System and method for matching business partners
First Claim
1. A process operating on a computer system, the process for matching business partners, comprising:
- receiving current presenter information that includes a plurality of current presenter parameters;
identifying at least one of the current presenter parameters as a private parameter;
receiving current searcher information that includes a plurality of current searcher parameters;
comparing current presenter parameters, including the private parameter, to corresponding current searcher parameters;
determining if the current presenter and the current searcher are a match; and
transmitting current presenter parameters, excluding any private parameters, to the current searcher.
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Abstract
The matching system incorporates a method enabling a presenter, such as a company seeking funding, to prepare a profile template. The profile template provides information parameters useful for a searcher, such as a venture capitalist, to make an initial partnering decision. The presenter may indicate a level of privacy for each information parameter in the profile, which is useful in limiting the dissemination of information. In identifying potential matches, the matching system uses all available information parameters, irrespective of any privacy limitation. When a match is confirmed by the matching system, notifications are restricted from transmitting information parameters having a privacy level indicating the presenter did not desire to disseminate that information.
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21 Claims
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1. A process operating on a computer system, the process for matching business partners, comprising:
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receiving current presenter information that includes a plurality of current presenter parameters;
identifying at least one of the current presenter parameters as a private parameter;
receiving current searcher information that includes a plurality of current searcher parameters;
comparing current presenter parameters, including the private parameter, to corresponding current searcher parameters;
determining if the current presenter and the current searcher are a match; and
transmitting current presenter parameters, excluding any private parameters, to the current searcher. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for automatically and confidentially matching an investor with an early-stage company, the method operating on a processor, comprising:
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receiving investor information from the investor, the investor information including private investor data and sharable investor data;
receiving company information from the early-stage company, the company information including private company data and sharable company data;
comparing the investor information to the company information, including private and sharable data;
identifying a match responsive to the comparison; and
transmitting only sharable investor data to the company, and only sharable company data to the investor.
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20. A method of using business information in an on-line environment while maintaining confidentiality, comprising:
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accessing a template input form, the form having a plurality of input parameters;
providing data for at least some of the parameters, the provided data parameters forming the business information;
setting a security level for the provided data parameters, at least some of the provided data parameters set with a private security level;
authorizing an electronic intermediary to use all of the business information in a search for a business partner; and
restricting the electronic intermediary from disclosing to the business partner any of the private data parameters. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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