| 摘要 |
<p>In an on-line dating service, a database of subscriber information is searched t o find at least one subscriber matching user search criteria. The subscriber infor mation includes preferences of subscribers to the service. Personal preferences for a u ser are obtained as search criteria. The personal preferences and the subscriber informa tion include at least: a gender preference; a geographic location preference; an age preference; appearance preferences; religious belief preferences; educational level preferen ces; and a goal preference, and the goal preference is one of "romance"; "friendship" or "a walk on the wild side", the geographic location preference is at least one of a postal c ode, a country, a city, a suburb, a block, or a street. The subscriber information includes a da te of last payment of a use fee by each subscriber and a date of last updating of a persona l profile by each subscriber. The database is repeatedly searched for records matching the pe rsonal preferences of the user by at least a percentage match parameter value. The perc entage match parameter is reduced by a value of say 10%, until at least a required numb er of matching records are found.</p> |
