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System and method for matching faces

  • US 8,891,835 B2
  • Filed: 06/23/2014
  • Issued: 11/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • identifying an image of a first person on a device of a second person;

    communicating the image to a server which is remote from the device, wherein the server identifies a group of potential matching people from a database of known people associated with a contacts list stored on the device;

    receiving images of the group of potential matching people from the server;

    identifying a subcategory associated with the images of the group of potential matching people; and

    communicating the subcategory to the server, wherein the server removes people not associated with the category from the group of potential matching people.

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