Consent-Based Matching Engine for Trustworthy Social Interaction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional social networking platforms fail to address the nuanced needs of individuals seeking companionship over romantic entanglement, particularly among older adults or those experiencing significant life transitions, lacking features for consent-based connections and trust-building, which leads to discomfort and negative experiences.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method using a connection engine that analyzes user profile information to determine compatibility scores and initiate consent verification for social parameters, identifying matches based on shared interests, consent preferences, and physical boundaries, and facilitating secure communication.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If traditional dating platforms focus on appearance-based judgments and quick interactions, then user engagement speed increases, but connection quality and user comfort deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinteraction speedVSAvoidconnection quality

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary consent verification and compatibility assessment before matching users, establishing trust and clear boundaries in advance. This includes verifying consent for physical contact preferences, checking compatibility scores based on multiple parameters, and setting expectations before the actual interaction occurs, thereby ensuring quality connections without sacrificing engagement speed

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements continuous feedback mechanisms where users can report discomfort or boundary violations, and the platform adjusts matching algorithms based on interaction outcomes. This feedback loop allows the system to learn from user experiences and improve connection quality while maintaining efficient matching processes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Device complexity

If traditional platforms lack consent verification mechanisms, then platform complexity remains low, but user safety and trust deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplatform complexityVSAvoiduser safety

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements consent verification as a preliminary step in the matching process, checking user preferences and boundaries before establishing connections. This includes verifying consent for various levels of physical contact, checking compatibility scores, and establishing clear expectations upfront, thereby ensuring user safety without requiring ongoing complex monitoring

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The platform acts as an intermediary that mediates between users by verifying consents and compatibility before introductions. This intermediary function handles the complexity of safety verification centrally, protecting users while maintaining relatively simple interaction protocols once matches are established

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If traditional platforms do not analyze compatibility beyond appearance, then processing requirements remain low, but connection meaningfulness deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprocessing efficiencyVSAvoidconnection meaningfulness

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary compatibility analysis using pre-collected user data including interests, values, and lifestyle preferences. By analyzing these compatibility factors before matching, the system establishes meaningful connections based on substantive criteria rather than appearance, while maintaining processing efficiency through batch analysis of pre-existing profile information

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces appearance-based mechanical matching with algorithmic compatibility assessment that analyzes multiple dimensions of user profiles. This substitution uses computational analysis of interests, values, and preferences to determine connection meaningfulness, achieving deeper matching without proportionally increasing processing requirements through efficient data utilization

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS20250328968A1Consent-based matching and social interaction methods

Publication Date: 2025.10.23 BRANDES SUELY

AI summary

Systems and methods for providing a consent-based matching and social interactions is disclosed. A user input from each of a plurality of user devices associated with a plurality of users of a digital platform is received. A compatibility score for the plurality of users based on analysis of the user input of each of the plurality of users is determined. A consent verification for social parameters of each of the plurality of users based on the analysis of the user input is initiated. A match between one or more users of the plurality of users based on the compatibility score and the consent verification is identified. A notification to the matched one or more users is transmitted, the notification enabling the matched one or more users to securely communicate with each other.