Connecting to an onscreen entity

摘要

A method for identifying unknown third parties appearing within video call data based on generated image characteristics data. A user's computing device and a participant computing device may exchange and render video call data in which the user's computing device may display the unknown third-party. The user's computing device may generate image characteristics data based on selected imagery. The user's computing device may compare the image characteristics data to stored contact information on the user's computing device to find a match, and may transmit the image characteristics data to the participant computing device for comparison with local stored information stored. The participant computing device may transmit a report message to the user's computing device indicating whether a match is found. In an embodiment, a server may transmit the facial data to other devices for comparison. In another embodiment, the user's computing device may request contact information from participant computing devices.

主权项

1. A method for a user computing device participating in a video call to identify an unknown third-party imaged within the video call, comprising:
applying image recognition techniques to an image of the unknown third-party within the video call to generate image characteristics data within the user computing device; determining whether the generated image characteristics data matches data within a first contacts database within the user computing device, wherein the data within the first contacts database includes at least a first image; transmitting a message that requests information regarding the unknown third-party in response to determining that the generated image characteristics data does not match the data within the first contacts database of the user computing device; receiving a response message corresponding to data within a second contacts database of another device, wherein the data within the second contacts database includes at least a second image; determining whether the generated image characteristics data matches the data within the second contacts database of the another device based on the received response message; obtaining contact information corresponding to the unknown third-party in response to determining that the generated image characteristics data matches data from at least one of the first contacts database or the second contacts database; transmitting, to a computing device associated with the obtained contact information, an identity confirmation message requesting location information of the computing device associated with the obtained contact information; receiving, in the user computing device, a message indicating location information of the computing device associated with the obtained contact information in response to transmitting the identity confirmation message; determining whether the computing device associated with the obtained contact information is close to a device participating in the video call based on the location information; and using the obtained contact information corresponding to the unknown third-party in response to determining that the computing device associated with the obtained contact information is close to the device participating in the video call.