Abstract: A method of timing and recording user activity in a knowledge archival and recollection system, the method comprising: configuring an activity tracking module; logging into the knowledge archival and recollection system; prompting the user with a task identifier input interface upon opening an application user interface; initiating a timer upon input into the input interface; stopping the timer upon inactive application interface; and storing timer data into a database server.

Abstract: A knowledge archival and recollection system accessible by a user, comprising: a data acquisition module in communication with a database server, a file archive and a database connectivity module; a data presentation module in communication with a report module and a search module; a timing module in communication with the database server; an automatic billing module in communication with a report module and database server; a messenger monitor module in communication with the database server, and the file archive; a database connectivity module in communication with the data acquisition module, the file archive, the database server, the report module, the search module, the automatic billing module, the timing module and the messenger monitor module; the system gathers user activity data and files accessed by user through the data acquisition module and archives the data and files on the database server and file archive for retrieval by each user.

Abstract: A method of extracting knowledge from a knowledge archival and recollection system, comprising the steps of: recognizing a user actuation; initiating a search application; displaying a user search interface; receiving input parameters via the search interface; identifying a query type based on the received input parameters; formulating a database query based on the received input parameters; transmitting the database query to a database; obtaining database query results from the database; providing the database query results to a result analyzer module; and displaying search result analyzer module results to a user.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for tracking time spent on one or more Internet sites. The tracked information may then be used to generate detailed records containing the Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) of the sites visited, the exact time spent on each site, and a record of any downloads, file transfers, or other activities performed by the user. One or more reports may be generated from the detailed records and list the activity by each user, tabulating the web site accessed and the time spent on that web site. This information may then be utilized to generate an invoice for the work performed. The reports may be generated are stored electronically, and may be accessed by an invoicing program which uses stored hourly rates in conjunction with the information in the report to generate a detailed invoice for the client. The invention may be deployed on a personal computer, and enabled by a service operator who provides the time tracking and recouping system (e.g., a software means).