IP Library Granted Patent US 10,630,626
Granted Patent B2
US 10,630,626 · App. 15/582,444 · Granted Apr 21, 2020

Systems and methods for automated interview assistance

Inventors: Daniel Shabtai (Sunnyvale, CA); Veenus Gupta (Hayward, CA); Chuchu Zhao (Mountain View, CA); Xiheng Zhang (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
H04L51/18G06Q10/1053G06Q10/1097H04L51/04
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Patent No.
US 10,630,626
App. No.
15/582,444
Granted
Apr 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can initiate a messaging session with an interviewer, the messaging session associated with a scheduled interview to be conducted by the interviewer. A message is received in the messaging session from the interviewer. A pre-defined function is automatically performed based on the message.

Claims (56)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

initiating, by a computing system, an instant messaging session between an interview bot and an interviewer, wherein

the instant messaging session is associated with a scheduled interview of a job candidate to be conducted by the interviewer and allows the interviewer to communicate with the interview bot for automated assistance for the scheduled interview;

receiving, by the computing system, a message from the interviewer in the instant messaging session; and

automatically performing, by the computing system, a pre-defined function based on one or more pre-defined terms included in the message, wherein other messages that do not include the one or more pre-defined terms are used to update a candidate file associated with the job candidate.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying the one or more pre-defined terms in the message, wherein

the automatically performing the pre-defined function based on the message comprises performing the pre-defined function associated with the one or more pre-defined terms.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises initiating a messaging session between the interviewer and one or more additional individuals.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises:

identifying an interview coordinator associated with the scheduled interview; and

initiating a messaging session between the interviewer and the interview coordinator.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises:

identifying a subsequent interviewer associated with the scheduled interview; and

initiating a messaging session between the interviewer and the subsequent interviewer.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises:

identifying interview information associated with the scheduled interview; and

submitting a message to the instant messaging session comprising the interview information.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the interview information comprises at least one of: interview location information, telephonic dial-in information, or video-conference information.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises updating the candidate file associated with the candidate.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising identifying a pre-defined term in the message indicative of an interviewer request to upload information to a particular portion of the candidate file, wherein

the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises uploading at least a portion of the message to the particular portion of the candidate file.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein

the message comprises an image, and

the pre-defined function comprises uploading the image to the candidate file.

11. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a method comprising:

initiating an instant messaging session between an interview bot and an interviewer, wherein

the instant messaging session is associated with a scheduled interview of a job candidate to be conducted by the interviewer and allows the interviewer to communicate with the interview bot for automated assistance for the scheduled interview;

receiving a message from the interviewer in the instant messaging session; and

automatically performing a pre-defined function based on one or more pre-defined terms included in the message, wherein other messages that do not include the one or more pre-defined terms are used to update a candidate file associated with the job candidate.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

identifying the one or more pre-defined terms in the message, wherein

the automatically performing the pre-defined function based on the message comprises performing the pre-defined function associated with the one or more pre-defined terms.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises initiating a messaging session between the interviewer and one or more additional individuals.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises:

identifying an interview coordinator associated with the scheduled interview; and

initiating a messaging session between the interviewer and the interview coordinator.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises:

identifying a subsequent interviewer associated with the scheduled interview; and

initiating a messaging session between the interviewer and the subsequent interviewer.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

initiating an instant messaging session between an interview bot and an interviewer, wherein

the instant messaging session is associated with a scheduled interview of a job candidate to be conducted by the interviewer and allows the interviewer to communicate with the interview bot for automated assistance for the scheduled interview;

receiving a message from the interviewer in the messaging session; and

automatically performing a pre-defined function based on one or more pre-defined terms included in the message, wherein other messages that do not include the one or more pre-defined terms are used to update a candidate file associated with the job candidate.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises:

identifying the one or more pre-defined terms in the message, wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function based on the message comprises performing the pre-defined function associated with the one or more pre-defined terms.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises initiating a messaging session between the interviewer and one or more additional individuals.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises:

identifying an interview coordinator associated with the scheduled interview; and

initiating a messaging session between the interviewer and the interview coordinator.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the automatically performing the pre-defined function comprises:

identifying a subsequent interviewer associated with the scheduled interview; and

initiating a messaging session between the interviewer and the subsequent interviewer.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: FACEBOOK, INC.
To: META PLATFORMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058645/0271 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2017
From: SHABTAI, DANIEL; GUPTA, VEENUS; ZHAO, CHUCHU; ZHANG, XIHENG
To: FACEBOOK, INC.
Reel/Frame 043219/0145 →
Continuity (1)
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