Social Match Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems

• US 20150127565A1
• Filed: 06/23/2012
• Published: 05/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Monster Worldwide Incorporated (Randstad NV)
• Original Assignee: Monster Worldwide Incorporated (Randstad NV)
• Inventors: Chevalier, Thomas, Mund, Matthew, Ince, Kristi, Dellovo, Dee
• Granted Patent: US 11,397,996 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/319
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

The SOCIAL MATCH PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“SMP”) transforms platform join requests, social network info, and SMP network info inputs via SMP components NJ, JIP, CIP, OP, CN-SGU and CN-UPSOG into job info, candidate info, offer info, and social meetup info outputs. A job information request for a candidate may be obtained. Social data associated with the candidate may be determined. A social job relevancy rating for various jobs may be calculated using the social data. A job may be selected using the social job relevancy rating for the job, and information regarding the selected job may be provided.

Claims

1-18. -18. (canceled)

19. A processor-implemented method for developing a user profile, comprising:

receiving an indication from a user to join a social match network;

creating a user page for the user;

sourcing, from a user profile on a social networking website, user background information;

associating the sourced user profile data with the user;

populating the user page with the associated profile data; and

displaying the populated user page.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving an indication from the user that the displayed populated user page is accurate; and

publishing the populated user page to the social match network.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving an indication from the user to update the displayed populated user page;

displaying an editable version of the populated user page;

receiving an indication from the user that the user has completed updating the editable version of the populated user page with updated information;

populating the user page with the updated information; and

publishing the populated user page with the updated information.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the user background information is sourced from at least two social networking websites.

23-67. -67. (canceled)

68. A cross-social network search apparatus, comprising:

a memory;

a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor issues instructions to;

obtain user external social network access credentials;

obtain user internal social network access credentials;

provide an external social network data request, using the user external social network access credentials;

obtain, in response to the external social network data request, user external social network data;

store the obtained external social network data in an external social network database table;

store user internal social network data in an internal social network database table, using the user internal social network access credentials;

obtain a cross-network search trigger including job search parameters;

extract the job search parameters by parsing the cross-network search trigger;

query the internal and external social network database tables, using the extracted job search parameters;

obtain initial query results including a plurality of information types, based on querying the internal and external social network database tables;

provide the initial query results to a graph pathing engine to generate additional cross-network search results;

obtain the additional cross-network search results;

generate aggregated search results by aggregating the initial query results and the additional cross-network search results; and

provide the aggregated search results in response to the cross-network search trigger.

69. The apparatus of claim 68, wherein the processor further issues instructions to:

rank the aggregated search results according to weights assigned to the plurality of information types; and

provide the ranked initial query results and the ranked additional cross-network search results to a requestor.

70. The apparatus of claim 68, wherein the cross-network search trigger is one of:

a user search request;

a jobseeker search request;

a recruiter search request;

an employer search request;

a web service request; and

an advertisement service request.

71. The apparatus of claim 68, where the job search parameters include one of:

a job type;

a job location;

a business entity;

a salary range;

an employment term or condition; and

an employee identification.

72. The apparatus of claim 69, wherein the plurality of information types includes a social graph;

a person at a business entity;

a job type; and

a user interest.

73. The apparatus of claim 72, wherein the weights assigned to the plurality of information types are all distinct from each other.

74. The apparatus of claim 69, wherein the requestor is one of:

a job seeker;

a recruiter;

a business entity;

a web server; and

an advertisement server.

75. The apparatus of claim 68, wherein the aggregated search results are sorted by whether they are initial search results or additional cross-network search results.

76. The apparatus of claim 75, wherein the additional cross-network search results are prioritized over the initial search results.

77. The apparatus of claim 75, wherein the initial search results are prioritized over the additional cross-network search results.

79. The apparatus of claim 68, wherein the processor further issues instructions to:

generate an updated graph pathing graph based on the additional cross-network search results.

81. The apparatus of claim 68, wherein the processor further issues instructions to:

modify the user internal social network data using the user external social network data.

82. The apparatus of claim 81, wherein the processor further issues instructions to:

store user internal social network data in an internal social network database table, using the user internal social network access credentials, after the modification of the user internal social network data using the user external social network data.

83. The apparatus of claim 68, wherein the processor further issues instructions to:

generate a plurality of advertisements based on the aggregated search results; and

distribute the plurality of advertisements to an at least one content provider.

78. (canceled)

80. (canceled)

84. A cross-network social search apparatus, comprising:

a memory;

a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor issues instructions to;

obtain user external social network data and user internal social network data;

store the obtained internal and external social network data in separate database tables;

obtain a cross-network job search trigger;

search the internal and external social network data based on the cross-network job search trigger;

obtain initial query results including multiple information types;

generate, via a graph pathing engine, additional cross-network search results using the initial query results;

aggregate the initial query results and the additional cross-network search results; and

provide the aggregated results.

85. An apparatus for developing a user profile, comprising:

a memory;

a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor issues instructions to;

receive an indication from a user to join a social match network;

create a user page for the user;

source, from a user profile on a social networking website, user background information;

associate the sourced user profile data with the user;

populate the user page with the associated profile data; and

display the populated user page.

86. The apparatus of claim 85, wherein the processor further issues instructions to:

receive an indication from the user that the displayed populated user page is accurate; and

publish the populated user page to the social match network.

87. The apparatus of claim 85, wherein the processor further issues instructions to:

receive an indication from the user to update the displayed populated user page;

display an editable version of the populated user page;

receive an indication from the user that the user has completed updating the editable version of the populated user page with updated information;

populate the user page with the updated information; and

publish the populated user page with the updated information.

88. The apparatus of claim 85, wherein the user background information is sourced from at least two social networking websites.