System and method for finding matches between users in a networked environment
First Claim
1. A method for selecting one or more matching end users for an end user seeking a match on an online social platform where end users participate in different forms of electronic communications with varying levels of engagement with other end users, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a server, responses from the end users to a plurality of questions provided by the online social platform, wherein a response comprises a user selection, via an endpoint, from a plurality of photographs of celebrities presented by a question;
improving a likelihood of the server identifying a successful match for the end user seeking the match based on past communication actions of a pool of end users by;
converting, by the server, the responses received from the pool of end users to a similarity score that quantifies how similar each end user in the pool of end users is to the end user seeking the match based on which of the plurality of photographs of celebrities is selected in the responses, wherein the similarity score is computed for each end user in the pool of end users based on the responses received from the end user being matched and the responses received from the end users in the pool of end users;
selecting, by the server, a first set of end users from the pool of end users using the similarity score;
determining, by the server, a second set of end users, wherein the end users in the second set of end users have participated in a first form of electronic communication with the end users in the first set of end users;
selecting, by the server, one or more end users from the second set of end users as the one or more matching end users; and
transmitting an indication of the one or more matching end users from the server to an endpoint associated with the end user seeking the match.
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Abstract
Finding a match for an end user on an online social platform is not a trivial task. To improve match making, various methods and systems are disclosed which are configured to compute heuristics for various end users, which help to predict the likelihood that two end users would ultimately engage in some form of communication with each other. The heuristics are used in an algorithm (i.e., a statistical/predictive model) for providing a set of matches to an end user. These heuristics may be computed based on varying forms of communication which indicate different levels of engagement between end users, and/or based on some other indication of how an end user may react to another end user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for selecting one or more matching end users for an end user seeking a match on an online social platform where end users participate in different forms of electronic communications with varying levels of engagement with other end users, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a server, responses from the end users to a plurality of questions provided by the online social platform, wherein a response comprises a user selection, via an endpoint, from a plurality of photographs of celebrities presented by a question; improving a likelihood of the server identifying a successful match for the end user seeking the match based on past communication actions of a pool of end users by; converting, by the server, the responses received from the pool of end users to a similarity score that quantifies how similar each end user in the pool of end users is to the end user seeking the match based on which of the plurality of photographs of celebrities is selected in the responses, wherein the similarity score is computed for each end user in the pool of end users based on the responses received from the end user being matched and the responses received from the end users in the pool of end users; selecting, by the server, a first set of end users from the pool of end users using the similarity score; determining, by the server, a second set of end users, wherein the end users in the second set of end users have participated in a first form of electronic communication with the end users in the first set of end users; selecting, by the server, one or more end users from the second set of end users as the one or more matching end users; and transmitting an indication of the one or more matching end users from the server to an endpoint associated with the end user seeking the match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. One or more non-transitory tangible media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations selecting one or more matching end users for an end user seeking a match on an online social platform where end users participate in different forms of electronic communications with varying levels of engagement with other end users, the operations comprising:
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receiving, by a server, responses from the end users to a plurality of questions provided by the online social platform, wherein a response comprises a user selection, via an endpoint, from a plurality of photographs of celebrities presented by a question; improving a likelihood of the server identifying a successful match for the end user seeking the match based on past communication actions of a pool of end users by; converting, by the server, the responses received from the pool of end users to a similarity score that quantifies how similar each end user in the pool of end users is to the end user seeking the match based on which of the plurality of photographs of celebrities is selected in the responses, wherein the similarity score is computed for each end user in the pool of end users based on the responses received from the end user being matched and the responses received from the end users in the pool of end users; selecting, by the server, a first set of end users from the pool of end users using the similarity score; determining, by the server, a second set of end users, wherein the end users in the second set of end users have participated in a first form of electronic communication with the end users in the first set of end users; selecting, by the server, one or more end users from the second set of end users as the one or more matching end users; and transmitting an indication of the one or more matching end users from the server to an endpoint associated with the end user seeking the match. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A server for selecting one or more matching end users an end user seeking the match on an online social platform where end users participate in different forms of electronic communications with varying levels of engagement with other end users, the server comprising:
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a memory for storing a log of the different forms of electronic communications among the end users; and a processor for; receiving responses from end users to a plurality of questions provided by the online social platform, wherein a response comprises a user selection from a plurality of photographs of celebrities presented by a question; improving a likelihood of the server identifying a successful match for the end user seeking the match based on past communication actions of a pool of end users by; converting the responses received from the pool of end users to a similarity score that quantifies how similar each end user in the pool of end users is to the end user seeking the match, wherein the similarity score is computed for each end user in the pool of end users based on the responses received from the end user being matched and the responses received from the end users in the pool of end users; selecting a first set of end users from the pool of end users using the similarity score; determining a second set of end users, wherein the end users in the second set of end users have participated in a first form of electronic communication with the end users in the first set of end users; selecting one or more end users from the second set of end users as the one or more matching end users; and transmitting an indication of the one or more matching end users from the server to an endpoint associated with the end user seeking the match. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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