Method and system for electronically selecting, modifying, and operating a motivation or recognition program
First Claim
1. A method for allowing multiple customers to each create an individual, modified motivation or recognition program having participants, each said program permitting the participants to earn awards on the basis of the participants'"'"' performance, each said program of a particular customer operating according to preferences selected by the particular customer, said method comprising the steps of:
- allowing each customer to electronically access via a customer processor a browsable catalog of predefined programs stored in a storage device;
allowing each customer to electronically select via the customer processor one of the predefined programs stored in the storage device;
allowing each customer to electronically modify via the customer processor at least one component of the selected predefined program;
allowing each customer to electronically store via the customer processor the modified program in the storage device for access by such customer;
allowing each customer to operate the modified program; and
providing each customer'"'"'s participants with access via a participant processor to the modified program stored in the storage device.
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Abstract
A system and method for allowing multiple customers to each create an individual, modified motivation or recognition program having participants, each said motivation program permitting the participants to earn awards on the basis of the participants'"'"' performance, each said motivation program of a particular customer operating according to preferences selected by the particular customer.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for allowing multiple customers to each create an individual, modified motivation or recognition program having participants, each said program permitting the participants to earn awards on the basis of the participants'"'"' performance, each said program of a particular customer operating according to preferences selected by the particular customer, said method comprising the steps of:
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allowing each customer to electronically access via a customer processor a browsable catalog of predefined programs stored in a storage device;
allowing each customer to electronically select via the customer processor one of the predefined programs stored in the storage device;
allowing each customer to electronically modify via the customer processor at least one component of the selected predefined program;
allowing each customer to electronically store via the customer processor the modified program in the storage device for access by such customer;
allowing each customer to operate the modified program; and
providing each customer'"'"'s participants with access via a participant processor to the modified program stored in the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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24. A system for allowing multiple customers to each create an individual, modified motivation or recognition program having participants, each said program permitting the participants to earn awards on the basis of the participants'"'"' performance, each said program of a particular customer operating according to preferences selected by the particular customer, said system comprising:
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a storage device; and
a program processor connected to the storage device, said storage device storing a program for controlling the program processor, said program processor operative with the program;
to electronically provide to each customer access to a browsable catalog of predefined programs stored in the storage device;
to allow each customer to electronically select one of the predefined programs stored in the storage device;
to allow each customer to modify at least one component of the selected predefined program;
to allow each customer to electronically store the modified program in the storage device for access by such customer;
to allow each customer to electronically create or review a proposal and/or invoice relating to the modified program;
to allow each customer to operate the modified program; and
to provide each customer'"'"'s participants with access to the modified program stored in the storage device.
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25. A method of allowing multiple customers to create individual, modified motivation or recognition programs having participants, said programs permitting the participants to earn awards on the basis of performance, said programs operating according to customer-selected preferences, said method comprising the steps of:
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electronically providing a selection system which allows each customer access via a customer processor to a browsable catalog of predefined programs stored in a storage device, and allowing such customer to electronically select via the customer processor one of the predefined programs stored in the storage device;
electronically providing a modification system which allows each customer to modify via the customer processor at least one component of the selected predefined program;
electronically providing a storage system which allows each customer to store via the customer processor the modified program in the storage device for access by such customer; and
electronically providing a transaction system which provides each customer'"'"'s participants with access via a participant processor to the modified program stored in the storage device.
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33. A method for allowing multiple customers to each create an individual, modified motivation or recognition program having participants, each said program permitting the participants to earn awards on the basis of the participants'"'"' performance, each said program of a particular customer operating according to preferences selected by the particular customer, said method comprising the steps of:
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electronically providing a series of grouped questions via a customer processor to each customer;
electronically allowing each customer to respond via the customer processor to the questions;
providing to each customer via the customer processor access to a modified program based on each customer'"'"'s responses to the questions;
allowing each customer to operate via the customer processor the modified program; and
providing each customer'"'"'s participants with access to the modified program. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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37. A system for allowing multiple customers to each create an individual, modified motivation or recognition program having participants, each said program permitting the participants to earn awards on the basis of the participants'"'"' performance, each said program of a particular customer operating according to preferences selected by the particular customer, said system comprising:
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a storage device storing a browsable catalog of predefined programs;
a customer processor accessing the stored browsable catalog;
selecting software allowing each customer to select via the customer processor one of the predefined programs;
editing software allowing each customer to modify via the customer processor at least one component of the selected predefined program; and
operating software allowing each customer to operate via the customer processor the modified program.
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Specification