Method of and system for obtaining data from multiple sources and ranking documents based on meta data obtained through collaborative filtering and other matching techniques
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing incentives including a software platform to a plurality of unrelated entities without charge, said software platform being able to perform at least a first function to assist the entities in managing documents that have been acquired by the entities through a plurality of means from a plurality of sources and a second function to identify re-usable ones of the documents;
receiving at least a portion of the re-usable documents from the entities through the entities'"'"' use of the software platform;
storing the received re-usable documents independently from the entities as an aggregation of diversely originated documents; and
offering one or more of the stored re-usable documents for sale.
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Abstract
A method of and system for collecting data from multiple sources and improving the ranking and matching of documents based on meta data obtained during data collection, sorting and review processes is disclosed. Incentives are provided to contributors in exchange for data/documents that have been acquired by such contributors. The incentives may include, inter alia, licenses to use certain software applications that facilitate the collection of documents from a number of means and collect Meta Data about the collected documents. Contributed documents are then aggregated into one or more online databases. Customers are able to perform multi-criteria ranked searches in the databases and “preview” a ranked set of documents that meet the search criteria. Customers may then purchase the individual documents they deem appropriate. The ranking of the search results may be impacted by the Meta Data collected through the use of the provided software applications.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing incentives including a software platform to a plurality of unrelated entities without charge, said software platform being able to perform at least a first function to assist the entities in managing documents that have been acquired by the entities through a plurality of means from a plurality of sources and a second function to identify re-usable ones of the documents;
receiving at least a portion of the re-usable documents from the entities through the entities'"'"' use of the software platform;
storing the received re-usable documents independently from the entities as an aggregation of diversely originated documents; and
offering one or more of the stored re-usable documents for sale. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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providing incentives including an applicant tracking software platform to a plurality of unrelated entities without charge, said applicant tracking software platform being able to perform at least a first function to assist the entities in managing resumes and a second function to identify re-usable resumes, wherein the resumes have been acquired by the entities through a plurality of means from a plurality of sources;
receiving at least a portion of the re-usable resumes from the entities through the entities'"'"' use of the applicant tracking software platform;
storing the received re-usable resumes independently from the entities as an aggregation of diversely originated resumes; and
offering one or more of the stored re-usable resumes for sale. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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providing incentives including an applicant tracking software platform to a plurality of unrelated entities without charge, said applicant tracking software platform being able to perform at least a first function to assist the entities in managing resumes, a second function to identify available resumes, and a third function to monitor and track how the entities treat the resumes, wherein the resumes have been acquired by the entities through a plurality of means including internal referrals and direct submission;
receiving at least a portion of the available resumes from the entities through the entities'"'"' use of the applicant tracking software platform;
receiving meta data indicative of how the entities treated the received resumes;
storing the received resumes and the meta data independently from the entities as an aggregation of diversely originated resumes;
ranking the stored resumes based on at least in part the meta; and
offering one or more of the stored re-usable resumes for sale, wherein a first resume is offered at a higher price than a second resume if the first resume is ranked higher than the second resume.
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