Generating a conversation in a social network based on visual search results
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1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
- receiving an image from a user device;
searching, with one or more processors, the database of mixed media objects to identify and retrieve a mixed media object in which the image occurs;
identifying, with the one or more processors, a cluster including the mixed media object in which the image occurs;
transmitting, to a social network application, a reference to the cluster;
determining, by the social network application, whether a conversation associated with the cluster exists in a social network; and
responsive to an absence of the conversation, generating the conversation associated with the cluster in the social network.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a system and method for generating a conversation in a social network based on visual search results. A mixed media reality (MMR) engine indexes source materials as MMR objects, receives images from a user device and identifies matching MMR objects. A content management engine generates metadata corresponding to the MMR objects. A social network application generates conversations corresponding to the MMR object. The conversation includes multiple discussion threads. If a conversation already exists, the social network application provides the user with access to the conversation.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
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receiving an image from a user device; searching, with one or more processors, the database of mixed media objects to identify and retrieve a mixed media object in which the image occurs; identifying, with the one or more processors, a cluster including the mixed media object in which the image occurs; transmitting, to a social network application, a reference to the cluster; determining, by the social network application, whether a conversation associated with the cluster exists in a social network; and responsive to an absence of the conversation, generating the conversation associated with the cluster in the social network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; a visual search engine stored on a memory and executable by the one or more processors, the visual search engine for receiving an image from a user device, searching the database of mixed media objects to identify and retrieve a mixed media object in which the image occurs, and identifying a cluster including the mixed media object in which the image occurs; and a social network application that is coupled to the visual search engine, the social network application for receiving, from the visual search engine, a reference to the cluster, determining whether a conversation associated with the cluster exists in a social network, and responsive to an absence of the conversation, generating the conversation associated with the cluster in the social network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer useable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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receive an image from a user device; search the database of mixed media objects to identify and retrieve a mixed media object in which the image occurs; identify a cluster including the mixed media object in which the image occurs; transmit a reference to the cluster to a social network application; determine, by the social network application, whether a conversation associated with the cluster exists in a social network; and responsive to an absence of the conversation, generate the conversation associated with the cluster in the social network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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