Mobile video dating service

• US 8,275,360 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2008
• Issued: 09/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: InfoMedia Services Limited
• Original Assignee: XpresSpa Group, Inc. (f/k/a FORM Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Granat, Mark Gerald, Tal, Itay
• Primary Examiner(s): MILLER, BRANDON J
• Application Number:
  US12/186,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20090068995A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,511 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455517-519, 455418-420, 4554121-4122, 455/457, 4554141-4143, 370/328, 370/338
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2016 Call initiation by network rather than by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42008 Systems for anonymous communication between parties, e.g. by use of disposal contact identifiers

Abstract

A method includes sending media clips provided by date candidates to a device of a seeker for viewing by the seeker, receiving a selection of a candidate from the seeker device, sending a media clip provided by the seeker to a device of the selected candidate for playing and facilitating a call between the seeker and the candidate if the candidate agrees.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

sending candidate media clips provided by date candidates to a mobile communication device of a seeker for viewing by said seeker;

receiving a selection of a candidate from said seeker mobile communication device;

sending a seeker media clip provided by said seeker to a mobile communication device of said selected candidate for playing;

facilitating a call between said seeker and said candidate if said candidate agrees;

receiving an opinion indication for a selected media clip with an indication of a selected target player;

sending said selected media clip to a mobile communication device of said target player for review by said target player; and

returning an opinion from said target player to said mobile communication device of said seeker.

2. The method according to claim 1 and also comprising receiving a save request from at least one of said seeker and said candidate and sending contact details of said seeker and said candidate to each other if both agree to said save request.

3. The method according to claim 1 and wherein said facilitating a call comprises allocating a temporary phone number to which said mobile communication device of said seeker and said mobile communication device of said candidate call.

4. The method according to claim 1 and wherein said facilitating a call comprises utilizing a “

900”

number to which said mobile communication device of said seeker and said mobile communication device of said candidate dial.

5. The method according to claim 1 and wherein said facilitating a call comprises dialing out to both said mobile communication device of said seeker and said mobile communication device of said candidate.

6. The method according to claim 1 and wherein each said sending comprises sending an SMS (Short Message Service) message prior to playing any media clip.