Patent Application: Resetting Recommendations While Maintaining User Profiles

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Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

Hinge, Inc. has filed a patent application (US20260087535A1) for a method of resetting user recommendation profiles on a networking site while preserving certain profile data. The application details a process for updating a user's profile by resetting a portion while maintaining another, allowing for new recommendations based on the modified profile.

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This document is a patent application filed by Hinge, Inc. detailing a method for managing user profiles and recommendations on a networking site. The proposed system allows for a user's profile to be partially reset while retaining certain data, enabling the formation of new recommendations based on the updated profile. This aims to refresh user experience without completely losing historical profile information.

While patent applications are not regulations, they can indicate future technological trends and potential compliance considerations for platforms dealing with user data and personalization algorithms. Companies operating social networking or recommendation-based services should be aware of such innovations as they may influence industry standards or lead to future intellectual property disputes. No immediate compliance actions are required, but monitoring patent filings in this area can provide strategic insights.

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RESETTING RECOMMENDATIONS WHILE MAINTAINING PROFILE AND MATCHES

Application US20260087535A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Assignee

Hinge, Inc.

Inventors

Michelle Parsons, Jasjit Mangat, Christopher Paniati, Mitch LaPoff, Quinn Hoang

Abstract

A method includes forming a first recommendation, for a first user of a networking site, of a second user of the networking site, at least in part based on a first profile of a first account of the first user on the networking site and a second profile of a second account of the second user on the networking site; performing a first interaction between the first account and the second account; receiving a request to reset the first profile; producing an updated profile by maintaining a first portion of the first profile and resetting a second portion of the first profile; and forming a second recommendation, for the first user, of the second user, at least in part based on the updated profile.