Using photographs to manage groups
US8582828B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, an electronic photograph; and identifying, by the computer system, a plurality of users of depicted in the electronic photograph. The computer-implemented method can also include designating a group of users based on the identified plurality of users; and providing information regarding the designated group of users to one or more computing devices associated with one or more of the plurality of users.
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