Observation platform using structured communications for generating, reporting and creating a shared employee performance library

• US 10,558,938 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2018
• Issued: 02/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Theatro Labs Inc.
• Original Assignee: Theatro Labs Inc.
• Inventors: Todd, Christopher N., VanBuskirk, Guy R., Kumar, Ravi Shankar, Cheedella, Shiva
• Primary Examiner(s): Jacobs, Lashonda T
• Application Number:
  US16/195,555
• Publication Number:
  US 20190130336A1
• Time in Patent Office: 449 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06398 Performance of employee with respect to a job function
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

In a method of using an observation platform to determine relative expertise of enterprise employees, a computer system of the observation platform monitors communications from and to a plurality of communication devices which have been routed through a radio access point associated with the computer system. Each of the communication devices is associated with a user who is an employee in an enterprise. The computer system extracts information from the communications including identities of the users. The computer system measures performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise, wherein the questions are posed and responded to via the communications devices. The computer system assigns a numerical ranking of the measured performance by each of the measured users, with respect to other measured users, at responding to the questions.

Claims

1. A method of using an observation platform to determine relative expertise of enterprise employees, the method comprising:

monitoring, by a computer system of the observation platform, communications from and to a plurality of communication devices which have been routed through a radio access point associated with the computer system, wherein each of the communication devices is associated with a user who is an employee in an enterprise;

extracting, by the computer system, information from the communications including identities of the users of the communications devices;

measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise, wherein the questions are posed and responded to via the communications devices; and

assigning, by the computer system, a numerical ranking of the measured performance by each of the plurality of measured users, with respect to others of the plurality of measured users, at responding to the questions.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the extracting, by the computer system, information from the communications including identities of the users of the communications devices comprises:

using speech recognition to convert speech in the communications one of text and a machine-compatible format.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to the responses questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises:

objectively measuring inquisitiveness of each of the measured users.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises:

objectively measuring an assimilation status of each of the measured users.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises:

objectively measuring an assimilation rate of each of the measured users.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises:

objectively measuring topic depth of knowledge of each of the measured users.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises:

objectively measuring a willingness of each of the measured users to share knowledge.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises:

objectively measuring a consistency of action of each of the measured users.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises:

objectively measuring a knowledge topic for each of the measured users.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for causing a computer system of an observation platform to perform a method of using an observation platform to determine relative expertise of enterprise employees, the method comprising:

monitoring, by a computer system of the observation platform, communications from and to a plurality of communication devices which have been routed through a radio access point associated with the computer system, wherein each of the communication devices is associated with a user who is an employee in an enterprise;

extracting, by the computer system, information from the communications including identities of the users of the communications devices;

measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise, wherein the questions are posed and responded to via the communications devices; and

assigning, by the computer system, a numerical ranking of the measured performance by each of the plurality of measured users, with respect to others of the plurality of measured users, at responding to the questions.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises:

objectively measuring inquisitiveness of each of the measured users.

12. An observation platform for determining relative expertise of enterprise employees, the observation platform comprising:

a plurality of communication devices, wherein each of the communication devices is associated with a user who is an employee in an enterprise;

a radio access communicatively coupled with the plurality of communications devices; and

a computer system associated with the radio access point and configured to;

monitor communications from and to the plurality of communication devices which have been routed through the radio access point;

extract information from the communications including identities of the users of the communications devices;

measure performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise, wherein the questions are posed and responded to via the communications devices; and

assign a numerical ranking of the measured performance by each of the plurality of measured users, with respect to others of the plurality of measured users, at responding to the questions.

13. The observation platform of claim 12, wherein a portion of the extracted information comprises:

text converted, using speech recognition, from speech in the communications.

14. The observation platform of claim 12, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises the computer system being configured to:

objectively measure inquisitiveness of each of the measured users.

15. The observation platform of claim 12, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises the computer system being configured to:

objectively measure an assimilation status of each of the measured users.

16. The observation platform of claim 12, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises the computer system being configured to:

objectively measure an assimilation rate of each of the measured users.

17. The observation platform of claim 12, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises the computer system being configured to:

objectively measure topic depth of knowledge of each of the measured users.

18. The observation platform of claim 12, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises the computer system being configured to:

objectively measure a willingness of each of the measured users to share knowledge.

19. The observation platform of claim 12, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises the computer system being configured to:

objectively measure a consistency of action of each of the measured users.

20. The observation platform of claim 12, wherein the measuring, by the computer system, performance of a plurality of the users based on aspects of the extracted information which are related to responses to questions on one or more of products and processes of the enterprise comprises the computer system being configured to:

objectively measure a knowledge topic for each of the measured users.