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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2014
Eharmony, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Ashley Lewis, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Arvind Mishra, Encino, CA (US);
EHARMONY, INC., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
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 provide matching services to the users of an online matching service based on the current geographic locations of the users. 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 or more users, wherein the match profile data includes self-identified preferences. The system is configured to identify compatible matches between users based at least in part of the users' location.