Using mobile phone data to log activities and generate activity records

1. A computer-implemented method for generating an activity log, comprising:

obtaining, by a processor, a first record containing a user location data, a timing data, and a user identifier, the user location data indicating a position of a user, and the timing data indicating a time that the user is at a location;

matching, by the processor, the user location data with a project location data, the project location data associated with a project identifier;

classifying the timing data as an entry time data by examining a sequence of location data elements and determining that each successive location data element indicates a location closer to the position indicated by the user location data than a previous location data element; and

classifying the timing data as an exit time data by examining the sequence of location data elements and determining that each successive location data element indicates a location farther to the position indicated by the user location data than the previous location data element;

calculating a duration time that has elapsed between an entry time and exit time;

creating, by the processor, a second record including the duration time, the user identifier, and the project identifier; and

generating, by the processor, a timecard entry indicating the duration time corresponding to time the user spent working on a project.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the timing data includes the entry time data, the exit time data, and/or the duration time.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the timing data may be processed to determine the duration time that has elapsed between the entry time and the exit time.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user location data indicates the position of the user by capturing the location of a user device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the location of the user device is captured by using global positioning system (GPS) signals.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user identifier may be a name of the user, user name credential associated with the user, or employee identifier of the user.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the project location data indicates a physical location of a work site where services are performed or products are delivered.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein location information, timing information, and user information captured by a user device during user activity are used to generate the user location data, the timing data, and the user identifier of the first record.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the second record to a remote device for storage, display, or modification.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the user location data, the timing data, and the user identifier of the first record are stored locally on the user device.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processor performs the method on a Salesforce cloud-based platform.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first record may be updated by obtaining additional user location data, timing data, user identifier from a user device.

13. A device for generating an activity log, the device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

generate a first record containing user location data, a timing data, and a user identifier, the user location data indicating a position of a user device, and the timing data indicating a time that the user device is at a location;

access project data containing a project location data, each project location data associated with a project identifier;

match the user location data with the project location data;

classify the timing data as an entry time data by examining a sequence of location data elements and determining that each successive location data element indicates a location closer to the position indicated by the user location data than a previous location data element; and

classify the timing data as an exit time data by examining the sequence of location data elements and determining that each successive location data element indicates a location farther to the position indicated by the user location data than the previous location data element;

calculate a duration time that has elapsed between an entry time and exit time;

create a second record including the duration time, the user identifier, and the project identifier; and

generate a timecard entry indicating the duration time corresponding to time a user spent working on a project.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the timing data may be processed to determine the duration time that has elapsed between the entry time and the exit time.

15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the user location data indicates the position of the user by capturing the location of the user device.

16. The device of claim 13 , wherein the user identifier may be a name of the user, user name credential associated with the user, or employee identifier of the user.

17. The device of claim 13 , wherein the project location data indicates a physical location of a work site where services are performed or products are delivered.

18. The device of claim 13 , wherein location information is determined using global positioning system (GPS) signals.

19. The device of claim 13 , wherein the processor performs the method on a Salesforce cloud-based platform.