Patent ID: 8515807
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, performed by one or more processors of a computer system, for providing a customer matrix for compensating customers enrolled in a program based on a position in which a customer is placed within the matrix, the method comprising: generating, by the one or more processors, a customer matrix that includes a plurality of positions arranged hierarchically in a plurality of levels, wherein at least one level includes fewer positions than a layer immediately below the level in the matrix, the customer matrix for arranging customers enrolled in a program based on performance of the customers in the program; associating, by the one or more processors, a compensation formula with each position in the customer matrix, wherein the compensation formula for at least one position in one level of the customer matrix is different than the compensation formula for at least one position in a second level of the customer matrix, and wherein a compensation formula for a position at a higher level yields a higher compensation amount than a compensation formula for a position at a lower level; accessing, by the one or more processors and for each of a plurality of customers in the program, a number of production points earned by the customer during a first production period, the production points being earned at least partially by one or more of the following: placing, by the one or more processors, each customer in the customer matrix based on the number of production points earned by the customer during the first production period such that customers having earned a higher number of production points in the first production period are placed at higher levels in the hierarchy than customers having earned a lower number of production points in the first production period; calculating, by the one or more processors and for each customer in the customer matrix, a compensation amount to be paid to the customer for performance during the first production period, the compensation amount being calculated based on: accessing, by the one or more processors and for each of a plurality of customers, a number of production points earned by the customer during a second production period; and repositioning, by the one or more processors, each customer in the customer matrix based on the number of production points earned by the customer during the second production period such that customers having earned a higher number of production points in the second production period are placed at higher levels in the hierarchy than customers having earned a lower number of production points in the second production period, and such that customers receive a compensation amount for sales generated during the second production period based on the compensation formula of the position in the matrix to which the customers were repositioned.