DETECTING TRENDS FROM IMAGES UPLOADED TO A SOCIAL NETWORK
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- detecting a marketable subject in a plurality of images provided to a social stream by a group of users who share a relationship in a social network;
determining, based on the detecting, a popularity of the marketable subject within the group of users;
identifying, for the group of users, a current trend based on the popularity and a relevant time period for the images; and
notifying a vendor related to the marketable subject that the current trend applies to one or more of the group of users.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for detecting marketable subjects within digital images uploaded to the social network. Software associated with a social network detects a marketable subject in a plurality of images provided to a social stream by a group of users who share a relationship in the social network. A popularity of the marketable subject within the group of users is determined based on the detecting, and a current trend is identified for the group of users based on the popularity and a relevant time period for the images. A vendor related to the marketable subject may be notified that the current trend applies to one or more of the group of users.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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detecting a marketable subject in a plurality of images provided to a social stream by a group of users who share a relationship in a social network; determining, based on the detecting, a popularity of the marketable subject within the group of users; identifying, for the group of users, a current trend based on the popularity and a relevant time period for the images; and notifying a vendor related to the marketable subject that the current trend applies to one or more of the group of users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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detecting a plurality of marketable subjects in a plurality of images uploaded to a social network, the images uploaded by a group of users who share a relationship in the social network; identifying, for the group of users, a current trend associated with a detected marketable subject based on a threshold number of instances of the detected marketable subject associated with the group; and notifying a vendor related to the detected marketable subject that the current trend applies to one or more of the group of users. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to facilitate the steps of; detecting a marketable subject in a plurality of images provided to a social stream by a group of users who share a relationship in a social network; determining, based on the detecting, a popularity of the marketable subject within the group of users; identifying, for the group of users, a current trend based on the popularity and a relevant time period for the images; and notifying a vendor related to the marketable subject that the current trend applies to one or more of the group of users.
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