Skills database management system and method
US006266659B1
(12) United States Patent
(10) Patent N0.:
Nadkarni
(54)
(76)
US 6,266,659 B1
(45) Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
SKILLS DATABASE MANAGEMENT
5,416,694 *
5/1995 Parrish etal. ......................... .. 705/8
SYSTEM AND METHOD
5,506,984 *
4/1996 Miller ........ ..
707/10
5,592,375 *
1/1997 Salmon et a1.
705/7
Inventor:
Uday P_ Nadkarni, 52 Jamie CL,
5,832,497 * 11/1998 Taylor ................................ .. 707/104
Monmouth Junction, NJ (US) 08852
( * ) Notice:
*
cited by eXammer
SubJect' to any disclaimer; the term of this
Primary Examiner_Thomas Black
patent is extended or adJusted under 35
A
U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
. t [ Examiner_FrantZ Cob SS“ ‘1” . y
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Fzrm—Synnestvedt & Lechner LLP
(21) Appl. No.: 09/130,819 _ (22) Filed: Aug. 7, 1998
(57)
ABSTRACT
A computer-based on-line skills/resume management (60)
Related US. Application Data Provisional application No. 60/055,316, ?led on Aug. 7, 1997-
system, the system has: (a) a relational database having a plurality of ?elds Wherein a portion of the ?elds are arranged in a hierarchical relationship; (b) database population
(51) Int. c1.7 .................................................... .. G06F 17/30
mechanismfor populating the databasewith information,
(52)
us. Cl. ............................... .. 707/3; 707/10; 707/104; 709/217; 709/218; 709/201; 705/7; 705/8;
the P01111131“n mechamsm lnterfaclllg Wlth a ?rst user ind prompting the ?rst user for information for at least a portion
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of the ?elds arranged in the hierarchical relationship; (c)
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query generation mechanism for interfacing With a second
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user and prompting the second user to select a combination
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of the ?elds in the hierarchical relationship to form at least
References Cited
a portion of a query for searching the database; (d) search mechanism operatively connected to database for applying the query to the relational database; and (e) output mecha
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 5 164 897 * 11/1992 Clark et a1‘ ~~~~~ u
5,197,004 * 5,283,731
7O5/1
nism for providing the second user With results of the search.
3/1993 Sobotka et a1. 705/8 2/1994 Lalonde et al. .................... .. 364/400
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(12) United States Patent
(10) Patent N0.:
Nadkarni
(54)
(76)
US 6,266,659 B1
(45) Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
SKILLS DATABASE MANAGEMENT
5,416,694 *
5/1995 Parrish etal. ......................... .. 705/8
SYSTEM AND METHOD
5,506,984 *
4/1996 Miller ........ ..
707/10
5,592,375 *
1/1997 Salmon et a1.
705/7
Inventor:
Uday P_ Nadkarni, 52 Jamie CL,
5,832,497 * 11/1998 Taylor ................................ .. 707/104
Monmouth Junction, NJ (US) 08852
( * ) Notice:
*
cited by eXammer
SubJect' to any disclaimer; the term of this
Primary Examiner_Thomas Black
patent is extended or adJusted under 35
A
U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
. t [ Examiner_FrantZ Cob SS“ ‘1” . y
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Fzrm—Synnestvedt & Lechner LLP
(21) Appl. No.: 09/130,819 _ (22) Filed: Aug. 7, 1998
(57)
ABSTRACT
A computer-based on-line skills/resume management (60)
Related US. Application Data Provisional application No. 60/055,316, ?led on Aug. 7, 1997-
system, the system has: (a) a relational database having a plurality of ?elds Wherein a portion of the ?elds are arranged in a hierarchical relationship; (b) database population
(51) Int. c1.7 .................................................... .. G06F 17/30
mechanismfor populating the databasewith information,
(52)
us. Cl. ............................... .. 707/3; 707/10; 707/104; 709/217; 709/218; 709/201; 705/7; 705/8;
the P01111131“n mechamsm lnterfaclllg Wlth a ?rst user ind prompting the ?rst user for information for at least a portion
(58)
Field of Search "" ’
(56)
’
705/11
of the ?elds arranged in the hierarchical relationship; (c)
707/10 3 104
query generation mechanism for interfacing With a second
Q17 élé 201’
user and prompting the second user to select a combination
’
’
’
of the ?elds in the hierarchical relationship to form at least
References Cited
a portion of a query for searching the database; (d) search mechanism operatively connected to database for applying the query to the relational database; and (e) output mecha
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 5 164 897 * 11/1992 Clark et a1‘ ~~~~~ u
5,197,004 * 5,283,731
7O5/1
nism for providing the second user With results of the search.
3/1993 Sobotka et a1. 705/8 2/1994 Lalonde et al. .................... .. 364/400
20 Claims, 32 Drawing Sheets
PM . And Status
Reports
Modify Skill:
pdate Availability
En er Education
Resume
In 0.
Details
ll 3'05
En er Experience
304 J
Enter -—
Each
Details
Emp oyer
—
I En er
“199V Each Position En er 305_/'
En er
How 5km Utilized
En er
References,
Memberships, Misc. Info.
307 ‘f
H'
Job
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306 J
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U.S. Patent
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Sheet 1 0f 32
US 6,266,659 B1
Employer
5
Vendor
108
User Interface I 1
Candidate
|
User Interface 1 10
/
User _"_Interfaoe___
|_ _ _ _ _ _ __
I
109
113
NR
|,\/114 1
12.
J‘
_____________ __
1 1 _"
103 \a
‘________.__.___.__.__.___
l Database
U
Communications Interface
102
101
104
\A
f‘) Processor
Memory
105
107
106
k“
Admln. Interface
100
FIG. I
\_,/~
U.S. Patent
Jul. 24, 2001
Sheet 2 0f 32
US 6,266,659 B1
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requirements
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