Methods, systems, and computer readable media for determining social compatibility using a selected group

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for determining social compatibility using a selected group are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a computing platform. The method includes receiving, via a communications interface, interaction information about a first person. The interaction information is associated with at least one member of a selected group. The method also includes determining, using the interaction information, whether the first person is compatible with a second person.

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         21 . A method for determining social compatibility using a selected group, the method comprising:
 at a computing platform comprising at least one processor and a memory:
 storing, in the memory, user credentials for one or more dating sites or social networks associated with members of a group for sharing user information from the one or more dating sites or social networks; 
 storing, in the memory, a plurality of compatibility factors for determining social compatibility among a first person and one or more of the members of the group; 
 obtaining, using at least one of the user credentials, user information about a first member of the group from the one or more dating sites or social networks, wherein the user information includes interaction information indicating that the first member of the group and the first person have interacted; 
 determining, using the user information and the plurality of compatibility factors, that a second member of the group is social compatible with the first person; and 
 providing, to the second member of the group, information about the first person using the interaction information associated with the first member. 
   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21  comprising:
 in response to determining that the first person is compatible with a second member, informing the first person or a third entity. 
 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21  wherein receiving the interaction information includes receiving the interaction information from a second computing platform, a network node, a server, the at least one member, or a third entity. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the group is determined by at least one of a common interest, a physical location, an occupation, a race, a gender, a sexual orientation, a religion, an ethnicity, an education level, an age group, a goal, a common dislike, the first person, the second member, or a third entity. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21  comprising determining, using the interaction information, whether the first person is compatible with the second member includes analyzing at least a portion of the interaction information using a compatibility determination algorithm that quantifies one or more of the compatibility factors and determines whether the first person is compatible with the second member based on the one or more quantified compatibility factors. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25  wherein a portion of the compatibility determination algorithm, a compatibility formula, or the one or more factors are preconfigured or determined dynamically by the group, the first person, the second member, or a third entity. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the interaction information includes information indicting no interaction between the second member of the group and the first person, information about interaction between the at least one member and the first person, information about someone who knows or has information about the first person, dating information associated with the first person, information about physical characteristics of the first person, information about mental characteristics of the first person, information about behavioral characteristics of the first person, or information about social characteristics of the first person. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 22  wherein determining that the first person is compatible with the second member includes determining that no member of the group has dated the first person or determining that the at least one member of the group has dated the first person and indicates that the first person is compatible with the second member. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 21  wherein at least some information about the group, a member of the group, the interaction information, the first person, or the second member is anonymized. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 22  wherein informing the first person, the second member, or the third entity includes sending a message, an email, a text message, a voice mail, or a notification to the first person, the second member, or the third entity. 
     
     
         31 . A system for sharing information among members of a group, the system comprising:
 a computing platform comprising:
 at least one processor; 
 a memory; and 
   a compatibility module implemented using the memory and the at least one processor, wherein the compatibility module is configured to store, in the memory, user credentials for one or more dating sites or social networks associated with members of a group for sharing user information from the one or more dating sites or social networks, to store, in the memory, a plurality of compatibility factors for determining social compatibility among a first person and one or more of the members of the group, to obtain, using at least one of the user credentials, user information about a first member of the group from the one or more dating sites or social networks, wherein the user information includes interaction information indicating that the first member of the group and the first person have interacted, to determine, using the user information and the plurality of compatibility factors, that a second member of the group is social compatible with the first person, and to provide, to the second member of the group, information about the first person using the interaction information associated with the first member.   
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 31  wherein the compatibility module is configured to receive interaction information from a second computing platform, a network node, a server, the at least one member, or a third entity. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 31  wherein the compatibility module is configured to inform the first person or a third entity in response to determining that the first person is compatible with the second member. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 31  wherein the group is determined by at least one of a common interest, a physical location, an occupation, a race, a gender, a sexual orientation, a religion, an ethnicity, an education level, an age group, a goal, a common dislike, the first person, the second member, or a third entity. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 31  wherein the compatibility module is configured to analyze at least a portion of the interaction information using a compatibility determination algorithm that quantifies one or more of the compatibility factors and determines whether the first person is compatible with the second member based on the one or more quantified compatibility factors. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 35  wherein a portion of the compatibility determination algorithm, the formula, or the one or more factors are preconfigured or determined dynamically by the group, the first person, the second member, or a third entity. 
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 31  wherein the interaction information includes information indicting no interaction between the second member of the group and the first person, information about interaction between the at least one member and the first person, information about someone who knows or has information about the first person, dating information associated with the first person, information about physical characteristics of the first person, information about mental characteristics of the first person, information about behavioral characteristics of the first person, or information about social characteristics of the first person. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 32  wherein the compatibility module is configured to determine that the first person is compatible with the second member by determining that no member of the group has dated the first person or by determining that the at least one member of the group has dated the first person and indicates that the first person is compatible with the second member. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 31  wherein the compatibility module is configured to anonymize at least some information about the group, a member of the group, the interaction information, the first person, or the second member. 
     
     
         40 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer readable medium that when executed by a processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:
 storing, in a memory, user credentials for one or more dating sites or social networks associated with members of a group for sharing user information from the one or more dating sites or social networks;   storing, in the memory, a plurality of compatibility factors for determining social compatibility among a first person and one or more of the members of the group;   obtaining, using at least one of the user credentials, user information about a first member of the group from the one or more dating sites or social networks, wherein the user information includes interaction information indicating that the first member of the group and the first person have interacted;   determining, using the user information and the plurality of compatibility factors, that a second member of the group is social compatible with the first person; and   providing, to the second member of the group, information about the first person using the interaction information associated with the first member.