Multi-Modal Automation for Human Interactive Skill Assessment
First Claim
1. A method for screening applicants by a screening entity, which comprises:
- remotely accessing a screening entity'"'"'s pre-screening web page over the Internet by a potential candidate using an Internet-accessible computer available to the candidate;
requesting the candidate, via the pre-screening web page and the computer, to input responses to a set of queries tailored to the screening entity and storing the candidate'"'"'s responses to the queries;
at least during the response requesting step, automatically initiating a phone call to the candidate over a telephone on a telephone network in response to at least one of the candidate'"'"'s responses;
commencing an interactive information gathering process with the candidate using both the telephone and the computer by;
generating audio prompts to the candidate via the telephone and recording the candidate'"'"'s verbal responses via the telephone;
storing a profile of the candidate in a database including the verbal responses from the candidate for later access and analysis by the screening entity; and
analyzing the recorded responses by the screening entity to make quality judgments about the candidate.
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Abstract
A method for screening applicants includes remotely accessing a screening entity'"'"'s web page by a potential candidate. The candidate is asked, via the pre-screening web page, to input responses to a set of queries tailored to the screening entity and the candidate'"'"'s responses to the queries are stored. A phone call is automatically initiated to the candidate in response to at least one of the candidate'"'"'s responses. An interactive information gathering process is started with the candidate using both the telephone and the computer. In the process, audio prompts to the candidate are generated via the telephone and the candidate'"'"'s verbal responses are recorded via the telephone. A profile of the candidate is stored in a database including the verbal responses from the candidate for later access and analysis by the screening entity. The recorded responses are analyzed by the screening entity to make quality judgments about the candidate.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for screening applicants by a screening entity, which comprises:
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remotely accessing a screening entity'"'"'s pre-screening web page over the Internet by a potential candidate using an Internet-accessible computer available to the candidate; requesting the candidate, via the pre-screening web page and the computer, to input responses to a set of queries tailored to the screening entity and storing the candidate'"'"'s responses to the queries; at least during the response requesting step, automatically initiating a phone call to the candidate over a telephone on a telephone network in response to at least one of the candidate'"'"'s responses; commencing an interactive information gathering process with the candidate using both the telephone and the computer by; generating audio prompts to the candidate via the telephone and recording the candidate'"'"'s verbal responses via the telephone; storing a profile of the candidate in a database including the verbal responses from the candidate for later access and analysis by the screening entity; and analyzing the recorded responses by the screening entity to make quality judgments about the candidate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for screening candidates by a screening entity, which comprises:
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initiating a job application procedure by having an candidate connect to a secured web page of a screening entity; querying the candidate to enter candidate-specific personal identification data and securely confirming the identification data; initiating a phone call to candidate after the identification data is confirmed and while the candidate is still communicating with the web page and, during the phone call, carrying out at least one of the following exercise steps; initiating a voice quality exercise over the telephone by asking the candidate to repeat spoken phrases over the telephone, recording the candidate'"'"'s speech for each phrase for subsequent off-line analysis, and automatically scoring each recorded phrase with a confidence level correlated with how well the recorded phrase matches an expected pronunciation; initiating a dictation clarity exercise by instructing candidate to read a script sent to a particular web page viewable by the candidate and, when finished, recording speech from the candidate for subsequent off-line analysis and applying a confidence scoring to the recorded speech; initiating a question-answer exercise by transmitting specific multiple-choice questions over the telephone, prompting the candidate to answer each question after it is presented, recording the candidate'"'"'s speech for each answer, and automatically scoring each recorded answer with a confidence level correlated to how well the recorded phrase matches an expected pronunciation; initiating a service knowledge exercise to determine the candidate'"'"'s ability to comprehend an example of good customer service is and whether the candidate can intelligently describe such an experience by having the candidate give a speech regarding such an experience, recording the speech for subsequent off-line analysis, and applying a subjective confidence scoring to the recorded speech; initiating a graphic comprehension exercise to screen the candidate'"'"'s ability to respond to a provided graphic by displaying a graphic to the candidate, requiring the candidate to answer questions regarding the graphic, recording the spoken answers over the telephone, and automatically scoring each answer with a confidence level correlated with how well the recorded phrase matches the expected pronunciation; and initiating a speaking satisfaction exercise with the candidate to evaluate the kind of experience that a potential customer will have after speaking to the candidate by giving the candidate a random one of a series of predefined situations in which candidate is required to role-play an operator answering in real-time a call from a virtual customer, recording the conversation between the candidate and the virtual customer for subsequent off-line analysis, and applying a subjective confidence scoring to the recorded conversation; and after a given number of exercises are complete, storing data recorded for later analysis by the screening entity and informing the candidate that an application process is complete. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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