Automatic media sharing via shutter click

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for automatically sharing media between users is provided. A first image is received depicting a scene with one or more persons. Face detection information is identified for each person in the first image. Identification information for each face detected is obtained without user intervention. The face detection information and the identification information are associated with the first image. The first image including the associated face detection information and identification information is sent to a server hosting a media sharing service. An access link to an event group is received. The event group includes an album of the first image and a first collection of images that share a set of common features with the first image.

1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A method comprising:
 obtaining first and second sets of one or more albums associated with first and second users, respectively, wherein the first and second sets of albums include one or more albums having one or more images with content data similar to each other within the individual albums;   clustering the first and second sets of albums into an event group based on similarity between the content data of the images of the first and second sets of albums; and   providing the first and second users access to the event group based on the content data of the images of the first and second albums.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the providing the first and second users access to the event group is also based on first and second sharing preferences associated with the first and second users, respectively. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the content data of the images of the first and second albums includes at least one of:
 time information relating to a capture of the images of the first and second sets of albums; and 
 location information relating to a capture of the images of the first and second sets of albums. 
 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the content data of the images of the first and second albums includes at least one of: face recognition information, landmark recognition information, and object recognition information. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the clustering the first and second sets of albums into the event group is based also on first and second sharing preferences associated with the first and second users, respectively, wherein the first and second sharing preferences include an association used to associate the first and second users. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25  wherein the association includes a social relationship obtained from a social graph database integrated with a networking site. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21  wherein providing the first and second users access to the event group includes determining which users have privileges to access the images of the first and second sets of albums. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising querying a user for a suggested event group. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising:
 determining and displaying one or more suggested event groups to the user; and 
 receiving a selection of one of the suggested event groups by the user. 
 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 21  wherein obtaining the albums includes:
 segmenting a first collection of one or more images associated with the first user into the first set of albums according to first content data of the first collection; and 
 segmenting a second collection of one or more images associated with the second user into the second set of albums according to second content data of the second collection. 
 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 receiving one or more additional images associated with the first user or the second user; and   updating the event group to include one or more additional images associated with at least one of the first and second users, and the first and second users are automatically provided access to the updated event group.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising providing a third user, associated with at least one of the first and second users, access to the event group, in response to determining at least one of the content data includes an identity of a face corresponding to the third user. 
     
     
         33 . A system comprising:
 a storage device; and   at least one processor accessing the storage device and operative to perform operations comprising:   obtaining first and second sets of one or more albums associated with first and second users, respectively, wherein the first and second sets of albums include one or more albums having one or more images with content data similar to each other within the individual albums;   clustering the first and second sets of albums into an event group based on similarity between the content data of the images of the first and second sets of albums; and   providing the first and second users access to the event group based on the content data of the images of the first and second albums.   
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 33  wherein the providing the first and second users access to the event group is also based on first and second sharing preferences associated with the first and second users, respectively. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 33  wherein the content data of the images of the first and second albums includes at least one of:
 time information relating to a capture of the images of the first and second sets of albums; and 
 location information relating to the capture of the images of the first and second sets of albums. 
 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 33  wherein the content data of the images of the first and second albums includes at least one of: face recognition information, landmark recognition information, and object recognition information. 
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 33  wherein the operation of clustering the first and second sets of albums into the event group is based also on first and second sharing preferences associated with the first and second users, respectively, wherein the first and second sharing preferences include an association used to associate the first and second users. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 37  wherein the association includes a social relationship obtained from a social graph database integrated with a networking site. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 33  wherein the operation of providing the first and second users access to the event group includes determining which users have privileges to access the images of the first and second sets of albums. 
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 33  wherein the operation of obtaining the albums includes:
 segmenting a first collection of one or more images associated with the first user into the first set of albums according to first content data of the first collection; and 
 segmenting a second collection of one or more images associated with the second user into the second set of albums according to second content data of the second collection.