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Mood based virtual photo album

  • US 6,931,147 B2
  • Filed: 12/11/2001
  • Issued: 08/16/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for providing a mood based virtual photo album, said method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) capturing a first image of a facial expression of a viewer by a camera;

    (b) providing the image of said facial expression to a pattern recognition module of a processor;

    (c) determining a mood of said viewer having an associated emotional identifier by comparing the facial expression with a plurality of previously stored images of facial expressions having an associated emotional identifier that indicates a mood of each of said plurality of previously stored images;

    (d) retrieving from storage a set of photos to be transmitted to said viewer based on the emotional identifier associated with the mood determined in step (c); and

    (e) transmitting the set of photos retrieved in step (d) to said viewer for display in the form of an electronic photo album.

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