Identity match process
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1. A method for facilitating communication between users comprising:
- a) providing a first photograph related to a first user;
b) comparing the first photograph to a stored photograph related to a second user;
c) if the first photograph minimally matches the stored photograph related to the second user, querying the first user to determine whether the first user wants to communicate with the second user and querying the second user to determine whether the second user wants to communicate with the first user; and
d) if the first user and second user want to communicate with each other, providing information to the first user and second user for them to contact each other.
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Abstract
An online computer system enables users to identify and contact, if they so desire, users with similar attributes. The primary method of matching identity matches facial and at least one other physical, astrological, or other defined attribute. This matching is done by computer comparison of the photographs and other data provided by the users. The users may be provided with information to contact any matches.
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1. A method for facilitating communication between users comprising:
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a) providing a first photograph related to a first user; b) comparing the first photograph to a stored photograph related to a second user; c) if the first photograph minimally matches the stored photograph related to the second user, querying the first user to determine whether the first user wants to communicate with the second user and querying the second user to determine whether the second user wants to communicate with the first user; and d) if the first user and second user want to communicate with each other, providing information to the first user and second user for them to contact each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19)
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9. A method for facilitating communication between users comprising:
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a) providing a first photograph related to a first user and at least one search term; b) comparing the first photograph to a second photograph related to a second user; c) comparing the search term to at least one personal attribute related to the second user; d) if the first photograph minimally matches the stored photograph and at least one search term matches at least one personal attribute, querying the first user to determine whether the first user wants to communicate with the second user and querying the second user to determine whether the second user wants to communicate with the first user; and e) if the first user and second user want to communicate with each other, providing information to the first user and second user for them to contact each other. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for facilitating communication between users comprising:
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a) uploading a first photograph related to a first user to a database via a computer network; b) comparing the first photograph to a stored photograph of a celebrity; c) if the first photograph minimally matches the stored photograph of a celebrity, displaying the stored photograph of a celebrity to the first user; and d) notifying a second user that the first photograph related to the first user minimally matches the stored photograph of a celebrity via a computer network.
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20. A method for facilitating communication between users of a computer-based identity matching system, the method comprising:
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a) collecting first user profile data relating to a first user, the first user profile data comprising; i. first user contact information; ii. a first photograph; and iii. at least one first user personal attribute; b) providing a user profile database having at least one record comprising; i. an identifier relating to a second user; ii. stored user contact information; iii. a stored photograph; and iv. at least one stored personal attribute; c) at the request of the first user, comparing the first user profile data to at least one record in the user profile database; and d) for each record to which the first user profile data is compared, if the first photograph minimally matches the stored photograph and at least one search attribute matches at least one stored personal attribute; i. displaying the stored photograph and at least one stored personal attribute contained in the record to the first user; ii. querying the first user to determine whether the first user wants to communicate with the second user; iii. if the first user wants to communicate with the second user, querying the second user to determine whether the second user wants to communicate with the first user; and iv. if the second user wants to communicate with the first user, providing the first user contact information to the second user and providing the stored user contact information to the first user.
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