KR101372810B1 - Virtual Interview System and Method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a simulated interview system and method. The mock interview system includes a transmission / reception unit for transmitting and receiving data and signals through a network, and a database including mock interview content including a plurality of interview questions and corresponding interview questions corresponding to which company name, company type, or which interview type. And, when receiving a mock interview request from the interviewee terminal through the transceiver, providing mock interview menu items including a plurality of company names and a plurality of interview types, and when at least one of the menu items is selected, the plurality of interview items. And a controller for extracting questions according to the selected menu item among the interview questions, voice outputting the extracted questions, constructing an interview screen, generating a simulated interview flash, and transmitting the simulated interview flash to the interviewee terminal through the transceiver.

Description

Virtual Interview System and Method

The present invention relates to mock interview systems and methods.

In a rapidly changing modern society, job interviews are one of the most important processes for the relevant parties as well as written and essay tests. In general, in the recruitment screening process, job interviews are face-to-face with job seekers and job seekers. Job seekers can determine the attitudes, characteristics, and job skills of job seekers. Plays an important part.

In addition, the interview is a final gateway of college entrance or employment, the decision of passing or failing is determined, such interview learning is conducted in some private schools off-line (off-line). However, such interview learning is lacking both qualitatively and numerically, and it is mainly operated by common sense or test-oriented education rather than interview learning. In addition, in the state where the candidates for entrance examination or job candidates leave only the interview as the final gateway, they are preparing and responding vaguely from existing seniors or through books related to the interview.

In this offline interview type, job seekers wear suits and suits for job interviews in accordance with the interview time at their homes, leave their homes, and use the general means of transportation to find a job seeker. A separate interview room must be prepared and screening of interviewers and preparation of interview details are necessary. Therefore, the job seeker asks the prepared contents for the job seekers, checks the answers, and checks the scores for the job seekers to select the final recruiters.

However, it is not possible to prepare realistically by the methods described above, such as the answers to unforeseen questions in unexpected situations, the nuances of the interviewer's speech, and the pressure of the unique atmosphere of the interview room. .

In particular, it is helpful to check the situation in which the person responds to the interview in the most realistic way, to fill in the shortcomings, the habits that do not know the tone or behavior that occupy the most important part of the interview, and the attitude and expression when answering. Part of the problem is that it is difficult to describe the effects of the method described above, or the existing method of memorizing a written interview for a written interview.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mock interview system and method that allows an interviewer to easily receive a mock interview without geographical and time constraints.

Simulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above-described problem, and a transmission and reception unit for transmitting and receiving data and signals over a network, a plurality of interview questions and the corresponding interview questions of any company name or company type or any When a mock interview request is received from the interviewee terminal through the transceiver, the database includes mock interview content including whether the interview type corresponds to the interview type, and a mock interview menu item including a plurality of interview types is provided. When at least one of the menu items is selected, extract questions according to the selected menu item among the plurality of interview questions, voice output the extracted questions, and construct an interview screen to generate a simulated interview flash, Control to transmit to the interviewee terminal through the transceiver It includes.

The simulation system may further include an analysis unit for comprehensively analyzing and evaluating a situation in which an interviewee answers a question, and the analysis unit reads and analyzes an image acquired through a camera of the interviewee terminal, Motion analysis module for analyzing the posture, and a voice analysis module for analyzing the voice frequency of the interviewee's voice by reading and analyzing the voice acquired through the microphone of the interviewee terminal.

When the mock interview request is generated, the controller may receive and store video and audio from a camera and a microphone of the interviewee terminal, generate an interview recording file, and transmit the interview recording file to the interviewee terminal.

When the mock interview request occurs, the controller may request the interviewee terminal to configure the environment, including settings related to a camera and / or microphone, a folder designation for storing an interview recording file, and a rule designation for an interview recording file name.

The controller may transmit control information for controlling the camera and the microphone to the interviewee terminal by analyzing the image and the audio from the camera and the microphone in relation to the setting related to the camera and / or the microphone.

When the mock interview request occurs, the controller may determine whether the interviewee has paid for the mock interview, and if the payment is not made, may perform a payment process.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the mock interview method performed in the mock interview system connected to the interviewee terminal via a network receiving a mock interview request from the interviewee terminal, a plurality of company names and a plurality of interview types Providing mock interview menu items, wherein if at least one of the menu items is selected, extracting questions according to the selected menu item among a plurality of interview questions related to the mock interview menu items; Generating a simulated interview flash by voice outputting the extracted questions and constructing an interview screen, and transmitting the simulated interview flash to the interviewee terminal.

The mock interview method may further include comprehensively analyzing and evaluating a situation in which an interviewee answers a question, and the analyzing and evaluating may be performed by reading and analyzing an image acquired through a camera of the interviewee terminal. The method may include analyzing an interviewee's attitude or posture, and analyzing a voice frequency of the interviewee's voice by reading and analyzing a voice acquired through the microphone of the interviewee terminal.

The mock interview method, when receiving the mock interview request, receiving and storing the video and audio from the camera and the microphone of the interviewee terminal to generate an interview recording file, and transmitting the interview recording file to the interviewee terminal It may further comprise a step.

In the mock interview method, upon receiving the mock interview request, requesting the interviewee terminal an environment setting including settings related to a camera and / or a microphone, a folder designation for storing an interview recording file, and a rule designation for an interview recording file name. It may further include.

The simulation method may include analyzing images and voices from the camera and the microphone, and transmitting control information for controlling the camera and the microphone to the interviewee terminal in relation to the settings related to the camera and / or the microphone. It may further comprise the step.

The mock interview method may further include determining whether the interviewee paid for the mock interview when the mock interview request is received, and performing a payment process if the payment is not made.

The interview screen may include the selected menu item, a remaining answer time for one question, at least one interviewer, a recording screen on which the interviewee is displayed, a number of questions, and a number of remaining questions.

According to the present invention, the interviewee can remotely access the mock interview system to view the mock interview, whereby the interviewee can easily check his or her interview status and obtain interview information related to the desired company.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration for a mock interview according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a mock interview system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a control flow during the simulation interview according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an environment setting screen in the clients 10 and 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a control flow in a mock interview mode in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a simulation interview screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an illumination member for UGR reduction according to a preferred embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the subject matter of the present invention.

In addition, the size of each component in the drawings may be exaggerated for the sake of explanation and does not mean a size actually applied.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the configuration and operation of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration for a mock interview according to the present invention.

According to the present invention, the interviewee can access the mock interview system through a network such as the Internet and request a mock interview to receive a mock interview.

To this end, the interviewee may access the mock interview system 100 through the Internet using his or her PC 10 or smart phone 20. The interviewee may request a mock interview by connecting to the mock interview system 100. In this case, the mock interview system 100 extracts some questions according to various companies or interview types among many questions, outputs a voice, and configures an interview screen to generate a mock interview flash and provide the interviewee terminals 10 and 20. do. The flash may include a 2D image or a 3D stereoscopic image.

In addition, the mock interview system 100 receives and stores video and audio data from the job seeker terminals 10 and 20. In this case, the mock interview system 100 may provide an interviewee recording content transmitted from the job seeker terminals 10 and 20 in a screen mode (PIP).

The mock interview system 100 may then read and analyze the received video and audio data to provide an interviewee with a comprehensive assessment of the interviewee's attitude. Accordingly, job seekers can easily conduct a mock interview using their terminal, and can check their habits and behaviors that they do not know, their attitudes and expressions when responding, and provide them in the mock interview system 100. You may be offered an interview.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of such a mock interview system will be described.

2 is a block diagram of a mock interview system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the simulation interview system 100 includes a transceiver 110, a controller 120, an analyzer 130, and a database 140. The transceiver 110 transmits and receives data or a signal transmitted or received through a network.

The controller 120 receives an interview request from the network through the transceiver 110. When the controller 120 receives the mock interview request from the interviewee terminal, the controller 120 determines whether the interviewee has paid for the mock interview, and if not, performs the payment process. This payment process can be in any known manner and the invention is not limited to any particular process. In this case, the controller 120 may request the interviewee terminal to log in to the mock interview system 100. However, the present invention is not so limited, and once a mock interview fee has been paid, it may not require a login.

When the payment is made, the controller 120 provides a mock interview menu item to the interviewee terminal. The mock interview menu item may include a plurality of company names and a plurality of interview types. For example, the interviewee may select the particular company or interview type desired among the provided mock interview menu items. The interview type may include a company, a school, a major field of the company, a detailed classification, and the like.

When the interviewer selects a specific company or interview type, the controller 120 may request an environment setting from the interviewee terminal. In more detail, the controller 120 may request or instruct the interviewee terminal to specify settings related to a camera and / or microphone, a folder for storing an interview recording file, and rules for the interview recording file name.

The interviewee terminal may request the interviewee to set up a camera and / or a microphone for capturing the interviewee during a mock interview in response to a request for setting up a camera and / or a microphone. In this case, the interviewee terminal may turn on the camera and the microphone and transmit data input from the camera and the microphone to the mock interview system through the network. If the camera and the microphone are not connected to the interviewee terminal, the interviewee terminal may request the interviewee to connect the camera and the microphone.

In another embodiment, the controller 120 may analyze data provided from the camera and / or the microphone and transmit camera and / or microphone control information according to the result. That is, the controller 120 may analyze the interviewee image input through the camera to determine the position of the interviewee photographed through the camera. In this case, the controller 120 may request the interviewee to move the location to the interviewee terminal through, for example, a message output or a voice output. Accordingly, the interviewee terminal may output a message 'Adjust the screen by moving the screen left and right by looking at the camera screen' on its display. In addition, the interviewee terminal may determine a folder in which the interview recording file is to be stored and determine a rule for specifying the interview recording file name in response to the configuration of the mock interview system 100.

The mock interview system 100 receives interviewee photographing data and audio data from an interviewee terminal and stores the interviewee recording data and audio data as an interview recording file. The interview recording file is provided to the interviewee terminal later, and may be stored in a folder of the file system of the interviewee terminal determined at the time of configuration.

After the configuration of the interviewee terminal is completed, the controller 120 streams the simulated interview flash to the interviewee terminal. That is, the controller 120 extracts specific questions from a plurality of questions according to a specific company or interview type selected by the interviewee, and constructs an interview screen with voice output data of the extracted specific questions. Create a flash.

As described above, the present invention generates a simulated interview flash by voice outputting questions according to various interview situations, so that flashes for various interview situations can be generated, and an interview situation suitable for any user can be produced.

Specifically, the controller 120 configures the flash video to repeat the operation of the interviewer asking a question and waiting for the interviewee's answer. In this case, the answer time varies depending on the difficulty of the question, and the flash image is configured to allow the interviewer to ask a new question after the answer time elapses. In this case, the controller 120 generates a flash so that the extracted specific questions are sequentially outputted at the interviewer's question. The flash image screen may include an answer time, at least one interviewer, a recording screen, a number of questions, and a number of remaining questions. Of course, the stereoscopic image and interview questions according to the interview type selected by the user can be freely added and changed. The controller 120 transmits the corresponding simulated interview flash to the interviewee terminals 10 and 20.

Subsequently, the controller 120 stores video and audio data input through a camera and a microphone to generate and store an interview recording file. In this case, the interview recording file is stored in the database 140. The controller 120 transmits the interview recording file to the interviewee terminals 10 and 20.

Database 140 includes mock interview content 160. The mock interview content 160 includes interview information related to a plurality of companies and interview information related to an interview type. This interview information includes questions asked by interviewees in past interviews at a plurality of companies, typical interview questions, and which company name or company type or interview type the questions correspond to.

In addition, the database 140 includes user information 150 including member information 151, recorded data 152, and analysis information 153. The member information 151 may include personal information related to members who subscribe to the mock interview system 100. The recorded data 152 is mock interview video data of members who have seen a mock interview. The analysis information 153 is received from the analysis unit 130 and stored in the database 140.

The analysis unit 130 comprehensively analyzes and evaluates the situation in which the interviewee answers questions of the interviewer. To this end, the analysis unit 130 includes a motion analysis module 132 and a sound analysis module 134.

The motion analysis module 132 is a module for analyzing interviewees 'attitudes and postures when answering questions, so that the interviewees can read and analyze an image acquired through a camera of the interviewee terminal to make a comprehensive evaluation of the interviewees' attitudes. It is preferable to. In addition, the voice analysis module 134 is a module that analyzes the voice frequency of the interviewee's voice when answering questions, and comprehensively evaluates the interviewee's answer by reading and analyzing the voice acquired through the microphone of the interviewee terminal. To let go.

The result of the interview analysis may be transmitted to the interviewee terminal. In this case, the interview analysis result may be transmitted only to the interviewee who paid for the interview analysis, and is stored in the database 140 as described above.

As such, the present invention allows the interviewee to remotely access the mock interview system to view the mock interview, so that the interviewee can easily check his or her interview status and obtain interview information related to the desired company.

In the following, the control flow in a case where a mock interview is conducted using a mock interview system as a server and an interviewee terminal as a client will be described.

3 is a view showing a control flow during the simulation interview according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the server 100 represents a mock interview system, and the clients 10 and 20 represent interviewee terminals.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, the clients 10 and 20 request a mock interview in step 201. When the server 100 receives the mock interview request, the server 100 determines whether the clients 10 and 20 who have requested the mock interview have paid for the mock interview in step 203. The server 100 proceeds to step 209 if the client 10 or 20 has paid for the mock interview, and proceeds to step 207 if the client 10 or 20 has not paid for the mock interview, and proceeds with the payment process.

The server 100 provides the simulated interview menu item to the clients 10 and 20 in step 209. As described above, the mock interview menu item may include a plurality of company names and a plurality of interview types for the interviewee. The client 10 or 20 selects a desired menu item among the mock interview menu items in step 211. Here, one menu item may be selected, or two or more menu items may be selected.

When the server 10 or 20 selects the desired mock interview menu item, the server 100 requests the client 10 or 20 to configure the environment in step 213. As described above, the environment setting may request or instruct the client 10 or 20 related to the camera and / or microphone, the folder designation for storing the interview recording file, and the rule designation for the interview recording file name. The client 10, 20 sends data from its camera and / or microphone in step 215 in response to the configuration request. In FIG. 3, data from the camera and / or the microphone is shown to be transmitted from the client 10, 20 to the server 100 in step 215, while data from the camera and / or the microphone is simulated in accordance with the present invention. It is continuously transmitted from the client (10, 20) to the server 100 during the process.

The server 100 may analyze data provided from cameras and / or microphones of the clients 10 and 20, that is, video and audio, and transmit camera and / or microphone control information in step 217 according to the result.

4 is a diagram illustrating an environment setting screen in the clients 10 and 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the server 100 may determine the position of the interviewee 320 photographed through the camera by analyzing the interviewee image input through the camera. In this case, the server 100 may request the interviewee to move the location to the client 10 or 20 through, for example, a message output or a voice output. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the server 100 displays the recording screen 310 to adjust the position of the interviewee 320 and the message 'Please adjust the screen by looking up and down and moving up and down the camera screen' (330). ) Can be printed.

 In operation 219, the clients 10 and 20 perform camera and microphone control according to the camera and microphone control information. The client 10 or 20 notifies the server 100 of the completion of the environment setting in step 221. In the present embodiment, only the environment setting related to the camera and / or microphone is mentioned, but the environment setting includes designation of a folder for storing the interview recording file, specification of rules for the interview recording file name, and the like. 20) may designate a folder for storing the interview recording file, set rules for the interview recording file name, and notify the server 100 of the completion of the environment setting.

When the server 100 is notified of the completion of configuration, the server 100 generates a mock interview flash and streams it to the clients 10 and 20 in step 223. This mock interview flash is not limited to a specific type of file, but is preferably a flash video (FLV) file, which is an HD-class flash conversion file capable of playing the H.264 codec.

A process of generating such a simulated interview flash will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a diagram illustrating a control flow in a mock interview mode in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control flow in the mock interview mode shown in FIG. 5 represents an operation of generating a mock interview flash and streaming to the client.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the mock interview system, that is, the server 100, receives a mock interview request from a client, the mock interview system enters the mock interview mode. When entering the mock interview mode, the server 100 first displays a list of companies in step 401. As described above, the server 100 displays a mock interview menu item to generate a mock interview flash, wherein the mock interview menu item may include a plurality of company names and a plurality of interview types. Interview types may include a company, a school , a company's major field, a detailed classification, and the like. Therefore, the server 100 first displays a specific company list among the step simulation interview menu items. The company list may include specific company names and company types.

The server 100 determines whether the clients 10 and 20 select a specific company in step 403. If the client selects a particular company, it may proceed to step 411. If the client does not select a particular company, it is determined in step 405 whether the client 10, 20 selects a company type. The company type may be determined based on, for example, the industry type of the company. For example, the company type may include a pharmaceutical company, a communication company, a financial company, a food company, a law firm, and the like. If the client selects a company type, step 411 is reached.

If client 10 or 20 does not select a company type, server 100 may proceed to step 306 to select an interview type. The interview type may include, for example, an English interview.

If the client has selected the interview type 409, the server 100 proceeds to step 411 to extract questions from its database according to the selected menu item. As mentioned above, the database contains mock interview content, which includes many questions according to company type, company name, and interview type.

Next, the server 100 voices the questions extracted in step 413 and constructs an interview screen to generate a simulated interview flash.

6 is a view showing a simulation interview screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the mock interview screen 500 includes a selected menu item 520, remaining answer times 510 and 512 for one question, at least one interviewer, and a recording screen 530 in which the interviewee is displayed. The number of questions 540 and the number of remaining questions 544 may be included.

As described above, the server 100 configures the flash video so that the interviewer asks a question and waits for the interviewee's answer after constructing the simulated interview screen. In this case, the server 100 configures the flash image so that the answer time is different based on the difficulty of the question, and the interviewer asks a new question after the answer time elapses.

Subsequently, the server 100 determines whether the flash transmission has ended, and if the flash transmission has ended, transmits the recording data to the clients 10 and 20 in step 227. In this case, the server 100 may instruct the clients 10 and 20 to store the recording data in a folder designated when the environment is set.

As such, the present invention allows the interviewee to remotely access the mock interview system to view the mock interview, so that the interviewee can easily check his or her interview status and obtain interview information related to the desired company.

In the foregoing detailed description of the present invention, specific examples have been described. However, various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention. The technical spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments of the present invention, but should be determined by the claims and equivalents thereof.

100: simulated interview system 110: transceiver
120: controller 130: analysis unit
140: Database

Claims (7)

In the mock interview system,
Transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving data and signals through a network;
A database containing mock interview content including a plurality of interview questions and which interview questions correspond to which interview type, such as a company name, company type, school name, or department line;
When receiving a mock interview request from the interviewee terminal through the transceiver unit, providing mock interview menu items including an interview type corresponding to a plurality of company names and a plurality of school names, and when at least one of the menu items is selected, A controller for extracting questions according to the selected menu item among the plurality of interview questions, voice outputting the extracted questions, constructing an interview screen, generating a simulated interview flash, and transmitting the simulated interview flash to the interviewee terminal through the transceiver;
A motion analysis module for analyzing an attitude and posture of an interviewee by reading and analyzing an image acquired through a camera of the interviewee terminal; And
A voice analysis module for analyzing a voice frequency of the voice of the interviewee by reading and analyzing the voice acquired through the microphone of the interviewee terminal;
In order to improve the analysis accuracy of the interviewee's attitude or posture, the controller detects the interviewee's position and delivers the location adjustment message to the interviewee's terminal so that the interviewee's position is adjusted. and,
The interview screen displays the interviewee and the interviewee, respectively, using an in-screen picture method (PIP),
The controller transmits the analysis results of the motion analysis module and the voice analysis module to the interviewee terminal for the interviewee who paid for the interview analysis.
The mock interview flash is a mock interview system that is a Flash video (FLV) file capable of playing the H.264 codec. delete delete The method of claim 1,
And the interview screen includes the selected menu item, a remaining answer time for one question, at least one interviewer, a recording screen on which the interviewee is displayed, a number of questions, and a number of remaining questions. In the mock interview method performed in a mock interview system connected to the interviewee terminal through a network,
Receiving a mock interview request from the interviewee terminal;
Providing mock interview menu items comprising a plurality of company names and a plurality of interview types, and if at least one of the menu items is selected, selecting the selected menu item among a plurality of interview questions related to the mock interview menu items. Extracting the questions according to,
Generating a simulated interview flash by voice outputting the extracted questions and constructing an interview screen;
Transmitting the mock interview flash to the interviewee terminal;
The simulated interview flash uses a Flash Video (FLV) file capable of playing the H.264 codec,
Generating the simulated interview flash,
Detecting a position of the interviewee on the interview screen and transmitting a message requesting adjustment of the position of the interviewee;
Analyzing the interviewee's attitude or posture by reading and analyzing the image acquired through the camera of the interviewee terminal, and analyzing the voice frequency of the interviewee's voice by reading and analyzing the voice acquired through the microphone of the interviewee terminal. Wow,
Generating an analysis result of the image and an analysis result of the voice for the interviewee who paid for the interview analysis;
And the interview screen is transmitted in an on-screen mode (PIP) to display the interviewee and the interviewee, respectively. delete 6. The method of claim 5,
And the interview screen includes the selected menu item, a remaining answer time for one question, at least one interviewer, a recording screen on which the interviewee is displayed, a number of questions, and a number of remaining questions.

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