Method and system for managing time-based organization hierarchies

US7937284B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siebel Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Daniel T. Chang · San Jose, US
• Alexander Goldstein · Foster City, US
• Yucheng Hu · Redwood City, US
• Ying Wang · Shanghai, CN
• Pasan Rukmal Sirisena · San Mateo, US
• Steve Apfelberg · Menlo Park, US
• Marc Verbeek · Foster City, US
• John Joseph Jakubik · Menlo Park, US
• David Faibish · Nes Ziona, IL
• Jie Liu · Houston, US
• Tarri Furlong · San Leandro, US
• Ashley Stirrup · Burlingame, US
• Ajay Sabhlok · Fremont, US
• Martin Renaud · Granby, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 18, 2002
• Grant date: May 3, 2011
• Expiry date: Aug 9, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system, and article of manufacture for defining and managing time-based organization hierarchies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a user interface, including a plurality of user interface displays configured to receive a user input to define and/or manage one or more instances of a time-based organization hierarchy, may be generated on a client. The user may then define, via interaction with the user interface, the at least one instance of the organization hierarchy to include a plurality of nodes, and specify an effective period for the instance of the time-based organization hierarchy by defining a start date and an end date. The user may also define a territory to correspond to each of the plurality of nodes in the organization hierarchy. In one embodiment, the territory may include at least one position and an assignment rule, the position having a corresponding quota.