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US 5,493,492 AGranted
Device for recording billable time and services
OwnerMilton L. Cramer, Alfred J. Santosinventors
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Abstract
A portable timing device stores selectable user, client and activity data. The device has a memory which stores user selected information relating to a user, client and activity along with corresponding start and stop times. The system communicates with a central billing computer over an appropriate two way port which reads and writes to the memory in the device.
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A data logging system for recording time expended by a user engaged in an activity on behalf of a client, comprising:
- a central processing unit (CPU) including a timer for producing time interval data derived from selectable start and stop times;
- first memory means coupled to the CPU for storing selectable data entries in each of a plurality of selectable lists;
- second memory means coupled to the CPU for storing selected portions of the selectable data from each of said lists along with corresponding time interval data therefor;
- first sequentially actuable data selector means coupled to the CPU operative successively for selecting upon sequential actuations thereof data stored in the first memory means corresponding to a particular list for entry into the second memory means;
- second sequentially actuable data selector means coupled to the CPU operative successively for selecting upon sequential actuations thereof data stored in the first memory means corresponding to a particular entry in each respective list;
- sequentially actuable time selector means coupled to the CPU operative successively for entering upon single sequential actuations thereof a respective start time and stop time from the timer for the selected data and for entering upon at least one of said single actuations the selected data into the second memory means;
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- two-way communications means coupled to the CPU operative for entering the selectable data into the first memory means and for reading out the selected portions of the selectable data stored in the second memory means.
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A data logging system for recording time expended by a user engaged in an activity on behalf of a client, comprising:
- a central processing unit (CPU) including a timer for producing time interval data derived from selectable start and stop times;
- first memory means coupled to the CPU for storing selectable data entries in each of a plurality of selectable lists;
- second memory means coupled to the CPU for storing selected portions of the selectable data from each of said lists along with corresponding time interval data therefor;
- first sequentially actuable data selector means coupled to the CPU operative successively for selecting upon sequential actuations thereof data stored in the first memory means corresponding to a particular list for entry into the second memory means;
- second sequentially actuable data selector means coupled to the CPU operative successively for selecting upon sequential actuations thereof data stored in the first memory means corresponding to a particular entry in each respective list;
- sequentially actuable time selector means coupled to the CPU operative successively for entering upon single sequential actuations thereof a respective start time and stop time from the timer for the selected data and for entering upon at least one of said single actuations the selected data into the second memory means;
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- data entry blocking means responsive to the timer selector means for blocking entry of any data from the first memory means into the second memory means between start and stop times.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.