Apparatus for diarizing janitorial servies

Abstract

The invention provides an apparatus for diarizing the performance of janitorial services that includes an electronic display unit for indicating when a service was last completed and an input device for signalling when the display is to be updated. The apparatus can include a chassis mountable on a wall of a facility being maintained by a janitorial service, and at least one electronic display framed by a window on said chassis, said chassis for displaying a time when said facility was last maintained. The apparatus can also include a central processing unit connected to said display and for updating the display based on a user-input received from an input device that is mounted to said chassis and connected to the central processing unit. The input device is actuated at a time that is substantially coterminous when said facility was last maintained.

1 . An apparatus for diarizing janitorial services comprising: 
 a chassis mountable on a wall of a facility being maintained by a janitorial service;    at least one electronic display framed by a window on said chassis, said display for displaying a time when said facility was last maintained;    a central processing unit and a clock and connected to said display and for updating said display based on a user-input received from an input device connected to said central processing unit, said user-input being received at a time substantially coterminous when said facility was last maintained.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus according to claim I further comprising an additional display for displaying a date when said facility was last maintained.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  further comprising an additional display for displaying a message relevant to said facility.  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus according to  claim 3  wherein said message includes a trademark belonging to at least one of said facility and a cleaning services company contracted to maintain said facility.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus according to  claim 3  wherein said facility is a public transportation depot and said additional display is operable to display departure and arrival information of transporation vehicles associated with said depot.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein said display is based on a technology selected from the group consisting of liquid crystal display technology, organic light emitting diode display technology, thin film electroluminescent display technology, and cholesteric liquid crystal display technology.  
     
     
         7 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein said input device is selected from the group consisting of a lock-switch, a magnetic card reader and an RF tag reader.  
     
     
         8 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  further comprising an antenna connected to a modem-radio unit which in turn is connected to said CPU, said modem-radio unit operable to communicate with at least one wireless-enabled remote computing device for uploading data corresponding to a history of times when said input device was actuated.  
     
     
         9 . The apparatus according to  claim 1  further comprising a data communication port for connected to said CPU, said communication port unit operable to communicate with at least remote computing device for uploading data corresponding to a history of times when said input device was actuated.  
     
     
         10 . The apparatus according to  claim 9  wherein said remote computing device is operable to update said clock.  
     
     
         11 . The apparatus according to claim I further comprising a self-contained power-supply within said apparatus for powering said apparatus includes a solar panel.