WO2001004811A1 - Systeme pour la recherche de plusieurs sites web d'annonces d'emploi au moyen d'un seul site web - Google Patents

Systeme pour la recherche de plusieurs sites web d'annonces d'emploi au moyen d'un seul site web Download PDF

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WO2001004811A1
WO2001004811A1 PCT/US2000/018366 US0018366W WO0104811A1 WO 2001004811 A1 WO2001004811 A1 WO 2001004811A1 US 0018366 W US0018366 W US 0018366W WO 0104811 A1 WO0104811 A1 WO 0104811A1
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  • the present invention relates to a system and method for searching multiple job posting Web sites with search criteria entered for a single job search request at a single Web site. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method which is accessible on-line to receive a search request including information pertaining to a desired job opening, and which searches multiple job posting Web sites on-line for posted jobs meeting the search criteria and returns a listing of job postings meeting the search for criteria to the search requestor.
  • Job search Web sites are currently in existence and are used by numerous job seekers daily to locate desired job openings.
  • the job seeker visits a desired Web site on-line via the Internet, and enters criteria pertaining to a desired job in locations of a Web page generated by the job posting Web site.
  • Job criteria can include type of job, location, minimum salary requirements and so on.
  • the computer hosting the job posting Web site searches a job database which includes a plurality of files containing information pertaining to job openings that have been posted to the Web site by employers.
  • the computer returns the search results to the job seeker, who can then peruse the located job openings and, in some cases, submit a resume or job application to the employer on-line.
  • job Web sites are useful in enabling a job seeker to locate desired jobs effectively.
  • a job seeker may need to access multiple Web sites to find an ideal job.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for generating a Web site to which a job seeker can submit job search criteria, and which is capable of using that search criteria to search multiple Web sites for matching job openings.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a system and method for receiving search criteria pertaining to a job opening from a job seeker on-line, searching multiple Web sites for job openings matching the search criteria and returning the results of the search in a prioritized format to the job seeker.
  • the system includes a search server comprising a search handler and a search engine.
  • the search server generates a Web page that can be accessed by a job seeker via the Internet at, for example, a home page of the Web site generated by the search server, or by linking from a Web site designated as an affiliate Web site of the system which can be generated by another server.
  • the job seeker enters criteria related to a desired job opening in areas of a Web page generated by the search server.
  • the job seeker can also indicate desired job posting Web sites that are to be searched.
  • the search handler receives the job search criteria from the job seeker, and provides the job search criteria to a search engine, which creates multiple sockets via which the search criteria is sent to data bases of the third party job posting Web sites to be searched.
  • the matching job opening information located by the searches are returned via the socket to the search engine.
  • the search engine compiles the search results in a prioritized format and forwards the search results to the search handler. For example, the search engine can organize the results such that the matching job openings that have been posted at the Web site from which thejob search was initiated can be listed before any of the other matching job openings located at other Web sites.
  • the search handler in turn returns the search results to the job seeker. The job seeker can then peruse the search results and, if desired, click on any job opening in the search results to access more detailed information pertaining to that particular job opening.
  • the search server links the job seeker to the Web site from which the job opening was located.
  • Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic illustration of a system capable of searching multiple job posting Web sites according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating operations performed by the search server, search handler and search engine shown in Fig. 1 when a job seeker request a search of multiple job opening Web sites;
  • Fig. 3 is an example of a Web page displayed at a job seeker's computer when thejob seeker visits the Web site generated by the system shown in Fig. 1, to enable a job seeker to request a search of multiple job posting Web sites;
  • Fig. 4 is an example of a Web page displayed at the job seeker's computer as created by the search sever shown in Fig. 1 which enables the job seeker to enter criteria pertaining to a desired job opening;
  • Fig. 5 is an example of a Web page of an affiliate Web site that can be displayed at the job seeker's computer and which includes a link to enable the ob seeker to request a search of multiple job posting Web sites;
  • Fig. 6 is an example of a Web page displayed at the job seeker's computer listing job posting Web sites that can be selected for searching by the search engine shown in Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic illustration of operations performed by the search engine shown in Fig. 1 to generate multiple search requests of multiple job posting Web sites in response to a request by a job seeker;
  • Fig. 8 is an example of a Web page displayed at the job seeker's computer as created by the system shown in Fig. 1 , which provides a listing of job openings located by thejob search.
  • Fig 1 is a diagrammatical view of a job search system 100 for searching multiple Web sites from a single Web site location according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the system 100 includes a search server 102 running on a computer (not shown).
  • the search server 102 can be written in any suitable computer programming language, such as C++.
  • Search server 102 includes a search handler 104 and a search engine 106, the details of which are described in more detail below.
  • a job seeker's computer terminal 108 running a Web browser, can access the search server 102 via the Internet or any other suitable computer network.
  • the search server 102 accesses third party databases 110 via the Internet or any other suitable computer network to search those databases for designated information as described in more detail below.
  • the system 100 enables a job seeker to fill out a single job search form, located on a single Web site, such as the site hosted by search server 102 or by linking from a Web site designated as an affiliate Web site of the system which can be generated by another server, and to receive job results from databases located at multiple Web sites formatted into a single results list.
  • the flowchart shown in Fig. 2 illustrates exemplary operations performed by the search server 102 and, in particular, by the search handler 104 and search engine 106 of the search server 102 shown in Fig. 1, when a job seeker request a search of multiple job posting Web sites. For exemplary purposes, those operations are discussed with respect to a single job seeker computer terminal 108.
  • the search handler 104 and search engine 106 are capable of simultaneously handling job search requests from multiple job seeker computer terminals.
  • the search server 102 detects this visit in step 1000 and in step 1010 causes a Web page, such as Web page 112 shown in Fig. 3, to be displayed on the display screen of the job seeker's computer terminal 108.
  • the Web page includes, among other things, a quick job search button 113, discussed in more detail below, and job search links 114 and 115.
  • step 1015 determines in step 1015 that the job seeker has clicked on the quick job search button 113
  • the processing proceeds to step 1017 where the job seeker can perform a search of the job openings posted on the Web site hosted by server 102 in a manner similar to that described in U.S. Patent No. 5,978,768 entitled “Computerized Job Search System” and in copending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/158,452, filed September 22, 1998, entitled “Computerized Job Search Network", both referenced above.
  • the processing then proceeds to step 1020 as indicated.
  • steps 1015 and 1020 are shown in sequence, as will be appreciated from the following, steps 1015 and 1020 can be performed in parallel, with the processing proceeding to their respective subsequent steps depending on whether button 113 or either of links 114 or 115 have been selected.
  • the search server 102 determines in step 1020 that the job seeker has clicked on either of job search links 114 or 115, the search server 102 in step 1030 causes another Web page, such as Web page 116 shown in Fig. 4, to be displayed on the display screen of job seeker's computer terminal 108.
  • Web page 116 acts as a "search form" into which a job seeker can enter search criteria.
  • affiliate Web sites are Web sites maintained by entities such as corporations and the like that are in a contractual or other similar arrangement with the company (i.e., CareerBuilder, Inc.) maintaining the Web site hosted by search server 102.
  • affiliate Web site 117 includes a link 117-1 from which the job seeker can be linked to the Web page 116 shown in Fig. 4.
  • Web site 117 also includes links 117-2 and 117-3 that enable a job seeker to, for example, post his or her resume and establish a personalized job search as is disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,978,768 entitled "Computerized Job Search System” and in copending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/158,452, filed September 22, 1998, entitled “Computerized Job Search Network", both referenced above.
  • the search form Web page 116 (Fig. 4) includes menu 118 which allows a job seeker to select a job location from a preset list of locations, and menu 120 which allows a job seeker to select a job description from a preset list.
  • the search form Web page 116 further includes a keyword entry field 122 into which the job seeker can enter keywords to be included in the search criteria.
  • the search form Web page 116 further includes a salary selection section 124 which enables a job seeker to enter a salary range to be included in the search criteria, and a Web site search selector button 126 which allows the job seeker to select Web sites to be searched from among a preset list of Web sites.
  • the system 100 causes another Web page, such as career site Web page 128 shown in Fig. 6, to be generated on the display terminal of the job seeker's computer terminal 108.
  • career site Web page 128 includes a listing of job posting Web sites which the job seeker can select to be searched with the entered job search criteria. As shown, the career site Web page 128 also includes a quality rating of each Web site.
  • the search form Web page 116 further includes a define results section 132 which enables a job seeker to select the number of jobs to be displayed per page and within a selected time period in which the jobs were posted (e.g., posted any day, posted within the last week, posted within the last two weeks, and so on).
  • the job seeker can click on the "search now" button 134 to initiate the search of the selected Web sites.
  • the search handler 104 using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or any other suitable format, accepts the search request from the search form Web page 116 in step 1040 and passes the search request to the search engine 106 for processing in step 1050.
  • HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
  • the search engine 106 In step 1060, the search engine 106 generates multiple processes, handled in parallel, to search against multiple job posting Web sites, as shown in Fig. 7. In order to prepare these multiple processes, the search engine 106 transforms the data submitted in the received search request into request criteria that will be recognized by the third party databases being queried. For example, if the request was submitted for the description "secretary" and one of the databases being queried used the term "administrative" to refer to the same class of data, the search engine 106 would transform the request for "secretary" into "administrative".
  • the search criteria are passed to the search handler 104 via an HTTP request.
  • the search criteria are then passed on to the search engine 106 in step 1050 via inter-process communication (IPC).
  • IPC inter-process communication
  • the search criteria are transformed into destination-specific search requests by the search engine 106 in step 1070. Once all the search requests have been properly prepared, the search engine 106 will create a socket for each third party Web site 110.
  • the search engine 106 will then send an HTTP search request on each socket in step 1090, and asynchronously monitor for HTTP responses. As each third party web site 110 responds, the search engine 106 saves the HTML data returned. In some instances, the search request may be for some number of results (e.g., 50), but the third party site queried may only return results in groups of a smaller number (e.g., 20). In this case, the search engine 106 determines in step 1100 that the number of search results is insufficient, and repeats steps 1080 and 1090 to automatically generate further requests for additional results sets until the desired results number (e.g., 50) has been satisfied.
  • the desired results number e.g., 50
  • the search engine 106 parses each third party Web site's job results and adds them to a results list which contains the results from all sites, and orders the results by each site's priority. That is, when the results are returned from the various third party databases, they are compiled according to a priority system inherent in the search engine 106. For example, if the search engine 106 recognizes three priority levels of Web sites, configuration files indicate, for every third party Web site 110 capable of being searched by the search engine 106, whether it has a priority level of 1, 2, or 3. Also, additional priority levels can be established, if desired.
  • First priority site results will be delivered to the top of the results set, the second priority site results will be listed next, and so on.
  • the first priority site results could be listed differently, and additional information can be presented for these results which is not presented for priority level 2 and 3 results.
  • the search engine 106 can be configured to arrange the results so that the matching job openings that were located which have been posted to the web site from which the job search has been initiated are listed before any of the other matching job openings. That is, if the search was initiated from the Web site 117 shown in Fig. 5, then any matching job that has been posted to that site 117 and tnus was located at that site 117 can be listed prior to any of the other matching job openings.
  • the search engine 106 gives each priority level a "timeout" window representing a period of time within which the server of a third party Web site at that priority level must respond in order for the results to be listed in the results set. If a server responds prior to the timeout, the results will be displayed. However, if the timeout period passes, the results are automatically displayed with the next available priority set.
  • the search engine 106 takes the ordered results list and generates the HTML search compiled results page in step 1120.
  • the search engine 106 returns this page to the waiting search handler 104, which in turn passes the page back to the job seeker's computer terminal 108 in step 1140.
  • the job seeker's computer terminal 108 displays the results page, such as results page 136 shown in Fig. 8, with the job search results being displayed in their order of priority.
  • each job title listing includes a link which enables thejob seeker to access additional information pertaining to the job title. For example, if the job seeker clicks on the job title, the search server 102 links the job seeker's computer terminal 108 to the Web site at which the job is posted and from which the job title was retrieved during the search. The job seeker can then peruse the additional information pertaining to the job opening at that Web site in a manner as described, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 5,978,768 entitled “Computerized Job Search System”; and in copending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/158,452, filed September 22, 1998, entitled “Computerized Job Search Network", referenced above.

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L'invention concerne un système et un procédé pour la recherche de plusieurs sites Web d'annonces d'emploi via un seul site Web. Le système (100) prévoit un serveur de recherche (102) comprenant un manipulateur de recherche (104) et un moteur de recherche (106). Le serveur de recherche (102) génère une page Web à laquelle un demandeur d'emploi a accès via Internet. Le demandeur d'emploi introduit des critères relatifs à un débouché désiré dans les régions d'une page Web générée par le serveur de recherche (102). Le demandeur d'emploi peut également indiquer les sites Web désirés d'annonces d'emploi qui sont à rechercher. Le manipulateur de recherche (104) reçoit les critères de recherche d'emploi formulés par le demandeur d'emploi et fournit le critère de recherche d'emploi à un moteur de recherche (106), lequel génère de multiples supports par l'intermédiaire desquels le critère de recherche est émis à des bases de données des sites Web d'annonces d'emploi tiers (110) à rechercher. Les résultats sont alors présentés prioritairement au demandeur d'emploi.
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