Social networking and dating platform and method

• US 20080086319A1
• Filed: 04/30/2007
• Published: 04/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jacqueline Berger
• Original Assignee: Jacqueline Berger
• Inventors: Berger, Jacqueline
• Application Number:
  US11/799,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20080086319A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

A social networking or dating platform and method that systematically documents and stores evaluations by participants of their networking or dating experiences. Each evaluation is then sent, by, for example, email and or SMS, to the other participant in the date. Advantageously, the system processes each evaluation to determine a date rating and prompts the participants to take further action based on that rating. The social networking or dating system further comprises a widget interface.

Claims

1. A social networking or dating system comprising:

one or more social networking or dating service; and

an evaluation system capable of communicating with the one or more social networking or dating service;

wherein the evaluation system stores evaluation information for one or more users of the one or more social networking or dating services; and

wherein the evaluation system comprises a widget interface that is displayed to users of the one or more social networking or dating services and that provides access to features of the evaluation system.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the evaluation system includes premium services and free services.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the widget interface enables users to access a review feature of the evaluation system.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the widget interface enables users to access a view statistics feature of the evaluation system.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the widget interface enables users to access one or more of a mailbox feature, a search feature, a newsletter feature and an invite friends feature of the evaluation system.

6. A method of providing access to a social networking or dating evaluation system capable of communicating with one or more social networking or dating services, comprising:

causing a widget interface to be displayed to a user of the one or more social networking or dating services, wherein the widget provides access to features of the evaluation system; and

receiving an instruction that was entered by the user using the widget interface.

7. The method of claim 7 wherein the evaluation system includes premium services and free services.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the received instruction enables the user to access a review feature of the dating evaluation system.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein the received instruction enables the user to access a view statistics feature of the evaluation system.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the received instruction enables the user to access one or more of a mailbox feature, a search feature, a newsletter feature and an invite friends feature of the evaluation system.