Patent Document ID: 9026488
Application ID: 14083628

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented people matching method, comprising: inferring automatically from a plurality of usage behaviors associated with a computer-implemented system a mutual interest between a first person who is a first user of the computer-implemented system and a second person who is a second user of the computer-implemented system; generating automatically a recommendation comprising a representation of the second person for delivery to the first person, wherein the recommendation is generated based on the inference of mutual interest; delivering a first expression of interest from the first person to the second person in response to the recommendation, wherein the first expression of interest comprises the first person establishing a first directionally distinct computer-implemented relationship between the first person and the second person, wherein the first directionally distinct computer-implemented relationship comprises a subscribing relationship that delivers content authored by the second person to the first person; and delivering a second expression of interest that is in response to the first expression of interest, wherein the second expression of interest comprises the second person establishing a second directionally distinct computer-implemented relationship between the first person and the second person.

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Claim 4:
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: inferring automatically from the plurality of usage behaviors, wherein one of the plurality of usage behaviors is a relationship-establishing behavior between the first person and a third person who is a third user of the computer-implemented system.