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DISCOVERY AND SHARING OF PHOTOS BETWEEN DEVICES

  • US 20150039616A1
  • Filed: 08/04/2014
  • Published: 02/05/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for grouping a plurality of images from a plurality of users into an event, the method comprising:

  • a) receiving, at a computing system, a first set of metadata from a first device associated with a first user and a second set of metadata from a second device associated with a second user, wherein;

    the first set of metadata is associated with a first image stored on the first device, and includes location information and time information for the first image;

    the second set of metadata is associated with a second image stored on the second device, and includes location information and time information for the second image;

    b) identifying, by the computing device, a first event based on the first set of metadata and the second set of metadata, wherein the first event has a defined beginning time and a defined end time;

    c) associating, by the computing device, the first image and the second image with the first event based on the location information or the time information associated with the first image and the second image;

    d) identifying, by the computing device, a relationship between the first user and the second user; and

    e) sending, by the computing device, a notification to the first user that the second user has an image associated with the first event.

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