Patent ID: 7191139
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for cataloging skills comprising the steps of: establishing a hierarchical list of defined skills; assigning an alphanumeric symbol to each of said defined skills to create an Intellectual Capital code for said defined skills, said Intellectual capital code comprising a series of one or more said alphanumeric symbols assigned to said defined skills to correspond to said hierarchical list of defined skills; receiving a set of submitted skills using a machine, wherein said set of submitted skills contains at least one of said defined skills in said hierarchical list; identifying said Intellectual Capital code corresponding to said defined skill in said set of submitted skills; adding at least one weighting factor to at least one of said Intellectual Capital codes in said set of submitted skills, said weighting factor having a characteristic that allows it to be used to match and rank at least a portion of said submitted skills; and storing at least said identified Intellectual Capital codes and said weighting factor in a machine-readable data source.