IP Library Granted Patent US 11,526,850
Granted Patent B1
US 11,526,850 · App. 17/667,611 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Apparatuses and methods for rating the quality of a posting

Inventors: Arran Stewart (Austin, TX); Steve O'Brien (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: MY JOB MATCHER, INC.
G06Q10/1053G06K9/627G06N5/048G06Q10/06311
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Patent No.
US 11,526,850
App. No.
17/667,611
Granted
Dec 13, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

Aspects relate to apparatuses and methods for rating the quality of a posting. An exemplary apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the processor to acquire a plurality of inputs from at least a posting, classify the posting to a posting category as a function of the plurality of inputs, calculate a quality metric as a function of the posting category and the plurality of inputs, wherein the quality metric reflects a level of completeness regarding the arrangement of inputs in a posting, and generate, as a function of the quality metric, a ordering of the posting, wherein the order relates to a probable level of focus a user may use to fill the posting.

Claims (38)

1. An apparatus for rating the quality of a posting, the apparatus comprising:

at least a processor; and

a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to:

acquire a plurality of inputs from at least a posting;

classify the at least a posting to a posting category as a function of the plurality of inputs;

calculate a quality metric as a function of the posting category and the plurality of inputs, wherein the quality metric reflects a level of completeness regarding the arrangement of inputs in a posting; and

generate, as a function of the quality metric, an ordering of the at least a posting, wherein the ordering relates to a probable level of focus an applicant may use to respond to the at least a posting, wherein

generating the ordering of the at least a posting comprises:

measuring a plurality of levels of focus by evaluating interactions of a plurality of applicants with a plurality of postings, wherein the evaluation is based on the number of views of a particular posting by the plurality of applicants;

training a machine-learning model as a function of training data and a machine-learning algorithm, wherein the training data correlates focus level measurements and posting ordering data; and

generating, using the trained machine-learning model, the ordering of the at least a posting, wherein the at least a posting is provided to the trained machine-learning model as an input to output the ordering of the at least a posting.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein calculating the quality metric comprises using a machine learning process to calculate and combine a plurality of sub-quantifiers of the at least a posting based on a desirability criterion.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising the plurality of inputs from the at least a posting as a machine learning algorithm input and the sub-quantifier as an algorithm output.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein calculating and combining the plurality of sub-quantifiers of the at least a posting further comprises using a fuzzy inference system.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising retrieving training data from at least a posting database as a function of the posting category.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the processor to generate improvements to the at least a posting using a natural language module to identify a plurality of synonyms to a term, substitute a synonym of the plurality for the term, generate a new plurality of sub-quantifiers, and compare to the new plurality of sub-quantifiers to the original sub-quantifiers of the at least a posting.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the processor to identify a plurality of deficiency categories of the at least a posting using a plurality of sub-quantifiers of the at least a posting.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the processor to receive a user update addressing a deficiency category of the at least a posting.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the processor to recalculate the quality metric of the at least a posting based on the user update.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the memory contains instructions further configuring the processor to identify a new plurality of deficiency categories based on the user update.

11. A method for rating the quality of a posting, the method comprising:

acquiring, using a computing device, a plurality of inputs from at least a posting;

classifying, using a computing device, the at least a posting to a posting category as a function of the plurality of inputs;

calculating, using a computing device, a quality metric as a function of the posting category and the plurality of inputs, wherein the quality metric reflects a level of completeness regarding the arrangement of inputs in a posting; and

generating, using a computing device, as a function of the quality metric, an ordering of the at least a posting wherein the order relates to a probable level of focus an applicant may use to respond to the at least a posting, wherein

generating the ordering of the at least a posting comprises:

measuring a plurality of levels of focus by evaluating interactions of a plurality of applicants with a plurality of postings, wherein the evaluation is based on the number of views of a particular posting by the plurality of applicants;

training a machine-learning model as a function of training data and a machine-learning algorithm, wherein the training data correlates focus level measurements and posting ordering data; and

generating, using the trained machine-learning model, the ordering of the at least a posting, wherein the at least a posting is provided to the trained machine-learning model as an input to output the ordering of the at least a posting.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein calculating the quality metric comprises using a machine learning process to calculate and combine a plurality of sub-quantifiers of the at least a posting based on a desirability criterion.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising the plurality of inputs from the at least a posting as a machine learning algorithm input and the sub-quantifier as an algorithm output.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein calculating and combining the plurality of sub-quantifiers of the at least a posting further comprises using a fuzzy inference system.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising retrieving training data from at least a posting database as a function of the posting category.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the computing device is configured to generate improvements to the at least a posting using a natural language module to identify a plurality of synonyms to a term, substitute a synonym of the plurality for the term, generate a new plurality of sub-quantifiers, and compare to the new plurality of sub-quantifiers to the original sub-quantifiers of the at least a posting.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the computing device is configured to identify a plurality of deficiency categories of the at least a posting using a plurality of sub-quantifiers of the at least a posting.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the computing device is configured to receive a user update addressing a deficiency category of the at least a posting.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the computing device is configured to recalculate the quality metric of the at least a posting based on the user update.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the computing device is configured to identify a new plurality of deficiency categories based on the user update.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 20, 2026
From: JOBS ACQUISITION CO., LLC
To: JOB.COM LLC
Reel/Frame 075585/0715 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2026
From: MY JOB MATCHER, INC.
To: JOBS ACQUISITION CO., LLC
Reel/Frame 075586/0117 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2026
From: LILY GRACE INVESTMENTS PTY LTD.
To: MY JOB MATCHER, INC.
Reel/Frame 075719/0236 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2025
From: MY JOB MATCHER, INC.; MJM TECH LIMITED
To: LILY GRACE INVESTMENTS PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 071336/0662 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2022
From: STEWART, ARRAN; O'BRIEN, STEVE
To: MY JOB MATCHER, INC. D/B/A JOB.COM
Reel/Frame 059080/0291 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2022
From: STEWART, ARRAN; O'BRIEN, STEVE
To: MY JOB MATCHER, INC. D/B/A JOB.COM
Reel/Frame 059026/0946 →