Patent ID: 11895115
Assignee: SIDEKICK DATING, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. A system for limiting matches between users in a networked environment, comprising, in a first network-connected device operated by a first user:
an input device, configured to receive input from the first user requesting that a unidirectional indication of interest in a second user be transmitted;
a processor, communicatively coupled to the input device, configured to:
determine whether the first user has reached a limit of concurrent matches, wherein each match represents a bidirectional connection between the first user and another user;
responsive to the first user not having reached the limit of concurrent matches representing bidirectional connections, make the first user visible to other users;
responsive to the first user having reached the limit of concurrent matches representing bidirectional connections:
make the first user invisible to other users; and
decline the request to transmit the unidirectional indication of interest; and

a network communication component, communicatively coupled to the processor, configured to, responsive to the first user not having reached the limit of concurrent matches representing bidirectional connections, transmit the unidirectional indication of interest.