USPTO granted Patent US12591863B2 to Tinder LLC (inventors: Lawrence Anthony Sequino, Kyle Garrett Miller) for a system and method of user communication in a network. The patented method includes transmitting a registration request, receiving photo identification information with performance image data, identifying a preliminary group of images based on that information, and displaying the group. The patent was filed on October 1, 2024, under Application No. 18903681 and contains 19 claims.

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