Mobile Dashboard for Employee Performance Management Tools

• US 20150332200A1
• Filed: 09/23/2014
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2014
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Successfactors Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Successfactors Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Bernaudin, Ingrid, Dandan, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,262,298 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06398 Performance of employee with respect to a job function
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/105 Human resources
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/50 Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications

Abstract

Techniques are described for a graphical user interface that presents a dashboard on a display of the mobile electronic device. The dashboard includes a footer for presenting commonly used features that are available to a given user. The remaining area in the dashboard is configured to present multiple tiles. Each tile can provide the status of a feature that is available to the user. Depending on the status of a given feature, the tile can change its visual appearance by applying a theme that corresponds to the status. The theme can affect the font, font size, typecast, or general overall appearance of the tile. The dashboard allows a user to monitor the status of features by pushing the status information to the dashboard instead of having the user manually check for the status of each feature.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

presenting, by a portable electronic device, a dashboard containing an ordered list of tiles that are configured to report on features of a performance management tool remote to the portable electronic device, wherein a first tile is configured to report on a management feature provided by the performance management tool;

detecting, by the portable electronic device, an alert for the management feature; and

updating, by the portable electronic device, the first tile in response to the alert.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein updating the first tile comprises:

determining, by the portable electronic device, that the alert contains an action item having an urgent state;

identifying, by the portable electronic device, a visual theme that corresponds with the urgent state; and

changing, by the portable electronic device, a visual attribute of the first tile according to the visual theme.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the first tile includes a chart and changing the visual attribute of the first tile comprises changing a color for an element in the chart, wherein the element is associated with the action having an urgent state.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein updating the first tile comprises moving, by the portable computing device, the first tile to a different position in the ordered list of tiles.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising presenting, by the portable computing device, the first tile on the dashboard before other tiles in the ordered list of tiles.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the management feature is a calendar feature and detecting the alert comprises:

first determining, by the portable electronic device, that a meeting is currently in progress, the meeting having a meeting location; and

second determining, by the portable electronic device, that the portable electronic device is outside a proximity of the meeting location.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the management feature is a goals management feature and detecting the alert comprises:

determining, by the portable electronic device, that a goal of the goals management feature is past due.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

presenting a dashboard containing an ordered list of tiles that are configured to report on features of a performance management tool remote to the portable electronic device, wherein a first tile is configured to report on a management feature provided by the performance management tool;

detecting an alert for the management feature; and

updating the first tile in response to the alert.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein updating the first tile comprises:

determining that the alert contains an action item having an urgent state;

identifying a visual theme that corresponds with the urgent state; and

changing a visual attribute of the first tile according to the visual theme.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the first tile includes a chart and changing the visual attribute of the first tile comprises changing a color for an element in the chart, wherein the element is associated with the action having an urgent state.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein updating the first tile comprises moving, by the portable computing device, the first tile to a different position in the ordered list of tiles.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, further comprising presenting, by the portable computing device, the first tile on the dashboard before other tiles in the ordered list of tiles.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the management feature is a calendar feature and detecting the alert comprises:

first determining that a meeting is currently in progress, the meeting having a meeting location; and

second determining that the portable electronic device is outside a proximity of the meeting location.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the management feature is a goals management feature and detecting the alert comprises:

determining that a goal of the goals management feature is past due.

15. A computer implemented system, comprising:

one or more computer processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed, control the one or more computer processors to be configured for;

presenting a dashboard containing an ordered list of tiles that are configured to report on features of a performance management tool remote to the portable electronic device, wherein a first tile is configured to report on a management feature provided by the performance management tool;

detecting an alert for the management feature; and

updating the first tile in response to the alert.

16. The computer implemented system of claim 15, wherein updating the first tile comprises:

determining that the alert contains an action item having an urgent state;

identifying a visual theme that corresponds with the urgent state; and

changing a visual attribute of the first tile according to the visual theme.

17. The computer implemented system of claim 16, wherein the first tile includes a chart and changing the visual attribute of the first tile comprises changing a color for an element in the chart, wherein the element is associated with the action having an urgent state.

18. The computer implemented system of claim 15, wherein updating the first tile comprises moving, by the portable computing device, the first tile to a different position in the ordered list of tiles.

19. The computer implemented system of claim 15, wherein the management feature is a calendar feature and detecting the alert comprises:

first determining that a meeting is currently in progress, the meeting having a meeting location; and

second determining that the portable electronic device is outside a proximity of the meeting location.

20. The computer implemented system of claim 15, wherein the management feature is a goals management feature and detecting the alert comprises:

determining that a goal of the goals management feature is past due.