Patent ID: 8892116

Claim:
A method for tracking the location of a mobile worker, comprising: determining that a worker with a wireless communication device having a location detecting component is assigned to be working on a work task by determining whether an acknowledgement of the work task has been received from the worker, wherein said determining that the worker is assigned to be working on the work task comprises: assigning the work task to the worker; receiving the acknowledgement of the work task from the worker; and marking the worker and the wireless communication device as working on the work task; receiving the location of the wireless communication device when the worker is assigned to be working on the work task at a first frequency; receiving an indication from the worker via the wireless communication device that the worker is not working on the work task; receiving a location of the wireless communication device at a second frequency that is longer than the first frequency in response to receiving the indication that the worker is not working on the work task; receiving the location of the wireless communication device at a third frequency that is longer than the first frequency when the worker indicates that the worker is on the work task but is not actively working on the task; generating a notification when the location of the wireless communication device is outside of an expected location of the wireless communication device when the worker is assigned to be working on the work task; and discontinuing receiving the location of the wireless communication device upon completion of the work task.