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Social interaction using facial recognition

US9253266B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2013
Grant dateFeb 2, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2033

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  • 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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