Patent ID: 7069498

Claim:
A method within a time keeping and expense entry server for tracking employee work time, comprising: activating web based time and expense entry software; generating a text message for delivery to a user terminal by way of one of a wireless network or an Internet, to request a user identifier (ID), a selection between start and stop, and an account code wherein the text message is displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) based upon a terminal type of the user and wherein the GUI provides an option for the user to select one of a start or stop status wherein the GUI and text message are generated in a manner that does not require specialized client software on the user terminal; transmitting the GUI and the text message over one of the wireless network or the Internet; receiving a response from the user terminal by way of one of a wireless network or an Internet wherein the response indicates the user has started or has stopped working; verifying the user's ID and that the user is authorized to make time and expense entries; and storing the response to support the subsequent generation of reports that detail employee work activities and total account activities.