Achievement-based compensation for a print service provider

US8994987B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8994987-B2
Application numberUS-201113072397-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 25, 2011
Priority dateMar 25, 2011
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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A method and system for tracking and calculating achievement-based compensation for a print service provider. The method includes determining one or more print services associated with a print job to be completed, receiving information indicating at least one of the one or more print services has been completed by a worker, updating a job ticket associated with the job to be completed to indicate that at least one of the one or more print services has been completed, and determining a compensation level for the worker based upon a rate of compensation associated with the one or more completed print services. The system includes various computer system for implementing the method.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for tracking and calculating achievement-based compensation for one or more workers at a print service provider, the method comprising: determining, by a processing device, a plurality of tasks associated with a print job to be completed, the plurality of tasks including printing services to be completed such that each of the plurality of tasks defines a specific print service to be completed in order to process the print job, each task comprising a…

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What does patent US8994987B2 cover?
A method and system for tracking and calculating achievement-based compensation for a print service provider. The method includes determining one or more print services associated with a print job to be completed, receiving information indicating at least one of the one or more print services has been completed by a worker, updating a job ticket associated with the job to be completed to indica…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Graf Charles T, Miner Patrick E, Xerox Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q10/06. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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