Trusted sources with personal sustainability for an organization

US9710785B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Garrett F. Miller · San Francisco, US
• Janaki Kumar · Palo Alto, US
• Jeremiah E. Stone · Palo Alto, US
• Michael A. Arent · Albany, US
• Alys M. Longworth · San Francisco, US
• Aaron Marcus · Berkeley, US
• Jennifer A. Dumpert · San Francisco, US
• Laurie Wigham · San Francisco, US
• Rebecca L. Thomas · Oakland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 14, 2011
• Grant date: Jul 18, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 2, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for developing trust in an organization supported tracking system by ensuring that resources in a resource library are collected from trusted sources, and encouraging and tracking participation in organization supported activities designed to achieve a long term goal of the organization. Resources may be submitted by organization members and ranked according to multiple factors including the trustworthiness of the source, the relevance of the resource to the long term goal, or the response of the organization members to the resource. Participation may be encouraged through friendly competition, awards granted for participation, and publication of member accomplishments. Tracking may be facilitated by allowing members to create initiatives and actions related to the long term goal which members may follow and join and then tracking and verifying member participation in those initiatives and actions.