Online dating tools
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1. A method for conducting an online dating service comprising:
- presenting (102) online a personality profile with a built in honesty scale to help identify people trying to deceive; and
obtaining (104) user responses to questions posed in the personality profile.
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Abstract
An online dating system and method is described. In one embodiment, the method include presenting online a personality profile with a built in honesty scale to help identify people trying to deceive and obtaining user responses to questions posed in the personality profile. In another embodiment, the method includes a staged communications approach to guide a pair of users through the process of getting to know each other online.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for conducting an online dating service comprising:
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presenting (102) online a personality profile with a built in honesty scale to help identify people trying to deceive; and
obtaining (104) user responses to questions posed in the personality profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for conducting an online dating service comprising:
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presenting (202) online a communication approach which has multiple stages to guide people through the process of getting to know each other; and
guiding (204) a pair of users through at least a first stage together so they each reach a second stage. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for conducting an online dating service comprising:
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providing (202) an online communication approach which has multiple stages to guide people through the process of getting to know each other at least online; and
guiding (302) a pair of users through the multiple stages based on interactive responses from the pair of users. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for conducting an online dating service comprising setting conditions precedent for communication between prospective dating partners, and removing communication bars when the conditions precedent are satisfied.
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31. A method for conducting an online dating service comprising providing staged communication online, and permitting two people to advance from one stage to the next when they both have met stated requirements.
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32. A method for conducting an online dating service comprising providing a staged communication environment online, and providing two people with rewards in the form of increased access to information about each other when they meet stated requirements and move to a next stage of communication.
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33. A method for conducting an online dating service comprising providing a communication environment online, and providing two people with access to increased communication in the environment conditionally based on their mutual acceptance of conditions and their agreement that each has met those conditions.
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34. An online dating system comprising:
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a processor (402) having a memory;
wherein the processor is configured to manage an online communication approach which has multiple stages to guide users through the process of getting to know each other at least online;
wherein at least one of the stages comprises presenting a user online a personality profile with a built in honesty scale to help identify people trying to deceive and obtaining user responses to questions posed in the personality profile.
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35. An online dating system comprising:
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a processor (402) having a memory;
wherein the processor is configured to manage an online communication approach which has multiple stages to guide a pair of users through the process of getting to know each other at least online;
wherein guiding the pair of users through the multiple stages comprises providing the pair of users with rewards in the form of increased access to information about each other when they meet stated requirements and move to a next stage of communication.
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36. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer useable medium (404) having a computer readable code means embodied in said medium for managing an online communication approach of multiple stages in an online data service, the computer readable program code in the computer program product comprising;
computer readable program code means for causing the computer to present a user online a personality profile with a built in honesty scale to help identify people trying to deceive and obtaining user responses to questions posed in the personality profile.
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37. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer useable medium (404) having a computer readable code means embodied in said medium for managing an online communication approach of multiple stages in an online data service, the computer readable program code in the computer program product comprising;
computer readable program code means for causing the computer to guide a pair of users through the multiple stages;
computer readable program code means for providing the pair of users with rewards in the form of increased access to information about each other when they meet stated requirements and move to a next stage of communication.
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