Method and platform for providing an interactive internet computer-driven/IP based streaming video/audio apparatus

• US RE46,865 E1
• Filed: 12/11/2015
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AiBUY Holdco, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cinsay Incorporated
• Inventors: Schifone, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T
• Application Number:
  US14/966,780
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 705 11, 705321
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/30017 Multimedia data retrieval; Retrieval of more than one type of audiovisual media retrieval of image data G06F17/30244; retrieval of video data G06F17/30781; retrieval of audio data G06F17/3074; editing or indexing of data stored based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer G11B27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring

Abstract

A method and platform for providing an interactive interne computer-driven IP based streaming video/audio webcam meeting and interview apparatus, intended for the process of job searching, employer recruiting and the selection of candidates both nationally and internationally, for national and international employment opportunities.

Claims

1. An interactive computerized apparatus system, comprising:

a first interface in communication with a computer network;

a second interface in communication with the computer network and remotely located from the first interface;

a server in communication with the computer network, the server configured to provide the first interface to a first user via the computer network, the server configured to provide the second interface to a second user via the computer network, the server having at least

a first database and a second database, wherein the first database stores storing data relating to a the first user at the first interface, the second user having access to the first database;

and thea second database storesstoring data relating to athe second user at the second interface, the first user having access to the second database and the second user having access to the first database, wherein the second user posts information about at least one employment opportunity within the second database;

and

an Internet Protocol (IP) based video and voice over IP (VoIP) interaction system housed on the server and having a quantity of programmable code executable on the server, the programmable code having instructions for interaction between the first user at first interface and the second user at the second interface, wherein the interaction includes the first user accessing the second database, the second user accessing the first database, facilitating communication between the first user and the second user by simultaneously linking a plurality of video signals and a plurality of VoIP signals, wherein the first user and second users user communicate contemporaneously via the IP based video and VoIP interaction system; and

a home page stored within at least one of the first database or the second database and accessible by at least one of the first user or the second user via the computer network, the home page having an interview schedule section allowing (i) at least one of the first user or the second user to request a virtual interview with the other of the first user or the second user, (ii) the other of the first user or the second user to accept the request of the virtual interview, and (iii) a connection status display allowing the first user to see that the first user is connected to the IP based video and VoIP interaction system before the virtual interview begins.

2. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 1, wherein:

the first user'"'"'s access tothe first database is accessible to the second user such that the second user can view the first database; and

the second database and the second user'"'"'s access to the first database consists of viewing one of is accessible to the first user such that the first user can view the the second and first database, respectively.

3. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 1, wherein:

the first and second users communicating contemporaneously via the IP based video and VoIP interaction system includes an IP based video and VoIP application within the first interface includes a first IP based video and VoIP application;

and

the second interfacesinterface includes a second IP based video and VoIP application.

4. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 3, wherein the first IP based video and VoIP application includes and the second IP based video and VoIP application are each configured to receive video and audio from at least one video and audio capable input camera with the ability to capture a quantity of video and audio data.

5. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 3, wherein the first IP based video and VoIP application and the second IP based video and VoIP application each includes a input/output transmitting device with the ability to output- transmit a captured quantity of video and audio data, wherein the captured quantity of video and audio data may be contemporaneously communicated between the first user and the second user over the computer network.

6. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 1, wherein the programmable code has instructions for facilitating an interaction between the first user and the second user includes in which at least one of (i) the first user accessing accesses the second database and while the first user contemporaneously communicates with the second user via the IP based video and VoIP interaction system or (ii) the second user accessing accesses the first database while the first user contemporaneously communicates with the second user via the IP based video and VoIP interaction system.

7. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 1, further comprising a notification element housed at least partially on the server and accessible to at least one of the first user and or the second user, wherein when one of the first user and or the second user requests an interaction with the other of the first user and or the second user, the notification element sends a notification to the other of the first user and or the second user.

8. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 1, further comprising a home page at least partially adapted by one of the first user and the second user, the homepage stored within one of the first database and the second database and accessible by one of the first user and the second user via the computer network, respectively, the home page having an wherein the interview schedule section allowing one of the first user and the second user to request a virtual interview with the other of the first user and the second user, wherein the interview schedule section generates of the homepage is configured to generate a screen having an interview scheduler display section allowing that allows at least one of the first user and or the second user to view at least one of:

a profile of the other of the first user or second user that requested an interview, the, a date of the interview and the, or a time of the interview.

9. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 1, further comprising a home page at least partially adapted by one of the first user and the second user, the homepage stored within one of the first database and the second database and accessible by one of the first user and the second user via the computer network, respectively, the home page having an wherein the interview schedule section allowing one of the first user and the second user to request a virtual interview with the other of the first user and the second user, wherein the interview schedule section further comprises a scheduling tool allowing of the homepage is configured to allow at least one of the first and user or the second users user to schedule a start time for the virtual interview.

10. The interactive computerized apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a home page at least partially adapted by one of the first user and the second user, the homepage stored within one of the first database and the second database and accessible by one of the first user and the second user via the computer network, respectively, the home page having an interview schedule section allowing one of the first user and the second user to request a virtual interview with the other of the first user and the second user, wherein the interview schedule section generates a screen having a interview scheduler display section allowing one of the first user and second user to view a start time of the interview.

11. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 1, further comprising a home page at least partially adapted by one of the first user and the second user, the homepage stored within one of the first database and the second database and accessible by one of the first user and the second user via the computer network, respectively, the home page having an wherein the interview schedule section allowing one of the first user and the second user to request a virtual interview with the other of the first user and the second user, wherein the interview schedule section generates of the homepage is configured to generate a screen having a an interview countdown display incrementally counting down to a start time of the virtual interview.

12. The interactive computerized apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a home page at least partially adapted by one of the first user and the second user, the homepage stored within one of the first database and the second database and accessible by one of the first user and the second user via the computer network, respectively, the home page having a connection status display allowing the first user and the second to see when they are connected to the other on the IP based video and VoIP interaction system.

13. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 1, further comprising a home page at least partially adapted by one of the first user and the second user, the homepage stored within one of the first database and the second database and accessible by one of the first user and the second user via the computer network, respectively, the home page having an wherein the interview schedule section allowing one of the first user and the second user to request a virtual interview with the other of the first user and the second user, wherein the request for the virtual interview is accepted by the other of the first user and the second user, wherein of the homepage is configured to allow at least one of the first user and or the second user is able to exit the virtual interview and re-enter the virtual interview within a predetermined period of time.

14. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to allow at least one of (i) the first user and to access at least a portion of user data of the second user stored in the second database or (ii) the second user to accesses at least a portion of user data of the other of the first user and second user, wherein accessing the user data occurs stored in the first database after a start time of the virtual interview and prior to an end time of the virtual interview, wherein the user data is at least a portion of at least one of the data relating to a first user stored in the first database and data relating to a second user stored in the second database.

15. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 1, further comprising a home page at least partially adapted by one of the first user and the second user, the homepage stored within one of the first database and the second database and accessible by one of the first user and the second user via the computer network, respectively, wherein the home page having includes a record interview section allowing at least one of the first user and or the second user to record the virtual interview and save a previously held at least a portion of the virtual interview.

16. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 15, wherein:

the second user is from a plurality of second users;

at least the portion of the recorded and saved interview is saved in the first database and video resume are is accessible to a the plurality of second users, wherein; and

the first database is configured such that the plurality of second users can access the recorded and saved at least the portion of the virtual interview and a video resume by at least one of conducting a search for the recorded and saved virtual interview and video resume and viewing a post of the recorded and saved interview and video resume on a plurality of second interfaces associated with the plurality of second users, respectively, wherein the post of the recorded and saved interview and video resume is created by the first user.

17. The interactive computerized apparatus system of claim 1, further comprising wherein at least one of a textual resume and or a video resume is stored within the first database, the at least one textual resume and video resume uploaded to the first database by the first user, wherein the first database is accessible to the second user downloads such that the second user can download at least one of the textual resume and or the video resume.

18. A method for contemporaneous interaction between at least a first user and a second user on an interactive computerized apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a first interface and to the first user at a first interface;

providing a second interface to the second user, the first interface and the second interface in communication with a computer network, the second interface remotely located from the first interface;

hosting at least a first database and a second database within a server in communication with the computer network;

storing data relating to the first user that is at the first interface within the first database and storing data relating to the second user that is at the second interface within the second database, wherein the first user accesses to can access the second database and the second user accesses to can access the first database;

posting information about at least one employment opportunity by the second user within the second database; and

facilitating interaction between the first user at first interface and the second user at the second interface with a programmable code executable on the server, wherein the interaction includes;

accessing the second database by the first user;

accessing the first database by the second user;

and

facilitating communication between the first user and the second user by via a web interface, including simultaneously linking a plurality of video signals and a plurality of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) signals with an Internet Protocol (IP) based video and voice over IP (VoIP) interaction system; and

such that the first user and the second user can communicate contemporaneously communicating with the second user by the first user via the IP based video and VoIP interaction system, the web interface including an interview schedule section allowing (i) at least one of the first user or the second user to request a virtual interview with the other of the first user or the second user, (ii) the other of the first user or the second user to accept the request of the virtual interview, and (iii) a connection status display allowing the second user to see that the second user is connected to the IP based video and VoIP interaction system before the virtual interview begins.

19. The method for contemporaneous interaction between at least a first user and a second user on an interactive computerized apparatus of claim 18, further comprising the step of setting up an IP based video and VoIP interview between the first user and the second user, including the steps of:

sending a request from one of the first user and or the second user to the other of the first user and or the second user for the IP based video and VoIP interview;

receiving a response about the request for the IP based video and VoIP interview; and

scheduling a time for the IP based video and VoIP interview.

20. A computerized program stored on a non-transitory medium having programmable code executable on a computerized server, the computerized program having the programmable code comprising instructions causing which, when executed by the computerized server, cause the computerized server to:

adapt a first interface from a plurality of interfaces to correspond to a first user from a plurality of users;

adapt a second interface from a plurality of interfaces to correspond to a second user from the plurality of users;

provide a the plurality of interfaces to the plurality of users such that each interface from the plurality of interfaces is accessible to a user from the plurality of users, the plurality of interfaces accessible through via a computerized device;

adapt at least two of the plurality of interfaces to correspond to at least two of the plurality of users, respectively, wherein

store a quantity of user data is added to each of the at least two interfaces by the at least two users, respectivelyadded to the first interface by the first user;

store a quantity of user data added to the second interface by the second user;

facilitate a communication between the at least two users by first user and the second user via the first interface and the second interface, the first interface having an interview schedule section that includes a connection status display allowing the first user to see that the first user is connected to an Internet Protocol (IP) based video and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) interaction system before a virtual interview begins;

synchronizing a plurality of video signals and a plurality of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) signals with an Internet Protocol (IP) based video and VoIP interaction system, wherein the plurality of video signals and the plurality of VoIP signals are exchanged contemporaneously between the at least two users first user and the second user during the virtual interview; and

graphically display and audibly present the plurality of video signals and the plurality of VoIP signals to each of the at least two users the first user and the second user contemporaneously, via a web interface wherein the at least two users the first user and the second user can access the quantity of data added to each of the at least two interfaces first interface and the second interface while the plurality of video signals and the plurality of VoIP signals are graphically displayed and audibly presented.

21. The computerized program stored on the non-transitory medium of claim 20, wherein the instruction to adapt the second interface includes instructions which, when executed by the computerized server, cause the computerized server to:

adapt the second interface including a second interview schedule section, the interview schedule section of the first interface being a first interview schedule section, each of the first interview schedule section and the second interview schedule section allowing (i) at least one of the first user or the second user to request the virtual interview with the other of the first user or the second user and (ii) the other of the first user or the second user to accept the request of the virtual interview.

22. The computerized program stored on the non-transitory medium of claim 20, wherein the instruction to adapt the second interface includes instructions which, when executed by the computerized server, cause the computerized server to:

adapt the second interface including a second connection status display allowing the second user to see that the second user is connected to the IP based video and VoIP interaction system before the virtual interview begins, the connection status display of the first interface being a first connection status display.

23. The computerized program stored on the non-transitory medium of claim 20, wherein the instruction to adapt the second interface includes instructions which, when executed by the computerized server, cause the computerized server to:

adapt the second interface including a second interview schedule section, the interview schedule section of the first interface being a first interview schedule section, each of the first interview schedule section and the second interview schedule is configured to generate a screen having an interview scheduler display section that allows at least one of the first user or the second user to view at least one of;

a profile of the other of the first user or second user, a date of the interview, or a time of the interview.

24. The computerized program stored on the non-transitory medium of claim 20, the computerized program having programmable code further comprising instructions which, when executed by the computerized server, cause the computerized server to:

allow at least one of (i) the first user to access at least a portion of the quantity of data added to the second interface by the second user or (ii) the second user to access at least a portion of the quantity of data added to the first user interface by the first user after a start time of the virtual interview and prior to an end time of the virtual interview.

25. The computerized program stored on the non-transitory medium of claim 20, the computerized program having programmable code further comprising instructions which, when executed by the computerized server, cause the computerized server to:

allow at least one of the first user or the second user to record the virtual interview and save at least a portion of the virtual interview.