Method And System For Attaching A Metatag To A Digital Image
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1. A method for tagging an image of an individual in a plurality of photos, the method comprising:
- providing a first plurality of photos, each of the first plurality of photos comprising an identified facial image of the individual;
processing the facial image of the individual in each of the first plurality of photos to generate a feature vector for the individual, wherein the feature vector is based on a plurality of factors comprising facial expression, hair style, hair color, facial pose, eye color, texture of the face, color of the face and facial hair;
analyzing a second plurality of photos to determine if a facial image of the individual is present in a photo of the second plurality of photos, the analysis comprising determining if a facial image in each of the photos of the second plurality of photos matches the feature vector for the individual;
identifying each of the photos of the second plurality of photos having a facial image of the individual to create a third plurality of photos; and
tagging each of the photos of the third plurality of photos to identify the facial image of the individual in each of the third plurality of photos, wherein tagging comprises determining the facial image in the photo, storing the facial image in the photo in a database, storing an identifier for the photo in the database, and storing an identifier for the individual in a database.
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Abstract
A system and method for tagging an image of an individual in a plurality of photos is disclosed herein. A feature vector of an individual is used to analyze a set of photos on a social networking website such as www.facebook.com to determine if an image of the individual is present in a photo of the set of photos. Photos having an image of the individual are tagged preferably by listing a URL or URI for each of the photos in a database.
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1. A method for tagging an image of an individual in a plurality of photos, the method comprising:
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providing a first plurality of photos, each of the first plurality of photos comprising an identified facial image of the individual; processing the facial image of the individual in each of the first plurality of photos to generate a feature vector for the individual, wherein the feature vector is based on a plurality of factors comprising facial expression, hair style, hair color, facial pose, eye color, texture of the face, color of the face and facial hair; analyzing a second plurality of photos to determine if a facial image of the individual is present in a photo of the second plurality of photos, the analysis comprising determining if a facial image in each of the photos of the second plurality of photos matches the feature vector for the individual; identifying each of the photos of the second plurality of photos having a facial image of the individual to create a third plurality of photos; and tagging each of the photos of the third plurality of photos to identify the facial image of the individual in each of the third plurality of photos, wherein tagging comprises determining the facial image in the photo, storing the facial image in the photo in a database, storing an identifier for the photo in the database, and storing an identifier for the individual in a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for tagging an image of an individual in a plurality of photos, the system comprising:
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a network; a database comprising a first plurality of photos of a facial image of an individual; a server engine for processing the first plurality of photos to generate a feature vector for the facial image of the individual; a second plurality of photos located on a social networking web site; wherein the server engine is configured to analyze the second plurality of photos to determine if a facial image of the individual is present in a photo of the second plurality of photos, the analysis comprising determining if a facial image in each of the photos of the second plurality of photos matches the feature vector for the individual; wherein the server is configured to identify each of the photos of the second plurality of photos having a facial image of the individual to create a third plurality of photos; and wherein the server is configured to tag each of the photos of the third plurality of photos to identify the image of the individual in each of the third plurality of photos wherein the server engine is configured to determine the facial image in the photo, store the facial image in the photo in a database, store an identifier for the photo in the database, and store an identifier for the individual in a database. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for tagging an image of an individual in a plurality of photos, the method comprising:
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creating a feature vector for an individual from a plurality of reference photos; analyzing a second plurality of photos to determine if an image of the individual is present in a photo of the second plurality of photos, the analysis comprising determining if an image in each of the photos of the second plurality of photos matches the feature vector for the individual; identifying each of the photos of the second plurality of photos having an image of the individual to create a third plurality of photos; and determining the facial image of the individual in each photo of the third plurality of photos; determining the size of the facial image of the individual each photo of the third plurality of photos; determining the tilt of the image of the individual in each photo of the third plurality of photos; storing in a database the facial image in each photo of the third plurality of photos; storing in the database an identifier for each photo of the third plurality of photos; and storing in the database an identifier for the individual.
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