Match.com, L.l.c.

Tom R Quisel

David F Koh

Sidney San Martin

Matthew J Miller

Morley Zhi

Anson Wang

Daniel D Andres

Michael Bryan Oltman

Sam D Yagan

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a request from a first user to browse a pool of date requests, where each of the date requests is associated with a potential match in a computer-implemented matching system and includes at least one of a calendar date and a location. The method further includes presenting to the first user information regarding the potential match associated with one of the date requests, and sending a date invitation to the potential match associated with the particular one of the date requests.

System and method for initiating social interactions between users in a network environment

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes processing a first text created by a user into a first bag of words, the first bag of words comprising a list of words that appear in the text, each of the words having associated therewith a number representing a number of times the associated word appears in the text; and computing a similarity between the first bag of words and at least one second bag of words. The method further comprises comparing the computed similarity with a threshold; and_determining that the user is a spammer if the computed similarity bears a first relationship with the threshold.

System and method for detecting spammers in a network environment

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes establishing a pool of potential matches for a user in a computer-implemented matching system, in which each of the potential matches meet at least one criteria of the user; determining a messaging score for each of the potential matches of the pool, the messaging score indicating a messaging aptitude of the potential match; and ranking the potential matches, where each of the potential matches is ranked based on a similarity of the messaging score of the potential match to a messaging score of the user. In one embodiment, the method may further include presenting to the user results of the ranking.

System and method for optimizing interactions between users in a network environment

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New York, NY, United States of America

Tom R Quisel