Patent Document ID: 9779289
Application ID: 14656687

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: instructing a first plurality of provider devices to provide one or more cues to mimic a predetermined expression, each of the first plurality of provider devices corresponding to an untrained provider; receiving, from at least one provider device from amongst the first plurality of provider devices, image data responsive to the one or more cues; sending, to a second plurality of provider devices, requests for ratings corresponding to the image data, each of the second plurality of provider devices corresponding to a second untrained provider; receiving, from at least one provider device from amongst the second plurality of provider devices, ratings corresponding to the sent image data; applying a quality check to the image data, the quality check based on the received ratings; and storing the image data that passed the quality check.

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Claim 2:
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: training a classifier to classify one or more images depicting an emotional state, affective state, or action unit associated with the predetermined expression using at least a portion of the image data that passed the quality check; and using the classifier to classify additional image data.