Apple Inc.

Paul M Bombach

Eric Circlaeys

Gavin B Thomson

Tony F Kinnis

Baskaran Subramaniam

Embodiments are disclosed for face syncing in a distributed computing environment. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining, by a processor, media assets that include faces of individuals; detecting, by the processor of a mobile device, the faces on the media assets; generating, by the processor, faceprints for the detected faces; clustering, by the processor, the faceprints into clusters; generating, by the processor, a face crop image for each cluster; and sending, by the processor, the face crop images to a network-based, distributed syncing service.

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Paul M Bombach