Granted Patent B2

US 12,260,362 · App. 18/394,828 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Inventor: Nathan Childress (Bellaire, TX)

Assignee: Macorva Inc.

G06Q10/0639G06F16/285G06Q10/06398G06Q10/105H04L63/102

Abstract

Claims (93)

1. A method for determining employee sentiment ratings, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computing system, ratings data, the ratings data comprising a plurality of outgoing ratings associated with one or more rated employees;

aggregating, by the computing system, the plurality of outgoing ratings to generate aggregate ratings for the one or more rated employees, wherein for each rated employee the aggregating comprises at least an averaging of the outgoing ratings associated with the rated employee;

based on the aggregate ratings, generating, by the computing system, a set of weight values;

generating, by the computing system, a set of adjusted outgoing ratings by weighting the plurality of outgoing ratings with the set of weight values;

aggregating, by the computing system, the set of adjusted outgoing ratings to generate adjusted ratings for the one or more rated employees;

generating, by the computing system, a report based on the generated adjusted ratings;

displaying, by the computing system, a navigable interface comprising the generated report, the navigable interface accessible to an authorized user, the navigable interface including categories of department statistics and corresponding icons;

detecting, by the computing system, an interaction on the navigable interface with one of the icons in the generating report;

displaying, by the computing system, in response to the detected interaction with the one of the icons, a sub-window within and layered over the generated report, the sub-window including additional information related to the category of department statistic that corresponds to the one of the icons.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, an organizational (org) chart;

visually associating one or more portions of the org chart with the generated adjusted ratings; and

wherein the generated navigable interface further comprises the org chart.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, survey parameters, the survey parameters identifying the one or more employees to survey;

identifying, by the computing system, a mismatch between the org chart and the identified one or more parameters, the mismatch comprising one of an employee not included in the org chart or an employee of the org chart not included among the identified one or more employees; and

prompting, by the computing system, the authorized user to specify a reason for the mismatch.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, by the computing system, respective scores for each of the one or more employees, each respective score based on one or more of ratings received from coworkers organizationally above a respective employee of the one or more employees, ratings received from coworkers organizationally below the respective employee, ratings received from coworkers within a shared department of the respective employee, or ratings received from coworkers in different departments than that of the respective employee; and

categorizing, by the computing system, the one or more employees based on the respective scores;

wherein the navigable interface further comprises one of the respective scores or the categorized one or more employees.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

grouping, by the computing system, the adjusted ratings data into department groups;

aggregating, by the computing system, the grouped adjusted ratings data based on the department groups; and

generating, by the computing system, inter-departmental data based on the aggregated grouped adjusted ratings data;

wherein the navigable interface further comprises the inter-departmental data.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, by the computing system, a projected performance for the one or more employees based on the adjusted ratings.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein aggregating, by the computing system, the set of adjusted outgoing ratings for the one or more rated employees further comprises:

determining, by the computing system, a weighted average of the set of adjusted outgoing ratings for the one or more rated employees, wherein the weighted average is determined using a weighting score based on a number of adjusted outgoing ratings within the set.

8. A system for determining employee sentiment ratings, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory comprising instructions for the one or more processors to:

receive ratings data, the ratings data comprising a plurality of outgoing ratings associated with one or more rated employees;

aggregate the plurality of outgoing ratings to generate aggregate ratings for the one or more rated employees, wherein for each rated employee the aggregating comprises at least an averaging of the outgoing ratings associated with the rated employee;

based on the aggregate ratings, generate a set of weight values;

generate a set of adjusted outgoing ratings by weighting the plurality of outgoing ratings with the set of weight values;

aggregate the set of adjusted outgoing ratings to generate adjusted ratings for the one or more rated employees;

generate a report based on the generated adjusted ratings;

display a navigable interface comprising the generated report, the navigable interface accessible to an authorized user, the navigable interface including categories of department statistics and corresponding icons;

detect an interaction on the navigable interface with one of the icons in the generating report;

display in response to the detected interaction with the one of the icons, a sub-window within and layered over the generated report, the sub-window including additional information related to the category of department statistic that corresponds to the one of the icons.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions to:

receive an organizational (org) chart;

visually associate one or more portions of the org chart with the generated adjusted ratings; and

wherein the generated navigable interface further comprises the org chart.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions to:

receive survey parameters, the survey parameters identifying the one or more employees to survey;

identify a mismatch between the org chart and the identified one or more parameters, the mismatch comprising one of an employee not included in the org chart or an employee of the org chart not included among the identified one or more employees; and

prompt the authorized user to specify a reason for the mismatch.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions to:

generate respective scores for each of the one or more employees, each respective score based on one or more of ratings received from coworkers organizationally above a respective employee of the one or more employees, ratings received from coworkers organizationally below the respective employee, ratings received from coworkers within a shared department of the respective employee, or ratings received from coworkers in different departments than that of the respective employee; and

categorize the one or more employees based on the respective scores;

wherein the navigable interface further comprises one of the respective scores or the categorized one or more employees.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions to:

group the adjusted ratings data into department groups;

aggregate the grouped adjusted ratings data based on the department groups; and

generate inter-departmental data based on the aggregated grouped adjusted ratings data;

wherein the navigable interface further comprises the inter-departmental data.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions to:

generate projected performance for the one or more employees based on the adjusted ratings.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory comprises further instructions to:

aggregate the set of adjusted outgoing ratings by determining a weighted average of the set of adjusted outgoing ratings for the one or more rated employees, wherein the weighted average is determined using a weighting score based on a number of adjusted outgoing ratings within the set.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive ratings data, the ratings data comprising a plurality of outgoing ratings associated with one or more rated employees;

aggregate the plurality of outgoing ratings to generate aggregate ratings for the one or more rated employees, wherein for each rated employee the aggregating comprises at least an averaging of the outgoing ratings associated with the rated employee;

based on the aggregate ratings, generate a set of weight values;

generate a set of adjusted outgoing ratings by weighting the plurality of outgoing ratings with the set of weight values;

aggregate the set of adjusted outgoing ratings to generate adjusted ratings for the one or more rated employees;

generate a report based on the generated adjusted ratings;

display a navigable interface comprising the generated report, the navigable interface accessible to an authorized user, the navigable interface including categories of department statistics and corresponding icons;

detect an interaction on the navigable interface with one of the icons in the generating report;

display in response to the detected interaction with the one of the icons, a sub-window within and layered over the generated report, the sub-window including additional information related to the category of department statistic that corresponds to the one of the icons.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further storing instructions to:

receive an organizational (org) chart;

visually associate one or more portions of the org chart with the generated adjusted ratings; and

wherein the generated navigable interface further comprises the org chart.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , further storing instructions to:

receive survey parameters, the survey parameters identifying the one or more employees to survey;

identify a mismatch between the org chart and the identified one or more parameters, the mismatch comprising one of an employee not included in the org chart or an employee of the org chart not included among the identified one or more employees; and

prompt the authorized user to specify a reason for the mismatch.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further storing instructions to:

generate respective scores for each of the one or more employees, each respective score based on one or more of ratings received from coworkers organizationally above a respective employee of the one or more employees, ratings received from coworkers organizationally below the respective employee, ratings received from coworkers within a shared department of the respective employee, or ratings received from coworkers in different departments than that of the respective employee; and

categorize the one or more employees based on the respective scores;

wherein the navigable interface further comprises one of the respective scores or the categorized one or more employees.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further storing instructions to:

group the adjusted ratings data into department groups;

aggregate the grouped adjusted ratings data based on the department groups; and

generate inter-departmental data based on the aggregated grouped adjusted ratings data;

wherein the navigable interface further comprises the inter-departmental data.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further storing instructions to:

aggregate the set of adjusted outgoing ratings by determining a weighted average of the set of adjusted outgoing ratings for the one or more rated employees, wherein the weighted average is determined using a weighting score based on a number of adjusted outgoing ratings within the set.

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