Patent ID: 8660886
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for providing real-time benchmarking information relating to the performance of a business enterprise, comprising: developing and storing in a memory device a data structure including information related to the performance of a business enterprise; initiating a request, to a computer implemented benchmarking system, for benchmarking information including one or more benchmarking service providers, each of the benchmarking service providers having one or more associated clients, the benchmarking service providers relaying the request for benchmarking information to their clients, wherein the initiating step further comprises initiating a request for benchmarking information to a first benchmarking service provider, and relaying that request to the one or more additional benchmarking service providers in the benchmarking network; responding, by the computer implemented benchmarking system, to the request for benchmarking information by providing relevant benchmarking information to the associated benchmarking service providers; aggregating, by the computer implemented benchmarking system, the received benchmarking information to yield composite benchmark information relating to the performance of the business entity, wherein the aggregating step further comprises firstly aggregating by each of the associated benchmarking service providers the relevant benchmarking information from each of the responding client systems, providing the aggregated benchmarking information to the first benchmarking service provider, and secondly aggregating the aggregated benchmarking information with the relevant benchmarking information provided to the first benchmarking service provider from its client systems; and wherein for each notified client, the responding step further comprises searching for relevant benchmarking information from associated data structures and providing the relevant benchmarking information to the associated benchmarking service providers.