Virtual Space Subscriber Icon Matching System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing matching systems primarily focus on providing information exchange between individuals with matching profiles in physical spaces, lacking a solution for visual and physiological cues in virtual spaces.
Innovation Solution
A virtual meeting space system over a network allows subscribers to create profiles, with a server determining matching criteria and providing visual cues and information exchange through subscriber icons, enabling matching and communication in a virtual environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If matching systems use RFID, GPS, and Bluetooth technology to identify individuals in physical space, then location information exchange is facilitated, but the system lacks visual and physiological cues in virtual spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates visual representations (icons, avatars, badges) that copy and represent physical individuals in a virtual space. These visual cues allow users to perceive presence, identity, and matching status without direct physical interaction, transferring the information exchange capability from physical to virtual domains while maintaining the essence of social interaction
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions the matching and interaction paradigm from three-dimensional physical space to two-dimensional virtual display space. By projecting user profiles, icons, and matching information onto screen interfaces, the system enables social networking functions in a different dimensional context while preserving the core matching logic
2Loss of information
If the system displays multiple subscriber icons and profile information, then information exchange is enhanced, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the information presentation into discrete, manageable units: individual subscriber icons, separate profile data fields, and distinct matching indicators. Each element is independently controllable and displayable, allowing the interface to handle multiple pieces of information without creating overwhelming complexity through modular information architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses color-coded badges and visual attributes on subscriber icons to encode matching status and profile characteristics. This visual encoding system allows rapid information processing and differentiation without requiring users to read and analyze extensive text, reducing cognitive load while enhancing information exchange efficiency
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AI summary
Social networking in a virtual space over a network is facilitated. Subscriber computing devices each operated by a subscriber are associated with a subscriber identifier. Each computing device is connected to the network. A subscriber profile is created in a profile datastore, wherein the subscriber profile comprises information about the subscriber and wherein the subscriber profile is associated with the subscriber's subscriber identifier. Subscriber identifiers associated with subscribers who are logged in to a website are monitored. The website defines a virtual space and the logged-in subscribers are characterized as present in the virtual space. A web page is served to the computing devices of the present subscribers via the network. The web page of a first subscriber comprises a first subscriber icon associated with the first subscriber and subscriber icons of other present subscribers. A determination is made whether the first subscriber profile matches the subscriber profile of one or more of the other present subscribers according to matching criteria. An attribute is assigned to the icons of the other present subscribers that match the profile of the first subscriber according to matching criteria. Selected profile information is provided to the first subscriber of a selected one of any of the other present matching subscribers.