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Method and system to connect and match users in an electronic dating service

  • US 7,203,674 B2
  • Filed: 02/15/2002
  • Issued: 04/10/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In an electronic dating service, a computer implemented method comprising:

  • establishing an electronic connection between a first personal computing device of a first user and a second personal computing device of a second user to allow the first and second user to have a person-to-person date via a real-time communication, for a predefined duration;

    ending said electronic connection between said first personal computing device of said first user and said second personal computing device of said second user after the predefined duration;

    after said electronic connection between said first personal computing device of said first user and said second personal computing device of said second user ends, automatically prompting the first and second users to produce a response indicating whether they felt interest in each other during the person-to-person date, each of the first and second users being prompted irrespective of an indication from the other user;

    determining a two-way match if both first and second user indicate an interest in each other; and

    if the two-way match occurs and both first and second user indicate that they would like to extend the date, re-establishing the electronic connection between said first personal computing device of said first user and said second personal computing device of said second user.

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