AUTOMATED METRIC TRACKING FOR A BUSINESS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method to automate metric tracking for a business, comprising:
- observing customer data related to the business, the customer data comprising at least one of a number of customers, customer purchases, or customer traffic;
comparing the observed customer data with a work schedule for personnel associated with the business, the work schedule being based at least in part on one or more scheduling parameters of the business; and
determining if the observed customer data exceeds the one or more scheduling parameters of the business; and
alerting at least one personnel associated with the business based at least in part on the determining when the customer data exceeds the one or more scheduling parameters.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method to automate metric tracking for a business is disclosed. The method may comprise observing customer data related to the business. The customer data may comprise at least one of a number of customers, customer purchases, or customer traffic. The observed customer data may be compared with a work schedule for personnel associated with the business. The work schedule may be based at least in part upon one or more scheduling parameters of the business. It may be determined if the observed customer data exceeds one or more scheduling parameters of the business. In some embodiments, at one personnel associated with the business may be alerted based upon the determining step when customer data exceeds one or more scheduling parameters. In some embodiments, the method may additionally alert a supervisor of the business based on the determining step when the customer data exceeds one or more scheduling parameters.
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1. A computer-implemented method to automate metric tracking for a business, comprising:
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observing customer data related to the business, the customer data comprising at least one of a number of customers, customer purchases, or customer traffic; comparing the observed customer data with a work schedule for personnel associated with the business, the work schedule being based at least in part on one or more scheduling parameters of the business; and determining if the observed customer data exceeds the one or more scheduling parameters of the business; and alerting at least one personnel associated with the business based at least in part on the determining when the customer data exceeds the one or more scheduling parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus to automate metric tracking for a business, comprising:
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a processor; a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to; observe customer data related to the business, the customer data comprising at least one of a number of customers, customer purchases, or customer traffic; compare the customer data with a work schedule for personnel associated with the business, the work schedule being based at least in part on one or more scheduling parameters; determine if the customer data exceeds the one or more scheduling parameters of the business; and alert at least one personnel associated with the business based at least in part on the determining when the customer data exceeds the one or more scheduling parameters. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-program product to automate metric tracking for a business, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:
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observe customer data related to the business, the customer data comprising at least one of a number of customers, customer purchases, or customer traffic; compare the customer data with a work schedule for personnel associated with the business, the work schedule being based at least in part on one or more scheduling parameters; determine if the customer data exceeds the one or more scheduling parameters of the business; and alert at least one personnel associated with the business based at least in part on the determining when the customer data exceeds the one or more scheduling parameters. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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