Matching social network users
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1. A computer system for recommending prospects to social network users, the client computer comprising:
- a user input device;
a display device;
a processor;
a memory;
wherein the processor and the memory comprise circuits and software for;
obtaining personal attribute information from a first plurality of the users;
obtaining desired-prospect attribute information from a second plurality of the users;
identifying a plurality of prospects to recommend to the users based on the personal attribute information and the desired-prospect attribute information;
obtaining ratings of a plurality of prospects from a third plurality of the users;
recommending a subset of the prospects to a fourth plurality of the users, wherein the recommended subset of the prospects have acceptable proximities to the users based upon the ratings, the desired-prospect attribute information and the personal attribute information; and
providing to a fifth plurality of the users respective preliminary lists of prospects, and obtaining from the fifth plurality of users each user'"'"'s rating of the prospects in the user'"'"'s respective preliminary list, wherein the ratings reflect the user'"'"'s opinion of a quality of match of the prospects in the preliminary fist, and wherein the fifth plurality of the users comprises a subset of the first plurality of users, the second plurality of users and the third plurality of the users.
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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 computer system for recommending prospects to social network users, the client computer comprising:
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a user input device; a display device; a processor; a memory; wherein the processor and the memory comprise circuits and software for; obtaining personal attribute information from a first plurality of the users; obtaining desired-prospect attribute information from a second plurality of the users; identifying a plurality of prospects to recommend to the users based on the personal attribute information and the desired-prospect attribute information; obtaining ratings of a plurality of prospects from a third plurality of the users; recommending a subset of the prospects to a fourth plurality of the users, wherein the recommended subset of the prospects have acceptable proximities to the users based upon the ratings, the desired-prospect attribute information and the personal attribute information; and providing to a fifth plurality of the users respective preliminary lists of prospects, and obtaining from the fifth plurality of users each user'"'"'s rating of the prospects in the user'"'"'s respective preliminary list, wherein the ratings reflect the user'"'"'s opinion of a quality of match of the prospects in the preliminary fist, and wherein the fifth plurality of the users comprises a subset of the first plurality of users, the second plurality of users and the third plurality of the users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. 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; identifying a plurality of prospects to recommend to the users based on the personal attribute information and the desired-prospect attribute information; obtaining ratings of a plurality of prospects from a third plurality of the users; recommending a subset of the prospects to a fourth plurality of the users, wherein the recommended subset of the prospects have acceptable proximities to the users based upon the ratings, the desired-prospect attribute information and the personal attribute information; and providing to a fifth plurality of the users respective preliminary lists of prospects, and obtaining from the fifth plurality of users each user'"'"'s rating of the prospects in the user'"'"'s respective preliminary list, wherein the ratings reflect the user'"'"'s opinion of a quality of match of the prospects in the preliminary list, and wherein the fifth plurality of the users comprises a subset of the first plurality of users, the second plurality of users and the third plurality of the users. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus comprising a storage memory 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; identifying a plurality of prospects to recommend to the users based on the personal attribute information and the desired-prospect attribute information; obtaining ratings of a plurality of prospects from a third plurality of the users; recommending a subset of the prospects to a fourth plurality of the users, wherein the recommended subset of the prospects have acceptable proximities to the users based upon the ratings, the desired-prospect attribute information and the personal attribute information; and providing to a fifth plurality of the users respective preliminary lists of prospects, and obtaining from the fifth plurality of users each user'"'"'s rating of the prospects in the user'"'"'s respective preliminary list, wherein the ratings reflect the user'"'"'s opinion of a quality of match of the prospects in the preliminary fist, and wherein the fifth plurality of the users comprises a subset of the first plurality of users, the second plurality of users and the third plurality of the users.
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