Connecting to an onscreen entity
US9779288B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/179
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for identifying unknown third parties appearing within video call data based on generated image characteristics data. A user's computing device and a participant computing device may exchange and render video call data in which the user's computing device may display the unknown third-party. The user's computing device may generate image characteristics data based on selected imagery. The user's computing device may compare the image characteristics data to stored contact information on the user's computing device to find a match, and may transmit the image characteristics data to the participant computing device for comparison with local stored information stored. The participant computing device may transmit a report message to the user's computing device indicating whether a match is found. In an embodiment, a server may transmit the facial data to other devices for comparison. In another embodiment, the user's computing device may request contact information from participant computing devices.
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