Method and apparatus for photograph finding
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- a computer system receiving a plurality of images selected by one or more users of a web site;
the computer system analyzing the plurality of images to identify features present in ones of the plurality of images;
the computer system receiving a search request to search a database including the plurality of images, wherein the search request specifies one or more features as search criteria; and
the computer system providing a response to the search request via the web site, wherein the response identifies one or more of the plurality of images having one or more of the specified features.
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Abstract
Digital image data including discrete photographic images of a variety of different subjects, times, and so forth, are collected and analyzed to identify specific features in the photographs. In an embodiment of the invention, distinctive markers are distributed to aid in the identification of particular subject matter. Facial recognition may also be employed. The digital image data is maintained in a database and quarried in response to search requests. The search requests include criteria specifying any feature category or other identifying information, such as date, time, and location that each photograph was taken, associated with each photograph. Candidate images are provided for review by requesters, who may select desired images for purchase or downloading.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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a computer system receiving a plurality of images selected by one or more users of a web site; the computer system analyzing the plurality of images to identify features present in ones of the plurality of images; the computer system receiving a search request to search a database including the plurality of images, wherein the search request specifies one or more features as search criteria; and the computer system providing a response to the search request via the web site, wherein the response identifies one or more of the plurality of images having one or more of the specified features. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing system, comprising:
memory storing instructions executable by the computing system to; receive, via a web site, a search request to search a database including a plurality of images and metadata corresponding to features of the plurality of images, wherein the search request specifies one or more features as search criteria; and provide, via the web site and in response to receiving the search request, a response that identifies one or more of the plurality of images having one or more of the specified features. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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a computer system maintaining a database of images and metadata associated with the images, wherein the metadata for respective ones of the images include facial features for faces identified in the respective ones of the images; the computer system receiving, via a web site, a request to search the database, wherein the request specifies one or more facial features as search criteria; and the computer system identifying, via the web site, one or more images in the database having facial features similar to the specified one or more facial features. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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