US 11,714,845 B2
Content clustering of new photographs for digital picture frame display
Ophir Frieder, Chevy Chase, MD (US); Abdur Chowdhury, San Francisco, CA (US); Eric Jensen, Brooklyn, NY (US); Ben Cherry, San Francisco, CA (US); Richard Sanford, Seattle, WA (US); and Alek Kolcz, Issaquah, WA (US)
Assigned to AURA HOME, INC.
Filed by AURA HOME, INC., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/95,118.
Application 18/095,118 is a continuation of application No. 17/575,097, filed on Jan. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,574,000.
Application 17/575,097 is a continuation of application No. 17/076,494, filed on Oct. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,243,999.
Application 17/076,494 is a continuation of application No. 16/563,511, filed on Sep. 6, 2019, granted, now 10,853,404.
Application 16/563,511 is a continuation of application No. 16/113,366, filed on Aug. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,824,666.
Application 16/113,366 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/824,337, filed on Nov. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,820,293.
Application 15/824,337 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/150,623, filed on May 10, 2016, granted, now 10,474,407.
Application 15/150,623 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/949,353, filed on Nov. 23, 2015, granted, now 9,472,166.
Application 14/949,353 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/455,297, filed on Aug. 8, 2014, granted, now 9,420,015.
Application 14/455,297 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/051,071, filed on Oct. 10, 2013, granted, now 9,225,789.
Application 14/051,071 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/051,089, filed on Oct. 10, 2013, granted, now 9,338,759.
Prior Publication US 2023/0161804 A1, May 25, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 16/435 (2019.01); H04N 21/454 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); G06F 16/48 (2019.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.01); G06F 16/55 (2019.01); G06V 20/30 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G06F 18/23 (2023.01); G06F 18/2323 (2023.01); G06V 10/762 (2022.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01)
CPC G06F 16/435 (2019.01) [G06F 16/48 (2019.01); G06F 16/55 (2019.01); G06F 18/23 (2023.01); G06F 18/2323 (2023.01); G06V 10/7635 (2022.01); G06V 20/30 (2022.01); G06V 40/174 (2022.01); G06V 40/23 (2022.01); H04N 1/00 (2013.01); H04N 1/00185 (2013.01); H04N 21/234372 (2013.01); H04N 21/454 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); G01S 5/0244 (2020.05); G01S 19/42 (2013.01); G06F 1/1605 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of displaying photos on a digital picture frame including a digital display mounted within a frame, and a network connection module, the method comprising:
automatically clustering original photos within a digital photo collection into a plurality of sub-clusters, each for a corresponding common detected content in the original photos selected from a person, a thing, a place, an activity, or combinations thereof, wherein each of the plurality of sub-clusters is formed for the corresponding common detected content of interest at a similar time and/or age;
extracting one or more photo features from the corresponding common detected content within the each of the sub-clusters of the original photos to form a cluster representation, wherein the photo features are predetermined as having the limited change over a timeframe;
comparing the cluster representation of the each of the sub-clusters to further cluster representations of other of the sub-clusters to determine related sub-clusters for the corresponding common detected content;
linking the related sub-clusters together to form a cluster of the corresponding common detected content for display;
comparing one or more cluster representations of the cluster to new photos added to the digital photo collection, to determine a cluster match for at least one of the new photos;
linking the at least one of the new photos to the cluster for display; and
automatically displaying a slideshow on the digital display of the original photos and the new photos from the digital photo collection as a function of the clustering.