Patent ID: 7571111

Claim:
A portable device for recording and evaluating a subordinate's work, comprising: a user interface for receiving information; an information storage device; a screen device for displaying information; and a processor coupled to said user interface, said information storage device, and said screen device, said processor configured for: storing, on said portable device, data associated with a plurality of job elements, wherein each of said plurality of job elements corresponds to a work activity of said subordinate's work session and comprises a set of job methods to be performed by a subordinate over the course of said work session; displaying, on said portable device, a first screen window comprising a listing of said job elements; receiving a first input comprising a selection of a first of said job elements, said first of said job elements relating to a first work activity of said subordinate's work; responsive to said first input, displaying, on said portable device, a second screen window associated with said first of said job elements relating to said subordinate's first work activity, said second screen window displaying a first particular set of job methods to be performed by said subordinate, said first particular set of job methods corresponding to said first job element; receiving a second input comprising a measurement indicating that said subordinate has failed to comply with at least one job method of said first particular set of job methods; responsive to said second input indicating that said measurement exceeds a predetermined threshold for said at least one job method, altering a display of said at least one job method on said second screen window; receiving a third input comprising a selection of a second of said job elements, said second of said job elements relating to a second work activity of said subordinate's work; responsive to said third input, displaying, on said portable device, a third screen window associated with said second of said job elements relating to said subordinate's second work activity, said third screen window displaying a second particular set of job methods to be performed by said subordinate, said second particular set of job methods corresponding to said second job element; receiving a fourth input comprising a measurement indicating that said subordinate has failed to comply with at least one job method of said second particular set of job methods; and responsive to said fourth input indicating that said measurement exceeds a predetermined threshold for said at least one job method, altering a display of said at least one job method on said third screen window, wherein: said second screen window comprises a concurrent display of said first particular set of job methods, and said third screen window comprises a concurrent display of said second particular set of job methods.