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1. At step S64 a determination is made as to whether there has been inactivity for too long of a time If so the system proceeds to step S65 if not the system proceeds to step S2 At step S65 any searches that are in progress are suspended and the connection is terminated with respect to this client In compliance with the statute the invention has been described in language more or less specific as to structural and methodical features It is to be understood however that the invention is not limited to the specific features shown and described since the means herein disclosed comprise preferred forms of putting the invention into effect The invention is therefore claimed in any of its forms or modifications within the proper scope of the appended claims appropriately interpreted in accordance with the doctrine of equivalents What is claimed is 1 Asystem for handling resume graphic files comprising a server being configured to receive fields for at least contact information and resume graphic files which maintain the appearance format information and font information of original documents and a client machine in selective communication with the server the server being configured to communicate to the client machine a resume graphic file upload request the client machine being configured to selectively 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 50 55 60 65 14 transmit to the server some of the fi
2. SUPERVISOR NAME 120 SUBMIT 122 124 CLEAR 146 VOCABULARY ASSISTANCE HE UL d X_ 30 U S Patent Apr 6 2004 Sheet 4 of 14 US 6 718 345 B2 PERSONAL DL ORMATION STA DUNG PROVINCE Z SEG CODE POSTAL CODE OPTIONAL INFORMATION CITIZENSHIP m um omer SPECIFY SECURITY EEE PAST 66 68 PRESENT POSITION TO BE FILLED PT cie arf ue TEMP JOB TITLE COMPENSATION 82 PER kl ONTH us DATE NEEDED __ 90 H 74 E et FT PERM _ FT TEMP EDUCATION CITY MIN MAJOR DEGREE INST NAME STATE PROVINCE GPA HIGH SCHOOL 94 L 96 98 COLLEGE 100 102 104 SS am e EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 31 EMPLOYER NAME ip EMPLOYER CITY STATE JOB TITLE MIN MO EXPERIENCE x 31 SUPERVISOR NAME SEARCH 142 144 CLEAR 148 VOCABULARY ASSISTANCE EGRE LA Xx 136 U S Patent Apr 6 2004 Sheet 5 of 14 US 6 718 345 B2 CITY ST WASHINGTON DC SECURITY CURRENT DESIRED MATERIALS SPECIALIST TYPE FULL TIME PERMANENT COMP 6000 PER MONTH AVAILABLE JULY 1996 COLLEGE MASS INSTITUTE OF TECH COLLEGE GPA 3 5 EMPLOYER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOB TITLE MATERIALS RADIOLOGIST Zo oa 5 CELLULAR JOB TITLE SATELLITE VOCABULARY ASSISTANCE FOR JOB TITLE DEVELOPMENT FIRMWARE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS CELLULAR SATELLITE FIRMWARE JOB TITLE EEA U S Patent Apr 6 2004 Sheet 6 of 14 US
3. is illustrative The first sentence of the prior art section of this patent describes the prior art as applying to employment agencies sometimes called search firms The preferred embodi ment section of the patent then describes a system designed for use by such agencies and firms without direct applicant involvement of any kind Other attempts have allowed applicants to initially enter some data but make no explicit provision for ongoing involvement Such approaches can result in outdated infor mation and questionable results Other attempts have required the installation of special ized computer hardware and or software or personnel train ing at the employer s place of business The difficulty in learning and using the system often effectively restricts access to just those who have been appropriately trained Other attempts have incorporated rudimentary computer based searching methods The most common method involves the aforementioned keyword searches on the contents of entire resum s such as offered by Online Career Center Indianapolis Ind and TMP Interactive Framingham Mass The inherent limitations of such meth ods have already been discussed Another attempt at incorporating computer based search ing methods is seen in the services available from Intellimatch San Jose Calif Internet address http www intellimatch com This attempt accepts weighted ranking data provided by applicants and
4. practices include consumption of substantial physical space difficulty in searching through large quantities of paper documents the near impossibility of correlating applicants whose resum s may vary widely in organization content and clarity and the lack of uniformity in the search process from one practitioner to another From the above discussion it is clear that a very signifi cant need exists for an improved method of resum solicitation sorting delivery handling and management Yet prior attempts to resolve some of these problems have achieved only limited success Document scanners have been used in some attempts to reduce the physical space consumed by physical resum s However search methods do not work well on scanned images because scanned resum s are stored as pictures not searchable words or text Optical Character Recognition OCR has been used in some attempts to convert paper based resum s to pure text However employers are typically unwilling to forgo the traditional resum because of the widely held belief that the ability to review the format style and presentation of the resum itself is of value Still other attempts have employed the aforementioned OCR conversion to allow the use of keyword search 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 2 methods on the resulting text of full resum s in an attempt to find those which contain key words or phrases However
5. Patent FROM FIG BA Apr 6 2004 Sheet 8 of 14 US 6 718 345 B2 SEND MAIN MENU S2 REQUEST SELECTION Ba cj ESL DID USER SELECT ENTER NEW APPLICANT DATA 7 YES 8 S3 DID USER SELECT UPDATE EXISTING APPLICANT DATA YES e 54 DID USER SELECT BEGIN NEW SEARCH OF APPLICANTS YES 52 DID USER SELECT CONTINUE SUSPENDED SEARCH OF APPLICANTS YES amp 56 S65 YES TERMINATE END CONNECTION US 6 718 345 B2 Sheet 9 of 14 Apr 6 2004 U S Patent G res JSVaviva NI JIVNI IWNSIH 3401s 81S ECS WYO INILNO IWNSIY OL NOLVW OJNI FONVISISSY AYVINGVION G31S3n03e4 QAY JOVANI INNSIU FAIFIIY JIVWI FINNS FY ZZS 3AI3234 OL JYVJJYd LIS LIES JINVISISSV AAV I1HV20OA LSANOIY LNT Gia JSNOdS3e INFOFY m ON NOLO3TJS 1S3N03U GNV SQOHLIW NOLLd3O del JOVANI AWNSIY J18VIlvAV JO JSIT V INIO OL GNIS 4ISNOdSFIY 3AL12 39 NOLOV QI ISIG 1S3N0IU 4NJITO OL WHO JNI Uno JANSI GNIS ISVEVLVG NI WHO INIUNO FNNSIY FIYOLS 61S GIS G u lS WHO 3NIIno INNSIU ALdW3 3Jejvd3eld ISNOdASIU IAIOA EIS CYOMSSVd V HOS LSINOIY V INJITO OL GNIS S Gi ANVOllddv MIN NOISSY cl S U S Patent Apr 6 2004 Sheet 10 of 14 US 6 718 345 B2 SEND TO CLIENT A MESSAGE REQUESTING APPLICANT ID AND PASSWORD RECEIVE AND 526 VERIFY RESPONSE S27 RETRIEVE EXISTING R
6. the job applicant fills in using his her machine 26 as many fields 31 as desired including some mandatory information such as name and contact information address and or phone number in sec tion 32 The applicant also effects creation of a graphics file 126 FIG 7 of the applicant s resum for receipt by the server The graphics file 126 contains all the formatting fonts and margins of a traditional paper resum and is of great assistance to employers wishing to gain some insight into the professionalism of an applicant The graphics file can be for example in a file format identified by one of the following extensions GIF TIF or TIFF JPG or JPEG or JPE BMP TGA EPS PCX or another form of graphics file that maintains the appearance format information and font information of the original document The applicant can create the graphics file in any appropriate manner at a location 134 remote from the server 12 For example the applicant can create the graphics file using a scanner 128 FIG 1 by scanning his or her actual printed resum Alternatively the applicant can use a fac simile machine 130 FIG 1 to fax his or her actual printed resum to a facsimile machine 132 in the possession of the administrator of the system 10 e g located at the location of the server 12 The facsimile machine 132 creates graph ics file 126 that is stored by the server In one embodiment the system administrator can c
7. user name and password After performing step S46 the system proceeds to step S47 At step S47 the server receives and verifies the client ID and password After performing step S47 the system pro ceeds to step S48 At step S48 the server stores the search criteria After performing step S48 the system proceeds to step S2 At step S49 the server receives the response from the client After performing step S49 the system proceeds to step S50 At step S50 the server sends a complete resum outline to the client By complete resum outline what is meant is non summarized information in a format such as is shown in FIG 3 except with contact information suppressed After performing step S50 the system proceeds to step S51 At step S51 a determination is made as to whether the client chose to purchase the resum image associated with the resum outline that matched the search criteria If so the system proceeds to step S52 if not the system proceeds to step S40 US 6 718 345 B2 13 At step S52 the server sends to the client a message asking if the employer has an existing account After per forming step S52 the system proceeds to step S53 At step S53 the server receives the response from the client After performing step S53 the system proceeds to step S54 At step S54 a determination is made as to whether the client indicated that employer does have an existing account If so the system proceeds to s
8. 19 1994 l Using Restrac Sccanner With Restrac Hire and Restract Related U S Application Data Plan Restrac User Manual Release 1 2 pp 3 1 1985 Using the Rescruiting Workbench Restrac User Manual 63 Continuation of application No 10 121 247 filed on Apr Restrac Hire 3 1 pp 5 2 amp 6 3 1996 10 2002 now Pat No 6 564 188 which is a continuation of application No 09 054 339 filed on Apr 2 1998 which is a continuation of application No 08 597 359 filed on Feb Primary Examiner Charles Roues 8 1996 now Pat No 5 758 324 74 Attorney Agent or Firm Wells St John PS 60 e application No 60 008 700 filed on Dec 15 57 ABSTRACT CI L teeta at nud oM eet GO06F 17 30 A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of 52 U S Cl 707 104 1 707 102 707 513 resum images in a manner which preserves the appearance 709 205 709 206 705 1 organization and information content of the original docu 58 Field of Search 707 104 1 103 R ment n addition summaries or outlines of resum 707 102 513 705 1 709 205 206 images broken down into multiple fields are stored and can E j be searched field by field A user interface is provided which 56 References Cited is based on a familiar paper based method already in com U S PATENT DOCUMENTS 5 164 897 A 11 1992 Clark et al 364 401 mon use thus reducing the training required
9. 6 718 345 B2 JOHN DOE 619 555 1212 VOICE 1234 ANY STREET 619 555 1211 FAX SMALLTOWN CA 92041 JDOEGCELLSAT COM EMAIL CAREER SUMMARY 15 YEARS OF IN DEPTH INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE FIRMWARE DESIGN INTEL 8048 8051 80960 80X86 MOTOROLA 680X ASSEMBLY AND C C NETWARE IBM PC SYSTEM DESIGN SOFTWARE HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE COMMAND SET DESIGN LOCAL AREA NETWORKS ERGONOMICS SPACE QUALIFIED SYSTEMS MIL 38510 SPACE FLIGHT DESIGN RULES CIRCUIT DESIGN DIGITAL AUDIO AND VIDEO CIRCUITRY LOW NOISE LOW DISTORTION CROSSTALK SENSITIVE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE CELLULAR SATELLITE CORPORATION SAN DIEGO CA MAR 88 MANAGER OF SATELLITE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PRESENT MANAGE DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL EARTH TO ORBIT LINKUP FIRMWARE HOST INTERFACE PROTOCOLS ETC SUPERVISOR OF CELLULAR FIRMWARE ENGINEERING SUPERVISED FIRMWARE DESIGN INCLUDING OS ARCHITECTURE CELL ROUTING AND DROPPED LINK HANDLING DATA COMPRESSION AND ENCRYPTION U S Patent Apr 6 2004 Sheet 7 of 14 US 6 718 345 B2 S1 4 YES TO FIG 8B HAS A CLIENT CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM S8 IS IT TIME TO UPDATE EXISTING APPLICANT INFORMATION NOTIFY ASSOCIATED APPLICANT S THAT UPDATE IS RECOMMENDED S9 S10 IS IT TIME TO AUTOMATICALLY CONTINUE SUSPENDED SEARCHES YES PERFORM SUSPENDED SEARCHES HAS SYSTEM OPERATOR REQUESTED SHUTDOWN ew SH Za wy ES U S
10. applicant select a method After performing step S20 the system proceeds to step S21 At step S21 the server receives the response from the client After performing step S21 the system proceeds to step S22 At step S22 the server prepares to receive the resum image from the client using the selected reception method After performing step S22 the system proceeds to step S23 At step S23 the server receives the resum image After performing step S23 the system proceeds to step S24 At step S24 the server stores the resum image in the database After performing step S24 the system proceeds to step S2 At step S25 the system sends to the client a message requesting an applicant identification user name and pass word After performing step S25 the system proceeds to step S26 At step S26 the server receives and verifies the password and ID After performing step S26 the system proceeds to step S27 At step S27 the server retrieves the existing resum outline information from the database for this applicant After performing step S27 the system proceeds to step S28 At step S28 the server fills the empty resum outline form with the outline information retrieved from the database After performing step S28 the system proceeds to S15 At step S29 the server sends to the client a message requesting a client ID user name and password After performing step S29 the system proceeds to step S30 At step S30 the ser
11. employers There are several disadvantages of this type of method First the user interface for interacting with such ranking systems can be complex non intuitive unfamiliar difficult to learn and slow to operate Second there is no objective reference for ranking standards individual applicants are asked to rank themselves leading to an extremely subjective collection of personal opinions Third employers are asked to rank their requirements in a like fashion again without reference to an objective standard Fourth these highly subjective data are then compared to each other compounding assumptions US 6 718 345 B2 3 upon assumptions and often yielding startlingly mismatched and valueless results Another attempt at providing resum services on the Internet is provided by Beverly Hills Software 469 South Bedford Drive Beverly Hills Calif 90212 Internet address http www Bhs Com This attempt prompts appli cants to enter text only information using a template However keyword searches still involve searching the entire contents of resum data no searching by fields is available A visual template is provided for applicant data but the resulting pure text is sorted as one large text file like other systems There is also no provision for charging or collecting fees Some of the aforementioned examples have attempted to incorporate various remote connection means Such remote methods have traditionally been limit
12. form to the connected client and requests that the applicant fill out the form After performing step S15 the system proceeds to step S16 US 6 718 345 B2 11 At step S16 the server receives the response from the client After performing step S16 the system proceeds to step 17 At step S17 a determination is made as to whether the client requested vocabulary assistance If so the system proceeds to step S18 if not the system proceeds to step S19 At step S18 the requested vocabulary assistance infor mation is added to the resum outline form An example of vocabulary assistance is shown in FIG 6 For example if an applicant has listed cellular and satellite in the job title field and requests vocabulary assistance for the job title field the server will generate a list of alternative terms such as development firmware software and systems and will transmit that list to the applicant s client machine The client can then select any of the listed vocabulary assistance terms for addition to the job title field Vocabulary assistance is available for many of the fields on the outline form After performing step S18 the system proceeds to step S15 At step S19 the server stores the information filled in the resum outline form in the database After performing step S19 the system proceeds to step S20 At step S20 the server sends to the client a list of available resum image reception methods and requests that the
13. proceeds to step S29 if not the system proceeds to step S64 At step S7 a determination is made as to whether it is time for an applicant to update the information they have pro vided to the server If so the system proceeds to step S8 if not the system proceeds to step S9 At step S8 the server notifies applicants that it is recom mended that they update their resum information After performing step S8 the system proceeds to step S9 At step S9 a determination is made as to whether it is time to continue suspended searches If so the system proceeds to step S10 if not the system proceeds to step S11 At step S10 suspended searches are performed After performing step 510 the system proceeds to step 511 At step S11 a determination is made as to whether the operator of the system has requested a system shutdown for maintenance or some other reason If so the system shuts down if not the system proceeds to step S1 At step S12 a new applicant identification number is assigned by the server and the server sends to the client a request for a selection of a password After performing step S12 the system proceeds to step S13 At step S13 the system receives a response from the client After performing step S13 the system proceeds to step S14 At step S14 the server prepares an empty resum outline form After performing step S14 the system proceeds to step S15 At step S15 the server sends the resum outline
14. such methods have proven inefficient because of the nature of written language As just one example an employer seeking applicants residing in the state of Indiana will find numerous false matches when searching with the standard postal service abbreviation IN The letter pair in appears frequently in the English language many times in this sentence alone yet most such matches in the full text of a resum would have little or nothing to do with the searcher s true intent A further difficulty with keyword search methods is the requirement that the words or phrases in question must match with near perfect accuracy The diversity of job applicant writing skills and vocabularies causes many resum s which otherwise might describe applicants with similar attributes to be written using very different terms and phrases Such wide variation causes keyword search methods to often erroneously exclude qualified applicants without notification to ii the searcher while simultaneously including unqualified ones Prior attempts at applying computer technology to resum management have been limited in scope applicability and usefulness For example many have been intended for use only by employers employment specialists or headhunt ers Job applicants themselves are completely excluded from accessing such systems One prior attempt described in U S Pat No 5 164 897 to Clark et al incorporated by reference
15. 2 to obtain a user name and password so the employer can be identified by the server 12 in a subsequent connection session The server further comprises vocabulary assistance capa bility for assisting an applicant in filling form 30 or for assisting an employer in formulating a search request using form 136 The vocabulary assistance routine provides to the applicant s or employer s client machine alternative termi nology which can be selected for filing the form 30 or the form 136 An example of vocabulary assistance is illustrated in FIG 6 If the applicant or employer requests vocabulary assis tance while filling the job title field 72 e g by pressing a vocabulary assistance button 146 or 148 while the cursor of the machine 26 or 138 is in field 72 alternative terms to those filled in the field will be presented e g by presenting a menu such as a pop up menu to the machine 26 or 138 The applicant or employer can then select alternative ter 10 15 20 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 10 minology from the menu which will then be added in the field Alternatively instead of using the vocabulary assis tance while initially filling the form 136 an employer may be dissatisfied with the results of a search and may then return to the form 136 and initiate vocabulary assistance on one or more of the fields The vocabulary assistance routine of the server 12 preferably learns related terms over time The v
16. 4 U S Patent O 1 JNIH2VW 9z 3 IIWISOV4 JNIHOVW INJO SANVA TddV 80r ANIT NOLLVOINQNNOD OF gZ Ze JNIHOVW J TIIWISOVj ANIT NOLVOINQWWOO JNIHOVW INFO S 9 340 IdW3 cl F L 4 INIHIVW INIIID SANVII ldav gor INIT NOLLVOINYIWWOO s ISvaviva ANIT NOLLVOINNNWOD JNIHOVW INIO S 43A0 IdW3 90 YINNVOS L 971 JNIHOVW IN3ITO S INVOlIddV FOr MINIT NOLVOINQ WAOO 8c l ANIT NOLLVOINY1h WOO 8 1 JNIHOVW IN3I TO S 0 3A0 IdW3 U S Patent Apr 6 2004 Sheet 2 of 14 US 6 718 345 B2 20 LONG TERM MEMORY 14 18 COMMUNICATION HARDWARE dE 3r ram gp U S Patent Apr 6 2004 Sheet 3 of 14 US 6 718 345 B2 PERSONAL INFORMATION NAME 39 l ee em FIRST MIDDLE sooress er 46 48 50 CITY STATE PROVINCE ZIP POSTAL CODE PHONE FAX nots EMAIL 56 31 OPTIONAL INFORMATION 34 CITIZENSHIP B Cow mre SPECIFY 64 SECURITY CLEARANCE PAST L I PRESENT SOCIAL SECURITY TEA POSITION DESIRED JOB TITLE R TYPE _ Fr PERM FT TEMP An ku TEMP COMPENSATION E 82 PER m EEK n ONTH YEAR DATE AVAILABLE EE EDUCATION CY 98 38 MAJOR DEGREE INST NAME STATE PROVINCE GPA HIGH SCHOOL 31 COLLEGE 08 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY REPEAT AS NEEDED EMPLOYER NAME pd E 1 in EMPLOYER CITY STATE JOB TITLE 114 40 START DATE END DATE
17. ESUME OUTLINE FROM DATABASE FILL EMPTY RESUME OUTLINE FORM WITH RETRIEVED FORM S CONTENTS U S Patent Apr 6 2004 Sheet 11 of 14 US 6 718 345 B2 SEND TO CLIENT A MESSAGE REQUESTING CLIENT ID AND PASSWORD RECEIVE AND VERIFY RESPONSE S30 SEND TO CLIENT A LIST OF THIS CLIENT S SUSPENDED SEARCHES AND REQUEST SELECTION S32 RECEIVE SELECTION FILL EMPTY RESUME OUTLINE FORM WITH SELECTED SEARCH CRITERIA U S Patent Apr 6 2004 Sheet 12 of 14 US 6 718 345 B2 0 S34 PREPARE EMPTY eo RESUME OUTLINE FORM SEND OUTLINE FORM TO CLIENT AND REQUEST RETURN WITH DESIRED SEARCH CRITERIA RECEIVE RESPONSE DID CLIENT REQUEST ADD REQUESTED VOCABULARY VOCABULARY ASSISTANCE ASSISTANCE TO RESUME OUTLINE FORM NO S37 S46 DID CLIENT REQUEST SUSPENSION OF THIS SEARCH YES SEND TO CLIENT A REQUEST FOR A CLIENT ID AND PASSWORD S48 STORE SEARCH CRITERIA S38 NO ee RECEIVE AND VERIFY RESPONSE FROM TO 12B 12B LE a La Fe U S Patent Apr 6 2004 Sheet 13 of 14 US 6 718 345 B2 TO 12A FROM 12A 39 SEARCH DATABASE OF EXISTING RESUME OUTLINES SUMMARIZE COMPLIANT RESUME OUTLINES SEND TO CLIENT AND REQUEST DESIRED ACTION S41 RECEIVE RESPONSE DID CLIENT CHOOSE TO MODIFY SEARCH CRITERIA YES S42 DID CLIENT CHOOSE TO VIEW AN ENTIRE OUTLINE S44 YES SEND TO CLIENT A LIST OF AVAILABLE RESUME OUTLINE DELIVERY
18. METHODS AND REQUEST SELECTION RECEIVE RESPONSE SEND COMPLETE RESUME OUTLINE TO CLIENT AND REQUEST DESIRED ACTION S50 DID CLIENT CHOOSE TO PURCHASE ASSOCIATED RESUME IMAGE S51 YES LE E Han U S Patent Apr 6 2004 Sheet 14 of 14 US 6 718 345 B2 SEND TO CLIENT A MESSAGE ASKING IF CLIENT HAS AN EXISTING ACCOUNT ON SYSTEM RECEIVE RESPONSE DID CLIENT RESPOND AFFIRMATIVELY S55 SEND TO CLIENT A REQUEST FOR ACCOUNT ID AND PASSWORD S56 RECEIVE AND VERIFY RESPONSE SEND TO CLIENT A LIST OF AVAILABLE RESUME IMAGE DELIVERY METHODS AND REQUEST SELECTION RECEIVE RESPONSE S58 RETRIEVE RESUME IMAGE S59 FROM DATABASE DELIVER RESUME IMAGE TO CLIENT VIA SELECTED METHOD Zr cj L S60 S53 SEND TO CLIENT A REQUEST FOR CREDIT CARD OF OTHER BILLING INFORMATION NO RECEIVE RESPONSE DOES BANK OR OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTION CONFIRM CLIENT S BILLING INFORMATION S63 557 US 6 718 345 B2 1 RESUME STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation of U S patent application Ser No 10 121 247 filed Apr 10 2002 now U S Pat No 6 564 188 which in turn is a continuation of U S patent application Ser No 09 054 339 which was filed on Apr 2 1998 which a continuation of U S patent application Ser No 08 597 359 filed Feb 8 1996 now U S Pat No 5 758 324 which in turn claims priority fro
19. US006718345B2 United States Patent 12 10 Patent No US 6 718 345 B2 Hartman et al 45 Date of Patent Apr 6 2004 54 RESUME STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL 5 724 508 A 3 1998 Harple Jr et al 709 205 SYSTEM 5 727 156 A 3 1998 Her Hoyman et al 395 200 49 5 729 637 A 3 1998 Nicholson et al 382 282 76 Inventors Richard L Hartman 5205 N du A poe Bowe ae ee dien 742 choll et al Mulvaney Ct Spokane WA US 5758324 A 5 1998 Hartman et al 705 1 99212 Mary M Hartman 5205 N 3781785 A 7 781 1998 Rowe et al 707 513 Mulvaney Ct Spokane WA US 5 832497 A 11 1998 Taylor 707 104 1 99212 Roy P Massena P O Box 5 845 299 A 12 1998 Arora et al eeeeseeseeseeee 707 513 8435 Spokane WA US 99203 5 892 905 A 4 1999 Brandt et al 395 187 01 5 978 758 A 11 999 Ono essenzi 705 1 Notice Subject to any disclaimer the term of this 5 999 939 A 12 1999 De Hilster et al 707 102 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U S C 154 b by 0 days OTHER PUBLICATIONS Nebel et al Request for Comments 1876 Xerox Corpo 21 Appl No 10 437 650 ration pp 1 13 Nov 1995 22 Filed May 13 2003 Callaway Erin High Tech Hunt Computerworld p 115 Nov 21 1994 65 Prior Publication Data Scheier Kevin Intellimatch Introducing Newest Recruit US 2003 0195767 A1 Oct 16 2003 ment Tool Since the PC Business Wire Oct
20. ablish secure access to the server 12 For example the employer can transmit to a specific IP Internet Protocol address or can initiate a dialup connected to a specific telephone number and transmit billing information for that session without setting up a password The server 12 is capable of storing employer s search requests and periodically later repeating the search update searching Thus additional entries matching the search parameters can be located in the event the database has been modified and contains new entries that satisfy the search parameters If the employer desires the ability to store search requests and perform update searches he or she will be required by the server 12 to obtain a user name and password so the employer can be identified by the server in a subsequent connection session The server 12 is also capable of suspending execution of a search request upon receiving a suspend request from the employer s client machine and of resuming the search at a later time upon receiving a resum request from the employ er s client machine 138 For example the employer may view the summary information for a certain number of hits entries that satisfy the search parameters and wish to take break before more closely studying the results or before looking at less relevant matches Again if the employer desires the ability to suspend and later resum search requests he or she will be required by the server 1
21. ansmit to the server information defined by an outline and a resume graphic file and a second client machine in selective communication with the server the server being configured to communicate to the second client machine an amount of the resume graphic files 11 A system for handling resume graphic files in accor dance with claim 10 wherein the server is configured to receive the resume graphic file and to transmit the resume 15 graphic file upload request using TCP IP UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PATENT NO 6 718 345 B2 Page 1 of 1 DATED April 6 2004 INVENTOR S Richard L Hartman et al It is certified that error appears in the above identified patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby corrected as shown below Column 2 Line 20 please delete ii after to Column 8 Line 51 please delete Md after Rockville and insert MD Line 52 please delete Oh en after 6109 RH and insert Ohe en Column 9 Line 57 please delete filing after for and insert filling Column 10 Line 49 please delete 510 after step and insert S10 Line 49 please delete 511 after step and insert S11 Signed and Sealed this Twenty first Day of September 2004 MS JON W DUDAS Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
22. as UNIX if the server is a UNIX machine Windows NT LINUX if the server is a personal computer etc The system 10 further includes a job applicant s client machine or applicant s client machine 26 in selective communication with the server 12 The job applicant s client machine 26 is connected to the server 12 via a communication link 28 Various possible types of communication link can be employed for the communication link 28 between the server 12 and the applicant s client machine 26 For example the communi cation link 28 can comprise a hard wired connection a telephone connection a satellite RE or other wireless connection an Internet connection a local area network or wide area network connection a combination of the preceding or any other desired type of connection Many applicant s client machines 26 can communicate with the server 12 at the same time Different applicant s client machines can connect with the server using different types of communication links 28 For example one of the com munication links 28 can be a hard wired connection while another one of the communication links 28 is a telephone connection After the communication link is established communi cations can take place over the link using any of various protocols such as e mail FTP file transfer protocol TCP IP Internet protocol which can be used with HTTP hyper text transfer protocol or GOPHER ASCII X MODEM Y MODEM KERMIT any var
23. bling employers to be automatically notified thereof One embodiment of the invention provides a method of and apparatus for coordinating the terminology and vocabu lary used by applicants and potential employers in the entry and searching of the aforementioned resum outlines One embodiment of the invention provides a method of and apparatus for the controlled expansion of the terminol ogy and vocabulary used by applicants and potential employers in the entry of and searching of the aforemen tioned resum outlines One embodiment of the invention employs modern com munications systems such as the Internet the World Wide Web or other commercial connectivity services for applicant submission of outlines or resum images or employer searches through outlines or viewing of resum images One embodiment of the invention employs modern com munications systems to automatically notify applicants or employers under certain conditions such as the expiration of a time interval or occurrence of an event 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 4 One embodiment of the invention employs common and commercially available computer hardware and software to reduce or eliminate the need for specialized equipment by and training of the applicant or employer One embodiment of the invention employs modern com munications systems for billing and payment for services Other features of the invention
24. cle 1 Section 8 FIG 1 shows a resum storage and retrieval system 10 embodying the invention The system 10 comprises a server 12 including a memory 14 and a database 16 defined in the memory 14 The server 12 can be a minicomputer a microcomputer a UNIX TM machine a mainframe computer a personal computer such as an Intel TM PC 286 386 486 Pentium P6 etc TM personal computer or clone or Apple TM Macintosh TM or PowerPC TM personal computer or clone or any other appropriate com puter The memory 14 is preferably long term memory e g hard drive disk drive tape unit CD ROM etc The server 12 includes typical components FIG 2 such as a CPU or processor 18 input devices such as a keyboard not shown and mouse not shown output devices not shown such as a monitor and printer RAM 20 ROM 22 serial ports not shown parallel ports not shown and communication hardware 24 which may either be internal or external such as internal communication cards e g modem card or net work card or external communication hardware e g exter nal modem etc In one embodiment the communication hardware 24 connects the server 12 to the Internet so that the server 12 defines an Internet node More particularly in one embodiment the server 12 is a World Wide Web server US 6 718 345 B2 5 connected to the Internet In this embodiment the server 12 has a multi user multi tasking operating system such
25. ed embodiment For example a secure server can be used for the server 12 or encryption can be used e g using PGP pretty good privacy encryption such as is provided by ViaCrypt TM software or some other encryp tion method Upon connection the server 12 provides the employer s client machine 138 with search form 136 FIG 4 The search form 136 is preferably similar to the form 30 filled by applicants as described above and preferably includes fields 31 corresponding to fields contained on the form filled by applicants After filling in the search form entering search terms in the fields of importance to the employer the employer sends the search form to the server e g by pressing a submit send or search button 142 on the 10 15 20 25 30 40 45 50 55 60 65 8 form in a HTML application This results in the employer s client machine 138 providing a search request to the server 12 and initiating a search of the summary information in the database 16 As was the case with the applicant s form 30 the form 136 also includes a clear button 144 in an HIML application using which the employer can clear the form 136 and start over The search parameters are defined by the filled search form 136 The filled search form 136 indicates which fields 31 are to be searched for which keywords For example based on which fields 31 are filled with which keywords a search query can be co
26. ed to text only resum storage and keyword based searches of the full resum text None have succeeded in addressing all of the problems described above SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention provides a method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resum images in a manner which preserves the appearance organization and information content of the original document One embodiment of the invention provides a method of and apparatus for storing formatted summaries or outlines of resum images and efficient searching and subsequent selection of the resum outlines and their associated resum images One embodiment of the invention provides a user inter face for creating the aforementioned resum outlines which is based on a familiar paper based method already in com mon use thus reducing the training required to effectively use the system One embodiment of the invention provides a method of and apparatus for computer assisted searching of the afore mentioned stored resum outlines in a manner which mini mizes the need for specialized equipment and training In one embodiment such searches can be suspended and resumed at a later time One embodiment of the invention provides a method of and apparatus for enabling the automatic and continuous execution of the searches through resum outlines thereby determining when a potentially qualifying applicant has entered their resum outline and resum image and ena
27. elds of the contact information and a resume graphic file 2 A system for handling resume graphic files in accor dance with claim 1 wherein the server is configured to receive the resume graphic file and to transmit the resume graphic file upload request using TCP IP 3 Asystem for handling resume graphic files comprising a server being configured to receive outlines including fields for at least contact information and resume graphic files which maintain the appearance format information and font information of original documents the server being further configured to selec tively convert the resume graphics files to alternative formats and a client machine in selective communication with the server the server being configured to communicate to the client machine a resume graphic file upload request the client machine being configured to selectively transmit to the server an outline and a resume graphic file 4 A system for handling resume graphic files in accor dance with claim 3 wherein the server receives the resume graphic file and transmits the resume graphic file upload request using TCP IP 5 A system for handling both resume graphic files and resume outlines associated with the resume graphic files comprising a server being configured to receive at least resume outlines and resume graphic files which resume out lines include fields for at least contact information and which resume graphic files maintai
28. employment sought full time permanent full time temporary part time permanent or part time temporary fields 82 84 86 and 88 relating to compensation requirements and a field 90 relating to the date when the applicant will be available for the new position the educa tion section 38 has fields 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 and 108 relating to majors degrees school names and locations and grade point averages multiple copies of fields 100 102 104 106 and 108 can be included for multiple colleges attended and the employment history section 40 has fields 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 6 110 111 112 114 116 118 and 120 for employer name employer city employer state or province previous job title start date for that position and end date for that position multiple copies of fields 110 111 112 114 116 118 and 120 can be included for multiple prior positions Other or additional fields can be used as desired or synonyms can be used in place of the words shown in FIG 3 adjacent the fields For World Wide Web applications the form 30 is an HTML form and has submit and clear buttons 122 and 124 using which the applicant can either send the information from the filled fields to the server or can clear the form and start over The form 30 further includes a vocabulary assistance button 146 the function of which is discussed below Upon receiving the form 30
29. hic file upload request the first client machine being configured to selectively transmit to the server information defined by an outline and a resume graphic file the server being further configured to receive and store in the database an entry including the resume graphic file and a second client machine in selective communication with the server the second client machine being configured US 6 718 345 B2 15 to selectively provide a search request comprising search parameters to the server to initiate a search of the database the server being configured to upon completing the search communicate to the second client machine an amount of the resume graphic files in response to the search parameters 9 A system for handling resume graphic files in accor dance with claim 8 wherein the server is configured to transmit the resume graphic file upload request and to receive the resume graphic file using TCP IP 10 A system for handling resume graphic files compris ing server being configured to receive outlines including fields for at least contact information and resume graphic files which maintain the appearance format information and font information of original docu ments 16 a first client machine in selective communication with the server the server being configured to communicate to the first client machine a resume graphic file upload request the first client machine being configured to selectively tr
30. iations on these protocols or any other appropriate protocol During a session the server 12 communicates to the applicant s client machine a resum outline form 30 FIG 3 to be completed by a job applicant The form 30 has a plurality of fields 31 relevant to employment using which typical information found on a resum is summarized by the applicant The form 30 has fields that are similar to blanks found on traditional job application forms available from employers In the illustrated embodiment the form 30 has various sections such as a personal information section 32 an optional information section 34 a position desired section 36 an education section 38 and an employment history section 40 Other sections can be used as desired Each section has various fields 31 For example in the illustrated embodiment the personal information section 32 has fields 39 41 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 and 56 for the job applicant s first middle and last names address city state or province e g the two letter postal service abbreviations zip code or postal code phone number fax number and e mail address respectively the optional information section 34 has fields 58 60 62 and 64 relating to citizenship fields 66 and 68 relating to security clearance and a field 70 for a social security or social insurance number the position desired section 36 has a field 72 for job title fields 74 76 78 and 80 relating to the type of
31. m U S Provisional Application Ser No 60 008 700 filed Dec 15 1995 all of which are incorporated by reference herein TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to electronic resum storage and retrieval systems and methods BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Resum s are a primary communication medium between employers and job applicants candidates Employers annu ally spend billions of dollars to solicit resum s using news paper advertisements job fairs college recruitment seminars and other methods In response job applicants spend billions more to compose typeset print and ship those resum s Unfortunately present resum delivery practices are expensive and frustrating for job applicants Identifying potential employers obtaining addresses producing resum s for each and finally delivering them is burdensome and time consuming The success rate for such efforts is discouragingly low and the associated expenses can be quite significant This makes the entire process quite inefficient from the applicant s point of view Employers too suffer from the inefficiencies of resum collection and handling The solicitation receipt storage management search and retrieval of dozens hundreds and in some cases thousands of resum s can be a difficult unwieldy and expensive burden on the employer Physical paper based resum s are often stored in desk drawers and filing cabinets The numerous limitations of present resum
32. n the appearance format information and font information of original documents and a client machine in selective communication with the server the server being configured to communicate to the client machine a resume graphic file upload request and a resume outline request in any order the client machine being configured to selectively transmit to the server information defined by at least a resume graphic file and data from at least some of the fields of the resume outline 6 A system for handling resume graphic files in accor dance with claim 5 wherein the server is configured to use TCP IP to transmit at least resume graphic file upload requests and resume outline requests 7 A system for handling resume graphic files in accor dance with claim 5 wherein the server is configured to use TCP IP to receive at least resume graphic files and data from the fields of the resume outline 8 Asystem for handling resume graphic files comprising a server including a memory and a database defined in the memory said database being configured to store outlines and resume graphic files the resume graphic files being configured to maintain the appearance format information and font information of the original documents and the outlines include fields for at least contact information a first client machine in selective communication with the server the server being configured to communicate to the first client machine a resume grap
33. nstructed which takes the logical OR of each word contained in a field and which takes the logical AND of each of the fields 31 Other logical and weighted combinations are possible In one embodiment if an employer fills in US in the citizenship field and fills in Engineer Scientist in the job title field a search query can be constructed requiring that qualifying applicants be U S citizens AND be engineers OR scientists Alternative appro priate systems for creating search queries can also be employed For example different fields 31 can be assigned different importance weights It may be more critical to have a close match in the city field in the Personal Information section than to have a close match in the compensation field In one embodiment employers are able to indicate logical connectors between keywords such as engineer NOT chemical e g if an employer is looking for any type of engineer other than a chemical engineer In a preferred embodiment the employer can use natural English without logical connectors and the server 12 creates an appropriate search query Upon completing the search the server 12 communicates to the employer s client machine an amount of the summary information for entries that satisfy the search parameters search query Preferably contact information e g name address phone number e mail fax number etc of quali fying applicants is suppressed at this stage In one emb
34. ocabulary assistance routine can operate in a manner similar to spell check routines found in word processing programs The server also sends reminders to applicants after some time has passed that they should update their summary information and graphics files This can be via e mail or any other desired manner FIGS 8A 8B 9 11 12A 12B and 13 define a flow chart illustrating operation of a system according to one embodi ment of the invention At step S1 a determination is made as to whether a client has connected to the system If so the system proceeds to step S2 if not the system proceeds to step S7 At step S2 the server sends a main menu to the connected client and requests a selection After performing step S2 the system proceeds to step S3 At step S3 a determination is made as to whether the user selected to enter new applicant data If so the system proceeds to step S12 if not the system proceeds to step S4 At step S4 a determination is made as to whether the user selected to update existing applicant data If so the system proceeds to step S25 if not the system proceeds to step S5 At step S5 a determination is made as to whether the user selected to begin a new search of applicants If so the system proceeds to step S34 if not the system proceeds to step S6 At step S6 a determination is made as to whether the user selected to continue a previously suspended search of appli cants If so the system
35. odiment the information presented to the employer for each entry that satisfies the search parameters is summa rized information for easy and quick review in a standardized compact format An example of summarized information is shown in FIG 5 Relevancy ranking is performed in a preferred embodi ment The relevancy ranking identifies entries in the data base 16 which while perhaps not perfectly matching the criteria specified in the search form 136 are substantially similar enough to be of potential interest to the employer Relevancy ranking can be performed in a manner such as performed by CPL Retrieval Engine sold by Personal Library Systems 2400 Research Blvd Suite 350 Rockville Md 20850 NexTrieve Indexing Engine from Nexial Systems St Annastraat 4 6109 RH Oh en Laak The Netherlands MetaMorph Text Retrieval Engine sold by Thunderstone Software EPI Inc 11115 Edgewater Drive Cleveland Ohio 44102 InTEXT Retrieval Engine sold by InTEXT Systems 715 Sutter Street Folsom Calif 95630 or Fast Data Finder sold by Paracel Inc 80 South Lake Avenue Suite 650 Pasadena Calif 91101 or any other appropriate manner Summarized information as shown in FIG 5 is provided for the best matches to the search request after taking into account the relevancy ranking described above The maxi mum number of matches supplied to the employer s client machine can be set to any appropriate number by either the adminis
36. onvert the graphics file from a fax format to one of the above mentioned graphics file formats Preferably however the server 12 itself will auto matically perform the conversion from fax format to a more appropriate format such as described in the previous paragraph so that human intervention is not required In this preferred embodiment the facsimile machine 132 may com prise a fax card housed in the server 12 In another embodiment the system administrator can receive a mail copy of a printed resum and can scan it into the server 12 for the applicant using a scanner 133 in the possession of the system administrator e g located at the location of the server 12 The server 12 receives and stores in the database 16 the graphics file 126 as well as an entry defined by the summary information filled in on the form 30 by the job applicant In one embodiment the graphics file 126 can be commu nicated to the server using a different protocol than was used for transmitting the summary information For example the summary information can be sent from the applicant s client machine 26 to the server 12 via HTML and the graphics file 126 can be sent from that applicant s client machine 26 to the server 12 via e mail Any other combination of protocols can be used at the applicant s option The form 30 is useful in that it provides searchable information The information of the graphics file 126 cannot US 6 718 345 B2 1 be easily
37. searched In addition the form defines fields 31 so that searches can be performed by field by prospective employers Further the form 30 is of a format known to both applicants and employers i e a format like a traditional employer s job application so that the need for training applicants and employers in using the system is avoided Instead applicants can easily fill the form 30 and employers can easily search the database In a preferred embodiment the employers search the database using a form 136 FIG 4 that is very similar in appearance to the form 30 presented to applicants The forms 30 and 136 provide a standard framework to be used by all applicants and all employers The server 12 associates or links the summary informa tion entry from the form 30 with the graphics file 126 submitted by the applicant s client machine 26 In other words if a search by an employer turns up the summary information for a particular applicant the graphics file 126 containing an image of that applicant s resum can be easily pulled up as well The form 30 and graphics file 126 may be transmitted by the applicant s client machine during a single session It is also possible that the applicant may fill out and transmit the form 30 during one session and then upload the resum image during another session Or the applicant could fax a resum at some later time In other words it is not required that the two actions occur during a single
38. session The system further comprises an employer s client machine 138 in selective communication with the server 12 The employer s client machine is connected to the server 12 via a communication link 140 Various possible types of communication link can be employed for the communica tion link between the server 12 and the employer s client machine 138 For example the communication link 140 can comprise a hard wired connection a telephone connection a satellite RF or other wireless connection an Internet connection a local area network or wide area network connection or any other desired type of connection Several employer s client machines 138 can communicate with the server 12 simultaneously Employer s client machines 138 can communicate with the server 12 at the same time that one or more applicant s client machines 26 are connected to the server 12 Different employer s client machines 138 can connect with the server 12 using different types of communication links 140 For example one employer s client machine 138 can be communicating with the server 12 using a telephone connection while another employer s client machine 138 communicates with the server 12 using an Internet connec tion Employers may prefer to use a telephone connection instead of an Internet connection because of less security risk in transmitting credit card information If an Internet connection is used some security precautions are taken in the preferr
39. step S46 if not the system proceeds to step S39 At step S39 the server searches the database of existing resum outline information After performing step S39 the system proceeds to step S40 At step S40 the server summarizes compliant resum outlines sends the summarized outlines to the client and requests desired action For example the desired action can be a request that the employer select whether to modify the search or to view a entire not summarized outline satis fying the search parameters After performing step S40 the system proceeds to step S41 At step S41 the server receives the response from the client After performing step S41 the system proceeds to step S42 At step S42 a determination is made as to whether the client chose to modify the search criteria If so the system proceeds to step S35 if not the system proceeds to step S43 At step S43 a determination is made as to whether the client chose to view an entire outline If so the system proceeds to step S44 if not the system proceeds to step S40 At step S44 the server sends to the client a list of available resum outline delivery methods and request selection by the client After performing step S44 the System proceeds to step S49 At step S45 requested vocabulary assistance is added to the resum outline form After performing step S45 the system proceeds to step S35 At step S46 the server sends to the client a request for client ID
40. tep S55 if not the system proceeds to step S61 At step S55 the server sends to the client a request for account ID and password After performing step S55 the system proceeds to step S56 At step S56 the server receives and verifies the response After performing step S56 the system proceeds to step S57 At step S57 the server sends to the client a list of available resum image delivery methods and requests selection of one of those methods After performing step 57 the system proceeds to step S58 At step S58 the server receives the response from the client After performing step S58 the system proceeds to step S59 At step S59 the server retrieves the resum image from the database After performing step S59 the system pro ceeds to step S60 At step S60 the server delivers the resum image to the client via the method selected by the employer After per forming step S60 the system proceeds to step S40 At step S61 the server sends to the client a request for a credit card or other billing information After performing step S61 the system proceeds to step S62 At step S62 the server receives the response from the client After performing step S62 the system proceeds to step S63 At step S63 a determination is made as to whether the client s billing information can be confirmed by a bank or other appropriate financial institution If so the system proceeds to step S57 if not the system proceeds to step S52
41. to effectively use the system 5 675 507 A 10 1997 Bobo II 709 206 11 Claims 14 Drawing Sheets PERSONAL INFORMATION b ape kl fc 31 NAME 39 4 42 FIRST MIDDLE LAST ADDRESS 44 mags 46 48 50 Cm STATE PROVINCE ZIP POSTAL CODE PHONE 52 FAX L 54 EMAIL 56 le 53 OPTIONAL INFORMATION f 58 7 80 7 82 34 CITIZENSHIP us L CANADA _ OTHER SPECIFY 764 SECURITY CLEARANCE SOCIAL SECURITY PAST 66 70 PRESENT m 68 ONG POSITION DESIRED JOB TITLE siew 4H oo ST 4778 7 80 i 74 TYPE FT PERM FT TEMP PT PERM PT TEMP COMPENSATION 82 PER WEEK MONTH YEAR DATE AVAILABLE 90 apt 86 l 88 EDUCATION e MAJOR DEGREE INST Qm 987 NAME STATE PROVINCE GPA HIGH SCHOOL 3f a X94 96 COLLEGE 100 102 104 106 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY REPEAT AS NEEDED EMPLOYER NAME 110 EMPLOYER CITY STATE tti silly JOB TITLE 114 CU START DATE 116 END DATE 118 SUPERVISOR NAME 120 SUBMIT 146 VOCABULARY ASSISTANCE 122 124 CLEAR 30 US 6 718 345 B2 Sheet 1 of 14 Apr 6 200
42. trator of the system 10 or the employer performing the search In one embodiment the employer can request summarized information for additional less relevant entries than those initially presented US 6 718 345 B2 9 The server 12 then queries the employer s client machine as to whether to present graphics files 126 of resum s associated with the entries that satisfy the search parameters The server does not present the graphics files 126 of the resum s or the contact information for entries that satisfy the search parameters until payment is made or authorized by the employer The employer may establish an account and provide billing information such as by providing a credit card number to the administrator of the system 10 at one time and will then be able to subsequently log in using a password and order contact information and graphics files without having to again transmit a credit card In this manner the employer can connect once using a telephone connection or secure connection transmit the billing information and subsequently use an insecure connection In a preferred embodiment no password is required of employers unless they choose to set up an account as described above In this preferred embodiment they can search without establishing an account but can only obtain contact information and graphics files if they provide billing information such as a credit card Means other than passwords can be employed to est
43. ver receives and verifies the ID and password After performing step S30 the system proceeds to step S31 At step S31 the server sends to the client a list of this client s suspended searches and requests that the client make a selection After performing step S31 the system proceeds to step S32 At step S32 the server receives the selection from the client After performing step S32 the system proceeds to step S33 At step S33 the server fills the empty resum outline form with selected search criteria for the suspended search which 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 12 was selected for execution After performing step S33 the system proceeds to step S35 At step S34 the server prepares an empty resum outline form After performing step S34 the system proceeds to step S35 At step S35 the server sends an outline form to the client and requests that the client return the form with desired search criteria After performing step S35 the system pro ceeds to step S36 At step S36 the server receives the response from the client After performing step S36 the server proceeds to step S37 At step S37 a determination is made as to whether the client requested vocabulary assistance If so the system proceeds to step S45 if not the system proceeds to step S38 At step S38 a determination is made as to whether the client requested suspension of the search If so the system proceeds to
44. will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon review of the following detailed description claims and drawings BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the following accompanying draw ings FIG 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system embodying the invention FIG 2 is a block diagram of a server included in the system shown in FIG 1 FIG 3 is an example of a resum outline form sent from the server of FIG 2 to an applicant s client machine included in the system of FIG 1 FIG 4 is an example of a search request form sent from the server of FIG 2 to an employer s client machine included in the system of FIG 1 FIG 5 is an example of a summary of a resum outline sent from the server of FIG 2 to an employer s client machine in response to a search request FIG 6 is an example of a vocabulary assistance process in accordance with one embodiment of the invention FIG 7 is an example of a resum image stored by the server of FIG 2 FIGS 8A 8B 9 11 12A 12B and 13 define a flowchart of a process performed by the server of FIG 2 in accor dance with one embodiment of the invention DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS This disclosure of the invention is submitted in further ance of the constitutional purposes of the U S Patent Laws to promote the progress of science and useful arts Arti

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