Patent ID: 7930310
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A global resource method comprising: receiving, by a computing system from a requester, a command for creating a candidate request, said computing system comprising a memory device, said memory device comprising a list of skills, a list of suppliers, a list of geographical areas, supplier configuration data, and a list of work locations; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, a command indicating that a candidate may be selected from any location in the world; associating, by said computing system, groups of suppliers from said list of suppliers with each geographical area of said list of geographical areas; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, a selection of a first skill of said list of skills; determining, by said computing system, that a first geographical area of said list of geographical areas is configured for global resource processing, said requester located within said first geographical area; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, geographical area specification data associated with said first skill; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, a selection of a first work location of said list of work locations, said first work location associated with said first skill; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, a language request indicating that any candidates associated with said first skill are able to speak a first specific language and a second specific language differing from said first specific language; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, time period data indicating a specified time period associated with performing said first skill; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, a time zone request indicating that any candidates associated with said first skill are associated with a specified time zone; presenting, by said computing system for said requester, a first group of suppliers of said list of suppliers, said first group of suppliers associated with said supplier configuration data, said language request, said time period data, and time zone request; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, data indicating a first specified country for selecting suppliers, said first specified country associated with said first specific language; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, a selection of a second group of suppliers of said first group of suppliers, said second group comprising a comprising a first supplier associated with said geographical area specification data and said first specified country; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, candidates rates data comprising candidate rates associated with different currency types associated with different countries; receiving, by said computing system from said requester, data indicating a second specified country for selecting candidates associated with said first skill, said second specified country different from said first specified country, said second specified country associated with said second specific language and said requestor; generating, by a computer processor of said computing system, a service request document, said service request document comprising said selection of said first skill, said candidates rates data, and said second specified country; transmitting, by said computing system, said service request document to said second group of suppliers; and receiving, by said computing system from said first supplier in response to said service request document, a list of candidates, said list of candidates comprising candidates associated with said first skill and said candidate rates data associated each of said candidates, said candidate rates data normalized to a common currency for specified countries with respect to all areas associated with said geographical area specification data.