Web based dating service with filter for filtering potential friends/mates using physical and/or personality attractiveness criteria
First Claim
1. A method for matching members of an online community based on personal profile characteristics including personality attractiveness, comprising the steps of:
- accepting information indicative of the personality of respective members of the online community;
accepting rankings of the personality attractiveness of the respective members of the online community from other members of the online community;
storing accumulated community rankings of the personality attractiveness of the respective members of the online community with other characteristic data of the respective members of the online community; and
facilitating a search of a member database by a member of the online community for other members of the online community having personality attractiveness rankings in a range specified by the member.
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Abstract
A dating related web site incorporates a number of services of interest to subscribers seeking a compatible mate or friend. A would-be subscriber first specifies profile information including authentication information, information relating to qualities desired in a friend and mate, and a screen image icon. The profile information is stored in a database associate with a web server hosting the dating site. The subscriber can then log onto the site and advantage the of chat room environments featured at the site. Rooms are hierarchically organized into lobbies and sub-lobbies corresponding to topics and sub-topics of discussion. In addition, the lobby and sub-lobby screens indicate the concentration of compatible participants in the rooms of corresponding lobbies and sub-lobbies, thus allowing easy navigation to a desirable room. In addition to manual navigation, the site features automatic navigation allowing the user to find a chat room with compatible participants automatically once a sub-lobby is selected. Upon participating in a chat session, the user and a participant may choose a “virtual date” option featured at the site to take advantage of a private chat environment and to view a private, date-related video clip. “Physical Attractiveness” and/or “personality attractiveness” criteria also permit the subscriber to screen members in the database based on community ratings of the physical attractiveness and/or personality attractiveness of the members and to limit access to the subscriber'"'"'s profile to members having an attractiveness ranking within a user-selected range around that of the corresponding attractiveness ranking for the subscriber.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for matching members of an online community based on personal profile characteristics including personality attractiveness, comprising the steps of:
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accepting information indicative of the personality of respective members of the online community;
accepting rankings of the personality attractiveness of the respective members of the online community from other members of the online community;
storing accumulated community rankings of the personality attractiveness of the respective members of the online community with other characteristic data of the respective members of the online community; and
facilitating a search of a member database by a member of the online community for other members of the online community having personality attractiveness rankings in a range specified by the member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A web server that delivers web pages to members of an online community based on personal profile characteristics including personality attractiveness of the respective members, comprising:
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a member database;
a central processing unit with associated memory; and
software comprising instructions stored in said associated memory, wherein when said software is executed by said central processing unit, web pages are made available to the respective members of the online community that function to;
elicit and accept information indicative of the personality of respective members of the online community;
post the personality information of the respective members of the online community;
elicit and accept rankings of the personality attractiveness of the respective members of the online community from other members of the online community;
store accumulated community rankings of the personality attractiveness of the respective members of the online community with other characteristic data of the respective members of the online community; and
facilitate a search of the member database by a member of the online community for other members of the online community having personality attractiveness rankings in a range specified by the member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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