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System for matching users based upon responses to sensory stimuli

Patent 6058367 Issued on May 2, 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. 876006 filed on 06/13/1997

US Classes:

705/1, AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT434/323, Cathode ray screen display included in examining means434/324Image projector included in examining means

Examiners

Primary: Stamber, Eric W.
Assistant: Sattizahn, Brian

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

G06F 017/60
G09B 007/00

Abstract

A system for matching users in response to user selections from sets of sensory stimuli. The system provides a first sensory stimulus set to a user including a plurality of stimuli and stores an identifier that identifies the user's response to the stimulus. The system then generates a user data string that includes an identifier for each of the sensory stimuli selected by the user in each of the plurality of sensory stimulus sets and sums the number of sensory stimuli selected by a selected user and another user to provide a match value. The match value is compared to a predetermined threshold value.

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