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US 2013/0094702 A1Published application
Arrangements Involving Social Graph Data and Image Processing
AssigneeDigimarc Corporation
InventorTony F. Rodriguez
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Abstract
This technology concerns, in one aspect, using a person's social network graph data as a virtual visual cortex—taking image input from a smartphone or the like, and processing it with the graph data to yield a personalized form of processing based on the imagery. The user's network graph data is typically updated by such processing—providing a form of virtual image memory that can influence future social network behavior. In another aspect, the technology concerns identifying content (e.g., audio) by both fingerprint-based and watermark-based techniques, and arrangements employing such identification data. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
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A method comprising:
- analyzing first data corresponding to imagery captured by a user's smartphone camera, to obtain identification data corresponding to a first physical object depicted in the imagery;
- issuing instructions that a social network graph data structure be updated to add node and tie elements, the node element corresponding to the first physical object, and the tie element indicating interaction by the user with said first physical object, information in said social network graph data structure being published by a service for viewing by one or more third parties;
- wherein the first physical object is identified by reference to the first data, and the user's interaction with the first physical object is automatically publicized to said one or more third parties.
A method comprising:
- analyzing first data corresponding to imagery captured by a user's smartphone camera, to obtain identification data corresponding to a first physical object depicted in the imagery;
- issuing instructions that a social network graph data structure be updated to add node and tie elements, the node element corresponding to the first physical object, and the tie element indicating interaction by the user with said first physical object;
- analyzing second data corresponding to imagery captured by the user's smartphone camera to obtain identification data corresponding to a second physical object depicted in said imagery;
- issuing instructions that a social network graph data structure be updated to add node and tie elements, the node element corresponding to the second physical object, and the tie element indicating interaction by the user with said second physical object;
- storing rule data, the rule data establishing that the user's interaction with the first physical object may be published to a first group of third parties, and that the user's interaction with the second physical object may not be published to at least certain parties of said first group.
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A method comprising:
- using first software, analyzing first data corresponding to first content captured by a sensor in a user's smartphone from a first object, to obtain first identification data for the first object;
- issuing instructions that a social network graph data structure be updated to add node and tie elements, the node element corresponding to the first object, and the tie element indicating interaction of the user with said first object;
- storing at least some first content data in association with said node;
- using second software, analyzing said first content data to obtain second identification data, the second identification data being different than the first identification data;
- and
- issuing instructions that said social network graph data structure be updated to reflect said second identification data.
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A method comprising:
- posting content identification data to update a social graph data structure, the social graph data structure being associated with a user, the content identification data corresponding to audio or visual content earlier processed by a portable device conveyed by the user;
- populating a template data form with data items, said populating including:
- (a) determining a pay-off data item that corresponds to said content;
- and
- (b) receiving a third party promotion data item separately determined based on application of one or more rules to said updated social graph data structure;
- wherein the populated template form is later rendered by the user's portable device.
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A method comprising:
- decoding digital watermark data from an audio track captured by a microphone of a portable device;
- sending the decoded digital data from the portable device to a remote service;
- and
- receiving information back from the remote service, said information including a set of FFT data corresponding to certain content.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.