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发信人: fabulous2007 (fabulous2007), 信区: SanFrancisco
标 题: 这么一告，红豆妹妹会不会很惨。（http://www.2redbeans.com/z
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Mar 12 01:32:58 2011, 美东)
这个Jdate 我怎么没听说过？
http://www.2redbeans.com/zh-CN/signup/EPGcS2pMbu
http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/11/jdate-slaps-zoosk-okcupid-and-
JDate Slaps Zoosk, OkCupid, And 2RedBeans With Patent Lawsuit Over Secret
Admiring
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Leena Rao 8 hours ago
It appears that Jewish dating site JDate has filed a patent lawsuit against
dating sites 2RedBeans, Zoosk, and OKCupid. According to the complaint,
JDate alleges that all three companies are infringing the same patent, which
states that Sparks Network (JDate’s parent company) has invented a method
or apparatus for automating the process of confidentially determining
whether people feel mutual attraction or have mutual interests. That’s
right, JDate has a patent on detecting secret crushes.
The suit calls out OkCupid’s QuickMatch (which shows when two individuals
mutually admire each other); Zoosk’s Scientific Matching Service, and
2RedBean’s Secret Admire function as infringing JDate-owned patent # 5,950,
200, titled “Method and Apparatus for Detection Of Reciprocal Interests or
Feelings And Subsequent Notification.”
This is an aggressive action considering that secret admiration is part of
the foundation for any online dating site. And it seems a little odd that
JDate only sent this notice now, after both Zoosk and OKCupid have been
using this technology for some time. A claim against 2RedBeans makes more
sense as the site only launched this year.
Spark Networks wants the three companies to pay damages to JDate for the
infringement. OKCupid, which was recently acquired by IAC’s Match.com for $
50 million, confirmed that they received the complaint but declined to
comment further.
Zoosk refused to comment at all, and 2RedBeans, a dating site for Chinese-
Americans, also confirmed the lawsuit issued this statement: JDate vs
2RedBeans is David vs. Goliath. Our Secret Admirer feature is very different
than what JDate has claimed in its method or apparatus for automating the
process of confidentially determining whether people feel mutual attraction
or have mutual interests.
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