Method and apparatus for managing digital files

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• generating, using a camera of a mobile phone, first image data reproducible as a first image that includes a first person and a second person, the first image corresponding to a first digital file of a plurality of digital files;
• using a facial recognition system, determining for the first digital file that:
• (i) first facial information associated with the first person matches prior information corresponding to a previously identified person within the plurality of digital files, and
• (ii) second facial information associated with the second person does not match prior information corresponding to a previously identified person within the plurality of digital files;
• directly responsive to the determining:
• (i) automatically causing the first digital file to be associated with a first person tag, and
• (ii) automatically causing an unknown facial recognition record for the second person in the first image to be generated;
• receiving, via an interface of the mobile phone, information identifying the second person;
• directly responsive to the receiving the information identifying the second person, automatically updating the unknown facial recognition record to identify of the second person and automatically causing the first digital file to be associated with a second person tag;
• subsequent to the automatically causing the first digital file to be associated with the first person tag and the automatically causing the first digital file to be associated with the second person tag, causing the interface of the mobile phone to simultaneously display (i) the first image including the first person and the second person, (ii) a first person selectable element associated with and identifying the first person, and (iii) a second person selectable element associated with and identifying the second person, wherein the first person selectable element is separate and distinct from the first image, wherein the second person selectable element is separate and distinct from the first image, wherein a first subset of the plurality of digital files is associated with the first person, and wherein a second subset of the plurality of digital files is associated with the second person;
• directly responsive to a first single user input associated with the first person selectable element via the interface of the mobile phone, causing the interface of the mobile phone to display images associated with at least a portion of the first subset of the plurality of digital files;
• and
• directly responsive to a second single user input associated with the second person selectable element via the interface of the mobile phone, causing the interface of the mobile phone to display images associated with at least a portion of the second subset of the plurality of digital files.

A digital file storage system comprising:

• one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing a plurality of digital files and instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to:
• generate, using a camera of a mobile phone, first image data reproducible as a first image that includes a first person and a second person, the first image corresponding to a first digital vile of the plurality of digital files;
• using a facial recognition system, determine for the first digital file that:
• (i) first facial information associated with the first person matches prior information corresponding to a previously identified person within the plurality of digital files;
• and
• (ii) second facial information associated with the second person does not match prior information corresponding to a previously identified person within the plurality of digital files;
• directly responsive to the determination:
• (i) automatically cause the first digital file to be associated with a first person tag;
• and
• (ii) automatically cause an unknown facial recognition record for the second person in the first image to be generated;
• subsequent to the automatically causing the first digital file to be associated with the first person tag, cause an interface of the mobile phone to simultaneously display (i) the first image including the first person and the second person and (ii) a first person selectable element associated with and identifying the first person, wherein the first person selectable element is separate and distinct from the first image, and wherein a first subset of the plurality of digital files is associated with the first person;
• and
• directly responsive to a first single user input associated with the first person selectable element via the interface of the mobile phone, cause the interface of the mobile phone to display images associated with at least a portion of the first subset of the plurality of digital files.