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System and method for matching faces

  • US 9,613,259 B2
  • Filed: 11/12/2014
  • Issued: 04/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

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

    receiving an indication from the second person, the indication identifying whether the second person desires a speedy matching process or an accurate matching process;

    selecting, from different algorithms, a matching algorithm based on the indication;

    identifying, based on the matching algorithm, images of a group of potential matching people from a database of known people associated with the second person, wherein each potentially matching image of a person in the group of potential matching people meets a confidence threshold based on a similarity of the potentially matching image to the image;

    displaying, on the device, the images of the group of potential matching people;

    after the displaying of the images of the group of potential matching people, receiving an input associated with a specific image from the images; and

    displaying the specific image on the device.

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