1. Detector device for detecting a locking state of a seat belt lock, comprising:
a swivel lever configured as a strap and hinged to a switch housing via a swivel axis (A) that is arranged eccentrically and that has at least one operating arm projecting from the swivel axis (A), which arm extends above the switch housing and is movable into a second end position by interaction with a component of a locking mechanism of the seat belt lock that is movable in translation against a return force from a first end position, in which the at least one operating arm extends above the switch housing, whereby a position of a cam, facing away from the at least one operating arm will change its position vertically and laterally relative to a starting position; and
a sensor device for detecting a change in position of the cam, from the starting position into its laterally and vertically changed end position, and for transforming said detected position change into an electromagnetic signal, that is available at an output port of said sensor device.
2. Detector device according to claim 1, wherein the swivel lever comprises:
two operating arms, which project from the swivel axis (A) and are configured to interact with a component of the seat belt lock that is movable in translation, and wherein the cam that changes its position laterally and vertically is configured as a transverse arm that connects the two operating arms and that runs approximately parallel to the swivel axis (A).
3. Detector device according to claim 1, comprising: a return spring for loading the swivel lever and for generating a return force when it swivels.
4. Detector device according to claim 3, wherein the return spring is a helical compression spring or tension spring arranged in the switch housing, or a radial or torsion spring arranged in an area of the swivel axis.
5. Detector device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor device comprises:
a Hall sensor for monitoring a magnetic field (H) that starts from the cam facing away from the operating level or from the transverse arm, with respect to a change in its spatial orientation and its magnetic field strength.
6. Detector device according to claim 5, wherein the magnetic field that starts from the cam or from the transverse arm has a spatial orientation that extends essentially perpendicular to the swivel axis (A).
7. Detector device according to claim 6, wherein the cam or the transverse arm that changes its position vertically and laterally is a hollow shaft within which at least one rod-shaped permanent magnet is arranged such that its magnetization extends essentially perpendicular to the extension of the swivel axis (A).
8. Detector device according to claim 6, wherein the cam or the transverse arm that changes its position vertically and laterally is a component that is injected in two-part technology from a magnetizable material mixture, said component having a magnetization that extends essentially perpendicular to the extension of the swivel axis (A).
9. Detector device according to claim 6, wherein the cam or the transverse arm that changes its position vertically and laterally is a plastic-bonded magnet whose magnetization extends essentially perpendicular to the extension of the swivel axis (A).
10. Detector device according to claim 1, wherein the cam or the transverse arm that changes its position laterally and vertically is made of metal, and wherein the sensor device that monitors its change in position comprises: an inductivity as a component of an electrical oscillation circuit switch, which is housed in a switch housing.
11. Insert for a seat belt lock comprising:
a detector device according to claim 1.
12. Insert according to claim 11, wherein the switch housing is a plate-like plug-in part, configured to be plugged into a side in a seat belt lock housing that faces away from a feed slot for a seat belt lock latch and at least partly forms a rear closing wall of the seat belt lock housing.
13. Insert according to claim 12, wherein the platelike plug-in part is a plastic part.
14. Insert according to claim 12, wherein in a plugged-in state, the operating arm or arms extends or extend through openings into a top surface of a seat belt lock frame in a sliding track of the component that is movable in translation when operating the seat belt lock.
15. Seat belt lock comprising:
a locking mechanism arranged within a seat belt lock housing in a seat belt lock frame, which mechanism includes:
an ejector that is movable in translation; and
a locking body movable essentially perpendicular to the ejector, and including a detector device according to claim 1.
16. Seat belt lock comprising:
a locking mechanism arranged within a seat belt lock housing in a seat belt lock frame, which mechanism includes:
an ejector that is movable in translation;
a locking body that is movable essentially perpendicular to the ejector; and
an insert according to claim 11 configured as a monolithic component.
17. Detector device according to claim 2, comprising: a return spring for loading the swivel lever and for generating a return force when it swivels.
18. Detector device according to claim 17, wherein the sensor device comprises:
a Hall sensor for monitoring a magnetic field (H) that starts from the cam facing away from the operating level or from the transverse arm, with respect to a change in its spatial orientation and its magnetic field strength.
19. Detector device according to claim 18, wherein the magnetic field that starts from the cam or from the transverse arm has a spatial orientation that extends essentially perpendicular to the swivel axis (A).
20. Detector device according to claim 17, wherein the cam or the transverse arm that changes its position laterally and vertically is made of metal, and wherein the sensor device that monitors its change in position comprises:
an inductivity as a component of an electrical oscillation circuit switch, which is housed in a switch housing.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for generating and managing a social employee profile, the method comprising:
retrieving a plurality of data objects from a plurality of sources, wherein each of the plurality of data objects is identified and retrieved based on an association with a user;
aggregating the retrieved plurality of data objects in a database system, the database system being configured to store user profiles for a plurality of users;
analyzing the aggregated information to identify at least one skill associated with the user; and
generating a score for each identified skill, the score identifying a skill level associated with the user for each identified skill.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing comprises:
comparing the aggregated information with a predetermined list of skills; and
identifying any skill in the predetermined list of skills that matches one or more data values included in the aggregated information.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one skill included in the predetermined list of skills is selected from the group consisting of: coding, team building, public speaking, JavaScript, content strategy, web design, sales, marketing, innovating, and advertising.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the score is generated based on an average of weights assigned to at least some of the aggregated information.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the association between the user and a data object of the plurality of data objects is the user authoring the data object or being mentioned in the data object.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sources includes at least one source selected from the group consisting of: an online publication, a blog, a forum, a social network, an organizational database system, a business information database system, and a service or application that the user subscribes to.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data objects includes at least one type of data object selected from the group consisting of: a blog entry, an online article, an information feed post, an information feed item, an award badge, an online social network recommendation, an achievement, and a contribution to an online community.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
querying a jobs database based on the generated scores, the jobs database storing a plurality of data records representing a plurality of job listings; and
identifying at least one job listing based on a comparison of one or more data values included in the plurality of data records with the generated scores.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the generated score for each identified skill is provided to an online social network.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein a skill is defined by one or more data values identifying a professional ability or competency that a user possesses.
11. A non-transitory machine-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
retrieving a plurality of data objects from a plurality of sources, wherein each of the plurality of data objects is identified and retrieved based on an association with a user;
aggregating the retrieved plurality of data objects in a database system, the database system being configured to store user profiles for a plurality of users;
analyzing the aggregated information to identify at least one skill associated with the user; and
generating a score for each identified skill, the score identifying a skill level associated with the user for each identified skill.
12. The machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the analyzing comprises:
comparing the aggregated information with a predetermined list of skills; and
identifying any skill in the predetermined list of skills that matches one or more data values included in the aggregated information.
13. The machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the score is generated based on an average of weights assigned to at least some of the aggregated information.
14. The machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the association between the user and a data object of the plurality of data objects is the user authoring the data object or being mentioned in the data object.
15. The machine-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
querying a jobs database based on the generated scores, the jobs database storing a plurality of data records representing a plurality of job listings; and
identifying at least one job listing based on a comparison of one or more data values included in the plurality of data records with the generated scores.
16. A system for generating and managing a social employee profile comprising:
a processor; and
one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of:
retrieving a plurality of data objects from a plurality of sources, wherein each of the plurality of data objects is identified and retrieved based on an association with a user;
aggregating the retrieved plurality of data objects in a database system, the database system being configured to store user profiles for a plurality of users;
analyzing the aggregated information to identify at least one skill associated with the user; and
generating a score for each identified skill, the score identifying a skill level associated with the user for each identified skill.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the analyzing comprises:
comparing the aggregated information with a predetermined list of skills; and
identifying any skill in the predetermined list of skills that matches one or more data values included in the aggregated information.
18. The system of claim 16, wherein the score is generated based on an average of weights assigned to at least some of the aggregated information.
19. The system of claim 16, wherein the association between the user and a data object of the plurality of data objects is the user authoring the data object or being mentioned in the data object.
20. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to carry out the steps of:
querying a jobs database based on the generated scores, the jobs database storing a plurality of data records representing a plurality of job listings; and
identifying at least one job listing based on a comparison of one or more data values included in the plurality of data records with the generated scores.