Apparatus, method and system for subsequently connecting people
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1. In a computer system with data storage, a method for subsequently connecting a first user with at least one other second user, wherein the first user and the second user have already crossed paths in person, the method comprising:
- obtaining and storing a matching request from each of the first and the second user, wherein the matching request represents that at least one of the users deems the other as a connecting target and the matching request comprises a piece of encounter information, wherein the encounter information comprises at least one event, wherein the event comprises a location description and a time description;
determining if there is an event correlation between any event of the first user and any event of the second user;
determining a matching result between the matching requests of the first user and the second user based on said event correlation.
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Abstract
Apparatus, method and system to subsequently connect people who have crossed paths in person. A user can actively connect with other users, express interests to other users anonymously, or find out if other users have interests for him, from a previous or current encounter.
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1. In a computer system with data storage, a method for subsequently connecting a first user with at least one other second user, wherein the first user and the second user have already crossed paths in person, the method comprising:
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obtaining and storing a matching request from each of the first and the second user, wherein the matching request represents that at least one of the users deems the other as a connecting target and the matching request comprises a piece of encounter information, wherein the encounter information comprises at least one event, wherein the event comprises a location description and a time description; determining if there is an event correlation between any event of the first user and any event of the second user; determining a matching result between the matching requests of the first user and the second user based on said event correlation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 12)
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14. A matching system for subsequently connecting a first user with at least one other second user, wherein the first user and the second user have already crossed paths in person, said system comprising:
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a computer system with at least one computer and one data storage; means for obtaining and storing a matching request from each of the first and the second user, wherein the matching request represents that at least one of the first user and the second user deems the other as a connecting target and the matching request comprises a piece of encounter information, wherein the encounter information comprises at least one event, wherein the event comprises a location description and a time description; an event correlation program executing on said computer system for determining if there is an event correlation between any event of the first user and any event of the second user; a matching program executing on said computer system for determining a matching result between the matching requests of the first user and the second user based on said event correlation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26)
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28. A mobile wireless device (WMD) for facilitating subsequent connection of a first user of the WMD with at least one other second user of the WMD through a separate matching system wherein the first user and the second user have already crossed paths in person and at least one of them deems the other as a connecting target, said device comprising:
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a user input means; means for generating a matching request, wherein the matching request comprises a piece of encounter information, wherein the encounter information comprises at least one event, wherein the event comprises a location description and a time description; means for feeding the matching request to the matching system, said feeding means comprises at least one of the following means; (a) means for wirelessly transmitting the matching request directly or indirectly to the matching system; (b) means for outputting the matching request in a portable format acceptable by the matching system. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 38)
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