Method for determining compatibility
First Claim
1. A method for selecting and matching personal profiles based on personal characteristics and psychological traits, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
- (a) creating a profile of a user based on the user'"'"'s personal characteristics and answers to psychological test items, wherein the profile further includes user preferences concerning potential partners;
(b) applying a plurality of characteristic filters to a plurality of target profiles in a database, wherein each target profile passes through a given characteristic filter only if the characteristic in question in both the target profile and the user profile complies with the filter'"'"'s rule, and wherein the filter may be influenced by preferences in both the user profile and the plurality of target profiles;
(c) calculating a compatibility index for the user relative to each target profile that passes through all of the characteristic filters, wherein the compatibility index is calculated by the following steps;
scoring individual personal characteristics and weighing the scores according to empirically derived models and user preferences to produce a combined personal characteristic score;
scoring the psychological data according to matching algorithms derived from empirical research on relationships; and
weighing the psychological data score relative to the combined personal characteristic score according to the user'"'"'s gender and preference regarding short-term versus long-term relationships; and
(d) creating and displaying a match list that ranks target profiles relative to the user according to their respective compatibility index.
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Abstract
A method, program and system are provided for selecting and matching personal profiles based on personal characteristics and psychological traits. The method includes creating a profile of a user based on the user'"'"'s personal characteristics and answers to psychological test items, wherein the profile further includes user preferences concerning potential partners. A plurality of characteristics filters are applied to a database of target profiles, wherein each target profile passes through a given characteristic filter only if the characteristic in question in both the target profile and the user profile complies with the filter'"'"'s rule. The operation of the filter may be influenced by preferences in the user profile and the target profiles. A compatibility index is calculated for the user relative to each target profile that passes through all of the trait filters. The invention then creates a match list that ranks target profiles relative to the user according to their respective compatibility index.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for selecting and matching personal profiles based on personal characteristics and psychological traits, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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(a) creating a profile of a user based on the user'"'"'s personal characteristics and answers to psychological test items, wherein the profile further includes user preferences concerning potential partners;
(b) applying a plurality of characteristic filters to a plurality of target profiles in a database, wherein each target profile passes through a given characteristic filter only if the characteristic in question in both the target profile and the user profile complies with the filter'"'"'s rule, and wherein the filter may be influenced by preferences in both the user profile and the plurality of target profiles;
(c) calculating a compatibility index for the user relative to each target profile that passes through all of the characteristic filters, wherein the compatibility index is calculated by the following steps;
scoring individual personal characteristics and weighing the scores according to empirically derived models and user preferences to produce a combined personal characteristic score;
scoring the psychological data according to matching algorithms derived from empirical research on relationships; and
weighing the psychological data score relative to the combined personal characteristic score according to the user'"'"'s gender and preference regarding short-term versus long-term relationships; and
(d) creating and displaying a match list that ranks target profiles relative to the user according to their respective compatibility index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for selecting and matching personal profiles based on personal characteristics and psychological traits, the computer program product comprising:
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(a) first instructions for creating a profile of a user based on the user'"'"'s personal characteristics and answers to psychological test items, wherein the profile further includes user preferences concerning potential partners;
(b) second instructions for applying a plurality of characteristic filters to a plurality of target profiles in a database, wherein each target profile passes through a given characteristic filter only if the characteristic in question in both the target profile and the user profile complies with the filter'"'"'s rule, and wherein the filter may be influenced by preferences in both the user profile and the plurality of target profiles;
(c) third instructions for calculating a compatibility index for the user relative to each target profile that passes through all of the characteristic filters, wherein the compatibility index is calculated by the following steps;
scoring individual personal characteristics and weighing the scores according to empirically derived models and user preferences to produce a combined personal characteristic score;
scoring the psychological data according to matching algorithms derived from empirical research on relationships; and
weighing the psychological data score relative to the combined personal characteristic score according to the user'"'"'s gender and preference regarding short-term versus long-term relationships; and
(d) fourth instructions for creating and displaying a match list that ranks target profiles relative to the user according to their respective compatibility index. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for selecting and matching personal profiles based on personal characteristics and psychological traits, the system comprising:
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(a) a profiling component for creating a profile of a user based on the user'"'"'s personal characteristics and answers to psychological test items, wherein the profile further includes user preferences concerning potential partners;
(b) a filtering component that applies a plurality of trait filters to a plurality of target profiles in a database, wherein each target profile passes through a given trait filter only if the trait in question in both the target profile and the user profile complies with the filter'"'"'s rule, and wherein the filter may be influenced by preferences in both the user profile and the plurality of target profiles;
(c) a calculating components that calculates a compatibility index for the user relative to each target profile that passes through all of the trait filters, wherein the compatibility index is calculated by the following steps;
scoring individual personal characteristics and weighing the scores according to empirically derived models and user preferences to produce a combined personal characteristic score;
scoring the psychological data according to matching algorithms derived from empirical research on relationships; and
weighing the psychological data score relative to the combined personal characteristic score according to the user'"'"'s gender and preference regarding short-term versus long-term relationships; and
(d) an organizing component that creates and displays a match list that ranks target profiles relative to the user according to their respective compatibility index.
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