METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING
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1. A method of sharing photographs among a plurality of users through a website comprising:
- a first user of the plurality of users designating a human face among a plurality of human faces in a photograph displayed through the website as being the first user'"'"'s face; and
at least some other users of the plurality of users voting through the website on whether the designated face is that of the first user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for sharing photographs among a plurality of users through a website. The method includes the steps of a first user of the plurality of users designating a human face among a plurality of human faces in a photograph displayed through the website as being the first user'"'"'s face and at least some other users of the plurality of users voting through the website on whether the designated face is that of the first user.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of sharing photographs among a plurality of users through a website comprising:
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a first user of the plurality of users designating a human face among a plurality of human faces in a photograph displayed through the website as being the first user'"'"'s face; and at least some other users of the plurality of users voting through the website on whether the designated face is that of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13)
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11. An apparatus for sharing photographs among a plurality of users comprising:
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a website; a plurality of photographs displayed through the website; a human face designated by a first user of the plurality of users among a plurality of human faces in the photograph displayed through the website as being the first user'"'"'s face; and a plurality of yes votes and no votes received by the website from at least some other users of the plurality of users voting through the website on whether the designated face is that of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 19, 20)
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16. An apparatus for sharing photographs among a plurality of users through a website comprising:
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a selected photograph of the shared photographs downloaded through the website; a human face designated within the photograph by a first user of the plurality of users as being an image of the first user; and a reference photograph of the first user that is downloaded by other users of the plurality of users to determine whether the designated face is the first user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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21. An apparatus for sharing photographs among a plurality of users through a website comprising:
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means used by a first user of the plurality of users to designating a human face among a plurality of human faces in a photograph displayed through the website as being the first user'"'"'s face; and means used by at least some other users of the plurality of users to vote through the website on whether the designated face is that of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An apparatus for sharing photographs among a plurality of users through a website comprising:
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a photograph containing a plurality of human faces within the photograph downloaded through the website; a human face designated with a circle around the face within the photograph by a first user of the plurality of users as being an image of the first user; and a reference photograph of the first user that is downloaded by other users of the plurality of users to determine whether the designated face is the first user; and a voting webpage that allows the other users to vote on whether the human face is an image of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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