SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR CONTACT
First Claim
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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Abstract
A system and method for searching for a contact by a handheld device includes creating a face database, the face database storing face images, and association of the face images with contact information, selecting an image from a photo stored in the handheld device, locating a face in the selected image, comparing the located face with face images stored in the face database, and determining if a matched face image is found in the face database. The method further includes listing contact information associated with the matched face image, the information comprising a phone number of the contact, 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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16 Claims
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1. A method for searching for a contact by a handheld device, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a handheld device, causes the processor to perform a method for searching for a contact by the handheld device, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A contact search system for a handheld device, comprising:
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a face database to store face images, and associations of the face images with contact information of the contact; a face recognition module to locate a face in a selected image from a photo stored in a memory system of the handheld device; a face comparing module to compare the located face with the face images stored in the face database; a determining module to determine if a matched face image is found in the face database; a displaying module to list 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 the face comparing module further to create an association between the located face and a user-selected contact if no matched face image is found, and store the located face and the association in the face database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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