ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,585,717, issued on March 24, was assigned to Tinder LLC (Dallas).

"System and method for recommending users based on shared digital experiences" was invented by Kyle Miller (Hermosa Beach, Calif.), Lawrence A. Sequino (Los Angeles) and Joshua D. Gafni (West Hollywood, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes an interface and a processor. The interface sends and receives data over a network. The processor uses the interface to transmit a first media file to a device of a user. The first media file presents a first choice between at least two options. The processor uses the interface to receive from the user a first sel...