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Relationship mapping employing multi-dimensional context including facial recognition

US8666198B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 2009
Grant dateMar 4, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L65/403
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for mapping interpersonal relationships, the method including processing a multiplicity of images and contextual information relating thereto including creating and prioritizing a list of a plurality of candidate persons having at least a predetermined relationship with at least one person connected to at least one image, using multi-dimensional information including visually sensible information in the multiplicity of images and contextual information relating thereto and searching the list of a plurality of candidate persons based at least in part on the prioritizing to select at least one of the candidate persons as having at least a predetermined relationship with the at least one person.

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