Person-to-person matching system
First Claim
1. A system for optimally matching individuals seeking to establish personal relationships, said system comprising:
- an image viewer,a processor,identified personality categories into which an individual is categorized based upon the behavior that said individual exhibits,identified dichotomous, personality traits that are predictive of the behavior that is most likely to be exhibited by an individual that possesses a specific set of said personality traits,an identified plurality of photographic images for viewing by said individual, wherein a plurality of said identified dichotomous personality traits are ranked and assigned to each of said plurality of photographic images based on psychological content of the respective photographic image, whereby an individual who chooses to be associated with a particular one of said plurality of photographic images can from a psychological perspective be assessed to possess said assigned plurality of said identified dichotomous personality traits,a selection-enabling, user interface for use by each of said individuals, wherein said selection-enabling, user interface having a configuration adapted to use said image viewer to individually present a digital version of each of said plurality of photographic images to each of said individuals,a selection-identifying tool for use by each of said individuals, wherein said selection-identifying tool having a configuration adapted to use said input device to allow each of said individuals to identify with which of said photographic images each of said individuals selects to be associated and to input into said processor said identification of which of said photographic images each of said individuals selects to be associated,an identified first algorithm having a configuration adapted to utilize those photographic images with which said individual selects to be associated and the related plurality of said identified dichotomous personality traits that are ranked and assigned to each of said photographic images to categorize said individual into one of said personality categories, andwherein said processor having a configuration adapted to apply said first algorithm to said selected associations of said individual to identify into which of said personality categories said individual is categorized for the purpose of matching said individual to another individual who has been similarly categorized.
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Abstract
An improved system for matching individuals seeking personal relationships includes: (a) a plurality of personality categories into which an individual may be categorized, (b) a plurality of psychology-based, personality traits, (c) a plurality of preferences on various subjects that an individual may have, (d) a plurality of images for consideration by an individual, each of the images configured such that an individual who would chose to be associated with an image can be assessed to possess one of the plurality of personality traits and preferences, (e) a user interface for presenting the plurality of images and allowing an individual to identify with which of these the individual elects to be associated, and (f) an algorithm configured to utilize these elected associations to categorize this individual into one of the personality categories and to ascribe to the individual a specific set of preferences in various subject areas.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for optimally matching individuals seeking to establish personal relationships, said system comprising:
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an image viewer, a processor, identified personality categories into which an individual is categorized based upon the behavior that said individual exhibits, identified dichotomous, personality traits that are predictive of the behavior that is most likely to be exhibited by an individual that possesses a specific set of said personality traits, an identified plurality of photographic images for viewing by said individual, wherein a plurality of said identified dichotomous personality traits are ranked and assigned to each of said plurality of photographic images based on psychological content of the respective photographic image, whereby an individual who chooses to be associated with a particular one of said plurality of photographic images can from a psychological perspective be assessed to possess said assigned plurality of said identified dichotomous personality traits, a selection-enabling, user interface for use by each of said individuals, wherein said selection-enabling, user interface having a configuration adapted to use said image viewer to individually present a digital version of each of said plurality of photographic images to each of said individuals, a selection-identifying tool for use by each of said individuals, wherein said selection-identifying tool having a configuration adapted to use said input device to allow each of said individuals to identify with which of said photographic images each of said individuals selects to be associated and to input into said processor said identification of which of said photographic images each of said individuals selects to be associated, an identified first algorithm having a configuration adapted to utilize those photographic images with which said individual selects to be associated and the related plurality of said identified dichotomous personality traits that are ranked and assigned to each of said photographic images to categorize said individual into one of said personality categories, and wherein said processor having a configuration adapted to apply said first algorithm to said selected associations of said individual to identify into which of said personality categories said individual is categorized for the purpose of matching said individual to another individual who has been similarly categorized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, performed by a computer of the type having an image viewer, an input device and a processor, for optimally matching individuals seeking to establish personal relationships, said method comprising the step of:
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identifying a plurality of personality categories into which an individual is categorized based upon the behavior that said individual exhibits, identifying dichotomous, personality traits that are predictive of the behavior that is most likely to be exhibited by an individual that possesses a specific set of said personality traits, identifying a plurality of photographic images for viewing by said individual, wherein a plurality of said identified dichotomous personality traits are ranked and assigned to each of said plurality of photographic images based on psychological content of the respective photographic image, whereby an individual who chooses to be associated with a particular one of said plurality of photographic images can from a psychological perspective be assessed to possess said assigned plurality of said identified dichotomous personality traits, enabling said image viewer to perform the function of being a selection-enabling, user interface for use by each of said individuals, wherein said selection-enabling, user interface having a configuration adapted to use said image viewer to individually present a digital version of each of said plurality of photographic images to each of said individual, enabling said input device to perform the function of being a selection-identifying tool for use by each of said individuals, wherein said selection-identifying tool having a configuration adapted to use said input device to allow each of said individuals to identify with which of said photographic images each of said individuals selects to be associated and to input into said processor said identifications of which of said photographic images each of said individuals selects to be associated, identifying a first algorithm having a configuration adapted to utilize those photographic images with which said individual elects to be associated and the related plurality of said identified dichotomous personality traits that are ranked and assigned to each of said photographic images to categorize said individual into one of said personality categories, utilizing said processor to apply said first algorithm to said selected associations of said individual to identify into which of said personality categories each of said individual is categorized, and matching said individuals seeking to establish personal relationships on the basis of each of said individuals having been categorized into the same one of said personality categories. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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