System and method for providing an enhanced selection process in a network environment
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing a feature in a network environment, comprising:
- a central web site operable to interface with one or more end users and to manage information related to one or more of the end users, wherein the central web site includes an interest rating component that allows one or more of the end users to indicate a level of interest in one or more of the other end users, and wherein the central web site is operable to populate a queue of a first end user with a profile of a second end user such that the first end user can indicate a level of interest in the second end user that triggers the first end user to be placed in an active state for the second end user.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing a feature in a network environment is provided that includes a central web site operable to interface with one or more end users and to manage information related to one or more of the end users. The central web site includes an interest rating component that allows one or more of the end users to indicate a level of interest in one or more of the other end users. The central web site is operable to populate a queue of a first end user with a profile of a second end user such that the first end user can indicate a level of interest in the second end user that triggers the first end user to be placed in an active state for the second end user.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing a feature in a network environment, comprising:
a central web site operable to interface with one or more end users and to manage information related to one or more of the end users, wherein the central web site includes an interest rating component that allows one or more of the end users to indicate a level of interest in one or more of the other end users, and wherein the central web site is operable to populate a queue of a first end user with a profile of a second end user such that the first end user can indicate a level of interest in the second end user that triggers the first end user to be placed in an active state for the second end user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing a feature in a network environment, comprising:
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interfacing with one or more end users;
managing information related to one or more of the end users;
providing an interest rating component that allows one or more of the end users to indicate a level of interest in one or more of the other end users; and
populating a queue of a first end user with a profile of a second end user such that the first end user can indicate a level of interest in the second end user that triggers the first end user to be placed in an active state for the second end user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing a feature in a network environment, comprising:
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means for interfacing with one or more end users;
means for managing information related to one or more of the end users;
means for providing an interest rating component that allows one or more of the end users to indicate a level of interest in one or more of the other end users; and
means for populating a queue of a first end user with a profile of a second end user such that the first end user can indicate a level of interest in the second end user that triggers the first end user to be placed in an active state for the second end user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. Software for providing a feature in a network environment, the software being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer code such that when executed is operable to:
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interface with one or more end users;
manage information related to one or more of the end users;
provide an interest rating component that allows one or more of the end users to indicate a level of interest in one or more of the other end users; and
populate a queue of a first end user with a profile of a second end user such that the first end user can indicate a level of interest in the second end user that triggers the first end user to be placed in an active state for the second end user. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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