Systems and methods for online coaching in a matching service

Abstract

The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for operation of an online matching service, and more particularly to systems and methods that coach users of an online matching service to become more timely and active participants. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a matching system server coupled to a public network and accessible to one or more users. The matching system server includes a database that stores participation data associated with the one or more users. The matching server system is configured to retrieve a user's participation data to calculate the participation progress and provide the participation data and progress for display. If the user selects to perform a task, the matching server system enables the execution of the selected task, updates and stores the user's participation data, and stores the user's updated participation data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-based system for presenting interpersonal relationship analysis, comprising:
 a matching server system, operatively coupled to a public network, having a database that stores participation data associated with a plurality of users, wherein the matching server system is configured to:
 retrieve a user's participation data; 
 calculate a participation progress for the user; 
 provide the user's participation data and the user's participation progress for display; and 
 if the user selects to perform a task, enable the execution of the selected task, update the user's participation data, and store the user's updated participation data. 
   
     
     
         2 . The computer-based system of  claim 1 , wherein the matching server system is further configured to retrieve the user's participation data by a predetermined time period. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-based system of  claim 1 , wherein the participation data includes tasks. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-based system of  claim 1 , wherein the tasks are arranged in a predetermined order. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-based system of  claim 1  wherein the participation data includes completed tasks, current tasks and future tasks. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-based system of  claim 1  wherein the participation data includes one or more levels. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-based system of  claim 1  wherein the participation data includes one or more rewards. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-based system of  claim 6  wherein a level comprises one or more tasks. 
     
     
         9 . An electronic process for presenting interpersonal relationship analysis, comprising:
 storing participation data associated with a plurality of users in an electronic database;   retrieving a user's participation data;   calculating a participation progress for the user;   providing the user's participation data and the user's participation progress for display; and   if the user selects to perform a task, enabling the execution of the selected task, updating the user's participation data, and storing the user's updated participation data.   
     
     
         10 . The electronic process of  claim 9 , further comprising transmitting the user's participation data and the user's participation progress to the user's computing device over a public network. 
     
     
         11 . The electronic process of  claim 9  further comprising the step of retrieving the user's participation data by a predetermined time period.