Interactive system for managing, tracking and reporting work and staff performance in a business environment
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1. A system for monitoring the flow of work comprising:
- a communication network;
one or more user devices connected to the communication network, the user devices including displays;
a database storing setup information, tasks to be performed and completed task information;
one or more servers connected to the communication network and configured to;
present on each of the displays, via the communication network, an interactive program wherein the interactive program allows users to enter into the database, the setup information, the tasks to be performed and the completed task information, anddeliver information to the user device through the communication network in response to receiving a request by a user, wherein the delivered information includes at least one of the following;
a task allocated to a user, task information, staff member information, a report based on the setup information and completed task information, and forecasting information.
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Abstract
Tracking flow of work includes storing setup information in a database in which the setup information includes tasks to be performed. The tasks are allocated to users designated to perform the tasks and details of completed tasks are stored in the database. Users may receive information relating to tasks and staff members as well as reports based on setup information, forecast information or details of completed tasks.
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1. A system for monitoring the flow of work comprising:
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a communication network; one or more user devices connected to the communication network, the user devices including displays; a database storing setup information, tasks to be performed and completed task information; one or more servers connected to the communication network and configured to; present on each of the displays, via the communication network, an interactive program wherein the interactive program allows users to enter into the database, the setup information, the tasks to be performed and the completed task information, and deliver information to the user device through the communication network in response to receiving a request by a user, wherein the delivered information includes at least one of the following;
a task allocated to a user, task information, staff member information, a report based on the setup information and completed task information, and forecasting information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method for tracking flow of work comprising:
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storing setup information in a database, wherein the setup information includes tasks to be performed; allocating the tasks to users designated to perform the tasks; storing details of completed tasks in the database; and delivering information to users that includes at least one of the following;
task information, staff member information, a report based on the setup information and the details of completed tasks or forecast information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing machine-executable instructions that, when applied to a machine, cause the machine to:
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store setup information in a database, wherein the setup information includes tasks to be performed; allocate, through a communication network, the tasks to users designated to perform the tasks; store details of completed tasks in the database; and deliver information based on the setup information and the details of the completed tasks, wherein the delivered information includes at least one of the following;
a task allocated to a user, task information, staff member information, a report based on the setup information and completed task information, or forecasting information. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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