System and method for facilitating online social networking
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1. A method of operating a website for an online social networking comprising:
- receiving a group picture depicting a plurality of individuals;
identifying the presence of a face of at least one individual depicted in the group picture;
receiving personal information related to at least one identified face in the group picture, wherein said personal information comprises a role;
cropping at least one identified face in the group picture to create a plurality of cropped face images;
selectively displaying the plurality of cropped face images from the group picture according to a defined criteria;
providing a manual organization tool to a first user;
allowing the first user to move one of the plurality of cropped face images to preferred screen locations within a page of the website; and
sending a message based on the location of the cropped image chosen by the first user to a second user associated with that cropped face image.
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Abstract
A method for operating a website for an online social networking includes is provided. The website receives a group picture depicting a plurality of individuals. Faces of the plurality of individuals depicted in the group picture are identified and personal information related to each identified face is requested and received. Each identified face in the group picture is cropped to create a plurality of cropped images, and the plurality of cropped images are displayed.
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1. A method of operating a website for an online social networking comprising:
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receiving a group picture depicting a plurality of individuals; identifying the presence of a face of at least one individual depicted in the group picture; receiving personal information related to at least one identified face in the group picture, wherein said personal information comprises a role; cropping at least one identified face in the group picture to create a plurality of cropped face images; selectively displaying the plurality of cropped face images from the group picture according to a defined criteria; providing a manual organization tool to a first user; allowing the first user to move one of the plurality of cropped face images to preferred screen locations within a page of the website; and sending a message based on the location of the cropped image chosen by the first user to a second user associated with that cropped face image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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