Fuzzy Set Inference for Job Candidate Ranking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current search engine technologies are inadequate in optimizing match results for video content, failing to effectively link posting data to user identifiers and prioritize relevant job candidates based on hiring requirements.

Innovation Solution

An apparatus and method utilizing a processor and memory to receive user identifiers, identify keywords in posting data, generate keyword rankings, and match these keywords with user identifiers using a fuzzy set inference system to rank user identifiers based on a superiority criterion, facilitating better job candidate matching.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional search engine matching methods are used, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but the matching precision and ability to optimize job candidate relevance is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvematching precisionVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the matching process from binary (match/no match) to multi-dimensional ranking by changing parameters including keyword weighting, candidate attribute normalization, and superiority criterion evaluation. This enables precise differentiation among candidates while maintaining a structured processing framework.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces intermediary components including a keyword ranking generator, attribute normalization module, and fuzzy set inference system that mediate between raw posting data and final candidate rankings. These intermediaries process and transform data systematically, improving precision without overwhelming system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If comprehensive candidate analysis is performed to improve matching quality, then the matching accuracy improves, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecandidate evaluation accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the candidate evaluation process into distinct independent modules: keyword extraction, keyword ranking generation, attribute normalization, fuzzy matching, and superiority criterion evaluation. This segmentation allows parallel processing of different candidate attributes, reducing overall processing time while maintaining comprehensive evaluation accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-processing posting data to extract and rank keywords before candidate evaluation begins. Candidate attributes are also normalized in advance, creating ready-to-use standardized data structures that accelerate the actual matching and ranking process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If multiple candidate attributes are evaluated to determine superiority, then the ranking quality improves, but the computational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveranking qualityVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms multiple candidate attributes into a unified superiority criterion through parameter normalization and fuzzy set transformation. This converts complex multi-attribute comparison into a standardized ranking framework, improving ranking quality while managing computational complexity through mathematical abstraction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces mechanical comparison methods with fuzzy set inference and mathematical modeling. Instead of direct attribute-by-attribute comparison, the system uses fuzzy logic to evaluate superiority criteria, reducing computational complexity while maintaining or improving ranking quality through more efficient mathematical operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS11544345B1Apparatuses and methods for linking posting data
Publication Date: 2023.01.03 JOB COM LLC
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AI summary

Aspects relate to apparatuses and methods for linking posting data to a plurality of user identifiers. An exemplary apparatus includes a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the processor to receive a plurality of user identifiers relating to a plurality of users, receive posting data from a posting generator of a plurality of posting generators, identify a plurality of keywords within the posting data, generate a keyword ranking, match a plurality of keywords of the keyword ranking to the plurality of user identifiers, and generate, as a function of the matching, a ranking of the plurality of user identifiers based on a superiority criterion of each user identifier using a fuzzy set inference system.