IP Library Granted Patent US 11,397,996
Granted Patent B2
US 11,397,996 · App. 13/982,950 · Granted Jul 26, 2022

Social match platform apparatuses, methods and systems

Inventors: Thomas Chevalier (Cambridge, MA); Matthew Mund (Brookline, MA); Kristi Ince (Braintree, MA); Dee Dellovo (North Andover, MA)
Assignee: Monster Worldwide, Inc.
G06Q50/01G06Q10/00G06Q30/00H04W4/21
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Patent No.
US 11,397,996
App. No.
13/982,950
Granted
Jul 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The SOCIAL MATCH PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“SMP”) transforms platform join requests, social network info, and SMP network info inputs via SMP components NJ, JIP, CIP, OP, CN-SGU and CN-UPSOG into job info, candidate info, offer info, and social meetup info outputs. A job information request for a candidate may be obtained. Social data associated with the candidate may be determined. A social job relevancy rating for various jobs may be calculated using the social data. A job may be selected using the social job relevancy rating for the job, and information regarding the selected job may be provided.

Claims (43)

1. A cross-social network search 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:

obtain user external social network access credentials;

obtain user internal social network access credentials;

provide an external social network data request, using the user external social network access credentials;

obtain, in response to the external social network data request, user external social network data;

store the obtained external social network data in an external social network database table;

store user internal social network data in an internal social network database table, using the user internal social network access credentials;

obtain a cross-network search trigger including job search parameters;

extract the job search parameters by parsing the cross-network search trigger;

query the internal and external social network database tables, using the extracted job search parameters;

obtain initial query results including a plurality of information types, based on querying the internal and external social network database tables;

provide the initial query results to a career statistical engine to generate additional cross-network search results, wherein the career statistical engine is configured to process state model paths in a directed state graph topology;

obtain the additional cross-network search results;

generate aggregated search results by aggregating the initial query results and the additional cross-network search results; and

provide the aggregated search results in response to the cross-network search trigger.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to:

rank the aggregated search results according to weights assigned to the plurality of information types; and

provide the ranked initial query results and the ranked additional cross-network search results to a requestor.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of information types includes a social graph; a person at a business entity; a job type; and a user interest.

4. The apparatuses of claim 3 , wherein the weights assigned to the plurality of information types are all distinct from each other.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the requestor is one of: a job seeker; a recruiter; a business entity; a web server; and an advertisement server.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cross-network search trigger is one of: a user search request; a jobseeker search request; a recruiter search request; an employer search request; a web service request; and an advertisement service request.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , where the job search parameters include one of: a job type; a job location; a business entity; a salary range; an employment term or condition; and an employee identification.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the aggregated search results are sorted by whether they are initial search results or additional cross-network search results.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the additional cross-network search results are prioritized over the initial search results.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the initial search results are prioritized over the additional cross-network search results.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to: generate an updated graph pathing graph based on the additional cross-network search results.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to: modify the user internal social network data using the user external social network data.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein processor further issues instructions to: store user internal social network data in an internal social network database table, using the user internal social network access credentials, after the modification of the user internal social network data using the user external social network data.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to: generate a plurality of advertisements based on the aggregated search results; and distribute the plurality of advertisement to an at least one content provider.

15. A cross-network social search 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:

obtain user external social network data and user internal social network data;

store the obtained internal and external social network data in separate database tables;

obtain a cross-network job search trigger;

search the internal and external social network data based on the cross-network job search trigger;

obtain initial query results including multiple information types;

generate, via a career statistical engine configured to process state model paths in a directed state graph topology, additional cross-network search results using the initial query results;

aggregate the initial query results and the additional cross-network search results; and

provide the aggregated results.

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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2014
From: INCE, KRISTI; DELLOVO, DEE; CHEVALIER, THOMAS; MUND, MATTHEW
To: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 034291/0884 →
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2014
From: CHEVALIER, THOMAS, 08; MUND, MATTHEW; DELLOVO, DEE; INCE, KRISTI
To: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 033061/0310 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61501095 · Jun 24, 2011
Related Publication 20150127565A1 · May 7, 2015
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