Granted Patent B2

US 12,369,136 · App. 18/351,021 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

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 Americas, LLC

H04W64/00H04W4/021H04W4/023H04W4/029H04W4/21G08B2001/085H04W4/33

Abstract

Claims (62)

1. A system, comprising:

an interface configured to:

receive first future location information identifying a location that a first user intends to visit; and

receive second future location information identifying a location that a second user intends to visit; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the interface and configured to:

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

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

in response to determining that the characteristic related to the first user corresponds to the preference related to the second user and that the first future location information and the second future location information correspond to the same location type, present to the second user information associated with the first user;

receive, from a user device associated with the first user, a request to connect with users associated with the location type; and

in response to receiving the request, cause to transmit at least one user profile that is associated with the location type to the user device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location type is a festival, concert, or show.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to inform the second user of the second future location information and that the first user and the second user have the location type in common.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, from a user device associated with the first user, a request to connect with users associated with the location type;

identify a third user profile that is associated with the location type, the third user profile being associated with a third user;

determine that the third user has one or more characteristics in common with the first user based at least on a first user profile of the first user and the third user profile of the third user; and

in response to receiving the request and determining that the third user has the one or more characteristics in common with the first user, cause third information associated with the third user to be presented to the first user.

5. The system of claim 1 , determining that the first user and the second user have at least one characteristic in common with one another is based on:

determining that a first user profile of the first user indicates the at least one characteristic; and

determining that a second user profile of the second user indicates the at least one characteristic.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the interface receives the first future location information of the first user from a profile of the first user; and

the interface receives the second future location information of a second user from a profile of the second user.

7. A method, comprising:

receiving first future location information identifying a location that a first user intends to visit;

receiving second future location information identifying a location that a second user intends to visit;

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

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

in response to determining the characteristic related to the first user corresponds to the preference related to the second user and that the first future location information and the second future location information correspond to the same location type, presenting to the second user information associated with the first user;

receiving, from a user device associated with the first user, a request to connect with users associated with the location type; and

in response to receiving the request, causing to transmit at least one user profile that is associated with the location type to the user device.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the location type is a festival, concert, or show.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising informing the second user of the second future location information and that the first user and the second user have the location type in common.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving, from a user device associated with the first user, a request to connect with users associated with the location type;

identifying a third user profile that is associated with the location type, the third user profile being associated with a third user;

determining that the third user has one or more characteristics in common with the first user based at least on a first user profile of the first user and the third user profile of the third user; and

in response to receiving the request and determining that the third user has the one or more characteristics in common with the first user, causing third information associated with the third user to be presented to the first user.

11. The method of claim 7 , determining that the first user and the second user have at least one characteristic in common with one another is based on:

determining that a first user profile of the first user indicates the at least one characteristic; and

determining that a second user profile of the second user indicates the at least one characteristic.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the first future location information of the first user from a profile of the first user is received by an interface; and

the interface receives the second future location information of a second user from a profile of the second user is received by the interface.

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

receive first future location information identifying a location that a first user intends to visit;

receive second future location information identifying a location that a second user intends to visit;

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

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

in response to determining that the characteristic related to the first user corresponds to the preference related to the second user and that the first future location information and the second future location information correspond to the same location type, present to the second user information associated with the first user;

receive, from a user device associated with the first user, a request to connect with users associated with the location type; and

in response to receiving the request, cause to transmit at least one user profile that is associated with the location type to the user device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the location type is a festival, concert, or show.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the logic is further configured to inform the second user of the second future location information and that the first user and the second user have the location type in common.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the logic is further configured to:

receive, from a user device associated with the first user, a request to connect with users associated with the location type;

identify a third user profile that is associated with the location type, the third user profile being associated with a third user;

determine that the third user has one or more characteristics in common with the first user based at least on a first user profile of the first user and the third user profile of the third user; and

in response to receiving the request and determining that the third user has the one or more characteristics in common with the first user, cause third information associated with the third user to be presented to the first user.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , determining that the first user and the second user have at least one characteristic in common with one another is based on:

determining that a first user profile of the first user indicates the at least one characteristic; and

determining that a second user profile of the second user indicates the at least one characteristic.

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