Patent ID: 8275698

Claim:
An automated system for budgeting technology expenses for an individual based on an objective standard, said system comprising: a database comprising a list of a plurality of technologies used by said individual; a controller connected to said database, said controller being adapted to establish a monetary budget allotment for said individual corresponding to: use of said plurality of technologies by said individual; work location attributes of said individual; job attributes of said individual; and computer device monitoring of work behavior patterns of said individual, at least one data component connected to said controller, said data component comprising specifications attributed to said individual, wherein said specifications comprise rules for defining said monetary budget allotment for said individual; and at least one monitor connected to said controller, said monitor being adapted to track dynamic parameters affecting said monetary budget allotment for said individual, said list of said plurality of technologies used by said individual comprise tools and services including a communication device, a wireless communication network for said communication device, a data computing device, and one of a wireless data network and a wired data network for said data computing device, and said monitor tracking a usage of communication and data transfer and changes in service provider fees on said wireless communication network and one of said wireless data network and said wired data network for using said plurality of technologies during times of performance of said work-related duties by said employee.