MATCHED-BASED EMPLOYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20070244734A1
• Filed: 03/21/2007
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania (Citizens Financial Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: MKT10
• Inventors: McGovern, Robert, Anderson, Erik, Smith, Brent, Ferry, Leslie, Farmer, Brian, Koczara, Pam
• Granted Patent: US 8,620,829 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/156 Query results presentation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/105 Human resources
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services

Abstract

A method of operating an employment system is provided. The method includes generating a score for each of a plurality of possible results compared to information associated with a user, enabling the user to access a result of the plurality of possible results if the score generated for the result meets a threshold condition, enabling the user to adjust the threshold condition and preventing the user from adjusting the threshold condition beyond a minimum threshold condition. The score can be a bi-directional matching score. The minimum threshold condition can include a minimum score. The minimum score can be determined based on the percentage of the plurality of possible results that would be accessible to the user.

Claims

1. A method of operating an employment system comprising:

generating a score for each of a plurality of possible results compared to information associated with a user;

enabling the user to access a result of the plurality of possible results if the score generated for the result meets a threshold condition;

enabling the user to adjust the threshold condition; and

preventing the user from adjusting the threshold condition beyond a minimum threshold condition.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the score is a bi-directional matching score.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the minimum threshold condition includes a minimum score.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the minimum score is determined based on the percentage of the plurality of possible results that would be accessible to the user.

5-14. -14. (canceled)

15. A computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein configured to operate an employment system, said computer program product comprising;

computer readable code configured to cause a computer to generate a score for each of a plurality of possible results compared to information associated with a user;

computer readable code configured to cause a computer to enable the user to access a result of the plurality of possible results if the score generated for the result meets a threshold condition;

computer readable code configured to cause a computer to enable the user to adjust the threshold condition; and

computer readable code configured to cause a computer to prevent the user from adjusting the threshold condition beyond a minimum threshold condition.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the score is a bi-directional matching score.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the minimum threshold condition includes a minimum score.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the minimum score is determined based on the percentage of the plurality of possible results that would be accessible to the user.

19-28. -28. (canceled)