Modification of visual depictions

• US 9,721,143 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2014
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Company Limited (ByteDance Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bastide, Paul R., DeLuca, Lisa Seacat, Do, Lydia M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kim
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, PINALBEN V
• Application Number:
  US14/221,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20150269416A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,229 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/30 in albums, collections or shared content, e.g. social network photos or video
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/179 metadata assisted face recognition

Abstract

Modifying a visual depiction is provided. A processor identifies a first depiction of a first member of an online social network. The processor determines a first date value representing a date corresponding to the first depiction. The processor determines a relationship between the first member and a second member of the online social network. The processor identifies a second date value based, at least in part, on the relationship between the first member and the second member. The processor determines a region of the first depiction by performing facial recognition based, at least in part, on the first depiction. The processor generates a second depiction by applying one or more operations to the region of the first depiction based, at least in part, on the second date value, wherein the second depiction allows identification of the first member based, at least in part, on the second date value.

Claims

1. A method for modifying a visual depiction, the method comprising:

identifying, by a processor, a first depiction of a first member of an online social network;

determining, by the processor, a first date value representing a date corresponding to the first depiction;

determining, by the processor, a relationship between the first member and a second member of the online social network;

identifying, by the processor, a second date value based, at least in part, on the relationship between the first member and the second member;

determining, by the processor, a region of the first depiction by performing facial recognition based, at least in part, on the first depiction;

generating, by the processor, a second depiction by applying one or more operations to the region of the first depiction based, at least in part, on the second date value, wherein the second depiction allows identification of the first member based, at least in part, on the second date value; and

generating, by the processor, a plurality of depictions by applying, by the processor, one or more operations to the region of the first depiction based, at least in part, on the second date value, wherein the plurality of depictions includes the second depiction, wherein each of the plurality of depictions allows identification of the second member based, at least in part, on a date value between the first date value and the second date value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of depictions depicts a chronological progression of an appearance of the first member.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first depiction includes at least one of a video image or an animated image.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, by the processor, the second depiction in response to detecting, by the processor, that a mouse cursor has maintained position within a region defined by the first depiction for a pre-determined period of time.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of depictions identifies a date corresponding to a third depiction of the plurality of depictions.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the date corresponding to the third depiction is superimposed over the third depiction and at least one depiction of the plurality of depictions subsequent to the third depiction.

7. A computer program product for modifying a visual depiction, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

identifying, by the processor, a first depiction of a first member of an online social network;

determining, by the processor, a first date value representing a date corresponding to the first depiction;

determining, by the processor, a relationship between the first member and a second member of the online social network;

identifying, by the processor, a second date value based, at least in part, on the relationship between the first member and the second member;

determining, by the processor, a region of the first depiction by performing facial recognition based, at least in part, on the first depiction; and

generating, by the processor, a second depiction by applying one or more operations to the region of the first depiction based, at least in part, on the second date value, wherein the second depiction allows identification of the first member based, at least in part, on the second date value; and

generating, by the processor, a plurality of depictions by applying, by the processor, one or more operations to the region of the first depiction based, at least in part, on the second date value, wherein the plurality of depictions includes the second depiction, wherein each of the plurality of depictions allows identification of the second member based, at least in part, on a date value between the first date value and the second date value.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the plurality of depictions depicts a chronological progression of an appearance of the first member.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the first depiction includes at least one of a video image or an animated image.

10. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

providing, by the processor, the second depiction in response to detecting, by the processor, that a mouse cursor has maintained position within a region defined by the first depiction for a pre-determined period of time.

11. A computer system for modifying a visual depiction, the computer system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, said method comprising;

identifying, by the processor, a first depiction of a first member of an online social network;

determining, by the processor, a first date value representing a date corresponding to the first depiction;

determining, by the processor, a relationship between the first member and a second member of the online social network;

identifying, by the processor, a second date value based, at least in part, on the relationship between the first member and the second member;

determining, by the processor, a region of the first depiction by performing facial recognition based, at least in part, on the first depiction; and

generating, by the processor, a second depiction by applying one or more operations to the region of the first depiction based, at least in part, on the second date value, wherein the second depiction allows identification of the first member based, at least in part, on the second date value; and

generating, by the processor, a plurality of depictions by applying, by the processor, one or more operations to the region of the first depiction based, at least in part, on the second date value, wherein the plurality of depictions includes the second depiction, wherein each of the plurality of depictions allows identification of the second member based, at least in part, on a date value between the first date value and the second date value.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of depictions depicts a chronological progression of an appearance of the first member.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the first depiction includes at least one of a video image or an animated image.

14. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

providing, by the processor, the second depiction in response to detecting, by the processor, that a mouse cursor has maintained position within a region defined by the first depiction for a pre-determined period of time.