US 12,229,204 B2
System and method for matching users based on selections made by third parties
Rahim Sherali Makani, Dallas, TX (US); John Masten Mitchell, Dallas, TX (US); and Kenneth Basil Hoskins, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to Match Group Americas, LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by Match Group Americas, LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/360,512.
Application 18/360,512 is a continuation of application No. 17/688,221, filed on Mar. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,775,600.
Application 17/688,221 is a continuation of application No. 16/746,627, filed on Jan. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,294,979, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0367826 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/9536 (2019.01); G06F 16/9538 (2019.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 67/53 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 16/9535 (2019.01) [G06F 16/9536 (2019.01); G06F 16/9538 (2019.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/53 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
an interface configured to send and receive data over a network;
a memory configured to store a permission, the permission indicating that a first user can suggest other users for a second user;
a hardware processor configured to:
transmit to the first user, using the interface, a first series of user profiles including a profile of a third user;
receive, using the interface, a selection by the first user of the profile of the third user;
identify a second series of user profiles that have at least one characteristic in common with a profile of the second user;
add the profile of the third user to the second series of user profiles;
reorder the second series of user profiles, wherein reordering the second series of user profiles includes prioritizing the profile of the third user; and
transmit, using the interface, the reordered second series of user profiles to the second user.