Systems and methods for online matchmaking

• US 10,387,506 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2014
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eHarmony Incorporated (ParshipMeet Holding GmbH)
• Original Assignee: eHarmony Incorporated (ParshipMeet Holding GmbH)
• Inventors: Mishra, Arvind, Elfalan, Christine Hoo, Rodriguez, Evelina
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Eric T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Poe, Kevin T
• Application Number:
  US14/213,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20150026173A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,985 Days
• Field of Search: 705319
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for operation of a matching service, and more specifically to operation of a matching service utilizing electronic data related to participants'"'"' experiences, e.g., locations visited and activities completed. In an embodiment, the system includes a matching server system, operatively coupled to a network, configured to calculate a compatibility value generated from correlating a first user match profile with a second user match profile, such correlation resulting in a potential match if the compatibility value exceeds a predetermined threshold, and at least one user device, operatively coupled to the network, wherein the user device is configured to enable users to post and respond to user experiences. When a second user responds to the posting of the first user, the compatibility value correlating the first user match profile with the second user match profile is increased. The user experiences include at least one of places and activities.

Claims

1. A computer-based user interface system comprising a plurality of user devices each comprising a display for graphically presenting interpersonal relationship analysis and recommendation, comprising:

a matching server system including instructions stored in non-transitory computer-readable memory, the matching system operatively coupled to a network and having a non-transitory database storing user profiles for a plurality of users, wherein the matching server system includes a processor that, upon executing the instructions, is configured to;

calculate an initial compatibility value by correlating a first user match profile associated with a first user with a second user match profile associated with a second user, such correlation resulting in a potential match between the first and second users if the compatibility value exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein the matching server system is configured to employ a neural network that dynamically optimizes correlation calculations based on learning from empirical data gathered by the system and based on previous compatibility calculations;

display a first user profile on a first graphical user interface implemented on the display of a first user device operatively coupled to the network and the matching server system, the first user profile adapted to graphically enable the first user to selectively post a user experience indicator and to respond to one or more other user experience indicators displayed in a dashboard associated with the first user profile, wherein the selective posting includes selectively importing user experience data from a third-party platform to the matching server system and selectively displaying the user experience data that can be reached directly from the first user profile for review by the first user via the first graphical user interface, without launching the third-party platform, along with an associated experience marking indicator that graphically represents an event type of the user experience data being selectively posted, before publicly displaying the user experience profile in association with the first user profile; and

enable a second user device operatively coupled to the network and the matching server system to;

receive the user experience indicator posted by the first user via the network if the compatibility value between the first user and the second user exceeds the pre-determined threshold as determined by the processor of the matching server system;

display a second user profile including the received user experience indicator and the associated experience marking indicator on a second graphical user interface implemented on the display of the second user device; and

dynamically display on the second graphical user interface a response indicator that can be reached directly from the second user profile,

wherein the response indicator presents one or more editable pre-generated responses specifically associated with the type of content of the received user experience and the associated experience marking indicator.

2. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the user experience indicator includes at least one of places and activities.

3. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the second user device is further configured to enable a filter for the second user to select a category of places or activities to respond to user experience indicators posted by the first user, as displayed via the second user device graphical user interface.

4. The computer-based system of claim 3, wherein the initial compatibility value calculated from correlating the first user match profile with the second user match profile is selectively increased by the matching server system if the second user responds to the user experience indicator of the first user.

5. The computer-based system of claim 3, wherein the matching server system saves response indicators from other users to user experience indicators posted by the first user in the first user match profile.

6. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the matching server system is further configured to store the imported user experience data from one or more social networking systems for the plurality of users in the user profile database in association with the respective user profiles.

7. The computer-based system of claim 1,

wherein the compatibility value between the first user and the second user selectively increases if the first and second users have matching user experience indicators.

8. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the selectively importing user experience data from the third-party platform is done routinely, automatically, dynamically, or a combination thereof.

9. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the user experience data for review by the first user is selectively displayed in one or more tabs.

10. The computer-based system of claim 1, wherein the user experience data for review by the first user is selectively displayed in one or more interfaces.