Patent ID: 8810684
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for tagging images, the method comprising: capturing an image with a camera integrated in or coupled to a device; processing the image to designate an area in the image that contains a face; accessing a contact list; comparing the designated area with contact images in the contact list; selecting a contact image that includes the face based on results of the comparing; obtaining identification information for the face in the selected contact image, the identification information including a name of a person whose face is in the selected contact image; presenting the contact image and the obtained name on a display of the device; requesting user feedback to confirm that the obtained name identifies the face in the captured image; receiving the user feedback confirming that the obtained name identifies the face in the captured image; and tagging the image with the obtained identification information including the name in response to receiving the user feedback confirming that the obtained name identifies the face in the captured image.