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Method and apparatus for matching projects and workers

  • US 6,567,784 B2
  • Filed: 06/03/1999
  • Issued: 05/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of matching a project to a subset of a plurality of workers, the method comprising:

  • defining the project, the project having a corresponding plurality of binary characteristics and a corresponding plurality of quantitative characteristics;

    defining a plurality of workers, each worker in the plurality of workers having a corresponding plurality of binary characteristics and a corresponding plurality of quantitative characteristics;

    matching the project to the subset of the plurality of workers using the corresponding pluralities of binary characteristics, the subset of the plurality of workers comprising workers in the plurality of workers whose corresponding plurality of binary characteristics match the project'"'"'s corresponding plurality of binary characteristics;

    refining the subset of the plurality of workers to include the top n workers as determined by a rating for each of the workers in the subset according to each worker'"'"'s corresponding plurality of quantitative characteristics and the project'"'"'s corresponding plurality of quantitative characteristics; and

    including, prior to the step of refining, a measure indicative of feedback electronically provided by a particular worker of the plurality of workers in a quantitative characteristic of the corresponding plurality of quantitative characteristics for that particular worker, wherein including the measure indicative of feedback results in a higher rating for the particular worker than that rating which would result if the measure indicative of feedback was not included, thus rewarding the particular worker for electronically providing the feedback.

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