RFID-based personnel tracking
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for RFID-based personnel tracking. A method of tracking employees includes, in a first computer system, prompting a user for identification input, validating the identification input, receiving data from a first scan of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag upon initiation of a task, receiving data from a second scan of the RFID tag upon termination of the task, and uploading the identification input and the data of the first and second scans to a second computer system for storage and correlation.
1. A method of tracking employees comprising:
prompting a user for identification input from a portable computer system;
validating the identification input on the portable computer system;
receiving, on the portable computer system, data from a first scan of a Radio Frequency Identification tag, associated with a fixed location, upon initiation of a task;
receiving, on the portable computer system, data from a second scan of the Radio Frequency Identification tag upon termination of the task; and
uploading, from the portable computer system, the identification input and the data of the first and second scans to a remote computer system for storage and correlation.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the portable computer system includes a Radio Frequency Identification tag reader.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the portable computer system comprises a pocket personal computer with a Radio Frequency Identification tag reader plug-in.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the data from the first and second scans include data representing a date and time.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the data from the first and second scans include data representing a site identification.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
generating a report from a correlation of the identification input, the data from the first scan, and the data from the second scan.
7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:
transmitting the report to a report subscriber.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the report subscriber is an employer of the user.
9. A method of tracking comprising:
entering a user identification from a user into a portable computer system;
receiving, on the portable computer system, data from a first scan of a Radio Frequency Identification tag, associated with a fixed location, upon the initiation of a task;
receiving, on the portable computer system, data from a second scan of the Radio Frequency Identification tag upon the termination of the task; and
storing the user identification and the data of the first and second scans on a remote computer system.
10. The method of claim 9 further comprising sending the user identification, the data from the first scan, and the data from the second scan to a remote computer system for storage and manipulation.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein the portable computer system includes a Radio Frequency Identification tag reader.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the portable computer system comprises a pocket personal computer with a Radio Frequency Identification tag reader plug-in.
13. The method of claim 9 wherein the data from the first and second scans include data representing a date and time.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the data from the first and second scans include data representing a site identification.