Image capture with privacy protection
US11908184B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30232
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Surveillance systems process video streams obtained by a surveillance device, such as a drone, to either obscure or highlight objects in a surveillance area based on tags associated with the objects. A method of providing obscurant data includes receiving image data including an image of a target and receiving a preference setting corresponding to the target. Obscurant data of at least a portion of the image data corresponding to the target are determined using the received preference setting. A method of providing surveillance image data includes capturing image data including an image of a target, querying a database to receive a preference setting corresponding to the target, determining the obscurant data of the portion of the image data, and selectively modifying the received image data according to the determined obscurant data to provide the surveillance image data.
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