MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641047774 A) filed by Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, on April 15, for 'skill based freelance marketplace with match making engine.'
Inventor(s) include S. Mari Divya; V. Priya; P. Perpetual Sheryl Fernando; and R. Natha Priya.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Online freelance platforms' explosive growth has opened up new avenues for clients and qualified experts around the world to collaborate remotely. However, the main methods used by traditional freelancing marketplaces to match freelancers with projects include manual searching, keyword-based filtering, and rating systems. These methods frequently lead to ineffective hiring procedures, talent mismatches, and little visibility for recently hired independent contractors. While freelancers apply to assignments without knowing if they are a good fit, clients take their time reviewing several profiles. Consequently, an intelligent system capable of automating and optimizing the matchmaking process is required. In order to increase the precision and effectiveness of freelancer-project matching, this article introduces a skill-based freelancing marketplace with a matchmaking engine that is powered by artificial intelligence. The suggested approach extracts pertinent talents from freelancer profiles and job descriptions using machine learning and natural language processing techniques. Compatibility scores are determined by converting the textual material into numerical vector representations and applying similarity metrics like cosine similarity. The system ranks and suggests the best freelancers or projects based on these scores. The suggested method improves overall decision-making in digital freelance ecosystems, decreases manual labor, and increases justice."
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