Method and system to record and visualize type, path and location of moving and idle segments

摘要

A GPS signal is converted into motion and idle indicator data. A task database includes task situs-location data, assignment and person data. Determining an idle mode generates idle ON indicia. Determining a movement ON status generates movement tracking indicia with location and time-based tracking over a subject time period. A map over a geographic region encompasses the idle and movement locations and overlays, on proximal locations on the map, the idle mode ON indicia and the movement tracking indicia. The marked map is published. Enhancements define the subject time period as the present plus a predetermined time; a historic period; a selectable time; and sequential historic time. Further, the subject time period is selectable over the location or path of the movement tracking indicia. A privacy event masks the publication of idle and movement indicia during a privacy block.

主权项

1. A computer-based method to convert GPS signal data from a GPS-enabled cellular phone, tablet computer or electronic device into motion indicator data and idle indicator data, the method operative with a database populated with task situs location data and task person data representing at least contact data for that task person, said database coupled to a web-based processor which in turn is coupled to a telecommunications network, said GPS-enabled device coupled to said telecommunications network, the method comprising:
periodically gathering GPS time stamped location data from said GPS-enabled device adapted to be used by said task person via a web-based communications channel between said web-based processor and said GPS-enabled device; determining when said GPS-enabled device is in an idle mode defined by a territory about a present GPS location data by monitoring a distance between at least one earlier position of said GPS-enabled device and the present GPS location data and generating an idle ON status when a distance threshold is not exceeded; generating idle mode ON indicia in the presence of the idle ON status and a time-based idle ON indicia which includes one of a duration of the idle ON status, a start time for the idle ON status; an end time for the idle ON status; determining when said GPS-enabled device moves by comparing at least one earlier position of said GPS-enabled device and the present GPS location data to one of said distance threshold, a velocity threshold and a change in velocity threshold and generating a movement ON status; generating movement tracking indicia associated with the movement ON status, the movement tracking indicia representing location and time-based tracking during a subject time period; obtaining a map for a geographic region encompassing a location of the idle ON status location and the movement tracking indicia locations; overlaying, on proximal locations on said map, the idle mode ON indicia and the movement tracking indicia; publishing, upon command, the map overlaid with the indicia; wherein the motion and idle data is classified as a task-related event or a privacy event; accepting a privacy block command for a time block or a location and masking the publication of idle mode ON indicia and movement tracking indicia during the block time.