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Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018

Filed:

May. 04, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, VA (US);

Randy S. Johnson, O'Fallon, MO (US);

Tedrick N. Northway, Wood River, IL (US);

William A. Smith, Austin, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/3053 (2013.01); G06F 17/30867 (2013.01); G06Q 10/063112 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for finding individuals within a field. In one embodiment, a configured query is utilized in order to identify a set of appropriate individuals within a field. Information associated with a skill level and a relationship of a requester is found across a set of disparate media outlets. The system assigns a level of skill set and level of relationship of any identified individual to the requester. A ranking of the identified individuals is generated based on the skill set and relationship of any identified individual based on the configured query.


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