Methods And Systems For Providing A Recognition User Interface For An Enterprise Social Network

• US 20120215707A1
• Filed: 09/30/2011
• Published: 08/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Kwong, Herman, Gong, Lu, Lu, Qian, Hui, Man Lung
• Application Number:
  US13/249,811
• Publication Number:
  US 20120215707A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/319
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A method for providing a recognition user interface for an enterprise social network including users associated with an entity. The method can include receiving a request for a recognition leader board of users of the enterprise social network. The recognition leader board can be based on users of the enterprise social network awarding recognition to other users of the enterprise social network. In response to the request, recognition leader board information can be obtained. The recognition leader board information can comprise an ordered list of users based on an amount of recognition each user has been awarded. The recognition leader board information can be transmitted to the user system associated with the user for display.

Claims

1. A method for providing a recognition user interface for an enterprise social network including users associated with an entity, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor system of the enterprise social network, a request for a recognition leader board of users of the enterprise social network, wherein the recognition leader board is based on users of the enterprise social network awarding recognition to other users of the enterprise social network;

obtaining, by the processor system, in response to the request, recognition leader board information comprising an ordered list of users based on an amount of recognition each user has been awarded; and

transmitting, by the processor system, the recognition leader board information to the user system associated with the user for display.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the ordered partial list of users being ordered in a descending order from highest to lowest based on the amount of recognition each user has been awarded.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the recognition leader board information further comprises points corresponding to each listed user.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the recognition leader board information further comprises images corresponding to each listed user, a name corresponding to each image, and a total number of points corresponding to each listed user.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the each image is one of a digital photo and an avatar.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting, by the processor system in response to the request, a rank and recognitions corresponding to the user requesting the recognition leader board information for display on the user system associated with the user who sent the request.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting, by the processor system in response to a request, one or more recognition comments associated with a designated user listed in the ordered list for display on a user system associated with the user who sent the request.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 7 wherein the ordered list of users being ordered in a descending order from highest to lowest based on the amount of recognition each user has been awarded.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 9 wherein the recognition leader board information further comprises points corresponding to each listed user.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 7 wherein the recognition leader board information further comprises images corresponding to each listed user, a name corresponding to each image, and a total number of points corresponding to each listed user.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 10 wherein the each image is one of a digital photo and an avatar.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 7 further comprising transmitting, by the processor system in response to the request, one or more recognition comments associated with a designated user listed in the ordered list for display on a user system associated with the user who sent the request.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 7 further comprising transmitting, by the processor system in response to a request, a rank and recognitions corresponding to a designated user requesting the recognition leader board information for display on the user system associated with the user who sent the request.

8. A machine-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for providing a recognition user interface for an enterprise social network including users associated with an entity, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:

receiving, by a processor system of the enterprise social network, a request for a recognition leader board of users of the enterprise social network, wherein the recognition leader board is based on users of the enterprise social network awarding recognition to other users of the enterprise social network;

obtaining, by the processor system, in response to the request, recognition leader board information comprising an ordered list of users based on an amount of recognition each user has been awarded; and

transmitting, by the processor system, the recognition leader board information to the user system associated with the user for display.

15. An apparatus for providing a recognition user interface for an enterprise social network including users associated with an entity, the apparatus comprising:

a processor system; and

one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor system, cause the processor to carry out the steps of;

receiving a request for a recognition leader board of users of the enterprise social network, wherein the recognition leader board is based on users of the enterprise social network awarding recognition to other users of the enterprise social network;

obtaining, by the processor system, in response to the request, recognition leader board information comprising an ordered list of users based on an amount of recognition each user has been awarded; and

transmitting, by the processor system, the recognition leader board information to the user system associated with the user for display.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the ordered list of users being ordered in a descending order from highest to lowest based on the amount of recognition each user has been awarded.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the recognition leader board information further comprises points corresponding to each listed user.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the recognition leader board information further comprises images corresponding to each listed user, a name corresponding to each image, and a total number of points corresponding to each listed user.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising transmitting, by the processor system in response to the request, a rank and recognitions corresponding to the user requesting the recognition leader board information for display on the user system associated with the user who sent the request.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising transmitting, by the processor system in response to a request, one or more recognition comments associated with a designated user listed in the ordered partial list for display on a user system associated with the user who sent the request.