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Method and apparatus for matching registered profiles

Patent 6052122 Issued on April 18, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 13, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Application

No. 874564 filed on 06/13/1997

US Classes:

707/3, Query processing (i.e., searching)707/6, Pattern matching access707/102Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface)

Examiners

Primary: Bayerl, Raymond J.
Assistant: Nguyen, Tan T.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

G06F 003/14
G06F 017/30

Abstract

A system of matching a first user with at least one other user of the system by comparing criteria data of the first user with characteristic data of the at least one other user and criteria data of the at least one other user with characteristic data of the first user. The characteristic and criteria data can be obtained via the Internet, and more specifically through a series of web site screens that prompt the user for characteristic and preference data. The system performs the comparison of the respective characteristic and criteria data to provide a list of matches to the first user. The first user is furnished with information that allows the first user to contact the other users for which a match has been found.

Other References

  • Match.com Electric Classifieds, PR Newswire San Francisco, Oct. 30 th, 1995
  • "WWW.match.com, Online Matchmaking", web site pages, 4 pages, printed out on Jun. 16, 1997 (origination date unknown
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