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US 11,386,172 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for matching individuals based upon a commitment disposition criterion
AssigneeAMI Holdings Limited
InventorMaxim Cheremkhin
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Abstract
A computer implemented method includes supplying to a client device prompts for a first individual to specify matching criteria for a potential introduction to a second individual, where the matching criteria includes criterion to specify commitment disposition. Matching criteria is collected. Matches between the first individual and a pool of individuals are generated based upon the matching criteria. The matches are supplied to the client device. Match acceptances are collected from the client device. Network communication is enabled between the first individual and the second individual in response to a match between the first individual and the second individual and a match acceptance by at least one of the first individual and the second individual.
Claims16
A computer implemented method, comprising:
- supplying to a client device data for display on a graphical user interface, the data including prompts for a first individual to specify matching criteria for identification of a dating partner, wherein the prompts include at least one prompt to specify a commitment disposition indicative of a level of commitment for a dating relationship;
- collecting the matching criteria from the client device, including collecting data indicative of the commitment disposition specified by the first individual;
- generating matches between the first individual and individuals in a pool of individuals based upon the matching criteria, including identifying one or more individuals in the pool of individuals having a commitment disposition within a range of the commitment disposition specified by the first individual, wherein an extent of the range is determined based at least in part on the commitment disposition specified by the first individual, the range including the commitment disposition specified by the first individual and at least one other commitment disposition;
- supplying to the client device data for display on a graphical user interface, the data including:
- (a) the matches between the first individual and the one or more individuals in the pool of individuals, and
- (b) an indication of a commitment disposition of each of the one or more individuals for display with respective matches, the commitment disposition for each individual indicative of a level of commitment of the individual for a dating relationship wherein the indication of the commitment disposition of each individual comprises an identification of a particular one of multiple available commitment dispositions;
- collecting a match acceptance from the client device for a second individual;
- and
- in response to the match acceptance, enabling network communication between the first individual and the second individual.
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A system, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- supplying to a client device data for display on a graphical user interface, the data including prompts for a first individual to specify matching criteria for identification of a dating partner, wherein the prompts include at least one prompt to specify a commitment disposition indicative of a level of commitment for a dating relationship;
- collecting the matching criteria from the client device, including collecting data indicative of the commitment disposition specified by the first individual;
- generating matches between the first individual and individuals in a pool of individuals based upon the matching criteria, including identifying one or more individuals in the pool of individuals having a commitment disposition within a range of the commitment disposition specified by the first individual, wherein an extent of the range is determined based at least in part on the commitment disposition specified by the first individual, the range including the commitment disposition specified by the first individual and at least one other commitment disposition;
- supplying to the client device data for display on a graphical user interface, the data including:
- (a) the matches between the first individual and the one or more individuals in the pool of individuals, and
- (b) an indication of a commitment disposition of each of the one or more individuals for display with respective matches, the commitment disposition for each individual indicative of a level of commitment of the individual for a dating relationship wherein the indication of the commitment disposition of each individual comprises an identification of a particular one of multiple available commitment dispositions;
- collecting a match acceptance from the client device for a second individual;
- and
- in response to the match acceptance, enabling network communication between the first individual and the second individual.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- supplying to a client device data for display on a graphical user interface, the data including prompts for a first individual to specify matching criteria for identification of a dating partner, wherein the prompts include at least one prompt to specify a commitment disposition indicative of a level of commitment for a dating relationship;
- collecting the matching criteria from the client device, including collecting data indicative of the commitment disposition specified by the first individual;
- generating matches between the first individual and individuals in a pool of individuals based upon the matching criteria, including identifying one or more individuals in the pool of individuals having a commitment disposition within a range of the commitment disposition specified by the first individual, wherein an extent of the range is determined based at least in part on the commitment disposition specified by the first individual, the range including the commitment disposition specified by the first individual and at least one other commitment disposition;
- supplying to the client device data for display on a graphical user interface, the data including:
- (a) the matches between the first individual and the one or more individuals in the pool of individuals, and
- (b) an indication of a commitment disposition of each of the one or more individuals for display with respective matches, the commitment disposition for each individual indicative of a level of commitment of the individual for a dating relationship wherein the indication of the commitment disposition of each individual comprises an identification of a particular one of multiple available commitment dispositions;
- collecting a match acceptance from the client device for a second individual;
- and
- in response to the match acceptance, enabling network communication between the first individual and the second individual.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.