CONTENT BASED PROFILE PICTURE SELECTION

• US 20200134031A1
• Filed: 10/24/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Wallis, Robert, Welp, Richard, Whitaker, James David
• Granted Patent: US 10,936,649 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/35 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for profile picture selection. The method, computer program product and computer system may include a computing device which may classify user photographs in user account data into one or more photograph classifications. The computing device may classify an emotion conveyed by a media interaction by the user and select a classified user photograph matching the emotion conveyed by the media interaction by the user. The computing device may display selected user photograph with the media interaction by the user.

Claims

1. A method for profile picture selection, the method comprising:

classifying, by a computing device, user photographs in user account data into one or more photograph classifications;

classifying, by the computing device, an emotion conveyed by a media interaction by the user;

selecting, by the computing device, a classified user photograph matching the emotion conveyed by the media interaction by the user; and

displaying, by the computing device, the selected user photograph with the media interaction by the user.

2. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

collecting, by the computing device, one or more of the classified user photographs for each of the one or more photograph classifications; and

storing, by the computing device, the collected one or more of the classified user photographs for each of the one or more photograph classifications in a database.

3. A method as in claim 1, further comprising:

notifying, by the computing device, the user when there is no user photograph associated with the one or more photograph classifications that a default photograph will be displayed with a media interaction by the user corresponding to the one or more photograph classifications with no associated user photograph.

4. A method as in claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, a new user photograph from the user; and

updating, by the computing device, the database of classified user photographs to include the new user photograph received from the user.

5. A method as in claim 2, further comprising:

analyzing, by the computing device, the user account data for new user photographs;

classifying, by the computing device, into one or more photograph classifications the new user photographs; and

updating, by the computing device, the database of classified user photographs to include the new user photographs.

6. A method as in claim 2, wherein collecting, by the computing device, one or more of the classified user photographs for each of the one or more photograph classifications further comprises:

collecting a single classified user photograph for each one of the one or more photograph classifications.

7. A method as in claim 1, wherein the one or more photograph classifications may comprise of one or more of the group consisting of:

an emotional classification, a topical classification, or a relation classification.

8. A method as in claim 1, wherein the emotion conveyed by a media interaction by the user is classified using natural language processing to assess one or more attributes of the media interaction by the user, the one or more attributes comprising one or more of the group consisting of:

tone of voice, punctuation marks, emoji usage, type of message, and previous user reactions.

9. A method as in claim 1, wherein the media interaction is a post on a social media network.

10. A computer program product for profile picture selection, the computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to classify, by a computing device, user photographs in user account data into one or more photograph classifications;

program instructions to classify, by the computing device, an emotion conveyed by a media interaction by the user;

program instructions to select, by the computing device, a classified user photograph matching the emotion conveyed by the media interaction by the user; and

program instructions to display, by the computing device, the selected user photograph with the media interaction by the user.

11. A computer program product as in claim 10, wherein the program instructions further comprise:

program instructions to collect, by the computing device, one or more of the classified user photographs for each of the one or more photograph classifications; and

program instructions to store, by the computing device, the collected one or more of the classified user photographs for each of the one or more photograph classifications in a database.

12. A computer program product as in claim 10, wherein the program instructions further comprise:

program instructions to notify, by the computing device, the user when there is no user photograph associated with one or more photograph classifications that a default photograph will be displayed with a media interaction by the user corresponding to the one or more photograph classifications with no associated user photograph.

13. A computer program product as in claim 11, wherein the program instructions further comprise:

program instructions to receive, by the computing device, a new user photograph from the user; and

program instructions to update, by the computing device, the database of classified user photographs to include the new user photograph received from the user.

14. A computer program product as in claim 11, wherein the program instructions further comprise:

program instructions to analyze, by the computing device, the user account data for new user photographs;

program instructions to classify, by the computing device, into one or more photograph classifications the new user photographs; and

program instructions to update, by the computing device, the database of classified user photographs to include the new user photographs.

15. A computer program product as in claim 11, wherein the program instructions to collect, by the computing device, one or more of the classified user photographs for each of the one or more photograph classifications further comprise:

program instructions to collect a single classified user photograph for each one of the one or more photograph classifications.

16. A computer system for profile picture selection, the system comprising:

one or more computer processors, one or more computer-readable storage media, and program instructions stored on one or more of the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to classify, by a computing device, user photographs in user account data into one or more photograph classifications;

program instructions to classify, by the computing device, an emotion conveyed by a media interaction by the user;

program instructions to select, by the computing device, a classified user photograph matching the emotion conveyed by the media interaction by the user; and

program instructions to display, by the computing device, the selected user photograph with the media interaction by the user.

17. A computer system as in claim 16, wherein the program instructions further comprise:

program instructions to collect, by the computing device, one or more of the classified user photographs for each of the one or more photograph classifications; and

program instructions to store, by the computing device, the collected one or more of the classified user photographs for each of the one or more photograph classifications in a database.

18. A computer system as in claim 16, wherein the program instructions further comprise:

program instructions to notify, by the computing device, the user when there is no user photograph associated with one or more photograph classifications that a default photograph will be displayed with a media interaction by the user corresponding to the one or more photograph classifications with no associated user photograph.

19. A computer system as in claim 17, wherein the program instructions further comprise:

program instructions to receive, by the computing device, a new user photograph from the user; and

program instructions to update, by the computing device, the database of classified user photographs to include the new user photograph received from the user.

20. A computer system as in claim 17, wherein the program instructions to collect, by the computing device, one or more of the classified user photographs for each of the one or more photograph classifications further comprise:

program instructions to collect a single classified user photograph for each one of the one or more photograph classifications.