System and method for the automated notification of compatibility between real-time network participants

• US 8,930,406 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2013
• Issued: 01/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jedi Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jedi Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Baker, Benjamin D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleurantin, Jean B
• Application Number:
  US13/854,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20140095612A1
• Time in Patent Office: 644 Days
• Field of Search: 707/793, 707/794, 707/796, 707/802, 707/922, 707/966, 709/204, 709/207, 709217-219, 709/227, 709/228, 715/751, 715/753, 715/758
• US Class Current: 707/794
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/20 of structured data, e.g. relational data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/105 Human resources
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/185 with management of multicast group membership
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99936 Pattern matching access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99937 Sorting
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

The present invention is a method and system for using predetermined preferences/characteristics to ascertain personal compatibility between network or chat room participants based upon profile information. When the system determines that these preferences are favorable for interpersonal compatibility, the system will automatically notify or page the participants so as to facilitate their introduction. Further functionality, aside from the compatibility based upon profile information, includes e-mail and other electronic notification of personal compatibility as well as geographic compatibility.

Claims

1. A method for the automated display of human participant-specific data to a human participant of a real-time network, comprising:

collecting human participant-specific data for a plurality of network participants, wherein collecting human participant-specific data includes presenting to the human participant an on-line survey comprising a plurality of questions; and

detecting and recording the human participant responses to the questions;

storing, in computer memory, the human participant-specific data collected, wherein storing the collected human participant-specific data includes creating at least one data table within a database that includes data for a plurality of human participants, and within said table storing at least one record containing information indicative of the human participant responses to the questions;

processing the stored human participant-specific data, using compatibility criteria, to determine interpersonal compatibility between at least two network participants, wherein processing the stored human participant-specific data includes retrieving at least one compatibility criteria, and applying the compatibility criteria to a plurality of records containing information indicative of the human participant responses in the at least one data table to determine the compatibility of the human participants;

sorting said human participant-specific data from a plurality of network participants by interpersonal compatibility; and

automatically displaying at least a portion of the sorted human participant-specific data to at least one participant determined to be compatible, wherein the human participant-specific data displayed includes at least one pre-designated location collected for at least one participant determined to be compatible and where the human participant-specific data further includes a future time for the at least one pre-designated location collected.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-designated location is within a predefined proximity for the at least one participant.

3. A method for the automated display of human participant-specific data to a human participant of a real-time network, comprising:

collecting human participant-specific data for a plurality of network participants, wherein collecting human participant-specific data includes presenting to the human participant an on-line survey comprising a plurality of questions; and

detecting and recording the human participant responses to the questions;

storing, in computer memory, the human participant-specific data collected, wherein storing the collected human participant-specific data includes creating at least one data table within a database that includes data for a plurality of human participants, and within said table storing at least one record containing information indicative of the human participant responses to the questions;

processing the stored human participant-specific data, using compatibility criteria, to determine interpersonal compatibility between at least two network participants, wherein processing the stored human participant-specific data includes retrieving at least one compatibility criteria, wherein the compatibility criteria includes at least one characteristic and a threshold, and applying the compatibility criteria to a plurality of records containing information indicative of the human participant responses in the data table within a database to determine the compatibility of the human participants;

sorting said human participant-specific data from a plurality of network participants by interpersonal compatibility; and

electronically displaying an interaction from a first participant to at least a second participant determined to be compatible.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the interaction includes a selection made by the human participant as part of the participant'"'"'s specific data.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the interaction with the network is exchanged with another network.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein displaying includes notifying the at least one compatible participant via email and where the notification auto-solicits the participant to log into the network.

7. A method for the automated display of human participant-specific data to a human participant of a real-time network, comprising:

collecting human participant-specific data for a plurality of network participants, wherein collecting human participant-specific data includes presenting to the human participant an on-line survey comprising a plurality of questions; and

detecting and recording the human participant responses to the questions;

storing, in computer memory, the human participant-specific data collected, wherein storing the collected human participant-specific data includes creating at least one data table within a database that includes data for a plurality of human participants, and within said table storing at least one record containing information indicative of the human participant responses to the questions;

processing the stored human participant-specific data, using compatibility criteria, to determine interpersonal compatibility between at least two network participants, wherein processing the stored human participant-specific data includes retrieving at least one compatibility criteria, and applying the compatibility criteria to a plurality of records containing information indicative of the human participant responses in the data table within a database to determine the compatibility of the human participants;

determining, from a first participant, at a time when the first participant is active on the network, a desire to meet at least one other participant determined to be compatible; and

soliciting an auto-response to at least a second participant, at a time when the second participant is not active on the network, wherein the auto-response indicates a desire to view at least a portion of the first participant'"'"'s collected data.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein determining from the first participant a desire to meet includes collecting a time.