# US 2019/0244013 A1 · Method and system for tagging an individual in a digital image

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- Number: US 2019/0244013 A1
- Document ID: US20190244013A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/271,328
- Filed: 2019-02-08
- Published: 2019-08-08
- Earliest claimed: 2005-09-28
- Assignees: Avigilon Patent Holding 1 Corporation
- Applicants: Avigilon Patent Holding 1 Corporation
- Inventors: Charles A. MYERS; Alex SHAH
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190244013A1

## CPC

- G06V 40/172: {Classification, e.g. identification}
- G06V 40/168: {Feature extraction; Face representation}
- G06V 40/171: {Local features and components; Facial parts (eye characteristics G06V40/18); Occluding parts, e.g. glasses; Geometrical relationships}
- Y10S 707/99945: Object-oriented database structure processing
- Y10S 707/99948: Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A system and method for tagging an image of an individual in a plurality of photos is disclosed herein. A feature vector of an individual is used to analyze a set of photos on a social networking website such as www.facebook.com to determine if an image of the individual is present in a photo of the set of photos. Photos having an image of the individual are tagged preferably by listing a URL or URI for each of the photos in a database.

## Claims

### Claim 1

(canceled)

### Claim 2

A system comprising:
a server to support a web site; and
a data store accessible by the server and configured to store image-specific information, including classification and location information, obtained from a plurality of processed facial images of identified individuals, and
the server configured to:
generate the image-specific information including a facial tilt angle;
receive a subject photo containing an unknown facial image of an individual;
generate a set of variables from the unknown facial image;
determine a predicted identity of the unknown facial image based on an analysis of the set of variables relative to at least some of the image-specific information; and
transmit the predicted identity over a network to a computing device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2 wherein the web site is a social networking web site.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2 wherein the computing device is a wireless computing device.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2 wherein the subject photo includes a URL or URI.

### Claim 6

A method comprising:
generating and storing image-specific information, including classification and location information, obtained from a plurality of processed facial images of identified individuals, the image-specific information including a facial tilt angle;
receiving a subject photo containing an unknown facial image of an individual;
generating a set of variables from the unknown facial image;
determining a predicted identity of the unknown facial image based on an analysis of the set of variables relative to at least some of the image-specific information; and
transmitting the predicted identity over a network to a computing device,
wherein the method is carried out within a system that includes a server supporting a web site.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 wherein the web site is a social networking web site.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 wherein the computing device is a wireless computing device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 wherein the subject photo includes a URL or URI.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 wherein the receiving the subject photo comprises receiving the subject photo as an email attachment.

### Claim 11 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 wherein the receiving the subject photo comprises receiving the subject photo as HTTP upload.