Method and apparatus for photograph classification and storage
US10146796B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/5866
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for photograph classification and storage by matching an image characteristic of a first photograph with an image characteristic of a second photograph in a directory, and calculating the similarity between the first photograph and the second photograph and presenting the first photograph and the second photograph in a front-end page as located in a same subdirectory when the similarity between the first photograph and the second photograph is larger than a preset threshold. The beneficial effects being that a number of similar images in a user's photo album can be sorted efficiently and placed into the same directory to facilitate the user's management and viewing of the photographs.
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