Retrieving contact information based on image recognition searches
US8818049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/179
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for retrieving contact information based on image recognition searches is disclosed. A requestor takes a picture of a user or retrieves a storage image of a user and transmits the image to an image recognition module. The image recognition module identifies the user and determines whether the requestor can receive access to the user's contact information based on permission rules. For example, the permission rule includes a requirement that the user and the requestor be sufficiently related on a social graph generated by a social network application. The permission rules can also include a requirement that the requestor have a predetermined proximity to the image. Once the permission rules are satisfied, the image recognition module transmits the user's contact information to the requestor.
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