USING FACE RECOGNITION TO DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. On a personal communications device, a method for communicating, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the personal communications device, an image;
detecting, by the personal communications device, a face in the image;
analyzing, by the personal communications device, the detected face;
based, at least in part, on the analyzing, associating the detected face with a stored profile;
retrieving, at the personal communications device, contact information from the associated profile; and
using, by the personal communications device, the contact information to perform a communicative act.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods for using face-recognition software to enable a communicative act. For example, a user points the camera on his device at a friend. Software analyzes the image produced by the camera, detects the friend'"'"'s face, and recognizes the friend. The recognized face is then associated with a profile, and an address for the friend is retrieved from the profile. The address can be used in communicating with the friend. The image containing the face may be retrieved by the user'"'"'s device from a remote source. Aspects of the present invention are directed toward any type of communicative act. The communicative act need not be directed toward the friend whose face was recognized. For example, when that friend'"'"'s profile is retrieved, it can be searched for a reference to another person, and the communicative act is then directed to that other person.
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1. On a personal communications device, a method for communicating, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the personal communications device, an image; detecting, by the personal communications device, a face in the image; analyzing, by the personal communications device, the detected face; based, at least in part, on the analyzing, associating the detected face with a stored profile; retrieving, at the personal communications device, contact information from the associated profile; and using, by the personal communications device, the contact information to perform a communicative act. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A personal communications device configured for communicating, the personal communications device comprising:
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a camera configured for capturing an image; a transceiver; and a processor operatively connected to the camera and to the transceiver, the processor configured for; receiving, from the camera, the image; detecting a face in the image; analyzing the detected face; based, at least in part, on the analyzing, associating the detected face with a stored profile; retrieving contact information from the associated profile; and using the contact information to perform, via the transceiver, a communicative act. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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