Patent ID: 9148472
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G06K,H04L

Abstract:
1. A server, comprising: a storage module configured to store information associated with each of a plurality of electronic devices, the stored information associated with a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices comprises a name identifying a user of the first electronic device, face data that comprises a facial image of the user of the first electronic device, and geographic position information for the first electronic device; a receiver configured to receive, from a second electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices, an instruction signal instructing the server to detect the name of the user of the first electronic device, in response to receiving the positional information of the second electronic device and the facial image of the user of the first electronic device; an extractor configured to extract information associated with one or more of the plurality of electronic devices existing within a certain range from the second electronic device based on the positional information sent from the second electronic device and at least the, positional information for the first electronic device stored in the server; a detector configured to perform a face detection on facial images of one or more users associated with the one or more extracted electronic devices using the facial image of the user of the first electronic device; and an output module configured to output the name of the user of the first electronic device based on a result of the face detection.