Patents Assigned to eHarmony, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10868789
    Abstract: In some embodiments, social matching includes determining one or more friends of a subscriber, in which the one or more friends of the subscriber are associated with the subscriber based on a social graph; notifying (e.g., pinging) a selected set of the one or more friends of the subscriber for input regarding selected matches for the subscriber, in which matches for the subscriber are generated by a matching engine performed by a processor; and displaying the input received from the selected set of the one or more friends of the subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: eHarmony, Inc.
    Inventors: Arvind Mishra, Jonathan Eppers, Gregory Steiner, Joseph Essas
  • Patent number: 10320734
    Abstract: In some embodiments, social matching includes determining one or more friends of a subscriber, in which the one or more friends of the subscriber are associated with the subscriber based on a social graph; notifying (e.g., pinging) a selected set of the one or more friends of the subscriber for input regarding selected matches for the subscriber, in which matches for the subscriber are generated by a matching engine performed by a processor; and displaying the input received from the selected set of the one or more friends of the subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: eHarmony, Inc.
    Inventors: Arvind Mishra, Jonathan Eppers, Gregory Steiner, Joseph Essas
  • Patent number: 8984065
    Abstract: An electronic process for presenting interpersonal relationship analysis includes: receiving recorded responses of a plurality of users to selected stimuli, such recorded responses comprising indications of traits and preferences that are not explicitly identified in the recorded response; generating match profile data at least partially from the response; and presenting potential matches to a first user based on a compatibility score generated from correlating match profile data of the plurality of users with the match profile data of the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Eharmony, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Carter, Emily Maywood, Vaclav Petricek
  • Patent number: 8958778
    Abstract: The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for operation of an online matching service, and more particularly to systems and methods that provide matching services to the users of an online matching service based on the current geographic locations of the users. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a matching system server coupled to a public network and accessible to one or more users. The matching system server includes a database that stores match profile data associated with the one or more users, wherein the match profile data includes self-identified preferences. The system is configured to identify compatible matches between users based at least in part of the users' location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Eharmony, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashley Lewis, Arvind Mishra
  • Patent number: 8782038
    Abstract: The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for operation of a matching service, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable online compatibility matching and ranking. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a matching system server coupled to a public network and accessible to one or more users. The matching system server includes a database that stores match profile data associated with the one more users, wherein the match profile data includes self-identified preferences. The matching server system is configured to correlate a first user's match profile data with one or more of the plurality of users' match profile data to identify a set of potential matches for the first user based on a relaxed set of self-identified preferences and calculate a compatibility value for each match in the set of potential matches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Eharmony, Inc.
    Inventors: Arvind Mishra, Greg Steiner, Ashley Lewis, Cormac Twomey, Joseph Essas, Ryan Barker
  • Publication number: 20140180942
    Abstract: The functions and operations of a matching service are disclosed. This includes approximating the satisfaction that a user of the matching service has in the relationships that the user forms with others and identifying candidates for a relationship with the user based on the approximated satisfaction. This also includes approximating the satisfaction that the user will have in a relationship with a particular candidate. The matching service also identifies two parties for a relationship. The matching service makes available a plurality of communication levels at which the parties can communicate. Each communication level allows the parties to exchange information in a different format. The parties are permitted to exchange information at one of the communication levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: eHarmony, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Galen Buckwalter, Steven R. Carter, Gregory T. Forgatch, Thomas D. Parsons, Neil Clark Warren
  • Patent number: 8635167
    Abstract: The functions and operations of a matching service are disclosed. This includes approximating the satisfaction that a user of the matching service has in the relationships that the user forms with others and identifying candidates for a relationship with the user based on the approximated satisfaction. This also includes approximating the satisfaction that the user will have in a relationship with a particular candidate. The matching service also identifies two parties for a relationship. The matching service makes available a plurality of communication levels at which the parties can communicate. Each communication level allows the parties to exchange information in a different format. The parties are permitted to exchange information at one of the communication levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: eHarmony, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Galen Buckwalter, Steven R. Carter, Gregory T. Forgatch, Thomas D. Parsons, Neil Clark Warren
  • Patent number: 8595801
    Abstract: Member profile information for a control set of one or more control members and for a fraudulent set of one or more fraudulent members are obtained. Each member in the control set is at least believed to be legitimate and each member in the fraudulent set is at least suspected of being fraudulent. A test associated with identifying fraudulent members is generated using the member profile information for the control set and for the fraudulent set; the test inputs one or more pieces of member profile information for a member being tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: eHarmony, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Galen Buckwalter, Erina Lee, Robert Scott Ackerman, Ella Ruth Grutman
  • Patent number: 8332418
    Abstract: People are matched by obtaining, for a set of people, response information associated with previous matches the set of people have been a part of. For a person being matched, response information associated with previous matches the person being matched has been a part of is obtained. A match candidate is selected from a set of match candidates based at least in part on (1) the response information associated with the person being matched and (2) the response information associated with the set of people. Information associated with the selected match candidate is sent to the person being matched and/or information associated with the person being matched is sent to the selected match candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: eHarmony, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick John Giordani, Carlos A. Moreno, Vaclav Petricek
  • Patent number: 8245282
    Abstract: A test to identify fraudulent users of an online group is generated. Data associated with a control group is obtained. Data associated with a fraudulent group is obtained. A test to identify fraudulent users of the online group is generated by comparing the data associated with the control group and the data associated with the fraudulent group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: eHarmony, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Galen Buckwalter, Erina Lee, Robert Scott Ackerman, Ella Ruth Grutman
  • Patent number: 7454357
    Abstract: The functions and operations of a matching service are disclosed. This includes approximating the satisfaction that a user of the matching service has in the relationships that the user forms with others and identifying candidates for a relationship with the user based on the approximated satisfaction. This also includes approximating the satisfaction that the user will have in a relationship with a particular candidate. The matching service also identifies two parties for a relationship. The matching service makes available a plurality of communication levels at which the parties can communicate. Each communication level allows the parties to exchange information in a different format. The parties are permitted to exchange information at one of the communication levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: eHarmony, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Galen Buckwalter, Steven R. Carter, Gregory T. Forgatch, Thomas D. Parsons, Neil Clark Warren
  • Patent number: D711903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Eharmony, Inc.
    Inventors: Avrind Mishra, Jimmy Santos, Sarah MacKinnon, Jonathan Eppers