Patent ID: 6954737
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A web-based work management system, the system comprising: a central management server configured to communicate through a wide area network, the central management server being configured to maintain a set of tasks to be scheduled and performed at a first facility, where each task has associated therewith a graphical icon representing the task, the central management server being further configured to allocate a first subset of tasks to a first user for performance of the tasks, and where the central management server is further configured to receive a first request message corresponding to the first user and, responsive thereto, transmit a first work schedule message that includes the icons corresponding to the first subset of tasks; and a first client device corresponding to the first facility, the first client device being configured to communicate with the central management server through the wide area network, where the first client device includes a user interface for receiving user input and displaying user data, where the first client device is configured to receive a login request from the first user and, responsive thereto, transmit the first request message corresponding to the first user, and where the first client device is further configured to receive the first work schedule message and, responsive thereto, display the icons received in the first work schedule message.