APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SOCIAL GAMES
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating social assignments for a plurality of subscribers, comprising:
- a first database containing a plurality of assignments;
a second database containing a personal wish list for each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers;
a processor operative, in response to said second database'"'"'s personal wish lists, to;
pick at least one subscriber from the plurality of subscribers, and assign to each of said at least one subscriber a selected assignment from said first database; and
an input interface operative to selectably receive, subsequent to said pick operation and said assign operation, an update for the personal wish list of each said at least one subscriber.
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Abstract
An apparatus for managing inter-personal activities to facilitate matchmaking between single individuals, by instructing each individual what to do and with whom during a series of game sessions. Singles join a forum in which a plurality of activities contained in a database are individually assigned to participants, who confidentially express their preferences for specific activities and for other participants with whom to conduct activities. Expressed preferences are not disclosed to other individuals, but are input to a secure computer system that assigns the activities. Participants'"'"' wish-lists influence assignments made by the computer, and random factors provide variety and protect privacy by obscuring the effect of the wish-lists. After each assignment, participants can update their wish-list to affect further assignments.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for generating social assignments for a plurality of subscribers, comprising:
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a first database containing a plurality of assignments;
a second database containing a personal wish list for each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers;
a processor operative, in response to said second database'"'"'s personal wish lists, to;
pick at least one subscriber from the plurality of subscribers, and assign to each of said at least one subscriber a selected assignment from said first database; and
an input interface operative to selectably receive, subsequent to said pick operation and said assign operation, an update for the personal wish list of each said at least one subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for generating assignments for a plurality of subscribers, comprising:
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an input interface for receiving from each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers;
a scoring of said each subscriber'"'"'s level of interest in other subscribers from the plurality of subscribers, and a ranking of said each subscriber'"'"'s level of interest in assignments from an assignment database; and
an output interface for sending to each subscriber of a selected group of two subscribers a respective assignment, wherein;
said selected group of two subscribers has been picked in response to said scorings by said plurality of subscribers, and said respective assignments have been assigned in response to said rankings by said selected group'"'"'s subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for generating assignments for a plurality of subscribers, comprising:
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an apparatus including;
an input interface for receiving from each subscriber of the plurality of subscribers;
a scoring of said each subscriber'"'"'s level of interest in other subscribers from the plurality of subscribers, and a ranking of said each subscriber'"'"'s level of interest in assignments from an assignment database, and an output interface for sending to each subscriber of a selected group of two subscribers a respective assignment, wherein;
said selected group of two subscribers has been picked according to said scorings by said plurality of subscribers, and said respective assignments have been assigned according to said rankings by said selected group'"'"'s subscribers; and
at least one user terminal, each user terminal allocated to a subscriber of said plurality of subscribers for selectably communicating with said input interface of said apparatus for sending thereto said subscriber'"'"'s scoring and ranking.
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