Business goal incentives using gaming rewards
AssigneeSYNNEX Corporation
InventorJames Estill
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Abstract
Gaming rewards are provided as an incentive for performing business goals. A business goal can be comprised of one or more tasks and a threshold for each task. When one or more participants perform tasks which satisfies the corresponding thresholds, a corresponding gaming reward is awarded to the participants. A business goal may require a single participant to satisfy a single task threshold, multiple participants to satisfy a threshold for one or more tasks, or a single participant to satisfy one or more thresholds for several tasks.
Claims20
A method for providing business goal incentives using gaming rewards, the method comprising:
- receiving at a server task data from a reporting device, the task data associated with participant progress toward a business goal, a definition of the business goal being stored in a memory at the server;
- determining that the task data meets a threshold associated with the business goal, the determination taking place at the server;
- assigning a gaming reward to the participant, the gaming reward being associated with the threshold met by the task data, the assignment taking place at the server;
- and
- generating a report concerning the gaming reward assigned to the participant.
A method for providing gaming rewards as business incentives, the method comprising:
- defining a business goal as a task and a threshold associated with the task based on user input, the defined business goal being stored in a memory;
- setting the threshold for the business goal, the threshold being set by a server;
- storing in memory an association between a gaming reward and the business goal;
- receiving task data by the server, the task data concerning a first participant performing the task;
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- storing in memory the gaming reward in association with information concerning the first participant when the task data satisfies the threshold.
A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for providing business goal incentives using gaming rewards, the method comprising:
- receiving at a server task data from a reporting device, the task data associated with a participant performing a business task;
- determining that the task data meets a threshold associated with the business task, the determination taking place at the server;
- assigning a gaming reward to the participant, the gaming reward being associated with the business task and further associated with the threshold, the assignment taking place the server;
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- generating a report concerning the gaming reward assigned to the participant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.