Apparatus and method for online dating service providing threaded messages with a notes and diary function
First Claim
1. A method for enabling communication in an online dating service, comprising:
- storing a message that is communicated between a user and another user, wherein a profile is associated with said another user;
associating the message with the profile;
employing a server device to communicate with a client device to enable the user to provide a note that is associated with at least one of the profile or the message, wherein the note is accessible to the user and by default inaccessible to said another user; and
employing the server device to enable display of the note to the user along with at least one of the profile or the messageenabling the user to access a thread list view that includes the profile; and
enabling the user to access the thread list view for the profile, the thread list view displays a thread associated with the profile, the thread includes the message, and wherein the association of the note with the profile includes associating the note with the message.
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Abstract
A notes function and a diary function for an online dating service is provided. Each subscriber to the online dating service has access to a message center for communicating messages between candidates. The messages in the message center are organized as threads. Additionally, a subscriber may create and edit a note associated with a candidate and/or an email message between the subscriber and the candidate. The note is by default accessible to the subscriber and inaccessible to the candidate. Furthermore, the message center can provide a facility for enabling a subscriber to create a diary regarding online dating service activities. The diary can include the authored notes, summaries, impressions, videos, movies, pictures, graphics, colors, messages, threaded messages, threaded list views, and the like.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for enabling communication in an online dating service, comprising:
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storing a message that is communicated between a user and another user, wherein a profile is associated with said another user; associating the message with the profile; employing a server device to communicate with a client device to enable the user to provide a note that is associated with at least one of the profile or the message, wherein the note is accessible to the user and by default inaccessible to said another user; and employing the server device to enable display of the note to the user along with at least one of the profile or the message enabling the user to access a thread list view that includes the profile; and enabling the user to access the thread list view for the profile, the thread list view displays a thread associated with the profile, the thread includes the message, and wherein the association of the note with the profile includes associating the note with the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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13. A method for managing communications in an online dating service, comprising:
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storing a plurality of profiles, wherein a separate user is associated with each profile;
enabling display of a thread list view for each user, wherein the thread list view displays a thread list that indicates a profile for each other user with which a message has been exchanged between the user and said another user;if, in the thread list view, the user selects a profile in the thread list, displaying a thread view which includes a history of messages communicated between the user and another user associated with the selected profile; and employing a server device to communicate with a client device to enable the user to edit a note such that the note is associated with at least one of a profile in the thread list, and a communicated message associated with the profile, and wherein the note is accessible to the user and by default inaccessible to the user associated with the profile; and enabling the user to access a thread list view that includes the profile; and enabling the user to access the thread list view for the profile, the thread list view displays a thread associated with the profile, the thread includes the message, and wherein the association of the note with the profile includes associating the note with the message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A server for communicating in an online dating service, comprising:
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a transceiver that is arranged to receive and transmit information on a network; and a processor that is arranged to communicate with the transceiver, wherein the processor is arranged to perform actions, including; storing a message that is communicated between a user and another user, wherein a profile is associated with said another user; associating the message with the profile; enabling the user to provide a note that is associated with at least one of the profile or the message, wherein the note is accessible to the user and by default inaccessible to said another user; and enabling display of the note to the user along with at least one of the profile or the message.
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