US 12,346,978 B2
Location-conscious social networking apparatuses, methods and systems
Luke Miller, Falls Church, VA (US); and Nicolina Miller, Falls Church, VA (US)
Assigned to Miller Nelson, LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Miller Nelson, LLC, Richardmond, VA (US)
Filed on May 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/195,337.
Application 18/195,337 is a continuation of application No. 17/093,639, filed on Nov. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,688,024.
Application 17/093,639 is a continuation of application No. 16/451,988, filed on Jun. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,909,640, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 16/451,988 is a continuation of application No. 15/636,583, filed on Jun. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,346,930, issued on Jul. 9, 2019.
Application 15/636,583 is a continuation of application No. 13/793,139, filed on Mar. 11, 2013, granted, now 9,710,483, issued on Jul. 18, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/612,116, filed on Mar. 16, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0119540 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/00 (2024.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 50/01 (2013.01) [G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06Q 30/00 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 67/52 (2022.05)] 80 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A location-conscious social networking apparatus, comprising:
at least one memory;
a component collection stored in the at least one memory;
any of at least one processor disposed in communication with the at least one memory, the any of at least one processor executing processor-executable instructions from the component collection, storage of the component collection structured with processor-executable instructions comprising:
obtain personal details from a user,
in which the personal details include a specified matching criteria,
in which specified matching criteria includes: criteria of interest for another user, a geolocation for another user, and
in which specified matching criteria is selected by the user;
obtain personal details from at least one other user,
in which the personal details from the at least one other user include a specified matching criteria;
match the user with at least the other user based on the specified matching criteria and the at least other user's specified matching criteria;
calculate a compatibility rating for the user and the at least one other user based on the personal detail for the user and at least one personal detail associated with the at least one other user,
in which the calculation occurs between geo-matched users;
provide a user interface structured as displaying compatible users to the user,
in which the user interface is structured as obtaining an indication of interest from the user in compatible users;
obtain an indication of interest for compatible users,
in which the indication of interest includes the at least other user;
provide an indication of interest to the user and the one other user if the at least other user has also indicated interest in the user.