Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for resolving duplicate images. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a selection of a single image from among a plurality of duplicate images. Each duplicate image has an associated set of metadata. The method also includes aggregating each set of metadata into aggregated information, and storing the selected image together with the aggregated information on data storage accessible to a data processing apparatus.

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›1.independentA method performed by data processing apparatus, the method comprising:ndisplaying, in a user interface, a plurality of duplicate images, wherein each…+17

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein an image attribute includes one of:nan image label;an acquisition time;an acquisition geo-location;a time when the dupl…d2

›3.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein an aggregated attribute corresponding to a respective image attribute comprises a primary attribute and a set of additi…d2

›4.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more aggregated attributes includes a primary attribute and a set of additional attributes, the meth…d2+1

›6.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more aggregated attributes includes a primary attribute and a set of additional attributes, the meth…d2

›7.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more aggregated attributes includes a primary attribute and a set of additional attributes, and wher…d2+6

›8.↳ 7The method of claim 7, wherein the assignment rule comprises mapping a image attribute of the selected image to the primary attribute of the aggregate…d3

›9.↳ 7The method of claim 7, wherein the assignment rule comprises mapping, to the primary attribute of the aggregated attribute, a image attribute of one o…d3

›10.↳ 7The method of claim 7, wherein the assignment rule comprises mapping a image attribute of an earliest duplicate image to the primary attribute of the …d3

›11.↳ 7The method of claim 7, wherein the assignment rule comprises mapping a image attribute of a latest duplicate image to the primary attribute of the agg…d3

›12.↳ 7The method of claim 7, wherein the assignment rule comprises mapping a image attribute that is not null to the primary attribute of the aggregated att…d3

›13.↳ 7The method of claim 7, wherein an aggregated attribute includes address of a network location at which the selected image is available, the method com…d3

›14.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising:ndiscarding the plurality of duplicate images except for the selected image.d2

›15.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the selection of the single image comprises:nsuggesting, by the data processing apparatus and to a user assoc…d2

›16.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining the selection of the single image comprises:nreceiving an indication of selection of the single image fr…d2

›17.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein an aggregated attribute is generated by consolidating information provided by image attributes that are of same type as…d2+1

›19.independentA non-transitory computer storage device encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by data processing ap…+1

›21.independentA system comprising:ndata storage configured to store frames; andone or more processors communicatively coupled with the data storage and configured t…

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Section G — Physics

G06K9/54

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382/305707/999.1382/100

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