Managing responses to extended interviews to enable profiling of mobile device users
AssigneeYahoo! Inc.
InventorOliver M. Raskin
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Abstract
A mobile profiling engine is provided. The mobile profiling engine includes an interview manager which assembles an extended interview, and partitions the extended interview into a number of discrete response tasks. The users provide contact information, including time availability. The interview is administered to the user, through their internet or SMS-enabled mobile device, over multiple sessions or multiple transactions, scheduled based on the time availability indicated by the user.
Claims20
A method for managing interview information, comprising:
- enabling a set of interview queries to be partitioned into a plurality of interview packages, wherein each of the plurality of interview packages represents at least a portion of the set of interview queries;
- enabling a user to provide availability information including a set of time intervals in which the user is available to answer interview packages;
- during the set of time intervals, providing one of the plurality of interview packages to the user over a network;
- and
- if the provided interview package is completed by the user, providing another of the plurality of interview packages to the user during a subsequent time interval in the set of time intervals.
A network device for managing interview information, comprising:
- a memory component for storing data;
- and
- a processing component that is arranged to execute data that enables actions, including:
- enabling a set of interview queries to be partitioned into a plurality of interview packages, wherein each of the plurality of interview packages represents at least a portion of the set of interview queries;
- enabling a user to provide availability information including a set of time intervals in which the user is available to answer interview packages;
- during the set of time intervals, providing one of the plurality of interview packages to the user over a network;
- and
- if the provided interview package is completed by the user, providing another of the plurality of interview packages to the user during a subsequent time interval in the set of time intervals.
A mobile device for managing interview information, comprising:
- a transceiver that is arranged to receive and transmit information on a network through at least a wireless interface;
- and
- a processor that is arranged to communicate with the transceiver, wherein the processor is arranged to execute data that enables actions, including:
- enabling a set of interview queries to be partitioned into a plurality of interview packages, wherein each of the plurality of interview packages represents at least a portion of the set of interview queries;
- providing availability information including a set of time intervals in which the user is available to answer interview packages;
- during the set of time intervals, receiving one of a plurality of interview packages over a network, wherein the interview package is one of a plurality of interview packages, and wherein each of the plurality of interview packages represents at least a portion of a set of interview queries;
- and
- if the provided interview package is completed by the user, receiving another of the plurality of interview packages during a subsequent time interval in the set of time intervals.
A processor-readable medium having processor-executable code stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors, enables actions, comprising:
- enabling a set of interview queries to be partitioned into a plurality of interview packages, wherein each of the plurality of interview packages represents at least a portion of the set of interview queries;
- enabling a user to provide availability information including a set of time intervals in which the user is available to answer interview packages;
- during the set of time intervals, providing one of the plurality of interview packages to the user over a network;
- and
- if the provided interview package is completed by the user, providing another of the plurality of interview packages to the user during a subsequent time interval in the set of time intervals.
A system for communicating over a network for managing interview information, comprising:
- a client device and a system device, wherein the client device and system device are arranged to communicate over a network, and to operate in conjunction with each other to perform actions, including:
- enabling a set of interview queries to be partitioned into a plurality of interview packages, wherein each of the plurality of interview packages represents at least a portion of the set of interview queries;
- enabling a user to provide availability information including a set of time intervals in which the user is available to answer interview packages;
- during the set of time intervals, providing one of the plurality of interview packages to the user over a network;
- and
- if the provided interview package is completed by the user, providing another of the plurality of interview packages to the user during a subsequent time interval in the set of time intervals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.