transceiver station BTS, a base station controller BSC and a mobile services switching centre MSC for establishing a data transmission connection between the mobile telecommunication terminal MS and the employee timekeeping system DB.
  • the employee timekeeping system DB is a database, in which work time data is recorded and from which work time data is transferred from the mobile telecommunication terminal MS via a mobile communication network.
  • a group of task titles is transferred from the computer unit PC, which may be a personal computer, to the mobile telecommunication terminal MS by means of short messages, for example.
  • the computer unit PC which may be a personal computer
  • the mobile telecommunication terminal MS by means of short messages, for example.
  • a single computer including software suitable for implementing employee timekeeping can attend to the functions of both the employee timekeeping system DB and the computer unit PC.
  • the system does not have to comprise a base station BTS, a base station controller BSC and a mobile services switching centre MSC, in case task titles are transferred to the mobile telecommunication terminal MS locally, for example by keying in manually, via an infrared connection, a radio-frequency connection, such as Bluetooth, or an interface cable, and the work time data recorded is transferred to the em- ployee timekeeping system DB using one of said transmission methods.
  • the mobile telecommunication terminal MS is not at all dependent on a mobile communication network as regards recording work time.
  • Figure 2B shows an embodiment of the system of the invention, in which the mobile telecommunication terminal MS transmits work time data re- corded and stored in the mobile telecommunication terminal MS over a radio- frequency connection to the employee timekeeping system DB without a mobile communication network.
  • the system only comprises a mobile telecommunication terminal MS, a timekeeping system DB and a computer unit PC, in which the task titles are stored.
  • the timekeeping system DB may be a database, but the operations of both the timekeeping system DB and the computer unit PC can be carried out by a single personal computer or workstation comprising software suitable for carrying out timekeeping. This is true for example when a person keeps track of his/her work time without a connection to a wider system, for example the entire company's common system.
  • a home computer may comprise a timekeeping program for transferring task titles from the PC to a mobile telecommunication terminal MS and the data on the use of time recorded in the mobile telecommunication terminal MS is transferred from the mobile telecommunication terminal to the PC.
  • the system only needs a PC and a mobile telecommunication terminal MS.
  • Task titles may also be manually keyed in to the mobile telecommunication terminal.
  • Each employee in a company may transfer the work time data recorded with the mobile telecommunication terminal MS first to a personal computer or workstation, which comprises necessary timekeeping software and from which the data can be transferred to a common database or system at regular intervals, for example once a month.
  • a personal computer or workstation which comprises necessary timekeeping software and from which the data can be transferred to a common database or system at regular intervals, for example once a month.
  • the concept 'timekeeping system' employed in the description of the present invention is to be understood to include both personal computers or work stations, to which data recorded on the use of time is transferred from a mobile telecommunication terminal, and a common database or system, in which the data is finally collected.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a mobile telecommunication terminal of the invention.
  • the mobile telecommunication terminal comprises a user interface 31 , 32 including a display 31 and a keyboard 32 for selecting the desired task title.
  • the mobile telecommunication terminal of the invention also comprises means for receiving task titles, for recording time on a selected task title and for transferring the recorded work time data to a timekeeping system. These means can be implemented by timekeeping software in the mobile telecom- munication terminal and by reception and transmission means, which depend on the data transmission method used.
  • the mobile telecommunication terminal also has to comprise a clock for recording the starting and finishing times unless work time is recorded entirely via the mobile communication system and the timekeeping system, in which case the mobile telecommunication ter- minal does not have to comprise a clock.
  • Figure 3 shows an example of a user interface in a mobile telecommunication terminal of the invention.
  • a list of selectable titles is retrieved on the display 31. This list may be stored in the mobile telecommunication terminal, to which it has been transferred from a PC, for example.
  • the WAP protocol is used, the task titles are transferred to the display 31 of the mobile telecommunication terminal once a connection is established to a WAP server.
  • Arrow keys are used to browse the list of titles until the cursor points to the desired task title or an end title.
  • the task or end title is selected with the OK key.
  • Starting from the moment a task title was se- lected time starts to be recorded on the selected task title and the recording ends when an end title is selected. Time recording on the task title selected also stops if the timekeeping application is ended in the mobile telecommunication terminal in the middle of timekeeping.
  • speech control is also feasible for the user interface.

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La présente invention concerne un système comprenant au moins un système de pointage (DB) et un terminal de télécommunication mobile (MS) qui communique avec ledit système de pointage (DB), afin de traiter des données concernant l'utilisation de temps. Le terminal de télécommunication mobile (MS) comprend des moyens permettant de recevoir des titres de tâche, une interface utilisateur permettant de sélectionner un titre de tâche, des moyens permettant d'enregistrer le temps, par l'intermédiaire de l'interface utilisateur, concernant un titre de tâche sélectionné, à partir du moment de sélection du titre de tâche, jusqu'à ce qu'un titre de fin ou qu'un titre de tâche suivant souhaité soit sélectionné par l'intermédiaire de l'interface utilisateur ou qu'une sélection mettant fin à l'application de pointage soit effectuée, ainsi que des moyens permettant de transmettre les données concernant l'utilisation de temps enregistrées à un système de pointage (DB). Ledit système de pointage (DB) comprend des moyens permettant de recevoir des données concernant l'utilisation de temps, à partir du terminal de télécommunication mobile (MS).
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