Patent Document ID: 8422747
Application ID: 13448332
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: comparing at least one reference image of a new member of a social network system to each one of a plurality of stored images in the social network system; computing a metric corresponding to each stored image based on the comparing, the metric representing a probability that the new member is pictured in the corresponding stored image; generating a list of images of the new member, wherein the generating includes identifying each stored image determined to contain an image of the new member based on a corresponding metric, each image in the list of images of the new member having a probability, above a threshold, of containing an image of the new member; sending a message to the new member indicating that the comparing and the generating are complete, the message including a link to the list of images of the new member; causing each image in the list of images of the new member to be displayed individually when the link is accessed by the new member; and enabling the new member to take one or more predefined actions individually with regard to each image in the list of images of the new member, wherein the predefined actions include applying a tag that associates an image with the new member and sending a notification to another member associated with an image.