Integrated market-based allocation of resources within an enterprise
AssigneeIncentAlign, Inc.
InventorsKai H. Stinchcombe, Gregory Piesco-Putnam
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Abstract
Allocating acquired resources within a firm is disclosed. The ability to list acquired resources of a firm on an internal marketplace is provided. A purchasing power asset is divided among the prospective users of an acquired resource of the firm. An intra-firm market enabling prospective users of an the acquired resource of the firm to attempt to obtain the acquired resource by offering to provide an offered amount of the purchasing power asset in exchange for receiving the acquired resource is provided.
Claims24
A method for allocating acquired resources within a firm, comprising:
- providing the ability to list acquired resources of a firm on an internal marketplace;
- dividing a purchasing power asset among the prospective users of an acquired resource of the firm;
- and
- enabling prospective users of the acquired resource of the firm to attempt to obtain the acquired resource by offering to provide an offered amount of the purchasing power asset in exchange for receiving the acquired resource.
A system for allocating acquired resources within a firm, comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- provide an intra-firm market in which a prospective user of an acquired resource of the firm is able to attempt to obtain the acquired resource by offering to provide an offered amount of a purchasing power asset in exchange for receiving the acquired resource;
- and
- allocate an amount of the purchasing power asset to the user via an auction or other market mechanism that enables an exchange rate for the purchasing power asset relative to a reference currency to be determined;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store data representing an amount of the purchasing power asset that is available in an account associated with the user.
A computer program product for allocating acquired resources within a firm, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon computer instructions for:
- providing an intra-firm market in which a prospective user of an acquired resource of the firm is able to attempt to obtain the acquired resource by offering to provide an offered amount of a purchasing power asset in exchange for receiving the acquired resource;
- and
- allocating an amount of the purchasing power asset to the user via an auction or other market mechanism that enables an exchange rate for the purchasing power asset relative to a reference currency to be determined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.