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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael C. Powers, Irving, TX (US);
Douglas A. Sudberry, Grapevine, TX (US);
James A. Eiler, Irving, TX (US);
Robert S. Bennett, Franklin, TN (US);
Clifford R. Phillips, Bedford, TX (US);
Assignee:
e-talk Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/760 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/760 ;
Abstract
An organizational structure of an enterprise is defined in a performance evaluation system by storing a plurality of user-defined levels. A user-defined hierarchy is stored for the levels. A plurality of user-defined members are also stored. Each member is associated with a level. The performance evaluation system is operable to generate the organizational structure of the enterprise based on the user-defined levels, hierarchy, and members.