System and method for non-linear negotiation

• US 20040148243A1
• Filed: 01/28/2003
• Published: 07/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Maruin Rosenblatt
• Original Assignee: Michael Maruin Rosenblatt
• Inventors: Rosenblatt, Michael Maruin
• Application Number:
  US10/352,440
• Publication Number:
  US 20040148243A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

Computer-based system and method allows one or more users to select and assign discretionary numerical, mathematical and hierarchical values to disparate, unconnected preferences or data. Auditors may be selected by users. Users obtain textual information about negotiation methodology and behavioral modification. Users and auditors may use collective bargaining to establish new preferences, with agreed upon numerical, mathematical and hierarchical values. Those are transferred to Personal Data Assistant or paper for action or evaluation. Projects are evaluated periodically for verification of compliance and statistical reports generated. Auditors may pursue real-time monitoring and investigations of those projects. Multiple auditors can overlap investigations to improve reliability. Users and auditors may by discretion substitute for each other'"'"'s position. The system is a circular feedback loop for every user and auditor.

Claims

1. A system for non-linear negotiation for one or more users comprising:

an input subsystem for one or more users to input and store preferences;

a non-user auditor;

inputting and storing for each user relational attributes of each preference and agreed upon by all users and the auditor;

a list for each user of the preferences and each preference'"'"'s relational attribute, and

a compliance subsystem for users to indicate whether each preference is completed not completed, or the degree to which it is partially completed on an ongoing basis;

whereby the auditor monitors progress of list preferences and can interact with each user as needed.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein negotiation and behavior modification skills are explained and illustrated.

3. A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein preferences may be tasks or data.

4. A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the relational attribute for one or more preferences may have mathematical features attached.

5. A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the relational attribute for all created lists may be hierarchical.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising statistical reports based on the users'"'"' preferences, the preferences'"'"' relational attributes, and state of completion of the preferences.

7. A system as claimed in 1 that allows one or more of the users and auditor to exchange roles or functions with one or more other users or auditor.

8. A method for non-linear negotiation, behavioral modification, and or data manipulation for users comprising the steps of:

creating a list of preferences for each user, or data stream for each user;

creating lists of preferences and/or a data stream and assigning user designated values to entries;

establishing a non-user auditor;

agreement by all users and auditor on relational attributes for each preference or entry from the data stream;

indicating for each user whether each preference or item in data stream is evaluated or completed, not evaluated or completed, or the degree to which the preference or data stream items are partially completed on an ongoing basis; and

creating detailed reports based upon the user'"'"'s pre-designated algorithms or mathematical choices;

monitoring progress of list preference by the auditor and interacting with any user on an as needed basis.

9. The method as claimed in 8 further comprising the step of viewing negotiation identification, behavior modification and various instruction forms from a Report Printing Module.

10. The method as claimed in 8 further comprising the step of generating a statistical report based upon the users'"'"' preferences, the preferences relational attributes and state of completion of the preferences.

11. The method as claimed in 9 wherein the statistical report uses an algorithm of the users'"'"' designated construct.

12. The method as claimed in 8 wherein the operation is passed through the following discrete and interconnected modules, Licensing and Disclaimers, Data Base Module, Screen identified as What do you want?, Sub Choice Categories, Open File Name, Value Assignment Module, List Items in Order from Most important at top, to least at Bottom, Work Sheet Creation Module, Load to PDA, Upload finished Worksheets back into Central Computer, Hand Entry, Report Module, Auditor'"'"'s Registration Module, Auditor'"'"'s Prepare Their Own Worksheets for Audit, Auditor'"'"'s Enter prepared Worksheets Files for Auditing Completion, Auditor'"'"'s Printed Reports.

13. The method as claimed in 8 further comprising is a continuous feedback loop for Auditors and all users.

14. The method as claimed in 8 which allows a single user and Auditor to take part in operations of the method, allowing the method to be described as non-linear as long as auditing functions continue unabated.

15. A system for linear negotiation for one or more users comprising:

subsystem for one or more users to input and store preferences;

inputting and storing for each user relational attributes of each preference agreed upon by all users;

a list for each user of the preferences and each preference'"'"'s relational attribute, and

a subsystem for users to indicate whether each preference is completed not completed, or the degree to which it is partially completed on an ongoing basis.

16. A system as claimed in claim 15 wherein negotiation and behavior modification skills are explained and illustrated.

17. A system as claimed in claim 15 wherein preferences may be tasks or data.

18. A system as claimed in claim 15 wherein the relational attribute for one or more preferences may have mathematical features attached.

19. A system as claimed in claim 15 wherein the relational attribute for all created lists may be hierarchical.

20. The system as claimed in claim 15 further comprising statistical reports based on the users'"'"' preferences, the preferences'"'"' relational attributes, and state of completion of the preferences.