Patent ID: 9185469
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G06F,G06K,G11B,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for reducing a number of still images or a length of a video from a digital image collection using a social network, comprising: (a) receiving a digital image collection captured by a user to be viewed by a viewer, wherein the viewer and the user are members of the same social network; (b) using a processor to access the social network to determine a relationship between the viewer and the user; (c) using the processor to determine a set of summarization parameters based on the relationship between the viewer and the user, wherein both the user and the viewer together constrain the set of summarization parameters; (d) using the processor to reduce the number of still images or the length of the video from the digital image collection using the set of summarization parameters to be viewed by the viewer; and wherein the set of summarization parameters include a length of a summary, minimum length of any snippet of video contained in the summary, and a total number of snippets contained in the summary; as well as a maximum percentage of total images and videos from a particular user to the viewer over a given time period, including a first-ranked user, wherein the maximum percentage is calculated by an inverse social distance of the particular user.