Humanoid Robot Interview System for Automated Applicant Evaluation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current interview systems using humanoid robots for job screenings are inefficient as they require multiple interviews for applicants, leading to prolonged time in finding suitable candidates for job openings.

Innovation Solution

An interview system comprising an interview apparatus, controller, storage device, and terminal device that quantifies applicant aptitude through questions and answers, calculates resemblance to job-specific talent evaluations, and displays suitable job recommendations, utilizing a humanoid robot for interviews and input devices for enhanced reliability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a humanoid robot performs interviews for multiple job openings, then standardized and stable evaluation is achieved, but the time required to find suitable applicants increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveevaluation stabilityVSAvoidtime to find suitable applicant
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary evaluation of applicants through automated robot interviews and stores the evaluation data in a database. This preliminary action allows the system to prepare and rank multiple applicants in advance, so when a job opening arises, suitable candidates can be quickly identified from pre-evaluated data without requiring new interviews for each job opening.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a digital copy of the evaluation process through automated robot interviews that can be repeatedly conducted. The robot interviewer replicates the same standardized evaluation procedure for multiple applicants, and the evaluation data is stored as digital information that can be accessed and reviewed without requiring repeated physical interview processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Measurement precision

If multiple interviews are conducted for different job openings, then job-specific suitability is improved, but the overall interview process becomes more time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvejob suitability accuracyVSAvoidinterview processing speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The robot interviewer performs a universal evaluation function that can be applied across multiple job openings. The same standardized interview protocol and evaluation criteria are used for all applicants, creating a multi-functional system that serves different job requirements through a single unified process rather than requiring separate specialized interviews for each job type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the robot interviewer receives evaluation results and can adjust its interviewing strategy. The evaluation data is fed back into the system to refine future interviews and improve the matching between applicants and job openings, allowing for increasingly accurate suitability assessment without requiring additional interviews.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Productivity

If automated robot interviews are used, then interview efficiency is improved, but the complexity of the evaluation system increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterview efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The evaluation system is segmented into distinct functional modules: the robot interviewer for data collection, the evaluation unit for processing, and the database for storage. This segmentation allows each component to be developed and optimized independently, making the overall complex system more manageable and easier to maintain while preserving high automation efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10984386B2Interview system
Publication Date: 2021.04.20 UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORP
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AI summary

An interview apparatus configured to obtain response information through questions and answers with an applicant, an interview controller configured to control the interview apparatus and determine an interview evaluation level which is quantification of aptitude of the applicant based on the response information obtained by the interview apparatus, a storage device configured to store an applicant information database in which the response information and the interview evaluation level are stored in association with the applicant, and a terminal device configured to be able to access the applicant information database in the storage device are provided.