Face detection and recognition

A system comprising at least one computer comprising at least one processor and a non-transitory computer readable memory comprising processing instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer to:

• detect at least one face in at least one digital image;
• determine and store area co-ordinates of a location of the at least one detected face in the at least one digital image;
• apply at least one transformation to the at least one detected face to create at least one unidentified portrait of the at least one detected face;
• compare a face signature of the at least one unidentified portrait against a plurality of face signatures of identified portraits, each identified portrait associated with an identified person shown in the respective portrait;
• in accordance with a positive comparison, associate the at least one unidentified portrait with the at least one identified person;
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• store the rotated at least one portrait.