SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR YEARBOOK CREATION
A method for creating a yearbook may include receiving a plurality of photos via upload to a website, receiving identifying information for subjects in each of the plurality of photos, associating the identifying information with each of the plurality of photos, receiving another photo, comparing the photo to the plurality of photos using a facial recognition module, and identifying a subject of the another photo with the facial recognition module.
1 . A yearbook system comprising:
a user component through which a user may design and create a yearbook, the user component comprising a facial recognition module for identifying a subject in a photo and tagging the photo with an identity of the subject, wherein identifying the subject includes comparing the photo to a plurality of previously tagged photos to identify the subject.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a photo submission website wherein the facial recognition module performs the identifying operation upon upload of the photo to the photo submission website.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying a subject includes one or more of geometric and photometric processes.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of previously tagged photos includes at least three previously tagged photos of the subject.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the facial recognition module is further configured for prompting a user with a facial suggestion.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein prompting the user with the suggestion further comprises displaying a comparable image of the subject.
7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein prompting the user includes prompting the user to confirm or deny the identity.
8 . The system of claim 5 , wherein prompting the user includes prompting the user to manually enter a tag.
9 . The system of claim 5 , wherein prompting the user with a facial suggestion includes displaying a list of names and highlighting a name in the list of names.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the list of names is a coverage report.
11 . A method for creating a yearbook, comprising:
receiving a plurality of photos via upload to a website;
receiving identifying information for subjects in each of the plurality of photos;
associating the identifying information with each of the plurality of photos;
receiving another photo;
comparing the photo to the plurality of photos using a facial recognition module; and
identifying a subject of the another photo with the facial recognition module.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein identifying a subject includes one or more of geometric and photometric processes.
13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising prompting the user with a facial suggestion.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein prompting the user with the suggestion further comprises displaying a comparable image of the subject.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein prompting the user includes prompting the user to confirm or deny the facial suggestion.
16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein prompting the user includes prompting the user to manually enter a tag.
17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein prompting the user with a facial suggestion includes displaying a list of names and highlighting a name in the list of names.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the list of names is a coverage report.