Linda J Matkowski

US Patent:

20090006163, Jan 1, 2009

Filed:

Jun 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/771266

Inventors:

Arun V. Subramanian - Madurai, IN
Bruce Jones - Jersey City NJ, US
Marilyn Law - Glen Ridge NJ, US
Linda Matkowski - Clifton NJ, US
Amy Okurowski - West Islip NY, US
Kathy Sorensen - South Amboy NJ, US
Donna Asaro - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Lehman Brothers Inc. - New york NY

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 8, 705 11

Abstract:

Compensation to be paid to one or more members of an organization is determined. The organization has members organized in a hierarchical structure comprising first-level members, second-level members, and third-level members. A pool of money to be paid to the members in the organization as compensation is identified. A first portion of the pool is assigned to a first-level member. Then the first-level member determines a second portion of the pool from the first portion to be distributed to members below the first-level member and/or an amount from the first portion to be paid to one or more members below the first-level member. The second portion is assigned to the second-level member. Then the second-level member determines a third portion of the pool to be distributed to members below the second-level member and/or an amount from the second portion to be paid to members below the second-level member.