Tag creation system

• US 8,224,851 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2009
• Issued: 07/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Banda, Ravi, Lang, Nancy Valerie, Jaggavarapu, Gopi, Ganesan, Guga Prian, Chenoweth, Kathi Lynn
• Primary Examiner(s): Thai, Hahn
• Application Number:
  US12/510,517
• Publication Number:
  US 20110029567A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: 707781-788, 709/229, 715/741, 715/743
• US Class Current: 707/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A system to create tags for tag cloud displays includes an authentication service to authenticate a user. The system includes a set of valid resources stored in a database system. A tag creation tool permits the authenticated user to create at least one tag that serves to identify a selected resource within the set of valid resources. Each tag includes a weighted value. Each tag may include a public attribute that indicates that the tag is accessible to authenticated users and non-authenticated users. Alternatively, each tag may include a private attribute that indicates that the tag is only accessible to the authenticated user. A user interface displays tags in a tag cloud in accordance with attributes of the tags and weighted values of the tags.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

identify a job requisition that has been selected by a user within a set of job requisitions;

receive a request from the user to display a tag cloud, the tag cloud displaying a plurality of tags differently in accordance with a weighted value of each tag;

determine whether to display a public tag cloud or a private tag cloud;

display the public tag cloud that displays one or more tags with a public attribute when it is determined to display the public tag cloud;

display the private tag cloud that displays one or more tags with a private attribute and associated with the user when it is determined to display the private tag cloud and the user is authenticated;

permit the user to add a new tag or modify or delete the tag displayed in the tag cloud to create a tag for the selected job requisition, wherein the created tag comprises a descriptor that summarizes a subject matter and general content of the selected job requisition;

permit the user to specify attributes for the created tag, wherein each attribute contributes to a display of the created tag within the tag cloud, the attributes comprising the private attribute and the public attribute;

associate the created tag with the selected job requisition; and

update the weighted value of the created tag, wherein the weighted value contributes to differentiating the display of the created tag within the tag cloud;

wherein the public tag cloud is accessible to the authenticated user and non-authenticated users;

further causing the processor to determine if the authenticated user is responsible for managing the selected job requisition, wherein if the authenticated user is not responsible for managing the selected job requisition, then the authenticated user is only authorized to modify tags that have been created by the authenticated user; and

if the authenticated user is responsible for managing the selected job requisition, then the authenticated user is authorized to modify (i) tags created by the authenticated user and (ii) tags with public attributes that have been created by other authenticated users.

2. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the set of job requisitions are associated with an employment site that the authenticated user has permission to access.

3. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the private tag cloud is accessible only to the authenticated user.

4. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the updating of the weighted value includes:

determining if the tag includes a significance attribute that indicates a level of relevance of the tag in relation to the job requisition;

if the significance attribute indicates a low level of relevance, then adding a low value to the weighted value;

if the significance attribute indicates a medium level of relevance, then adding a middle value to the weighted value;

if the significance attribute indicates a high level of relevance, then adding a high value to the weighted value; and

if the tag does not have a significance attribute, then assigning a significance attribute indicating a low level of relevance and adding a low value to the weighted value.

5. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

upon receiving the tag, determine if the selected job requisition is valid;

if the selected job requisition is not valid, provide an indication that the selected job requisition is not valid; and

if the selected job requisition is valid, associate the tag with the selected job requisition and update the weighted value of the tag.

6. A method of creating a tag for a job requisition, comprising:

selecting a job requisition from a set of job requisitions stored in a data storage;

receiving a request to display a tag cloud from a user, the tag cloud displaying a plurality of tags differently in accordance with a weighted value of each tag;

determining whether to display a public tag cloud or a private tag cloud;

displaying, using a display, the public tag cloud that displays one or more tags with a public attribute when it is determined to display the public tag cloud;

displaying, using the display, the private tag cloud that displays one or more tags with a private attribute and associated with the user when it is determined to display the private tag cloud and the user is authenticated;

adding a new tag to or modify or delete the tag displayed in the tag cloud to create a tag for the selected job requisition, wherein the created tag comprises a descriptor that summarizes a subject matter and general content of the selected job requisition;

specifying attributes for the created tag, wherein each attribute contributes to a display of the created tag within the tag cloud displayed on the display, the attributes comprising the private attribute and the public attribute;

associating the created tag with the selected job requisition;

updating, using a computing device, the weighted value of the created tag; and

differentiating, using the computing device, the display of the created tag within the tag cloud based on the weighted value of the created tag;

determining if the authenticated user is responsible for managing the selected job requisition;

if the authenticated user is not responsible for managing the selected job requisition, authorizing the authenticated user only to modify tags that have been created by the authenticated user; and

if the authenticated user is responsible for managing the selected job requisition, authorizing the authenticated user to modify (i) tags created by the authenticated user and (ii) tags with public attributes that have been created by another authenticated user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the associating the tag with the selected job requisition comprises:

determining if the selected job requisition is valid;

if the selected job requisition is not valid, providing an indication that the selected job requisition is not valid; and

if the selected job requisition is valid, associating the tag with the selected job requisition and update the weighted value of the tag.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising authenticating, using the computing device, the user that is permitted to access the set of job requisitions.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein

the private tag cloud is accessible only to the authenticated user, and

the public tag cloud is accessible to the authenticated user and a non-authenticated user.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the updating of the weighted value includes:

determining if the tag includes a significance attribute that indicates a level of relevance of the tag in relation to the job requisition; and

if the significance attribute indicates a low level of relevance, then adding a low value to the weighted value;

if the significance attribute indicates a medium level of relevance, then adding a middle value to the weighted value;

if the significance attribute indicates a high level of relevance, then adding a high value to the weighted value; and

if the tag does not have a significance attribute, then assigning a significance attribute indicating a low level of relevance and adding a low value to the weighted value.

11. A system for creating a tag for a job requisition, comprising:

a data storage configured to store a plurality of job requisitions;

a computing device coupled to the data storage and configured to identify a job requisition that has been selected by a user within the plurality of job requisitions stored in the data storage and

to determine whether to display a public tag cloud or a private tag cloud in response to a request to display a tag cloud from the user; and

a user interface device coupled to the computing device and configured to display the public tag cloud that displays one or more tags with a public attribute when the computing device determines to display the public tag cloud, and to display the private tag cloud that displays one or more tags with a private attribute when the computing device determines to display the private tag cloud and the user is authenticated, the user interface device further configured for the user to add a new tag to or modify or delete the tag displayed in the tag cloud to create a tag for the selected job requisition and to specify attributes for the created tag, the attributes comprising the public attribute and the private attribute, wherein the created tag comprises a descriptor that summarizes a subject matter and general content of the selected job requisition,

wherein the computing device is further configured to associate the created tag with the selected job requisition, to update the weighted value of the created tag, and to differentiate a display of the created tag within the tag cloud based on the weighted value of the created tag;

wherein the computing device is further configured to determine if the authenticated user is responsible for managing the selected job requisition;

if the authenticated user is not responsible for managing the selected job requisition, authorize the authenticated user only to modify tags that have been created by the authenticated user; and

if the authenticated user is responsible for managing the selected job requisition, authorize the authenticated user to modify (i) tags created by the authenticated user and (ii) tags with public attributes that have been created by another authenticated user.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the computing device is further configured to:

determine if the selected job requisition is valid;

if the selected job requisition is not valid, provide an indication that the selected job requisition is not valid; and

if the selected job requisition is valid, associate the tag with the selected job requisition and update the weighted value of the tag.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the computing device is further configured to authenticate the user that is permitted to access the set of job requisitions stored in the data storage.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein

the private tag cloud is accessible only to the authenticated user, and

the public tag cloud is accessible to the authenticated user and a non-authenticated user.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the computing device is further configured to:

determine if the tag includes a significance attribute that indicates a level of relevance of the tag in relation to the job requisition;

if the significance attribute indicates a low level of relevance, add a low value to the weighted value;

if the significance attribute indicates a medium level of relevance, add a middle value to the weighted value;

if the significance attribute indicates a high level of relevance, add a high value to the weighted value; and

if the tag does not have a significance attribute, assign a significance attribute indicating a low level of relevance and adding a low value to the weighted value.