# US 2023/0410218 A1 · Reconciliation in the automated distribution of gratuities > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0410218 A1 - Document ID: US20230410218A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/201,665 - Filed: 2023-05-24 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Earliest claimed: 2022-04-18 - Assignees: TipHaus, Inc. - Applicants: TipHaus, Inc. - Inventors: Leif MAGNUSON; Macgregor GAINOR; Taylor BIRKELAND - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230410218A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/1057: Benefits or employee welfare, e.g. insurance, holiday or retirement packages - G06Q 40/125: {Finance or payroll} - G06Q 20/22: Payment schemes or models - G06Q 30/015: Providing customer assistance, e.g. assisting a customer within a business location or via helpdesk - G06Q 50/12: Hotels or restaurants - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract This disclosure describes techniques for implementing a distribution policy to improve user experience (UX) and reconciliation of gratuities among employees in a business setting. The distribution policy may include one or more rules that can define an apportionment of gratuities among multiple employees such as, without limitation, upon a closing of a transaction at a time of sale. In one embodiment, the distribution policy may be associated with a user account of an employee. In this embodiment, the distribution policy may include conditions and parameters that relate to the apportionment of gratuities of the employee. ## Claims ### Claim 1 One or more computer-readable media containing instructions that, if executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations that comprise: presetting a withholding percentage of eligible take-home pay for an employee; determining whether the employee received pay that is inconsistent with an amount earned; in response to determining that the employee received pay that is inconsistent with the amount earned: calculating an adjustment amount; adjusting the percentage of eligible take-home pay based on the adjustment amount; and finalizing the pay period based on the recalculated percentage. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the inconsistency is determined with respect to a previously finalized pay period. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: determining a correct eligible take-home pay; applying the withholding percentage to the correct eligible take-home pay; reducing a result of applying the withholding percentage to the correct eligible take-home pay by a difference between the inconsistent pay and the correct eligible take-home pay; adding the reduced result to the received pay; and paying out the sum of the reduced result and the received pay. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the eligible take-home pay comprises base pay and tip income. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the eligible take-home pay comprises tip income only. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the eligible take-home pay comprises base pay only. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The one or more computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein finalizing the pay period includes reconciling two pay periods to achieve a correct amount of take-home pay equal to the eligible take home pay for the subsequent pay period of the two pay periods. ### Claim 8 A method of reconciling pay, comprising: presetting a withholding percentage of eligible take-home pay for an employee; determining whether the employee received pay that is inconsistent with an amount earned; in response to determining that the employee received pay that is inconsistent with the amount earned: calculating an adjustment amount; adjusting the percentage of eligible take-home pay based on the adjustment amount; and finalizing the pay period based on the recalculated percentage. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the inconsistency is determined with respect to a previously finalized pay period. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise: determining a correct eligible take-home pay; applying the withholding percentage to the correct eligible take-home pay; reducing a result of applying the withholding percentage to the correct eligible take-home pay by a difference between the inconsistent pay and the correct eligible take-home pay; adding the reduced result to the received pay; and paying out the sum of the reduced result and the received pay. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the eligible take-home pay comprises base pay and tip income. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the eligible take-home pay comprises tip income only. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the eligible take-home pay comprises base pay only. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein finalizing the pay period includes reconciling two pay periods to achieve a correct amount of take-home pay equal to the eligible take home pay for the subsequent pay period of the two pay periods. ### Claim 15 A pay reconciliation system, comprising: one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, if executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations that comprise: presetting a withholding percentage of eligible take-home pay for an employee; determining whether the employee received pay that is inconsistent with an amount earned; in response to determining that the employee received pay that is inconsistent with the amount earned: calculating an adjustment amount; adjusting the percentage of eligible take-home pay based on the adjustment amount; and finalizing the pay period based on the recalculated percentage. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The pay reconciliation system of claim 15, wherein the inconsistency is determined with respect to a previously finalized pay period. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The pay reconciliation system of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: determining a correct eligible take-home pay; applying the withholding percentage to the correct eligible take-home pay; reducing a result of applying the withholding percentage to the correct eligible take-home pay by a difference between the inconsistent pay and the correct eligible take-home pay; adding the reduced result to the received pay; and paying out the sum of the reduced result and the received pay. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The pay reconciliation system of claim 15, wherein the eligible take-home pay comprises base pay and tip income. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The pay reconciliation system of claim 15, wherein the eligible take-home pay comprises tip income only. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The pay reconciliation system of claim 15, wherein the eligible take-home pay comprises base pay only.