US 2010/0169376 A1 · VISUAL SEARCH ENGINE FOR PERSONAL DATING

Abstract

Embodiments are directed towards enabling generation of visual search criteria using visual elements for at least within an online dating context. A friend creates a dream date avatar for an intended search result recipient by combining one or more visual search criteria. The dream date avatar embodying the visual search criteria may be sent to other friends, each of which may then modify the search criteria by visually modifying the dream date avatar. Each time a modified dream date avatar is sent over a network, a new search may be performed, with the subsequent search results being sent to the intended search result recipient. The intended recipient may also modify the dream date avatar using visual search criteria resulting in another search to be performed. Moreover, the intended recipient may terminate one or more of the searches to minimize a likelihood of being spammed.

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Dependent claims

A network device, comprising:

a transceiver to send and receive data over a network;
and
a processor that is operative to perform actions, including:
graphically displaying one or more graphical elements representing search criteria to a first friend of an intended search result recipient;
receiving selections of one or more of the graphically displayed elements representing search criteria;
generating at least a visual representation of a combination of the received one or more graphical elements;
using the one or more received search criteria associated with the visual representation to perform a search;
and
providing a result of the search to the intended search result recipient.

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A system that is operative to manage a search query, comprising:

a graphical user interface displayable at a client device useable to receive and to display search criteria as graphical elements;
and
a network device that is configured to provide the graphical user interface to the client device and to perform actions, including:
providing to the client device, associated with a first friend of an intended search result recipient, a plurality of different graphical elements representing search criteria;
receiving selections from the first friend of one or more of the graphical elements;
generating a visual representation that includes at least an avatar by combining the graphically elements representing search criteria;
employing the visual representation of the search criteria to perform a search;
and
providing a result of the search to the intended search result recipient.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Visual search engine for personal dating

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Visual search engine for personal dating

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Abstract

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