System and Method for Providing Visual and Physiological Cues in a Matching System

• US 20090195380A1
• Filed: 04/03/2009
• Published: 08/06/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Chi Development Mgmt Ltd VIII LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Roberts, Jon L., Light, Elliott D.
• Granted Patent: US 7,800,507 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A system and method for displaying a match alert. First and second user monitors are configured to communicate with an interrogator to establish the presence of the user monitors in a defined space. An information server is configured to determine whether profiles of the first and the second user profiles match according to matching criteria. If the first and the second user profiles match, matching alert signals comprising matching attributes are sent to first and second match indicators. The first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the matching criteria, and the second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the matching criteria.

Claims

1-22. -22. (canceled)

23. A match alert display system comprising:

a first monitor configured to transmit first identification information to a presence detector;

a second monitor configured to transmit second identification information to the presence detector;

the presence detector configured receive the first identification information and the second identification information and to send the first identification information and the second identification information to a server;

the server storing a first profile associated with the first identification information and a second profile associated with the second identification information and the server is configured to receive the first identification information and the second identification information and compare the first profile and the second profile to determine whether the first profile and the second profile match according to matching criteria;

wherein if the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria, the server is configured to generate and send a first matching attribute to the first monitor and a second matching attribute to the second monitor;

wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the second monitor and displayed on the first monitor so as to be informative of the match and the second matching attribute is unique to the first monitor and displayed on the second monitor so as to be informative of the match.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the first matching attribute comprises a first quantitative measure so as to be informative of a degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria;

and

wherein the second matching attribute comprises a second quantitative measure so as to be informative of the degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein the first monitor further comprises:

a sensor responsive to physiological data; and

a computing system configured to;

receive the physiological data from the sensor;

determine a measure of attraction from at least one element of the physiological data; and

create an attraction attribute indicative of the measure of attraction.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the first monitor further comprises:

a sensor responsive to physiological data; and

a computing system configured to;

receive the physiological data from the sensor;

determine a measure of truthfulness from at least one element of the physiological data; and

create a truthfulness attribute indicative of the measure of truthfulness.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein the server is further configured to:

receive profile information;

receive physiological data associated with the profile information;

determine a measure of truthfulness relating to the profile information from at least one element of the physiological data;

determine whether the measure of truthfulness is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold value;

if the measure of truthfulness is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold value, store the profile information.

28. A method for displaying a match alert comprising:

receiving at a server first identification information from a first monitor and second identification information from a second monitor, wherein the server stores a first profile associated with the first monitor and a second profile associated with the second monitor;

determining whether the first profile and the second profile match according to matching criteria;

if the first profile and the second profile match according to the matching criteria, generating and sending a first matching attribute to the first monitor and a second matching attribute to the second monitor;

displaying the first matching attribute on the first monitor, wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the second monitor so as to be informative of the match;

displaying the second matching attribute on the second monitor, wherein the second matching attribute is unique to the first monitor so as to be informative of the match;

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the first matching attribute comprises a first quantitative measure so as to be informative of a degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria;

and

wherein the second matching attribute comprises a second quantitative measure so as to be informative of the degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria.

30. The method of claim 28 further comprising:

receiving physiological data from a sensor;

determining a measure of attraction from at least one element of the physiological data; and

creating an attraction attribute indicative of the measure of attraction.

31. The method of claim 28 further comprising:

receiving physiological data from a sensor;

determining a measure of truthfulness from at least one element of the physiological data;

creating a truthfulness attribute indicative of the measure of truthfulness.

32. The method of claim 28 further comprising:

receiving profile information at the server;

receiving physiological data associated with the profile information;

determining a measure of truthfulness relating to the profile information from at least one element of the physiological data;

determining whether the measure of truthfulness is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold value;

if the measure of truthfulness is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold value, storing the profile information.

33. A portable matching device comprising:

a memory storing first identification information;

a communication device configured to transmit the first identification information from the memory to a presence detector and to receive a matching attribute from a server configured to determine whether a first profile associated with the first identification information and a second profile match according to matching criteria;

a display configured to display the matching attribute, wherein the matching attribute is unique to the second profile and visible so as to be informative of the match.

34. The device of claim 33, wherein the matching attribute comprises a quantitative measure so as to be informative of a degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria.

35. The device of claim 33 further comprising:

a sensor responsive to physiological data; and

a computing system configured to;

receive the physiological data from the sensor;

determine a measure of attraction from at least one element of the physiological data; and

create an attraction attribute indicative of the measure of attraction.

36. The device of claim 33 further comprising:

a sensor responsive to physiological data; and

a computing system configured to;

receive the physiological data from the sensor;

determine a measure of truthfulness from at least one element of the physiological data; and

create a truthfulness attribute indicative of the measure of truthfulness.

37. A tangible computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a device, cause the device to perform a method, the method comprising:

storing first identification information;

transmitting the first identification information to a presence detector;

receiving a matching attribute from a server configured to determine whether a first profile associated with the first identification information and a second profile match according to matching criteria;

displaying the matching attribute, wherein the matching attribute is unique to the second profile and visible so as to be informative of the match.

38. A tangible computer-readable medium of claim 37 having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a device, cause the device to perform a method, wherein the matching attribute comprises a quantitative measure so as to be informative of a degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria.

39. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 37 having instructions stored thereon, that, if executed by a device, cause the device to perform a method, the method further comprising:

receiving physiological data from a sensor; and

determining a measure of attraction from at least one element of the physiological data; and

creating an attraction attribute indicative of the measure of attraction.

40. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 37 having instructions stored thereon, that, if executed by a device, cause the device to perform a method further comprising:

receiving physiological data from a sensor; and

configuring a computing system located in the device to;

determine a measure of truthfulness from at least one element of the physiological data; and

create a truthfulness attribute indicative of the measure of truthfulness.

41. A match alert apparatus comprising:

a presence detector configured to receive identification information from a first monitor and a second monitor and send the identification information;

a server configured to receive the identification information, the server comprising;

a memory configured to store a first profile associated with the first monitor and a second profile associated with the second monitor;

a processor configured to;

determine whether the first profile and the second profile match according to matching criteria;

generate a first matching attribute for the first monitor and a second matching attribute for the second monitor;

wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the second monitor and displayed on the first monitor so as to be informative of the match and the second matching attribute is unique to the first monitor and displayed on the second monitor so as to be informative of the match.

42. The system of claim 41, wherein the first matching attribute comprises a first quantitative measure so as to be informative of a degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria;

and

wherein the second matching attribute comprises a second quantitative measure so as to be informative of the degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria.

43. The system of claim 41, wherein the server is further configured to:

receive profile information;

receive physiological data associated with the profile information from a monitor;

determine a measure of truthfulness relating to the profile information from at least one element of the physiological data;

determine whether the measure of truthfulness is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold value;

if the measure of truthfulness is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold value, store the profile information.

44. A tangible computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform a method comprising:

receiving first identification information from a first monitor and second identification information from a second monitor;

storing a first profile associated with the first monitor and a second profile associated with the second monitor;

comparing the first profile and the second profile to determine whether the first profile and the second profile match according to matching criteria;

if the first profile and the second profile match according to the matching criteria, generating and sending a first matching attribute to the first monitor and a second matching attribute to the second monitor;

wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the second monitor and displayable so as to be informative of the match and the second matching attribute is unique to the first monitor and displayable so as to be informative of the match.

45. A tangible computer-readable medium of claim 44 having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform a method, wherein the first matching attribute comprises a first quantitative measure so as to be informative of a degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria;

and

wherein the second matching attribute comprises a second quantitative measure so as to be informative of the degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria.

46. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 44 having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform a method, the method further comprising:

receiving profile information;

receiving physiological data associated with the profile information from a monitor;

determining a measure of truthfulness relating to the profile information from at least one element of the physiological data;

determining whether the measure of truthfulness is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold value;

if the measure of truthfulness is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold value, storing the profile information.

47. A match alert display system comprising:

a first monitor configured to transmit first identification information to a presence detector and a first profile to a server;

a second monitor configured to transmit second identification information to the presence detector and a second profile to the server;

the presence detector configured to receive the first identification information and the second identification information and to send the first identification information and the second identification information to the server;

the server configured to receive the first profile and the first identification information and the second profile and the second identification information and compare the first profile and the second profile to determine whether the first profile and the second profile match according to matching criteria;

wherein if the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria, the server is configured to generate and send a first matching attribute to the first monitor and a second matching attribute to the second monitor;

wherein the first matching attribute is unique to the second monitor and displayed on the first monitor so as to be informative of the match and the second matching attribute is unique to the first monitor and displayed on the second monitor so as to be informative of the match.

48. The system of claim 47, wherein the first matching attribute comprises a first quantitative measure so as to be informative of a degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria;

and

wherein the second matching attribute comprises a second quantitative measure so as to be informative of the degree to which the first and second profiles match according to the matching criteria.

49. The system of claim 47, wherein the first monitor further comprises:

a sensor responsive to physiological data; and

a computing system configured to;

receive the physiological data from the sensor;

determine a measure of attraction from at least one element of the physiological data; and

create an attraction attribute indicative of the measure of attraction.

50. The system of claim 47, wherein the first monitor further comprises:

a sensor responsive to physiological data; and

a computing system configured to;

receive the physiological data from the sensor;

determine a measure of truthfulness from at least one element of the physiological data; and

create a truthfulness attribute indicative of the measure of truthfulness.

51. The system of claim 47, wherein the server is further configured to:

receive profile information;

receive physiological data associated with the profile information;

determine a measure of truthfulness relating to the profile information from at least one element of the physiological data;

determine whether the measure of truthfulness is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold value;

if the measure of truthfulness is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold value, store the profile information.