Mood based virtual photo album
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method and system for providing a mood based virtual photo album which provides photos based upon a sensed mood the viewer. The method may include the steps of capturing a first image of a facial expression of a viewer by a camera, providing the image to a pattern recognition module of a processor, determine a mood of the viewer 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 the plurality of previously stored images, retrieving a set of photos from storage for transmission to the viewer based on the emotional identifier associated with the determined mood, and transmitting the set of photos in the form of an electronic photo album. A system includes a camera, a user interface for transmitting a first image of a facial expression of a viewer captured by the camera, a processor for receiving the transmitted image by the user interface, and including a pattern recognition module for comparing the image received by the processor with a plurality of images of facial expressions from a storage area to determine a mood of the viewer. A retrieval unit retrieves a set of electronic photos corresponding to the mood of the viewer, and transmits the set of electronic photos for display as a virtual photo album.
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32 Claims
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- (a) capturing a first image of a facial expression of a viewer by a camera;
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17. A system for a mood based virtual photo album comprising:
- a camera;
user interface means for transmitting a first image of a facial expression of a viewer captured by said camera;
a processor for receiving the transmitted image of the facial expression of said viewer;
said processor comprising a pattern recognition module for comparing the image received by said processor with a plurality of images of facial expressions stored in a storage area, and for determining a mood of the viewer according to the first image of the facial expression captured by said camera;
retrieval means for retrieving a set of electronic photos corresponding to the mood of the viewer determined according to the first image of the facial expression and transmitting said set of electronic photos to said viewer; and
a display for displaying said set of photos to the viewer as a virtual photo album. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- a camera;
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