Computer-Vision-Assisted Location Check-In
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1. A method comprising, by one or more computer systems:
- receiving, from a user, a multimedia object, the multimedia object comprising one or more images;
applying one or more object image recognition algorithms to the multimedia object;
comparing at least a portion of the multimedia object to set of a plurality of stored images in a database, each of the plurality of stored images associated with a physical location;
and based on the comparison, determining a location of the user.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an uploaded multimedia object comprising a photo image or video is subjected to computer vision algorithms to detect and isolate objects within the multimedia object, and the isolated object is searched against a photographic location database containing images of a plurality of locations. Upon detecting a matching object, the location information associated with the photograph in the database containing the matching object may be leveraged to automatically check the user in to the associated location.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising, by one or more computer systems:
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receiving, from a user, a multimedia object, the multimedia object comprising one or more images; applying one or more object image recognition algorithms to the multimedia object; comparing at least a portion of the multimedia object to set of a plurality of stored images in a database, each of the plurality of stored images associated with a physical location; and based on the comparison, determining a location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory, computer-readable media containing instructions that, when executed, are operable to:
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receive, from a user, a multimedia object, the multimedia object comprising one or more images; apply one or more object image recognition algorithms to the multimedia object; compare at least a portion of the multimedia object to set of a plurality of stored images in a database, each of the plurality of stored images associated with a physical location; and based on the comparison, determine a location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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