System and method for staffing promotional events with qualified event personnel
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating the staffing of promotional events with qualified event personnel, the method comprising:
- creating a database comprising event data, wherein the event data includes schedule information for one or more promotional events, and wherein the event data includes qualifications for event personnel associated with the one or more promotional events;
receiving a first request from a user seeking to be staffed at the one or more promotional events;
determining a set of qualifications associated with the user;
filtering the event data based at least in part on the qualifications of the user to identify one or more of the promotional events for which the user is qualified to participate; and
providing the user with schedule information for promotional events for which the user is qualified to participate as identified through the filtering of the event data, wherein the information is provided through at least one web page.
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Abstract
Systems and methods coordinate the attributes of event personnel with the needs of particular promotional events. Event profiles for promotional events specify one or more desired attributes for event operators to staff the event. Employee profiles also record the attributes of a plurality of event personnel. The event profiles are compared with the employee profiles to identify those event operators who are qualified to staff the promotional events. Qualified event operators are then assigned to participate in the promotional events. Preferably, qualified event personnel can register for events using, for example, a web page. Preferably, event personnel are given an incentive to register using the web page. In particular embodiments, event personnel can use the same web page or can use a different web page to generate their respective employee profiles.
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1. A method for facilitating the staffing of promotional events with qualified event personnel, the method comprising:
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creating a database comprising event data, wherein the event data includes schedule information for one or more promotional events, and wherein the event data includes qualifications for event personnel associated with the one or more promotional events;
receiving a first request from a user seeking to be staffed at the one or more promotional events;
determining a set of qualifications associated with the user;
filtering the event data based at least in part on the qualifications of the user to identify one or more of the promotional events for which the user is qualified to participate; and
providing the user with schedule information for promotional events for which the user is qualified to participate as identified through the filtering of the event data, wherein the information is provided through at least one web page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for booking promotional events, the system comprising:
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a database comprising;
event fields corresponding to one or more promotional events;
employee fields corresponding to an event operator; and
schedule information for coordinating the event operator'"'"'s participation in booked events selected from the one or more events; and
a server that provides the event operator with remote access to the database via a web page, wherein the server is configured to compare the event fields to the employee fields and to receive a request from the event operator to update the schedule information based at least in part on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method of gathering event personnel attributes from an event operator seeking to be staffed at promotional events, the method comprising:
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providing a graphical user interface accessible over a computer network containing selectable entries for a plurality of personnel attributes associated with promotional events;
receiving from the event operator selections from one or more of the selectable entries, the event operator accessing the graphical user interface over a computer network;
storing the event operator selections; and
associating the event operator selections with an identifier assigned to the event operator. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for gathering event personnel attributes from an event operator seeking to be staffed at promotional events, the system comprising:
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a graphical user interface in communication with a computer network, the graphical user interface containing selectable entries for a plurality of personnel attributes associated with promotional events;
a first database in communication with the graphical user interface, the first database configured for storing personnel attribute selections from event operators accessing the graphical user interface; and
a second database in communication with the first database, the second database containing an identifier associated with the event operator and further associated with the personnel attribute selections of the event operator stored in the first database. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method of staffing promotional events, the method comprising:
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(a) for each of a plurality of event operators seeking to be staffed at promotional events, generating and storing an employee profile for the event operator that includes personnel attributes for subsequently determining whether the event operator may qualify to be staffed at particular promotional events;
(b) receiving an order to staff a promotional event;
(c) receiving an event profile corresponding to the promotional event, wherein the event profile specifies at least one attribute of event personnel qualified to participate in the promotional event;
(d) comparing the event profile received to the employee profiles generated and stored for the plurality of event operators;
(e) in response to (d), identifying one or more qualified event operators; and
(f) assigning the one or more qualified event operators to participate in the promotional event. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for staffing promotional events, the system comprising:
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a database comprising;
an event profile corresponding to a promotional event, wherein the event profile specifies at least one attribute of event personnel qualified to participate in the promotional event; and
a plurality of employee profiles comprising event personnel attributes; and
a computer configured to compare the event profile to the plurality of employee profiles to identify one or more qualified event operators, wherein the computer is further configured to assign the one or more qualified event operators to participate in the promotional event. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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