MANAGING SOCIAL NETWORK DISTANCE IN SOCIAL NETWORKS USING PHOTOGRAPHS
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1. A method for using a digital image in a social network, the method comprising:
- receiving the digital image;
running an image processing technique on the digital image;
identifying, based on the run image processing technique, users in the digital image; and
determining, based on the run image processing technique, a social distance between the users in the digital image,wherein a processor coupled to a memory device performs the receiving, the running, the identifying, and the determining.
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Abstract
There are provided a method, a system and a computer program product for using a digital image in a social network. The system receives the digital image. The system runs an image processing technique on the digital image. The system determines, based on the run image processing technique, a social distance between the users in the digital image.
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1. A method for using a digital image in a social network, the method comprising:
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receiving the digital image; running an image processing technique on the digital image; identifying, based on the run image processing technique, users in the digital image; and determining, based on the run image processing technique, a social distance between the users in the digital image, wherein a processor coupled to a memory device performs the receiving, the running, the identifying, and the determining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for using a digital image in a social network, the system comprising:
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at least one memory device; a processor coupled to the memory device, wherein the processor is configured to perform; receiving the digital image; running an image processing technique on the digital image; identifying, based on the run image processing technique, users in the digital image; and determining, based on the run image processing technique, a social distance between the users in the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for using a digital image in a social network, the computer program product comprising a storage medium that excludes a propagating signal, the storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions run by the processing circuit for performing a method, said method steps comprising:
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receiving the digital image; running an image processing technique on the digital image; identifying, based on the run image processing technique, users in the digital image; and determining, based on the run image processing technique, a social distance between the users in the digital image. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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