System and method for introducing individuals over the internet to establish an acquaintance
First Claim
1. A system for introducing individuals over the internet to establish an acquaintance for the purpose of dating comprising:
- at least one first processor that maintains an internet website that interfaces with a plurality of computing devices via a first network comprising the internet, the internet website adapted to receive personal advertisements including a digital image, age information and gender information from advertisers via the first network, to receive search criteria from a searching individual via the first network, to identify a set of personal advertisements meeting the search criteria, to transmit at least a portion of the identified personal advertisements to the searching individual via the first network, to receive from the searching individual via the first network a response to a selected personal advertisement placed by a selected advertiser, to store the response, to receive a password from the selected advertiser via the first network and to communicate the response via the first network to the selected advertiser;
a database operably connected to the first processor, the database adapted to store the response to the selected personal advertisement in a mailbox assigned to the selected advertiser; and
at least one second processor operably connected to the database and the second processor adapted to receive the password from the selected advertiser via a second network comprising a telephone network and to communicate the response via the second network to the selected advertiser.
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Abstract
A system for introducing individuals over the internet to establish an acquaintance for the purpose of dating includes a first processor, a database and a second processor. The first processor maintains an internet website that interfaces with a plurality of computing devices via a first network comprising the internet. The internet website receives a plurality of personal advertisements, receives search criteria, identifies personal advertisements meeting the search criteria, transmits the identified personal advertisements, receives a response to a selected personal advertisement, stores the response in the database in a mailbox assigned to the selected advertiser, receives a password from the selected advertiser and communicates the response to the selected advertiser. The second processor is also adapted to receive a password from the selected advertiser via a second network comprising a telephone network and to communicate the response via the second network to the selected advertiser.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for introducing individuals over the internet to establish an acquaintance for the purpose of dating comprising:
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at least one first processor that maintains an internet website that interfaces with a plurality of computing devices via a first network comprising the internet, the internet website adapted to receive personal advertisements including a digital image, age information and gender information from advertisers via the first network, to receive search criteria from a searching individual via the first network, to identify a set of personal advertisements meeting the search criteria, to transmit at least a portion of the identified personal advertisements to the searching individual via the first network, to receive from the searching individual via the first network a response to a selected personal advertisement placed by a selected advertiser, to store the response, to receive a password from the selected advertiser via the first network and to communicate the response via the first network to the selected advertiser;
a database operably connected to the first processor, the database adapted to store the response to the selected personal advertisement in a mailbox assigned to the selected advertiser; and
at least one second processor operably connected to the database and the second processor adapted to receive the password from the selected advertiser via a second network comprising a telephone network and to communicate the response via the second network to the selected advertiser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for introducing individuals over the internet to establish an acquaintance for the purpose of dating, the method comprising:
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interfacing a plurality of computing devices to a website via a first network comprising the internet;
receiving a plurality of personal advertisements including a digital image, age information and gender information from advertisers via the first network;
receiving search criteria from a searching individual via the first network;
identifying a set of personal advertisements meeting the search criteria;
transmitting at least a portion of the identified personal advertisements to the searching individual via the first network;
receiving from the searching individual via the first network a response to a selected personal advertisement placed by a selected advertiser;
storing the response;
receiving a password from the selected advertiser via the first network;
communicating the response via the first network to the selected advertiser;
receiving a password from the selected advertiser via a second network comprising a telephone network; and
communicating the response via the second network to the selected advertiser. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for introducing individuals over the internet to establish an acquaintance for the purpose of dating comprising:
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means for interfacing with a plurality of computing devices via a first network comprising the internet;
means for receiving a plurality of personal advertisements comprising digital images, age information and gender information from advertisers via the first network;
means for receiving search criteria from a searching individual via the first network;
means for identifying a set of identified personal advertisements meeting the search criteria;
means for transmitting at least a portion of the identified personal advertisements to the searching individual via the first network;
means for receiving from the searching individual via the first network a response to a selected personal advertisement placed by a selected advertiser;
means for storing the response;
means for receiving a password from the selected advertiser via the first network;
means for communicating the response via the first network to the selected advertiser;
means for receiving a password from the selected advertiser via a second network comprising a telephone network; and
means for communicating the response via the second network to the selected advertiser. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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