NEC Corporation Work Management Device Tracks Login, Operation History, Calculates Working Hours
Summary
USPTO granted US Patent 12,608,683 B2 to NEC Corporation on April 21, 2026, covering a work management device that tracks login and terminal operation history. The system specifies non-operation periods from the operation history and calculates working hours including those non-operation periods. The patent contains 15 claims.
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USPTO granted a new utility patent to NEC Corporation for a work management device that acquires login information and terminal operation history, specifies non-operation periods, and calculates working hours including those periods.
This patent grant does not create compliance obligations for third parties. However, organizations developing workforce management, time-tracking, or employee monitoring software should be aware of this patent when designing similar functionality, as it may have implications for product development and potential licensing considerations.
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Work management device, work management method, and recording medium
Grant US12608683B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
NEC CORPORATION
Inventors
Kazuki Maeda, Hiroko Imai, Mitsuhiro Nakayama
Abstract
Provided is a work management device including an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating login to a system using a first terminal and an operation history of the first terminal occurring after login to the system, a specifying unit that specifies a non-operation period of a terminal from the operation history of the first terminal, and a calculation unit that calculates working hours including the non-operation period of the terminal according to a length of the non-operation period of the terminal.
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G06Q 10/1091 G16H 40/20
Filing Date
2023-12-27
Application No.
18397040
Claims
15
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