MOBILE VIDEO DATING SERVICE

• US 20090068995A1
• Filed: 08/06/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InfoMedia Services Limited
• Original Assignee: XpresSpa Group, Inc. (f/k/a FORM Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: GRANAT, Mark Gerald, TAL, Itay
• Granted Patent: US 8,275,360 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• 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 media clips provided by date candidates to a device of a seeker for viewing by said seeker;

receiving a selection of a candidate from said seeker device;

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

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

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 devices call.

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

900”

number to which said device dial.

5. The method according to claim 1 and wherein said facilitating a call comprises dialing out to both said devices.

6. The method according to claim 1 and wherein said sending a media clip comprises sending a SMS message prior to playing said media clip.

7. The method according to claim 1 and also comprising:

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

sending said media clip to a device of said target player for review by said target player.

8. The method according to claim 1 and also comprising:

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

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

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