Patent Document ID: 8600174
Application ID: 12948709
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for tagging an image of an individual in a plurality of photos, the method comprising: identifying a plurality of faces in a plurality of photos; converting each of the plurality of photos into a plurality of feature vectors, each of the plurality of feature vectors having n-dimensions, wherein each of the plurality feature vectors is based on a plurality of factors comprising facial expression, hair style, hair color, facial pose, eye color, texture of the face, color of the face and facial hair; clustering each of the plurality of feature vectors; separating each of the plurality of faces by a cluster; creating a plurality of albums for each facial cluster; arranging each of the plurality of photos into an album of the plurality of albums where each face from a photo originated; and choosing a face that is closest to a center of each facial cluster as an album cover for the facial cluster.