Apparatus and method for providing pictures according to sharing levels
US8972847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3274
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A picture sharing apparatus and method are provided. The picture sharing apparatus includes technology for providing pictures differentiated according to sharing levels. The picture sharing technology may receive a picture request from a user's terminal and determine that user's sharing level and provide a picture differentiated in a predetermined form according to the user's sharing level. The picture sharing technology fulfills the two conflicting tasks of privacy protection and picture sharing.
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