System and method for controlling electronic device usage at a place of employment
OwnerDorel Boicuinventor
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Abstract
Described herein is a system and method adapted for use on a personal electronic device, such as a smart phone, for generally monitoring the use of the personal electronic device by an employee by an employer. The system and method generally functions as a time clock and enables the employee to clock in and clock out. Further, the system and method allows the employee to clock out to view items that are restricted by a monitoring system.
Claims20
A system for actively restricting certain use of a personal electronic device of an employee functioning as a user at a work location, the system comprising:
- a time-in, time-out system, the time-in, time-out system capable of recording a day, a date, and a time upon an activation;
- a monitoring system, the monitoring system communicatively coupled to the time-in, time-out system and initiated upon activation of the time-in, time-out system, the monitoring system monitoring use of the device and capable of detecting a restricted use of the device;
- a notification system, the notification system communicatively coupled to the monitoring system, the notification system alerting the user that continued use is restricted;
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- a decision step, the decision step operably coupled to the notification system and the time-in, time-out system, wherein the user is alternately able to exit the system upon the detection of a restricted use and continue to the restricted use after enabling the time-in, time-out system or continue use of the system without continuing to the restricted use.
A system for use on a personal electronic device, the system actively restricting certain uses of the device of an employee, the system comprising:
- the personal electronic device, the personal electronic device being a controller in operable communication with the system;
- a time-in, time-out system, the time-in, time-out system capable of recording a day, a date, and a time upon an activation;
- a monitoring system, the monitoring system communicatively coupled to the time-in, time-out system and initiated upon activation of the time-in, time-out system, the monitoring system monitoring use of the device and capable of detecting a restricted use of the device;
- a notification system, the notification system communicatively coupled to the monitoring system, the notification system alerting the user that continued use is restricted;
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- a decision step, the decision step operably coupled to the notification system and the time-in, time-out system, wherein the user is alternately able to exit the system upon the detection of a restricted use and continue to the restricted use after enabling the time-in, time-out system or continue use of the system without continuing to the restricted use.
A method for monitoring the use of a personal electronic device by an employee, the method actively restricting certain uses of the device of the employee, the method comprising:
- the personal electronic device, the personal electronic device being a controller in operable communication with the method;
- a time-in, time-out system, the time-in, time-out system capable of recording a day, a date, and a time upon an activation;
- a monitoring system, the monitoring system communicatively coupled to the time-in, time-out system and initiated upon activation of the time-in, time-out system, the monitoring system monitoring use of the device and capable of detecting a restricted use of the device;
- a notification system, the notification system communicatively coupled to the monitoring system, the notification system alerting the user that continued use is restricted;
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- a decision step, the decision step operably coupled to the notification system and the time-in, time-out system, wherein the user is alternately able to exit the system upon the detection of a restricted use and continue to the restricted use after enabling the time-in, time-out system or continue use of the system without continuing to the restricted use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.