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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2008
J. Galen Buckwalter, Pasadena, CA (US);
Steven R. Carter, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gregory T. Forgatch, San Marino, CA (US);
Thomas D. Parsons, Pasadena, CA (US);
Neil Clark Warren, Pasadena, CA (US);
J. Galen Buckwalter, Pasadena, CA (US);
Steven R. Carter, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gregory T. Forgatch, San Marino, CA (US);
Thomas D. Parsons, Pasadena, CA (US);
Neil Clark Warren, Pasadena, CA (US);
eHarmony, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
The functions and operations of a matching service are disclosed. This includes approximating the satisfaction that a user of the matching service has in the relationships that the user forms with others and identifying candidates for a relationship with the user based on the approximated satisfaction. This also includes approximating the satisfaction that the user will have in a relationship with a particular candidate. The matching service also identifies two parties for a relationship. The matching service makes available a plurality of communication levels at which the parties can communicate. Each communication level allows the parties to exchange information in a different format. The parties are permitted to exchange information at one of the communication levels.