Patent Document ID: 20140301653
Application ID: 13489407
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: grouping photos into a plurality of groups of photos, wherein the photos are grouped such that the photos in a particular group are similar to each other, wherein the grouping comprises: detecting visual elements in each of the photos; grouping photos that have similar visual elements; and merging a photo or group of photos with an existing group of photos if the photos in a resulting merged group are similar; selecting a plurality of representative photos, wherein each representative photo represents a respective group from the plurality of groups, wherein the selecting comprises determining a quality score of each of the photos, wherein each quality score is based on different types of attribute scores, wherein the attribute scores are based on attributes including one or more of faces of people, landmarks, and cropping limitations, and wherein the selecting of a particular representative photo is based on a ranking of quality scores; and enabling the plurality of representative photos to be shared.