Patents Assigned to Zoosk, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10176504
    Abstract: A system and method allows one or more users to purchase an offering of goods or services using at least three computer systems, by one user making a proposal for the two to jointly consume the offering, and the other user accepting the proposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander F. Mehr, Shayan G. Zadeh, Doug H. Wehmeier, Charles E. Gotlieb
  • Patent number: 10044731
    Abstract: A system and method uses any or all of information of a user and/or user's activity at a second web site, information of the user's friends or other connections at the second web site, or registration information of the user, to determine whether to allow the user to communicate with other users of a first web site, prevent the user from communicating with other users of the first web site, or monitor the user's communications and allow or prevent the user from further communication based on the monitored communications at the first web site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander F. Mehr, Shayan G. Zadeh
  • Patent number: 9917761
    Abstract: A system and method assists a user in achieving one or more goals of the user or the operator of a web site, application or other media by comparing a series of two or more actions of a user to those of other users, and identifying whether a primary action has been requested or performed by the user, or determining if a first piece of information has been specified by the user as being in a first set, and a second piece of information has not been specified or has been specified in a non-committal manner, and then provides relevant information to the user to instruct the user how to perform the primary action or to notify the user of the consequences of not specifying the second piece of information or specifying it in a non-committal manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Shayan G. Zadeh, Joshua D. Royse, Danielle Chandler, Jared R. Crane, Ryan Koziel, Eric R. Barnett
  • Patent number: 9905266
    Abstract: A system and method allows users to provide, edit and order photos or videos that other users can use to determine interest in that user. If both users indicate interest in one another, communications between such users are enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna W. Yen, Eric R. Barnett, Charmagne Kringstein, Dani Y. Li, Danielle Chandler, James E. Infusino
  • Patent number: 9838400
    Abstract: A system and method uses any or all of information of a user and/or user's activity at a second web site, information of the user's friends or other connections at the second web site, or registration information of the user, to determine whether to allow the user to communicate with other users of a first web site, prevent the user from communicating with other users of the first web site, or monitor the user's communications and allow or prevent the user from further communication based on the monitored communications at the first web site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander F. Mehr, Shayan G. Zadeh
  • Patent number: 9716705
    Abstract: A system and method validates user supplied photographs and/or characteristics using a video, audio or series of images of the user responding to instructions, and uses such validation in searching and/or matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander F. Mehr, Shayan G. Zadeh, Jared R. Crane, Joshua D. Royse
  • Patent number: 9639695
    Abstract: A system and method uses any or all of information of a user and/or user's activity at a second web site, information of the user's friends or other connections at the second web site, or registration information of the user, to determine whether to allow the user to communicate with other users of a first web site, prevent the user from communicating with other users of the first web site, or monitor the user's communications and allow or prevent the user from further communication based on the monitored communications at the first web site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander F. Mehr, Shayan G. Zadeh
  • Patent number: 9466064
    Abstract: A system and method updates a consumer's preference information not only as a result of explicit preference information received from the consumer, but also resulting from actions of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander F Mehr, Shayan G Zadeh
  • Patent number: 9391974
    Abstract: A system and method validates user supplied photographs and/or characteristics using a video, audio or series of images of the user responding to instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander F. Mehr, Shayan G. Zadeh, Jared R. Crane, Joshua D. Royse
  • Patent number: 9230103
    Abstract: A system and method blocks or removes user accounts or complex information of user accounts that has or have a correspondence with complex information of other accounts or complex information on a blacklist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug H Wehmeier, Alexander F Mehr, Shayan G Zadeh
  • Publication number: 20150161700
    Abstract: A system and method allows one or more users to purchase an offering of goods or services using at least three computer systems, by one user making a proposal for the two to jointly consume the offering, and the other user accepting the proposal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander F. Mehr, Shayan G. Zadeh, Dough H. Wehmeier, Charles E. Gotlieb
  • Patent number: 8606646
    Abstract: A system and method allows one or more users to purchase an offering of goods or services using at least three computer systems, by one user making a proposal for the two to jointly consume the offering, and the other user accepting the proposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Zoosk, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug H Wehmeier, Alexander F Mehr, Shayan G Zadeh
  • Publication number: 20130086641
    Abstract: A system and method uses any or all of information of a user and/or user's activity at a second web site, information of the user's friends or other connections at the second web site, or registration information of the user, to determine whether to allow the user to communicate with other users of a first web site, prevent the user from communicating with other users of the first web site, or monitor the user's communications and allow or prevent the user from further communication based on the monitored communications at the first web site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Zoosk, Inc., a Delaware corporation
    Inventor: Zoosk, Inc., a Delaware corporation