Patent ID: 8194940
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for automatically sharing media between users, comprising: receiving on at least one computing device a first collection of images associated with a first user, the first user associated with a first sharing preference and the first collection having first content data; receiving on the at least one computing device a second collection of images associated with a second user, the second user associated with a second sharing preference and the second collection having second content data, wherein the first and second users are associated with each other; segmenting the first collection associated with the first user into a first set of one or more albums according to the first content data; segmenting the second collection associated with the second user into a second set of one or more albums according to the second content data; clustering the first and second sets of albums into an event group based on the first and second content data and a match between the first and second sharing preferences; and providing the first and second users access to the event group.