Method and apparatus for facilitating romance and/or sexual relations
First Claim
1. A method that facilitates interaction between a person and other individuals he or she has an interest in or an attraction for, comprising the steps, performed by a processor of a data processing system having a memory of:
- receiving input from a first user indicating a user ID of a specific person in whom the first user has an interest;
receiving input from a second user indicating a user ID of a specific person in whom the second user has an interest;
determining if there is a ‘
mutual match’
in attraction or interest between the first and second individuals; and
indicating the current availability or logged-on status of individuals who share a mutual interest or attraction, whereby a person is able to quickly and easily determine if an individual with whom he or she shares a mutual interest is currently available or logged-on to the system, thus making it significantly more likely that these individuals will ultimately connect and interact.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating interaction between a human individual and other individuals with whom he or she has indicated an interest in or attraction for, or with whom he or she has a shared ‘mutual attraction’. A computer system receives inputs from various individuals indicating an attraction for or interest in other individuals. Individuals are directly notified through the system of the other individual'"'"'s interest regardless of whether or not a ‘mutual attraction’ exists. When the system determines that a ‘mutual interest’ exists between individuals, it indicates the current availability or logged-on status of both individuals. In addition, the system provides a means for a user to indicate, change and communicate his type or level of interest in another individual. The system also provides a user with the ability to track and view all those individuals who have indicated an interest in or attraction for him or her, regardless of whether or not a ‘mutual attraction’ exists between both individuals.
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18 Claims
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1. A method that facilitates interaction between a person and other individuals he or she has an interest in or an attraction for, comprising the steps, performed by a processor of a data processing system having a memory of:
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receiving input from a first user indicating a user ID of a specific person in whom the first user has an interest;
receiving input from a second user indicating a user ID of a specific person in whom the second user has an interest;
determining if there is a ‘
mutual match’
in attraction or interest between the first and second individuals; and
indicating the current availability or logged-on status of individuals who share a mutual interest or attraction, whereby a person is able to quickly and easily determine if an individual with whom he or she shares a mutual interest is currently available or logged-on to the system, thus making it significantly more likely that these individuals will ultimately connect and interact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus that notifies people when other people they are attracted to or interested in are available, comprising:
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means for receiving input from a first user indicating a user ID of a specific person in whom the first user has an interest;
means for receiving input from a second user indicating a user ID of a specific person in whom the second user has an interest;
means for determining whether the user ID of the person in whom the first user has an interest matches a user ID of the second user and for determining whether the user ID of the person in whom the second user has an interest matches a user ID of the first user; and
means for, coupled to the determining means, indicating the current availability or logged-on status of individuals who share a mutual interest or attraction.
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