Patent ID: 7191138

Claim:
In a method using a machine for cataloging the Intellectual Capital of individuals, said individuals having individual skills, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a hierarchical list of Intellectual Capital categories with a plurality of levels; assigning said skills to said Intellectual Capital categories on each of said levels; assigning an Intellectual Capital code to each of said assigned skills, said Intellectual capital code comprising a series of one or more alphanumeric symbols assigned to said skills to correspond to said hierarchical list of intellectual capital categories; and using said machine at least to add at least one weighting factor to at least one of said Intellectual Capital code, wherein said weighting factor represents experience in said skills represented by said Intellectual Capital codes, and to store one or more selected from the group consisting of said Intellectual capital code, said weighting factor, and a combination of said Intellectual capital code and said weighting factor.