Electronic job posting marketplace

US10891592B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Aman Grover · Sunnyvale, US
• Benjamin Hoan Le · San Jose, US
• Qing Duan · Durham, US
• Liang Zhang · Nanjing, CN
• Wen Pu · Santa Clara, US
• Zhifeng Deng · Fremont, US
• Kun Liu · Beijing, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 30, 2018
• Grant date: Jan 12, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 17, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/01
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Instead of a fixed fee for a particular job application, discussed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide for a job posting service that utilizes a pay-per-click model. That is, job posters pay a fee for each time the member selects the job posting for further inquiry when that posting is shown to a member (called an impression). The fee that is paid is determined by the job poster. Selecting a job posting may comprise clicking on or otherwise entering an input signifying an intention to view the job.