System and method for identifying compatible users

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program embodied thereon, the computer program executable by a processor to perform a method for identifying compatible users within a gaming network, the method comprising:

• storing a user profile in memory for each user that plays a plurality of different game titles in a gaming network, each user profile includes parameters corresponding to a plurality of different predefined variables, wherein the parameters are based on in-game data from the different game titles played by the user associated with the user profile in the gaming network;
• receiving one or more customized weights that are assigned to the different predefined variables;
• comparing the user profile of a first user to the user profile of the at least one other user in the gaming network, wherein a corresponding compatibility score is generated that measures a degree of overlap between the user profile of the first user and the user profile of the at least one other user and the parameters corresponding to the different predefined variables as weighted by the customized weights;
• generating a list of compatible users for the first user, wherein the at least one other user is identified as compatible with the first user based on the corresponding compatibility score meeting a predetermined threshold score;
• generating a marking for each compatible user associated with their respective user profile on the generated list, the marking indicating the corresponding compatibility score measuring the degree of overlap between the first user and the compatible user;
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• sending a notification over a communication network to be displayed on a user device of the first user, wherein the notification concerns at least one of the compatible users on the list.

A system for identifying compatible users within a gaming network, the system comprising:

• memory that stores a user profile in memory for each user that plays a plurality of different game titles in a gaming network, each user profile includes parameters corresponding to a plurality of different predefined variables, wherein the parameters are based on in-game data from the different game titles played by the user associated with the user profile in the gaming network;
• a user interface that receives one or more customized weights that are assigned to the different variables;
• a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor matches a first user to at least one other user by:
• comparing the user profile of the first user to the user profile of the at least one other user in the gaming network, wherein a corresponding compatibility score is generated that measures a degree of overlap between the user profile of the first user and the user profile of the at least one other user and the parameters corresponding to the different predefined variables as weighted by the customized weights,
• generating a list of compatible users for the first user, wherein the at least one other user is identified as compatible with the first user based on the corresponding compatibility score meeting a predetermined threshold score, and
• generating a marking for each compatible user associated with their respective user profile on the generated list, the marking indicating the corresponding compatibility score measuring the degree of overlap between the first user and the compatible user, and
• a communication interface that sends a notification over a communication network to be displayed on a user device of the first user, wherein the notification concerns at least one of the compatible users on the list.