IP Library Granted Patent US 11,252,690
Granted Patent B2
US 11,252,690 · App. 16/805,426 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

System and method for matching using location information

Inventors: Robinne Burrell (Los Angeles, CA); Anna M. Schneider (Fort Worth, TX); Sharmistha Dubey (Coppell, TX); Shane Henderson (Allen, TX); Deryl Dorsett (Dallas, TX); Kyle Miller (Hermosa Beach, CA); Samantha J. Stevens (Culver City, CA); David A. Ross (New York, NY); Joshua D. Gafni (West Hollywood, CA)
Assignee: MATCH GROUP, LLC
H04W64/00H04W4/021H04W4/023H04W4/029H04W4/21G08B2001/085H04W4/33
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Patent No.
US 11,252,690
App. No.
16/805,426
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one embodiment, a system includes an interface and a communicatively coupled processor. The interface is configured to receive first future location information of a first user and receive second future location information of a second user. The processor is configured to determine that the first and second future location information each correspond to a future location and determine that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user. In response to these determinations, the processor is configured to cause information to be presented to the second user, the information to be presented to the second user comprising the future location and that the first user and the second user have the future location in common.

Claims (67)

1. A system, comprising:

an interface configured to:

receive first future location information of a first user at a first time;

receive second future location information of a second user at a second time, wherein the difference between the first time and the second time is less than a threshold;

one or more processors communicatively coupled to the interface and configured to:

determine that the first future location information and the second future location information each correspond to a future location;

determine that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user; and

in response to determining that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user and in response to determining that the first future location information and the second future location information each correspond to a future location, cause information to be presented to the second user, the information to be presented to the second user comprising the future location and that the first user and the second user have the future location in common.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the one or more processors are further configured to determine that the first future location information and the second future location information each correspond to a location type; and

wherein the information presented to the second user comprises the location type and that the first user and the second user have the location type in common.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a preference of a second user for a plurality of users that have location information corresponding to the future location;

determine that each of the plurality of users having location information corresponding to the future location; and

present information to the second user, the information to be presented to the second user comprising the event and that the second user and the plurality of users have the event in common.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine current location information of the first user; and

cause information to be presented to the first user requesting information about the current location information.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine first current location information of the first user;

determine second current location information of the second user;

determine that a difference between the first current location information and the second current location information is less than a threshold; and

in response to determining that the difference between the first current location information and the second current location information is less than a threshold, determine that the first user and the second user have met.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first future location information comprises a location that the first user intends to visit at a future time.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with logic, the logic configured when executed to:

receive first future location information of a first user at a first time;

receive second future location information of a second user at a second time, wherein the difference between the first time and the second time is less than a threshold;

determine that the first future location information and the second future location information each correspond to a future location;

determine that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user; and

in response to determining that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user and in response to determining that the first future location information and the second future location information each correspond to a future location, cause information to be presented to the second user, the information to be presented to the second user comprising the future location and that the first user and the second user have the future location in common.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein:

the logic is further configured to determine that the first future location information and the second future location information each correspond to a location type; and

wherein the information presented to the second user comprises the location type and that the first user and the second user have the location type in common.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the logic is further configured to:

receive a preference of a second user for a plurality of users that have location information corresponding to the future location;

determine that each of the plurality of users having location information corresponding to the future location; and

present information to the second user, the information to be presented to the second user comprising the event and that the second user and the plurality of users have the event in common.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the logic is further configured to:

determine current location information of the first user; and

cause information to be presented to the first user requesting information about the current location information.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the logic is further configured to:

determine first current location information of the first user;

determine second current location information of the second user;

determine that a difference between the first current location information and the second current location information is less than a threshold; and

in response to determining that the difference between the first current location information and the second current location information is less than a threshold, determine that the first user and the second user have met.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first future location information comprises a location that the first user intends to visit at a future time.

13. A method, comprising:

receiving first future location information of a first user at a first time;

receiving second future location information of a second user at a second time, wherein the difference between the first time and the second time is less than a threshold;

determining that the first future location information and the second future location information each correspond to a future location;

determining that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user; and

in response to determining that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user and in response to determining that the first future location information and the second future location information each correspond to a future location, causing information to be presented to the second user, the information to be presented to the second user comprising the future location and that the first user and the second user have the future location in common.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

determining that the first future location information and the second future location information each correspond to a location type; and

wherein the information presented to the second user comprises the location type and that the first user and the second user have the location type in common.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving a preference of a second user for a plurality of users that have location information corresponding to the future location;

determining that each of the plurality of users having location information corresponding to the future location; and

presenting information to the second user, the information to be presented to the second user comprising the event and that the second user and the plurality of users have the event in common.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

determining current location information of the first user; and

causing information to be presented to the first user requesting information about the current location information.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

determining first current location information of the first user;

determining second current location information of the second user; and

determining that a difference between the first current location information and the second current location information is less than a threshold; and

in response to determining that the difference between the first current location information and the second current location information is less than a threshold, determining that the first user and the second user have met.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2024
From: TINDER LLC
To: MATCH GROUP AMERICAS, LLC
Reel/Frame 069369/0591 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 22, 2024
From: MATCH GROUP, LLC
To: TINDER LLC
Reel/Frame 069437/0225 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2020
From: BURRELL, ROBINNE; SCHNEIDER, ANNA M.; DUBEY, SHARMISTHA; HENDERSON, SHANE; DORSETT, DERYL; MILLER, KYLE; STEVENS, SAMANTHA J.; ROSS, DAVID A.; GAFNI, JOSHUA D.
To: MATCH GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 052303/0039 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 16173645 · Oct 29, 2018
Continuation 13270323 · Oct 11, 2011
Related Publication 20200205112A1 · Jun 25, 2020