IP Library Granted Patent US 8,244,551
Granted Patent B1
US 8,244,551 · App. 12/427,736 · Granted Aug 14, 2012

Apparatuses, methods and systems for advancement path candidate cloning

Assignee: Monster Worldwide, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,244,551
App. No.
12/427,736
Granted
Aug 14, 2012
Kind
B1
Abstract

The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADVANCEMENT PATH CANDIDATE CLONING (“CLONER”) provides mechanisms allowing advancement seekers to identify, map out, structure and interact with various advancement paths to the seeker's goals. In one embodiment, the seekers are career advancement seekers, and the CLONER provides mechanisms allowing the seeker to explore various career paths and opportunities. In one embodiment, the CLONER interacts with a statistical engine, which allows seekers to map their experiences to various advancement states in the statistical engines state structure. By so doing, it allows seeker to explore multiple paths based on various criteria, and allows seekers to plan their career goals. In the process, the CLONER allows interested parties (e.g., an employer) to supply a good known seeker (e.g., a great current employee) and identify other candidates that have similar and/or identical experience in an attempt to “clone” the known seeker's abilities. In other embodiments, the seekers may be students wishing to advance their academic advancements. In yet other embodiments, the seekers are financial seekers who wish to achieve their financial goals.

Claims (68)

1. An objective advancement cloning processor-implemented method, comprising:

identifying a source for cloning;

determining if an objective advancement state path exists for the source;

generating an objective advancement state path from unanalyzed experience information stored in the source's profile, if no objective advancement state path exists for the source;

querying a state structure with the source's objective advancement state path for targets;

providing a target resulting from the query of the state structure, wherein the target's objective advancement state path matches the source's objective advancement state path.

2. The method of claim 1 , further, comprising:

ranking query results from querying the state structure.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the provided target is a best match based on ranking criteria.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the provided target is a best match based on attribute filtering criteria.

5. An objective advancement cloning processor-implemented method, comprising:

querying a database for unanalyzed advancement seeker experience information from a seeker profile;

enqueueing unanalyzed experience information record returned from the query;

generating an objective advancement state path for each unanalyzed experience information record;

storing the generated objective advancement state path in the seeker profile;

searching the database for generated objective advancement state paths for cloning.

6. An objective advancement cloning processor-implemented system, comprising:

means to identify a source for cloning;

means to determine if an objective advancement state path exists for the source;

means to generate an objective advancement state path from unanalyzed experience information stored in the source's profile, if no objective advancement state path exists for the source;

means to query a state structure with the source's objective advancement state path for targets;

means to provide a target result from the query of the state structure, wherein the target's objective advancement state path matches the source's objective advancement state path.

7. The system of claim 6 , further, comprising:

means to rank query results from query the state structure.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the provided target is a best match based on rank criteria.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the provided target is a best match based on attribute filter criteria.

10. An objective advancement cloning processor-implemented system, comprising:

means to query a database for unanalyzed advancement seeker experience information from a seeker profile;

means to enqueue unanalyzed experience information record returned from the query;

means to generate an objective advancement state path for each unanalyzed experience information record;

means to store the generated objective advancement state path in the seeker profile;

means to search the database for generated objective advancement state paths for cloning.

11. An objective advancement cloning processor-readable non-transitory medium storing a plurality of processing instructions, comprising issuable instructions by a processor to:

identify a source for cloning;

determine if an objective advancement state path exists for the source;

generate an objective advancement state path from unanalyzed experience information stored in the source's profile, if no objective advancement state path exists for the source;

query a state structure with the source's objective advancement state path for targets;

provide a target result from the query of the state structure, wherein the target's objective advancement state path matches the source's objective advancement state path.

12. The medium of claim 11 , further, comprising:

rank query results from query the state structure.

13. The medium of claim 12 , wherein the provided target is a best match based on rank criteria.

14. The medium of claim 12 , wherein the provided target is a best match based on attribute filter criteria.

15. An objective advancement cloning processor-readable non-transitory medium storing a plurality of processing instructions, comprising issuable instructions by a processor to:

query a database for unanalyzed advancement seeker experience information from a seeker profile;

enqueue unanalyzed experience information record returned from the query;

generate an objective advancement state path for each unanalyzed experience information record;

store the generated objective advancement state path in the seeker profile;

search the database for generated objective advancement state paths for cloning.

16. An objective advancement cloning apparatus, comprising:

a memory;

a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor issues instructions to:

identify a source for cloning;

determine if an objective advancement state path exists for the source;

generate an objective advancement state path from unanalyzed experience information stored in the source's profile, if no objective advancement state path exists for the source;

query a state structure with the source's objective advancement state path for targets;

provide a target result from the query of the state structure, wherein the target's objective advancement state path matches the source's objective advancement state path.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , further, comprising:

rank query results from query the state structure.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the provided target is a best match based on rank criteria.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the provided target is a best match based on attribute filter criteria.

20. An objective advancement cloning apparatus, comprising:

a memory;

a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor issues instructions to:

query a database for unanalyzed advancement seeker experience information from a seeker profile;

enqueue unanalyzed experience information record returned from the query;

generate an objective advancement state path for each unanalyzed experience information record;

store the generated objective advancement state path in the seeker profile;

search the database for generated objective advancement state paths for cloning.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2025
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, LLC
To: MCB BERMUDA LTD.
Reel/Frame 073303/0055 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2024
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, LLC (F/K/A: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.)
To: RANDSTAD MWW SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 068610/0404 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2024
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, LLC (F/K/A: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.)
To: RANDSTAD MWW SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 068610/0395 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2024
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, LLC (F/K/A: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.)
To: RANDSTAD MWW SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 068610/0413 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Sep 17, 2024
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, LLC
Reel/Frame 068974/0543 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2014
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.; GOZAIK LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 034114/0765 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 15, 2010
From: MONSTER (CALIFORNIA), INC.
To: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 024082/0730 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2009
From: MUND, MATTHEW
To: MONSTER (CALIFORNIA), INC.
Reel/Frame 023561/0384 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 61046767 · Apr 21, 2008