Patent ID: 8595257
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented matching method, for matching a user with one or more other romantically compatible users of the method, operable on a server comprising a processor and memory and connected to a network, comprising: prompting user to upload personal photograph of self; prompting user to indicate whether he or she would like a personality analysis run on profile photograph; prompting user to indicate locational preference and geographic proximity to desired matches; receiving an image of user; receiving answers to a personality profile from an analysis of personality determined by facial features; generate a personality score for user based on facial characteristics; performing a facial recognition process on the image and storing the result of the process on the server as a template on a unique server with the intention of the using as a reference to match, with a baseline template of the aesthetic preferences of other users; receiving a template image comprising an image of a human face and storing a result of the process on the server for matching with other users of the method; presenting a field of thumbnail images of other user's of the methods photographs to user; user is expected to choose photographs of other users of the method out of field, most likely thumbnails on a mobile device; performing facial recognition processes on the chosen faces and creating a template for each including additional data such as ordinal choice in field, time between screen populated and choice, time between second choice, third number of choices per screen and number of pictures actually chosen and storing the process on the server; create baseline template for a user's aesthetic ideal using a facial recognition morphing function using all chosen pictures; weighting each picture according to above measures, ordinal, time, range, so that morphing function creates a more accurate baseline facial template; applying the following binomial regression equation to each subsequent template to determine predictability of: where L=likelihood of an event occurring, Y=attraction given M or the mean of the users choices, the second half of the equation describes in more detail how this is determined through the use of multivariate regression, 1y1 representing a yes choice in a binomial system and 1y1=0 being the set or false, user then has one template of aggregate, preferred facial characteristics that to compare the individual templates of other users of the methods to determine a match; alternatively a template is created by determining mode of choices and morphing baseline template from all applicable images; determining mode and mean of choices and running standard deviation of each with which to create sample population for user which is then applied and updated to subsequent image fields; recording future choices and repeating the process to fine tune baseline facial template; processing database of users and returning field of images to querant within one degree of standard deviation from mean or mode; processing each image using threshold and predictability of matching variables at certain confidence intervals utilizing; *Where Y=the response (confidence of attraction), X=predictive variable (time, face match, location), ε=error rate and the β is the function feature general set to 1 if unknown; recording choices of user and repopulating field of images with tightening degree of accuracy based on process in claim one; assigning chosen each image a z score; determining most accurate method of matching by comparing subsequent choices using either binomial or latent regression models template match's mean, mode or other factors and assessing method best suited to predict user compatibility by then creating binomial distribution table to determine potential for mutual compatibility.