Utilizing search facets based on project context

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020005218-A1
Application number	US-201816023894-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 29, 2018
Priority date	Jun 29, 2018
Publication date	Jan 2, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for utilizing search facets based on project context. In the system, a process is used for receiving candidate attributes from candidate devices of a plurality of candidates. The processor operates for receiving, via the network interface, user-entered attributes from a user device of a user that are a first part of project attributes of a project and storing the project attributes. The candidates are searched by comparing project attributes with candidate attributes and producing a resultant matching candidate set comprising matching candidates, wherein each matching candidate is assigned an overall matching score. The system then iteratively executes: sorting the matching candidates into sorted matching candidates, breaking the sorted matching candidates into display groups, sending a display group of the display groups to the user device, receiving a display/sort trigger, and revising the project attributes based on the display/sort trigger.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising, with a processor of a computer system:
receiving, via a network interface, candidate attributes from candidate devices of a plurality of candidates and storing them in a candidate database in a memory of the computer system; receiving, via the network interface, user-entered attributes from a user device of a user that are a first part of project attributes of a project and storing the project attributes in a project database in the memory; searching for candidates in the candidate database by comparing project attributes or search facets with candidate attributes and producing a resultant matching candidate set comprising matching candidates, wherein each matching candidate is assigned an overall matching score; iteratively executing:
sorting the matching candidates into sorted matching candidates by comparing the project attributes with matching candidate attributes and producing a resultant sorted matching candidate set;
breaking the sorted matching candidates into display groups;
sending a display group of the display groups to the user device;
receiving a display/sort trigger; and
revising the project attributes based on the display/sort trigger.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the display/sort trigger comprises a changing of the project attributes.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the changing of the project attributes results from a creation or changing of generated context attributes of the project attributes.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the changing of the generated context attributes is based on at least one of the user-entered attributes, the matching candidate attributes, candidate attributes of the selected candidate, candidate attributes of historical candidates, a user action related to a displayed candidate of the display group, or project attributes of an additional project.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the user action is at least one of: saving the candidate or hiding the candidate.

6 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
sending a potential context attribute to the user; receiving a favorable indication for using the potential context attribute from the user; and performing the changing of the project attributes in response to the receiving of the favorable indication.

7 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the changing of the generated context attributes is based on candidate attributes of candidates who performed at least one of: accepting a request for further contact by the user or receiving an offer.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending a new display group of the display groups to the user device in response to a user update action requesting a display of the new display group; and executing a new iteration of the iteratively executing operations only in response to the user update action.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying the project attributes until a predetermined number of matching candidates are received from the searching.

10 . A system comprising:
one or more computer processors a memory; and one or more computer-readable mediums storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the system to: receive, via a network interface, candidate attributes from candidate devices of a plurality of candidates and storing them in a candidate database in the memory; receive, via the network interface, user-entered attributes from a user device of a user that are a first part of project attributes of a project and storing the project attributes in a project database in the memory; search for candidates in the candidate database by comparing project attributes or search facets with candidate attributes and produce a resultant matching candidate set comprising matching candidates, wherein each matching candidate is assigned an overall matching score; iteratively execute, causing the system to:
sort the matching candidates into sorted matching candidates by a compare of the project attributes with matching candidate attributes and produce a resultant sorted matching candidate set;
break the sorted matching candidates into display groups;
send a display group of the display groups to the user device;
receive a display/sort trigger; and
revise the project attributes based on the display/sort trigger.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the display/sort trigger comprises a changing of the project attributes.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the change of the project attributes results from a creation or change of generated context attributes of the project attributes.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the change of the generated context attributes is based on at least one of the user-entered attributes, the matching candidate attributes, candidate attributes of the selected candidate, candidate attributes of historical candidates, a user action related to a displayed candidate of the display group, or project attributes of an additional project.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the user action is at least one of: saving the candidate or hiding the candidate.

15 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to:
send a potential context attribute to the user; receive a favorable indication for use of the potential context attribute from the user; and perform the change of the project attributes in response to the receipt of the favorable indication.

16 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the change of the generated context attributes is based on candidate attributes of candidates who performed at least one of: accepted a request for further contact by the user or received an offer.

17 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to:
send a new display group of the display groups to the user device in response to a user update action of a request for a display of the new display group; and executes new iteration of the iteratively executing operations only in response to the user update action.

18 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to modify the project attributes until a predetermined number of matching candidates are received from the searching.

19 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computer processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving, via a network interface, candidate attributes from candidate devices of a plurality of candidates and storing them in a candidate database in a memory of the computer system; receiving, via the network interface, user-entered attributes from a user device of a user that are a first part of project attributes of a project and storing the project attributes in a project database in the memory; searching for candidates in the candidate database by comparing project attributes or search facets with candidate attributes and producing a resultant matching candidate set comprising matching candidates, wherein each matching candidate is assigned an overall matching score; iteratively executing:
sorting the matching candidates into sorted matching candidates by comparing the project attributes with matching candidate attributes and producing a resultant sorted matching candidate set;
breaking the sorted matching candidates into display groups;
sending a display group of the display groups to the user devic

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Cheung Patrick
• Buchanan Erik Eugene
• Liao Christine
• Boyd Declan Paul
• Gulati Gurwinder
• Or Faith
• Ozcaglar Cagri

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06Q10/063112 Primary

  Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task · CPC title

• G06F16/335

  Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles (filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536) · CPC title

• G06F16/9535

  Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation · CPC title

• G06F17/30699

  Physics · mapped topic