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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR CONTACT

  • US 20100021086A1
  • Filed: 04/27/2009
  • Published: 01/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for searching for a contact by a handheld device, the method comprising:

  • creating a face database, the face database storing face images, and associations of the face images with contact information of the contact;

    selecting an image from a photo stored in a memory system of the handheld device;

    locating a face in the selected image;

    comparing the located face with the face images stored in the face database;

    determining if a matched face image is found in the face database;

    listing contact information associated with the matched face image if the matched face image is found in the face database, the information comprising a phone number of the contact; and

    creating an association between the located face and a user-selected contact if no matched face image is found, and storing the located face and the association in the face database.

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