Matching Social Network Users
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1. A process for recommending prospects to social network users, the process comprising:
- obtaining personal attribute information from a first plurality of the users;
obtaining desired-prospect attribute information from a second plurality of the users;
recommending prospects to a third plurality of the users, wherein the recommended prospects have acceptable proximities to the third plurality of users based upon ratings, the desired-prospect attribute information and the personal attribute information, wherein the ratings reflect a quality of match.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for matching of individuals to one another using a matching model. The matching model matches social network users based on ratings given by users one to another, as well as, as appropriate and available, explicit attributes indicated by users and other data such as location data and system usage data.
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1. A process for recommending prospects to social network users, the process comprising:
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obtaining personal attribute information from a first plurality of the users; obtaining desired-prospect attribute information from a second plurality of the users; recommending prospects to a third plurality of the users, wherein the recommended prospects have acceptable proximities to the third plurality of users based upon ratings, the desired-prospect attribute information and the personal attribute information, wherein the ratings reflect a quality of match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus comprising a machine readable storage medium storing a program having instructions which when executed by a processor will cause the processor to recommend prospects to social network users, the instructions of the program for:
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obtaining personal attribute information from a first plurality of the users; obtaining desired-prospect attribute information from a second plurality of the users; recommending prospects to a third plurality of the users, wherein the recommended prospects have acceptable proximities to the third plurality of users based upon ratings, the desired-prospect attribute information and the personal attribute information, wherein the ratings reflect a quality of match. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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