Dynamic Preference Matching Across Platforms to Reduce Unwanted Contact
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing online matching services are limited to searching within their own platform, requiring users to register in multiple services, which is costly and time-consuming, and often produce irrelevant search results and unwanted communication requests, deterring users from continuing their search.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to modify their preferences through gestures or buttons, enabling more efficient and personalized matching by integrating with multiple social networks and allowing users to correct their initial preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If users register in multiple services to search for matches across different platforms, then the search scope is improved, but the cost and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple dating service platforms into a single unified system that allows users to search for matches across all integrated services through one account. This consolidation eliminates the need for users to register separately on multiple platforms while maintaining comprehensive search coverage across all participating services.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides universal access to multiple dating services through a single platform that performs multiple functions: user registration, profile management, cross-service matching, and communication coordination. This multi-functional approach allows one service to replace what would otherwise require multiple separate services.
2Area of stationary object
If users register in multiple services to search for matches across different platforms, then the search scope is improved, but the complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a central intermediary system that acts as a mediator between users and multiple dating services. This intermediary platform handles user authentication, profile storage, and matching algorithms centrally, while connecting to various service providers. Users interact with a single interface rather than multiple complex systems, reducing perceived complexity while maintaining broad search capabilities.
3Ease of operation
If the system allows users to modify preferences after initial selection, then user satisfaction is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic preference settings that allow users to modify their matching criteria at any time after initial registration. The system dynamically adjusts matching algorithms based on updated user preferences, enabling flexible adaptation without requiring system redesign. This dynamic approach maintains ease of operation while managing complexity through adaptive rather than static architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows users to change various parameters of their preferences including age ranges, distance criteria, and interest categories. By providing structured parameter modification capabilities, the system enables detailed customization without creating unmanageable complexity, as changes are processed through established update mechanisms rather than requiring fundamental system changes.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for profile matching includes receiving, from a first user, a first preference regarding a second user. The method includes receiving, from the second user, a second preference regarding the first user. The method also includes determining, based on the first preference and the second preference, to allow the first user to modify the first preference. The method also includes receiving, from the first user, a request to modify the first preference. The method also includes modifying the first preference.