System and method for providing visual and physiological cues in a matching system
First Claim
1. A match alert display system comprising:
- match indicators, wherein the match indicators are responsive to matching alert signals and are configured to display matching attributes conveyed by the matching alert signals;
a first user monitor, wherein the first user monitor is configured to transmit a first response signal comprising first identification information to a presence detector establishing a presence of the first user monitor within a defined space;
a second user monitor, wherein the second user monitor is configured to transmit a second response signal comprising second identification information to the presence detector establishing a presence of the second user monitor within the defined space;
the presence detector, wherein the presence detector comprises instructions for receiving the identification information from the first and second user monitors and sending the identification information to an information server, whereinthe information server comprises;
a memory, wherein the memory comprises a first user profile comprising information associated with a user of the first user monitor and a second user profile comprising information associated with a user of the second user monitor; and
an information processor, wherein the information processor comprises instructions for;
receiving the information establishing the presence of the first and the second user monitors;
if the first and second user monitors are present, then determining whether the first and the second user profiles match according to first matching criteria;
if the first and the second user profiles match according to the first matching criteria, generating and sending a preliminary matching signal to the first and second user monitors, wherein the preliminary matching signal sent to the first user monitor comprises profile information of the second user and wherein the preliminary matching signal sent to the second user monitor comprises profile information of the first user, and whereinthe first user monitor comprises instructions for;
applying a first user matching criteria to local profile information of the first user and to the profile information of the second user; and
if the first user monitor determines that the local profile information of the first user and the profile information of the second user match according to the first user matching criteria, then generating and sending a first matching alert signal comprising a first matching attribute to the information processor, and whereinthe second user monitor comprises instructions for;
applying a second user matching criteria to local profile information of the second user and to the profile information of the first user; and
if the second user monitor determines that the local profile information of the second user and the profile information of the first user match according to the second user matching criteria, then generating and sending a second matching alert signal comprising a second matching attribute to the information processor, and whereinthe information processor further comprises instructions for if both the first and the second matching alert signals are received, then generating and sending a first confirmed matching alert signal comprising a first matching attribute to a first match indicator and generating and sending a second confirmed matching alert signal comprising a second matching attribute to a second match indicator,wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the user of the second user monitor and the second matching attribute is unique to the user of the first user monitor and wherein,the first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor and wherein the first match indicator displays the second user matching attribute so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the first and second user matching criteria, and whereinthe second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor and wherein the second match indicator displays the first user matching attribute so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the first and second user matching criteria.
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Abstract
A system and method for displaying a match alert. First and second user monitors are configured to communicate with an interrogator to establish the presence of the user monitors in a defined space. An information server is configured to determine whether profiles of the first and the second user profiles match according to matching criteria. If the first and the second user profiles match, matching alert signals comprising matching attributes are sent to first and second match indicators. The first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the matching criteria, and the second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the matching criteria.
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44 Claims
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1. A match alert display system comprising:
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match indicators, wherein the match indicators are responsive to matching alert signals and are configured to display matching attributes conveyed by the matching alert signals; a first user monitor, wherein the first user monitor is configured to transmit a first response signal comprising first identification information to a presence detector establishing a presence of the first user monitor within a defined space; a second user monitor, wherein the second user monitor is configured to transmit a second response signal comprising second identification information to the presence detector establishing a presence of the second user monitor within the defined space; the presence detector, wherein the presence detector comprises instructions for receiving the identification information from the first and second user monitors and sending the identification information to an information server, wherein the information server comprises; a memory, wherein the memory comprises a first user profile comprising information associated with a user of the first user monitor and a second user profile comprising information associated with a user of the second user monitor; and an information processor, wherein the information processor comprises instructions for; receiving the information establishing the presence of the first and the second user monitors; if the first and second user monitors are present, then determining whether the first and the second user profiles match according to first matching criteria; if the first and the second user profiles match according to the first matching criteria, generating and sending a preliminary matching signal to the first and second user monitors, wherein the preliminary matching signal sent to the first user monitor comprises profile information of the second user and wherein the preliminary matching signal sent to the second user monitor comprises profile information of the first user, and wherein the first user monitor comprises instructions for; applying a first user matching criteria to local profile information of the first user and to the profile information of the second user; and if the first user monitor determines that the local profile information of the first user and the profile information of the second user match according to the first user matching criteria, then generating and sending a first matching alert signal comprising a first matching attribute to the information processor, and wherein the second user monitor comprises instructions for; applying a second user matching criteria to local profile information of the second user and to the profile information of the first user; and if the second user monitor determines that the local profile information of the second user and the profile information of the first user match according to the second user matching criteria, then generating and sending a second matching alert signal comprising a second matching attribute to the information processor, and wherein the information processor further comprises instructions for if both the first and the second matching alert signals are received, then generating and sending a first confirmed matching alert signal comprising a first matching attribute to a first match indicator and generating and sending a second confirmed matching alert signal comprising a second matching attribute to a second match indicator, wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the user of the second user monitor and the second matching attribute is unique to the user of the first user monitor and wherein, the first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor and wherein the first match indicator displays the second user matching attribute so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the first and second user matching criteria, and wherein the second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor and wherein the second match indicator displays the first user matching attribute so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the first and second user matching criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 41)
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11. A method for displaying a match alert comprising:
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configuring a first user monitor to transmit a first response signal comprising first identification information to a presence detector establishing a presence of the first user monitor within a defined space; configuring a second user monitor to transmit a second response signal comprising second identification information to the presence detector establishing a presence of the second user monitor within the defined space; configuring the presence detector to receive the identification information from the first and second user monitors and to send the identification information to an information server; configuring the information server to; store a first user profile comprising information associated with a user of the first user monitor and a second user profile comprising information associated with a user of the second user monitor; receive the information establishing the presence of the first and the second user monitors; if the first and second user monitors are present, then determine whether the first and the second user profiles match according to matching criteria; and if the first and the second user profiles match according to the matching criteria, then generate and send a preliminary matching signal to the first and second user monitors, wherein the preliminary matching signal sent to the first user monitor comprises profile information of the second user and wherein the preliminary matching signal sent to the second user monitor comprises profile information of the first user; configuring the first user monitor to; apply a first user matching criteria to local profile information of the first user and to the profile information of the second user; and if the first user monitor determines that the local profile information of the first user and the profile information of the second user match according to the first user matching criteria, then generate and send a first matching alert signal comprising a first matching attribute to the information processor; and configuring the second user monitor to; apply a second user matching criteria to local profile information of the second user and to the profile information of the first user; and if the second user monitor determines that the local profile information of the second user and the profile information of the first user match according to the second user matching criteria, then generate and send a second matching alert signal comprising a second matching attribute to the information processor, and further configuring the information processor to, if both the first and the second matching alert signals are received, generate and send a first confirmed matching alert signal comprising a first matching attribute to a first match indicator and generate and send a second confirmed matching alert signal comprising a second matching attribute to a second match indicator, wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the user of the second user monitor and the second matching attribute is unique to the user of the first user monitor and wherein, the first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor and wherein the first match indicator displays the second user matching attribute so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the first and second user matching criteria, and wherein the second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor and wherein the second match indicator displays the first user matching attribute so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the first and second user matching criteria. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 42)
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21. A match alert display system comprising:
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match indicators, wherein the match indicators are responsive to matching alert signals and are configured to display matching attributes conveyed by the matching alert signals; a first user monitor, wherein the first user monitor is configured to transmit a first response signal comprising first identification information to a presence detector establishing a presence of the first user monitor within a defined space; a second user monitor, wherein the second user monitor is configured to transmit a second response signal comprising second identification information to the presence detector establishing a presence of the second user monitor within the defined space; the presence detector, wherein the presence detector comprises instructions for receiving the identification information from the first and second user monitors and sending the identification information to an information server, wherein the information server comprises; a memory, wherein the memory comprises a first user profile comprising information associated with a user of the first user monitor and a second user profile comprising information associated with a user of the second user monitor; and an information processor, wherein the information processor comprises instructions for; receiving the information establishing the presence of the first and the second user monitors; if the first and second user monitors are present, then determining whether the first and the second user profiles match according to matching criteria; if the first and the second user profiles match according to the matching criteria, generating and sending a first matching alert signal comprising a first matching attribute to the first user monitor and generating and sending a second matching alert signal comprising a second matching attribute to the second user monitor, wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the user of the second user monitor and the second matching attribute is unique to the user of the first user monitor, and wherein the first user monitor is further configured to communicate the first matching attribute to the first match indicator, and wherein the second user monitor is further configured to communicate the second matching attribute to the second match indicator, and wherein the first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor and wherein the first match indicator displays the first matching attribute so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the matching criteria, and wherein the second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor and wherein the second match indicator displays the second matching attribute so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the matching criteria. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 43)
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31. A method for displaying a match alert comprising:
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configuring a first user monitor to transmit a first response signal comprising first identification information to a presence detector establishing a presence of the first user monitor within a defined space; configuring a second user monitor to transmit a second response signal comprising second identification information to the presence detector establishing a presence of the second user monitor within the defined space; configuring the presence detector to receive the identification information from the first and second user monitors and to send the identification information to an information server; configuring the information server to; store a first user profile comprising information associated with a user of the first user monitor and a second user profile comprising information associated with a user of the second user monitor; receive the information establishing the presence of the first and the second user monitors; if the first and second user monitors are present, then determine whether the first and the second user profiles match according to matching criteria; and if the first and the second user profiles match according to the matching criteria, then send a first matching alert signal comprising a first matching attribute to the first user monitor and sending a second matching alert signal comprising a second matching attribute to the second user monitor, wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the user of the second user monitor and the second matching attribute is unique to the user of the first user monitor; communicating the first matching attribute from the first user monitor to a first match indicator; displaying the first matching attribute on the first match indicator, wherein the first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the matching criteria; communicating the second matching attribute from the second user monitor to a second match indicator; and displaying the second matching attribute on the second match indicator, wherein the second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the matching criteria. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44)
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