System and method for facilitating social dining experiences using location information

A system comprising:

• a server including a processor and memory, wherein the server is configured to receive one or more data packets transmitted over a network from a first mobile device corresponding to a first user, the one or more data packets including:
• a request for a dining companion from one or more system users, wherein the one or more system users includes a second user;
• user information corresponding to the first user;
• and
• one or more geo data items identifying a geo-location associated with the first user, wherein each geo data item identifies a geo-location based on at least one geo-coordinate;
• wherein the server is further configured to determine a point-of-interest (POI) based on the one or more geo data items identifying the geo-location associated with the first user, wherein the POI is a restaurant;
• wherein a second mobile device, corresponding to the second user, within a bounded geographical area of the POI is located by the processor based on the request for a dining companion and one or more geo data items corresponding to the second mobile device;
• wherein an aggregated score for the second user is calculated by the processor based on a plurality of user attributes corresponding to the second user, wherein one or more user attributes are assigned weights based on the user information;
• wherein a connection between the first user and the second user is facilitated by the server if the aggregated score corresponding to the second user meets a predetermined threshold.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a computer, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

• receiving, at a server system, one or more data packets transmitted over a network from a first mobile device corresponding to a first user, wherein the one or more data packets include:
• a request for a dining companion from one or more system users, wherein the one or more users includes a second user;
• user information corresponding to the first user;
• and
• one or more geo data items identifying a geo-location associated with the first user, wherein each geo data item identifies a geo-location based on at least one geo-coordinate;
• determining, by a processor of the server system, a point-of-interest (POI) based on the one or more geo data items identifying the geo-location associated with the first user, wherein the POI is a restaurant;
• locating, by the processor, one or more other mobile devices within a bounded geographical area of the POI,
• wherein the one or more other mobile devices correspond to the one or more system users, including a second mobile device corresponding to the second user,
• wherein the one or more other mobile devices are located based on the request for a dining companion and one or more geo data items corresponding to the one or more other mobile devices;
• calculating, by the processor, an aggregated score for each system user based on a plurality of user attributes corresponding to the one or more system users, wherein one or more user attributes are assigned weighted scores based on the user information;
• and
• facilitating, by the server system, a connection between the first user and the second user if the aggregated score corresponding to the second user meets a predetermined threshold.