Image-Based Contact Initiation via Facial Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional contact lists on mobile devices are cumbersome and non-intuitive, particularly for elderly or handicapped users, as they require navigating through lengthy lists to initiate communications with individuals or entities depicted in images.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that detects faces or distinct areas within images and associates them with contact information, allowing users to select and initiate communications directly from image galleries or documents without navigating through contact lists, using facial recognition and image-to-contact connection routines.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional contact lists are used for initiating communications, then comprehensive contact information can be stored and accessed, but the interface becomes complex and difficult to navigate especially for elderly or handicapped users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces images as an intermediary layer between the user and the contact list. Instead of directly interacting with text-based contact information, users interact with visual representations (images) that serve as mediators to access communication functions. This intermediary layer simplifies the interface for elderly or handicapped users while maintaining access to comprehensive contact information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the contact information system into distinct visual components (images of contacts) separated from the detailed contact list. By dividing the interface into image-based contact representations and detailed information storage, the system reduces the perceived complexity while preserving full functionality. Users interact with simplified image segments rather than navigating the entire contact list structure.
2Loss of time
If users navigate through lengthy contact lists to find individuals, then complete contact information can be located, but significant time is lost in the navigation process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-organizing contact information into visual image representations that can be quickly scanned and recognized. Instead of requiring users to search through unstructured contact lists at the moment of need, the system prepares visual contact cards in advance that enable rapid identification and selection, significantly reducing the time to initiate communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical scrolling and searching through text-based contact lists with a visual recognition system. Users can quickly identify contacts through images rather than mechanically navigating through lengthy text lists, substituting visual processing for sequential mechanical search operations and thereby improving efficiency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If detailed contact information is displayed to facilitate communication selection, then users can choose appropriate communication methods, but the interface becomes overwhelming with excessive information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by displaying different levels of information detail in different interface areas. The main contact selection area shows simplified visual information for ease of operation, while detailed communication method information is available on-demand or in separate sections. This allows the interface to be simple where needed while maintaining versatility where required.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the interface dynamic by allowing information to be revealed or expanded based on user interaction. The contact interface can transition from a simplified view to a detailed view when users need to select specific communication methods, adapting the amount of displayed information to the current task requirements rather than showing all information statically.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented method includes detecting a plurality of faces within one or more images, and, for each of the plurality of faces, registering the face with a contact. The method further includes receiving a selection of one of the plurality of faces from a user, and, in response to the selection of the one of the plurality of faces, determining the contact associated with the selected one of the plurality of faces. Still further, the method includes retrieving information about the contact, and generating a list of selectable communication types to be displayed to the user on a display device.