MUSICAL INTEREST SPECIFIC DATING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING PROCESS
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1. A method for determining dating compatibility of users of an online system based on music interests, comprising the steps of:
- creating a first profile of a first user of the online system;
creating a plurality of other profiles for a plurality of other users of the online system;
obtaining a music preference of the first user by ranking at least five different genres of music according to the desirability of those genres of music to the first user;
obtaining the music preferences of the plurality of other users by ranking the at least five different genres of music according to the desirability of those genres of music to each of the plurality of other users;
comparing the music preferences of the first user to the music preferences of the plurality of other users to determine a musical compatibility between the first user and the plurality of other users, the musical compatibility being based on the similarity of the rankings of the at least five different genres of music;
sorting the plurality of other users in order of a most compatible match to a least compatible match; and
providing the first user with a list of potential matches, the list including at least the most compatible match.
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Abstract
A method for determining dating compatibility of users of an online system based on music interests includes obtaining music preferences of users by ranking different genres of music according to the desirability of those genres of music to the first user and comparing the music preferences of the users to provide users with potential matches.
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1. A method for determining dating compatibility of users of an online system based on music interests, comprising the steps of:
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creating a first profile of a first user of the online system; creating a plurality of other profiles for a plurality of other users of the online system; obtaining a music preference of the first user by ranking at least five different genres of music according to the desirability of those genres of music to the first user; obtaining the music preferences of the plurality of other users by ranking the at least five different genres of music according to the desirability of those genres of music to each of the plurality of other users; comparing the music preferences of the first user to the music preferences of the plurality of other users to determine a musical compatibility between the first user and the plurality of other users, the musical compatibility being based on the similarity of the rankings of the at least five different genres of music; sorting the plurality of other users in order of a most compatible match to a least compatible match; and providing the first user with a list of potential matches, the list including at least the most compatible match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for determining dating compatibility of users of an online system based on music interests, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a music preference of a first user by ranking at least five different genres of music according to the desirability of those genres of music to the first user; obtaining the music preferences of a plurality of other users by ranking the at least five different genres of music according to the desirability of those genres of music to each of the plurality of other users; comparing the music preferences of the first user to the music preferences of the plurality of other users to determine a musical compatibility between the first user and the plurality of other users, the musical compatibility being based on the similarity of the rankings of the at least five different genres of music; sorting the plurality of other users in order of a most compatible match to a least compatible match; sending the first user a list of potential matches, the list including at least the most compatible match; and providing the first user with the option of sending a mixtape to one or more of the potential matches identified in the list, the mixtape being a compilation of songs presented in a specific order. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for determining dating compatibility of users of an online system based on music interests, comprising the steps of:
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creating a first profile of a first user of the online system; creating a plurality of other profiles for a plurality of other users of the online system; identifying a selection of music that the first user would like to receive as a gift; identifying a selection of music that each of the plurality of other users would like to receive as a gift; obtaining a music preference of the first user by categorizing the selection of music identified by the first user into one or more of a plurality of genres of music; obtaining a music preferences of the plurality of other users by categorizing the selection of music identified by each of the plurality of other users into one or more of a plurality of genres of music; comparing the music preferences of the first user to the music preferences of the plurality of other users to determine a musical compatibility between the first user and the plurality of other users, the musical compatibility being based at least in part on the similarity of the identified music based upon the genres into which the music has been categorized; sorting the plurality of other users in order of a most compatible match to a least compatible match based on the determination of musical compatibility; and providing the first user with a list of potential matches, the list including at least the most compatible match. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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