Document-based networking with mixed media reality
First Claim
1. A method executable on at least one processor for modifying tie strength between members of an existing network using a digital image of at least a portion of a document, the method comprising:
- receiving the digital image of at least a portion of the document associated with a first member in the existing network;
recognizing the document associated with the first member based on the received digital image;
recognizing an x-y location of the received digital image corresponding to the at least portion of the document;
determining a second member associated with the document based at least in part on the recognized x-y location; and
modifying with the at least one processor, at least one tie between the members of the existing network with respect to the first member and the second member, wherein modifying comprises creating a tie between the first member and the second member, wherein the first member and the second member previously were not tied within the existing network, wherein modifying parameterizes member information, and wherein the created tie is parameterized by a score based on a context of the received digital image of the at least portion of the document.
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Abstract
A Mixed Media Reality (MMR) system and associated techniques are disclosed. The MMR system provides mechanisms for forming a mixed media document that includes media of at least two types (e.g., printed paper as a first medium and digital content and/or web link as a second medium). The present invention provides a system, method, and computer program product for modifying tie strength between members of an existing network using captured digital images of documents. Documents associated with the captured images are recognized and other members associated with the document are determined. Using this information, ties between members or the network are modified.
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24 Claims
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1. A method executable on at least one processor for modifying tie strength between members of an existing network using a digital image of at least a portion of a document, the method comprising:
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receiving the digital image of at least a portion of the document associated with a first member in the existing network; recognizing the document associated with the first member based on the received digital image; recognizing an x-y location of the received digital image corresponding to the at least portion of the document; determining a second member associated with the document based at least in part on the recognized x-y location; and modifying with the at least one processor, at least one tie between the members of the existing network with respect to the first member and the second member, wherein modifying comprises creating a tie between the first member and the second member, wherein the first member and the second member previously were not tied within the existing network, wherein modifying parameterizes member information, and wherein the created tie is parameterized by a score based on a context of the received digital image of the at least portion of the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for modifying tie strength between members of an existing network using a digital image of at least a portion of a document, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium; and computer program code, coded on the medium and executed by at least one processor, for; receiving the digital image of at least a portion of the document associated with a first member in the existing network; recognizing the document associated with the first member based on the received digital image; recognizing an x-y location of the received digital image corresponding to the at least portion of the document; determining a second member associated with the document based at least in part on the recognized x-y location; and modifying at least one tie between the members of the existing network with respect to the first member and the second member, wherein modifying comprises creating a tie between the first member and the second member, wherein the first member and the second member previously were not tied within the existing network, wherein modifying parameterizes member information, and wherein the created tie is parameterized by a score based on a context of the received digital image of the at least portion of the document. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for modifying tie strength between members of an existing network using a digital image of at least a portion of a captured document, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a computer-readable storage medium embedded with computer program code executed by the at least one processor, the executed computer program code comprising; a document matching module for receiving the digital image of at least a portion of the document that is associated with a first member in the existing network, for recognizing the document associated with the first member based on the received digital image and for recognizing an x-y location of the received digital image corresponding to the at least portion of the document; a user association module for determining a second member associated with the document based at least in part on the recognized x-y location; and a networking module for modifying at least one tie between the members of the existing network with respect to the first member and the second member, wherein modifying comprises creating a tie between the first member and the second member, wherein the first member and the second member previously were not tied within the existing network, wherein modifying parameterizes member information, and wherein the created tie is parameterized by a score based on a context of the at least portion of the document. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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