METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SOCIAL NETWORKING RELATIONSHIPS
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a request, from a user equipment, specifying a media content;
initiating electronically processing of the media content to recognize one or more people;
determining whether the one or more people are associated with a member account of a social networking service; and
initiating presentation of an option to the user equipment based on the determination.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for recognizing one or more people from media content and determining if the one or more people are associated with a social networking service. A request is received from a user equipment specifying a media content. Electronically processing of the media content to recognize one or more people is initiated. It is determined whether the one or more people are associated with a member account of a social networking service. A prompting of the user is initiated with an option based on the determination.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a request, from a user equipment, specifying a media content; initiating electronically processing of the media content to recognize one or more people; determining whether the one or more people are associated with a member account of a social networking service; and initiating presentation of an option to the user equipment based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive a request, from a user equipment, specifying a media content; initiate electronically processing of the media content to recognize one or more people based on the media content; determine whether the one or more people are associated with a member account of a social networking service; and initiate presentation of an option to the user equipment based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform at least the following:
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receive a request, from a user equipment, specifying a media content; initiate electronically processing of the media content to recognize one or more people based on the media content; determine whether the one or more people are associated with a member account of a social networking service; and initiate presentation of an option to the user equipment based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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