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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2018
Applicant:

Intellectual Ventures I Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventor:

Gary Stephen Shuster, Fresno, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intellectual Ventures I LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 16/50 (2019.01); G06F 16/58 (2019.01); G06F 16/583 (2019.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 16/50 (2019.01); G06F 16/58 (2019.01); G06F 16/583 (2019.01); G06F 16/5838 (2019.01); G06F 16/5854 (2019.01); G06K 9/6201 (2013.01); Y10S 707/99933 (2013.01); Y10S 707/99936 (2013.01);
Abstract

Digital image data including discrete photographic images of a variety of different subjects, times, and so forth, are collected and analyzed to identify specific features in the photographs. In an embodiment of the invention, distinctive markers are distributed to aid in the identification of particular subject matter. Facial recognition may also be employed. The digital image data is maintained in a database and quarried in response to search requests. The search requests include criteria specifying any feature category or other identifying information, such as date, time, and location that each photograph was taken, associated with each photograph. Candidate images are provided for review by requesters, who may select desired images for purchase or downloading.


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