Social interaction using facial recognition
US9253266B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/172
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for facilitating real-world interaction includes receiving information regarding geographical positions of a plurality of client devices, determining that a subset of the plurality of client devices are within a given distance of each other, matching a face detected in an image captured by one of the plurality of client devices to facial data stored in a user database, and providing, to the one of the plurality of client devices, information regarding a user associated with the facial data.
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