Patent ID: 9729556
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating virtual recognition of an achievement implemented in a database system communicatively coupled with a social networking system, said method comprising: receiving, at said database system, a recipient list identifying a plurality of users, said plurality of users comprising at least a first group of users selected for receiving virtual recognition of said achievement associated with completion of a task; determining, using said database system, availability of one or more digital badges, each of said digital badges representative of an achievement associated with completion of a particular task, said completion of said particular task having defined measurable criteria, and said availability of digital badges based at least in part on said one or more digital badges desired for selection by an administrative entity and achievement distribution credentials associated with said administrative entity; recommending, using said database system, an auxiliary group of digital badges for administering to said plurality of users identified in said recipient list, wherein a ranked recommendation of said auxiliary group of digital badges is presented to said administrative entity for consideration, said ranked recommendation based on configurable weights associated with a recommendation type of a digital badge; receiving, at said database system, selection of at least one digital badge from said administrative entity; and transmitting, from said database system, said at least one digital badge selected by said administrative entity to said plurality of users identified in said recipient list, said at least one digital badge received at said social networking system coupled to said database system, and said at least one digital badge adapted for display on a user account associated with said social networking system.