Inferential user matching system
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1. An inferential user matching system comprising:
- one or more processors; and
a memory storing software that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the inferential user matching system to;
infer a number of trends corresponding to a set of usage behaviors by a plurality of users utilizing the inferential user matching system;
based on the inferred trends, determine a mutual interest between a first user and a second user;
based on the mutual interest, transmit, over one or more networks, (i) a first representation of the first user to a portable device of the second user, and (ii) a second representation of the second user to a portable device of the first user;
based on transmitting the first and second representations, detect an expression of interest from each of the first and second users; and
based on detecting the expression of interest from each of the first and second users, transmit a bilateral interest indication to the portable device of each of the first and second users.
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Abstract
An inferential user matching system can determine a mutual interest between a first user and a second user based on inferred trends corresponding to a set of usage behaviors by a plurality of users utilizing the system. Based on determining the mutual interest, the system can transmit, over one or more networks, a representation of the first and/or second user to the portable computing device of other user and monitor the first and/or second user to detect an expression of interest. Based on detecting the expression of interest, the system can transmit an expression of interest indication to a portable device(s) of the first and/or second user.
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1. An inferential user matching system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory storing software that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the inferential user matching system to; infer a number of trends corresponding to a set of usage behaviors by a plurality of users utilizing the inferential user matching system; based on the inferred trends, determine a mutual interest between a first user and a second user; based on the mutual interest, transmit, over one or more networks, (i) a first representation of the first user to a portable device of the second user, and (ii) a second representation of the second user to a portable device of the first user; based on transmitting the first and second representations, detect an expression of interest from each of the first and second users; and based on detecting the expression of interest from each of the first and second users, transmit a bilateral interest indication to the portable device of each of the first and second users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method of inferential user matching, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:
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inferring a number of trends corresponding to a set of usage behaviors by a plurality of users utilizing the inferential user matching system; based on the inferred trends, determining a mutual interest between a first user and a second user; based on the mutual interest, transmitting, over one or more networks, (i) a first representation of the first user to a portable device of the second user, and (ii) a second representation of the second user to a portable device of the first user; based on transmitting the first and second representations, detecting an expression of interest from each of the first and second users; and based on detecting the expression of interest from each of the first and second users, transmitting a bilateral interest indication to the portable device of each of the first and second users. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable computing device of a first user, the portable computing device comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory storing software that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the portable computing device to; based on inferred trends corresponding to a set of usage behaviors by a plurality of users utilizing an inferential user matching system, determine a mutual interest between the first user and a second user; based on the mutual interest, receive, over one or more networks, a representation of the second user; based on receiving the representation of the second user, monitor the first user to detect an expression of interest from the first user; and based on detecting the expression of interest from the first user, transmit an expression of interest indication to a portable device of the second user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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