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Private photo sharing system, method and network

AssigneeCloudSpotter Technologies, Inc.

InventorRyan Jacobs

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Abstract

The present invention is a photograph sharing process and/or system that allows professional photographers, who photograph weddings or other events where large numbers of photographs containing varying subject, to send photographs in which a subject or individual appears directly to that particular individual. Thus, the photographs are shared only with intended recipients and may be viewed essentially simultaneously or in close proximity to the photographed event.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A photograph network sharing process comprising the steps of:

(a) uploading one or more photographs taken by a photographer at an event, to a server generally controlled by a photographer;
(b) registering a user attending the event, wherein the step of registering a user includes:
(i) providing the user attending the event with an option to consent to receiving one or more photographs taken during the event and that contain an image of the user;
(ii) extracting primary facial metrics from a photograph of the user, when the user consents to receiving the one or more photographs, defined as a registered user;
(iii) creating a secure access to an event photo gallery uniquely associated to the registered user and stored on the server generally controlled by the photographer;
(iv) storing the primary facial metrics on the server and linking the primary facial metrics of the registered user to the event photo gallery;
and
(v) providing the registered user with an unique subject identifier or unique link for access into the event photo gallery uniquely associated to the registered user;
and
(c) processing the one or more photographs by the server after registration of the user occurs, wherein the step of processing the one or more photographs includes the steps of:
(i) extracting facial metrics on any face depicted within each photograph, of the one or more photographs;
and
(ii) creating a database on the server that links each photograph, of the one or more photographs to corresponding extracted facial metrics;
(iii) matching and linking a photograph, of the one or more photographs uploaded to the server, to the registered user, wherein the step of matching and linking a photograph includes:
automatically comparing the primary facial metrics with the extracted facial metrics stored on the database and corresponding to any and all photographs, of the one or more photographs, uploaded to the server;
identifying a photograph, when comparing the primary facial recognition metrics to the extracted facial metrics contains a predetermined level of certainty that the photograph contains an image of the registered user;
and
(d) automatically linking the identified photograph to the event photo gallery uniquely associated to the registered user, whereby the registered user accessing the event photo gallery uniquely matched to the registered user gains access only to all identified photographs taken during the event and which contain the image of the registered user.

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Facts

Application: 16/582,103Filed 25 Sep 2019 · continuation
Priority: 17 Sep 2013
Published: US 2020/0019756 A116 Jan 2020
Granted: 5 Jan 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G06V 40/16
Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands: human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
G06F 16/583
Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually: using metadata automatically…
G06V 40/172
Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions: classification, e.g. identification
H04L 67/06
Protocols: specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Family

Application61/878,949Us provisional application · filed 17 Sep 2013
Application14/489,116Parent of this continuation · filed 17 Sep 2014
US 2020/0019756 A1Pre-grant publication · published 16 Jan 2020
US 10,460,151 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2015/0081791 A1Published application
US 10,885,307 B2This patent

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Abstract

A photograph network sharing process comprising the steps of:

(a) uploading one or more photographs taken by a photographer at an event, to a server generally controlled by a photographer;
(b) registering a user attending the event, wherein the step of registering a user includes:
(i) providing the user attending the event with an option to consent to receiving one or more photographs taken during the event and that contain an image of the user;
(ii) extracting primary facial metrics from a photograph of the user, when the user consents to receiving the one or more photographs, defined as a registered user;
(iii) creating a secure access to an event photo gallery uniquely associated to the registered user and stored on the server generally controlled by the photographer;
(iv) storing the primary facial metrics on the server and linking the primary facial metrics of the registered user to the event photo gallery;
and
(v) providing the registered user with an unique subject identifier or unique link for access into the event photo gallery uniquely associated to the registered user;
and
(c) processing the one or more photographs by the server after registration of the user occurs, wherein the step of processing the one or more photographs includes the steps of:
(i) extracting facial metrics on any face depicted within each photograph, of the one or more photographs;
and
(ii) creating a database on the server that links each photograph, of the one or more photographs to corresponding extracted facial metrics;
(iii) matching and linking a photograph, of the one or more photographs uploaded to the server, to the registered user, wherein the step of matching and linking a photograph includes:
automatically comparing the primary facial metrics with the extracted facial metrics stored on the database and corresponding to any and all photographs, of the one or more photographs, uploaded to the server;
identifying a photograph, when comparing the primary facial recognition metrics to the extracted facial metrics contains a predetermined level of certainty that the photograph contains an image of the registered user;
and
(d) automatically linking the identified photograph to the event photo gallery uniquely associated to the registered user, whereby the registered user accessing the event photo gallery uniquely matched to the registered user gains access only to all identified photographs taken during the event and which contain the image of the registered user.

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Facts

Application

16/582,103Filed 25 Sep 2019 · continuation

Priority

17 Sep 2013

Published

US 2020/0019756 A116 Jan 2020

Granted

5 Jan 2021

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G06V 40/16
Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands: human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
G06F 16/583
Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually: using metadata automatically…
G06V 40/172
Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions: classification, e.g. identification
H04L 67/06
Protocols: specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Family

Application61/878,949Us provisional application · filed 17 Sep 2013

Application14/489,116Parent of this continuation · filed 17 Sep 2014

US 2020/0019756 A1Pre-grant publication · published 16 Jan 2020

US 10,460,151 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2015/0081791 A1Published application

US 10,885,307 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.