System and method for matching faces

摘要

Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for matching faces. The method includes receiving an image of a face of a first person from a device of a second person, comparing the image of the face of the first person to a database of known faces in a contacts list of the second person, identifying a group of potential matching faces from the database of known faces, and displaying to the second person the group of potential matching faces. In one variation, the method receives input selecting one face from the group of potential matching faces and displays additional information about the selected one face. In a related variation, the method displays additional information about one or more face in the displayed group of potential matching faces without receiving input.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving an image of a first person on a device of a second person; receiving an indication from the second person, the indication identifying whether the second person desires a speedy matching process or an accurate matching process; selecting, from different algorithms, a matching algorithm based on the indication; identifying, based on the matching algorithm, images of a group of potential matching people from a database of known people associated with the second person, wherein each potentially matching image of a person in the group of potential matching people meets a confidence threshold based on a similarity of the potentially matching image to the image; displaying, on the device, the images of the group of potential matching people; after the displaying of the images of the group of potential matching people, receiving an input associated with a specific image from the images; and displaying the specific image on the device.