Patent ID: 9082088
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for matching a position represented by a position object having a first set of qualifications arranged in a hierarchical structure, to a person represented by a person object, wherein the position object is organized as a hierarchical structure having the position object as a root and including requirements and tasks having requirements, each requirement further including a plurality of qualifications of the each requirement, said method comprising: examining, by a computer, the position object having the first set of qualifications arranged in the hierarchical structure, and determining a relative hierarchy level of each of the qualifications from the position object; assigning to each qualification, by the computer, a classification number indicating the relative hierarchy level of the qualification; producing, by the computer, a flat list of qualifications from the hierarchical structure, each qualification being associated with its corresponding classification number; removing, by the computer, duplicate qualifications from the flat list, wherein duplicate qualifications having higher classification numbers are removed; and responsive to the removal of the duplicate qualifications, matching the flat list of qualifications to qualifications from a second set of qualifications associated with the person object to determine whether the person is a match for the position.