Process management with location identification

摘要

A method for determining and recording process data in a process checklist, where the process occurs in a specified area and process data includes information relating to one or more of a plurality of objects used in the process, or the location of a process task, and the calculated location of said objects, wherein each object or task location is provided with an ID tag for transmitting object information over a first communication protocol, said method comprising the following steps: generating a process checklist comprising a plurality of sequential process steps; said checklist includes details of at least one of a task or object for each step of the checklist, selecting a step of said process checklist; and identifying the task and/or object for said step; communicating object information about said task or object for a said step, between a mobile communication device and said ID tag for said task or object, using said first protocol, when said mobile device is within range of said ID tag to communicate over said first protocol; obtaining partial location data to use in calculating the location of said mobile device using a second communication protocol, and storing said device location data in said mobile device; wirelessly transmitting said object information and partial location data to a computer program that is remote from said mobile device; using said computer program to calculate the location of said mobile device from said partial location data; using the calculated location of said mobile device to determine the location of said object or said task for said step in said process checklist; recording said calculated location in said checklist; checking the performed step off the checklist when the step is completed.