US 12,249,181 B2
Systems and methods for matching facial images to reference images
William Reinisch, New York City, NY (US); Stacy Meredith Schneider, New York City, NY (US); and Charles Anthony Sankowich, New York City, NY (US)
Assigned to The Code Dating LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by The Code Dating LLC, New York City, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/654,387.
Application 17/654,387 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/647,079, filed on Jan. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,749,019.
Application 17/647,079 is a continuation of application No. 17/410,731, filed on Aug. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,263,436.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/071,071, filed on Aug. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0198825 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06V 40/16 (2022.01)
CPC G06V 40/168 (2022.01) [G06V 40/172 (2022.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A facial feature matching system, comprising:
a network interface;
at least one processing device operable to:
populate a first user interface, for display on a user device associated with a first user, with a set of reference facial images;
receive, via the network interface, from the user device a selection by the first user of one or more of reference facial images in the set of images;
characterize a plurality of facial features of respective reference faces in the set of reference facial images using a facial feature recognition engine, the respective reference faces comprising reference faces included in the reference facial images selected by the first user;
use the characterized plurality of facial features to identify a plurality of users associated with one or more facial features similar to one or more of the characterized plurality of facial features, wherein the respective reference faces include faces different than faces associated with respective users in the plurality of users;
generate respective similarity indicators for the identified plurality of users that that are associated with one or more facial features similar to one or more of the characterized plurality of facial features;
cause a second user interface to be displayed on the user device, the second user interface populated, in association with respective similarity indicators, with the facial images associated with the identified plurality of users that that are associated with one or more facial features similar to one or more of the characterized plurality of facial features;
receive, via the second user interface, a selection, by the first user, from the user device, of a second user in the plurality of users that that is associated with one or more facial features similar to one or more of the characterized plurality of facial features; and
enable the first user and the second user to communicate over at least a first electronic communication channel.