Patent ID: 7797191

Claim:
A method for monitoring the participation of event operators working remotely at promotional events, the method comprising: providing a promotional event request interface accessible to an event requester over a network, said promotional event request interface comprising one or more selection tools configured to allow the event requester to provide order information for a promotional event; receiving via the promotional event request interface, the order information for the promotional event, the order information comprising one or more requested locations for the promotional event, one or more requested times for the promotional event, and one or more requested products or services for the promotional event; enrolling one or more event operators to work on the promotional event, the enrolling comprising storing, in a computer readable medium, an association between the promotional event and one or more event cards that uniquely identify the one or more event operators; using the one or more event cards with one or more card readers to purchase one or more items for the promotional event, wherein one or more start times are generated when the one or more event cards are used with the one or more card readers to purchase the one or more items for the promotional event; comparing the one or more start times to the one or more requested times using one or more computer processors in communication with the computer readable medium to determine participation information for the one or more event operators; and providing a promotional event tracking interface over the network, the promotional event tracking interface displaying the participation information for the one or more event operators enrolled for the promotional event.