Method of scoring the performance of attendees at a meeting

• US 20060195354A1
• Filed: 02/28/2005
• Published: 08/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: nTAG Interactive Corp. (Cvent Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: nTAG Interactive Corp. (Cvent Incorporated)
• Inventors: Gorton, Timothy M., Borovoy, Richard D.
• Application Number:
  US11/069,716
• Publication Number:
  US 20060195354A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.19
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06398 Performance of employee with respect to a job function
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment

Abstract

A method of scoring the performance of attendees at a meeting based upon a predetermined desired performance criteria set by a meeting organizer or sponsor. All attendees at the meeting wear electronic tags where goals for the tag-wearer'"'"'s meeting performance, such as session attendance, survey completion, conversing with certain people, etc., are stored. Each goal has an associated score, and the scores also are retained in the tag. From these goals and scores, a total score is computed from the plurality of scores, the total score being indicative of the overall performance of the attendee at the meeting measured against the predetermined desired performance criteria.

Claims

1. A method of scoring the performance of a first attendee at a meeting based upon a predetermined desired performance criteria set by a meeting organizer or sponsor, wherein attendees at the meeting wear computing devices, comprising:

(a) recording on a computing device worn by a first attendee at a meeting a plurality of indicia of performance of the first attendee;

(b) assigning a score to each of the indicia, thereby obtaining a plurality of scores; and

(c) computing a total score from the plurality of scores, the total score being indicative of the performance of the attendee at the meeting measured against the predetermined desired performance criteria.

3. The method of scoring performance of a first attendee at a meeting set forth in claim 1 wherein one of the scores given to the first attendee is a score for entering requested information into his or her computing device.

2. A method of scoring performance of a first attendee at a meeting, where the first attendee wears a first computing device that communicates with other computing devices, comprising:

(a) the first computing device ascertaining information which identifies either (a) the identity a second attendee who is wearing a second computing device and who has communicated with the first attendee, or (b) the location of the first attendee at a predetermined time during the meeting;

(b) assigning a first score to the information; and

(c) using the first score to compute a total score for the first attendee that is based at least in part on the information.

4. A method of scoring performance of an attendee at a meeting, where the attendee wears a computing device, comprising:

(1) the computing device providing information indicating a location of the attendee at a predetermined time during the meeting;

(2) assigning a score to the information;

(3) using the score to compute a total score for the attendee based at least in part on the information.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein a score is also assigned for the attendee entering information into his computing device.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein a combined score is given for both entering information and for being at the location.

7. A method of scoring performance of a first attendee at a meeting, where a first attendee wears a first computing device that communicates electronically with other computing devices worn by others at the meeting, comprising:

(1) the first computing device records an electronic communication between the first computing device and a second computing device worn by a second attendee, the communication providing to the first computing device the identity of the wearer of the second computing device;

(2) assigning a score to the communication; and

(3) using the score to compute a total score for the first attendee based at least in part on an identity of the second attendee.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the score is at least in part dependent upon the identity of the second attendee.

9. A method of responding to a survey request made to an attendee at a meeting who is wearing a computing device capable of (1) receiving information from and transmitting information to a transmitter/receiver at a predetermined location, and (2) capable of receiving data from the transmitter/receiver and having data directly entered into it by the attendee, comprising:

(a) transmitting the survey request to the attendee when the attendee is in range of the transmitter/receiver;

(b) the attendee responding to the survey request by entering data into the computing device; and

(c) transmitting the entered data through the transmitter/receiver to a central location along with information identifying the predetermined location of the transmitter/receiver.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the time is also transmitted through the transmitter/receiver.

11. A method of generating a performance report for an attendee at a meeting, comprising:

keeping track in a wearable computing device of events performed by the attendee at the meeting, such events including (1) meeting various individuals and (2) attending sessions, the performance report including data obtained from the attendee'"'"'s computing device relating to the various individuals.

12. The method of claim 11 including the additional event of the attendee providing feedback information through the wearable computing device.

13. A method of generating a performance report for an attendee at a meeting, comprising:

keeping track in a wearable computing device of events performed by the attendee at the meeting, such events including (1) attending sessions and (2) providing feedback information relating to the sessions.

14. A method of generating a report for an event organizer, comprising:

obtaining through a wearable computing device worn by attendees at a meeting information including (1) the identity of individuals or classes of individuals at particular sessions of the event, and (2) feedback from those individuals attending those sessions about the sessions.