Abstract: An apparatus, system and/or method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, transmitting to a human resources system application information and permission to perform a background check for a job opening, where the application information and the permission are inputted by an applicant via a user interface of a time clock device, presenting a job offer from the human resources system to the applicant via a graphical user interface, receiving an acceptance of the job offer inputted by the applicant via the user interface to make the applicant a worker, capturing work time information for the worker via the user interface, and transmitting the work time information to a payroll system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An IP communication architecture between a ground computer connected to a main router and a mobile computer which is located on board a train and which is connected to a mobile router on the train. The architecture includes at least one infrastructure having base stations equipped with radio communication devices and base routers on the ground which are connected to the infrastructure. Each mobile router has a radio communication device suitable for establishing a wireless link with one of the base stations of the infrastructure, a storage device means comprising having the IP address of the base routers connected to the infrastructure, and a connection device for initiating a connection with a base router on the basis of the list of base routers, after a wireless link has been established.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and/or method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, presenting scheduling options on a display device where the scheduling options are determined based on scheduling information that comprises employment schedule data for other users that are associated with a user requesting the scheduling, receiving a scheduling selection from among the scheduling options that is inputted by the user via a user interface and providing the scheduling selection for evaluation. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An IP communication architecture between a ground computer connected to a main router and a mobile computer which is located on board a train and which is connected to a mobile router on the train. The architecture comprises at least one infrastructure comprising the base stations equipped with radio communication devices and base routers on the ground which are connected to the infrastructure. Each mobile router comprises: a radio communication means suitable for establishing a wireless link with one of the base stations of the infrastructure, storage means comprising the IP address of the base routers connected to the infrastructure, and connection means for initiating a connection with a base router on the basis of the list of base routers, after a wireless link has been established.