Patent ID: 9305154
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06F,G06K,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing access to information associated with an image, by a server, comprising: receiving first image information, registration information, and associated information for a first image from a first device; storing and correlating a first feature template associated with the first image information, the registration information and the associated information for the first image; receiving a second feature template for a second image and information to establish trust for a request from a second device, wherein the information to establish trust comprises authentication information associated with the second device; comparing the second feature template for the second image with the first feature template and identifying that the first feature template is a matching feature template; determining whether the associated information for the first feature template may be shared with the second device in response to identifying that the first feature template is the matching feature template, wherein the determining comprises comparing the authentication information of the second device with the registration information of the first image to determine whether all, some, or none of the associated information of the first image is available for sharing by the server with the second device; returning an access indication for the associated information for the first feature template to the second device based on determining whether all, some, or none of the associated information is available for sharing, wherein the access indication includes an explicit positive acknowledgment or an explicit negative acknowledgment related to sharing all, some, or none of the associated information of the first image by the server; and informing, by the server, the first device of the server identifying that the first feature template is the matching feature template for the second feature template.