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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Venkata V. Gadepalli, Apex, NC (US);
Trudy L. Hewitt, Cary, NC (US);
Ashok K. Iyengar, Encinitas, CA (US);
James M. Moreno, Georgetown, TX (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for recommending viewing of an image includes obtaining, using a processor system, a visual image of an object relating to a particular subject matter. The method also includes determining the location of the object. A plurality of friend records is provided wherein the friend records identify interest in respective subject matter and the general location of the friend. A friend interested in the subject matter of the object is identified and their respective location. If the object is potentially viewable to the interested friend, a notification of the object is sent to the individual.