System and method for linking data related to a set of similar images
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for linking data related to a set of similar digital images, the method comprising:
- uploading an image to a photo-sharing central server host site, said upload further including attendant data associated with said image;
comparing at the photo-sharing central server host site, said currently uploaded image with a plurality of previously uploaded images to determine whether said currently uploaded image is similar to at least one of said previously uploaded images,identifying at least one similar image from amongst said plurality of previously uploaded images,broadcasting a message from said photo-sharing central server host site to a provider of said currently uploaded image, wherein said broadcast message includes a prompt to augment a local server record associated with said currently uploaded image to include attendant data associated with said at least one similar image,determining at said photo-sharing central server host site that said provider of said currently uploaded image elects to augment the local server record associated with said currently uploaded image to include said attendant data associated with said at least one similar image.
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Abstract
There are provided methods and systems for linking data related to a set of similar images in a manner that both facilitates collaborative data sharing and commenting to generate a more robust set of information about the collective set of images while concurrently allowing users to maintain control over their particular images. A useful and collaborative development of content is achieved between many users interacting with similar versions of the same image. The interacting users may, for example, be friends who may have shared the image through other means, perhaps many years before, or may otherwise be unknown to one another.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for linking data related to a set of similar digital images, the method comprising:
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uploading an image to a photo-sharing central server host site, said upload further including attendant data associated with said image; comparing at the photo-sharing central server host site, said currently uploaded image with a plurality of previously uploaded images to determine whether said currently uploaded image is similar to at least one of said previously uploaded images, identifying at least one similar image from amongst said plurality of previously uploaded images, broadcasting a message from said photo-sharing central server host site to a provider of said currently uploaded image, wherein said broadcast message includes a prompt to augment a local server record associated with said currently uploaded image to include attendant data associated with said at least one similar image, determining at said photo-sharing central server host site that said provider of said currently uploaded image elects to augment the local server record associated with said currently uploaded image to include said attendant data associated with said at least one similar image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for or linking data related to a set of similar digital images, the system comprising:
a processor; a memory connected to the processor and storing instructions for operating the processor to perform the steps of; uploading an image to a photo-sharing central server host site, said upload further including attendant data associated with said image; comparing said currently uploaded image with a plurality of previously uploaded images to determine whether said currently uploaded image is similar to at least one of said previously uploaded images, identifying at least one similar image from amongst said plurality of previously uploaded images, broadcasting a message to a provider of said currently uploaded image, wherein said broadcast message includes a prompt to augment a local server record associated with said currently uploaded image to include attendant data included in a local server record associated with said at least one similar image, determining that said provider of said currently uploaded image elects to augment the local server record associated with said currently uploaded image to include said attendant data included in said local server record associated with said at least one similar image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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