Method and Apparatus for Managing Interpersonal Activities
OwnerMordechai Teicherinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for managing interpersonal activities among subscribers. A processor picks two subscribers for a meeting, and assigns them matched face-to-face or virtual assignments that are either identical or complementary. Assignments are selected by a processor according to preferences previously received from the picked subscribers. A random factor may affect the assignment selection. The level of intensity and/or intimacy of assignments selected by the processor may be responsive to the number of previous meetings of the picked subscribers.
Claims20
A computerized method for generating interpersonal activities for subscribers, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, from a user terminal of each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers, a ranking of said each subscriber's level of interest in a plurality of assignments from an assignment database;
- subsequent to said receiving:
- picking, by a processor, from a subscriber database, a first subscriber and a second subscriber for an interpersonal activity;
- subsequent to said picking:
- assigning, by a processor, from the assignment database, in accordance with said rankings received from said first subscriber and said second subscriber:
- a first assignment for said first subscriber, and
- a second assignment, that matches said first assignment, for said second subscriber;
- providing to a user terminal of said first subscriber:
- identification of said second subscriber and said first assignment;
- and
- providing to a user terminal of said second subscriber:
- identification of said first subscriber and said second assignment.
An apparatus for generating interpersonal activities for subscribers, the apparatus comprising:
- a subscriber database that includes a personal record for each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers;
- an assignment database that includes a plurality of assignments;
- and
- a processor adapted to:
- receive, from a user terminal of each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers, a ranking of said each subscriber's level of interest in a plurality of assignments from said assignment database;
- subsequent to said receive:
- pick from said subscriber database a first subscriber and a second subscriber for an interpersonal activity;
- subsequent to said pick:
- assign from said assignment database, in accordance with said rankings received from said first subscriber and said second subscriber:
- a first assignment for said first subscriber, and
- a second assignment, that matches said first assignment, for said second subscriber;
- provide to a user terminal of said first subscriber:
- identification of said second subscriber and said first assignment;
- and
- provide to a user terminal of said second subscriber:
- identification of said first subscriber and said second assignment.
A computerized method for generating interpersonal activities for subscribers, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, from a user terminal of each subscriber of a plurality of subscribers, a ranking of said each subscriber's level of interest in a plurality of assignments from an assignment database;
- providing, by a processor, to a user terminal of a first subscriber:
- identification of a second subscriber that has been picked by a processor, subsequent to said receiving, as a partner for said first subscriber, and
- a first assignment from said assignment database;
- and
- providing, by a processor, to a user terminal of said second subscriber:
- identification of said first subscriber, and
- a second assignment from said assignment database;
- wherein said first assignment and said second assignment are matched assignments that have been assigned by a processor, subsequent to said receiving and prior to said providing, in accordance with said rankings received from said first subscriber and said second subscriber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.