Reciprocal data file publishing and matching system
First Claim
1. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
- facilitating the creation of a Category A data file having a first set of characteristics defined utilizing a common language architecture;
facilitating the creation of a Category B data file having a second set of characteristics defined utilizing the common language architecture; and
matching characteristics in the Category A data file to characteristics in the Category B data file using the common language architecture.
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Abstract
A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files is disclosed. The method includes facilitating the creation of Category A and Category B data files having a respective sets of characteristics defined utilizing a common language architecture, associating enhancement objects with each data file, identifying characteristics in each data file which must be met by other data files, weighting characteristics in each data file differently from other characteristics in the same data file, enabling the selection of participation levels for each data file in marketspaces, and matching Category A data files participating in particular marketspaces to Category B data files participating in the same marketspaces using the common language architecture, the enhancement objects, the weights and the required characteristics.
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137 Claims
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1. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
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facilitating the creation of a Category A data file having a first set of characteristics defined utilizing a common language architecture;
facilitating the creation of a Category B data file having a second set of characteristics defined utilizing the common language architecture; and
matching characteristics in the Category A data file to characteristics in the Category B data file using the common language architecture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a Category A data file having a first set of characteristics;
storing a Category B data file having a second set of characteristics, associating a Category A enhancement object with the Category A data file;
associating a Category B enhancement object with the Category B data file; and
automatically matching the Category A data file to the Category B data file at least partially on the basis of the contents of the respective Category A and Category B enhancement objects. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37)
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29. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a Category A data file having a set of characteristics corresponding to a Category A item, storing a Category B data file having a set of characteristics corresponding to a Category B item;
associating a plurality of Category A enhancement objects with the Category A data file, wherein each Category A enhancement object comprises a collection of supplemental data corresponding to the Category A item and arranged in object form; and
matching the Category A data file to the Category B data file.
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36. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a Category A data file having a set of characteristics corresponding to a Category A item;
storing a Category B data file having a set of characteristics corresponding to a Category B item;
facilitating the creation of a Category A enhancement object in a standard format, wherein the Category A enhancement object comprises a collection of supplemental data corresponding to the Category A item and arranged in object form;
associating the Category A enhancement object with the Category A data file; and
matching the Category A data file to the Category B data file.
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38. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job-seeker, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a thinking styles assessment object.
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39. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job-seeker, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a work preferences assessment object.
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40. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job-seeker, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a professional skills assessment object.
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41. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job-seeker, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a mission statement and core values object.
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42. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job-seeker, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a past experiences timeline object.
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43. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job-seeker, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a virtual interview object.
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44. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job opening, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a preferred thinking styles assessment object
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45. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job opening, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a preferred work preferences assessment object.
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46. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job opening, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a preferred professional skills assessment object.
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47. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job opening, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a day-in-the-life object.
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48. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job opening, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is an organizational overview object.
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49. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job opening, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a group culture object.
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50. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job opening, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a relationship map object.
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51. The method of 37, wherein the Category A item is a job opening, and wherein the Category A enhancement object is a virtual interview object.
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52. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a Category A data file having a first set of characteristics;
storing a Category B data file having a second set of characteristics;
identifying at least one Category A data file characteristic which must be met by the Category B data file; and
identifying at least one Category B data file characteristic which must be met by the Category A data file. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a Category A data file having a first set of characteristics;
storing a Category B data file having a second set of characteristics;
weighting at least a first characteristic of the Category A data file differently from a second characteristic of the Category A data file;
weighting at least a third characteristic of the Category B data file differently from a fourth characteristic of the Category B data file; and
matching the Category A data file to the Category B data file at least partly on the basis of the differing weights of the first and second characteristics of the Category A data file and the third and fourth characteristics of the Category B data file. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of storing a first data file having a first set of characteristics corresponding to a job-seeker;
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storing a second data file having a second set of characteristics corresponding to a job;
identifying a first job-seeker data file characteristic which must be met by the second data file; and
applying relative weights to the importance of at least a second job-seeker data file characteristic and a third job-seeker data file characteristic, wherein the second job- seeker data file characteristic and the third job-seeker data file characteristic are weighted differently. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76)
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77. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of Category A data files, each corresponding to a Category A user and each having a set of characteristics;
storing a plurality of Category B data files, each corresponding to a Category B user and each having a set of characteristics;
enabling a first Category A user to select a participation level for a first Category A data file with regard to the Category B users, wherein the participation levels include;
a first participation level, in which the Category B data files are available for display to the first Category A user and the first Category A data file is automatically available for display to the Category B users, and a second participation level, in which the Category B data files are available for display to the first Category A user but the first Category A data file is available for display to each Category B user only upon the selection of a Category B data file, corresponding to the respective Category B user, by the Category A user; and
enabling a first Category B user to select a participation level for a first Category B data file with regard to the Category A users, wherein the participation levels include;
a first participation level, in which the Category A data files are available for display to the first Category B user and the first Category B data file is automatically available for display to the Category A users, and a second participation level, in which the Category A data files are available for display to the first Category B user but the first Category B data file is available for display to each Category A user only upon the selection of a Category A data file, corresponding to the respective Category A user, by the Category B user. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97)
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98. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing, in a computer system, a data file having a set of characteristics;
assigning a unique reference identifier to the data file, providing the unique reference identifier to a user without using the computer system; and
upon the entry of the reference identifier into the computer system, displaying the data file to the user. - View Dependent Claims (95, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of
storing a Category A data file having a first set of characteristics; -
publishing the Category A data file in a specific marketspace;
storing a Category B data file having a second set of characteristics;
publishing the Category B data file in a specific marketspace; and
matching the Category A data file and the Category B data file only upon the condition that both data files are published in the same marketspace. - View Dependent Claims (108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137)
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133. A method of reciprocally publishing and matching data files, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a Category A data file having a set of characteristics corresponding to a Category A item;
storing a Category B data file having a set of characteristics corresponding to a Category B item;
using fuzzy logic to determine the degree of fit of the Category B data file relative to the Category A data file.
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