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EP-4736091-A1 - A METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION OF THE PSYCHO-APTITUDE SKILLS OF A USER AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING SUCH METHOD

EP4736091A1EP 4736091 A1EP4736091 A1EP 4736091A1EP-4736091-A1

Abstract

A method for the automatic recognition of the psycho-aptitude skills associated with a user, comprising the steps a) provision of means for image and/or video acquisition (1); b) provision of means for audio acquisition (2); c) provision of processing means (3); d) activation of the means for image and audio acquisition (2) to acquire a sequence of video frames and/or audio frames of predetermined duration; e) and f) generation of first and second digital data (d 1 ) associated with the information in the video frames and in the audio frames acquired during the execution of said step d); g) processing of first digital data (d 1 ) to obtain third digital data (d 3 ) associated with the movements and position of the parts of the body assumed by the user; h) processing of second digital data to obtain fourth digital data (d 4 ) associated with the semantics of the words pronounced by the user; i) provision of fifth digital data (d 5 ) associated with the user's profile; j) provision of sixth digital data (d 6 ) associated with the user's educational career and/or professional experience; k) processing of the third data (d 3 ), of the fourth data (d 4 ), of the fifth data (d 5 ) and of sixth data (d 6 ) to obtain output digital data (d out ) containing information associated with psycho-aptitude skills of the user. A computer product suited configured to execute such method.

Inventors

  • SPOSATO, Laura

Assignees

  • Joule S.r.l.

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20240627

Claims (11)

  1. 1. A method for the automatic recognition of the psycho-aptitude skills associated with a user, comprising the following steps: a) provision of means for image and/or video acquisition (1); b) provision of means for audio acquisition (2); c) provision of processing means (3); d) activation of said means for image and/or video acquisition (1) and of said means for audio acquisition (2), said activation being carried out by the user in order to acquire a sequence of video frames and/or audio frames of predetermined duration; e) generation of first digital data (di) associated with the information in said video frames acquired during the execution of said step d); f) generation of second digital data (da) associated with the information in said audio frames acquired during the execution of said step d); g) processing, by said processing means (3), of said first digital data (di) in order to obtain third digital data (ds) associated with the movements and position of the parts of the body assumed by the user during the activation of the means for image and/or video acquisition (1) executed in said step d); h) processing, by said processing means (3), of said second digital data in order to obtain fourth digital data (d 4 ) associated with the semantics of the words pronounced by the user during the activation of the means for audio acquisition (2) executed in said step d); i) provision of fifth digital data (ds) associated with the user's profile; j) provision of sixth digital data (de) associated with the user's educational career and/or professional experience; k) processing, by said processing means (3), of said third data (ds) of said fourth data (d<i), of said fifth data (ds) and of said sixth data (de) to obtain output digital data (douT); wherein said output data has information associated with the user's psychoaptitude skills.
  2. 2. Method according to claim 1 , characterised in that said step g) of processing is suited to generate third data (ds) associated with at least the position of a plurality of predetermined points contained in the user's face and/or the position of the head and/or the position of the upper limbs.
  3. 3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that said step h) of processing is suited to generate fourth data (d<i) containing information associated with the meaning of the words pronounced by the user during the activation of said means for audio acquisition (2).
  4. 4. Method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that said step i) involves the processing, by said processing means (2), of said second data (da) and/or of said third data (ds) so as to generate said fifth data (d 5 ) associated with the user's profile.
  5. 5. Method according to claim 4, characterised in that said step i) further involves the processing of said fourth data (d 4 ) to selectively recognise information exclusively associated with user characteristics from among the semantic information associated with the words pronounced by the user during the activation of the means for audio acquisition (2).
  6. 6. Method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprises a step I) of providing an artificial intelligence system (4) operationally linked to said processing means (3).
  7. 7. Method according to claim 6, characterised in that the processing by said processing means (3) in said steps g) and h) is executed by interrogating said artificial intelligence system (4) provided in said step I).
  8. 8. Method according to claim 6, characterised in that the processing by said processing means (3) in said step i) is executed by interrogating said artificial intelligence system (4).
  9. 9. Method according to one or more of the dependent claims, characterised in that it comprises a step m) of determining seventh digital data (d?) associated with information related to the activities performed by the user during the execution of step d) of activating said means for image and/or video acquisition (1) and said means for audio acquisition (2).
  10. 10. Method according to claim 9, characterised in that, during the execution of said step k), said processing means (3) are suited to promote the processing of said third data (ds), of said fourth data (d<i), of said fifth data (ds), of said sixth data (de) and of said seventh data (d 7 ) to obtain said output digital data (dou-r).
  11. 11. A computer product executable by a computer, wherein the computer has at least one CPU and storage means operatively connected to the CPU, wherein said computer product comprises a plurality of instructions storable in the storage means and executable by the CPU, characterised in that said plurality of instructions are suited to reproduce the method for the automatic recognition of the psycho-aptitude skills associated with a user of the type according to one or more of the preceding claims.

Description

A METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION OF THE PSYCHO-APTITUDE SKILLS OF A USER AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING SUCH METHOD DESCRIPTION Field of application of the invention [001] The present invention is in the technical field of human resources management and the subject of the object of the invention is a method for the automatic recognition of the psycho-aptitude skills associated with a user. [002] Moreover, the invention also provides a computer product suited to implement such method, this computer product is suited to be installed and executed on a device equipped with processor means. State of the art [003] As is known, in the human resources field, as in other related fields, there is a need to determine a plurality of parameters and characteristics associated with one or more users. [004] In particular, in these fields, it is important to provide a representation of users that is truthful and accurate to their actual physical, psychic, mental, behavioural and aptitude characteristics. [005] Currently, the recognition of parameters associated with the psycho-aptitude characteristics of a user is performed manually by specialised operators (or personnel). [006] These operators have specific training that enables them to define a user by means of a plurality of unique characteristics that determine their profile. [007] In order to obtain a complete profile of a user, the specialised operator makes use of both in person interviews with the user and a variety of data provided by the user (curriculum, etc.). [008] These operator may be recruiters, i.e. personnel who deal with personnel selection and recruitment processes, or different figures who nevertheless carry out a task in the area of human resources administration and management (e.g. within organisations, institutions, companies, etc.). [009] The manual definition of a user profile requires a not inconsiderable number of steps that make the execution of this task rather complex. [0010] Firstly, the operator must organise an in-person meeting with the user to assess (through direct observation) a plurality of parameters that are fundamental to the definition of a profile. [0011] Through an interview, in fact, the operator can estimate the user's behaviour by analysing the verbal and non-verbal language that such user uses during the interview. [0012] The interview thus makes it possible to determine the most important characteristics of the user, i.e. all those parameters that relate to the relational and emotional sphere of the person. [0013] In addition to this, during the execution of the interview, the operator can learn about the user's curriculum vitae and in particular the type of educational and academic training associated with them, as well as their work and professional experience. [0014] At the end of the interview, the operator will be able to define a plurality of parameters associated with the user that mainly describe the user's physical- characterial, attitudinal and experiential characteristics. [0015] These characteristics will be further weighed with any additional information provided by the user in oral and/or written form or through references by third parties (e.g. previous employers, colleagues, professionals in general) intended to highlight particular skills associated with the user. [0016] The operator's task, therefore, is to interpolate all this information and define a complete and accurate profile of the user on the basis of the theories dealing with the management and selection processes of people (generally the job-oriented selection theory and the person-oriented selection theory). [0017] This methodology has the drawback of maintaining a high degree of subjectivity in the identification of psycho-aptitude skills associated with a user. [0018] The figure of the operator (or recruiter) is, in fact, central to the process of selecting and defining a user profile since it is the operator themselves who collects and processes all the sensitive data to define that profile. [0019] The assessment of a user, therefore, can change considerably as the operator assigned to carry out the survey varies, and this can lead to considerable uncertainty with respect to a user's actual aptitude or ability to perform a task requiring specific skills. [0020] The problem of the subjectivity of judgement is also transferred to the area of personnel search, as the association of a given user profile (offer) with a job application (demand) is strictly dependent on the recruiter. [0021] As a result, the methods currently in use have a rather uncertain outcome with respect to the determination of a user's psycho-aptitude skills and do not allow an objective profile of the user to be drawn up that is free of interpretations related to and intrinsic to the selection method. Documents US 2021/279668 and US2002/106617 describe methods for the automatic, and computerised recognition of the characteristics of one or more users. These do