Patent ID: 8788375
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for pre-populating an end of shift submission by an employee of a transportation company, said method comprising: (a) providing a database arrangement storing data records, each record containing items of information related to a trip carried out by a transportation company, each trip being performed by a vehicle operated by a crew, a data record for a given trip identifying crew members operating the vehicle performing the given trip; (b) executing non-transitory software encoded on a machine readable storage medium by a Central Processing Unit (CPU) at a client device operable by the employee, including implementing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the employee to supply particulars relating to a work shift as a member of a crew during a particular one of the trips, the GUI including a plurality of information display fields for displaying particulars of the shift; (c) identifying among the plurality of data records, the data record associated with the particular trip on which the employee acts as a member of the crew; and (d) receiving data elements at the client device derived from the record associated with the particular trip and pre-populating the information display fields with the respective data elements; and (e) configuring the GUI to allow the employee to edit one or more of the pre-populated information display fields.