Method for Verifying Data in a Dating Service, Dating-Service Database including Verified Member Data, and Method for Prioritizing Search Results Including Verified Data, and Methods for Verifying Data
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1. A method for verifying wealth of members of a dating service, which comprises:
- subscribing a member in a dating service, said dating service having a wealth threshold; and
submitting a statement verifying the member meets said wealth threshold of said dating service.
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An online dating service uses verified biographical data to encourage members to provide truthful biographical data and to increase members'"'"' reliance on the veracity of the information found during searches of members. In particular, the database uses verified wealth, verified professions, and verified pictures of the members. Methods for verifying biographical data utilize confirmation with third-party data and declarations by licensed professionals. A method for prioritizing search results that include verified data is also included.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for verifying wealth of members of a dating service, which comprises:
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subscribing a member in a dating service, said dating service having a wealth threshold; and
submitting a statement verifying the member meets said wealth threshold of said dating service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. A dating service, comprising a searchable database including a member profile having a field for storing a wealth verification when a member associated with said member profile has been verified to meet a wealth threshold.
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23. A method for verifying a profession of a member of a dating service, which comprises:
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subscribing a member in a dating service;
creating a profile for the member including a field for storing a profession of the member and a field for storing a profession verification;
submitting a profession to be stored in the field for storing the profession;
submitting professional material and identification of the member; and
storing a profession verification in the field for storing the profession verification when the profession has been verified by matching the identification, the professional material, and the profession of the member. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for verifying a photograph of a member of a dating service, which comprises:
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subscribing a member in a dating service;
creating a profile for the member including a field for storing a photograph and a field for storing a picture verification;
storing a photograph of the member in the field for storing a photograph;
submitting a photo identification of the member; and
storing a picture verification in the field for storing the picture verification when the photographs has been verified by matching the photo identification to the photograph of the member. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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