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Method and apparatus for determining social networking relationships

  • US 10,217,085 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2009
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for developing social networking relationships in a social network based on a media content and biometric data, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request from a user equipment of a user associated with the social network specifying a media content associated with one or more people;

    initiating electronic processing of the media content to attempt to recognize the one or more people by extracting, utilizing at least one processor, biometric data of the one or more people represented in the media content using one or more computer algorithms configured to extract the biometric data,wherein the extracted biometric data is associated with one or more intrinsic physical traits of the one or more people as represented in the media content;

    comparing the extracted biometric data with other biometric data associated with one or more members of the social network to attempt to recognize the one or more people represented in the media content as being at least one of the one or more members of the social network;

    determining whether the extracted biometric data and the other biometric data match within a predetermined error threshold,wherein the determining is based on the comparing the one or more intrinsic physical traits represented in the biometric data of the one or more people and any corresponding physical traits represented in the other biometric data of the one or more members;

    transmitting an option message for presentation at the user equipment configured to develop a social networking relationship based on the determining.

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