Method for matching a user to a subscriber

• US 20030033185A1
• Filed: 07/23/2002
• Published: 02/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brian D. Virgo, Joshua M. Goode, Kevin R. Leto
• Original Assignee: Brian D. Virgo, Joshua M. Goode, Kevin R. Leto
• Inventors: Goode, Joshua M., Virgo, Brian D., Leto, Kevin R.
• Application Number:
  US10/201,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20030033185A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0204 Market segmentation

Abstract

A method for matching a user to a subscriber is disclosed that includes the steps of accessing a secure communications system by a user, inputting at least one user job profile into the secure communications system by the user, storing the at least one user job profile in a database within the secure communications system, accessing the secure communications system by at least one subscriber, inputting a subscriber profile into the secure communications system by the at least one subscriber, storing the subscriber profile in the database within the secure communications system, correlating the subscriber profile to a the user job profile to produce a job match, communicating the job match to at least one subscriber, inputting a job match reply by the at least one subscriber in response to the job match, communicating the job match reply to said secure communications system by said at least one subscriber, correlating the job match reply to the job match to determine a job acceptance, storing the job acceptance in the database within the secure communications system, generating a job acceptance confirmation in response to the job acceptance, and communicating the job acceptance confirmation to the user.

Claims

1. A method for matching a user to a subscriber, said method comprising the steps of:

accessing a secure communications system by a user;

inputting at least one user job profile into said secure communications system by said user;

storing said at least one user job profile in a database within said secure communications system;

accessing said secure communications system by at least one subscriber;

inputting a subscriber profile into said secure communications system by said at least one subscriber;

storing said subscriber profile in said database within said secure communications system;

correlating said subscriber profile to a said user job profile to produce a job match;

communicating said job match to at least one subscriber;

inputting a job match reply by said at least one subscriber in response to said job match;

communicating said job match reply to said secure communications system by said at least one subscriber;

correlating said job match reply to said job match to determine a job acceptance;

storing said job acceptance in said database within said secure communications system;

generating a job acceptance confirmation in response to said job acceptance; and

communicating said job acceptance confirmation to said user.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said secure communications system is accessed via at least one system access code.

3. The method according to claim 2 wherein said at least one system access code is assigned by said secure communications system in response to a registration.

4. The method according to claim 2 wherein said at least one system access code is assigned by said user in response to a user registration.

5. The method according to claim 2 wherein said at least one system access code is assigned by said subscriber in response to a subscriber registration.

6. The method according to claim 3 wherein said registration is a user registration.

7. The method according to claim 3 wherein said registration is a subscriber registration.

8. The method according to claim 3 wherein said at least one system access code is presented to said secure communications system via a first electronic communication.

9. The method according to claim 8 wherein said first electronic communication is selected from the group consisting of line-based telephone transmissions, wireless telephone transmissions, wireless paging transmissions, line-based computer transmissions, wireless computer transmissions, and personal digital assistant transmissions.

10. The method according to claim 9 wherein said at least one system access code is verified to determine a validity by said secure communications system.

11. The method according to claim 10 wherein said validity permits a system access to said secure communications system.

12. The method according to claim 1 wherein said user job profile includes a number of required subscribers.

13. The method according to claim 12 wherein said user job profile includes at least one shift requirement.

14. The method according to claim 13 wherein said user job profile includes at least one job specialty requirement.

15. The method according to claim 14 wherein said user job profile includes a job location.

16. The method according to claim 15 wherein said user job profile includes user contact information.

17. The method according to claim 16 wherein said user job profile is updated.

18. The method according to claim 17 wherein said user job profile is further stored in a job profile table within said database.

19. The method according to claim 12 wherein said job profile table is stored in non-volatile memory.

20. The method according to claim 1 wherein said user job profile is inputted into said secure communications system via a first interface.

21. The method according to claim 20 wherein said first interface is selected from the consisting of line-based telephone interfaces, wireless telephone interfaces, wireless pager interfaces, line-base computer interfaces, wireless computer interfaces, and personal digital assistant interfaces.

22. The method according to claim 1 wherein said subscriber profile includes a subscriber location.

23. The method according to claim 22 wherein said subscriber profile includes personal profile information.

24. The method according to claim 23 wherein said personal profile information includes credentials.

25. The method according to claim 24 wherein said personal profile information includes subscriber specialties.

26. The method according to claim 25 wherein said personal profile information includes license numbers.

27. The method according to claim 26 wherein said personal profile information includes shift availability.

28. The method according to claim 27 wherein said personal profile information includes subscriber references.

29. The method according to claim 28 wherein said user subscriber profile is updated.

30. The method according to claim 29 wherein said subscriber profile is further stored in a subscriber profile table within said database.

31. The method according to claim 30 wherein said subscriber profile table is stored in non-volatile memory.

32. The method according to claim 1 wherein said subscriber profile is inputted into said secure communications system via a second interface.

33. The method according to claim 32 wherein said second interface is selected from the consisting of line-based telephone interfaces, wireless telephone interfaces, wireless pager interfaces, line-base computer interfaces, wireless computer interfaces, and personal digital assistant interfaces.

34. The method according to claim 1 wherein said job match is produced by a match between said job location and said subscriber location.

35. The method according to claim 34 wherein said job match is produced by a match between said at least one specialty requirement and said subscriber specialties.

36. The method according to claim 35 wherein said job match is produced by a match between said at least one shift requirement and said shift availability.

37. The method according to claim 1 wherein said job match is communicated to at least one subscriber via a second electronic transmission.

38. The method according to claim 37 wherein said second electronic transmission is selected from the group consisting of line-based telephone transmissions, wireless telephone transmissions, wireless paging transmissions, line-based computer transmissions, wireless computer transmissions, and personal digital assistant transmissions.

39. The method according to claim 38 wherein said second electronic transmission is communicated as a preferential transmission.

40. The method according to claim 39 wherein said preferential transmission is distributed to a first subscriber group.

41. The method according to claim 40 wherein said first subscriber group is located in a first geographic region.

42. The method according to claim 41 wherein the preferential transmission is distributed to a second subscriber group.

43. The method according to claim 42 wherein the second subscriber group is located in a second geographic region.

44. The method according to claim 1 wherein said job match reply is inputted into a third interface.

45. The method according to claim 44 wherein said third interface is selected from the consisting of line-based telephone interfaces, wireless telephone interfaces, wireless pager interfaces, line-base computer interfaces, wireless computer interfaces, and personal digital assistant interfaces.

46. The method according to claim 1 wherein said job match reply is communicated to said secure communications system via a third electronic transmission.

47. The method according to claim 46 wherein said third electronic transmission is selected from the group consisting of line-based telephone transmissions, wireless telephone transmissions, wireless paging transmissions, line-based computer transmissions, wireless computer transmissions, and personal digital assistant transmissions.

48. The method according to claim 47 wherein said job match reply is an electronic message.

49. The method according to claim 48 wherein said electronic message is selected from the group consisting of electronic mail messages, voice data messages, and facsimile data messages.

50. The method according to claim 1 wherein said job acceptance is an affirmative job match reply.

51. The method according to claim 50 wherein said job acceptance is stored in a job acceptance table within said database.

52. The method according to claim 51 wherein said job acceptance table is stored in non-volatile memory.

53. The method according to claim 1 wherein said job acceptance confirmation is an electronic message.

54. The method according to claim 53 wherein said electronic message is selected from the group consisting of electronic mail messages, voice data messages, and facsimile data messages.

55. The method according to claim 54 wherein said electronic message is communicated to the user via a fourth electronic transmission.

56. The method according to claim 55 wherein said fourth electronic transmission is selected from the group consisting of line-based telephone transmissions, wireless telephone transmissions, wireless paging transmissions, line-based computer transmissions, wireless computer transmissions, and personal digital assistant transmissions.