US 2011/0218932 A1 · System and Method for Interactively Entering Data Into the Database

Abstract

A system and method for facilitating the accurate entry of information into a highly structured database by initially extracting information from a plurality of nonuniformly formatted source data streams, e.g., documents/files, and subsequent interactions with users before storing the accepted and/or modified information into the database. Embodiments of the present invention provide an interactive path for each user (e.g., the author of the source document/file) to interactively modify the extracted data, e.g., according to the source document/file. Preferably, this interactive path is provided via the Internet and the extracted information can be modified by editing and/or selectively copying portions of the source documents/files to supplement and/or modify the extracted information.

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Dependent claims

A method for facilitating via an interactive path a transfer of resume data to a service provider, the method comprising:

(a) receiving, by a service provider via an interactive path with a job applicant, digital data comprising a resume of the job applicant, the interactive path provided via a remote communication interface;
(b) extracting, by the service provider, a plurality of data strings from the resume;
(c) sending, by the service provider via the interactive path to the job applicant, an inquiry form asking the job applicant a supplemental question;
(d) receiving, by the service provider via the interactive path from the job applicant, a data string responsive to the supplemental question;
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(e) sending, by the service provider via the interactive path to the job applicant, a structured form comprising a plurality of fields, a first field of the plurality of fields accommodating an extracted data string from the resume and a second field of the plurality of fields accommodating the data string responsive to the supplemental question.

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