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Suggesting profile images for a social network

US8867849B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 2011
Grant dateOct 21, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F18/24
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for generating an ordered set of suggested profile images. The profile image application includes a scorer, a recognition engine, a trend analyzer, a suggestion module and a user interface engine. The scorer scores user images based on metadata, such as the number of people tagged in the image and the recency of the image. The recognition engine identifies people and objects in the image. The trend analyzer identifies trends. The suggestion module generates the ordered set of suggested profile images based at least in part on the score. The user interface engine generates a user interface that includes the ordered set of suggested profile images.

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