US Patent 12003509 Temporary holds for dating application

According to various embodiments, a user of a dating application or similar software application can designate some number of profiles to be “held” (as “maybe”) for some period of time, such as for 24 hours. These held profiles represent individuals that the user may be interested in, but may not yet be ready to select as a “like”. If the user does not indicate a “like” for these profiles within the specified period of time (or if the user becomes saturated due to reaching the maximum number of matches), the “maybe” designation automatically expires. In at least one embodiment, a maximum number of concurrently held profiles may be enforced for each user, such as for example three. In other embodiments, another maximum can be established.