Systems and methods for protecting user privacy
US11816241B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20172
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for protecting user privacy may include (i) receiving an indication to protect a photo with privacy-protecting blurring, (ii) generating a blurred version of the photo, (iii) generating, based on the blurred version of the photo, a video that progressively de-blurs the photo, (iv) linking through metadata the blurred version of the photo and the video that progressively de-blurs the photo as a combined motion-photo-object, and (v) storing the combined motion-photo-object in a configured location such that a photo display program uses the blurred version of the photo as a preview of the motion-photo-object when browsing but plays the video that progressively de-blurs the photo in response to additional user input selecting the preview. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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