Method of communication implemented by a dating network
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1. A method of communication implemented by a dating network, comprising steps of:
- requesting to communicate with a target user belonging to the dating network, where a user verification function verifies whether a requesting user can freely communicate with the target user;
providing to the requesting user at least one preset message to choose from to post to the target user, where the user verification function does not permit the requesting user to freely communicate with the target user;
verifying whether an account of the requesting user has sufficient funds to cover costs associated with posting a preset message to the target user, where if the account does not have sufficient funds a message posting function will not post the preset message to the target user, and where if the account does have sufficient funds the message posting function will post the preset message to the target user;
deducting funds from the account of the requesting user, where the message posting function posts the preset message to the target user; and
refunding the account of the requesting user, where there is a request for a refund.
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Abstract
A method that permits a user of a dating network to request to communicate with another user of the network via a preset message, where the user making the request pays for the request and the same user may request a refund up to a point in time prior to the other user responding to the request to communicate or a preset period has expired.
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1. A method of communication implemented by a dating network, comprising steps of:
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requesting to communicate with a target user belonging to the dating network, where a user verification function verifies whether a requesting user can freely communicate with the target user; providing to the requesting user at least one preset message to choose from to post to the target user, where the user verification function does not permit the requesting user to freely communicate with the target user; verifying whether an account of the requesting user has sufficient funds to cover costs associated with posting a preset message to the target user, where if the account does not have sufficient funds a message posting function will not post the preset message to the target user, and where if the account does have sufficient funds the message posting function will post the preset message to the target user; deducting funds from the account of the requesting user, where the message posting function posts the preset message to the target user; and refunding the account of the requesting user, where there is a request for a refund. - 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 method of communication implemented by a dating network, comprising steps of:
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permitting a requesting user to request to communicate with a target user via a preset message, where the requesting user that made the request pays for the request; permitting the target user to respond to the request free of charge, at which time the users become contacts of each other; permitting the requesting user to request and receive a refund of the payment for posting the preset message, where the target user has not responded to the preset message; and permitting the target user to respond to the requesting user after the network refunds the requesting user, where the response is not free of charge for the target user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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