Biometric Time Recording on Mobile Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack effective methods for precise and complete recording of working hours, leading to potential health risks and increased stress on employees due to excessive working hours, and are hindered by the lack of technical infrastructure and flexibility in various work environments.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a mobile portable terminal with a processor, memory, and biometric sensor for user-specific recording of working time, enabling authentication and accurate tracking of working hours through biometric data, location detection, and communication interfaces, allowing for flexible and secure management of working time accounts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional time recording systems are used, then time recording can be performed in stationary locations, but the system lacks flexibility for mobile work environments and employees on the move
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal serves multiple functions: it acts as both the time recording device and the authentication device. The terminal device can be used by employees regardless of location (office, mobile, remote work), eliminating the need for separate stationary time recording systems while providing universal access to time recording capabilities across all work environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables employees to independently record their own working hours using their personal mobile terminals without requiring external time recording infrastructure. The biometric authentication integrated in the terminal allows self-verification, and the time recording application automatically captures start and end times, reducing the need for supervisory intervention or complex infrastructure.
2Measurement precision
If manual time recording methods are used, then implementation is simple, but accuracy and completeness of time recording cannot be ensured
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides automatic feedback mechanisms: the time recording application monitors and automatically records start and end times of working hours, ensuring complete capture of work time. The biometric authentication provides immediate verification of employee identity, and the system can generate alerts or notifications to ensure accurate recording, eliminating reliance on manual employee input while maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical time recording methods (paper timesheets, manual entry) with automated electronic systems. The mobile terminal automatically captures time data through its sensors and processors, and biometric authentication replaces manual signature or ID verification, significantly improving accuracy while the user interface maintains ease of use.
3Reliability
If biometric authentication is implemented, then user identity verification is secured, but the authentication process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The biometric authentication functionality is merged directly into the mobile terminal device that employees already possess and use daily. The terminal's built-in biometric sensor (fingerprint, facial recognition, or other biometric capabilities) is integrated with the time recording application, so authentication occurs seamlessly within the same device without requiring separate authentication hardware or complex multi-step processes.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for user-specific recording of working time using a mobile portable device (100) with a time recording application and a biometric sensor (114). The method comprises detecting an indicator of the start of working time, initiating time recording, authenticating a user of the device (100) using the biometric sensor (114), assigning the time recording to a working time account (112) of the authenticated user managed using the time recording application, detecting an indicator of the end of working time, ending the time recording, and storing the working time recorded for the authenticated user in the working time account (112) of the authenticated user.