Patent ID: 7907149

Claim:
A method for connecting people, comprising: real-time modification or filtering of personal information during a telephonic communication session between at least two persons who do not know each other prior to their first communication session, said modification or filtering of personal information being dictated by the person whose personal information is being modified or filtered; real-time gradual releasing of said modified or filtered personal information during the telephonic communication session, said gradual releasing of personal information being dictated by the person whose personal information is being released, said modified or filtered personal information being released to at least one person of the at least two persons who are parties to the telephonic communication session, and said gradual releasing of personal information continuing until full release of said personal information or until termination of said releasing by said person or until termination of the telephonic communication; said personal information being contained in a video comprising audio and image components, an image in a photograph, or an audio recording and released in a defined manner; said defined manner involving the quantity of information released, the type of information released, the degree of modification or filtering of the information released, the frequency of release of the information, the audience to whom the information is released, or any combination thereof; said method being conducted via a telephonic connection utilizing a telephonic device having a keypad and a screen capable of displaying photographs or videos; said telephonic connection being facilitated via cellular or mobile phone service, traditional landline telephone service, voice over the Internet, IDTV, or any combination thereof, and said telephonic device being a cellular or mobile phone, a traditional landline telephone, a computer, or a digital TV, and, said method being a method for dating.