Computerized system for customizing and managing benefits
First Claim
1. A computer system for administering employee benefits, the computer system comprising:
- a first tier, the first tier including a plurality of users, at least one user being a workstation having a processor and memory, and at least one other user being system processing means, wherein a) the workstation is configured for inputting rules into the computer system, the rules for controlling the computer system; and
b) the system processing means is configured to generate and execute transactions based upon the rules;
a second tier, the second tier including memory, the memory configured to store the rules, the rules being organized into tables; and
a third tier, the third tier including memory, the memory configured to store benefit data, the benefit data being organized into tables, wherein the benefit data can be manipulated only by the system processing means executing the rule-based transactions.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a computer system for administering employee benefits. The computer system comprises a first tier. The first tier includes a plurality of users. At least one user is a workstation having a processor and memory. At least one other user is a system processing means. The workstation is configured for inputting rules into the computer system. The rules are for controlling the computer system. The system processing means is configured to generate and execute transactions based upon the rules. A second tier includes memory configured to store the rules. The rules are organized into tables within the memory of the second tier. A third tier includes memory configured to store benefit data. The benefit data is organized into tables in the third tier memory. The benefit data can be manipulated only by the system processing means executing the rule-based transactions.
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1. A computer system for administering employee benefits, the computer system comprising:
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a first tier, the first tier including a plurality of users, at least one user being a workstation having a processor and memory, and at least one other user being system processing means, wherein a) the workstation is configured for inputting rules into the computer system, the rules for controlling the computer system; and
b) the system processing means is configured to generate and execute transactions based upon the rules;
a second tier, the second tier including memory, the memory configured to store the rules, the rules being organized into tables; and
a third tier, the third tier including memory, the memory configured to store benefit data, the benefit data being organized into tables, wherein the benefit data can be manipulated only by the system processing means executing the rule-based transactions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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15. A method of operating a computer system for administering benefits, the computer system having first, second, and third tiers, the first tier including users, the second tier storing rules, the rules being organized into tables, the third tier storing benefit data organized into tables, wherein benefit data in the third tier can be manipulated only by execution of a transaction, the transaction being formed from rules, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a plurality of rules from tables in the second tier;
organizing the selected rules to form the transaction; and
executing the transaction, wherein execution of the transaction causes manipulation of benefit data in the third tier.
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