Yahoo! Inc.

Eharmony, Inc.

Oath Inc.

Yahoo Holdings, Inc.

Joseph Essas

David Zito

Arvind Mishra

Jonathan Eppers

Gregory Steiner

Ashley Lewis

Cherie Hurwitz

Ryan Barker

Greg Steiner

Cormac Twomey

In some embodiments, social matching includes determining one or more friends of a subscriber, in which the one or more friends of the subscriber are associated with the subscriber based on a social graph; notifying (e.g., pinging) a selected set of the one or more friends of the subscriber for input regarding selected matches for the subscriber, in which matches for the subscriber are generated by a matching engine performed by a processor; and displaying the input received from the selected set of the one or more friends of the subscriber.

Social matching

System and method for presenting search results. Search results may be mixed and/or prioritized based on one or more criteria. Search results may be mixed and/or prioritized based on user profile data, preferred advertiser/merchant rankings or a combination thereof. Search results may presented to a viewer on a display device simultaneously along with broadcast and/or streaming content. The search results may be 'pushed' to a client-side device and presented along with related broadcast content. Alternatively, the search results may be based on one or more user-provided search criteria.

System and method for presenting search results

The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for operation of an online matching service, and more particularly to systems and methods that coach users of an online matching service to become more timely and active participants. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a matching system server coupled to a public network and accessible to one or more users. The matching system server includes a database that stores participation data associated with the one or more users. The matching server system is configured to retrieve a user's participation data to calculate the participation progress and provide the participation data and progress for display. If the user selects to perform a task, the matching server system enables the execution of the selected task, updates and stores the user's participation data, and stores the user's updated participation data.

Systems and methods for online coaching in a matching service

System and method for providing time-based content. In one embodiment, time-based offers are presented to viewers of broadcast content, and may be presented on the same display device being used to display broadcast programming. In another embodiment, time-based offers are commercial offers inviting the viewer to purchase goods or services at a special rate for a limited time. Time-based offers may also be customized based on programming content being viewed and/or viewer profile data. Responses to presented time-based offers may be used to update viewer profile data and/or merchant conversion profile data, which is a measure of how effective the particular offer is.

System and method for providing time-based content

A search-enabled remote control device to facilitate viewers' ability to search through programming and/or content options and view results. In one embodiment, a viewer is able to use a traditional remote control interface to navigate through menus or selections and to display search results on screen. In another embodiment, a viewer's watching behavior and/or searching habits are tracked by the search-enabled remote control and used to develop a viewer profile, which may in turn be used to target advertisements, information and/or future programming options.

Method and apparatus for a search-enabled remote control device

The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for operation of a matching service, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable online compatibility matching and ranking. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a matching system server coupled to a public network and accessible to one or more users. The matching system server includes a database that stores match profile data associated with the one more users, wherein the match profile data includes self-identified preferences. The matching server system is configured to correlate a first user's match profile data with one or more of the plurality of users' match profile data to identify a set of potential matches for the first user based on a relaxed set of self-identified preferences and calculate a compatibility value for each match in the set of potential matches.

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Joseph Essas