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US 20020160339A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2002/0160339 A1 (43) Pub. Date: King et al. (54) MATCHMAKING SEARCH SYSTEM (76) Inventors: Walter King, New York, NY (US); Borislav Mezhericher, KeW Gardens, NY (US) Oct. 31, 2002 Publication Classi?cation (51) (52) Im. c1? . G09B 19/00 Us. 01. ............................................................ ..434/106 Correspondence Address: (57) NOBLE GRACE LLC 826 COLUMBUS AVENUE SUITE 2-G A method and system of matchmaking search based on NEW YORK, NY 10025 (US) ABSTRACT people’s combined astrological compatibility, Which is cal culated as a Weighted average of people’s compatibilities (21) Appl. No.: 10/099,125 under different astrological teachings. The matchmaking is accomplished by constructing a table of combined compat (22) Filed: Feb. 9, 2002 based on this combined compatibility. Each pair of com Related US. Application Data (63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/788,010, ?led on Feb. 16, 2001. ibility and allowing people to search various data sources bined astrological signs Within the table is assigned a combined compatibility number depending on astrological compatibility of the people Within this pair. The method and softWare program, are based on Western and Chinese com bined, cross-referenced astrological compatibility charts. Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 1 0f 17 US 2002/0160339 A1 NobieGraceQ ?atchmaklng 8y l-iaroscope Matchmaking By Horoscope"v Search thousands of Nobie?iraoe‘ members matching you by horoscope in business, Friendship and love! Friv cy Policy "mmt Ter 5 of Lisa NubleGrace Openings Cumpany Info NoblaGrace shop Copyn' in ® 1995-2000 NubieGraca Corparatinn. A?! rights reserved. For Entertainment purpcses only‘ Read our disclaimer Questscns, cummenu, suggastiuns‘l Sand us feedback Figufe l Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 2 0f 17 US 2002/0160339 A1 ; NobieGra'ce'? latchmaking'?y Hnrosgbpe What Are My Signs? NobVeGrace's Mysigna Calculator helps you to ?nc‘ your Western and Chinese/‘Eastern Astroiogécai Signs. ‘ . Ail rights reserved. ; rtainment pulp ses only. Read Queskio .s, ccmments, ur disclaimer‘ us feedback‘ Figure 2 22 23 24 Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 3 0f 17 US 2002/0160339 A1 'What'Are My Signs? NobleGrace" MySignQ Calculator he!ps you to ?nd yc=ur Western and Chinese/‘Eastern Astroéogécaé Signs‘ rivacy Policy Terms 0 use NubleGrace Openings Cmpany Info Nnblecrace Shnp Cc-p'yright @ 1.9992000 NobieGrace Corporation Ail rights reserved. For a tertainment purp-cses only. Read - r disclaimer. Ques cns, ccmmsnts, suggestion 32 30 34 Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 4 0f 17 US 2002/0160339 A1 jjiNobieG race @ Matchmaking By Hornsaupe NobleGrace® Free Sign Up Get a Nobleiwrece‘9 ID and password to access NobleGrace Matchmaking Club and other personalized NobleGrace services. Step 1 (of 4) “A; in mm): Figure 4 V Patent Application Publication rivacy Policy Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 5 0f 17 Terms of Use NobleGrace Openins Copyright @ 1999-2000 NobleGrace Corp - For entertainment purpases only. .r than: Company Info US 2002/0160339 A1 Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 6 0f 17 me US 2002/0160339 A1 i NobleGraceG Compatibie By Heroseagm“ {DQ252122 NcbleGrécee Compatibile By Horoscope“ Calculator heips you to find out haw ‘ycu are campatable with other; according to astrologécai "inert; Wh 52 -r MI Sin“ Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 7 0f 17 US 2002/0160339 A1 Compatibility in business, Rabbit & Dog - The Dog and Rabbit make for a harmonious busi s unlon. There are a few differences, but this can-be quickly resoived. Basicaéi'y, the Rabbit and the Do: have many points in common‘ Both are honest, helpfui and devoted to detail. Mate \ . success however can be elusive, as both are not particuiariy ambitious. The addition of a more dynamic, competitive partner wquld be Ideal. For entertainment purposes oniy. Figure 7 Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 8 0f 17 US 2002/0160339 A1 Search Profiles Welcome to Nob!e'[email protected]! The smart way t0 match by horoscope. =" Pg 96 98 Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 9 0f 17 Search Results saabguru - I Chinnxe Sign! Rat wes'zem :iqrn Vll'gO FROM‘. Abilene, , United States FGE: 4G Compatiblllty: RudObi - Newly available guy seeking to rediscover l'fe 30;) Western xlqn: Aries and, , New Zealand AGE: 36 Just a guy trying to rediscover some of the magi: that has left him‘ Recently emerged from a ten yea... Compatibility: Patrick ~ Bruce Hornsbv fan seek Bonnie Raitt fan Natal-c Figure 9 - chm“. sigm Rm: mm". mm Taurus w FROM: Portland, , United States AGE: 45 5'“- Wh ' ' re i= usually what we < US 2002/0160339 A1 Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 10 0f 17 + Search page is dis 1a ed P y _ /06 Traditional criteria are entered Is user's Yes astrological _ info known to the system? astrological I70 data? The data are calculated L Tlie‘user enters astrological data SQL command is formulated and executed by the DBMS //8 i Results are obtained from the DBMS /2 0 Results (personal and astrological information, compatibility rating) are displayed to the user /2 a i ; Is the use! satis?ed with the search? V I26 User views additional infonnation and contacts the found Figure 10 US 2002/0160339 A1 Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 11 0f 17 RDMBS executing the SQL command: V No The whole DB w searched? Get the text person 176% The person sads 1e "55 traditional criteria’? > Get Western Compatibility rate from Get the Chinese table ‘Compatibility rate from the table Combine the //(?0 ‘” toLg etc ° inpa tibiiiin Sort the obtained list of people in order of descending compatibility /'_/ 94 7 End Figure 11 US 2002/0160339 A1 Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 12 0f 17 US 2002/0160339 A1 Get Chinese Compatibility Rate From Table II ' /0Z I Get Western Compatibility Rate From Table III _ /;05 Y Combine Them to Get a Combined Astrological Compatibility /04 Display the Result /05' Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 13 0f 17 US 2002/0160339 A1 ma?dmwa.n»g .wE 2 Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 14 0f 17 US 2002/0160339 A1 suznm ?m“wmHaw @ui aE“ @523? .mE E YumH a“mE@?w.aum2nw, Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 15 0f 17 US 2002/0160339 A1 1 Begin 1 User enters his DOB 25? Astrological Data is calculated Z52 l Compatible people are searched in the MatchSpiderTM Database 251?; Results (name, contact, and compatibility rating) are displayed 2515 L l Begin 7 9, L12’ Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 16 0f 17 Advanced Search: User enters his DOB US 2002/0160339 A1 llj'gljé Z60 V Astrological Data is calculated 255i User selects external search system(s) to use Zé 26 a User enters parameters required for selected search systems V External Search ‘1&2 Systems are queried with the entered M DB#1 is searched DB#2is searched DB#3is _ . . . ' searched DB#nis T2757 searched A ‘ 2 Results from External 72' Search Systems are merged to, form one list tr Com patibjlity between 9 the user and everyone in the list is calculated 7 The list is sorted according to compatibility l Z 76 Patent Application Publication Oct. 31, 2002 Sheet 17 0f 17 US 2002/0160339 A1 l The list is dispiayed. Z rig Compatibility rating is indicated for each entry. The ' exact format of each entry depends on the external search system it came from i i (within/NJ) i Oct. 31, 2002 US 2002/0160339 A1 MATCHMAKING SEARCH SYSTEM RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation in part of the US. patent application Ser. No. 09/788,010, ?led on Feb. 16, 2001, and claims all rights of priority thereto. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention is generally related to the ?eld of online and offline dating and matchmaking according to astrological compatibility betWeen people. More speci? is traditionally said, Mr. Clinton Was born in The Year of Dog. People born in the Year of Dog are believed to be loyal, trustWorthy, friendly, kind and unsel?sh. According to Chi nese astrological tradition Dogs are most compatible With Tigers and Horses, but do not get along With Dragons. Among famous people born in the Chinese astrological Year of Dog are Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Sharon Stone, Winston Churchill, President George W. Bush. [0007] Traditional Western astrology books (as Well as Chinese, Vedic and most of other conventional astrological cally, the present invention relates to the method and system systems) describe hoW, for example, hoW Gemini gets along for searching various on-line and off-line data sources for a With Scorpio, or Rooster With Snake, etc. Relationships are person’s best astrologically compatible match. described as “balanced”, “dif?cult, but possible”, “compat ible and stable”, “you are lucky to ?nd each other” and in similar Ways With great detail—sometime up to 5-6 book BACKGROUND INFORMATION [0003] Relationship Astrology is based on these tWo major principles: HoW individual of particular person formed and develops depends to some degree on the folloWing factors: his place, day, month, year, hour and minute of birth. These factors are directly responsible for forming a combination of astrological characteristics of this person. Some major astro pages regarding every possible pair. Sometimes those descriptions are expressed as rating numbers, like, for instance, 10 (ten) for the best compatible pair and 0 (Zero) for the least compatible. The above-mentioned examples, When compatibility is numerically rated, or, in other Words, logical characteristics of the person are also called his sional compatibility. astrological signs. There are many astrological signs that expressed in rating numbers, are instances of one-dimen every person has. For example, every person has Chinese Year or Animal sign, Western Month or Zodiac sign, Vedic [0008] One-dimensional compatibility is a numerically expressed compatibility betWeen tWo signs in conventional Sign, Moon sign, Rising Sign etc. For the sake of simplicity, let’s call the unique combination of person’s astrological characteristics his “MultiSign”. HoW particular person is astrological system. For example, compatibility betWeen compatible With another person in love, Work and other life activities depends on hoW these tWo MultiSigns compatible With each other. [0004] There are tWo major astrological systems or tradi tions that are currently in most advanced stage of develop ment: Western Astrology and Chinese Astrology. Cancer and Libra in Western astrology or betWeen Tiger and Dragon in Chinese astrology Would fall under this de?nition. [0009] In this explanation We’ll talk not only about one dimensional, but rather about tWo- and multi-dimensional compatibilities. [0010] Multi-dimensional compatibility betWeen tWo people can be de?ned as Weighted average [or otherWise [0005] In Western astrology, main characteristics of a person are in some extent determined by his/her Zodiac (or Sun) Sign. Zodiac Sign of a person is established by one of 12 constellations in Which the Sun Was located When the person Was born. There are tWelve Zodiac Signs in Western Astrology: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. Former president Bill Clinton, for example, Was born on August 19, When the Sun Was in the constellation of Leo. Accordingly his Zodiac Sign is Leo. People born under sign of Leo are believed to be courageous, generous and respon sible. According to Western astrological tradition Leo is most compatible With Aries and Sagittarius, and does not get along With Capricorn. Among famous people born under the Western Zodiac sign of Leo are Robert Redford, Alfred Hitchcock, Bonaparte. [0006] Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Napoleon In Chinese astrology, every year is believed to be governed by one of tWelve legendary animals. Every such “Animal Year” determines main character traits of people born Within this year. The tWelve animals are Rat, Ox, Tiger, calculated balance] of one-dimensional compatibilities betWeen these tWo persons’ MultiSigns. [0011] In this explanation We’ll use example of Double Astrology. Double Astrology is the ?rst revolutionary blend of tWo conventional (Chinese and Western) astrological traditions. For a long time World astrologers Were divided as folloWers of the Western, the Chinese, Vedic, Celtic or other astrological schools. Therefore, a person Was considered to be a representative of either 12 Western Sun Signs or 12 Chinese Animals, depending on the school a particular astrologer folloWed. Recently, hoWever, leading astrologers of both schools started a movement toWards blending the tWo systems. NoW, it is more and more Widely believed that every person is a representative of one of 144 (12x12) astrological combinations, each of these combinations being a person’s sun sign (determined by his/her lunar month of birth) and animal sign (determined by his/her lunar year of birth). So, Mr. Clinton’s astrological sign is considered to be not just a Leo, as Western astrologers Would believe, or a Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Dog, as Chinese astrologers Would believe, but a combina and Pig. To continue the example of former president Bill tion of these tWo, i.e., the Leo/Dog. Therefore, another Clinton, Who Was born in 1946, that year Was the Year of the person born in the same Chinese Astrological Year of Dog, Dog according to Chinese Astrology. Consequently, his but under different Western Sign (say Gemini), Will be Animal Sign according to Chinese astrology is Dog, or as it characteriZed by a different DoubleSign—Dog/Gemini. The Oct. 31, 2002 US 2002/0160339 A1 above system Will result in 12 combined signs for each animal year, thus resulting in 144 astrological combinations. [0016] Additionally, there is currently no uniform system for people to search for their compatible match using various [0012] In recent years Chinese and Western astrological systems are being integrated into Double Astrology. This available databases. Thus, a person looking for an astrologi cal match can search only databases of astrology-related Websites. HoWever, there is no tool, Which Would alloW this person to enter his/her criteria and then perform a global breakthrough integration of tWo most popular astrological systems dramatically changed the approach to assessment of search of all databases to ?nd an astrological match. compatibility betWeen signs and even the core meaning of SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION term Astrological Sign of the individual. These days the individual is perceived not as one dimensional one sign [0017] carrier, but rather a representative of DoubleSign (unique method and system for determining people’s combined combination of Chinese Animal and Western Sun signs) or even as MultiSign (combination of Chinese Animal Sign, Chinese Element, Chinese Hour of Birth Sign, Western Sun astrological compatibility. Sign, Western Moon Sing, Western Rising Sign and more). This is a progress in accepting and understanding person’s complex and unique personality balance. [0013] When typical astrological tradition like, for instance, Western or Chinese, sees person as one out of 12 signs (12 is a prevalent number of signs in most astrological It is an object of the present invention to provide a [0018] It is also an object of the present invention to provide a method and a system for performing a global search of all available data sources for an astrological match. [0019] It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and a searching tool alloWing a user to perform search of data sources for possible partners based on a combined astrological compatibility rating. systems), the Double Astrology sees person as a unique [0020] blend of tWo astrological signs (Chinese Year & Western Month Signs). This incorporation of tWo astrological signs is called DoubleSign. Incorporation of more than tWo person’s provide a method and system for determining people’s combined astrological compatibility by constructing a table of such combined compatibility. astrological signs is called MultiSign. [0014] When in Within one astrological tradition like Western or Chinese We ?nd total of 12 signs—there Will be 144 possible combinations of those signs. For example: [0021] It is a further object of the present invention to It is still a further object of the present invention to provided handheld devices, gaming appliances and other apparatuses that Will alloW people to search for partners by using the combined astrological compatibility. Aries With Aries, Aries With Taurus, Aries With Gemini, . . [0022] Further objects and/or advantages of the invention . Taurus With Aries, Taurus With Taurus, Taurus With Gemini, Will become apparent in conjunction With the disclosure . . . Gemini With Aries, Gemini With Taurus, Gemini With herein. Gemini, etc. If We don’t count repetitive combinations like, for eXample, Aries With Gemini and Gemini With Aries, We end up With less than 144 combinations. The number is 78. present invention provides a method and system of match [0015] When the tWo astrological systems are combined together, there are 144 (12 Western><12 Chinese) combined signs, that in turn creates 20,736 combinations, or 6,084 (78x78) Ways to make a unique, non-repetitive pair. Each [0023] To accomplish the above-enumerated objects, the making based on people’s combined astrological compat ibility. The matchmaking is accomplished by constructing a table of combined compatibility and alloWing people to search a provided database, as Well as other data sources available both on-line and off-line, based on this combined individual pair Will have its oWn compatibility rating. By reducing these compatibility ratings to numeric or percent compatibility. Each pair of MultiSigns Within the table is age terms and organiZing them into a combined compatibil astrological compatibility of the people Within this pair. Compatibility table of combined astrological signs, consist ity table, a neW method of studying peoples’ compatibility is created. In addition to studying the compatibility, this method may be used for matchmaking, i.e., ?nding astro assigned a combined compatibility number depending on ing of 144 roWs and 144 columns, alloW its user to determine hoW different combined signs are astrologically compatible. logically compatible partners. Many matchmaking services focus only on traditional criteria, such as age, religion, build, hair color, etc. While these are very important factors in BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS people’s relationships, often people can’t get along even if they satisfy each other’s traditional, or stereotypical, criteria [0024] Afull understanding of the invention can be gained from the folloWing description of the preferred embodiments When read in conjunction With the accompanying draWings of an ideal match. Some matchmaking services include in Which: person’s astrological sign (mostly Western) as one of this person’s characteristics, but they do not alloW people to search for each other based on their combined astrological signs. More importantly, none of the eXisting matchmaking systems calculates a combined astrological compatibility betWeen partners or alloWs its database to be searched based on the combined compatibility criteria. [0025] FIG. 1 is a preferred embodiment of the home page interface of a Website presented in accordance With the present invention; [0026] FIG. 2 is a preferred embodiment of the sign calculator query interface in accordance With the present invention;