On-line employee incentive system
First Claim
1. A computer implemented employee loyalty system whereby an employer may issue reward points to selected ones of the employer'"'"'s employees in response to the selected employees engaging in behavior that the employer wishes to encourage, said reward points being redeemable by the employee for an award, said system comprising:
- a points bank memory location for storing the number of points available to the employer for issuing to selected employees;
an employee points memory location for storing the points issued to the selected employees;
an employer administrative module providing the employer with on-line access to said points bank memory location and said employee points memory location to enable the employer to transfer a specified number of points from the points bank memory location to a portion of the employee points memory location corresponding to an account of a selected employee to whom the employer wishes to issue reward points; and
an employee module providing each employee with on-line access to (a) the portion of said employee points memory location corresponding to the account of that employee to enable each employee to monitor the number of points in the employee'"'"'s account, and (b) a reward point redemption page to enable the employee to redeem at least a portion of the reward points in the employee'"'"'s account for an award, wherein said employer administrative module and said employee module are interconnected over a distributed computer network.
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Abstract
A method and system for administering and redeeming accumulated employee loyalty points over a distributed computer network such as a company'"'"'s Intranet or the Internet is disclosed. In general, the method includes two web-based modules which deliver the program to the employer/employee and interconnectivity to external systems. An employer administrative module allows managers to easily award points as well as run reports to track incentive activity. The employee module allows employees to check and redeem their points online. Employees can earn points for defined behaviors including perfect attendance, meeting sales quotas, or meeting a project deadline. The employee module offers secured login and handles point redemptions for items including certificates, merchandise, and travel. In addition to these modules, interconnectivity to various Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), payroll, and compensation systems is provided. A second aspect of the present invention is generally characterized in an online employee loyalty system implementing the above method.
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28 Claims
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1. A computer implemented employee loyalty system whereby an employer may issue reward points to selected ones of the employer'"'"'s employees in response to the selected employees engaging in behavior that the employer wishes to encourage, said reward points being redeemable by the employee for an award, said system comprising:
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a points bank memory location for storing the number of points available to the employer for issuing to selected employees;
an employee points memory location for storing the points issued to the selected employees;
an employer administrative module providing the employer with on-line access to said points bank memory location and said employee points memory location to enable the employer to transfer a specified number of points from the points bank memory location to a portion of the employee points memory location corresponding to an account of a selected employee to whom the employer wishes to issue reward points; and
an employee module providing each employee with on-line access to (a) the portion of said employee points memory location corresponding to the account of that employee to enable each employee to monitor the number of points in the employee'"'"'s account, and (b) a reward point redemption page to enable the employee to redeem at least a portion of the reward points in the employee'"'"'s account for an award, wherein said employer administrative module and said employee module are interconnected over a distributed computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing an on-line employee loyalty program, said method comprising:
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providing reward points to an employer, whereby an employer may issue the reward points to selected ones of the employer'"'"'s employees in response to the selected employees engaging in behavior that the employer wishes to encourage, said reward points being redeemable by the employee for an award;
providing an on-line employer communication portal accessible to the employer via a computer, said employer communication portal being constructed and arranged to enable the employer to request and manage reward points and to issue reward points to respective accounts of the selected employees;
providing an on-line employee communication portal accessible to employees of the employer via a computer, said employee communication portal being constructed and arranged to enable the employee to access the employee'"'"'s account to monitor the number of accumulated reward points; and
providing an on-line reward point redemption portal accessible to the employees through said employee communication portal, said reward point redemption portal being constructed and arranged to enable the employee to select one or more awards for which to redeem a specified number of reward points accumulated in the account of the employee.
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15. A computer readable medium having instructions encoded thereon for causing an electronic computer system to implement a method for providing an on-line employee loyalty program, said method comprising:
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providing reward points to an employer, whereby an employer may issue reward points to selected ones of the employer'"'"'s employees in response to the selected employees engaging in behavior that the employer wishes to encourage, said reward points being redeemable by the employee for an award;
providing an on-line employer communication portal accessible to the employer via a computer, said employer communication portal being constructed and arranged to enable the employer to request and manage reward points and to issue reward points to respective accounts of the selected employees;
providing an on-line employee communication portal accessible to employees of the employer via a computer, said employee communication portal being constructed and arranged to enable the employee to access the employee'"'"'s account to monitor the number of accumulated reward points; and
providing an on-line reward point redemption portal accessible to the employees through said employee communication portal, said reward point redemption portal being constructed and arranged to enable the employee to select one or more awards for which to redeem a specified number of reward points accumulated in the account of the employee.
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16. A method for providing an points-based employee incentive program, said method comprising;
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evaluating demographics of an employer'"'"'s employees;
providing reward points to the employer, whereby the employer may issue the reward points to selected ones of the employer'"'"'s employees in response to the selected employees engaging in behavior that the employer wishes to encourage;
providing a first communication link between the employer and the employee enabling the employer to issue reward points to the employee;
providing an award option that includes a selection of awards including awards chosen based on the demographics of the employees, wherein said reward points issued by the employer to the employee are redeemable by the employee for an award selected from the award option;
maintaining an inventory of awards contained in the award option;
proving a second communication link enabling the employee to communicate a redemption request and award selection; and
providing to the employee, in response to said redemption request and award selection, the selected award from said inventory of awards. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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