Career management system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating career management in an online environment, the method performed by a computer, the method comprising:
- acquiring via a player user interface, preliminary player information from a player including a player'"'"'s current career position and the player'"'"'s future career goals;
generating a virtual career path for the player based on the player'"'"'s current career position and the player'"'"'s future career goals, the virtual career path including one or more challenges for the player to complete in the online environment, wherein completion of the one or more challenges causes the player to gain skills relevant to reaching the player'"'"'s future career goals;
presenting, via the player user interface, a visual representation of the virtual career path including the one or more challenges;
tracking completion of the one or more challenges in the online environment; and
responsive to the completion of the one or more challenges, indicating via the player user interface, a representation of an award given to the player for completion of the one or more challenges, and updating the player'"'"'s progress on the virtual career path based on the one or more completed challenges.
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Abstract
A career management system facilitates career management an online environment. The career management system introduces gaming elements to career management in order to make career-related tasks more enjoyable to participants. In one embodiment, a computer-based career management system generates a virtual career path customized based on a particular player'"'"'s current career position and career goals. The virtual career path includes one or more challenges for the player to complete. The career management system tracks completion of the one or more challenges in the online environment and provides rewards and incentives as the player progresses.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating career management in an online environment, the method performed by a computer, the method comprising:
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acquiring via a player user interface, preliminary player information from a player including a player'"'"'s current career position and the player'"'"'s future career goals; generating a virtual career path for the player based on the player'"'"'s current career position and the player'"'"'s future career goals, the virtual career path including one or more challenges for the player to complete in the online environment, wherein completion of the one or more challenges causes the player to gain skills relevant to reaching the player'"'"'s future career goals; presenting, via the player user interface, a visual representation of the virtual career path including the one or more challenges; tracking completion of the one or more challenges in the online environment; and responsive to the completion of the one or more challenges, indicating via the player user interface, a representation of an award given to the player for completion of the one or more challenges, and updating the player'"'"'s progress on the virtual career path based on the one or more completed challenges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for facilitating career management in an online environment, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform steps including:
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acquiring, via a player user interface, preliminary player information from a player including a player'"'"'s current career position and the player'"'"'s future career goals; generating a virtual career path for the player based on the player'"'"'s current career position and the player'"'"'s future career goals, the virtual career path including one or more challenges for the player to complete in the online environment, wherein completion of the one or more challenges causes the player to gain skills relevant to reaching the player'"'"'s future career goals; presenting, via the player user interface, a visual representation of the virtual career path including the one or more challenges; tracking completion of the one or more challenges in the online environment; and responsive to the completion of the one or more challenges, indicating via the player user interface, a representation of an award given to the player for completion of the one or more challenges, and updating the player'"'"'s progress on the virtual career path based on the one or more completed challenges. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for facilitating career management in an online environment, the system comprising:
one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, the instructions when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform steps including; acquiring, via a player user interface, preliminary player information from a player including a player'"'"'s current career position and the player'"'"'s future career goals; generating a virtual career path for the player based on the player'"'"'s current career position and the player'"'"'s future career goals, the virtual career path including one or more challenges for the player to complete in the online environment, wherein completion of the one or more challenges causes the player to gain skills relevant to reaching the player'"'"'s future career goals; presenting, via the player user interface, a visual representation of the virtual career path including the one or more challenges; tracking completion of the one or more challenges in the online environment; and responsive to the completion of the one or more challenges, indicating via the player user interface, a representation of an award given to the player for completion of the one or more challenges, and updating the player'"'"'s progress on the virtual career path based on the one or more completed challenges. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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