Saba Software Patent Applications

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING EMPLOYEE RETENTION

Granted: March 10, 2016
Application Number: 20160071038
Techniques are described for facilitating an organization's retention of employees through improved compensation planning A subset of the organization's employees who are “at risk” (e.g., who are a risk to depart the organization, who are a high value employee to the organization, who are underpaid by the organization, and/or based on other factor(s)) may be identified. The cost of replacing these “at risk” employees may then be estimated, in any suitable fashion. The budgeted…

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING WEB-BASED TRAINING CONTENT ON A CLIENT COMPUTER SYSTEM

Granted: November 6, 2014
Application Number: 20140330882
A method and system for playing web-based training content on a client computer system are provided. The method includes accessing previously downloaded web-based training content stored in a first memory coupled to the client computer system and playing a portion of the web-based training content on the client computer system while the client computer system is offline. The method further includes storing results associated with playing the portion of the web-based training content in a…

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING MEMBERS OF A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY

Granted: March 27, 2014
Application Number: 20140089059
Techniques for evaluating a person who is a member of a professional community involve collecting quantitative information regarding the person's participation in at least one social network. The quantitative information may be incorporated in computing a score indicating the person's value to the professional community.

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING MEMBERS OF A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY

Granted: August 15, 2013
Application Number: 20130211883
Techniques for evaluating a person who is a member of a professional community involve collecting quantitative information regarding the person's participation in at least one social network. The quantitative information may be incorporated in computing a score indicating the person's value to the professional community.

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING A SOCIAL NETWORK

Granted: August 15, 2013
Application Number: 20130212479
Techniques are disclosed for analyzing a social network having a plurality of members, each member having declared a connection with each of one or more other members of the social network. Exemplary techniques include monitoring activity performed by members on the social network, the monitored activity including actions other than the declaring and undeclaring of connections between members. A graphical representation of at least a portion of the social network may be computed to…

DETERMINING A LIKELIHOOD THAT EMPLOYMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE WILL END

Granted: June 27, 2013
Application Number: 20130166358
Techniques for determining whether employment of an employee will end, such as determining a risk of attrition for an employee. In some embodiments, one or more types of employment information for an employee may be evaluated and weighted to determine a likelihood that employment of the employee will end. Types of employment information that may be evaluated may include interaction information relating to a manner in which an employee interacts with coworkers, including a manner in which…

Method and apparatus for an improved security system mechanism in a business applications management system platform

Granted: July 14, 2005
Application Number: 20050154699
The present invention provides a solution to the needs described above through an improved method and apparatus for an improved security system mechanism in a business applications management system platform. The security management system partitions a number of business objects into a number of hierarchical domains. A security list is then created and configured to grant a member the right to perform a security operation on the business object located within the hierarchical domain. The…