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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2013
Ray Ganong, Burlington, CA (US);
Donald Craig Waugh, Oakville, CA (US);
Chris Studholme, Ottawa, CA (US);
Kostas Plataniotis, Toronto, CA (US);
Yong Man RO, Daejeon, KR;
Ray Ganong, Burlington, CA (US);
Donald Craig Waugh, Oakville, CA (US);
Chris Studholme, Ottawa, CA (US);
Kostas Plataniotis, Toronto, CA (US);
Yong Man Ro, Daejeon, KR;
APPLIED RECOGNITION INC., Burlington, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for sharing a digital image depicting one or more faces. The method may include linking a plurality of computer terminals to a computer network, each computer terminal associated with an individual; receiving a digital image at at least one of the computer terminals; executing a face recognition routine on the digital image, the face recognition routine detecting at least one face in the digital image, each detected face corresponding to a person, the face recognition routine recognizing at least one of the persons as being one of the individuals; and for each individual recognized in the digital image by the face recognition routine, initiating dissemination of the digital image to the computer terminal associated with respective individual whose face is recognized in the digital image.