Obfuscating information related to personally identifiable information (PII)
US10839104B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0421
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for protecting personally identifiable information (PII) associated with audio, image and video. The system includes an output device and a processor. The processor receives a document including an audio, an image, or a video containing both non-personally identifiable information and personally identifiable information, scans the document for a voice, a face, a graphically rendered text, or a personal attribute, match the voice, face, graphically rendered text, or personal attribute with records in a database to determine whether the voice, face, graphically rendered text, or personal attribute in the document is associated with personally identifiable information. The processor also determines a start time and an end time associated with the presence of the voice or video in response to determining that the voice, or video is associated with PII, generates an obfuscated audio or a video between the start time and the end time, and causes the output device to output the obfuscated audio, graphically rendered text or video.
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