Method and system for tagging an individual in a digital image
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1. A system for tagging an image of an individual in a photo, the system comprising:
- a server to support a web site; and
a data store accessible by the server and configured to store a plurality of sets of reference variables generated from a plurality of processed facial images of identified individuals, andthe server configured to;
generate, for each of the plurality of processed facial images, location information including a facial tilt angle;
receive a subject photo containing an unknown facial image of an individual;
generate a first set of variables from the unknown facial image;
determine a predicted identity of the unknown facial image based on a statistical comparison model that analyzes the first set of variables relative to at least some of the plurality of sets of reference variables;
transmit the predicted identity over a network to a computing device; and
receive perception feedback regarding the predicted identity from a user of the web site.
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Abstract
A system and method for tagging an image of an individual in a plurality of photos is disclosed herein. A feature vector of an individual is used to analyze a set of photos on a social networking website such as www.facebook.com to determine if an image of the individual is present in a photo of the set of photos. Photos having an image of the individual are tagged preferably by listing a URL or URI for each of the photos in a database.
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1. A system for tagging an image of an individual in a photo, the system comprising:
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a server to support a web site; and a data store accessible by the server and configured to store a plurality of sets of reference variables generated from a plurality of processed facial images of identified individuals, and the server configured to; generate, for each of the plurality of processed facial images, location information including a facial tilt angle; receive a subject photo containing an unknown facial image of an individual; generate a first set of variables from the unknown facial image; determine a predicted identity of the unknown facial image based on a statistical comparison model that analyzes the first set of variables relative to at least some of the plurality of sets of reference variables; transmit the predicted identity over a network to a computing device; and receive perception feedback regarding the predicted identity from a user of the web site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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