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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Richard T. Goodwin, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
Pu Huang, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Ying Li, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method includes obtaining from an online social media site a plurality of instances of images of objects associated with a person; analyzing with a data processor the plurality of instances of the images with a plurality of predetermined style classifiers to obtain a score for each image for each style classifier; and determining with the data processor, based on the obtained scores, a likely preference of the person for a particular style of object. The plurality of instances of images of objects associated with the person can be images that were posted, shared or pinned by person, and images that the person expressed a preference for. In a non-limiting embodiment the object is clothing, and the style can include a fashion style or fashion genre including color preferences. A system and a computer program product to perform the method are also disclosed.