System and method for matching using location information
First Claim
1. A method executed by at least one processor comprising the steps of:
- receiving first location information identifying a first location area at which a first user was present at a first time period;
receiving second location information identifying a second location area at which a second user was present at a second time period, wherein the second time period and the first time period are different;
comparing the first location information and the second location information to a database, the database correlating location information with points-of-interest;
based on the comparison, determining that the first location information and the second location information both correspond to a first point-of-interest, the first point-of-interest being one of a group consisting of a business, an event, an address, and a historical site;
determining that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user;
in response to determining that the first location information and the second location information both correspond to the first point-of-interest and in response to determining that the characteristic related to the first user corresponds to the preference related to the second user, causing information to be presented to the second user after the first time period and the second time period, the information to be presented to the second user identifying the first point-of-interest and that the first user and the second user have the first point-of-interest in common.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method executed by at least one processor includes receiving first historical location information identifying a first location area at which a first user was present at a first time and receiving second location information identifying a second location area at which a second user was present at a second time. The method includes determining that the first historical location information and the second location information each correspond to a particular location area and determining that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user. In response to these determinations, the method includes causing information related to the first user to be presented to the second user. The information related to the first user includes the first location area of the first user relative to the second location area of the second user.
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39 Claims
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1. A method executed by at least one processor comprising the steps of:
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receiving first location information identifying a first location area at which a first user was present at a first time period; receiving second location information identifying a second location area at which a second user was present at a second time period, wherein the second time period and the first time period are different; comparing the first location information and the second location information to a database, the database correlating location information with points-of-interest; based on the comparison, determining that the first location information and the second location information both correspond to a first point-of-interest, the first point-of-interest being one of a group consisting of a business, an event, an address, and a historical site; determining that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user; in response to determining that the first location information and the second location information both correspond to the first point-of-interest and in response to determining that the characteristic related to the first user corresponds to the preference related to the second user, causing information to be presented to the second user after the first time period and the second time period, the information to be presented to the second user identifying the first point-of-interest and that the first user and the second user have the first point-of-interest in common. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 37)
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13. A system comprising:
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an interface configured to; receive first location information identifying a first location area at which a first user was present at a first time period; and receive second location information identifying a second location area at which a second user was present at second time period, wherein the second time period and the first time period are different; and at least one processor configured to; compare the first location information and the second location information to a database, the database correlating location information with points-of-interest; based on the comparison, determine that the first location information and the second location information both correspond to a first point-of-interest, the first point-of-interest being one of a group consisting of a business, an event, an address, and a historical site; determine that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user; and in response to determining that the first location information and the second location information both correspond to the first point-of-interest and in response to determining that the characteristic related to the first user corresponds to the preference related to the second user, cause information to be presented to the second user after the first time period and the second time period, the information to be presented to the second user identifying the first point-of-interest and that the first user and the second user have the first point-of-interest in common. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 38)
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25. At least one non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, are configured to:
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receive first location information identifying a first location area at which a first user was present at a first time period; receive second location information identifying a second location area at which a second user was present at a second time period, wherein the second time period and the first time period are different; compare the first location information and the second location information to a database, the database correlating location information with points-of-interest; based on the comparison, determine that the first location information and the second location information both correspond to a first point-of-interest, the first point-of-interest being one of a group consisting of a business, an event, an address, and a historical site; determine that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user; and in response to determining that the first location information and the second location information both correspond to the first point-of-interest and in response to determining that the characteristic related to the first user corresponds to the preference related to the second user, cause information to be presented to the second user after the first time period and the second time period, the information to be presented to the second user identifying the first point-of-interest and that the first user and the second user have the first point-of-interest in common. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39)
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